An Exception, Part Three

Before Zhang Rongfang could react, a hand flashed through his defensive stance and struck him squarely in the chest.

The hand, like a snake, twisted and contorted, managing to wriggle through the gap and strike the target squarely.

No power?

Zhang Rongfang was startled, and immediately felt a burning pain in his chest.

This is clearly Breaking Limit Skill from the opponent's unique martial arts.

"Again! Dream Crossing!"

Xu Mengyan let out a sharp shriek, turned around, leaving a trail of afterimages, and stretched out her arms like Heavenly Maiden, or like countless whips, lashing wildly at Zhang Rongfang.

Puff.

Countless pores on both sides of her cheeks squeezed together, spraying out large plumes of Colored Mist.

"This is the Five Colors Rosy Light! Die! Hahahaha!!" she laughed as she spewed out large amounts of colorful Poison Mist.

Everything gradually quieted down.

The Poison Mist spread, corroding the surrounding rocks and causing them to emit a faint hissing sound.

After a frenzied beating, Zhang Rongfang was smashed into the stone wall and buried under a pile of rubble.

Xu Mengyan's laughter gradually subsided as she walked forward.

"This is the Grand Yin Blazing Body. Any contact with it is equivalent to constant contact with deadly poison. Every inch of my skin, every piece of my flesh, every breath I take is the most potent venom! Invulnerable to all poisons, I am all poison!!"

The Poison Mist gradually dissipated, revealing Zhang Rongfang's current condition.

His body was covered in blood and gore, and all his skin had been corroded to the point that the muscle layer was exposed.

With his arms outstretched in front of him, it seemed as if he were making a futile effort.

What just happened?

He slowly lowered his hand.

"You're about to die. Why are you asking this kind of question?" Xu Mengyan's maniacal laughter suddenly stopped.

As Zhang Rongfang lowered his arms in front of her, the festering, bloody wounds on his body seemed to accelerate and heal rapidly, as if time had sped up.

Three seconds!

The last bit of blood on Zhang Rongfang's face healed completely without leaving a trace.

"That's impressive. It's been a long time since I've been injured this badly," he said calmly.

"Next, it's my turn."

Hiss. A dark red tinge rapidly appeared on his long hair. Countless pieces of flesh extended from his scalp, spreading and covering all the hair. A crimson color expanded, wriggled, spread, and dyed his entire body red from his back.

Buzz! A flash of blood.

What finally came into Xu Mengyan's view was a rapidly expanding patch of blood-red lotus flowers.

The lotus covered her, enveloped her, and then crushed her bones and flesh.

Boom!! A deafening explosion, like an explosive reverberation, shook the Stone Hall violently.

Inside the Stone Hall of the Underground Palace.

Zhang Rongfang entered the Blood Lotus State's eyes and quietly watched Xu Mengyan, whose flesh and bones were being crushed by his hands.

Snap.

He let go.

They left his body to fall to the ground.

His hand was now as wide as the other person's waist, and it was still being corroded by the poisonous blood, causing the muscle layer to peel away.

The Blood Lotus State ended the battle in an instant.

"So, what's next?"

Zhang Rongfang breathed a sigh of relief and slowly released his breath. His body shrank and returned to normal.

He had no intention of consuming Xu Mengyan; she was covered in poison, and consuming her would be harmful to him.

As long as you make sure the other person is dead, that's fine.

There were no Spirit Thread, only flesh and blood. Then all the bones, flesh, and internal organs of the body were broken and squeezed into a ball.

Such an injury is beyond saving, even by a miracle.

As for breathing, he had been fighting with his breath held to prevent the poison from corroding his internal organs.

Only then did he release his breath, and a strong, refreshing fragrance filled his nostrils.

Following the fragrance, he stepped over Xu Mengyan's body and walked into the Stone Chamber where Ding Yu lay.

The interior is safe and sound.

When the two fought just now, they both deliberately avoided this space.

"My lord!" Ding Yu exclaimed, tears welling up in her eyes.

Zhang Rongfang raised his hand, signaling him to be quiet, and then walked around the area before stopping in front of a cabinet in a corner.

Crack the cabinet door lock, open the door, and inside are crystal test tubes containing a thick, red liquid.

Zhang Rongfang squatted down and carried out the entire wooden rack containing the test tubes.

The aroma is stronger now.

He picked up each test tube, opened them, and smelled them.

After trying more than a dozen, he finally managed to hold a dark red test tube in his hand.

Picking up the crystal tube, I saw a line of small writing on the tube wall.

Chonglin Village, Su Zhen.

With a snap, he crushed the crystal tube, and the dark red liquid inside was quickly absorbed by Zhang Rongfang's palm and dissolved into his blood.

A strange feeling, as if the body had been completely replenished and become more complete, slowly welled up in my heart.

Zhang Rongfang couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, feeling the countless changes surging within his body.

His hearing became more acute, his eyesight improved, and his senses of smell, taste, and touch were all refreshed.

It's like wiping a dusty tabletop with a damp cloth.

From murky to clear.

The huge gap made Zhang Rongfang suddenly feel that everything around him had become new.

Click.

Just then, a sound of rocks breaking came from the underground Stone Hall outside.

"Oh no! My lord, this place is about to collapse!!" Ding Yu shouted urgently.

The sound brought Zhang Rongfang back to reality. He immediately got up, walked over, grabbed Ding Yu by the back of the neck, and rushed towards the ground.

Before long, the two disappeared into the gradually collapsing passage.

Stones, one after another, from small to large, began to fall and pile up in the Stone Hall.

