Zhou Kai’s face had already turned pale. Seeing his Mana was insufficient, Fu Sheng curled his lips in a mocking smile. The Rotting Bone Judge’s Brush in his hand danced freely, waves of ink churning, firmly suppressing the fire dragon.

“Fellow Daoist Han, your Qi Condensation fourth-layer Mana is truly unimpressive! Such a waste of a top-grade magical artifact in your hands—it’s like casting pearls before swine!”

On Chen Ziyi’s side, despite the sharpness of the Fiend Gold Sword Talisman, Wu Yong and Xiong Gang were protected by the Golden Light Body Protection Talismans. Their thick skin and tough flesh made it difficult for her to break through immediately. She could only anxiously cry out, “Husband!” Her voice was filled with worry.

A surge of blood Qi churned in Zhou Kai’s chest. If he didn’t fight for his life today, he and Ziyi would truly perish here!

The scant Mana within him suddenly reversed its flow, and a mouthful of Essence Blood rushed straight to his throat!

Pfft!

He did not spit out this mouthful of Essence Blood. Instead, his left hand still struggled to maintain a tattered Green Wood Barrier, while his right hand abruptly clenched into a fist. The Vitality of the Meridian Opening fifth layer poured into his arm as he smashed a fierce punch onto the bottom of the Flame Heart Gourd!

Hum—

The Flame Heart Gourd emitted a mournful cry. Struck by this punch, it shot toward Fu Sheng like an arrow released from a bow!

Simultaneously, Zhou Kai suddenly opened his mouth and sprayed a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the Flame Heart Gourd!

Instantly, the Flame Heart Gourd erupted with a red light that surged several feet high. All the flame runes on its surface lit up completely. The previously somewhat feeble flames now blazed several times more fiercely than before, like a miniature sun crashing toward Fu Sheng!

“Oh? A cornered dog trying to smash me with a magical artifact?” Fu Sheng was momentarily stunned, then the mockery on his face deepened. He was certain Zhou Kai was at the end of his rope. “Fellow Daoist Han, you’ve exhausted your tricks!”

He gripped the Rotting Bone Judge’s Brush tightly with both hands, reversing the brush tip as if using the writing brush as a blade. Ink light swirled along the brush shaft, converging at the tip to form a condensed ink blade. With a fierce slash, he met the brilliantly flaming Flame Heart Gourd head-on!

He even thought that after this strike, he could kill that fellow surnamed Han.

Zhou Kai watched coldly as the two artifacts were about to collide. He formed a hand seal and uttered a low shout:

“Explode!”

“What?!”

He actually self-destructed a top-grade magical artifact?

The Flame Heart Gourd exploded violently!

BOOM—!!!

Blinding red light swallowed everything. Raging waves of fire swept through the clearing. Fu Sheng bore the brunt of it. Even though he sensed danger at the first moment and frantically retreated, hastily activating his protective spiritual light, he was still violently sent flying by the shockwave of the top-grade artifact’s self-destruction!

The protective spiritual light around his body shattered inch by inch. He was thrown back over ten zhang before crashing heavily to the ground. A sweet taste rose in his throat as he spat out a mouthful of blood with a wah. His brocade robe was also torn to shreds and charred black, leaving him in an utterly wretched state.

Zhou Kai wasn’t faring well either. His Mana was nearly depleted, and he had just spat out another large mouthful of Essence Blood. His aura instantly withered to its limit; even standing steady became difficult.

Fu Sheng scrambled up from the ground in disarray, fury and killing intent intermingling in his eyes. He, a dignified Qi Condensation Eighth Layer cultivator, had been injured by such desperate means from a mere Qi Condensation Fourth Layer ant! It was an absolute disgrace!

Looking at Zhou Kai vomiting blood and weakened, even bereft of his magical artifact, although furious inside, Fu Sheng’s guard unconsciously relaxed considerably—in his view, Zhou Kai was already a fish on the chopping block with no means to fight back.

“You little beast! I will tear you to pieces!” Fu Sheng roared fiercely, raising his brush to attack again. Thick poisonous ink churned as he prepared to finish off Zhou Kai.

Just as he thought victory was assured and was about to deliver the final blow in an instant—a sudden change occurred!

An extremely subtle black light, thin as a mosquito’s leg, shot silently from Zhou Kai’s sleeve! Its speed was astonishingly fast, its angle treacherous—aiming straight for Fu Sheng’s throat!

The Spirit Breaker Black Arrow!

The Fiend Gold Sword Talisman only possessed power equivalent to the Qi Condensation Eighth Layer. But this Spirit Breaker was equivalent to a full-force strike from the Qi Condensation Ninth Layer.

“Not good!” Fu Sheng felt his soul flee in terror; every hair on his body stood on end! How could he still have such a terrifying thing?!

At this critical moment of life and death, from within Fu Sheng’s chest garment, the Truth-Seeking Jade suddenly erupted with brilliant radiance! It flew out from his chest and positioned itself before the black arrow!

Clang!

A crisp sound rang out. The Truth-Seeking Jade’s light flickered violently but actually managed to block that Spirit Breaker Black Arrow head-on! Then its light dimmed as it fell from mid-air onto the ground.

The Spirit Breaker arrowhead also broke off a section, seemingly out of thin air. Its attack thwarted, it dissolved into specks of black light that scattered and vanished.

