At this moment, the old man's pupils suddenly contracted. His fingers could easily pierce through gold and split stone, and his finger strength could easily crush refined iron.
However, it was only stuck deep in Xu Yunfan's shoulders and neck when it was forcibly squeezed out by the other party's muscles, which felt like they were bound by steel cables.
How is that possible?!
Even if the opponent had reached the second stage of mastery, with his power at the peak of the Flesh Refining Realm and his expertise in claw-type martial arts, he couldn't tear off a single bit of the opponent's flesh.
"Your Body Refinement Realm..."
Xu Yunfan raised his head, his eyes holding a deep, unfathomable look that made the purple-robed elder's heart twitch slightly. As his blood and qi surged rapidly and his hormones rose quickly, the purple-robed elder felt an ominous sense of foreboding.
The opponent's strength far exceeds that of an ordinary third-level martial arts master.
"Is it diluted with water? It's so weak!"
As Xu Yunfan spoke, the old man in purple robes grunted, and with a sudden pull of his arm holding the nine-section whip, the entire roof beam was torn in two.
Suddenly, the roof beams and tiles came crashing down, burying everyone.
Bang!
The next instant, a muffled, thunderous boom suddenly erupted on the third floor of Cuibo Tower.
Xu Yunfan, wielding a heavy hammer, twisted his waist and abdomen, and with a move called "Reverse Heavenly River," he slammed down heavily onto the ruins in front of him.
As the air hummed and tumbled, the handle of the Thunderfire Qilin Hammer began to show wisps of lava patterns under the stimulation of Xu Yunfan's qi and blood, while the hammerhead flickered with strands of electric arcs, intertwined and detached.
Just as the purple-robed elder shook off the scattered fragments of rubble covering his body, he was met with a heavy hammer falling directly on his head.
He let out a beast-like growl, crossed his arms, and his nine-section whip soared into the air like a python, coiling around his arms to block the Thunderfire Qilin Hammer that was falling on his head.
The moment the hammer struck the steel whip, the entire three-story floor of Cuibo Tower collapsed with a roar, and the elegantly built Cuibo Tower was mostly destroyed by this hammer blow.
Fortunately, as the Incense Cult members poured in, the diners who were eating left one after another. Apart from the disciples on duty at Tiangong Cave, only Xu Yunfan and Yan Yuwei remained.
Xu Yunfan's latissimus dorsi muscles surged like a raging torrent, and with the momentum of his fall, he pressed the heavy hammer down another half inch.
The lava patterns on the hammer surface were branded into the steel whip, and the whip joints forged from cold iron were heated until they were red-hot!
"Snap!"
At this moment, the old man in purple robes had muscles bulging all over his body, and his loose clothes were stretched so much that they burst open, revealing the purplish-red veins under his skin. The crossbeam beneath his feet could no longer withstand the sudden breakage.
He spread his legs wide, his purplish-black feet bursting out of his shoes, crushing the flying wood chips, his five toes gripping the supporting pillar like iron hooks.
When five grooves were scraped into the blue lacquer on the pillar, the old man in purple robes roared and pushed hard to the side, finally managing to remove the heavy hammer that was pressing down on him.
Then, with a slight flick of his wrist, the nine-section whip coiled around Xu Yunfan's waist and abdomen like a venomous snake.
The moment the barbs tore through the hemp clothing, Xu Yunfan's abdominal muscles suddenly contracted like an iron plate, forcefully wedging the poisonous barbs between the muscle bundles.
The old man in purple robes was once again deeply shaken.
"Can external physical training really reach this level?"
The nine-section whip in his hand was a mid-grade sharp blade, yet it couldn't break through the opponent's body, which shocked him greatly.
As a cultivator at the Body Refining Realm, how could he not feel aggrieved to be suppressed and beaten by a mere Martial Master at the Third Refinement Realm?
Even if the opponent has reached the second stage of mastery, it shouldn't put me in such a restrictive position.
"Is this all the Body refining realm has to offer?"
Xu Yunfan's expression was cold. He spun around, and the airflow generated by the heavy hammer shattered the wood chips that filled the sky.
The next instant, his left hand gripped the nine-section whip tightly as it tried to pull back, while his right arm, holding the Thunderfire Qilin Hammer, bulged with muscles, the veins on his arm throbbing like green pythons, and thin strands of blood surfacing between his bulging muscles.
