Martial Saint with Passives

Jiang Che, relying on his tough hide, recklessly traded injuries with his opponent, each punch packing the terrifying force to shatter mountains and split stone!

Meanwhile, Ghost Hand Rakshasa leveraged the True Qi advantage of the True Master Realm and his bizarre Body Technique to constantly inflict wounds of varying depths on Jiang Che!

For a moment, they were evenly matched!

But Ghost Hand Rakshasa’s heart grew heavier and heavier!

He discovered that although he could keep wounding his opponent, none of the injuries were fatal!

On the other hand, his opponent’s unreasonably powerful fists made his Qi and Blood roil with every block.

The hole punched through his Dantian, in particular, showed faint signs of tearing open again!

’I can’t drag this out any longer!’

A look of resolution and madness flashed in his eyes!

He abruptly pulled away from Jiang Che, his hands forming an incredibly complex Dharma Seal in front of his chest. A destructive aura, more terrifying and evil than any before, began to gather around him!

”Brat! It’s your honor to die by this old man’s technique!”

Jiang Che watched his opponent’s world-ending opening move without a trace of fear.

Not only did he not dodge, but with a roar, he kicked off the ground and charged headfirst into that destructive aura, slamming forward like a moving mountain!

”Fine! You’re asking for it, brat!”

Seeing this, Ghost Hand Rakshasa, though not understanding why Jiang Che would court death, launched his attack fiercely.

He poured his life’s Power into this final strike, viciously slapping it toward the Black-armored Giant’s broad chest!

RUMBLE!!!

However, just as Ghost Hand Rakshasa’s all-destroying Palm Force was about to touch the Black Armor on Jiang Che’s chest!

Something unexpected happened!

A gentle yet immensely solid golden light suddenly and without warning erupted from Jiang Che’s chest!

The golden light seemed to contain a supreme will, instantly coalescing before him into a translucent, golden shield made of countless arcane runes!

It was the Sect Leader’s Talisman Seal, personally placed on him by Sect Leader Xu Zhouzi!

BANG!!!

Ghost Hand Rakshasa’s world-ending palm strike slammed solidly into the golden Rune Shield!

A deep, thunderous boom exploded throughout the valley!

Rampant True Qi and golden runes clashed and annihilated each other madly, kicking up a terrifying storm of energy powerful enough to grind the surrounding boulders to dust!

It blocked it!

At the same time, Jiang Che seized the opportunity to close in on Ghost Hand Rakshasa. With massive arms like iron hoops, he locked the man’s body tightly in his embrace!

”Brat... what are you doing?!”

Ghost Hand Rakshasa’s heart seized with terror!

He struggled wildly, trying to break free from this mountain-like prison, but the Black-armored Giant’s terrifying Barbaric Power was so immense that even his True Master Realm body couldn’t budge an inch!

Just then, a cold, Demon-like whisper sounded softly in his ear.

”Twentyfold Strike...”

”Azure Dragon... Annihilation.”

The next moment, all expression on Ghost Hand Rakshasa’s face froze, replaced by boundless, absolute...

Fear!

He saw only a single point of darkness, so pure it could swallow the world, quietly blooming on his chest.

BOOM!!!!!!

No scream, no struggle.

Ghost Hand Rakshasa’s prized Protective True Qi, his tenacious True Master Realm body, along with his entire upper torso, were silently...

Utterly vaporized by the ultimate destructive power that had erupted at point-blank range!

Only a pair of legs, still posed as if struggling, remained standing alone, the cross-sections of the stumps as smooth as a mirror.

”Hah... hah...”

Jiang Che gasped for breath.

He wasn’t unscathed.

Although the Sect Leader’s Talisman Seal had blocked the True Master Realm expert’s strongest attack, the aftershock had still rattled his internal organs.

Fortunately, his hide was tough, and the injury wasn’t fatal.

He immediately pulled handfuls of Healing Elixirs and Divine Crane Pills from his Poisonous Flood Dragon Bag and frantically stuffed them into his mouth as if they were beans.

As the Medicinal Power took effect, aided by the terrifying regenerative abilities of his Black Armor Form and the passive recovery Ability of his [True: Infinite Battle Armor], his injuries gradually began to heal.

Since the Sect Leader’s Talisman Seal had been triggered, the Sect’s upper echelons would be able to sense it.

Worried that someone might come, Jiang Che quickly deactivated his Transformation.

He glanced at the corpse—now just a pair of legs—and shook his head.

Since the upper body and clothing had been completely annihilated, any portable gold notes, Elixir Pills, or the like were gone for good.

However, he did find the Ghost-faced Small Shield on the ground—the one that had previously blocked his Twentyfold Azure Dragon Annihilation.

’This thing is good. It can block my Twentyfold Azure Dragon Annihilation. Another life-saving trump card!’

Delighted, Jiang Che put it into his Poisonous Flood Dragon Bag.

There was nothing else of value.

He didn’t linger. He took out the Corpse-Dissolving Water he had prepared and carefully dripped it onto the two legs.

SIZZLE...

Amidst a cloud of green smoke and a pungent, acidic stench, the last traces of a True Master Realm expert vanished completely from the world.

Having done all this, Jiang Che’s figure flickered and quickly disappeared into the deep night of Wolf Fang Valley.

...

「Outside Wolf Fang Valley, the moonlight was bleak and cold.」

A streak of blue light, like a stray dog being chased from its home, was frantically fleeing along the rugged mountain path!

It was Fang Muye.

”Hah... hah... hah...”

He gasped for air, his chest heaving violently like a worn-out bellows.

The after-effects of burning his Spirit Blood to cast Blood Style Chasing Wind washed over him like a tide, sending waves of Tearing pain through his body and turning his face ashen.

But he didn’t dare stop, didn’t even dare to look back.

In his mind, the terrifying, abyss-like pressure from Ghost Hand Rakshasa’s appearance replayed over and over!

’True Master Realm... It was a True Master Realm Guardian from the Demon Sect!’

’It’s over... Jiang Che... he’s definitely dead...’

’Don’t blame me... really, don’t blame me... What could I have done against a True Master? Staying behind... would have just meant one more person dead!’

’Right... I’m... preserving my strength! As long as I make it back alive to report, the Sect can send rescuers right away! I’m not wrong! I’m not wrong!’

He comforted himself constantly as he fled for his life,

trying to find a reasonable excuse for abandoning his companion and escaping alone.

Just as his mind was in turmoil and he was trying to hypnotize himself into believing his own excuses, he saw a figure, as cold and clear as the moon, walking toward him on the mountain path not far ahead.

The person was dressed in blue, holding a longsword, and seemed to have merged with the cold moonlight.

It was the chief disciple of Lingxiao Courtyard, Gu Qingxuan!