Chapter 39: with translation of chapter title

Boom——!!!

A deafening boom rang out, like the most exquisite glass vessel being violently smashed to the ground!

Under Wan Hong's ferocious Black Fiend Claw, the straining golden shield finally could not bear the load; after a blinding flash, it burst apart violently!

Countless tiny golden specks scattered like fireworks, then quickly faded and completely dissipated into the air.

The Wang Family's last barrier has been broken!

"Hahaha! Finally, old man, I've broken it!"

In midair, Wan Hong saw this and let out a wild laugh that shook the night sky, his face showing undisguised cruelty and glee: "Wang Shan, you old dog! Your turtle shell is gone! I wonder what tricks you have left this time! Prepare to die!"

In his view, the Wang Family, bereft of the array's protection, was like meat on a chopping board, able only to be slaughtered at his will; the massacre was about to begin!

However, at that very instant when the golden shield burst apart!

Inside the Array Core, Wang Shan's tottering frame shuddered violently—not due to the backlash of the broken array, but because the urgent system prompt in his mind finally sounded!

"Ding! Harvested 450 Clear Heart Grass, gained 157 Spirit Plant Points."

"Current total Spirit Plant Points: 4139 points."

"Detecting the host's strong demand, I have automatically exchanged for an Obstacle-Breaking Pill! Consuming 3500 Spirit Plant Points."

"Remaining Spirit Plant Points: 639 points."

Success! Finally succeeded!

Almost as the prompt fell, a dragon-eye-sized, perfectly round pill, exuding a strange medicinal aroma and even bearing mysterious flowing patterns on its surface, appeared out of thin air in Wang Shan's system space!

"Obstacle-Breaking Pill!"

"Good timing!"

Wang Shan had no hesitation left at this moment; he didn't even have time to wipe the blood from his mouth, nor to look at Wan Hong's arrogant face outside!

With a thought!

The Obstacle-Breaking Pill instantly transferred from his system space to his withered palm; without pause, he flung his mouth open, shoved the pill in, and swallowed it hard!

The pill melted upon entry, needing no chewing, instantly turning into an immensely mighty, volcanic-hot torrent that boomed as it exploded in his nearly depleted dantian qi sea!

That force was so overwhelming it nearly flung his whole body away!

"Underlings! Kill them for me!"

Wan Hong hovered in midair, swinging his big hand down sharply to issue the total attack order, his voice filled with bloodthirsty glee: "Charge in! Kill every member of the Wang Family! Leave no chickens or dogs!"

"Howl!"

"Kill!"

The four Body Refining seventh- and eighth-layer experts behind him, who could no longer restrain themselves, upon hearing the order became like four unleashed hungry wolves, their eyes flashing with cruel light, they let out excited roars, instantly turning into four black shadows that, from different directions, fiercely lunged at the panicked Wang Family members below who had lost the array's protection!

They wanted to claim the first merit! They wanted to wash away the shame of their previous futile assault on the array with the Wang Family's blood!

Inside the courtyard, the Wang Family members watched helplessly as their protective shield shattered, watched helplessly as those four terrifying-aura figures pounced like ghosts; the immense fear from the overwhelming strength gap seized their hearts in an instant!

But there was no retreat! Behind them lay their home, their kin!

"Father's still behind us! We can't retreat!" Wang Zheze's eyes nearly burst; he suppressed his fear, raised his long blade, and hoarsely roared, "Wang Clan kin! Follow me in killing! For the family! Fight to the death, no retreat!"

"Kill!"

"Let's go all-out with the young master!"

Inspired by Wang Zheze's resolve, the surviving Wang Family core disciples and guards, though each wounded and knowing it was like moths to flame, still burst forth with their final blood courage, gripped their weapons tightly, let out a tragic shout, and charged at the four Wan Family experts whose strength far surpassed theirs!

A grossly mismatched, bloody melee was about to erupt within the Wang Family Courtyard!

Meanwhile, Wang Shan, at the storm's center, seemed to have lost all perception of this.

The Obstacle-Breaking Pill's violent, matchless medicinal power, like an untamed wild horse, surged and rampaged throughout his body!

Where the power passed, the dried meridians were moistened and widened like long-drought land meeting sweet rain, and his depleted dantian qi sea began to refill!

More importantly, this power was frenziedly striking the extremely solid bottleneck of his seventh-layer Body Refining peak that had plagued him for years!

The severe injuries he suffered from hard-resisting Wan Hong's Black Fiend Claw, the lingering violent energy in his body, the immense pressure of near death, plus now the tremendous thrust from the Obstacle-Breaking Pill, and his silently cultivated Duant Body Art—all these factors perfectly combined at this moment!

"Crack... crack..."

In the depths, Wang Shan seemed to hear the sound of a barrier shattering! That bottleneck, like a heavenly chasm lying before him, finally began to loosen violently!

"Huh?" Wan Hong in midair also keenly sensed the sudden shift in Wang Shan's energy aura.

Although faint, it definitely existed!

"Hmph! At death's door, still trying tricks? A breakthrough in battle? Who do you think you are?" A flicker of disdain crossed Wan Hong's face, then his killing intent grew stronger.

He would allow no accident! This old thing must die!

"Come die!"

Wan Hong flickered his form, giving Wang Shan no chance at all!

He again condensed that terrifying giant Black Fiend Claw; the black demonic qi was denser and more evil than before, carrying an aura that could crush everything to death, without hesitation he lunged down at the cross-legged Wang Shan on the ground below, whose aura was fluctuating unstable, and viciously snatched down!

He wanted to crush Wang Shan with his own hands, strangling his ridiculous, last hope!

The huge black claw shadow blotted out the moonlight; the shadow of death instantly enveloped Wang Shan!

Meanwhile, Wang Zheze and the others were about to collide with those four Wan Family experts! Bloodlight, as if it would burst forth any moment!

A hair's breadth from disaster! Life and death hang by a thread!

Just as Wan Hong's Black Fiend Claw was about to touch Wang Shan's head! Just as Wang Zheze's long blade was about to clash with the enemy's weapon!

"Boom——!!!!"

A roar far deeper and vaster than the earlier Obstacle-Breaking Pill power blast erupted from within Wang Shan's body! It was as if an invisible shackle had been utterly shattered and pulverized by an irresistible force!

Immediately after, an aura vastly stronger—several times, even tenfold or more—than his seventh-layer Body Refining peak surged like a slumbering volcano suddenly awakening, exploding from Wang Shan's body and shooting straight to the heavens!

That air current was so strong it even lifted dust and pebbles from the ground, forming a small whirlwind!

The cross-legged Wang Shan suddenly flung his eyes open!

Those eyes, originally somewhat cloudy from age and injury, now shone like stars in the night, radiating brilliant light!

The wounds on his body from withstanding the Black Fiend Claw were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

His originally somewhat hunched frame also seemed to have become much straighter at this moment!

Body Refining eighth level!

Success!