Chapter 924: A Single Palm

"Who are you?"
"This is the Withered Cliff Cave. Who allowed you to enter? Get out!"

For Bai Ji, as the next island master of Fengyue Island, the entire island was his domain. On his own turf, he didn't even bother to ask who the intruders were and immediately barked at them.

However, as soon as his voice fell, he saw the black-robed figure opposite him extend a pale, skeletal finger.

With a gentle tap of the finger, a burst of energy shot out.

"Crack!"
"Ah..."

Following the crisp sound was Bai Ji's agonized scream.

The energy blast shattered all of Bai Ji's teeth, which clattered to the ground.

In pain, Bai Ji clutched his mouth, letting out a heart-wrenching cry. Blood gushed from between his fingers, unstoppable.

"You bastards! How dare you attack me! Do you know who I am?" Bai Ji snarled, his voice muffled as if he were holding something in his mouth, making it nearly incomprehensible.

In the next moment, an invisible hand appeared in the air, suddenly gripping his throat and lifting him off the ground.

The intense suffocation made it hard for Bai Ji to breathe, his eyes bulging and bloodshot.

"Who... who are you?" he managed to choke out, staring at the lead black-robed figure.

"Roar!"

The face suddenly leaned in close, terrifying Bai Ji to the point where his eyes nearly popped out.

It was the face of death.

But in an instant, it returned to a hazy state, making Bai Ji think he had hallucinated.

At the same time, the invisible hand vanished, and Bai Ji fell to the ground, clutching his throat and gasping for air. Seizing the moment when the black-robed figures were distracted, he quickly activated a teleportation scroll hidden in his storage ring.

"Hahaha, you scum! I've escaped. Let's see what you can do now. Wait until I call for reinforcements. No matter who you are, since you dared to injure me, you'll never leave this place alive!"

Bai Ji had already teleported away, but his voice still echoed in the space.

"Heh!"

From beneath the black robe came a cold, mocking laugh, filled with disdain and sarcasm.

The figure simply raised his hand, merging it into the void, and reached out with his fingers.

Though this sequence of events seems lengthy, it all happened in an instant.

At this moment, the Fengyue Tower was filled with people, all of Xu Zhu's trusted subordinates. He had just completed a purge of the Fengyue Sect, imprisoning all those who opposed him.

Bai Ji teleported directly into the Fengyue Tower.

His sudden appearance drew everyone's attention, especially his bloodied, toothless state, which immediately alarmed Xu Zhu.

"What happened?" Xu Zhu slammed the table and stood up, his voice grave.

"Father, there are intruders! Someone tried to kill me! They're at the Withered Cliff Cave, probably trying to rescue Feng Qianyue. I only escaped because of the teleportation scroll you gave me. Quick, go kill them!" Bai Ji clutched his mouth, his voice filled with hatred. "They dared to shatter my teeth. I want them dead!"

"What? They dare to barge into the Fengyue Sect and rescue someone from the Withered Cliff Cave?" Xu Zhu was furious.

But at that moment, a mysterious ripple passed through the air in the tower.

Xu Zhu's eyes narrowed, a bad premonition rising in his heart.

Sure enough, in the next moment, the void behind Bai Ji tore open, and a pale hand reached out, grabbing Bai Ji by the neck.

Bai Ji's body stiffened.

Absolute terror flooded his heart as he felt death approaching.

Bang!

With a loud explosion, Bai Ji's head burst apart, scattering blood and flesh across the Fengyue Tower, splattering onto Xu Zhu's face.

"How dare you!"

Seeing his only son die in such a manner before his eyes, Xu Zhu's eyes turned red with rage.

This son had been separated from him since childhood, and he had spent years searching for him.

Now, just as they had finally reunited and taken control of Fengyue Island, his son was dead.

"I will kill you!" Xu Zhu roared, his Dao Merging realm cultivation erupting. Flames surged around him, transforming him into a raging fire elemental.

Clearly, he had merged with the Dao of Fire.

As his fiery aura spread, every movement he made carried the power of flames. The temperature in the Fengyue Tower skyrocketed, and many objects began to melt.

In his fury, Xu Zhu, engulfed in flames, slammed his palm toward the pale hand emerging from the void.

"Boom!"

The two palms collided, creating a massive shockwave.

The force of the impact spread in all directions, forcing the other high-ranking members to stagger back.

But Xu Zhu's eyes widened in terror.

His flaming palm, upon touching the pale hand, not only failed to move it but also felt an icy coldness spreading from it. The cold rapidly extinguished his flames and began to freeze his entire hand.

His hand visibly necrotized, the frost spreading toward his body.

Fortunately, Xu Zhu was decisive. In the next instant, he summoned a spirit sword and severed his own arm at the shoulder.

The severed arm fell to the ground, not with a dull thud, but with a crisp sound, like an ice sculpture shattering upon impact.

The void contracted, and the pale hand disappeared.

It was as if nothing had happened.

But Xu Zhu stood there, panting, his face filled with lingering fear.

He never expected that a single encounter would cost him an arm. If he hadn't reacted quickly, it would have been more than just an arm.

What terrified him even more was that the pale hand hadn't exerted any force. It had merely crushed Bai Ji and then remained motionless, allowing Xu Zhu to strike it.

Just imagine, the hand simply remained still, and Xu Zhu, as the attacker, not only failed to move it but also lost an arm. How powerful must the owner of that hand be?

Xu Zhu couldn't fathom it.

His expression was grave.

Such a formidable enemy was beyond his imagination.

"Where did such a powerful expert come from?"
"Among our enemies, there's no one like this!"

He was utterly perplexed.

At the same time, he waved his hand, extracting Bai Ji's Dao Heart.

Although Bai Ji had died, as long as his Dao Heart remained, he wasn't completely dead. They could always find him a new body.

This was the advantage of being a Dao Mirror expert—even in death, one could be reborn through the Dao Heart.

Bai Ji's Dao Heart flew out, forming his face. He immediately shouted, "Father, my body is gone! What do I do now? You must avenge me! Tear them to pieces!"

Xu Zhu's face darkened.

At a time like this, all Bai Ji could think about was revenge. Couldn't he see the situation?

If Bai Ji weren't his own son, Xu Zhu would have crushed his Dao Heart and ended him for good.

Just then, heavy footsteps echoed from outside the tower.

Thud!
Thud, thud...

With each step, it felt like a giant hammer was striking their chests, imposing an immense, invisible pressure on everyone inside the tower.