Chapter 193: You Really Dare to Think

"My Lord, he is..."

The middle-aged man had been chattering away to Shen Yu just a moment ago, but in the next, he was completely devoid of breath, kicking the bucket so suddenly it caught everyone off guard.

"He's dead!" Stepping directly over the middle-aged man, Shen Yu walked forward. "He spent his whole life practicing the sword for the sake of gathering a single breath. As time passed, the stronger this breath became, and the more powerful his sword strikes would be."

"But the moment he strikes, this breath is spent, so death is inevitable!"

"I never imagined there was such a sword technique in this world!" Following behind Shen Yu, several high-ranking Black-Clad Guards looked at one another.

To toil away one's entire life practicing the sword only to be able to strike once, and to be certain of death after that one strike—yet, one cannot deny the sheer power of it.

One only needs to look at the surroundings to see just how immense the destruction caused by that single strike was.

While it might not stop a top-tier expert like Lord Shen, and might not handle those hidden old monsters of the Jianghu, it should still be capable of dealing with ordinary Transcendence Realm experts.

The Black-Clad Guard is never short on death-sworn soldiers, and the imperial court is never short on such people either. If they could get their hands on this, they could cultivate eight or ten such talents, which could be of great use at critical moments.

It is just unexpected that a gang like the Xinghai Gang could have such a trump card; it is truly incredible!

At this moment, Shen Yu continued to walk forward. He made no visible movements, yet wherever he approached, all the members of the Xinghai Gang simply collapsed and died.

Those Living Dead that had caused them such headaches and heavy losses were as fragile as clay chickens and pottery dogs before Lord Shen.

"My Lord, what are these things? Just a moment ago, they were completely unkillable."

"They are indeed unkillable. With baleful energy having entered their bodies, these people have no perception, no emotions, and are merely Living Dead who only know how to fight!"

"Just like that man from before, they are hanging on by a single breath. As long as this breath is not spent, they will not die. However, once this breath is spent, they will collapse without a fight."

"In other words, we only need to stall them, and once this breath is spent, they will naturally die on their own?"

Looking indignantly at the Xinghai Gang before him, the leading Thousand Household of the Black-Clad Guard was so angry he nearly ground his teeth to dust. Using these Living Dead to exhaust his brothers—the Xinghai Gang is truly despicable.

Because of these Living Dead, his brothers had suffered heavy losses. These were all elites of the Black-Clad Guard, and cultivating even one of them required a significant amount of energy and time.

The Gang Leader and Elders of the Xinghai Gang had best not fall into their hands; otherwise, they would certainly let them know what the "care" of the Black-Clad Guard feels like.

Their Black-Clad Guard has over a hundred types of torture instruments that haven't been used in a long time; the brothers' skills were getting rusty, so it was high time to practice.

"You all wait outside!" Striding toward the Xinghai Gang, Shen Yu's Super Perception had long since shrouded everything in the vicinity, and he frowned slightly.

He had originally thought it was just an ordinary gang entrenched in Anzhou City; who would have thought it would hide so many secrets.

The ones outside should already be the majority of the Xinghai Gang's trump cards, yet they did not hesitate to send them out directly when faced with the siege of the Black-Clad Guard.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't they let the ordinary underlings go to their deaths? Who would easily use these trump cards unless absolutely necessary?

After all, they are consumables; use them once and they are finished. Moreover, they aren't something you can cultivate just because you want to; the energy required to cultivate these people is definitely not small.

Either the Xinghai Gang's leader is a fool, or they are doing this to stall for time and hide something.

Furthermore, within his perception, there was actually a place inside the Xinghai Gang that could block his perception.

If he weren't here himself and hadn't perceived that someone's aura vanished after entering that place, he might have truly overlooked those areas he couldn't perceive.

"Such heavy baleful yin energy, such a heavy stench of blood, and resentment... what exactly is the Xinghai Gang trying to do?"

Taking a step, Shen Yu arrived directly at the innermost part of the Xinghai Gang. This was the place he could not perceive, and it was certainly where the Xinghai Gang's hidden secrets lay.

