"Strange... How could he suddenly disappear?"

A bald-headed Wang ranked cultivator, after searching without success, returned to his starting point.

His face was full of bewilderment. How could a high-level existence vanish in the blink of an eye? He couldn't wrap his head around it.

"Brother, are you looking for me?"

A handsome face with a smile suddenly appeared in front of the bald Wang ranked cultivator. Immediately afterward, a knife plunged into his abdomen and twisted violently.

"He's here! The kid's here!"

The bald Wang ranked cultivator clutched his bleeding stomach, retreating in terror.

He hadn't even noticed anyone alive nearby. Qiao Yu seemed to have sprung up from the ground.

Qiao Yu, seeing that his sneak attack had failed, was also somewhat disappointed. He reactivated the Six Paths Power, blending into his surroundings until his presence became non-existent.

It was a pity that his right arm was too badly injured to use the Flowing Water Hundred Transformations Fist; otherwise, that sneak attack would have taken the bald Wang ranked cultivator's life.

After just one attempt, Qiao Yu was completely in love with the Six Paths Power skill. People didn't hate sneaky players; they only hated that they couldn't be one themselves.

When the other two Wang ranked cultivators regrouped, they once again lost track of Qiao Yu. No matter what they did, they couldn't find him.

"Are you sure that kid attacked you just now?"

"Positive! Absolutely him!" The bald Wang ranked cultivator nodded fiercely.

"That means this kid must have a skill that allows him to turn invisible!"

"Then what do we do? Can't we catch him?" The bald Wang ranked cultivator was unwilling. He had almost died at Qiao Yu's hands.

"No! Of course, there's a way! He's just invisible, not gone!"

The Wang ranked cultivator speaking revealed a cruel smile. The next second, a magnificent sword light slashed down into the alley!

"Crap!"

Qiao Yu couldn't stay hidden any longer. This was a completely indiscriminate area attack.

Not being able to be found was one thing; not being able to be hurt was another. If he didn't move, he would be cleaved in two.

"He's out! The kid's over there!"

The three immediately surrounded him, cutting off all of Qiao Yu's escape routes.

Qiao Yu's expression was somewhat unsightly. As expected, none who managed to reach the Wang rank were ordinary. They had found a way to break his skill so quickly.

Relying on a single A-grade skill to kill his opponents was too naive.

"Run! Why don't you keep running?"

The expression on the bald Wang ranked cultivator's face was incredibly malevolent. His abdomen was still seeping blood. Of the three present, he was undoubtedly the one who wanted to kill Qiao Yu the most.

"Heh heh..." Qiao Yu chuckled awkwardly. "Three big brothers, would you believe me if I said that the person just now was my twin brother?"

"Of course, we believe you. But... the younger brother's debts are paid by the older brother, right? Seems fair?" The bald Wang ranked cultivator grinned cruelly, sending a palm strike toward Qiao Yu's head.

Qiao Yu felt a chill in his heart. In his current condition, he would most likely die if that palm landed squarely on him.

'Am I really going to die here?' Qiao Yu closed his eyes in despair.

But the expected impact never came. Qiao Yu slowly opened his eyes and discovered that just as the bald Wang ranked cultivator's palm was about to touch him, his movements had stopped strangely.

It was as if someone had pressed the pause button on the entire world. His hand was perfectly still above Qiao Yu's head.

A delicate, pale hand had pierced through his chest at some point. Fresh blood flowed from the wound in his chest, but it didn't stain the hand at all.

"Xiao Ji! You've finally recovered!" Qiao Yu exclaimed in surprise.

The Mechanical Empress coldly withdrew her hand, and then the bald Wang ranked cultivator's body began to crumble inch by inch.

"Run... Run!"

The other two Hunter Guild Wang ranked cultivators reacted and immediately turned to flee. The aura emanating from the Mechanical Empress was something they couldn't possibly handle.

However, the Mechanical Empress was strong enough to exchange blows with the God of Death, Thanatos. How could two mere Wang ranked cultivators escape her?

"Death Storm!"

A large mass of black energy surged from the Mechanical Empress's hands, carrying an intense aura of death and desolation.

The energy spun faster and faster, directly forming a terrifying black storm that descended upon the two Wang ranked cultivators like a black giant that blotted out the sky!

They didn't even have time to scream before they were annihilated under the shroud of the Death Storm.

"Xiao Ji, I'm so glad you're okay!"

Qiao Yu excitedly went to greet her. The crisis was over, and the Mechanical Empress had recovered. It was a double blessing.

However, as soon as he got close, he was greeted by the Mechanical Empress's small foot.

Bang!

Qiao Yu was kicked flying, crashing into the wall and creating a human-shaped hole.

"You have the nerve to call me? You're quite capable, making my avatar do the *yaohua* dance for you?" The Mechanical Empress gritted her teeth, glaring at Qiao Yu.

"Well... It was an emergency at the time; otherwise, how would I have known where to go to repair you?"

Qiao Yu chuckled sheepishly as he climbed out of the hole. A size 35 shoe print was clearly imprinted on his chest.

Qiao Yu thought to himself, 'No matter what race they are, as long as they're female, they really hold grudges.'

"Hmph!" The Mechanical Empress snorted lightly, but she didn't continue to argue with Qiao Yu.

Seeing this, Qiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he returned to the bottom of the Tazan Building.

At this time, Huang Xiuqiang was already a cold corpse, his internal organs shattered by the Flowing Water Hundred Transformations Fist. There was no way he could have survived.

The dignified guild master of the Hunter Guild never imagined that he would die at the hands of a high-level cultivator.

And the other three Wang ranked cultivators of the Hunter Guild had also died at the hands of the Mechanical Empress. From this point on, the entire Hunter Guild should only have Huang Huayu, the Hammer King, left as a sole survivor.

Qiao Yu wondered if Huang Huayu would be so angry that he would die if he knew that his grandson and son had died on the same day.

Qiao Yu conveniently pocketed Huang Xiuqiang's great hammer. It was still an A-grade +7 piece of equipment; he couldn't waste it.

But when Qiao Yu gripped the hammer tightly, a burst of fire suddenly emerged from it, scorching his hand.

"Crap!"

Qiao Yu quickly threw the hammer away. Clearly, the weapon spirit of this great hammer didn't recognize him.

Once a weapon had awakened its weapon spirit, people who weren't recognized by the spirit were completely unable to use the weapon.

Qiao Yu was unwilling. He could only watch such a powerful weapon and do nothing?

At this moment, the Zhulong Crescent Blade suddenly moved on its own, pressing down directly on the great hammer. The fire on the great hammer instantly receded, even trembling slightly.

"Oh, there's hope!"

Qiao Yu's face lit up with joy. When he picked up the great hammer again, not only did no fire emerge, but the hammer's information also appeared before Qiao Yu's eyes.

[Crimson Flame Hammer]:

Level: A-grade +7

Weapon Spirit: Crimson Flame Jiaolong (Mature Stage)

Effect: Attack Power +1500, Critical Hit Rate increased by 30%, Armor Penetration effect increased by 20%.

Enchantment Effect: When attacking, the player holding this hammer can add the power of fire.

Class Restriction: None