Xiao Jie’s fury-fueled strike was nothing short of earth-shattering. Normally, given that he had only just broken through to the Deity Transformation stage, he would have struggled to seriously wound Kong Lian, a Soul Division cultivator bolstered by a wealth of rare treasures. Furthermore, Kong Lian was highly favored and well-equipped with defensive magic artifacts. Yet, this strike not only wounded him but effectively jolted him out of his lust-induced stupor. After a shrill cry of pain, his eyes turned vicious as he glared at Xiao Jie, Li Dai, and the others.
"You're courting death, daring to wound me!" Enraged to the point of hysteria, the heavily wounded Kong Lian frantically grabbed his clothes and scrambled to put them on. A needle-like projectile shot from the hidden weapon mechanism on the back of his hand, moving at blinding speed.
"The Exploding Hades Needle!" Lan Ying gasped, her face draining of color. The Exploding Hades Needle was one of the Kong family’s secret weapons, notorious throughout the Inner Continent. Once fired, it moved with the speed of a peak Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, making it virtually impossible for an ordinary practitioner to block or evade.
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