Ahead, Lin Wanzhu quickly caught up to the already injured Feng Yuncheng.
"Get lost! Get the hell away from me, you bitch!!!"
Feng Yuncheng was like a rabid dog, his eyes bloodshot as he let out a hysterical roar.
He had just fired a signal arrow. In a few moments, his big brother, Feng Han, would arrive. Then, he would survive.
’Even that damned brat will die at my brother’s hands!’
But being tangled up with this woman now... if that brat caught up to him again, he feared there would be no escape!
BOOM!
The two clashed head-on once more. Although Lin Wanzhu was a Realm lower, she had the advantage of having her Qi and Blood intact and her footwork was agile. Feng Yuncheng, on the other hand, was not only wounded but also suffering from severe internal injuries caused by Xie Yong’s Tiger Gang Force, making it difficult for him to use his full strength.
As they fought, they were surprisingly evenly matched.
However, Lin Wanzhu knew her advantage. She wasn’t in a hurry to land a killing blow, simply attacking with a continuous barrage of palm strikes to pin Feng Yuncheng down.
Feng Yuncheng, in contrast, was frantic!
"Bitch, my big brother will be here any second! If you run now, you might still make it!"
Feng Yuncheng threatened harshly while clumsily dodging her attacks. "My big brother is a master at Muscle Forging Perfection! When he gets here, you’ll both be buried with me!"
’If that leader, Feng Han, really comes, Ah Yu and I will be in trouble,’ Lin Wanzhu thought, growing vigilant.
’Ah Yu has already killed the enemies over there, and he has a Storage Ring. All we need to do is grab the valuable goods and escape immediately. We’ve already gained enough!’
’There’s really no need to drag this out!’
Lin Wanzhu’s thoughts raced. She was hesitating, wondering if she should ease her assault and let him go.
From the dense forest behind them, a calm voice suddenly rang out.
"Senior Sister, leave him to me."
In the next instant, Su Yu’s figure appeared before them in a blur.
Seeing that handsome, cold face, Lin Wanzhu’s taut nerves instantly relaxed. It was as if she had found her pillar of support, and she let out a long sigh of relief.
"Ah Yu, he fired a signal arrow! The Wind Evil Stronghold isn’t far from here. Their leader, Feng Han, could arrive at any moment!" Lin Wanzhu hurriedly warned him.
Hearing this, Su Yu showed no sign of panic, merely giving a casual nod. "Mm, I know."
Then, at an unhurried pace, he began to approach Feng Yuncheng step by step.
The moment Feng Yuncheng saw Su Yu appear, the last trace of color drained from his already pale face!
The horrifying image of this brat killing his second brother, Feng Dakui, was already seared into his mind. Seeing this living King of Hell walking toward him, how could Feng Yuncheng muster even a shred of courage to fight?
’Run!’
He whirled around, pushing the Ape Tendons in his legs to their absolute limit, and fled madly toward the stronghold like a beaten dog.
’You think you can escape?’
Su Yu now possessed the Startling Step, a technique of astonishing speed. Even Feng Dakui of the Tiger Tendon Realm couldn’t escape, let alone Feng Yuncheng of the Ape Tendon Realm.
In less than a breath, Su Yu had already blocked his path.
"My big brother is coming! He’s a master at Flood Dragon Tendon Perfection! Spare me!"
Faced with the man’s desperate, hoarse pleas and threats, Su Yu’s expression remained impassive. He didn’t even blink.
"Mountain-Toppling Collapse."
His deep voice sounded as he clenched his right fist and threw a clean punch!
The crimson fist roared like a blood dragon, carrying an unstoppable Fist Stance as it smashed into the man’s defending arms.
CRACK!
"AHHH!"
Feng Yuncheng let out a bloodcurdling scream. He knew he was no match, but he never expected the gap to be this wide.
’Even though I’m injured, I’m still a master of the Ape Tendon Realm!’
’And I can’t even take a single one of his attacks! Damn it all!’
After shattering his opponent’s defense with one move, Su Yu followed up with a furious barrage of punches. Within a few exchanges, he landed another fist squarely on the man’s chest.
CRACK!
With the sickening sound of a collapsing sternum, Feng Yuncheng’s body was sent flying backward like a rag doll. He vomited blood in mid-air before crashing heavily into an ancient, towering pine tree thick enough for a person to wrap their arms around.
The terrifying impact snapped the century-old tree in half. Amidst a shower of pine needles and dust, the massive treetop came crashing down.
Su Yu flickered forward, following with a leisurely stride, and instantly appeared before Feng Yuncheng. He slowly raised his right fist, Formless Flowing Gold swirling around his knuckles as he prepared to deliver the final blow.
BOOM—
Just then, a terrifying aura erupted from the mountainside of Tiger Leap Gorge in the distance!
A burly, tower-like figure appeared, resembling a furious bear, charging down from the peak with a dreadful momentum!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ground trembled with every one of the man’s footsteps!
Dust billowed and boulders shattered.
Each of his strides easily covered several dozen feet. He had not yet arrived, but his oppressive, domineering aura was already bearing down on them!
"Big Brother! Big Brother, save me!!!"
