"Darn..."


    Although it was just a low growl from the man on the left, Su Ying felt as if she had been struck hard and took two steps back, her face slightly pale. "I didn''t expect anyone besides the Living Buddha to be immune to my spells!"


    "Humph, you dare to boast of ''spells'' with such unorthodox methods? Truly shameless..."


    "You..." Su Ying was furious but also knew she couldn''t do anything to the other party. Stomping her foot, she said loudly, "Living Buddha, I will not give up..."


    With that, she red at the four strong men and left in a huff.


    "Hehe..." Watching the woman who had been pestering her man for the past few days walk away in defeat, Tang Feiyan was in a great mood. "Eric, when did the four guards return?"


    "This morning, they arrived before you two woke up!"


    "Eric, you said Su Ying uses a kind of ''seductive'' mental spell, right? Why is it ineffective against the four guards but effective against Lusien and others of the same level as the guards?" Tan Ailing was puzzled.


    "Because of martial arts!" Eric exined with a smile, "''Seeing one''s true nature clearly, the golden body of an arhat'' not only refines the body but also strengthens the mind. Otherwise, if someone skilled in enchantment came, how could we protect the Living Buddha!"


    Tan Ailing''s eyes lit up. "So, ''Seeing one''s true nature clearly, the golden body of an arhat'' is two practices, one for the mind and the other for the body?"


    "Exactly!"


    "That''s great!" Tang Feiyan eximed, "With the four guards here, we don''t have to worry about that woman bothering us again..."


    "How is it possible topletely avoid being disturbed? We can''t stay inside this courtyard forever..."


    Tan Ailing nced at Eric and asked, "Eric, are you nning to leave?"


    "Yes!" Eric nodded and exined, "Staying here will only bring more annoyance. The four guards can fend off Su Ying with cold words, but it''s not easy to stop Shi Yongde and the others. If I continue discussing Buddhism with them for a few more days, my true identity might be suspected!"


    "Unfortunately, we haven''t seen Yujie yet..." Your next read is at empire


    "Yujie is currently in seclusion, breaking through a bottleneck. We can''t let anyone disturb her, so we don''t know when she''lle out. Instead of waiting here, we should go back to Shanghai first ande back when shees out..."


    "Alright." Tang Feiyan naturally understood the urgency of the situation and didn''t insist. She just smiled and asked, "Eric, when you go back, you''re not going to cause trouble for the Ming Dynasty family, are you?"


    "Why not?"


    "Why do you want to?" Tang Feiyan expressed her confusion once again.


    "Because I want to give everyone a warning—my women are not to be trifled with!" Eric was unusually domineering this time.


    Although she was pleased with her man''s attention to her, Tan Ailing still said, "Eric, you have already said you won''t pursue it further. If you go and cause trouble again, it might..."


    "Don''t worry." Eric smiled and used an inte ng phrase, "I''ll sneak into the vige quietly, don''t let the gunshots go off!"


    Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan chuckled and said in unison, "Be careful and bring more people..."


    "I know!"


    Zhu Mingde never expected that as the young master of a Ming Dynasty family, he would have such a miserable day!


    His whole body was exposed, covered in sweat, mud, and smoke, making his original skin color unrecognizable! Now he was tired and thirsty, wishing he could take a good bath and have a meal!


    God knows how long he had been running like this... But if he didn''t run, would he have to let the... "Heaven, why do you treat me, Zhu Mingde, so unfairly..."


    Just as Zhu Mingde was howling at the sky, a rumbling sound came from afar. A dark cloud carrying dazzling lightning bolts swept over. The sky immediately darkened, and lightning struck the ground one after another, turning the earth into scorched earth covered in burn marks.


    As the dark cloud drifted, the lightning grew closer and closer. Underneath the dark cloud was a tiny ck dot. As soon as he saw the ck dot, Zhu Mingde became extremely nervous.


    Although it was far away and he couldn''t see what the ck dot was, Zhu Mingde was very clear about the identity of the other party. He could even imagine that person now, looking at him from a distance with a ferocious smile.


    Clouds enveloped in Eric''s electricity descended from the sky and fell to the ground. When the clouds collided with the ground, there was a deafening roar of Eric''s thunder, followed by sparks and smoke flying in the air, causing the earth to tremble and crack open.


