Exception I

Boom!

Zhang Rongfang smashed open the stone door blocking his way with a single punch.

The immense force of the punch created a terrifying, explosive power, shattering a massive stone gate that was over three meters high and four meters wide.

Smoke and dust filled the air, and gravel collapsed and flowed on the ground, gradually calming down.

Zhang Rongfang stepped on the stones and continued forward.

"He's... he's a monster, isn't he?!"

As the smoke and dust cleared inside the passage, the Five Cauldrons Sect disciples who had come to reinforce the defense stared in disbelief at the scene before them. One by one, they unconsciously retreated.

"Use poison!! Kill him!!"

Suddenly, a loud shout stopped everyone's panic.

A Hawk-Eyed, High-Nosed, Long-Haired Man stepped forward, carrying a long, poisoned, bluish-purple dagger.

"What's there to be afraid of! No matter how strong or powerful you are, you're still just a human! And no human being is immune to poison!"

"Kill!!"

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!

In an instant, a barrage of Poison Dart, Poison Water, and Poison Sand rained down on Zhang Rongfang.

Ta-da!

After a series of metallic clanging sounds.

Zhang Rongfang raised his hand to protect his eyes, but continued walking calmly forward.

He didn't stop, and his pace remained the same as before. Only the ground beside him was littered with various poisoned weapons.

Most of them were useless, they were bounced away, only the Poison Water adhered to his body, corroding and emitting puffs of white smoke.

After a protective layer quickly corrodes the skin, even the Poison Water becomes ineffective.

The white smoke faded and disappeared. The venom became stains on the clothes.

"They can't even scratch it!!"

The members of the Five Cauldrons Sect had distorted expressions, and those at the back had already begun to secretly flee.

A hint of panic flashed across the face of the long-haired, eagle-eyed man.

"Keep going! Keep going! Don't stop! He's all bark and no bite, he's about to collapse!"

A group of people quickly retrieved Poison Dart and Poison Water, and frantically hurled them at Zhang Rongfang.

"It's a bit annoying."

Zhang Rongfang frowned and looked down at his clothes.

Thud! His right arm suddenly plunged into the wall on the right, grabbing and flipping it.

The densely packed pebbles shot out like bullets.

In mid-air, a large number of poisonous creatures were intercepted by the falling rocks and thrown back.

Blood splattered instantly, and people fell to the ground one after another. Some had their heads smashed open, and others had their chests caved in, clearly beyond saving.

Many more people had their arms and shoulders smashed, lying on the ground in a bloody mess, and were further infected by the various poisons they had spilled onto the ground, causing them to scream in agony.

The eagle-eyed man roared and charged towards Zhang Rongfang. His face was filled with fear, but he still rushed forward without hesitation, holding two poisoned spikes in his hands.

His movements were mediocre, simply fast and straightforward, lacking any originality.

The swing of the twin daggers was slow, and the force generated was weak and powerless.

Just as he rushed close and thrust his weapon forward...

"Commendable courage." Zhang Rongfang expressionlessly.

Laugh.

The man's arms were suddenly empty.

The moment he swung his twin daggers, a blur flashed before his eyes, and a shrill whistle, like the cry of an eagle, exploded in his ears.

Zhang Rongfang, who was just in front of him, suddenly appeared behind him.

"What's going on!?"

The man collapsed to his knees with a thud, as if all his strength had been drained away, leaving him powerless.

He looked down and realized that his heart had long since become an empty space.

The heart has long since disappeared.

After passing through the gas-filled passage, Zhang Rongfang soon found himself in a slightly larger Stone Hall.

The Stone Hall had a cone-shaped top and a cylinder at the bottom, First Squad strangely dressed Black-Robed Figure had gathered around it.

These Black-Robed Figure in Upper Capital wore black Helmet, and their robes were clearly made of some kind of special leather.

They were of varying heights, and each of them exuded a pungent and unpleasant body odor.

Among these dozens of people, a woman wearing a black robe with purple trim and a huge black Helmet with silver patterns stood at the front, blocking Zhang Rongfang's way.

"It's been a long time since we've seen such a powerful creature," a deep, hoarse voice came from under the woman's Helmet.

If it weren't for her striking figure, no one would mistake her voice for that of a woman.

"I'm here to find someone, my man. I heard you arrested him."

Zhang Rongfang looked at the other person and sensed that someone influential and powerful had arrived.

In this way, we can communicate first to avoid committing more killings.

He doesn't actually like killing unless it's necessary.

As long as a person is alive, there are infinite possibilities.

The world is dark enough; he doesn't want others to suffer any more pain.

"Your people?" The woman was none other than Toad Matriarch, the current Hall Master of the Toad Hall.

The Five Cauldrons Sect doesn't have many people; it mainly relies on the Five Elders to support its entire martial arts system.

Because the requirements for hiring are extremely high and kept very secret, the scale of the operation has always remained small.

As a result, not many people come and go each day, and there are only a few newcomers, so it's easy to tell who they are.

"Fine, whatever your purpose in coming here, now that you've killed one of our Five Cauldrons' people, you have no chance of leaving this place." Toad Matriarch was too lazy to ask any more questions.

"Go to the underworld and repent!"

She suddenly raised her hand. A hidden spray device in her sleeve emitted a stream of bright yellow, foul-smelling slime.

