Spinal Worm

Facing Wang Jiu's aggressive palm strike, Su Ti also wanted to gauge the opponent's strength. He didn't dodge, but met it head-on.

He stomped his feet on the ground, generating force. The ground beneath his feet rumbled and shook, cracks spreading, and dust rose from the flat ground.

The next second, a right hand, enlarged like a large bowl, pushed aside the air and struck out with a bang, meeting Wang Jiu's descending palms!

Boom!

The palm forces of two Inner Refinement Fourth Layer experts collided, and a visible ripple spread from the point where their palms met.

Accompanied by an explosive sound like dynamite, both were sent backward by the recoil.

Wang Jiu was repelled by the force, staggering back three steps. However, instead of fear, his heart was filled with joy.

Judging from the palm force, the opponent was not a Great Accomplishment of Inner Refinement expert. At least in terms of strength, while he was stronger than him, it wasn't by much.

Since he was only at the Middle Accomplishment stage, he had no fear of the opponent. The Songyang Sect's Inner Refinement technique itself strengthened power, and the Blood Qi technique, Songyang Palm, had overbearing palm force and pine needle-like penetrative power, so he wasn't afraid of a head-on clash.

Su Ti, who had also retreated three steps, stopped his momentum by kicking the ground. He raised his hand in surprise and looked at his palm. He saw a circle of fine, needle-like white dots on his flushed palm. The bronze skin of his Great Accomplishment level Copper Skin Skill was slowly receding.

"Interesting. A single palm strike can actually produce a penetrative force like a needle prick. If it weren't for my Great Accomplishment Copper Skin Skill, I really wouldn't have been able to defend against this palm with just the King Python Hand."

Su Ti's eyes flickered.

Although the King Python Hand was versatile and could be used with various hand gestures like fists, palms, and claws to perform different moves, its most powerful move was still with the claws.

Previously, when Su Ti was at the Inner Refinement Second Layer with Golden Snake Molting, his King Python Hand claws extended, and his two arms were like two giant pythons biting, directly grabbing and blocking the two arms of Demon Mountain, who was at the Inner Refinement First Layer and had external martial arts protecting his body.

Now, clashing head-on with the Songyang Palm, which specialized in direct confrontation, Su Ti did not gain the upper hand at the same level. He relied on his Great Accomplishment level Copper Skin Skill to fight to a draw.

Su Ti raised his head and re-examined Wang Jiu. This was the first time he had seen such a fierce Blood Qi technique. Although he hadn't seen many Blood Qi techniques in total, besides Demon Mountain's Black Fiend Palm, he had only seen his own Dragon Gate's Golden Python Four Forms, but he had heard Long Yuanzheng talk about many.

Through this palm strike, Su Ti also determined that the opponent was not from the local Ancient Martial Arts world.

Because after he entered Inner Refinement, Long Yuanzheng had informed him about the local Ancient Martial Arts situation. At least within Nanjiang Province, there was no such skill as Songyang Palm.

The opponent was an external martial artist!

And their target was his uncle's family!

Combining these two pieces of information, along with what Su Yuwei had said about the deep waters of wealthy families, Su Ti roughly guessed the opponent's origin and sneered, deliberately saying,

"What benefits did the Su family give you to do this?"

Wang Jiu's expression clearly changed upon hearing this, showing a hint of guilt at having his origin exposed. Then he shouted loudly,

"I'll say it again, go ask the King of Hell!"

Wang Jiu roared, not wanting to waste any more words with Su Ti, and struck out with both palms.

His crimson hands looked as if they were about to drip blood. If time were slowed down and examined carefully, one would see countless flesh bumps like goosebumps on his palms, constantly rising and falling, appearing and disappearing. This was the Songyang Sect's pine needle palm force.

Blood Qi technique, Songyang Palm!

Facing these aggressive double palms, Su Ti sneered, his killing intent surging. He didn't clash head-on at all, and with a low crouch, he disappeared.

Wang Jiu lost sight of Su Ti, his double palms struck empty air, and his body lost balance, causing him to lunge forward a few steps.

His heart was shocked.

"Impossible, his strength is clearly a power-type Inner Refinement technique, how can he have such speed?!"

Most Inner Refinement techniques have a clear bias. For example, the Songyang Sect's Inner Refinement leans towards power, while Lian Wei's Corpse Puppet Sect Inner Refinement technique leans towards physique.

It was the previous palm clash that gave Wang Jiu the illusion that the opponent was a power-type technique user, which was why he used his full strength, intending to defeat Su Ti head-on.

But Su Ti unleashed the high speed of his speed-type Inner Refinement technique, and now that he had suddenly dodged, Wang Jiu's body was off balance, and it was too late to say anything.

