Martial Saint with Passives

A hissing, corrosive sound rang out as a plume of white smoke rose. Soon, all that remained on the ground was a puddle of yellow liquid and scraps of clothing.

Jiang Che gathered the clothing fragments, lit them with his flint and steel, and burned them to ash.

Finally, he used a branch to carefully sweep over the area, making sure nothing looked out of the ordinary.

Once he had dealt with everything, he immediately stood up and took a deep breath.

His All-Seeing Eye automatically activated and began to carefully scan the ground.

Soon, he spotted several sets of fresh footprints that didn’t belong to Xie Xingwen, leading deep into the dense forest!

Without further delay, he moved, silent as a leopard, and began to follow the trail!

Jiang Che followed the tracks and finally found Tang Qiaoqiao and two men in a forest clearing!

He saw that Tang Qiaoqiao’s Qi Force seemed to have been sealed, leaving her completely powerless.

An old servant was using rattan vines to tie her up securely!

Jiang Che quickly held his breath, using the Passive effect of his True: Shadowless Escape Stream to hide silently behind a tree.

His All-Seeing Eye activated automatically and began to assess the strength and Realms of You Honglang and You Zhong.

’An old servant at the Peak of the Refining Organ Realm, and You Honglang at the Mid-stage of the Refining Organ Realm...’ Jiang Che’s heart sank.

The gap in their strength was too great!

Even if he went all out and used his Black-armored Giant Transformation, it likely wouldn’t end well. At best, he could barely withstand a few moves before being defeated!

’I can’t fight them head-on!’

A glint flashed in his eyes as he suddenly remembered the small poison ball Ye Lianzhen had given him!

He saw the old servant hoist the tightly bound Tang Qiaoqiao onto his shoulder, preparing to leave.

Jiang Che knew he couldn’t wait any longer.

He took a deep breath, leaped out from his hiding spot to block their path, and shouted, "Stop! Let her go!"

You Honglang stopped in his tracks. He frowned at the newcomer, and upon seeing it was just a Cangyun Sect disciple whose aura was merely at the Mid-stage of the Bone Forging Realm, he sneered.

"What? Has the Cangyun Sect run out of people? Another one with a death wish?"

Carried on the servant’s shoulder, Tang Qiaoqiao struggled to turn her head. Her eyes lit up when she saw it was Jiang Che.

But when she saw he was all alone, that light in her eyes quickly dimmed, replaced by deep anxiety and despair!

"Jiang Che! Run! You’re no match for them! Go get my mother! Get Dean Xu!" she shouted desperately, her voice choked with sobs.

’Even Xie Xingwen, who’s at the Peak of the Bone Forging Realm, had to flee. What could Jiang Che possibly do? He’s just throwing his life away!’

But Jiang Che didn’t look at her. His gaze remained locked on You Honglang as he said in a low voice, "If you let her go now, you can still get away. Once my people get here, you won’t be able to escape even if you want to!"

"Heh, all talk!"

You Honglang was amused by his composed demeanor.

"Mid-stage of the Bone Forging Realm... you’ve got more guts than that coward Xie. Too bad courage without strength is just a death wish!"

Before his voice had even faded, a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he shot out a palm strike without warning!

The Qi Force from a Mid-stage Refining Organ Realm expert was so condensed it seemed solid, kicking up a vicious gust of wind as it shot straight for Jiang Che’s face!

The palm strike was fierce and incredibly fast, about to land on Jiang Che at any moment!

Tang Qiaoqiao screamed in terror, her eyes filled with despair.

But in that instant, Jiang Che moved!

With a sudden flick of his wrist, a small, transparent, jujube-sized ball flew from his hand, shooting straight for You Honglang!

"A petty trick!" You Honglang snorted, intending to swat the Hidden Weapon away with the force of his palm strike!

However, the moment the force of his palm touched the small ball, he realized something was wrong!

POP!

With a soft sound, the small ball burst!

A large cloud of incredibly dense white smoke instantly billowed out!