Four....!

Zhang Rongfang’s heart sank.

If it were just one person alone, he might still have the chance to fight with all his might and win, but four....

He’s in trouble.

"Interesting. In the end, the one causing trouble has always been Zhang Ying himself. So, Yue Dewen has always misunderstood his disciple?" Yu Wenji said calmly.

"Where are the people from the Reverse Time Association? Let them come out." Lin Hansheng stepped forward, his gaze sweeping the surroundings.

Despite someone suppressing the Reverse Time Association from above, there might still be close guards protecting Zhang Ying nearby.

"Why bother talking? Just capture him!" Having confirmed no one was around, Yu Wenji, whose men were killed, immediately tore off his cloak and strode forward.

"To deal with a mere junior, and even trouble us four, what a grand face he has."

With a clang, he drew a short-handled battle axe from his back using his right arm.

The surface of the battle axe was full of crack patterns pieced together with fragments, and the faint brass color made Zhang Rongfang instantly associate it with some material used to make divine statues.

The other three around him had no intention to make a move, just stood by and watched.

If it weren’t for Zhang Rongfang killing Yu Wenji’s subordinate, Yu Wenji wouldn’t have been willing to use his superiority to oppress the weak.

But now, killing his subordinate right in front of him and blocking an attack from Chen Tao’s hidden weapon.... such strength was enough for him to make a move once.

With the crunching sound of footsteps, Yu Wenji’s steps stomped into the snow, leaving deep pits.

Amidst the snowy woodland, his heavy armor was imposing and solemn, coupled with his helmet, reaching a height of three meters, making him like an iron tower, standing upright and unshakable.

From a distance, the armor on him was carved with various intricate and curved patterns.

These patterns, at first glance, subtly gave a sense of dizziness and involuntarily made one associate with various terrifying and majestic objects.

Naturally instilling fear into people’s hearts.

Clearly, this armor was no ordinary item.

"Snow Rainbow Pavilion, Yu Wenji." Yu Wenji announced his name in a deep voice.

"Among the ten Fierce Generals, you should be grateful that I am the one who made a move; otherwise, if it were someone else... you would be absolutely dead!"

"Is this the foundation of Snow Rainbow Pavilion?" Zhang Rongfang looked at the armor on the opponent, and the battle axe, then compared with himself, the gap was indeed very obvious.

Because he wore nothing.

"Do you still have the leisure to look at other things?" Yu Wenji noticed the opponent’s gaze falling on his armor, and burst into a furious chuckle.

With a swipe, he waved his battle axe in the air, leaving a thin line of chilling radiance.

"You should be grateful; if I weren’t concerned about your master, you wouldn’t have lived to this moment!"

"....." Zhang Rongfang stopped speaking, his eyes flashed with faint glimmers, his dark vision intensely focused on the opponent, trying to find any flaw.

Utilizing the advantage to defend against the enemy naturally applied.

At this moment, in his vision, Yu Wenji appeared to be emanating a black aura all over.

This aura swirled around him continually like ribbons, wrapping around him like living creatures, leaving no gaps.

The gap would be a flaw.

And without a gap, it meant he couldn’t find any flaw in the opponent.

’Indeed, having the advantage to defend against the enemy is still inferior to the Grandmaster... it’s a contest of experience, a contest of martial arts tactics... I’ve seen too few martial arts...’

Crunch.

Crunch.

Yu Wenji began to steadily approach step by step.

The axe in his hand kept rotating, leaving trails beside him. It seemed like random, natural movements, yet exuded an impenetrable defensive stance.

"Not going to make a move yet?"

"Or.... unable to find a flaw, making you unable to act?"

Yu Wenji’s voice became increasingly pressing.

"Do you really believe I have some secret to restrain the God worship?" Zhang Rongfang suddenly asked.

"That question, by now, is actually already meaningless. Whether you have it or not, it’s no longer important. Because.... you collaborated with the Reverse Time Association to kill Zhou Yan!" Yu Wenji replied.

"And now, you’ve killed so many of my subordinates...." His eyes under the helmet glinted with icy killing intent.

"So.... no matter what you plan to..."

Swish!!

Mid-sentence, Zhang Rongfang’s figure suddenly flashed beside him.

Spinning with the power of his waist, an arm slashed out like a blade!

Boom!!!

Yu Wenji, caught off guard, barely managed to lift his battle axe to block his side, but the axe blade didn’t guard him; only the handle managed to barely block it.

With a thunderous muffled sound, his massive body flew out sideways, crashing heavily onto a tall pine tree laden with snow.

The pine tree shook violently, breaking with a snap and falling down.

The tree, thick enough for someone to embrace, was forcibly broken in half.

"!!!??"

The three remaining Grandmasters’ expressions all condensed, their thoughts paused for an instant.

No one expected that in just this moment, Yu Wenji would find himself at a disadvantage at first contact!

Both calculated the advantage to defend against the enemy at the same time, yet Zhang Rongfang was slightly superior because of his ambush.

Yu Wenji, due to underestimating his opponent and being slightly arrogant, responded a step slower.

A step slower leads to continuous setbacks.

Bam!

Zhang Rongfang didn’t pause, as Yu Wenji flew out, he stomped the ground, following like a cannonball.

