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Chapter 277 Fight

With this command given, as if they had all planned it beforehand, most of the people acted at the same time.

One of the servants stepped forward first. With a wave of his hand, an exquisite black banner appeared, which then swelled in the wind, creating gusts of eerie wind as it was waved.

Then another person made a lotus seal with their hands, and amidst the clamor, a demonic voice pierced the ears. In the blink of an eye, that voice transformed into a graceful woman draped in a light veil, her body slender and alluring, captivating the heart and soul.

There were also those wielding two curved swords, their blades gleaming with a greenish sheen, clearly coated with deadly poison. Some even performed a witch dance, summoning the ghosts of the mountains, while the air was filled with the buzzing of flies and insects.

Of course, the most eye-catching are the two brothers, one tall and one short.

The taller one stepped forward, straightening his body, his aura as unbreakable as a mountain, while the shorter one drew a long cone from his sleeve and disappeared into the shadows in a few leaps.

Zhou You had been traveling all over the country for a long time and could recognize some of the moves of these people. The one holding the long banner was from the Hunyuan Sect. Don't underestimate this banner; it actually harbors dozens of Yin spirits that can corrupt people's magical artifacts when they are waved.
The one who made the lotus seal is probably from the Qian Yuan Dao sect, which has some connection with Tantric Buddhism. The spells they use are somewhat similar to those of those bald men, but they mostly use the 'destruction' method, which is mainly the kind that bewitches people's minds.

The one wielding twin swords and the others, though unrecognizable, were quite agile—as for the two brothers, one tall and one short...
These two are considered highly skilled in the martial arts world. If this group of guys attacks together, even with Zhou You's skills, he will find it quite troublesome.

Of course, faced with this rare opportunity to gang up on someone, he could naturally join in—it was just something he had to do!

—To be honest, since Wang Chengen has thoroughly investigated everyone's background, he still dares to set up such a scheme. He is obviously fearless. Now, there are a few good fools rushing over to test the waters. Why doesn't he wait to reap the benefits and instead rush to his death?

Not to mention.
Those damned people from the Evil Suppression Division clearly told us to wait patiently, but where exactly is this guy hiding?
Just as they were pondering this, Wang Chengen also made his move.

Just as he expected, the man showed no sign of panic. He tapped the table, and the 'elixir' in the blood pool naturally reversed, transforming into a blood-red barrier that not only blocked the seductive and alluring music but also intercepted several hidden weapons.

Then he laughed.

"You all have given quite a warm welcome, but it's alright. My Hou Tu Sect is known for its magnanimity. Since you've all come for this pill, I should let you all have a good taste of it."

As he spoke, the sea of ​​blood suddenly boiled, and many strange shapes materialized within it. At this moment, the one wielding two daggers had just reached Wang Chengen's vicinity. Seeing that he could not avoid it, he simply crushed one of the beads in his hand, and a hazy light appeared on his body.

"I spent nearly a thousand taels of silver to get this from those barbarians. It can withstand even a bolt of lightning from the heavens, let alone yours."
However, before the expression of pity and disdain could finish changing, the flesh and blood seemed to ignore the clear light and instantly seeped into it.

Then came the sound of chewing.

The expressions of the others changed drastically. The tallest among them produced a Guan Dao (a type of halberd) from somewhere, gathered his strength, and with the force of a mountain-splitting strike, slashed forward with all his might—

It must be said that this person is indeed very skilled; with a single slash, the swirling liquid pills that filled the sky were forced to retreat.

Seeing that there was finally a gap, the one holding the long banner immediately activated the magic weapon with all his might. The cries of wronged souls could be faintly heard from the black banner, and waves of yin energy emanated from it, which then transformed into one hideous human head after another, trying to squeeze through the gap.

Otherwise.

Faced with this perilous situation, Wang Chengen remained calm and composed. With a flick of his finger, a fine needle suddenly pierced through the air and burrowed into the man's chest and abdomen with lightning speed.

next moment.

Numerous lumps grew on the man's exposed skin. He opened his mouth as if to scream something, but it was immediately overwhelmed by more abscesses.
"Bang" sound.

His entire body exploded into a shower of pus and blood.

Then, Wang Chengen smiled leisurely.

