Chapter 318: 294 Actions, Part 2

“It seems that without going all out, I can’t kill you… What a pity…”

Kongxiang clasped his hands together.

“Let me show you the supreme martial arts skill that allowed my True Buddha Temple to dominate and slaughter the Eastern Sect Buddhists back in the day! True Demon Suppressing Skill…”

Hiss….

Strangely, his entire skin rapidly turned red and then black.

Thin streams of scalding steam emitted from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears.

Kongxiang’s eyes rapidly transformed into pure silver, and a huge twisted mark slowly emerged on his scalp.

The mark seemed like a hideous ghost face.

“Dharma Aspect · Yaksha!!”

Boom!!

The ground shattered.

In the blink of an eye, Kongxiang disappeared, transforming into a black line rushing toward Zhang Rongfang.

At this moment, his speed was at least fifty percent faster than before.

The tremendous speed brought terrifying impact.

Boom!!!

Kongxiang struck with full force, his palms heavily smashing against Zhang Rongfang’s blocking arms.

The armor dented and turned white, Zhang Rongfang’s over five hundred pounds physique, along with his armor, was pushed back more than ten meters.

A trail of armor fragments scattered along the way.

“Kill, kill, kill!!! Hahaha!!” Kongxiang’s arms seemed like mere shadows, clearly only two arms, yet under rapid punches, they appeared like a four-armed monster.

The dense barrage of heavy punches forced Zhang Rongfang to retreat repeatedly.

The final strike.

“Dragon Elephant!”

All of Kongxiang’s power converged into his right hand, striking forward with one palm.

Boom!!!

Zhang Rongfang’s body was slammed hard against a temple pillar.

The thick wooden pillar of the building shattered and broke on the spot.

“Again! Die!!!”

Kongxiang’s figure swiftly appeared beside him, punching and palm shadows striking dozens of times in a second, all targeting Zhang Rongfang’s head, waist, and back.

With a muffled crash, Zhang Rongfang was hit with tremendous force, smashing through the temple wall, falling inside.

“Again!!” Kongxiang charged into the temple with a sinister smile.

The ultimate skill True Demon Suppressing Skill was unleashed again at full speed, his arms turning into shadow palms, smashing through the edge of the wall, pressing toward Zhang Rongfang.

Swish!

Suddenly, Kongxiang’s smile froze.

His arm attacks were actually missing. Dozens of strikes, all precisely slid past the edge of Zhang Rongfang’s body.

With just a slight body movement, Zhang Rongfang seemed to move like a phantom, precisely avoiding the dense barrage of punches and palms.

“I see your flaw…”

Zhang Rongfang raised his head, countless blood veins surfaced in his eyes, gathering at the pupils.

“Threshold.”

In an instant, his figure flashed, avoiding the two fists aimed at the side of his face.

He raised his elbow to strike.

Bam!

With precision like a bayonet, a heavy blow struck just at the point where Kongxiang’s Spiritual Line gathered, completely dispersing the force he had just accumulated.

“Shrinking Step.”

Zhang Rongfang’s figure flickered again, appearing on the other side like a phantom.

“Songyun.”

His right leg suddenly lifted high, like a stone pillar, slamming hard into Kongxiang’s abdomen.

Boom!

Kongxiang’s body arched powerlessly, blood spurting from his mouth. His whole person was lifted high, briefly airborne, crashing into the courtyard’s locust tree.

Amidst the rustling of falling leaves, Zhang Rongfang followed up, preparing for the final strike.

“You want to kill me!? Just you!!!” Kongxiang’s face twisted, reacting in time, a mix of Spiritual Line and Qi and Blood gathered into his arms.

“I’ll make you attain instant enlightenment!!”

His arms suddenly came together at the middle, like two stone walls squeezing inward.

Swish!

At this moment, Zhang Rongfang, who was charging swiftly, had calm eyes, exploding under his feet again.

’Shrinking Step.’

