Niu Zhan smiled slightly: "Aren't you surprised? That immortal was also surprised when he was poisoned, because these poisons are unique to the wilderness and none of you immortals have ever seen them. This poison is called Soft Bone Powder. Once you are poisoned by this, no matter how strong your physical body is, you will become soft bones."
"I see." Fang Xiu nodded calmly, finally understanding why these people knew so much about his situation. It turned out that before him, other immortals had come and successfully deceived these people for a year.
They learned from the immortal that immortals who enter this place will gradually lose their power and become mortals, which is why these people have been feeding and drinking them well and tempting them with five-colored stones.
It's likely that the immortal from back then also showed a desire for the five-colored stone, which is why they knew that the five-colored stone was very useful to immortals.
That immortal had been freeloading here for a year, probably because he had lost all his power and wanted to use his immortal status to trick the entire Man Niu Dong village into working for him. But he was exposed by someone.
"So, what do you want to do now? What use is a powerless immortal to you?" Fang Xiu asked.
Niu Zhan sneered, "You've eaten so much of our flesh, now it's our turn to eat yours. Immortal flesh is a highly nourishing food. Otherwise, how could my Man Niu Dongzhai, a small village, have so many ascendants?"
"It seems that the immortal from before has already been eaten by you."
Niu Zhan shook his head: "We're not that stupid. We can tell the difference between being full at one meal and being full at every other meal. If we eat him, where will we find immortal flesh in the future? Naturally, we'll lock him up, cut off a small piece every day, and eat it slowly. After all, that immortal once helped our village. We can't repay kindness with enmity and kill him, can we?"
"By cutting off a piece of flesh every day, we can both nurture those who have ascended to higher realms and preserve the lives of the immortals. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"
This approach prompted Fang Xiu to praise it, saying, "A good idea."
A look of surprise flashed in Niu Zhan's eyes: "It seems you are much stronger than that immortal. You know, he was terrified when he was exposed. I didn't expect you to still show no fear even now."
Fang Xiu glanced at him calmly and said indifferently, "Why should I fear a bunch of ants?"
Niu Zhan and the others were immediately enraged: "Fine, fine, I'll see if you can still be so calm when it's time to cut flesh from your body! Get him!"
At his command, Da Niu took the lead, rushing to Fang Xiu's side. He raised his stone axe high and brought it down with the force of splitting a mountain, the sound of the stone axe rubbing against the air ringing out loudly.
However, the stone axe suddenly stopped abruptly the next second, as if it were stuck in the wall and wouldn't move.
Da Niu froze, his eyes widening in disbelief as he stared intently at the two fingers beneath the stone axe.
The crowd, who were about to rush forward, froze, staring in shock at the scene before them.
Fang Xiu simply extended two fingers and easily caught the stone axe. The stone axe, which weighed as much as a thousand pounds, was as easy as a toy between his fingers.
Then, with a slight exertion, the stone axe snapped instantly with a crack. The powerful force remained undiminished, sending Da Niu flying and slamming him to the ground. Da Niu's eyes rolled back, and he coughed up blood.
"This... how is this possible!? You were clearly poisoned with the 'soft bone powder'!" Niu Zhan exclaimed in horror.
"Cartilage powder is quite good as a seasoning; at least the meat cooked with it is tender and melts in your mouth," Fang Xiu praised.
He was telling the truth; the cartilage powder softened the scorpion meat very well, giving it a unique flavor.
As for why he wasn't poisoned, it's simple: because of the divine nature of Ba Hui.
Although it lacks spirituality and cannot use the Ba Hui divine status, some of the basic functions associated with the divine status within it are still usable, such as... immunity to all poisons.
"Damn it! So what if you're not poisoned? You're just a mortal now. Do you think we, dozens of ascended beings, are afraid of you alone? Attack!" Niu Zhan roared, then led his men to charge towards Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu calmly put the last bite of meat into his mouth, afraid that a fight would break out and waste food. He was still a mortal and would get hungry even if he didn't eat.
Then, he slowly stood up. Facing a group of natives whose strength was equivalent to a third-tier spirit master, and who were spirit masters with only physical abilities, he really didn't know how he could lose.
"Just treat it as a post-meal digestion aid."
Suddenly, Fang Xiu threw a punch, and a powerful sonic boom rang out. The man from Man Niu Dong Village who rushed to the front had no time to react before his head was blown apart. Blood, bones, and brain matter exploded like fireworks.
This punch was so powerful that no one dared to move forward.
"Don't be afraid! I have already undergone a second sublimation!" Niu Zhan roared, his muscles bulging instantly. His animal skin clothes burst open at that moment, and the originally hunched old man transformed into a muscular monster with crimson skin and faint white smoke rising from his skin.
Fang Xiu glanced at him indifferently and discovered that the strength of the second-stage Ascension cultivator had actually reached the fourth level. It was indeed terrifying.
So, he exerted force with his feet, and his whole body appeared in front of Niu Zhan's face like a ghost.
Niu Zhan was terrified by the terrifying speed. Looking at the expressionless face in front of him, he instinctively wanted to attack, but Fang Xiu was faster than him.
Just as Niu Zhan's fist was halfway out, Fang Xiu had already punched him in the fist.
Click!
Niu Zhan's fist bone cracked instantly, but the powerful force did not diminish. After shattering his fist bone, it was applied to his forearm, directly knocking a section of hand bone several inches out of the joint!
His elbow was completely broken, with a piece of white bone protruding from it.
"Ah!!" Niu Zhan screamed in pain, clutching his arm.
Fang Xiu frowned slightly: "That's a really awful way to address someone."
boom!
Another punch landed, this time a right hook. Niu Zhan's chin was struck with tremendous force, as if hit by a heavy hammer, and it detached directly from his flesh and flew away.
The bloody scene before their eyes stunned everyone, leaving them frozen in place.
Fang Xiu, on the contrary, became interested: "It's been a long time since I've had hand-to-hand combat. This is a good experience."
After saying that, he raised his right fist and slammed it hard into Niu Zhan's head. Bang!
He actually smashed the other man's head directly into his chest cavity, and Niu Zhan fell to the ground, dead beyond any doubt.
He turned to look at the others. The loss of his spirituality had already upset him, and now that he had an outlet for his frustration, he naturally wanted to make good use of it.
He walked slowly toward the crowd, loosened his fists slightly, and a sinister smile crept across his lips.
Moments later, screams echoed from inside the house.
When Fang Xiu opened the door and came out, the bright, glaring sunlight shone on his pale face. A stream of scarlet blood flowed slowly from inside the doorway down his feet. If someone were to look through the crack in the door from behind him, they would see a hellish scene: the room was filled with severed limbs and blood everywhere.
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