54: It takes six seconds to kill you.

At this moment.

Jian Tong, in the distance, seemed to finally understand the whole story behind Shen Bei's inexplicable sneak attack.

That woman named Bai Luo was a member of the Weather Evil Cult!

She was the key figure Gu Changfeng failed to capture that night!

She had actually set an ambush for them on their way to the Martial Arts University!

Jian Tong's heart pounded with anxiety when she saw Shen Bei's nose bleeding and his mind in a daze.

This service area was perfectly situated between Changtu County and Lingnan City.

Even if she called the police, by the time the patrol officers arrived, the battle would already be over, and Bai Luo, disappearing into the mountains, would be completely gone without a trace!

But Jian Tong was burning with anxiety, even though she didn't know when Shen Bei had achieved a Breakthrough to become a Martial Artist.

But Shen Bei had been hit!

That was a Mental Attack!

It would severely disrupt thought processes, causing sluggishness, and in a battlefield where life and death were decided in minutes, that was absolutely fatal!

Although she had also undergone Body Tempering, its intensity was not on the same level as a close-combat Martial Artist's Body Tempering.

And Mental Consolidation was completely useless at this moment.

She had no Martial Skills!

All the mana, but no skills!

With this in mind, Jian Tong grabbed a brick and charged forward, howling, "Let go of that boy!"

"Scram!"

Shen Bei suddenly turned his head and glared fiercely at Jian Tong.

Don't you dare come over, you're just getting in the way!

Jian Tong: ...

...

At this moment.

Bai Luo's laughter was icy: "Good riddance!"

Then.

Bai Luo gave Shen Bei no chance to breathe, delivering a whip kick to his temple.

If this strike landed, it could explode Shen Bei's temple!

Just then, in an instant, amidst the intense pain, a thought flashed through Shen Bei's mind like lightning, chilling his heart.

Mental Resistance!

Shen Bei's pupils widened with joy.

If an ordinary Martial Artist was hit by a "Mental Attack," they would be sluggish for at least three seconds.

But Shen Bei's many days of working odd jobs, encountering countless eccentrics and employers who could make one vomit blood with anger.

Day and night, his attributes accumulated.

His Mental Resistance was extremely high!

He regained consciousness in less than a second of sluggishness.

Instantly.

"Seven Stars Steps!"

Shen Bei moved with agility, taking seven swift steps, weaving through space! He dodged Bai Luo's whip kick.

"Almost, almost..." Shen Bei exhaled softly.

Across from Shen Bei, a trace of shock lingered on Bai Luo's beautiful face, and her voice seemed unusually hoarse from the strange outburst just now.

She had been careless!

She had never expected Shen Bei to recover so quickly!

And what was that footwork just now?

How did one step cover a distance of seven steps?

What kind of monster was this!

Also, the mental sluggishness should have lasted at least three seconds, but it... it...

Bai Luo stared intently at Shen Bei, her eyes filled with undisguised malice and cruelty:

"Very good... my little darling, you've given me an incredible surprise, you think..."

"Darling your mother!"

Bang!

Shen Bei interrupted Bai Luo's nonsense with a sneer, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, fiercely attacking again!

Bai Luo's shriek earlier had only caught him off guard.

With Shen Bei's will, that level of sound wave caused him little actual harm.

"In front of the Tianqi Divine Sect, you are a lowly being, who do you think you're facing!"

Whoosh! Faced with Shen Bei's ferocious, tiger-like pounce, Bai Luo's face turned ashen. She stomped her foot, and her long, slender, fair leg swept out like a steel whip, creating a rapid whooshing sound, her movements swift and unparalleled!

This kick went straight for Shen Bei's head, devoid of any allure, instead filled with a sharp ferocity that aimed to kill, clearly a military-style combat technique.

Moreover, she was wearing sharp-pointed high heels, and with her Martial Artist's strength, if this kick landed solidly, there was no doubt it would directly explode a person's head!

She did not use the strange sound wave attack from before; in fact, she had only just mastered that ability.

Just one hurried use had already damaged her vocal cords, and another would risk tracheal rupture, so she couldn't use it again in a short period.