With the combined force of his tendons, muscles, and bones, he swung the hammer in a crescent arc. The hammer's wind swept through, and the air seemed to vibrate and hum like the sharp chirping of cicadas, as if the entire Cuibo Tower was vibrating.
It seemed as if the entire building was shaking.
The old man was a fraction of a second too slow in returning the steel whip, and his left shoulder was grazed by the heavy hammer. If his muscles hadn't twitched like waves, dissipating the force in time, his left arm would have been smashed to pieces.
With the heavy hammer still in its trajectory, Xu Yunfan twisted his body and smashed the two men in black who were trying to climb up, sending them flying like rag dolls.
Yan Yuwei, who had just crawled out of the ruins, saw this scene without turning her head. She leaped down from the second floor through the large hole smashed in the ground, raised her long-handled straight knife, and pounced on the incense cultists like a hungry tiger descending a mountain. In an instant, she pinned the three crossbowmen, along with their crossbows, into the floor tiles.
"You little wench, you're asking for it!"
Seeing the worshippers being cleared out like grass, the old man flew into a rage and swung his whip. But halfway through, Xu Yunfan tossed the whip, and the handle of the Thunderfire Qilin Hammer transformed into a chain, ensnaring the whip.
As the two struggled, the hammer chain and steel whip rubbed together, creating a series of sparks that wove into a net of fire in the air.
The old man in purple robes remained expressionless, but he was shocked to discover that his strength was actually inferior to Xu Yunfan's.
Xu Yunfan suddenly released his grip and leaned back, the hammer chain lashing out like a venomous dragon's tail, carving a bloody furrow into the old man's cheek.
Seeing this, the old man in purple robes had no choice but to shake the nine-section whip in his hand and not get entangled with Xu Yunfan's chain hammer.
He leaped up to dodge, only to see Xu Yunfan climb up the pillar like a gecko, his Thunderfire Qilin Hammer suddenly unleashing a three-foot burst of energy that swept across!
"Bang!"
The two crashed through three floors and fell into the banquet hall on the second floor, covered in bricks and stones.
The moment the old man's back hit the ground, Xu Yunfan's knee had already struck his chest.
The old man's chest muscles suddenly twitched as if alive, and his acupoint at the center of his chest shifted by half an inch. With a muffled groan, he narrowly avoided the fatal blow.
"Relocation of acupoints?"
After reaching the Flesh Refining Realm, the body's flesh and blood are penetrated by the force, and vital points are shifted through muscle movement. Furthermore, the body's structure undergoes varying degrees of change depending on the martial arts practiced.
Xu Yunfan's moves were incredibly fast, transforming a knee strike into an elbow strike. Every move he made was imbued with the power of the Heavenly Cicada Force, the Bronze Body Skill, and the Swift Feet.
When the iron elbow struck the old man's collarbone, the old man used one hand to hold down the elbow that was coming down.
Taking advantage of the situation, the old man reversed the steel whip, and the poisonous barb at the end of the whip stabbed towards Xu Yunfan's temple. However, Xu Yunfan did not turn his head, but opened his mouth wide and bit down hard with his teeth!
The purple-robed elder's eyes twitched slightly at the sight. He had thought Xu Yunfan's teeth would break, but he hadn't expected the other to have steel teeth. The moment he bit down, sparks flew out.
"Snap!"
The second-floor window frame suddenly shattered, and Yan Yuwei crashed through the glass and charged into the battle.
Her right arm was bulging with muscles like the roots of an old tree, and the long-handled broadsword in her hand made a few crisp clicks of its mechanism. The three-foot-long straight sword suddenly lunged forward a bit more, slashing heavily towards the old man in purple robes' neck.
At this moment, Yan Yuwei's blood was boiling, and her face was contorted with extreme excitement.
The third-level martial arts master reversed the fate of the flesh-refining realm.
If word gets out, she'll definitely become famous!
The old man in purple robes blinked slightly, and the fingers holding the nine-section whip trembled slightly. A chilling force followed, and the middle of the nine-section whip snapped, knocking the broadsword in Yan Yuwei's hand away. The whip continued its momentum, lashing heavily against her body.