Su Yuanying’s appearance was eerie, his smile arrogant: “I’ll trouble everyone to step back a bit.”
Besides the Revenant, standing atop this remote small mountain peak were three mysterious figures wrapped in black robes. Underneath their hoods, dark sinister qi faintly rose, presenting an extremely bizarre appearance.
Facing Su Yuanying’s attitude, Yun Tingfeng remained expressionless, waving his hand to let Hong Xiu and Ying Sha retreat. Xiao Zi always watched with a smile, never interjecting a word.
Su Yuanying raised his right hand, and his aura underwent a sudden and complete transformation. It shifted from being weak and eerie to something sinister and formidable—majestic and overwhelming, compelling people to instinctively bow in reverence, willing to offer everything they had.
In a short moment, he seemed to have become an entirely different person.
Yun Tingfeng was first startled, then realized, a trace of smile forming on the corner of his mouth, seemingly mocking yet cautious.
Instinctively, he glanced at Xiao Zi and found the other party still calm and smiling, indeed having foreseen this.
At this moment, Su Yuanying’s aura reached its peak. Suddenly, a crack appeared between his eyebrows, from which a vertically oriented eerie green and sinister eye emerged. The mere sight of it gave one the feeling of having their mind and spirit seized.
The eerie green light emanating from this vertical eye grew increasingly intense. The sandstorm sweeping across the semi-desert region suddenly escalated violently, with howling winds and billowing sands, resembling the apocalypse.
Previously, the sandstorm had blown in from the desert, seemingly terrifying but actually only a ripple effect, not posing much danger. But now, riding the wind, it seemed as if this place had become the center of the sandstorm, continuously spreading outward, submerging the ruined temple, engulfing the surrounding areas, and rolling forward in waves, covering everything, completely severing the connection between the main force of Fengyun Manor and the scouts.
Under such heavenly might, everyone caught in the sandstorm would lose their sense of direction, unable to see clearly what was right in front of them, unable to hear nearby sounds, making rescue, ambush, and encirclement impossible.
“Alright, they have been completely isolated. We can now split up and kill them, unafraid of Gu Kongsan’s reinforcements.” Su Yuanying’s lips were vividly red, as if he had just sucked someone else’s blood, his face rosy, no longer coughing.
The sandstorm was a normal meteorological phenomenon; he had merely used the situation to intensify it, not fearing Gu Kongsan would detect anything unusual.
Yun Tingfeng clapped his hands and laughed: “Brother Su’s divine might is indeed extraordinary, capable of invoking changes in the heavens. Luo Shengyi, Jiang Zhiwei, and others absolutely would not have expected that a well-planned ambush would suddenly turn into a desperate situation for themselves. Brother Su, let us join forces to kill Luo Shengyi. He ranks higher than Jiang Zhiwei on the Human List and is the greatest threat.”
Previously, they had not made plans on who to kill first, as it depended on the distance between their targets and who was more “isolated.” But now, it seemed that Luo Shengyi, Jiang Zhiwei, and others had chosen to spread out to mask their movements and facilitate a surprise attack—if they had gathered together, being many would have made them an easy target.
Su Yuanying arrogantly shook his head: “First deal with Jiang Zhiwei. Invoking the change in the heavens greatly drained me. I need a powerful female martial artist as a sacrificial offering to calm my boiling blood.”
He did not hide his intentions or current condition, because if anyone wanted to take advantage of this moment to attack him, they would certainly receive a “pleasant surprise.”
After saying this, he pointed at several locations within the sandstorm: “Luo Shengyi is there, Jiang Zhiwei is there…”
When invoking the heavenly changes, he vaguely connected with the heavens and earth, his spirit flowing like water, riding the wind to detect the hiding places of Jiang Zhiwei and others.
Yun Tingfeng hesitated slightly before saying: “Luo Shengyi and Jiang Zhiwei are not too far apart. I fear they might bump into each other and join forces, making them difficult to deal with. How about this: I will block Luo Shengyi, while Earth Venerable assists Brother Su in surrounding and killing Jiang Zhiwei.”
Because of his previous outstanding performance, disrupting the alliance of the four great sects, Yun Tingfeng, Xiao Zi, and others had gained the attention of the Demon Sect. They had met Earth Venerable, one of the Three Venerables second only to the Sect Leader, and were now cooperating with him.
