In the world of martial arts, grind your skill level to become a saint.

The shadowy figure didn't respond, but instead raised its hand and threw out a large handful of poison powder, instantly enveloping the two burly men.

bang bang bang! ! !

Then came the sound of three crossbow bolts flying, and the burly man burst out of the poison powder, but now he had a bloody hole in his head.

Before he could struggle for long, he collapsed to the ground and remained motionless.

"Who exactly are you? Why did you attack us without provocation?!"

In the courtyard filled with poison powder, the bald man covered his mouth and nose with one hand with his clothes, drew a short knife from his waist with the other, and stared intently at the figure in front of him who was completely shrouded in poison powder.

The opponent attacked too quickly and ruthlessly; in just a few seconds, his two companions were killed.

If harvesting Stone Skin Realm martial artists is so easy and simple, then dealing with him won't be difficult either.

But the shadowy figure did not answer; instead, it sped up and pounced on him like a hungry tiger.

"Oh shit!?"

Enraged, the bald man stopped covering his mouth and nose and charged forward with his knife in both hands.

Whoosh!

But when he got a few meters away from the other party, two cold beams of light pierced through the poison powder and shot towards him, making his scalp tingle.

Get out of the way!

The bald man reacted quickly, tilting his head to the side and dodging the fatal blow. But at this moment, the shadowy figure had already closed in and raised his hand to attack with a crimson palm print.

"This is... Crimson Blood Palm?" the bald man exclaimed in shock.

Unexpectedly, it was one of the Zhongjing Cult's own people who attacked them.

The bald man was no stranger to this martial art, because within the Jingjiao sect, the Crimson Blood Palm was a palm technique that could be learned quickly, and it was also a reward given by the sect to some meritorious individuals.

He had the opportunity to obtain it before, but he did not choose this martial art; instead, he chose other martial arts.

But he had seen others wield it with the same power!

Although the bald man was shocked, he was still very experienced in combat and quickly recovered, holding the knife to his chest.

Having dodged those two cold arrows, he now had no time to avoid the palm strike.

The only way is to use the blade to block and share the force of the palm strike, and withstand the blow.

boom!

Click!

But he clearly underestimated the power of the Crimson Blood Palm!

The palm strike, glowing with crimson light, caused the surrounding air to vibrate and dissipate before striking heavily against the blade the bald man was holding in front of his chest!

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the knife in the bald man's hand was instantly bent and twisted by force, causing his chest to cave in half an inch!

*Pfft!*

The bald man coughed up blood and flew backward, crashing heavily into the wall, accompanied by a series of cracking sounds.

He tried to get up, but it was clear that the other party would not give him another chance. Heavy footsteps approached, followed by another crimson palm print on his head.

boom!

The bald man's head caved in, hitting the wall and forming a pool of bloody mud, which dented the stone wall.

After doing all this, the shadowy figure searched the group of people, pulled out several money pouches, and then leaped away.

The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the Nestorian Christians in the vicinity.

But when everyone arrived, they only saw three corpses lying on the ground.

These three corpses were the three leaders of the Nestorian Church near Rat Alley.

In an instant, the entire stronghold descended into chaos.

"It seems I underestimated myself... the power of that palm strike was truly formidable..."

Su Hao walked through the dark alleyway.

While recalling the previous battle, he moved his slightly sore hand joints.

Now he has tested how powerful the combined energy of his Crimson Blood Palm and Yueshan Fist can be.

The effect did not disappoint him. With the intensity of the attack, even a master with an iron-skinned mirror would have been injured.

Not to mention against martial artists at the Stone Skin level, it would be utterly devastating.

However, despite its great power, it has some limitations.

That's because the recoil was too great. If his fists and palms hadn't been tempered and strengthened, his palms would have shattered first when that palm struck!

In any case, this at least confirms that some of his previous conjectures were valid: the power of qi and blood can indeed be superimposed, thereby enhancing the power of a single martial art.

This can be considered one of Su Hao's trump cards.

Back at his lodgings, Su Hao carried the things he had packed earlier on his back and then left for Hongqiao Town Market.

Tonight's events were originally just about resolving some troubles.

So after his earlier fight with that burly, dark-skinned man, he had been quietly following them.

My only goal was to get rid of that burly, dark-skinned man.

Unexpectedly, we ended up at the stronghold of the Nestorian Church.

And by chance, I overheard the conversation inside.

He had no choice but to take action and eliminate everyone present.

Su Hao didn't care whether this would cause trouble.

He had overheard the conversation of the burly men earlier, and it seemed that the Nestorian Church had branch branches.

The Iron Skin Realm expert who had been chasing him was the hall master of the outer branch of the Jingjiao Sect.

The reason for the manhunt was that he believed himself to be an apostate.

Su Hao pondered that perhaps the current Jingjiao sect was not a monolithic entity, but rather divided into factions; otherwise, the term "traitor" would not have appeared.

Given the numerous internal conflicts within itself, how could it possibly have the mind to deal with itself?

What Su Hao is more concerned about now is the true strength of these Jingjiao people and how many experts are hiding.

Upon arriving in Hongqiao Town, Su Hao walked onto a fairly lively street, turned a few corners in the alley, and finally arrived at his rented room.

The copper ring at the door was now locked, indicating that the old man had already left.

Su Hao took out his key, opened the door, locked it behind him, and then entered the inner hall.

After lighting the oil lamp, Su Hao took out the money pouches he had previously searched from several Nestorian Christian men and examined them.

All three money bags were emptied, and the gleaming silver spilled out, forming a small pile.

"I estimate around a hundred taels... Indeed, murder and arson bring wealth!"

Su Hao couldn't help but shake his head.

The money came too easily and too quickly, making him somewhat unaccustomed to it.

You should know that with his current abilities, he can only earn about fifty taels a month at most.

This was under the premise that Mibang approached him for cooperation.

Otherwise, we wouldn't have reached that number.

Now, having just killed three heretics, he suddenly has a hundred taels more in his pocket.

It's true that robbing is the fastest way to make money.

Su Hao put away the money and picked up a bronze token from the bag.

The token features lifelike and exquisitely crafted bird totems, with the three large characters "Zhong Jingjiao" engraved on one side and the two characters "Hall Master" on the other.

"The Stone Skin Realm is equivalent to a Hall Master? Then how many positions are at the top, and how strong are they?"

Su Hao was somewhat curious.

But he had only heard limited information, so he had no way of knowing.

Besides the token, Su Hao continued to examine the cloth bag.

They found a booklet inside, in addition to some papers with religious rules written on them.

Su Hao's heart skipped a beat, thinking it was another martial arts manual.

But after opening it, his expression turned strange.

Because the first line of the handwritten text inside reads…

Bai Jie is going to work late again tonight, and she even told her husband in advance...