Chapter 118: Taking The Fight To Their Door
Long Wu’s expression changed. At this moment, the Beast Spirit True Intent of the Mountain Wolf was blocking Li Chuan and Yi Feng.
He leaped away to escape, never expecting arrows to attack him.
He twisted his body in an instant, unleashing several streams of blade qi.
The three arrows flying towards him were swept away.
However, two more arrows came from the sides, their angles terrifyingly cunning. Even he couldn’t dodge them in time, and they sliced through his shoulder.
Blood splattered out, and Long Wu himself was intercepted by Li Chuan and Yi Feng.
The Beast Spirit Mountain Wolf fought fiercely, but facing two opponents, it was already covered in wounds under the siege of two White Ape Beast Spirits. True essence continuously repaired its crevices, but this also caused Long Wu’s true essence to disperse greatly, his face turning slightly pale as he felt the beast spirit’s injuries.
“Get out, you old bastard!”
Long Wu harbored a ball of fire in his heart, and he also knew that today he was likely facing certain death.
In the darkness, Su Yan and Bai Yun’s figures appeared, the Fine Steel Longbow in their hands clearly nocked with an arrow.
“Bai Changlin’s taught, you insidious brat, only good at injuring people from the shadows.”
Long Wu hated them immensely. If it weren’t for the barrage of arrows that had just blocked him, he would have already escaped the camp. Who could have stopped him?
“Why waste words with him? Kill him.”
Yi Feng’s mind moved. The bone-like White Ape’s true essence spread out like threads, as if enraged, attacking the entangled Mountain Wolf.
The Fierce Ape Three Forms were unleashed by this bone-like White Ape, adding a bit more ferocity.
Although it was only in the Heart Ape Stage, not as adept at circulating true essence as the Ruyi Stage Beast Spirit True Intent.
However, under the bombardment of immense true essence, each punch had the power to tear, smashing the ground into pits and cracks.
Seeing this, Li Chuan also controlled the Tiger Aspect White Ape to attack, its fists like hammers, thundering like the heavens.
In the camp, ape roars echoed endlessly, shaking the ground as if an earth dragon was turning over.
The Mountain Wolf, having first suffered tearing wounds, was now unable to withstand the siege, its true essence scattering.
Even Long Wu felt waves of stabbing pain in his spirit. If it continued to be injured, he feared he would be backlashed.
He immediately swung his saber, the blade qi of the Black Wolf Slash slicing across the battlefield.
It headed straight for the bone-like White Ape and the Tiger Aspect White Ape, intending to force back these two Beast Spirit True Intents.
But Yi Feng attacked, the Black Mandarin Duck Twin Sabers crossing, unleashing a saber net.
The dense blade qi seemed intent on shattering everything in its path.
The attack of the Black Wolf Slash was quickly intercepted, the blade qi canceling each other out.
Li Chuan then arrived, his lean and strong body seeming to unleash a fierce tiger descending the mountain.
With a heavy punch, he struck Long Wu, making him stagger, his bones cracking.
Long Wu fought with disheveled hair, blood flowing from the corners of his mouth, his eyes clearly maddened.
“Even if I die, I will…”
He was about to fight with his life, his Ring-pommel Saber swinging like a whirlwind.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to act, a Blood Qi Arrow infused with true essence and true intent attacked, heading straight for his eyes.
He had no choice but to turn his head to dodge, and his gathered momentum was immediately interrupted.
How could Yi Feng and Li Chuan, these seasoned veterans, let such an opportunity pass?
They formed a pincer attack, covering each other as they advanced.
One attacked the lower body with twin sabers, the other used twin fists to dismantle Long Wu’s saber techniques.
The two cooperated tacitly. Long Wu parried frantically but dared not commit his full attention.
Bai Yun and Su Yan drew their bows and nocked arrows, having already locked onto him with their aura.
This pressure became the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
“Ah!”
Long Wu sustained more and more wounds. The physical body of the Beast Spirit Mountain Wolf was now covered in injuries, large and small.
His Qing Xi Inner Armor was also in tatters, stained with blood and covered in saber marks.