Among the three mysterious figures cloaked in black robes, the tallest one with bulging muscles that turned his loose robe into tight-fitting clothing spoke in a deep voice: “I alone am sufficient.”
“Everyone knows Earth Venerable’s strength is unfathomable, but I fear that a prolonged battle might arouse suspicion from the old man. If we are to launch a surprise attack, it must be swift and decisive, striking with thunderous might for a fatal blow.” Yun Tingfeng chuckled.
He had previously tested the skills of several Demon Sect disciples and discovered that even at the same Tongyou level, their strengths varied significantly. Each possessed unique abilities—some excelled in shadow evasion and assassination, others in fire escape techniques to gain an advantage, and still others in dirty fighting. All of this made him feel that the Tongyou realm in this world was profoundly mysterious.
Among these, he had tested Earth Venerable and felt that the other party was indeed terrifying. Without giving it his all, he might not be able to defeat him. With Earth Venerable and the even more terrifying Su Yuanying joining forces, they should be able to kill Jiang Zhiwei. Luo Shengyi would be his own target.
Upon hearing Yun Tingfeng’s flattering words, Earth Venerable nodded slightly, saying nothing more, silently approving the arrangement. In the Demon Sect, strength equated to power. Since Yun Tingfeng and Su Yuanying had shown such terrifying might, naturally, he was willing to cooperate with them.
Thinking about the upcoming great gains, Yun Tingfeng couldn’t help but smile: “Xiao Zi, Xia Dandan wants to kill you to avenge her younger brother. I’ll leave her elimination to you to remove this potential threat.”
Xiao Zi nodded indifferently in agreement.
Turning to his two subordinates, Yun Tingfeng continued: “Hong Xiu, the little bald monk is your target. Don’t play too much with him. Ying Sha, that woman skilled in poisons and drugs poses a significant danger. Take this opportunity to eliminate her. The Taoist priest accompanying her seems to be from the Zhenwu Sect judging from his footwork. Avoid entanglement with him, so as not to be trapped by the Taiji defensive stance.”
Since the main focus was to deal with Jiang Zhiwei, and Su Yuanying’s two attendants were merely at the peak of Qi Accumulation, their strength was insufficient. Fortunately, his subordinate Ying Sha was a top-tier assassin, making it not difficult to kill that woman near a Zhenwu Sect disciple in such an environment.
Hong Xiu immediately became happy, muttering to herself: “I will make his skin rot inch by inch until he begs me to kill him, hmpf.”
The wound on her arm, inflicted by the Red Sun Exorcism Blade, was still blackened with a dark red hue, impossible to remove temporarily, like a hideous centipede, something a beauty-conscious person like her could never endure!
Hearing her words, Xiao Zi turned his head, glancing at her with a half-smile.
“Two Envoys, please trouble yourselves with dealing with the remaining opponent.” Yun Tingfeng politely ordered the two envoys accompanying Earth Venerable.
…
Jiang Zhiwei was hiding behind a weathered rock, listening to the fierce sound of wind and sand striking. She felt slightly strange—how could the sandstorm suddenly intensify? Continuing like this, not only would it be impossible to ambush and kill the Revenant’s enemy camp, but even contacting nearby allies would become difficult!
If the enemy attacked the ruined temple at this moment, then the little monk would…
She abruptly stood up, her forehead pulsing, her mind projecting outward. Following the remembered location, she hurried forward with her sword.
Suddenly, her heart stirred. She quickly stepped back, her White Rainbow Piercing Sun Sword slicing sideways, pointing at the surging sandstorm nearby.
At that moment, a black iron wheel appeared where she originally should have been, extending from the nearby sandstorm, gripped by a hand as large as a bear’s paw. More eerily, this hand was entwined with threads of black qi, faintly visible, as if merging into the sandstorm.
Meanwhile, the place her sword pointed at revealed a demonic man with a feminine appearance who had emerged from the dust, dodging her sword strike.
Then, Su Yuanying raised his right hand, lightning bursting from his palm, electric snakes soaring into the sky.
