The man in black couldn’t understand how his junior apprentice brother got defeated by Chen Nan, especially since Chen Nan’s inner strength was supposedly abolished!
But the next moment, seeing the dark aura surging from Chen Nan, with demonic qi erupting, he instantly understood that this guy’s inner strength was never really abolished.
His dantian was already shattered, how could he possibly have any inner strength left!
This was something the man in black couldn’t wrap his head around because it completely defied common sense. Normally, once a martial artist or cultivator’s dantian is broken, their inner strength shatters instantly. Yet here, aside from being slightly injured, Chen Nan’s inner strength cultivation wasn’t affected at all.
Though puzzled, the man in black didn’t stop his hands from controlling the magic treasure to strike Chen Nan, while simultaneously enlarging another flying sword several times, slashing down toward the three women, including Su Qingqing.
Chen Nan slapped the body of the blue-clad man.
He charged forward to meet the magical treasure hammer, while the demon sword soared up, its pitch-black sword light filled with boundless killing intent, seemingly able to shatter the heavens, colliding with the gigantic flying sword slashing down. Instantly, primordial qi burst forth, gang winds surged, neutralizing the opponent’s lethal strike.
At the same time, the body of the blue-clad man, which Chen Nan had flung out, collided with the magic treasure hammer of the man in black. With a "puff" sound, a rain of blood scattered as the body of the blue-clad man was instantly torn apart, blasted into shreds.
"Junior Apprentice Brother!"
The man in black shouted loudly.
He never dreamed that this move would hit his junior apprentice brother.
"Chen Nan, you actually use such despicable means, I will make sure you pay with blood!" the man in black roared angrily at Chen Nan.
"My means are despicable?"
Chen Nan sneered coldly, "It’s better than using women to threaten me! At least I do things openly!"
The man in black’s eyes burned with flames of anger, his entire body surging with primordial qi, roaring, "Enough with your nonsense! Today either you die or I come out victorious!"
Chen Nan shrugged, saying calmly, "Of course, you’ll die. How could I possibly lose? You’re such a waste, you can’t even take one move from me."
Now, with only one opponent left, in a one-on-one situation, Chen Nan had nothing more to worry about.
"Ignorant fool, go to hell!"
The man in black roared angrily to the sky, spewing a purple light from his mouth that transformed into a giant four-legged square cauldron, shaking the void as it pressed toward Chen Nan.
Chen Nan’s expression slightly changed.
The killing intent emanating from this four-legged square cauldron had already surpassed the realm of spiritual artifacts, likely an item of first-grade treasure.
Mobilizing all his inner strength to the extreme, Chen Nan’s expression was grave.
Facing the attack of a first-grade treasure, he dared not slack in the slightest, wielding his demon sword in a series of three strikes, the sword light cleaving through the air, launching the Sky-breaking Triple Kill to cut toward the four-legged square cauldron.
Only the sound of metal clashing resounded, and the originally indestructible sword light quickly crumbled upon encountering the four-legged square cauldron. Yet, the square cauldron continued to vibrate the space, pressing directly toward Chen Nan, blasting him back four steps, blood spewing from his mouth.
This was the result of exerting all his strength to withstand the attack head-on, without retreating.
If he had followed the force of the square cauldron and flown backward, the injury would not have been so severe. However, by then, he would be further away from Su Qingqing and the others, and if the man in black took the opportunity to attack them, the consequences would be dire.
Therefore, Chen Nan, despite suffering severe injuries, tried his best not to retreat.
Feeling the excruciating pain in his chest, Chen Nan sensed that at least two of his ribs were broken. He desperately activated the Jie Character Secret Technique, knowing that if he didn’t trigger triple strength, even using his strongest killing move, he wouldn’t be able to defeat the man in black’s treasure.
The tears of the three women had already blurred their vision. Seeing Chen Nan spit such a large mouthful of blood made their hearts ache more than a knife cut.
Liu Tiantian didn’t understand martial arts, but both Su Qingqing and Huo Xinya knew that Chen Nan was trying to stay close to them to protect them, so he fought through his injuries without retreating. Otherwise, his injuries would be at least halved.
In their hearts, the three women were almost thinking the same thing, but with their mute acupoints sealed, they could only shake their heads and shed tears desperately, hoping Chen Nan could understand their intent.
Chen Nan looked at the three women, a slight smile appearing on his face.
At this moment, the man in black attacked once more, fully urging the four-legged square cauldron to crash toward the three women, including Su Qingqing.
He knew very well that attacking the three women was more effective than attacking Chen Nan, as it would further disrupt Chen Nan’s state of mind, preventing him from exerting his full strength.
The purple light from the four-legged square cauldron surged toward the sky, accompanied by endless killing intent. Even being touched by this killing aura, not to mention being struck, might be enough to end the lives of the three women. After all, this was a first-grade treasure, a magic treasure crafted by an Earth Master!
Chen Nan was incredibly anxious, roaring to the sky in fury, desperately triggering the Jie Character Secret Technique and finally, at the crucial moment, successfully activated his triple strength.
Feeling the explosive power within his body, Chen Nan shot forward like an arrow off the string.
"Three Elements Return to One!"
This was the strongest killing move he currently mastered, something he comprehended during his decisive battle with Zhao Han.
Utilizing the Heaven Breaking Kill, Jie Character Secret, Dou Character Secret, and Three Elements Return to One, exhausting over half of his inner strength, he unleashed the power of his entire being, unparalleled in might.
Back when he was in the Taming Heaven Fourth Layer, he used this move to tear apart Zhao Han’s Absolute Domain. Now, having stepped into the Fifth Layer Heaven realm, his strength had increased significantly. Even when facing the man in black’s treasure, he didn’t feel at a disadvantage.
Like a muffled thunder rolling in the air, two tremendously powerful forces collided, and the once-impenetrable four-legged square cauldron trembled before finally shattering with a "crack" sound, scattering into dozens of shards shooting in all directions.
A first-grade treasure, shattered by a martial artist of the Five Heavens of Sovereign!
After this blow, the recoiling force was not small on Chen Nan either, his face slightly grim, while the man in black, as if struck by a thunderbolt, staggered several steps backward with a pale face.
Magic treasures are refined with the spiritual power of cultivators.
For treasures of this caliber, Taoist cultivators require an immense amount of spiritual power to control, and now, with the square cauldron shattered, the damage to the man in black’s spiritual power was extremely severe.
Seizing the opportunity, Chen Nan launched a spiritual attack.
The man in black’s body convulsed violently, nearly having his soul shattered by Chen Nan. However, by the time he withstood the spiritual attack, Chen Nan had already transformed into a streak of flowing light, the Heaven Breaking Kill charging toward him head-on.
The man in black’s face changed dramatically, hastily deploying several magic treasures to try and block Chen Nan.
But now, with his spiritual power severely damaged, he couldn’t control the treasures as he wished, and within moments, Chen Nan smashed two of them. Finally, with nowhere to escape, he was forced into close combat with Chen Nan, who crushed his heart with a single punch and blasted his body apart with inner strength.
Scarlet rain drenched the sky, flesh scattered, and the man in black, like his junior apprentice brother, was utterly pulverized, dying a miserable death.