Crushing Through Like Rotten Wood

Zhang You made his move!

From afar, it looked like nothing more than a light sweep, but Pang Biao, the one facing it, felt it most intensely!

That fierce killing intent, that momentum like split bamboo!

But he was already too late to dodge!

"Roar!"

Without a second thought, he transformed into a beast, his body instantly swelling larger!

"Pshk!"

The strike that should have severed his head was diverted to his abdomen.

A huge gash was carved straight across his belly, and his intestines spilled out!

A miserable sight beyond bearing!

"Hm? You got lucky!"

Zhang You stared at Shopkeeper Li behind Pang Biao!

If Shopkeeper Li had not pulled him aside at the critical moment, that strike would have definitely cleaved him in two!

"Th... thank..."

Ignoring the blood pouring from his mouth, Pang Biao grabbed his intestines from the ground and stuffed them haphazardly back into his belly.

Then the flesh around his abdomen wriggled, and the wound closed directly.

Only then did he let out a breath, looking toward Zhang You with lingering fear!

"If you'd been any taller, your little brother might have been sliced off!"

Zhang You looked Pang Biao's body over and shook his head as he spoke!

Pang Biao's lips twitched!

"There's no fluctuation of mana around you. You definitely aren't a cultivator! What exactly are you?"

Shopkeeper Li frowned and looked at Zhang You thoughtfully.

Only now did he realize that he knew practically nothing about Zhang You!

He was no longer the ant in Shopkeeper Li's eyes!

Pang Biao also came to the realization belatedly and fell into thought!

"Just some unpresentable crooked paths and side doors. Nothing compared to cultivators like you!"

Zhang You said with a smile.

"Enough about me. I'd like to ask what exactly you things are?"

Zhang You swept his gaze over the two again!

Though Pang Biao currently had the form of a black bear, his entire body was covered in fleshy tumors, making him utterly disgusting!

Shopkeeper Li had not transformed completely, but his two arms had turned into wings again, with clawed hands at their very tips!

From what Yuan Qiupeng had said before, Zhang You only knew that this was a cultivation path involving fetal forms mutating.

Judging from the result alone, they already counted as evil aberrations!

After all, the baleful aura radiating from them was impossible to conceal!

"Whatever the hell they are, kill them first!"

Zhang You used Slippery Feet and vanished from where he stood!

"Careful!"

Shopkeeper Li was stronger by nature, and he sensed Zhang You's movement, kicking Pang Biao away with one foot!

"Smack!"

Zhang You's palm struck the spot where Pang Biao had been standing!

The ground split into pieces, and a palm print instantly appeared!

This floor had been made from extremely hard black stone in order to carve the formation into it. Even ordinary Ninth Level of Qi Refining Realm cultivators could not damage it in the slightest.

Yet it could not withstand a single palm from him!

Zhang You definitely possessed strength above the Foundation Establishment Realm!

"Extreme Path: Divine Hundred Slashes!"

Zhang You spun around and caught up to Shopkeeper Li, instantly unleashing over a hundred slashes with both hands!

"Dawn True Art: Wind Feathers!"

Shopkeeper Li's eyes narrowed. He spread his wings, and hundreds of feathers shot out, blocking Zhang You's assault!

He had already seen that Zhang You's hands were condensed with a semi-transparent substance resembling mana!

Even the air around it was slightly distorted by its influence!

As for why it merely resembled mana, it was naturally because he could not sense any mana fluctuations!

"Extreme Path?"

Boss Ren, beneath the heart, had been watching this side all along!

He sensed an eerie aura from Zhang You!

Now that he saw Zhang You make his move, he narrowed his eyes and began searching through the knowledge in his mind!

He seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but could not recall it for the moment!

"Bear Dominates the World: Black Bear Heart Pluck!"

The huge Pang Biao had already charged up, the nails on his hands lengthening as he clawed toward Zhang You's back with momentum like split bamboo!