"I am indeed relying on the blessing of this batch of pills now, but don't forget, I am also a geomancer in the sect. Reaching this level is not solely due to refining pills."

Upon witnessing such a horrific scene, the merchant surnamed Xun could no longer bear it and made an extremely reckless move—

He actually turned around and tried to run away on the spot!

"Fool!" The man who made the lotus seal immediately flew into a rage. "You really think you can escape? This bastard is clearly determined to kill you. Only by joining forces do we have a sliver of hope of victory. If you're only thinking of running away..."

What he said was indeed true, but unfortunately...
Before he could finish speaking, two lumps of flesh shot over like arrows, instantly blowing off his upper half of his head. The merchant surnamed Xun was also pierced in the chest by the blood arrows, and he collapsed to the ground with a scream, clearly not going to live.

In just a short while, the once formidable siege was reduced to a meager amount.

Seeing this, Zhou You also hesitated.

Although he was determined to let these guys test his strength, he didn't expect them to die so quickly—if this group of guys were really wiped out, things would be a bit difficult to handle afterwards.

So, should we take action or not?
However, just as he was making his choice, another unexpected event occurred.

Just as Wang Chengen spat out two spurts of blood and was catching his breath, the short man suddenly leaped out of the shadows, a long cone gleaming with a cold, sharp light, aiming straight for his opponent's heart—

The timing and location he chose were absolutely perfect—but Wang Chengen just grinned and laughed loudly.

"You think I wasn't on guard against you?!"

The liquid pills that had already covered the ground suddenly surged back, and the short man was swallowed up before he could even retreat.

"Second brother!"

The tall man, his eyes bloodshot, no longer cared about entangled with the other limbs. He braved all the attacks and rushed to the liquid. Amidst the spurting blood, he used his last strength to swing his guan dao and finally pulled the short man out before he was completely digested.

However, his second brother was now covered in signs of corrosion. Although he wouldn't die immediately, he was completely unable to move.

Zhou You sighed softly, drew his sword, Duanxie, and took a step forward.

But at that moment, someone who had been ignored by everyone suddenly rushed out.

It was that child who had a blood feud with the Houtu Sect for killing his father and mother.

The young man picked up the poisoned twin blades that had just fallen, and without any proper steps, he charged desperately towards Wang Chengen.

"You damned liar, you owe me back my parents' lives!"

Seeing this, the other survivors all thought to themselves, "This kid is finished!"

Wang Chengen also found it laughable. He didn't even bother to use the elixir to deal with such a young upstart, and simply mocked him.

"I almost forgot about you if you didn't say anything. Oh well, I was thinking that I had enough materials for this batch of pills, so I might as well use you as a signboard. But I didn't expect you to be so tactless. So I'll be merciful and hurry up and let you reunite with your parents."

As he spoke, the child had already rushed forward. Wang Chengen opened his palm, intending to slap him cleanly and decisively—

However, for some reason, the palm strike missed its target.

"what?"

The questioning voice had barely begun when a tearing pain shot through his waist.

The child gave a smile that was completely out of character for his age, then rolled away to avoid Wang Chengen's angry counterattack.

When he stood up again, he was surprised to find that he was already a young man over seven feet tall.

"Master Wang, how did you enjoy the taste of my revenge?"

What the hell!

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!" Zhou You stared at the young man in astonishment, his expression even more comical than comical.

Honestly, he considered all sorts of suspicious people, but he never thought of this child.

It's not that he was careless, but rather that it was so flawless.

Whether it was the anger when they first entered the mountain, the resistance to the Thick Earth Sect, or even the bullying by the Taoist boys, there was nothing wrong with anything.

Zhou You raised his eyes and carefully observed the young man's face—then, he was stunned again.

There's no other reason than that this person is just too good-looking.

The phrases "face like jade, handsome as Pan An" are so overused they're practically cliché. This guy, well, he's the kind of person who, at first glance, makes you think, "Wow, how can someone be so handsome?"

Wang Chengen never dreamed that he would open his mouth wide, as if he wanted to shout something, but in the end he could only utter one sentence.

"How could it be you!"

The people from the Suppression Bureau just laughed.

