Chapter 163 Su Changqing peels back Bai Heng's cards inch by inch; the Immortal Cage finally we

"I haven't even started the actual demolition yet."

This sentence is not heavy.

Even the tone of voice wasn't particularly sharp.

But to Bai Heng, it was more chilling than any blade.

Because he knew that Su Changqing wasn't bluffing.

From the moment he appeared until now, when his bone-setting body was broken, the other party remained the same throughout the entire process—unhurried, unangry, and calm, as if he were doing something slightly interesting but far from difficult.

Bai Heng had previously thought that this composure was merely a gesture.

It is the strong who are deliberately showing contempt.

But now he finally understands, it's not about posture.

It really didn't take much effort.

They literally dismantled it while looking at it, kept accounts while dismantling it, and even arranged a "subsequent resettlement plan" for him.

That feeling is the real terror.

Because if an enemy is furious, serious, or on high alert, it at least shows that he cares and is willing to pay the price.

But Su Changqing is not.

Su Changqing was like someone taking apart a puzzle box with a small knife. After disassembling it for a while, he finally found the most interesting tenon joint, and then looked up and said—

"This is just the beginning."

Bai Heng's chest rose and fell slightly. The silvery-red bloody smell in his mouth had not been completely suppressed. The section of the main bone that had been struck in his body felt as if it had been firmly wedged by an invisible nail, causing his entire bone-setting body to go numb.

He slowly raised his head, and the cold order that originally belonged to the guide in his eyes had clearly dissipated.

It's not that it's become weaker.

Instead, things have become chaotic.

Like a pool of perfectly frozen ice, cracked by a single finger, revealing the murky undercurrents that should belong to "human beings" beneath the surface.

Anger, humiliation, shock, murderous intent, resentment.

These emotions, which shouldn't have appeared on the guide, surfaced layer by layer at this moment.

What does this mean?

This means that Su Changqing not only pressed him down, but also shattered his seal and dragged down his "high" status.

It also shattered his most prized "ruthless shell of order."

Inside the cage, Zhao Xuance watched this scene with a chill running down his spine.

Because he understood better than most people in front of the Taiji Hall that Bai Heng's most terrifying aspect was not his cultivation, his seal, or his access to guidance.

Rather, it's the kind of stability that comes after a near-complete formatting.

It's very difficult to break down the defenses of this kind of person.

It's also difficult to make such people cause trouble.

Because they were created so that even when the situation in all realms is at its most out of control, they can still cut with the precision of a knife.

But now—

Bai Heng was in a state of confusion.

It wasn't just his hands and feet that were in disarray, or his physical body that was in disarray; even the most basic understanding of "I am superior to you, I see you as a page in a book" was forcibly bent by Su Changqing.

Zhao Xuance suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of absurdity.

The guide, whom I once revered like a mountain, to whom even a single glance would make me instinctively kneel, is now being torn apart like a broken porcelain doll by a restaurant owner on this white jade square.

Moreover, the boss complained that the dismantling wasn't thorough enough.

……

In front of the Taiji Hall, everyone's eyes were fixed on the scene.

No one spoke.

It's not that I'm afraid.

Instead, they simply couldn't bear to miss a single moment.

Because everyone knows that after that finger strike that broke the bone, the truly finer details are about to begin.

Su Changqing did not immediately continue his actions.

He simply stood there, his gaze slowly sweeping over Bai Heng.

That look in his eyes didn't seem like he was looking at a formidable enemy.

It's more like looking at an object with an exquisite structure and special materials, which is worth disassembling and studying carefully.

From the shoulder, to the elbow, to the ribs, to the back of the knee, and then to the back of the neck, the spine, and the midline of the spine...

The faintly visible, jade-like, and blade-like white bone fragments on Bai Heng's body are merely seen as dangerous, chilling "Dharma Body Skeletons" that send shivers down one's spine with just a glance.

But in Su Changqing's eyes, they had clearly become something else entirely.

A certain layout.

A certain structure.

A material that is worth making use of waste.

Sikong Changfeng, who was initially so excited that his palms were burning, unconsciously held his breath when he saw Su Changqing's "assessing the goods" look in his eyes.

He suddenly understood why Su Changqing had said earlier, "Let's take apart two and see."

Because the boss is really watching.

See which one is valuable.

Which one is the most crucial?

