This was the true power of the Inscription Realm: no longer relying entirely on the runes of fierce beasts and birds of prey, but inscribing symbols of one's own within the body.
The Su clan possessed a trace of the primordial great strength vajra bear bloodline, as well as the inherited Great Strength Vajra Bear Treasure Art.
How could someone rise to become a regional lord without some reserves of power?
Golden light blazed from the Marquis of Zhenyuan's right arm, forming an enormous phantom fist that smashed toward Shi Teng.
This was another of the Su Family's divine abilities, the God-Demon Fist.
Rumble!
The fist was as enormous as a small mountain, and its crushing pressure left Shi Teng nowhere to dodge.
Even after he unleashed Wind God Leg, his movements remained painfully slow.
As the Marquis of Zhenyuan's enormous right fist came crashing toward him, Shi Teng could only unleash Qilin Arm to meet it.
Crack!
A muffled groan actually came from the immensely powerful Qilin Arm, and the qilin scales covering it began to peel away.
Shi Teng clenched his teeth and used every ounce of strength in his body to resist the Marquis of Zhenyuan's God-Demon Fist.
He unleashed Azure Dragon Arm with his left hand as well, bringing it up to meet the blow, and only then barely managed to withstand the attack.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan had barely drawn back his massive fist before smashing it toward Shi Teng again without the slightest hesitation.
Every move was a killing blow.
The hatred born of a severed arm could not coexist beneath the same sky!
Shi Teng's brow furrowed slightly. He immediately summoned the Heaven-Flipping Seal into his hand to meet the Marquis of Zhenyuan's God-Demon Fist.
Under Shi Teng's urging, the originally palm-sized Heaven-Flipping Seal grew to resemble a small mountain.
Rumble!
The two mighty forces collided, sending a powerful shock wave sweeping outward and instantly flinging countless watching townspeople off their feet.
A fierce light shot from the Marquis of Zhenyuan's eyes, and he roared, "Break!"
Another surge of immense power erupted from the God-Demon Fist. The Heaven-Flipping Seal was instantly knocked away and crashed into a pavilion, flattening it on impact.
Shi Teng frowned. Since the Heaven-Flipping Seal won't do, try my Dark Heavy Ruler next.
This time, Shi Teng did not wait any longer. He took the offensive, scarlet flames burning around the Dark Heavy Ruler as he unleashed Flame-Splitting Wave-Eating Ruler once more.
Towering flames formed a surging wave that slashed toward the Marquis of Zhenyuan.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan had seen this Dark Heavy Ruler before. It had been no match for him then, and naturally, it was no match for him now.
With a single punch from the Marquis of Zhenyuan, it was sent flying once again.
The Dark Heavy Ruler struck the ground with a thunderous crash, forcibly smashing a deep crater into it.
Clearly, the Dark Heavy Ruler's power was far from ordinary.
Shi Teng paused, then switched the Dark Heavy Ruler for the Xingtian Axe.
At the sight of the axe that had severed his arm, ferocity blazed across the Marquis of Zhenyuan's face, and his eyes grew even more savage.
He unleashed the Great Strength Vajra Bear's treasure art, Great Strength Vajra Cannon, once more. Bringing his left hand before his chest, he condensed a golden sphere over a meter across and instantly fired it!
The golden sphere contained immense fluctuations of energy, and the tremendous power it radiated could be felt from far away.
Holding the Xingtian Axe, Shi Teng leaped into the air and cleaved downward.
The entire sphere exploded instantly, its tremendous shock wave flattening everything within a radius of five li.
Shi Teng was also blasted away by that immense energy. His body was torn open in several places, blood streaming freely, leaving him in a sorry state.
"Boy, let's end this. You took one of my arms, so I'll take your life. Fair!"
Immediately afterward, another punch smashed toward Shi Teng.
Shi Teng lay sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath, his face filled with defiance.
"Fair! What is fair?"
"All I know is that in this world, the weak have always been meat for the strong, and the strong reign as kings! Isn't that exactly what you're doing now?"
"But I, Shi Teng, don't believe in fate. I believe only in myself. My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's!"
"Killing me won't be that easy!"
"Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd!"
With a slight stirring of Shi Teng's will, golden light burst from the little halberd between his brows, and a large black halberd appeared in his hand.
Gripping the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd, Shi Teng immediately charged forward to meet the attack.
At the Fire Kingdom Imperial Palace, Stone Village, the rear mountain of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's residence, and the Fire Kingdom's Xiao Family and Chu Family, the gathered experts were all dumbstruck.
The Xingtian Axe from earlier had already been immensely powerful, though it seemed to have suffered severe damage.
But the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd in his hand now was a true divine weapon, most likely another treasure left behind on an ancient battlefield.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan paid Shi Teng no heed at all. Facing the sharp halberd blade, he did not pause in the slightest and continued driving his fist forward.
But in the next instant, the Marquis of Zhenyuan was dumbstruck.
That seemingly unremarkable, ink-black halberd actually pierced straight through his defenses and passed through his arm.
A miserable scream escaped the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mouth.
His left arm was crippled as well, blood spraying across the sky.
This time, Shi Teng showed no mercy. He had no desire to be walking down the street someday only for someone else to block his path.
Or to have someone suddenly strike him in the back while he was hard at work cultivating.
"Marquis of Zhenyuan, let's end this!"
The Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd swept across in his hand, then thrust toward the Marquis of Zhenyuan once more.
This blow would surely kill the Marquis of Zhenyuan on the spot.
At that moment between life and death, an enormous fist emerged from the void and immediately smashed toward Shi Teng.
"Young man, enough is enough. Must you truly hunt him down to the last?"
The Marquis of Zhenyuan's eyes trembled slightly, and delight appeared on his face. "Ancestor! Thank you for saving me, Ancestor!"
The newcomer was the ancestor of the Su clan, an expert of the Array Formation Realm.
With just one punch, Shi Teng was sent flying and slammed heavily into the ground. All the spiritual energy in his body was drained away, and his internal organs suffered grievous injuries.
So strong!
Shi Teng pressed his right hand against his chest, boundless ferocity filling his eyes as he glared savagely.
The Su Family ancestor said in a low voice, "Old Lie, hurry up and get back. Stop coming out here to make a disgrace of yourself!"
Su Lie had already lost his right hand, and now his left had been crippled too. The resentment in his heart only deepened.
But with the ancestor speaking, he could only obey.
Seeing the two preparing to leave, Shi Teng stepped forward and shouted angrily, "You want to leave? Did I agree to that?"
The Su Family ancestor had just taken a step when he turned back, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Young man, you do have some fire in your blood, but having fire in your blood doesn't mean throwing your life away!
"You've already crippled both of Su Lie's arms. What more do you want?"
His eyes flickered slightly, and an imposing pressure enveloped Shi Teng's body.
Shi Teng's entire body was instantly frozen in place. Even breathing became difficult.
Was this the power of an Array Formation Realm expert?
Shi Teng clenched his teeth and forced out each word. "What do I want? Why don't you ask Su Lie what he wants!
"You were the ones who stirred up everything from beginning to end. If I, Shi Teng, had been weaker and died by his hand, tell me, who would have stood up for me?
"Are you really bullying me because you think I have no one behind me?"
The Su Family ancestor's brows shifted slightly. This boy truly had some steel in his bones. He wondered whose child he was.
Why is my own family nothing but a bunch of useless fools!
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