Chapter 12: Body Refining Eighth Layer, it also lets you have no way back!

Chen Manor

Several servants ran back, looking disheveled.

Their faces bore bruises of blue and purple, looking terrified.

They flung themselves at Chen Tianfeng's feet, unable to speak clearly.

"Fam... Family Head! Those Wang family brats... they... they seem to have changed!"

"Yes, Family Head! Their strength is extraordinary; even all of us together aren't a match, and we were knocked out in one blow!"

The leading servant covered his arm, still very afraid.

He added, "I feel... feel that they have a kind of vigor, completely different from before!"

Chen Tianfeng listened to their words, his face turning green with anger.

He slammed his palm heavily on the chair's armrest.

"Trash! A bunch of trash!"

He was so angry his beard trembled.

Those Wang family brats, he previously didn't even notice them.

Now they actually managed to repel the people he sent?

This change is too fast!

"Could it be that old thing Wang Shan is behind this?"

He felt both startled and angry.

His hatred for Wang Shan deepened.

It seems that relying solely on the Chen family, they cannot deal with the Wang family.

We must rely on the Wan family's strength!

He immediately made a decision.

We must make those two black-robed elders act quickly.

Exterminate the Wang family completely, leaving no future trouble!

At the same time, outside the Wang Family Courtyard.

Two people stood in the shadow of the street corner: Heipao Jia and Heipao Yi.

They had been watching for a while.

Just now, the Wang family juniors drove away the Chen family servants, and Heipao Yi saw it.

He still looked down on it.

In his view, it was just a few stronger ants driving away weaker ants.

It's nothing significant.

But Heipao Jia's gaze remained fixed on the thin mist over the Wang Family Courtyard.

This Misty Spirit Gathering Array, in his Body Refining Eighth Layer eyes, is still rather crude.

Yet its appearance in this small place, Luo Bay County, is strange.

Moreover, this array seems actually able to block some perception.

That's somewhat interesting.

"Hmph, playing tricks."

Heipao Yi grew a bit impatient.

He came to handle business, and incidentally help the Chen family resolve trouble.

He didn't come to look at a broken array.

"I'll go test this array to see what that old fellow is up to!"

Heipao Yi has a very hasty temperament.

Before he finished speaking, he moved.

His spiritual power immediately began to circulate.

He lightly tapped the ground with his toes.

His whole body shot out like an arrow, with a whooshing sound.

He rushed straight toward the wall of the Wang Family residence.

He intended to use the most direct method, forcefully breaking through this obstructive mist.

Capture the people inside!

His speed was great; in an instant he reached the base of the wall.

But just as his hand was about to touch that ordinary earthen wall, the situation suddenly changed!

The scene before his eyes suddenly blurred.

As if a stone had been tossed onto water, sending out ripples.

The previously clear courtyard wall and eaves instantly became distorted and unreal.

He felt as if he had been pulled into a strange world.

The next moment, Heipao Yi only felt a white flash before his eyes.

He felt as if he had plunged into a thick, dense white mist.

All around was a blank white; nothing could be seen.

His previously clear sense of direction vanished instantly!

"Huh? Mist Array?"

Heipao Yi was a bit surprised, then let out a cold snort.

"It's just a misty array, and you think it can trap my eighth-layer Body Refining?"

"Truly ridiculous!"

In the Wang Family residence, Wang Shan, sitting on the stone bench, suddenly opened his eyes.

A hint of a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Have you come……"

He is connected to the array.

He clearly felt every move of Heipao Yi as he charged into the array.

"Hmph, perfect to test the power of the upgraded array on you."

Wang Shan thought, quietly guiding the spiritual power within his body outward.

Injecting it into the core of the array.

"The ten Lower Grade spirit stones just placed into the array eye suddenly shone much brighter!"

The operation of the Misty Spirit Gathering Array suddenly sped up.

The illusory effect was immediately triggered to its maximum.

Heipao Yi, trapped in the array, immediately felt different.

The surrounding mist seemed to have grown thicker.

Not only did it block his sight, but his spiritual sense also suffered great interference.

He felt as if he had sunk into a mire.

He tried to rush forward according to the direction he remembered.

But he discovered he seemed to keep going in circles in the same spot.

"Damn it!"

Heipao Yi got a little angry.

He is an eighth-layer Body Refining cultivator.

Yet he was trapped by a low-grade misty array.

"If this gets out, won't others laugh him to death?"

He no longer tried to find a way out.

Instead, he directly activated the powerful spiritual power within his body.

"Break it for me!"

He let out a loud shout, throwing both fists forward together.

With great force, he fiercely struck the surrounding thick mist!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A muffled sound echoed in the mist.

Each punch's force was great enough to shatter a stone tablet.

The fists sent out a blast of air.

But these attacks striking the thick mist were like stones dropped into the sea.

Apart from making the mist roll a few times, they could not move the array at all.

