Chapter 155: When Divine Weapons Collide

Golden Light Peak, Grand Plaza!

A heavy snowfall rushed down in flurries, swirling between heaven and earth.

Abruptly, the surging energy was torn apart, shattering into a swirling, misty blizzard!

Zhong Liushou was flung aside as his two crimson tigers, forged from his own blood, were ruthlessly trampled by XiXi riding them, completely shattering into pieces!

This left Zhong Liushou, who hailed from Daocheng and prided himself on being superior to the Capital’s geniuses, with a deeply scowling face.

A surge of resentment welled up in his heart!

That little girl…

He had to teach that little girl a proper lesson!

A fierce glint flashed in Zhong Liushou’s eyes!

After all, he was from the Zhong family—one of Daocheng’s ancient clans—nurtured with the finest resources since childhood, and at just seven, he had already perfected an unrivaled fist technique!

How could he possibly be outmatched by a little girl?!

Yet amid his rage, he couldn’t help but be astonished—four years old… she was a prodigy!

But no matter how prodigious she was, he could not afford to lose!

He carried the honor of Daocheng with him!

With his hair streaming and eyes glinting, Zhong Liushou realized that if brute strength wouldn’t work on her…

Then he would have to switch strategies!

Magical warfare… it wasn’t just about raw power—it demanded cunning!

Landing with a decisive step, his eyes shone with determined brilliance…

If so, he would use divine weapons to win!

Previously, during his fight with Hai Chaosheng, he dismissed using divine weapons because he could easily defeat him unarmed.

That had indeed proven true, but the divine prodigy from Jingguang Prefecture was different!

Different!

He had to unleash his divine weapons!

With a tight grip, he immediately clutched a long spear…

The Sevenfold Divine Weapon!

A unique aura exclusive to the Sevenfold Divine Weapon spread out all around.

Although…

Though he couldn’t yet channel its full force, the sheer prestige of the weapon’s rank granted him a significant edge!

Wielding the Sevenfold Spear, he charged forward with wild abandon, slamming his foot down to unleash a tiger-like thrust!

Crimson light sparkled and flared along the Sevenfold Divine Spear!

At the same time, with a swift flick of his other arm, he drew two more divine weapons from the Qian Kun Jade!

They turned out to be two curved sabers, hovering and spinning in midair!

Zhong Liushou smirked confidently—he believed that with his divine weapons, no mere prodigy from the Capital could ever surpass his mastery, honed by a millennia-old legacy!

…

At the edge of the Grand Plaza.

Of the three prodigies from Daocheng, apart from Zhong Liushou, two others were present.

One was a chubby kid—a little foodie under Taoist Wang Kuyu—clutching a sack of buns and stuffing them into his mouth one after another.

The mouthwatering scent of meat buns filled the air, making several of the Daocheng prodigies recoil in disgust.

Yet the prodigious girl, with a gentle smile on her face, didn’t seem to mind the chubby kid at all.

“Yun’e, little sister, Zhong Liushou is done for!”

The chubby kid, cheeks bulging from his bun, mumbled indistinctly.

“Oh? Brother Zhou Peng, why would you say that?” asked the sweet, enchanting six-year-old girl.

The chubby kid grinned, “Li Nuǎnxi isn’t best at close combat… she excels with mechanisms.”

“Her second master, Ogre, has stirred Jingguang Prefecture into chaos with his prowess in mechanical hidden weapons.”

“If Zhong Liushou stuck to martial arts and raw divine might, perhaps Li Nuǎnxi wouldn’t resort to using hidden weapons that flout the rules.”

“Zhong Liushou plans on using the sheer number and rank of his divine weapons to overpower others… then he’s finished.”

The chubby kid shook his head and laughed repeatedly.

Young prodigy Yun’e was momentarily stunned; her exquisite features resembled a masterpiece of divine favoritism.

“Mechanisms… hidden weapons?”

Yun’e blinked in surprise, her long lashes and galaxy-like eyes sparkling momentarily.

