From Outcast to Overlord The Unyielding Heir (Leander Ashcroft) novel Chapter 575

Another crack rang out.

Leander's punch split the air open and carved a massive hole across the surface of the lake. The shockwave slammed straight into the Cryofrost Shield.

That shield had been forged from pure cold vapor. It was backed by a solid King Phase foundation and reinforced with unformed Primordial Energy.

But Earthshaker tore through it like it was nothing. A single crack split the surface of the shield. Then more. Thin lines spread out like a spiderweb.

"You really think you can block me?"

Leander's lips curved into a wicked smile. His arm flared blue again as Nirvana Energy surged.

The frozen shield couldn't hold. It crumbled under the pressure and exploded. The woman behind it stumbled back immediately. She barely touched the lake with her toes before launching herself ten yards backward like a water-skimming dragonfly. She narrowly escaped the blast zone of Leander's punch.

"What the hell is this kid?! He's young, but how is he so powerful? Is he from 'that place', just like this girl is?"

The spirit's expression stayed neutral, but his heart was racing.

That one punch from Leander had enough force to split mountains. Even at his peak, the spirit could count on one hand how many people he'd seen with that kind of power. And Leander wasn't even in the King Phase yet. His strength was already matching it. It made no sense.

"This kid already reached god-level being, and he's got power to match a real King Phase?" The spirit kept staring at him. "There's no way. He must be from that place too…"

He narrowed his eyes as his thoughts spun fast. "Everyone from that place is insane. They can flatten ninety percent of the top martial artists out there. If he really is one of them, and I take his body, I'll have to completely reinvent myself. I can't let them find out. If they do, I'll be hunted to the ends of the earth."

To him, "that place" was more terrifying than any global superpower on Earth.

Modern countries might be able to go toe-to-toe with top-tier martial artists, but only by using high-grade military-grade weapons. Weapons with massive destructive power. Weapons that could wipe out cities in the blink of an eye. But the problem with using those was always collateral damage. Too wide. Too deadly. Too many civilian casualties.

Sure, they couldn't take a direct hit from micro-nukes or laser weapons. But they didn't have to. All they had to do was vanish into a busy city or urban sprawl. Once they were in the crowd, even the strongest nation on Earth couldn't touch them.

But "that place"? That was different. That place didn't rely on tech or weapons. They relied on power. They would crush you with sheer force. Back then, dozens of Eastern immortals and Westerian divinities had died at their hands. The memories were burned into his brain. Brutal. Bloody. Unforgettable.

As scared as he was of them, he hadn't backed off from trying to take Leander's body. He just wanted it over fast. Clean. Quiet. No witnesses.

"What's wrong? Didn't you want my body? Then come and get it!"

Leander rolled his neck and cracked a smile, mocking him.

"Hmph. Cocky little punk."

The woman's stunning face twisted into a cold sneer. She lifted one hand, and a swirl of icy air spun in her palm. The lake beneath her began to freeze over in seconds, spreading straight toward Leander.

Leander stared at the frozen water around him. In the blink of an eye, the entire 1000-feet lake turned into solid ice. Frozen World.

"Frostborne Epoch!"

Her eyes gleamed with blue light. The ground under her feet exploded into frozen shards and launched into the sky.

Tens of thousands of ice shards locked the entire area down. A sealed zone formed around Leander. There was nowhere to run.

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