Chapter 175: One Hero Guards the Pass, a Thousand Ancient Legends Flourish
Since the New Heaven Association emerged, they have been continuously redefining the public's perception of them, showcasing ever-increasing power.
First, there was Ye Zhao, a very young talent who made it into the top three of the Fengyun Leaderboard at the Tao Foundation Stage Peak, followed by You Ming, a Martial Arts Master who suddenly appeared.
Later, Ye Zhao died in the dungeons of the Righteous Law Pavilion, and the New Heaven Association produced a top-level True Master specializing in the Curse Skill!
Li Fei remembered that the Righteous Law Pavilion's assessment of this person was—just one step away from mastering Taoism.
Otherwise, there's no way to break through the Big Array personally set by State Preceptor Yun Shu and kill Ye Zhao inside the Curse Killing Array.
Nowadays, this 'iron wall' blocking his path of destiny, composed of countless grievances, is clearly related to the Curse Technique.
"Could the president of the New Heaven Association, 'Qi Ming', be the top-level True Master specializing in the Curse Skill?"
Li Fei speculated silently in his heart.
In what kind of reliance does the opponent dare to show up in this manner?
Is the sole purpose of coming here just to prevent him from breaking through?
Why do they painstakingly and deliberately target him?
What conditions did the Lu Family and Xu Jing offer to move the opponent?
Li Fei had many questions in his heart.
"A rat hiding its head and showing its tail, how dare it join in the viewing?"
On the city wall, Wenren Zheng responded directly.
No matter what the opponent's purpose, his response was simple—
A steel fist was thrown towards the Sky Dome!
Rumble——
A series of thunders rolled across the skies of Lanling City, followed by a storm that shredded all the clouds overhead!
In the blink of an eye, the entire sky over the Capital City was cloudless; only the azure Sky Dome remained, like a blue mirror, except for a massive black hole in the middle.
Wenren Zheng's punch seemed to have pierced through the heavens!
Even though the punch landed in the sky, everyone on the ground still felt a crushing pressure as heavy as a mountain!
The higher the cultivation, the more terrifying the punch was understood to be.
Li Fei's heart and spirit were shaken for a moment.
He had once seen the battle between Martial Saint Tai Yu and Qing Xu True Monarch on Daluo Mountain; at that time, Tai Yu felt like a sun in the sky, radiating light for thousands of miles, unmatched.
But if faced with Wenren Zheng's simple Sky-breaking Fist, even the sun would probably fall!
Among the Seven Martial Saints, the 'Military God' Wenren Zheng was always implicitly considered the 'First Martial Saint'.
But because the seven rarely fought each other, and no one or organization dared to rank them, the term 'First Martial Saint' didn't circulate widely, nor did anyone dare to proclaim it loudly.
Having witnessed this Sky-breaking Fist firsthand, Li Fei somewhat understood why Wenren Zheng was considered the 'First Martial Saint'.
While many thought the suddenly emerged New Heaven Association president might have been punched to death by Wenren Zheng, Qi Ming's voice once again rolled down from the sky:
"A good punch! As expected of the 'Military God'. It's impolite to not reciprocate. The New Heaven Association returns the favor to Da Lan Dynasty—"
The opponent was not dead, and even dared to fight back?
If it were only a top-level True Master, it wouldn't have such strength.
Li Fei immediately recalled a previous conjecture:
The New Heaven Association paid such a high price, sending a Martial Arts Master into Tianshui Tomb, not merely to kill him.
The Lu Family and Xu Jing were not enough to make the New Heaven Association work so hard.
The opponent's plot might be grand!
A top-level True Master on the verge of breakthrough, specializing in Curse Skill, and the Curse Skill involves spiritual consciousness, which is also the core ability of the Eighth Grade Heavenly Water Blue Soul Beast.
Is it possible that the New Heaven Association's aim at the Soul Core of the Eighth Grade Heavenly Water Blue Soul Beast is to help their president break through?
Li Fei had thought of this at that time.
Now it seems Qi Ming might have used a different method to quietly break through, becoming the new True Monarch!
If so, it also explains why the Star Entering Life Technique wasn't completely eradicated.
The handiwork of a True Monarch isn't so easily eradicated!
And the reason the opponent blocks the path is due to his spoiling the opponent's plans before, escalating resentment?
While Li Fei was pondering, Qi Ming's 'return favor' had already arrived—
A thick, dark blue lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking towards Wenren Zheng on the city wall!
A flash of anger crossed Wenren Zheng's eyes.
This lightning posed no threat to him, but it contained a large amount of curses!
If he handled it improperly, these curses would scatter throughout Lanling City.
The Imperial City and Imperial Palace are always protected by a Big Array, with no need for concern.
But the Inner City and Outer City arrays need to be activated; only State Preceptor Yun Shu, along with the two Deputy Pavilion Masters of the Righteous Law Pavilion and a group of True Masters, can activate them, which is certainly too late now.
If Wenren Zheng failed to completely block this curse lightning, tens of thousands of citizens in Lanling City could be cursed to death!
Plus, some curses, like plagues, have a strong contagious capacity.
If not dealt with promptly, the impact won't just be on a few tens of thousands.
Qi Ming's strike intimidated not the Peak Strong Person Wenren Zheng, but all the ordinary people of the Da Lan Dynasty.
This truly was the New Heaven Association's return favor to Da Lan Dynasty!
As the dark blue lightning reached less than fifty meters above the square, Wenren Zheng took action.
Once again, a simple punch was thrown, without any fancy techniques and light effects, nor the previous terrifying momentum of the Sky-breaking Fist.
The dark blue lightning shattered like broken glass, instantly breaking apart!
Moreover, the shattered 'glass fragments' continued to break until they completely turned into nothingness, leaving no trace behind.