The scent of this slime is much stronger than all the toxins we've encountered before.

As soon as he appeared, the other members of the Toad Hall around him retreated and unconsciously moved further away.

Zhang Rongfang quickly pried a rock off the wall, crushed it, and threw it forward.

Amidst the popping sounds.

Most of the slime was smashed apart, with only a small amount splashing onto the ground in front of him. This corroded the ground, causing it to emit acrid black smoke.

"You've got some skills," Toad Matriarch said, her tone unchanged. "You have a strong physique, no wonder you're so confident you could get this far. But it's a pity you've run into me!"

She took a sudden step and charged forward.

The ground trembled slightly and even shook.

This shows how powerful her move was.

As her robes fluttered, the Toad Matriarch reached out, revealing skin as White Jade, her five fingers tipped with black ink. In the blink of an eye, she traversed more than ten meters, and with one claw, she grabbed at his face.

This is the Breaking Limit Skill from the Ten Thousand Devouring Heart Sutra — the Hidden God Dart.

This move, which appears to be a claw technique, is actually a killer move—a special throwing dart mechanism hidden in the sleeve.

It is fired when close enough to penetrate, and its penetrating power is even stronger than that of a crossbow. In addition, it is coated with a potent poison, meaning that death is certain upon contact with blood, making it an extremely effective sneak attack and assassination tactic.

The principle behind the Hidden God Dart seems to rely on a mechanism, but in reality, the power of the Poison Dart is enhanced at the moment the hand is swung out to release the claw.

As a master of Super Grade Internal Method, Toad Matriarch has used this move to ambush countless Three Voids Experts.

Even when Worship God, several people were secretly killed in this underhanded attack.

The firing mechanism relied on gunpowder explosions, making it impossible for humans to dodge at short distances.

Seeing Zhang Rongfang's unprepared and ready-to-attack move, Toad Matriarch knew in her heart that the outcome was already decided.

This move can only be anticipated and dodged beforehand; if you meet it head-on... Thud! Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her arm. Her right arm, which had just been swinging out to strike, was suddenly bent back and pointed at her!? "!!?"

The Toad Matriarch struggled frantically, but to no avail. Her strength was like that of an infant being squeezed by a giant—completely incomparable! "Wait, let me go, I...!?" she suddenly screamed, her skin rapidly turning purple and swelling, and a foul stench quickly intensified.

This is the Limit State, one of the Limit State of the Ten Thousand Devouring Heart Sutra — Thousand Senses! But even after activating the Limit State, she still couldn't break free from the restraints.

It's too late.

Laugh!!

A cluster of black spikes shot out from beneath her own arm, piercing her Helmet and skull with a series of soft thuds, before embedding themselves in the wall behind her and disappearing from sight.

Only a row of tiny holes remained.

"Not bad." Zhang Rongfang patted her shoulder, letting her fall to the ground and die, and continued forward.

Finally, something of some importance has arrived.

He's a Super Grade expert; although he hasn't Worship God, he's still pretty good.

Unfortunately, the other party was impossible to communicate with, had an extremely volatile temper, and would rather die than submit.

He didn't want the victim to suffer, so he killed him with one blow, cleanly and decisively.

"Kill!" The rest of the Toad Hall members trembled, and one by one they opened the mouth shields on their Helmet and spat at Zhang Rongfang.

With a hissing sound, streams of foul-smelling yellow liquid shot out, forming a net-like pattern that intertwined and sprayed towards Zhang Rongfang.

But it easily dodged every stream of yellow water.

On the contrary, with each step he took forward, he would throw out a handful of pebbles.

Dozens of Black-Clad Man were reduced to just one in less than ten seconds, standing there dumbfounded.

"Ah!!!" he roared in terror and lunged at Zhang Rongfang.

Bang!

In an instant, he exploded like a bomb.

Countless foul-smelling, bloody flesh rained down on Zhang Rongfang.

He continued forward nonchalantly, then simply ripped off his shirt, tossed it aside, and let the flesh and blood slowly slide off his body.

Strangely, the areas on his body that had been stained with blood and flesh remained completely clean and spotless, without any trace of blood or flesh.

Toad Hall, completely wiped out.

Ding Yu groggily woke up from his deep sleep. When he looked up, he saw a tall woman wearing a rough Silver Mask standing by the bed, looking down at him.

The other person's mask has two red gems that replace the eyes.

Through the gemstone, one can see the woman's cold, predatory gaze, like a snake eyeing a frog.

"What's wrong with me?" Ding Yu opened her mouth to speak, but her throat was so dry that it felt like being cut by a knife.

"You were almost thrown into the Heavenly River Water by the Snake Woman," the masked woman said coldly.

"!?!" Ding Yu was shocked, recalling the scene from before. Goosebumps immediately rose all over his body.

He knew that the Heavenly River Water was a special potion used by the Five Cauldrons Sect to control people, making them wish they were dead.

"If he gets infected, I'm afraid..." the woman said calmly. "But don't worry, I arrived in time, and she didn't get to conceive."

"Thank you... senior." Ding Yu said with gratitude.

"I gave you a more effective World Yang Liquid," the woman continued.

"After all, with such great talent, it wouldn't be good if the inferior poison of the Heavenly River Water affected your natural physique."

"!!??" Ding Yu felt a chill run down her spine, and the gratitude and joy she had just felt vanished instantly.

"You!!?"