The Thunder Treasure Technique, a secret method of the Daoist sect, was created by a certain ancient Daoist overlord. However, due to its overwhelmingly powerful nature, it was extremely difficult to cultivate, with only a handful of individuals capable of practicing it. Ultimately, no one aside from its creator could master all seven stances.
This was all because the sixth and seventh stances of the Thunder Treasure Technique were too terrifying and classified as forbidden arts.
For Jiang Wuming, the Thunder Treasure Technique was his most potent martial art.
Firstly, he had been cultivating the Thunder Treasure Technique since childhood, achieving the pinnacle of comprehension for this martial art.
It could be said, without exaggeration, that apart from the Daoist overlord who developed the Thunder Treasure Technique, no one in the history of the Daoist sect who practiced this marvelous technique had a deeper understanding of it than Jiang Wuming.
Secondly, the Thunder Treasure Technique allowed him to fully unleash the characteristics of his secret power, almost as if it were tailor-made for him.
Although he had attempted to integrate his secret power into the God Slaying Saber Technique created by Jiang Zhan, it was a forced integration. The seamless integration of his secret power into the Thunder Treasure Technique was a different matter entirely.
Just moments ago, the berserk Jiang Wuming had utilized a forbidden technique from the Daoist inner strength mind method, burning his vital energy, and then, with the sixth stance of the Thunder Treasure Technique, Thunderstorm, he had severely wounded Yan Que. Finally, he used Yan Que's dropped arrow to kill him.
All of this, though seemingly complex, had happened in the blink of an eye.
Ren Xiaoyao, Qin Xiaozhi, and the members of the East Sea branch led by Qin Linhai had only witnessed Yan Que being fatally struck by an arrow, his blood splattering across the sky.
This scene provided an outlet for the anger in their hearts, yet their expressions remained grave.
This was because they clearly saw that Xia Xueqin was still trapped within the vital energy cage, and the Two-star squad was utterly unable to contend with the extraterrestrial golden armored warrior wielding dual axes. Several people had already died, and more would surely follow.
At the Martial Department Headquarters and the Eastern Region Military Command's Operations Command Center.
Qi Wufu, Qin Yuanzheng, and others had also witnessed Jiang Wuming killing Yan Que. After replaying the footage in slow motion, they understood the specific process. However, like Ren Xiaoyao and the others present, their expressions were equally grave, and their despair had not diminished in the slightest. They all fixed their gaze on the purple-robed middle-aged man in the footage—whether he could be killed was the key to determining the outcome of this battle!
Could Jiang Wuming kill the purple-robed middle-aged man?
No.
This was their collective answer!
“You court death!!”
At the same time, on the training ground, the purple-robed middle-aged man, upon seeing Jiang Wuming disregard his warning and forcefully kill Yan Que, was instantly enraged.
Under the morning sun, he controlled the vital energy cage with one hand, and with the other, he unleashed a powerful palm strike.
Boom!
In an instant, a deafening roar echoed through the sky. A massive purple palm, blotting out the sun, appeared from nowhere above Jiang Wuming’s head and descended swiftly, intending to crush him to death!
“Bang!”
Just then, the specialized sniper rifle on the rooftop of the distant teaching building fired.
The moment the purple-robed middle-aged man struck, Qin Xiaozhi decisively pulled the trigger. A Three-star bullet shot out rapidly from the barrel, slicing through the air resistance and whistling towards the colossal purple palm.
Qin Xiaozhi had never forgotten Jiang Wuming’s orders and was constantly monitoring the dynamics of the battle.
At this moment, even though he knew that a Three-star bullet stood almost no chance of destroying the palm materialized from vital energy, he still fired at it with his absolute marksmanship in order to save Jiang Wuming.
Boom!
Following the gunshot, a tremendous impact resounded.
The Three-star bullet precisely struck the purple vital energy palm in the air and instantly detonated.
However—
Just as Qin Xiaozhi had predicted, the palm materialized from purple vital energy remained unaffected. It did not even dim, continuing its rapid descent.
Boom!!
An even more terrifying explosion echoed across the training ground.
The palm materialized from purple vital energy slammed down at Jiang Wuming’s location, like a detonation of a heavy bomb. The ground was blasted into a large pit, and the airflow kicked up dust, resembling a sandstorm, with yellow sand filling the air.
“Wuming!”
In an instant, whether it was Ren Xiaoyao and Qin Linhai standing at the edge of the training ground, or Qi Wufu and Qin Yuanzheng in the operations command center, their hearts constricted.
In addition, there was Xia Xueqin.
Having suffered unprecedented humiliation, she knelt in the vital energy cage. Upon seeing the purple vital energy palm strike where Jiang Wuming stood, her heart was filled with frantic anxiety.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
She roared in her heart, and at the same time, as if driven mad, she activated forbidden techniques, propelled her vital energy, and frantically slammed against the vital energy cage.
“Captain!!”