We'll see which one we remove can be used to reinforce the Evergreen Cage, or to weigh down the cage legs, or simply to serve as the main beam for the new "Luxury Immortal Cage".

Thinking about this, Sikong Changfeng felt a chill run down his spine.

When others become guides, it's a desperate struggle, a battle, a defy of fate.

As Su Changqing acted as the guide, he was dismantling the equipment while simultaneously thinking about what could be done with the remaining parts.

This is no longer the same art style.

Lei Wujie swallowed quietly and whispered to Wushuang's side.

"Wushuang, do you think the boss is thinking about making handicrafts again?"

Wushuang stared at Bai Heng and thought about it seriously.

"It might not just be handmade."

"It's more like... looking at aggregate."

"aggregate?"

"Um."

Wushuang nodded, her tone eerily calm.

"He seems to be thinking about what he'd be best suited to carve with this thing."

Lei Wujie: "..."

Stop talking.

The more I talk about it, the scarier it gets.

Xiao Se stood not far away, listening to the conversation between the two. His brow twitched, but he couldn't deny that the description "peerless" was quite apt.

Li Hanyi kept her eyes on Su Changqing.

She knew, of course, that he was looking at Bai Heng's "guiding bone".

Many things in this world that are difficult for even a glance to see clearly, appear to Su Changqing as if they have already been disassembled into layers of structure.

She suddenly remembered how Su Changqing stood in front of the patrol seal last night in the Evergreen Realm, disassembling the thing layer by layer.

Also like this.

Calm, delicate, with a touch of rare interest.

Like a chef seeing a fresh fish, before even cutting it, he already knows the location of the tendons, peritoneum, marbling, and the tenderest part of the meat.

Now, Bai Heng is probably the same in his eyes.

However, this "fish" is a bit more expensive and a bit tougher.

……

Bai Heng finally couldn't stand that kind of gaze anymore.

The feeling of being scrutinized from head to toe like an object is more unpleasant than being slapped directly.

He took a sudden step forward, forcefully rekindling the momentarily chaotic silver-white bone intent within his body, and said coldly:

"Have you seen enough?"

Su Changqing nodded.

"almost."

"Then die!"

As Bai Heng uttered the word, the white bone fragments around his body, which had been slightly disordered due to the collapse of the main bone setter, suddenly shrank at that moment.

It's not scattered.

Instead, they were all recycled.

It was absorbed into his body.

Put it into his skeleton.

The next instant, a very faint, almost translucent white texture appeared on the surface of his skin, like countless fine bones running under the skin along the veins.

This is not the unfolding bone-setting Dharma body of the previous one.

Instead, it is restrained and unified, as if all the outward sharpness has been pressed back into the bones, transforming into a true human-shaped weapon.

Gu Changxuan's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed:

"Bone fusion!"

Zhao Xuance's pupils contracted sharply.

"Is he insane?!"

Upon hearing those two words, Sikong Changfeng instinctively asked:

"What is this thing again?"

Gu Changxuan's voice was hoarse.

"If the Bone-Setting Dharma Body is to say that it manifests the 'Receiving Bone,' using its remaining position, bone sharpness, and space-cutting to kill."

"The bone reattachment is the process of pressing all the bones back into the body, turning the whole person into a knife."

"At this point, he will no longer care about the damage to his Dharma body, nor will he worry about subsequent repairs."

"He wants to... cut Su Changqing in two."

Upon hearing this, the heat that had just risen in front of the Taiji Hall due to Su Changqing's relentless advance subsided slightly.

Not everyone can understand what ossification means.

But they can understand one thing—

Bai Heng is really going all out this time.

Even Wushuang's gaze became more focused.

"Returning the sharpness to the bone."

He said in a low voice.

"This one is definitely harder to catch than the last one."

Lei Wujie subconsciously looked at Su Changqing.

But after reading it, he felt half relieved.

Because the boss is still the same.

Even her posture hasn't changed much.

There was no preparatory movement, no raising of the eyes, and no seriousness to the point of being expressionless.

He just stood there casually, even glancing at Sikong Changfeng with a sideways glance.

"Third brother."

Sikong Changfeng immediately sprang to attention: "Here!"

"For the new cage, make the foundation deeper."

"what?"

"If this person is still alive later, they will struggle more."

Sikong Changfeng: "..."

