"What!?"

"Impossible!"

"Such a powerful strike!"

"Cunshang Yidao, this is the secret technique exclusive to the Cunshang Family! Who would have thought he could still execute it?!"

After a moment of stunned silence, everyone's expressions changed dramatically with shock.

Yamada and the others all ceased fighting, their faces filled with horror as they watched Cunshang Zhengye.

"He can't go on!"

"He... how has he aged so quickly?!"

Just as everyone's eyes were fixed on Cunshang Zhengye's face, a chorus of shocked cries rang out.

At this moment, Cunshang Zhengye's hair and beard had turned snow-white, his face was covered in wrinkles like old tree bark, his breath weak, and his body was shaking, as if a gust of wind could blow him over.

"Grandfather!"

Ying Zi's eyes filled with tears as she reached out to support Cunshang Zhengye, her eyes showing extreme concern.

"Cunshang Yidao requires the convergence of the body's entire essence, Qi, and spirit, blending inner Qi, killing intent, and soul power into one, unleashing a strike that is as fast as lightning, as swift as the wind. After unleashing that strike, he no longer has the strength to keep fighting!"

A Venerable Realm powerhouse who came with Qingyuan Caicaizi spoke in a deep voice.

"Is that so?"

Cunshang Zhengye let out a relaxed smile, looking up at the elder who revealed the mystery of his secret technique: "Sanjing-san, we were classmates back in the day. This explanation, wasn't it I who told it to you?"

Sanjing's expression shifted slightly, and he nodded subtly.

Cunshang Zhengye, smiling, continued: "Back then, I was merely at the level of an Innate Grandmaster, only capable of unleashing a single strike. Now, I have reached the Venerable Realm. Do you think I can only unleash one strike?"

"With your current state, can you still make a strike with such power?" Sanjing scoffed coldly, his face one of skepticism.

Cunshang Zhengye said indifferently: "Did I ever tell you that when a Cunshang clansman unleashes the final strike, it signifies the moment of life and death, the annihilation of the soul?"

"Yes, you did say that, and you're not far from death and soul annihilation now!" Sanjing's eyes showed a trace of disdain.

"No!"

Qingyuan Caicaizi suddenly spoke up with a firm voice: "The so-called final strike of the Cunshang clan is when their lives are threatened, and they exert all their energy to launch the last strike of their life. With that strike, they will kill their enemy but will also die themselves. Right now, he's not dead, which means he can still make another strike!"

"What!?"

"How could that be possible!?"

The crowd looked at Cunshang Zhengye in amazed disbelief.

"Caicaizi, you've been smart since you were young, yet to my surprise, in your middle age, you've strayed onto the wrong path. The Sanzan Association annihilated your Qingyuan Family, and you've degraded yourself by siding with them. It's truly a disgrace to the Qingyuan Family!"

Turning to address Qingyuan Caicaizi, Cunshang Zhengye glanced at her coldly and spoke.

"A disgrace to the Qingyuan Family?! Do you expect me to wait and be beaten to death like big brother, or be humiliated and toyed with until death in a lineup like sister-in-law?"

With a heavy expression, Qingyuan Caicaizi retorted coldly: "The Qingyuan Family, the Cunshang Family, are ancient clans with a thousand years of heritage in Beihai National, they were two of the strongest forces that helped the Emperor unify Beihai National. But what's become of you? Your families are destroyed, and now only you two are left, old and infirm! Why? Because you failed to adapt to the times. This world will eventually be ruled by the gods, and only those who recognize the times, those who worship the gods, can enjoy prosperity!"

"Shut up! You have no right to speak of Masao and Sonoko, you have no right!" Cunshang Zhengye shouted angrily.

"Miss Caicaizi, don't waste your words on him. He's only got the strength for one strike, and with so many of us here, we need not be cautious!" Sanjing spoke in a hushed tone.

The crowd's expressions changed once more. Yes, Cunshang Zhengye had the strength for only one strike left, but the question was, who would draw out that strike?

Whoever stepped forward would die!

Qingyuan Caicaizi gave Sanjing a glance, and through a brief exchange of looks, they immediately understood each other's intentions.

"You guys, go!"

Qingyuan Caicaizi swept her eyes over the group of Martial Artists at the Semi Venerable Venerable Realm and uttered a low shout.

The expressions of those Martial Artists suddenly changed. They were being asked to serve as cannon fodder to attract Cunshang Zhengye's final stroke!

Hum hum hum!

Suddenly, Sanjing and five other Venerable Realm powerhouses exuded a strong aura, enveloping the more than twenty Semi Venerable Venerable Realm powerhouses, bursting forth with an intense killing intent.

This action seemed to tell those more than twenty Semi Venerable Venerable Realm Martial Artists: either go forth, or die!

The group of Semi Venerable Venerable Realm strong ones looked at one another; death awaited on either side, and between the five Venerables in their prime and one barely clinging to life, the choice did not require much thought!

"Let's go together!"

"Kill!"

Someone took the lead to shout, and over twenty Semi Venerable Venerable Realm strong ones charged towards Cunshang Zhengye and Ying Zi.

Hum!

Cunshang Zhengye's body erupted with an icy killing intent once again, as his dagger of murderous intent materialized in his hands, revealing a hint of regret in his eyes.

Ying Zi, holding a scalpel, stood beside Cunshang Zhengye, her eyes flashing with frigid coldness, and deep within them, a streak of unwillingness and guilt swept by!

In the end, I failed to help the Young Master and instead led him into the trap of the Sanzan Association; I... truly am a burden!

"Hexagram Array!"

Hum hum hum!

Suddenly, a loud shouting voice erupted, and six powerful auras instantly surrounded Ying Zi and her companion. The members of the Sanzan Association changed their expressions and swiftly halted to take a closer look.

In front of Ying Zi and her companion, six youths appeared, standing in specific positions that connected them as if by a mysterious vital energy!

"Who are you?"

Qingyuan Caicaizi frowned and shouted loudly.

"Ying Zi, Old Master Cunshang, hang in there, Young Master Jiang is already on his way here!" Shen Xiangtian called out without looking back.

"Young Master Jiang!? Are you people of the Young Master?" Ying Zi exclaimed with a surge of surprise.

Shen Xiangtian nodded, holding a military dagger, coldly regarding Qingyuan Caicaizi and the others.

"You are Jiang Chen's people?"

Qingyuan Caicaizi, having heard the exchange between the two, eyes lit up with joy, exclaiming: "Good, very good! I didn't expect such a coincidence; capturing Ying Zi and now the chance to seize Jiang Chen too, this is just perfect!"

"Miss Caicaizi, should we inform the team leader?" Sanjing's eyes shifted as he whispered a reminder.

"Bastard!"

Qingyuan Caicaizi cursed out loud, turning her head to glare fiercely at Sanjing: "Lord Sanjing, do you not realize there is an essential difference between capturing Jiang Chen ourselves and merely transmitting news of Jiang Chen's presence to our superiors?"

Sanjing hurriedly explained: "Miss Caicaizi, I know, but the data shows Jiang Chen is extremely powerful, and we..."

"What? Do you think we, the Samurai of Beihai National, cannot match those two Ancient Martial Artists of the Flame Dragon? Are you unaware of the information sent back by Young Master Li Fu? This time Jiang Chen has only brought his guard Yan Hu with him, is it really beyond the many of us to capture just those two?"

Qingyuan Caicaizi remained adamantly self-willed, loudly rebuking Sanjing.

The implication was that she was resolutely opposed to reporting it.

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