It sounded… pretty formidable.

Yun’e glanced back toward the Grand Plaza.

She turned her gaze to little XiXi—who was even younger—as her eyes grew brighter.

…

…

XiXi shattered the two crimson tigers.

She then felt an intense divine weapon aura as the spear lashed out, rending the air apart in a burst of force!

Even without fully channeling the Sevenfold Divine Weapon’s power, its mere rank posed a significant threat.

But XiXi remained unfazed; her eyes shone ever brighter and more brilliantly!

She clapped her hand on the golden ring around her neck, which burst forth with a whistling cry and was launched straight at Zhong Liushou’s Sevenfold Divine Weapon.

Sevenfold Divine Weapon!

The Qianyuan Vajra Ring!

At that moment—

The two Sevenfold Divine Weapons collided.

A powerful shockwave erupted as XiXi executed a nimble roll, landing in the snow before sprinting off with her small legs.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Two whooshing sounds filled the air as Zhong Liushou formed a finger gesture, commanding two swiftly spinning throwing knives that zoomed toward XiXi.

“Hidden weapons! You shot them first!”

XiXi’s eyes suddenly sparkled!

It’s not like XiXi was the first to cheat!

“Great Heron!”

XiXi shrieked excitedly.

In the distance, the mechanical Wooden Spirit Crane, as if endowed with intelligence, began strutting on its long, graceful legs.

With a rapid clatter, it dashed towards XiXi.

Then it spread its wings and took off, forcing XiXi to halt abruptly as she crouched in the snow.

Then she kicked off with force!

The kick generated a recoil, sending ripples of swirling snow adrift!

In an astonishing leap, she soared and landed on the back of the winged Wooden Spirit Crane.

Even from ten meters above, her unrestrained, gleeful laughter echoed clearly!

“Here we go, here we go—XiXi’s about to launch fireworks!”

“Master Niu Niu has crafted upgraded fireworks for XiXi!”

From the Qian Kun Jade, XiXi drew out the enhanced Xiangong Gatling, reworked by Li Che for her.

With a quick twist of a clockwork-like button, she immediately ramped up the Xiangong Gatling’s firepower to level three!

Li Che’s revamped Xiangong Gatling for XiXi is outfitted with five power levels!

Level three…

A Qi cultivator would surely howl in agony with just one blast.

At level five, empowered by the 【Great Avalanche】 Muduya, its firepower could leave even a grandmaster utterly shattered.

She extracted several upgraded level three Wooden Spirit Cranes, their wooden wings tapping as they floated alongside the Xiangong Gatling.

Loaded and ready!

A radiant smile lit up XiXi’s face.

Emperor XiXi had intended to go head-to-head with you as a four-year-old warrior skilled in blood exchange.

But you just wouldn’t have it…

You actually chose hidden throwing knives to attack Emperor XiXi!

No more pretending!

Emperor XiXi has revealed her hand!

With hidden weapons, XiXi—student of Master Niu Niu—is a true expert!

A courageous fireworks virtuoso!

Fire the cannon!

On the Grand Plaza, Zhong Liushou watched in stunned bewilderment as XiXi soared skyward.

“Mechanical Beast?”

Zhong Liushou’s face shifted subtly.

A scion of a millennia-old clan couldn’t possibly be oblivious to the term ‘Mechanical Beast.’

After all, that was the legacy of the illustrious Tang Clan, once at the pinnacle of power!

This girl…

How could there be a Mechanical Beast?!

And moreover…

And what were those metallic tubes with dark, gaping mouths?

Having come from Daocheng, Zhong Liushou had never before seen the Xiangong Gatling.

He hadn’t seen XiXi’s previous combat.

He squinted, a surge of caution stirring within him.

Guiding two throwing knives as if they were extensions of his arm, he launched them rapidly toward XiXi, who sat on the back of the darting Wooden Spirit Crane flying ten meters high.

But the knives rose about seven or eight meters before losing their momentum.

