Chapter 36

"Let's see if you, you arrogant rascal, know the consequences of your actions!" Xia was the first to pounce, unleashing the Northern Elephant Mountain's ultimate technique. Her punches and kicks, propelled by the qi flow generated by her mind, moved far faster than usual!

Hengyi summoned the red sword hidden in the mark on his forehead and swung it with all his might to meet the incoming punches and kicks.

However, as soon as the sword pierced through, Hengyi realized something was amiss. This was not the technique used by the five people earlier, though it was very similar!

Xia was not using the Meteor Rapid Strike but the Divine Shadow Block, a defensive ultimate technique of Northern Elephant Mountain. One reason was to guard against Hengyi having other tricks up his sleeve; the other was to ensure that this rare moment of respite would be absolutely valuable.

Xia's rapidly changing fists struck Hengyi's red sword with pinpoint accuracy. Although the counter-shock energy from the sword made her protective true qi tremble, Xia's fierce consecutive strikes prevented Hengyi from retracting his sword. The impact of her punches caused the sword to wobble uncontrollably, and despite his best efforts, he could not break free from this indirect control due to the speed of her punches.

In an instant, Hengyi realized he was in danger.

Xia's cold smile revealed her confidence in victory.

At this moment, the eighteen-year-old Northern Elephant Mountain disciple rushed forward, using the Meteor Rapid Strike, a technique of continuous rapid attacks!

Xia had given up her own attack to use the ultimate technique to momentarily restrain Hengyi, shattering his defensive capabilities.

In an instant, the flurry of punches and kicks, striking at a speed exceeding hundreds of times per second, all landed on Hengyi's body!

Watching from a distance, Hu Baijie instinctively clamped her hand over her mouth, almost letting out a scream. The speed of the attack was so astonishing that she could hardly imagine the consequences.

The other Northern Elephant Mountain disciples, seeing their senior brother succeed, were all elated. However, none of them stopped; they continued to form a包围圈 with the Heavenly Net Formation.

The two eighteen-year-old disciples, both at the second level of Earth Venerable, wore victorious smiles. "Senior Brother's fist set is a treasure that can enhance true qi damage by eighty percent. Can that tattered robe withstand the Meteor Rapid Strike and still stand?"

Two sixteen-year-old junior sisters of Xia admired her perfect coordination. "Senior Sister is truly worthy of the title! She finally made this arrogant rascal understand the power of Northern Elephant Mountain's ultimate techniques!"

In a single breath, the eighteen-year-old Northern Elephant Mountain disciple flawlessly executed the Meteor Rapid Strike, delivering over three hundred rapid punches and kicks to Hengyi's head, body, waist, and back. This attack consumed one-tenth of his true qi, aiming to maximize the damage.

The attack frequency of the Meteor Rapid Strike was high, but the true qi infused in each punch was limited. The total true qi and natural energy were divided equally among each strike. When all the strikes landed, the injuries were severe, especially for Hengyi's tattered robe.

Shreds of fabric, glowing with a faint blue light, exploded into pieces!

Under the attack of the Meteor Rapid Strike, the water mist protection layer formed by Hengyi's Lake Sea Robe could only withstand two punches before losing its protective function. The subsequent energy attacks shattered it into fragments.

Pain!

All Hengyi felt was pain, a thousand times more intense than the pain from being bitten by a snow wolf.

It felt as if his internal organs were shifting with each strike, as if the true qi infused in each punch was destroying all his meridians...

It felt like he was about to die!

Hengyi had never experienced such rapid and continuous heavy damage. Even the Ice Flower Burst during his cultivation test with Hu Baijie was less painful, as he had the protection of absorbed natural true qi.

Hengyi's ability to absorb natural true qi revealed a weakness. Normally, true qi was always present in the body and meridians, providing protection against attacks. However, the natural true qi Hengyi absorbed was concentrated on the surface of his body. When attacked, the surface true qi was broken, leaving his meridians empty and his body exposed to the enemy's true qi invasion.

If he were a true qi-less person, such an attack would have caused his meridians to burst!

However, Hengyi's meridians did not burst. Although they were expanded by the invading true qi and the pain from the energy flow was overwhelming, his meridians remained intact.

With the Meteor Rapid Strike successful, Xia, who had been controlling Hengyi's sword, deflected the red energy sword with a palm strike, seizing the opportunity to follow up with her own Meteor Rapid Strike!

Her punches and kicks formed a dense black shadow, mercilessly striking Hengyi.

Xia knew that a third-level Earth Venerable, even with a subpar robe, would not be easily defeated by the Meteor Rapid Strike. It could injure but not defeat him.

However, she had no idea that Hengyi had no true qi at all. Otherwise, she would have been astonished that he did not die from the internal damage.

In an instant, the continuous punches and kicks rained down on Hengyi's body...

Pain, nothing but pain. Hengyi forgot everything, his body feeling as if it was no longer his, even forgetting where he was!