He suddenly appeared on Kongxiang’s right side, his left arm like a bayonet, stabbing forward.

“Yinxi.”

Splurt!!

A huge impact hit precisely at the junction of Kongxiang’s gathered Spiritual Line and Qi and Blood.

His body bent heavily, vomiting blood, his eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets.

The back of his robe was also pierced with a sharp hole by the penetrating force of Yinxi.

“The final blow…” Zhang Rongfang’s eyes were indifferent, his right hand raised, about to slash downward.

Suddenly, he dodged to the left.

Avoiding Kongxiang’s frenzied all-out pounce.

“You want to kill me!! Who do you think you are!!? Watch my Dharma Aspect! Asura!!”

Kongxiang unexpectedly transformed again, his whole body swelling larger, his already darkening skin starting to show silver lines.

Previously shorter than Zhang Rongfang, his figure suddenly grew taller, more robust, as if inflated.

His arms, like chop knives, horizontally slashed toward Zhang Rongfang’s waist.

Boom!!!

Their four arms collided, creating a violent whirlwind.

Zhang Rongfang stepped back a step.

’Shrinking Step.’

He once again used the Limit-Breaking Skill, trying to circle around to Kongxiang’s side.

But this time.

Clang!

Their hand knives clashed, sparking the sound of metal striking metal, as if two sharp weapons.

Kongxiang actually kept up!!?

“Second Extreme State, huh?” Zhang Rongfang’s pupils contracted slightly, striking with full power.

For a moment, the two of them flashed and clashed in the courtyard.

Previously completely suppressed by the small-scale movements, Kongxiang now kept pace with Zhang Rongfang’s speed.

He wasn’t adept at this kind of small-scale maneuvering body technique, yet he forcibly caught up with the pace by brute force.

Even though this brute force caused his feet to burst open with blood again and again, resulting in injuries each time.

But with his rapid healing ability, he didn’t care at all.

At this moment, the rest of the people around had basically stopped fighting and formed lines on both sides, not daring to approach.

The courtyard was only this large, and after being occupied by two monsters nearly three meters tall fighting, it already seemed cramped.

If not careful, one might be caught in the collateral damage, leading to death.

The heavy, explosion-like sound of their clashing attacks kept breaking out.

Zhang Yunqi and others watched the battle intently with heavy expressions.

“Godfather… how is the young master doing now…” Zhang Zhenhai, sweating nervously from his forehead, couldn’t help but ask softly.

At this point, she could hardly see the moves.

The movement of the two was still alright, but their techniques appeared as shadows, making them impossible to discern.

She couldn’t even understand the current situation of the battle.

“It is currently a stalemate,” Zhang Yunqi said in a deep voice.

“The Western Sect has secretly placed such a master here, this Zen Master Kongxiang, probably already has the strength of a grandmaster among non-deity martial artists.”

“Grandmaster!!?” Zhang Zhenhai turned pale. “Then what about the young master!!?”

Not just her, the people around from the Rebel Sect also showed a slight change in their expressions.

Grandmaster, a term that only exists in legends.

What is a grandmaster?

Perfect without flaws, invincible in battle, innovating and establishing one’s own school of thought.

Such figures, if they appear, seldom lose in a duel.

Even when facing strong enemies, they possess various techniques to avoid and distance themselves before failing.

Keeping themselves forever undefeated.

“Don’t panic!” Zhang Yunqi said in a deep voice, “In fact, grandmasters aren’t as powerful as you think!”

He paused, his eyes tightly fixed on the battle at hand.

“Grandmasters excel more in techniques and realms. They can keenly grasp any flaw of the enemy, magnify it, defeat them, and kill them. Whereas they themselves have no flaws, only a substantial absolute difference can defeat them.

This Kongxiang, at most, relies on supreme martial arts to approach that realm. His physical prowess has surpassed the usual grandmaster, but the realm isn’t adequate, the techniques aren’t adequate, the power isn’t enough!”

“So, the young master still has a chance!?” Zhang Zhenhai asked anxiously.

