Chapter 303

Seeing Chen Yuesheng turn and flee without hesitation, Chen Mu's eyes flashed with cold light.

He did not immediately pursue, but instead stirred his mind and decisively shot six Yin Sword Qi of the Two-Instrument Sword Qi downward into the ruins.

The sword qi had no form or substance, yet froze the marrow; it split into three streams, two blades each, like death-bringing reapers, striking precisely at Deng Zhangtian, Jiang Feng, and He Zhaokun—the three elders lying half-dead at the edge of the massive crater.

"Shiiii! Shiiii! Shiiii!"

Deng Zhangtian, the highest in cultivation, still sensed a sliver of danger despite his grave injuries; he jerked his head sideways, dodging the Yin Sword aimed at his third eye—but the second Yin Sword, as if having calculated his evasion path, instantly pierced his throat.

His body stiffened at once, the light in his eyes dimmed, and he collapsed, clutching his gushing neck.

Jiang Feng, sensing the threat at the same instant, had both his brain and heart struck simultaneously by two Yin Swords; he didn't even grunt before dying on the spot.

He Zhaokun, weaker in cultivation and more severely wounded, didn't sense death's approach at all—his third eye and chest were pierced nearly simultaneously; his body shuddered, then slumped into the mud.

The three elders of the Gold Coin Gang were slain in an instant!

As he released the Yin Sword Qi, Chen Mu activated the Wild Goose Feather Robe; light surged violently, his form becoming a streak of light that tore through the night sky, chasing Chen Yuesheng—who had already fled a considerable distance—with astonishing speed.

……

The massive explosion and terrifying energy fluctuations from the Gold Coin Gang headquarters stirred every faction in the city.

Countless people stared nervously toward the area where the Gold Coin Gang headquarters stood; voices of discussion and screams rose and fell.

"It's a Land Altar realm expert fighting! Absolutely!"

"The Gold Coin Gang is finished! Their headquarters has been crushed!"

"Where's Chen Yuesheng? He's Land Altar realm—did he die?"

"I think… I think I saw a flash of light heading outside the city! Chen Yuesheng seems to have fled!"

"What? Chen Yuesheng ran? Really?"

……

Amid the clamor and shock, Chen Mu, using the Wild Goose Feather Robe's extreme speed, caught up to the desperate fleeing Chen Yuesheng.

"Boom!"

Chen Mu reached out through the air, once again unleashing the Great Luo Upturning Hand; a colossal aura palm emerged from the void, striking Chen Yuesheng's back with overwhelming force.

"Get lost!"

Chen Yuesheng didn't turn back; he roared in furious rage, swinging his eerie crimson curved blade and slashing out a condensed blade of light dozens of meters long.

"Sssshhh~"

The blade of light tore through the air with a piercing shriek, colliding head-on with the aura palm.

"Bang~!"

With a thunderous crash, the giant palm was shattered once again by Chen Yuesheng's full-power Land Altar realm Three Flowers Converging strike.

Though the Great Luo Upturning Hand was a supreme technique, Chen Mu's mastery of it was still shallow; he truly could not defeat an opponent slightly stronger than himself with this move alone.

Yet Chen Yuesheng mistook this for mockery, his heart filled with shock and rage; he dared not stop, and after shattering the palm, his body flared with green light once more, his speed increasing slightly as he continued his frantic escape.

The green light on his body was clearly a precious treasure enhancing speed; Chen Mu could catch up thanks to the Wild Goose Feather Robe, but could not yet close the distance to gain decisive advantage.

Seeing ahead a broad, swift river shimmering under the moonlight, Chen Mu's eyes flashed, and he decisively switched techniques!

He connected with the Water Intent, fully activating the vast power of his Third Heaven realm, and activated the Ninefold Wave Force.

"Splash—"

The wide river surface seemed stirred by an invisible giant hand; dozens of water blades, each over ten meters long, razor-edged and formed entirely of water, instantly burst from the surface, surging skyward!

Carrying immense Water-element power and piercing cutting intent, they blocked and slashed at Chen Yuesheng from every angle.

"Break it!"

Sensing the terrifying force behind him, Chen Yuesheng had no choice but to turn and fight; his crimson blade whirled wildly, slashing out multiple sharp blade beams.

"Boom!"

"Boom—!"

The water blades clashed violently with the crimson blade beams in midair, exploding into spray, energy raging.

Chen Mu stood suspended above the river.

Here, his Water Intent received maximum amplification, drastically reducing his true energy consumption.

Like a water deity ruling the rivers, with a thought, the water beneath him seemed to gain life!

One, ten, dozens, hundreds of water blades emerged endlessly from the river, forming an endless storm of furious blades, sweeping over Chen Yuesheng like a tidal wave.

Chen Yuesheng's face turned ashen; he frantically slashed his blade, and though his crimson blade beams were sharp and shattered wave after wave of water blades, their sheer number overwhelmed him—each blade carried immense impact and cutting force.

His true energy drained like a dam breaking; his protective aura began to violently fluctuate under the relentless assault of the water blades.

As his strength waned and Chen Mu's surged—

"Bang!"

One particularly dense water blade finally pierced through Chen Yuesheng's blade defenses and slammed hard into his protective aura.

"Puh—"

Chen Yuesheng was As If Struck Heavily; his aura shattered instantly, he spat a gout of blood, and his body tumbled from the sky like a severed kite.

Chen Mu seized the moment, once again forming the giant palm of the Great Luo Upturning Hand midair, snatching the falling Chen Yuesheng in his grasp, then squeezing his fingers with all his might.

"Squish!"

A burst of blood mist exploded.

Chen Yuesheng let out a piercing scream, his bones shattered beyond count.

Yet he still did not die!

A sinister, primordial force oozed from his body, forcibly stabilizing his crumbling life force.

He tore himself free from the palm's grip, his body drenched in blood and wounds, crashing heavily onto the soft mud of the riverbank.

Shhh~

Chen Mu's figure flickered as he gave chase at extreme speed, sweeping downward.

Suspended in midair, he made a pulling gesture with both hands, and ten blades of water, each seven or eight meters long and densely solid, instantly condensed once more above the river's surface. Like ten enormous water spears, they tore through the air with a piercing shriek and shot explosively toward Chen Yuesheng, who was struggling to rise.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

The water blades pierced through Chen Yuesheng's body one after another, leaving horrifying blood holes across his chest, abdomen, and limbs. Blood gushed forth like a fountain, dyeing the mud beneath him a dark crimson.

Yet even so, Chen Yuesheng was still clinging to his last breath!

That sinister power clung to him like a maggot on bone, tenaciously sustaining the last faint flicker of life within him.

Lying in the cold mud, Chen Yuesheng's face was pale and contorted from blood loss and agony, while clumps of dark blood mingled with bits of shattered organs kept welling up from his mouth.

Summoning the last scrap of strength he had, he tremblingly raised his bloodied, mangled right hand and, with a sudden motion, shoved a pill—about the size of a longan, pitch-black all over, and radiating an ominous aura—that he had been clutching tightly in his palm, straight into his own mouth!