The entire audience: "..."

Bai Heng's newly accumulated, sharpest aura was almost completely disrupted by those words.

He was prepared to risk everything.

So you're arranging the foundation for the cage?!

Lei Wujie finally couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing, clutching his stomach.

"Haha... No, I really can't take it anymore..."

Xiao Se, who had been tense, couldn't help but tilt his head and twitch his shoulder slightly upon hearing this.

Bai Heng's face was so dark it seemed to drip ice.

next moment.

He didn't say another word.

His entire body resembled a completely thinned white bone blade, slashing straight at Su Changqing.

Nothing fancy.

No residual space.

There was no second shadow.

Only one strike.

But when this slash was made, many people in the square had the illusion that their vision had been split apart.

The space in front of us was indeed cut into two halves, starting from where Bai Heng had passed.

The light was cut.

The wind was cut open.

Even a person's breathing, heartbeat, and even their intuition for "completeness" seem to have been cut with an extremely fine slit by this knife.

This is Bai Heng after the bones have fused.

No more seeking change.

I only seek to break free.

Cut off everything that can be cut off.

Lei Wujie's laughter stopped instantly, and his expression tightened for the first time.

He has no hands on the sword sheath.

The iron horse and icy river hidden in Li Han's sleeve trembled slightly.

Xiao Se's body was filled with a surge of imperial dragon energy.

Sikong Changfeng instinctively took a half step back, almost dropping the account book.

But just as this blade was about to strike three feet in front of Su Changqing—

Su Changqing finally made a move.

He did not draw his sword.

He didn't strike.

Simply raise your hand, bring your index and middle fingers together, and gently pinch them forward as if holding a piece of paper.

It's such a simple action.

The world seemed to fall silent for a moment.

Then, everyone saw—

Bai Heng's bone-binding slash, so sharp it seemed to cut through space itself, was steadily caught between Su Changqing's two fingers.

No, it didn't trap the "knife".

Because Bai Heng didn't have a real knife.

He himself is the knife.

So to be precise—

Su Changqing pinched the tip of Bai Heng's finger bone with two fingers.

It's like trapping an overly slender white hairpin.

The whole scene was so bizarre it was almost comical.

Bai Heng's strike was charged to its limit, incredibly fast, incredibly cold, and incredibly desperate.

Then, it was gently pinched between two fingers.

Even Su Changqing's hand didn't tremble.

The wind stopped.

For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the room.

Lei Wujie opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

The deep contemplation in Wu's eyes finally transformed into utter admiration.

Looking at the two fingers, Li Hanyi suddenly remembered that many years ago, someone in the martial arts world said that a true peerless swordsman could injure people even by plucking flowers or leaves.

But now she feels that statement was too simplistic.

The real Su Changqing could catch even the most deadly moves after the bones were connected with his own with just two fingers.

And the way they caught it was like picking up food with chopsticks.

Looking at this scene, Xiao Se suddenly felt that he might have to rewrite his understanding of the word "boss".

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Sikong Changfeng's eyes suddenly lit up with an almost fanatical light.

Correct!

This is the pose!

This scene is amazing!

If an artist were present, they could have drawn it on the spot, and that would have been Changqinglou's flagship promotional image for the next six months!

"Mr. Su's Two-Finger Clamping Guiding Technique"

Lore!

But Bai Heng himself was truly shaken at this moment.

He could sense that after his bones merged, this strike did not fail to go through.

It wasn't bounced away.

It wasn't dissolved.

Instead, it was "stopped".

It's like a needle that has already pierced the skin, but when two fingers gently pinch it, it can't go any further.

What's even more terrifying is that the sharpness that had been suppressed to the bone was gradually "seen through" by Su Changqing's two fingers.

That's right, it's about seeing through things.

He even had a misconception—

It's as if I'm not killing anyone right now.

Instead, he proactively offered Su Changqing the most crucial, vulnerable, and worthwhile bone in his body.

next moment.

Su Changqing looked at him and finally showed a look that was more like "satisfaction".

"So that's where it is."

Bai Heng felt a strong sense of alarm and almost instantly wanted to get away.

But his "Bone-Merging Edge" was still caught between Su Changqing's fingers, so he couldn't pull it out.

Then, Su Changqing moved his other hand.

It's not about hitting.

It wasn't smashing.

