146: How strong can one's full strength be?

Although Kou Shihang had anticipated earlier that Xiao Shi would not be weak, he never expected him to possess such terrifying and astonishing speed.

He hadn't even seen his movement trajectory.

It was like he teleported, appearing directly in front of him.

And the moment Xiao Shi arrived in front of Kou Shihang, his right hand had already reached out, grabbing fiercely towards Kou Shihang.

His entire right hand was covered by a dense, ink-like substance, as if assimilated by the Taiyin Arts.

This made his grab astonishingly fast.

Although it was daytime, not night, the crescent moon on Xiao Shi's chest had already been activated by him.

This made him feel as if he was in the middle of the night, his entire body receiving a powerful boost from the darkness.

Swish!

Kou Shihang only felt a black flash before his eyes.

Just as he was about to resist, his head was already seized by Xiao Shi and slammed forcefully to the ground.

Boom!!

His entire body was pressed down by Xiao Shi's hand, his head crashing heavily onto the ground, shattering and cracking it.

"You..."

Kou Shihang was about to speak when Xiao Shi already lifted his foot and stomped heavily on his head.

Boom!!

A violent and overbearing kick landed directly on Kou Shihang's head, embedding his entire head into the ground.

The eerie faces swirling around Kou Shihang were just about to pounce and tear Xiao Shi apart.

Roar!!

A deep tiger's roar suddenly erupted from Xiao Shi's body.

The sound of the roar alone caused ripples in the air, like waves in water.

When these ripples spread and impacted the eerie faces around Kou Shihang, all these eerie faces shuddered, twisted, and shattered.

Along with it, much of the black mist also dissipated.

With just an initial exchange, Xiao Shi easily suppressed Kou Shihang.

He looked down at Kou Shihang's body lying on the ground, his face filled with disappointment.

"I thought he'd be much stronger. Is this all he's got?"

Kou Shihang's body trembled slightly.

Although the expression on his face, buried beneath the ground, couldn't be seen, the bulging veins on his neck indicated that he had been enraged by Xiao Shi.

"You... are courting death!!!"

Following a muffled roar from underground, Kou Shihang's body shook violently.

The blurry phantom that had been behind him now merged into his body, causing his entire aura and presence to undergo an astonishing transformation.

Streaks of black energy continuously emanated from his body.

Hiss!

Accompanied by a piercing sound of flesh tearing, a deep black tentacle suddenly extended from Kou Shihang's back.

The entire tentacle was two meters long, constantly swaying, and covered in numerous sharp barbs.

Then, a second and a third tentacle also successively pierced through Kou Shihang's back, emerging from him.

This transformation only stopped after five tentacles had emerged from Kou Shihang's back.

At the same time, the moment these five tentacles appeared, Kou Shihang's body slowly floated up from the ground.

He had completely changed.

There were black patterns on his face, and his pupils had also changed.

His left pupil was vertical, while his right pupil was triangular.

Simultaneously, a ghost shadow existed within both pupils, making him look incredibly eerie and exuding a chilling aura.

Even though Xiao Shi had seen many methods used by Demonic Path forces, Kou Shihang's transformation still astonished him.

Kou Shihang stared coldly at Xiao Shi, his eyes still filled with fury.

Since he began cultivating, he had never been so humiliated by someone in the same realm!

This was undoubtedly an unprecedented and immense disgrace for him!

It made him seethe with anger.

He extended his finger and pointed at Xiao Shi from a close distance.

Immediately, a black light shot out from Kou Shihang's fingertip, enveloping Xiao Shi's body, as if forming some strange force field.

This caused Xiao Shi to feel as if his power was beyond his control.

At the same time, the five deep black tentacles on Kou Shihang's back also shot out simultaneously, rapidly extending towards Xiao Shi, causing the air to vibrate and tear.

When these five black tentacles extended and entered the black light force field that enveloped Xiao Shi, they all simultaneously grew larger, as if nourished.

All five black tentacles swelled and expanded, becoming not only faster but also more powerful.