"Senior Sister Xia, well done!" The Northern Elephant Mountain disciples, rushing over, were elated, seeing that Hengyi, who had not retaliated, was already losing consciousness under the heavy, continuous attacks.

Xia sneered inwardly. The eighteen-year-old beside her, with a disdainful expression, seamlessly followed up with the Northern Elephant Mountain's ultimate technique, the Divine Shadow Strike, as soon as Xia finished her Meteor Rapid Strike.

In an instant, qi energy enveloped his foot, and he kicked Hengyi's back with full force. The heavy impact sent Hengyi flying like a meteor towards several second-level Earth Venerable Northern Elephant Mountain disciples rushing over!

Their ultimate techniques had been executed, and the damage caused by their ordinary true qi-infused punches and kicks, though not weak, was far less severe than the combined attack of their ultimate techniques.

"What third-level Earth Venerable? Just a piece of trash!" The man, having kicked Hengyi away, lost interest in pursuing him. It was unnecessary; after suffering multiple injuries and losing consciousness, Hengyi would not stand a chance against the group's attack.

The battle was over.

Every Northern Elephant Mountain disciple wore a victorious smile.

As Hengyi was continuously struck, Hu Baijie, watching from the tree, could no longer hold back. Without a second thought, she shouted, "Hengyi—," and flew out, wielding the Infinite Sword and holding the Golden Light Shield and Golden Light Sword.

"Almost forgot about you!" Xia coldly shouted, waving her hand. The ten disciples who had arrived last immediately turned around, their faces filled with mocking and excited expressions as they stared at the flying Hu Baijie. "Junior Sister, watch our ultimate technique—Fist Breaks Evil Weapon!"

Seeing the ten people rushing towards her, Hu Baijie realized that her sudden charge was futile. Worried about Hengyi, who was being kicked away, she had to prepare to face the crowd. The Infinite Sword, thrown out, could only break through their protective qi layers and weaken their protective true qi.

'This is it...' Hu Baijie felt both sorrow and anger, unable to escape today's misfortune...

Hengyi, kicked away, was about to be attacked by the four rushing towards him, with a group of others quickly approaching.

They had long wanted to brutally beat Hengyi, the arrogant rascal. At this moment, many were fantasizing about stomping Hengyi's face into the mud, humiliating him, and thoroughly trampling his dignity, a scenario that filled them with pleasure just to imagine.

'The Divine Gate is a world of the strong preying on the weak...'

'Brother Hengyi, this universe is an era of the strong preying on the weak...'

Triumphant laughter... the mocking and smug faces around him... the shameless, vulgar words in his ears...

The pain from his battered body, feeling like he was about to die...

All these things turned into a burning flame within him...

Hengyi felt the burning anger in his body, as if he could see the City God's son and the innocent villagers who had been turned into poison seeds...

And the severely injured Hu Baijie, and the faces of these Northern Elephant Mountain disciples just moments ago.

He had said what needed to be said, but it was useless. Those things were clearly right, weren't they? Shouldn't the disciples of the Divine Gate act that way?

But no one listened...

The City God kneeling before him and Hu Baijie, that scene was vivid in his mind. At that moment, he did not feel the pride of being revered; instead, he felt a sense of confusion.

At that time, whatever Hu Baijie said, the City God would hurriedly agree.

After returning, Hengyi learned that the bag the City God gave Hu Baijie contained not poison talismans but gold and jewels!

That was clearly wrong, but the City God and Hu Baijie acted as if it were right.

'Just because only the strong can speak the truth...' Hengyi thought, the flame of anger burning even brighter.

This was the most absurd and ridiculous thing. The strong were always right, even if their actions caused pain, humiliation, and the arbitrary taking of life for the weak. The weak accepted it as a matter of course.

The weak only hoped to become strong, hoping that when they became strong, they could control the life and dignity of others. This was the hope of the weak.

The weak even thought this was right?

'What kind of future can such strong people lead humanity to? What kind of responsibility can they bear, as Chen Brother said?'

Hengyi absolutely did not believe it. He did not believe that the weak had only such hopes, and he did not believe that humanity had only such expectations!

Now, it was only because no one, or because no one listened even if someone said it.

Only the words of the strong could represent the truth, and the strong would not say such things.

'If only the strong can make people listen, then I will become strong! Even if I have to use my own strength to bring about this change, I will do it! Because that is what a god should be—'

Hengyi remained firm in his belief, and at this moment, he suddenly became clear and certain about his future goal, knowing exactly what to do and how to achieve it!

Why did he tear the void in his dream?

Why did the original enemies cheer after the void was torn?

Hengyi suddenly understood. If the distorted universe of the strong preying on the weak was a gray sky over humanity, he would tear it apart! He would gain the strength to tear it apart!

The nearly depleted protective true qi instantly reached its maximum state under Hengyi's body's instinct, forming a layer of white light that shone brightly!