    Suddenly, just as Zhu Mingde had caught his breath and was about to continue running, the ground under his feet cracked open, forming a crack shaped like petals. From the crack, a dazzling red light jetted out. The red light enveloped hot magma like a fountain, rushing into the air.


    Zhu Mingde seemed to be prepared for this kind of attack, and he pped his hands together, sending more than a dozen clusters of "Nine Yang True Qi" containing golden light toward the red light.


    Boom...


    The red pir of magma and the golden qi groups collided, causing an explosion. The explosion created a fierce wind, forcing Zhu Mingde to dodge.


    The gust of wind stirred up vortexes, sucking in all the clouds enveloped in Eric''s electricity around. This caused an even more intense explosion.


    Terrifying hurricanes swept across the sky, and the hot magma turned into meteors flying around in the hurricane. These meteors collided with more cloud clusters, causing explosions in the sky.


    As a long, lingering horn sounded between heaven and earth, a deep bottomless crack appeared on the ground in front of Zhu Mingde. Slowly crawling out of the crack were two ugly humanoid monsters.


    Apart from a pair of red eyes, nothing could be seen on their pitch-ck bodies. They were also covered in numerous chains, which were filled with crimson mes. The mes burned fiercely, but could not illuminate the pitch-ck figures.


    The ck humanoid figures that crawled out of the crack seemed extremely sluggish. Driven by an unknown force, they slowly approached Zhu Mingde.


    Zhu Mingde tried to bypass them by leaping aside. However, they spread their arms, and the mes and ck smoke formed a giant that floated toward Zhu Mingde, blocking his way.


    For some unknown reason, Zhu Mingde felt his movements be sluggish as if something invisible was binding him, a situation... much like being underwater!


    Seeing the mes and ck smoke approaching step by step, the scorching airwave and the choking smell were imminent. Zhu Mingde roared, exerting all his strength, and fully activated the "Nine Yang True Qi"!


    Surging Nine Yang True Qi surged out of Zhu Mingde''s body, not only dispersing the approaching mes and ck smoke but also condensing into nine golden suns above his head.


    The clouds in the sky swirled into vortexes, rushing toward the nine golden suns and quickly disappearing. Whether they were absorbed or refined was unknown.


    Zhu Mingde, whose body was drained of Nine Yang True Qi, copsed to the ground, looking up nkly at the nine small suns in the sky.


    "Oh my god, it''s actually ''Nine Yang Manifestation''... When did I reach the fourth level and achieve the highest realm of the ''Nine Yang Divine Art'' legend..."N?v(el)B\\jnn


    At this moment, the two humanoid monsters were gradually engulfed by the golden light emitted by the nine small suns. It was unclear whether they were in pain, but they continued to wave their arms, trying to entangle Zhu Mingde with the woven from mes and ck smoke. However, as soon as the mes and ck smoke left their bodies, they were sucked into the nine golden suns.


    "Haha, it''s useless, ''Nine Yang Manifestation, Heaven and Earth Melt''..." Zhu Mingdeughed wildly, looking back and hoping that the person woulde quickly so that he could "melt" under the "Nine Yang" and vent his anger! Unfortunately, the distant ck dot had disappeared without a trace...


    Just as Zhu Mingde was filled with fear and doubt, a loud thunderp caught his attention.


    Suddenly, the nine golden suns merged into one, emitting a brilliant golden light. In the sky, everything became distorted, and the remaining clouds and two humanoid monsters were swept away like a hurricane.


    The scene gradually calmed down, the raging hurricane dissipated without a trace, and the sky gradually cleared.


    Zhu Mingde took a long breath, thinking it was safe. Suddenly, the skypletely darkened. His heart skipped a beat, and as he looked up, he saw that no dark clouds were covering the sky. Instead, the sky itself had darkened, as if all the light had been sucked away.


    From the pitch-ck sky, a ck hand slowly extended. Sharp nails adorned its fingertips, making the hand resemble a w. The hand was enveloped in ayer of ck smoke, which seemed to adhere to its surface, undting but not dispersing.


    When the enormous ck hand met the golden sun, the golden sun suddenly tugged at theyer of ck smoke enveloping the hand. However, the ck hand was not sucked into the sun, nor did the ck smoke on its surface drift away.


    The ck hand slowly clenched into a fist,pletely enveloping the golden sun. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning shed, and the scenery in the space twisted violently once again.


    When everything calmed down, both the pitch-ck giant hand and the golden sun disappeared simultaneously, reced by a figure standing in the void!