Feng Yuncheng, who had been slumped against the tree stump like a dead dog, suddenly had a flash of ecstatic light burst forth from his dull eyes as he felt that familiar, terrifying aura.
He struggled to sit up halfway and let out a shrill roar toward the distance.
"Third Brother!"
Seeing Feng Yuncheng’s miserable state, Feng Han’s anger flared! His speed surged again, and he hurtled toward them like a falling black meteorite!
"Hahaha! My big brother is here! He’s here!"
Feng Yuncheng’s face was a twisted mask of manic joy at having survived and a morbid grimace. Spitting out bloody foam, he turned his head to glare at Su Yu with a venomous, mocking gaze.
His eyes seemed to mock him without restraint: ’Brat, you were so arrogant, weren’t you? Why aren’t you running for your life with your tail between your legs like a dog? The tables have turned! When my brother gets here, he’s going to flay you alive and pull out your tendons!’
Meanwhile, several hundred feet behind Su Yu,
when Lin Wanzhu felt Feng Han’s overwhelming, terrifying aura, the hair on her body stood on end, and her heart felt as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand!
As a newly advanced Muscle Forging Realm cultivator, her perception of auras was extremely sharp. That power was completely crushing for her at her current level! He was an old monster on the same level as her master, Qin Fangqiong!
Instinctively, her muscles tensed, and she prepared for a desperate breakout. But when she looked up, she was horrified to see that Su Yu, who stood before Feng Yuncheng, hadn’t retreated a single step. Instead, he continued to walk toward him.
"Ah Yu! It’s their leader, Feng Han!!!"
She couldn’t help but cry out a warning, afraid that Su Yu hadn’t seen clearly.
But Su Yu remained calm. He tilted his head slightly, glanced at Feng Han charging down the mountainside, then returned his gaze to the sneering, grimacing Feng Yuncheng at his feet.
"Die."
"No!"
Feng Yuncheng was terrified. He couldn’t believe that Su Yu wasn’t running, that he still dared to attack him!
’Isn’t he afraid that after killing me, he won’t be able to escape either?’
The fist, wreathed in dark red Gang Force, smashed down violently toward Feng Yuncheng’s head like a giant hammer!
Feng Yuncheng was already grievously injured and had no time to dodge.
He could only watch in horror as the fist grew larger and larger, hurtling toward him.
SPLAT!
A dull thud, like a watermelon bursting.
Feng Yuncheng didn’t even have time to scream a final plea for mercy before his head exploded like a smashed watermelon!
A mixture of red and white brain matter and blood splattered onto the remaining tree stump, staining the pale wood core red.
Seeing this from afar, Feng Han’s face darkened instantly. His gaze, fixed on Su Yu, was filled with murderous intent.
"You little bastard! How dare you kill my third brother right in front of me! If I don’t crush every inch of your bones and dice you into a thousand pieces today, how can I face my third brother in the afterlife!"
"Run, Ah Yu!"
"If we don’t run now, we won’t get another chance! We can’t even take a single blow from an old monster like him!"
Seeing the terrifying figure now only a few thousand feet away, alarm bells screamed in Lin Wanzhu’s mind.
However, Su Yu simply flickered over to Lin Wanzhu, gently took her soft hand, and said, "Senior Sister, stand back. I’ll handle this."
Lin Wanzhu froze.
Although her rational mind was screaming at her to grab Su Yu and run for their lives, when she felt the warmth of his palm and looked into his deep, calm eyes...
...out of an unreserved, bone-deep trust in this man, she nodded as if by some strange compulsion.
She obediently retreated.
Murderous intent flooded Feng Han’s heart. He pushed his speed even faster, and in the blink of an eye, he was two thousand feet from Su Yu.
"Little bastard! You’re not fucking getting away! Die for me!"
He saw Su Yu’s calm face and felt a flicker of doubt, but he didn’t pay it much mind.
’The kid’s attack just now put his strength at the Tiger Tendon Realm, at most. That can’t be faked!’
’No matter how calm he acts, all I need is one punch to smash his damn head in!’
Seeing the man charge recklessly toward him, Su Yu smiled faintly as a yellow talisman abruptly appeared in his hand.
He made a few careless gestures with it. "Swiftly, as the statutes and laws decree... uh, what was it... command the heavenly thunder."
At the same time, he silently thought:
’Thunder, come!’
BOOM!
The instant the thought formed!
The sky, which had been dim but still held the last vestiges of twilight, was plunged into pitch-black darkness within a tenth of a breath!
The light within a ten-li radius seemed to have been instantly drained away by an invisible, giant hand!
Immediately after, a terrifying thunderclap exploded across the sky.
Black clouds rolled in like ink, blotting out heaven and earth.
A terrifying bolt of lightning tore through the black clouds, like a sliver of heaven’s own light descending upon the world, and shot straight for Feng Han.
From Su Yu’s Thunder Summoning to the moment the lightning struck, not even a full breath had passed.
At that moment, Feng Han was still reeling in shock from the sudden change in the sky. He had no time to react to the abrupt lightning strike.
After all, he had never encountered such a situation before and had never imagined he would be struck by lightning!
Besides, even if he had reacted in time, he could not have dodged a bolt of lightning!
BOOM!
The lightning bolt, carrying world-destroying power, struck Feng Han squarely.