Shi Changxiao had already decided that the moment the Profound Pill was in his grasp, he would flee a thousand miles away; his cultivation had reached the peak of the High-Tier Supreme Divine Profound realm, and for many years, he had made no progress, stuck at an insurmountable bottleneck. However, if he could use this Profound Pill to break through, he was certain he would reach an entirely new height!
At that moment, with his divine skill perfected, Shi Changxiao was confident he possessed the capability to engage in a decisive battle with the Heaven-Challenging Supreme, Mo Wentian, or even challenge the Heaven-Severing Supreme, Li Jue Tian, to achieve his next ascension among the Eight Great Supremes!
If successful, Shi Changxiao would be on the same level as Yun Biechen!
The pinnacle of the world!
Even the God-Bestowed Empire would rise in stature on the Profound Profound Continent, becoming the foremost power! This was because, among the Eight Great Supremes, Shi Changxiao was the only one whose allegiance lay with his own nation!
The thought alone made Shi Changxiao’s blood boil; this was the primary reason he was willing to owe Ying Bokong a massive favor just to get in the way!
The Three Elders, adept at navigating interpersonal relationships, understood this completely. Seeing that Ying Bokong had not moved to stop Shi Changxiao, they were shocked. They forcibly surged their Profound Qi and attacked Shi Changxiao with all their might!
But Shi Changxiao was on the verge of success and paid them no mind, resolved to take the hit just to secure the Profound Pill first! The Three Elders' protective Profound Qi had already been scattered by him earlier, and it would take time for their Profound Arts to recover; they were no threat. As for the others, they barely registered in his vision!
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, the Great Assassin Jun was powerless. His Yin-Yang Evasion technique was world-shaking and unpredictably subtle; even Supreme experts like Shi Changxiao and Ying Bokong found it hard to detect his tracks. But while his figure was hidden, his physical body remained. If he rashly entered Shi Changxiao’s aura field, there was a constant danger of manifesting. After all, Young Master Jun’s actual cultivation base was still too weak!
Why aren't those two making a move?! Young Master Jun was slightly enraged in his heart, wishing he could grab them by the ears and give them a severe scolding. Young Master Jun had forgotten that those two were not his subordinates.
Should he detonate his final move? Young Master Jun pondered this inwardly. If it proved impossible to proceed, he would have no choice but to unleash his final strike!
Unexpectedly, at that very moment, a sudden, astonishing change occurred—
“How can a Ninth-Grade Condensing Pill like this fall into your hands!” a thunderous roar echoed!
Coinciding precisely with this deep shout, a clap of thunder ripped through the sky; yet, this single shout managed to completely drown out the sound of the lightning!
Between the vast heavens and earth, only the booming sound emanating from this great shout remained, entering everyone’s ears, seemingly originating not from the outside, but from the depths of their hearts, from the very core of their souls!
Following this shout, two figures clad in black descended with speeds astonishingly surpassing lightning. One of them was robustly built, immensely large and towering—so imposing that even the bear-like physique of Dugu Wudi, standing beside him, would appear clearly inferior!
He stepped forward, blocking the way of the Three Elders and the reinforcements led by Ying Bokong and Fei Mengchen. Without a word or greeting, he raised his massive fist and delivered a crushing blow to each person!
The other figure drifted like a feather, his robes fluttering, landing directly in front of Shi Changxiao. The Profound Pill, which was being drawn toward Shi Changxiao by his Profound Art, was effortlessly caught in his hand, as if the pill had flown there voluntarily. His other hand slowly and heavily extended, meeting squarely against the weighty palm Shi Changxiao had struck out in a fury of desperation!
With a resounding bang, Shi Changxiao grunted, staggered twice in the air, and dropped diagonally downward; the black-clothed man was also sent tumbling high into the air by the force of Shi Changxiao’s powerful strike, letting out a muffled groan. Suddenly, he spread his form in mid-air, and the body that was about to fall bizarrely changed direction, rocketing away into the distance!
The Life-and-Death Supreme, Shi Changxiao, was actually repelled by a single palm strike!
“In the way. Go!”
At that instant, Jun Moxie sensed the sudden change, his mind racing. He channeled his full spiritual consciousness into the Grandmist Pagoda. The Pagoda spun with a shua, spewing out dense spiritual energy in a rush—a touch and it was withdrawn. His divine sense immediately retracted, and everything around returned to normal.
All of Young Master Jun’s actions, concealed by his superb use of the Yin-Yang Evasion, went undetected even by supreme experts as formidable as Shi Changxiao and Ying Bokong. However, the black-clothed man, who was rapidly fleeing, suddenly paused mid-air the moment Jun Moxie activated the Grandmist Pagoda. He seemed to look back, his eyes shining with longing. Yet, his speed never faltered.
Even the burly man, built like a bear, shuddered the moment the Grandmist Pagoda engaged, looking around in all directions.
That dark-browed, black-clothed brute was currently engaged in a fierce brawl with the various Supreme Divine Profound experts. This fellow was deliberately not dodging or evading. For every punch he received, he returned a kick. In an instant, his sturdy frame was pummeled like a sandbag dozens of times by the Supremes. Fei Mengchen and the Three Elders were each struck hard once or twice. Anyone who took even one move from the black-clothed man nearly had to drop all pretense of dignity and clutch their stomachs, moaning to ease the pain in their bodies.
