Shi Feijiao sat cross-legged in the center of the square.
A bone fragment hovered three inches in front of his knees, runes flowing over it as rings of light rippled outward. His eyes were closed, veins bulging between his brows, and every bone in his body cracked thunderously.
"Here it comes!" Shi Yunfeng stood ramrod straight, clutching his cane.
Boom!
A column of blood qi burst from the crown of Shi Feijiao's head and pierced the heavens.
The blast tore a hole through the clouds. Runes descended from the sky, densely packed and dazzling as though cast from immortal gold. One after another, they branded themselves into heaven and earth, engulfing Shi Feijiao.
Those runes interwove, collided, and fused, finally condensing into a deep cavern above Shi Feijiao's head.
Vivid crimson light of life surged at its mouth, vigorous, blazing, and brilliant. Waves of heat washed over the square, forcing the villagers back several steps.
A heavenly cave.
Heaven and earth resonated, the mountains answered, and the plants swayed.
Shi Feijiao opened his eyes. A fire burned in their depths.
"Dad!" Dazhuang was the first to rush over.
Shi Linhu slapped his thigh. "Well done! Stone Village's second Cave Heaven Realm cultivator!"
Ermeng bounced around beside him. "Uncle Fei Jiao! How many savage beasts can you kill with one punch now?"
Shi Feijiao stood and clenched his fists.
He swung one casually. The gust from his fist swept up three stones from the ground and blasted them into dust in midair.
Shi Yunfeng thumped his cane hard against the ground.
"Excellent!"
Shi Hou crouched nearby with a strip of dried meat between his teeth and nodded.
Uncle Fei Jiao had always had the strongest foundation in the village. It was no surprise that he had broken through first.
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