"The evil presence has arrived!"

Princess Li Qing's face turned pale, and she trembled as she said, "Weren't you just going to investigate? How did you end up confronting it..."

Elder Huayan's expression changed, and he turned his head and shouted sternly, "Stay here, calm the people. If I don't return, go find Helian Boxiong."

After speaking, before Li Qing could react, he swiftly made a hand seal, and the ground in front of the Jade Flower Temple exploded with a roar. Three colossal figures emerged amid black fog.

Demon God Puppets.

When Imperial Uncle Li died, he bestowed these three Divine Travel Realm puppets to Elder Huayan for protection, usually buried in front of the temple as a secret reserve.

At this critical moment, Elder Huayan could not care about anything else; he was fixated on one thought:

Zhang Kui absolutely cannot die!

Princess Li Qing felt slightly reassured seeing the terrifying figures envelop Elder Huayan and fly away.

She knew that these three puppets, having both fearsome bodies forged by Square Immortal Road and retaining their skills from life, were even stronger than typical Divine Travel Realm beings.

They should be alright...

However, in the sky, Elder Huayan's heart was heavy; the divide between the Divine Travel Realm and the Mahayana Realm was vast, like that between heaven and earth.

Zhang Kui had slain a Mahayana Realm demon, but the latter had just entered the Mahayana Realm and hadn't fully stabilized, while the one in the Capital City clearly wielded Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

The rescue must succeed!

Elder Huayan had already prepared to sacrifice himself, not only for their deep friendship but also because the initial hope of the Divine Path appeared; if it were cut off now, humanity would fall into darkness.

Meanwhile, in the ruins of the Capital City.

Manzudia saw Zhang Kui withstand that earth-shattering strike and immediately showed hope, speaking with a trembling voice:

"Taoist Brother Zhang, if not now, when will you leave?"

"Leave?"

Zhang Kui's face twisted, "If anyone leaves, it's him!"

Manzudia became somewhat desperate,

"Then you can't just go head-on!"

Zhang Kui snorted without response.

"Huh..."

The Left Vanguard's gruesome face showed a hint of surprise, then a cruel smile, "Indeed, you are different. Let's see how many blows you can withstand!"

With that, the giant hammer in the sky suddenly vanished, then crashed down from a higher altitude, as if the heavens were falling.

A fierce glint flashed in Zhang Kui's eyes. Without hesitation, he maxed out a skill, and from the depths of the darkness in his mind, a star slowly rose.

After Yunxia Mountain, 120 points remained.

The best course would be to continue improving the Golden Core Path to the Sixth Transformation, but the conditions grew more demanding the higher he went.

Golden Core Sixth Transformation is described as: Sixth Transformation of the Dantian Playing with Moonlight, Transformed Embryo Soul Shadow Stealth. Yang Sand Bone Replacement and Yin Flesh Dissipation, exchanged for jade-like purity without blemish.

At this stage, one undergoes bone and flesh replacement, reshaping all the muscles and veins; it usually involves meditating with sunlight and moonlight, operating True Fire and True Water, a painstaking process full of suffering.

Yet if Zhang Kui were to force it instantly, he would certainly explode, with flesh, blood, and bones scattered, requiring a precondition to learn the Fragmentation Skill.

Fragmentation Skill: A flesh restoration skill that can instantly heal even when torn to pieces, though it consumes a large amount of mana, related to the degree of physical damage.

This spell is undeniably good, almost cheat-like, for as long as mana is abundant, the body is indestructible.

However, this skill is an advanced form of Continuation.

Continuation: A beheading survival skill where the head, even when severed, can regenerate entirely, even growing a new one.

Like Demon-slaying Skill leading to Flying Sword Skill, maxing out Continuation and Fragmentation requires 210 points.

It was already lacking, and Zhang Kui previously used 52 points to max out Life Light Skill while heading to Cyan Nether, leaving over 70 points.

In the Mahayana Realm, controlling Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is akin to battling the world itself; thus, to win now requires Heaven-Supporting Power, leading Zhang Kui to max out the Great Strength Skill.

Great Strength Skill (Maxed): Passive skill.

Skill description: This is the Heaven-Supporting Power skill that allows advancement to learn the Mountain Carrying Skill.

Almost instantly, Zhang Kui's internal muscles, bones, and flesh rapidly transformed, spontaneously generating infinite divine power. He realized the skill combined with a forbidden spell, transcending mere physical strength, focusing on leveraging one's body to trigger the operation of the Qi Mechanism of Heaven and Earth.

At this moment, the giant hammer's shadow came crashing down.

Watching the fiery, mountainous flame grow larger amid the rolling black fog, Manzudia's eyes were filled with despair.

