Chapter 1351: Unparalleled True Beast in the World, One Punch Breaks the Void and Annihilates Nothingness

“So soon? Something happened again?”

“I’ve only just arrived at You Gui Ge!”

Immersed in the Xing Jie, the evolution of the previous Yuan Fu world, Xu Xiaoshou hadn’t paid much attention to his second true body, even consciously blocking it out.

He was someone who respected human rights as his true self.

Only if the second true body did something that violated moral boundaries or faced a life-threatening danger would he divert his focus to pay more attention.

Otherwise, he trusted the second true body—trusted himself—to handle all troubles.

After all, he had named it “Jin Ren,” signifying that Xu Xiaoshou would do his best to treat it as a person...

Though it felt like after this wave of upgrades, Jin Ren would be left far behind and wouldn’t last much longer.

“You can see for yourself.”

The second true body didn’t need to say more; it transmitted all the recent discoveries through a thought, across the Xing Jie, to the true self.

Xu Xiaoshou instantly saw through Jin Ren’s “perception” what was happening downstairs—Liu Fuyu—and even recalled the conversation between that woman and the elegant attendant of You Gui Ge.

If, when entering the city on the Xiang Gui carriage, he had only felt surprised by Liu Fuyu’s sword strike that beheaded the city guards,

Now he clearly knew her background!

Liu Fuyu of Jian Lou, one of the new Qi Jian Xian, ranked fourth, below Xiao Kong Dong.

“My ranking is after hers, at the tail of the Qi Jian Xian, so I can basically rule out that she’s here for fame and looking to fight me.”

“And this woman seems so dull, like she doesn’t understand social norms. That elegant attendant said to wait a moment, and she really waited, even planning to stay outside the brothel until tomorrow?”

“This is just too polite—completely different from how she was when she beheaded people outside the city!”

After deep thought, Xu Xiaoshou summed it up with a word that perfectly fit Liu Fuyu:

Jian Chi.

Who else could it describe if not her—a sword obsessive who was an idiot in every other way?

“Generally, people like this are terrifyingly strong. Even if she’s weaker than Xiao Kong Dong, she probably isn’t by much.”

“Xiao Kong Dong can play around with all first realm techniques, even combining two or three with skill that’s more absurd than my cheating self.”

“And after breaking through to the second realm, he just slept it off like nothing happened. He’s just an ancient sword cultivator without all my passive skills for sustain—it’s completely ridiculous!”

“As for Liu Fuyu, if she goes all out... hmm, what’s that sword at her waist? It doesn’t seem like a famous one? I heard it called ‘Hu’ earlier—was that a sword technique or the sword’s name? Could she achieve Tian Jie if she bursts out?”

Xu Xiaoshou felt it was highly possible!

For a Jian Chi like her, claiming she didn’t have a deep bond with her sword would be nonsense!

And that snow-white sword at her waist had strong spirituality, not like an ordinary blade, and its quality was higher than his newly breakthrough Zang Ku.

It was probably just a step away from becoming a true famous sword, once Liu Fuyu gained worldwide renown.

But that wasn’t the point. The key was the doubt Xu Xiaoshou had back on the Xiang Gui carriage:

“Whether as Xu Gusheng or Xu Xiaoshou, at this stage, I shouldn’t be exposed, let alone seen through by this dull woman.”

“So how did she pinpoint me so accurately?”

“Jian Chi...”

Xu Xiaoshou had a sudden realization, feeling that Liu Fuyu was probably not looking for a specific person.

She might have simply followed her keen nose, tracking the scent of a top-tier ancient sword cultivator.

After all, with Sheng Di Lv.0’s sword mastery as his companion, even though Xu Xiaoshou hadn’t practiced much, if he claimed his sword dao talent was third in the world, no one would dare claim second.

He had full confidence in himself.

For a Jian Chi like Liu Fuyu, searching for a sword dao genius to inherit some Jian Shen legacy, or even that unreliable Jian Lou sword guardian inheritance...

Hmm, very possible!

“She’s so dull, looks easy to fool. Maybe I can lure her from that rundown Jian Lou to the Tian Shang First Tower.” Xu Xiaoshou stroked his chin, quickly losing interest in her.

Since she was willing to wait a day, he’d just see what she’d stir up after that!

By then, he should have finished his upgrades and sneaked out of You Gui Ge.

