Jin Wenhong struck out with his palm, and Su Ruochu's body was engulfed in golden flames as she forcefully withstood the blow.
She retreated ten meters, the golden flames on her body burning even brighter. The Buddhist Heart Sutra circulated rapidly throughout her body, barely managing to neutralize the opponent's palm strike.
Both Jin Wenhong and Jin Yong'an practiced the Rootless Sutra, but unlike Jin Yong'an, Jin Wenhong did not comprehend any special techniques. He simply relied on his powerful strength to defeat his enemies.
However, it is precisely this pure power that can exert the greatest advantage in battle.
After striking out with his palm, Jin Wenhong suddenly fell from mid-air, closing in on Su Ruochu.
He stopped about ten meters away from Su Ruochu.
“Young girl, you’re so young yet you’re cultivating both Confucianism and Buddhism, and you’ve even entered the Celestial Realm. No wonder those people couldn’t get past here.” Jin Wenhong’s expression was grave. “If I had known this would happen, I should have just taken action and dealt with you.”
“The Second City Lord didn’t really need to come in person. Perhaps it won’t be long before I go straight to Jinluo City.” Su Ruochu smiled slightly.
"Heh, what an arrogant tone. But the people around Ye Xingchen certainly have the right to be arrogant," Jin Wenhong sneered.
“This is not arrogance, but confidence,” Su Ruochu corrected him.
“Girl, you’re so strong. If you could come to our Jinluo City, I can offer you the position of city lord.” Jin Wenhong looked at Su Ruochu.
He was truly devoted to Jin Luocheng, and Jin Luocheng was currently recruiting experts from all sides to serve him.
Su Ruochu was only in her early twenties, yet she was already this outstanding, which made him want to take a liking to her talent.
"Second City Lord, please don't say such unrealistic things again," Su Ruochu said with a slight smile. "Because even if you do say them, it's just a waste of breath."
"What a pity, what a pity," Jin Wenhong shook his head and sighed, "Such a talented person cannot be used by our Jinluo City."
“The very existence of Jinluo City has already incurred the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people; its destruction was only a matter of time.” Su Ruochu sighed. “This time, Ye Xingchen’s visit to Jinluo City may seem like a man-made disaster, but it is actually divine punishment.”
"Divine punishment? Can Ye Xingchen represent Heaven? Heh, his father Ye Jinyu was a famous figure twenty years ago, but so what? He still lost his life in Jinluo City, didn't he?" Jin Wenhong sneered.
“It’s still different.” Su Ruochu smiled lightly. “He is different from his father. He can’t represent the heavens, but the heavens can use him to punish Jinluo City.”
"Over the years, countless families have been torn apart, and countless villains have been entrenched in Jinluo City. This place has been despised by the heavens."
"Therefore, everything Ye Xingchen did represents God's punishment for you."
Rumble... As Su Ruochu finished speaking, several thunderclaps echoed in mid-air.
Jin Wenhong looked up and was surprised to find that the once clear blue sky was now covered with dark clouds.
He looked up at the heavens and suddenly realized something. A terrible thought arose in his mind: what the girl before him had said might be true...
But he still refused to admit it: "Even if Jinluo City is punished by heaven, it will absolutely not be done through Ye Xingchen."
“Second City Lord, you already understand in your heart, don’t you?” Su Ruochu looked up at Jin Wenhong: “But you are unwilling to admit it, you are unwilling to believe this fact… In fact, you also know that running away is useless.”
"Let's stop wasting time," Jin Wenhong said, gathering his thoughts. "What kind of formation is Ye Xingchen setting up on Giant Spirit Peak?"
"Once the Mountain and River Fortune Map is completed, the entire Jinluo City will be engulfed in flames," Su Ruochu said without hiding anything.
“Then I’ll kill you first, and then I’ll kill him.” Jin Wenhong put his right hand together in front of his chest and made a hand seal.
With a whoosh, several sharp blades surged around him, gathering more and more until they finally condensed into a gust of wind that slowly swirled around him.
Golden light shone from Su Ruochu's eyes, then spread throughout her body, transforming into golden flames that instantly changed the color of the world.
"Little girl, you are indeed powerful, able to fight me to a standstill, but today, I will show you what the Heavenly Fate Profound Realm is." Jin Wenhong sneered, slowly raising his right hand to form a strange hand seal.
The hand seal seemed to be slowly accumulating power. As his power was fully charged, he let out a roar and turned his right hand from a finger into a palm, striking at Su Ruochu with a palm strike.
Sumeru Finger.
The Rootless Sutra is a basic practice, and each person has their own unique interpretation.
The remarkable thing about this technique is that it doesn't have any special martial arts skills; the practitioner needs to comprehend them on their own.
Although Jin Wenhong had almost perfected the Wugen Jing (Rootless Scripture) mental cultivation method, he never revealed his skills in the past few decades. Even when he fought with others, he relied on the thick internal energy of the Wugen Jing to defend himself.
The Sumeru Finger was the first time he showed others the extraordinary skill he had comprehended from the Rootless Sutra.
This finger gesture was initially silent, but in an instant it could change the very fabric of the world.
As he pointed out, transforming his finger into a palm, the void seemed to surge with a thousand giant waves. These waves coalesced one after another, eventually forming a colossal tidal wave that attacked Su Ruochu.
With a single finger pointing at Mount Sumeru, one can understand the vastness of the ocean; this is the power of the Sumeru Finger.
Su Ruochu formed a hand seal with her hands, her right hand in the shape of a flame, and pointed forward into the air.
With a whoosh, a golden flame formed, which continued to expand, multiplying from one to two, then from two to three, until in an instant it formed a vast army, heading towards Jin Wenhong's finger.
Su Ruochu possesses exceptional comprehension, having entered the path of Zen through Confucianism and Taoism. Having cultivated both Confucianism and Buddhism, she is deeply versed in the power of cause and effect. This golden flame is inspired by the Buddhist flame of fearlessness, the ocean of Buddha's seal, signifying that my path is not lonely.
Boom... A finger and a seal clashed, emitting a powerful shockwave. Both forces were layered upon each other, surging out wave after wave.
The explosion continued to grow louder, and everything within a thousand feet of the two people was reduced to dust.
Finally, the fluctuations of power between the two sides ceased, and the place where the two had been was reduced to scorched earth and rubble.
Su Ruochu's face paled slightly. Although the hand seal she formed was incredibly profound, incorporating the essence of Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen, there was still a difference of two realms between them.
If her opponent had entered a state of profound tranquility, she would have already won with this attack.
However, Jin Wenhong was already a master of the Heavenly Fate Profound Realm, so she still suffered some hidden injuries in this battle.
"Impressive." Despite having gained a huge advantage, Jin Wenhong still stared at Su Ruochu in shock, unable to calm down for a long time.
The first time he used the Sumeru Finger on someone, even a master of the Divine Travel Realm was no less impressive than his finger.
But Su Ruochu was clearly only a master at the initial stage of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, yet she was not at all at a disadvantage against his finger strike.
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