Chapter 42

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Wang Shan went completely crazy! Breaking through to Body Refining Eighth Layer, the feeling was like shedding a mountain that had weighed on him for dozens of years; every inch of his bones and every drop of his blood cheered! The Spiritual Power within him surged like a floodgate opened, raging and mighty, endless.

His palms flew, 【Pishan Palm】 striking one after another, recklessly lunging forward! Each palm gathered all his essence, energy, and spirit at this moment; the earth-yellow massive palm print almost solidified, carrying the mighty aura of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, roaring as it smashed toward Wan Hong in midair! The palm wind surged, kicking up gravel and debris on the ground into small earth waves, the scene horrifying!

Old dog! Take another palm from me! Wang Shan's beard and hair stood on end, looking like a madman!

This... this old thing! Wan Hong was dazed by this sudden ferocious assault!

He is a Body Refining Ninth Layer Peak! In all of Luo Bay County, who would dare fight him like this? Wang Shan has just stepped into the threshold of the Eighth Layer—how could he erupt with such astonishing combat power? That earth-yellow palm print, thick and condensed, wielded tremendous force; upon hard impact, even his 【Black Fiend Claw】 felt a moment of sluggishness!

What's more frustrating is that this old geezer is slippery as hell!

As he gathered Demon Qi, preparing to shatter that palm print with greater strength, Wang Shan flicked his wrist, and another piercing golden light shot forth!

Whoosh!

【Sharp Metal Talisman】! This thing again!

Damn it! Wan Hong dodged sideways; the golden light grazed his ribs, flying past and scattering sparks. Though it caused no substantive harm, it dissipated his gathered momentum!

The wound on his arm slit by the 【Sharp Metal Talisman】 still throbbed faintly, reminding him of his recent humiliation!

Damn it! Damn thing!! Wan Hong screamed in rage, his lungs about to burst! As the top expert dispatched by the Wan Family Main House to Luo Bay County, a Body Refining Ninth Layer Peak, he was actually being pressed and beaten by a Wang Shan who had just broken through to Body Refining Eighth Layer, using this almost scoundrel-like fighting style!

If this gets out, where will Wan Hong put his old face?

He wanted to create distance and unleash a more powerful killing move, but Wang Shan clung like a bone‑eating parasite, giving him no chance! 【Pishan Palm】 came in an unbroken stream, the palm prints barely leaving gaps; occasionally interspersed were sudden 【Sharp Metal Talisman】 shots, and sometimes Wang Shan would even unleash a 【Diamond Talisman】 to bluntly resist the residual force of his claw, then close in even faster!

Bang!

Another collision of 【Pishan Palm】 and 【Black Fiend Claw】!

Shockwaves exploded; Wan Hong's stance wavered, the wound on his arm trembled and bled a little more, his face turning ashen! By contrast, Wang Shan, though also surging with qi and blood, merely let out a muffled groan before launching his next palm!

This old geezer's recuperative power... Wan Hong's heart sank. Not right! Very not right! Wang Shan's physical strength and Spiritual Power recovery speed are nothing like a normal early-stage Body Refining Eighth Layer! Could it be a special technique? 【Duant Body Art】? Impossible, that isn't a basic cultivation method strewn everywhere!

Helmsman... this... The Wan Family Descendants and Offerings below also stared dumbfounded.

How could this be? The Helmsman is actually being suppressed!

What did that Wang Shan take? How did he suddenly become so fierce?

The script's wrong! Shouldn't the Helmsman have crushed him with one claw?

Especially the two Body Refining Late Stage experts tasked with slaughtering the Wang Family Descendants also halted their hands, incredulously gazing at the midair battle. Their pillar, the invincible Helmsman Wan Hong, had actually fallen into a disadvantage?

Grandfather! Well done! Beat that old dog to death! Wang Zhitao saw this, his whole body trembling with excitement, temporarily forgetting the grief of losing his clansmen, waving his fists and shouting encouragement.

Family Head is mighty!

Kill! Slaughter all those Wan Family beasts!

The surviving Wang Family Descendants, as if seeing a glimmer of light in the darkness, burst into astonishing shouts, their morale boosted!

In the distance, Chen Tianfeng, who had been watching the battle the whole time, furrowed his brow, his fingers unconsciously tapping the tree trunk beside him. 'This Wang Shan hides deep enough! This combat power is probably not as simple as an early-stage Eighth Layer on the surface... 【Duant Body Art】? Could he have cultivated to an extremely profound level?'

The bizarre shift in the battle situation caught everyone off guard.

However, just as the Wang Family side's morale began to recover slightly, the situation on the other side suddenly took a turn for the worse!

Wang Zhitao and the others, though fighting desperately, were ultimately outmatched in strength. Facing a Body Refining Eighth Layer, a Body Refining Seventh Layer Late Stage, and two more Body Refining Seventh Layer Mid Stage attackers surrounding them, they kept retreating, casualties mounting!

Pfft!

A Body Refining Seventh Layer Late Stage Wan Family Offering sneered, slamming a palm hard into Wang Zhitao's chest! Wang Zhitao had taken that blow head‑on to shield Wang Zhitao beside him!

Ugh... Wang Zhitao, struck hard, flew backward like a broken‑line kite, blood gushing from his mouth, he crashed heavily to the ground, his chest caved in a large chunk, appearing to have lost consciousness!

Zhitao——!! Wang Zhitao's eyes nearly burst as he let out a heart‑rending wail!

That wail, like a sharp steel needle, fiercely pierced the heart of Wang Shan, who was locked in fierce combat with Wan Hong!

Zhitao! Wang Shan caught sight of his grandson fallen in a pool of blood from the corner of his eye; the young face still held shock and unwillingness, his heart clenched tight, his mind violently shaken!

It was this split‑second distraction!

Found you! Die!!

Wan Hong, what a veteran of combat experience! He keenly seized this momentary opening in Wang Shan; the accumulated rage and killing intent exploded completely at this instant!

Black——Fiend——Exterminate——Soul——Claw!!

Wan Hong roared, the black aura on his arm swelling wildly, denser and more evil than ever before! The black giant claw expanded a notch, its fingers becoming more ferocious and sharper, exuding a terrifying aura as if it wanted to rend the soul, and with lightning speed it lunged at Wang Shan's chest, which had slightly exposed due to his distraction!

Too fast! This claw gathered Wan Hong's full strength and rage as a Body Refining Ninth Layer Peak!

Alarm bells rang in Wang Shan's mind! He wanted to dodge, but his body couldn't keep up with his thoughts! That chilling Demon Qi had already locked him down!

At the moment of life and death, he could only push the 【Duant Body Art】 to the extreme, his muscles tensing instantly, qi and blood surging to his chest vital point, while instinctively crossing his arms to block in front of his chest!

Block it for me!!

Pfft——!!

A grating, muffled thud!

That pitch‑black, ferocious giant claw slammed solidly onto Wang Shan's crossed‑arm block!

The terrifying force erupted like a flood, pouring down instantly!

Crack...... Faintly, the sound of bones unable to bear the load breaking could be heard!

Ah——! Wang Shan let out an agonized groan, feeling an irresistible massive force surge from his arms, as if his five viscera and six bowels were shattered!

His whole body, as if struck by a high‑speed train, was blasted backward like a cannonball! In midair, a large mouthful of blood uncontrollably spurted out, scattering a gruesome crimson across the sky!

Bang!

Wang Shan crashed heavily into the ruins dozens of meters away, kicking up a cloud of dust!