"Kill him!" Li Ye roared furiously.
He wanted to break away and kill Xu Yang, but was pinned down by Gao Lin.
"Kill me?" A murderous glint rose in Xu Yang’s eyes.
In his past few clashes with the Blood Lotus Sect, it was always his side that was whittled down until they had no choice but to flee.
This time, it was finally the Blood Lotus Sect’s turn to be on the losing end.
"Do you senior brothers need a hand? How about we split the contribution points evenly?"
However, he didn’t rush to make a move.
The Blood Lotus Sect had fewer members than their group. If he rashly interfered in another’s fight, he might be suspected of trying to snatch contribution points. If they didn’t need help, he would just charge into the manor and start killing.
"Just make your move! I’ll be in charge of distributing the contribution points later," Gao Lin shouted, not giving Zhu Yuan and the others a chance to object.
’If you’re not skilled enough to kill your opponent, you don’t get to stop others from helping. This isn’t the time to worry about contribution points. It’s time to slaughter the enemies before us and storm Qiushui Manor.’
"Alright!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yang took a step forward. His figure flashed like lightning, and he appeared at Hong Lei’s side.
His opponent was also a master at Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement, with strength on par with Hong Lei’s. Their fight had already cracked the ground, sending up clouds of dust and debris.
"Junior Brother Xu, be careful! This man’s Fist Technique is incredibly fierce. Don’t clash with him head-on," Hong Lei warned.
Xu Yang had only just reached Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement, so Hong Lei thought he should be fighting the Blood Lotus Sect members who were still below that level. He never expected Xu Yang to come to his side.
"Perfect timing!"
Seeing Xu Yang charge over, the Blood Lotus Sect member threw a ferocious punch to force Hong Lei back, then lunged toward Xu Yang.
Compared to the obscure Hong Lei, he was far more eager to kill Xu Yang. After the battle at the Earth Vein Fire Valley, the bounty on Xu Yang’s head within the Blood Lotus Sect had multiplied several times over.
BOOM!
Vigorous Gang Qi surged like a tidal wave, enveloping his fist and condensing into a crystalline, crimson Fist Gang. The resulting gale cracked the very ground beneath him.
The power of this punch was even fiercer than before, causing the air to ripple and let out a piercing shriek.
"Junior Brother Xu, get back!" Hong Lei roared.
Even he felt a tinge of fear from that punch. He rushed forward, his own fist striking like a heavy spear toward the enemy’s back—an attack forcing a defense.
But Xu Yang didn’t retreat. Golden Gang Qi surged from his body as a massive palm slapped forward, punching through the air.
Fuyue Bear King’s Palm—Mountain-Shattering and Mountain-Breaking!
Bulging muscles strained against his loose-fitting clothes, revealing veins that popped out like writhing worms.
A rumble echoed from Xu Yang’s bones and sinews. Fresh blood surged like a dragon as his aura turned savage, like that of an enraged man-bear.
Just as the incoming fist was about to land, the golden palm met it.
Across from him, the cruel expression on the Blood Lotus Sect disciple’s face froze, replaced entirely by shock and disbelief.
BOOM!
A colossal force, like a collapsing mountain or a tsunami, transmitted from the golden palm. His Fist Gang shattered instantly, dissolving into a red torrent of air that recoiled back at him.
His eyes bulged. ’How could Xu Yang be this strong?’
’He’s this strong, and you told him to be careful? You said my Fist Technique was fierce and that he shouldn’t clash with me head-on?’
’You warned the wrong person!’
CRACK!
The Blood Lotus Sect disciple’s body shuddered. Accompanied by the crisp sound of breaking bone, his arm was instantly shattered into several pieces, blood bursting from the wounds.
SPURT!
He spat out a mouthful of blood as his feet left the ground, sending him flying backward. His Protective Gang Qi dissipated completely.
BANG!
Hong Lei, who had already been rushing forward to attack, didn’t hesitate. His fist, like a heavy spear, plunged into the man’s back, halting his backward flight instantly.
"So strong!"
Hong Lei sucked in a sharp breath. He felt as if he’d just punched a rampaging bull; the immense force knocked him back several steps and left his fist numb.
’So Xu Yang is this strong!’
Just moments ago, he’d thought Xu Yang had killed a Martial Artist who had just barely reached Marrow Cleansing. ’How laughable that I even warned him. It turns out he’s even stronger than me.’
A master that even he was wary of had his arm shattered by a single blow from Xu Yang, suffering an unimaginable wound.
’I haven’t offended Junior Brother Xu in the past few days, have I?’
Hong Lei’s mouth went dry as he carefully recalled his interactions with Xu Yang over the past few days, wondering if he had ever so much as raised his voice at him.
If Xu Yang could grievously injure this member of the Blood Lotus Sect with one punch, he could certainly do the same to him.
Fortunately, after racking his brain, he recalled that because Gao Lin and Xu Yang were on good terms, he had always spoken to Xu Yang respectfully.
"Senior Brother Hong, nice move," Xu Yang said with a smile.
The Blood Lotus Sect member had taken Hong Lei’s punch, and by the time he hit the ground, he was already dead.
Hong Lei’s face flushed with embarrassment. He had merely taken advantage of the opening. Even without his finishing blow, the Blood Lotus Sect member would have certainly died.
"Junior Brother Xu, your skills are the truly astonishing ones! But this is no time for flattery. Let’s slaughter these Demons first!"
Hong Lei laughed, then flashed away to join another fight.
Xu Yang also used Stepping on Gang and Chasing Wind and vanished on the spot, not even bothering to loot the corpse.
"Useless trash! Fall back!"
Seeing another one of his men killed by Xu Yang, Li Ye was filled with uncontrollable rage and had no choice but to order them to retreat into Qiushui Manor.
But at this point, the decision to retreat was no longer theirs to make.
The Peak Master of the Purple Sun Sect’s Beast King Peak had already identified this place as a Blood Lotus Sect stronghold, scouted out the number of masters present, and dispatched a force more than capable of leveling it.
It was just as the Blood Lotus Sect always scouted the number of Purple Sun Sect disciples before making a move. It wasn’t that the Purple Sun Sect’s disciples were inferior; when a well-prepared force ambushes an unsuspecting one, the outcome is already decided.
"AH!"
"AH!"
With Xu Yang and Hong Lei, two masters at Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement, joining the other battles, it only took two wretched screams before the only Blood Lotus Sect disciple left standing was a disheveled Li Ye. All the others had been slain.
"All of you, charge in! Don’t worry about me. I’ll finish him," Gao Lin shouted.