Mastering the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger! Rebuke! Perfection in the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger!

Main Hall of the Ao Cheng Family.

Liu Qing was also exceedingly cheerful.

"Our scale of suppression has swallowed up all three of the Xiao Family's marketplaces."

"If this were in the past, Xiao Zhan would have already brought people over to fight us to the death."

"Yet right now, he is still cowering inside the Xiao Residence without a sound."

"This Xiao Family, they are finished!"

The two tufts of Ao Cheng Nan's white waxed mustaches twitched as he smiled and said:

"It seems our guess was correct."

"The Xiao Family simply angered an expert surpassing the Grandmaster tier, and right now they probably find it extremely difficult even to protect themselves."

"How could they possibly have the mind to bother with marketplace affairs?"

"In my view, as for swallowing up the Xiao Family, we can take even bigger strides forward now!"

Liu Qing nodded and said:

"Brother Ao Cheng speaks the absolute truth."

He paused, looked toward the black-robed youth beside him, poured a cup of tea, and offered it:

"With Brother Liu here, even if that Xiao Family wants to strike back, they won't have the strength to do so."

The middle-aged man who had remained silent all along did not disdain the two men's expressions either, likewise picking up a tea cup and taking a sip.

Once a cup went down, Liu Cheng let out a disdainful, cold hum:

"As for those Post-Natal Initial stage martial artists, if they dare to come looking for trouble, I certainly won't let them leave easily."

"That's right, the previously agreed-upon remuneration..."

Ao Cheng Nan was still smiling as he said:

"Brother Liu can rest assured, my Ao Cheng Family and the Liu Family will definitely keep our word."

"Once the deed is done and the Xiao Family exists in name only."

"The thousand taels of gold you require, along with one Qi Gathering Pill, we will naturally present to you with both hands."

Though Ao Cheng Nan spoke thus on the surface, inwardly he could not help but let out a cold snort.

This youngster really opened a lion's maw, he truly dared to ask!

A thousand taels of gold was nothing much, but that medicinal pill was exceedingly precious, and their Ao Cheng Family only possessed three of them.

However, as long as they could devour the Xiao Family, all of this was worth it.

In the blink of an eye, ten days' time had already passed.

During these past few days, the exterior of the Xiao Family had already fallen into complete chaos.

A great many of the Xiao Family's marketplaces and businesses had been seized by the Ao Cheng and Liu Families.

Throughout the length and breadth of Dongli City, whether ordinary folk or wealthy gentry engaged in business, everyone knew that the heavens in Dongli City were probably about to change.

The Xiao Family, which previously held absolute sway in Dongli City, was likely about to be replaced by the Ao Cheng Family.

Therefore, not a few wealthy gentry and factions successively began to curry favor with the Aocheng Family.

For a time, there was unexpectedly the momentum of a falling wall pushed by everyone.

Yet compared to the chaos outside the Xiao Residence, the interior of the Xiao Residence was quite a bit quieter.

Xiao Zhan and the other top brass of the Xiao Family all understood that suffering a bit of a loss right now was nothing, and it also happened to take advantage of this opportunity to sweep clean those fence-sitters.

As long as they waited for Xiao Huohuo to emerge from seclusion, everything would be able to be resolved.

Backyard.

The hour was late and all around was dead silent.

Only Xiao Huohuo sat alone within the courtyard.

Beneath the gloomy night hues, one could faintly perceive the crimson Rosy Glow condensed and lingering around the youth's body.

Just as this Rosy Glow was about to reach its limit and be expelled from the body, a sudden, faint poof sound spread outward around him.

Xiao Huohuo's tensed body relaxed, his entire body soaked in sweat as he panted and said:

"Dammit, what is going on?"

"It's always falling just a bit short."

"Where on earth is the mistake happening?"

Over these past ten days, his progress with the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger could be described as rapid.

From the very beginning, he could only connect to heaven and earth spiritual energy, causing it to transform into a phantom image around his body.

To finally condensing this spiritual energy completely solid, transporting it out of the body through the mental cultivation method.

