Cassius had mastered three first-rate Covert Martial Arts: Southern Dipper Red Falcon Fist, Southern Dipper Sonic Snake Fist, and Golem Covert Martial Arts. Thus, the Qi accumulated in his body far surpassed that of Covert Martial Arts Practitioners at his level.0

Other Covert Martial Arts Practitioners could never have matched Cassius's ability to train in three different fist styles simultaneously, with each backed by a unique core principle and a persona.0

Hence, when his Qi broke through to the realm of extreme combat artist, the commotion far exceeded ordinary standards. The uncontrollable surge obliterated half of the gorge's dense forest. Every bit of greenery was flattened into open ground.0

All manner of flying insects and beasts, birds, flowers, trees, and snakes drowned in that torrent of Qi, which was like a mudslide that seemed both liquid and solid. Even some small insects in the soil, if they had not burrowed deep enough, were reduced to nutrients for the earth. If anyone had been within that region covered by his Qi, their fate would likely have been no better.0

When Cassius broke through, the eruption of Qi was practically indistinguishable from a landslide.0

Fortunately, the Treatment Ward members and the group of Mercury Hunters had already left the gorge to give Cassius a quiet environment to complete his breakthrough, and thus they were not affected.0

They merely stood guard at the gorge's entrance, ducking away as they were nearly swept away by the sudden whirlwind that forced its way out. Some lighter individuals were lifted clean...0