"Crack!"
His protective astral energy shattered at the sound. Countless stones stabbed into Zhang Hanzhou's body like swords and knives, sending sprays of blood flying.
Zhang Hanzhou barely had time to let out a piercing scream before he was hurled backward, his body riddled with bloody holes.
"Brother Zhang!"
Old Zhao tried to shield Zhang Hanzhou, but his own protective astral energy was on the verge of collapse. The recoil from the stones hammering against it made blood seep from the corner of his mouth. Farther back, Xiao Ya was so far away that the stones had lost most of their force by the time they reached her, and her protective astral energy easily blocked them. "Damn it, he's unharmed! Miss, fall back!"
Brother Wang roared and struck out with his palm, smashing the flying stones to pieces as he abruptly retreated.
Through the dust, an incomparably domineering figure emerged from the cave, wreathed in blue astral energy, silver blood energy surging around his body. "Fourth Body Tempering?" Brother Wang cried out.
No wonder the Thunderfire Bomb had failed to kill him. He was a body-tempering martial artist who had reached the Silver-Blood Realm. A martial artist at that level had a physique comparable to a mid-grade spirit weapon.
"Sir, this is a misunderstanding! We're from the thousand-year-old Xiao Family. We thought there was an exotic beast in the cave!" Brother Wang shouted.
"Misunderstanding, my fucking ass."
An exotic beast's aura was completely different from a human's.
Xu Yang strode forward and struck at the retreating Brother Wang with his palm.
Diamond Great Hand Seal!
With a boom, the wind from his palm swept forward, lifting huge rocks from the ground. They tore through the air alongside his hand, while layer after layer of earth was peeled away. The sight