Victor Zhu strode in with two Core Formation martial artists, his demeanor relaxed and natural. His gaze swept swiftly past Ian Song and landed on the veiled girl, smiling as he said, "Miss, the three days we agreed upon have already passed. Are you really planning to keep meddling in this matter? Why not just leave now?"
"Hmph!" The veiled girl snorted coldly. "My feet are my own—whether I stay or go is none of your business."
"So you're refusing our goodwill, then?" Victor Zhu's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of coldness and killing intent flashing within.
"And what if I am? What if I'm not?" The veiled girl sneered.
Victor Zhu's eyes grew even colder at her words. "So you're dead set on opposing us, are you?"
"Hmph!"
The veiled girl snorted again, but her face showed heightened vigilance. She secretly glanced at Ian Song, only to find him looking perfectly calm, as if he didn't care at all about the arrival of the Sigilforge expert. She couldn't help but mutter inwardly, this guy really must have nerves of steel.
"Originally, I planned to show Myriad Flower Valley some respect. But since you insist on being so ungrateful, I'm afraid I'll have to offend you!" With that, he glanced at the two Core Formation martial artists behind him and said coolly, "Take her down!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two men responded, then drew their weapons and charged at the veiled girl.
Just then.
Ian Song suddenly raised his right foot and stomped down.
Boom!
Suddenly, the scene shifted from the inn room to an endless grassland.
"What?"
The two Core Formation martial artists were both startled.
Victor Zhu's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect you to know formations. No wonder, no wonder. But if you rely on formations as your support, you're underestimating me!"
The veiled girl paused, realizing he mistook her for the one who set up the formation. She didn't bother to explain and replied coldly, "Then why don't you try it!"
"You seem confident, miss. Well, let me teach you something today: formations can't trap a Sigilforge martial artist!" As soon as he finished speaking, Victor Zhu raised his hand and punched forward.
Rumble!
The void trembled as a surge of immense energy burst from his fist, as if it could shatter this space.
But the void only wavered briefly before stabilizing, surprising Victor Zhu and catching him off guard. The veiled girl quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Ian Song had repeatedly assured her that even a Sigilforge expert couldn't break this formation, she still harbored some doubts.
But seeing Victor Zhu's punch only make the void tremble, she became certain that even if he could break the formation, it wouldn't be easy.
"Kill!"
Just then.
The two Core Formation martial artists attacked the veiled girl again.
The veiled girl braced herself to retaliate, but in the next moment, something strange happened. The two charging martial artists were shocked to find the space in front of them seemed to overlap; despite charging forward several meters, they were sent back to their original spot.
"Spatial stacking!"
Seeing this, Victor Zhu's expression grew serious.
Although caught off guard, Victor Zhu still easily dispersed both attacks. However, his expression was extremely grim, because his opponent could redirect attacks at will—proving their mastery over space was far greater than he’d imagined.
At the same time, his curiosity deepened—just who had set up this formation?
"If it wasn't you who set up the formation, then who was it?"
"It was me!"
Ian Song's voice came down from above.
"You?"
Victor Zhu stared at Ian Song in utter shock, his face full of disbelief. "Impossible!"
"Believe it or not!"
Ian Song shrugged indifferently. He had no obligation to explain. He quickly formed a hand seal, and instantly, the two Core Formation martial artists felt their bodies grow heavy, as if a small mountain was pressing down on them. Their backs hunched under the sudden pressure.
"You can attack them now!"
Ian Song was speaking to the veiled girl.
"Alright!"
The veiled girl nodded and darted forward. Five blossoms burst into countless petals, releasing a tempting floral fragrance. The two men inhaled the scent and instantly felt dizzy.
Seizing the moment, the petals closed in on their bodies.
"Hah!"
The two shouted, forming protective true qi around themselves, dodging while swinging their weapons to knock away the petals.
But as they swung their weapons, they suddenly felt a powerful pull coming from the blades.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A barrage of petals slammed into their bodies, shattering their protective true qi and striking them directly. Both men spat blood and were sent flying, but the petals kept chasing them down for the kill.
Hmph!
Seeing this, Victor Zhu let out a cold snort and reached out with his hand:
Heaven-Quelling Grand Seizing Hand!
Boom! Boom!
With one grasp, the air within a two-hundred-meter radius was sucked away, creating a complete vacuum. A blood-red giant hand appeared overhead; with a single grab and squeeze, all the petals shattered instantly.
Immediately, the blood-red giant hand, packed with terrifying power, changed direction and reached for the veiled girl.
"You can't act arrogant here!"
Ian Song called out, and instantly the power of the void surged, forming a thick wall of twisted space.
Boom!
The blood-red giant hand crashed into the spatial wall with a deafening boom, then collapsed and dissipated.
At the same time, Victor Zhu realized the air around him had become incredibly thick and sticky, and an invisible pressure weighed down on him from all sides.
"Break!"
The divine sigil in his dantian suddenly flared, flooding his body with immense power. He broke free from the suppressive force, then shot skyward and hurled a punch at Ian Song from afar.
With a single step, he instantly crossed dozens of meters and appeared before the veiled girl. Flicking his finger, he unleashed a blood-red finger strike like lightning, aiming straight for her brow.
With one grasp, the air within a two-hundred-meter radius was sucked away, creating a complete vacuum. A blood-red giant hand appeared overhead; with a single grab and squeeze, all the petals shattered instantly.
Immediately, the blood-red giant hand, packed with terrifying power, changed direction and reached for the veiled girl.
"You can't act arrogant here!"
Ian Song called out, and instantly the power of the void surged, forming a thick wall of twisted space.
Boom!
The blood-red giant hand crashed into the spatial wall with a deafening boom, then collapsed and dissipated.
At the same time, Victor Zhu realized the air around him had become incredibly thick and sticky, and an invisible pressure weighed down on him from all sides.
"Break!"
The divine sigil in his dantian suddenly flared, flooding his body with immense power. He broke free from the suppressive force, then shot skyward and hurled a punch at Ian Song from afar.
With a single step, he instantly crossed dozens of meters and appeared before the veiled girl. Flicking his finger, he unleashed a blood-red finger strike like lightning, aiming straight for her brow.