Extreme Realm I

Hundreds of miles outside the territory of Wushan Prefecture.

Surrounded by mountains, the Sea of Trees gradually turned into loess cliffs, and the lush grasslands and shrubs became bare white rocks and mud.

The water flow gradually decreased until it disappeared.

In a yellow canyon that resembles a wound on the earth.

Zhang Rongfang lightly touched the ground with his toes and covered dozens of meters.

From high above, it appears as a tiny black dot moving rapidly across a large expanse of yellow cloth.

Suddenly he slowed down and stopped. He looked up and stood in front of him.

"Who?"

The sound echoed through the canyon, slowly fading away and disappearing.

Right in front of him was a steep loess cliff.

There was Black-Clad Man sitting quietly cross-legged, holding an Iron Flute in his hand.

The Iron Flute was not played, but slowly turned in his hand.

"Someone told me that you might be cultivating the Extreme Realm."

The Iron Flute in the figure's hand stopped.

"So I came to take a look."

"Who are you?" Zhang Rongfang repeated. "I don't have time to waste on you, so if there's nothing else, you'd better leave."

The figure stood up lightly and jumped forward.

The straw hat on her head suddenly flew off and hung precisely on a rock protrusion to the side, as if it had been calculated.

With a thud, she landed and stood up, revealing her entire figure.

This person was actually a woman.

No. To Zhang Rongfang's surprise, while women were not uncommon among martial artists, it was extremely rare to see a woman of such average build as the person opposite him.

You see, the women he'd met, even the least attractive ones, generally had well-defined muscles. At most, they'd deliberately hide them with clothing when they wanted to look good.

But the woman in front of me was wearing a solid-colored long dress that resembled a cheongsam, with black on top and white on the bottom, like the black and white of Supreme Ultimate.

Her long black hair was tied up high, with two strands of hair hanging down at her temples, covering the sides of her face.

Her face was as white as porcelain, and her overall demeanor was aloof and distant.

What's most striking is her muscles.

She has absolutely no muscle definition, as if she were a lady from a wealthy family who never exercises.

"My name is Tang Xinyi." The woman slowly walked forward and stopped five meters away from Zhang Rongfang.

You must have heard of me, right?

"..." Zhang Rongfang tried to scan his mind.

No matter how hard he tried to recall, he had absolutely no recollection of the name.

The woman who called herself Tang Xinyi also seemed to have noticed this, but she was not embarrassed at all.

"I've heard that you're very strong, possibly even at the Extreme Realm of your cultivation, so I came to check since I'm the closest person around."

"What do you want to see?" Zhang Rongfang immediately became interested. He had heard about the Extreme Realm for a long time, but had never actually experienced it.

The Heavenly Maiden from back then doesn't count.

Because at that time, she had not yet truly reached the Extreme Realm.

If the woman opposite him were at her Extreme Realm right now, it might be a good opportunity to broaden his current perspective.

"It's simple." Tang Xinyi's dark eyes revealed a cold smile. "You'll know once you try!"

Swish! A silver dagger, about the length of her forearm, suddenly shot out from her hand.

The blade was incredibly sharp, and a faint metallic tremor could be heard as it was extended.

"By the way, if you're not at the Extreme Realm, you can beg for mercy."

Before she finished speaking, she had already taken a step forward and rushed forward with incredible speed! Zhang Rongfang had not expected her to be so fast.

If the speed of the previous three Worship God Grandmaster was 1, then the speed of this woman is at least 1.5!

But this is different! You must know that those Worship God Grandmaster; their physical abilities have long surpassed the limits of ordinary people.

It has reached an extremely terrifying level.

Fifty or sixty meters is just a blink of an eye to them.

And what does it mean to be even faster than that?!

Wait a minute! Is this overdraft?

Suddenly, Zhang Rongfang's heart skipped a beat. He took two steps back, just barely avoiding the opponent's horizontal slash aimed at his chest.

The blade, radiating a chilling coldness and incredibly sharp, grazed lightly across the surface of his clothes.

It was just a slight touch, not even a full contact, and Zhang Rongfang's clothes were ripped open.

'What a sharp knife!'

He felt a chill run down his spine, but he also noticed a problem with the other person.

That is power!

Its strength was severely insufficient! Zhang Rongfang reached out with lightning speed, Meridian Connecting Hand Yue Type Talisman of Yue Xingfu to precisely grab Tang Xinyi's wrist that was holding the knife.

This knife is too sharp; let's take it away first.

Whoosh! The Meridian Connecting Hand missed its mark!?

Zhang Rongfang immediately changed his move, clenching his fist and sweeping it horizontally.

Swish! The fist missed again.

Tang Xinyi seemed to have anticipated his change of tactics. She ducked to avoid it, and thrust her knife downwards, aiming for his lower abdomen, a vital spot.

Thump! Zhang Rongfang suddenly stomped on the ground, his toes kicking up a large patch of mud.

Pieces of soil burst forth.

With his current strength, even a casual kick could unleash tremendous impact, and with the help of mud, it could cause terrifying damage to ordinary people.

But strangely, Tang Xinyi once again anticipated his move, dodging to the left and perfectly avoiding the mud, before slashing horizontally with her knife again.

Zhang Rongfang felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that his opponent was also a grandmaster and possessed a superior ability to Enemy Anticipation.

In addition, his opponent was faster than him and wielded a powerful sword.

He immediately stopped hesitating.

In the Limit State, the Spirit and Will United, Yin Yang Harmony, and erupt simultaneously.

Its size suddenly increased dramatically, growing to three meters.

