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305: Situ Xing“Palm Thunder, break!”

Lin Jingyu exhaled and shouted, his voice like a spring thunderclap, as he fiercely pushed the ball of lightning, which contained his current strongest power, toward the Shadowy Ghost Claw that obscured the sky and sun.

“Rumble!”

An unprecedentedly enormous explosion sounded, as if it would tear the very firmament apart!

Dazzling purple-silver lightning and pitch-black Evil Qi furiously intertwined, collided, and annihilated each other!

Like the ultimate confrontation between good and evil, violent energy shockwaves spread fiercely outwards in a ring shape. Wherever they passed, the ground was peeled up layer by layer, and the remaining buildings collapsed and shattered like paper.

The entire core area of the Black Wind Stockade was practically razed to the ground.

On Wangfeng Slope, everyone was blinded by the intense light and repeatedly pushed back by the air currents, their hearts filled with endless shock.

Under the disbelieving gazes of everyone present, the seemingly invincible and utterly evil Shadowy Ghost Claw met its nemesis before the lightning, which was supremely Yang and rigid, containing a trace of heavenly might.

The black Evil Qi was quickly purified and dispersed, and the massive claw shadow collapsed and disintegrated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although the purple-silver lightning ball released by Lin Jingyu had shrunk by more than half and its color had dimmed significantly, it still stubbornly penetrated the residual energy of the collapsing ghost claw.

It fiercely struck the chest of Ruan Black Wind, who was suffering a powerful backlash because his Spell was broken, leaving his body rigid and his face filled with shock and despair.

“Pfft...”

Ruan Black Wind was hit as if struck by an ancient savage bull. His Protective Aura instantly shattered, and his chest bones emitted a sickening crunching sound. He was sent flying backward like a broken sack.

Blood gushed out of his mouth like a fountain. He crashed heavily into the ruins dozens of meters away. After struggling a few times, he could not get up again. His breath was like a candle flickering in the wind, and his eyes were filled with extreme terror and disbelief.

The victor was decided!

Qi Condensation challenging and defeating Foundation Establishment Third Level, and doing so in a near-crushing manner.

Wangfeng Slope was utterly silent!

Everyone was so shocked by this heaven-defying scene that they lost the ability to speak. The only sounds in the air were heavy breathing and the faint groans of Ruan Black Wind in the distant ruins.

Qin Yue covered her red lips with her delicate hand, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief.

Yun Momo looked excited, wishing she could rush forward immediately.

Lin Jingyu was also somewhat surprised by the power of the Palm Thunder.

This Palm Thunder, which only used fifty percent of the Thunder True Intent, was enough to easily crush a Foundation Establishment Third Level Cultivator.

Truly worthy of being a secret technique from the “Nine Heavens Thunder Canon.”

Just as Lin Jingyu was about to kill the utterly wicked Ruan Black Wind.

“Hehe... What useless trash. You couldn’t even handle a junior in the Qi Condensation stage. All my Young Master’s efforts in nurturing you were wasted.”

A voice, slightly lazy and magnetic, yet carrying a hint of cold mockery, suddenly rang out over the empty ruins.

The voice wasn’t loud, yet it clearly entered the ears of everyone present, sounding as if it came directly from the depths of their Souls.

Simultaneously, a terrifying Spiritual Pressure, far deeper and more vast than Ruan Black Wind’s, one that made the Soul tremble, suddenly enveloped the entire Black Wind Stockade ruins like an invisible dome.

Everyone looked up in horror, only to see that in the previously empty mid-air, a young man had appeared out of nowhere. He wore luxurious brocade robes, had an exceptionally handsome face, and bore a hint of an evil, charming smile at the corner of his mouth.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his clothes fluttering. His posture was so relaxed it was as if he were strolling in his own backyard, but the Spiritual Pressure emanating from him was clearly that of the Foundation Establishment Sixth Level.

Foundation Establishment Sixth Level! This was already a powerhouse of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage! In the Qinglan Sect, this would be equivalent to an Elder or Deacon, holding a revered position.

