Leifeng Pagoda, Jingyan Palace, War God's Hall

Boom—

The instant the roof tiles shattered and exploded, a figure swooped through the hole like a bat, seeming not to touch the ground as he blocked Hell God Monarch, throwing out both hands to withstand the unstoppable torrent of fist force!

Bang!!

The moment the newcomer collided with the fist force, he seemed to have been electrocuted. He was blasted three steps back and slammed hard into Hell God Monarch, the force he had dispersed immediately crashing into Hell God Monarch's body and breaking open his acupoints.

As his blood and qi churned and his ears rang, a figure flashed before his eyes. A thick hand, claw-like yet not quite a claw, leaped forward and seized at him like a tiger snatching a sheep, erupting with astonishing suction.

Crack, crack, crack—

The stone tiles beneath him, together with his body, were sucked up from the ground and flew straight toward Jiang Dali's huge, spread-fingered hand.

"Ahhh!!"

The strange true qi within him raced through his three channels and seven wheels like lightning, and he miraculously broke free of the suction.

Then both his hands shot out. Fists carried palms, palms carried fingers, their force changing with exquisite subtlety as they collided with Jiang Dali's hand.

"You've got some skill!"

Jiang Dali sneered and temporarily added another twenty percent of force to his palm.

With an explosive boom, qi force surged wildly, shattering the stone tiles into powder that scattered through the air.

The newcomer spat out a mouthful of blood and flew away like a cannonball, crashing heavily into a roof beam with a tremendous bang before bouncing to the ground. Blood flowed from his eyes, mouth, and nose.

Having just shattered the iron shackles around his feet with powerful protective qi, Hell God Monarch froze stiffly at the