“Yeah, the True Demon Suppressing Skill from Zhenfo Temple, I’ve heard of it before. This martial art is overwhelmingly fierce but lacks endurance, even if he possesses Spiritual Veins…”

Bang!

At this moment, the battle situation in the field changed again.

Kongxiang was visibly starting to pant.

He was sweating all over, his skin starting to turn dark red, and the silver lines on his body gradually became dim.

Obviously, the double Extreme State, combined with the continuous use of Limit-Breaking Skills, was quite a burden even for him.

What he found unbelievable was that opposite him, Zhang Rongfang still showed no signs of fatigue, as he always did.

“How…how is this possible!?” Kongxiang felt something was wrong.

He forced Zhang Rongfang back with all his might, taking a deep breath.

“You’re not an ordinary person, which sect’s Spiritual Veins do you belong to!?”

Zhang Rongfang said nothing, approaching again, his figure flickering.

’Shrinking Step.’

’Heavy Mountain.’

Boom!

He struck with his hand, heavily landing on Kongxiang’s blocking forearm.

The previously equal battle was finally shifting.

Kongxiang’s strength slightly waned, and his body surprisingly lost its balance, staggering a bit.

In that instant.

Zhang Rongfang’s pupils flashed with a bloody light.

His Shrinking Step reappeared, appearing behind his opponent.

’Extreme State: Yin and Yang Coexist.’

’Extreme State: Divine Intent Unification.’

’Limit-Breaking Skill: Hidden Stream.’

“Limit-Breaking Skill: Heavy Mountain…”

Layers of states rapidly stacked up, causing Zhang Rongfang’s right-hand knife-edge to swell rapidly, transforming into a jet black metallic-like texture, striking forward like lightning.

One palm strike.

Kongxiang turned sharply, but it was too late. He could only block with his elbow in reverse.

Boom!!!!

The air cyclone exploded, white-gray scattered, the two stood fixed in a deadlock.

“You think….” Kongxiang grinned ferociously.

“Heavy Mountain, triple.” Zhang Rongfang kept a calm face as the power accumulated in his palm finally exploded through Hidden Stream’s method.

The massive force, far exceeding before, roared like a waterfall, heavily breaking Kongxiang’s elbow before penetrating, striking his back where his heart was.

Crack.

Like being electrocuted, Kongxiang felt as if the whole world suddenly turned black and white.

All his strength rapidly drained away like a core being removed, dissipating.

“I…am not willing….” he still had deadly moves unused… trump cards unused…

Just one mistake….

Buzz!!

Kongxiang’s body was heavily smashed to the ground by the enormous force, shattering stones around him, throwing debris into the air.

Then his breath was swiftly lost.

Zhang Rongfang’s expression remained unchanged, staring intently at his opponent, then drew the Autumn Rain Saber from his back.

One after another, the Spiritual Lines inside Kongxiang’s body began to flow, converge, change.

The direction where those trajectories converged, the core…..

Whoosh!

Suddenly his wrist trembled, slashing out with one swift stroke.

The blade penetrated deeply into Kongxiang’s body, swiftly moving with a silver glow inside.

After several continuous slashes, a hideous face appeared on Kongxiang’s chest.

Just when the face appeared, the silver glow point inside his body abruptly stopped its high-speed movement.

“It’s over.” Zhang Rongfang raised his hand and made a slash.

Ding!

A clear, crystal-like shattering sound rang out.

Kongxiang’s entire body trembled, convulsing wildly.

His stout physique began to shrink rapidly, large amounts of black ash oozing from his skin, scattering onto the ground.

Within seconds, he was left with nothing but a skin.

“No matter how strong your martial arts, in a life-and-death duel, as long as you lose once, there should only be one outcome.”

Clang.

Zhang Rongfang sheathed the blade back.

Turning around, he looked at Zhang Yunqi and others’ shocked eyes.

“I’ve found the method to swiftly kill Spiritual Veins.”

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