“Boom!” With a deafening roar, the sheer power of the sniper cannon forced Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan back a full step. Seeing this, Liang Xiaoke stopped speaking, rapidly pulling the trigger of the cannon. He fired off more than a dozen shells in succession, the terrifying force driving Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan back several hundred zhang...

But... that seemed to be all...

Martial God, Martial God, the physical body of a Martial God had already reached an almost ultimate state; even without dodging, it was incredibly difficult to kill him...

Indeed, Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan appeared largely unharmed, yet his arms were numb from the concussion of the cannon fire. The combined force of so many shells was more terrifying than withstanding the full-power strike of a Martial Saint...

What kind of weapon was this? Even with Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan’s vast experience, his eyes held a flicker of bewilderment...

Seeing that even the most powerful sniper cannon had only managed to push Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan back, Liang Xiaoke knew there was no alternative left but to face him head-on...

“Roar...” With a massive bellow escaping his throat, his body began to swell rapidly. His warrior uniform instantly ripped apart as muscle bulged underneath, and patches of black scales sprouted forth. In the blink of an eye, his frame had grown to nearly ten feet tall. Two fangs protruded from the corners of his mouth, his face was now covered in demonic markings, and his eyes had turned a deep, eerie blue, making him appear utterly terrifying...

“So this is your truest strength?” Seeing Liang Xiaoke’s aura change drastically after transforming, Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan’s eyes glittered with sharp light...

It was a will to fight—an intense, surging will to fight...

At this moment, Bing Ming, who had been knocked away by Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan, struggled up from the ground. Beside him, an old man had appeared—an elder whose face was etched with age...

“Ancestor, please strike now, or we might all be no match for him...” Bing Ming pleaded earnestly. This man was none other than Xiao Cangtian.

Now, it seemed only he could stop Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan from unleashing a massacre...

“This is a matter for you juniors. If I intervene rashly, that old immortal Xuanyuan Jue will surely hunt me down everywhere. I have no desire to die mysteriously...” Xiao Cangtian’s lips twitched... Forcing him to kill the foremost expert of the Xuanyuan family—putting aside whether he even could—he dared not risk it...

After all, he wasn't Dugu Ba Chen. Though somewhat scatterbrained, he wasn't truly foolish...

Hearing Xiao Cangtian’s words, disappointment shadowed Bing Ming’s eyes, but what could he say? If Xiao Cangtian hadn't caught him just now, he might have already been smashed to pieces by the sheer force of Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan’s impact. He was merely a low-level Martial Saint; the gap between him and a Martial God was more than just a slight difference...

Perhaps, short of self-detonation, there was simply no way to pose any genuine threat to Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan...

“You needn’t be disappointed. Since Young Master Ye dared to set up this deadly trap, he surely wouldn't let you perish so easily!” Xiao Cangtian stated calmly, a look of intrigue flickering across his face, as if a good show had only just begun.

“Ah...” While Bing Ming was still reeling from shock, he watched Liang Xiaoke’s massive body lunge toward Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan, delivering a direct claw strike toward his head. Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan raised his hand to block, vibrant red Profound Energy surging, but a series of sharp crackling sounds echoed...

The speed of the two increased relentlessly. Initially, Liang Xiaoke pressed the attack entirely, relying on brute force to violently engage Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan. But Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan was worthy of the title War God; he quickly adapted to Liang Xiaoke’s somewhat reckless style...

With a single finger jab, a burst of sharp wind shot out, directly piercing the tough scales on Liang Xiaoke’s chest, leaving a bloody hole near his heart. Immediately following, he unleashed a palm strike; a red glow flashed in his palm as it struck Liang Xiaoke’s shoulder, producing a loud snap—clearly the sound of shoulder bone fracturing.

Next came a sweeping kick that landed heavily on Liang Xiaoke’s abdomen. The tremendous force hurled Liang Xiaoke’s massive form backward, slamming him into a dense stretch of forest...

Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan seemed to sense the troublesome nature of Liang Xiaoke, coupled with the fact that this man had killed his son, and he immediately lunged toward Liang Xiaoke...

However, the moment he charged into the thicket, he felt the entire jungle come alive. Vines began growing wildly, wrapping around his body. While they couldn't truly bind him, they significantly slowed his momentum, buying Liang Xiaoke precious time...

The Corpse Qi within him surged outward, repairing the damage to his body. His current resilience was no weaker than Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan’s Martial God physique; it was only that Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan’s Profound Energy was too terrifying...

“Shatter for me!” Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan roared, unleashing his internal Profound Energy in a furious explosion. Sword Qi ripped through the air, pulverizing the vines blocking his path and even annihilating the large trees along the way.

In a short time, he carved a passage and, with a flash of movement, appeared before Liang Xiaoke...

Seeing Liang Xiaoke lying on the ground, Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan prepared to crush him with a final punch, only to notice a strange, subtle smile playing on Liang Xiaoke’s lips...

Before he could comprehend what was happening, a chilling sensation struck his back. That feeling of vibrant life energy made Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan assume it was another vine controlled by Liang Xiaoke, and he paid it no mind, unleashing his internal Sword Qi directly behind him...

“Chish, chish, chish...” Several soft sounds followed, as if vines were being torn by the Sword Qi. Yet, Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan felt an even colder sense of dread approaching...

“Rumble...” With a thunderous impact, before Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan could react to what was happening, he felt a tremendous force slam into his back. He was sent flying away, his mouth opening wide as a spray of blood erupted...

Though Xuanyuan Xiao Zhan possessed the Martial God body, without his Profound Energy actively defending him externally, his durability was comparable to an ordinary sixth-level warrior. At this moment, his entire focus was on Liang Xiaoke, and everyone else had already been incapacitated. With his guard down, he never anticipated such a powerful surprise punch. Fortunately, even though his Profound Energy wasn't deployed externally, it had been flowing within his body, converging at his back almost the instant he was struck, absorbing the brunt of the power. Otherwise, it would have been far more than just a mouthful of blood...

Turning around in fierce anger, intent on seeing who had ambushed him, he suddenly felt a strange, subtle energy coalesce within his own body, causing him to startle inwardly...