The next moment, something happened that shocked the middle-aged man in black.

"Uh, this... how is this possible?"

The man in black was utterly astonished and shocked to see that his terrifying strike hadn't even managed to cut off a single finger of his opponent, and had been blocked by that finger as well.

Good heavens, this was a full-force strike, with absolutely no holding back. But I never expected this guy to be so incredibly strong at such a young age. My sword struck his finger, and the sword actually split open, but his finger was completely unharmed. It's absolutely outrageous.

The man in black stared wide-eyed, his face grim, unable to believe what he was seeing.

Not only him, but his group of underlings were also completely dumbfounded, staring in disbelief at the scene unfolding before them. Their leader was a powerful expert who had just broken through to the Immortal Emperor level, so how come he couldn't even cut off a single finger of someone else? What was going on? Had this person mastered some kind of unorthodox skill that made him impervious to swords and blades?

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"What, are you shocked by my strength? This is only one ten-thousandth of my strength. If you have the guts, then continue to attack me. I will let you know that you have messed with a tough opponent today." Gu Changqing smiled contemptuously, looking at the shocked look on the man in black, and said with utmost confidence.

After saying that, Gu Changqing pinched his fingers together, and the black-clad middle-aged man's broadsword shattered into pieces like a styrofoam box.

The leader of the men in black looked bewildered and said, "I am a dignified Immortal Emperor, how could I possibly lose to you? You must have used some tricks just now, otherwise you would never have been able to beat me."

He believed that he had already reached a very high level, and that killing anyone would be as easy as slapping them, but this unexpected incident just happened.

"Hehehe, do all of you like to make excuses for yourselves? You just refuse to believe that others are better than you?" Jiang Qingcheng walked over at this moment and said calmly.

"Where did this young lady come from? Get out of here, you have no right to speak here." As if his secret had been exposed, the leader of the men in black said in an unfriendly tone.

The middle-aged man in black was very skeptical, feeling that his recent mistake must have been due to something wrong.

Thinking this, another large, jet-black knife appeared in his hand. It was exceptionally sharp and looked unusual. He moved faster than lightning and slashed viciously at Gu Changqing's face again, intending to chop off Gu Changqing's head with one blow.

Gu Changqing watched coldly from the sidelines, his expression completely relaxed, as if he didn't care at all.

However, the next moment, something even more shocking and unbelievable happened to the middle-aged man in black.

Just as the broadsword struck the opponent's head, it suddenly exploded with a loud "bang," shattering into countless fragments, as if it had been draped over an ancient meteorite, incredibly hard, with sparks flying everywhere.

His arm went numb from the shock, and he was sent flying tens of thousands of meters away. He was stunned and incredulous. This time, he couldn't believe it at all. My God, what kind of monster is this? How could he be so powerful?

What terrified him was that the other party was completely unharmed, while he was like a clown, jumping around without gaining any benefit. He couldn't even imagine whether he would survive if the other party used all their strength.

Thinking of this, he was startled, as if he had realized something. His eyes were filled with panic. Without saying a word, he flew out as fast as lightning. At this moment, he didn't care about anything else. Spirit stones were not important. His life was more important. After all, he had already offended the other party. The other party would definitely not let it go. If he didn't run now, when would he?

But just as he was about to slip away, he was surprised to find himself unable to move, like a zombie. His expression changed drastically, and his heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong.

"Trying to run away? What, you're not going to collect the spirit stones anymore?" Gu Changqing's cold voice rang out.

Immediately, with a thought from Gu Changqing, the man in black involuntarily returned to his original position.

The man in black was terrified and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy: "I shouldn't have accepted your spirit stones, senior. I was just confused for a moment and greedy. It was really just a misunderstanding. Please let me go, senior. I will never dare to do it again. I will let you leave now."

"Oh? A misunderstanding? I treat you like a human being, so why do you treat me like a fool? Now that you see you can't beat me, you know to beg for mercy. Do you think I'll fall for that?"

Gu Changqing gave a cold laugh and said with a face full of disdain.

He felt utterly contemptuous of this man. He was shameless, his skin was thicker than a city wall. He hadn't forgotten how arrogant and domineering he had been just now. Now that he couldn't beat him, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, saying it was a misunderstanding. Who was he trying to fool? Did he think he was as easy to fool as a fool?

Upon hearing Gu Changqing's words, the man in black's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "Senior, please don't be angry. I really know I was wrong. Please understand."

Gu Changqing curled his lips, a playful glint in his eyes, and said, "Words are no proof. If you want my forgiveness, that's not impossible, but shouldn't you offer some apology? I'm not very capable, but do you have a wife or concubine with snow-white skin, or some incredibly powerful magic weapon at home?"

"this……"

The black man's face changed, and he quickly lowered his head, his expression becoming hesitant. After a long while, he said in a low voice, "I do have a wife, but she is already middle-aged, and you certainly wouldn't be interested in her. As for the magic weapons, they are just some low-class trinkets, good for fooling children, but even if I gave them to you, you would definitely think that I was trying to fool you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing was no longer willing to waste any more words with the man in black. With a thought, a model of an active volcano, brightly lit and bursting with flames, appeared before him.

Then he waved his hand, and the chaotic active volcano instantly increased in size by tens of thousands of times, and the surface temperature also became several times hotter, looking extremely terrifying.

Everyone present stared in utter astonishment at the scene unfolding before them, their expressions of disbelief as if they were witnessing the end of the world.

Holy crap, what is this thing that's all red and extremely hot? Is it a volcano?

My God, this is a volcano! It looks terrifying.

My God, how can this person possess such a terrifying thing? Where did he get this volcano from? How does he have the ability to control such a terrifying thing?