Chapter 175: All Trumps Revealed

Fenghuo rose high enough to break free from the vines and looked down at Yu Qing, saying, “You two brats are really tough—where did you get all these strange tricks from?”
Yu Qing remained silent, using his spiritual energy shield to send Su Che flying over ten zhang away, floating in midair. He knew full well that he would soon face Fenghuo’s devastating attacks and didn’t want Su Che to be too close and get caught in the crossfire.
As soon as he finished this, Fenghuo struck.
“This time, let’s see what tricks you’ve got left,” Fenghuo said, his killing intent surging—there was no longer any desire to toy with them.
Whoosh!
A purple-golden war hammer flew forward at high speed. By the time it was within twenty zhang, the hammer had grown as large as a small mountain. Its terrifying pressure left Yu Qing unable to dodge, completely trapped.
Undoubtedly, this hammer was a precious artifact. If hit, Yu Qing would surely be reduced to a pile of flesh.
“Dabeng!”
Yu Qing roared and slammed his palm against his chest. Instantly, a phantom of a golden-armored war god appeared behind him.
The war god phantom moved exactly like Yu Qing, throwing a fierce punch forward.
Boom!
The massive fist imprint sent by the war god phantom first struck the incoming purple-golden hammer. With an explosion, the fist imprint vanished, and the hammer’s size shrank drastically, becoming just over two zhang long. Yet even at this size, it remained an enormous object.
Moreover, it continued its momentum and smashed toward Yu Qing.
Boom!
It collided with another fist imprint—this one sent by Yu Qing’s own Dabeng punch.
Yu Qing had unleashed all his potential in this punch, making it more powerful than the previous ones. But when the fist imprint disappeared, it only made the purple-golden hammer shrink a little more, still failing to stop it.
It was now right in front of him—there was no time left to dodge.
The purple-golden hammer struck Yu Qing’s chest.
A golden light burst from Yu Qing’s body, and the golden-armored war god behind him vanished. It seemed to be some kind of defensive technique of Yu Qing’s.
Boom!
The purple-golden hammer reverted to its pocket-sized form, but it still knocked Yu Qing out of the air. With a splash, he fell back into the lake.
He had just come out of the lake, only to fall back in again.
Fenghuo frowned as he retrieved his hammer, knowing full well that that strike hadn’t killed the boy—he must still be alive.
Sure enough!

With a splash, Yu Qing shot out of the water again. As soon as he appeared, he burst into laughter. Though blood kept flowing from his mouth and nose, he still shouted arrogantly, “That’s all? You’re nothing but that!”
“Damn it!”
Feng Huo grew truly enraged. Mist condensed in his left hand, and his petrification skill struck first. The purple-gold war hammer grew larger once more and followed the mist, striking again.
First petrify, then shatter—let’s see how arrogant he can still be!
Yet just as these two attacks were launched, on the other side, Su Che, who had been lying like a stone statue on the magic shield, suddenly opened his eyes…
No, it should be three eyes—the vertical eye on his forehead also opened at the same time!
Soul Capture!
Still lying flat, Su Che unleashed his Soul Capture skill once again.
This time, he truly used all his strength. As the vertical eye on his forehead emitted blue light, blood gushed out as well.
The light of Soul Capture was impossible to defend against—there was no way to resist it. Feng Huo’s protective energy had no effect at all, which was why he regarded Su Che’s skill as the greatest threat.
“Trying this trick again?”
Feng Huo sneered in disdain. He had expected those two kids to resort to such petty tactics and was prepared. With his primordial spirit condensed, he wasn’t afraid of them…
Buzz…
Once again, things defied Feng Huo’s expectations. This time, the power of Soul Capture was several times more intense than before. Even with his primordial spirit condensed, he was shaken, his vision darkening and his consciousness briefly lost…
As a result, he temporarily lost control over the petrifying mist and the purple-gold war hammer, and the restraining force he had exerted on Yu Qing also vanished abruptly.
Freeing himself from the restraint, Yu Qing dodged in time, drawing a arc in the air. He moved horizontally across more than ten zhang, barely avoiding the petrifying mist.
Bang!
The purple-gold war hammer crashed into the lake.
“Heaven Collapses!”
Before Yu Qing could stop himself, he roared loudly. He quickly formed several hand seals with both hands and pointed at Feng Huo in the air.
Although Su Che didn’t understand the meaning of this “Heaven Collapses” move, he saw Feng Huo’s face turn grayish-black. It seemed that the injuries from the previous two Great Collapse Divine Fists had been fully triggered.
At this moment, Feng Huo was torn apart both physically and mentally, suffering internally and externally. His primordial spirit and physical body were both struck, leaving him completely unable to control his defenses.
“This is my chance!”
Su Che had waited too long for this opportunity. Without hesitation, he drew out a small golden sword.
A talisman!