The big issue the second true body mentioned was more about the private room opposite on the third floor of You Gui Ge.

He sensed a familiar aura but couldn’t immediately recall who it was.

But as soon as that person entered, the abnormal spatial fluctuations caused by the Yuan Fu world evolving into Xing Jie were completely erased.

Even Xu Xiaoshou’s true self, without the Shi Zu Ying Zhang, couldn’t do that.

“Shi Zu Ying Zhang...”

Thinking of that, both Xu Xiaoshou and his second true body suddenly understood.

No time to dwell, the second true body activated the Zhen Dao Pan, breaking the spiritual array of the opposite room from across the space.

Then, both he and Xu Xiaoshou in the Xing Jie froze.

Xiang Yi!

Kong Yuhen!

How did these two enemies, who supposedly had a “life-and-death bond” from the Ten Zun Seats battle in the previous era, end up together?

Wait, what was Xiang Yi doing?

Summoning technique?

With a “bang,” before Kong Yuhen could say much, a phantom appeared behind the panicked woman.

It was a burly bald man with a face chiseled like stone, bare-chested with knotted muscles.

Even though it was just a one-to-one phantom, it looked incredibly real, and it felt like his presence amplified several times over.

Xiang Yi was in front.

The bald phantom was behind.

Together, they looked like beauty and the beast.

Only then did Xiang Yi seem to catch her breath after the tension, crying out in a shrill voice full of uncontrollable panic and fear:

“Dai Gua, save me!!!”

Eh, who was Dai Gua?

Kong Yuhen was stunned.

The second true body was stunned.

Before either could react, the acupoints on the bald phantom’s body lit up like a star chart, bursting with brilliant light.

The bald phantom detached from Xiang Yi!

Normally, a phantom could only follow its master or enhance spiritual techniques.

But Xiang Yi’s phantom was like a true summoning, bringing out a beast with autonomous action!

He charged forward with immense momentum, bending into a lunge and pressing against Kong Yuhen’s chest.

At the same time, his right arm bulged with muscle, and his fist, the size of a millstone, turned into a blur, delivering a straightforward uppercut straight to the jade-faced scholar’s chin.

Kong Yuhen’s pupils lost focus.

He wasn’t a fighter, always believing in talking things out, resolving misunderstandings, and settling grudges through explanation, so he instinctively opened his mouth:

“Friend...”

Time slowed in that moment.

As he spoke, the distance between the bald phantom’s uppercut and the jade-faced scholar’s chin stretched infinitely, like the end of the world.

Xiang Yi’s heart tightened, her nails digging into her palm without her realizing: “Don’t play around!”

As her words fell, inexplicably, the second true body watching felt his heartbeat stop, his strength drained as if stolen.

“Ren Jian Dao!”

The already solid bald phantom could even speak, his voice like thunder, echoing clearly.

At the same time, through “perception,” everyone in a ten-li radius of Yu Jing City trembled in unison, clutching their palpitating chests, nearly collapsing.

Their strength seemed stolen too!

In contrast, inside You Gui Ge, the star chart of acupoints on the bald phantom vanished.

His body shifted from ethereal to solid, absorbing human realm power and concealing all light.

His expression became vivid and rich, his eyes so clear they reflected the jade-faced scholar’s shocked face.

“Wait...” Kong Yuhen’s spatial mystic array hadn’t even flashed under his feet.

“Shut up and die.”

With a boom, the spatial constraints and time delay were forcefully broken by that plain yet specially empowered punch.

The bald phantom shouted, and the uppercut slammed heavily into the jade-faced scholar’s chin.

“Crack!”

The second true body clearly heard the sound of bones breaking.

From “perception,” the scene showed Kong Yuhen, who had seemed so lofty on the Void Island, now with his face twisted, features misaligned, his body nearly shattering. But under the strong spatial restraint, it didn’t fully disintegrate, though the force lifted him off the ground.

His spatial mystic could only protect him then, preserving his last dignity—keeping his body intact.

“Boom!”

A massive fist-shaped hole punched through the top of You Gui Ge.

Kong Yuhen was sent flying into the sky, exploding like a human firework over Yu Jing City before vanishing without a trace.

As if he’d never been so humiliated, and everything could start over.

“Received fright, passive points +1.”

In the Xing Jie, Xu Xiaoshou watched from across a world and felt his legs go weak.