Everything was in the midst of improvement, constantly being realized.

Yet he had been stuck at this final step for a full three days.

In three days, he had failed over a thousand times.

However, Xiao Huohuo still quieted his mind and concentrated. After several rounds of exhaling and inhaling, his spirit completely calmed down as he muttered to himself:

"Xiao Huohuo, you are still lacking the final step."

"The final step is often the most difficult, yet simultaneously the easiest step to slack off on."

"As long as you step past this step, you will succeed!"

He calmed his heart, yet instead of immediately acting again, he fell into deep thought instead.

Thinking over what else the Master had said...

He spent yet another full hour's time.

The bright, clear moon in the sky had already suspended itself directly overhead, and the night breeze had also grown somewhat crisper.

Yet his train of thought had likewise reached an unprecedented state of clarity.

After chanting and reciting the words Chu Feng had spoken to him back and forth a hundred times, the corners of his mouth parted slightly:

"The important thing about this immortal technique is the comprehension of the connection with heaven and earth..."

"Comprehension..."

Within his mind, he once again recalled the soul-stirring, heart-stirring experiences of the Martial Ancestor.

It was as if picture after picture emerged within his mind.

And the so-called heavenly might belonging to the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger had also grown completely clear at this moment!

His eyes brightened, as if he had grasped onto something, and he immediately closed his eyes.

Simultaneously, the spiritual energy throughout his body circulated once more.

Following the familiar method of spiritual energy circulation, a trace of Rosy Red once again overflowed from within his body, wrapping around his exterior.

This Rosy Glow, in merely several breaths, condensed into the appearance of half a fingertip.

And on Xiao Huohuo's index finger, a trace of faint glimmer at this moment also leapt like a flame.

When this trace of faint radiance condensed to its limit and grew increasingly dazzling, it did not scatter once more; instead, with Xiao Huohuo gritting his teeth, it slowly overflowed from his fingertip.

With a sudden motion, he abruptly raised his finger and lifted it toward the sky.

Wind!!

A solid, crimson ray of light lit up from within the backyard of the Xiao Residence, rushing straight toward the firmament.

An instant later, a terrifying gale whipped up across the sky.

The surrounding trees swayed violently.

Midair, the crimson Rosy Glow continuously condensed, finally transforming into the appearance of half an index finger.

This half-finger possessed astonishing might, and the moment it appeared, all a thousand-plus lamps of the entire Xiao Residence lit up at the exact same moment.

The members of the Xiao Family, feeling this sort of pressure suspended above their heads, hurriedly rushed out of their doors in panic, looking toward the canopy of heaven.

They saw that in the sky, a giant finger had appeared, possessing a might vastly smaller than it had half a month prior.

Panicked and terrified expressions surfaced among the disciples and middle ranks of the Xiao Family.

However, there were four people who were the exception.

When these four people clearly saw the appearance of the giant finger in the sky, they were all incomparably excited.

Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders hastily returned to their respective rooms, hurriedly donned their garments, and rushed toward Xiao Huohuo's courtyard.

The line of sight fell back into the courtyard where Xiao Huohuo resided.

Xiao Huohuo's double pupils radiated light as he looked excitedly at that half-section of a giant finger condensed by him in midair. He took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and then abruptly waved his fingertip, shouting fiercely:

"Half-finger, shake heaven and earth!"

As the words fell, Xiao Huohuo smoothly and exceptionally controlled the massive spiritual energy released by him, pressing it downward toward the ground below.

The space of the courtyard appeared to be locked down by some sort of terrifying aura, and even the surrounding wind could not blow outward.

It could only submit to the descent of that half-section of the giant finger.

Boom!

The instant the fingertip touched the earth, the dirt actually splashed upward like water droplets.

Dust and smoke blanketed the entire courtyard, only subsiding after a long time.

Xiao Huohuo looked before him, his expression growing somewhat dull.

He saw that a giant crater with a radius of a full five meters wide and a depth of three meters high had appeared before his eyes...