Zhong Liushou frowned deeply.

He then saw XiXi, wielding a mechanism composed of six bundled metallic tubes, pointed straight at him.

As the first burst of golden flames erupted from the mechanism’s barrel like a blossoming lotus!

A sudden, chilling cold enveloped Zhong Liushou.

Bang, bang, bang—!

The Grand Plaza beneath his feet erupted in a massive explosion!

The accumulated snow erupted into towering columns before cascading down with a resounding crash.

Zhong Liushou scrambled desperately across the plaza, evading the initial volley!

But this was merely the start of his nightmare!

He could feel his very blood turning to ice.

He sensed deep craters bursting open beneath him.

Being struck by one…

Would he die now?

Zhong Liushou finally recognized his grievous error: clashing weapons with XiXi!

Not only that, but XiXi herself wielded a Sevenfold Divine Weapon…

And on top of that, this bizarre, fearsome mechanism!

How was he supposed to counter it?

This four-year-old—she’s practically on cheat mode!

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—!

“Hahahahaha!”

Seated on the back of the Wooden Spirit Crane, XiXi unleashed a relentless barrage upon Zhong Liushou below.

Golden rays, resembling countless golden needles, erupted from the cannon!

They blasted toward the utterly hapless Zhong Liushou!

Zhong Liushou managed only two hurried breaths of escape before he could no longer evade.

He deployed an Eight Extremity Divine Armor, wrapping himself tightly.

The moment the first Wooden Spirit Crane slammed into him and exploded, its shockwave and devastating impact nearly shattered his bones…

Zhong Liushou was rendered speechless.

All that escaped was an unceasing scream.

“Aaaaah—”

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The screams were quickly overwhelmed by the thunder of explosions, as black smoke blended with gunpowder billowed upward, interspersed with bursts of golden light.

It resembled dazzling fireworks lighting up the night sky.

Riding the swerving Wooden Spirit Crane at ten meters high, XiXi delivered a flawless aerial assault against her foes.

The entire Grand Plaza plunged into an eerie silence.

At the Grand Plaza’s edge.

The prodigious youths from Daocheng stood like statues, mouths agape, as they watched the once-arrogant Zhong Liushou…

He was as pitiful as an abandoned dog.

They could hardly fathom the torment raging within Zhong Liushou!

Had Shangguan Qinglei not passed away, he would have surely trembled in soulful resonance at this moment!

Li Nuǎnxi—this little girl—is utterly insane!

The chubby Zhou Peng, clutching a bun, forgot even to take a bite.

His chubby face shuddered involuntarily.

“So scary, so brutal…”

In Yun’e’s sparkling eyes, the fireworks shimmered.

She disregarded that the beauty of the fireworks was born from Zhong Liushou’s suffering.

She couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.

“So beautiful.”

“That girl… so cool! I love her!”

Yun’e’s voice was soft and tender.

It made the chubby Zhou Peng nearby melt.

However, he soon realized something wasn’t quite right.

“Yun’e, who do you fancy?”

…

…

Up in the grand stand.

Daoist Wang Kuyu nearly tugged his beard in exasperation.

“What on earth is this?”

“A mechanism from the Tang Clan?”

“Is it really that terrifying?”

Wang Kuyu murmured under his breath.

His experience ran deep.

Mechanical Beasts, the Muduya… these were all innovations from the Tang Clan’s research, not for the ordinary to wield.

He sensed Zhong Liushou, cowering beneath his divine armor and sobbing in agony, from the explosion’s shock.

Then he glanced back at the little girl riding atop the mechanized Wooden Spirit Crane, relentlessly bombing the ground as she soared above.

Wang Kuyu suddenly had an unsettling premonition.

Master Zhengzong wouldn’t tolerate such oddities…

Could it be a loss on Master Zhengzong’s part?

…

…

Li Che gradually ended his observation of XiXi’s situation within the Cosmic Chessboard.

The scene faded away like mist.

