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Chapter 762 The Battle for Prey
How can this be?

This scene made Luo Jun's eyes widen.

He is now truly a saint, and in terms of hand-to-hand combat ability alone, he is confident that he is no less capable than any Ascended cultivator! Especially in this martial arts world dominated by martial arts factions, he can be said to perfectly counter these martial artists who only know how to fight head-on. Even Luo Jun couldn't handle the Qi-wielding humanoids, so these local Ascended cultivators of the martial arts world are naturally not easy to deal with either.

The problem is, this aura-wielding humanoid was able to hold out against Luo Jun for so long not because of sheer strength. It was entirely due to its incorporeal nature that it was able to contend with Luo Jun; in terms of physical strength, it couldn't withstand Luo Jun's attacks at all.

But who could have imagined that the humanoid figure of qi, which crumbled at the slightest touch in front of him, could actually withstand the attacks of multiple feathered beings at the same time!
Luo Jun wasn't so arrogant as to think that his destructive power was so much stronger than the Four Saints and Three Absolutes of the Martial World. Could it be that the Qi humanoid evolved after it reassembled?

No, after fighting the Qi humanoid for a long time, he could clearly feel that the thing was getting weaker and weaker after breaking down and rebuilding time and time again, and its strength was not as good as it was at the beginning!
The current Qi-wielding humanoid form, let alone ascending to immortality, shouldn't be able to withstand even four peak-level attacks at full power...

Wanting to understand what had happened, Luo Jun abandoned the idea of ​​shattering the Qi humanoid form again and retreated to avoid the monster's attacks.

"This monster is really strange!" Guan Tianfeng, who had been thrown back, looked at his sword with surprise: "When my sword struck it, the blade's aura had no effect at all!"

“That’s right, my Dragon Subduing Palm is the same!” The Beggar of the Nine Provinces looked at his trembling, reddened palm. “When my palm strikes him, it’s like a mud ox sinking into the sea. The feeling is like a bare palm hitting refined steel, it hurts so much…”

Dragon Mother Ao Zhen and Sword Saint Zuo Taixuan remained silent, but judging from their expressions, they must have encountered the same situation.

All four were immortals who had lived for hundreds of years. Although they had never encountered such a strange enemy before, they immediately realized what had happened based on their rich experience!
"This monster is completely immune to Yuan Qi!"

That's it!

Luo Jun, who was dodging the attack, heard their words and suddenly realized what they meant.

He wondered what this aura-wielding humanoid possessed that made the Wu siblings so confident; it turned out it was completely immune to magic!
The higher a cultivator's realm, the more they rely on vital energy in combat. Even at the peak or after ascension, when the physical body undergoes a qualitative leap, it becomes insignificant compared to the immense power of vital energy. In fact, if vital energy becomes useless, even after ascension, one's strength will be reduced to less than one percent of its original power!

Even the Ascension of the Martial Arts School, with its immense destructive power, comes from the enhancement of Qi. Their swords, fists, and palms must be imbued with powerful Qi in order to become divine weapons capable of splitting mountains and shattering the earth.

However, the failure of the protective energy does not mean that the Ascension Realm is truly helpless against this thing.

After figuring out the characteristics of the Qi-infused humanoid form, the Nine Provinces Beggar stomped his foot, causing the rock beneath his feet to crack. A boulder weighing over a thousand pounds was sent flying, and the Beggar caught it with his hand, channeling his strength into the stone and attaching his Qi to it. Then, he flung it away with force!
boom!
Under the terrifying power of the divine beggar, the boulder instantly broke the sound barrier and crashed into the qi-wielding humanoid figure like a meteorite!
boom!
With a deafening roar, the boulder instantly shattered into dust! The moment it came into contact with the qi-wielding humanoid figure, the qi attached to the boulder became ineffective, but the stone's powerful kinetic energy was not eliminated, and the terrifying force sent the qi-wielding humanoid figure flying sideways.

Even without the support of Qi, the power of the stone thrown by Yu Hua was still considerable. And this stone was just the beginning. Before the Qi-wielding humanoid could recover, the Nine Provinces Divine Beggar punched and shattered the cliff behind him. He swung his hands and launched hundreds or thousands of pounds of boulders at the monster like machine guns, smashing the Qi-wielding humanoid into a mountain peak!
Admittedly, without the aid of protective energy, ordinary rocks are as brittle as wafers to a protective energy humanoid. But don't forget, given enough speed, even flowing water can cut through steel!

Even though the Qi-infused humanoid form was powerful enough to fight Luo Jun hand-to-hand, it was still suppressed by Yu Hua's stone-throwing attacks and couldn't even lift its head.

Finally, the massive mountain could not withstand the stone-throwing attack of the Nine Provinces Divine Beggar and was smashed to pieces!
As the mountain collapsed, the qi-wielding humanoid figure found a chance to escape. With a flash of white light, it rushed out!

