Daqian Martial Saint

The Mara Image!

CRACK!

The stone slab beneath his feet shattered, leaving a massive crater. Iron Tower Demon Luo blasted forward once more.

'The auction just ended. There's no way he could have comprehended a Martial Arts Realm in such a short time. The Inheritance Jade Scroll for the Dragon Elephant Dominating Body Technique must still be intact and on his person!'

'If I kill him, it will all be mine!'

"I'll fight you to the death!" Chen Ping'an's face was drained of color. The Profound Light between his brows flickered as he gritted his teeth and thrust out a palm.

BOOM!

A violent explosion rang out as majestic True Qi rippled outwards, blasting through the area. As Chen Ping'an retreated, the high walls of several nearby shops collapsed completely.

"Oh?" A flicker of surprise crossed Iron Tower Demon Luo's face.

'There's something to this palm strike. The move is from the Great Vajra Palm, but it seems to carry a hint of something else. He's no ordinary top-level expert. The sheer ferocity of that palm is already approaching the level of a Top Level master.'

'But... so what!?'

'He's still going to die!'

That palm strike made Iron Tower Demon Luo drop his last shred of caution. 'Even if he was holding back, he's shown his full hand now!'

At that moment, Iron Tower Demon Luo cast aside all restraint. The Mara Image behind him roiled as the incomparably violent True Qi in his body exploded forth.

"You dare steal from me? I'll make sure there's not even enough of you left to bury!"

Iron Tower Demon Luo let out a grim smile as his ferocious, surging attacks crashed down like a tidal wave.

Chen Ping'an's expression changed drastically. Horrified, he pushed his True Qi to its absolute limit, extending both palms in an attempt to block.

This was all within Iron Tower Demon Luo's expectations. 'His technique is spent. He could barely block one of my attacks before, but now... he has no chance!'

Though his attack had yet to land, Iron Tower Demon Luo could already see his opponent's fate.

But just as they were about to collide, the situation suddenly reversed. His opponent's palm became a finger. True Qi surged to his fingertip, and a jet of searing flame shot out.

The Departing Fire Finger!

CLANG!

A sound like the tolling of a great bell rang out as a halo of Golden Light suddenly materialized behind his opponent.

"This is..." Iron Tower Demon Luo's expression was one of absolute shock. His Mara Image surged, and his hands shifted, forcefully blocking the jet of searing flames.

"A Vajra Image!"

At the same time, his opponent's other palm smashed directly into his fist.

Ripples of True Qi exploded outwards!

This palm strike contained an immeasurable power, ten times greater than the one from before!

"Not good!"

Iron Tower Demon Luo's expression changed in an instant! The Mara Image behind him surged as he tried to forcefully absorb the might contained within that palm. But before he could fully digest it, his opponent jabbed a finger forward again.

His opponent's movements were too swift for Iron Tower Demon Luo to parry. Confident in his astonishing Horizontal Training, he circulated his True Qi to protect his body, intending to take the finger strike head-on.

SQUELCH!

His body, which was like cast iron, was little more than paper before this finger strike.

Blood sprayed ten feet as Iron Tower Demon Luo's body was pierced completely through.

The Xunfeng Finger, specialized in breaking Hard Skills!

"What technique is that?!" For the first time, Iron Tower Demon Luo's expression truly changed. Black qi swirled around him and his Mara Image shifted as he tried to retreat and put some distance between them.

But his opponent was just as fast, sticking to him relentlessly.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

In the span of a few breaths, they exchanged more than a dozen blows! Each one sent a tremor of fear through Iron Tower Demon Luo.

'What kind of monster is this!?'

'He suppressed me completely from the very first exchange. This level of combat power... he has to be at least in the top one hundred on the Dragon and Tiger Chart!'

The continuous, ferocious onslaught made Iron Tower Demon Luo want to retreat. 'I can't fight him head-on! I have to run!'

His incomparably powerful physique offered him no sense of security against his opponent's elusive Finger Technique.

'The only silver lining is that while I'm injured, it's still manageable. He's strong, but he can't deal me a fatal blow just yet. I still have a chance to escape!'

But...

As it turned out, Iron Tower Demon Luo was being overly optimistic.

Following another ferocious blow, Chen Ping'an seized his chance. The Vajra Image behind him trembled violently. Before Iron Tower Demon Luo's eyes, the man's body underwent a dramatic transformation. With a series of sharp cracks, the muscles beneath his robes writhed and expanded. In an instant, he had become a towering, majestic Vajra Giant over ten feet tall.

Scalding breath billowed from his mouth and nose. He spread his arms, his Vajra-like body expanding to its utmost limit, blotting out the sky and sun. His black hair whipped about wildly, giving him the appearance of a Celestial Human!

The physique that Iron Tower Demon Luo took so much pride in looked as tender and weak as an undeveloped child before this Vajra Giant!

Wave after wave of Golden Light shone so brightly it was impossible to keep one's eyes open. From within the light, a Vajra palm, the very picture of aesthetic power, seemed to cross space itself as it smashed down.

Iron Tower Demon Luo's eyes looked ready to split from their sockets. He thrust out both hands, intending to parry the blow. But his effort was clearly futile. The instant his hands touched the Vajra palm, the muscles in his arms exploded, and the bones within shattered.

SPLAT!

With the ease of snapping a dry twig, the Vajra palm obliterated Iron Tower Demon Luo's defenses and slammed down viciously on his head.

"No!"

Amidst a despairing roar, half of Iron Tower Demon Luo's body, including his head, was instantly blasted into a fine mist of blood.

Iron Tower Demon Luo, ranked 279th on the Dragon and Tiger Chart and an expert of the Rising Dragon Dao, was dead!