In truth, once XiXi revealed the upgraded Xiangong Gatling reworked by Li Che, the battle quickly lost all suspense.

The prodigy from Daocheng, Zhong Liushou, had indeed proven himself formidable.

His skills far surpassed those of the geniuses from Jingguang Prefecture.

Even if XiXi had bent the rules, in martial arts and divine cultivation she could only hope to keep pace with him.

But when it came to divine weapons and mechanical hidden arms…

Zhong Liushou was no match for XiXi in that aspect.

Not to mention the mythical weapon hidden in XiXi’s arm—the 【Purple-Flame Serpent Spear Fire-Tipped Spear】 of Four Supreme grade!

Plus, armed with five firepower levels and 3000 diverse Wooden Spirit Cranes crafted by Li Che using the 【Painted Immortal】 Dao Fruit, she was overwhelmingly superior.

Zhong Liushou had no hope of victory!

Unless Zhong Liushou managed to transform his divine bloodline and reach grandmaster level,

otherwise…

he was doomed to be defeated by XiXi!

He gathered his resolve.

Li Che’s face turned increasingly cold and stern as, within the Cosmic Chessboard, jet-black chess pieces burned with a dense, smoky aura.

They were rapidly closing in on his designated star position on the board.

“Sure enough… the mantis catches the cicada only to be snatched by the oriole…”

“Our leader’s methods are, after all, a bit reckless.”

Li Che shook his head.

He’d expected a coordinated ambush on Wen Longshan, yet he was instead being outmaneuvered.

City Lord Su Huai Li and the three top generals of the Divine Guard Army…

And not to mention Wen Longshan!

Nearly every Divine Vision master from the City Lord’s Residence had been deployed!

Five Divine Vision masters were active, including Su Huai Li, who had attained a formidable primordial state!

“Our leader might escape, but it’s uncertain if Li Qingshan—just having broken through—can withstand a three-general assault.”

Through the Cosmic Chessboard of the Gaode Chess Sage, Li Che surveyed the battlefield and made his judgment.

“But now, what I must confront is…”

“Divine Arrow Captain Wen Longshan.”

Li Che’s eyes narrowed sharply.

Beneath the horse-face mask, a cold fury surged like an ice blade.

He sensed Wen Longshan dashing straight toward his position with reckless speed.

Li Che narrowed his eyes.

“Can he see where I am?”

“How did he pinpoint my location?”

Suddenly, Li Che recalled something and jerked his head up.

His piercing gaze caught sight of an eagle soaring over a thousand meters high, its wings outstretched in a circling flight.

Its eagle-eye, sharp as a high-powered scope, glinted brilliantly and locked onto his position.

“So that’s how it is…”

Li Che smiled.

He sprang to his feet as his qi roared. At the Mud Pellet Palace on his forehead, divine might surged, and his prepped Unsullied Heart canvas soared into the air.

Divine ink splattered, and one after another, Wooden Spirit Crane mechanical beasts burst forth from the canvas, their wings beating fiercely.

Li Che snapped his fingers.

“Go.”

In an instant!

About sixteen Wooden Spirit Crane mechanisms suddenly soared upward, flapping as they raced off toward the eagle high above.

“Eagle Eye Interlink? If so… let’s blind your eyes first.”

Li Che smiled coolly.

Then he leaped downward, his form blurring until he vanished entirely.

Wen Longshan…

His raw strength was truly imposing.

Though a divine archer, his physique and qi were terrifying, marking him as a post-grandmaster expert.

Moreover, his divine essence was potent, just a step away from the primordial stage…

Truly formidable, he was the strongest adversary Li Che had encountered so far.

The original plan to kill Wen Longshan had been a joint operation by Nan Lihuo, Ogre, Ma Mian, and Li Qingshan.

But now, the plan had shifted.

It turned into a one-on-one confrontation between Li Che and Wen Longshan.

Wen Longshan was fixated on killing Ma Mian.

That arrow through Wen Longshan’s shoulder had left a mark of utter disgrace on his body!

