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Fullie was fast, but he could only dodge again when faced with bullets that were even faster than him. However, this time he was hit by a bullet right from the start.

As the sound of bullets stopped, Zhao Zheng put away his two guns and looked at Fu Lie, who had been shot in the right arm, with a smile.

"You seem a bit fragile..."

"Hmph, I was merely caught off guard for a moment. Or do you really think you can deal with me with such ordinary firearms!"

A disdainful sneer appeared on Fu Lie's face. As the muscles in his right arm writhed, the bullet inside was squeezed out and fell to the ground.

The bleeding gunshot wound on his right arm was stopped by him forcibly closing the muscles, just as he had done with the wound on his left arm.

"I knew firearms wouldn't be enough to deal with you. I just wanted to test how good you were. Now it seems I've won again..."

Zhao Zheng grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth, and the exposed skin on his body instantly turned bronze.

[Skill: Thirteen Bodyguards Horizontal Training (Minor Success)]

[Introduction: This method is derived from the Taoist Golden Body Skill, one of the Twenty-Four Orthodox Methods of Maoshan. Although it has lost most of the original's mystical power due to simplification, it still retains some of its mystical aspects...]

[...Unintentionally modified by Mao Zhitian, the seventh patriarch of Maoshan, and the subsequent thirteen patriarchs, the Thirteen Protectors Horizontal Training, while retaining its foundation in the immortal path, developed a targeted optimization scheme to better deal with martial artists. You can obtain some of the martial arts wonders contained within it through cultivation...]

【Characteristics: Copper Skin and Iron Bones】

[Note: A Taoist's Constitution skill should be maxed out.]

As Zhao Zheng's skin shone with a bronze hue, his originally somewhat thin body began to grow stronger with each breath.

Although he hasn't become a standard muscular man, it's clear from the way his Taoist robe is stretched out that Zhao Zheng has already shed his weak and helpless scholar state.

"I like this state..."

Zhao Zheng cracked the air with his right hand, sighed inwardly, and looked at Fu Lie, who hadn't attacked immediately.

"The Thirteen Bodyguards of Taoism: External Strength Training..."

Fu Lie narrowed his eyes, the disdain in them vanishing. He lowered his tiptoes and smiled.

"If you choose to submit to me and become my servant, I will forgive and forget what happened today."

Do you know my name?

Zhao Zheng countered with a question, his left hand seemingly gripping a sword, the bronze-style Tai'a sword materializing in his grasp. He said, "My name is Zhao Zheng..."

"The sword is named Tai'a!"

Clang——

A dazzling, cold glint appeared in the night sky as the longsword was drawn from its sheath, and an astonishing chill erupted with the Tide Listening Sword Technique's killing move, "All Streams Return to Their Source."

Fu Lie's pupils constricted as he stared at the two characters "Tai'a" written in seal script on the Tai'a sword, and his expression changed drastically.

"die!"

At this moment, he no longer cared whether Zhao Zheng's identity was real or fake; he wanted to eliminate all possible dangers and eradicate any potential threats to his Great Chen Dynasty.

Just like yesterday when he passed by the Su family martial arts school and saw the clothes those people were wearing, he chose to have Charming investigate, and then today he took Charming to wipe out the people at Wang's tailor shop.

Just as he chose to destroy the coffin and burn the body tonight after learning yesterday that the burial site of Old Master Ren was a "dragonfly skimming the water" spot of a true dragon's lair, and just like he sent that person to wipe out the entire Ren family.

He wanted to eliminate all possible dangers for Da Chen, and with this belief, Fu Lie touched the ground with his toes.

He lunged forward like a hawk hunting its prey, and a pair of gloves that looked like silk but were entirely black appeared on his hands as he reached for Zhao Zheng's thrusting sword.

Nourishes—

Sparks flew, and a harsh, metallic scraping sound rang out from the Tai'a sword that Fu Lie held in his hand.

This caused Fu Lie's expression to change again, especially when he saw that even with his seventh-grade martial arts strength, the Tai'a Sword could not be damaged in the slightest. His eyes revealed an even more intense killing intent as he roared.

"die!"

As if he had gone mad, Fu Lie yanked the Tai'a sword with his right hand, lunged forward with his left body, and with his left hand, which was wearing a black glove, he made a claw-like motion and grabbed at Zhao Zheng's throat with the force of a loud sonic boom as it cut through the air!

Before he could catch him, he saw a faint golden light flash on Zhao Zheng's body, which then burst into a dazzling golden light.

Faced with the blinding and dazzling golden light, Fu Lie subconsciously squinted, and at the same time, he suddenly felt his right hand go empty.

