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"Die..."

"Damn it, Jia Lie Bi, you old dog! You dare kill my Xiao Zhan's son? I'll make your Gale Clan accompany him to the grave!" Just as Xiao Meng raised his hand to pull the trigger, a furious roar abruptly rang out across the entire street once more.

As the shout fell, a fiery red figure shot over from outside the market. With a vicious stomp on a rooftop, he flashed before Xiao Meng like lightning.

The newcomer threw back his head and roared. Faintly, the roar carried the sound of a lion's cry.

"Dad?" Xiao Meng's expression brightened. He immediately lowered his hand and swiftly retreated.

"Lion Mountain Rend!"

Xiao Zhan roared furiously, his iron fist clenched as he punched toward the charging Jia Lie Bi. A huge red lion's head flickered into view above his fist.

"Boom!"

Azure and red collided with a thunderous crash. The expressions of many people on the street changed drastically as they hurriedly covered their heads and plugged their ears.

After one exchange, both men were blasted back dozens of meters, leaving deep gouges in the ground.

That strike ended in a draw.

"Jia Lie Bi, you're really bringing glory to your Gale Clan, aren't you? Attacking a junior? Do you have any shame left?" Xiao Zhan roared with a grim expression.

At that moment, more than a dozen elders of the Xiao Clan also arrived, each one radiating killing intent.

They were not worried about Xiao Meng's safety at all. Instead, they felt that Jia Lie Bi was courting death. However, they all knew that Xiao Meng did not want to expose his strength, which was why they had rushed over in such a hurry.

After all, this was a chance to curry favor with Xiao Meng. Moreover, Xiao Zhan had given the order—who would dare disobey? More importantly, they feared Xiao Meng would settle accounts with them afterward.

Jia Lie Bi's face darkened, and the corner of his mouth twitched. Gritting his teeth, he said, "He severely injured my son and even killed Alchemist Liu Xi. Xiao Zhan, if he doesn't die, your Xiao Clan will face utter ruin!"

"Ruin your mother! Damn it, if we hadn't arrived, the one facing utter ruin would be your Gale Clan! You pissed off that killing star—wouldn't he wipe out your Gale Clan in minutes? Bastard, it would be one thing if you didn't show gratitude, but you're still whining like a bitch," one of the Xiao Clan elders cursed disdainfully.

The moment those words were spoken, all the elders agreed. Not a single one objected.

A third-tier alchemist was indeed not someone to provoke, but that depended on who was provoking him.

For a kid like Xiao Meng, even if Gu He himself came, Xiao Meng might not give him any face.

"Jia Lie Bi, as long as I, Xiao Zhan, still live, if you dare touch even a hair on my son's head, I'll fight your Gale Clan to the death!" Xiao Zhan bellowed furiously.

"You..." Jia Lie Bi's face twitched violently a few times. Xiao Zhan's cultivation was equal to his own, and their strength was evenly matched. Once a person like that became a mortal enemy, he had to be killed in one strike. Otherwise, the consequences would be severe.

"Xiao Zhan, do you know Liu Xi's identity?" Jia Lie Bi asked sinisterly.

"Hmph! He was just trash. I have no interest in knowing. My son killed him, so what? What can you do about it? Do you want to start a war with my Xiao Clan? I, Xiao Zhan, will accompany you anytime," Xiao Zhan snorted coldly.

In truth, he knew Liu Xi's identity. The Xiao Clan and the Gale Clan had always been at odds, and they were fierce competitors as well. Whenever either side gained an unfamiliar person, the other would investigate them in secret.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Hearing Xiao Zhan's domineering words, everyone was stunned. Since when had the Xiao Clan become so forceful?

"Fine, fine, Xiao Zhan. Just wait! Wait for your Xiao Clan to be destroyed!" After recovering from his shock, Jia Lie Bi laughed in fury, then turned and left with his people.

If the two sides began fighting now, both would suffer heavy losses. Jia Lie Bi naturally would not make such an unprofitable deal.

After Jia Lie Bi and the others left, Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Meng and sighed. "Couldn't you have gone a little easier on him? Liu Xi's master is a third-tier alchemist. You killed him—what are we supposed to do now?"

Xiao Meng shrugged. "Who knew that bastard was not only all show, but also so useless? He couldn't even take one punch from me. Can you blame me?"

The Xiao Clan elders nearly fainted upon hearing that. You're a freak who can instantly kill a Da Dou Shi, yet you expect a mere Dou Zhe to withstand one of your punches? Is something wrong with your head?

And it's not your fault? Fine, let's blame Liu Xi's mother, then!

The elders all felt as though needles were pricking their backs. This guy truly could not be provoked.

Xiao Zhan's face twitched as he asked irritably, "Then how should we deal with Liu Xi's master?"

Xiao Meng said carelessly, "That's easy. First, I can go kill him. Second, bring Fourth Brother back, and the matter will resolve itself."

The first half of his words made everyone shudder. Was killing people this guy's only way of solving problems?