Unable to tolerate the humiliation, Wen Longshan vowed to wipe the slate clean by slaying Ma Mian!

Thus, he didn’t even join forces with the three Divine Guard generals to target Li Qingshan.

Instead, after pinpointing Ma Mian’s location with his eagle-eye, he charged with the signature lightning agility of a divine archer.

He rushed forward at breakneck speed.

Wen Longshan was certain that if he got close to Ma Mian, his lightning attacks would easily dispatch him!

Moreover, Wen Longshan believed that the nearer he got to Ma Mian, the more his archery skills would assert their dominance!

Wen Longshan had a premonition.

If his arrows could kill Ma Mian and be sanctified by his blood,

then his Crimson Flame Divine Arrow Technique would advance to the transformative stage, forging a realm of true essence!

At that moment,

even a cultivator with a nascent primordial spirit would be under his threat!

…

…

Li Che sensed the lethal intent emanating from Wen Longshan.

In response, he would show no mercy and never let himself be caught.

“My daughter just unleashed fireworks…”

“Now, it’s time for your father to take over.”

Li Che pressed down his hat beneath his horse-face mask and chuckled softly.

He snapped his fingers.

High above, over a thousand meters in the sky!

Sixteen mechanized Wooden Spirit Cranes beat their wings in unison, gliding to encircle the soaring eagle!

The eagle tilted its head, its sharp eyes reflecting the sight of the sixteen wooden cranes, seeming both puzzled and wary.

Those cranes looked remarkably odd.

Suddenly…

All sixteen wooden cranes tilted their heads as their slender beaks opened nearly simultaneously…

From each crane’s beak, a long, thin barrel emerged.

Rat-a-tat-tat—

At high altitude, golden light burst forth like radiant golden lotuses in full bloom.

The eagle barely had time to cry out before it burst into waves of blood mist.

Countless feathers scattered in all directions.

High above, the eagle was torn apart—a gruesome mess with blood mist and spattering gore—plummeting rapidly from the sky.

In the Dense Forest,

Wen Longshan, gripping the Blazing Godbow, pounded down with a resounding thud, sending the snow in the Snowy Forest surging like a tidal wave.

He slowly looked up, as his qi and blood seemed to turn into a dense red mist, swirling around him like flowing ribbons.

He clutched his left eye with one hand.

Fresh blood trickled from his left eye.

His Eagle Eye Technique…

was rendered useless!

“How is this possible?!”

Wen Longshan trembled all over.

His Eagle Eye Technique required a spiritual connection with an eagle imbued with demonic blood.

Mastering it was incredibly difficult; yet it was this technique that had propelled him to become a Sevenfold Divine Archer…

Now, his Eagle Eye was gone!

“What are those cranes, anyway?”

Wen Longshan inhaled deeply.

Through the eagle’s view, all he saw were cranes with bizarrely open beaks.

Soon, his vision became entirely blurred.

Some were nothing but a blood-red blur…

He knew his treasured eagle was doomed.

His bird, not even having begun its work, was already doomed!

“Ah—!!!”

“Ma Mian!”

Wen Longshan shuddered in pain, a surge of fury making it hard to breathe.

He nearly lost his grip on sanity.

That demonic bird he’d nurtured at great cost!

Suddenly,

Wen Longshan painfully opened his other eye, its vision blurry as the Eagle Eye Technique had been nullified.

In the haze, he thought he saw…

A crane?!

A crane, its wings pulled in like an ostrich’s, stretching its neck and sprinting through the Dense Forest in sleek form!

It moved without a sound, as silently as driftwood approaching.

Had it not been for his archer’s vigilance, he would have easily missed it!

and been caught off guard!

The moment he saw the crane, anger flared within him!

He quickly drew his bow!

The bow creaked as its string snapped into a full arc, and then he released it.

Screech—

A long, piercing cry, and the arrow, blazing like a dragon’s roar with crimson fire, streaked toward the wooden crane!