One punch sent Kong Yuhen flying?

His spatial mystic didn’t work, and the time delay was broken.

What made that punch so dominant?

That “Ren Jian Dao”?

And who was Dai Gua... Recalling the question that caused his fright and made Kong Yuhen flee, Xu Xiaoshou suddenly realized.

Dai Gua is me!

The phantom Xiang Yi summoned could only be one person—Shen Yi, the one called “Shen Cheng Shen” at Gui Men Guan!

In the private room, the bald man Shen Yi reverted from his solid human form to a phantom, though still not illusory.

He turned, scratching the back of his head in confusion as he looked at the huge hole in the roof of You Gui Ge:

“Xiang Er, who was that?”

Only then did tears stream from Xiang Yi’s eyes like pearls, as she flung herself into Shen Yi’s arms, as if merging into his body.

“You scared me to death, boo hoo...”

“Don’t cry, baby, I’m here.” Shen Yi patted her back, still puzzled, “But he didn’t seem hostile toward you, so I held back.”

“Boo hoo, he’s Kong Yuhen, I’m sure of it! I’ll never forget!”

“Kong Yuhen? Who’s that? I think I know him?”

“You don’t know? How could you not!” Xiang Yi lifted her head, tears streaming, gently pounding his chest with her fist in annoyance, “He killed me once, and you saved me—how could you not know?!”

“Uh...”

Shen Yi seemed to remember something, yet nothing at all.

In truth, just as Kong Yuhen had no memory of someone as insignificant as Xiang Yi, he had forgotten such a weak opponent, whether actively or passively.

But that didn’t matter. Shen Yi quickly grasped Xiang Yi’s soft, boneless hand, noticed the blood in her palm, and his eyes filled with killing intent.

“He hurt you?!”

“Mm, I almost died...”

Xiang Yi answered indirectly, nestling in the man’s arms, rubbing her face against his broad chest like a frightened kitten.

The pure-hearted Xu Xiaoshou, like his second true body, couldn’t handle such a mushy scene and nearly vomited up his foot-washing water and leftovers.

How did Kong Yuhen hurt you?

This was clearly from your own nails!

With your cultivation, that wound would heal as soon as the blood is wiped away!

But Shen Yi couldn’t see that; his gaze was fierce as he glanced at the sky, then lovingly rubbed the head of the woman in his arms, his voice steady:

“Next time he shows up, summon me right away. Don’t hesitate—he has spatial mystic.”

“Mm.”

“I can’t stay out too long. The Dao Zhi Yan will notice me; I have to go back.”

“Oh.”

“Don’t throw a tantrum; be good.”

“Okay then, go back. Now I’m all alone again...” Xiang Yi looked up, her eyes full of resentment.

“It’s all because that dog is watching me nonstop!” Shen Yi said helplessly, then his eyes turned icy cold. “But before I go, there’s a peeping dog that needs dealing with.”

“Received fright, passive points +1.”

Across the Xing Jie, Xu Xiaoshou’s pupils contracted sharply. Damn, this guy’s targeting me?

How would the second true body react?

“Disap—”

Bang! Bang!

Before the thought finished, the two doors opposite exploded.

That towering beast of a man had left a trail of footprints in the corridor and burst in.

He reached out with one hand, gripping the second true body’s neck like lifting a chick, easily hoisting him off the ground.

The murderous intent in his eyes was like the giants from the Qi Tun Shan He illusion, a tidal wave of terrifying pressure that crushed the second true body’s thoughts.

“Who are you?”

“I’m not an enemy!”

In pain, the second true body explained while feeling his neck about to snap, instinctively slashing down with his hands to remove the arm choking him.

Xu Xiaoshou swore, this was the first reaction for both the second true body and himself.

Just trying to relieve the pressure, with no real intent to sever the arm.

But Shen Yi’s eyes narrowed, sensing the enemy’s resistance, and his right hand quietly released.

The second true body’s hands struck empty air.

This reaction...

“Bang!”

Before he could think, a massive force hit his chest.

Shen Yi’s left palm struck at the perfect opening, sending the second true body flying backward.

As the second true body was about to fly, Shen Yi’s right palm reached out again, grabbing his neck once more.

“A kite...”

In the Long Xing, Xu Xiaoshou inhaled sharply, feeling the second true body was like a paper kite being toyed with.

His lower body swung back from the force, but his neck was held fast, preventing him from flying.

