Martial Saint with Passives

Jiang Che flicked off the filth clinging to his gloves.

Looking at the corpse on the ground, he was somewhat surprised by the power of his punch.

After all, this expert from the Demon Sect was at the Mid-stage of Refining Organ Realm!

’A sneak attack with Shadow Escape, a fifteen-fold strike, can actually instantly kill someone at the Mid-stage of Refining Organ Realm...’

He suddenly had a new understanding of his own strength.

He looked at his dark silver Silk Wrapped Gloves and felt very satisfied.

After injecting them with Strength, these gloves made it easier for him to break through an opponent’s Body-Protecting Strength!

Although they didn’t look as imposing as the Kunji Saber.

But against the Body-Protecting Strength of a Refining Organ Realm Martial Artist, the Kunji Saber was already completely useless.

It was like trying to cut bull skin with the back of a blade—it just wouldn’t go through!

But these Silk Wrapped Gloves were completely different.

Using them was like touching a block of ice with red-hot iron; they could instantly melt away that Body-Protecting Strength!

Afterward, Jiang Che quickly searched the corpse, found some gold notes and Elixir Pills, then took out a vial of Corpse-Dissolving Water and dripped a few drops onto it.

With a SIZZLING sound, the corpse rapidly turned into a yellow liquid, seeping into the soil and leaving no trace.

After burning his clothes, just as Jiang Che was about to leave, he suddenly perceived a warning through his crow’s Sensing.

Another Demon Sect expert was coming after him!

He immediately activated [Shadow Escape] again and vanished on the spot.

Before long, the second Demon Sect expert arrived at the same spot.

He was also at the Mid-stage of Refining Organ Realm.

Jiang Che repeated his trick and killed him with ease once again.

But after unleashing two fifteen-fold strikes in short succession, Jiang Che suddenly felt a wave of weakness wash over him.

He quickly consumed a drop of Snow Crystal Milk, then began to meditate to recover his Qi Force.

...

The next half of the day became Jiang Che’s one-sided hunt.

Relying on his crow’s high-altitude vision, he was always one step ahead, aware of the movements of the Demon Sect trackers.

Combined with the absolute invisibility of [Shadow Escape], Jiang Che continuously lured isolated Demon Sect experts to desolate locations and killed them.

He had a solid foundation from the Late-stage Bone Forging Realm, the fifteen-fold explosive strike from [True: Infinite Battle Armor], and the advantage of stealthy sneak attacks. With this combination, every single one of these Demon Sect masters—whether at the Early Stage or Mid Stage of the Refining Organ Realm—was killed in a single blow, without exception. They didn’t even have a chance to fight back!

After every kill, Jiang Che would quickly clean up the scene, then consume Snow Crystal Milk to recover his expended Strength.

By the time the sun began to set, nine of the ten Demon Sect experts had been silently eliminated.

Only their little leader, "Shadow Fiend," remained.

A storm was raging in Shadow Fiend’s heart.

He repeatedly tried to contact his subordinates using a Demon Sect Secret Technique, but it was like a stone sinking into the ocean—no one responded!

Everyone’s aura had completely vanished!

’What’s going on? Could it be that they all...’ His heart skipped a beat as he guessed his subordinates might have run into a tough opponent!

Not daring to delay any longer, he personally sped off in the general direction where his last subordinate had lost contact.

Seeing Shadow Fiend rushing over via his crow’s vision, Jiang Che ended his meditation and remained hidden.

When Shadow Fiend arrived in the desolate wilderness, he saw nothing and realized something was wrong.

He immediately began to circulate his Qi Force frantically, ready to fight at a moment’s notice!

Hidden nearby, Jiang Che knew it would be difficult to launch a sneak attack on this person now.

Besides, the man’s Qi Force was incredibly potent; he was clearly at the Peak of Refining Organ Realm!

Even if he could land a sneak attack, a fifteen-fold strike in his normal state wouldn’t be enough to kill him!

’In that case...’

After quietly approaching Shadow Fiend, Jiang Che directly activated his Transformation!

Shadow Fiend suddenly felt a powerful aura erupt in front of him!

Knowing his opponent had revealed himself, he decisively threw a punch!

"Done playing games!" he roared, his voice laced with suppressed fury.

However, his fist seemed to have struck a steel plate!

Not only did his opponent not budge an inch, but his own fist went numb from the impact!

He looked up and froze.

A giant over three meters tall, covered head to toe in jet-black armor with crimson pupils, had appeared out of thin air before him!

Every hair on his body stood on end, and only a single thought remained in his mind.

Flee!

But just as he was about to turn, the Black-armored Giant unleashed a punch carrying a terrifying aura!

A fifteen-fold strike!

Empowered by the terrifying base strength of his Black Armor Form, the power of this punch had reached an absolutely terrifying level!

Shadow Fiend’s pupils instantly shrank to the size of a pinprick!

He sensed a fatal threat and frantically erupted with all his Qi Force, trying to dodge the blow!

But it was too late!

As the fist passed, the air let out a piercing sonic boom!

"NO—"

Shadow Fiend only had time for a short, sharp cry before his entire body was completely engulfed by the shadow of the black fist!

"BOOM!!"

A tremendous explosion echoed through the wilderness, startling countless birds into flight.

Shadow Fiend’s body, as if struck by a cannonball at point-blank range, instantly exploded into a cloud of bloody mist and minced flesh, not even leaving behind a single intact bone!

After throwing that punch, Jiang Che, who was already low on Strength, had expended too much with that blow and could no longer maintain his Black Armor, which deactivated automatically.

This averted the danger of him losing control and going berserk.

He looked at the bloody scene before him, somewhat shocked.

The power of a fifteen-fold strike in his Black Armor Form was simply absurd!

’I wonder how it would fare against someone in the True Master Realm...’

The moment that thought arose, he immediately shook his head, suppressing the unrealistic sense of arrogance swelling in his heart.

’No, experts of the True Master Realm and Martial Artists like me are on completely different levels. The gap is too wide. I should stick to laying low and building my strength...’

Jiang Che now understood that the source of a True Master Realm expert’s power was no longer Strength, but something called "True Qi."

It was said to be superior to Strength in every aspect.

But as for what it was actually like, Jiang Che had yet to encounter it himself.