Wang Jianqiang's position happened to be directly opposite Lin Xian'er.
The moment Lin Xian'er stepped out of the spatial portal, she saw him immediately, with no time to hide.
In that instant, the air seemed to freeze.
"Old fool, I was just about to look for you, but I didn't expect you'd deliver yourself to me."
In the chilling tone, a violent surge of spiritual power erupted from Lin Xian'er, sweeping forward like a hurricane.
Wang Jianqiang's expression changed.
The Perfect Mystic Light Seal was instantly summoned, hovering above his head.
A pale golden light burst from the seal platform, forming a protective shield around him.
Then he pushed his palm forward.
Five-colored spiritual light flickered on his fingertips, as the Small Five Elements Sword Array coalesced, compressed into a barrier, forming a second layer of defense.
But that wasn't all. He also brought out the Perfect Little Thousand Mountain Seal, placing it in front of him as a third layer of protection.
He then donned the Perfect Water Moon Skirt, using the Perfect Mystic Water Ring to amplify its power, creating a fourth layer of defense.
Having done all this, he still felt no sense of security and, without hesitation, activated the Perfect Wind-Chasing Boots to flee the plaza at top speed.
Just as Wang Jianqiang turned around.
The terrifying storm of spiritual power swept in.
The Perfect Mystic Light Seal was instantly blown away, the pale golden shield shattered into pieces.
The previously unbeatable Small Five Elements Sword Array, which had been effective even against Foundation Establishment cultivators, was instantly destroyed.
The towering Perfect Little Thousand Mountain Seal was blown away like a toy.
At this moment, Wang Jianqiang had only managed to escape a dozen yards.
The next moment, the storm chased after him.
The moonlight surrounding him dimmed after just an instant.
Crack~
The Perfect Mystic Water Ring shattered into two pieces.
The Perfect Water Moon Skirt also became tattered.
Wang Jianqiang was flung away like a ragdoll.
After flying dozens of yards, a flash of spiritual light appeared beneath his feet, and the Perfect Cloud Water Cold Light Sword emerged, barely halting his retreat.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a look of astonishment flashing across his face.
It was merely a burst of spiritual power.
It wasn't even a full attack, yet it destroyed all the defenses he had painstakingly set up.
Was this really just the beginning of the Foundation Establishment stage?
That's too exaggerated!
Instinctively, he used his system to check Lin Xian'er's information.
Mid-Foundation Establishment!
Upon discovering Lin Xian'er's cultivation level, he was shocked once again.
Lin Xian'er had broken through again!
No wonder her power was so terrifying!
With his current strength, he might have a chance to escape from a newly entered Foundation Establishment cultivator. But against a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, he was doomed.
He must enhance his power!
With this thought, he didn't hesitate for a moment, and with a mental command, he poured all his cultivation points into the Sacred Body of Time.
"Ding, Sacred Body of Time level increased, current number of spiritual patterns: 480."
As the system notification sounded.
Thin light patterns suddenly appeared throughout Wang Jianqiang's flesh.
With these patterns crisscrossing, his physical defense significantly increased.
Not only that, but his physical strength also rose to a rather astonishing level.
Before Wang Jianqiang could savor the pleasure brought by his enhanced physique, a sudden roar filled the air.
He snapped back to reality and immediately saw a spiritual force palm over ten feet in diameter striking towards him.
Even before the palm arrived, its terrifying aura had already preceded it.
Wang Jianqiang felt his body sink, and every movement became extremely difficult.
This was with the amplification of 480 spiritual patterns; had it been before he enhanced his Temporal Divine Physique, the mere pressure of this aura would have pinned him to the ground, unable to move.
Size Shift!
Wang Jianqiang's expression was grave as he muttered to himself.
In the next moment, his body instantly doubled in size, and his density increased accordingly.
The power of his physique, originally amplified by 480 spiritual patterns, doubled, reaching a level comparable to 960 spiritual patterns.
