Chapter 235: Chapter 124: Counter-Kill, Rallying

The third bolt of lightning immediately fell.

"No!"

His face changed dramatically, and he immediately wanted to escape. Frantically, he quickly took out talismans to activate them, and layers of defensive light shields enveloped him.

Body-Protecting Talisman, Golden Shield Talisman, Green Wood Shield Talisman...

However, how fast was the speed of the lightning attack?

Moreover, Fang Shitong, who had been paying attention to his change, saw this and quickly channeled his Spiritual Power into the iron tower. Greyish spiritual light poured down on him, burdening him heavily as if he were trapped in mud, greatly reducing his speed.

Then, the lightning struck.

A thunderous roar shook the air.

Regardless of whether it was the Body-Protecting Talisman or the Golden Shield Talisman, or the spiritual light formed by the Green Wood Shield Talisman, all of them were destroyed.

Under this bolt of lightning, it was as if everything blocking him was smashed to pieces before it fell on him, leaving his entire body charred.

Dead!

A round of instant silence enveloped the surroundings.

Everyone wore a look of disbelief on their faces.

The one who died was no ordinary person.

A Qi Refining Seventh Level Practitioner, a genuine late-stage Qi Cultivation powerhouse.

In the Fengming Dock Marketplace, even if he wasn’t at the top, he was definitely a notable figure.

And now, just like that, he’s dead?

Killed by a few mid-stage cultivators?

In the distance, those cultivators who had been paying attention to this powerhouse’s movements were all shocked and amazed.

In fact, it wasn’t just others; Qian Xiaoyue, Fang Shitong, and Lu Wei’Er looked at Zhou Changwang with shock-filled expressions.

"He... he just died like that?"

Lu Wei’Er asked in a dry voice.

Zhou Changwang didn’t answer but instead quickly moved forward, taking the fallen opponent’s Storage Bag and collecting a few scattered Magical Artifacts before returning to them.

Regarding this battle, he actually felt somewhat dissatisfied.

Don’t be fooled by his swift, neat handling of the situation; he had made considerable losses.

Three Limit-Breaking level Sealing Talismans were expended, and they were sealed with a Small Success Level of the Five Elements Thunder Transformation Technique, an extremely valuable loss that even pained him.

You should know, according to the owner of the Talisman Inn, a finished Sealing Talisman, especially one sealed with a thunder skill like Five Thunders Strike, is worth a hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.

Yet he used three, each worth at least five hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones if calculated at market price.

That’s a total of one thousand five hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones—a tremendous cost.

But sometimes, to conceal his strength, he had no choice but to do so.

After all, he was now in ’full view’ of everyone, facing such a Qi Refining Seventh Level Practitioner.

If he suddenly showcased a skill far beyond what a mid-stage practitioner could exhibit, it would definitely draw attention.

Thus, even though he possessed the Great Success Level of the Five Elements Thunder Transformation Technique and the mastery level of the Small Five Elements Thousand Thunder Skill, which could have easily dealt with the opponent, he endured and didn’t act directly, relying on the power of the talismans instead.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

Three Spirit Talismans perfectly resolved this opponent.

Even if others had suspicions, it could entirely be attributed to the talismans, and wouldn’t cause too big of a stir.

Upon returning, Zhou Changwang cast his gaze on Fang Shitong and said, "Speak, what’s going on exactly?"

This Qi Refining Seventh Level Practitioner originally had no intention of concerning himself with them but had stopped upon sensing a hint of hostility from them.

He was sure he had never met this person before and had not provoked him. It was equally impossible for Qian Xiaoyue or Lu Wei’Er to show any hostility to a seventh-level practitioner.

Therefore, the cause of this trouble must have been Fang Shitong.

"This time, it truly is my fault.

Didn’t I tell you before about the chaotic night when my junior brother died?

And it was this very person, this late-stage practitioner, Song Xiaochao, who killed him.

I recognized him just now and thought of my junior brother’s death, which stirred my emotions. I didn’t expect him to be so perceptive and immediately notice something was off."

Fang Shitong said with a face full of guilt.

"But now that he is dead, a weight in my heart has been lifted.

I solemnly apologize to both of you and express my gratitude to Fellow Daoist Zhou for avenging my junior brother."

As he spoke, he bowed deeply in a ceremony.

"I hope such matters do not happen again.

This time, I could rely on talismans to kill him, but next time, it may not be so effective."

Zhou Changwang said coldly upon hearing this.

"It absolutely won’t happen again.

I don’t know many people in the Fengming Dock Marketplace, and have only this one enemy.

Now that he is dead, there will be no more enemies."

Fang Shitong quickly assured.

Only then did Zhou Changwang remain silent.

In the distance, seeing Zhou Changwang cleanly resolve a Qi Refining Seventh Level Practitioner, those cultivators looked at them with a growing sense of awe, steering clear and opting to take detours.

"However, this time, we truly owe it to Fellow Daoist Zhou.

Had it not been for Zhou’s decisive thunderous actions, facing a late-stage practitioner, we would have truly been in danger."

Lu Wei’Er expressed with a sigh.

Recalling the first time she saw Zhou Changwang, he was then only at the Third-Layer Qi Cultivation. At that time, she felt superior, living in the Inner City, and somewhat looked down on him.

Little did she expect that by their second meeting, she heard he had moved to the southern district, relocating to a much more upscale place than hers, and by the third meeting, he was already at the Qi Cultivation Fourth Stage, far exceeding her by then.