He simply reached out and gently flicked Bai Heng's chest, slightly to the left and near the lower edge of his collarbone.

Like knocking on a door.

thump.

A very soft, muffled thud.

Bai Heng suddenly arched his back, his eyes widening instantly.

Because what Su Changqing shot was none other than the true "General Bone Key" within his Bone-Setting Body.

It's deeper than the main setter bone from before.

More concealed.

That's even more deadly.

That is the true key point that connects the Dharma Body of Command, the Dharma Body of Bone Connection, and the Edge of Bone Union.

Normally, even Bai Heng himself subconsciously avoids letting his mind linger in one place for too long.

But Su Changqing seemed to have already figured it out, and immediately jumped to the spot.

As the bullet landed, Bai Heng felt as if the entire white bone-setting network within his body had been disrupted from its very center.

It's not broken.

But -

I took these photos randomly.

Like a string of dominoes that were originally arranged neatly, but someone flicked them in the middle with their finger.

First, there was a side view.

Immediately afterwards, everything else veered off course.

Click, click, click, click!

A series of fine, chilling cracking sounds emanated from Bai Heng's body.

That's not an exoskeleton fracture.

Instead, the internal connecting bone segments are being forcibly pried out of their tightly sealed joints.

Bai Heng's face turned deathly pale.

He spat out another mouthful of silvery-red blood.

This time, the blood spurted higher and faster, almost drawing a line in mid-air.

And he finally lost his balance, like a thin knife that had just been able to cut through iron like mud, bending down after its internal structure was completely disrupted.

Su Changqing loosened his grip on both fingers.

Bai Heng leaned forward, his knees buckled, and with a thud, he knelt heavily on one knee.

Everyone in the square felt their hearts skip a beat again.

Guide—

I knelt down.

It wasn't like Zhao Xuance, who instinctively knelt down because of the oppressive gaze.

Instead, Su Changqing publicly dismantled his "Guiding Bone," knocking his knees to the ground and forcing him to kneel on the white jade bricks of the mortal realm.

At this moment, even the most obtuse person finally understood completely—

Bai Heng has already lost.

At least in front of Su Changqing, this guide who came out from behind the Heavenly Gate couldn't even "maintain his dignity".

Su Xiaonuo was delighted and immediately clapped her hands.

"He knelt down!"

"Mother, does he realize he was wrong?"

Li Hanyi looked at Bai Heng kneeling on the ground with a cold gaze, but her voice was very soft.

"He doesn't know he's wrong."

"He finally understood after being beaten by your father."

Su Xiaonuo nodded seriously, indicating that she understood.

"Oh, so you'll figure things out first, then pay compensation!"

"Um."

Li Hanyi surprisingly didn't correct it this time.

Because she suddenly felt that this summary was very accurate.

After Bai Heng knelt down, Su Changqing finally raised his hand and gently patted his shoulder.

The gesture was like a soothing reassurance.

But Bai Heng's body stiffened instinctively.

"That's more like it."

Su Changqing said calmly.

"Be honest, it'll be easier for me to dismantle it."

Bai Heng looked up, blood stained the corner of his mouth. The aloofness and order that once characterized him as a guide had almost completely shattered, leaving only uncontrollable shock, anger, and horror.

"What... exactly do you want to do?"

Su Changqing looked at him as if he were someone who had asked a pointless question.

"Didn't I already say that?"

"I'll break your bones, settle your score, and put you back in a cage if you're still alive."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Sikong Changfeng, who was already flushed with excitement not far away.

"Third brother."

"exist!"

"New cage, is it ready?"

Sikong Changfeng almost immediately straightened his back and raised his head, replying loudly:

"Don't worry, Mr. Su!"

"Deluxe version of the Fairy Cage, expand it immediately!"

"I guarantee that before the guides are fully engaged, everything—the signage, locations, copywriting, seating arrangements, and VIP movement—will be perfectly planned!"

Su Changqing nodded, indicating his satisfaction.

Then he lowered his head and looked at Bai Heng kneeling on the ground, his tone unusually calm.

"Did you hear me?"

"I've already arranged your place."

The wind blew past the Taiji Hall.

The White Jade Square was completely silent.

At this moment, everyone knew—

The idea of ​​leading someone into a cage is no longer a joke.

Instead, it has truly entered the process.