Chapter 222: You mongrel-like fool, I shall make you die with your eyes wide open!

"Arrogant. A mere practitioner of the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm—do you truly believe that not only can you escape this inescapable death trap today, but you can also turn the tables and kill us?"

A strange glint flashed and vanished in Han Diaosi's eyes. One of the five red-armored puppets behind him suddenly tunneled into the ground, while another lunged at the youth in grey linen robes.

"Nothing but low-rent parlor tricks."

In an instant, the wind and rain filling the sky transformed into countless wind blades and rain swords, reducing the charging red-armored puppet into a pile of rotten flesh and broken iron. The puppet that had tunneled underground was suddenly shaken out by a massive force, likewise turning into a heap of scrap.

Just then, two more red-armored puppets moved. One took the lead, stirring the plants in the dense forest and manipulating thick, tangled vines to launch an attack.

Zhuang Buran lifted his eyelids. The dense vines reversed direction, wrapping around that red-armored puppet and turning it into a humanoid hedgehog ball.

On the other side, the other red-armored puppet suddenly spewed flames from its mouth. However, a water-like force emerged around the youth in grey linen, weaving into a net that acted like a form-fitting suit of armor, flowing freely from his face to his feet. The fire was extinguished before it could even get close to him.

"Ye Hongting, one of the Four Great Grandmasters, hailing from the Southern Tang's premier Southern Frontier Dragon Palace. He possessed the physique of the Great Vajra Realm and the insights of the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm. He obtained half a piece of a meteorite from beyond the heavens to forge his armor."

"Since then, he has had the ability to be impervious to blades and spears, water and fire. When fighting others, no matter how he was slashed, he felt neither pain nor itch, allowing him to entangle his opponents until they were exhausted to death."

"Later, the Southern Tang was destroyed by Liyang. Ye Hongting assassinated the old Liyang Emperor, Zhao Chun, and was captured and killed by you, this great eunuch. You even flayed him alive, armor and skin together. I suppose that is how you crafted these five red armors of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth."

The youth in grey linen's gaze deepened:

"Boring. Let Zhuang clear out the small fry first."

Instantly, sword intent surged and galloped around him, his fist momentum churning violently. A vast, surging fist force poured out, resembling a tsunami tearing through the heavens and earth, drowning and devouring all things.

"Boom!"

One after another, bursts of Qi erupted, each like a volcanic explosion, unleashing an incomparably fierce momentum.

Spear intent and sword Qi crisscrossed, and various Finger Profound secret techniques were unleashed frequently.

Yet, most were in vain. Fan Zhenhai, who had beheaded the master of the Forbidden City Villa, along with Yang Chunting and Wei Shuyang, who were covered in poison weapons and known as experts at breaking the Vajra Realm, were crushed into piles of rotten flesh by the vast, surging fist force.

Had Zhao Kai not been protected by Han Diaosi and shielded by the most powerful Red Talisman Gold Armor against the escalating fist force, he likely would have followed in their footsteps long ago.

Even so, the Red Talisman Gold Armor was completely destroyed, and he himself suffered damage to all five viscera, lying on the ground in deep despair and grave injury.

His face held indescribable terror and shock. His master, Han Diaosi, was known as a demon for his love of torturing experts who had just entered the First Grade. He excelled at using Finger Profound to kill Heavenly Phenomenon, precisely because the Finger Profound secret technique he comprehended could sever the resonance between Heavenly Phenomenon experts and the heavens and earth.

That is to say, it specifically countered the Heaven-Man Connection of Heavenly Phenomenon martial artists, preventing opponents from invoking the power of heaven and earth, making him nearly invincible below the Land Immortal Realm—the second-ranked in the Finger Profound Realm, second only to the Peach Blossom Sword God, Deng Taia.

He never expected that this time, he would be unable to sever the opponent's Heaven-Man Connection.

And the Blade Armor, Qi Lianhua, was even a Land Immortal Realm expert. Not to mention the many experts capable of killing Vajra Realm practitioners—how was it that most of them couldn't even survive a single move at the hands of this youth in grey linen?

Zhao Kai finally understood what kind of existence a Nine-Reincarnation Immortal was. Even without recovering to his peak, he could kill Finger Profound experts like chopping melons and vegetables.

"A fine daughter of the Spear Immortal. Judging by the Wang Family Spear Technique you are displaying, it should require a robust physique to support it, emphasizing the reversal of Qi flow. It is a domineering, unparalleled wild path, and it is most damaging to the body."