"Actually, it's nothing much. I just happened to come across this child's village when I came to these mountains, and I suddenly had the idea to change my identity. I didn't expect it to be so useful. I say, Lord King Slayer, I've used all my magic power on that one strike. Now it's all up to you."

Zhou You's expression immediately fell.

"Can we please stop using this nickname?"

Despite saying this, he still drew his sword, Duanxie, and went out.

Wang Chengen wanted to use magic to stop him, but unfortunately, the excruciating pain in his waist was like a leech, making him see stars.

"You bunch of bastards! You bunch of bastards!!!"

As Wang Chengen cursed angrily, he swung his hand, stirring up the previously spilled elixir—

But Zhou You was no ordinary nobody.
A murderous aura suddenly arose from the sword, and a red mist suddenly rose in the room—compared to the thick fog outside the window, this mist was like a thin veil, seemingly inconspicuous, but its ferocity far surpassed that of the outside!
As the sword flashed, all the elixir and limbs melted away instantly, like ice and snow under the scorching sun. In the blink of an eye, Zhou You had already stepped forward ten feet, and the sword was aimed straight at the opponent's head!

But at that moment, Wang Chengen suddenly smiled.

A very eerie, yet extremely twisted smile.

"But do you really think this will kill me?"

Then, ignoring the dagger at his waist, he gritted his teeth and forcefully made a hand seal.

In the blink of an eye.

The stench in the entire alchemy room intensified!

All the liquid in the pool began to boil, and limbs layered upon each other, writhing and turning, vaguely forming a tall, thin, and grotesque figure.

"Oh no! Is this... a fight to the death?"

The young man who had just stepped back changed his expression drastically. He turned his head sharply—but instead of looking at Zhou You, he looked at the fat merchant lying dead next to him.

"Hey you, how long are you going to keep playing dead?!"

There was no response; it was as if it were a real corpse.

Seeing this, the young man curled his lip and then said fiercely.

"I know all about the backgrounds of your three families. You just wanted to fake your death and then escape using earth-遁法 (earth-遁法 is a technique that allows one to escape), right? That might have been possible before, but now that I've exposed you, do you think you can still run away?"

Upon hearing this, the fat merchant finally stirred—even though he had just died—he sat up and said with a bitter expression.

"My lord of the Suppression Bureau, what you've done is utterly despicable! I'm just a merchant with no strength to even kill a chicken. You can fight all you want, why do you have to drag me into this?"

"So, are you going to go or not?"

The fat businessman immediately sighed.

"Fine, I'll do it, I'll do it, okay?"

As he spoke, he produced a copper coin from his hand, then, with a look of reluctance on his face, tossed it into the air—

After the copper coin flipped several times and landed, the freezing speed of the entire pool slowed down.

If the shaping process used to take only a few breaths, it now takes about ten more breaths.

But even that little bit of time is enough!
The first breath, the second breath, Zhou You took a step.

Wang Chengen responded by unleashing a handful of acupuncture needles—but they were all swallowed up by the malevolent energy.

The third breath, the fourth breath, the fifth breath.

Wang Chengen endured the excruciating pain and made a hand seal—the liquid on the ground reversed, engulfing Zhou You as he had done with the dwarf before.

However, a true word rang out, immediately stopping his movements.

Seven to nine breaths.

Having finally escaped the illusion, Wang Chengen looked at the person who was now almost within reach, and could only grit his teeth and use his last trump card.

Suddenly, his right hand exploded, and amidst the liquid on the ground, it instantly transformed into one Daoist boy after another—these were probably the previous victims, and each of them carried a massive amount of vital energy, as if they would explode like bombs if touched.

He didn't expect this method to stop Zhou You, but if it could stop him for even a short while, the thing in the pit would take shape.

—Although this batch of rare immortality pills is ruined, at least it can kill all these outsiders!
Otherwise.

Zhou You merely glanced at him with pity.

Then, right before his eyes, a soaring aura of malevolence rose up—

Evil is eradicated here!

Those Daoist children, made of flesh and blood, were instantly swallowed up by the massive amount of malevolent energy, without even making a sound.

Ten breaths.

The sword arrived precisely on time, and with a gentle stroke, it severed Wang Chengen's head.

However, no blood was seen flowing out of it.

(End of this chapter)