This is the extreme yang and hardness energy nurtured by the flesh shell, specifically to shatter Divine Soul Thoughts!

"Third Skin Refining Barrier, yet to refine the spirit shape or fuse the spirit intent! You think you can use Qi Blood to break my Daoist Skill? Foolish dreams!"

The hook-nosed elder's Divine Soul shifted unpredictably, suddenly stretching, seeming several yards long, sweeping like a giant sickle, cutting through a row of sturdy trees, then directly seizing, like a battering ram smashing towards Guan Xingmiao.

Boom! Boom! Boom—

Guan Xingmiao calmly swung his fist, his muscles and bones perfectly forged in the front two stages of the Four Trainings, his flesh shell solidified to an unimaginable extent, as if cast from bronze and iron.

The towering trees, weighing over a thousand pounds, crashed into Guan the Second's fist edge, as if cleaved by a massive axe, with splinters flying and scattering.

The Great Demon Subduing Fist weaved tightly, shrinking the battlefield, steadily pressing Helian Hu's Divine Soul, as he shouted:

"Ting Qing! You and Young Master Tao go find that wretch's physical body! He's yet to reach the stage of multitasking and soul division! Since his Divine Soul has emerged to battle me, his physical body must be nearby!"

Guan Xingmiao deliberately spoke out, disrupting Helian Hu's mind, hoping he'd panic and reveal a flaw.

Battle experience is indeed rich!

"Guan the Second, you'd better worry about your family's young ones' lives!"

Helian Hu let out a long howl to the sky, and the flower-spotted leopard beneath him, as large as a calf, swiftly leaped, bypassing Guan Xingmiao, charging directly towards Guan Tingqing and Tao Yun outside the battlefield.

Its claws and teeth were sharp, its speed extremely fast, resembling a fleeting shadow!

"Beast!"

Guan Xingmiao roared, his flesh shell vibrating, unleashing force through the air.

Thunder rumbled from within the mountains, roaring loudly!

A fierce and unparalleled strength tore through the air, like a solid cannonball with built-up force, suddenly exploding!

His nickname "Hundred-Step Divine Fist" was naturally not without reason.

This was a killing move from the Great Demon Subduing Fist, called "Giant Spirit Drumming."

Like a deity dozens of yards tall, wielding an iron hammer, smashing on the drum, creating a tremendous momentum of wind and thunder.

The power hidden and unexpressed, using the atmospheric disturbance, formed a penetrating force to directly injure internal organs!

Even a slight touch would scramble the five viscera, leading to instantaneous death!

Therefore, it was a killing move not used lightly!

The flower-spotted leopard, not yet reaching Guan Tingqing, suddenly whimpered in mid-air.

Several bloody holes burst forth, and it plummeted to the ground, rolling aside.

"Hahaha! Daring to distract yourself saving others while fighting me! Die!"

Helian Hu laughed wildly, waiting for this chance, his Divine Soul transforming again, revealing a strange Dharma Aspect, brows like flames, baring teeth, pointing at Guan Xingmiao!

"Suppress!"

Guan Xingmiao's bronze and iron-like hard flesh shell suddenly stiffened, his vision darkening, as if lost between heaven and earth.

Even with Qi Blood surging like a furnace overflowing, he could not break free temporarily.

Catching this rare grand opportunity, Helian Hu's Divine Soul scattered, transforming into a millstone-sized swirling gale, sweeping sand and stones towards Guan Xingmiao, instantly tearing his robes to shreds, revealing a flesh shell glistening like steel.

"This Third-Training Martial Artist's 'golden body' is indeed indomitable, even five horses can't dismember him, nor can axes or knives sever his head! Witness my Ghost-slaying and Soul-capturing Technique!"

Helian Hu's thoughts exploded violently, like pearls being crushed, crackling in unison.

The void vibrated suddenly, as if mystical runes as large as stars condensed out of thin air, one for "Powder," one for "Break!"

"Hah!"

Guan Xingmiao's strong spirit burned like a furnace fire, incinerating distractions, freeing him from Helian Hu's suppression.

He faced the Ghost-slaying and Soul-capturing Technique directly!

The words "Powder" and "Break" spun about, like two grand seals covering Guan Xingmiao, snuffing out his breath.

The vigorous vitality contained in his flesh shell, like a pierced water pouch, spilled out swiftly!

An unprecedented weakness spread throughout Guan Xingmiao's body, like an ordinary person caught in a chill.

His face turned pale, and on internal inspection, he found his body being eroded by strands of greenish Yin energy.

"Such a sinister Daoist Skill from this old dog!"

Before Guan Xingmiao could defend with his technique, Helian Hu struck while the iron was hot, as the Dharma Aspect manifested by his Divine Soul laughed slyly, clenching its five fingers!

Hiss hiss!

The airflow slithered like a snake, hissing sharply!

"Soul-Draining Skill! Helian Hu, do you not fear defying the Dragon Court's taboo?!"

Guan Xingmiao's spirit shook violently, seemingly unable to hold firm, on the verge of breaking free from his shell.

He wasn't a cultivator of the Dao Skill, never having refined thoughts, so if his spirit was pulled from his body, it would dissipate instantly, leaving only an empty husk.

"When has the Dragon Court's law ever reached beyond the prefecture? The emperor is far and high, outside their jurisdiction!"

Helian Hu was unperturbed; he wasn't a Daoist Official with an official title, compelled to obey the Dragon Court's rules. Cultivating the Dao was all about doing as he pleased!

He opened his big hand, like grasping a sinister vortex of air, intending to tear out Guan Xingmiao's spirit! 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

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"Truly a grand spectacle, watching a battle between a practitioner and a cultivator, so thrilling!"

Roughly a hundred steps away, Bai Qi watched from a distance, almost clapping in eagerness.

Though the hook-nosed elder was only in the Third Realm of Dao Skills, his abilities and battle formation prowess were exceedingly sophisticated.

Far superior compared to Qi Yan, Lv Nan, and even the Alien Evil Monarch encountered in Dayu Town.

As for the Guan family's practitioner, at the Third Training Great Success, having forged a golden body with nearly no weaknesses, seemingly impervious to blades and spears.

Their martial moves and Qi Blood strength surged like raging rivers.

In Black River County, they would undoubtedly rank as the "first under the instructor."