Simultaneously, Xing Tian, Dongfang Xiaoyao, and Huangfu Weixia standing at the edge of the training ground, as well as Qin Xiaozhi on the rooftop of the teaching building, all had bloodshot eyes and cried out in their hearts.
While shouting inwardly, they all began searching for Jiang Wuming’s figure amidst the yellow sand and sensing his aura.
The next moment.
They sensed it. Jiang Wuming’s aura was still present.
As the yellow sand dispersed, Jiang Wuming’s figure reappeared in everyone’s sight.
He was covered in dust, his face grimy, but there was no blood on him.
This silently told everyone that he had successfully dodged the purple-robed middle-aged man’s attack moments ago!
“Qin Xiaozhi, don’t help me. Go assist Director Zhang and the others!”
After evading the purple-robed middle-aged man’s fatal blow, Jiang Wuming clearly saw the situation on the battlefield.
He saw Xia Xueqin still trapped in the vital energy cage, struggling frantically, trying to break free.
He also saw that the Two-star squad, led by Zhang Guanzhong, was being pushed back by the extraterrestrial golden armored warrior wielding dual axes due to the disparity in strength.
Without outside help, their defeat and annihilation were only a matter of time!
Upon realizing all this, Jiang Wuming immediately issued new orders to Qin Xiaozhi.
Previously, he had instructed Qin Xiaozhi to assist Xia Xueqin in resisting the purple-robed middle-aged man.
However, at this moment, Xia Xueqin was temporarily out of mortal danger within the vital energy cage—the purple-robed middle-aged man had no intention of killing her for now.
In contrast, the situation for Zhang Guanzhong and his team was more dire.
Therefore, Jiang Wuming promptly changed Qin Xiaozhi’s combat deployment according to the battlefield situation.
“Yes, Captain!”
On the rooftop of the teaching building, Qin Xiaozhi responded immediately and then adjusted the aim of his rifle.
Although he knew that facing the purple-robed middle-aged man alone was a dangerous undertaking for Jiang Wuming, and although he desperately wanted to assist Jiang Wuming in resisting the purple-robed middle-aged man, he set aside his personal feelings at this moment and strictly followed orders.
“Little native, although I learned about you before descending into this world and found everything you’ve done incredible, you have still shocked me—you possess an unknown secret, the reason why you can fight across dimensions!”
At the same time, the purple-robed middle-aged man did not continue his attack on Jiang Wuming. Instead, he looked at Jiang Wuming with surprise and suspicion.
After all, even the most talented martial arts prodigies in the extraterrestrial world could not instantly kill Yan Que, who was also a martial arts prodigy with the combat power of a Ten-star Three-star War God, when they were only at Ten-star Two-star War God. Nor could they do so completely unscathed when he himself was about to strike!
Beyond his shock, the purple-robed middle-aged man instantly deduced that Jiang Wuming had a secret.
“Shock is just the beginning; death is the end.”
Jiang Wuming, enveloped in white vital energy, coldly responded to the purple-robed middle-aged man.
“Heh heh, little native, I stand here, letting you attack.”
Hearing Jiang Wuming’s words, the purple-robed middle-aged man laughed in fury, as if he had heard a ridiculous joke.
“If we were of the same realm, I would kill you like cutting weeds; if you were a Three-star War God, the scene just now would have been your end!”
Jiang Wuming did not attack. Instead, he provoked the purple-robed middle-aged man with his words.
This was because he knew very well that with his current martial arts cultivation, even at close range and using forbidden techniques, it would be almost impossible to injure the purple-robed middle-aged man, let alone break through his protective vital energy.
In such a situation, his attacks would be like scratching an itch through a boot, not only failing to save Xia Xueqin but also leading him into a tiger’s mouth, offering himself for death!
At this moment, his goal was to take a risk, to completely enrage the purple-robed middle-aged man, forcing him to unleash his full power against him.
This way, the purple-robed middle-aged man would lose control of the vital energy cage, allowing Xia Xueqin to seize the opportunity and break free!
“Die for me!!”
As expected, the purple-robed middle-aged man was completely enraged. He let out a low growl and fiercely struck out with his palm. Purple energy surged from his palm, transforming into ropes that shot rapidly towards Jiang Wuming.
Moments ago, he had used this very technique to capture Xia Xueqin. Now, he was repeating the move, intending to capture Jiang Wuming!
However, in the process, he still used his attention for two purposes, maintaining strong control over the vital energy cage that imprisoned Xia Xueqin, thus preventing Jiang Wuming’s plan from succeeding!
“You old purple-robed mongrel, is this all you’ve got? If you dare to lower your cultivation and fight me in the same realm, I’ll stab you dead with a single finger!!”
Jiang Wuming, who was prepared, used the Daoist inner strength mind method, burning his vital energy to exceed his speed limits. While dodging the ropes materialized from purple vital energy, he continued to provoke the purple-robed middle-aged man with his words!
He wanted to force the purple-robed middle-aged man into a full-power attack, even if it meant his own annihilation!
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