Yet, looking back at the dark-browed black-clothed man, who had been exchanging punches almost one-for-one, the number of blows he sustained was many times greater than the Three Elders and the others. Despite absorbing so many heavy, powerful strikes, he appeared utterly unharmed!
Upon hearing his companion’s shout to retreat, the brute braced his chest like a savage ox and charged straight through, relying on pure endurance. Everyone attacked him simultaneously, each confident that if this man dared to dodge a single blow, they could trap him there forever!
But what happened next left everyone utterly dumbfounded—
Fists and kicks landed squarely on the dark-browed brute’s body, the impact sounds vibrating even for those standing nearby. This fellow seemed completely unconcerned until he broke clear of the encirclement, then he let out a roar, “Aaaah, damn it, that hurts so much!” He twisted his backside, spat out a mouthful of blood,
and then broke into a full sprint, his bare feet churning dust as he fled into the distance, leaving everyone behind!
Ying Bokong, Fei Mengchen, and the Three Elders exchanged looks of sheer terror!
This man’s Profound Art cultivation was likely extremely high, probably reaching the Divine Profound realm. While such cultivation was commendable, even if he was slightly higher than Fei Mengchen, he was definitely inferior to Ying Bokong! All those present could clearly sense this!
But even Yun Biechen, the foremost of the Eight Great Supremes, would never dare to allow himself to be brutally beaten by five Supreme Divine Profound experts and charge his way out!
Even though these Divine Profound experts had already expended significant combat strength, this still represented the pinnacle achievement of Profound Qi cultivation—Supreme Divine Profound! Even peers might not dare to directly take a full-force palm strike from another; let alone be besieged by several people, each fighting with desperate fervor!
This man absorbed so many impacts and still burst through alive, with the meager cost of a single mouthful of blood! Before spitting blood, he was full of spirit, cursing loudly, and even after spitting blood, his speed did not decrease but rather increased as he fled! What was happening? This was too bizarre!
Shi Changxiao, the Supreme Shi, having his prize snatched away at the most crucial moment, was undoubtedly the most frustrated and intensely enraged of all! But simultaneously, a wave of infinite doubt washed over him—
In this age, very few people could pursue him from behind his Profound Qi field, seize the Profound Pill, and exchange a palm strike with him! Who was this person?!
The only certainty was that this person was definitely not one of the Eight Great Supremes he was familiar with. But aside from the known figures among the Eight Great Supremes, was there truly someone else capable of pulling such a feat right under their noses?!
Amidst his raging fury, Shi Changxiao recalled that the pill-snatcher had an accomplice and naturally formed the intention of capturing that person. But when he turned around, he saw the sight of the accomplice charging out while deliberately taking beatings, and he too gasped in astonishment. This was simply beyond belief?!
Two Supremes, plus four Divine Profound level experts, and a surrounding force of over twenty Heavenly Profound masters—and the Profound Pill was stolen in a matter of movements and moments. Who would believe this story?
Although everyone ended up with nothing—a completely fruitless outcome—it was a moment of profound humiliation.
But now, no one cared about shame; everyone was rendered speechless by this bizarre occurrence. Such resilience to injury was unheard of, unseen! Whether even Yun Biechen, the foremost Divine Profound Supreme, possessed this capability was uncertain!
“My heavens, what kind of monster is this?” On the periphery, a heavily wounded Earth Profound expert sat beneath an outcrop, his mouth agape like a horrified hippopotamus, allowing the torrential rain from the sky to pour in without notice.
This was an extremely ordinary exclamation of shock, but this single sentence made Shi Changxiao and Ying Bokong, who were about to pursue, immediately halt their steps! They exchanged glances; both could see that in the eyes of these two masters was a mixture of deep gravity, sudden comprehension, and a sliver of terror!
Fei Mengchen slowly walked to their sides, his expression grave, and asked, “Could it be them?” As he spoke, his voice lacked its usual steadiness and was strangely sharp.
Ying Bokong snorted, and Shi Changxiao also snorted. At this moment, the faces of both great experts had turned the color of black soot. Fei Mengchen’s expression shifted, and he looked solemnly toward the direction where the two mysterious figures had departed, his face also darkening, becoming the third patch of soot.
The Three Elders of the Wind and Snow Silver City stood panting, looking at each other, their eyes filled with shock.
The Sixth Elder wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and exclaimed in dismay, “It’s actually the Heav—”
“Heavens, my foot!” the Third Elder snapped irritably. “Do you think you’re the only knowledgeable one? Haven't we been humiliated enough? Are there not enough troubles?” He sighed, saying, “Since it was them who acted, then this fall isn't undeserved. We should clean up and accompany the Little Princess on her travels. Consider it a change of scenery.”
“Are they going to emerge again?” Shi Changxiao frowned, murmuring to himself in puzzlement; he raised both hands, examining his palms where four deep red marks were clearly visible! Had it not been for his Profound Qi protecting his body, this hand might have been crippled! It didn't look like he had exchanged a palm strike with a person; rather, it seemed like he had been severely struck by the hoof of some wild beast.
Shi Changxiao flexed his fingers and breathed a sigh of relief. “The one who fought me should be that legendary ‘Third Brother,’ shouldn't he?” His voice carried a hint of lingering fear.
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