But as soon as it showed itself, it was stopped by a burly man with a long beard wielding a large knife. He raised his knife and slashed down at the aura-wielding humanoid figure!
This strike was not imbued with any internal energy, but it carried the boundless sword intent of the Sword Saint Guan Tianfeng. The angle and timing were perfectly controlled!
As for the force, although there was no protective qi on the blade, Guan Tianfeng himself had already pushed his qi to its peak, accelerating the precious blade to its limit!
brush!
A flash of cold light passed by, and the qi-infused humanoid figure was cleaved in two, along with the mountain rocks behind it, which were also split in two by the residual force of the strike!
Although the technological level of the Martial World is low, it boasts abundant mineral resources, possessing many top-quality materials far surpassing those of the main world. Combined with forging techniques infused with elemental energy, this results in exceptionally high-quality cold weapons, comparable to, and even surpassing, the special alloys of high-tech worlds. It can be said that, aside from lacking special effects, the superior weapons produced in the Martial World are entirely comparable to Noble Phantasms!
As the weapon of the Sword Saint, this greatsword is naturally no ordinary item. Legend has it that it is an ancient relic, and even without the enhancement of protective energy, it is considered indestructible. Under its immense power, even a humanoid form wielding protective energy cannot withstand it!
The humanoid figure of qi, cut in half, quickly retreated and fled. But before it could recover, Sword Saint Zuo Taixuan and Dragon Mother Ao Zhen arrived together. Zuo Taixuan thrust his sword at the left half, while Dragon Mother Ao Zhen attacked the right half with her halberd. Both of them used the same method as Guan Tianfeng, attacking without relying on qi enhancement, simply using their powerful strength and the sharpness of their weapons!
Having stayed at the top for too long, these ascension masters rarely have the opportunity to fight seriously anymore. Rather than honing their strength and studying techniques, they prefer to develop the mysterious applications of various qi. Although they are all martial arts practitioners, they have mastered the variations of qi and habitually rely on their abilities when attacking.

Therefore, when the four of them attacked the qi-wielding humanoid together, their abilities failed and they were unable to deal any damage.

But this doesn't mean that these terrestrial immortals have forgotten the simplest and most direct way to fight!
With the support of immense power, Dragon Mother Ao Zhen's halberd easily pierced through the mangled body of the qi-formed being. But that wasn't all. With a flick of her wrist, the halberd spun around and instantly shredded the energy-formed mangled body into pieces!
At the same time, Zuo Taixuan on the other side pierced the other half of the mangled body with his longsword. He twisted his waist, used his arm to exert force, and the sword flashed, instantly slicing through the body of the qi-mangled figure. Then, Zuo Taixuan's figure moved in succession, with cold light flashing, and he slashed out dozens or even hundreds of times in an instant. When he finally sheathed his sword, the other half of the mangled body had been cut into countless pieces.

At this point, the qi-form had been defeated by the combined efforts of the four Yu Hua. Perhaps due to its previous battle with Luo Jun, it had been pushed to its limit. After being utterly destroyed, it no longer reassembled itself, but instead split from its original white qi into four colored elements, ultimately reverting to the appearance of the four Wu siblings…

"This is..." Upon seeing that the demon had transformed into four humans, the several Yu Hua were also quite surprised and gathered around to observe it carefully.

Three of the four siblings had lost consciousness. Only Wu Kun, the eldest and most resilient, retained a sliver of consciousness, but he too collapsed to the ground, barely breathing.

“These people are clearly not ascension beings…” Guan Tianfeng said, “But the four of them working together can not only form a demonic entity comparable to an ascension being, but they can also be immune to the influence of primordial energy. What kind of evil technique is this?”

"I recognize her!" Dragon Mother Ao Zhen pointed her halberd at the unconscious Wu Run. "Last year, a petty thief came to the Dragon Palace to steal treasure. After being discovered, he defeated three of my daughters. Later, I took action myself. As soon as she sensed my presence, she jumped into the water and disappeared without a trace... It was this girl!"

"The Dragon Palace stole treasure?" The Beggar of the Nine Provinces' eyes lit up upon hearing this: "I heard that your Dragon Palace lost five Dragon Soul Pills last year. Could it be that this little girl did it?"

Ao Zhen snorted coldly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. The other two Yu Hua looked surprised upon hearing this. The Dragon Soul Pill was a spiritual pill made by the Dragon Palace using secret techniques, with the dragon essence of a flood dragon as the main ingredient, supplemented with various precious medicinal herbs. It was said to have the miraculous effect of reviving the dead and restoring flesh and bones. If one could fully digest the medicinal power, it could even enhance one's cultivation.