The young man’s gaze fell on Lin Jingyu with interest, as if he were admiring an amusing toy, and his tone carried a hint of condescension:

“Kid, your strength is decent. Solid Foundation, pure thunder techniques, you’re a promising talent. This Young Master finds you pleasing to the eye. Kneel down, kowtow three times, and swear fealty to me, and I can spare your life today. How about you take over the mess at this Black Wind Stockade from now on?”

This sudden turn of events instantly plunged everyone’s hearts from the clouds of victory into the abyss.

Foundation Establishment Sixth Level! This was a terrifying existence close to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage! Compared to Foundation Establishment Third Level, the gap in strength was more than several times greater—it was a qualitative leap!

On Wangfeng Slope, the silence was broken by gasps of cold air, which were then followed by greater panic and despair.

Qin Yue’s delicate body trembled, her face turning ashen white as paper. She clutched her chest tightly with her delicate hand, as if unable to bear the immense pressure.

The Jade Talisman in Yun Momo’s hand flickered fiercely. Her small face was filled with determination, and she was about to rush down the slope recklessly.

Even if the Jade Talisman couldn’t block this person’s attack.

Even if she died, she wanted to die alongside Brother Jingyu.

“Foundation Establishment Sixth Level... It’s over... The Lin Family is finished...” A representative of a small Family muttered distractedly.

“This Black Wind Stockade is too strong; it’s simply beyond what our small Families can compare to.”

“Foundation Establishment Sixth Level, even the Market Master of the Southeast Market Town isn’t that strong.”

Lin Jingyu’s pupils also contracted sharply, and his heart felt as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand.

The Spiritual Pressure of the Foundation Establishment Sixth Level was like a tangible mountain, pressing down so hard that the bones throughout his body creaked, and the circulation of his spiritual power momentarily stagnated.

The death threat brought by the huge gap in Realm was so real and intense.

However, under this life-and-death pressure, his extraordinary resilient willpower and the powerful Divine Sense tempered by the Spirit Refining Art came into play.

The extreme danger instead made him instantly calm down, and his brain operated at an unprecedented speed.

The brocade-robed youth gave him a strange sense of familiarity, especially those eyes carrying cynicism and wickedness... In a flash of lightning, a piece of information previously displayed on the intelligence panel flashed in his mind like lightning piercing the fog—it was about a shocking scandal and a massive bounty concerning the Hundred Flowers Valley, one of the Four Great Sects of Chiyan Prefecture!

A Cultivator named Situ Xing, who was audacious enough to defy heaven, used a strange Secret Treasure to secretly film a female Nascent Soul Middle Stage True Monarch of the Hundred Flowers Valley practicing cultivation by taking on a hundred male Cultivators daily.

He attempted to extort one hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones with it. After the incident, he defected and frantically copied thousands of Recording Jade Slips, selling them wildly in major Market Towns.

This thoroughly offended the Hundred Flowers Valley, leading to a full-Sect manhunt. The bounty offered was the choice of any single treasure from the Hundred Flowers Valley’s Treasury.

Although the wanted portrait attached to the Jade Slip was blurry, its demeanor and outline, especially those signature wicked eyes, were seventy to eighty percent similar to the person before him.

It was him! Situ Xing! The source of the Nascent Soul humiliation that caused the Hundred Flowers Valley to lose all face and hate him to the bone!

He hadn’t fled to another prefecture, but was audacious enough to hide behind the scenes in this remote Black Wind Stockade! No wonder the Black Wind Stockade was so rampant; it actually had such a vicious person supporting it!

The Hundred Flowers Valley’s Treasury contains treasures that can attract Nascent Soul Cultivators.

This was enough to drive even Golden Core Cultivators mad! But the prerequisite was surviving long enough to claim it!

Foundation Establishment Sixth Level was an almost insurmountable chasm for him right now!

More importantly, according to previous intelligence, this Situ Xing was not Foundation Establishment Sixth Level but Foundation Establishment Perfection.

He probably hadn’t recovered to his Peak state due to unhealed serious injuries.

But he would only be stronger than a regular Foundation Establishment Sixth Level.

A head-on fight means certain death! He must rely on cunning and utilize every available condition!