From various angles, they ferociously struck Xiao Shi.

Hiss!

All five black tentacles struck Xiao Shi's body, directly shattering his body into pieces.

However, Xiao Shi's shattered body was merely an afterimage, not his true self.

His true self had already vanished into the Tai Yin.

Traveling through the Tai Yin, he appeared directly behind Kou Shihang.

Although Kou Shihang could not see Xiao Shi's trajectory with his naked eyes, with the shattering of Xiao Shi's afterimage and the chill he felt behind him, he clearly realized that the other party had appeared behind him.

This instantly brought an indescribable shock to his mind.

He knew very well that once enveloped by his black light force field, the power within one's body would become uncontrollable.

And in such an uncontrollable state, it would be impossible to resist the striking tentacles.

However, he saw no sign of uncontrolled power in Xiao Shi.

What shocked him most was that Xiao Shi had so easily broken free from the black light force field!

Usually, once enveloped by his black light force field, it was extremely difficult to escape.

One would remain trapped within the black light force field.

But this imprisonment was completely ineffective against Xiao Shi.

When he vanished into the Tai Yin, with a flicker, he easily escaped the black light force field.

The entire black light force field simply couldn't trap him.

This method, which had always been effective and a deadly move in the past, was now completely useless against Xiao Shi.

Kou Shihang's face also revealed an unprecedented bewilderment and helplessness.

All along, he had been the most dazzling and brightest star among his peers.

Whether it was a genius from the Orthodox Faction or a prodigy from the Demonic Path forces, they would all dim in his presence.

But now... he felt an intense sense of defeat!

For the first time, he doubted his life.

Xiao Shi flashed and appeared directly behind Kou Shihang.

If he hadn't formed the Tai Yin Body, even if he had used Taiyin Escape, he definitely wouldn't have been able to escape from the black light force field.

But after forming the Tai Yin Body, his application of the Taiyin Arts had received a comprehensive enhancement, allowing him to easily escape the opponent's black light force field.

Now, the moment he arrived behind Kou Shihang, he reached out and grabbed one of the tentacles on Kou Shihang's back.

He pulled it with all his might, and with a 'thump,' he actually pulled this tentacle directly off Kou Shihang's back!

Kou Shihang felt a tearing pain in his back, and a column of blood shot out from it.

He immediately activated his speed, moving away from Xiao Shi, and controlled his other tentacles to strike and sweep towards Xiao Shi.

Some tentacles even shed their sharp barbs during the attack, which flew towards Xiao Shi.

However, the moment these attacks reached Xiao Shi, swish!

Xiao Shi immediately vanished into the Tai Yin, easily evading these attacks, and reappeared behind Kou Shihang, grabbing another tentacle and pulling it off.

Kou Shihang's entire face twitched in pain.

An incredibly strong sense of danger filled his entire mind, making him feel panicked for the first time.

He truly couldn't imagine why this person, who was clearly only in the Qi Martial Realm, possessed such astonishingly terrifying speed!

The methods and killer moves he possessed were already extraordinary for the Qi Martial Realm.

But in front of the other party... they were completely useless!

He was being utterly dominated!

He couldn't even retaliate.

Pfft!

When another tentacle was pulled from Kou Shihang's back, only two of the original five tentacles remained on his back... At this moment, Kou Shihang was completely panicked.

He no longer had any of his previous arrogance or haughtiness.

He deeply felt the terror of the person before him.

On the surface, the other party appeared to be in the Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection, just like him, but the combat power between them was completely on different levels.

If he hadn't experienced it himself... he would never have believed that the Qi Martial Realm could reach such a degree!!!

This far exceeded his understanding.

"Monster!!"

"This is a monster!!"

Kou Shihang roared in his heart, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

After realizing that the other party's strength was far beyond his ability to contend with, he no longer had any thought of killing Xiao Shi.

He only wanted to get away from here as quickly as possible.

However, he also knew that with his current speed, it would be impossible to escape from Xiao Shi.

To survive... he had to use his powerful trump card!

