"You, cannot, kill, him!"

Su Zhining’s white robes fluttered as she soared into the air, unleashing a soul-stirring wave that radiated in all directions. A pale blue misty light shot from her eyes, accompanied by a voice that carried intense murderous intent.

Her flowing hair emitted threads of electric light, and above her head, the sky quickly gathered dark clouds, with bolts of lightning churning within them.

The overwhelming dark clouds blotted out the sky, causing the entire world to lose its color.

Chen Ming felt a shiver down his spine. Had they summoned a supreme expert from the Celestial Dao Alliance?

This display was simply too exaggerated.

"Hmph!"

The man in black felt troubled. This female disciple of the Celestial Dao Alliance was attempting to break through to the Third Grade at such a critical moment. If she succeeded, he certainly would not be her match.

In a flash of thought, he swiftly made his decision. With a raise of his hand, a short stick flew from his sleeve. With a light flick, the stick extended from both ends, turning into a long staff.

With the staff in hand, his entire aura shifted, his eyes turned crimson, exuding a bloodthirsty and ferocious vibe.

"Die!"

He shouted fiercely, and the long staff in his hand was hurled violently. A terrifying Gang Power traversed the space and instantaneously reached above Chen Ming’s head, poised to shatter him.

When he had decided to come and kill Chen Ming, he had already offended people. Even if he stopped now, would the other party let him go in the future?

This young man was a prodigy on the Cyan Cloud Ranking. Once he advanced to the Third Grade in the future, would he be his opponent?

He would rather kill this young man in front of the female disciple of the Celestial Dao Alliance to eliminate future troubles.

It was well known that the Celestial Dao Alliance was the leader of the righteous path. No matter how much one offended them, one’s family would not be implicated.

Buzz!

The "Mingfeng Sword" in Chen Ming’s hand vibrated fiercely but to no avail. When that Gang Power came down, he had no time to react.

The next moment, that Gang Yuan burst like a bubble with a pop.

It was only then that he realized what had happened, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Is this the true strength of a Third Grade expert?

It’s terrifying. Before you even have time to react, you are already dead.

The man in black looked up at Su Zhining in the air, slightly angry and shocked, "Are you crazy? All to save him, you’d even risk your own life?"

At this critical juncture, she was in the process of transforming her entire Gang Qi into Gang Yuan. Any slight misstep would result in severed meridians.

Yet, she dared to act forcibly at this moment. Wouldn’t that be courting death?

If she died, it wouldn’t just be her problem. When the Celestial Dao Alliance held people accountable, who knew how many people would die?

Since the events three hundred years ago, under the witness of the Great Jin royal family, the Celestial Dao Alliance, along with the other eight great sects and a few major factions, drew a path.

The Celestial Dao Alliance no longer meddles in the affairs of the martial world.

Similarly, if an accident happened to a disciple of the Celestial Dao Alliance, all related individuals would be annihilated.

If this female disciple of the Celestial Dao Alliance died here, not just him, but Qin Changyuan and all related people would be eradicated, including his own children.

Among the three present, he was the least willing to see this white-robed woman die here.

Thus, as he watched Su Zhining pointing her sword at him in the sky, the man in black hesitated, not daring to make a move. He merely continued to pursue closely, hoping to scare away Chen Ming.

However, Chen Ming wasn’t foolish. Suspecting that he feared Su Zhining, he continuously circled around her, refusing to move far from her location.

For a time, the man in black couldn’t catch up to him.

Like this, they remained in a stalemate for nearly a quarter of an hour, and Su Zhining, suspended in the air, finally took the critical step, completely transforming her Gang Qi into True Gang.

Splurt!

At this moment, her body trembled, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

This was the backlash from her previous forced actions. Eventually, her meridians were damaged.

Seeing this, the man in black decisively struck again, his long staff once more lashing out.

Just like before, a Gang Power appeared instantly before Chen Ming.

In the air, Su Zhining swung her sword once more, shattering the lethal Gang Yuan.

"I want to see just how many times you can save him!"

The man in black shouted, repeatedly slamming the long staff in his hand.

By now, Su Zhining had already stepped into the Third Grade, her realm initially stabilized, and there was no longer the danger of Gang Yuan running amok to cause death, so he attacked without any reservations.

At this point, he had no choice but to kill the young boy.

Su Zhining gritted her teeth, swinging her sword consecutively. Each time she swung her sword, a pale blue Sword Gang flew out, accurately blocking every strike from the man in black.

It revealed her precise vision and exquisite swordsmanship.

Meanwhile, with each swing of the sword, her face grew paler, eventually turning as white as paper, and only her eyes remained bright, fixated on the movements of the man in black.

Amidst all this, Chen Ming’s ears were filled with the roaring detonations, feeling the terror of this overwhelming Gang Yuan, while the "Mingfeng Sword" in his hand continuously buzzed in warning.

He felt a deep sense of helplessness where life and death were beyond his control.

Thus, he hesitated no longer.

"Add points!"

All at once, he increased "Five Elements True Skill (Missing)" to the sixth level.

Immediately, he felt the True Qi in his Sea of Qi rapidly expanding, reaching the limit that the Sea of Qi could contain in an instant.

For a moment, he thought his Sea of Qi would burst.

Yet, when the Sea of Qi reached its maximum capacity, a profound change occurred in his True Qi, beginning to collapse; the gaseous True Qi continually compressed until it became liquid.