Chapter 576

A torrent of overwhelming, fierce power poured down; his entire body shuddered, his tensed arm instantly shattered, and white bones pierced out from his shoulder.

All the combo moves he had meticulously planned, all the follow-up variations of his martial techniques, were rendered useless; under the force of absolute domination, his techniques became pale and powerless.

"Ah..."

A piercing shriek echoed; pain twisted his features, and while the domineering power shattered his arm, it also blasted his body flying, blood gushing from his mouth in great mouthfuls.

Gao Lin stood stunned; a Xuelian Sect cultivator who had completed the Marrow Cleansing was having his arm shattered by a single punch from Xu Yang.

The ear-piercing scream left his heart filled with shock.

Marrow Cleansing completed!

Xu Yang has completed the Marrow Cleansing!

Just when everyone thought he would need several more months to break through to the completed Marrow Cleansing, he had quietly stepped into this realm, as low-key as ever.

"Whoosh!"

Xu Yang's gaze turned cold, golden light surged through his body, and he took a large step forward, pointing a finger at the flying figure from a distance.

Pure Origin Gold-Splitting Finger!

Golden finger force tore through the air, emitting a sharp, piercing whistle; a streak of light flashed, a "puchi" sound rang out, and a thumb-thick blood hole appeared on the forehead of the flying figure; accompanied by splattering brain matter and blood, the piercing scream cut off abruptly.

The body was still in mid-air, and he died right there on the spot.

"Killing a completed Marrow Cleansing cultivator like slaughtering chickens and dogs?" Gao Lin's scalp went numb.

Knocking someone flying earlier could be called a sneak attack, but this was a genuine clash of force; one punch shattered the arm of a completed Marrow Cleansing cultivator, and the second move took the opponent's life.

Gao Lin felt his legs weigh a thousand pounds; the sword in his hand could not be swung out, his heart entirely filled with shock at Xu Yang's strength.

The Xuelian Sect disciple who had been smashed flying earlier, just as he shook off his companion's corpse and tried to move forward, saw another companion's head pierced through, his arm twisted like a pretzel, falling to the ground and instantly becoming a corpse.

"Flee!"

In an instant, he felt a chill shoot straight to the crown of his head, his soul nearly leaping out of his body in terror.

These were two cultivators who had completed the Marrow Cleansing, not some stray cats or dogs, yet they were killed in an instant.

They had hidden here to ambush disciples from the Ziyang Sect coming to support, not to die here.

Without any hesitation, the last Xuelian Sect member turned and fled directly, shooting into the sky like an arrow leaving the bowstring.

"Do you think you can escape?"

Xu Yang's figure was agile as a dragon; he took large steps in pursuit, his palm striking down from the air, golden Jin Gang energy bursting from his body like a long rainbow piercing the sun.

"Bang!"

The Jin Gang exploded, force waves surged, the figure in mid-air was struck as if by lightning, his protective Jin Gang shattered, blood gushed from his mouth in great mouthfuls, and he was blasted flying faster.

"Ah..."

A heart-rending scream echoed, filled with profound horror.

Xu Yang's feet did not stop; he continued stepping forward and threw another punch from a distance.

"Boom!"

Golden fist Jin Gang streaked across the sky like a meteor, tearing the air with a sharp, piercing whistle; only the sound of a "bang" was heard as the last Xuelian Sect member trembled all over, his body cracking, his flesh seeming ready to fall apart, blood raining down like droplets, and his spine snapped with a "crack."

The convulsing body was thrown seven or eight zhang before falling to the ground, smashing a crack into the mine floor; the man lay on the ground like a puddle of rotten mud, taking fewer breaths in than out.

"Junior Brother Xu is invincible!" Gao Lin's heart was shaken.

He had long since completed the Marrow Cleansing and was pushing toward the Heavenly Origin Realm; even if he were not injured and used a semi-spirit weapon, he could not have killed three completed Marrow Cleansing cultivators so cleanly and decisively in an instant like Xu Yang.

"This is the genius capable of ascending the Dragon Throne a second time!"

He finally understood why true geniuses are geniuses; it is not just that their cultivation speed is fast and realm bottlenecks are easy to break, but that a true genius's combat power is unrivaled among peers.

"Du Chuan seems to have not yet completed the Marrow Cleansing!" Remembering this, Gao Lin was startled.

Did this not mean Xu Yang's ranking on the Ten Heroes List had surpassed Du Chuan, making him the fourth of the Ten Heroes?

"Junior Brother Xu... when did you break through?"

Gao Lin's voice sounded somewhat unnatural.

"A few days ago!" Xu Yang said casually.

He originally did not want to reveal this so early; disregarding Elder Liu Liu Qingyuan and Song Song Yushao, he still had to consider the Xuelian Sect, but from the moment he left the Ziyang Sect, he knew his cultivation base had to be revealed.

"Senior Brother, please keep this secret for me; you know I have offended the Song family and Elder Liu Liu Qingyuan; if they learn I completed the Marrow Cleansing so quickly, I fear they will act out of desperation." Xu Yang bowed his hands.

