Chapter 604: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Three Beast Barbaric Desolation Art!

Xiao Jin had chosen this course of action because he was intrigued by the cultivation technique created by the Mulan Trio. Three peak Douhuang-level experts were somehow able to unleash the power of a three-star Douzong—an exceptionally peculiar phenomenon.

The Mercenary Guild elder with three-star Douzong cultivation, whom Xiao Jin had referred to as Elder Mu Feng, also felt his battle spirit ignite after hearing Xiao Jin’s words. His gaze burned as he looked toward the Mulan Trio.

The trio hesitated briefly, but then the bear-headed elder among them shouted, “Let’s go all out!”

In their minds, someone as powerful as Xiao Jin would never speak lightly. If Granny Xuanhua had chosen to retreat after that first strike earlier, she might have still had a chance to live.

“Seize this opportunity—defeat Mu Feng!”

Having come to terms with the situation, the Mulan Trio fully committed themselves to battle, determined to carve out a chance at survival.

The bear-headed elder struck first, swiftly closing the distance and slamming his thick palm fiercely toward Mu Feng’s chest.

“Thousand Seal Palm!”

Faced with the incoming strike, Mu Feng did not retreat a single step. A surge of force exploded from his palm, and as it cut through the air, a faint trail shimmered in its wake. The sharp sound of it tearing the air rang out like a howl beside the ears.

“Bang!”

The forceful blow collided with the bear-headed man’s palm, producing a resounding boom and sending numbness coursing through his arm.

The bear-headed elder had the resolve to risk his life, but that very mindset made his attacks wild and disorganized. Mu Feng, by contrast, remained calm and clear-headed, his reactions more precise.

After delivering his first strike, Mu Feng immediately followed with a second without the slightest pause. Having just received the initial blow, the bear-headed elder had no time to react. With the two already so close, he couldn’t dodge in time and had to take the full brunt of Mu Feng’s follow-up attack.

A surge of terrifying force exploded from Mu Feng’s fist into the bear-headed man’s chest. In that moment, a noticeable depression formed on the elder’s chest. He staggered back several steps before forcefully steadying himself with a hard shake of his shoulders.

Having repelled the bear-headed elder with one strike, Mu Feng’s brows suddenly furrowed. Just then, he had sensed the elder’s aura weaken significantly.

While he was still pondering this, another blast of oppressive force struck from the side. The one launching this attack was the lion-headed elder.

That lion-headed elder’s punch managed to inflict a minor injury on Mu Feng. However, he did not capitalize on the opportunity—instead, he stepped back.

As he retreated, Mu Feng’s pupils narrowed. He noticed that the lion-headed elder’s aura, which had reached the level of a three-star Douzong, suddenly dropped to that of a newly advanced one-star Douzong.

“What’s going on here?”

Mu Feng’s eyes narrowed in suspicion. Behind him, another three-star Douzong-level attack arrived right on cue. This time, Mu Feng didn’t even need to guess—it had to be the tiger-headed elder who had yet to act.

His thoughts spun rapidly. Mu Feng abruptly turned, and with a forceful gust, his fist collided head-on with the tiger-headed elder’s punch.

Boom!

As their blows clashed, Mu Feng’s blood surged slightly, and he was forced to retreat several steps. After exchanging heavy blows with these three desperate opponents, even he was beginning to feel the strain.

Stomping in midair, Mu Feng stabilized himself and looked up at the tiger-headed elder, who had retreated after launching his strike.

He noticed that, as the tiger-headed elder stepped back, his aura too had sharply dropped to the level of a newly advanced one-star Douzong.

As Mu Feng’s gaze swept over the three fierce figures around him, a glimmer of realization finally emerged in his eyes.

“So that’s how it is...”

After the previous exchanges, Mu Feng had almost fully confirmed that although these three were attacking together with their lives on the line, only one of them could attack at a time. And when that one struck, their aura would momentarily surge to the level of a three-star Douzong.

In other words, the “Three Beast Barbaric Desolation Art” they cultivated fused the strength of all three into a single person, enabling that individual to reach the power of a three-star Douzong. However, this level of power could only be used by one person at a time, while the remaining two would experience a sharp drop in strength, falling to the level of an early one-star Douzong.

This technique was essentially like temporarily grafting the strength of the other two onto the third, allowing him to exhibit three-star Douzong-level power.

“If that’s truly the case, then all I need to do is quickly fend off the attacks of the empowered one, and then immediately strike the other two whose strength has drastically weakened. That might expose a serious flaw in their technique!” Mu Feng’s pupils narrowed as he stared at the three, quietly reaching a conclusion in his heart. By now, he had already uncovered the secret of the Three Beast Barbaric Desolation Art.

Elsewhere in the sky, Xiao Jin stood on the void, having already deduced the secret of this technique through earlier observation.

The Mulan Trio were not the masterminds of this event—they had only been incited by Yan Luotian. Therefore, there was no absolute need to kill them.

Xiao Jin's intent was simple: if the three were willing to obediently hand over the Three Beast Barbaric Desolation Art, he could spare their lives.

Just then, the tiger-headed elder broke formation again and suddenly burst forth.

A deep tiger’s roar came from his mouth as the dense blood-colored light around him intensified. Clenching his palm, the blood-red glow surged violently and then condensed into a sharply defined energy tiger claw. The claw tore through the void, leaving faint marks in the air itself.

“Be defeated!”

The tiger-headed elder roared and launched forward in a flash, appearing before Mu Feng in an instant. The razor-sharp tiger claw, dyed with blood-colored energy, exuded a chilling aura. With a flick of his arm, he viciously clawed toward Mu Feng’s throat, clearly aiming to rip his head clean off.

“Hmph!”

Seeing this, Mu Feng let out a cold snort and instantly dodged to the side, breaking away from the tiger-headed elder.

Once at a safe distance, Mu Feng unleashed the terrifying energy he had already condensed in both palms. To everyone’s surprise, he didn’t attack the tiger-headed elder—but instead blasted toward the bear-headed and lion-headed elders who had not yet acted.

“Whoosh!”

Two attacks, each bearing the might of a three-star Douzong expert, shot fiercely toward the two of them.

Seeing this, the tiger-headed elder who was still in pursuit froze in surprise, then his expression drastically changed.

In the very next moment, his aura quickly dissipated, while on the other side, the bear-headed elder’s aura surged, instantly rising to that of a three-star Douzong. However, at that point, the lion-headed elder was powerless to resist Mu Feng’s attack.

[End of Chapter]

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