Almighty Genius

Chapter 2228 - 1722: The Mysterious Figure!

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The progress on Tang Cheng's side is pretty good. Although Qin Fang is hiding, he's actually protecting him...

Moreover, the unique skill Tang Cheng is cultivating is indeed exceptional. The True Qi cultivated is extremely pure, and coupled with Qin Fang's prior preparations for Tang Cheng, this breakthrough will certainly be quite smooth. Failure would be a true surprise.

The surrounding elemental energy gradually began to change slightly. This is a sign that Tang Cheng is about to successfully break through. Qin Fang and the others have experienced this before and are naturally quite sensitive to it. Each of them wore a faint smile.

However, behind such smiles, each person held their breath.

At this critical moment, the mysterious figure hiding in the shadows is bound to appear...

While Qin Fang focused on Tang Cheng's progress, he also used the mini-map to monitor the surrounding activity, anticipating the mysterious figure's arrival.

Qin Fang believed that the mysterious figure wouldn't miss this opportunity and should be on the way!

"Someone's coming..."

As if to align with Qin Fang's thoughts, a strange silhouette immediately appeared on the mini-map, rushing toward the valley where Qin Fang and the others were at an alarming speed...

"Grandmaster Peak Strongman..."

Noticing this person, Qin Fang immediately unleashed a scouting skill. The opposing figure's strength became crystal clear, exactly as Qin Fang expected, without reaching the dreaded Great Grandmaster level.

"Phew~~ That's good!"

At this point, Qin Fang breathed a slight sigh of relief. At least they were still within his control, and the chances remained favorable.

"They've arrived, everyone prepare..."

Then Qin Fang immediately sent a message to his hidden companions nearby, and everyone went into battle readiness.

"Hmm..."

Outside the mountain, a silhouette moved swiftly, getting closer to the valley ahead. But suddenly, it paused, uttering a peculiar sound, and turned to examine its surroundings.

This was a mysterious figure cloaked entirely in black robes, thoroughly wrapped up even in the height of summer. The head was covered, rendering the face indistinct, as if it were unfit to be seen.

"Why does it feel like someone's watching me?"

In a hoarse voice, the mysterious figure murmured, its gender indistinguishable, yet the meaning was clear. It actually sensed Qin Fang observing it... revealing the formidable strength of its cultivation.

"Could it be that kid's brought help?"

The mysterious figure then mumbled to itself, glanced up towards the distant sky. Though the face under the hood remained concealed, a sneering smile sprouted from its visible corner.

The mysterious figure then made a move, continuing to advance towards the valley, obviously treating Qin Fang and the others with disregard...

Within moments, it arrived at the valley, witnessing Tang Cheng at the critical stage of breakthrough, appearing on the verge of complete success!

"Didn't let me down after all..."

Upon seeing Tang Cheng, the mysterious figure seemed relieved, opting not to interrupt but rather sat cross-legged dozens of meters from Tang Cheng, seemingly there to protect him.

Buzz~~~

At that moment, ambient Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi turned tumultuous. Above Tang Cheng, a massive whirlpool formed, frantically absorbing the free-flowing Spiritual Qi, indicating imminent breakthrough to the Grandmaster level.

At present, Tang Cheng only needed to absorb enough Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, transform it into his own strength, and after fully stabilizing the power, he would be a genuine Grandmaster-level expert...

However, with this mysterious man's emergence, could Tang Cheng steadily consolidate his cultivation?

Clearly, he couldn't!

"Come out!"

Seeing Tang Cheng had broken through, the mysterious figure seemed to lose concern, stood boldly, glanced around the valley, then directed a light, contemptuous call to a certain direction.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh~~

As if to compliment the mysterious figure's words, a silhouette suddenly flew from the bamboo grove beside the valley, swiftly charging at the mysterious figure with a most potent killer move.

"Japan's sword technique?"

The mysterious figure was momentarily stunned, but quickly recognized the style used by the attacking expert. It was indeed the sword technique from Japan, which surprised him slightly.

"Grandmaster-level... This kid is really willing to spend!"

Upon sensing the incoming person's power, the mysterious figure couldn't help but sigh softly, "Too bad, it's only at the mere initial stage of the grandmaster level, too weak..."

