151: Violence

The enormous body of the Raging Sand Dragon Python crashed onto the sand dune, kicking up a sky-filling cloud of dust, as if a small sandstorm had been unleashed.

Its dark brown horn, harder than refined gold, on its head was actually bent slightly by Xiao Zhuo's punch, and its skull was dented and fractured, with foul, dark green blood mixed with brain matter continuously gushing out, staining a large area of yellow sand.

The excruciating pain and humiliation made it let out a deafening hiss, the sound waves vibrating so intensely that even space itself rippled with visible distortions.

"Hiss—Roar—!"

Furious flames burned in the giant python's single eye. It violently twisted its massive body and, like a fish entering water, plunged back into the rolling yellow sand, leaving only a huge quicksand vortex.

The entire desert seemed to come alive, the ground violently undulating, countless sand waves surging like raging tides, forming massive sand walls that pressed in and overturned from all directions towards Xiao Zhuo!

In the plaza outside, exclamations of surprise rose and fell.

"What terrifying power! A Void Refinement Peak Cultivator can actually heavily injure this thick-skinned ancient beast with bare hands?"

"That sand python burrowed underground! The geographical advantage is entirely in its hands; this Xiao Zhuo is in danger!"

"Let's see how he deals with this 'Quicksand Burial Sea'! This is the Raging Sand Dragon Python's famous killing move. The sand contains its demonic power, making it as heavy as ten thousand jun, and it can even block Divine Sense!"

Ning Yao'er's delicate fists were tightly clenched, her beautiful eyes fixed on the light screen without blinking.

She admitted that Xiao Zhuo's punch was indeed astonishing, but now, trapped by the boundless sea of sand, like a fierce tiger caught in a quagmire, no matter how strong his power, it seemed to have nowhere to be unleashed.

The faint hope in her heart quietly rose again: "Hmph, no matter how strong brute force is, it ultimately cannot compare to the might of heaven and earth. Let's see how you break out of this situation!"

Inside the tower, Xiao Zhuo was at the center of the sandstorm.

Above him was a sky-obscuring curtain of sand, beneath his feet was an all-consuming quicksand, and from all directions came giant walls of sand pressing in.

The sand particles spun at high speed, carrying an ear-splitting grinding sound and ten thousand jun of gravity, madly impacting his protective light barrier, emitting a grating "creak" sound. The light barrier trembled violently, as if it could shatter at any moment.

Although this Dragon Python's move was not a Domain, its power surpassed that of an ordinary Domain; at least, it was more threatening than the extreme cold Domain on the fourth floor, merely lacking the suppressive ability of a Domain.

His Divine Sense, when extended, was severely interfered with by the thick, demonically infused sand layers, making it difficult to pinpoint the cunning giant python's true body.

The Dragon Python moved like lightning underground, each stirring bringing forth stronger sand waves and deadly quicksand traps.

"Hmph, you cowardly beast, do you think I can't do anything to you by hiding underground?" A cold glint flashed in Xiao Zhuo's eyes; instead of panicking, he revealed a hint of icy Battle Intent.

He took a deep breath, and the majestic magical power within his body, accompanied by the Qi and blood of his Physical Body, instantly surged violently, and a terrifying pressure far exceeding that of an ordinary Void Refinement Peak Cultivator erupted!

"Open—for me!"

A furious roar, like a Nine Heavens thunderclap, exploded! Xiao Zhuo's feet stomped down fiercely!

"Rumble—!!!"

He didn't stomp on the quicksand; rather, the surging magical power and Qi and blood beneath his feet instantly condensed and erupted, forming a visible, dark red shockwave covering an area of a hundred zhang! This shockwave didn't go upwards but violently plunged deep into the ground!

The hard sand layers were as fragile as tofu before this overwhelming and tyrannical force.

Wherever the shockwave passed, the yellow sand was not pushed aside but instantly pulverized and annihilated!

A terrifying passage, dozens of zhang in diameter and unfathomably deep, was forcibly blasted open, piercing directly into the depths of the earth's pulse!

The sand at the edges of the passage appeared like molten glass due to the high temperature, emitting a scorching aura.

"Hiss—?!"

From deep underground came the Raging Sand Dragon Python's terrified shriek!

