One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

It wasn't a protective shield, but rather transformed into countless golden chains that were as solid as a physical object!

Each chain was engraved with intricate lightning patterns, flashing with purple arcs of electricity.

"go with!"

With a soft shout from Zhang Tianyi, the dozens of golden chains, like serpents with eyes, instantly bound the frenzied Lu Jin tightly!

"Roar!!"

Lu Jin struggled frantically, unleashing the power of her Reverse Life Triple Force in an attempt to break free of her restraints.

But in the face of Zhang Tianyi's Golden Light Curse, which was mixed with innate thunder energy, his proud protective divine skill was as fragile as paper.

The power of lightning traveled along the chains and entered his meridians, instantly paralyzing his movements and sealing off his Qi.

"Behave yourself, you little crybaby."

Zhang Tianyi patted Lu Jin's head, which was tied up like a dumpling, as if soothing a cat with its fur standing on end:

"You just stay here and watch how your senior brother... avenges you."

After doing all this, Zhang Tianyi turned around and looked at Yuan Tao, who was still in shock.

"Alright, all the irrelevant people have been dealt with."

"Old man, what did you just say? You wanted to test my strength?"

Seeing a master of Lu Jin's caliber so easily subdued, Yuan Tao broke out in a cold sweat.

But he's already made his promise, and if he backs down now, he won't be able to stay in Quanxing anymore.

"Hmph! Don't be so smug!"

Yuan Tao gritted his teeth and took out his secret weapon from his pocket—the "Nine Dragon Sons" made of nine unknown skulls!

"Let me show you my treasure! Go!"

The nine skulls emitted a mournful howl, transforming into nine streaks of black smoke, carrying thick corpse poison and resentment, heading straight for Zhang Tianyi's face!

"That's it?"

Zhang Tianyi pursed her lips, looking disgusted.

"I thought it was some kind of powerful magical artifact, but it's just a string of broken bones. There's not even a patina on it; it hasn't been handled with care."

Facing the oncoming black aura, Zhang Tianyi neither dodged nor avoided it.

He simply extended his right hand casually, his five fingers spread.

"Smash it for me!"

Snapped!

A crisp snap of the fingers.

The nine seemingly indestructible skulls suddenly paused in mid-air.

Then, amidst a teeth-grinding "snap" sound...

Shattered into pieces!

He turned into a pile of ashes, which drifted away with the wind.

"puff!!"

With his natal magic weapon destroyed, Yuan Tao felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and instantly became weak.

"No... Impossible! My Nine Dragon Princes!!"

"Noisy."

Just as Yuan Tao lost his composure, Zhang Tianyi's figure appeared before him like a ghost.

"What other treasures do you have? Bring them out and let this Daoist master see them."

"You...don't come here!"

Yuan Tao was terrified. As she retreated, she pulled out a black jade pendant from her person and slapped it against herself.

"Mystic Water Tortoise Shell! Block them for me!!"

hum!

A black curtain of water instantly enveloped Yuan Tao, forming a tortoise-shell-shaped protective shield with strange runes flowing across it.

This is a top-tier protective artifact that he acquired from overseas at great expense, and it is said to be able to withstand a full-force attack from a top expert!

"Tortoise shell?"

Zhang Tianyi laughed, "It suits your cowardly nature perfectly."

"Twelve Labors Formation!!"

Just then, Gao Ning, who had just gotten up not far away, seized the opportunity, his eyes flashed, and he launched an invisible mental attack once again!

He wanted to take advantage of the moment Zhang Tianyi attacked to disrupt his mind!

however.

The mental energy that was enough to drive Lu Jin mad vanished the moment it entered three feet around Zhang Tianyi, like a mud ox sinking into the sea, without even a bubble appearing.

Zhang Tianyi didn't even change his expression; he just picked at his ear with a hint of confusion.

"Hmm? Was there a fly buzzing just now?"

"This... my formation didn't work on him?!" Gao Ning was dumbfounded.

"I told you, your trick won't work on me."

Zhang Tianyi gave Gao Ning the middle finger, then looked back at Yuan Tao, who was covered by the tortoise shell.

"Alright, game over."

Zhang Tianyi slowly raised his right hand.

"Watch closely, this is what you call... power."

*Smack!*

A crisp sound, even louder than the thunder just now!

Zhang Tianyi's palm slammed firmly onto the black tortoise shell-like shield.

Click—!

That top-tier magical artifact, which was said to be able to withstand an absolute blow, was as fragile as an eggshell in the face of this slap.

Instantly, it was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Then, it shattered with a deafening roar!

The slap, its force undiminished, pierced through the shattered protective shield and landed precisely on Yuan Tao's terrified and desperate old face.

"Bang--!!!"

Yuan Tao felt as if he had been hit by a truck traveling at full speed.

It spun 720 degrees in the air, accompanied by a shower of flying teeth and blood, before transforming into a shooting star and crashing heavily into the ground not far away.

Boom!

A giant crater with a diameter of over five meters appeared before everyone's eyes.

At the bottom of the pit, Yuan Tao lay there, his bones broken in countless places. He was barely breathing and was clearly not going to make it.

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Xia He, Shen Chong, and Dou Mei looked at the deep pit, then at the white-robed Taoist who was slowly waving his hand as if he had just swatted a fly.

The three men's faces drained of color, leaving only endless fear.

run.

run.

That was the only thought in their minds.

Without exchanging a word, the three turned around in perfect unison and sped off in three different directions at their fastest speed ever!

"You think you can just leave already?"

Zhang Tianyi's voice, like a demonic sound from hell, echoed behind them.

"I... haven't had enough fun yet."

Chapter 43 Fatty, you're too slow.

"run?"

Zhang Tianyi watched the three figures scatter like startled rabbits, a mocking smile playing on his lips, like a cat playing with mice.

Can they escape?

He didn't even rush to chase after him.

Within his vast network of knowledge that already covered the entire back mountain, the movements of these three people were as clear as fireflies in the night.

Xia He's movement technique was the most bizarre. She seemed to have no bones, gliding along the ground like a pink venomous snake, always choosing the darkest crevices in the shadows of the trees.

Shen Chong was the calmest of them all. He didn't just run straight away, but kept changing direction and even used illusion magic to create several clones in an attempt to confuse his pursuers.

The most unfortunate one was the chubby monk Gao Ning.

Don't let his serene, Buddha-like demeanor fool you; when he runs... it's absolutely terrifying.

His round, chubby figure was a complete burden on the rugged mountain road.

With each step he took, his fat jiggled, and after running less than a hundred meters, he was already panting heavily and covered in sweat.

"Huff...huff...these guys...why didn't they wait for me..."

As Gao Ning ran, he mentally cursed Xia He and Shen Chong's ancestors for eighteen generations.

Just when he felt like his lungs were about to explode and was about to find a clump of grass to hide in,

A lazy voice, like a ghost, rang in his ear.