Yet the latter half left them stunned. Bringing Xiao Yan back would resolve everything? What did that mean? Could Xiao Yan really force back a third-tier alchemist?

"Third Brother, what do you mean by that?" Xiao Zhan seemed to have thought of something. He became extremely excited, grabbed Xiao Meng by the shoulders, and urgently asked.

Xiao Meng slapped Xiao Zhan's hand away. "Dad, won't you know once you bring Fourth Brother back?"

With that, he turned and left. As for whatever mess remained, he could not be bothered to deal with it.

"That little brat..." Watching Xiao Meng leave without a care, Xiao Zhan cursed with a dark face. At the same time, he felt helpless, but a fiery gleam soon appeared in his eyes.

"Could Yan'er know how to refine pills?"

Xiao Zhan rubbed his hands together like a fly. After getting excited for a while, he called Pain over and gave him a few instructions. Then, with a wave of his hand, he led the still somewhat bewildered elders away.

After leaving the Xiao Clan market, Xiao Meng went elsewhere. He ran through more than half of Wutan City before finally gathering all the ingredients needed to refine the Purple Fire Star Pill. He had even prepared three full sets.

It was not until night fell that Xiao Meng returned to the Xiao Clan. He headed straight for his side hall, only to be stopped by Xiao Zhan halfway there.

In the end, he sold Xiao Yan out without the slightest hesitation.

It could be said that this was killing two birds with one stone.

First, Xiao Yan could deal with Liu Xi's master. Second, Xiao Meng could use the chance to get back his Soul-Nourishing Wood and beat Xiao Yan up along the way.

After returning to his side hall, he did not begin refining pills. Instead, he took out his fishing rod and began fishing.

Including the two fishing chances he had obtained today, he could now fish eight times.

"A card?" Before long, Xiao Meng's hook sank into a patch of ruins and snagged a glittering golden card.

"An upgraded Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger Experience Card? Was that just now the Martial Universe?" Xiao Meng froze, then his face filled with excitement.

Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger was created by the ancient Great Desolate Emperor and was his ultimate art. Half a finger shook heaven and earth; one finger imprisoned heaven and earth; two fingers shattered mountains and rivers; three fingers annihilated living beings; four fingers broke the firmament; five fingers stirred the universe. When five fingers emerged, heaven and earth were imprisoned.

Of the Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger, the first two fingers were equivalent to low-grade Creation martial arts, the third and fourth fingers were equivalent to mid-grade Creation martial arts, and the fifth finger was equivalent to high-grade Creation martial arts.

When five fingers emerged, heaven and earth were imprisoned. This was further divided into two moves: "Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger" and "Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Hand."

When all five fingers fused into one, it became the spiritual martial art, "Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Hand." It was later classified by Martial Ancestor Lin Dong as a high-grade spiritual martial art, with the Great Desolate Emperor as its martial spirit.

"In Martial Universe, Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger is a spiritual martial art. It should be equivalent to an Earth-tier Dou Skill in the Battle Through the Heavens world. Then the upgraded Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger should have reached the Heaven tier, right?"

"Starting right off with a Heaven-tier Dou Skill—who the hell could handle that?" Xiao Meng was thrilled. Without another word, he chewed up the golden card and swallowed it. As expected, his head immediately swelled with pain.

But the pain did not last long before he sensed a massive amount of new memories appearing in his mind.

"As expected, the upgraded Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger has already reached the Heaven tier—and it's even mid-grade Heaven tier." Xiao Meng was ecstatic. One had to know that on the Dou Qi Continent, most Heaven-tier martial arts were controlled by the great ancient clans. Ordinary factions were simply not qualified to possess them. Yet now, he possessed a mid-grade Heaven-tier Dou Skill.

The first finger, Imprison Heaven and Earth, had already reached the mid-grade Xuan tier. The second finger, Shatter Mountains and Rivers, had reached the high-grade Xuan tier. With his current cultivation, he could barely learn these two fingers.

However, he did not need to learn them at all. He already knew how to use them; he was merely a little unfamiliar with them.

After obtaining this martial art, Xiao Meng no longer had the mood to continue fishing. After tidying up, he quietly slipped deep into the back mountain and began familiarizing himself with the first and second fingers of Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Hand.

Inside the spacious cave, Xiao Meng's hands formed one profound hand seal after another. As his hand seals changed, Yuan Power howled out from within him, sweeping around him like a storm.

"One Finger Imprisons Heaven and Earth."

Xiao Meng's tightly shut eyes abruptly opened. He gave a low roar in his heart, stepped forward, and pointed into the air.

Yuan Power condensed. A pitch-black giant finger roughly a dozen meters long tore through the air, smashing down like a towering pillar that held up the heavens. Carrying a peculiar desolate aura, it slammed fiercely into a huge boulder in the distance.

"Boom!"

With a deafening explosion, shattered rocks shot in every direction, causing the cave to rumble.

"Not bad power, but it consumes too much Yuan Power..."