Bang—!

Even the sentient wooden crane attempted to shift and dodge the arrow.

But the divine archer’s shot was simply too swift.

The wooden crane was obliterated by the arrow, exploding in a deafening blast!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

In the Dense Forest!

One wooden crane after another retracted its wings and sprinted, rapidly closing the gap!

Wen Longshan alternated one eye open, one closed, while drawing arrow after arrow from his quiver.

Screech, screech, screech—

Losing sight in one eye would undoubtedly impair the divine archer’s precision!

One by one, the wooden cranes, like rabid dogs, were blasted apart by his divine archery!

Flames surged, explosive shockwaves roared, and the air howled in turbulent gusts…

Suddenly,

Wen Longshan’s face shifted as he noticed fragments of the exploding wooden cranes swirling in the turbulent air…

There, drifting in the chaotic air, were fine powders!

He scooped up a pinch of the dust and, upon inhaling it, turned horrified!

He sensed that the divine essence within him, so close to the primordial state, had suddenly fallen silent, its connection sluggish and unresponsive!

“Is this… Eight Extremity Divine Essence Crystal powder?!”

“This is bad!”

I’m compromised!

Waves of wind brought in the Eight Extremity Divine Essence Crystal powder, mixed with various poisonous dusts.

There was even powdered, dried hallucinogenic poison mushrooms like Jianshouqing Powder!

“Despicable!”

Wen Longshan roared in fury.

The Eight Extremity Divine Essence Crystal powder could severely stall the divine essence of any adept.

His hair flew wildly as his body swelled, veins bulging like coiled dragons, his skin turning a deep red from the pressure of his qi!

As a divine archer, Wen Longshan rarely had to rely so desperately on his own qi and blood!

He was encased in Divine Weapon Armor that magnified his qi, making his presence even more imposing.

He sought to blow away the accumulations of divine crystal powder and poisonous dust clinging to him,

to restore his stifled divine essence!

His divine essence was being restrained…

Now, he had no choice but to rely on his post-grandmaster martial cultivation!

For any Divine Vision practitioner, this was nothing short of terrifying.

He regretted his situation.

He should coordinate with the three top generals of the Divine Guard Army—first taking down Li Qingshan, then dealing with Ogre and Ma Mian!

That was the safest plan!

He never expected Ma Mian to be so deceitful!

“No! Not Ma Mian!”

“It’s Ogre!”

Wen Longshan roared as his qi erupted, sending waves across the snow!

He suddenly slapped his hand and, relying purely on his sheer qi, drew his bow continuously, firing arrow after arrow!

The mighty qi clung to his arrows, which erupted in blasts, ravaging everything around!

Frustration, anger, pain…

A torrent of emotions surged within him.

He hadn’t even glimpsed Ma Mian or Ogre, yet his inner turmoil was bordering on explosion!

Qi, blood, true qi, divine awareness…

Wen Longshan spared no effort, infusing all his strength into the arrows, launching them in hopes of dispersing the divine crystal powder and poison with the explosive blast.

Ogre and Ma Mian…

still hadn’t shown themselves.

Where are they?!

“Come out!”

Wen Longshan’s left eye bled as it remained shut while his right strained open, blazing with murderous intent and fury!

His post-grandmaster qi surged with overwhelming force, carving deep furrows through the snowy ground!

Suddenly,

His single eye flashed as Wen Longshan crouched, fixing his gaze on a point deep within the Dense Forest.

There…

He heard a sound, like the explosive release of an arrow!

“Ma Mian!”

Wen Longshan’s heart soared with joy as he finally spotted him; he charged forward like a tiger descending a mountain, his qi surging like a wall of smoke!

Thud—!

A Dragon Tooth Bodhi Bullet hurtled forth and slammed into Wen Longshan’s chest!

His Eight Extremity Divine Armor erupted with a grating sound as it absorbed the impact.

Wen Longshan grimly withstood the hit from the Dragon Tooth Bodhi attack.

