Under One Person: Feng Shui Master, I Will Protect the Mountains and Rivers with My Own Body

At this moment, it seemed as if the air in the courtyard had been completely sucked away by the black energy that Hu Tianbiao had spread out.

No, that's not right. Rather than calling this thick black energy "qi," it's more accurate to call it "demonic energy."

The temperature on Tiesha Mountain, which was originally a cool summer night, suddenly dropped, as if it had stepped into the Frost's Descent season of late autumn.

The few weeds in the corner of the courtyard wall withered and died at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if their vitality was being forcibly plundered by this domineering presence.

Xu Si, who was squatting at the entrance of the main hall, shivered and subconsciously hugged his arms: "Good heavens... it's a good thing we are superhumans. If an ordinary person were standing here in short sleeves and shorts, they would probably be shivering from the cold."

In the center of the courtyard, Ding Shian moved.

Faced with Hu Tianbiao's almost suffocating pressure, he did not back down; instead, the light in his eyes burned even brighter.

He staggered his feet, his left foot lightly touching the ground in front, and his right foot firmly planted behind him. His spine, like a great dragon, suddenly jerked and made a crisp "snap" sound, his whole body like a fully drawn bow.

Xingyiquan, San Ti Shi (Three-Body Stance).

At the same time, a faint, transparent, glass-like aura rose from his body, keeping out the bone-chilling cold.

"Wow, the stance of Sun-style Xingyi Quan, combined with the 'Escape Light' technique that can only be mastered when one's life cultivation reaches a certain level." As expected of the son of the company's regional head, Xu Si not only had impressive skills but also excellent insight, recognizing the technique used by Ding Shian at a glance.

"This Ding Shian is no ordinary person. Just his stance in boxing and the protective aura he exudes are more than a level above Zhang Haidong of the Quanxing Sect whom you captured before. Now that's what you call a real character."

Yan Sen remained silent, his gaze fixed intently on the arena. His eyes shimmered with azure-gold, his [All Things Connected by Qi] fully activated, attempting to analyze the impending clash.

"Smack smack smack..."

Hu Tianbiao stood there, hands in his sleeves, looking like a bored bystander watching a spectacle: "Kid, you need to gather your strength for so long just to put on a show? If you don't attack soon, and I have to get there, then you've come all this way for nothing. You won't even be able to see how I made my move, let alone spar."

These words were incredibly arrogant, but no one present thought he was bragging.

"Master Hu is right," Ding Shian said, taking a deep breath and speaking in a steady voice. "Then please don't blame this junior for being rude!"

Before he finished speaking, Ding Shian's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

fast!

Swift as lightning!

In a flash, he slid three feet away from Hu Tianbiao, his hands forming claws with his knuckles bent like hooks. He brought them to his feet and, with a shrill whistling sound that seemed to tear through the air, aimed straight for Hu Tianbiao's chest and abdomen.

Tiger-style boxing, like a tiger pouncing on its prey!

This strike was so powerful and heavy that if it had landed on a rock, it would have torn a hole in the granite.

However, Hu Tianbiao didn't even lift his eyelids.

Faced with this blow that could shatter stone and split a monument, he simply raised his right hand casually, his wide sleeves billowing up like black clouds, and flicked them forward with a light touch.

"when--!"

A sickeningly loud clang of metal rang out.

The soft fabric, infused with demonic energy, became harder than steel.

Ding Shian felt as if his fingers were gripping a spinning block of iron, and a tremendous force of recoil instantly spread throughout his body from his fingertips, causing his blood to surge.

"So hard!"

Ding Shian's pupils contracted, and using the force of the recoil, he forcibly twisted his body in mid-air.

He touched the ground with one foot and circled in place at an extremely strange angle, his originally fierce tiger form instantly transforming into a lithe and unpredictable snake form. His left hand was covered in dazzling light, like a monstrous python emerging from its cave, bypassing Hu Tianbiao's sleeve and aiming straight for his throat!

At the same time, his right hand was hidden below his waist, his five fingers pressed together like a knife, like a snake spitting its tongue, concealing murderous intent, just waiting for the moment when Hu Tianbiao returned to defend.

This series of changes in moves flowed smoothly and without any hesitation, which was a testament to Ding Shian's mastery of various martial arts styles.

"That's interesting."

Hu Tianbiao raised an eyebrow, but still showed no intention of dodging.

He even had the leisure to comment: "The tiger form is fierce and powerful, the snake form is soft and yielding, the transition is quite good. The footwork of Baguazhang follows immediately after Xinyi Liuhequan... What the hell are you from? Learning so many different styles, aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?"

