Chapter 185: Acquisition

Li Yuan flew into a rage!

After going through countless hardships and consuming more than three thousand taels of pills, you tell me this is just the first step?

"You want me?!"

A nameless fire surged in Li Yuan's heart—he had been desperately summoned here, and now he was being made to go through each trial one by one? Li Daojie, feeling utterly deceived, erupted in furious rage.

He didn't even glance at the rapidly flashing rules on the stone tablet; he suddenly leapt up and slammed down with all his might! When luring him in, you wagged your tail like a windmill—but now that he's inside, you play by the rules?

Boom!

Li Yuan slammed his palm down, expecting resistance—but to his shock, he caught the Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing outright. Zing—

In the next instant, the jade hammer trembled, as if stirred into a frenzy, its overwhelming aura threatening to explode and send chills down Li Yuan's spine.

"Take this!"

Without hesitation, Li Yuan sealed it into his Palm Arsenal space—screw your attunement rules, Daojie isn't playing along anymore! Having seized it, he turned and sprinted straight toward the misty shadows behind the mountain.

That was another path leading out of the Shan Xuan Bing Mi Jing.

Li Yuan's movements were swift—but still too slow. The instant the Shan Xuan Jing Hammer was lost, the entire Shan Xuan Bing Mi Jing let out a deafening roar.

"So fast?!"

Li Yuan hadn't even turned around when the air around him solidified like stone; Rushan's crushing pressure instantly flung him off the mountain ledge.

"??!"

Li Yuan felt himself like a straw caught in a gale, powerless to resist, swept high into the air. "No good!"

Li Yuan frantically struggled—luckily, his true qi was no longer bound; he mustered his exhausted internal strength and seized control of his heavy armor and inner armor.

Then he pulled on his human mask and the Ghost Face Mask from Gaoxing Tower—all before he'd even finished, he was already plummeting straight down the mountain.

"Whoosh!"

"Just enough!"

Master Master Baili's mouth gaped open in fury, his hair scattering, his chest caved in, eyes blazing red with rage—he'd suffered a massive blow in a single moment: his longsword knocked away, his chest nearly crushed.

"How many forms has this old bastard transformed into?!"

A tiny hand hammer unleashed the might of a falling meteor; after one direct clash, Master Master Baili was pushed back again and again, his heart filled with shock and fury.

He himself had twenty-six physical forms, thirteen spiritual, four divine—but those were achieved only through blood prohibitions. This old man had transformed into even more forms than he had?!

Boom!

Han Han Chuigou's clothes were tattered; he swung his hammer, sending Master Master Baili coughing backward. He slowed his steps, then slowly raised his head:

"Bone, flesh, sinew, blood—the Four Golden Forms. What a ghost-faced Asura! What a Han Han Chuigou!"

Master Master Baili retreated again and again, his white robes exploding into shreds; his lean, pale frame swelled like a balloon, his blood boiling like a furnace, his muscles coiled like serpents, his bones thickened like dragons—

"Four Divine Forms!"

Jing Jing Shucheng, watching from afar, tightened his heart: "What are you waiting for? Kill him now! Are you waiting for him to 'Summon the Gods'?" All forms under heaven are divided into Physical, Spiritual, and Celestial—but beyond these three lies another: the Forms of the Gods.

Such forms can only be condensed by those who cultivate the Bai Shen Xie Fa. Though they are extremely prone to qi deviation, their progress is swift, and once mastered, their power is immense.

One Divine Form rivals a Great Dragon Form! "You know nothing!"

Han Han Chuigou merely sneered, spinning his hand hammer, his eyes locked on Master Master Baili's shifting form, his qi and internal energy flowing:

"This is a Divine Form—"

A rare form invisible to anyone who hasn't cultivated the Bai Shen Fa and walked the Xie Fa path. If not here and now, where would he ever get the chance to observe it up close?

"You want to see?"

In a few breaths, Master Master Baili's body swelled to nearly ten feet tall, taller than Ba Wan Li. His sinews and bones grotesquely enlarged, terrifying to behold. "This is the Divine Form—"

The spectators at the mountain's base twitched their faces, feeling a cold, damp aura wash over them. Jing Jing Shucheng nearly moved to strike—Lei Lei Jingchuan, drenched in sweat, grabbed his arm, heart pounding. "Wait!"

Jing Jing Shucheng glared at him, then realized—he himself barely had thirteen forms, far inferior to these two monsters.

