What?

How could this be!

The expressions on Granny Niu, Huo Yan, and the Black-Clothed Man’s faces changed simultaneously.

None of them had expected Zhu Ju to have been wandering around the Marketplace for so long while wearing armor that weighed several hundred pounds.

No!

It wasn’t just the armor.

There was also that seven-inch-thick Protective Gang Force.

If it were only the armor protecting him, Huo Yan’s Fist Force and the Flying Mantis Gu’s Sword Foot might have been able to tear through it.

"Damn it!"

Huo Yan swore, already secretly regretting today’s actions.

Although he was a Magician, he followed the path of close-quarters combat and knew all too well how terrifying it was for someone to walk around normally while bearing several hundred pounds.

’We’ve run into a tough one this time!’

He and Granny Niu were old acquaintances who often engaged in robbery. It was even the reason he’d first set foot on the path of Cultivation.

They had targeted Zhu Ju this time because of his ’abundant wealth’.

He had casually taken out over a thousand taels of gold, so he must have had even more on hand. If they could get their hands on it, they probably wouldn’t have to worry for the rest of their lives. It was a risk worth taking.

"What are you spacing out for!"

Granny Niu’s voice was ice-cold.

"At this point, we have no other choice. It’s either he dies or we do. Don’t hold back."

"Go!"

With a flick of her finger, a Jade Hairpin flew out from her full head of white hair, shooting out like a bolt of lightning.

Object Controlling Technique!

However, unlike what she had shown before, this time the Jade Hairpin moved with astonishing speed, accompanied by a glint of cold light.

Not only was it faster, but it was also more agile, and its killing power was certainly not to be underestimated.

"Young Master Zhu, I have to thank you for the gold you gave me last time. It allowed me to reforge my Jade Hairpin. Now, it has enough power to be Armor-Piercing."

SHWIIING!

The cold glint flashed and pierced into his Protective Gang Force, inching closer and closer to Zhu Ju’s right pupil.

There was no doubt about it.

If it got any closer, it would definitely pierce his eyeball!

"Good!"

Huo Yan roared, the divine light in his eyes flaring once more.

Divine Summoning Skill!

Triple Summoning!

The First Realm of the Divine Summoning Skill only allowed one to gather their thoughts and achieve Micro-level control. The Second Realm could unleash one’s potential, doubling the power of the First Realm. The Third Realm was the Transformation Realm, allowing one to do the impossible.

His clothes billowed out, and with a slight tremble, they fell away, revealing an instant costume change.

He wore a golden crown, had banners on his back, held a steel saber, and his eyes were wide like Copper Bells.

A Military General!

Huo Yan was now dressed like a Military General from an opera, and complex patterns had even appeared on his face.

He lunged forward with two sabers, his power as overwhelming as a charging army of a thousand.

The six banners on his back swayed gently, then, as if they were alive, they pulled six long sabers from his pack.

In an instant, Huo Yan was like an Eight-Armed Arhat, brandishing eight steel sabers. The flashing blades completely overwhelmed Zhu Ju’s position.

Dual-wielding sabers is difficult to master.

It takes years of hard work to become proficient with two sabers.

But with the help of the Divine Summoning Skill, not only could Huo Yan wield two sabers with formidable might, but he could even use eight at the same time.

It was equivalent to eight Saber Technique masters attacking in unison.

Only the Third Realm of the Divine Summoning Skill could achieve this!

The Black-Clothed Man controlling the Flying Mantis Gu took a step back, formed a Sword Pointing with his right hand, and jabbed it fiercely at his own Shanzhong acupoint.

PFFT!

He spat out a mouthful of Essence blood, which turned into a blood mist that enveloped the swarm of Flying Mantis Gu.

"CHIRP CHIRP..."

Nourished by the Essence blood, the Flying Mantis Gu let out strange chirps as an eerie, bloody light appeared on their bodies.

The savage aura of the Gu Insects surged.

WHOOSH!

The dozens of Gu Insects formed a long arrow and shot straight toward Zhu Ju, their pairs of sharp sword feet clanging against each other with an aura that threatened to devour everything.

Controlling Objects!

Summoning God!

Gu Insects!

Compared to the close-quarters combat of Martial Artists, the methods of Magicians were far more varied and much harder to deal with.

The three had worked together for many years and knew exactly how to play to their strengths.

CLANG...

The eight long sabers sliced into the Invisible Gang Force and collided with the armor.

Zhu Ju’s eyes twitched. He finally broke free from the effects of the Soul-Suppressing Technique, and his gaze immediately hardened.

Divine Summoning Skill!

A stream of Divine Thought flowed down from his Forehead Ancestral Acupoint, instantly suppressing all distracting thoughts in his mind as he tilted his head to dodge the incoming Jade Hairpin.

