The crowd was shocked, looking at the scene before them in disbelief.

Zhu Hongzhi swung several punches, but Mei Qingta merely stepped aside, and Zhu Hongzhi's punches all fell into empty air.

Zhu Hongzhi seemed as though he couldn't see at all, punching at the air by himself, then quickly stepped back, assuming a defensive stance.

Chen Guan and the others all realized that Zhu Hongzhi really couldn't see.

Zhu Hongzhi, who had cultivated the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill to such a high level, was actually blinded with just one strike.

However, none of them could see how Zhu Hongzhi's eyes became blind.

"What Secret Skill is this?" Chen Guan also only saw Mei Qingta touch Zhu Hongzhi's fist lightly, and then Zhu Hongzhi seemed to be blind.

"Do you need to continue?" Mei Qingta asked, looking at the blind Zhu Hongzhi.

"Continue... Why not continue... I can't touch you... But you can't hurt me either... You can't win..." Zhu Hongzhi stood there, shouting angrily.

"Is that so?" Mei Qingta said as he approached Zhu Hongzhi, once again adopting a strange attack stance.

Zhu Hongzhi's ears twitched as if he heard Mei Qingta's footsteps, and the Primordial Energy in his body erupted instantly, making his whole body become as hard as steel, exuding a metallic sheen, like a metal statue.

Chen Guan had previously heard Ji Nanhong say that Zhu Hongzhi was very proficient in Body Protection Secret Skills.

Golden Bell Shield, Iron Cloth Shirt, Horizontal Training Thirteen Grand Protectors, Copper Skin Iron Bone, Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill – he had cultivated each of these Body Protection Secret Skills to an extremely high level.

The reason for cultivating so many Body Protection Secret Skills was to practice a Composite Secret Skill called the "Hundred Refinement Vajra Divine Body." This Composite Secret Skill was created by a big figure from the Celestial Court Army in the past, but due to its high cultivation difficulty, barely anyone had truly mastered it, and very few could practice it persistently.

To practice the "Hundred Refinement Vajra Divine Body" requires not just talent but is also exceedingly painful. Utilizing various Body Protection Secret Skills simultaneously inflicts damage on the body; though suitably controlled to avoid being fatal, it is still excruciatingly painful.

Practicing this Composite Secret Skill tears the muscles and bones, allowing them to regrow stronger.

This excruciating process occurs every time one practices, and it's not something an ordinary person can endure—it's practically self-torture.

So while many know how to practice it, there are incredibly few who can persist.

It's either owing to insufficient talent or being unable to endure the pain.

However, once "Hundred Refinement Vajra Divine Body" is mastered, its effectiveness is significant, and even weapons of an Unparalleled Secret Treasure level in the same tier find it hard to harm it.

Earlier, Zhu Hongzhi hadn't utilized the Hundred Refinement Vajra Divine Body, merely using the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, which allowed Mei Qingta to succeed, naturally making him unsatisfied.

Looking at Zhu Hongzhi with a visage like an angry Vajra, Mei Qingta's expression didn't change at all, swiftly punching towards Zhu Hongzhi's chest.

Bang!

Mei Qingta's punch landed on Zhu Hongzhi's chest, sounding as if it struck a hard, specialized steel plate with a dull thud.

Mei Qingta retreated a step, standing there looking at Zhu Hongzhi.

Zhu Hongzhi's face was disdainful, opening his mouth to taunt, but found he couldn't make a sound.

The Qilin Corps members were all taken aback; the seemingly harmless punch from Mei Qingta had injured Zhu Hongzhi.

"How can this be? Zhu Hongzhi has practiced the Hundred Refinement Vajra Divine Body; how could he be hurt so easily?" Bai Yueguang was somewhat shocked.

She had engaged in conflicts with Zhu Hongzhi numerous times lately and knew the power of the Hundred Refinement Vajra Divine Body well.

Even if one had some Body-Piercing Secret Skill, it was hard to harm Zhu Hongzhi, as his entire body, including his internal organs, had long been trained to be as tough as steel. Unless the force exceeded the limit of what his Vajra Divine Skill could withstand, it wouldn't be possible to injure Zhu Hongzhi.

Crucially, with Bai Yueguang's insight, she couldn't identify what Secret Skill Mei Qingta used, having never seen it before.

"The first strike erases your sight, the second strip your speech; continuing further, I'll rob you of hearing, nullify your sense of touch, leaving you blind, deaf, mute, and unfeeling, akin to a corpse. Even if I cut you into thousands of pieces with a blade, you wouldn't feel a thing, just like fish on a chopping block at mercy. There's no need to continue further." Mei Qingta said blandly.

The words chilled everyone, for truly falling to such a state would be akin to being dead.

After all, Zhu Hongzhi's Primordial Energy is limited, unable to keep the Hundred Refinement Vajra Divine Body active indefinitely, and being blind means he can't threaten Mei Qingta, leading ultimately to a dead-end.

The crowd looked at Mei Qingta with a slight tremor in their eyes, yet his figure flickered again, landing another punch on Zhu Hongzhi.

Zhu Hongzhi was pondering Mei Qingta's words, unable to see, failed to react in time, and didn't utilize the Hundred Refinement Vajra Divine Body, leading him to be sent flying by Mei Qingta's punch, crashing heavily to the ground.

Zhu Hongzhi spewed blood, and soldiers of the Qilin Corps hurried up to support him, drawing their weapons to glare angrily at Mei Qingta.

If Mei Qingta took another step forward, they would risk their lives against him.

"I'm fine." Zhu Hongzhi stood up, seemed to regain his voice, and his sight t returned.

Mei Qingta's punch restored Zhu Hongzhi's sight and voice.

Chen Guan and the others were speechless now, for even Zhu Hongzhi lost so badly, likely no one here could defeat Mei Qingta.

Moreover, Mei Qingta was acting on Chief Judge's military order, and they couldn't fail to comply.

Chen Guan offered an Elixir to Zhu Hongzhi, but Zhu Hongzhi shook his head, "I'm not hurt, just some blood was stagnated, spitting a mouthful of it has already made it better."

Hearing this, Chen Guan recalled his own Secret Skill, "Blood Coagulation Fork," a unique skill he acquired on the way to slay the Evil Asura.

Its effect could direct Primordial Energy inside the body to clot the blood, causing vascular congestion and circulatory issues.

A very useful Secret Skill, but Chen Guan hadn't spent much time practicing "Blood Coagulation Fork" due to the short cultivation time and focusing on other stronger skills, leaving it idle.

If it's like Zhu Hongzhi said, then it's possible that the Secret Skill Mei Qingta employed is akin to the Blood Coagulation Fork.

"Seems I need to find time to practice it in the future. This Secret Skill may be able to break Body Protection Divine Skills like Mei Qingta." Chen Guan thought to himself.

Mei Qingta again had Zhu Hongzhi send people to scout ahead, and Zhu Hongzhi could only comply, sending two Qilin soldiers with their pets to explore.

Fortunately, as long as they didn't pick Lingzhi, no danger arose.

Under Mei Qingta's command, Chen Guan and the others split into four teams, only one team was allowed to advance at a time, while others remained at their positions, and when clear of abnormalities, the next team went to the previous team's resting point, and so forth for all four teams.

In such a configuration, their pace was slower, but if anything happened, the four teams could support each other and not be entrapped or forced into abandoning everything, minimizing losses.

The previous night, Chen Guan felt like he was in a dream and didn't have the chance to see Zixian Valley clearly. Now it seemed much like what he saw last night, yet with many details he hadn't previously noticed.

The difference was that on the way, they hadn't seen the mini beasts and Secret Spirits he observed last night.

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