Chapter 278: Divine Might Overwhelming the World

A head rolled along the ground with a "gurgle," its frozen expression still bearing a look of terror.

Every expert in the hall was astonished; Lady Luo's strength was not insignificant, surpassing many experts present, yet now, in a single exchange, she had been decapitated and killed, which showed just how high Yu Liancheng's martial arts were.

"Madam!" Luo Jusheng was dazed for a moment, then revealed a look of shock, rage, and grief: "You died so miserably, I will avenge you!"

Following a loud shout, he swept out like a great bird, a palm strike attacking through the air.

As he struck this palm, his expression was solemn, his palm force rolling like thunder, possessing the power to split mountains and crack rocks.

Everyone in the world knew that Luo Jusheng was a newly appointed imperial scholar, and his martial arts were brilliant; he could be called both scholarly and martial, a rare talent.

It was a pity he was too obsessed with fame and profit, defecting to the Eastern Depot to become a lackey of Cao Zhengchun.

Yet, they did not know that this man was actually a Shaolin monk, and of a very high seniority, being the junior fellow apprentice of the three high monks of the "Liao" generation of Shaolin. It was only due to certain reasons that he did not hesitate to return to secular life and betray Shaolin.

At this moment, the instant Luo Jusheng made his move, his internal energy exploded like thunder, wind and lightning swirling, carrying a grand and imposing momentum, upright and righteous, just like a Vajra subduing a Demon.

This was exactly—Vajra Subduing Demon Palm.

Yu Liancheng chuckled, golden light overflowing in his eyes, and he likewise struck back with a palm, actually using the same Vajra palm force, whipping up the air; its power was more than a notch higher than Luo Jusheng's.

Bang!

As their palms met, Luo Jusheng only felt the opponent's True Qi pouring in like the raging waves of the Changjiang, one wave after another, and each wave contained two types of energy, one extremely cold and one extremely hot, making him nearly vomit blood.

He felt as if he were a lone boat on the vast ocean, where any undercurrent could drag him into the unfathomable depths.

After this palm, Luo Jusheng's anger had vanished without a trace, replaced by an indescribable fear; looking at the pair of pale golden eyes opposite him, he felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet to his heart.

Luo Jusheng let out a fierce shout, his entire body emitting a series of popping sounds like frying beans, wanting to use all his strength to break free.

But Yu Liancheng suddenly turned his palm into a claw, grabbing his wrist and leaving him unable to move.

The next moment, Luo Jusheng's face twisted and distorted, terror shooting from his eyes.

This was because he discovered that an incomparable suction force had emerged from the opponent's palm, and the True Qi, True Essence, and even his soul within his body were out of his control, running at an unprecedented speed and pouring into the opponent's palm.

"Sucking Power Great Art, it must be the Sucking Power Great Art." This discovery terrified Luo Jusheng out of his wits, but he had no way to break free from the opponent's suction.

Fortunately, other experts in the hall who had intended to flee saw this situation and, thinking they had caught an opportunity to strike, let out loud shouts one after another and charged at Yu Liancheng.

Yu Liancheng laughed and suddenly stomped his foot.

The hard ground seemed to have been bombed by dozens of explosives, instantly shattering into a huge hole, and countless stone fragments shot out in all directions like a fierce storm; each strike was no less powerful than a hidden weapon used by a Tang Sect expert, and being hit meant broken bones and fractured tendons.

This strike was naturally no small matter; it was precisely the strike Yu Liancheng made after absorbing most of Luo Jusheng's "essence, energy, and spirit."

All the power he had absorbed poured out with this kick.

After a series of muffled "bang, bang, bang" sounds, there was a continuous chorus of screams and wails.

Except for a few experts and lucky ones, everyone else fell to the ground, unable to rise under this strike.

The Golden Cicada and Spider of the Five Poisons of Western Hunan were also struck in the head by stones, their breath already gone.

But the remaining three could not summon any thought of revenge; their minds were blank, their bodies trembling, and they had nearly lost all ability to speak.

Yu Liancheng laughed loudly and casually threw Luo Jusheng out like a heavy hammer, accurately smashing into another evil-path expert who was preparing to flee, causing another round of sounds of breaking bones and tendons.

"Alright, it's time to send you all on your way." Yu Liancheng swept his large hand, his palm momentum covering the remaining few experts like a sky-filling net.

Those few people each used their ultimate techniques to resist this move, especially the Scorpion, Centipede, and Toad of the Five Poisons, who used a combined ultimate technique, weaving a large net made of poison gas in the air.

But their attacks were torn to shreds in an instant by the surging palm force.

Immediately following, the massive palm force squeezed in like a collapsing heavenly river; with a miserable cry, the few were turned into puddles of flesh.

"Alright, Grand Overseer Cao, only we are left." Yu Liancheng let his sleeves hang down, his pale golden gaze suddenly shooting toward Cao Zhengchun, who was sitting on a stool.

It was unknown whether it was Yu Liancheng's intentional doing or if Grand Overseer Cao's luck was just too high, but not a single one of the previous stone fragments had hit him, and he remained at his peak combat power.

Only, this peak combat power seemed no longer enough in front of the current Yu Liancheng.

"This Grand Overseer truly did not expect that your martial arts could reach this level."

Cao Zhengchun held a teacup in his hand and suddenly sighed lightly: "Back at the battle of White Cloud Tower, was it that you did not use your full strength, or have you had an unexpected improvement in these short few days?"

Yu Liancheng stood with his hands behind his back and smiled faintly: "Why can it not be both?"

"Oh, so that is how it is." Even at this desperate impasse, Cao Zhengchun remained calm, showing the bearing of a generation's formidable overlord, holding his teacup and saying indifferently: "You want to kill me?"

Yu Liancheng shrugged and said: "Do you think we still have room for maneuver?"

"We do not have any deep hatred, do we?" Cao Zhengchun said.

Yu Liancheng said: "Could it be that the people the Grand Overseer killed in the past all had deep hatred with you?"

"This... that is not necessarily so." Cao Zhengchun was startled, and after a moment, he said: "But if you kill me, the Imperial Court will never let you go. Of course, if you dare to act this way, you may not fear the Imperial Court. But this Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom will be buried with this Grand Overseer; such a treasure is truly a great pity..."

I do not know when, but a vermilion box appeared in Cao Zhengchun's palm; the box opened, and inside lay the last Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom.

Yu Liancheng nodded and said bluntly: "Only three Heavenly Fragrant Cardamoms can save a person, and I did indeed promise Gu Santong that I would help him save one person."

Cao Zhengchun smiled and said: "This Grand Overseer may not be your match, but before you kill this Grand Overseer, it would be easy for me to destroy this Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom."

"Oh, is that so? I don't think so." Yu Liancheng's expression did not change in the slightest, and those golden eyes suddenly shimmered with light, as if filled with infinite emotions.

Boom!

As Cao Zhengchun met those eyes, countless emotions exploded with a roar.