As they were speaking, Ding Shian's powerful "Python Turns Over" strike landed squarely on Hu Tianbiao's throat.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

Yan Sen's eyelids twitched.

In his vision, Ding Shian's hand, covered in a beam of light and capable of piercing steel plates, seemed to have struck an insurmountable barrier the moment it touched Hu Tianbiao's throat.

"Click."

A soft, crisp sound rang out.

It wasn't Hu Tianbiao's throat bone that was broken, but rather the protective escape light on Ding Shian's left hand that couldn't withstand the reaction force and cracked with spiderweb-like fissures!

Ding Shian's face turned pale, but he did not hesitate at all. He endured the excruciating pain of his hand bones breaking and launched an attack like a storm.

Baguazhang - The Serpent Spits Its Tongue!

Baguazhang - Pushing the Mountain from Both Sides!

Bajiquan - Tongtian Palm!

He assumed a horse stance, his palms flying, his footwork unpredictable, and he moved around Hu Tianbiao like a butterfly flitting among flowers, unleashing a barrage of attacks.

Every punch and every palm strike carried immense force, relentlessly pounding into Hu Tianbiao's vital points.

"Bang bang bang bang bang—!"

The dull, resounding blows continued, like the beating of a broken drum in the dead of night.

However, Hu Tianbiao, who was at the center of the storm, remained as steady as a mountain.

He didn't even take his hands out of his sleeves, letting Ding Shian punch and kick him.

Those attacks that would have broken the bones of an ordinary superhuman only caused a slight ripple in his gray robe.

In the middle of the field, Hu Tianbiao yawned.

"Hey, that punch really went in, it felt tingly and numb all over, like a massage." Hu Tianbiao first praised with a smile, then his face fell and he showed some impatience. "But... I'm getting a little tired of it. You just use the same few moves over and over again, nothing new."

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying aura that sent chills down one's spine suddenly erupted.

Everyone present, except for Feng Baobao who was still counting stars, felt their hearts skip a beat.

"Not good! Retreat quickly!" Xu Si shouted, pulling Yan Sen and Feng Baobao into the back room.

Suddenly, Hu Tianbiao bent down, and his previously plump humanoid body began to swell and twist violently in an instant.

Black smoke rose into the sky like smoke from a wolf's beacon, obscuring the moonlight.

"roar--!"

A deep roar resounded through the sky, causing the tiles of the Eight Treasures Cloud Light Cave to rattle.

When the black smoke dissipated, the smiling, tiger-like middle-aged man was gone.

Instead, a colossal behemoth appeared.

It was a large, golden fox with glossy fur. When it stood up on all fours, its enormous head towered over the three-meter-high courtyard wall!

Its pair of dark golden vertical pupils, like two lanterns hanging high, coldly looked down at the tiny Ding Shian at its feet.

Eight illusory tails swayed gently behind him, each movement bringing with it a gust of bloody wind.

"The real body of Master Tianbiao is actually this big?!" Xu Si looked up, his neck aching, his mouth agape.

Shocked, Xu Si also felt a surge of relief.

This trip to Northeast China was absolutely worth it!

Let's put aside the clues about the baby's origins for now. We don't even know if it will work out yet. Just seeing all the immortals and the true form of this Master Tianbiao is enough for him to brag about to his father for a year!

Ding Shian, facing this colossal figure, felt completely different from Xu Si.

shock?

fear?

No.

His body was trembling violently, every cell screaming—the instinctive terror of a living being facing its natural enemy.

But his eyes shone with a frightening intensity, a fervent fervor that seemed to say, "If I could hear the truth in the morning, I would die content in the evening!"

"Is this... the true power of the immortals?"

Ding Shian's mouth was bleeding, but he still grinned.

"Senior, come here!"

Ding Shian let out a low shout, no longer holding back.

He lowered his body to the limit, lunged forward with his left leg, and held his hands in a palm-down position, one in front of the other. He was like a dying dragon making a final charge towards the golden mountain.

Five Elements Fist, Dragon's Body Twists!

He twisted his waist forcefully in mid-air, his body spinning like a top, and using this centrifugal force, he kicked out with both legs in succession, aiming straight for the giant fox's eyes.

Lie back and point your legs!

If this kick lands squarely, it can even pierce through a wall made of reinforced concrete.

but.

His opponent was Hu Tianbiao.

