Boom!
The terrifying force swept Qian Wuhao’s body, sending him flying horizontally through the air.
“Did it work?”
Apparently not...
Chen Ning frowned slightly.
After taking that punch squarely, Qian Wuhao was bleeding from his Seven Orifices, and the bones in his chest were completely shattered.
If he were human, no matter how profoundly tempered a martial artist with a Hardened Physique might be, he would have been as dead as could be by now.
Yet Qian Wuhao was not.
Suddenly, his pinky twitched.
Immediately afterward, Qian Wuhao’s entire body contorted and trembled at a grotesque angle as he stood upright.
“To think someone could actually push me to this point.”
When he reopened his eyes, their color had drastically changed.
His left pupil was pitch black, his right pupil an eerie crimson, and both were vertical slit pupils found only on beasts!
A blood-red aura coiled and surged forth, engulfing Qian Wuhao’s entire frame.
In the next instant, his bones crackled and popped amidst the foul crimson mist.
Qian Wuhao’s body expanded, and expanded again.
Finally, the outer layer of skin completely burst apart.
Beneath that mortal skin lay a pitch-black demonic body one zhang and eight chi tall, covered in scarlet markings!
“As expected, this body is the one truly brimming with enchanting power!”
A foul, coppery stench drifted with Qian Wuhao’s breath, his mouth now lined with razor-sharp fangs!
“To think... Prince Qian has already fallen into demonhood.”
Qin Heng’s expression changed slightly.
No wonder Qian Manor had been secretly colluding with demons without anyone noticing.
It turned out the mastermind lurking behind the scenes was Qian Wuhao himself.
Every path of cultivation inevitably had its vulnerabilities. The higher one's realm, if unable to steadfastly maintain their Dao Heart, the more they faced the risk of falling into demonhood.
Evidently, Qian Wuhao had likely succumbed to demonhood long ago.
And it was precisely through colluding with those demons that he had found a method to conceal his demonic physique.
Having completely shredded his human skin, Qian Wuhao’s strength was on an entirely different level compared to before!
Even Murong Yu’s expression turned grave.
Now was no longer the time to debate the Confucian Dao with Chen Ning.
A demon mutated from a Golden Core martial artist was definitely not something a single person could handle.
Just as Murong Yu prepared to join the fray, he looked up in astonishment.
Above the Imperial Capital, ten golden pillars of light soared into the sky.
The beams converged into a single point before sweeping down like meteors trailing fiery tails.
In the end, every last bit poured into Chen Ning’s body!
“Those are... Incense Faith Power?
How can Chen Ning absorb Incense Faith Power?!”
Right as Murong Yu stood dumbfounded, a system prompt chimed in Chen Ning’s mind.
【Successfully absorbed Incense Faith Power.】
【Obtained Noble Qi * 2000.】
The Thunder God, Rain God, Mountain God, Plague God, Calamity God, Earth God...
The Incense Faith Power of a full ten pseudo-gods had been completely absorbed by Chen Ning.
Under the abundant Incense Faith Power, Chen Ning’s skin shimmered with faint gold, exuding an imposing aura of majesty like a gilded deity looking down upon the world.
【Chen Ning】
【Noble Qi: 2,060】
【Worlds Apart in a Single Step (0/200)】
【Condemn by Word and Pen (0/800)】
【All Manifestations: Mountains and Rivers, First Layer (0/300)】
【Demon-Suppressing Pagoda (0/2100)】
【Divine Phoenix Bloodline, Fourth Layer (0/2000)】
【Poem and Wine Sword Art, Blue Lotus Sword Intent (First Layer) (0/500)】
“System, upgrade the Divine Phoenix Bloodline to the Fifth Layer.”
【Ding! Divine Phoenix Bloodline has reached the Fifth Layer.】
【Nourished by incense, congratulations to the host for successfully breaking through to the Fourth-Rank Noble Scholar Realm.】
As the system’s voice faded, the two thousand-plus points of Noble Qi were virtually depleted.
Yet at the same time, the bloodline within Chen Ning’s body suddenly surged into a boil.
Behind him, a wisp of golden flame rapidly expanded, transforming into a sacred Phoenix!
