This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick! Chapter 1541 22: The Most Heinous Villain, Ye Ze'an

On the plain, Xiao Tao, standing four ters tall, struck the ground with each step, sounding like a war drum, and cracks spread like a spider web.

Behind him, a Bodhisattva Dharma form over ten feet high appeared majestically, its golden radiance circulating, with a dignified and solemn appearance!

The Dharma form's thousand hands stretched out, creating handprints, and the condensed power twisted the surrounding air, dimming the light.

The massive shadow cast by the Dharma form completely engulfed the gray-clad swordsman ahead, its grand montum silencing the forest behind.

The gray-clad swordsman lifted his saber, calmly watching the top rank of the Earth List coming closer:

"I didn't expect the Xiao Family to get involved in this matter."

Xiao Tao's booming voice ca rolling:

"The Xiao Family and Ye Family have been good friends for generations. You abducted soone from the Ye Family, so I'll naturally help rescue them."

Along the way, the gray-clad swordsman faced various ambushes and assassination attempts, with no one ever openly revealing their identity.

Those who erged were all dark agents and hidden forces cultivated by various families, even private armies!

But if investigated, there wouldn't be any overt evidence linking these people to the Gate Valve.

Until today, Xiao Tao directly entered the fray under the na of the Xiao Family, showing an unstoppable montum!

Xiao Tao's eyes held absolute confidence, crushing all. As he punched out, the Dharma form behind him stirred its thousand hands, unleashing an overwhelming force like a river breaking its banks, rushing towards the diminutive swordsman with mountain-breaking power!

The air waves lowered the ground by three feet, stirring up a towering dust storm.

On this plain, it seed a vast ocean appeared out of nowhere, raging towards them!

Ding Hong's eyes widened.

At the battle of Chong City, he witnessed Huang Wenshan, eighth on the Earth List, fighting five opponents, showcasing unparalleled might.

But compared to Xiao Tao today, he was far inferior.

Xiao Tao cultivates the 'Power Dao,' and his mighty Qi-Blood and pure strength deeply shocked Ding Hong!

Yet facing this overwhelming tide, the gray-clad swordsman was calm, with only his thumb lightly pushing the saber guard, revealing a line of cold blade.

Clang—

A sharp saber cry echoed like wind and thunder!

A saber light, indescribably brilliant, suddenly erged like a new moon in the night sky, sharp, icy, swift beyond visual capture!

The saber light silently cut into the wave of power—

The unstoppable 'river' was split in two, like an invisible giant blade cutting through silk, rushing past the swordsman's sides harmlessly, failing to injure him or those behind him, including Ding Hong.

The saber light did not diminish, continuing to strike the Bodhisattva Dharma form gathered by Xiao Tao.

The Dharma form's brow first showed a faint glow, then a fine crack quietly appeared.

The crack spread rapidly at a visibly furious pace, instantly covering the entire Dharma form!

Accompanied by a piercing sound like breaking glass, the grand Bodhisattva Dharma form collapsed, turning into a sky full of golden specks.

"Poof—"

Xiao Tao's expression froze, turning to extre shock and bewildernt.

The surging Qi around him vanished abruptly, and a saber mark appeared on his chest armor, with blood oozing out.

He tried to stand firm but fell backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"Great Grandmaster? How is it possible!!"

Xiao Tao's anguished shout echoed across the plain.

His various divine skills were all ineffective before that saber light; clearly, it was the thod of a Great Grandmaster, at least of the Divine Derivation Realm!

Inside the forest, silence reigned.

The hidden masters fell into doubt and fear.

What terrified them wasn't the gray-clad swordsman's Great Grandmaster status, but the implications behind this—

Once, each of the 'Three Mountains, Four Sects, Seven Families' had a Great Grandmaster, yet they still bowed before the Ten Gate Valves!

In this incident, most of the Ten Gate Valves were involved, shaking half the World.

When Xiao Tao represented the Xiao Family directly in the fray, the nature of the matter changed entirely.

The Xiao Family is the first among the Ten Gate Valves, the Emperor's maternal clan!

Even top forces like Red Dust Pavilion, Daluo Sect, and Yuhua Sect, with Peak Strong Persons, must give face to the Xiao Family.

Yet, this gray-clad swordsman dared to unceremoniously injure Xiao Tao with one stroke?!

There are only a few in the world who dare to disregard the Xiao Family's face.

Who stands behind this swordsman?

If the gray-clad swordsman's background doesn't care about the Xiao Family, why endure the continuous intercepts to reach Lanling City?

Is this a sche targeting the Ten Gate Valves?

The gray-clad swordsman, who defeated Xiao Tao with a single saber stroke, removed his hat and finally revealed his identity.

Under the hat was a very young face, short hair, and slightly dark skin.

"It's him!"

"Sword Heart Clarity!"

"..."

The people in the forest recognized the swordsman.

It's Sangji who just ascended to third place on the Heavenly List!

Xiao Tao had already returned to his original size, struggling to stand up again.

His face was grim, his eyes complexly watching Sangji:

"So it's you, such remarkable skill..."

When Sangji first entered the Earth List, they already had a confrontation, and Xiao Tao only lost by one move.

Now, with their rematch, he was defeated in a single move...

Yet what bothered Xiao Tao wasn't the outco but that the Xiao Family, despite its intelligence capabilities, had been deceived for over a month without realizing the gray-clad swordsman was Sangji.

The implications behind this sent chills down Xiao Tao's spine!

Sangji ignored Xiao Tao, sheathed his saber, and turned to walk back.

"So that's Sword Heart Clarity...."

Ding Hong watched Sangji, stunned as he walked towards him, never guessing the person mingling with him for over a month was his idol, who had also patiently guided him in his saber technique.