Essence Devouring Art

"Scoundrel, don’t you dare be so brazen!"

The trusted guards around the winery reacted instantly, charging toward the Wu Dao who had just burst out of the building.

"Get lost!!"

Wu Dao’s perception swept the area. Seeing a large crowd rushing over, he knew his goal of ’exposing’ himself had been achieved.

With a sweep of his iron leg, an irresistible force smashed the few Inner Strength Realm guards blocking his path—along with their weapons—into fragments of flesh and gore that splattered everywhere.

Then.

BOOM!!

The ground shook violently.

Sheets of rain trembled, suspended in mid-air, only to be smashed into a white mist by Wu Dao as he shot forward in the next instant.

A hundred meters!

Crossed in a flash!

He was too fast, almost breaking the sound barrier!

The air compressed by his high-speed movement exploded outward, forming a furious hurricane. Its howl shook the entire area!

The white vapor trail he left behind plowed a long vacuum in its wake, splitting the torrential rain in two. The downpour surged violently to either side, unable to close the gap.

"Die!!"

Wu Dao’s roar shattered the rainy night. In the blink of an eye, his steel-tyrannosaurus body crossed a hundred meters and descended from the sky like a meteor striking the earth, his massive foot aimed to crush Elder Qin’s head!

’This is too much!’

At that moment, under the surging healing of his Dantian Essence Blood, Elder Qin had barely managed to recover.

Agony, humiliation, confusion—all these thoughts turned to pure rage as Wu Dao’s foot came stomping down!

He, Elder Qin, was always the one who bullied others!

He had never been bullied to this extent before!

Although he was still wondering when he had ever offended such a savage figure.

But having committed countless sins over half his life, he had too many enemies to recall any specific one.

However.

This wasn’t the time to be thinking about that.

The fierce wind stung his skin and warped his face, while a power like a tidal wave crashed down upon him from above!

’If this kick lands squarely!’

’I’ll die right here on the spot!’

At this life-or-death moment.

Elder Qin finally unleashed the power befitting a Dark Force Martial Artist. He slammed his palm on the ground and, at the last possible second, shot sideways several dozen meters.

BOOOM—

The next instant.

It truly was like a meteor striking the earth!

As Wu Dao’s foot came down, the ground exploded, creating a massive crater. The earth for ten meters around shook violently, collapsing and shattering continuously. Countless bits of dirt and rubble mixed with rainwater shot into the sky, then SPLASHED down in all directions!

Unfortunately.

The kick failed to find its mark!

However, Wu Dao wasn’t surprised that Elder Qin had dodged the attack.

The vitality and physical strength of a Martial Artist who had undergone the Second Rebirth could no longer be measured by common sense.

If the first Rebirth granted Copper Skin and Iron Bones, then the Second Rebirth bestowed iron skin and steel bones.

Though it couldn’t compare to Wu Dao’s own refined steel bones and wire-like muscles, it wasn’t far off.

Not to mention.

A Second Rebirth Martial Artist had Inner Strength protecting their vital organs, and the Dantian Essence Blood within them could rapidly heal injuries.

As long as their head or heart wasn’t instantly destroyed, no injury was a major issue. At worst, it would just cost some Dantian Essence Blood to heal.

However.

That didn’t mean injuries could be healed instantly.

The punch Wu Dao had just thrown used nearly all the strength he had in his current state.

It had directly shattered Elder Qin’s sternum, and the violent force had even torn through his Inner Strength to damage his internal organs.

His Micro Level Mind Control.

had nearly torn Elder Qin’s consciousness to shreds!

Unless Elder Qin also knew the Essence Devouring Art and could produce Healing Fluid!

Otherwise.

Even if his Dantian Essence Blood managed to contain the injury.

His combat strength was already cut in half!

Next.

All that remained was to end things quickly!

"Elder Qin is injured!"

"How is that possible? Elder Qin is a master of the Second Rebirth!"

"Quick, go to headquarters and call for reinforcements!!"

It was a lightning-fast assault.

From Wu Dao erupting from the winery and sending Elder Qin flying to now, only a dozen or so breaths had passed.

The guards and experts in the manor had already rushed over, but upon seeing Elder Qin’s miserable state in the heavy rain, they were all frightened into stopping in their tracks.

’Are you kidding me?’

’Elder Qin, a master of the Second Rebirth, had been beaten like a dog in two moves by that Cheng Tiankun of unknown origin.’

’We’re, at best, at the Divine Power Realm. Are we supposed to go up there and die?’

’The pay isn’t worth this!’

