Of course, Nangong Tianzhi, having fallen for it, was immensely curious. After all, he knew exactly how powerful that palm strike of his had been. Even if the Immortal Emperor Gouchen were here, he would not dare let such a strike land on him! Unless... it was one of the seven Great Saints of the Great Sacred Hall! At that thought, Nangong Tianzhi suddenly understood and cried wildly, "Pinghu, retreat quickly! This man's physical body is extraordinarily powerful. Do not..."
Nangong Tianzhi had meant to say, "Do not let him get close," but before he could finish, Xiao Hua had already closed in beside the Literary Saint named Nangong Pinghu. This Literary Saint, who had just been using the Clear Sight Technique to examine the truth and falsehood of Xiao Hua's fist waves, had barely blocked Xiao Hua's left fist before the right fist struck the hollow of his shoulder!
Boom... Another muffled blast rang out. Nangong Pinghu's secondary body collapsed from the shoulder hollow onward; in an instant, half of it shattered, and even the physical body beneath the secondary body was affected, flesh and blood flying everywhere! Yet Nangong Pinghu, in such pain that he nearly fainted, stared at Xiao Hua as he shot skyward after landing the blow, his eyes filled with profound confusion! He had clearly seen that the fist meant for his heart had wavered slightly at the moment he had lost all hope, changing course toward his shoulder. His survival was not because he had been lucky, nor because he had dodged in time, but because this Great Vehicle Daoist Sect cultivator... had shown mercy!
Watching three ninth-grade Yuan Force Literary Saints get killed or wounded by Xiao Hua in merely a few exchanges, Nangong Tianzhi's heart twisted as though carved by knives. He