"Strange Metal?"
Sensing the terrifying killing intent radiating from the dazzling golden substance in Lan An's hand, even Wu San Niang was shaken to her core.
She didn't need to think twice to know this type of rare attribute could amplify its owner's killing aura to an horrifying degree—using murderous intent to suppress the enemy's spirit, even affecting their mind, driving them into madness and an uncontrollable thirst for slaughter.
"Master, Jin'er gave it to me," Lan An nodded. Naked, he sat cross-legged decisively and swallowed the Frenzied Slaughter Star Metal in one gulp.
In that instant, a heaven-shaking wave of murderous aura erupted. His eyes turned blood-red, filled with savagery and tyranny—as if he wanted to massacre every living being in the world…
Taking a deep breath, Lan An knew clearly that the Frenzied Slaughter Star Metal was resisting him, refusing to be refined by this human.
He sneered. The Indestructible Evolution Scripture roared into motion. The six great cauldrons trembled violently, forming a formation that crushed down on the rampaging metal attribute.
Especially the Dragon Force Cauldron—the largest and most imposing at the moment—emitted rolling dragon roars. Illusions of two colossal dragons, one pitch-black and one emerald-green, coiled around it, instantly making the Frenzied Slaughter Star Metal shrink back like a frightened child.
Seizing the opportunity, immortal runes surged. The process of condensing another great cauldron gradually took shape.
Watching Lan An enter the cauldron-condensation state, Wu San Niang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that when this little man opened his eyes again, she would likely no longer be his match.
From his body, she sensed an overwhelmingly dangerous aura. Clearly, he had now become a threat to her.
"My man should be like this."
A hint of delight curled her full red lips. Wu San Niang pushed open the secret chamber door and calmly stepped out.
She wanted to stand guard for him, keeping anyone from getting close.
However, the moment she left the chamber, the Seventh-Turn Spirit Sealing Formation took effect once more. Her Body Cultivation dropped to Seventh-Turn, and her Spiritual Force realm vanished again.
The invisible protective curtain laid down by Lan Longjun was effortlessly passed through by her body. Neither Wu San Niang nor the Manhuang Saintess sensed its existence.
"What do you plan to do? Our souls are nearly completely fused—it's almost impossible to separate now!" The Manhuang Saintess suddenly asked through their shared thoughts.
"Haha, you entered this old lady's body, and now you're asking such naive questions?" Wu San Niang laughed freely. The improvement in strength and emotions had put her in an excellent mood.
"Hmph. Without this Saintess's help, you would already be that brocade-robed bastard's toy!" The Manhuang Saintess huffed arrogantly, her tone full of disdain.
Wu San Niang fell silent. She knew the Saintess was partly right. Without the Honghuang Bone Scripture, she wouldn't have lasted long enough for Lan An to arrive.
"So what? We share one body. Just marry the same man together!" After a moment's thought, Wu San Niang gave her answer.
"But he doesn't even know who I am! Marry my ass!" The Manhuang Saintess gritted her teeth and spat vulgarly.
"He'll know sooner or later. With his personality, he won't let you go—even if we only consummated indirectly!" Wu San Niang said nonchalantly.
She understood Lan An very well. The Manhuang Saintess was already considered his woman.
"What do you mean indirectly? It was pretty direct—don't forget this body is shared!" The Manhuang Saintess glared and snapped.
To an outsider, it might seem like Wu San Niang was talking to herself. In reality, two people were bickering inside one body.
After arguing for a while, Wu San Niang suddenly went silent and ignored the Manhuang Saintess. Because right now, standing before her was a young man smiling smugly.
"Where's your little lover?" The brocade-robed youth sneered, casually playing with an incomplete golden skull in his hand, its teeth gleaming.
"YOU… DAMN… BASTARD!" The Manhuang Saintess roared like a furious lioness the moment she saw the scene. Rage flooded her beyond description.
