"Whoosh!"

Xiao Tian and his companion had just stepped onto the blue brick ground of the temple. The surrounding trees suddenly began to surge madly, making Xiao Tian’s eyes narrow as he quickly looked to both sides.

He saw a few figures bursting with a violent aura, charging directly at them from both sides, attacking Xiao Tian and Melinda.

Leading them was none other than Colin, whose eyes were now blood-red, devoid of any rational thought, like a monster. It was obvious that he was controlled by the jungle’s violent energy.

Colin and his subordinates let out a monstrous howl and charged at the two of them. Under the influence of that violent force, their speed multiplied several times, clearly beyond human limits.

"Roar!"

The figures moved swiftly across the scene, seemingly transforming into beasts. They crawled instead of running, and even the branches and rocks along the way were torn apart by Colin and his men.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Tian was evidently a bit surprised. He knew that Colin and the others were just ordinary people. Under the power’s influence, they had become so brutal.

Xiao Tian’s eyes turned cold, and he quickly took out a dagger, leaping high into the air. With a swift movement, the dagger in his hand flashed a white blade light, accompanied by a sharp wind. With a "whoosh," the dagger pierced the heart of one of Colin’s men, passed through his back, and finally embedded in a large tree.

The speed was so fast that not even a drop of blood stained the blade.

Then, Xiao Tian retrieved his dagger and directly charged into the crowd. With swift movements and sharp slashes, a fierce aura exploded, making it impossible for those subordinates to catch a trace of Xiao Tian. One by one, they were directly killed by Xiao Tian without mercy.

Because Xiao Tian knew that the people before him were clearly not "human" anymore. At this moment, they were no different from the walking dead, and their central system had been completely transformed. Even if Xiao Tian could drive away the violent energy within them, he couldn’t save them.

Very soon, only Colin was left on the scene.

Although Colin had now become a walking dead, the most primal instinct of a creature—fear—still made him hesitate, his blood-red eyes fixed on Xiao Tian, but he didn’t dare to make a move.

Holding the dagger, Xiao Tian said calmly, "Let me release you."

With that, Xiao Tian rushed forward, aiming the dagger at Colin’s throat. However, just as he approached, he suddenly sensed a faint trace of Colin’s own presence within him!

"He can be saved."

Xiao Tian muttered, then rushed forward as if grabbing a chick, pulling Colin up. Now, the violent energy in Colin had reached its peak, so like with Melinda, simply expelling it would no longer work. Xiao Tian immediately channeled a surge of inner energy, directly absorbing the violent energy within Colin.

The violent energy within Colin, guided by Xiao Tian’s inner energy, was directly drawn out, entering Xiao Tian’s body.

To his surprise, Xiao Tian found that this violent erratic energy, once inside his body, was instantly refined by his Calm Qi Heart Method, transforming into a pure yuan inner energy that nourished his entire system.

Moreover, the inner qi within Xiao Tian also improved!

"Who would have thought that the Calm Qi Technique would have the effect of refining such violent energy? It seems I still know too little about it!" Xiao Tian sighed inwardly.

"What happened to me?"

The absorption lasted for about ten minutes. The violent erratic energy within Colin was completely absorbed by Xiao Tian.

Then, Colin’s complexion finally returned to normal, and he weakly asked.

At this moment, Xiao Tian suddenly felt an extremely powerful energy erupting from the temple.

In that instant, a powerful force from the temple gathered all the white mist in the forest, eventually forming two gigantic hands, entirely white. An overwhelming power spread out.

Bang, bang, bang!

The hands struck the ground, instantly sending dust flying. The surrounding trees and rocks were shattered, leaving a huge palm-shaped depression on the ground, just like the Tathagata Divine Palm in movies. At the same time, the entire ground trembled violently.

Melinda used her Power of Object Control, urging the surrounding trees to shield her. But they were instantly knocked back by the hands, throwing her away as she vomited blood.

It was clear that the temple was preventing Xiao Tian’s entry. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

After sending Melinda flying, the hands didn’t relent, striking towards her again as if to crush her into pulp.

"Not good!" Xiao Tian exclaimed in shock.

Immediately, Xiao Tian tossed Colin to a safe spot. In a few steps, he leaped in front of Melinda. With his improved Iron Chain Cross River, he now faced the energy hands fearlessly.

Xiao Tian’s Iron Chain Cross River Heart Method quickly circulated, and with a powerful inner qi punch, he fearlessly struck at the incoming giant hand.

Bang!

The impact caused a resounding explosion. After a series of powerful oscillations spread out, the giant hand was actually withstood by Xiao Tian.

Gritting his teeth, Xiao Tian unleashed a surge of powerful inner qi, shouting, "Break for me!"

At that moment, Xiao Tian’s body quivered slightly. After all, the hand was condensed from the violent energy of the entire forest and couldn’t be underestimated.

Ultimately, Xiao Tian gained the upper hand. After several seconds of confrontation, the giant hand was knocked back by Xiao Tian’s punch.

Though Xiao Tian had withstood the attack, the two hands didn’t stop their offensive. Moments later, they swooped down from the air, moving at high speed, accompanied by gusts of wind.

Xiao Tian’s expression grew colder, and then several fist shadows appeared. He stepped sharply forward. The fierce fist shadows unerringly bombarded the incoming hands, simultaneously protecting the injured Melinda.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The hand attacks were perfectly withstood by Xiao Tian. This battle lasted for about half an hour, and finally, the two hands seemed unable to maintain their energy. Like deflated balloons, they transformed into white mist and slowly dissipated.

"Is it over?" Seeing the temple’s attack cease, Xiao Tian frowned.

Just as Xiao Tian thought the temple’s attack had ended, he suddenly noticed a few figures appearing in front of him, slowly approaching.

Upon seeing one of the figures carrying dual knives, Melinda, who lay on the ground, seemed to recognize something. Her expression turned extremely shocked, her tone incredulous, "Gh... Ghost Blade Jack??"