Just as he was wondering why the Tai'a Sword had suddenly disappeared, he saw Zhao Zheng grab the Tai'a Sword again with his left hand. Unlike before, this time Zhao Zheng's left hand gripped the hilt and pulled it.

"Listening to the Tide - Seven Swords of Heaven-Burning, God-Slaying, and Void-Escape!"

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Give the two dollars' worth of skill to the workers and employees!

Unlike other people's primordial spirit swords, Zhao Zheng's sword can be retrieved at will, without any distance restrictions!

Clang——

The sound of a sword being drawn reappeared, and a blinding cold light and the dazzling golden light covering the blade lit up and burst forth together.

Unlike the "All Streams Return to Their Source" technique, which draws inspiration from the convergence of all rivers into the sea, Zhao Zheng's move, also derived from the Listening to the Tide Sword Technique, is a deadly strike with an undercurrent that hints at an unpredictable and unpredictable attack.

With unpredictable speed, it slashed diagonally from the lower left to the upper right towards Fu Lie's outstretched left hand!

retreat!

You must get a refund!

Faced with this sword strike that arrived before he could strike, a strike that shouldn't have been so powerful, Fu Lie immediately chose to retreat!

As he stepped onto the ground, just when he thought he had narrowly dodged Zhao Zheng's sword, his eyes widened instantly as he looked at the sword tip that was not covered by the golden light, the tip of the sword that was still an inch or so long.

stab-

The sound of a longsword slicing through clothes and flesh rang out simultaneously, and a scream came from Fu Lie, whose left hand tendon had been severed by Zhao Zheng.

His face was contorted with rage, and his eyes were bloodshot as he swung his right hand and slammed it into Zhao Zheng's chest with a loud thud.

Zhao Zheng staggered back several steps, leaving deep footprints in his wake. He calmly glanced down at the abnormal collapse of his chest, which was a fracture, and activated the Thirteen Bodyguards Horizontal Training Technique.

Click, click—

The broken sternal bones automatically aligned. Zhao Zheng looked at Fu Lie, whose tendons he had severed, and felt fortunate that he had added the skill points he had obtained from the snake woman to the Thirteen Protectors' Body Training last night, gaining the copper skin and iron bones characteristic. Otherwise, he would have been seriously injured.

Of course, this doesn't mean he's too weak, but rather that his opponent is quite strong. His opponent is at least equivalent to two Charmings, and he's probably a cultivator of both immortal and martial arts, just like him.

"I want you dead..."

Charming looked at his severed left hand, his face contorted with rage as he glared at Zhao Zheng. He lunged forward, kicking up a cloud of dust, and used his remaining right hand to claw at Zhao Zheng's neck once more.

"I'll heal your wounds!"

"???"

Fu Lie was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Zhao Zheng abandon his sword and, with the agility of a dragon, strike several acupoints on Fu Lie's body with hand seals, before retreating.

"you……"

Fullie was stunned. He was stunned as he felt the injuries in his left hand and right arm were getting better. However, just as he was stunned,

A sharp pain and an itchy sensation from his internal organs struck him, causing him to tremble as he angrily cursed at Zhao Zheng.

"You...you're despicable..."

"Demon Refining Seal!"

Zhao Zheng's expression remained unchanged as he once again activated the Qinghua Salvation from Suffering Demon-Refining Seal, which was derived from the Thirteen Protectors' external training, and charged towards Fu Lie.

[Success: Qinghua Salvation from Suffering Refines the Demon Seal (Minor Success)]

[Introduction: This method is an extension of the Taoist Golden Body Kung Fu version of the Thirteen Body Protectors Horizontal Training, which was then perfected based on your imaginative ideas...]

[...Under your deliberate manipulation, this method not only retains the pain that occurs during the original Thirteen Bodyguards' external martial arts training, but also creates new sources of pain. However, because of this, this method also comes with some healing effects...]

It seems that because the Thirteen Protectors' Horizontal Training Technique had reached the minor completion stage, the Qinghua Salvation from Suffering Demon Refining Seal also entered the minor completion stage.

Thud! Thud! Thud—

The two figures turned into afterimages as they clashed, their palm winds raging and their claws flashing across the sky. Loud noises and muffled sounds erupted from the point where their fists and feet collided.

bang——

With a clash of fists and claws, Zhao Zheng suffered another horrific injury, his chest bones collapsing as he staggered back several steps. But this time, Fu Lie also retreated.

At this moment, Fu Lie's face was flushed red, and his body was trembling like a sieve due to the pain. He looked at Zhao Zheng with a ferocious expression and pointed at Zhao Zheng with his right hand, trembling.

"You...you...you...despicable..."