In response to Xiao Chen’s provocation, the practitioner addressed as Uncle Zhou—Zhou Wuji—merely smiled faintly.His smile looked relaxed, as though Xiao Chen’s threat was completely incapable of shaking his composure.“Boy, don’t try to play psychological games with me.” Zhou Wuji folded his arms across his chest. “Given the situation right now, you are even less willing to kill Qin Mu.”Xiao Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly.Zhou Wuji continued calmly, “The only thing you can do is use Young Master Qin as a bargaining chip to save yourself.”Xiao Chen still did not loosen his grip.Qin Mu, who was in his grasp, was beginning to have difficulty breathing, but Xiao Chen showed no sign of panic. Instead, he calmly looked at Zhou Wuji. “What makes you think that?”The curve of Zhou Wuji’s lips became more pronounced. “Because I know you must have another purpose for coming to Red Mountain.”Zhou Wuji raised his chin slightly. “Perhaps you came here to become stronger. Perhaps you are look

Although Zhou Wuji remained calm, he still burst into loud laughter after seeing Xiao Chen’s condition.“Ha ha ha! A forced power like that definitely won’t last long!”Zhou Wuji did not believe that Xiao Chen’s increased strength could last indefinitely. In his opinion, such an enormous amount of energy had merely pushed Xiao Chen’s body into a temporary state that far exceeded its limits.As long as he could endure until that energy was depleted, victory would still be his.“Then let me see how long you can last!”As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Wuji attacked first. He raised his hand, and an extremely sharp True Qi gathered in his palm.Whoosh!A blade of True Qi shot directly toward Xiao Chen.Its speed was terrifying. However, Xiao Chen was already different from before. His gaze moved rapidly.Just as the blade of True Qi was about to reach him, Xiao Chen’s body suddenly shifted sideways.Whoosh!The blade of True Qi shot past Xiao Chen and struck the ground.Boom!Rocks i

At that moment, the pure physical pressure that suddenly radiated from Xiao Chen’s body caused Zhou Wuji to stop in his tracks.The middle-aged man frowned, sensing something extraordinarily strange. Instead of dying from the explosion of his own energy, the boy before him appeared even more dangerous.The aura emanating from Xiao Chen’s skin and bones suddenly became so dense that it was as though he had just emerged from the furnace of a divine forge.Zhou Wuji stared at Xiao Chen with a gaze filled with vigilance.The energy that had previously been running rampant had disappeared, but something far more terrifying had taken its place. There was no longer any wild energy fluctuation. All that remained was the pure pressure emanating from Xiao Chen’s body.The pressure was so dense that the air around them seemed to grow heavy.“How is this possible?! …” Zhou Wuji unconsciously took a step backward.As a Martial Master Realm practitioner, Zhou Wuji could sense even the slightest cha

Meanwhile, the atmosphere at the headquarters of the Blood Wolf Gang was on the verge of collapse. Fury swept through the entire main hall after Zhou Wuji and Qin Mu returned with a humiliating failure. The atmosphere inside the main hall was unbearably heavy. No one dared to make a sound. Even the members of the Blood Wolf Gang who were usually bold enough to speak loudly now stood with their heads lowered, afraid of attracting the attention of their leader. Qin Lang, the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang, known for his cruelty and merciless nature, sat upon his throne with a face as dark as the night. The veins on his temples throbbed as he struggled to contain his surging anger. Qin Lang's hands gripped the armrests of his chair so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. This failure was not merely a lost opportunity to seize the secret behind Xiao Chen's powerful body. It was also a missed opportunity to kill the boy. To Qin Lang, this failure was a severe slap in the f

The sky above the cave suddenly turned pitch-black. Thick storm clouds rolled low overhead, spewing silver lightning that repeatedly struck the jagged rocky peaks with deafening thunder.On an open rocky plateau not far from the hidden cave, Xiao Chen stood upright without wearing anything above his waist.The storm winds whipped his black hair about, while raindrops began to fall, cooling his skin that still retained traces of the intense heat from the Fire Phoenix Fruit.Before Xiao Chen, Ye Yuan sat cross-legged on a higher rock, watching the young man’s every movement with a sharp yet calm gaze.“Remember, Xiao Chen,” Ye Yuan’s voice cut through the howling wind and rumbling thunder, sounding perfectly clear in the young man’s ears. “The Thunder God Golden Body Technique is not meant to be used to foolishly withstand raw lightning strikes head-on.”“You must use your nervous system as a conductor, allowing the electrical energy to enter your body, then filter it to form Pseudo-Qi