Bang~!!

The ground was punctured by the golden scorpion tail, creating a pit. Qin Yang tapped his toes on the ground, distancing himself from the Black Poison Gu King.

The Ninefold Prison Peak was right behind him. Qin Yang beckoned with his right hand, and the Prison Peak returned to his grasp.

"Competing in physical strength, are we? Fine, I'll give it a try!"

Staring at the half-human, half-scorpion Black Poison Gu King, Qin Yang put away the Ninefold Prison Peak, a glint flashing in his eyes.

Besides body cultivators, most other cultivators dreaded close combat. As a sword cultivator, Qin Yang was no exception.

However, the cultivation technique Qin Yang practiced was extraordinary. The Nine Revolutions Star Technique not only allowed absorption of spiritual energy to enhance his spiritual power but also absorbed the Power of the Stars to refine his physique.

With Qin Yang's current physique, he might not be able to match a body cultivator specializing in physical strength of the same level, nor was he a match for the Black Poison Gu King fused with the Golden Scorpion King Heart-devouring Gu. However, it was perfect timing to hone his skills using this old monster.

Qin Yang had never engaged in close combat with an opponent of the same level. Only through real combat could he gain rapid growth.

"Bring it on."

A fighting spirit surged within Qin Yang's eyes, silvery starlight flickering around him as he pushed his physical power to the limit.

Whoosh!

Qin Yang unleashed a punch towards the Black Poison Gu King.

"Ignorant whelp."

The Black Poison Gu King sneered coldly, raising his golden arm for an equally explosive punch aimed at Qin Yang.

Boom!!

The two fists collided, producing a dull booming sound. Qin Yang's body skidded across the ground, being knocked back.

"What immense power!"

Qin Yang's face turned pale. At this moment, his entire arm felt as if it had suffered a severe blow, seemingly about to fracture. That old monster's punch carried at least ten thousand pounds of force.

"Once more!"

Qin Yang's expression turned grim. He rubbed his aching arm and charged at the Black Poison Gu King once more.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Qin Yang's hands, knees, elbows, and other body parts became lethal weapons, unleashing his physical power to the fullest as he clashed fiercely with the Black Poison Gu King.

With each punch against the Black Poison Gu King, Qin Yang felt as though he was striking a massive hard rock, the recoil was indeed significant.

After all, the Black Poison Gu King practiced Gu techniques, with lesser combat skill than Qin Yang. Thus, he took quite a few punches. Nonetheless, his physical strength was far superior to Qin Yang's, and his movements weren't slow. Coupled with the assistance of the golden scorpion tail, each punch equaled several punches from Qin Yang.

For a while, the two were locked in a fierce struggle, the dull sounds of physical collisions echoing incessantly.

After an intense battle, Qin Yang felt every bone in his body experiencing vigorous exercise, yet the silvery starlight around him not only didn't diminish but became increasingly bright.

"This lad's strength keeps getting stronger."

The Black Poison Gu King's face turned stern, his icy golden eyes flashing with a cold light.

"Haha, how exhilarating!"

Qin Yang laughed heartily, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. Having endured two punches from the Black Poison Gu King, he was fortunately unharmed. He could feel that in the midst of battle, his physical strength was constantly increasing. Indeed, combat was also a way to enhance physical power.

"Die!"

A fierce gleam flashed in the Black Poison Gu King's eyes. He knew he couldn't allow the boy's strength to keep growing.

Whoosh~!!

The golden poisonous scorpion tail's speed doubled, functioning like the Black Poison Gu King's third hand, striking directly at Qin Yang's heart.

"Humph, bring it on!"

Qin Yang snorted coldly, not dodging. He directly stretched out his arm to embrace the golden scorpion tail, letting out a muffled grunt as it impacted.

"Get up!"

Qin Yang shouted, exerting force with both hands, lifting the entire Black Poison Gu King's body by the golden scorpion tail, and then smashed him viciously onto the ground.

Boom!

A humanoid crater appeared on the ground, with the Black Poison Gu King embedded a foot deep by Qin Yang.

"Again!"

A chilling glint flashed in Qin Yang's eyes.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Qin Yang grabbed the Black Poison Gu King's golden scorpion tail, repeatedly swinging the Black Poison Gu King up and smashing him onto the ground. In just over ten breaths, the ground was riddled with dozens of humanoid craters.

Yun Luo stared in a daze at the battle between the two, amazement filling her beautiful eyes. By this point, it seemed the Black Poison Gu King was almost knocked senseless.

In reality, the Black Poison Gu King wasn't unconscious. With his tail seized, he couldn't muster the physical strength to resist, begrudgingly eating dirt every time he hit the ground.

As Qin Yang slammed the Black Poison Gu King to the ground for the thirty-fifth time, the Black Poison Gu King's body flew out, leaving Qin Yang holding only the golden poisonous scorpion tail.

"Severed?!"

Qin Yang was momentarily surprised, then looked up at the mud-covered, disheveled Black Poison Gu King. No doubt, the old monster had severed his tail to save himself.

"Pah!"

The Black Poison Gu King spat out the dirt from his mouth. Looking back at Qin Yang, a pair of golden eyes had returned to their normal color, a tailless scorpion lying weakly on his shoulder.

The Black Poison Gu King glanced at the golden Scorpion King Heart-devouring Gu with a severed poisonous tail, his old face turning extremely ugly. With the poison tail severed, the Golden Scorpion King Heart-devouring Gu's power was at least halved, no longer suitable as his lifebound Gu.

A flash of ferocity crossed the Black Poison Gu King's face. He grabbed the Golden Scorpion King Heart-devouring Gu and crushed it directly.

"Whelp, today I'll make you wish for life and death!"

The Black Poison Gu King uttered in a chilling tone, his voice eerie.

Whoosh!

The Black Poison Gu King reached into his Qing Bu pouch, pulling out a red banner hanging from a long black wooden pole.

As soon as the blood-red banner appeared, a chilling atmosphere settled over the woods, and weird black qi began swirling around the Black Poison Gu King.

Woooooooo~!

A fierce ghostly wail emanated from the blood-red banner, the sound eerie and spine-chilling, sending shivers through anyone who heard it.

"Hehe, to make me resort to using this, you are indeed capable. Next, I'll extract your soul for ritual and let you suffer the eternal agony of burning day and night."

A sinister aura surrounded the Black Poison Gu King, his voice bone-chilling, clearly harboring immense hatred towards Qin Yang.

After all, cultivating the Golden Scorpion King Heart-devouring Gu had cost him ten years, and now with the tail severed, it had died at his own hand.

"Blood Soul Banner?! There's actually a Blood Soul Banner on Earth?!"

Seeing the one-zhang-long blood-red banner, shock, surprise, and disbelief flashed across Qin Yang's eyes, quickly turning into a furious glare.

"Hehehe, you can actually recognize the Blood Soul Banner? It seems you have quite a few secrets yourself!"

The Black Poison Gu King's sinister voice also carried a hint of amazement, clearly not expecting Qin Yang to recognize it at a glance.

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