Clue to the Hidden Hand

Pfft!

Even though Zhang Tiankui immediately retreated, the red smoke still sprayed all over his face.

He was shocked and furious, but just as he was about to strike, his entire body went limp. His head spun, his vision blurred, and he staggered before collapsing to the ground.

What a powerful poison!

A chill surged through Zhang Tiankui's heart, and he tried to reach into his clothes.

He was an old hand, after all, and always carried detoxification pills on him. He had spent a huge price to obtain them from White Cloud Temple in the capital. Whether it was a venomous parasite or poison, they could suppress it temporarily, giving him time to seek help from an expert physician.

But to his horror, his body was now so weak that he could not even take out the pill.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Tiankui quickly centered his mind and guarded his unity of spirit, tensing his spine.

This was his final trump card.

His achievements today were all because he had been different from ordinary people since childhood. His spine was exceptionally sturdy, and he had an extra tendon.

This was the "dragon spine." The Book of Physiognomy said: "Those with a dragon's bones curved and stretched possess strength capable of lifting a thousand jun and a fierce temperament."

When he was young, he could not withstand the power of the dragon spine and nearly became a cripple with a hunched back. Fortunately, after Lu Jinghai returned and found him, he pushed his acupoints and circulated his blood with subtle force every day. He also invited a Daoist physician from the mysterious schools and used precious medicinal herbs to temper and refine him. Only then did the dragon spine grow successfully.

In any martial art, the strength of the