Just then, a tiny Silver Thread flashed past deep within Xu Mengyan's twisted corpse.

Swish.

She suddenly opened her eyes, her body slowly twisting and turning with cracking sounds, trying to repair and correct itself.

As rocks fell one by one, Xu Mengyan's body gradually returned to normal.

Even though her body is almost entirely made of flesh and blood, she can recover everything so quickly.

Standing naked in the same spot again, she looked at the place where Zhang Rongfang had just defeated her.

Recalling that moment just now, the dark red Blood Lotus that rushed towards her.

Xu Mengyan's shock grew even stronger.

'My Final Form, it was over in an instant!?' She never imagined that she would lose so quickly and so miserably.

'Even the divine intervention couldn't completely transform my Yin Blazing Body! That person... actually!?'

Xu Mengyan clenched her hands. She quickly returned to the Stone Chamber, grabbed a set of clothes, and put them on.

Then they followed a Secret Passage to another exit on the ground.

As for the rest, they were just a bunch of useless trash. Their deaths are no big deal. It's easier to find new ones now that everything's clean.

"No." Stepping back onto the ground, Xu Mengyan kicked open the iron gate of the entrance and stepped out onto the grass.

"That person didn't Worship God! How could someone with such terrifying strength, speed, and physique not Worship God?"

Standing in the sunlight, Xu Mengyan's eyes regained their firmness and coldness.

"It seems I was too arrogant. I didn't clearly understand the gap between myself and Grandmasters and Great Grandmaster in terms of basic strength and speed."

"It's okay, I can still improve. I can still become stronger!"

"Sect Leader of the Sect!?" Suddenly, several timid figures slowly emerged from the nearby woods.

Leading the group were none other than Lan Siyi and the Snake Woman, along with several other disciples of the Five Cauldrons Sect.

"Sect Leader, are you alright?!" The Snake Woman quickly stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Why are you still alive?" Xu Mengyan's eyes darkened.

She was almost beaten to death by that man, but they seemed to be completely unharmed.

"Sect Leader! As long as he's still alive, no matter how strong he is, we can secretly poison him, kidnap important people around him to threaten him, and kill him sooner or later to avenge everyone!" the Snake Woman quickly suggested.

"That's right. Seeing how much that person values his subordinates, if we capture someone even more important to him, we might succeed! He dares to invade our Five Cauldrons Sect, we will make him understand," Lan Siyi chimed in from the side.

"Shut up!" Xu Mengyan roared angrily.

Are you insulting me?!

She took a step forward and her palm struck the Snake Woman with lightning speed.

The latter screamed and collapsed to the ground, his skin contorted and revealing countless worm-like veins.

Numerous red spots appeared on her face; these were signs of extensive subcutaneous bleeding!

"A bunch of useless trash! Underhanded tactics can only defeat opponents, but will they make me stronger!?"

You think you can scheme against someone once, but can you scheme against them forever?! You're utterly stupid!

"I admit I was arrogant before." Xu Mengyan took a deep breath. "I should thank him. He woke me up."

She didn't even glance at the Snake Woman on the ground.

"I underestimated the world's strongest, but it doesn't matter. My talent is comparable to that of ancient sages! My will, tempered in the torment of countless poisons, is no less than that of any supreme powerhouse!"

"Let's find a place to rest and regroup. Then we can start over."

"I will become stronger! And then, I will defeat that person fair and square!!"

Her eyes gleamed with a sharp, bright light.

"Only by constantly defeating stronger opponents can I truly ascend to the position of supreme power!!"

The people standing by looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Of the more than two hundred people in the entire Five Cauldrons Sect, only this small number remain.

But the Sect Leader seemed completely unconcerned. "Sect Leader, but haven't you already Worship God?" Lan Siyi asked cautiously.

After Worship God, one can no longer further strengthen their physique. Adjustments can only be made to their techniques and skill levels.

This is common knowledge.

"If I can't become the strongest, what's the point of me Worship God?!" Xu Mengyan said sharply.

She suddenly stabbed her forehead between her eyebrows with her finger.

A bloody hole was suddenly pierced out.

She gripped something tightly with two fingers and pulled it out with all her might.

With a hiss, a Silver Thread was forcibly pulled out and thrown far away.

The Silver Thread struggled for a few moments, then, like a worm, slowly wriggled, turned black, and shattered.

It eventually turned into black ash and drifted away in the wind.

Xu Mengyan swayed slightly, trying to steady herself.

"It's alright, brain marrow is also part of blood marrow. The Grand Yin Blazing Body can regenerate!"

Those around were dumbfounded and dared not utter a sound.

"I possess the Grand Yin Blazing Body, a body resistant to all poisons! Even the Spirit Thread cannot assimilate me! At most, it will only cause a minor injury!"

Xu Mengyan's speech gradually became more fluent.

Apart from a slightly vacant look in her eyes, there's nothing wrong with her.

"Walk!"

She took a deep breath and set off in a certain direction.

The others looked at each other, not daring to disobey, and could only lift the Snake Woman and follow closely behind.

At that moment, a loud roar was heard.

The underground space where the Five Cauldrons Sect was originally located finally collapsed with a roar.

A large section of the ground also collapsed.

Thank you, Lord, for your Like Wind, Gathering and Scattering Beyond My Will. Also, with the recent resurgence of the epidemic, everyone remember to stock up on food and don't let your guard down just because things seem fine. Zunyi, the hometown of Old Gun, was locked down yesterday.

I'd also like to recommend a book, it's still in its early stages, you can check it out if you're interested~