Extreme State · Divine Unity.

Extreme State · Yin-Yang Harmony!

Zhang Rongfang's entire body rapidly swelled, turning red, countless blood vessels spreading and staining the whites of his eyes.

"Originally, I wanted to observe a bit more, but..."

"I can't take it anymore! Because... you're fucking disgusting!!"

With a tearing sound, his height suddenly surged past three meters, stepping forward, spanning dozens of meters in an instant, appearing in front of Tang Hu.

Tang Hu had just gotten up, a look of astonishment on his face, seemingly unable to believe he had been punched and sent flying.

Seeing Zhang Rongfang charging over, he instinctively raised his hand to block.

The Absolute Defense Circle of the Grandmaster instantly activated.

In an instant, two fists suddenly collided.

Bam!!!

A bomb-like shockwave spread out, Tang Hu's legs sunk deep again, his muscles violently swelling, with half his body almost driven into the ground.

"Such great strength! But I was careless earlier! Now... watch me..."

Tang Hu's body crazily expanded, growing taller. Silver lines covered his entire body.

"Extreme State: Gauzy Cloud! Playful Colors!"

Two Extreme States superimposed on his body simultaneously.

His height reached over three meters as well, immediately letting out a fierce shout, swinging his muscular right arm down at Zhang Rongfang.

Boom!!

Before his fist could hit.

A heavy punch had already struck his temple hard.

The massive impact sent him flying horizontally, falling into the lake with a crash.

A large splash erupted, white waves rolling.

"What kind of junk is this?" Zhang Rongfang ended with a heavy strike and exhaled lightly.

Watching as thin threads of blood spread and dissipated in the lake water.

He was slightly surprised.

This guy... as disgusting as he is, sure can take a beating.

He didn't hold back on those two punches just now.

But strangely, hitting Tang Hu felt like punching a slippery eel, not very impactful.

So while it looked like the man was sent flying far, in reality, the process of flying was largely unloading the force.

Which means, the actual force on the opponent wasn't much.

Splash!

Suddenly, the lake water burst open, and a bare figure broke through the water, landing lightly.

It was none other than Tang Hu, who had just been knocked into the water.

He was now completely nude, revealing perfectly defined muscles bathed in sunlight, subtly exuding a sculptural beauty.

"Such... powerful impact!" Tang Hu sighed softly, wiping the water off his face with a hand.

"I never thought, you, as a Daoist of Great Dao Teaching, possessed such formidable power. Your martial skills have reached a level comparable to mine, already at the Grandmaster level. I underestimated you."

He gently twisted his body, turning toward Zhang Rongfang, showing a radiant smile like the sun.

"However, it doesn't matter. I'm taking you seriously now. This time, I'll take you down and show you the real gap between us.

Though you've injured me, the joy after pain is the greatest reward....."

"Final Form."

His body rapidly transformed, muscles and skin writhing and twisting, growing a fine membrane.

The slippery membrane glistened faintly in the light.

"Come, let me feel the pain again!!"

In an instant, his figure arched, shooting toward Zhang Rongfang like an arrow.

Ten meters!

Eight meters!

Five meters!

Three meters!

One meter!

Punch!!

Tang Hu raised his hand, his right fist rocketing out.

Boom!!!

A heavy punch struck him in the cheek instantly.

His cheek caved in, flesh tore, teeth shattered, half his head instantly collapsed.

Tang Hu's fist remained in mid-air, unable to strike down.

His body flew horizontally once more, crashing into the forest, breaking who knows how many trees along the way, before coming to a complete stop.

"Heavy Mountain, tenfold." Zhang Rongfang retracted his right fist.

The same unloading sensation as before came again, much more so than when the opponent initiated the Final Form.

He was about to step forward to check the situation and finish off that disgusting guy.

Suddenly, Zhang Rongfang paused, quickly turning around to look back.

"As expected, Tang Hu is just young and impulsive, luckily I came along."

A golden-haired, fair-skinned beautiful man, bare-chested, gracefully descended from the forest heights.

Plop.

He landed, standing up straight.

His features were androgynous, striking whether from a male or female perspective.

His eyes were a pure clear purple, red lips and a high nose, sharp brows and starry eyes, body evenly muscular, full and powerful.

For a moment, Zhang Rongfang seemed to see the sleeping Spirit General he had seen in the fog of the ruined temple before.

The same androgynous beauty between the two.

The man wore a simple white male skirt, with a complex silver floral pattern in the center of his chest.

"Truly befitting of Great Dao Teaching's once-in-centuries genius." The man admiredly assessed Zhang Rongfang.

"Being able to defeat Tang Hu on your own, you've far exceeded my imagination and expectations. Originally, I just came to take a look today.

But now, I've changed my mind."

He took step by step closer.

"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Ostendin God, Sect Leader of the Donglin Sect."

"And according to the Great Spirit's official rank, you should also address me as Your Excellency."

"Are you also part of that sect alliance?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

He was now one hundred percent sure, this was indeed the work of the Great Brightness Religious Alliance.

If the previous Tang Hu, an exceptional expert at the Grandmaster level, coming here was just a coincidence.