Lei Lei Jingchuan glanced at him, feeling he'd just saved him again. "Fine—watch all you want!"

Master Master Baili launched an offensive; after activating his Divine Form, his physical strength exploded, yet his speed remained unslowed.

His movement stirred up swirling clouds of dust—this was the grass, trees, earth, and stone around him shattered and converted into true qi.

Boom!

Hammer met hammer, releasing tangible shockwaves that rippled outward.

Han Han Chuigou held his hammer in one hand, blocking Master Master Baili, whose body towered half a body taller than his own. Zing—

The two locked in strength, churning the surrounding air, scattering true qi everywhere.

"This old bastard…"

Master Master Baili stared in disbelief—even without true qi or internal energy, he had long begun practicing leg transformation and blood replacement. This old man was merely transforming forms—

Master Master Baili's entire body erupted with blue veins, his blood surging with a "whoosh" audible through his skin, his bones grinding like a howling wind. Han Han Chuigou showed no visible change, studying the towering, monstrous body before him—slightly disappointed: "The Four Divine Forms are nothing special. It's just that my Yin Form is too advanced."

"You?!"

Hearing his calm voice, Master Master Baili's heart went wild; he instinctively reeled back—but a light hammer blow struck his forehead before he could retreat.

"Absorb!"

His massive body lifted off the ground, flying over a dozen zhang away—his grotesque head exploded instantly! "When I was transforming forms, you were still peeing in your pants!"

Wiping blood off his hammer, Han Han Chuigou walked toward Master Master Baili's corpse.

He swiftly tore off the inner armor, still intact despite the shredded outer robes, methodically looting the body as if no one else were present. The spectators at the mountain's base felt a chill—killing and looting corpses was nothing new to them; they'd done it countless times.

But none had ever been as calm and composed as Han Han Chuigou—this wasn't murder and looting; it was like an old farmer harvesting crops or pulling weeds.

"How many people has he killed—"

Wan Chuan clenched the inlaid hammer in his hand; though the divine weapon was highly sensitive, he felt not a single trace of killing intent.

This was the aura control of a top-tier assassin. "This old bastard… he's annihilated entire clans until he became a top killer himself…"

The others were also unnerved—this was Master Master Baili, a top expert from Huizhou who had perfected membrane transformation and blood replacement, with a reputation for brute strength—

The title of the First Cultivator.

Such a high-ranking expert, did he really just die at Han Han Chuigou's hands?

This—

Lord Master Gongyang Yu's eyelids twitched; he hadn't expected Zhuan Chui to not even use the Crimson Flame Naga Armor, yet he still killed Master Master Baili Lei Jingchuan like this.

This is a Membrane-Cultivating Martial Artist... —

Everyone was shocked; except for Zhu Brother Qiao, who had already retreated violently and rushed toward the Shan Xuan Bing Mi Jing entrance. Shi Wan hesitated slightly, then charged forward with his blade.

But only a "Thump, cough!" was heard; Zai Brother Qiao lay dead on the spot, his headless body twitching a few times, unable even to scream.

"Thump!"

Shi Wan was sprayed with blood all over his head and face; he staggered backward, feeling his heart shatter. "Meridian Opening—"

Not just Shi Hong, but as Han Han Chuigou approached, the others also reacted, looking at Han Han Chuigou. "Junior Brother has fully mastered Meridian Opening?"

Lord Master Gongyang Yu's eyelids fluttered; this meant his junior brother had already transformed into Yi Bai Xing! "You, fully mastered Meridian Opening, then, Yi Bai Xing?!"

Jing Jing Shucheng and Lei Lei Jingchuan also reacted, especially Jing Jing Shucheng, who stammered somewhat, his chest echoing with a roar.

The impact of Yi Bai Xing on him was too great; that was the other path he had abandoned... —"Thanks to Senior Brother's Crimson Flame Naga Armor, this junior brother was able to achieve full success."

Han Chui stroked his long beard; after seventy-plus years of arduous cultivation, he had finally succeeded. His mood was not just good, but excellent. Especially since he happened to encounter the Shan Xuan Bing Mi Jing manifesting; this was even better.

"Junior Brother accumulated heavily and released lightly."

Lord Master Gongyang Yu forced a smile; just as he was about to speak, he saw Han Han Chuigou suddenly bow: "Senior Brother, it is done." "Done, done what?" Lord Master Gongyang Yu was stunned first, then his face changed color: "Junior Brother, you—..."

