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132: The power of the ancient holy body!“Hmph hmph hmph! Hahahaha! That’s right, I am Zhou Mingyuan!”

“Thirty years ago, I suffered a crushing defeat at your hands. Thirty years later, I will trample you underfoot!”

Seeing Wang Xiu recognize him, Zhou Mingyuan laughed maniacally.

Before ambushing the Wang Family’s true Ancient Sacred Body, he would first take on Wang Xiu to adapt to the power of the Ancient Sacred Body.

“Arrogant! How dare you disrespect our Lord, you seek death!”

Before Wang Xiu could say anything, his subordinates immediately charged at Zhou Mingyuan.

Were Wang Xiu’s subordinates afraid of the terrifying and immensely powerful Ancient Sacred Body? Of course they were.

The Qi emanating from the Ancient Sacred Body alone was enough to make them gasp for breath.

However, they suppressed the fear and dread in their hearts, still charging at Zhou Mingyuan without fear of death.

They planned to use their lives to test Zhou Mingyuan’s strength for their Lord, Wang Xiu.

This was because they had already seen Zhou Mingyuan’s terror; even if they could only probe a tiny bit, it would allow their Lord, Wang Xiu, to prepare a response.

Moreover, if their Lord, Wang Xiu, wanted to escape, they could buy him some time.

However, would Wang Xiu flee? He certainly would not.

The Wang Family and the Juee Demon Palace were already mortal enemies. To flee before the battle even began, in front of his former defeated opponent? He couldn’t afford to lose face like that.

The next moment… Zhou Mingyuan struck decisively.

He threw a punch, and Devilish Qi surged from his fist.

A ghost-like shriek suddenly echoed through the heavens and earth.

Dark purple demonic mist surged like a living thing, and wherever it passed, the bluestone ground cracked inch by inch, giving rise to pitch-black, vine-like demonic patterns.

Upon seeing this, the subordinates’ expressions became extremely solemn, and their eyes flashed with endless fear, but they still did not retreat.

Instead, they each employed their methods, intending to resist and fight back.

Bang, bang, bang…!

As Zhou Mingyuan’s punch landed, all of his subordinates perished, without exception.

Wang Xiu’s pupils constricted at the sight.

He had never expected that his subordinates wouldn’t even withstand a single punch from Zhou Mingyuan.

Zhou Mingyuan’s punch was simply overbearing and powerful to the extreme.

If it had been himself before his Breakthrough in the Secret Realm, facing Zhou Mingyuan’s punch would have been certain death.

However, even after his Breakthrough in the Secret Realm, Wang Xiu felt that he couldn’t withstand that punch.

If his subordinates hadn’t risked their lives to test Zhou Mingyuan, he would have been severely wounded by surprise.

Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west; he never imagined that when Zhou Mingyuan reappeared, he would possess such terrifying strength.

“Should I escape?”

This thought immediately arose in Wang Xiu’s mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

As a pillar of the Wang Family, a future cornerstone, and facing the Family’s mortal enemy, the Juee Demon Palace.

To flee without fighting would not only be a loss of face for Wang Xiu but also for the Family.

“A demonized Ancient Sacred Body will definitely be faced by other Family members in the future. In fact, this Ancient Sacred Body might be specifically targeting Wang Ye!”

“Since that’s the case, let me, his uncle, test his true strength for Wang Ye first!”

As Wang Xiu’s expression shifted, he immediately made a decision in his heart.

“Wang Xiu! Have you seen the power of my punch?”

“If you want to escape, then do so quickly!”

Zhou Mingyuan looked at Wang Xiu with a sneer and said coldly.

“Escape? With you, a defeated opponent?”

Wang Xiu also scoffed.

“Thirty years ago, I was indeed your defeated opponent! But thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west; today is the day I wash away my shame!”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyuan’s eyes widened.

His crushing defeat at Wang Xiu’s hands thirty years ago had always been a humiliation to him; he had constantly yearned for revenge.