Fu Sheng broke out in a cold sweat of fright; his heart pounded wildly with lingering fear. Had he been even a fraction slower just now, he would have been dead! He roared furiously: “Ant-like Loose Cultivator! Die!”

If not for this jade treasure, he might have truly capsized in this gutter today!

Zhou Kai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth; disappointment flashed in his eyes as he gave a bitter smile. Not daring to dwell on it further, he activated another Green Wood Barrier Talisman, which enveloped him protectively.

Immediately after, three new golden small swords materialized out of thin air before him; their tips pointed menacingly toward Fu Sheng.

“How many more do you have?!”

“Enough to kill you!”

“Then I’ll exhaust them all!”

Fu Sheng also became ruthless; he refused to believe this opponent could still turn things around! He brandished his brush again, scattering ink as he launched an all-out assault against those three golden small swords, determined to crush Zhou Kai completely.

Now! The moment Fu Sheng dealt with the Fiend Gold Sword Talisman.

A sharp glint flashed in Zhou Kai’s eyes. Within his sleeve, the second Spirit Breaker Black Arrow had long since silently taken form—the Spirit Breaker Black Arrow had three activation opportunities in total! Although blocked on its first use, it gave Fu Sheng an illusion: His strongest trump card has been played and already countered!

Mana silently infused it—another thread-like, subtle dark light—even more concealed and swift than before—shot out from beneath his sleeve!

Target: Fu Sheng’s heart!

This time, he no longer had any Truth-Seeking Jade for protection! In this fleeting instant between lightning flashes—facing such a close-range, rapid sneak attack—

Thud!

The black arrow pierced through his heart!

Fu Sheng’s face filled first with astonishment, then with excruciating pain and utter disbelief.

He slowly lowered his head, looking at the bowl-sized bloody hole in his chest where blood gushed forth incessantly, his vitality draining away rapidly.

His heart had been completely shredded.

“No… impossible…”

The light in his eyes rapidly scattered as he muttered incoherently, his body swaying unsteadily before collapsing heavily onto the ground—his breath extinguished entirely.

“Young Master!” Upon witnessing this scene, Wu Yong’s eyes nearly burst from their sockets; his voice was hoarse with rage. “You dare kill someone from the Fu Family?! The Fu Family will definitely tear you into ten thousand pieces!!”

Xiong Gang’s eyes turned crimson red like a maddened tiger; he let out a grief-stricken roar: “Big Brother!! I’ll kill you!! To avenge Big Brother!!” Saying so, he was about to charge recklessly toward Zhou Kai regardless of the consequences.

Zhou Kai snorted coldly. “I’ll send you both to accompany him right now.”

His Divine Sense stirred slightly—those three Fiend Gold Swords just dispersed aside by Fu Sheng’s ink waves abruptly changed direction mid-air—targeting directly those three crows circling and harassing Chen Ziyi overhead!!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Golden light flashed past—the three crows didn’t even have time to utter mournful cries before being sliced into several segments, transforming into a bloody rain falling down below…

Wu Yong staggered as if struck by a heavy blow; he violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, instantly withering, his aura turning deathly pale.

It seemed the crows shared a mental connection with him, but he lacked profound beast-taming techniques—when the spiritual pet dies, the master suffers severe backlash too…

Seizing the opportunity, Chen Ziyi let out a clear shout, also activating another Fiend Gold Sword Talisman anew. Three golden small swords whistled forth, cooperating alongside Zhou Kai’s sword talismans to simultaneously attack the already mentally shaken Wu Yong and Xiong Gang duo…

The Golden Light Body Protection Talismans on Wu Yong and Xiong Gang’s bodies, having endured the previous several attacks from Zhou Kai’s Fiend Gold Swords plus the continuous consumption from Chen Ziyi, now finally couldn’t hold up any longer. Facing the concentrated barrage of relentless assaults from six small swords, their lights flickered violently, reaching their limit finally…

Crack!

With a sound of shattering apart, they transformed into specks of golden light and dissipated!

“Not good!!” Wu Yong was horrified, utterly terrified.

Xiong Gang likewise; his face turned ashen earth color.

Without the Golden Light Body Protection Talismans, how could they possibly resist?

Six golden small swords mercilessly pierced through their bodies, bringing forth bursts of bloody mist…

Zhou Kai, gazing upon the three corpses lying on the ground, exhaled a long, deep breath, feeling utterly exhausted of strength, his vision darkening intermittently.

He walked over to the side of the three corpses, first retrieving the Storage Bags hanging from their waists—a total of three pieces.

Then, he picked up the Rotting Bone Judge’s Brush dropped on the ground by Fu Sheng. Grasping it, it felt chilling and heavy—indeed a top-grade magical artifact…

Finally, he picked up that Truth-Seeking Jade, also capable of blocking a Spirit Breaker Black Arrow strike without destruction. It was definitely an extraordinary item…

After finishing all these, Zhou Kai could no longer hold up. Mana exhausted, Essence Blood depleted, his body swayed several times before he plopped down, sitting on the ground panting heavily.

Chen Ziyi hurried over to Zhou Kai’s side, supporting him, her face full of worry and lingering fear. “Husband, are you alright??”

Zhou Kai waved a hand, indicating he was fine, merely exhausted of strength.

After catching his breath for a moment, he shouted loudly:

“Senior Brother Gao, you’ve watched such a long show. Time to come out and stretch your limbs, right??”