"You...you're a mid-stage Divine Sense Realm expert?"

Zhou Shen leaped out of the sunken ground and looked at Hongxiu.

His voice trembled slightly from extreme shock.

His hand holding the sword was trembling uncontrollably, as if he were holding not a sword, but a red-hot iron.

His words immediately caused an uproar in the room.

The faces of all the Zhao family members, including Zhao Wu, turned extremely ugly.

They originally thought that Zhou Shenjiang had simply underestimated his opponent, which was why he was at a disadvantage in his battle with Hongxiu.

But now it seems that this is not the case at all. It is because Hongxiu's strength is too great, far beyond their imagination.

Hongxiu's cultivation level was actually higher than Zhou Shenjiang's.

"Mid-stage Divine Sense Realm?"

Hongxiu's lips curled into a disdainful sneer. She crossed her arms and said arrogantly, "I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm already a peak Divine Sense Realm expert. With your meager skills, you dare to act arrogantly in front of me? You're simply overestimating yourselves!"

"Peak of the Divine Sense Realm? You're just bragging, little girl!"

Zhao Banshan said sarcastically from the side, his face full of disdain, but his eyes revealed a hint of barely perceptible greed.

Originally, he wanted to win over Mei Ruohua, but when he saw Hongxiu's sexy and alluring figure, his heart couldn't help but stir, as if a fire was burning in his heart.

He completely forgot that his son, Zhao Tiancheng, had once harbored ill intentions towards Hongxiu, only to be slapped so hard by her that his face swelled up like a pig's head, leaving him in a sorry state.

"Am I bragging?"

A sharp sneer flashed in Hongxiu's clear, cold eyes, and her red lips curled up slightly, forming a disdainful sneer.

She raised her hand slightly, her fingertips trembled slightly, and a sharp finger gust shot out like an arrow, accompanied by a sharp sound of air being torn apart, and shot towards Zhao Banshan with lightning speed.

Hongxiu thought to herself that she must shut this old man up today, who was so arrogant and spouting nonsense, so that he would stop being so domineering and spouting lies.

Zhao Banshan was a very famous figure in Yanming City.

His cultivation level was undoubtedly far superior to that of his son Zhao Tiancheng. He had already stepped into the realm of high-level Martial Grandmaster. In Yanming City, he was undoubtedly a figure standing at the pinnacle of martial arts. He was usually very powerful and respected by everyone.

However, when Hongxiu's sharp finger strike came at this moment, he was surprised to find that his aura was instantly locked by a powerful and irresistible force.

Not only that, he also felt that the flow of true qi in his body had become extremely sluggish, as if a huge boulder had blocked his meridians, making the flow of every bit of true qi extremely difficult.

Even his body seemed to be tightly bound by an invisible hand, making it difficult for him to move even an inch.

Zhao Banshan was terrified. His face turned deathly pale, and in desperation, he cried out at the top of his lungs, "General Cao, save me! General Cao, please save me!"

In fact, from the very beginning, Zhao Banshan had been secretly observing Cao Shenjiang, who had been standing quietly to the side.

He had already deduced in his heart that General Cao's cultivation level was unfathomably higher than General Zhou's.

Now that Hongxiu has displayed such terrifying strength, he knows that perhaps only General Cao can save him from this desperate situation.

But at this critical moment, General Zhou, who had been holding back, suddenly made a move.

He gave Cao Shenjiang a meaningful look, and then a mouthful of bright red blood gushed out like a fountain onto his giant sword.

In an instant, the giant sword shone brightly, and flames rose faintly. Zhou Shenjiang burned his own essence and blood, using a method that was almost self-destructive, to instantly raise his combat power to the peak of the Divine Sense Realm.

It should be noted that Zhou Shenjiang was originally only at the early stage of the Divine Sense Realm. Although burning his essence blood could grant him great power in a short period of time, it was only a fleeting moment.

Moreover, the backlash from such behavior is enormous; a slight misstep could damage the foundation or even endanger one's life.

But at this moment, in order to buy time for General Cao and to turn the tide of this critical situation, General Zhou could no longer care about anything else.

Wielding a giant sword engulfed in flames, he launched a fearless attack on Hongxiu like a raging beast.

At that moment, General Cao made a move.

But instead of rescuing Zhao Banshan, Cao Shenjiang rushed towards Mei Ruohua with lightning speed.

Mei Ruohua's expression changed instantly, because she knew that Zhou Shenjiang and Cao Shenjiang were wary of Hongxiu's combat power. Therefore, Zhou Shenjiang did not hesitate to burn his essence blood to entangle Hongxiu, while Cao Shenjiang took her hostage.

In that case, Hongxiu would be hesitant to act rashly.

Hongxiu's finger, with unstoppable force, instantly pierced Zhao Banshan's shoulder blade.

With a muffled "plop," blood splattered everywhere, and a shocking bloody hole appeared on Zhao Banshan's shoulder blade, gushing out blood that instantly stained his clothes red.

Zhao Banshan was still yelling and arrogantly proclaiming that he would take down Hongxiu, but at this moment, the excruciating pain silenced him instantly.

At this moment, he no longer dared to utter any arrogant words, because he deeply realized that Hongxiu's seemingly casual move actually contained extremely terrifying power, which could take his life at any time.

Meanwhile, Hongxiu and Zhou Shenjiang had already clashed instantly.

In an instant, a gale howled, true energy surged, and the air around the two became turbulent.

Although Hongxiu was graceful and her moves were agile, Zhou Shenjiang was a powerful expert after all, and his attacks were like a relentless tide.

Although Hongxiu was not unable to withstand Zhou Shenjiang's overwhelming attack, it was by no means easy to force him back in the blink of an eye.

At this extremely tense moment, Cao Shenjiang moved with lightning speed, and in a single leap, he was already in front of Mei Ruohua.

A cold smile played on his lips, his eyes filled with disdain and ruthlessness, as he reached out to grab Mei Ruohua.

However, at this moment, the Second Elder Yelü Hongru stood between General Cao and Mei Ruohua, blocking his way.

A mocking smile appeared on Cao Shenjiang's face as he said in a sarcastic tone, "Your name is Yelü Hong? That woman saved your life from Zhou Shenjiang's clutches earlier, otherwise you would already be a cold corpse. Now that woman is tied up and can't free her hands to save you. Do you think a miracle will happen again, or that someone will come to save you?"

Having said that, Cao Shenjiang's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he struck out with a palm.

The true energy instantly condensed into a gigantic palm, pressing down on Yelü Hong like a blotting-out cloud.

That imposing aura seemed to be about to smash Yelü Hong into a pulp with a single palm strike.

In Cao Shenjiang's eyes, Yelü Hong was such a minor character that he didn't even qualify as a hostage; killing him was no big deal.