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Zhurong's Divine Fire Palm!
The combined power of the four elements, the Zhurong Divine Fire Palm, struck out, first trapping Chen Jie in a water prison, which was instantly vaporized by the terrifying heat. Then, Chen Jie's Zhurong Divine Fire Palm fiercely attacked the [Ten Thousand Whales Return to Emptiness!] attack, which surged forth like a tsunami.

At this moment, Tong Wei's slash, "Ten Thousand Whales Return to Emptiness," rushed directly towards Chen Jie. It was a tsunami, containing ten thousand whale sharks. These whale sharks rolled in the tsunami, leaping out of the water like dolphins, rushing towards Chen Jie one after another.

If Chen Jie were to be enveloped by this body of water, he would face being devoured by countless whales and doomed to eternal damnation.

This move is Tong Wei's trump card; his life or death depends entirely on it.

At this moment, the whale shark launched a frenzied attack on Chen Jie, but Chen Jie's Zhu Rong Divine Fire Palm also passed by.

A top-tier fire-based technique and a top-tier water-based technique—water and fire have always been incompatible, so a massive explosion was bound to occur. However, things didn't go as planned. The two powerful techniques collided, but there was none of the breathtaking, earth-shattering spectacle that one might expect.

Instead, it was unusually quiet. Everyone saw that Chen Jie's Zhu Rong Divine Fire Palm was so effortless, as smooth as a hot iron penetrating pork. In an instant, the Zhu Rong Divine Fire Palm passed through Wan Jing Gui Xu, and Tong Wei's ultimate technique was defeated without any resistance.

In an instant, the scorching flames pierced through the ocean, and the thousands of whale sharks surging in the ocean were instantly turned into a charcoal-grilled state, crispy and crunchy, turning into grilled fish slices.

With his ultimate move broken, the powerful impact directly backfired on Tong Wei. The next moment, Tong Wei spat out a mouthful of blood with a "poof," and the scene was quite gruesome.

Immediately afterwards, Tong Wei collapsed to the ground like a limp eggplant, unable to get up.

However, Tong Wei had not given up hope of survival, because he could sense that although Chen Jie's Zhurong Divine Fire Palm was terrifyingly strong and could shatter his Wanjing Guixu in one strike, there was one thing that could not be changed: although this palm was very strong, it also consumed a lot of energy after defeating his Wanjing Guixu.

This is excellent. Tang Bao has exhausted Chen Jie's Zhu Rong Divine Fire Palm. Now, if Tang Bao can follow up, he has a chance to kill Chen Jie, or at least a chance to force a draw!

That's enough. This gives me a glimmer of hope, so I'm entrusting everything to you, Tang Bao...

Ah!
Tong Wei suddenly turned his head and saw a scene he would never forget: Tang Bao turned and ran away at a speed visible to the naked eye, without the slightest hesitation.

His enormous, geoduck-like martial arts phantom spewed out a huge cloud of black mist, instantly blocking Chen Jie's path forward.

Then Tang Bao fled the scene as fast as he could. What a mess! The other party had used the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique of the Human Emperor's Three Divine Arts, and had even gathered all four gods. Who could defeat such a monster? Did they really think that two Molten God Realm experts could fight him to the death?

Don't be silly, Tong Wei, you may be silly, but I'm not.

Unlike your Whale Shark Gang, which is a small sect that has only emerged in the last hundred years, my Tang Clan is a great sect with a history of thousands of years. Our ancient Tang Clan records that once, a senior member of the Tang Clan and three senior members who had reached the fourth level of the Melting God Realm ambushed a master of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique who had reached the fourth level of the Melting God Realm.

By the way, it seems the record is from near Xiantao, Hubei. It is said that the battle was so fierce that the earth shook and the mountains were plowed into a deep trench. The expert of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique at the fourth level of the Fusion God Realm, holding a green bamboo staff, fought against four opponents and killed three of them on the spot. The senior from the Tang Clan managed to escape back to Sichuan, but he died less than a month later due to his serious injuries.

However, before he died, he left behind a message: "If you encounter a powerful opponent of the same level who possesses the complete set of the Three Divine Skills of the Human Emperor, run immediately. You cannot handle such a person!"
Later, this senior from the Tang Clan died, and it seems that the cultivator of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique who killed four Molten God level experts also died, near Immortal Peach, but the exact location is no longer verifiable.

That must have happened five or six hundred years ago.

So when Chen Jie used the Four Gods' Four Seasons Celestial Phenomena Technique, Tang Bao almost immediately thought of running away. At this moment, Tong Wei got excited and insisted on having a two-on-one fight against Chen Jiu Si.

Back then, even with the combined efforts of my Tang Clan patriarch and three others, four of us couldn't defeat a martial artist at the fourth level of the Melting God Realm using the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique. What makes you think the two of us can defeat him?

