Stronger by Killing

In an instant, the Iron Hammer struck Gu Zhan’s fist.

With a loud "bang",

The Ji Clan widened their eyes in shock. Their hammer was forged from the world’s hardest metal, though it was only fist-sized, it weighed several hundred pounds and its hardness was evident.

However, such a Divine Weapon, upon colliding with Gu Zhan’s fist, immediately became shapeless, as if it had melted, becoming wrinkled, and the handle bent directly.

At the same time,

Gu Zhan shifted from fist to palm, grabbed the hammer handle with a backhand, and forcefully pulled, causing the Ji Family Ancestor to stagger and fly towards Gu Zhan.

Gu Zhan casually swung the wrinkled hammer at the Ji Family Ancestor.

The Ji Family Ancestor was startled, hastily dodged to the side, and with a "boom",

The hammer struck the ancestor’s shoulder, sending him flying into the Bamboo Forest, collapsing a large patch of banana trees.

A group of Land Immortals quickly retreated a few steps, surrounding Gu Zhan, and the severely injured Saint Monk Hui Chan, who had been struck by Gu Zhan’s punch, crawled out of the rubble, hands clasped in embarrassment, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

At this moment, all the Land Immortals had solemn expressions,

No one expected that even Saint Monk Hui Chan, who had cultivated the Unmoving Ming King Body, couldn’t withstand a single punch from Gu Zhan, and the Fourth Realm Ancestor of the Ji Family was knocked out with a single confrontation.

Meanwhile,

Gu Zhan held the deformed hammer, under the shocked gaze of the Land Immortals, he straightened the bent handle and then wielded the wrinkled hammer in his hand, lightly weighing it, aiming at the only female Land Immortal among them, the Divine Nun Ru Shi from Cihang Sword Hall, and said in a deep voice: "A woman, not staying home to have children, but coming out to fight, truly no one taught you!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

He directly swung the hammer at Ru Shi.

"Swoosh"

The hammer head descended like a meteor, bursting and extinguishing, like the opening of a star field or a meteor striking the earth, dazzlingly brilliant, roaring terrifyingly towards Divine Nun Ru Shi.

"You audacious brat!"

Divine Nun Ru Shi snorted coldly, slashing with her Long Sword towards the hammer head, a "clang" sound echoed, sparks scattering.

A hint of shock flashed across Ru Shi’s serene yet stunning face, her whole being pushed back by the immense impact. Her fair feet left twin long marks on the ground, retreating more than ten yards before barely stopping.

Meanwhile, outside Spirit Fox Cave, below Qixia Mountain, the sound of dense and disordered hoofbeats arose, the Hu Ben Battalion cavalry charged forward, appearing outside Spirit Fox Cave in the Bamboo Forest, led by Commander Ji Songlie, accompanied by another Land Immortal, the Third Ancestor of the Ji Family, the mightiest of the Ji Royal Family, Emperor Ji Yi’s final trump card, a Fourth Realm Grotto Heaven Cultivator.

The Hu Ben Battalion mobilized, Ji Songlie shouted: "You dare openly surround and attack Great Xia Marquis Yun, are you rebelling?"

In front of Spirit Fox Cave, all the Land Immortals vigilantly and solemnly watched Gu Zhan, none paid attention to Ji Songlie, nor did they regard the court’s most elite troops.

At the Land Immortal realm, unless their Spiritual Qi was exhausted, armies would hardly affect them, even standing amidst the troops, enduring a thousand cavalry charges would scarcely harm them.

Meanwhile, in the Bamboo Forest,

Ji Yunyang, Ji Fu, and Lü Chang led dozens of Supreme Grandmasters blocking the Hu Ben Battalion.

Ji Yunyang said aloud: "Marquis Yun Gu Zhan, ungrateful of military favor, defying superior orders, stealing the Military Token, with intent to rebel, this royal and the Duke of Lu, Marquis Pingjin, are ordered to quell the traitor, Hu Ben Battalion must not act rashly!"

Ji Fu presented a Holy Decree, saying: "The Holy Decree is here, you dare not retreat?"

Ji Songlie frowned deeply.

At that moment, the Ji Family’s Third Ancestor soared, landing on the ground, releasing a terrifying aura, suppressing Ji Yunyang and others, he gestured to Ji Songlie: "Withdraw your troops, this matter is beyond your handling!"

"Ancestor!" Ji Songlie was shocked.

The Ji Family’s Third Ancestor smirked slightly, stepping forward, saying: "Unfortunate family, hard to guard against internal traitors, colluding with outsiders, destroying my own lands and realm, we must trouble Marquis Gu to handle, I thank Marquis on behalf of the Royal Family, to fight alongside Marquis this time is my honor..."

"Stop!"

Suddenly, in front of Spirit Fox Cave’s entrance, Gu Zhan pointed at the Ji Family’s Third Ancestor and said: "Stand right there, don’t move!"

The Ji Family’s Third Ancestor was stupefied.

Then Gu Zhan added: "Don’t get in the way!"

The Ji Family’s Third Ancestor: "??"

I am a Fourth Realm Grotto Heaven Cultivator!!

Once the words fell, Gu Zhan tilted his head slightly, lightly swung the hammer’s handle, to be precise, an Iron Rod weighing about four to five hundred pounds, Gu Zhan lightly clapped it in his hand, then strode forward, once more heading towards the Saint Monk Hui Chan.

"Attack!"

The Lü Family Ancestor snorted coldly, with a command, apart from the Ji Family Ancestor who had crawled out of the Bamboo Forest with half his shoulder broken, ten other Land Immortals charged at Gu Zhan immediately.

In an instant, lightning and thunder erupted across the sky, various forces emerged, colliding with the surging momentum of the sky. The void seemed to shatter, with large cracks extending hundreds of miles, terrifying to behold, Qixia Mountain seemed to vanish.