This bastard was treating her father's skull like a toy. Anyone witnessing this would lose all composure.
Wu San Niang took a deep breath, desperately suppressing the Manhuang Saintess who wanted to seize control of the body and go berserk. Her eyes flickered as countless thoughts raced through her mind.
If she returned to the secret chamber, her combat power would recover. But that would expose Lan An while he was refining the Strange Metal. The brocade-robed youth could attack him without hesitation, and she would struggle to stop it. But if she didn't go back, she was only at Seventh-Turn Early Stage Body Cultivation—whether she could even withstand one move from him was questionable.
Caught in this dilemma, Wu San Niang decided to gamble everything. To avoid dragging her man into danger, she immediately activated Open Gate, Rest Gate, Life Gate, Speed Gate, and Bone Gate without another word…
"Though I don't know how you recovered your injuries so quickly, in the end, it's still just an ant trying to shake a tree!" The brocade-robed youth shook his head regretfully, hands clasped behind his back.
ROAR!
At that moment, five thunderous roars rang out. The Five-Dragon War Chariot charged forward fiercely, stopping right in front of Wu San Niang.
"Get on—quickly! The chariot has a Formation Eye like my room. It won't be affected by the Seventh-Turn Spirit Sealing Formation!" The Manhuang Saintess exclaimed in joy.
The so-called Formation Eye was a specially designated spot exempt from the formation's suppression.
Clearly, the Five-Dragon War Chariot—once the Sacred Lord's mount—had such a Formation Eye installed.
Wu San Niang's eyes lit up. She leaped onto the chariot. Sure enough, her full power instantly returned to its peak: Ninth-Turn Body Cultivation and Peak Tribulation Transcendence.
"Oh? Not bad. But so what? Below True Immortal, you're still just ants!"
The brocade-robed youth shook his head. Without converting Spiritual Force into Immortal Force, they were nothing.
With a casual flip of his hand, an Eight Desolation Palm roared forth, smashing down with terrifying force.
He no longer cared about Wu San Niang's life or death—he just wanted to kill her for satisfaction. He had already obtained the King-Rank Extreme-Quality Honghuang Bone Scripture from the Sacred Lord's skeleton. His next target was the young man with endless tricks.
The brocade-robed youth hadn't forgotten that the other possessed multiple rare attributes, powerful martial skills, and heaven-defying secret arts—all of which made him extremely greedy.
Facing the Eight Desolation Palm, Wu San Niang didn't dare be careless. The Golden Crow Void Flame erupted proudly into the sky. Rock Elephant Heavy Flame fused with Great Earth Force Flame, exploding toward the brocade-robed youth.
"He can share Strange Flames?" The brocade-robed youth was shocked once again. The higher his knowledge, the more astonished he became by this pair's methods.
Clearly, the young man had used Golden Crow Void Flame against him earlier. Now this woman was using it too. That meant they had some way to share Strange Flames without diminishing their power.
Truly heaven-defying. Could it be another King-Rank technique?
The brocade-robed youth grew more and more interested. Coming to Manhuang Star might have been the wisest decision he'd ever made.
At that moment, the Rock Elephant Heavy Flame roared. Gravity around the brocade-robed youth multiplied countless times, causing his body to sink slightly.
The Great Earth Force Flame condensed into a gigantic giant, its fiery arms smashing down toward the Eight Desolation Palm.
BOOM…
The Eight Desolation Palm remained dominant. It shattered half of the Great Earth Force Flame's body, then continued straight toward Wu San Niang.
SCREECH…
The Golden Crow Void Flame roared furiously. Its wings rapidly fused into a shield, blocking in front of Wu San Niang.
BOOM…
Space shook violently. Wu San Niang was sent flying hundreds of steps across the chariot. Blood trickled from her lips, her body trembling.
Though she had become much stronger, Immortal Force was still a matter of quality. Not to mention the two great realms separating their cultivation levels.