Such miraculous elixirs, due to their precious ingredients and complex craftsmanship, require years, even decades, to refine just one. Even within the Dragon Palace, they are extremely rare treasures. Ao Zhen only rewards them to those who have made significant contributions to the Dragon Palace, and the stock never exceeds ten per year. Last year, five were stolen in one fell swoop, a major loss for the Dragon Palace. For this reason, Ao Zhen issued a warrant for the arrest of the elixir thief throughout the entire martial arts world, offering a reward, but to no avail. Unexpectedly, he encountered him here today!

The Dragon Mother's eyebrows furrowed in anger, her hair standing on end: "These fellows stole things from my Dragon Palace, and I should take them back and deal with them." With that, she flicked her sleeve and was about to step forward to seize them.

Just then, the Divine Beggar of the Nine Provinces suddenly stepped in front of the Dragon Mother: "Elder sister, isn't this a bit inappropriate!"

"Don't call me 'sister' with that face full of wrinkles!" The Dragon Mother's forehead veins bulged, then she immediately relaxed her brows, quickly rubbed them with her fingers to smooth out the newly raised frown lines, and took a deep breath.

"Tell me, what's wrong with it?"

"These four juniors possess a combined martial arts technique. I've roamed the martial arts world for hundreds of years and I've never heard of such a skill." As he spoke, he sneered at Ao Zhen: "Your five Dragon Soul Pills are probably already in their stomachs. Even if you cut them open, you won't be able to get them back. I think you're just pretending to look for the things. Your real intention is to keep this miraculous technique for yourself, isn't it?"

"You filthy beggar, don't spout nonsense!" Ao Zhen roared in anger. She was known for her volatile temper when she was young. After reaching the pinnacle, the long years did not dull her personality. On the contrary, being at the top of the world for many years only fueled her fiery temper.

"I think such evil arts shouldn't exist in this world!" Guan Tianfeng sneered, charged forward to the four men, and raised his sword to kill them!

However, a figure arrived even faster than him, and with a clang, Guan Tianfeng's knife was blocked by a long sword!
"This strange technique has neither harmed anyone nor violated any moral principles, so how can it be called an evil technique!" Zuo Taixuan blocked Guan Tianfeng's broadsword and questioned him sharply.

"Didn't you see that the monster these four created after merging was completely irrational, killing anyone it saw?" Guan Tianfeng asked. "If we let them go, one day they might merge again and become this uncontrollable ascension, posing a huge threat to the entire Nine Provinces!"

"We can't condemn them just because they haven't done something yet!" Zuo Taixuan held his sword across his chest, confronting Guan Tianfeng head-on!
Thus, the four Yu Hua disagreed on how to deal with the Wu siblings.

"Everyone, calm down." At this moment, Luo Jun stepped forward: "Have you all forgotten that this guy was originally my opponent?"

Luo Jun's voice attracted the attention of several Yu Hua, who turned to look at the little guy they had almost forgotten.

"You?" Dragon Mother Ao Zhen sneered, "Shouldn't you be grateful to us for saving your life?"

"I didn't ask you for anything." Luo Jun spread his hands. "I was doing just fine, and then you suddenly showed up and killed him. And then, without even asking for my opinion, you started planning to divide up my prey?"

"Little brat, you'd better have some sense," the Beggar of the Nine Provinces sneered. "If you know what's good for you, leave obediently, or don't blame me for dealing with you again!"

"Has the Beggar God forgotten that it has been more than half a year since our last battle?" Luo Jun raised his hand to indicate a length: "This junior is now a little bit stronger than he was back then."

"This young man is quite arrogant!" Dragon Mother Ao Zhen sneered. "But I must take these people with me today!"

“You can take it, but you must give me one… no, two!” said the Beggar of the Nine Provinces.

"They are not objects! Nor are they test subjects." Zuo Taixuan sneered, "Even if there is danger, I should take them back to the Sword Saint Sect to keep them under my care. After finding out their identities, I, Zuo Taixuan, will naturally give you an explanation."

Upon hearing this, the beggar sneered, "You make a good point, but you just want to keep these precious gems all to yourself!"

"None of you are taking any of them away!" Guan Tianfeng roared, brandishing his broadsword. "They must die today!"

Seeing that the four ascended beings were unwilling to relinquish the four siblings, Luo Jun hesitated slightly. He certainly wanted to find out the origins of the Wu siblings, but was it really worth fighting against the four ascended beings for their sake...

Judging from the current situation, apart from Guan Tianfeng, the other three don't want them to die. As long as they can hold off this Sword Saint, letting these people be taken away by the Ascended cultivators isn't necessarily a bad thing; at least that way they can confirm their location. Once they return and report to their master and Guild Master Wan, they should also find a way to deal with it…

Just as he was calculating, the dying Wu Kun suddenly propped himself up and, with his last ounce of strength, roared:
"If you don't want the main world to be destroyed, take us with you!"

(End of this chapter)