Chapter 302: Battle, the Terrifying Inner Breath!

Chapter 302: Battle, the Terrifying Inner Breath!



November 1st, 2024

On the edge of a tall building.

Jiang Ning quietly observed the commotion at the county hall.

When he saw Li Hong reveal six arms and four legs, his eyes slightly narrowed.

This instantly reminded him of the Wind God Messenger he had encountered on an abandoned island in the Luo Water Lake earlier that year.

That Wind God Messenger had displayed a transformation completely different from other Worshipping God Sect warriors.

Six arms and four legs.

It resembled the statue of the Blood God by about eighty percent.

"It seems that this is the effect of the vibrant blood and flesh from earlier! It has granted Li Hong this form."

"From this, it's evident that Li Hong indeed holds a high position within the Worshipping God Sect. Even if he isn't the deputy leader as Hong Ming Hu claimed, his status is at least comparable to that of a Wind God Messenger."

At this thought, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

He muttered to himself, "It makes sense. A dignified seventh-rank county governor joining the Worshipping God Sect would naturally receive such treatment."

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Li Chang Kong, Ye Qiu, and the others also witnessed the commotion at the county hall.

Li Hong's body, towering at a height of ten feet, had already surpassed the height of the county hall's walls, making him stand out prominently.

At this moment, Li Hong's muscles were as solid as black iron blocks.

The veins and tendons on his muscles twisted like dark roots, resembling black lines spreading across his body.

Each of his arms was thick, unlike an ordinary person's, and as large as a water bucket.

His waist was equally as wide as a water bucket.

His clothes had mostly torn from his expanding body, leaving only a few strips of fabric hanging on him.

Witnessing this scene.

Li Chang Kong's eyes widened, and a sense of fear instinctively rose within him.

It was as if a rabbit had seen an eagle, a mouse had seen a lion, and a sheep had seen a tiger.

"I'm no match for him!" Li Chang Kong realized in his heart.

He felt that Li Hong's massive fists alone could kill him with just a few punches.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

A trace of apprehension flashed across Ye Qiu's face.

The stronger one's power, the more keenly they perceive threats.

The aura emanating from Li Hong filled Ye Qiu with profound apprehension.

Even though he cultivated both internal and external arts and surpassed sixth-rank warriors of the same level, he had no confidence facing Li Hong in such a state.

"Such overwhelming pressure!"

He muttered to himself.

At the same time.

"Not bad!" Hong Ming Hu, standing before Li Hong, who seemed like a giant in comparison, nodded slightly in approval.

"You've piqued my interest!"

"Arrogant!" Li Hong suppressed the pain within him and spat out two words.

The next moment.

Li Hong tilted his head to the left, and only then did the crowd see a large lump on the right side of his neck.

As he tilted his head, the lump exploded.

"Pop!"

A thick, white liquid sprayed out from the lump, followed by the appearance of a football-sized head.

At the same time.

Jiang Ning, standing five hundred meters away, was momentarily stunned.

"Two heads?" He muttered, his tone filled with surprise.

Subsequently.

Jiang Ning saw Li Hong tilt his head to the right, and the lump on his left shoulder also exploded.

"Pop!"

As the white liquid sprayed out, another football-sized head emerged.

"Three heads, six arms, and four legs?"

Witnessing this, Jiang Ning's eyes narrowed in concentration.

He had personally seen the apparition of the Blood God, who indeed had three heads, six arms, and four legs.

At this moment, Li Hong's appearance was clearly the closest to that of the Blood God, even more so than the Wind God Messenger, resembling the divine statue.

This clarified some matters.

Inside the county hall.

As the lumps on his shoulders exploded, Li Hong's face no longer showed any signs of pain, returning to normal.

At this time, behind his head on the left and right, appeared a head each, as large as a football, significantly smaller than his middle head, with both eyes closed, as if in deep slumber.

"Ah, that's better!" Li Hong, sensing his current physical state, muttered, a pleased expression on his face.

Subsequently, he turned to Hong Ming Hu.

"Thank you, thank you for giving me enough time to complete this transformation!"

"And thank you for making this choice possible!"

At this very moment, Li Hong felt a surging power within him, as if he could overturn everything, a power that made him feel invincible, a feeling that made him realize how foolish he had been before.

Ordinary people were so weak and had such limited lifespans.

Becoming a divine descendant, possessing immense power and the longevity of an immortal race, that was the right choice.

Li Hong couldn't help but smile, sincerely grateful to Hong Ming Hu.

If not for Hong Ming Hu's assertive attitude today, he wouldn't have made this choice.

Now, having made this choice, he realized how correct it was.

The next moment, Li Hong moved.

"Hong Ming Hu, to repay you, let's merge our bodies as one!"

The massive body moved, but it was like a fleeting shadow rushing towards Li Hong.

Boom—

A punch landed, a powerful collision.