A strong gust of wind swept from his side. Wang Jiu caught a glimpse of a black afterimage from the corner of his eye, sweeping like a steel whip.

In an instant, he tried his best to raise his hand to defend, but his move had missed, and there was no time to defend now. With a crack, he was struck in the elbow pit of his forearm.

Crack.

A sharp pain shot through Wang Jiu's arm. His face turned pale. In an instant, his years of experience told him that taking this hit head-on without using a Blood Qi technique meant his forearm joint was likely fractured.

Su Ti, who had successfully launched a sneak attack, then retracted his right arm, which had almost doubled in length. With several clicks, all the bones and joints reconnected.

What he had just used was the Double Python Whip from the Golden Python Four Forms, only he had changed the way he exerted force and turned it into a Single Python Whip.

Although the Golden Python Four Forms only had four moves, they were infinitely variable and could be used with different fighting styles depending on the situation. Everything depended on the user's specific execution.

After fracturing Wang Jiu's forearm joint with one strike, Su Ti stepped forward, his palms striking in rapid succession like a machine gun, attacking Wang Jiu!

Earlier, when Wang Jiu wanted to clash palms with him, Su Ti chose to avoid it. Now, it was completely different!

Wang Jiu's right forearm joint was fractured, and he instinctively wanted to avoid Su Ti's attack, but his speed was not as fast as Su Ti's, so he could only take the opponent's attacks head-on.

Due to the fracture in his right forearm, Wang Jiu's face would turn paler with each palm strike he took, cold sweat would seep out, and his steps would retreat backward as he constantly deflected the force.

The enemy retreated, and I advanced. Su Ti was relentless, his palms striking in rapid succession.

After more than a dozen consecutive palm strikes, without any chance to breathe or adjust, no matter how much Wang Jiu retreated and deflected the force, the fracture injury in his right arm joint continued to worsen under this constant attack.

Finally, after who knows how many palm strikes, Wang Jiu's right arm cracked with a sound. The skin and flesh broke open, and the white arm bone pierced through his arm, completely breaking.

His right forearm broke like sugarcane. Wang Jiu screamed, and his defensive rhythm was also disrupted.

Just as Su Ti's King Python Palm was about to land on him, Wang Jiu shrieked.

"Lian Wei, aren't you going to help!"

Boom!

A black afterimage, long planned, suddenly shot out, directly hugging Su Ti's back and tightly restraining his hands.

Lian Wei's twisted neck extended from behind Su Ti, a strange smile on his face.

"Didn't expect it, I haven't... Ah!"

Before Lian Wei could finish speaking, with a loud bang, a black figure shot up into the sky. Su Ti kicked him over the shoulder, directly hitting his face!

As his foot connected with Lian Wei's face, Lian Wei's face instantly caved in, his nose bridge broken and sunken into his face. For a moment, his face looked like a dye shop, a mix of red, white, and purple, tears streaming down as he flew backward.

Su Ti's eyes were filled with ferocity. He kicked behind his own shoulder. This kind of attack angle was absolutely impossible for a normal person.

Even most Inner Refinement martial artists couldn't do it, unless they were martial artists who practiced agile Inner Refinement techniques. But because agile Inner Refinement led to a lack of strength, the resulting attack power was also very weak.

However, Su Ti relied on his perfectly balanced physical fitness. Not only did he kick Lian Wei's face at an incredible angle, but he also unleashed all the power in his body, directly and severely injuring Lian Wei, who had the physique of an Inner Refinement Third Layer practitioner with external martial arts protection!

Kicking Lian Wei away was not the end!

Because just as Lian Wei hugged Su Ti, Wang Jiu had already rushed over despite his injuries.

Dragging his broken arm, he leaped into the air, his left hand delivering a full-force, no-holds-barred Songyang Palm towards Su Ti's face!

Su Ti was too strong. He and Lian Wei couldn't match him in strength, so Wang Jiu had no thought of running. He only wanted to severely injure or even kill Su Ti the moment Lian Wei held him back.

But he never expected Lian Wei's control time to be so short. He was kicked away the moment he grabbed on. Suspended in mid-air with nowhere to exert force, a feeling of extreme unease flooded Wang Jiu's heart.

Su Ti raised his left hand and wrapped it around his shoulder, instantly transforming into a black whip-like shadow lashing towards Wang Jiu!

Qi and Blood Fighting Style, Single Python Whip!

To put it simply, the Single Python Whip is a dislocated whip hand under the qi and blood enhancement of an Inner Refinement martial artist.

