Chen Xiao had originally intended to teach Shi Qi a lesson, but he never expected that Shi Qi would become so interested in the Yitian Sword that he would want to claim it for himself.
"Hey, Gongsun Yi, give me that treasure sword!"
Shi Qi walked over swaggeringly and said imperiously.
His tone carried no hint of negotiation, but a direct demand.
Gongsun Yi was stunned. "Why should I give it to you? It's not yours!"
"You mortals are not worthy of possessing such a powerful divine weapon. Believe me, I'm doing this for your own good. Keeping such a treasure in your hands will only bring disaster sooner or later!"
Shi Qi spouted nonsense, "Haven't you heard the story of 'An innocent man is condemned for his wealth'?"
Gongsun Yi looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Do you want everything? If you ask me, you're simply insane..."
He couldn't be bothered with this overgrown child and returned the Yitian Sword to its rightful owner, Chen Xiao.
Seeing that Gongsun Yi wasn't listening to him, Shi Qi became furious. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Don't you understand what I'm saying? Since you're ungrateful, don't blame me for being impolite!"
With that, he thrust his hand forward.
With a mere casual extension of his hand, it was like a thunderbolt, carrying supreme might!
As his hand passed Gongsun Yi, the latter seemed to be frozen, unable to move at all.
It seemed Ye Santong was right; if it came to a fight, he wouldn't even be able to touch Shi Qi's clothes before being defeated.
This was complete suppression, with no room for resistance!
However, when Shi Qi's hand reached Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao slapped it aside with a "pa."
"Get your dog paws off me! You dare to try and snatch my things? You must be tired of living!"
Shi Qi was instantly shocked. He hadn't expected Chen Xiao to break his move so easily.
His seemingly ordinary extension of his hand was actually an extremely profound martial art. The pressure released by this move could completely suppress the opponent, leaving them with no ability to fight back.
Of course, this was under the condition that the opponent was caught off guard, or that their strength was completely crushed by him.
Chen Xiao's ability to easily break this move meant that Chen Xiao's strength was at least not much weaker than his.
"Interesting!"
Shi Qi licked his lips. "Little Hongchan was right, you do have some skill! It seems I need to get serious with you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of energy erupted from Shi Qi's body, and his skin suddenly became like fine mutton-fat jade.
From his face to his neck, and then to his hands, everything became like warm, smooth white jade... and with it, the human scent on his body completely vanished.
Chen Xiao guessed that Shi Qi's transformation was similar to Yang Potian entering the Heavenly Gang Divine Body state.
Just as Chen Xiao expected, the next moment, he heard Shi Qi shout, "Kid, today I'll let you witness my Owl Jade Spirit Body! It's your honor to die by my Owl Jade Spirit Body!"
Shi Qi suddenly attacked Chen Xiao, moving with the force of thunder. Chen Xiao merely sneered and extended a single finger.
"I'll see if your Owl Jade Spirit Body can withstand this finger of mine!"
Chen Xiao thrust out a finger, directly pressing it against Shi Qi's forehead, instantly stopping him.
In an instant, a look of terror appeared on Shi Qi's jade-like face.
"How is this possible? My invincible Owl Jade Spirit Body is actually suppressed by this mere mortal's finger?"
Suppression was not Chen Xiao's goal!
Chen Xiao pressed his finger down with force, and a series of crisp cracking sounds, like popping beans, suddenly came from Shi Qi's body.
In the eyes of the onlookers, a look of utter astonishment appeared.
Dense, spiderweb-like patterns appeared on Shi Qi's face.
It was like glass that had been cracked by a shock.
Shock also appeared in Shi Qi's eyes. "How is this possible? This is impossible... How can my Owl Jade Spirit Body be inferior to your mere finger..."
He muttered as if possessed, having gathered all his internal energy to resist Chen Xiao's finger.
But the power in Chen Xiao's finger was like a surging tide, continuous and relentless...
*Bang—*
Finally, Shi Qi could no longer resist. The mutton-fat jade that covered his body suddenly cracked, turning into pieces of shattered jade that scattered into the air.
The shattered jade quickly disappeared into the air because it wasn't real jade; it was just solidified internal energy.
Shi Qi was going mad because Chen Xiao, this mortal ant he looked down upon, had destroyed his proud Owl Jade Spirit Body with just a single finger.
After all, after activating the Owl Jade Spirit Body, even Xiao Zhan couldn't last ten rounds under his hand!
Furthermore, once his Owl Jade Spirit Body was destroyed, it was permanently damaged, meaning Shi Qi's cultivation of over twenty years had vanished in an instant.
He had looked down on Gongsun Yi for being only at the peak of the Hua Realm, and now his own strength had regressed to the peak of the Hua Realm...
Shi Qi was on the verge of collapse, and Chen Xiao's finger had not stopped yet.
Chen Xiao's fingertip continued to press down, gently, slowly... Blood began to flow from Shi Qi's nostrils, eyes, ears, and mouth.
The scene was horrific and terrifying!
If Luan Pangzi were still alive, he would surely be grateful to Gongsun Yi, because at least Gongsun Yi had given him a quick death.
Shi Qi was bleeding from all seven orifices. If Chen Xiao's fingertip continued to press down like this, death would not be far away!
At this moment, a faint smile flickered across Chen Xiao's lips, and he said indifferently, "Old man, are you still going to watch the show? If this continues, your beloved disciple will die in my hands!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was startled. Who was Chen Xiao talking to?
However, immediately after, Ye Santong's body walked out of thin air.
"Heh heh, young man, you indeed have great skill. I knew Little Hongchan wouldn't misjudge you."
Ye Santong smiled faintly, seemingly unconcerned about Shi Qi's life or death.
"So you watched me destroy your beloved disciple's cultivation without intervening, just to test my strength, right?"
Chen Xiao's words were meant to strike at the heart, not to seek confirmation from Ye Santong, but to be deliberately heard by Shi Qi.
Ye Santong chuckled sheepishly. "This is how the martial world is. Since he dared to try and snatch your things, he should have been prepared to be killed in return."
Shi Qi desperately wanted to say, I wasn't prepared for this!
I never imagined this guy would be this strong. If I had known he was so formidable, how could I have dared to snatch his things?
He had ten thousand things he wanted to say, the most important of which was, 'Master, save me!'
Unfortunately, he was suppressed by Chen Xiao's finger and couldn't even speak...