Chapter 117: Slaughter
“Four shrubs under the outer wall, two on each side.”
Su Yan reminded Bai Yun, and she nodded in tacit understanding before quietly moving over.
Su Yan also stealthily approached, his figure like a ghost, and soon arrived behind one person.
Rustle
The shrubs rustled lightly, and that person immediately became alert, but the next moment a large hand grabbed his neck.
With a crack, his neck was directly twisted off, bone splinters piercing through the skin.
The other person reacted and was about to shout loudly.
Su Yan’s Black Shadow Saber slashed across, severing the entire head.
On the other side, Bai Yun struck just as fiercely. As soon as she approached, her dual fists smashed down, shattering one person’s skull.
The other person hadn’t even reacted before her armguards’ blade slashed his throat.
The two dealt with the outer guards and began infiltrating deeper inside.
Whether Bai Yun or Su Yan, both were decisive and resolute people. They struck straight for the kill, leaving no chance for resistance.
After consecutively ambushing seven or eight people, suddenly a wolf howl rang out, shaking the entire camp.
“Everyone listen, trash from Golden Ape Martial Arts School is here, kill them!”
Su Yan had just killed one person when he heard urgent footsteps and shouts.
“They’re here!”
The people originally prepared for ambush all rushed out, and the guards outside the village were also continuously rushing toward the camp.
Yao Baiyu from the East Gate and West Gate, and Nan Yuanrong were all leading teams to rush over, surrounding Su Yan and Bai Yun.
“Cunning bastards.”
Yao Baiyu saw the masked Su Yan, his eyes filled with fury.
He had thought it was their side setting an ambush to catch the trash from Golden Ape Martial Arts School, but now several Blood Moving Realm disciples had been ambushed instead.
“Kill them!”
He waved his hand, and the remaining eighteen or nineteen Blood Moving Realm Martial Artists charged forward, each unleashing their techniques, their qi and blood surging to the sky, all intent on capturing Su Yan and Bai Yun.
“Attack!”
Bai Yun uttered two words lightly from her mouth, leaped forward, and charged into the crowd.
A White Ape Phantom appeared behind her, the Tiger Aspect initially manifesting. The White Ape was entirely jade-like, with a majestic tiger face, its aura instantly stifling the opposing Blood Moving Realm Martial Artists.
She rushed into the crowd, her punches fierce yet flowing like clouds. In collisions, she had already interrupted the bones of two or three Blood Moving Realm Martial Artists.
The rest charged forward with weapons, saber light forming a net to block her path.
But Bai Yun grabbed at the blade with her gloved hand, producing a clang and sparks flying as she seized the blade outright.
That person tried to pull the saber back but was met with Bai Yun’s cold glare, followed by an elbow strike that caved in his entire chest bone.
Bai Yun was killing with excitement, and the remaining twelve Blood Moving Martial Artists actually surrounded Su Yan.
He merely swept his gaze over them calmly, then flashed forward like a ghostly shadow, arriving before the group of Blood Moving Realm Martial Artists.
“Slash”
The Seven Blades Martial Arts School Blood Moving Realm Martial Artist’s heart tightened, and he instinctively swung his blade.
Su Yan’s figure didn’t dodge; the clang hit his body, but the blade made no progress.
His Fierce Ape Three Forms unleashed together, an Insect-shaped Fierce Ape emerging behind him, sweeping along with his fist momentum.
Wherever the fist passed, muscles and bones shattered inch by inch, bone splinters carrying blood piercing out of the body.
His three schools of Hardening had tempered his bone structure to a terrifying degree. Beneath the inner armor, even without using Insect Armor, it was like Jade Body Flood Dragon Scales, with defense not inferior to fine steel.
Coupled with the Insect Bone Armor Body forging his foundation, his strength far surpassed that of Spirit Nurturing Realm Martial Artists.
Under such offensive power, once he engaged, he was like a feral beast that had broken free—attacking meant killing.