That Phoenix phantom was neither a Dharma Manifestation nor a Martial Dao Sacred Manifestation.
It was born purely from the immaculate Divine Phoenix Bloodline within Chen Ning’s body.
The Phoenix bathed in fire and underwent nirvana. Amidst the surging sacred flames, Chen Ning’s physique was tempered over and over.
The cry of the Divine Phoenix resonated like the voice of a god, holy and majestic.
At this moment, Qian Wuhao’s body could not help but tremble faintly.
“Just what is that?!”
In front of Chen Ning, he felt utterly filthy and grotesque.
Ever since falling into demonhood, whenever he revealed this demonic body, Qian Wuhao felt as if he had become an invincible being.
Yet only this time, he felt fear.
And it was genuine, bone-chilling fear!
The instinct deep within his heart seemed to warn Qian Wuhao repeatedly:
Flee!
I must flee!
Qian Wuhao did not wish to linger for even a second and immediately fled toward the city gates.
Yet in the next instant, Chen Ning was already standing before him.
“So fast!”
Knowing he had no way out, Qian Wuhao flew into a rage.
His sharp fangs exuded a foul stench.
“If that’s how it is, I’ll fight you to the death!”
“With just you?”
Even when they were separated by an entire realm, Qian Wuhao had been unable to suppress Chen Ning.
Now, Chen Ning had reached the Fourth-Rank Noble Scholar Realm as well.
The disparity in combat strength between them was beyond question.
After exchanging only a few punches, Qian Wuhao’s arms were nearly broken again.
Seeing his wretched state as he opened his maw to roar, Chen Ning seized Qian Wuhao by his fangs and hurled him sideways.
The hard ground shattered upon impact, and Qian Wuhao violently coughed up a mouthful of black blood from the sheer agony.
“Roar!”
The giant wolf phantom behind him let out an unwilling roar, refusing to perish like this.
At that moment, the Divine Phoenix phantom displayed its divine might.
Its cry echoed across the sky as falling flames engulfed the giant wolf in the blink of an eye.
Meanwhile, Chen Ning struck with a punch like roaring thunder, driving straight through the enemy's heart.
This downward punch descended like a falling meteor!
Under the searing heat of the Divine Phoenix's fire, even space itself contorted and shuddered!
“Nooo!”
Amidst his desperate scream, Qian Wuhao’s head caved into the ground and shattered into pieces.
【Slew Fourth-Rank Martial Dao Golden Core. Obtained Noble Qi * 1000.】
【Divine Ability: Turning Clouds into Rain (0/800)】
Chen Ning smiled and looked toward Murong Yu:
“Brother Murong, what are your thoughts on our previous debate now?”
“I was wrong. There truly is no issue with a Confucian scholar practicing martial arts...”
Murong Yu was momentarily at a loss for words.
For a Confucian Cultivator to beat an apostate Fourth-Rank Martial Dao Golden Core expert to death with pure physical might just to debate a topic...
If word of this got out, would anyone actually believe it?
“It seems I won this round, then.”
Chen Ning lifted his head and noticed Qing Yan watching him from atop the inn.
“Young Master, you were amazing!”
“There are plenty of things your young master is amazing at.”
Chen Ning stretched his muscles and bones.
This time, he had truly unleashed the constitution of the Divine Phoenix Bloodline to his heart's content.
He had just pushed it a bit too far, leaving his back somewhat sore.
Chen Ning said with a smile:
“This young master is feeling a bit weary. Give my back a massage in a bit.”
“Alright!”
Qing Yan replied with a bright smile.
Yet after hesitating for a moment, she asked somewhat shyly:
“Though... Young Master, do you want me to pound your back with my hands, or step on your back with my feet?”
Chen Ning: “???”
“Nonsense, with your hands, of course...”
“Understood!”
Only then did Qing Yan let out a long breath of relief.
It seemed her young master didn't have any bizarre fetishes after all...
Nearby, Qin Heng looked at Chen Ning with an expression full of mixed feelings.
Though Young Master Chen was upright and brimming with righteous integrity...
The tricks he played with his maid seemed to be quite numerous...
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