Chapter 225: Witnessing Death

The blade of the masked man with the ghost face was deflected, and Xu Yang's counterattack began immediately; his muscles and bones roared, and his Gang Qi surged wildly.

He rotated his body rapidly, coming face-to-face with the ghost-masked man, and the violent aura submerged his opponent.

"Little friend, it's a misunderstanding. We don't want the money anymore."

Facing Xu Yang's indifferent and ruthless eyes, the ghost-masked man shrieked.

The blade couldn't even cut through the opponent's body; this fight was impossible to win. With such a terrifying body-protecting divine art, why did you run away before? Isn't this just setting people up?

The ghost-masked man retreated at high speed, trying to put some distance between them.

But Xu Yang seemed to be stuck to him, and the distance did not change at all.

Raging Waves Fist, twelve layers of force stacked.

The fist, carrying twelve layers of stacked force, was wrapped in a gale and rapidly enlarged in the ghost-masked man's eyes, like a thunderbolt crashing down.

"Bang!"

The ghost-masked man's body-protecting Gang Qi shattered upon impact. The backlash force caused his footsteps to falter, and blood seeped from multiple pores.

"Spare me!"

He desperately swung the blade in his hand toward Xu Yang, the air emitting a tearing sound.

Xu Yang remained unmoved. Before the blade could strike his body, his fist pierced into the ghost-masked man's chest like a heavy spear.

"Crack!"

Gang Qi erupted, twelve layers of force poured out, and accompanied by the sound of breaking bones, the ghost-masked man's eyes quickly bloodshot. His body flew backward like a cannonball, spitting out blood mixed with internal organs in mid-air.

"Ah..."

The shrill scream echoed across the wilderness. The mask on the ghost-masked man's face shattered, revealing the face of a middle-aged man, with blood flowing from all seven orifices.

He flew backward for more than ten meters, and after landing, he slid another few meters on the ground, his clothes worn to shreds before he finally stopped. The blade in his hand lay scattered to the side.

Xu Yang caught up. The man was already taking in more air than he was letting out, his chest collapsed, revealing stark white bones.

Too weak!

These Gang Qi martial artists from the outside world simply could not compare to the Gang Qi martial artists of the Profound Heaven Sect. He had been cautious before entirely because he treated the two as having the same strength as Han Xing and the others.

After exchanging blows, he discovered the gap was huge; whether it was Gang Qi or physique, they were far inferior to the outer sect disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect.

Xu Yang picked up the dropped blade and gave the man a quick end. He squatted down to loot the corpse, and soon a money bag appeared in his hand. He didn't look at it closely, just put it away and continued searching.

"Huh?"

With a flick of his wrist, a wax-yellow book appeared in his hand.

Xu Yang's face showed joy. He had been thinking about finding elixirs, but he hadn't expected that while he didn't find elixirs, he had actually found a martial arts secret manual.

On the wax-yellow cover were written four vigorous and powerful characters—Violent Sun Gang Blade.

"Put it away first, look at it when I get back."

Suppressing the joy in his heart, he tucked the manual into his chest and quickly went to the side of the other person.

This person still had a breath left, not completely dead, his chest still rising and falling.

Seeing Xu Yang appear, his mouth opened slightly, wanting to beg for mercy, but he couldn't make a sound.

Xu Yang did not go soft, directly stabbing his throat with the blade, then squatted down to loot the corpse.

A few breaths later, he found a money bag and a medicine bottle.

He didn't look at them closely either, quickly putting them away before pulling the blade out of the throat. He didn't dispose of the bodies either, his figure turning into a blur as he dashed toward the Profound Heaven Sect.

After dashing for several miles, the sound of fighting suddenly came from ahead.

"Could it be that I'm not the only one being intercepted?" Xu Yang held the blade in his hand and became alert.

He had just tested the quality of this blade; it was actually better than the Wolf-Tooth Blade that cost him two hundred silver taels. Not to mention its sharpness, its toughness and strength were both excellent, worth at least three hundred taels. Most of the material was black iron, making it handier than the Wolf-Tooth Blade.

However, he didn't know if these two had any background, so he couldn't use this blade for the time being after taking it back.

After dashing another hundred meters or so, he saw Gang Qi crisscrossing ahead. A dozen Gang Qi martial artists were fighting together, causing the ground to collapse and soil and stones to fly everywhere.

One side was wearing the martial attire of Profound Heaven Sect outer sect disciples, and they were all acquaintances—it was Qin Ze, Yue Gui, and the other four.

There were five people besieging them, all wearing black robes and masks, making it impossible to see their specific appearance.

"That's right, how much money could you get from robbing someone like me who has no power or influence? These young masters and young ladies are the truly wealthy ones."

Xu Yang's expression was both surprised and unsurprised. If anyone knew about the Profound Heaven Sect outer sect disciples, they would know he was basically a pauper with no money at all.