An arrow was stuck in his shoulder, and his Ring-pommel Saber was chipped. He looked utterly pathetic.
His eyes were bloodshot and filled with red threads. He roared.
The Mountain Wolf transformed into a black, smoky mist that enveloped his body.
The Mountain Wolf merged with him, their movements synchronized, a fierce wolf intertwined with him.
Black Wolf Whirlwind!
His saber light danced into a whirlwind, attempting to engulf both Yi Feng and Li Chuan.
“Dodge, he’s making a death throes struggle!”
Yi Feng and Li Chuan saw his blood qi surge and his aura rapidly rise, knowing it was a final burst of energy. They fought with all their might, expending their blood qi and true essence.
The two cooperated with their respective beast spirits to form a defensive line, repelling his saber light.
Each holding their ground, they also prevented Long Wu from escaping.
*Whoosh*
The Ring-pommel Saber, carrying the wolf’s shadow, attacked ferociously, transforming into a saber light three zhang long.
Yi Feng immediately intercepted with his twin sabers, throwing them out, forming a giant net.
With a mere collision, the saber light broke through, piercing through.
Li Chuan’s expression changed. The Tiger Aspect White Ape’s arms surged with true essence, forming something like armguards.
It blocked in front of him, attempting to parry the saber light.
However, the saber light was infused with almost all of Long Wu’s current strength.
With a cracking sound, the armguards instantly shattered. The weakened saber light was still visible, and even so, it pierced into the body of the Tiger Aspect White Ape.
With a tearing sound, one-third of the blade penetrated.
This attack dispersed his true essence. Almost simultaneously, Li Chuan’s face turned pale, a slight trickle of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and the circulation of true essence in his body became somewhat chaotic.
Under the heavy blow, the backlash immediately followed.
Long Wu’s face contorted into a ferocious expression, and he lunged towards Li Chuan, his body and the Mountain Wolf echoing each other, countless threads of true essence tightly connecting them.
Yi Feng rushed forward first, the Bone Aspect White Ape following him. Its huge fist smashed directly into the Mountain Wolf, sending it flying back with a muffled thud, intercepting Long Wu’s attack.
He protected his old friend Li Chuan.
But Long Wu spat out blood and then laughed maniacally, suddenly changing direction. Using the force of being sent flying, he broke through the defensive gap and charged towards Su Yan.
Not good!
Li Chuan and Yi Feng’s expressions changed drastically. They chased after him with all their might.
But Long Wu had completely abandoned even his Beast Spirit True Intent, allowing the heavily wounded Mountain Wolf to transform into a mist-like true essence that flowed into his body.
All his strength converged, all for this one chance to fight.
At this moment, he was only five steps away from Su Yan.
Their appearances were clearly visible to each other. Su Yan wore a mask and stood tall, but there was no fear in his eyes.
Long Wu’s hair was disheveled, his body covered in saber wounds and bloodstains, his eyes bloodshot and filled with madness, looking utterly desperate and pathetic.
“Brat, I am Lord Long Wu who will kill you.”
Bai Yun shot an arrow to intercept Long Wu’s attack, flying forward at the same time, wanting to block him.
But Long Wu was already resolved to die, nearly driven to madness. He didn’t dodge the Blood Qi Arrow at all.
With a tearing sound, the arrow pierced his body. It only made him stagger slightly, and he charged even more maniacally towards Su Yan.
Three steps away, his punch, accompanied by surging true essence, had locked onto Su Yan.
No one could save him!
*Bang!*
A muffled sound like a thunderclap. Bai Yun, Li Chuan, and Yi Feng’s faces changed drastically, showing worry and regret.
“How is this possible!”
The one exclaiming in surprise was not Su Yan, but Long Wu himself.
A rebounding force came, and his already heavily wounded fists began to bleed.
Su Yan retreated half a step, his entire body trembling slightly, but he was unharmed.
A ferocious and cold insectoid White Ape phantom enveloped him. Although it was only a phantom,
it was precisely because such a phantom overlapped with him that people could not see clearly, only vaguely discerning his jade-like face, completely surrounded by a large amount of true essence that rose like mist.
“What’s impossible about it?”