Because the arm is dislocated, the attack range is greatly extended, almost doubling the usual range, and the power is also very great because it is a whipping strike.

However, this move has a charging and retracting action, making it not very useful in normal combat. Once dodged, it becomes a weakness, a double-edged sword that exposes a weakness if it doesn't injure the enemy.

Su Ti also used this move at critical moments, relying on it to secure victory.

At this moment, Wang Jiu was in mid-air with a full-force palm strike, and it was too late to dodge.

His eyes were filled with terror. The next second, the black whip-like shadow struck his chest.

In slow motion, Su Ti's entire arm, under the force of the Single Python Whip, transformed into a whip. As the whip was swung out, all the power, accompanied by wave-like vibrations, layered and concentrated at the very end of the whip, on the back of his hand!

With a crack, the back of Su Ti's left hand produced a sonic boom as it broke through the air, heavily striking Wang Jiu's chest.

His chest instantly caved in, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, actually being whipped backward in mid-air!

He then fell heavily to the ground, convulsing all over, blood flowing from his mouth.

Wang Jiu had not cultivated external martial arts, and his body was very "fragile." He was directly hit in a vital spot by Su Ti's qi and blood fighting style. Most of his heart and blood vessels were directly severed, and even his heart was shaken to a stop.

Even a mid-stage Inner Refinement master with strong internal organs could not withstand such injuries. Therefore, Wang Jiu convulsed and vomited blood on the ground for a while before finally breathing his last.

Su Ti was not surprised by Wang Jiu's death.

What surprised Su Ti was Lian Wei.

At this moment, his neck was twisted, blood flowed from the bullet hole in his chest, and half of his face was caved in, yet he was still alive.

"Damn it, you hurt me so much!"

Lian Wei was severely injured, but he could still move freely. Contrary to his usual behavior, he did not rush up to seek revenge on Su Ti. Instead, he pounced beside Wang Jiu, lowered his head like a wild beast, gnawing on Wang Jiu's neck and drinking blood in large gulps.

Seeing this scene, Su Ti was somewhat stunned. He did not advance but continued to watch Lian Wei, wanting to see what he was doing.

After about ten seconds, when Lian Wei raised his head again, the indentation on his face had flattened considerably, the bullet hole in his chest had stopped bleeding again, and even his twisted and deformed neck had snapped back into place with two clicks.

Seeing this scene, Su Ti was also surprised.

"What exactly are you?"

At this moment, Su Ti finally understood what Li Shifu meant by "not a human."

A fatal injury that would kill a normal person ten times over not only didn't kill him, but he actually recovered from his injuries extremely quickly by sucking human blood.

Undoubtedly, the Lian Wei in front of him was definitely not human.

If he wasn't human, what was he?

"What am I? Heh heh, how would food like you know?"

Lian Wei chuckled in a low voice, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. After drinking enough blood, the spine in his back was twisting like a living creature.

Blood-colored lines, like capillaries, spread from his spine to his entire body.

Lian Wei's hands hung down, his back arched high, saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth, and his expression began to become ferocious and crazy. His rationality seemed to be lost, and his eyes looking at Su Ti were full of greedy appetite.

Boom!

He suddenly rushed towards Su Ti, his speed actually five times faster than before!

Lian Wei himself had the strength of Inner Refinement Third Layer. Although he was not a speed-type Inner Refinement martial artist, being five times faster at this moment made his speed almost equal to Su Ti's.

Su Ti's expression did not change. As an additional effect of the Bodhisattva type, his willpower was extremely strong. Facing this non-human monster, he was still fearless and directly struck out with a palm.

Boom!

Lian Wei's face was filled with bloodlust. He also extended a palm, meeting Su Ti's palms, and then...

...he flew back even faster!

Although his speed increased after entering the bloodthirsty state, Lian Wei's strength did not increase.

He wasn't a strength-based Inner Refinement practitioner to begin with, only at the Inner Refinement Third Layer. It was no surprise that he was sent flying by a single palm from Su Ti, who was an all-rounder at the Inner Refinement Fourth Layer.

After sending Lian Wei flying with a palm, Su Ti pressed his advantage. With a swift stride, he charged forward while the opponent was off balance.

He first landed a King Python Fist squarely on Lian Wei's chest. Amidst the cracking sounds of bones, Lian Wei's chest rapidly caved in.

Lian Wei spat out a large mouthful of blood and laughed heartily, completely unconcerned about his injuries. He clawed at Su Ti.

Facing Lian Wei's attack where he exchanged blows, Su Ti remained incredibly calm. Lian Wei's recovery speed was very fast, clearly intending to trade injuries with him. However, why would he be afraid?

