Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 554: Chapter 255: First Level 4 Building

The force unleashed completely, the wind of the fists stirred up waves of yellow sand, mixed with the wailing of evil qi, as unstoppable as a bamboo splitting open.

Ji Yuan let out a low roar, the crimson blood qi surged, his right fist pulled back, poised like a drawn bow.

The power of the Body Foundation Establishment was fully infused, the peak of the fist glowed with a red light, turning into a solid fist force!

“Boom—”

Head-on collision! Fists and claws clashed, the explosion was deafening.

Ji Yuan’s fist smashed into the chest of the mummified corpse, the sound of cracking bones was clearly audible as its chest caved in, bone fragments scattering; but the opponent’s claws also tore through his arm’s skin and flesh, leaving three deep claw marks that reached the bone, blood splattering, soaking into the sand.

The intense pain drilled into Ji Yuan’s heart, but he did not retreat. His left leg lashed out like thunder, the crimson blood qi swept like a whip, “crack” as it broke the knee of another mummified corpse.

Just as he resolved the frontal crisis, the yellow sand behind exploded open.

Two more mummified corpses burst out of the ground!

They emerged silently, one reaching for Ji Yuan’s lower back, the other clawing up towards his ankle.

Ji Yuan reacted swiftly, the extraordinary perception granted by his Body Foundation Establishment causing his spine to tense.

His body spun like a top, blood qi circled to protect, elbows swept back with a “bang bang,” forcibly knocking the attackers away.

The crimson blood qi on the elbows was like a scorching hot iron, striking the mummified corpse and causing an acrid stench to rise.

But the claws aimed at his ankle had already taken hold, the corpse’s immense strength pulling fiercely, causing Ji Yuan’s left leg to give way, kneeling halfway on the ground.

Ji Yuan roared in pain, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

The crimson blood qi around him suddenly condensed into a swirling blood mist, raging like a storm.

“Damn you!”

Ji Yuan recalled the hammer technique taught by Isle Master Tie Chui, a hammer that could refine artifacts and kill enemies!

His joints crackled, muscle fibers tightened like steel strings, his arms, shoulders, and back swelled like a prehistoric beast, the blood qi transforming into a red flame whirlwind, lifting him half a foot off the ground.

A powerful punch, carrying immense force, sent the corpse beneath him flying, crashing into a distant gobi wall with a “boom,” rocks shattered, and the corpse was wedged into the crevice, unable to move.

The aftermath spread, raising dust storms, and the entire gobi desert seemed to tremble.

But just as he started to rise, two shadows flashed past his side.

Yet another two mummified corpses lunged, one locking his throat with an arm, another with a knee strike aimed at his chest.

Ji Yuan had no time to dodge, and his throat was instantly gripped by the withered arm, the feeling of suffocation flooded over like a tide!

The corpse’s claw tips, filled with evil qi, pierced into his neck’s skin and flesh, intending to crush his throat, and the knee strike landed on his chest with a “crack,” ribs splintering in a crack, the pain nearly causing him to faint.

Ji Yuan’s pupils flooded with blood, his mind filled with only one thought — to fight to the death.

It’s you or me, so it’s a fight to the death!

If I don’t fight, it’s certain death, but if I do, there’s a chance to live.

Ji Yuan’s arms shot up to lock the corpse gripping his throat, crimson blood qi burst from his pores like a thousand needles piercing through.

“Puff puff puff.”

The blood mist pierced through, the corpse’s head and chest riddled with holes, the ghostly green flames extinguished.

Meanwhile, disregarding the pain in his ribs, he struck against the knee attack, his right fist swung back fiercely, “crack” as the waist vertebra of the corpse attacking him shattered.

Blood and flesh flew, the sandy ground mixed with the dried bones of the mummified corpse and Ji Yuan’s fresh blood.

His breath was not yet steady when Ji Yuan felt the ground beneath tremble!

The previously fallen corpses were not yet dead, as the remaining five vanished into the sand, like evil sharks lurking in the seabed, creating a pervasive ambush, shadows shifting under the sand.

“Not good!”

Ji Yuan forcibly steadied his mind, although the crimson blood qi had dimmed by three parts, it continued to rotate wildly, he stomped the ground sharply, the force of his body penetrating into the sand, echoing like a drum, the shock waves blowing the sand dunes apart.

A mummified corpse was jolted out, just as it was about to leap and bite, Ji Yuan pounced like a tiger, his fists raining down like a storm!

At this moment, Ji Yuan felt as though he was refining artifacts.

“Boom boom boom…”

Seven consecutive punches, each punch landing on flesh, blood qi blazing like fire.

The head of the mummified corpse was smashed into mush, the dry bones shattered, but the cost was…another mummified corpse flashed from the side, sharp claws piercing through his lower abdomen.

“Damn it!”

Ji Yuan howled in pain, looking down to see a gash torn open in his abdomen, intestines nearly spilling out.

The crimson blood qi automatically shrank to protect the wound, the steaming blood sizzling loudly.

He struck the heavenly spirit cover of the mummified corpse with a palm, “bang” as the skull shattered, but the force rebound caused his rib injury to deepen.

Only three mummified corpses remained, but they grew even fiercer.

They seemed stimulated by Ji Yuan’s blood qi, their evil qi surged, black brown airflow swirling around them like armor.

The leading corpse charged with a howl, its body technique ghostly, claws forming shadows, instantly blocking Ji Yuan’s retreat, while the other two flanked him, their fists and feet slicing through the air, targeting his lower body wounds.

Ji Yuan’s blood boiled like molten lava, the immense pain in his abdomen clouding his consciousness.

The body formed by the Foundation Establishment was on the verge of collapse, the crimson blood qi nearly dissipating, only a thin layer covering his body.

Looking at the three remaining mummified corpses, a single thought remained in Ji Yuan’s mind: to survive!

He was here to comprehend the Cultivation Technique, not to die!

Ji Yuan did not dodge nor evade, choosing to confront them head-on!

His left arm blocked the sealing claw shadow, his right hand clawed out like a dragon.

“Tear—”

Ji Yuan’s right hand dug into the opponent’s eye socket, his finger strength penetrating the skeleton, the mummified corpse could not even wail before Ji Yuan’s blood qi erupted, forcefully crushing the ghostly eyeball!

Immediately after, he twisted his waist, his right knee striking up, “boom” shattering the mummified corpse’s lower jaw.

At the same time, the attacks from the left and right corpses arrived, one claw tearing into his back’s skin and flesh, gouging deep enough to expose bone, one foot kicked against his knee, the knee joint snapping backward.

“Pff—”

Ji Yuan spewed a mouthful of bloody froth, his knee buckling, causing him to kneel on one knee.

His vision turned crimson, his body crisscrossed with blood marks like a spider web, bones exposed where the skin was torn, but he ignored his injuries, reaching back to grab the ankle of the corpse that kicked his knee.

With a low shout, “Rise—”