The thick sand layers it relied on for concealment were actually torn open by the opponent in such an unreasonable manner!

Although the violent shockwave did not directly hit it, the destructive power it contained made its Soul tremble.

Its proud defenses and geographical advantage seemed so ridiculous in the face of the opponent's absolute power!

Xiao Zhuo's Divine Sense was no longer obstructed and instantly locked onto the huge snake shadow frantically swimming in the depths of the earth's pulse.

"Found you!"

His body remained still, but his right arm rose again, five fingers splayed open, making a grasping motion towards the unfathomably deep passage! It wasn't a fist, but a claw!

"Die for me!!"

Following his low, oppressive roar, a sky-obscuring, gigantic blood claw, composed entirely of dark red demonic essence and extremely condensed blood Qi, appeared out of thin air above the Raging Sand Dragon Python deep underground!

The blood claw was covered with ancient and ferocious dark gold demonic patterns, exuding a terrifying aura that could imprison space and tear apart the Divine Soul, as if it were the hand of a demon god from the Nine Nether Hell!

This was the Vast Blue Blood Hand's breakthrough form, unleashing unimaginable power in Xiao Zhuo's hands.

The five fingers of the claw were like sky-supporting pillars, carrying the will to seal everything and crush all things, disregarding spatial distance and the obstruction of the earth's pulse, fiercely grabbing down at the hundred-zhang Dragon Python!

The Raging Sand Dragon Python felt an unprecedented threat of death. It frantically twisted its body, and its single horn erupted with dazzling dark yellow light, attempting to open up a Domain.

At the same time, its massive snake tail stirred up the surging earth-element spiritual energy in the earth's pulse, transforming it into countless gigantic, metal-gleaming spiky stone spears that shot upwards, fiercely piercing towards the grabbing demonic claw!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The stone spears collided with the palm of the demonic claw, erupting in dense, thunderous roars.

Mysterious light and Devilish Qi violently clashed, the earth's pulse trembled intensely, and the entire desert space seemed to be wailing.

However, those spiky stone spears, which were enough to pierce through the defenses of ordinary Integration Stage Cultivators, merely splashed large amounts of sparks and energy ripples when they struck the demonic claw, unable to shake it in the slightest!

The demonic claw merely paused for a moment before continuing to close with even more furious momentum!

The five demonic fingers, like five prison-like mountain peaks, completely clenched the struggling and roaring giant python into its palm, crushing it into dust!

In the plaza outside, there was a deathly silence.

Everyone was completely shocked by this utterly tyrannical scene of breaking skill with brute force.

That stomp that forcibly penetrated the earth's pulse, that terrifying demonic claw that seized from afar, all subverted their understanding of the application of power.

Ning Yao'er covered her slightly agape mouth, her eyes no longer holding any trace of disdain, only profound shock and disbelief: "This... what kind of monster is this? He... is he really just in the Void Refining Realm?"

Her mind involuntarily conjured the calm face of her Revered Master, Han Ruoshui, and the words, "The one this person can defeat is a projection of your Revered Master." Only now did she truly understand the weight of those words.

The Inner Sect Elder who had earlier spilled tea was now hair and beard bristling, trembling with excitement: "Demonic Body reaches the divine! Force breaks wan fa (myriad laws)! Good! What a Xiao Zhuo! This child should enter my 'Blood Battle Hall'!"

The powerful individuals by the pavilion had gazes so fervent they almost ignited the light screen.

The struggle had just begun.

And inside the tower, Xiao Zhuo's eyes were as cold as ten thousand-year-old profound ice, and his joined five fingers slowly opened.

The Dragon Python, already reduced to a pulp, was as dead as could be.

"Killed an ancient Void Refining Realm Dragon Python X1, gained 10000 Attribute Points."

The voice of the Tower Spirit had just sounded in his mind.

Xiao Zhuo had already spoken softly: "Continue!"

The scene changed again.

Everyone outside looked on with surprise and doubt; this time, Xiao Zhuo didn't even need to rest and directly began challenging the sixth floor.

However, given his previous performance, even the sixth floor would probably not stump him.

"Could it be that today our Blood Palace will produce another peerless Prodigy ranked among the top three thousand on the blood fiend stele?" A blood-robed old man muttered, looking at Xiao Zhuo on the screen.