Zhuang Buran's expression was pleased as he looked at Qingniao, who was holding her breath and thrusting her spear repeatedly, persisting until now:

"It is a pity that a woman's physique is inherently soft and yielding. To act in such a vicious and damaging manner is no different from adding frost to snow."

Having said that, he shook the soles of his feet. The fist force directed at Qingniao became increasingly violent and peerless, not only shattering the Chana Spear in her hand but also beating her into a mist of blood.

The youth in grey linen's gaze fell upon Han Diaosi. He saw the red silk wrapped around his arms, and these red threads were like several scarlet snakes, extending like whips.

Their sound was like firecrackers popping, their momentum like dragons and pythons traversing a river, blocking the continuous fist force several zhang away from his body.

"A fine Finger Profound Second-Rank. What is cultivated in the Finger Profound Realm in this world is the so-called ability of sensing."

"Even within the range of sight, a single snowflake falling or not falling has a clear, distinct trajectory in one's eyes. The intensity of this marvelous trajectory is related to the level of the Finger Profound Realm."

"When first entering Finger Profound, it is blurry and unbearable. After long immersion in Finger Profound, the cultivation gradually thickens, becoming increasingly clear, thereby possessing the power of life and death to take on a thousand."

"However, how many zhang, how many tens of zhang, how many hundreds of zhang can your Finger Profound clarity reach?"

Zhuang Buran lifted both hands, and the heaven and earth origin Qi stirred inexplicably, causing all the dark clouds in the sky to disperse. A vast pillar of light descended, and the immense fist force seemed to have obtained extremely abundant energy, making the fist momentum increasingly fierce and majestic.

"If one can comprehend the principles of Yin and Yang, the heavens and earth are all within one palm." The youth in grey linen flipped his palm and pressed down, saying indifferently:

"Zhuang possesses the ability to see through the human world; what do you have to block me!"

The vast, surging fist force transformed into blade Qi containing countless weapons, pressing down upon the few remaining survivors with the most ruthless and determined momentum.

Han Diaosi's Zhixuan secret technique is known as "Three Thousand Red Threads Severing Longevity"; with a flick of his finger, he can easily peel human skin, tear bodies apart, and slice through armor. With a single pull, he can turn dozens of armored cavalrymen into countless chunks of flesh.

This time, he was already fighting for his life; the red ropes on his arms were all stripped away, converging into a single line, forming a three-foot red sword in front of him, with the momentum of a comet sweeping its tail.

On the other side, Qi Lianhua surged with a torrent of fierce blade intent, slashing out three deadly blade auras.

With a "Boom," gravel flew and yellow sand filled the sky, stirring up dust that spread for several miles.

When the dust settled, only two people remained standing: one was the youth in grey linen robes standing with his hands behind his back, and the other was the old man holding a blade, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his face pale.

"The current Land Immortal realm is truly too useless; it has the danger of dying from exhaustion, yet lacks the ability to fight ten thousand alone, break kingdoms, or slaughter emperors."

Zhuang Buran looked calm:

"At most, it's just loud thunder and small raindrops; risking your life for a thousand miles only to kill two thousand armored men in battle—how laughable."

"In my fifth life, I already had the ability to slaughter a kingdom; although it was only a small one, I still slaughtered ten million lives."

"You people have no idea what kind of existence you have provoked."

"Cough, cough, cough."

Qi Lianhua coughed up several mouthfuls of blood. His internal energy shook, and a flash of red appeared on his pale face before vanishing. He said softly:

"In this life, I, Qi Lianhua, have had high standards but low abilities, seeking too much: seeking calligraphy surpassing the ancients, seeking the prosperity of my clan, seeking the longevity of the Great Chu, seeking the welfare of the common people—yet I achieved nothing and ended up empty-handed."

"My final wish was actually quite small: I only sought to be an elder who could face his own conscience."

"Because of you, Fengnian died without a complete corpse. If not for Xu Yanbing, who ranks in the top three for spear techniques, and Han Laoshan protecting him with their lives, Beiliang would have already fallen into chaos."

"I don't care what kind of existence you were in your past life; even if it means mutual destruction, I will avenge my blood kin."

After speaking, he shook his body, releasing an incomparably resolute and massive aura. A stream of light flashed on the snow-white long blade in his hand, and his peerless aura completely merged into the blade.

"You people just don't understand human speech, so that's perfect."

Zhuang Buran appeared behind Qi Lianhua like a ghost, raising his hand to stroke him lightly:

"You mongrel-like fool, I shall make you die with your eyes wide open!"

Instantly, Qi Lianhua's body stiffened, his entire internal energy collapsed, blood seeped from his seven orifices, his eyes bulged in anger, and he died on the spot!

(End of chapter)