Hong Ming Hu's face instantly changed, and his body was blasted away like a cannonball.

"Hong Ming Hu, you're not that strong!"

Li Hong watched as his punch sent Hong Ming Hu flying, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

His words had just landed.

He moved again.

The massive body stirred up a whirlwind that instantly swept away the snow in the courtyard.

The surroundings of the County Hall.

Ye Qiu and Li Chang Kong witnessed this scene, and their faces changed instantly.

"So strong!" Li Chang Kong's expression was horrified, and his eyes were filled with fear.

Even Hong Ming Hu was knocked away by a punch.

At this moment, he finally understood the true strength of the Worshipping Deity Sect's martial artists.

The Li Hong who had just been defeated with a single strike was now terrifying, and Hong Ming Hu was no match for him.

On the other side.

"Is the Wind God Messenger still not that strong?" Jiang Ning was a bit surprised.

He had just seen Li Hong's transformed state, an even more advanced Blood and Flesh God, and he thought it would be quite extraordinary.

Now, seeing Li Hong's speed, he instantly understood the current Li Hong's foundation.

It was still inferior to the Wind God Messenger's state with six arms as a divine descendant.

"But that's all!" Thinking of the Wind God Messenger from that day, Jiang Ning felt it was normal and reasonable.

The Wind God Messenger was at the Fifth Rank Inner Fortification Realm.

While Li Hong was at the Sixth Rank Bone Mystic Realm, compared to the Wind God Messenger.

The strength of the two was completely different.

The Wind God Messenger in his normal state, Jiang Ning felt that his strength was no weaker than Hong Ming Hu's.

Not to mention the Wind God Messenger in the state of a six-armed divine descendant.

Just then.

"Tiger—" Hong Ming Hu roared.

Jiang Ning suddenly saw a ten-foot-tall tiger appear in the County Hall.

"That's... Inner Breath Condensation?" Jiang Ning was slightly surprised.

At this moment, he saw that as Hong Ming Hu roared, a tiger manifested from his Inner Breath and pounced forward.

A tiger, like a white mist, instantly materialized, then rushed towards Li Hong with the posture of a hungry tiger.

Boom—

The Inner Breath exploded, and a whirlwind swept through the County Hall, shattering stones and bricks, and the nearby wall collapsed.

"Is this the application of skills?" Jiang Ning muttered.

After that, he saw Hong Ming Hu unleashing his Inner Breath, and the manifested tiger outside his body roared and attacked.

His tiger stance had a divine resemblance.

As Hong Ming Hu unleashed his Inner Breath, Li Hong's ten-foot-tall body was like a leaf boat in raging waves, swaying as if about to fall, being pushed back by Hong Ming Hu's attacks.

But at this moment, a mocking smile appeared on Li Hong's head.

"Hong Ming Hu, your Inner Breath is indeed powerful, but how long can you maintain this state?"

"I possess a body comparable to a divine being, an immortal body."

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"When your Inner Breath is exhausted, it's my turn."

Hearing this, Hong Ming Hu took action and spoke, his voice thick and resonant.

"Ghostly spirits, you dare call yourselves divine?"

"I know the special nature of the Worshipping Deity Sect, and I'm well-prepared."

His words landed.

Jiang Ning saw a golden light flash in Hong Ming Hu's hand.

The next moment.

His body moved like a phantom, instantly reaching above Li Hong's head, his five fingers like eagle claws, landing on Li Hong's head, where a dormant brain was located.

"Break—"

Hong Ming Hu roared, and the brain that had just grown out of Li Hong's head instantly exploded.

At this moment, golden powder was sprinkled from his hand, falling into Li Hong's wound.

In an instant.

The flesh bud that had sprouted, like wriggling maggots, suddenly lost its vitality, as if falling into a deep slumber.

Thus, the rapidly healing wound also became still.

"A handful of golden powder to counter this, and you call it an Undying Body?" Hong Ming Hu mocked.

But at this moment, his heart ached.

This handful of golden powder was just now a substance refined from gold.

Sprinkling this amount was equivalent to discarding an object worth thousands of taels of silver.

Even this level of consumption was quite a burden for his wealth.

This was just the cost for one wound, and to completely defeat Li Hong, one could only imagine how much golden powder would be needed.

But this kind of consumption made him feel burdened.

Moreover, he understood that although golden powder could suppress the Blood and Flesh God's divine descendant body and restrain their Undying Body, it wasn't a long-term solution.

But this method couldn't be used indefinitely, and it would gradually lose its restraining power.

At this moment, no matter what Hong Ming Hu was thinking, his face still showed a confident and assured expression.

This change instantly made Li Hong feel a sense of crisis.

The Undying Body had lost its effect, and he had lost his greatest reliance.

Not to mention the effect of his Undying Body, he could easily drag Hong Ming Hu down, but now it was obvious that he couldn't.