Yet, he felt no discouragement—only excitement and a violent fervor in his eyes!

He had found him…

Finally, dammit, he had found him!

Wen Longshan’s Liuyun Boots thudded as he stomped, shattering branches while leaping over tree trunks in rapid succession.

At last, he glimpsed a slender silhouette concealed behind a massive tree trunk.

That figure wielded a bizarre long-tube mechanism, donned a bamboo hat, and concealed a horse-face mask!

Ma Mian!!!

Wen Longshan rejoiced.

In the next instant, surges of qi and blood exploded from his writhing muscles, tearing his form into a crimson afterimage!

It was like an eagle swooping down from towering heights to strike prey!

His post-grandmaster strength and cultivation were unmistakably on display!

Within a heartbeat, he caught up with Ma Mian, who was fleeing in panic!

“Hahahahaha!”

“Ma Mian!”

“Prepare to meet your end!”

Wen Longshan showed no mercy as he brandished the long knife at his waist and fiercely swung it downward!

The blade flashed like a dragon, akin to a tumbling silver waterfall!

It sliced through Ma Mian’s bamboo hat!

It tore away Ma Mian’s horse-face mask!

It shattered Ma Mian’s calm expression…

Not a drop of blood was shed.

It was fake.

This Ma Mian isn’t real!

In the end, he never encountered the real Ma Mian!

Wen Longshan’s fiery blood cooled in an instant, his heart turning icy.

Damn…

This plan…

He had been tricked once more.

As Wen Longshan’s laughter abruptly died, Ma Mian exploded into thick black ink mist, scattered by the raging current of his qi.

Before his eyes appeared…

It was the image of a compassionate Guanyin with gentle brows, clutching a precious seal.

It equated to the destructive force of 300 Divine Essence Chess pieces—a Great Avalanche Guanyin Lotus Bomb!

Bang—!!!

The wooden visage of Compassionate Guanyin suddenly swelled and cracked, unleashing countless beams of golden light…

They erupted forth, instantly engulfing Wen Longshan’s eyes.

A terrifying explosion, with an earth-shattering shockwave, erupted.

A towering mushroom cloud, ten meters high, slowly rose.

Countless flames roiled, then, like volcanic debris falling under gravity, fiery fragments rained down!

Whoosh—

In the midst of the exploding mushroom cloud,

a figure, shrouded in scorching heat and accompanied by a sizzling sound, burst forth like a cannonball.

It slammed into a massive tree trunk, then slowly slid down and collapsed onto the ground.

Wen Longshan was shattered, his body in ruins with barely an inch of intact flesh.

He coughed up blood, his qi and blood nearly exhausted, his spirit utterly drained.

His Eight Extremity Divine Armor remained intact but proved no match for the searing heat and shockwave of the explosion.

His flesh was almost melting away.

Is this really a mechanism?!

Wen Longshan sank into despair.

In this battle, he hadn’t even seen Ma Mian or Ogre’s faces…

All he had left was a single breath.

He, Wen Longshan, the Divine Arrow Captain of the City Lord’s Residence and a Sevenfold Divine Archer…

He’d never fought such a soul-crushing battle before!

What wretched thing is this?!

He leaned against a tree, his chest barely rising and falling.

“You’re hurt…”

Suddenly, a deep, ghostly voice emerged.

Wen Longshan’s eyes involuntarily narrowed, his body stiffening with tremors.

Then a thunderous boom…

The snow before him burst apart, with flurries cascading like a waterfall of white curtains.

The oppressive divine energy was so terrifying that the severely injured Wen Longshan could scarcely even move a finger.

In his narrowed single eye,

he saw a hulking figure leaping from a tree, landing before him and rising with a terrifying, mountain-like pressure.

Golden Heavenly King Ascending Stance: Ogre!

If you’re wounded, then it’s my turn!

Wen Longshan watched numbly…

After all the torture, he had been reduced to this.

And now, unleashing a finishing move to kill him?!

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