He felt like he was fighting the air, having strength with nowhere to use it.

What annoyed him more was that he could clearly feel

that the spiritual power within his body was rapidly depleting.

This damned array even seems to accelerate the loss of spiritual energy!

This made the usually confident Heipao Yi inevitably feel a bit vexed and uneasy.

Outside the array.

Heipao Jia stood with his hands behind his back, showing no expression.

He watched his companion wildly charging and bumping about in the mist not far away.

Even violently attacking empty space.

His brows slowly furrowed.

He knew Heipao Yi's strength very well.

Eighth-layer Body Refining is absolutely the strongest in a place like Luo Bay County.

But now, he was trapped in place by a misty array that looked simple.

He looked quite disheveled.

What a powerful misty array!

Heipao Jia was startled in his heart.

The method of setting up this array is definitely not something an ordinary villager could know.

At least, this array can confuse the senses of an eighth-layer Body Refining expert.

This already exceeded his expectations.

Heipao Jia thought, "The person who set up this array is definitely not ordinary!"

His evaluation of the possible 'old fogey' hiding in the Wang Family rose another notch.

That person last night being able to escape from their hands wasn't just luck.

However, although he regarded the opponent more highly, his killing intent grew stronger.

The more extraordinary this person appears, the more urgently he must be eliminated.

Otherwise, it would delay the Wan Family's major affair!

He decided to do it himself.

"Yi, step back a bit!"

Heipao Jia shouted in a low voice.

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly transmitted into the Misty Array.

Then he took a deep breath.

An aura far stronger than Heipao Yi's burst forth from him!

This is the pressure of the Body Refining Eighth Layer Peak.

This pressure was substantial, spreading outward, making the air seem to freeze.

He slowly raised both palms.

In his palms, black spiritual power quickly gathered.

That spiritual power was thick, like ink, just looking at it frightened people.

Inside, runes seemed to move; this must be a formidable technique.

"Hmph, let's see how hard your shell really is!"

Heipao Jia's eyes turned fierce.

He thrust both palms forward violently!

"Black Fiend Palm! Break—!"

Instantly, two black handprints the size of millstones flew out.

They emitted a sharp sound, fiercely striking the invisible light shield outside the Misty Spirit Gathering Array!

"Hum—!"

A tremendous roar echoed throughout the Wang Family Courtyard!

The light shield of the Misty Spirit Gathering Array was violently shaken and deformed!

Crazy ripples appeared on the shield's surface.

The light flickered rapidly, brightening and dimming, looking as if it would shatter any moment!

In the courtyard, the originally slowly flowing spiritual energy suddenly became chaotic, like boiling water.

The ten low-grade spirit stones at the array's center quickly dimmed.

The spiritual energy above was almost instantly drained, even producing tiny cracks!

Pfft!

At the array's center, Wang Shan sat cross-legged.

His body shuddered violently, his throat sweetened, a mouthful of blood nearly spurted out, but he forced it back down.

His face turned a little pale.

Although the array blocked it a bit, the full-force strike of that Body Refining Eighth Layer Peak expert still transmitted through the array.

It shocked his qi and blood into disorder, and his internal organs were injured.

What tremendous power!

Wang Shan was greatly surprised in his heart.

This Heipao Jia is far more formidable than the impulsive Heipao Yi just now!

With just one move, he nearly pierced the array he had painstakingly set up!

He knew the opponent had really gone all out!

The true life-and-death moment has only just begun!

Wang Shan dared not relax at all.

He endured the discomfort in his body while striving to circulate the "Duant Body Art".

Meanwhile, he desperately sent his remaining little spiritual power to the array's center to sustain the shield that was about to break.

At the same time, through a mental link, he gave orders to his sons who had been hiding around the courtyard, holding broken weapons, nervous with sweaty palms.

"All hidden! Follow my orders! Remember, preserving your lives is most important!"

His voice was steady, carrying a convincing power that made his sons feel a bit more at ease.

After doing these, Wang Shan pressed one hand firmly on the array eye, maintaining the final defense.

His other hand quietly slipped into the pocket of his coarse cloth clothing.

There, two talismans lay still, emitting faint spiritual power fluctuations.

One was earth-yellow, feeling substantial, the life-saving trump card, the Thick Earth Talisman.

One bore a golden gleam, hiding sharpness, the weapon for counterattack, the Sharp Metal Talisman.

Wang Shan touched the talismans in his pocket, feeling somewhat reassured.

He took a deep breath, a hint of ferocity flashing in his eyes.

What about the Body Refining Eighth Layer?

Want to wipe out my Wang family? Not that easy!

Today, I'll let you know that my Wang family's territory isn't a place just anyone can come and run wild!

Even if you are at Body Refining Eighth Layer, I'll make you die here!

The great battle is about to begin!

The air was filled with tension and killing intent, even the wind seemed to have stopped.