At the moment Yu Wenji crashed the pine tree, his body rapidly rolled, standing up, trying to regain balance.

But just in a blink of delay, Zhang Rongfang’s sharp eagle claw appeared before him again.

A piercing whistle exploded, akin to an eagle diving, breaking through the sky.

The dark red, thick eagle claw struck on the outside of Yu Wenji’s blocking right arm.

Clang!!

The armor twisted, shattered, and caved inward.

"You’re courting death!!!" Yu Wenji finally exploded, his whole body swelling violently.

Countless dark red, worm-like veins surfaced on his skin, and a large silver character of "Spiritual" gleamed brilliantly between his brows, protruding from under his skin.

He had grown up in the Snow Rainbow Pavilion, selected layer by layer from countless elites, and went through hundreds of battles.

There were rarely situations like now.

He, Yu Wenji, was actually being overpowered from the start, and by someone younger no less!

There were still three peers watching around!

This was an indelible humiliation in the future!!

Immediately, his anger surged.

The Linghong Icy Skill he practiced was also one of the military techniques, and at this time, two Extreme States erupted simultaneously.

Extreme State: Jin Hongyan!

Extreme State: Cold Jade Dragon!

The former temporarily enhanced burst speed. The latter temporarily enhanced penetrating damage.

The combination of the two was unbeatable!!

In the swishing sounds, Yu Wenji gripped his battle axe, slashing out a winding arc in an instant.

The arc seemed to form a large, careless character in the night sky.

It also seemed like a distinct silver crack. Reflecting moonlight, it illuminated the surrounding snow.

As the battle axe swung constantly, each move brought out silver cracks that twisted like dragons and snakes.

Zhang Rongfang kept retreating, dodging, avoiding the fissures, and always observing the opponent’s moves.

But soon, with a slight carelessness, the edge of the axe brushed his right arm, leaving a gash.

’Getting slower, can’t hold on much longer.’

His heart moved, and he also activated his Extreme State.

Divine and Self Unification, Yin and Yang Coalescence, Combining Limits, all activated, temporarily boosting his defense, strength, endurance, and burst.

In the massive clash, the two engaged again.

This time, from Yu Wenji having the upper hand, it returned to a barely even situation.

As Yu Wenji kept striking, Zhang Rongfang occasionally got injured once or twice but quickly healed on his own.

More importantly, what he gained was an improvement in absolute defense.

The higher the mastery, the more profound the martial arts experience brought to him.

Initiating against an enemy and the absolute defense circle, both complemented each other.

In a Grandmaster duel, initiating against an enemy seeks to find flaws in the opponent’s absolute defense. While absolute defense seeks to defend against the opponent’s initiation, becoming unbreakable.

Which one is superior depends on an individual’s Martial Arts cultivation level.

In essence, Zhang Rongfang’s absolute defense circle doesn’t actually have a limit for improvement. As long as he encounters opponents with stronger martial arts realms and experiences, his absolute defense will never be perfect.

But what he wanted now wasn’t absolute perfection. It was to reach the level of completing the Grandmaster’s ultimate form!

And this level....

By now.... it is enough!!!

Zhang Rongfang suddenly retreated, not just a simple step back, but tapping his hands and feet rapidly, gracefully leaping back over ten meters like a water swallow.

His body landed easily on a snow pine branch, taking a deep breath, insights belonging to absolute defense and initiating against an enemy amalgamated together, coupled with the continuous high mental concentration during the fierce battle.

And under the Extreme State, rapidly circulating blood.

Multiple factors mixed together.

An inexplicable budding seed began to surface in his heart.

Condensing as a seed from Qi and Blood, using emotional will as water, and external pressure as nourishment.

The seed rapidly grew.

His heart was beating violently, in an extreme beat.

Body temperature peaked.

The body was adapting to new changes, new extremes.

"Come again!!"

With a roar, Yu Wenji rose from not far away, swinging his battle axe continuously in mid-air, slashing out several silver thin lines, flying toward Zhang Rongfang.

By now, he was both shocked and furious.

Shocked that Zhang Ying actually had the combat strength of a Grandmaster.

Angry that, up till now, he couldn’t take down the opponent. Even after activating the Extreme State, he was only on par with the opponent.

As a Fierce General and the leader of this team, being on par with a junior was already a humiliation.

Clang clang clang clang!!

In an instant, the two collided, the battle axe clashing against Zhang Rongfang’s arms, producing metallic collision sounds.

In strength, Zhang Rongfang was even slightly stronger, which compensated for his lack of speed and explosive power.

He suffered many setbacks in terms of moves, his body constantly getting injured in the process, but his strong self-healing ability allowed him to recover quickly, unaffected.

In Yu Wenji’s view.

Clearly, this guy never worshipped any god, no Spiritual Line visible on his body, nor could he sense the presence of a Spiritual Line.

But....

The more Yu Wenji fought, the more alarmed he became.

’It can’t go on like this.’ He suddenly retreated, his aura retracting, then rapidly surging again.

His heartbeat accelerated to the extreme, his muscles and skin covered with layers of dense Spiritual Lines.

This was a sign of the ultimate form about to be triggered!

By now, he no longer regarded Zhang Rongfang as a junior. Instead, he saw him as a true Grandmaster, on equal footing with himself!

Therefore....