240: So that's how it is, the defeat was well deserved! [Explosive Update!]

Boom—!

Fists and palms met again, but this time it wasn't a muffled thud, but a thunderous explosion!

A violent wave of Qi swept out from the two of them, the pond water was stirred into waves several feet high, and even the waterfall's flow paused!

"Ugh!"

Shi Youming grunted, feeling an irresistible, powerful force surge into his body through his arms. His centuries of Internal Energy, facing this extremely Yang and rigid power, melted away like ice meeting the scorching sun!

The ability of Energy Absorption and Energy Dissolving was completely useless!

Instead, the recoil force caused his Qi and blood to churn, and he retreated seven steps, each step leaving a deep imprint on the rocky ground!

"How is this possible? My Blood Hand Energy Dissolving Skill can't absorb or dissolve his Internal Energy?" Shi Youming's heart was in turmoil.

Cheng Shifei, gaining the upper hand, pressed on. His golden figure followed like a shadow, unleashing the Great Vajra Fist. Each punch carried a devastating force, forcing Shi Youming to continuously retreat and parry, appearing utterly disheveled.

Lu Jiuyuan, while fighting Yan Wuyou and Xin Shisan Niang, kept half of his mind on Cheng Shifei, observing the changes in his body's Qi mechanism.

"Invincible Vajra is not just an external skill... its essence lies in instantly condensing, compressing, and focusing one's extremely Yang and rigid True Qi..."

Lu Jiuyuan's voice echoed in Cheng Shifei's mind. At the same time, he lightly tapped with his sword-finger, forcing back Yan Wuyou's Soul-Shattering Rouge Mist, and his figure dodged Xin Shisan Niang's poisoned hidden weapons like a ghost.

His gaze, however, remained fixed on Cheng Shifei, observing every surge of Qi and blood and every subtle change in the Qi mechanism during his golden body state.

"So that's it... internalizing like steel, True Qi, Qi and blood, and spirit are highly unified..."

Lu Jiuyuan's eyes gleamed, and the 'Invincible Vajra' cultivation diagram, which he had simulated countless times in his mind, was being completed and corrected at an astonishing speed.

The more Shi Youming fought, the more alarmed he became. He discovered that his proud Blood Hand Energy Dissolving Skill was completely ineffective against Cheng Shifei's Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill!

The extremely Yang and rigid True Qi was a cohesive, indestructible whole. His dissolving Internal Energy struck it like a mud ox entering the sea, only to be repelled, causing his Qi and blood to churn.

"Impossible! Besides Zhu Wushi's Complete Manual of Energy Absorption Skill, how can there be a martial art that completely counters my Blood Hand Energy Dissolving Skill?"

Shi Youming roared inwardly, his Moves becoming more vicious, yet he couldn't hide his decline.

Cheng Shifei, however, grew stronger with each blow. With the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill empowering him, he felt an inexhaustible supply of strength.

He unleashed the Great Vajra Fist, each punch carrying the force of wind and thunder, forcing Shi Youming to retreat steadily.

"Old pale-face, weren't you arrogant just now? Take another punch from this young master!"

A golden fist-shadow, like a mountain, slammed towards Shi Youming's face.

Shi Youming gritted his teeth and took the blow, retreating three more steps, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

On the other side, Yan Wuyou and Xin Shisan Niang were also increasingly alarmed.

Lu Jiuyuan moved seemingly at ease, Sword Qi crisscrossing from his fingertips, yet he always managed to perfectly neutralize their killing Moves.

What terrified them even more was Lu Jiuyuan's gaze—it wasn't the gaze of a life-and-death struggle, but one of observation, of study. He was distracted, clearly not taking the two of them seriously.

"Youming! Something is wrong! This person is unfathomable!" Yan Wuyou shrieked, her voice tinged with panic.

How could Shi Youming not know? But he was already in too deep!

Shi Youming's Qi and blood churned from Cheng Shifei's extremely Yang and rigid golden fist force, his internal organs feeling as if they had shifted.

He had roamed the Jianghu for decades, absorbing others' Internal Energy with the Blood Hand Energy Dissolving Skill and killing various powerhouses. When had he ever suffered such humiliation? Especially from a mere hooligan in his eyes!

"You little beast, I'll fight you to the death!"

Shi Youming's eyes turned bloodshot, completely insane. Disregarding the churning Qi and blood in his body, he pushed his centuries of Internal Energy to the limit. His blood-stained hands swelled nearly twofold, a foul, bloody stench permeated the air, forming a meter-wide blood-hand phantom that violently clawed at Cheng Shifei, a suicidal Move!