Su Yan charged and killed his way through. Not to mention eleven or twelve Blood Moving Realm fighters; even more couldn’t stop him.
“Rip”
He ripped out one person’s spine like a whip, blood and bone spurs flinging another person away before charging straight at Yao Baiyu.
‘Damn it, what kind of madman is this!’
Yao Baiyu felt fear rising, but at that moment Nan Yuanrong shouted sternly: “Attack together, target his eyes!”
Nan Yuanrong saw that Su Yan was wearing inner armor and had Unrivaled Hardening.
At that moment, he swung his slender sharp saber, a line of saber light heading straight for Su Yan’s eyes.
Yao Baiyu rallied, regaining his senses somewhat, turning his fear to rage as his Willow Leaf Saber chopped toward Su Yan.
Behind the two, phantoms of pitch-black Mountain Wolves rose, their beast eyes glowing eerily green, fixed on Su Yan.
“Roar”
The Mountain Wolf let out a roar, the Beast Spirit Phantom’s aura pressing down, almost merging into their saber edges, adding three parts power.
Su Yan sneered, stepping forward. The bronze bell eyes of the Insect-shaped White Ape behind him glared, its aura surging sharply, overpowering the two Mountain Wolves.
At that moment, he swung his large fist straight out with Fierce Ape Suppresses the Sea.
Overwhelming aura pressed down, shattering the saber light with two fists.
One person stepped forward as if a thousand troops and ten thousand horses, countless saber lights unable to touch him.
“Spirit Nurturing Realm Minor Accomplishment, and one already touching the Great Accomplishment threshold. Very good.”
Su Yan laughed and advanced, his figure moving to arrive before Yao Baiyu.
“Try my fist.”
As his voice fell, a fist blasted out like a heavy cannon.
Yao Baiyu was greatly startled inside, raising his saber to block right in the fist’s path.
A massive clang rang out, the Willow Leaf Saber bending like a bow.
Yao Baiyu felt the terrifying power, his face turning pale with fear.
“Senior Brother, save me!”
Nan Yuanrong’s expression changed, flying over to rescue him, his slender sharp saber chopping toward Su Yan’s neck.
The saber light was like moonlight, extremely fierce.
“Get lost!”
Su Yan reached out and grabbed without looking back, seizing the sharp blade in his hand.
The shrill friction sounded endlessly; the blade couldn’t cut his palm at all.
Even the Black Scale Gloves couldn’t pierce, let alone under the cover of True Essence and his tough Hardening skin.
Nan Yuanrong couldn’t change moves in time and felt a massive force transmit from Su Yan’s hand.
Man and saber staggered together, losing balance.
Yao Baiyu wanted to retreat, but heard a thunderous voice by his ear: “Too late!”
Su Yan pushed the fist force, and the Willow Leaf Saber immediately exceeded its limit with a wailing light snap, breaking into two sections.
The flying blade pierced into Yao Baiyu’s chest, nearly piercing him through.
Su Yan smashed a fist down, with a crack, his entire chest bone caved in, instantly silencing him.
Nan Yuanrong had just steadied himself when he heard Yao Baiyu’s miserable scream. Looking over, his face was full of terror.
Flee!
He immediately turned to escape, heading straight for Long Wu at the camp center.
Only the Vice School Master could save him.
No matter how strong Su Yan was, he couldn’t beat the Vice School Master!
As his figure just moved, Su Yan picked up a Steel Saber, preparing to throw it.
Suddenly in the black night, green saber light shot straight at Su Yan.
The attack came abruptly from atop the wooden house eaves.
It came fiercely, the saber light’s edge far surpassing Yao Baiyu and Nan Yuanrong.
It came insidiously, straight for Su Yan’s nape, targeting the moment he was about to loosen after attacking.
“Junior Brother!”
Bai Yun glanced over, her heart trembling. She immediately snapped a Blood Moving guard’s neck and rushed over.
She flung a short arrow from her sleeve straight at the saber light.
But it was too late.
The saber light had already landed on Su Yan’s neck.
Success!
