Gale winds howled across the heavens, and a rain of light blazed like fire.
The manifestation vanished, leaving the void awash in splendor.
Even this hate-filled punch, delivered with every ounce of Zhang Heilu's strength, had failed to subdue Xiao Chen.
Several breaths later, heaven and earth cleared, returning to calm.
On the barren mountain, not a soul remained where Xiao Chen and A Ying had stood.
Without taking the Spirit-Breaking Pill, Xiao Chen had found it taxing to confront Zhang Heilu head-on across a gap of three realms.
To prevent Zhang Ruolan from suddenly joining the attack and pinning him down, Xiao Chen had forcibly suppressed his surging blood and qi as the manifestation vanished, then fled at the speed of light with A Ying.
Once he swallowed the Spirit-Breaking Pill and refined its medicinal power, avenging today's grudge would be as easy as turning over his hand.
For now, there was no need to fight Zhang Heilu to the death here.
"He ran?" Zhang Ruolan exclaimed in surprise.
Moments earlier, Xiao Chen's Indestructible Golden Body had displayed might unmatched beneath the heavens.
Who would have thought that, in the blink of an eye, he would have fled?
Still, credit where credit was due.
The Indestructible Golden Body truly was invincible.
The instant his manifestation condensed in the heavens, Buddhist light had illuminated the world, its divine might awe-inspiring. Even with her profound cultivation, Zhang Ruolan had felt impossibly small the moment she gazed upon it.
On the mountain path, Zhang Heilu stared at the empty ground, his face dark and silent.
A mere first-level Body King.
Relying on his Golden Body.
He had actually met the Heavenly Deer King-Breaking Fist head-on.
Zhang Heilu had cultivated the Fist Dao diligently for decades and earned some renown even in the