"Damn it!! I thought I wouldn't have to use it..."

Kou Shihang's face was grim.

He was unwilling to use this trump card unless absolutely necessary.

This trump card of his was a rare, growth-type treasure.

If he used it during the Qi Martial Realm stage, it could unleash power comparable to the Blood Martial Realm.

But if used in the Blood Martial Realm... it could possess power beyond the Blood Martial Realm!

Originally, he thought that he was basically invincible in the Qi Martial Realm and would definitely not need it.

He planned to save it for use in the Blood Martial Realm.

But he never expected... that in the Qi Martial Realm, there existed a being stronger than him!

And not just by one level!

If he didn't use this trump card, he feared he might not survive this time.

Pfft!

As thoughts flashed through his mind, Kou Shihang's back felt another pang of pain.

Another tentacle was pulled off.

Now, only one tentacle remained on his entire back, floating there all alone.

Under this intense pain and increasingly strong sense of crisis, Kou Shihang no longer hesitated.

While unleashing his speed to create distance from Xiao Shi, he quickly took out a massive statue.

Boom!

This was a huge statue, six or seven meters tall.

After Kou Shihang took it out, it crashed heavily onto the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

To be precise, this was a demon statue!

It was entirely black, with a ferocious face, and in its right hand, it clutched a black broad-bladed heavy saber!

It exuded an astonishingly dense demonic aura.

The moment he took out the demon statue, Kou Shihang extended his five fingers and plunged them into an incantation on the demon statue's leg.

Buzz!

Instantly, the entire incantation rippled like water.

Crimson light flashed in the demon statue's eyes.

A terrifying aura fluctuation then spread from the demon statue, forming a wave of energy that swept in all directions.

It had revived!

Originally, the demon statue was squatting.

But the moment it revived, it stood up straight.

Its body was already enormous, and now that it stood up, it looked even more astonishing.

"Is this... your trump card?"

Xiao Shi stared at the massive demon statue.

Compared to it, he himself appeared extremely small.

At the same time, the aura and pressure emanating from the demon statue had already far surpassed the Qi Martial Realm.

This made Xiao Shi realize that this demon statue already possessed the power of the Blood Martial Realm!

With such a powerful trump card, he believed the opponent could calmly handle any Qi Martial Realm opponent.

"Interesting."

Xiao Shi not only felt no fear towards this, but instead, a strong sense of battle intent surged in his eyes.

He could feel that this black-haired young man was somewhat different from the other Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection experts he had encountered before.

This person was clearly stronger than all the previous Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection experts he had encountered.

Yet, in front of him... he was no different from those other Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection experts.

He hadn't even used his full strength, and the opponent was already unable to retaliate.

There was no fight to be had.

This left Xiao Shi with only a concept of his current strength, but he didn't know the specific intensity.

He really wanted to know, how strong would he be if he went all out?

"Finally, I can go all out."

Xiao Shi looked at the demon statue before him, his eyes shining with excitement.

His expression was very different from what Kou Shihang had imagined... Kou Shihang had expected Xiao Shi to look solemn and fearful upon seeing his demon statue.

However, what he saw was excitement!

He was instantly bewildered.

At the same time, with the surge of battle intent within him, boom!!

Accompanied by a muffled explosion, a brilliant golden light burst forth from Xiao Shi's body.

His figure visibly expanded and grew larger, his muscles bulging and bones thickening, transforming him into a three-meter-tall, muscular, furious Vajra with skin that looked as if it were painted with gold lacquer!

However, Xiao Shi, who was now using the Invincible Vajra Body, was somewhat different from before.

His skin was no longer entirely golden, but mixed with deep black, making his entire skin dark gold.

This gave him an added touch of demonic allure amidst his domineering presence.

This was clearly a combination of the Tai Yin Body and the Invincible Vajra Body!

Although in terms of size, Xiao Shi, using the Invincible Vajra Body, was still no match for this demon statue, the aura fluctuations emanating from him were completely on par with the demon statue.

The waves of energy spreading from both sides continuously collided and exploded around them!