In that instant when he raised his hand, Jiang Zhiwei, experienced through her master’s teachings, sensed something wrong. She sidestepped, swung her sword, and the silver-white electric snake was immediately redirected toward the black iron wheel.
Crackling, the black iron wheel flew from the hand, and the black-robed giant emerged from the sandstorm.
“Not an external scene…” Jiang Zhiwei inwardly muttered, immediately launching her sword techniques into a storm of attacks swallowing Su Yuanying.
Her sword strokes became faster and faster, giving him no chance to recover. Once she spotted an opening, she instantly used “Yanluo Tie.”
Sweat beaded on Su Yuanying’s forehead. Relying on his strange movements and subtle connection with the surrounding sandstorm, he barely managed to block Jiang Zhiwei’s fierce assault. Even so, he felt her sword techniques were extremely sharp, continuous like surging waves, giving him no time to catch his breath.
No wonder she is a Human List contender!
Fortunately, Earth Venerable was assisting this time!
Earth Venerable had already picked up the black iron wheel. With a single move, he summoned the wind and sand to converge, blocking Jiang Zhiwei’s sword and giving Su Yuanying a chance to catch his breath.
Su Yuanying’s narrow eyes narrowed even further, and the vertical emerald eye between his brows began to glow. He had to use his ultimate technique to end this swiftly!
…
Luo Shengyi was hidden atop a poplar tree, slightly cautious due to his senses being affected by the sandstorm.
Suddenly, a fist emerged from the sandstorm like a venomous dragon lunging from its cave, aiming at Luo Shengyi’s back.
Luo Shengyi inhaled slightly, his robe slightly puffing up. As the fist touched his clothes, it felt slippery, sliding aside effortlessly, its force dissipating into emptiness.
After dodging this attack, Luo Shengyi turned and threw a punch, coincidentally meeting Yun Tingfeng’s left fist.
Yun Tingfeng felt Luo Shengyi’s fist force split into seven streams—some masculine, some feminine, some a mix of hard and soft, some soft yet containing hardness. Not only did the force intensify wave after wave, but they also entwined with each other, interweaving, drilling straight into his internal organs, making it difficult to defend.
He was mid-air, unable to gain leverage, so he simply followed the punch’s momentum, rolling backward and landing on the ground, laughing: “No wonder you’re known as the Invincible Iron Fist. I’ve seen others use the Seven Injuries Fist before, but you’ve innovated and elevated it to a higher level.”
Luo Shengyi laughed heartily: “Then take another punch!”
He threw a punch, radiating masculine strength, unstoppable.
“Excellent fist technique!” Yun Tingfeng knew this wasn’t the Seven Injuries Fist. His hands slightly twisted, sweeping toward Luo Shengyi’s wrists. His moves seemed plain and unremarkable but struck first despite being launched second, forcing Luo Shengyi to evade.
“Good! Then take another!” Amidst the sandstorm, Luo Shengyi’s clothes and hair fluttered as he threw another punch.
This punch was ordinary, without flourish, variation, or follow-up. Yet in Yun Tingfeng’s eyes, it felt supremely mighty, containing a certain rhythm, representing the return to simplicity in fist techniques!
His heart stirred, his right palm flipped, striking out in a simple yet mighty manner, equally unadorned in variation but formidable in strength, brimming with rhythm.
Their fists and palms collided. Yun Tingfeng’s feet sank into the sand, blood trickling from his lips. But immediately, he changed his palm into a claw, gripping Luo Shengyi’s fist.
Luo Shengyi instantly felt his internal energy going out of control, like a breached dam, continuously flowing toward Yun Tingfeng.
He was startled but remained calm, throwing his left fist, which Yun Tingfeng met with his left palm. In the confined space, they exchanged grappling, pressing, hammering, and tapping techniques, continuously changing tactics, attacking and defending alternately. However, Luo Shengyi’s internal energy was leaking faster and faster, his body beginning to feel numb.
Luo Shengyi’s eyes widened, his expression grave, yet he did not panic.
…
Because Fu Zhenzhen had just opened her spiritual aperture not long ago, and her corresponding martial arts had not yet improved, when the sandstorm intensified, Zhang Yuanshan took her to hide in a nearby cave.
Ying Sha “melted” into the shadows, silently infiltrating the cave.
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