"Master Huo."

Zhu Ju dodged amidst the flurry of attacks and said slowly,

"I must thank you for teaching me the Divine Summoning Skill. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known how to resist a mental attack."

"As repayment..."

"...I’ll let you have a taste of my Divine Summoning Skill."

BOOM!

He released his Divine Thought, and the initially calm Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the surroundings suddenly rippled before turning violently turbulent.

Ten Thousand Blades Return to One!

"HISS HISS..."

The fierce wind tore at the surrounding air, creating a strange hissing sound as if countless air currents were converging toward Zhu Ju’s palms.

Mixed Element Without Extremity!

Break!

He gently pushed his hands forward. The movement seemed slow but was actually lightning-fast. The expressions of Huo Yan and the other two changed in an instant.

Using Divine Thought to directly command the Power of Heaven and Earth... this was...

A Mage!

BOOM!

In the ten-foot area in front of his palms, the air instantly recoiled and twisted as a terrifying Giant Power raged within.

"AHH!"

Huo Yan shrieked miserably as his body was gradually worn away by the blast of Invisible Gang Force, and was ultimately obliterated.

Even his clothes silently drifted away, leaving only the eight long sabers to fall to the ground with a CLANG.

Huo Yan,

dead!

"A Mage!" the Black-Clothed Man in the back shrieked in shock and anger.

"Granny Niu, this is the target you chose?"

"Damn it!"

With another curse, he didn’t even bother to recall the Gu Insects he had spent years cultivating and turned to flee frantically.

WHOOSH!

He had only taken two steps when he felt a fierce wind from behind as a steel saber grazed past his body and plunged into the wall.

If he hadn’t dodged in time, he would have been run through.

But there was no relief of a narrow escape in the Black-Clothed Man’s eyes—only a look of despair.

’It’s over!’

WHOOSH...

The wind howled behind him as long sabers rained down, covering a ten-foot area and completely sealing off his escape route.

THWACK!

A long saber pierced the Black-Clothed Man’s side. His body stiffened, and he was immediately impaled by several more.

One of them even sliced across his throat, sending blood spurting out.

The Gu Insect Magician,

dead!

"AHH!"

Granny Niu’s eyes filled with terror. She pushed her Object Controlling Technique to its absolute limit, and the Jade Hairpin flashed like a shooting star.

The Breaking Army Armor was indeed full-body armor, but it couldn’t possibly cover every single inch of him.

His wrists, knee joints, and eyes were all vital spots.

The Jade Hairpin pierced the Protective Gang Force and frantically attacked these exposed areas, forcing Zhu Ju to dodge and defend.

However, he could thwart the Jade Hairpin with just a light swat or a turn of his head.

While controlling the Jade Hairpin, Granny Niu pulled a sheet of Talisman Paper from her robes and held it between two fingers.

A Soul-Suppressing Talisman!

FWOOSH...

The Spirit Talisman ignited without a flame.

Boosted by the Soul-Suppressing Talisman, the power of her Soul-Suppressing Technique would more than double, and its duration would be longer.

She had already discovered that Zhu Ju’s Divine Soul Power wasn’t strong, and the Soul-Suppressing Technique was the perfect counter.

SLASH!

A flash of saber light struck toward her.

"Freeze!"

Granny Niu formed a Seal Technique with her hands and shrieked.

Soul-Suppressing Technique!

This time, however, it was clearly different. Saber in hand, Zhu Ju’s eyes were indifferent as the light of his blade suddenly intensified.

Shock, terror, anger, sorrow, joy...

A myriad of complex emotions surged into her mind. Granny Niu’s body froze, her eyes widening as she stared fixedly.

Demon Saber—Shocking God!

Before the blade even landed, its Sword Intent had already struck her Sea of Consciousness.

Granny Niu,

dead!

Zhu Ju swung his saber, beheading Granny Niu. He paused for a moment, then expertly searched the three corpses and quickly left.

’The Demon Saber Technique can actually counter the Soul-Suppressing Technique? And the Sword Intent didn’t even draw on the Power of Heaven and Earth, yet it could wound the Divine Soul.’

’How can a Saber Technique from the Qi Blood Martial Arts World have such a special effect?’

This clearly wasn’t normal.

In fact, some things from the Qi Blood Martial Arts World defied common sense.

Like the Blood-Stealing Curse, which plundered the Cultivation and Talent of others—something unheard of even in the Main World.

And then there was the Five Peaks True Form Force, which clearly surpassed the scope of Qi Blood Martial Arts.

Perhaps.

That world held deeper secrets.

As the thoughts turned in his mind, Zhu Ju’s figure quickly vanished into the night.