"I haven't seen such an arrogant youngster in a long time. You actually dare take my Eagle Claw head-on." The old man gave a sinister laugh, exploding with the strength of his muscles and sinews without leaving himself the slightest leeway.
The strong man and the old woman likewise struck in anger. One spread his arms, intending to lock Zhou Qiming's upper body in a death grip and restrict his movements.
The old woman's Snake Staff Technique was equally tricky and vicious. Chopping, sweeping, thrusting, and entangling, she struck several times at the vital points Zhou Qiming had no choice but to defend. As long as she could distract Zhou Qiming for even a moment, she could secure the outcome for Lei Family Guest Elder.
"Get lost!"
Zhou Qiming slashed away the Eagle Claw with one saber stroke, hastily freeing his right hand. He joined his fingers into a palm blade and chopped downward, striking at the strong man before him with lightning speed.
Woodcutting Saber Technique: Body Piercing!
In an instant, the Hundred-Year Internal Force within him surged like raging waves, empowering that strike as well.
The palm blade struck the strong man's chest with a metallic tremor. The latter's hard-body skill had clearly been cultivated to an extremely high level, comparable to the Iron Cloth Skill after one Limit Breaking.
Yet no matter how powerful a hard-body skill was, before the Body Piercing talent, it was as thin as brittle paper—utterly unable to withstand a single blow!
"Hehe, save your strength. In the entire County Town, few can break through my defense!" The strong man was supremely confident, his arms about to clamp Zhou Qiming tight.
All of this happened in the span of lightning, fire, and flint. Before Zhou Qiming had even withdrawn his palm blade, both