Chapter 746: This Shouldn't Be

"We cannot go on like this; if we continue this way, not one of us will be able to escape!"

"Indeed, before our consciousness fades away, we must finish him off. Otherwise, none of us will have the chance to slumber again, let alone hope for transcendence."

Moonlight spilled over the earth, and in a valley at He Qingshan, a dense crowd of people was gathered together.

These people were dressed in various ways and possessed different auras, but the one thing they had in common was that they were all equally powerful.

Any one of them, if taken out individually, would likely be an existence capable of making the martial arts world tremble three times over.

It was just that, at this moment, they had gathered together for the sake of dealing with one person—a person who had been hunting them down relentlessly for over half a month.

To deal with this person, hundreds of old monsters had gathered here; the vast majority of the old monsters who had awakened were gathered in this place.

"Lure him out, find a way to kill him. As long as we can kill him, any means are acceptable!"

"Who is it that you want to kill?"

Just at this moment, a light, airy voice drifted over, causing the valley, which had been filled with righteous indignation, to suddenly fall so silent that a falling needle could be heard.

Following this, a young man walked over slowly, every step seeming to land upon the very hearts of those present.

"It's him!"

When they saw this person clearly, everyone could not help but take a step back.

It stands to reason that at their level of cultivation, they should have long since forgotten what fear was.

Yet now, they actually discovered that this emotion, which should have vanished long ago, was once again surfacing in their hearts.

"Kill, kill him!"

"If he does not die today, we will all die; he will not let us go!"

Following a roar, one person rushed toward him frantically, as if throwing their life away.

A terrifying killing intent obscured the sky, causing the originally gentle moonlight to turn cold and gloomy.

Seeing this, the others had no choice but to bite the bullet and charge forward.

In this past half-month, countless bloody examples had been laid out there, all telling them of this young man's terror.

Although they did not know why such a figure had appeared in this martial arts world, turning the feast where they could originally slaughter at will into a miserable situation of being hunted,

they knew clearly in their hearts that if Shen Yu did not die, they would inevitably be hunted down one by one.

Originally, in their thinking, they had gathered together to pool their strength and come up with a good plan to ambush him; they had never thought about fighting him head-on.

But now, before they could even finish planning, the opponent had already come knocking at their door.

Since it was already too late to use schemes, rather than continuing like this, it would be better to make a desperate attempt right now.

They had a full hundred experts here; they did not believe they could not finish off one young man.

It was just that they had overlooked one thing: in the face of a true gap in strength, numbers were not worth mentioning.

Over several eras, countless experts from various ages had launched desperate attacks against them, yet they had all been brushed aside with a light touch.

Those who resisted were all swallowed up by them in the process.

Time had passed, and at this very moment, they were in the exact opposite position, fighting desperately for that sliver of survival.

The result was so similar to when they had hunted others before; with just a light palm strike, they were sent flying back faster than they had charged up.

So many old monsters gathered together did not cause Shen Yu a single bit of trouble.

The more old monsters he hunted, the more he signed in, and the more terrifying Shen Yu's strength became.

By now, over half a month had passed, and no fewer than a hundred old monsters had died at his hands; he was no longer the person he once was.

Never mind these ones now, even if there were twice as many, they would not be anything to fear.

It had to be said that these people were truly considerate; it would have been a hassle if he had to find them one by one.

But now, they had gathered together and delivered themselves to his doorstep; if he did not accept, would he not be failing to appreciate their good intentions?

Shen Yu smiled lightly, and his figure instantly vanished from where he stood.

Afterward, a figure suddenly appeared amidst the crowd of old monsters, and then a rain of blood began to fall at the scene; the sounds of slaughter and shouting were incessant, but they vanished very quickly.

Soon, only Shen Yu remained standing quietly on the spot. And on his body, there was not even a single wrinkle.

These old monsters were not even enough to make him use his full strength.

He looked up at the void; he could already see the scenes within the void, and he should not be far from the realm of that person in white.

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained Invincible Golden Body Perfection."

Invincible Golden Body Perfection: steel tendons and iron bones, copper skin and golden body, the entire body is flawless with no weak points; the physical body can be called invincible in the world.

Hunting so many old monsters at once, the reward was indeed generous.

Looking at the introduction in the system, Shen Yu did not even have time to doubt whether this reward was as impressive as it claimed, when a violent force emerged from every part of his body, rapidly remodeling and strengthening his physical form.

In this instant, Shen Yu felt as if his muscles were constantly tearing and reforming, every cell experiencing this tempering.

This extreme pain was something even he found difficult to endure, and he could only bite his teeth together desperately.

Sweat dripped down, his face became ferocious due to the pain, and bulging veins stood out.

Just at this moment, an oil-paper umbrella drifted lightly from the distance and landed above Shen Yu's head.

And Shen Yu, who was in the midst of the pain of transformation, did not have time to stop any of this.

At the same time, a figure appeared in the distance, looking toward this place with a hint of triumph.

With the arrival of this person, the flesh and blood of the slaughtered old monsters scattered on the ground seemed to be instantly absorbed by something, disappearing without a trace.

Boundless power emerged and gathered together; the space in the valley seemed unable to withstand the condensation of this power, and cracks began to appear.

"Young man, I admit that you are indeed very powerful, but it is a pity that you are too impatient."

Extending a hand forward, an invisible force wrapped around Shen Yu.

Shen Yu was very familiar with this force; it was the power of a Barrier. It turned out that this place had long since been tampered with.

"I knew that you were hunting those people to absorb the power within them; otherwise, how could you have grown so fast!"

"Therefore, I planted some Seeds in them. Now that you have devoured their power, you have also swallowed these Seeds into your body."

"Young man, have you never wondered why these hundreds of experts would set aside their past grievances to gather together?"

"If not for me, how could they have gathered together so easily?"

"This is you seeking your own death; you cannot blame anyone else!"

Following a burst of triumphant, wild laughter, the middle-aged man opposite suddenly reached out a hand, and that terrifying power, which had already finished condensing, instantly surged toward Shen Yu.

The flesh and blood of these hundreds of old monsters in the valley is equivalent to using the flesh and blood of hundreds of top-tier experts to perform a Blood Sacrifice on the Barrier, all just to exchange for this world-destroying strike.

And wherever this strike passes, everything will turn into nothingness.

He also firmly believed that even this young man would have no path but defeat and death under this strike.

With the right time, the right place, and the right people all in my hands, it is truly hard to lose!

"Rest assured, after you die, everything of yours will belong to me. I will take your power and reach the pinnacle, hahaha!"

"Do you people all like to chatter so much before you make a move?"

With the transformation of his body complete, Shen Yu let out a sigh of relief, then looked toward the middle-aged man on the other side of the valley.

As for that terrifying power rushing toward him, it turned into nothingness the moment it touched him.

Invincible Defense opened, and no power could hope to harm him in the slightest.

Reaching out his hand, Shen Yu grabbed the oil-paper umbrella above his head, and no matter how the opponent drove it, it could no longer be controlled.

Such a turn of events, completely outside the plan, filled Mu Qing with great terror.

His confident Absolute Strike had seemingly dissipated directly, without even stirring up a ripple.

What terrified him even more was that his oil-paper umbrella, which he had been refining all along, had completely lost control and could not break free from the restraint of Shen Yu's right hand at all.

This umbrella looks light and airy, yet it has condensed the power of hundreds of mountains and rivers, and with the added support of the Barrier at this moment, its power is definitely not something an ordinary person can contend with.

Let alone a Shen Yu, even Mu Zishan, who is confronting those eyes, should only be able to stand by helplessly.

How could it be like this? This shouldn't be!