Don't be silly, run!

However, if he had tried to run away, he probably wouldn't have escaped, so he tricked Tong Wei into making a final desperate attempt, turning Tong Wei into cannon fodder.

As expected, Tong Wei became cannon fodder, and he absolutely could not linger. He had to run away quickly, or he would die here today.

So Tang Bao released a large amount of toxins to act as a sleeping gas, and then he immediately tried to run away.

Tong Wei saw Tang Bao's back, which showed no sign of lingering, and his eyes were filled with shock and anger. However, as the backlash gradually came, Tong Wei had no chance to fight back. At this moment, he stared wide-eyed as Tang Bao slipped away before his eyes.

"Tang Bao, I'll fuck you eighteen times...!"

Tong Wei cursed angrily, but Chen Jie's Zhu Rong Divine Fire Palm did not stop. After experiencing the Ten Thousand Whales Returning to Emptiness, although the power of this Divine Fire Palm was somewhat weakened, it was still very fierce. At this moment, it suddenly rushed forward and directly rushed into the mist.

The mist was spreading there, trying to block Chen Jie's vision, but at that moment, Zhu Rong's Divine Fire Palm suddenly attacked, and the mist suddenly boiled up like boiling water, bubbling wildly!

A moment later, as the gurgling stopped, the poisonous mist also dissipated. Chen Jie's Zhu Rong Divine Fire Palm continued to strike forward, and a loud bang was heard. Immediately afterwards, a huge palm print was seen on a city tower that had been directly punched by Chen Jie.

At this moment, Chen Jie also looked at Tang Bao, who was fleeing. Tang Bao swallowed hard when he saw the power of the palm strike and tried to speed up his escape.

At this moment, Chen Jie frowned and immediately gave chase.

The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth!
Chen Jie was still very fast. At this moment, he used the Qiankun Great Shift to move at high speed, trying to block Tang Bao.

When Tang Bao saw Chen Jie suddenly attack, his eyes widened in terror. He no longer had the courage to fight Chen Jie.

At this moment, Tang Bao gritted his teeth and immediately used the Tang Clan's secret technique, the Blood Burning Technique.

At this moment, at the cost of burning blood, they frantically accelerated and in the blink of an eye, they escaped the battlefield and headed straight for the distance. Their speed was extremely fast. Chen Jie looked at the distant hillside and saw Zhu Chongba leading a troop of cavalry waiting there.

At this moment, he also saw Chen Jie looking at him. The two exchanged glances but did not say anything more. Then Chen Jie continued to chase after Tang Bao.

At this moment, Zhu Chongba sighed and said, "Let's lead the troops back!"

"Huh? Big brother's going back? Back where?"

Upon hearing Zhu Chongba's words, Chang Yuchun couldn't help but loudly question him, "How come you're leaving without doing anything? You know, it took them two days to get to Huangzhou Prefecture, not to mention they waited here all morning. Now you're leaving without doing anything? What kind of world is this?"
Chang Yuchun looked at Zhu Chongba and asked, "Brother, where do you want to go back to?" Zhu Chongba replied, "Back to Haozhou!"

"Huh? Back to Haozhou? Then we won't be taking people back?"

Chang Yuchun looked at Zhu Chongba and asked, "The defenses of Huangzhou Prefecture haven't been breached yet, so how can we rob it? Besides, Tong Wei is crippled, and Tang Bao looks like he's in grave danger. If we make a move now, we'll be directly confronting Chen Jiu Si, and we'll both suffer heavy losses, which might just benefit someone else."

"We're not stupid, how could we do something so foolish!"

As Zhu Chongba spoke, he looked towards the woods beside him. He wondered what might be hidden there, which always made him feel somewhat apprehensive. Therefore, Zhu Chongba chose to conserve his strength at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Chang Yuchun said, "Brother, we've traveled for two days, exhausted ourselves, and finally arrived here. Are you just going to send us back like this? We haven't even gotten any benefits?"

Zhu Chongba said, "It's not like I didn't get any benefits at all. At least Chen Jiusi owes me a favor, and he'll have to repay it sooner or later."

As he spoke, Zhu Chongba looked at Chang Yuchun and said, "Alright, Fourth Brother, let's not talk about this anymore. If we go back to Haozhou now, we can still eat at other places. If we go back too late, we won't be able to eat at all!"

Chang Yuchun was taken aback upon hearing this and looked at Zhu Chongba, asking, "Brother, what other territories are you referring to?"

Zhu Chongba said, "The eighty-one prefectures of the five circuits in Jiangnan are about to become unclaimed land. If we don't take this opportunity to have a good feast, when will we ever get another chance?"

Chang Yuchun was taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied, "Understood, brother. Let's go back now, seize land, seize money, and seize women!"