Lord Master Gongyang Yu reacted extremely quickly, but no matter how fast, it was too late; before half a sentence could be spoken, that small hammer fell upon Shi Hong's crown.

"You—"

Shi Hong's eyes bulged in rage, his face filled with shock and terror; he never dreamed that Zhuan Han Chuigou would deliver a killing blow before everyone's eyes.

"Just as agreed."

Shi Wan didn't expect it; the others didn't expect it either; only Lord Master Gongyang Yu, realizing his limit, acted fiercely:

"How dare you kill my disciple?!"

Bang!

Han Han Chuigou retracted his small hammer, blocking Lord Master Gongyang Yu's enraged palm: "Senior Brother, without true qi available, you cannot stop me."

Their palms collided; Lord Master Gongyang Yu's body swayed. Han Han Chuigou stepped back two paces at the right moment, looking at Lord Master Gongyang Yu's dazed face: "If you want to fight, go outside; we can spar then." "Are you mad?!"

Jing Jing Shucheng and the other two, half a beat late, exchanged glances, then angrily rushed forward, grabbing Lord Master Gongyang Yu from left and right. "Hong'er!"

Lord Master Gongyang Yu held Shi Hong in his arms, his face filled with rage and heartache; this was the disciple he had cultivated with his own hands, the true transmission taught hand-in-hand by the Shoubashou Sect!

"Mas- Master, I, I—" At this moment, Shi Hong's hands trembled; unwilling and despairing, he opened his mouth, and black blood sprayed out wildly:

"Unwilling—"

That seemingly light hammer blow had already shattered his five viscera and six bowels, his extraordinary vertebrae and meridians.

"Han Han Chuigou!"

Putting down the limp, mud-like Shi Hong, Lord Master Gongyang Yu slowly rose, his eyes cold and desolate: "This is my disciple!" "I know he is your disciple."

Han Han Chuigou glanced at Shi Wan's corpse; not smashing his skull made him feel somewhat soft-hearted. But with Lord Master Gongyang Yu present, he didn't dare to deliver a finishing blow; after a slight pause, he added: "So, I left him a whole corpse." "You!"

Although Lord Master Gongyang Yu had long known Han Han Chuigou's nature, he almost spat out a mouthful of black blood. Just as he was about to explode, he suddenly heard Wan Chuan's cry:

"Not good!"

Han Han Chuigou suddenly snapped back to reality, only to see Master Master Baili Lei Jingchuan's corpse tremble violently, standing up straight! "Crimson Flame True Qi; this is the true qi left inside him by the Crimson Flame Dragon King. He, he is going to descend from the sky!" Wan Chuan instantly covered his face, dove headfirst into the dense forest, and fled blindly.

Only then did he understand why Master Master Baili Lei Jingchuan had come alone beforehand, without even the other masters under his command following.

Protected by the Crimson Flame Dragon King's true qi, few in all of Huizhou could kill him; daring to kill Master Master Baili Lei Jingchuan. "This old fellow's courage is still so small."

Han Han Chuigou weighed the small hammer, unhurried: "So what if it's the Crimson Flame Dragon King? With one strand of true qi, can he turn the world upside down?"

"No?"

His tone was arrogant, but Lord Master Gongyang Yu and the others reacted; this Shan Xuan Bing Mi Jing suppressed all true qi. Yet, they all unconsciously took masks from their chests and fastened them over their faces.

"Woo-hoo—"

Under everyone's gaze, the flames within Master Master Baili Lei Jingchuan's body grew fiercer, seeming to gather toward the broken neck. However, the vague outline flashed only once before the firelight was extinguished with a "Thump."

Bang!

Han Han Chuigou acted decisively; qi and force mixed, directly hammering Master Master Baili Lei Jingchuan's corpse into mud. Just as he was about to discard the body, a huge roar was suddenly heard.

Boom!

A huge roar, like the earth cracking and the sky splitting. Not like; the heavens and earth truly split open!

Jing Jing Shuhu was startled; he saw the inverted mountain corner, the rolling clouds and mist all dispersing; the true qi forming this Shan Xuan Bing Mi Jing erupted violently.

Hoo—

In the dense forest, Wan Chuan, his face covered, ran for his life. Behind him, the dense forest dissipated at an extremely fast speed, like a giant abyssal mouth devouring the heavens and earth.

Crack!

The ghost mask on Han Han Chuigou's face even cracked; his expression changed: "The Sea-Splitting Whale Hammer has recognized its master!"