"Bring it on!"

Cheng Shifei was brimming with confidence. The Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill granted him absolute defense and power. Seeing his opponent's desperate attack, he didn't dodge, but unleashed a punch of his own. His golden fist, like a meteor falling to earth, struck directly at the Dragon's Head!

"Vajra Subdues Demons!"

Boom—!!!

This collision was more violent than any before!

Golden and blood-red Qi violently intertwined, annihilated each other, and produced deafening explosions.

The entire valley seemed to shake, and the waterfall's water was swept backward into the air by the violent Qi waves, turning into a sky full of mist.

"Pfft—!"

The blood-hand phantom shattered like paper under the rigid fist force. Shi Youming let out a tragic cry, his chest visibly caved in, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string, spewing blood mixed with fragments of internal organs from his mouth.

He crashed heavily by the pond, struggled twice, his eyes filled with disbelief, horror, and unwillingness, staring fixedly at the golden figure.

"What kind of martial art is this after all?"

"Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill!"

"Invincible Vajra... Invincible Vajra... Could it be the Invincible Vajra of Gu Santong, the number one expert eighteen years ago, the Indomitable Child? Gu Santong was skilled in Invincible Vajra and Energy Absorption Skill, so that's how it is, so that's how it is..."

Finally, he tilted his head and died.

"So that's your mother, bah! With just this much skill, you dare to kidnap people? Next life, remember to keep your eyes open!"

Cheng Shifei dispelled the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, returning to his original appearance. Although he felt a wave of weakness, looking at Shi Youming's corpse, he still spat disdainfully.

On the other side, Yan Wuyou and Xin Shisan Niang, seeing Shi Youming killed by Cheng Shifei, were terrified. How could they dare to continue fighting?

"Go!" Yan Wuyou shrieked, flinging out a large cloud of pink rouge mist from her sleeve to obscure their vision, while rapidly retreating.

Xin Shisan Niang was even more direct. Her figure flickered, her skin color instantly assimilating with the surrounding environment, about to conceal herself and escape again.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Lu Jiuyuan, who had seemed at ease, finally got serious.

He didn't even draw his sword, merely pointed his fingers like a sword, lightly tapping from a distance.

The first finger pointed at the thick cloud of pink rouge mist.

A wisp of invisible Sword Qi shot out from his fingertip, precisely piercing through the mist and striking Yan Wuyou's vital point in her back.

Yan Wuyou's body stiffened abruptly, her enchanting face instantly losing all color. She looked down in disbelief at the faint red seeping from her chest.

She opened her mouth, but no sound came out, and she softly collapsed, her beauty fading away.

Her soul-stirring demonic voice, in the end, never rang out again.

Almost simultaneously with killing Yan Wuyou, Lu Jiuyuan's second finger had already pointed out.

This finger, seemingly casual, seemed to have already calculated Xin Shisan Niang's hidden escape route and changes in Qi mechanism.

"Chhh!"

A soft sound, and a ripple appeared in the air.

Xin Shisan Niang, who was about to completely merge with the environment, suddenly solidified and fell from mid-air, a red mark on her forehead rapidly expanding.

Lu Jiuyuan slowly retracted his fingers, standing with his hands behind his back.

Cheng Shifei looked at the two female Devil Heads who had died on the spot in an instant, then at the calm and composed Lu Jiuyuan, swallowed, and came over, giving a thumbs-up:

"Uncle, your fingers... are truly amazing! Whoever you point at dies!"

Lu Jiuyuan glanced at him, saying faintly: "Invincible Vajra is a protective ultimate skill. When cultivated to the extreme, it's immune to all techniques.

My finger technique is a killing art, Sword Dao Protective Aura. Each has its own merits.

You used it acceptably today, but your internalization is insufficient, and it consumes too much energy. You still need to refine it."

Cheng Shifei chuckled, not refuting. He was already satisfied that he could kill that formidable old pale-face today.

"Let's go, this place is not suitable for prolonged stay."

Lu Jiuyuan's gaze swept over the three corpses, especially Shi Youming's, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

To be able to command someone like Shi Youming to attempt an assassination, the mastermind's deep cunning and ruthless methods were already apparent.

Lu Jiuyuan searched the bodies but found nothing. A hawk cried out in the sky, and a huge figure swooped down.

It was the Great Golden Peng.