“Bone Refinement Realm?” The Lord of Yuzhou City stared at the man in front of him, whose face was twisted in a cold sneer, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
He believed that at the Muscle Conditioning Realm, he had almost reached the limit—just one step away from entering the Bone Refinement Realm.
Logically, in this remote small city, he shouldn’t have encountered any opponents.
Yet in just these past two days, one after another, challengers he couldn’t defeat had appeared.
The freak named Lin Guiming was one thing, but the man before him was also a Bone Refinement Realm expert, completely crushing him in terms of cultivation.
The man across from him sneered coldly and said, “Your strength is not bad. Given time, stepping into Bone Refinement is a sure thing for you. But it’s a pity that you insisted on coming with this reckless Third Prince. That means you won’t have a chance…”
“Because—today, you will die here!”
As the words fell, the man immediately charged at the Lord of Yuzhou City.
Although he held an absolute advantage in combat power, he had no intention of wasting time.
The sect elders should already be on their way back to the sect with the treasure map.
He wanted to hurry back—maybe he could earn a little merit.
If the Sect Master was pleased, he might reward him with some pills or silver, and maybe even a couple of pretty girls to serve him.
The girls in the sect were all descendants of nobles and royal families.
Every year, countless members of the Royal Dynasty enthusiastically sent girls to the sect, hoping they would achieve something and bring honor to their ancestors, but little did they know these girls often became playthings of the Sect Master and elders…
Besides, this was after all the territory of the Great Qian Royal Dynasty.
The young man before him was a prince.
If this dragged on, who knew what complications might arise.
“Manniu Jin!” Facing a deadly enemy, even when outmatched, the Lord of Yuzhou City gritted his teeth and summoned all his strength to use his secret technique.
Manniu Jin, as the name suggests, unleashed with the ferocity of a wild bull, significantly enhancing his power.
“Hmph, a mere petty trick—”
However, to the middle-aged man from the sect, Manniu Jin seemed crude and rough.
“Tiger Bone Fist!” He roared sharply, his entire aura like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, unstoppable.
This Tiger Bone Fist was perfected after he stepped into the Bone Refinement Realm.
Its power was extraordinary, perfectly exploiting the toughness of a Bone Refinement cultivator’s bones and the solid, flawless quality of their body. Its essence was sheer hardness.
Sure enough, when the Lord of Yuzhou City struck with full force, his attack landed on the middle-aged man’s fist, causing no damage at all. Instead, his own hand bones went numb.
“Hmph, die!” The man then delivered a precise punch to the Lord of Yuzhou City’s face, breaking his nasal bone outright.
The man flew backward, crashing heavily against a tree, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
“Truly overestimating yourself. I’ve already reached Half-Step Houtian, and you dare to fight me…”
“Half-Step Houtian!”
Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, the Third Prince’s heart instantly trembled.
As the name implies, Half-Step Houtian meant one foot had already crossed into the Houtian Realm—a strength far surpassing that of ordinary Bone Refinement cultivators.
“Next… I still need to deal with you, brat…” After knocking the Lord of Yuzhou City away, the man didn’t continue to finish him off.
Instead, he turned his gaze to the Third Prince nearby.
Compared to the lord, this Third Prince was the real target.
It was safer to kill him first, then deal with the others.
“Die!” His eyes blazed as murderous intent radiated from his entire body—a butcher with hands dripping in blood.
The Third Prince watched as the man’s fist came crashing toward him.
He wanted to dodge, but suddenly realized his body had stiffened and he couldn’t move.
He panted desperately but could only watch as the fatal punch slowly closed in on the vital point of his skull.
“Hm? Found you, Little Third Prince, I’m back…”
At that moment, a voice suddenly came from behind.