The aura that had previously made it difficult for him to breathe now felt like a gentle breeze, unable to hinder him in the slightest.
"Break!"
He punched out, unleashing the full force comparable to 960 spiritual patterns.
Boom!
The spiritual force palm shattered instantly.
A powerful backlash force invaded Wang Jianqiang's body through his fist.
However, his strong physical defense rendered this backlash force completely harmless.
Utilizing this backlash force, Wang Jianqiang escaped the bluestone plaza at an astonishing speed.
He surged upwards against the cold pool's current.
"How is this possible!"
On the other side, Lin Xian'er was completely stunned.
She was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Even a casual palm strike from her was enough to make ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators stand ready.
And Wang Jianqiang was merely at the peak of Qi Refinement.
The fact that he wasn't immobilized by her aura was already surprising enough, yet he managed to neutralize her attack without a scratch.
Could a Qi Refinement cultivator achieve this?
If she couldn't clearly sense Wang Jianqiang's cultivation level, she might have suspected that he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator in disguise.
In the next moment, Lin Xian'er snapped back to reality.
"Old coot, you can't escape."
She snorted coldly and dashed out of the plaza, pursuing upwards.
In the outside world, with her mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, she could catch up to Wang Jianqiang in an instant.
But in the cold pool, the water created resistance, making speed a disadvantage.
The speed gap between her and Wang Jianqiang was significantly reduced.
Nevertheless, within a brief moment, she caught up to Wang Jianqiang.
"Go!"
Having learned from her previous mistake, she no longer underestimated Wang Jianqiang.
She directly used a talisman treasure.
A jade-white small sword formed, slicing through the water and stabbing towards Wang Jianqiang.
Sensing the sharpness approaching from behind, Wang Jianqiang's expression turned serious as he threw out several perfect artifacts, detonating them in succession.
The powerful explosion slowed the jade-white small sword's speed, while Wang Jianqiang used the explosive force to propel himself forward, once again widening the gap with Lin Xian'er.
Lin Xian'er's face darkened as she retrieved her talisman treasure.
In the corrosive cold pool water, the talisman treasure's power was greatly suppressed, rendering it barely stronger than her own abilities.
Continuing to use it would simply waste its usage.
Moments later.
She caught up with Wang Jianqiang once more.
"Lock!"
This time, she extended her hand, releasing a beam of spiritual force.
As the strand of spiritual energy approached Wang Jianqiang, it suddenly transformed into thousands of hair-thin threads of spiritual power, weaving towards him.
Without looking back, Wang Jianqiang tossed several perfect artifacts downward.
Boom!
Boom~
……
Amidst a series of explosions, the spiritual threads, though incredibly resilient and not destroyed, were greatly hindered, struggling to advance.
Moments later, when the explosive force subsided.
Wang Jianqiang had already escaped the range of the spiritual threads' attack.
"I want to see how many artifacts you can afford to blow up."
Lin Xian'er sneered at the sight and continued her pursuit.
In the blink of an eye.
The chase between the two had lasted an entire day.
They were nearly leaving the Cold Pool, yet Lin Xian'er still hadn't caught up to Wang Jianqiang.
She was beginning to doubt her life choices.
If she remembered correctly, during this day's pursuit, Wang Jianqiang had detonated nearly a hundred artifacts!
Moreover, he had consumed dozens of Revitalizing Pills!
How could a decrepit old man nearing his end possess so many high-level artifacts and pills?
Even the son of the Joy Union Sect's leader couldn't be this extravagant, could he?
Splash!
At that moment, a sound of water breaking suddenly came from above.
Lin Xian'er looked up.
Wang Jianqiang had already burst out of the Cold Pool.
Upon seeing this, she not only felt no urgency but instead revealed a cold smile.
Inside the Cold Pool, the stronger one's power, the more their speed was suppressed.
Once out of the Cold Pool, without the hindrance of the cold water, she could easily catch up to that old rascal with her mid-foundation stage speed.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