It could be said that among the hundreds or thousands of outer sect disciples in the Profound Heaven Sect, there were few as poor as him.

Ahead, Gang Qi collided with Gang Qi, the exploding force forming a terrifying strangling power. Even a Qi Gathering Major Success martial artist would be shaken to death if they accidentally fell into it. The ground was collapsing non-stop, kicking up huge clouds of dust.

The first ones Xu Yang noticed were Qin Ze and Yue Gui. The two were joining forces, locked in a fierce battle with three enemies, trading blows back and forth.

Next was Chen Jiang. His opponent wielded a large spear, the spear technique extremely sharp and fierce, forcing Chen Jiang to retreat step by step. Spear marks had already appeared on his body, there was a thumb-sized bloody hole in his chest, and the sleeve of his left arm was also torn.

Finally, there was Liu Qian, who was also being suppressed by her opponent, but she was still struggling to hold on and hadn't been injured yet.

"Profound Heaven Sect disciples!"

Xu Yang appeared, and both sides discovered him.

The black-robed group's moves slowed down, no longer as sharp, seemingly ready to retreat at any time.

Qin Ze, Yue Gui, and the others were greatly encouraged, seeing hope.

Although they were not as strong as the black-robed group, they weren't much weaker either. As long as one more combatant was added, not to mention keeping all the black-robed men there, killing one or two was still possible.

"Brother Xu, please help us. There will be a generous reward afterward," Chen Jiang shouted.

He couldn't hold on much longer. At most twenty more moves, and the black-robed man would be able to kill him with the spear. If he died, Yue Gui and the others would be in danger too.

"Haha... My Profound Heaven Sect disciples have arrived. You dare to intercept and kill Profound Heaven Sect disciples? Wait for death." Qin Ze's moves became increasingly sharp, even delivering heavy blows that forced a black-robed man to retreat in large strides.

Yue Gui and Liu Qian's momentum also became sharp, their attacks becoming more ferocious.

"Sorry, I was also intercepted and killed. Now I am severely injured and unable to fight again. You hold on, I will go to the sect to help you seek reinforcements."

Xu Yang floated to one side with a fake smile, continuing to leave from the other side, having no intention of meddling in other people's business at all.

These people kicked him out of the alliance without notifying him. Although he didn't hold a grudge, he wouldn't return evil with good either.

If it were other people from the Profound Heaven Sect, even if he didn't know them, he would have attacked without hesitation, but Qin Ze and the others were the only exception.

Others were already drawing a line with him; he couldn't possibly press his hot face against their cold buttocks.

He didn't join forces with the black-robed men to besiege them, which was already being benevolent and righteous.

"Xu Yang..." Qin Ze's movements stiffened, never expecting that Xu Yang wouldn't care about their lives at all.

After all, with Xu Yang's combat power, attacking would not only be safe but could also yield spoils of war.

Yue Gui roared: "Brother Xu, if you attack, the spoils of war are yours, and afterward, each of us will give you fifty taels as a reward."

He didn't believe a word of Xu Yang's nonsense about being injured. His voice was full of energy; it didn't sound like he was injured at all. The only explanation was that Xu Yang didn't want to attack because of the alliance matter.

Of course, if it were him, he wouldn't attack either, so he immediately promised a reward.

"Sorry, I also want to help you, but I am really injured." Xu Yang's voice floated over, without any fluctuation at all.

"That person won't attack, put in more effort and finish them off," one of the black-robed men shouted.

They didn't hesitate to attack, becoming sharp again, Gang Qi blasting out one after another.

"Hand over all the money on you, otherwise die," another black-robed man shouted.

Killing people wasn't the goal; the main thing was money.

Chen Jiang begged: "Brother Xu, we were wrong to you before. You are a big person who doesn't remember the faults of small people. Please save me, and I will give you three hundred taels afterward."

Before, Qin Ze proposed to help Xu Yang, and he said that since they were drawing a line, it should be thorough. At this moment of life and death, he had completely forgotten his previous words.

He didn't know if Liu Qian, Qin Ze, and the others would die, but if Xu Yang didn't save him, he would really die here today.

Among the few, he was the last to practice Qi into Gang, and his cultivation was the weakest. Several times, he had narrowly avoided being stabbed by the opponent's large spear.

Once these words were spoken, Yue Gui and the others all looked embarrassed. No one had expected that kicking Xu Yang out of the alliance would lead to them being the first to beg Xu Yang for their lives.

"Hold on, I will go to the sect to seek reinforcements with all my might."

Xu Yang's voice floated from afar, and his figure had already disappeared.

Chen Jiang's face was ashen, regretting his actions at the beginning.

Whether he would be implicated by continuing to form an alliance with Xu Yang, no one knew, but by kicking Xu Yang out of the alliance, he was going to pay the price with his life today.

"Stop, I am willing to take out all the money on me," Chen Jiang shouted.