"Get back!"

Facing the approaching expert, the mysterious figure was neither panicked nor hurried. He calmly commanded, casually struck out with a light pat on the opponent's sword, which sent the expert flying backward at an even faster speed.

The one who first attacked was naturally Hattori Sanzo, one of Qin Fang's subordinates. Among so many people, only he used the Fusang sword technique, and his strength was the weakest, at only the grandmaster-level initial stage. He was sent flying in one exchange, revealing the significant gap between both sides.

"Kill!"

However, just as Hattori Sanzo was knocked back, another shadow swiftly rushed out from the side, immediately executing the most ferocious move, attacking the mysterious figure's back. The claw style was swift, seemingly slicing through the air with a piercing sonic boom.

This time, it was Song Qingshan who attacked, known for his grand, aggressive moves with the most ferocious styles.

"Great Strength Eagle Claw Technique?"

The mysterious figure remained stationary but could discern the style from the sound of wind, slightly surprised, "Being able to master this technique to the grandmaster level does show some capability, but still..."

Slap~~~

The mysterious figure's body hardly moved but easily dodged Song Qingshan's Great Strength Eagle Claw Technique. Then, with a casual motion, he struck Song Qingshan's passing back.

This strike seemed effortless but actually contained powerful True Qi, directly impacting the human body with substantial strength. Just this one strike could potentially kill a grandmaster-level expert.

Buzz~~~

However, the expected bloody demise did not occur. Instead, a layer of faint golden light rippled across Song Qingshan's body, and the mysterious figure's strike echoed as though hitting steel.

Although Song Qingshan felt a heavy hit, it only slightly disrupted his flow of energy. He quickly turned and clawed at the figure, with his fierce claw energy piercing several holes in the cloaked figure's robe.

"Oh... Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Cover! Interesting..."

This unexpected change took the mysterious figure by surprise. Few could train the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Cover to such a level. Song Qingshan's cultivation was enough to make the figure take notice, surviving even a strike with nearly half his force unscathed.

Nevertheless, the mysterious figure was far stronger than Song Qingshan. A slight movement dodged Song Qingshan's attack before swiftly throwing another palm. Unlike the previous direct kill strike, this time he used a delicate technique, sending Song Qingshan rolling like a gourd.

Experts with Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Cover are a tough challenge... Killing them is not quick; it's more practical to throw them far away!

However, the battle was far from over.

Before the mysterious figure could stabilize, two graceful silhouettes flew from each side of the valley, armed with treasured swords. The sharp sword qi was extremely fierce, and both cooperated to charge at the mysterious figure.

Lin Qian was also a grandmaster-level expert, wielding the Qianyu Divine Sword Qin Fang lent her, which greatly enhanced her power. Her sword qi was no less formidable than Xu Jiao's across from her...

As for Xu Jiao, she was more insidious, with sword qi vibrating in her sword, charging at the mysterious figure while blending powerful sword intent. Getting caught off guard would definitely lead to big trouble.

"Two more!"

Now the mysterious figure was flustered, his tone also altered, clearly with some anger.

He had come to absorb the grandmaster-level power from the furnace Ding Tang Cheng cultivated, yet the interference from Hattori Sanzo and Song Qingshan already dissatisfied him. With two seemingly stronger experts appearing now, how could he be happy?

Nevertheless, possessing great skill and courage, he didn't take the two grandmaster-level sword Dao experts seriously, waving his large robes to unleash a raging energy aura towards the two lady swordsmen.

Puff puff puff~~~

Lin Qian's sword qi was strong but could not break through the grandmaster peak strongman's True Qi. It was counteracted within a couple of exchanges, forcing her to withdraw helplessly.

Splurt~~

But Xu Jiao's sword qi with sword intent was different... Easily slicing through the mysterious figure's energy aura, it charged at his body, nearly splitting him in two.

However, this was obviously impossible!

The mysterious figure exclaimed, slightly moved to dodge the terrifying sword qi, leaving behind only a cut-off robe sleeve, exposing a black, dried-up arm! Appearing especially terrifying and eerie, it seemed such an arm wasn't human! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote, recommend, or support. Your support will be my greatest motivation.)