Twenty or thirty Innate Martial Artists exploding at once would turn even a Five-Qi Grandmaster to ashes!

“Everyone, fall back!”

Lian Tianlu roared, swinging his fists with bursting Fist Intent, forcing the sinister black-robed man and the fat man to fly backwards, while he himself leapt up and dashed toward the distance.

The other four Demon Suppressing Department martial artists also fled.

“Don’t even think about escaping!”

As for Duanmu Tao, Xie Kui let out a low growl. His hands and palms struck out together, not giving Duanmu Tao any chance to escape. Confident in his ability to withstand the killing force produced by the self-detonation of more than thirty Innate Martial Artists with his cultivated Puppet Star Battle Body, as for Duanmu Tao?

That was uncertain – if he could kill or severely injure him, it would be enough!

“Brother Blade!”

Lian Tianlu was somewhat surprised to see that Su Changkong, instead of retreating, was charging towards a group of clearly manipulated Innate Martial Artists about to explode.

“Too far away… I can only save three people!”

Su Changkong’s expression was grave. Among these people were five Innate Martial Artists from the Spirit Taoist Sect, and he could only rescue the closest three—Helian Yuan, Qian Rui, and Chai Fei.

Quickly approaching these three, Su Changkong activated his Heaven Silkworm Technique, with a large amount of silkworm silk condensing and entwining around Helian Yuan and the others.

With the Evil Sect martial artists manipulating them from afar using some method, the solution was simple: sever that connection. By using Heaven Silkworm Silk to wrap them up and pierce into their meridians, blocking their movements, perhaps they could avoid a catastrophic end!

“Whizz, whizz, whizz!”

A massive amount of Heaven Silkworm Silk shot out, layering around Helian Yuan and the others. Copious amounts of Heaven Silkworm True Qi poured into their bodies, solidifying into silks that sealed off their extraordinary meridians and vessels to prevent them from self-destructing.

Meanwhile, the other Innate Martial Artists, under the control of the elder in the black robe from afar, did not pay any attention to Lian Tianlu and others escaping the village. His primary target was Duanmu Tao, with everyone else being just small fry!

“Duanmu Tao! Time to die!”

Xie Kui laughed wildly, restraining Duanmu Tao. His robust body shone with a stellar glow, confident in his ability to withstand the self-detonation of the Innate Martial Artists. Xie Kui was sure he could handle it while Duanmu Tao… not so much.

Nearly thirty Innate Martial Artists charged forward. Approaching a few yards around Duanmu Tao, their bodies rapidly swelled as the blood and True Qi inside them boiled and burst open. Once an Innate Martial Artist’s Innate Body exploded, the resulting power was terrifying—akin to a concentrated burst of nature’s spiritual energy suddenly blowing up!

“Boom, boom, boom!”

The entire Yellow Flag Mountain trembled. The ground shook, with the disturbance felt even a hundred miles away. Amid the deafening explosions, an area spanning several miles was engulfed, and from a distance, it looked like an ethereal, blazing white flower had bloomed. Houses, trees, and rocks were obliterated to nothingness within its reach.

The closest, Duanmu Tao and Xie Kui, were swallowed by the blast first thing.

“Lord!” Those who had managed to flee several miles, like Lian Tianlu and the others, changed their expressions drastically. Even though they knew well of Duanmu Tao’s unfathomable strength, they were still anxious and worried.

“Phew!”

At that moment, Su Changkong emerged from the edge of the raging explosion, dragging three cocoon-wrapped figures with him. He breathed a sigh of relief for he had wrapped and locked their meridians with Heaven Silkworm True Qi, sparing them the fate of self-destruction.

But Su Changkong’s face looked grim. While he didn’t know the other Innate Martial Artists, he could only save three of the five from the Spirit Taoist Sect. The other two, Sun Chi and An You, were too far away to save, which kindled a fierce killing intent in his heart.

Although he wasn’t very close to Sun Chi and An You, they were acquaintances with whom he had interacted. Witnessing their deaths also stirred a boiling desire for vengeance in Su Changkong!

The rampant, chaotic spiritual energy that formed the blazing white flower of destruction slowly dissipated, and the entirety of Yellow Flag Town vanished from sight. In its place was a vast crater several miles in diameter, still emitting wisps of blue smoke.

“Duanmu Tao… you’re stronger than I had imagined!”

In the pit, Xie Kui stood firm, his clothes in tatters, revealing muscles like steel and stone wrapped in a glow of starlight. He had endured the killing force of the self-detonation of twenty or thirty Innate Martial Artists, his expression turning serious.

Opposite him stood Duanmu Tao. Around him swirled a robust mix of Blade Gang, Blade Intent, and True Qi, forming a tangible wall of energy around his body. Despite significant expenditure, he emerged relatively unscathed, having withstood the explosion at its center.

“My Blade Intent has been honed to its pinnacle within the Ten Thousand Soul Warrior Tomb… With my cultivated unparalleled Blade Path, my defense is not shabby!” Duanmu Tao thought to himself.

Duanmu Tao had early on become a Five-Qi Grandmaster, taking on the title of Lord of the Demon Suppressing Department, and received cultivation from the Great Flame Royal Family, entering several times into the ’Ten Thousand Soul Warrior Tomb,’ a secret realm that aided in honing Intent Realm.

Blade Intent varies in strength; a typical Five-Qi Grandmaster’s intent is just budding, whereas Duanmu Tao’s had reached Great Achievement. Advancing further would step into the realm of ’Soul,’ and coupled with his profound cultivation, that’s what allowed him to withstand the blast.

“This Xie Kui’s Puppet Star Battle Body must be nearing Great Achievement. With a Semi Ultimate Skill leveled cultivation, my blade would hardly be a threat to him; I must resort to ’Purple Soul’!” Duanmu Tao’s expression hardened.

Ordinary martial arts are easily learned but have a low ceiling. No matter how much one practices, the results are limited.

But with high-tier martial arts like Unparalleled Techniques, mastering them fully is akin to the level of a Martial Saint… Of course, aside from the Martial Saints who create such techniques, scarcely does a second person bring them to such a pinnacle.

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