Zhu Chongba smiled at Chang Yuchun's words. He was right; they were indeed going back to seize land, money, and women.

Thinking this, Zhu Chongba spurred his warhorse forward and looked in the direction where Chen Jie had disappeared, saying, "I have said that the only heroes in this world are you and me, Chen Jiu Si. Today we part ways, and when we meet again, I wonder if we will be enemies or friends!"

Thinking it over, Zhu Chongba turned his horse around and left, and Tang He and Chang Yuchun followed.

Watching Zhu Chongba leave, Zhang Shicheng, who was hiding behind a big tree, frowned and looked at the Grand Elder and the Holy Lord who were still fighting fiercely on the city wall. His eyes were practically bulging with greed. Why were these two still fighting so slowly? Couldn't they at least both be injured so that I could gain an advantage?

Otherwise, even with the Tiger Soul Blade, it would be very difficult to deal with a fully-powered fourth-stage Molten God.

Thinking this way, Zhang Shicheng couldn't help but feel anxious, but since things had come to this point, there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, on the city wall, Tong Wei looked around and saw Chen Jie chasing after Tang Bao. He felt as if his whole body was about to fall apart, but he dared not cry out in pain. He had to run now, or his life would be in danger.

At that moment, he gritted his teeth and tried to stand up and run away, but just as he was about to get up again, a slender sword was placed against his neck.

Spring breeze, slender willows, and swords!
Yuan Sanjia!
Tong Wei looked up and saw Yuan Sanjia. Yuan Sanjia was blind at the time, but he had already placed his sword against Tong Wei's neck. At this moment, Yuan Sanjia said with a slight smile, "Mr. Tong, you can't move right now."

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei looked at Yuan Sanjia and said, "Yuan Sanjia, do with me as you please. If you have the guts, then kill me!"

Yuan Sanjia chuckled and said, "Kill them, of course we have to kill them, but how we kill them is up to the city lord."

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei frowned and glared at Yuan Sanjia, saying, "What do you mean? How else do you want to kill me? Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them, do you want to humiliate me?"

Yuan Sanjia said, "Then I don't know. But you have a choice now. I'm blind, and I have my sword to your neck. If you're reckless and keep charging at me, I definitely can't stop you. What do you say?"

Yuan Sanjia looked at Tong Wei, and Tong Wei looked at the sword in Yuan Sanjia's hand, then felt the chill on his own neck!

Then close your eyes and imagine yourself charging forward bravely, and the next moment you die and vanish.

But when a person is about to die, they really want to live. He hesitated for a long time, tossing and turning, opening and closing his eyes, but he could never bring himself to do it.

At this moment, various thoughts were running through his mind. Although he had some conflicts with Chen Jiu Si, his strength was still that of a genuine fourth-level Fusion God. As long as he showed any intention of joining him, he didn't believe that Chen Jiu Si wouldn't be tempted.

Actually, working with Chen Jiu Si isn't unacceptable. With my own strength, if Huangzhou Prefecture gains control of the country, I should at least be a king of equal rank. At that time, it wouldn't be impossible for me to carve out my own territory in Fuzhou and become a local emperor.

He might even seize the throne from Chen Jiu Si and become emperor himself when the time is right.

Neither of them can die. If they die, they'll lose everything. But if they don't die, they still have a chance. So what if they're Chen Jiu Si's dog for a few days? Being Chen Jiu Si's dog comes at a price. They might even retaliate against him later.

However, if I win, I can't give Chen Jiu Si a chance; I must kill him directly!

Tong Wei stopped moving after thinking about it. When Yuan Sanjia saw that he was not moving, he said, "Aren't you going to die?"

Upon hearing Yuan Sanjia's words, Tong Wei said, "Seeking death? Why would I seek death? Yuan Sanjia, Mr. Yuan, perhaps we can work together in the future!"

Yuan Sanjia frowned slightly, but said nothing, saying, "Then don't move around recklessly. Swords don't have eyes."

Tong Wei said, "I won't move, I absolutely won't move, don't worry."

As they were talking, Zhang Dingbian also saw the situation here. His lord had defeated two fourth-level Molten God experts in one fell swoop. The enemy's strongest had been completely defeated, and their morale was at its lowest point. If they didn't launch a counterattack now, when would they?
Zhang Dingbian thought for a moment, then immediately shouted, "Sound the charge horn, beat the drums to gather the generals, listen to my command, open the city gates, and charge out!"

"Charge out!"

Zhang Dingbian roared, and the Huangzhou Prefecture soldiers, who were already seething with anger, immediately responded and charged out under the leadership of their respective generals, instantly turning the tide of the battle.

Meanwhile, Chen Jie had already chased Tang Bao to the border of Mianshui County, and not far ahead was Chen Jie's hometown, Xiantao Village! (End of this chapter)