He is the supreme immortal of the Heavenly rank, standing at the pinnacle of the Changbai Mountain region!

A hint of human-like mockery flashed in the giant fox's eyes, and its enormous body displayed an agility that defied all the laws of physics.

Its hind legs were slightly bent, and it pushed off gently.

"Whoosh—"

The mountain-like body vanished instantly, as if it had merged into the wind.

When it reappeared, it was directly above Ding Shian's head.

Cover the sky.

A giant claw, covered in golden fur and the size of a millstone, descended with the force of a mountain crashing down, yet it landed 'gently' at the very moment Ding Shima Anna was in the next shot.

There are no fancy moves or complicated techniques.

It's pure, absolute crushing power.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound.

Ding Shian's protective aura, which he was so proud of and which was enough to withstand most of the methods of otherworldly beings, was as fragile as a wet tissue under this claw. It didn't even last a second before it shattered into countless points of light.

Immediately afterwards, the giant claw descended.

Ding Shian didn't even utter a sound; he was like a fly hit by a fly swatter, slammed straight into the ground.

"boom--!"

The enormous recoil force whipped up a gust of wind in the courtyard, forcing Yan Sen and Xu Si to raise their arms to shield their faces, and even the bronze alchemy furnace, weighing an unknown amount of weight, emitted a muffled hum.

The dust has settled.

Before the giant fox even landed, its body rapidly shrank in mid-air, and when its feet touched the ground, it transformed back into a human form wearing a long robe.

He didn't even mess up his clothes.

Ding Shian was lying on the ground in a "spread-eagle" position, his eyes rolled back, foaming at the mouth, and completely unconscious.

"Cough cough..."

Hu Tianbiao glanced at the lifeless Ding Shian, coughed twice guiltily, and walked over to Yan Sen with his hands behind his back, his eyes darting around: "Well... um... it's over. This kid's pretty tough, he'll just be unconscious for a while. Hmm... he should be fine, probably won't die. Cough cough, no, he definitely won't die, I knew exactly what I was doing."

Yan Sen looked at the shallow, human-shaped crater on the ground, and his lips twitched.

Is this what you call knowing when to act?

This is only because Ding Shian's life cultivation is so profound; if it were anyone else, that slap would have sent them straight to reincarnation.

I told you to beat them to death if you couldn't kill them, but I didn't expect you to take it seriously!

Yan Sen still bowed respectfully and gave Hu Tianbiao a way out, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Thirteenth Master. This kid is tough and can take a beating, so you don't need to worry."

"Alright, stop with the fluff."

Hu Tianbiao waved his hand, his expression turning serious again. He pointed north and said in a low voice, "I have fulfilled your request. Take him down the mountain. Don't delay, go straight to Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain. That scoundrel 'Bei' is hiding there."

At this point, a fierce glint flashed in Hu Tianbiao's eyes: "Remember, dealing with him is much harder than dealing with the Japanese. This guy is not only cunning, but he also possesses the means to manipulate the earth's malevolent energy. Dealing with malevolent energy is something that should be done sooner rather than later; the longer it's delayed, the more it accumulates."

"I understand," Yan Sen nodded solemnly.

Go ahead, be careful on the road.

Hu Tianbiao gave Yan Sen a deep look, then his figure flickered and turned into a wisp of black smoke, instantly dissipating into the night.

The vast Babao Yunguang Cave has once again fallen silent.

Only the sound of the wind blowing through the pine forest remains unchanged.

Xu Si let out a long sigh, plopped down on the steps, pulled out his cigarette case, his hands still trembling slightly: "Damn, that scared me to death... It was certainly eye-opening, and the thrill was real too. I won't come here again if there's another 'good thing' like this."

Yan Sen walked over to Ding Shian, squatted down, and checked his breathing.

Fortunately, judging from his breathing, Brother Ding was slender and probably held his breath after being beaten. He should wake up soon.

"Brother Xu, stop complaining." Yan Sen stood up, dusted off his hands, pointed at Ding Shian on the ground, and revealed that familiar, irritating smile. "This future master is now your responsibility. We need to hurry and head to Changbai Mountain tonight."

"Why should I carry you?!" Xu Si jumped up.

"Because Sister Bao is a girl, and I have a skill, I have to constantly observe the ley lines," Yan Sen said matter-of-factly. "So you're the only strong laborer in our team, who else would carry you if not you?"

"I..." Xu Si was speechless with anger. He glanced at Feng Baobao, who was poking Ding Shian's cheek with a twig, and could only sigh resignedly, "What a mess..."