However.

The quick-witted ones immediately thought to call for reinforcements from the White Whale Martial Arts Hall. They tore through the curtain of rain and ran out of the manor.

"Who in the world are you?!"

In the gardens outside the winery.

His face deathly pale, Elder Qin straightened up. Drenched by the pouring rain, he circulated his Dantian Essence Blood to heal his injuries while demanding an answer, hoping to stall for time.

When experts clashed, a single move was all it took to gauge the opponent’s depth.

Although Wu Dao’s last punch had used only pure, ferocious external strength, it had nearly killed Elder Qin on the spot!

Not to mention...

Elder Qin felt his Spiritual Consciousness being pricked by needles and slashed by knives—an excruciating pain that filled his heart with horror!

Second Rebirth.

During the Second Rebirth, a Martial Artist’s physique and Spiritual Thoughts grow stronger, giving rise to Dark Force and also forming a protective Spirit Armor!

When facing a lower-level Harmonizing Force user,

Dark Force could penetrate the body and shatter organs, while the Spirit Armor could interfere with perception to a certain degree. It made for a one-sided slaughter.

But among peers of the same level,

the Spirit Armor was practically useless.

Because everyone had one, they would cancel each other’s mental influence out. The contest would revert to a simple comparison of pure power.

But this ’Cheng Tiankun’ who had appeared tonight completely upended Elder Qin’s understanding of the world!

Not only was his pure external strength terrifyingly immense,

but his Spiritual Consciousness could also tear through his Spirit Armor and directly wound his soul!

’To be capable of this!’

’He’s either achieved Mastery of Martial Arts, or he’s a Transformed Martial Artist!’

However.

If he were truly a Transformed Martial Artist, Elder Qin wouldn’t have been able to withstand the power of even a casual punch.

’Not a Transformed Martial Artist.’

’Then it must be Mastery of Martial Arts!’

’This Cheng Tiankun has no eyeballs, yet he can still see clearly. That’s impossible without the Martial Arts Celestial-Human Communication that comes with reaching the Micro Level!’

’But even if it’s just the Micro Level!’

’He’s still an unbeatable opponent for me!’

His qi and blood were decaying, he was old and frail, and his Dantian Essence Blood was insufficient. He was long past his prime.

Forget a monster like ’Cheng Tiankun’; even an ordinary Second Rebirth Martial Artist could take his life if they had enough time.

Therefore.

His only choice was to rack his brain for a way to stall.

He had to wait for the experts from the White Whale Martial Arts Hall to arrive as reinforcements.

A pity!

Wu Dao had no intention of giving him that chance!

"You old white-bearded bastard! How dare you ignore and humiliate your grandpa, even at a time like this! You’ve pissed me off!"

A ’humiliated and enraged’ roar came from Wu Dao in the darkness. He didn’t bother with a single word of explanation, nor would he give Elder Qin the chance to stall.

BOOM!

His Demon Mountain-like physique smashed through the unending curtain of rain, a shockwave trailing in its wake. A massive iron fist, carrying the force of an ocean, instantly filled Elder Qin’s vision!

DANGER! DANGER! DANGER!!

’Too fast!’

’We’re not even in the same weight class!’

Already injured, Elder Qin only had time to jerk his head to the side. He felt a steel Evil Dragon graze his face and roar past his ear, tearing off half his face and one of his ears. The sight was too gruesome to behold!

"AAARGH! Bastard! I’ll fight you to the death!!"

Having lost half his face, looking like an Evil Ghost, Elder Qin finally snapped. With a great roar, his originally old and withered body began to inflate like a balloon!

In the blink of an eye.

The short, 1.67-meter-tall old man transformed into a muscular whale-man nearly three meters tall!

Coiling muscles covered his body like dragons and tigers, sheathed in a solid, fish-scale-like shell. His thick, long arms hung to the ground, his oval fists resembled whale heads, and ferocious-looking tendons writhed across his body like small snakes. His entire frame glowed red-hot, like a furnace!

TSSSSSS...

The furnace was no exaggeration!

After Elder Qin transformed into the muscular whale-man, his body temperature soared. The sections of his muscular, scaled skin glowed red-hot like embers, and the intense heat instantly vaporized the falling rain, making him look like an Evil Ghost emerging from steam!

Giant Whale Skill!

Giant Whale Dominating Body!

Qi and Blood Furnace!

Wu Dao narrowed his eyes, a flicker of surprise in his heart. ’I can’t believe this old fossil actually trained this Horizontal Training Skill to the level of a Qi and Blood Furnace!’