Chapter 93

"Great Extinction Hand!"

A massive hand condensed from the power of destruction appeared, its dark luster shining. The moment it appeared, Xiao Zhan felt a darkness before his eyes, and then his heart seemed to be firmly grasped. A self-destructive impulse surged within him, spreading like wildfire in an instant, causing his true essence and mental energy to violently fluctuate.

Xiao Zhan was inwardly terrified. How terrifying the "Great Extinction Hand" was, its power could only be described as horrifying. Tian Mi's cultivation was merely at the Second Heaven of Nirvana, with a true essence strength of only 30,000 crystals. Yet, this single hand strike had increased its power sevenfold, reaching a terrifying 200,000 crystals.

For a First Heaven of Nirvana martial artist, the true essence strength is 20,000 crystals, and for the Ninth Heaven, it is 100,000 crystals. When breaking through to the Tribulation Breaking Realm, the true essence strength doubles to 200,000 crystals. Tian Mi's "Great Extinction Hand" was equivalent to the full power of a First Heaven Tribulation Breaking martial artist. No wonder she could defeat a First Heaven Tribulation Breaking martial artist with such an extraordinary technique.

Just as Xiao Zhan was about to act, a virtual heart suddenly formed in his brain domain. The moment it appeared, a golden light shone brightly. The "Proud Dragon Heart Technique" within his body began to circulate, and 999 acupoints and meridians instantly connected, transforming his true essence and star power into a golden hue in the blink of an eye.

In that instant, the self-destructive impulse in Xiao Zhan's heart seemed to vanish. An instinctive impulse controlled him, gathering his power in his right palm and reaching out to grab the destructive giant hand.

"Hand Covering the Sky!"

In an instant, a golden hand comparable to the destructive giant hand appeared out of nowhere, colliding head-on with the destructive giant hand in a flash.

"Bang!"

A deafening explosion echoed as the two giant hands exploded, the entire small building seemed to tremble, and a terrifying shockwave surged outward, causing a violent storm of energy within a few meters. However, to everyone's surprise, the floor and the building remained intact, and even the flowers and grass were undamaged.

Xiao Zhan was not particularly surprised by this, as he knew the entire residential area was protected by restrictions, making it impossible for even Immortal Martial Artists to harm a single flower or blade of grass, let alone the collision of their powers. However, he was extremely angry at Tian Mi's actions. This woman was a madwoman! If he had failed to block her attack, the aftermath would have certainly injured Qin Nianran, who was only at the Innate Realm. A strike comparable to the Tribulation Breaking Realm would severely injure her with just the aftereffects.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhan was furious. His eyes were cold and sharp, and he glared at Tian Mi with a look of anger. With a cold snort, he moved with his heart, using the "Hand Covering the Sky" technique to grab at her.

After her "Great Extinction Hand" was broken by Xiao Zhan, Tian Mi was not angry but delighted, even giggling. In the collision, she discovered that Xiao Zhan's "Hand Covering the Sky" had increased its attack power tenfold, far exceeding her sevenfold increase. Initially, she thought this was just bullying a child, with little challenge, but now she realized that his attack was on par with hers, which greatly heightened her desire to fight. Seeing Xiao Zhan take the initiative, Tian Mi smiled brightly and used the same "Great Extinction Hand" technique to grab at him.

In an instant, the two giant hands collided again in the air, and a terrifying shockwave erupted, forcing the onlookers to retreat to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Xiao Zhan had just formed the "Heart of Hand Covering the Sky," allowing him to use the technique freely, with his tenfold power exploding. He fought Tian Mi to a standstill, and as they continued to clash, his "Hand Covering the Sky" became increasingly proficient, moving like a celestial horse galloping through the sky, making it difficult to predict his movements and breaking through all of Tian Mi's techniques. However, although he had formed the "Heart of Hand Covering the Sky" from his mental body, his limited palm techniques prevented him from achieving the same level of versatility as the Sword Heart, which could transform into myriad forms and unite them all.

After several dozen exchanges, Xiao Zhan was greatly impressed by Tian Mi's combat talent. Although she had not reached the Object-Sword Realm, her combat instincts achieved the same effect, blocking all of his attacks and fighting him to a standstill. It was difficult to determine whether his Object-Sword Realm or her combat instincts were superior.

After dozens of exchanges, Tian Mi's smile grew even brighter. After they separated from another collision of giant hands, she excitedly said, "Not bad! Not bad! You, little thief, have some skills. Especially that ultimate move of yours, which can increase your combat power tenfold, is even stronger than my 'Great Extinction Hand.' Despite your lower cultivation, you can still fight me to a standstill. Alright, now try my 'Destruction Tribulation Finger'!"

With that, she changed her technique and pointed at Xiao Zhan from a distance.

The moment her slender finger pointed, Xiao Zhan felt the world darken. In his eyes and heart, nothing remained but that crystal-clear finger. Almost instantly, his emotions and desires were ignited, and he was filled with alluring thoughts. In a daze, Xiao Zhan saw the jade-like finger pointing at his brow, and he felt a strong desire to abandon all defenses and let this finger destroy him!

This was a mental attack!

Almost instantly, the "Mysterious Sword Heart" and the "Heart of Hand Covering the Sky" in Xiao Zhan's brain domain sensed the danger and shook violently. In an instant, his emotions, desires, and consciousness transformed into a sword, shattering all desires in a flash.

As the mental attack dissipated, Xiao Zhan saw a finger force heading straight for his brow.

"Zzz!"

Almost instinctively, Xiao Zhan used the "Hand Covering the Sky" technique to grab out.

"Poof!"

The finger and palm collided, and the invisible energy was extinguished by his hand. Looking at Tian Mi across from him, Xiao Zhan's face was extremely grim.

The "Destruction Tribulation Finger" was very strange, not a simple mental attack. It seemed to target a person's emotions and desires, and as long as the target had emotions and desires, they could not avoid self-destruction. Fortunately, Xiao Zhan had mastered the "Mysterious Sword Heart," or he would have been in serious trouble.

The Mysterious Sword Path encompassed a wide range of techniques, including the Sword Path of Emotions, the Sword Path of Desires, and the Sword Path of Intentions, which were most effective against mental attacks. Of course, "Hand Covering the Sky" also possessed both mental and physical attacks, allowing his mental energy and consciousness to transform into a giant hand for attack, which could counter mental attacks. However, the "Heart of Hand Covering the Sky" was newly formed, and its effect was far less powerful than the Mysterious Sword Path, unable to instantly shatter desires and break through mental attacks.

Xiao Zhan's strongest skill was the Sword Path. With nine major sword paths and ten thousand sword techniques, dealing with a little girl was more than enough. He could also use this opportunity to hone his sword skills, as he had only truly cultivated over a thousand of the ten thousand sword techniques, with the rest being simulated through mental energy.

To use the Sword Path, he needed a sword to maximize its power. However, since Tian Mi was unarmed, he felt it would be embarrassing to use a sword, and even if he won, it would not convince her, and she would avoid him in the future.

In a flash, Xiao Zhan thought of a solution: using his finger as a sword.

Among the ten thousand sword techniques and nine major sword paths, there were dozens or hundreds of finger sword techniques for each path, more than enough to deal with an unarmed Tian Mi.

With this in mind, Xiao Zhan pointed at Tian Mi...

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