Long Rui emerged from the darkness, his face full of joy.
“Clang”
A light ring echoed across the entire battlefield.
“Does Seven Blades Martial Arts School love sneak attacks so much?”
A cold voice came. Su Yan turned to look at Long Rui, his calm eyes making Long Rui’s heart tremble.
The sudden change made the entire battlefield shift.
The Blood Moving Realm Martial Artists were nearly all dead or wounded, only four or five left, retreating to Long Rui’s side.
Bai Yun arrived beside Su Yan, seeing he was unharmed, and finally relaxed, though her gaze grew even colder.
“You indeed obtained an exotic treasure!”
Long Rui’s voice rose, his eyes fixed on Su Yan. Only such momentum could explain why Su Yan wasn’t afraid of his second-order Green Cutting Saber’s attack.
“Quick! Someone’s attacking!”
Outside the camp, the ordinary guards and disciples were rushing back.
Though their strength wasn’t great, they had the advantage in numbers, nearly a Hundredth Rank, mostly Muscle and Bone Realm and Skin Refining Realm Martial Artists.
Voices were already coming now, lifting the spirits of Long Rui and the others.
“Trouble.”
Su Yan slightly raised his gaze. Beneath his clothes, Insect Armor emerged, his body power surging, his eyes growing even colder.
“Leave the Blood Moving Realm Martial Artists to you.”
“I’ll kill Nan Yuanrong!”
As soon as Su Yan spoke, Bai Yun instead charged at Nan Yuanrong.
Two Spirit Nurturing Realm Martial Artists—how could she let Su Yan face them alone?
“In that case, I’ll do it.”
Su Yan’s figure moved, arriving before Long Rui.
Long Rui paled in shock, swinging the Green Cutting Saber to chop.
“Trash!”
Su Yan’s fist blasted forward with a clang, sending Long Rui flying man and saber.
Long Rui felt pain, his arms going numb, his grip on the Green Cutting Saber loosening.
Su Yan grabbed the blade’s back, about to seize the saber.
Long Rui panicked inside, twisting the blade to try severing Su Yan’s arm.
Su Yan gripped hard, the Green Cutting Saber changed hands. With a swing and chop, a squelch sounded, and Long Rui’s arm fell off.
Long Rui was gravely wounded, howling in pain, wanting to pull away and flee.
But how could Su Yan let him leave? He closed in, the Green Cutting Saber piercing through his back and out his chest.
Long Rui’s body stiffened, instantly falling silent.
Nan Yuanrong was already being suppressed by Bai Yun, in dire straits.
Suddenly seeing this scene, his heart was filled with utmost terror.
Bai Yun seized the chance, striking with Fierce Ape Splits the Mountain right at the heart.
The fist force shattered the heart, and Nan Yuanrong quickly lost his life.
With three consecutive Spirit Nurturing Realm True Disciples dead, the remaining four or five Blood Moving Realm Martial Artists dared not stay.
They turned directly and fled in all directions.
As long as the green hills remain, there’s no fear of running out of firewood.
As long as they escaped, the School Master would avenge them.
Su Yan and Bai Yun didn’t pursue. Bai Yun glanced at Su Yan and said, “If they escape, it’ll be a bit of trouble.”
Su Yan smiled: “Not one will escape.”
The two stopped there when suddenly continuous screams came from the darkness.
One after another, fear spread endlessly as large numbers of guards and disciples were attacked by something unknown.
The black night was the best cover, especially tonight with no moonlight.
Su Yan had long scattered Blood Bees into the darkness. The camp’s commotion had drawn all the guards and disciples over.
Thus, the Blood Bees’ final siege naturally began.
Bai Yun showed a surprised expression, her beautiful eyes flickering faintly. This junior brother’s methods were indeed astonishing.
Though she didn’t know what it was—perhaps some beast.
In any case, from the commotion, it seemed no one in Seven Blades Martial Arts School’s Qing He Mountain camp would escape.
‘This is his true skill in Mountain Hunting and Herb Gathering.’
