"Hhh... hhh..."
The man surnamed Fu lay motionless, like an empty husk drained of all strength.
The black aura that had once surged so wildly was now so thin it was almost invisible. Like exhausted remnants of a defeated army, it writhed futilely over his ruined body, no longer able to piece his shattered bones and flesh back together.
Only his dying gasps remained in the vast woods.
His features had been smashed beyond recognition on his bloodied face.
Only his eyes could still barely move, fixed on Jiang Ye with fierce resentment and hatred.
He refused to accept this!
To obtain this power, he had schemed within the Buddhist Sect for years.
He had clearly been just a few steps away from crossing that threshold...
Only to run into this man.
This monster who had managed to cultivate five elements innate gang qi!
"Looks like you won't be getting up."
Jiang Ye looked down at him, studying his condition.
He had deliberately tested how effectively his five elements innate gang qi could suppress that eerie black aura.
Now he had a rough idea.
The black aura's regenerative ability did indeed have a limit.
"Still, not bad. You just about gave me my fill."
Jiang Ye casually wiped the light sweat from his forehead and said indifferently,
"It's been a long time since anyone made me sweat."
At those words, Fu's barely moving eyes abruptly widened, filling with a humiliation unlike anything he had ever known.
Never in his life had he heard such outrageous words that cut so deeply into his heart.
Even his wrecked body began to tremble.
"You..."
"Bastard..."
"If not for that... damned old wretch..."
"How could you possibly... have beaten me!!!"
As resentment and hatred surged through him, the thin black aura over his body