At the Entrance to the Trial

For a cultivator, there is no greater deed to win against an opponent of higher cultivation. If a cultivator fights and wins, fair and square against someone few minor realms above his or her cultivation, they are known as once a generation genius.

But for a cultivator to cross and fight evenly across an entire great realm? That was deemed impossible. And for most cultivators, it is. Because most cultivators are not body forgers.

But Sheng Zhen is, and his body cultivation supersedes his Qi cultivation. But even then that is not enough to fight evenly against a Golden Core Flayer.

But then again, Sheng Zhen is no normal cultivation. He has a Flawless physique and cultivates four of the greatest Cultivation Arts in the cosmos. If he could not even has combat power beyond his realm, he should just drown himself with shame.

Sheng Zhen beat the ever-living crap Foundation establishment monsters when he was just in Qi Gathering realm with no Body cultivation to boot. Now he was at peak of Foundation Establishment, with Body Forging cultivation at the fifth stage of Blood Forging, how strong was he?

~Zhip~

~Zhip~Zhip~

A dozen more Flayers appeared and attacked Sheng Zhen after the first one died. Dozens of knives and hidden needles targeted Sheng Zhen, who jumped away.

Flayers were more like zombies than living, who moved as their master commanded. But what made them so dangerous was their ability to think independently and carry out the orders with absolutely, without caring for anything else, even their own life.

'But that just makes them an ideal punching Bags. No reason to hold back.'

Sheng Zhen took out his mid-grade sword and took an aggressive sword stance. He was, by no means a sword master but like every field of cultivation, he had a good foundation in sword skills.

The Flayers instinctively sensed the change in aura around Sheng Zhen. No longer was he holding back and hiding his cultivation.

But despite most of the flayers being two great realms higher in cultivation, they unconsciously stopped and recalculated their attack. More and more Flayers started to make themselves known, their daggers shining in black light.

And like a hive mind, they pounced on Sheng Zhen.

Black needles rained down on Sheng Zhen, their poisoned tips glistering under sunlight. Followed behind them were blades and hidden weapons. From his position, Sheng Zhen could easily see that each attack was perfectly executed to cut off all avenues of escape for Sheng Zhen.

Sheng Zhen just smiled at their naive thinking and slashed with his sword, faster than flayers could blink. A large crescent wave of clear blue Qi struck the Flayers attacks and blasted them away.

It did not have the sharpness that a swordmaster's attack has, the attack was more of a battling ram but Flayer's strength was nowhere near to resist.

And just like that, half the Flayers were blown away, but the other half did not relent, opting to press on with their attack.

But another slash took care of that.

~BOOOOM~

The two slashes did not stop just after destroying the Flayers, they went beyond and created a two-fan-like clearing of absolute wreckage in the forest. Even most of the hiding Flayers were not spared.

Dust rose and trees fell like two bombs had gone off in the Trial Space.

His sword was cracked and looked on verge of shattering, "Oops, look like I overdid a little.", Sheng Zhen apologized while looking not the least bit apologetic.

He could sense the hidden Flayers shuffling about, reorganizing to fill in for their casualties. A group of Flayers was trying to leave, most likely to being back intel on his strength. He had no doubt that Yin Sea Sect had intel on him, along with everyone that arrived at the Tomb. He simply could not allow them to have any idea about his real strength.

"Oh no you don't", and leisurely slashed his chipped sword. A large Cresent Qi slash towering over the giant trees left his sword and reached fleeing Flayers.

~BOOOM~

Another explosion went off, leaving behind nothing but a crater and a large line in the ground.

Just then he sensed a few presences approaching his location. Someone must have been around and heard the commotion.

And his sight inattentiveness was exploited by a Flayer.

A dagger came near his face but a backhand and the flayer was sent flying and through three trees.

The flayers retreated a little on seeing that close combat was also not effective.

"Well time is up", he lightly said, before his visage turned serious. His Alchemist robes started to sway was wind started to pick up, "I had enough experience as to how strong I may be. But to you all, living in the body that is not yours, it is time to burn"

A blood-red flame erupted from his palm as the Earth Flame Spirit Xiao Yan manifested into the world.

The surrounding forest caught on fire, burning blood-red like Xiao Yan. Flayers did not stood a chance.

Not long after that, a Blue Plumed Luan came to the area where Sheng Zhen and Flayers fought. But all that was left behind was miles and miles of burned forest.