Against this type of regenerative enemy, one must press the advantage and kill them in the fastest and fiercest way possible!

So, facing Lian Wei's claw, Su Ti didn't dodge at all and took it head-on!

Scaled Python Armor!

Su Ti's muscles rippled like mice, forming a protective layer that continuously exerted force and went berserk.

Lian Wei's claw landed on Su Ti, but it made a dull sound like scratching leather. It didn't break through his Copper Skin Skill defense, and then his hand was bounced off by the berserk muscles all over Su Ti's body!

After blocking the opponent's claw, Su Ti grabbed Lian Wei by the neck. The huge palm of the King Python Hand was like grabbing a small chicken.

Then, ignoring the hissing whimpers from Lian Wei's throat and the random punches and kicks hitting him, Su Ti's eyes flashed with ferocity. He used all his strength to lift the opponent high, head down and feet up, and slammed him hard onto the ground.

Boom!

Lian Wei's head made intimate contact with the concrete ground, making a violent sound. This slam was extremely solid, causing the concrete ground to slightly sink and crack.

But Lian Wei was indeed worthy of being a physique-type Inner Refinement practitioner, combined with the Corpse Body Skill for external training. Su Ti's full-force slam only cracked his skull; it didn't kill him.

However... even though Lian Wei had an immortal body, having his head slammed into the ground like that made him dizzy and lose consciousness for a short time.

But Su Ti didn't stop. He grabbed Lian Wei's neck, squatted down, his thighs bulging with muscle. He suddenly leaped, jumping two meters into the air, and combined with his own weight, he held Lian Wei by the neck and slammed him hard onto the ground again.

Boom!

Half of Lian Wei's head was smashed into the concrete ground. His brain ruptured, and brain matter flowed out, but even so, he was still not dead!

His hands and feet twitched randomly, hitting Su Ti. Seeing this, Su Ti was not afraid; instead, the ferocity in his heart grew stronger.

"You won't die, huh? I'll beat you until you die!"

He grabbed Lian Wei's neck and swung left and right, using his waist as an axis. His body was like a large pendulum, slamming left and then right. Booming sounds continuously echoed as he hammered him like this dozens of times.

After dozens of times, the concrete ground around Su Ti looked like it had been plowed by an excavator.

At this point, Lian Wei's head was completely smashed. Only a spine remained at his neck, held in Su Ti's hand. His whole body was like a broken rag doll.

But even without a head, Lian Wei's body was still moving, his hands and feet still struggling.

This wasn't the key issue. The key was that the spine Su Ti was holding was struggling in his hand as if it were alive. Su Ti felt like he wasn't holding a spine, but a centipede.

A normal person seeing this situation would have been scared to death long ago. However, Su Ti had already found the key to Lian Wei's immortality.

He immediately stepped on Lian Wei's stomach, grabbed the spine that was still moving wildly, and pulled hard.

A powerful force erupted, accompanied by a teeth-grinding swishing sound, as the spine, along with a large number of blood vessels and nerves, was pulled out segment by segment.

Even more terrifying was that this spine was indeed as Su Ti had judged; it was truly alive.

The moment it was pulled out, it struggled wildly in Su Ti's hand. Seeing this scene, Su Ti used even more force. Before long, he had pulled out Lian Wei's entire spine from his body.

With the pulling out of the last bone segment, what finally appeared before Su Ti was something that looked like a strange worm, pale with a large number of red blood streaks and nerves.

It coiled around Su Ti's hand like a python, wrapping around his arm, constantly drilling with its bone-like limbs, trying to get into Su Ti's body, but it was blocked by the Copper Skin Skill.

After pulling out this "spine," Lian Wei's body completely stopped moving like a dead dog.

"What is this thing?"

Looking at the spine that was twisting and turning like a living creature in his hand, bizarre and terrifying, Su Ti frowned, feeling curious, disgusted, and nauseated.

First of all, he was certain that although this thing looked like a spine, it was not a spine at all.

It was like a stick insect, which looks like a dead branch; it was just a form of camouflage.

It was a creature similar to a centipede. Those blood vessels and nerves were its tentacles, the entire spine was its body, and it had segmented limbs like bone joints.

After looking at it for a while, Su Ti didn't want to study this thing. He simply grabbed it with both hands and pulled hard, tearing it in half.

After being torn in half, although the spinal worm was still struggling, the movement was significantly less.

Su Ti threw it on the ground and stomped on it heavily several times, directly crushing it into powder and scattering its ashes.

And at this moment, something unexpected happened. Just after the "spinal worm" was stomped to death, a cool energy actually flowed into his body through the soles of his feet.

The energy in the modifier also began to rise accordingly.

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