From Ruin to Reign Leander's Unbreakable Will novel Chapter 361

The roar of the ocean shook the Southern coast, rattling the air like thunder that would never end.

Leander swung his leg in a wide arc, the strike sharp as steel.

The blast tore across a hundred yards and smashed straight into a towering wave that rose like a wall of water, dark and merciless.

The ground shook. The crash boomed so loud that the land itself seemed to freeze. The massive wave stopped in midair as if it had struck an unseen wall.

Greed gave a cold laugh, his voice dripping with scorn. "Jeff, you really believe you can protect all of them? You actually think you can hold this back?"

He thrust out his palm. Another mountain of water surged up from the sea.

The second wave slammed into the first, two monstrous tides colliding together. Their power piled like crashing mountains, the air itself trembling from the force.

Leander's kick shattered under the weight. The merged waves rolled forward, pressing down on the shore like the hand of a god.

Screams broke out from the crowd. Faces turned white as the tide bore down, endless and towering, dragging earth and stone into its pull. It looked like a flood that could swallow the entire world.

If that wave struck, hundreds of men and women on the shore would be swept away. Only those in the Transcendent Realm would cling to life.

This was the fearsome power of a Blaze Stage Transcendent. It was might beyond reason.

The colossal wall of water roared closer, yet Leander did not stir. His calm face did not crack, his eyes unshaken, even as his strike lay in ruin. He stood steady against a tide that could erase nations.

The ocean's fury closed in, shaking the coast to its core. At last, Leander raised his right arm. His fingers curled into a tight fist.

"Trinity Strike Technique, Seal of Heavens!"

He drove his fist straight into the heart of the wave. The strike was plain, yet flawless, perfect in its rhythm and power.

It did not break through. Instead, its energy spread out from the center, bursting within the water itself.

The wave split apart from the inside. A wall of force spread across its body, splitting the tide as blue light blazed out. The sea was caught in that glow, bound as if by chains of fire and lightning.

Greed's sneer froze. His voice cracked in disbelief. "What?"

Leander's muscles bulged, his arm glowing brighter as the light surged around him.

Then came the blast. A thunderclap tore the heavens.

The wave shattered into a storm of water pillars, each one spraying into the sky like a spear. They rained down on Greed with crushing force.

Leander had compressed the ocean with a single punch until it broke apart, crushed into fragments of water and light.

Greed's eyes narrowed as the torrent tore toward him. His pride faltered for a breath.

"Hmph!"

He spun his whip in a tight circle, shaping a shield of pure innate vitality around him. The crashing water smashed against it in heavy blows.

The shield held. One by one, the pillars burst against it.

Then came the final strike.

The last column exploded, and through the spray came a sudden gale. A bare fist ripped through the air. No energy cloaked it. It was only flesh and bone, yet it carried force enough to shatter the sky.

It slammed into Greed's shield.

The sound of shattering glass cut through the chaos. His barrier broke apart in a storm of cracks.

The fist did not slow. It drove straight for his chest.

Greed's eyes turned hard. He had never known fear. Not as a Blaze Stage Transcendent.

Power roared through his body. He yanked his arm back, filled it with innate vitality, and threw his own fist forward.

The world broke apart around them. Blasts of energy rippled around them, spreading far and wide.

Greed's face turned dark. His heart pounded with disbelief. This man… How can he be this strong?

Below, Reginald and the others stiffened with fear. Even at such distance, they could feel the force. The pressure pressed down on their bones and promised nothing but ruin.

The lash came for Leander.

He did not move aside. He pressed off the ground with his back foot, his body shooting forward like a streak of lightning.

The whip landed against his chest. Fabric ripped apart, threads snapping one by one. His skin, however, remained untouched. Not a mark, not even a bruise.

Greed's face twisted in shock. "What?"

Leander's right hand shot forward.

His fingers closed tight around the end of the whip.

The crowd let out a collective cry.

That weapon was no ordinary lash. Even without energy, it could tear into flesh and grind bone to dust. With Greed's innate vitality burning through it, the whip could shear through steel, split towers in half, and slice tanks apart like toys.

Yet Leander had stopped it with his bare hand.

Leander's gaze was cold, his voice steady. "I'll kill a Blaze Stage Transcendent today."

He pulled.

The force surged down the whip, dragging Greed off balance. Leander's fist, hard and pale as polished stone, swung straight toward his chest.

The punch was fast. It was merciless.

Greed barely had time to lift an arm to block.

The impact rang out like cannon fire. Blood sprayed from his mouth. His body blasted backward, carving a glowing scar through the air.