Before Zhang Rongfang could react, a hand flashed like lightning through his defensive stance, striking his chest directly.

The hand was like a snake, bending and twisting, surprisingly wriggling through a gap to hit its target.

No strength?

Zhang Rongfang was stunned for a moment, then immediately felt a burning pain in his chest.

This was clearly a Limit-Breaking Skill from the opponent's unique martial arts.

"Again! Dream Transition!"

Xu Mengyan shrieked, turning with an array of afterimages trailing her. Her arms spread out, like a Celestial Maiden scattering flowers, or countless whips, swung madly at Zhang Rongfang.

Poof.

Countless holes on both sides of her cheeks simultaneously squeezed, spraying out a large amount of colorful mist forward.

"This is the Five-Colored Radiance! Die! Hahaha!!" she laughed, constantly spewing the colorful poisonous mist.

Everything gradually quieted down.

The poisonous mist spread, corroding the surrounding rocks with a faint sizzling sound.

After a frantic assault, Zhang Rongfang was struck into the stone wall, buried under a pile of rubble.

Xu Mengyan's laughter gradually softened as she walked forward.

"This is the Taiyin Incarnation. Just contact me, and you are constantly in touch with deadly poison. Every inch of my skin, every bit of my flesh, every breath of mine is the most violent toxin! Immune to all poisons, I am all poisons!!"

The poisonous mist gradually dispersed, revealing Zhang Rongfang's current state.

He was bloodied all over, with all his skin corroded to the muscle layer.

His arms were raised defensively in front of him, as if in a futile effort.

"What... happened just now?"

He slowly lowered his hands.

"You're about to die. You're still asking such a questi..." Xu Mengyan's crazed laughter suddenly froze.

Before her eyes, as Zhang Rongfang lowered his arms, his bloody, mangled flesh began to squirm rapidly, as if time had sped up, healing swiftly.

Three seconds!

The last trace of the wound on Zhang Rongfang's face completely healed, leaving no scars.

"Incredible. It's been a long time since I've taken such serious injuries," he said calmly.

"Next, it's my turn."

Hiss...

A strand of dark red rapidly appeared in his long hair behind him. Countless pieces of flesh extended from his scalp, spreading, covering all strands of hair.

A swath of blood expanded, squirmed, spread, dyeing his entire body red from his back.

Buzz!!!

The blood shadow flashed.

The last thing Xu Mengyan saw was the rapidly expanding Blood Lotus.

The lotus enveloped her, wrapped around her, then crushed all her bones and flesh.

Boom!!

With an explosion like dynamite, the sound crazily echoed and reverberated in the stone chamber.

In the underground stone chamber.

Zhang Rongfang, with eyes in the Blood Lotus state, quietly watched Xu Mengyan, whose body he had crushed all bones and flesh to pieces with his hands.

Plop.

He released his grip.

Letting her body drop to the ground.

His hands at that moment were as wide as her waist, still being corroded down to the muscle layer because of the poisonous blood.

The Blood Lotus state ended the battle in an instant.

"Well then, next."

Zhang Rongfang breathed a sigh of relief, slowly releasing his held breath. His physique shrunk, returning to normal.

He had no intention of absorbing Xu Mengyan; her body was filled with deadly poison, absorbing her would be harmful and useless.

Just needing to ensure that she was absolutely dead was enough.

No spiritual line, just flesh, then all her bones, flesh, and organs were crushed into a lump.

Such injuries, even immortals couldn't save her.

As for breathing, to prevent his organs from being corroded by the deadly poison earlier, he had been fighting while holding his breath.

Only now did he release his breath, and a strong, refreshing fragrance wafted into his nostrils.

Following the fragrance, he stepped over Xu Mengyan's body and walked into the stone chamber where Ding Yu lay.

The chamber was intact.

During their fight earlier, both intentionally avoided this area.

"My lord!" Ding Yu was tearful with gratitude.

Zhang Rongfang raised a hand, signaling him to be quiet, while he himself circled around the area, soon stopping at a cabinet in the corner.

Crushing the cabinet lock, he opened the door and inside were rows of crystal vials filled with thick red liquid.

Zhang Rongfang squatted down, lifting out the wooden rack that held the vials.

The fragrance became stronger.

He picked up each vial one by one, opening and sniffing it.

After trying more than a dozen, finally, he held an dark red vial in his hand.

He picked up the crystal vial, and there was a line of small text on its surface.

'Chonglin Village, Su Zhen.'

He squeezed the crystal vial, shattering it, and the dark red liquid within was swiftly absorbed into his palm, merging into his blood.

A strange sensation, as if his body had been perfectly completed and became more fulfilled, slowly surged in his heart.

Zhang Rongfang couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, feeling the countless changes surging within him.

His ears became more acute, his eyes could see further, and his sense of smell, taste, and touch all underwent a refreshing transformation.

Like a dusty table wiped clean with a damp cloth.

From murky to clear.

The vast difference made Zhang Rongfang suddenly feel that everything around him had become new and fresh.

Snap.

At that moment, from outside the underground stone hall came a sudden sound of rock collapsing.

"Not good! My lord, this place is going to collapse!!" Ding Yu hurriedly shouted.

The voice pulled Zhang Rongfang back to reality. He immediately stood up, grabbed Ding Yu by the back of his neck, and quickly made his way towards the surface.

