Chapter 371: Chapter 371 - Linus Ambush
After finishing his words, the Pavilion Master stared toward a specific location, rising to his feet slowly.
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At that moment, I was bringing Jerry Sean to the Divine Alchemist Pavilion.
During the journey, my divine sense kept sweeping the area around us, worried about potential trouble.
The vehicle moved at a steady pace, and our chatty driver kept talking as usual.
Before long, the car rolled into a thick forest.
The moment we entered the woods, I sensed something off in the air.
Even though this presence was concealed, it couldn’t slip past my awareness.
"Something’s wrong," I muttered, my brow creasing.
I turned instinctively toward Jerry Sean. "Mr. Sean, head to the Divine Alchemist Pavilion first. I’ll catch up with you later."
Jerry Sean’s expression grew serious. "Are the Sean family’s people here?"
I managed a strained smile. "Can’t say for sure, but... I can sense something unusual."
Right then, three figures materialized in front of our car without warning.
Their sudden appearance caught the driver completely off guard—he couldn’t even hit the brakes in time.
"Ah!!" The driver let out a terrified scream.
But when the car should have struck them, it came to a violent stop!
The whole vehicle lurched forward, sending the driver’s head crashing into the steering wheel.
"Damn it, you got a death wish!" The driver exploded with rage.
He shoved the door open and climbed out, swearing under his breath.
"You three trying to get yourselves killed? If you want to die, don’t drag others down with you, I..."
Puft!
Before the driver could finish his sentence, Mr. Adams crushed his body with one strike of his palm.
My face went ice cold instantly.
"Mr. Sean, stay in the car," I said grimly.
With that, I stepped out of the vehicle.
Mr. Adams sized me up, sneering. "Mason Raymond, we’ve been waiting for you quite a while."
I ignored his taunt, walked straight to the driver’s side, and placed my hand on the driver’s chest.
But it was too late—the driver’s life force had already faded completely.
I took a slow breath and said coldly, "He was just a cab driver, an innocent man. Why did you kill him?"
That seemed to catch Mr. Adams off guard.
He gave me an amused look. "It’s just an ant. Nobody cares when you squash one."
"An ant?" Rage suddenly flared in my chest!
"In that case, aren’t you just the Sean family’s lapdogs? What’s the difference?"
Mr. Adams didn’t seem bothered by my words.
He clasped his hands behind his back, speaking casually. "Don’t worry. I’ll send you to join him real soon."
The instant he finished speaking, Mr. Adams’s form vanished!
His speed was beyond anything I could have imagined!
He was several times faster than Thor Suzanne!
Bang!
Before I could react, a massive palm slammed into my back!
Puft!
The crushing force sent shockwaves through me, making me spit blood and collapse to the ground.
"Not bad for surviving one palm strike," Mr. Adams said without emotion.
I pushed myself up from the ground, wiped the blood from my lips, and felt my expression turn grave.
We were both at Peak Form Grandmaster level, but Mr. Adams’s power was far beyond Thor Suzanne’s!
"If you can handle one palm, what about the second?" Mr. Adams cocked an eyebrow.
Before his words finished, he charged forward again!
His incredible speed created an afterimage where he’d been standing.
Even my eyes couldn’t track his movement!
"Shrinking Ground Into An Inch!"
In my desperation, I immediately used Shrinking Ground Into An Inch and retreated!
"Hmph, trying to run? In your dreams!" Mr. Adams mocked as he chased after me again!
Mr. Adams’s speed was incredible. Even though I used the Shrinking Ground Into An Inch technique, the gap between us kept shrinking!
My face turned icy as the energy in my body surged, building toward something.
"Absolute Beginning Sacred Fist!"
Just as Mr. Adams was about to reach me, I suddenly roared and spun to face him!
In that instant, Mr. Adams felt like he was staring directly at the sun!
The radiance from my iron fists was so intense it nearly blinded him!
And the devastating force was ripping at his face!
This was the power of the Absolute Beginning Sacred Fist merged with the mysterious energy in my body!
It was dozens of times stronger than the regular Absolute Beginning Sacred Fist!
"Boom!"
Mr. Adams never saw my sudden counterattack coming, and had no way to dodge the punch. His entire body was instantly hammered by the massive force!
"Boom!"
Mr. Adams’s body crashed mercilessly from the air!
The tremendous impact carved out a crater several meters deep!
Dust billowed upward, and the earth seemed to shake!
I hovered in midair, breathing heavily.
That punch had contained all my power—its force exceeded even that of a bomb!
"Ah..."
As the dust gradually cleared, Mr. Adams crawled out of the enormous crater.
Blood covered him from head to toe, and half his body was nearly destroyed.
White bone jutted out into the open air, creating a ghastly sight!
The Sean family Grandmasters stood frozen in shock—none had expected that I could demolish half of Mr. Adams’s body with a single punch!
"He’s still breathing," I muttered, frowning slightly.
If it had been an ordinary Peak Form Grandmaster, that punch would probably have finished him.
"How dare you wound me..." Mr. Adams’s eyes filled with wild fury!
For him, this was humiliation beyond measure!
A terrifying aura began slowly radiating from Mr. Adams, spreading in all directions.
Mr. Adams’s body suddenly expanded several times its normal size!
His entire form glowed with light, and his killing intent rose like a towering peak, making it difficult to breathe!
"Die!"
In the next moment, Mr. Adams’s hands trembled violently, and devastating force instantly concentrated in his fists!
This power was like the Yangtze River—wave after wave, surging toward me!
Time felt sluggish, yet the force rippled outward in an instant!
Layers of energy spread like water, building on top of each other!
Under this colossal force, the surrounding trees snapped in half, and even distant mountain rocks crumbled to dust!
"Saintly Body Skill, Fourth Layer!"
I couldn’t afford to be careless. I roared and channeled all my energy to forcibly activate the Fourth Layer of Saintly Body Skill!
With the Fourth Layer of Saintly Body Skill, my body became even tougher! The light was blindingly brilliant, as if the sun itself had dimmed in comparison!
"Boom!"
I bellowed continuously, raising both fists to meet the assault head-on!
This was a massive eruption!
The moment of impact shattered the light on my fists instantly!
Even my Best Thin Armor showed multiple cracks!
"Rumble..."
That force kept intensifying, waves of energy rippling outward like water, layer upon layer!
By the time I reached the fourth layer, I was barely holding against the onslaught.
The golden light surrounding my body shattered piece by piece like glass.
The overwhelming pressure caused me tremendous agony!
But even so, I showed no signs of surrender!
"Saintly Body Skill... Fifth Layer!"
I roared toward the sky and forced open the Fifth Layer of the Saintly Body Skill!
