The crowd, who had been prostrating and kowtowing to Daoist Yinlong, was instantly stunned.
Weren't they told he was a dual cultivator of both spiritual arts and martial arts?
Weren't they told he was a peerless genius?
How did the situation suddenly take such a drastic turn, from a peerless genius of dual cultivation to a worthless piece of mud and waste?
The crowd didn't understand.
He Chongxu understood even less.
He had clearly felt the terrifying power emanating from his martial uncle's body just moments ago!
He had also felt the martial aura from his martial uncle's body!
He could be certain: his martial uncle was a true dual cultivator!
But what he couldn't fathom was how such a peerless genius could still be utterly helpless against Ying Chen?
What realm had Ying Chen reached? Had he already attained the legendary Heavenly Rank in martial arts?
He Chongxu felt his heart sinking, a sense of foreboding filling his chest.
Li Fengcheng's face was filled with disbelief, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.
He subtly pulled down his collar, revealing a miniature communicator hidden within, its light blinking.
He tapped the miniature communicator three times.
This was the pre-arranged signal for action.
Once the signal was sent, it meant the plan had changed, and the operation was to be accelerated.
After doing this, Li Fengcheng felt slightly more at ease.
After all, he had consulted with experts. Even the most powerful cultivators of spiritual arts and martial arts in this era were still vulnerable to modern heavy weaponry.
At that time, the expert had even given an example, mentioning how monster movies had been produced relentlessly over the years.
Especially the Jurassic Park series, which had a profound impact, leading many to believe that if dinosaurs were ever resurrected, humanity would face an extinction-level disaster.
However, in reality, any creature that had ever existed on Earth, as long as it was carbon-based, could not withstand humanity's current firepower.
Even if dinosaurs were truly resurrected on a massive scale, they would still be no match for a missile barrage.
Therefore, whether a master of spiritual arts or a master of martial arts, as long as they were human, they could only kneel before firearms.
If they didn't kneel, they could only regret it in hell.
It was precisely because of this expert's words that Li Fengcheng's confidence soared, leading him to devise a plan to ambush Ying Chen.
If it weren't for the fact that this duel had already spread far and wide, Li Fengcheng might have sent people to eliminate Ying Chen a couple of days ago!
"Heh heh..."
"Heh heh..."
To everyone's surprise, Daoist Yinlong, who had turned into a puddle of mud, let out a chilling laugh!
It was as if Ying Chen's attack had not inflicted any fatal damage, as if he was still toying with Ying Chen!
The crowd was instantly baffled by the scene before them.
Were these two acting?
You defeat me, then I defeat you, one reversal after another, one comeback after another, determined not to let the audience's emotions settle before they made another move.
If they had the courage, everyone present would have spat at Ying Chen and Daoist Yinlong, shouting, "Bad movie! Give us our money back!"
Ying Chen, however, remained unfazed by Daoist Yinlong's apparent resurgence.
It was as if he had anticipated it all along.
"I said, you are nothing but a cockroach."
"Cockroaches should stay in their place, not come to the human world to stir up trouble!"
Ying Chen said coldly.
Then, in the next second, Ying Chen flipped his palm, and something appeared in his hand.
It was shaped like a ruler but exuded a profound and mysterious aura.
Others might not recognize it, but He Chongxu and the feng shui masters present immediately knew what it was!
"A magical artifact!"
"Why does he have a magical artifact?"
"Isn't he a martial arts master? What does he want with a magical artifact?"
He Chongxu and the feng shui masters were all flustered.
They couldn't fathom Ying Chen's intentions.
Even Daoist Yinlong's laughter abruptly paused.
His eyes, now only showing the whites, stared intently at Ying Chen, as if contemplating Ying Chen's purpose.
As everyone knew, magical artifacts required spiritual power to activate, and a martial artist's spiritual power was intrinsically linked to their qi and blood, inseparable.
This meant that martial artists were naturally incapable of activating magical artifacts, at most they could use them as mere clubs.
But what was the point of that?
It would be a waste of a precious artifact to use it as a club. It would be better to just use a real club!
Or, even better, switch to a Gatling gun!
At least while swinging it, one could go "da da da" a couple of times.
"Tsk..."
Daoist Yinlong clearly had the same thought. He bared his teeth and let out a sneer.
However, before he could even finish his sneer, his expression shifted as if he had seen something horrifying.
He froze on the spot.
"How is this possible?"
"How is this possible?"
Faintly, only Daoist Yinlong's two murmurs could be heard echoing.
The others, slow to catch on, finally noticed a subtle change in the magical artifact in Ying Chen's hand.
The artifact, which had originally been dull, now emanated a faint, hazy crimson glow!
At the same time, a gentle pressure spread from the artifact!
This familiar feeling made the feng shui masters present immediately and without hesitation declare, "He... he... activated the magical artifact!"
"He can actually activate a magical artifact!"
"Heavens, how is this possible? We haven't seen a single genius with dual cultivation of spiritual arts and martial arts in decades, and now in one day, we've seen two!"
"Quick, pinch me, am I dreaming?"
Everyone was going crazy.
As one of the feng shui masters had said, these people had lived most of their lives, let alone seeing, they had never even heard of a genius who could cultivate both spiritual arts and martial arts.
And today, in a single day, they had witnessed two!
With such luck, it would be a shame not to play the lottery!
Only He Chongxu, despite his immense shock, still harbored a hint of doubt. "Impossible, dual cultivation of spiritual arts and martial arts isn't that easy to achieve. Such geniuses are rare even once in a century. How can they appear so casually, like cabbages by the roadside?"
"It's fake! It's definitely fake! He must have faked the aura of a magical artifact with his martial intent, just to scare us!"
"Martial uncle, you must not fall for it! Press on and defeat him!"
He Chongxu cheered on Daoist Yinlong.
Ying Chen, upon hearing this, cast a look of mockery and pity at He Chongxu.
Then, he suddenly raised the magical artifact in his hand and slashed it down towards Daoist Yinlong's head!
"You think you can do as you please by hiding away like a cockroach, and I can't do anything about you?"
"This Jianhai Chijinliang has one last use left, and it's perfectly suited for you!"
Ying Chen said.
As Ying Chen spoke, the ruler-shaped Jianhai Chijinliang in his hand suddenly blazed with light, and its pressure surged.
In an instant, a vast and mighty crimson phantom, like a natural barrier, like a mountain range, surged from the top of the Jianhai Chijinliang. It descended grandly from the heavens onto Daoist Yinlong's head!
The terrifying and immense aura made everyone present change color!
Let alone ordinary people like Li Fengcheng, even the feng shui masters like He Chongxu could not withstand this terrifying aura and collapsed to the ground on the spot!
He Chongxu, who had been so defiant moments ago, was now filled with sheer panic!
Only now did he finally believe that Ying Chen was not faking the aura of a magical artifact with his martial intent.
He was truly capable of activating magical artifacts, a genuine peerless genius of dual cultivation!