Su Yan moved his numb muscles and bones, his body rumbling like thunder.
“Kill!”
Long Wu continued to attack with his fists. Su Yan, on the other hand, met him head-on, unleashing the Fierce Ape Three Forms with fierce attacks.
For a time, it was punch after punch landing on flesh. The strange rebounding force dissipated more than half of Long Wu’s strength.
He was already at the end of his rope, having wanted to launch a surprise attack to kill Su Yan.
Who would have thought that his surprise attack’s power wouldn’t reach its peak, and his heavily injured body would further weaken his strength.
With the balance shifted, Su Yan’s Insect Bone Armor Body had already been secretly activated.
The insect armor protected his body, and the Gold-Eating Demon Insect was attached beneath this inner armor.
A layer of inner armor protected the exterior.
Under the Transformation Realm of the Golden Ape Jade Body Skill, the Stone Fetus, Iron Bone, and Jade Body cooperated, making his body as strong as iron.
In addition, the Blue Scale Flood Dragon patterns beneath his skin added another layer of defense.
With such defense, even an unmovable, un-cuttable iron pagoda stupa.
*Bang bang*
Su Yan continuously attacked, putting all his strength into it. Long Wu retaliated ferociously. By now, the final burst of true essence had mostly passed.
His strength depleted, he was instead beaten bloody by Su Yan.
He roared in impotent rage: “The heavens are unjust! How can such a young brat bully me? Why?!”
His nose and mouth were full of blood. Li Chuan and Yi Feng caught up and delivered heavy blows, shattering his spine.
With a cracking sound, Long Wu lost his strength and could only fall to the ground.
His blood flowed continuously, seeping into the ground. His eyes were fixed on Su Yan.
*Tramp tramp*
Su Yan walked in front of Long Wu. His clothes were now quite torn, and although his inner armor protected him, it also had many ragged tears.
He also had various injuries, bruised and battered, with a slight trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth, which he wiped away with one hand.
“Long Wu, it’s time for you to go.”
“I have roamed the martial world for half my life. How can I be humiliated like this by a mere brat! I am not reconciled!”
Su Yan snapped Long Wu’s neck, calmly killing him.
Yi Feng saw this and felt a pang of emotion. A True Intent Realm martial artist died like this, and was killed by a Spirit Nurturing Realm youngster.
‘Damn it, he’s a freak. A Spirit Nurturing Realm practitioner holding off a True Intent Realm martial artist. Even with Long Wu heavily injured, he definitely wouldn’t have been at a level where he couldn’t deal with a Spirit Nurturing Realm martial artist.’
He had seen many young martial artists. He had also interacted with those who had reached the True Intent Realm.
But he had never seen anyone as formidable as Su Yan.
“Su Yan, how did you do it?”
Li Chuan, being more familiar with Su Yan, couldn’t help but ask.
Su Yan looked up slightly: “My Golden Ape Jade Body Skill has reached the Transformation Realm, and my Tiger Body Bone Forging Technique is also at Great Accomplishment. My defense is just a bit stronger.”
Yi Feng’s face twitched, and he exclaimed: “You’re still being modest! To cultivate the Golden Ape Jade Body Skill to the Transformation Realm requires the fusion of Stone Fetus, Iron Bone, and Jade Body. Even your Master hasn’t reached that step.”
“The True Intent Realm is within your grasp, just waiting for your true essence to be sufficient.”
Li Chuan also said leisurely. Even Bai Yun, standing nearby, couldn’t help but give her junior brother a look, her charm undiminished, making Su Yan glance at her.
All three knew that Su Yan not only had extraordinary talent but also had a hidden hand.
That armor-like White Ape phantom, ferocious and cold yet majestic.
It was likely not just the influence of a cultivation manual, but that his bone structure and talent far surpassed the ordinary.
‘Young people these days are amazing.’
This thought flashed through Yi Feng’s mind, increasing his respect for Su Yan.
‘It’s a pity. He’s destined not to stay in Yun Cang Town. In the end, it will still be that ‘clumsy’ Li Jinshan.’
Thinking of this, Yi Feng became somewhat annoyed.