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Shatter Void Fist!"

The qi within Zhang You erupted. He turned and threw a savage punch, producing even the sound of air tearing apart.

"Boom!"

Pang Biao's massive arm vanished on the spot!

"Aah!"

Pang Biao threw back his head and roared!

"Gurgle!"

The muscles all over his body twisted, and his arm grew back once more!

"Dawn True Art: Wing Slash!"

Shopkeeper Li turned from defense to offense, instantly arriving above Zhang Lin's head. His wings crossed, then slashed down!

Two powerful streams of mana crashed downward.

"Extreme Path: Extreme Slash!"

Zhang Lin swept out his arm, and a thick ribbon of force collided with Shopkeeper Li's attack.

Shopkeeper Li was blasted backward by the impact.

"Bear Dominates the World: Black Bear Roar!"

Pang Biao took a deep breath. When he reached his limit, he released it all at once!

A sonic howl with devastating destructive power bore down directly upon Zhang Lin.

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Thunderclap!"

Zhang Lin half-clenched his hand, raised it to his mouth, and released a sonic attack as well.

In the end, Zhang Lin's attack was stronger. It broke through Pang Biao's move and slammed fiercely into his chest.

Pang Biao spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with chunks of flesh, and his chest was blasted clean through!

"Dawn True Art: Exploding Feather Pear Blossom!"

Shopkeeper Li seized the chance to unleash another move, and tens of thousands of feathers enveloped Zhang Lin.

"Explode!"

As they neared him, they exploded directly in midair!

"Extreme Path: Extreme Qi Armor!"

A protective qi barrier spread out around Zhang Lin!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A continuous barrage of explosions rang out.

Pang Biao's body had shrunk by a full circle. He patched up his wounds again and looked toward Zhang Lin, a chill rising in his heart!

Zhang Lin was far too strong!

If he had not devoured countless living creatures alive in the past, he would have kicked the bucket long ago!

Though he could recover from injuries, that recovery was limited!

Qin Fengtian's side was protected by the formation and had not been caught in the aftermath, but the group now had no choice but to reassess Zhang Lin's strength!

"He has definitely surpassed the second level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, perhaps even the third!"

Tang Julou frowned.

"He seems unaffected by the formation's suppression!"

Qin Fengtian was equally astonished!

None of them had expected Zhang Lin to be so difficult to deal with!

But Zhang Lin was a crucial link, indispensable!

So they could not possibly give up!

After the explosions ceased, the smoke and dust around them had already dispersed.

"No damage when there's smoke! I wonder if you gentlemen have heard of that!"

Zhang Lin had already withdrawn his qi armor. Looking at Shopkeeper Li and the others, he even tossed out a teasing remark!

"Dawn True Art: Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg!"

Shopkeeper Li no longer held back. His power erupted, bolstered by the formation, and instantly rose to the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, nearing the fourth!

He leaped into the air, red light bursting from his eyes as all the mana in his body poured into his right foot. Then he clawed downward viciously.

A gigantic chicken claw came crashing down upon Zhang Lin, blotting out the sky and covering the earth!

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Shatter Void Fist!"

The qi within Zhang Lin surged into his right fist, which he punched upward.

A semi-transparent fist shot into the sky!

"Boom!"

Light flooded the surroundings.

"I'll deal with you first!"

Zhang Lin used Slippery Feet, flashing before Pang Biao!

"Bear Dominates the World: Bear Darts!"

Pang Biao's pupils shrank. The fur across his body stood on end, turning into hard spikes that leaped into the air and spun at high speed!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The fur on his body shot straight out!

"Extreme Path: Extreme Qi Armor!"

"Extreme Path: Sky Sever!"

Zhang Lin first released his qi armor, then brought his hands together and condensed a blade from qi.

A thirty-meter-long semi-transparent great blade stretched across the air!

"Sever!"

With the force of crushing through rotten wood, as though it would split the heavens apart, it slashed down savagely!