The golden attack talisman bestowed by Venerable Mysterious Secrets. With a surge of vital energy, it is activated! Whoosh! A golden sword beam flashes from Su Che’s hand at extreme speed, instantly reaching between Feng Huo’s neck… This sword beam is far faster than the one emitted by that late-stage Golden Core cultivator in the market, moving at nearly the speed of light, just like Su Che’s Soul-Seizing Light. Swish! The golden sword beam passes through Feng Huo’s neck, continuing its momentum upward as if flying beyond the clouds. What’s happening? Su Che jumps off his magic shield, staring at Feng Huo anxiously. Below, Yu Qing also looks extremely serious. A strange roar comes from Feng Huo’s throat as he stares fixedly at Su Che with wide eyes… Pop! A huge head is blown away by a gush of blood from his neck. Beheading successful! He’s dead! Su Che and Yu Qing feel relieved. “Master, quick! He’s trying to escape!” Lao He shouts to warn them. Even without Lao He’s warning, Su Che keenly notices that Feng Huo’s head is still rolling in the air, with another faint shadow emerging, trying to flee into the distance. His spiritual core remains alive! Su Che knows that for a Golden Core cultivator, what matters most is not the physical body but the spiritual core and the Golden Core. As long as the Golden Core remains intact, even severe damage to the body can be repaired, and cultivation level won’t drop much. If the spiritual core survives, life continues—even without a body or Golden Core, one can take over another’s body and restart their cultivation journey. Of course, they can’t let his spiritual core escape. Enduring the severe pain at his forehead, Su Che uses his Soul-Seizing technique again. Swish! A blue light envelops that shadow dozens of feet away; as the blue light fades, the shadow disappears as well. The Soul-Seizing technique swiftly draws Feng Huo’s spiritual core into the Immortal Prison. Without a body, the spiritual core is like fish on a cutting board in the face of Soul-Seizing, completely at Su Che’s mercy. This is an inherent form of restraint—others might not be able to capture a high-level cultivator’s spiritual core. Take Yu Qing, for example; he failed to detect Feng Huo’s spiritual core trying to escape just now. “It’s done. Finally done!” At this moment, Su Che feels utterly exhausted, as if drained of all strength. It was too difficult! He used almost all his abilities without reservation, with no backups left. Su Che can no longer think of any hidden cards he might still have…

As the body sealed in fire fell from the sky, Su Che thought of it and sent both its body and head into the Immortal Prison. It was not yet time to count the spoils.

Thud!

Yu Qing performed even worse—his eyes closed, and he fell backward, plunging into the lake for the third time.

Su Che shook his head with a wry smile, gathered his remaining strength, and rushed down to pull him out of the water. He wasn’t seriously injured; he had merely overstimulated his potential. After the battle, his energy and spirit suddenly declined, causing a brief coma that would pass after a short rest.

“Fortunately, Senior Yu Qing also has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. Otherwise, with just my own strength, I would never be able to defeat someone at the early Golden Core stage…”

Su Che gave Yu Qing a healing pill and infused him with enough vital energy, ensuring no lingering problems would remain.

The location was too close to the market town, making it unsuitable to stay long. Worried that more of Feng Huo’s accomplices might come here, Su Che activated the Jade Disk and flew away at high speed.

Their flight direction was toward the headquarters of the Taiyi Gate. For now, that was the safest place.

Just as Feng Huo’s spiritual essence was taken into the Immortal Prison, in the market town, the leader at the late Golden Core stage had an idea. He immediately took out a string of jade tablets, one of which showed obvious cracks.

“Has Feng Huo encountered great trouble?”

Frowning, he realized that the cracks in the Soul Transmission Tablets meant that even if Feng Huo wasn’t dead, his situation was dire…

The market town remained in chaos. Duan Tianya and the others were still fighting against equally strong opponents, but no one dared confront that late Golden Core enemy. After all, even the strongest among the Taiyi Gate and Tianxuan Sect were only at the middle Golden Core stage. No one in the market town could match that late Golden Core leader.

Fortunately, he didn’t start a massacre but stayed under a tree, overseeing the situation.

The Golden Core leader put away the jade tablets and used telepathy to order all his subordinates to retreat. He himself soared into the air, flying toward the area where Su Che and the others had fought earlier.

For this Golden Core leader, the purpose of this surprise attack was merely to create chaos, not to completely destroy the Qinglanzhou market town. So far, his goal had been achieved.

What concerned him more was what kind of danger his junior brother Feng Huo had encountered.

In just a few breaths, the Golden Core leader arrived at the battlefield where Su Che and the others had fought. Although the lake’s surface was calm with no traces left, he paused briefly, sensing something silently…

After another while, he accurately determined Su Che’s direction of escape and dashed after him.
High in the sky, a hundred miles ahead, Su Che flew at full speed. Though he wasn’t aware that the leader at the late Golden Core stage was chasing after him, he had anticipated that this matter wouldn’t end here—the other party would never give up so easily.