But even so, she was fearless in the face of Shen Bei's pounce.

Bai Luo had always been an ambitious woman who believed in the supremacy of the Church, far from the harmless image her beautiful appearance suggested.

Aside from prayers in the Church, she spent most of her time seeking guidance from Advanced Martial Artists on various combat techniques, and she was incredibly diligent, making rapid progress that even Lin Xiu, a Church official in Lingnan City, greatly admired.

Given all this, Bai Luo simply didn't believe that Shen Bei, who had just become a Martial Artist and hadn't undergone any training, would be her opponent!

Swish!

Shen Bei's reaction was equally astonishing. His hair stood on end as the strong wind buffeted him, and he immediately realized the immense power of Bai Luo's kick, which his flesh and blood body could not withstand.

He suddenly bent down, avoiding the fatal trajectory of Bai Luo's high heel towards his head, but still lunged forward, carrying a suffocatingly fierce Aura, disregarding everything else as he crashed into Bai Luo's entire body!

"Foolish!"

Bai Luo's eyes showed contempt. Her violent sweeping kick exploded in mid-air, changing its move mid-way. Her fair, smooth long leg reflected a dazzling brilliance, like an axe splitting mountains and tearing the earth, as it chopped down towards Shen Bei's head!

Bang!

Sweep, then chop! Faced with Bai Luo's swift change of move, Shen Bei barely managed to turn his head, and then half of his shoulder emitted a bone-chilling crackling sound, even Shen Bei's internal organs trembled from the impact.

In this instant, Bai Luo's contemptuous, triumphant eyes met Shen Bei's cold and fierce gaze.

A clear emotion was conveyed from Shen Bei's eyes:

Got, you, now!

"Kui Xing Kicks the Dipper!"

"Ah!!"

Almost simultaneously, a dull impact, bone-cracking, and a shrill, venomous scream rang out!

Shen Bei kicked out, and the calm air was instantly torn apart, strong currents raging violently.

As his toes swept out, a howling wind suddenly erupted, a power that struck fear into the heart of everyone who witnessed it.

Bai Luo felt an irresistible immense force assault her, rendering her as helpless as a chick. Then, amidst a loud bang, her vision blurred, her ears rang, and her entire body was in excruciating pain, as if struck by a locomotive, she flew backward!

"Ah! Ah! Damn it!"

The extreme pain almost drowned Bai Luo's consciousness. She had only learned the sharp combat techniques from Church official Lin Xiu, but she lacked an iron will and the experience of life-or-death struggles.

The moment one of her legs was crippled by Shen Bei's kick, Bai Luo immediately showed the fragility and panic of an ordinary woman.

Swish!

Shen Bei lunged forward, without any wasted words, only the urgency and cruelty of a fight to the death.

Shen Bei endured the pain of his fractured arm and vibrating internal organs, and once again pounced on Bai Luo, who was screaming and struggling on the ground, trying to stand up!

Vaguely sensing imminent danger, Bai Luo instinctively tried to dodge or even resist.

However, the extreme pain, coupled with one leg being shattered by Shen Bei's kick, left her unable to even stand.

"Wait!"

Bai Luo shrieked in terror:

"We can..."

Crack!

Without giving her a chance to finish, Shen Bei swiftly leaped from several meters away, instantly stomping heavily on her other intact knee, shattering it directly!

"Ah--!"

Bai Luo's beautiful face twisted into a grotesque mask, like a vengeful spirit, letting out another heart-wrenching scream. Any man who saw her current tragic state would feel pity.

"I know Martial Artists have strong vitality."

Shen Bei sneered, staring at Bai Luo, who was frantically flailing and clawing at the air, trying to attack him:

"You won't have a chance!"

Hiss! Hiss!

Shen Bei pulled out his fruit knife and fiercely plunged it into Bai Luo's elbow and both shoulder blades again!

Completely crippling her limbs, making her unable to resist any further!

Bai Luo's clothes were largely stained with blood, and she continued to scream desperately and hoarsely, drenched in blood.

And at this moment, less than 6 seconds had passed since Shen Bei was ambushed by Bai Luo!