Upon arriving here, his brows furrowed tightly. The baleful yin and blood-stench here were truly too heavy; it could never have been formed by killing just a few people. At the very least, thousands must have died here.

And with such thick resentment, those who died must have been subjected to extreme torture and suffering, dying in a state of intense hatred.

"Gang Leader, let's go quickly. The Black-Clad Guard is outside right now, and presumably, Shen Yu will come in person very soon. If he comes, we won't be able to stop him!"

"That's right, Gang Leader, as long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood!"

In the deepest part of the underground where the Xinghai Gang was located, several people were gathered together. These people had tightly furrowed brows and were gripping their respective weapons, seemingly worried about something.

Before, they didn't care who targeted their Xinghai Gang, but this time, the one who wanted to destroy the Xinghai Gang was Shen Yu. That name alone was enough to suppress everything.

Their Xinghai Gang had indeed accumulated some wealth over the years, but faced with an expert like Shen Yu, the gap was clearly not small; there was absolutely no possibility of winning.

"No, we are only one final step away. I have worked hard for over a decade, and we are just one final step away!"

"Mo Li!" Seemingly thinking of something, Li Zehai glared fiercely at the old geezer not far away, wishing he could eat him alive.

"If it weren't for Jia San provoking him, how could we have brought the Black-Clad Guard upon us? A piece of trash like Jia San, relying on you, his brother-in-law the Deputy Gang Leader, has caused our Xinghai Gang so much trouble over the years!"

"This time, he has even brought the threat of annihilation upon our Xinghai Gang. You, as Deputy Gang Leader, cannot shirk the blame."

"Gang Leader, surely the matter cannot all be blamed on this old man?"

Li Zehai stood with several elders; those beside him were all Elders of the Xinghai Gang and his own trusted subordinates.

On the other side, an old man in gorgeous robes was clearly out of place with them; he was the Xinghai Gang's Deputy Gang Leader, Mo Li.

At this moment, Shen Yu had not yet entered, but the two sides were already on the verge of a confrontation.

Although Li Zehai was the Gang Leader and those around him were all trusted aides with no weak strength, they seemed to fear Mo Li somewhat, always just shouting threats but never daring to make a move.

"Gang Leader, you and I both know what kind of person this Lord Shen of ours is. Even if we didn't provoke him today, he would have found time to wipe out our Xinghai Gang in a few days."

"You know what we have done; it's not as if we can just play the coward and swallow our pride now and he won't pursue it!"

"I know, I naturally know!" Taking a deep breath and suppressing the fire in his heart, the muscles on Li Zehai's face twitched incessantly from rage.

"But do you know that we are about to succeed? Why do you think I am taking the risk here? Isn't it for this final step?"

"We are just two days away, just two days away from achieving our great success, yet the Xinghai Gang is being targeted at this very moment!"

"Now you have ruined everything, you old thing. You should commit suicide to atone for your crimes!"

"Gang Leader, that is too harsh!" At this moment, Mo Li's expression was also icy, his killing intent fully revealed. "Gang Leader, you are tired. You all, hurry and take the Gang Leader away!"

"Mo Li, if it weren't for your greed and lust, my Xinghai Gang would have succeeded long ago. I will report your actions in the Xinghai Gang truthfully; I will make you pay the price!"

"Make me pay the price? Li Zehai, do you not know what your own status is? If it weren't for this old man, you would still be begging for food on the streets!"

If they hadn't torn off the mask of civility before, now that Li Zehai had said this, the killing intent on Mo Li was fully exposed; he clearly had no intention of hiding it anymore.

When the Xinghai Gang was on the verge of success, it suddenly fell short of the mark. Such a huge oversight inevitably required a scapegoat. Since that was the case, why couldn't that person be Li Zehai?

"I call you 'Gang Leader' out of courtesy, and you actually think you are the Gang Leader? Since you want to seek death, then I will grant your wish!"

"The Xinghai Gang's failure is entirely because you, Li Zehai, are an incompetent leader. You are the one who should die to atone for your crimes!"