Subsequently, Li Hong moved his six arms, instantly shielding his vital point like a windmill, also repelling Hong Ming Hu.

After forcing Hong Ming Hu back, Li Hong no longer hesitated and turned to flee.

"You're trying to escape?!" Hong Ming Hu shouted, his legs moved, and in an instant, he covered a distance of ten zhang.

At this moment, Hong Ming Hu's speed was clearly faster than Li Hong's.

When the speed was sufficient, a massive body would feel the immense wind resistance, severely affecting its speed.

"Chang Kong, stop Li Hong!" Hong Ming Hu shouted.

At the same time, the inner breath in his body surged.

The inner breath that dissipated from him formed a powerful wind pressure, causing the snow around to scatter and the houses to collapse, trees to break.

On the other side.

Li Chang Kong saw that County Governor Li Hong chose the direction he was in, and his face instantly showed helplessness.

But he was a man who valued face, and he had already made a promise in front of his colleagues, so he couldn't do something as shameful as running away.

Immediately, looking at Li Hong rushing towards him.

He drew the sword in his hand.

Clang—

The sound of the sword was clear and pleasant.

Instantly, he wielded the sword towards Li Hong.

At the critical moment of their clash, Li Hong's arm slapped the sword flying towards him, as if hitting a toothpick.

Li Chang Kong suddenly felt a vast force transmitted from the sword to his palm.

The tiger's mouth instantly felt a tearing pain, unable to hold the long sword.

The long sword emitted a mournful, trembling sound as it was slapped away.

"So strong?!" Li Chang Kong was shocked and his face paled.

Even though he had just seen Hong Ming Hu before he unleashed his inner breath, the scene of Li Hong being punched away had already shocked him.

But after personally engaging in combat, he discovered that he had underestimated Li Hong in this state.

This kind of power was not that of an ordinary person but that of a wild beast, a force beyond human.

Next.

Li Hong's fist in his vision rapidly enlarged, instantly occupying his entire field of view, and he was sent flying like a sandbag.

But this brief exchange also made Li Hong's body pause.

Behind him, Hong Ming Hu had already caught up.

Li Hong felt the terrifying pressure from Hong Ming Hu's pursuit, like the gaze of a wind god, and his heart trembled.

When he turned around, he saw that Hong Ming Hu was less than three zhang away from him.

This distance, for them as powerful individuals, could be covered in a single step.

At the same time, the inner breath that Hong Ming Hu unleashed was like a raging sea, slamming into Li Hong.

The inner breath pressured the courtyard's snow to gather in the corners, piling up.

Looking at Li Hong's changing expression, Hong Ming Hu's eyebrows furrowed, revealing a "Chuan" character.

"Break—!"

He shouted, and his right hand clenched into a fist, instantly unleashing a punch.

"Roar—!" A tiger's roar resounded.

The sound was like thunder, shaking the mountains and forests with its might, echoing for several li.

With this punch, the inner breath erupted, like white mist condensing into reality, and instantly, a tiger the size of Li Hong appeared, formed by the mist.

At the same time.

Jiang Ning opened his Heaven's Eye, witnessing this scene, and his eyes slightly narrowed.

Through the tiger's appearance, he saw mysterious runes appearing within.

These runes resembled characters, yet also like patterns, looking extremely profound. They flowed within the tiger's body, seemingly granting it an extraordinary might due to the inner breath.

"It seems there's new knowledge I'm unaware of!"

"The Fifth Rank is indeed not simple!"

"If there's time, I should take a trip to the Prefecture City or the Governorate City's Inspection Office. I heard that martial arts books are stored in the book repositories of the Prefecture City and Governorate City."

Looking at the commotion at the County Hall, Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Previously, he had learned from the Elder Woman that there was no martial arts, only the level of skills.

So he didn't delve further.

Now, witnessing Hong Ming Hu's performance, he realized that he had underestimated the level of "skills".

At the same time, he also underestimated the power of the Fifth Rank Inner Fortification Realm.

Hong Ming Hu's unleashed inner breath was like a raging tsunami, and it wasn't just the difference in the total amount of inner breath, but also the difference in the efficiency of unleashing it.

With the same total amount of inner breath, if Hong Ming Hu's unleashing efficiency was ten times faster, he could unleash his inner breath in an instant.

The difference in unleashing efficiency was the difference in the might displayed by the inner breath.

In other words, the inner breath was like a water reservoir, and the unleashing efficiency was like the size of the drainage pipe in the reservoir.

If his body's drainage pipe was ten centimeters, then Hong Ming Hu's drainage outlet was like a water reservoir with a drainage pipe ten times larger.

With the same total amount of inner breath, Hong Ming Hu could, in a short time, unleash several times the might of his inner breath.

Jiang Ning instantly understood that there were aspects of the inner breath he hadn't understood.

(End of Chapter)

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