“The person is dead. What do you plan to do next?”
“Set the mountain on fire and attack them tomorrow to seek justice for our senior brother.”
Li Chuan frowned: “Setting fire to the mountain and destroying the evidence is fine, but the Seven Blades Martial Arts School has already suffered this hidden loss. If you attack them to seek retribution for Jin Shan, it might be too much and give the Little Mountain Association and the authorities an excuse to intervene.”
Contention requires rules to be called contention.
Otherwise, if you kill me today and I kill you tomorrow, Yun Cang Town will fall into chaos, and no one will benefit.
Having a justifiable reason is sometimes more important than anything in town.
Su Yan raised his gaze and sneered: “Who said it was the Senior Brother?”
“The Seven Blades Martial Arts School, taking advantage of my Senior Sister and my absence, first injured our Senior Brother, and then assassinated our Third Senior Brother. Do they truly think the Golden Ape Martial Arts School is without people?”
Fuck!
Yi Feng’s eyes widened. Li Chuan pointed at Su Yan, his mouth opening and closing, unable to speak.
Bai Yun chuckled: “The Seven Blades Martial Arts School has provoked you, they’ve truly had terrible luck. No wonder you brought Lu Ling’s corpse back.”
“It’s not my fault, you invited me to come and challenge the school.”
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Yun Cang Town, Seven Blades Martial Arts School
Long Qidao hadn’t slept all night. The teacups in the room had been refilled countless times.
His brows were tightly furrowed. Compared to the anticipation he had at nightfall, he now felt a faint worry.
“It’s just two brats from the Golden Ape Martial Arts School. My second brother is already a True Intent Realm martial artist, how could anything go wrong?”
The more he thought about it, the more his expression flickered with uncertainty.
He looked out the window. The sky had brightened, and calls of vendors could be heard from outside the courtyard. The merchants on the street had already begun their rounds.
“Someone!”
A young man hurried in from outside the door. He was about Long Rui’s age and looked quite similar.
“Uncle, what is it?”
Long Qidao asked with a frown: “Haven’t your father and cousin returned yet?”
Long Hao paused slightly and replied: “They haven’t returned yet. Perhaps their journey was delayed. Qing He Mountain is quite far from Yun Cang Town, and it’s still a night’s journey…”
“No, my father has always been swift and decisive. If he had succeeded, he would have immediately…”
“Something bad has happened… Pavilion Master, people from the Golden Ape Martial Arts School have attacked! They’ve even brought a coffin!”
“What did you say!”
Long Qidao leaped up abruptly, knocking over the teacups and teapot on the table, spilling tea all over the floor.
He glared at the servant who reported the news and demanded:
“Whose coffin is it?”
Bringing a coffin to their doorstep was a declaration of an irreconcilable feud.
Before the servant could answer, a cold, deep voice from the outer courtyard rang out, echoing inside and out.
“Seven Blades Martial Arts School’s scum, get out here!”
“What a bold statement!”
The voice was young but merciless. Long Qidao’s anger flared upon hearing it.
“Bring me my saber! I want to see what tricks the Golden Ape Martial Arts School is playing!”
The bad premonition in Long Qidao’s heart had already enveloped him like a thick cloud. He knew the Golden Ape Martial Arts School was likely going for broke.
He led Long Hao and a group of disciples out in procession. Outside the gates of the Seven Blades Martial Arts School, a crowd had already gathered, numbering no less than several hundred, all citizens of Yun Cang Town.
A man and a woman stood in front of the martial arts school’s gate, with a large coffin placed behind them.
The coffin was already open, revealing a pale-faced young man covered in saber wounds.
Behind the coffin was another group of people, all disciples of the Golden Ape Martial Arts School, with Yi Feng and Li Chuan standing on either side, their expressions calm.
Su Yan carried the coffin, and everyone wanted to witness the spectacle, so the crowd grew larger and larger.
Only Long Qidao saw that the person lying in the coffin was Lu Ling.
His pupils contracted, and he felt a chill run down his spine.
That damned Bai Changlin, I didn’t expect you to be so ruthless, even killing your own direct disciple!
