Rumble!
A tremendous commotion erupted from the Xu Residence, like earth-shaking thunder that echoed without end.
Commoners within several hundred meters heard the thunder-like sound and were jolted awake from their dreams.
Several Shangguan Family martial artists guarding nearby immediately sped toward the main hall upon hearing the disturbance, but the flying shards of stone forced them back.
One Shangguan Family martial artist reacted a moment too slowly and was pierced straight through by a flying stone. It struck precisely where his heart was; his heart exploded instantly, and blood sprayed wildly.
"Retreat! Fall back immediately!"
The other two Shangguan Family martial artists shouted at once.
They were both Superclass Martial Artists with over seventy years of cultivation, yet before these spraying stones, they had no power to resist. Their companion's body had been pierced through in an instant.
They immediately realized that Xu Haoran was fighting another Martial Dao Grandmaster who had cultivated Innate True Qi. Forget intervening—even watching the battle was exceedingly dangerous. They had to stay far away.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!
After trading blows for several breaths, a tyrannical force and Innate True Qi crashed into him. Xu Haoran's body was driven backward beyond his control, forcing him to take five consecutive steps. Each step sank into the ground, leaving behind a deep footprint.
Countless cracks covered the area around those footprints, spreading far into the distance.
"Innate! Realm!"
Xu Haoran forced out the three words, staring at Zhou Shan in disbelief.
This Zhou Shan was actually, like him, a Martial Dao Grandmaster who had opened the Ren and Du Meridians and cultivated Innate True Qi.
"This is impossible!"
Learning that Zhou Shan was in the Innate Realm, Xu Haoran found it difficult to accept.
He possessed extraordinary talent and had awakened the Shangguan Family's