Heartbreak

A quasi-low-tier magic item that Shen Changchuan had been holding in his hand became the final blow that decided life and death!

This Golden Needle, was naturally one of the two Golden Needles in Shen Changchuan's hand.

The Golden Needles, combined with the Golden Thorn Technique, was Shen Changchuan's strongest trump card.

Before this, when facing enemies, Shen Changchuan would basically use both Golden Needles of his quasi-magic items together, cooperating with the Golden Thorn Technique to fight.

But in reality, this was not mandatory.

Using both Golden Needles together, was simply because the enemies he faced at the time were a giant wild boar and a Crocodile Demon.

Both of those enemies were Yao Beasts with massive bodies and tenacious vitality.

When facing Yao Beasts with strong vitality, one Golden Needle might not be enough, so in his previous battles, he used both together to ensure that one blow could kill those Yao Beasts with large bodies and tenacious vitality.

But this time was different.

This time, he was facing a cultivator, a human.

When facing humans, there wasn't much difference in effect between using one Golden Needle or two.

Because as long as the vital point was hit, it was fatal.

Therefore, when he first attacked the second elder, who was at Qi Gathering Fifth Level, he only used one Golden Needle.

The remaining one, as the means with the strongest lethality he possessed, had been held tightly in his hand.

Until this moment, after enduring for a long time, he exploded in one go, completely reversing the situation and successfully killing the enemy at Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level!

"Hoo!"

Gazing at the scarred, black-bodied man not far away, whose head had a large hole, had completely lost his life, and his body fell backward.

Shen Changchuan also let out a long sigh of relief.

But at this moment, there was no joy or pride on his face.

On the contrary, his complexion was as pale as paper, and he looked completely drained, his back almost soaked in cold sweat.

Until the opponent fell, for a moment, Shen Changchuan's figure flickered indistinctly, making him unsteady, almost collapsing.

There was no other way.

This battle had consumed too much!

Even though it seemed like he had easily annihilated his enemies one by one.

But in reality, from the moment he broke Zhao Hantao's dantian with a punch and launched his attack on the enemy, he had been walking a tightrope.

With the slightest carelessness, he would fall into a bottomless abyss and die on the spot!

In this short quarter of an hour, Shen Changchuan had not only tensed his mind to the limit but also pushed the circulation of his Magical Power to the limit!

Several times, unable to recover his Magical Power, he had no choice but to disregard the consequences and forcibly squeeze his body, extracting the last bit of strength from his meridians to fend off the enemy!

After a few breaths, Shen Changchuan, who had finally relaxed, managed to catch his breath.

But at this moment, his Magical Power was less than one-tenth of what it was, and his meridians felt considerable pain from the repeated extreme squeezing.

However, after catching his breath, He finally had the ability to fight again.

Although his remaining combat strength was less than half of his peak, and the Magical Power he had left wouldn't last long.

It was enough, though.

"You, you, how is this possible?!"

Not far away, staring at Shen Changchuan's figure, the heavily injured Zhao Hantao's eyes widened. He pointed at Shen Changchuan, as if he had seen something unbelievable, and exclaimed in terror.

Since Zhao Hantao was, after all, a Qi Gathering Fourth Level existence, Shen Changchuan had struck with extreme force, crippling him in one move.

Although Zhao Hantao wasn't dead now, he was heavily injured and lying on the ground, unable to stand.

To the point that just now, after being ambushed and crippled, he had cursed Shen Changchuan's shamelessness in his heart, filled with extreme resentment. He swore that after the three from Heshan took down Shen Changchuan, he would thoroughly torture him to vent his hatred!

That feeling of rage and resentment had continued until this moment.

It had continued until the leader of the three, the Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level scar-faced man, also lay on the ground, completely devoid of life.

At this moment, Zhao Hantao, looking at the three miserable corpses lying around him, his gaze towards Shen Changchuan was filled with fear, as if he were looking at a Yao wearing human skin.

In his terror, his body, which was lying on the ground and unable to stand, couldn't help but use his hands to push himself backward.

"How is this possible?! Impossible! How could you have this kind of strength?"

Zhao Hantao's face was full of fear, and he desperately struggled to retreat, as if trying to distance himself from the terrifying Yao before him.

He left a clear drag mark on the ground.

It was no wonder he was terrified.

Three of the infamous Four Fiends of Heshan had gathered here, led by their Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level boss, with another Qi Gathering Fifth Level and a Qi Gathering Fourth Level setting up an ambush. Yet, in the blink of an eye, they were all slaughtered by the person before him?!

Based on the aura he displayed during the fight, he was only Qi Gathering Fourth Level!

The weakest of the Four Fiends of Heshan was at least Qi Gathering Fourth Level!

How could this be!

How could this be the outcome?!

Zhao Hantao simply couldn't understand, nor could he accept it!

However, Shen Changchuan naturally wouldn't explain it to him.

He walked over to Zhao Hantao in a few steps and knocked him unconscious with a hand chop.

Leaving this person alive was useful.

For example, to find out the identity of those who wanted to kill him.

And the reason why they targeted him.

If he couldn't figure these things out, they would remain like a thorn deeply embedded in his heart.

At the very least, he needed to know where this crisis was coming from, so he could be prepared in advance.

Although this matter was urgent, this was clearly not a good place for interrogation. Shen Changchuan planned to take him back to Great Bay Village to deal with him properly.

So, he simply knocked him unconscious for now, to prevent any accidents from happening along the way.

After Zhao Hantao completely fainted, Shen Changchuan began to collect the spoils from the surroundings.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he started by searching the weakest one, the Qi Gathering Fourth Level fourth brother.

Shen Changchuan had initially thought that since this person was wearing leather armor, he should have quite a bit of wealth on him, right?

That's what he had originally believed.

But he was quickly disappointed.

Because after searching almost the entire body of the opponent, he found nothing else of value besides the leather armor the person was wearing.

Even that leather armor had been completely ruined by Shen Changchuan's two Wind Blade Techniques in rapid succession during the fight, losing its spiritual essence and thus all its value.

Well, it wasn't entirely without value.

If it were taken to the mortal world and the torn parts stitched up, it could still be considered a treasure impervious to blades and spears, capable of fetching some gold and silver.

But clearly, these were of no use to Shen Changchuan at all.

A thought suddenly flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind:

Could the person's wealth be on his older brother?

Judging by the way he had flipped his palm to take out the Soul-Snatching Bell earlier, it seemed he had a storage bag.

With this thought in mind, Shen Changchuan didn't immediately search the boss's body.

Instead, he walked towards the other side first, heading to search the cultivator at Qi Gathering Fifth Level whom he had ambushed and killed first.

Soon, Shen Changchuan found a dagger clutched in the person's hand.

Sharp wind blades on the dagger reflected a faint blue light.

It looked like a low-grade magic item, and one that was poisoned.

But besides this dagger, just like the previous person, there was nothing else, yielding no results.

Shen Changchuan's gaze, then shifted towards the corpse of the boss at Peak Qi Gathering Sixth Level.