Boom!

The giant flying sword's shadow blocked it once again.

Boundless shockwaves spread instantly, and the approaching Elder Huayan, near the ruins of the Capital City, changed his expression and quickly dodged.

Amidst the gale, Manzudia looked at Zhang Kui with surprise, finding him smiling with frenzied eyes.

This smile seemed familiar to her, like the expression on the faces of those muscular warriors in the prairie wrestling match.

But you're a Daoist who uses a flying sword!

In the black mist opposite, the black-haired, fanged Left Vanguard was initially stunned, then filled with rage.

As a vanguard, he charges at the head of the battle. Unlike Counselor Zuo, whose sinister Taoist skills are astounding, or General Hou, whose divine artifact is invincible, he wields a giant hammer magical artifact that shakes heaven and earth.

The human in front of him was only at the Divine Travel Realm,

yet he dared not to dodge,

actually contending against him in a test of strength!

Roar!

The roar of the Left Vanguard echoed across the wilderness. With a sudden leap from the Bronze Station Vehicle, he swung his giant hammer down fiercely.

Above the sky, the shadow of the giant hammer suddenly expanded, nearly as large as half the Capital City, crashing down like a meteor.

"Bring it on!"

With a roar, Zhang Kui exerted all his mana, and the giant Lu Li sword shadow also suddenly expanded, spiraling up swiftly.

"To hell with you!"

Another earth-shattering explosion rang out, the space of the Capital City's ruins buzzed, and all remaining structures instantly shattered.

The Saintess of the Shamanism beside them was pale, spitting a mouthful of blood, while the White Wolf howled as it was pressed into the earth by the blast waves.

But they no longer cared about their injuries, as even Elder Huayan, who had just arrived outside the city, was stuck in a daze.

The shadow of the giant hammer, like a small mountain, instantly rebounded, shattering in mid-air, turning into countless spirit lights.

Left Vanguard, along with the mid-air illusory image, wobbled and staggered back a few steps.

By now, the ruins of the Capital City had become flat ground.

In the black mist winds, there was now an eerie silence.

The Left Vanguard sized Zhang Kui up, eyes filled with uncertainty. Though it was just a test of strength, for someone at the Divine Travel Realm to repel his Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect with brute force...

The creature before him definitely wasn't human!

In the ruins, Zhang Kui panted and spat blood foam. The Golden Core faintly glowed, as Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rushed in like tidal waves, a fierce wind rose instantly, and his depleted mana began to slowly recover.

The Swallowing Knife Skill was the first to take effect, rapidly healing his nearly ruptured internal organs, soon eradicating the knife-like pain.

The Great Strength Skill truly worked wonders.

To pit the Divine Travel Realm's body against the Mahayana Realm's Power of Heaven and Earth, Zhang Kui believed that physically, the Left Vanguard before him was definitely no stronger than he was.

Though the Mahayana Realm had more techniques, Zhang Kui's Taoist skills were versatile enough that, even if he couldn't destroy the evil spirit, he could definitely hold his ground without retreating.

Left Vanguard had come to his senses, swirling the giant hammer in his hand, his eyes filled with ferocity, before opening his fanged mouth and exhaling a black mist.

The black mist slowly surged, transforming into another Left Vanguard.

Zhang Kui blinked, his expression odd. Suddenly, his whole body shook and over a dozen tall clones appeared, each with a fierce countenance, tilting their necks and rolling up their sleeves, beckoning provocatively.

"Come on then, are you scared?"

"We'll fight three hundred rounds today!"

"Waaah..."

Zhang Kui's lip twitched. Though the clones shared his thoughts, they were untamable by nature, each aggressively boorish and overly talkative.

Opposite, Left Vanguard's anger surged, but just as he was about to strike, blood-red runes started seeping from the Bronze Tiger Talisman at his waist.

His pupils shrank, hesitated for a moment, then glared at Zhang Kui with a malicious glint, "I have urgent matters, I'll settle with you another day!"

With that, he leaped onto the Bronze Chariot, hooves roaring as it wrapped itself in black mist and disappeared quickly into the ominous winds.

"Don't run away!"

"Afraid of me, are you?!"

"Waaah..."

"Shut it!"

Zhang Kui, face darkened, withdrew his clones.

He squinted in the direction where the Left Vanguard's black mist vanished. The guy hurried off, likely having found where Yellow Eyebrow's group was.

What trick did he use?

Suddenly, Zhang Kui inexplicably thought of that military advisor, whose skill should relate to star skill.

He says he'll settle with me next time...

Next time, I'll take your life!

However, with only a bit more than twenty skill points left, the situation growing increasingly perilous, I must take some risks...

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