Before long, the two of them vanished into the gradually collapsing passage.

Rocks of all sizes started falling continuously, piling up in the stone hall.

Just then, a subtle silver line flashed deep within the twisted corpse of Xu Mengyan.

Swish.

Her eyes suddenly opened wide, her body cracking and slowly twitched, repairing and correcting itself.

With the fall of each rock, Xu Mengyan's body unexpectedly returned to its original form.

Even though her body was almost entirely flesh, it was able to recover everything so swiftly.

Standing naked once more in her original spot, she looked at the position where Zhang Rongfang had just defeated her.

Recalling that moment, that dark red blood lotus rushing towards her.

The shock in Xu Mengyan's heart grew even stronger.

'My final move, it was defeated in an instant...!?' She never imagined that she would lose so quickly, so miserably.

'Even worshiping the Spiritual Line couldn't completely transform my Taiyin Blazing Body! That person... actually...!?'

Xu Mengyan clenched her fists tightly. She quickly returned to the stone chamber to grab a set of clothes and put it on.

Then she followed a secret path towards another exit on the ground.

As for the others, they were all a bunch of useless waste. Dead means dead. It's easier to find new ones this way.

"No, that's not right." As she stepped onto the ground again, Xu Mengyan kicked open the iron bars blocking the exit and walked out onto the grass.

"That person…. didn't worship the gods! Without worshiping the gods, he still had such terrifying power, speed, and physique."

Standing in the sunlight, Xu Mengyan's gaze once more became determined and cold.

"It seems I was too arrogant. I failed to clearly acknowledge the gap in basic strength and speed between me and a Grandmaster."

"No matter, I can still improve… I can still become stronger!"

"Sect… Sect Master!?" Suddenly, a few cowardly figures cautiously emerged from the nearby woods.

Leading them were Lan Siyi and the Snake Woman, along with several other disciples of the Five Cauldrons Sect.

"Sect Master, are you alright!?" The Snake Woman quickly stepped forward with concern.

"Why are you still alive?" Xu Mengyan's eyes darkened.

Even she was almost killed by that person, yet they seemed perfectly fine?

"Sect Master! As long as we are alive, no matter how strong they are, we can secretly poison them and catch those important to them as hostages. Sooner or later, we will kill him and avenge everyone!" The Snake Woman swiftly suggested.

"Right, seeing how much he values his subordinates, if we catch someone more important, maybe we could succeed! How dare he invade my Five Cauldrons Sect, he must be made to understand....." Lan Siyi chimed in.

"Shut up!" Xu Mengyan suddenly roared in anger.

"Are you… insulting me!?"

She took a step forward, her palm striking like lightning at the Snake Woman.

The latter screamed miserably, collapsing to the ground, her skin twisting with numerous worm-like blood vessels appearing.

Many red spots emerged on her face, indicating massive subcutaneous bleeding!

"A bunch of useless fools! Cunning tricks can only defeat the opponent, can they make me stronger!?

You can ambush once, but can you ambush a lifetime!? Absolute idiots!"

"I admit I was arrogant before." Xu Mengyan took a deep breath. "I should be grateful to him. He woke me up."

She didn't even glance at the Snake Woman on the ground.

"I've underestimated the world's strongest too much…. But it doesn't matter. My talent rivals that of ancient sages! My resolve, forged in the torment of a thousand poisons, is equal to that of any supreme power!"

"Let's find a place to rest and recuperate. We'll start again."

"I… will become stronger! Then, I will defeat that person fair and square!"

Her eyes glowed with a sharp and bright gleam.

"Only by continuously defeating stronger opponents can I truly ascend to the position of the strongest!!"

The people nearby exchanged glances, at a loss for words.

Of the original two hundred members of the Five Cauldrons Sect, only a handful remained.

Yet the Sect Master seemed completely unfazed...

"Sect Master… but you… haven't you already worshiped the gods?" Lan Siyi cautiously asked.

After worshiping the gods, one can't continue to strengthen their physique. One can only make adjustments at the level of skill mastery.

This is common knowledge.

"If I cannot become the strongest, then what use is worshiping the gods!?" Xu Mengyan declared fiercely.

She suddenly jabbed her fingers hard at the center of her forehead.

A blood hole was punctured violently.

She fiercely pinched something with her two fingers and forcefully pulled it out.

Swish!

A silver line was forcibly pulled out and flung away.

The silver line wriggled a few times, like a worm, slowly squirming, turning black, and shattering.

Finally, it turned into black ash, scattering with the wind.

Xu Mengyan swayed slightly, struggling to steady herself.

"It's… it's okay, brain marrow is also blood marrow, the Taiyin Blazing Body can… can regenerate!"

Those around looked on dumbfounded, not daring to make a sound.

"I possess the Taiyin Blazing Body, the body of a thousand poisons! Even the Spiritual Line cannot assimilate me! At most, it's just a small... small injury!"

Xu Mengyan's speech gradually became fluent.

Aside from a slight daze in her eyes, there were no other issues.

"Let's go!"

She took a deep breath and led the way in a certain direction.

The others looked at each other but didn't dare disobey, lifting the Snake Woman and following closely behind.

At this moment, a rumbling sound could be heard. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The underground space where the Five Cauldrons Sect was originally located finally collapsed with a loud crash.

The ground also caved in, leaving a large sinkhole.