Flame Fist Instantly Kills the Old Yellow Ox
"What is that?!"
The old yellow ox stared in shock at the red-and-white armor that had appeared out of thin air before him, his face full of bewilderment.
A magical treasure?
No... why couldn't he sense any sign of a magical treasure from it?
A magical treasure had a spirit, and thus it had a presence. Yet this thing stood imposingly before him, its presence contained like that of a lifeless object, unfathomable!
"Could it be... a natal spirit treasure?!"
At the thought, the old yellow ox's eyes suddenly lit up!
A natal spirit treasure was also known as a heaven-given treasure!
It was a companion treasure born alongside its master, nurtured within their soul, as different from an ordinary magical treasure as heaven was from earth!
That Samadhi True Fire the brat had used just now must have been bestowed by this spirit treasure!
If he could get his hands on this spirit treasure...
How could a mere mortal be worthy of such a precious treasure?!
The greed in his eyes instantly overwhelmed his earlier shock, and he hesitated no longer!
His palm, covered in golden light, shot out, all five fingers spread wide as he reached straight for Jiang Zhe!
His expression was full of confidence that the treasure would be his!
He was just an ordinary man. Even if he'd been lucky enough to have a spirit treasure acknowledge him as its master, how much of its power could he wield?
Once the ox caught him, refined the treasure, and erased the brat's imprint on it...
The thing would be his!
As for whether the owner of the red-and-white armor would resist?
He grinned.
Did a mortal who had never even cultivated a technique think he could struggle against a Peak Human Immortal like him?
But before the old yellow ox could finish his lovely daydream, before he even had time to wipe the smug smile from his lips-
A flash of fire was already right in front of him!
So fast!
The old yellow ox's pupils contracted sharply. The fierce wind rushing at his face carried a scorching wave of heat that nearly singed his brows!
As expected of an old demon at Peak Human Immortal, he didn't hesitate for an instant. He twisted at the waist and barely dodged to the side, then swung his elbow back hard at the incoming crimson fist, which resembled a dragon's claw!
But in the next second!
Samadhi True Fire erupted from the fist!
Rather than clashing head-on with his elbow, the flames transformed into countless threads of fire that wound frantically up his arm, clinging like a bone-deep abscess!
"What?!"
The old yellow ox's expression changed drastically. He circulated his magic power furiously, and Buddhist light blazed around him as he tried to forcibly dispel the flames entwining him!
But this was Samadhi True Fire!
How could the fire of a divine ability be dispersed by mere magic power?
Where the Buddhist light passed, the threads of fire only dimmed slightly before burning even more fiercely!
Before the old yellow ox could react, the force contained in Jiang Zhe's punch erupted in full!
Jiang Zhe himself had no idea just how strong the armor's enhancement was! This punch had only been a probe!
But he himself had already reached the peak of essence, Qi, and spirit!
Now the armor had added layer upon layer of power!
Boom!!!
Mountains crumbled and seas roared!
In the path of his fist, the shield of Buddhist light surrounding them, formed from the old yellow ox's magic power specifically to conceal the commotion, shattered inch by inch like thin paper!
The punch sent the old yellow ox's massive body flying dozens of meters, crashing through one ancient tree after another before he finally slammed into the ground!
"Ah!"
Weaver Girl, who was anxiously searching for her clothes beside the pool, cried out at the sound.
At that moment, Cowherd, hiding in the distance with the starry gauze garment in his arms, was also scared out of his wits by the earthshaking commotion.
Both of them turned toward the source of the sound in unison!
Flames spread like wings behind the fiery red armor as it rose into the air, slowly coming to a hover!
And beneath it, wisps of smoke curled from a crater dozens of meters deep!
"Damn you... humiliating me with the power of a spirit treasure!"
At the center of the crater, the old yellow ox struggled to prop himself up after taking the punch, his face contorted with extreme fury.
The unrelenting Samadhi True Fire still swirled and raged over him, and his once-yellow skin had been burned black!
In his extreme fury, even the Buddhist light surrounding him could not drive the flames back in the slightest!
"Roar!!!"
Boom!
The old yellow ox's body began to swell rapidly! His bulging muscles tore his cloth garments to shreds in an instant!
Immediately afterward, a yellow, ox-headed giant demon, grotesque beyond measure and covered in rippling muscles, slowly rose from the smoke and dust!
The peaceful, compassionate Buddhist intent that had surrounded him had now completely dissipated.
In its place was a monstrous, vicious killing aura!
"I'll eat you!!"
The ox-headed demon roared at the sky. His burly, three-meter-tall figure shot up from the ground like a rocket from its barrel, bringing a foul wind with him as he swung an iron fist the size of a millstone down at Jiang Zhe's head!
Jiang Zhe gave a cold snort.
In the next second!
He sharply turned the button on the side of the Heaven and Earth Belt!
Fiery red energy burst from his waist, forming a massive talisman in front of him!
At the center of the talisman, the ancient seal-script character for "fire" flickered in and out of sight!
Boom!!
The ox-headed demon's massive body punched through the talisman amid a gale from his fist, and his punch slammed into Jiang Zhe's chest!
Clang!!!
The iron-like fist struck the chest armor, sending dazzling sparks flying!
One spark was flung over a hundred meters away by the shockwave. It drifted through the air and landed squarely on Cowherd.
The Niu family's second son, still dreaming of marrying a fairy and living a good life from then on, could not even cry out before the stray Samadhi True Fire burned him to ashes.
The wind blew, and nothing remained.
"How is that possible?!"
The old yellow ox, who had just punched Jiang Zhe, stared in utter bewilderment.
It was as though his punch had not struck a mortal body!
But Spirit Mountain!
The instant his fist made contact, a shockwave visible to the naked eye exploded outward, and the two figures remained locked in place in midair!
A shockingly powerful force of recoil surged back through his fist, making his entire arm tremble and rattle as his bones groaned under the strain!
But before he could pull away and retreat!
Jiang Zhe's other fist had already risen slowly to press against the fiery red talisman before him!
The character for "fire" suddenly blazed, transforming into a torrent of scorching energy that surged into his arm!
Bang!!
Raging flames gathered, compressed, and roared wildly over his armored arm!
In the next second!
[Flame Fist!]
He threw a punch!
It was as though a true dragon's long cry rang in his ears!
The punch was unimaginably fast. Crimson light tore through the night like a bolt of lightning streaking upward, slamming into the ox-headed demon's chest!
Boom!!!!!
A wave of fire soared into the sky!
Stripped of the Buddhist light's protection, his body's magic power scattered, he could not withstand the savage Samadhi True Fire for even a single breath!
Amid the vast sea of fire, the ox demon's massive body was engulfed, ignited, and torn apart, burned so completely that not a single intact piece of flesh could be found!