Chapter 824 The Mysterious Woman
With a "bang," Zhou Qingming looked in the direction of the sound and saw a Grandmaster he knew kneeling on the ground, blood seeping from all seven orifices.
The man reached out his hand towards Zhou Qingming, his voice choked with emotion, "Save me!"
"I don't want to die!"
After he spoke, before Zhou Qingming could react, a mouthful of fresh blood gushed out.
The life force in his body slowly dissipated!
Zhou Qingming, witnessing this scene before him, found it difficult to breathe.
"Run!"
Someone shouted this, and the martial artists present immediately turned and fled, but after only two steps, their legs gave out. Their bodies were crushed to the ground.
This time, it wasn't just the seven orifices; the sound of bones cracking from all over their bodies was incessant.
In an instant, screams flooded the Zhou family's ranks.
Zhou Qingming and the other peak Grandmasters of the Zhou family, watching the scene unfold, wanted to help but dared not move!
They too were subjected to an incredibly powerful pressure.
If they dared to use their internal energy to rescue, the pressure would crush them just the same.
In contrast to the Zhou family, after Zhou Shu's reminder, the Grandmasters and martial artists from the Heavenly Doctor Hall who had come to assist had already retreated into the courtyard.
They watched the tragic scene at the Zhou family's position not far away, their hearts tightening.
However, they were not subjected to any pressure.
Zhou Shu, at some unknown time, produced a miniature bronze tree in her hand.
This bronze tree emitted powerful ripples, blocking the pressure from the Profound Heaven Venerable.
As for the other peak Grandmasters, apart from Zhu Wenwu, the bronze tree in Zhou Shu's hand did not shield them from this pressure.
Zhou Shu looked at these people with a hint of helplessness and shook her head, "When you can't hold on any longer, take a step back."
"Except for Chen Yang, none of you can persist indefinitely."
Hearing this, everyone found it incredible. They were all peak Grandmasters; even if Chen Yang was a bit stronger, why could only Chen Yang withstand it?
Never mind the others; Bei Xuan and Dong Cang were already displeased.
Both of them were martial artists from sects, not ordinary peak Grandmasters.
Bei Xuan's body had been blessed by Buddhist dharma, and the occasional display of Daoist charm from Dong Cang also showed his immense power.
Yet, Zhou Shu's words did not exclude these two.
Sensing the gazes directed at her, Zhou Shu couldn't help but smile, "Don't mind what I said."
"The Profound Heaven Venerable's power does not solely come from himself; he has utilized a treasure. The power he is currently displaying has surpassed the limits of current martial artists."
"If Chen Yang's physique hadn't undergone several forgings and been cleansed by the heavenly lightning just now, he certainly wouldn't have been able to withstand this pressure."
He Fengyun immediately frowned, looking at the woman before him with confusion.
Chen Yang could withstand the current pressure, but this woman not only withstood it herself but also shielded dozens of people behind her.
A terrifying thought immediately arose in He Fengyun's mind.
This woman's strength was even greater than Chen Yang's!
He Fengyun was not the only one with this thought.
Zhu Wenwu, shielded by Zhou Shu, looked at her with some hesitation and said, "You don't need to bear this pressure for me. I am a peak Grandmaster and can endure it for a while."
Facing Zhu Wenwu's request, Zhou Shu let out a chuckle, "What are you talking about? Don't you know your own body? If I don't shield you now, even if you could withstand this pressure, how much lifespan do you think you'd have left?"
"Don't worry, blocking this for you is no pressure for me."
"And don't feel embarrassed. Think of it as enduring it for your daughter."
While others were unaware of the bronze tree's existence, Zhu Que knew. When Chen Yang was absent, Zhu Que had always been the one to help with any needs.
Zhu Wenwu's mouth twitched. He stared at the masked woman with a hint of bewilderment, "Are you also a peak Grandmaster? Why can you shield so many people from the pressure?"
"Why? That's a strange question. Of course, it's because I'm strong!" Zhou Shu chuckled.
She then added, "The heavenly lightning power Chen Yang absorbed was less than a tenth. I absorbed the rest, so resisting this pressure is a minor matter for me."
As soon as she said this, everyone gasped.
Most of the heavenly lightning power from just now had been absorbed by this woman!
If it were any other kind of power, Zhou Shu might not have been able to achieve this.
But as fate would have it, the power the Profound Heaven Venerable had borrowed was Heavenly might.
This kind of power might be foreign to others, but for Zhou Shu, it was intimately familiar.
Just now, the pressure from the manifested heavenly lightning was merely the residual pressure felt by others.
Ninety-nine percent of the pressure from that heavenly lightning was directed solely at Zhou Shu.
While Chen Yang might have dispersed a tenth of the power contained within the heavenly lightning, the pressure was borne entirely by Zhou Shu alone.
The Profound Heaven Venerable borrowing a portion of this Heavenly might and expecting to surpass the true Heavenly lightning's pressure was a laughable notion.
While Zhou Shu effortlessly blocked the current pressure.
Chaos had erupted in the Zhou family's ranks.
Below the peak Grandmaster level, no matter how powerful a Grandmaster was, they could not withstand such immense pressure.
Only the peak Grandmasters of the Zhou family were struggling to hold on.
Zhou Qingming knew that if this continued, let alone Grandmasters, even the few peak Grandmasters among them would perish here.
"We must join forces to break through!"
But as soon as he spoke, Zhou Qingming saw Zhou Zeyao beside him, not retreating but advancing, charging towards the Profound Heaven Venerable.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Qingming immediately shouted, trying to stop Zhou Zeyao.
"Zhou Zeyao! What are you doing!"
But Zhou Zeyao acted as if he hadn't heard, stepping forward one by one towards the Profound Heaven Venerable.
The boundless killing intent in his eyes was like a sharp sword, piercing the Profound Heaven Venerable in the sky.
Such immense killing intent naturally did not escape the Profound Heaven Venerable's notice.
The Profound Heaven Venerable found it strange. It was one thing for Chen Yang to withstand his pressure, but for someone in the Zhou family to also withstand it, and furthermore, that mysterious woman!