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"How could this be..."

"What kind of Body Refining Divine Ability was that?"

"How could his divine body possibly be so strong!?"

The Rhinoceros Great Demon's three dying questions surfaced in Sheng Xuan's mind at that moment as well.

But unlike the Rhinoceros Great Demon—

What he could not understand was why Xia Manggan's divine body was so powerful.

Back in the Red Dragon Mountain Range, he had learned that three disciples from the Black-White Academy would be taking the Yinglong Guard examination alongside them, and that one of them was the recently renowned Xia Manggan.

Sheng Xuan had been tempted then.

A member of the imperial clan and an official disciple of the Black-White Academy.

Either identity meant that Xia Manggan's wealth would surpass that of ordinary people, even the Wanxiang Great Demons within the Yushan Great Wilderness Marsh.

Then there were Jiu Lian and Luo Qing, whose extraordinary bearing made it obvious at a glance that they came from prominent clans.

With such fat prey delivered right to his doorstep, how could he possibly let it go?

To ensure a single fatal strike and leave no future trouble, he had even taken the initiative to join forces with Lie Longqi, whose strength was likewise not to be underestimated among this group of Wanxiang Daoists.

Lie Longqi, as an expert archer, would launch a sneak attack from afar, firing a concealed arrow through Xia Manggan's head at the instant he killed the great demon and relaxed his guard.

Then the four senior siblings of the Heavenly Saint Sect would use the Lesser Teleportation Dao Talisman to appear beside Xia Manggan in an instant.

Even if Xia Manggan cultivated the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map and had reached the ninth level of Purple Mansion Perfection, comparable to an ordinary Myriad Phenomena God-Demon—

Once the vital point of his head had been pierced, his control over his body would become incredibly weak.

At that point, no matter how strong his soul was or how formidable his soul arts were, they would be useless.

Xia Manggan could only have all his divine power instantly annihilated by the four of them before being completely killed.

As for the remaining two female disciples of the Black-White Academy, they were merely at the Early Wanxiang Stage of the Qi Refining Path.

With strength so weak, he was confident he could destroy them with a turn of his hand.

He merely needed to be somewhat careful not to let the two women escape using protective treasures.

Strictly speaking, their plan was already exceptionally flawless.

Even if they used it to ambush and kill a Primordial Spirit Daoist, there would almost be no chance of failure.

But after calculating everything, they had failed to account for one thing...

The crucial fatal arrow, the very thing that determined whether the plan would succeed, had not even damaged a hair on his body!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The three young Wanxiang Daoists of the Heavenly Saint Sect had yet to break free from the Divine Sense illusion caused by the Soul Bewilderment Technique when their bodies were all crushed apart, and they died on the spot.

Ignoring the red and white blood staining his fingertips, Xia Manggan joined his middle and index fingers into a sword gesture and stabbed down again at Sheng Xuan below him.

He was still using the great divine abilities Law of Heaven and Earth and Three Heads and Six Arms. His two fingers alone were far taller than Sheng Xuan's entire body.

"Break!"

Still affected by the Soul Bewilderment Technique and only barely able to mobilize his Origin Force, Sheng Xuan hurriedly took out a Dao talisman and activated it.

Whoosh~~~

A hemispherical barrier resembling a Kong barrier instantly enveloped his entire body.

Xia Manggan's sword fingers struck the barrier, producing only faint ripples rather than shattering it at once.

"A protective Dao talisman forged by an Immortal?" Xia Manggan sneered as a Thunder Bead gleaming with black-and-white light appeared in his hand.

This was the Bipolar Magnetic Light Thunder Fire Bead that Immortal Hanshan had specifically bestowed upon him when he bid farewell to his master. It was a one-use protective and offensive treasure that masters gave to important Black-White Academy disciples before they went out adventuring.

Immortal Hanshan knew that Xia Manggan wanted to earn Essence Liquid in order to purchase a Second Primordial Spirit Vessel.

Coming to the Yushan Great Wilderness Marsh, he would inevitably seek out Primordial Spirit Great Demons to fight.

That was why his master had prepared three for him this time.

Sheng Xuan's status was far from ordinary, and Immortal Lianshan had warned him beforehand that he was the current Holy Son of the Heavenly Saint Sect and its future sect master.

Thus, Xia Manggan was also concerned that Sheng Xuan might possess some extraordinary offensive treasure capable of harming him.

Without hesitation, he retreated and hurled out the Bipolar Magnetic Light Thunder Fire Bead.

Boom~~~

Black-and-white bipolar magnetic light exploded against the golden hemispherical barrier.

The terrifying power almost instantly reduced everything within a hundred-foot radius to dust.

Yet the protective Dao talisman Sheng Xuan had used was clearly no ordinary item.

Even under the explosion of the Bipolar Magnetic Light Thunder Fire Bead, a thin layer of radiance remained, not yet completely shattered.

Sheng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly took out a Lesser Teleportation Dao Talisman, crushing it in an attempt to flee first.

But after he crushed the talisman, the familiar spatial fluctuations of the past did not appear. Instead, a massive millstone resembling a Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram appeared in the sky above him.

"Rumble~~~~"

The golden barrier, already at the end of its strength, immediately transformed into countless streamers beneath the crushing force of the enormous millstone.

Then, carrying a vast and mighty aura capable of crushing the heavens, it ground down toward Sheng Xuan.

"No! I'm the Holy Son of the Heavenly Saint Sect! The current sect master is my father! You can't kill me!" Sheng Xuan screamed in terror.

He still had other methods.

But Xia Manggan's soul art had struck him alone. Being able to barely stay conscious already showed that his Dao heart and soul were powerful.

Now, affected by the Soul Bewilderment Technique, his thoughts moved incomparably slowly, while the massive millstone's crushing assault seemed slow but was in fact swift.

With no other options, he had no choice but to shout out his identity, hoping Xia Manggan would have some misgivings.

But—

"Forget that you're merely the son of the Heavenly Saint Sect Master. Even if your father dared try to kill me, he'd die and his sect would be destroyed!" Xia Manggan sneered. "Go in peace."

Bang!

Sheng Xuan's body was crushed beneath the black-and-white millstone formed by the Wuji Ring.

His divine body, comparable to an Early Wanxiang Stage God-Demon, was instantly reduced to nothing.

Whoosh.

Xia Manggan used his Divine Sense to collect the storage treasure that had fallen to the ground.

Then, with a flash, he teleported through the void.

"Jiu Lian, Luo Qing. You two clean up the demons' treasures on this mountain. I'm going to kill a little fish that slipped through the net."

His clear voice echoed through the mountains, startling Jiu Lian and Luo Qing out of their stunned daze.

It had been too fast.

Far too fast.

Everything that had just happened—from Xia Manggan being ambushed by the concealed arrow, to Sheng Xuan's group of four appearing, and then being killed in turn by Xia Manggan—

Describing the entire process in writing would take a long time, but in reality, it had happened in only an instant.

Jiu Lian and Luo Qing could only feel the situation changing too rapidly before their eyes. By the time Xia Manggan's departing words jolted them awake—

Of this demon mountain stronghold, one that could be called the strongest within a range of hundreds of thousands of miles, the only living beings left were the two of them.

"Big Sister?" Luo Qing looked at Jiu Lian.

"...Let's start cleaning up." Jiu Lian looked over the demon corpses strewn across the mountain, as well as the various scattered treasures, armor, and weapons.

For some reason—

She suddenly felt that it was not the reasons she had given earlier that had persuaded Xia Manggan.

The reason Xia Manggan had agreed to travel with the two of them was simply because he wanted two "helpers" to clean up battlefields and gather the spoils of war.

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