Everyone knew Su Yan had a method for Mountain Hunting. Rumors said he had tamed some wild beast or even feral beast, allowing him to frequently find Treasure Plants.
Though no one had seen it, it now seemed true.
“Let’s go help Elder Li Chuan and the others.”
The two quickly headed to the center of the camp.
By now, the camp center was a scene of chaos.
Large swathes of wooden houses were destroyed as two pale Fierce Apes fiercely battled a burly, ferocious Mountain Wolf.
Wolf howls and ape roars, fighting desperately
Every strike was full force, readily splitting mountains and cracking stones; even lightly, one hit could destroy an entire house.
Long Wu held a Ring-pommel Saber, True Essence swirling around his body, eyes somber like a cornered Fierce Wolf.
Li Chuan and Yi Feng flanked him left and right—one with gloves in hand, gaze low, qi locking onto Long Wu completely.
The other gripped Black Mandarin Duck Twin Sabers, eyes ice-cold, constantly searching for flaws on Long Wu’s body.
The three battled as one, fists and sabers flying, True Essence surging.
Techniques sweeping out turned the surrounding three zhang upside down; the battle’s momentum was no less than Beast Spirit True Intent.
“Golden Ape Martial Arts School, very good!”
Long Wu heard the wails in the stronghold and knew he had been schemed against by Golden Ape Martial Arts School. By now, they had likely suffered heavy casualties.
He swung his saber with heavy momentum, forcing Yi Feng back.
The Mountain Wolf pounced, claws slashing out pitch-black claw marks, tearing three wounds on the Bone Aspect White Ape.
Li Chuan’s Tiger Aspect White Ape pounced; the Mountain Wolf rammed into it, resisting the pounding and tearing another wound.
Long Wu’s strength was above the two. Though all were True Intent Realm first layer, Heart Ape Stage Martial Arts experts.
But clearly, Long Wu had tempered deeper in the Heart Ape Stage, with stronger aura and more solid, powerful Beast Spirit True Intent.
And he was younger too.
Now facing two, he was merely suppressed a lot.
Li Chuan’s Fierce Ape Three Forms blasted over; Long Wu’s Ring-pommel Saber chopped and blocked horizontally.
In hasty response, under the heavy blow, his figure shook, True Essence surging inside.
‘Can’t let them keep dragging this out!’
Long Wu’s face grew even more somber, knowing if dragged on like this, he would definitely die here.
His eyes turned ruthless; suddenly the Mountain Wolf roared, strands of True Essence rising around it, connecting more tightly with his qi.
“Careful, this kid’s going all out!”
Yi Feng warned, closing in with his Bone Aspect White Ape in sync, Black Mandarin Duck Twin Sabers slashing two zhang-long edges.
“Break for me!”
Black Wolf Slash!
Long Wu forcibly circulated True Essence to boost strength, his Ring-pommel Saber directly chopping out a curtain-like black blade.
The Mountain Wolf charged, its qi linking with the black blade, adding fifty percent power.
The saber lights collided and were instantly shattered like dry weeds and rotting wood.
Not good!
Yi Feng’s expression changed; his Bone Aspect White Ape crossed its arms, True Essence flowing to form a shield.
A boom rang out as Black Wolf Slash struck it, shattering the shield and carving deep saber marks into the arms.
True Essence surged, Yi Feng’s face paling momentarily.
The Mountain Wolf pounced, but fortunately the Tiger Aspect White Ape charged from the side, knocking it down to roll and fight on the ground.
Fierce Ape Splits the Mountain!
Li Chuan flew in, True Essence condensing in his hand, a massive fist shadow pressing down.
Long Wu sneered, raising a Black Wolf Slash.
A boom, breaking through head-on.
As dust billowed, Long Wu moved to flee outward.
Yi Feng and Li Chuan’s expressions changed; if he escaped, things would be difficult.
They rose to pursue when suddenly several arrows flew from the darkness, infused with True Essence, extremely sharp, heading straight for Long Wu.
