Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

Feng Zhushi was a solid Fifth Layer expert. A body refined by such potent True Qi naturally possessed reflexes far exceeding those of a Fourth Layer Martial Cultivator!

In the instant before the enormous rod struck his face, Feng Zhushi ultimately reacted. He dodged to one side without hesitation. However, although an early-stage Fifth Layer expert was fast, he had only refined his body with True Qi for a few years, making him far inferior to Lin Xuankong, who had activated several potent Secret Techniques! He only had time to tilt his head half an inch to the side before the Ruyi Profound Gold Rod smashed into his face!

BOOM!

A tremendous noise erupted, like a meteor crashing to the ground, like Mount Tai collapsing. Feng Zhushi was directly smashed into the ground, creating a pit several zhang deep where he stood! A massive shockwave instantly radiated outwards, blasting countless pieces of rubble from the ground. In an instant, within a radius of several hundred zhang, sand and stones flew everywhere. Those Martial Cultivators who were somewhat closer turned pale. Enduring the painful, deafening noise, they circulated their Qi Blood to protect their bodies and retreated backward!

The ground then began to tremble violently, with huge cracks spreading from the pit's location! This, however, was just the beginning.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Explosions burst forth in rapid succession. The pit in the ground constantly expanded. The shockwaves and countless cracks continuously spread outwards, causing the earth to tremble repeatedly. The thousands of Martial Cultivators nearby turned deathly pale, struggling to maintain their footing!

It was Lin Xuankong continuously swinging the rod. Having landed a successful hit, how could he let such an opportunity slip by? Consequently, he smashed the rod again and again towards Feng Zhushi's position underground!

In half a breath, eighty-one blows were struck! The enormous pit in the ground had already reached a depth of twenty to thirty zhang! Only then did Lin Xuankong cease, looking towards the bottom of the pit at a Demon Pearl, an Azure Light Forehead Scale Sword, and a Ghost Frog Pouch!

And Feng Zhushi... was already gone... By the sixty-third blow, his greatly refined True Qi had completely dissipated. No matter how condensed True Qi was, it ultimately had its limits. Under the continuous, terrifyingly brutal onslaught, his True Qi only lasted for a quarter of a breath. Then, in the ensuing attacks, his formidable Fifth Layer body was obliterated!

Looking at the Demon Pearl and the Azure Light Forehead Scale Sword, Lin Xuankong sighed inwardly, I'm still not strong enough! It took half a breath to kill an early-stage Fifth Layer expert... If I had already reached the Fifth Layer, close combat wouldn't even be necessary. I could have quickly dealt with Feng Zhushi from several hundred zhang away with lightning!

Putting away the Demon Fox Demon Pearl, Ghost Frog Pouch, and Azure Light Forehead Scale Sword from the bottom of the pit, the over one zhang tall Lin Xuankong, carrying the four to five zhang long Ruyi Profound Gold Rod, leaped out of the pit and looked around.

At this moment, as they saw this Martial Cultivator—who had slain Feng Zhushi in half a breath—look their way, everyone wore expressions of fear. This included disciples and Stewards from the Blood Saber Sect, the Seven Swords Sect, the Feng Family, the Guo Family, and the Black Tiger Gang, as well as Yan Yunfei and the even more formidable Yuan Butong. None dared to meet his gaze, avoiding his glance!

Among the Seven Swords Sect Martial Cultivators, someone suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, "Golden Armor and Golden Rod, Conical Hat Mask... this... this is the Conical Hat Guest! The Conical Hat Guest who specifically targets the Black Tiger Gang!"

Upon hearing this low exclamation, the expressions of those originally extremely fearful Seven Swords Sect and Blood Saber Sect Martial Cultivators changed. All showed a flicker of excitement and a profound sense of respect! As members of minor sects that dared to resist the Feng Family, the Guo Family, and the Black Tiger Gang, these Martial Cultivators, regardless of their strength, possessed at least a core of courage. They had long harbored deep respect for this Conical Hat Guest, renowned throughout Great Marsh Prefecture for daring to single-handedly confront the top-tier Black Tiger Gang!

Yan Yunfei patted the dust and sand off his body, showing a trace of post-catastrophe relief on his face. He cupped his hands towards Lin Xuankong, saying, "Elder Conical! Thank you, Elder Conical, for your assistance!"

Lin Xuankong looked at the Feng Family, Guo Family, and Black Tiger Gang Martial Cultivators retreating backward. "It's not yet time to thank me!"

"Retreat!" a late-stage Fourth Layer Martial Cultivator from the allied forces of the three families bellowed. After activating his full Battle Armor, he frantically retreated.

Immediately, more than two thousand elite Martial Cultivators from the three families scattered and fled. Like mice fleeing from a shattered nest, they scattered in all directions, none daring to stay a second longer!

However, the Seven Swords Sect and Blood Saber Sect Martial Cultivators showed a collective look of astonishment. Among these over two thousand escaping Martial Cultivators, those wearing any Exorcism Equipment or Exorcism Armor suddenly all started shuddering. Immediately afterward, these individuals collapsed one after another, their faces etched with abject terror. Instantly, some wet their trousers, others soiled themselves, and a few even rolled their eyes back and fainted on the spot!

Once all the Martial Cultivators wearing Exorcism Equipment and Exorcism Armor had collapsed, even the Black Tiger Gang's Stewards began to show signs of distress. This included the four Grand Chief Stewards from the Hill City Branch, as well as the early, mid, and late-stage Fourth Layer Martial Cultivators who had been fleeing the fastest. They all began to shriek in terror, uttering incoherent cries as they collapsed, their faces contorted in absolute fear, as if they had witnessed the most horrifying spectacle imaginable!

Meanwhile, the Conical Hat Guest, wielding the Ruyi Profound Gold Rod, transformed into an ethereal silhouette, weaving among the Fourth Layer Martial Cultivators.