"Die!"

He swung both hands down at the opponent's head, like two battle axes.

But it was too late.

Even if he unleashed his Limit State and increased his speed, he could still be predicted again.

Tang Xinyi precisely sidestepped, accelerated past Zhang Rongfang's arms, and thrust her precious sword straight into Zhang Rongfang's chest.

"Too weak." Her knife tip had almost touched Zhang Rongfang's chest.

But it suddenly stopped.

The two of them froze, neither of them moving.

"With your strength and speed, you are indeed very strong, but your technique is far too poor. You can't possibly reach the Extreme Realm." Disappointment showed in Tang Xinyi's eyes.

She heard top-secret information from the organization that Zhang Ying had gone missing, and that someone had impersonated her to rescue a member of the organization's Grandmasters and even kill three Worship God Grandmaster on the spot.

She originally thought the other party must be extremely powerful.

Unfortunately, she miscalculated.

"Why didn't you stab me?" Zhang Rongfang suddenly asked.

"Stab me? You want to die?" Tang Xinyi asked in surprise.

"You can give it a try," Zhang Rongfang said calmly.

"Since you're not satisfied, then let's try again!" Tang Xinyi quickly retreated, creating distance. She ran her finger along the blade, causing it to tremble slightly.

"The martial art I practice is called the Five Hearts Void Stepping Scripture. It is a unique skill created a hundred years ago by a Five Hearts Old Man. Very few Walker."

Tang Xinyi lowered the knife tip and calmly explained.

"Since you're not willing to accept this, then I'll make you understand just how big the gap is between us."

She slowly raised the knife and pointed it at Zhang Rongfang.

"By the way, I've been in the Extreme Realm for over ten years, and I'm pursuing the Extreme Heart!"

Before she finished speaking, she had already crossed several meters again and thrust out her knife.

In an instant, the blade flashed, as if it were coated with an even brighter silver light.

Apart from that, there was nothing unusual.

But only Tang Xinyi knew that she had entered the Limit State of the Five Hearts Void Stepping Scripture —Sincerity.

There are no fancy names, just two basic characters.

Only with sincerity in your heart can you go faster, faster, faster!!!

In an instant, dozens of silver blades seemed to appear before Zhang Rongfang's eyes, forming a curtain of blades that stabbed towards him.

A dazzling Silver Light shone between the blades, forming a continuous sea of blades that completely obscured the view.

"Soon!"

His expression was grave. He quickly retreated.

However, his retreat speed was not as fast as the opponent's forward speed.

Tang Xinyi's speed is actually faster than before! Sigh

In a moment of carelessness, Zhang Rongfang's skin on the outside of his arm was easily cut open.

He quickly withdrew his hand, put it behind his back, and the wound began to heal, but it would take a few seconds.

Clang! Zhang Rongfang immediately drew his sword. He had always carried the precious sword Qiulin, which he had initially captured, but he hadn't used it much for a long time.

At this moment, he once again drew his sword and slashed forward using the moves of the Flame Emperor Talisman.

Strangely, Autumn Rain Blade passed right through the sea of blades without touching anything, as if it were just an illusion.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!

At the same time, a sea of knives covered Zhang Rongfang, and he raised one hand to protect his face.

Buzz.

All the swords suddenly stopped. They all coalesced into one, becoming a single sword.

Tang Xinyi held the precious sword, hovering it over Zhang Rongfang's heart. She was just one strike away from piercing his heart.

"Your strength and speed are very strong, far exceeding the limits of ordinary people."

But your martial arts skills are too poor. Too poor.

She used "too bad" twice in a row to express her disappointment.

"If that's all you're capable of, you couldn't possibly have killed three Worship God Grandmaster. Wait, it's said you possess some Secret Art that can quickly kill Worship God? But even with such Secret Art, three Worship God Grandmaster are no easy opponents; just the burst of Spirit Thread alone..."

For a moment, she seemed to be talking to herself.

"My martial arts skills are indeed nothing to brag about," Zhang Rongfang calmly. "Then why didn't you stab me?"

"We have no enmity, why would I want to kill you?" Tang Xinyi retorted. "Besides, if you're willing to teach me the Secret Art for quickly killing those Worship God, I can..."

Puff.

Suddenly she paused, her eyes trembling.

The knife has been caught!?

Standing in front of her, Zhang Rongfang was gripping the precious knife that was pointing at his heart.

He didn't care at all that the blade could cut his palm.

But what made Tang Xinyi feel even more uneasy and frightened was...

Her top-tier sword, Wuguang, which had even killed Worship God Grandmaster, was now in the opponent's hands and could only cut through the outer layer before it was difficult to cut through any deeper layers.

The blade was completely stuck in the thick muscle and could not move.

Zhang Rongfang grinned, his gleaming white teeth seeming to gleam coldly.

"Thank you for showing me the level of the Extreme Realm. The fun is over now."

Buzz!!

Suddenly, Zhang Rongfang's entire body rapidly swelled and grew larger, with Blood Lotus Blooming on his back and covering his entire body.

Her jet-black hair seemed to be covered with a layer of blood-red film.

There are no Breaking Limit Skill, and no need for Limit State.

In an instant, Zhang Rongfang's size reached four meters, and his shadow completely enveloped Tang Xinyi.

The precious sword was suddenly flung away, spinning and embedding itself in the ground some distance away.

Boom!!

Zhang Rongfang's arms shot out like cannonballs, resembling two dragons from both sides, aiming straight for the opponent's ears.

This is the Flame Emperor Talisman - Blood Pecking Dragon!