Fortunately, Tian Kuan, Lu Lu Chuping, and the others were dead; only Gao Lin remained, so there was still room for maneuver.

Gao Lin's expression turned solemn; he nodded and said, "Junior Brother Xu, rest assured; I will not tell anyone about this matter."

Xu Yang smiled: "Thank you, Senior Brother; these three people were slain by our combined efforts."

To hide his cultivation base, the credit had to be shared with Gao Lin.

However, he did not mind; he always prioritized stability.

The two searched the corpses, finding over two thousand taels of silver notes in total; Xu Yang did not swallow it all alone but split it fifty-fifty with Gao Lin.

At this moment, someone else walked out of the mine cave; this time it was not a Xuelian Sect disciple, but a Ziyang Sect outer sect disciple named Huang Yong who had luckily escaped with his life.

According to him, all the Ziyang Sect disciples stationed here, except for him, had been killed.

When the incident occurred, he happened to be near the mine cave, which is how he escaped with his life.

The mine workers were also basically unaffected because, when the incident occurred, most people were mining inside the cave; they only hid in the cave for a few days, and many were on the verge of starving to death.

The group entered the mine cave, called out all the miners hiding inside, and then started a fire to cook porridge.

One shi later, the matter was considered resolved, and the sequence of events at the mine was understood.

The two told Huang Yong that all the Xuelian Sect disciples had been slain and that Lu Lu Tianchen, the Peak Lord of Beast King Peak, had descended the mountain.

Hearing that even Lu Lu Tianchen had taken action, Huang Yong's fearful and anxious expression finally faded; having spent days in terror, no one knew how he had managed to endure.

"Junior Brother Huang, having survived this great disaster, you are sure to have great fortune later; having established such merit, after returning you can wait to reap a large amount of contribution points." Xu Yang added another sentence.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yong smiled until his mouth nearly split; only then did he remember that having escaped with his life this time, stabilizing the mine's situation could be considered establishing Da Gong.

"Junior Brother Huang, I leave the mine to you. We must return to the Zong Sect to report the situation and will not stay long."

Leaving Huang Yong to guard the mine and manage the workers, the two departed hastily.

On the necessary road between Tuofeng and the Ziyang Sect, a figure as steady as a rock sat firmly within the grass.

"Little beast, your death is certain!"

Song Song Shixian, the Great Elder of the Song family, felt a surge of killing intent in his heart as he rubbed the scabbard on his leg with both hands.

The scabbard was white as jade, its texture warm and smooth, covered in exquisite patterns and edged with gold thread.

If a knowledgeable person were here, they would recognize that this was not jade at all, but a scabbard polished from the bones of some powerful strange beast.

"To die beneath the Green Water Blade is also your honor."

The Green Water Blade!

One of the Song family's foundations, the treasure that stabilizes the clan, a true Spiritual Weapon!

Under normal circumstances, even the clan leader Song Song Shirong could not use it at will; it could only be brought out to kill a great enemy only when the family faced a major crisis.

The power of a Spiritual Weapon is terrifying!

In the hands of a Bone-Refining Perfection martial artist, while it may not be said that one cannot contend with a Heavenly Origin expert, basically no Bone-Refining Perfection martial artist can withstand the power of a Spiritual Weapon.

"They are here!"

In Song Song Shixian's line of sight, two figures appeared, walking from afar; one of them was Xu Yang, whom he intended to kill, with a precious blade at his waist and two spears on his back, while the other was Gao Lin, the eldest disciple of Elder Elder Huoyun of the Liuhuo Peak.

"Excellent, there are only these two!"

Not seeing Lu Lu Chuping, Xiao Yu, and others, Song Song Shixian rejoiced in secret; indeed, Heaven stood on the Song family's side, requiring only an offense against Elder Elder Huoyun's branch, without offending the other Elders and Peak Masters of the Liuhuo Peak.

He did not investigate deeply why Lu Lu Chuping and these people had disappeared; he only knew this was an excellent opportunity to kill Xu Yang.

With his hand on the hilt of the Green Water Blade, he closed his eyes, suppressed his aura and killing intent, and waited quietly for Xu Yang and the other to approach.

"Hmm?"

A look of doubt flashed through Xu Yang's heart.

Just now, his five senses had detected a gaze sweeping over him, but when he tried to sense it carefully, he found nothing remained.

Glancing at Gao Lin beside him, he found the other man had no reaction whatsoever.

"Perhaps it was just some beast looking this way..."

Since his five senses detected nothing, either the other party's realm exceeded his, or the distance was too great for him to discover their location.

"Could there still be demons from the Xuelian Sect?"

Xu Yang secretly grew vigilant, gripping a spear in his hand behind his back; regardless of the situation, caution was always good.

"Junior Brother Xu, you?" Gao Lin asked in confusion upon seeing this.

Xu Yang said, "I just vaguely sensed someone nearby; perhaps I am being overly suspicious, but caution is never wrong."

Gao Lin nodded, his five fingers quietly pressing onto the hilt of his blade.