He nearly spun in mid-air, his neck almost twisting off.

“Dai Gua, stop!”

Only then did Xiang Yi’s panicked voice arrive.

Shen Yi eased his grip slightly, and the second true body seized the opportunity to use the Disappearance Technique, vanishing on the spot.

“Pfft!”

The blood that spilled couldn’t disappear with him, splattering on the floor.

Shen Yi sidestepped, not a drop on him.

In a flash, the fight ended.

Compared to that, Xiang Yi, with her reaction speed near zero, entered to see only Shen Yi gripping empty air with his right hand and bloodstains on the ground.

It looked like Xu Xiaoshou had been crushed to nothing.

And for Shen Yi, such things were routine...

“Buzz!”

Her mind went blank, Xiang Yi staggered, her face losing color as she stammered:

“You... you killed him?”

What kind of evasion technique is this... Shen Yi’s eyes flashed with curiosity; he didn’t respond immediately, quite interested in an evasion that let the enemy escape his grasp, even in his weakened phantom state.

“How could you kill him?”

“You idiot! Couldn’t you ask me first? You’ve caused big trouble!”

Xiang Yi stumbled over, soul-lost, nearly slapping this idiot but holding back.

“What’s wrong? Who is he?” Shen Yi turned, sensing from that evasion technique that the kid was no small fry outside.

“He...” Xiang Yi’s chest heaved with anger, but with ears everywhere, she didn’t say the name directly, “Anyone can be killed, but not him!”

She reached out her hand.

Shen Yi smiled and watched as the anxious Xiang Er wrote on his palm.

After three times, he suddenly realized who it was and laughed, “But I didn’t kill him.”

“Ah?” Xiang Yi looked at the blood on the ground.

“Since it’s him, how could he not withstand a palm from my phantom? You’re underestimating Ba—”

Xiang Yi glared.

Shen Yi immediately shut up, swallowing the name.

“Xu Gusheng?” Xiang Yi scanned around.

In the Disappearance state, the second true body was truly shaken!

From “perception,” he could clearly see the clear finger marks on his neck, reinforced by Sheng Di Lv.0, with bones broken and breathing difficult.

And after Shen Yi’s palm to the chest, his meridians were shattered, organs ruptured, and his qi sea exploded—he was completely incapacitated.

The external injuries weren’t severe.

But the second true body felt this internal damage nearly killed him on the spot!

Shen Yi probably didn’t finish him off because he heard Xiang Yi’s late “stop,” so he held back.

“Is this the peak power of the Ten Zun Seats?”

Having seen the extremely weakened Ba Zun An, dealt with the non-combatant Dao Qiong Cang, headbutted the injured and retreating Gou Wu Yue after his fight with Tong Sang Lao, and shared drinks with the polite theorist Kong Yuhen...

For the first time, Xu Xiaoshou faced a top fighter from the previous era and got utterly dominated.

He never imagined his near-third-realm combat awareness, which could tangle with Tian Ji Shen Shi, would make him seem like a weakling against this bald man!

Crucially, this guy was just a phantom—how terrifying must his true self be?

“Is this why the Three Emperors have to drop everything and use the Dao Zhi Yan to watch him nonstop for decades?”

Thinking of the murderous aura in Shen Yi’s eyes, honed from countless battles...

That close-combat technique and awareness that calculated his reactions perfectly...

Xu Xiaoshou was numb, feeling even the Disappearance Technique wasn’t safe against such an opponent.

Barely digesting the fear in the disappeared world, as his thoughts reached that point, he was about to leave.

In the room, Shen Yi finished comforting his frightened Xiang Er and suddenly shouted:

“Ha!”

With a boom, the surrounding space shattered completely.

Xu Xiaoshou’s heart sank; it was all too familiar—the second true body was banished!

“Received fright, passive points +1.”

Shen Yi clasped his hands together, and with a snap, the space around him cracked, though it didn’t shatter completely, or You Gui Ge would be destroyed.

But the cracks spread too fast.

In the blink of an eye, they reached the boundary.

With everything around broken, the only intact human-shaped outline stood out.

—Out of place!

Xu Xiaoshou’s worst fear came true.

In the Disappearance state, he was found with the banishment method, and in an instant, with no time to react.

Shen Yi laughed, staring curiously at the invisible, untouchable person.

“Kid, come out!”