Even so, a wild excitement appeared in Wu San Niang's eyes. Her battle intent didn't decrease—it increased. She had never craved combat this much before.
Clearly, being able to withstand an attack from a True Immortal was enough to ignite her fighting spirit.
"Truly troublesome!" The brocade-robed youth shook his head. Three types of Immortal Force erupted once more, simply yet effectively forming two Eight Desolation Palms that smashed forward.
This time, his targets were different. One aimed at Wu San Niang. The other targeted the Five-Dragon War Chariot beneath her feet.
He hadn't cared about the Eighth-Turn Bone Dragons before. When fighting the Sacred Lord, he had been too lazy to destroy them. He hadn't expected them to come back and cause trouble—might as well kill them now.
Wu San Niang immediately understood his intention. She was determined not to let the Five-Dragon War Chariot be affected—it was her only support at the moment.
"Frenzied Berserk Strike!"
Her powerful, slender arms suddenly clenched together. Three types of Strange Flames erupted in blazing fury. Her hands became like twin hammers smashing down from above…
At the same time, one leg lifted high, stomping down with full force…
"Divide Heaven and Earth!"
These were Wu San Niang's two most powerful martial skills—techniques that had haunted generations on Yuelong Star.
Space finally showed tiny cracks. Both attacks targeted the two Eight Desolation Palms, aiming to protect the Five-Dragon War Chariot.
BOOM BOOM…
The Frenzied Berserk Strike collided with one Eight Desolation Palm. Though it couldn't destroy it, the force was enough to alter its trajectory, diverting the terrifying palm off course…
Divide Heaven and Earth was slightly weaker. It lacked the power to cleave the second palm in two. It only stalled for a moment before the palm negated Wu San Niang's force and smashed forward viciously…
Seeing the five Bone Dragons in danger, Speed Gate activated. Wu San Niang appeared in front of the chariot, blocking the Eight Desolation Palm head-on.
"Idiot, die!"
The brocade-robed youth laughed mockingly and shook his head.
"Female Battle Garment – Transform: Female Battle Armor!"
Wu San Niang shouted with resolute eyes. The garment on her body reacted instantly. From a simple white battle robe, it suddenly radiated power, rapidly forming layers of gleaming white-gold…
In moments, it completely enveloped Wu San Niang's body—a noble white-gold battle armor with extraordinary defensive power.
BOOM…
Wu San Niang was sent flying like a ragdoll. Fortunately, thanks to the Female Battle Armor and Life Gate protecting her, she wasn't gravely injured. She struggled to her feet, successfully shielding the Five-Dragon War Chariot.
However, the armor's radiance had dimmed considerably. Clearly, taking one palm from the brocade-robed youth had damaged it significantly.
According to Wu San Niang's estimation, the Female Battle Garment could withstand at most two more Eight Desolation Palms before shattering.
After all, it was only True-Rank, while the opponent was using Extreme-Rank.
Her fate was now tied to it. If the Five-Dragon War Chariot was destroyed, she would face death.
Wu San Niang absolutely did not want to die now. She and he had just taken a major step forward—she hadn't had enough yet.
"Come at me, you bastard!" She laughed loudly. Jade Bone Wings sprouted from her back. Layer upon layer of Jade Bone covered the Female Battle Armor, forming a double-layered defense.
In her heart, Wu San Niang silently prayed: Lan An, refine that Strange Metal faster… otherwise, I'm in danger… With this additional Jade Bone layer, I can probably only take three more palms at most.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Countless Bone Swords shot out from the Jade Bone Wings.
The brocade-robed youth casually extended a hand forward. A layer of Fire Immortal Force quickly formed a barrier. Every Bone Sword that touched it was instantly incinerated into ash.
"Truly annoying. Let's end this…" He shook his head in boredom. Murderous intent began to flow in his eyes. Suddenly, his expression turned terrifyingly serious as he spoke through gritted teeth:
"Yi-Rank Martial Skill – Three Immortals Annihilation!"