The Oriole Behind

Two Azure Cloud Sect protectors at the Qi Condensation Fifth Layer attacked simultaneously, their power truly terrifying!

The one on the left flicked his long sword, conjuring a curtain of green sword light. The sword energy was sharp, like crashing waves, and descended upon Chen Chen.

The one on the right unleashed both palms. Potent True Qi condensed into two massive green hand seals in his palms, striking with immense force!

The two cooperated seamlessly, their attack a killing blow from the start!

They intended to use the most thunderous methods to crush this lunatic who dared to provoke the Azure Cloud Sect's authority into dust!

In their eyes, a mere boy at the Second Level of Qi Condensation facing a combined assault from two Qi Condensation Fifth Layer experts was surely doomed!

Even Liang Feng, watching from afar, wore a smug, cruel grin.

"Die, you scum! For stealing my Azure Cloud Token! For acting so high and mighty! Today, you'll die without a burial place!"

He could already picture the bloody scene of Chen Chen being dismembered by sword energy and crushed into pulp by palm seals.

However, facing this world-ending attack, Chen Chen's face showed no fear.

Instead, a crazed, bloodthirsty smile curved his lips.

"I've been waiting... for a long time."

He murmured softly, his voice seeming to come from the Nine Nether Hell.

The next second.

"Asura Battle Body, activate!"

BOOM--!

A blood-red malevolent aura, several times more violent than when he fought the Mighty Demonic Ape in the Black Mist Mountain Range, erupted from his body!

Eerie blood-red patterns instantly crawled all over his body!

His body seemed to forcibly grow taller, muscles bulging, veins coiling like dragons!

His black hair whipped around as if in a wind, the tips tinged with a heart-stopping crimson!

A terrifying aura, like that of a primeval fierce beast, exploded outwards from him!

The Qi Condensation Second Layer aura he possessed began to climb steadily!

Qi Condensation Second Layer peak!

Third Level of Qi Condensation!

Third Level of Qi Condensation peak!

Finally, it stopped just shy of the Qi Condensation Fourth Layer!

"What?!"

The two Qi Condensation Fifth Layer protectors, rapidly charging forward, felt Chen Chen's sudden surge of terrifying power. Their expressions drastically changed, their pupils constricting!

Their contempt instantly turned into boundless shock!

This kid... had been hiding his strength!

This aura, this pressure...

This was nowhere near a Second Level of Qi Condensation!

This was an ancient fierce beast wearing human skin!

The two were terrified, but their attacks had already been launched; it was too late to stop!

They could only grit their teeth and pour all their strength into the strike!

"Good!"

Chen Chen let out a long roar, his voice filled with endless fighting spirit and madness!

He didn't retreat, nor did he dodge!

Facing the curtain of sword light and the massive palm seals, he actually charged forward, meeting the attack head-on!

In his hand, the pitch-black Ink Shadow Sword let out an excited hum upon sensing its master's soaring battle spirit!

Blood light flared intensely on the sword's body!

"Break... for me!"

Chen Chen roared, and the Ink Shadow Sword in his hand transformed into a world-splitting black lightning bolt, slashing fiercely towards the green sword curtain!

No fancy moves, no exquisite techniques.

Only the purest, most primal, most savage... strength!

"RUMBLE--!"

A deafening roar exploded in the sky above the Mass Grave!

The green sword curtain, unleashed with full power by a Qi Condensation Fifth Layer expert, was like paper upon colliding with the Ink Shadow Sword!

It lasted for less than a breath!

Before the incredibly domineering black sword energy tore a massive opening through it!

Countless shattered sword qi wildly recoiled in all directions!

The Dharma Protector who unleashed the sword strike felt as if struck by lightning, sensing an irresistible, immense force surging from his sword.

"Crack!"

The Spirit Tool longsword in his hand let out a mournful cry of being unable to bear the burden, its blade covered in a web of cracks!

"Pfft!"

He spat out a large mouthful of blood, his entire body like a kite with a broken string, flying backward. He heavily smashed into a grave mound more than ten meters away, his life or death unknown!

One sword!

Just one sword!

A Qi Condensation Fifth Layer expert, defeated!

Meanwhile, on the other side, those two massive cyan palm strikes had already arrived before Chen Chen!

Chen Chen shattered the sword curtain with a single strike. His old strength gone, new strength not yet born, he was about to be squarely hit by the palm strikes!

"Die!"

The Dharma Protector who unleashed the palm strikes, seeing the tragic state of his companion, was horrified but his killing intent grew even more intense!

He wanted to avenge his comrade!

However, a strange smile appeared on Chen Chen's face.

He had completely abandoned his defense!

Allowing those two massive palm strikes to fiercely imprint themselves onto his chest!

"Bang!"

A dull, drum-like roar!

Chen Chen's body was blasted backward seven or eight steps by the immense force, each step leaving a deep footprint on the hard ground.

A trickle of blood also seeped from the corner of his mouth.

But...

That was all!

He had forcefully withstood the full-power strike of a Qi Condensation Fifth Layer expert with his bare body!

The clothes on his chest had long since turned to ash, revealing bronze-colored skin covered in blood-red patterns.

On that skin, there were only two faint, almost invisible white palm prints!

Completely unharmed!

"No... Impossible!"

The Dharma Protector who unleashed the palm strikes had his eyeballs nearly popping out!

He looked at his own hands, then at Chen Chen, who stood like a demon god, having withstood his palm strike, his expression shifting from ferocity to blankness, and finally, to endless fear!

What... what kind of monster is this?!

Is his body made of iron?!

"Now, it's my turn."

A cold voice, like the pronouncement of death, echoed in his ears.

Chen Chen's figure moved.

The ground beneath his feet cracked open with a roar!

Like a cannonball fired from its barrel, he instantly crossed more than ten meters, appearing before the completely stunned Dharma Protector!

The Ink Shadow Sword in his hand was raised high!

"No--!"

The Dharma Protector let out a scream of despair and turned to flee.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Swish!

A flash of black blood streaked past.

A perfectly good head flew into the air!

Blood, like a fountain, dyed the wicked land red.

[Ding! Killed a Qi Condensation Fifth Layer realm martial artist, gained Cultivation Points +250!]

The cold system prompt sounded in Chen Chen's mind.

The entire process happened in the blink of an eye!

From Chen Chen activating the Asura Battle Body, to two Qi Condensation Fifth Layer experts, one dead and one heavily injured.

It took merely a dozen breaths of time!

This shocking scene completely petrified everyone present!

From afar, Lin Yueru, who was locked in combat with a Blood Fiend Tower assassin, saw this and her usually calm eyes filled with unconcealable shock!

She knew Chen Chen was strong, but she never imagined he was strong to this extent!

Fighting two at once and instantly killing two cultivators at the Qi Condensation Fifth Layer!

This combat power...

Even she admitted she absolutely couldn't achieve it!

Meanwhile, Wang Teng and Liang Feng were utterly terrified.

The two of them stood frozen in place like chickens with their necks grabbed, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Especially Wang Teng.

The arrogance and killing intent on his face had vanished without a trace, replaced by endless fear and regret!

He finally understood what kind of... monster he had provoked!

Chen Chen slowly turned around.

He didn't look at the protector he had severely injured, whose life was now uncertain.

Nor did he look at the Blood Fiend Tower assassin fighting Lin Yueru.

His eyes, burning with blood and spectral light, simply settled on Wang Teng.

"Wang Teng."

He spoke, his voice hoarse and cold.

"When you sent people to kill my entire family outside Qingyang City, did you ever imagine this day would come?"