Then this person, daring to appear after seeing him defeat Tang Hu, what does that imply?

Zhang Rongfang was very aware.

"Your master targeted us, so naturally we have to fight back. However... it seems there's no protection around you right now. It looks like Yue Dewen's men are not that many either." Before Ostendin's voice even fell, he flashed forward and disappeared from his original spot.

Zhang Rongfang's heart tightened; he hurriedly retreated, raising his hand to block forward.

Bang!

He narrowly blocked a suddenly appearing palm.

The opponent let out a soft sound of surprise, seemingly not expecting him to block it.

Zhang Rongfang himself was also relieved. If it weren't for his previous sparring with Emperor Jiang, he absolutely wouldn't have predicted this move, only being able to endure it physically.

Just as this thought arose.

Bang!

A sharp pain exploded from his abdomen, spreading throughout his body.

'What's going on!???'

Zhang Rongfang's face turned pale, retreating explosively.

But soon, another palm descended from the side, accurately penetrating the gaps in his defensive techniques, striking the side kidney area.

This time he realized it, sensed it, but... he couldn't keep up with the movement!!

He couldn't keep up at all!!

Too fast!!

A mouthful of blood surged from Zhang Rongfang, a faint feeling akin to facing Emperor Jiang.

But not as....!!

The opponent was far less bizarre and swift than Emperor Jiang.

It wasn't about speed, but a pre-emptive swiftness!

He was waiting in advance on his own trajectory!

No worries! There's still a traceable path!! Still a chance!!

"Interesting, you can actually barely block one of my moves." Ostendin chuckled lightly.

"But it's meaningless."

He raised one hand high, the other to the ground, as if his hands were propping open a spherical space.

Gusts of air currents swirled around him.

Whether it was an illusion or not, the light beside him seemed to start distorting as well.

"Four Qi Four Divine Skills' Secret Kill."

"Brahma Elephants Variance."

Buzz!!!

In an instant, Zhang Rongfang only felt that all the surrounding air currents seemed to be stirred and swirled by a great force.

All the air currents twisted and rotated at high speed.

Unable to breathe, unable to move, couldn't see, couldn't hear.

Suddenly, a sharp pain spread from his chest.

A fair hand shot through the air currents directly in front and struck heavily on his chest.

Far more forceful than anyone before, it was as if a sharp thorn was about to pierce coldly into his chest cavity.

Blood Lotus!

In the moment the might of the palm was released, Zhang Rongfang no longer hesitated, roared furiously, and his whole body grew larger again, reaching four meters.

His entire flesh turned dark red, numerous blood vessels squirming like worms on his body.

His heartbeat was like a drum, skin like armor.

Both arms flared up, reaching lightning-fast toward the central arm.

Bang!

The arm was indeed caught.

But...

With a ripping sound, the hand easily escaped from Zhang Rongfang's grip.

The violent power mostly missed its mark.

Without hesitation, Zhang Rongfang followed up with a full-force forward palm strike.

Vaguely, he seemed to feel himself colliding with something.

With a thunderous crash.

A massive force surged forward, bumping him backward several steps.

Raising his hand, Zhang Rongfang then noticed that his palm was already covered in blood.

A clear bloody hole appeared in the center of his palm.

The flesh was penetrated, the bone momentarily resisted and then was broken through.

The wound directly pierced through from the back of the hand, forming a round hole.

Hiss...

The swirling air currents finally dispersed at this moment.

Ostendin stood not far away, looking surprised, holding a bent short dagger, completely unusable.

And his right wrist seemed slightly dislocated, obviously injured by the huge recoil of the strike.

With a light flick, a crack sounded, and he reattached his wrist.

"Seems like...." He stepped forward to speak, but his voice abruptly halted, looking to the far right.

"Forget it, let's call it a day. I'll come back for you...." He looked deeply at Zhang Rongfang. Turning around, he took off, grabbing Tang Hu, who had just climbed ashore by the lake, and disappeared into the forest in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Rongfang sensed something as well, rapidly shrinking his body back to normal, looking to the left.

There appeared a large silhouette approaching quickly.

Two seconds later.

Bang!

The silhouette landed, standing upright.

"Just now, who was here?"

The newcomer had a head full of white hair, with a robust build, his bare chest covered in hideous scars. Standing over three meters tall, his mere presence exuded intense oppression.

"Thank you, Master Shangguan, for saving me!" Zhang Rongfang quickly understood why Ostendin fled.

"It was someone named Ostendin; he claimed to be the Sect Leader of the Donglin Sect!" he quickly replied.

"Ostendin.... the Grandmaster of the Religious Alliance?" Shangguan Feihua snorted coldly, looking at Zhang Rongfang.

"What's wrong with your hand? Injured!?" His gaze turned instantly cold and sharp.

He was entrusted by Yue Dewen to protect Zhang Ying, and if anything happened here....

Zhang Rongfang showed his injured hand.

"No issue, just a bit exhausted from clashing with that man's subordinate."

At this moment, the bloody hole on the back of his hand had completely healed, all blood vanished, absorbed entirely.

It was as if he had never been injured.