Now, with his strength soaring and possessing the Ancient Sacred Body, Wang Xiu was still rubbing salt in his wounds. Unforgivable.

The next moment, Zhou Mingyuan threw another punch, its power overbearing and mighty.

His right arm muscles bulged like a coiling Dragon, and the punch tore through the air, carrying a heart-pounding shriek directly towards Wang Xiu.

The fist seemed not to be made of flesh and blood, but rather condensed from immense thunder, its knuckles glowing with a greenish-white deathly light.

The air was compressed, emitting an unbearable roar, and before the fist even arrived, the ground had already cracked inch by inch, and even the surrounding light distorted like ripples.

Wang Xiu’s pupils contracted sharply. Although he had witnessed the power of Zhou Mingyuan’s punch earlier, it was only now, truly facing that punch, that he felt its immense power and terror.

To meet it head-on, even if he didn’t die, he would be severely injured. The power of the Ancient Sacred Body was not something anyone could casually challenge.

Therefore, this punch could not be directly resisted.

The next moment, Wang Xiu’s magical power surged around him. He directly threw out a shield to block it, while he himself quickly retreated and dodged.

Crack, crack, crack…!

The shield let out a mournful wail under the heavy pressure of the punch, and the runes on its surface flickered like starlight.

Zhou Mingyuan was expressionless. The instant his fist touched the shield, the entire profound iron shield instantly turned into a sky full of iron filings.

And the momentum of the punch did not stop, continuing to smash towards Wang Xiu.

With nowhere to hide, Wang Xiu grasped at the Void Realm, and a top-tier longsword appeared in his hand.

He lightly twirled his wrist, the sword tip pointing diagonally at Zhou Mingyuan’s fist, and a silver-white Sword Qi, condensed like frost, shot through the air.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, the ground cracked, and shattered rocks were carried by the howling wind. The powerful Sword Qi swept in all directions, demonstrating the might of this sword strike.

The longsword and the fist collided with a thunderous roar in the Void Realm, but it was not the expected clang of metal.

Instead, it was a dull, non-metallic thud, followed by a brilliant white light spreading outward from the point of impact.

A circular shockwave instantly swept across a thousand li of land, cracking the ground into bottomless ravines, and countless mountains collapsed like tofu under this force.

In the sky, clouds were torn to shreds, revealing the previously obscured firmament, and upon the firmament, spiderweb-like cracks subtly appeared.

These towering ripples were not confined to the ground; a visible energy ripple spread upwards into the high sky. Wherever it passed, birds turned to ash, and even distant clouds were stirred by this power, forming a massive vortex.

At the center of the vortex, dark and silver-white energies intertwined and annihilated each other, emitting a heart-palpitating aura of destruction.

In a city several thousand li away, countless Cultivators looked at the sky in terror.

They saw a brilliant light in the distant horizon, and an indescribable pressure enveloped the land, making them almost unable to breathe. This meant powerful individuals were fighting.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Wang Xiu lay within a massive meteor crater, his chest caved in, his arm broken, and pale bone fragments piercing his flesh, protruding from his body.

His entire aura was extremely weak and dispirited.

In contrast, Zhou Mingyuan’s fist was merely cut by the Sword Qi, and it was recovering at a visible speed.

“Wang Xiu! Do you realize the huge gap between us now? With the Ancient Sacred Body, I will be an unrivaled existence among my peers! You… are not enough! Hahahaha!”

Zhou Mingyuan laughed maniacally, stepping closer to Wang Xiu, exuding immense pressure.

“I didn’t expect I still underestimated Zhou Mingyuan’s strength!”

“It seems today is my day to die!”

Wang Xiu personally experienced Zhou Mingyuan’s power, and despair completely filled his heart.

Zhou Mingyuan would definitely be a great enemy of the Family in the future. It was even questionable whether Wang Ye could handle him, after all, Wang Ye was still too young, and he hadn’t had enough time…