52: So weak and weird

Let's rewind to before Yagyu Han attempted to save Chen Heng.

Chen Heng tried to break free from the snow-white arms, but found them incredibly tough.

It actually took him five-tenths of his strength to tear them apart.

One must know that Chen Heng's single hand now possessed at least five to six thousand jin of strength, so five-tenths of that was two to three thousand jin.

This showed just how tough those arms were.

Not only that, even if Chen Heng tore off those arms, within a few seconds, a large number of arms would grab his body again.

"This is so annoying!"

Chen Heng's irritable temper flared up again.

Veins bulged on his forehead as he directly released the muscles compressed by the Nine Revolutions Longevity Art.

He visibly expanded by two sizes, tearing through his clothes.

His entire body was a mass of bulging muscles, and veins like venomous snakes coiled around his arms.

Then, Chen Heng's strength surged, and the arms wrapped around him instantly shattered.

With his muscles fully unleashed, Chen Heng's single-hand strength reached over ten thousand jin.

"Still trying to stop me?"

Chen Heng roared, directly tearing apart the ground that had swallowed his lower body.

With a thunderous crash, Chen Heng, like a tiger unleashed from its cage, pounced towards the Earth Temple.

"I don't care what you are, as long as I can touch you, I can kill you!"

The Earth Temple seemed to sense the threat, and an overwhelming tide of white arms crashed towards Chen Heng like a giant wave.

Chen Heng did not dodge; he intended to meet it head-on today!

"Dragon Tiger Strength!"

The ferocious Qi and the dark Internal Qi combined, increasing his strength by another sevenfold.

His blood flowed faster, sounding like a rushing river.

"Second Form! Army Breaker!"

A Saber Qi was flung out by Chen Heng, splitting the white giant wave in front of him in two.

The Saber Qi continued its momentum, soaring straight into the sky!

Chen Heng shielded his face with both arms, passing directly through the pile of shattered arms.

A towering aura of killing intent surged from him, faintly forming a white fierce tiger.

A hundred meters vanished in an instant; in mere moments, Chen Heng appeared before the Earth Temple, his eyes blood-red.

"First Form! Tiger Roar!"

Without any superfluous words, Chen Heng directly brought down a vertical chop onto the Earth Temple.

With a rumble, the already small Earth Temple instantly turned into dust.

But Chen Heng did not relax his guard, because the putrid stench had not dissipated.

"Finally willing to show your true form?" Chen Heng turned his head to look behind him, where a blurry white shadow stood.

The white shadow looked extremely Anomaly, covered from head to toe in arms.

Even its body was supported by hands.

"Cackle, cackle." The white shadow let out a strange cry, and countless white arms grabbed at Chen Heng.

"You don't have any other moves, do you?"

Chen Heng sliced those arms in half with a single strike, coldly staring at the white shadow in front of him.

"Cackle, cackle!"

Human faces shifted back and forth, one after another; Chen Heng even saw Qiu Hao's face.

"What exactly is this thing?"

Chen Heng was a bit confused, not understanding what was going on with this thing in front of him.

"Forget it, as long as I can touch it, I can kill it."

"Why think so much nonsense!"

Unable to figure it out, Chen Heng simply stopped thinking, raised his black fiend blade, and plunged it into the white shadow's body.

"Third Form, Geng Metal Qi."

The white shadow let out a painful wail, its body instantly disintegrated into white light particles and vanished.

The next moment, the surrounding scenery shattered, returning to the mine before the battle.

"What's going on?"

Chen Heng was even more confused about the current situation.

[Killed a Yellow-grade Anomaly, gained five Optimization opportunities]

Although Chen Heng didn't understand the current situation, he knew one thing.

That was, the Anomaly had been killed by him.

With a thud, a miner collapsed to the ground.

Then came one thud after another; those puppet-like miners seemed to have regained consciousness.

But they were too weak, falling face-first without a sound.

"Big Brother!" The recovered Yagyu Han quickly ran over, looking bewildered at the miners lying on the ground.

"Call people to clean up; the matter has been resolved."

After giving the order, Chen Heng walked towards the still intact Earth Temple.

"Resolved?" Yagyu Han's face was filled with disbelief.

Just a moment ago, he was in a place where he couldn't see his hand in front of his face, and the next second, he was back.

And then Big Brother Chen told him the matter was resolved?

"Oh right! Qiu Hao!"

Yagyu Han quickly searched for Qiu Hao among the pile of fallen people.

Standing in front of the Earth Temple, Chen Heng kicked off its roof.

A white jade statue, already shattered into pieces, lay quietly inside.

"This thing is the Anomaly?"

Chen Heng picked up a fragment and looked at it, but found nothing unusual.

"Truly bizarre." Chen Heng shook his head and collected the pile of fragments.

He had to keep this thing; what if it was useful for something?

[/System/ notification sounded, and only then did Chen Heng realize it was getting late.

"Time to go home and rest."

Putting the fragments into his pouch, Chen Heng got into the carriage home.

As for the mine, his subordinates would naturally clean up the aftermath.

Otherwise, what were they for?

...In Qiyang City.

On an altar, a man in a black robe suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Lord High Priest, are you alright?" Several figures also dressed in black robes quickly walked over.

"The Earth God has been destroyed!"

The High Priest wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and turned to look at the man sitting in a chair beside him.

"Gou Longxun, you didn't tell me the truth."

"Who would have thought you would be so useless, unable to even deal with a martial artist at the Transformation Stage." Gou Longxun stood up, looking at the High Priest with some dissatisfaction.

"The Fude Orthodox Sect's soul-controlling methods are nothing special."

"Bullshit! My Earth God was an artificial Anomaly refined with my own essence blood, how could it not be able to deal with him?"

The High Priest was furious, reprimanding Gou Longxun.

"Quickly tell the truth, who exactly is that Chen Heng?"

"Otherwise, the deal between us will be directly voided!"

"Don't think that your Fude Orthodox Sect is the only one in Qiyang City; if I don't cooperate with you, I can also find the Wutong Sect."

Gou Longxun was not afraid at all, walking up to the High Priest.

"Besides me, no one else in the entire Qiyang City will provide you with living souls."

"You'd best think carefully before speaking."

The High Priest's expression changed repeatedly; he really couldn't afford to offend Gou Longxun now.

"I understand, I will find another opportunity." Reluctantly, the High Priest could only bow his head.

"Good to hear." Gou Longxun nodded.

"But now the main target isn't Chen Heng; first, find a way to control that old man Gou Longxun for me."

A twisted expression appeared on Gou Longxun's face.

"As long as that old man is controlled, I'll give you as many living souls as you want."