Chapter 283: Kill Chu Shan Xuan Kong

Crack!

Winter thunder exploded, snowflakes mixed within the wind and rain.

Having evaded the watchers, Chu Shan Xuan Kong quietly left the house, looking back at his own residence, a trace of melancholy and unwillingness in his eyes.

At Longhu Temple, he was the Deputy Hall Master of Long Yin, holding high position and great power, with vast wealth, dozens of disciples; once he left, he would surely be wanted and hunted, fleeing like a defeated dog.

But if he did not leave, dragging his sick body and enduring suffering for a few years, he would still die; the sect might give him a grand funeral, but what meaning would that have?

"Unwilling."

His gaze flickered; no more hesitation remained in his heart. He pushed off with his foot and headed toward the direction of Huntian Peak. To change sects required merit; since he could not find that Li Li Yuanba, having this Li Yuan would suffice.

"Where does this old fellow want to go?"

Over eighty meters flashed by; thoughts raced through Li Yuan's mind, yet he had already tightened his grip on the Thunder Dragon Jun Tian Hammer in his palm.

Without any hesitation, the instant he recognized Chu Shan Xuan Kong, he activated the Split-Sea Black Whale Hammer.

Terrible power, as if exploding, instantly spread beneath his skin and membranes, bringing his already immense strength to an unimaginable level.

In a flash of lightning and spark, he even heard the groan of his body unable to bear the load; his organs, meridians, bones, tendons, flesh, and blood all seemed about to crumble and disintegrate from bearing this power!

What Golden Bell Shield, what Iron Cloth Shirt, what Ten Thousand Blade Spiritual Dragon.

The instant he truly activated the Black Whale Hammer, Li Yuan felt himself as fragile as a thin sheet of paper; even maintaining it for two seconds would cause him to shatter and turn into a pool of rotten mud.

But...

Amidst the rain and snow, Li Yuan's eyes burned like fire; with his current physique, he felt he would be crushed to dust. What terrifying power was this?

It returned, it returned.

The feeling of hating the sky for having no rings, hating the earth for having no handles.

Crack!

Within the night, another winter thunder exploded.

The cold wind blew the rain and snow; Li Yuan, who had been lying in wait in the shadows for over an hour, suddenly erupted upward without any hesitation, utterly decisive and violent!

Boom!

Li Yuan's control of timing was excellent; the sound of his sudden eruption almost exploded simultaneously with the thunder.

'That Li Yuan just recently opened his meridians; although his talent is supreme, he lacks experience in fighting others. If I erupt suddenly to capture him, I must hold back my strength to avoid shattering him...'

Chu Shan Xuan Kong, moving stealthily through the rain and snow, was still pondering in his heart when suddenly he felt a chill in his heart; a huge thunder sound exploded loudly beside his ears.

"Who?!"

Bone-chilling cold exploded from his heart; Chu Shan Xuan Kong turned around sharply, seeing only that over ten zhang away, countless clods of earth shot skyward from the ground, and a figure erupted upward in an extremely fierce posture,

carrying the rain, snow, and mud of the entire sky, like a vicious dragon trapped for countless years, rushing straight at him!

"Where did this assassin come from?!"

In a flash of lightning and spark, Chu Shan Xuan Kong's pupils trembled, and every hair on his body stood on end; this sudden eruption truly exceeded his expectations.

He had come out tonight and gone to Huntian Peak on a whim; how could anyone have known in advance and set an ambush here?!

Over ten zhang flashed by; amidst the sound of countless bones and tendons cracking, Li Yuan raised his arm and swung the hammer; this mouthful of Thunder Dragon Jun Tian Hammer in his hand was like a real thunder dragon,

and the instant it swung down, it was already heading straight for Chu Shan Xuan Kong's back.

This momentary sudden ambush was backed by countless rehearsals!

"So fierce?!"

Chu Shan Xuan Kong was extremely shocked and enraged.

Outside the thunder sound, he heard no other noise; that person's speed was faster than the thunder, visible to the naked eye; the air was forcibly pushed aside as if it were solid,

and the instant that hammer swung down, it vanished without a trace, leaving only a lingering mark in the air that would not dissipate, more terrifying than a meteor falling from the sky!

"Roar!"

This momentary sudden ambush caught Chu Shan Xuan Kong completely off guard, but he was after all a Zhun Sect master who had fully completed blood replacement; even though he had suffered severe injuries and fallen in realm, his reaction was still extremely fast.

The instant Li Yuan erupted, Chu Shan Xuan Kong exerted force beneath his feet simultaneously; under the explosion of dense and terrible true qi, the ground within several zhang sank uniformly; relying on the huge rebound force,

he shot upward from the ground; while retreating violently, the terrible true qi emitted a sharp, violent roar, transforming behind him into a dragon head as if it were solid,

and as he pushed his palm horizontally, the dragon head opened its eyes and furiously pounced to kill.

Supreme arts, Great Power Heavenly Dragon Form and Majestic Dragon Divine Palm, both at the Great Perfection level; even though he was not at his peak now, he believed he could shake and kill any marrow-refining expert!

Boom!

Heavy hammer strikes the drum.

The instant the two collided, the ground paved with hard stones suddenly rippled like water; countless rain, snow, sand, soil, and gravel shot skyward, like curtains being pulled up.

"So fierce?!"

The instant the palm force touched that heavy hammer, Chu Shan Xuan Kong's heart shook greatly, and shock appeared on his aged face.

This was a divine weapon-grade heavy hammer, and what terrified him even more was that the person wielding the hammer, in his perception, was not a person at all, but clearly a mountain!

Strength!

Star-Shifting Strength!

Among the four major mastery effects of the Split-Sea Black Whale Hammer, only this one was the most fierce and violent; Li Yuan himself also felt deep shock.

Under the terrifying enhancement of the Black Whale Hammer, he felt a strength unlike anything before.

Not only strength, but also speed.

Boom!

After a momentary stalemate, the dragon palm emitted by Chu Shan Xuan Kong exploded and shattered; the entire person shot out like an arrow leaving the string, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He heard within his heart the voice transmitted by the Thousand Spirit Delivering People Stele:

"Superior Dwelling!"

Li Yuan!

Crack!

Lightning snakes sliced through the night curtain. Watching that figure surge forth, shattering the air like a mad dragon, Chu Shan Xuan Kong's heart hammered like a war drum, his eyes bloodshot.

"You are..."

Strike while the iron is hot, take his life!

Without any answer or hesitation, one hammer strike proved his skill; he had no second thoughts, swinging the hammer to strike again.

Chu Shan Xuan Kong's reaction and defense were swift; even though grievously wounded, his Wu Gong and True Qi remained terrifying, yet the Thunder Dragon Unfolding Heaven Hammer was enough to withstand any True Qi impact.

And his speed and power were nothing short of crushing.

Boom!

On the second hammer strike, Chu Shan Xuan Kong sidestepped, stacked his palms, unleashed the Twin Majestic Dragon Divine Palm, coughed up blood again, and was sent flying backward.

With this hammer strike, his arms trembled violently; his blood vessels and meridians pushed apart bone and flesh as if exploding, blood gushing forth like a pillar.

Boom!

On the third hammer strike, Chu Shan Xuan Kong's eyes were bloodshot; he roared in fury, his entire body igniting like a furnace, his form twisting, in the astonished gaze of Li Yuan,

like a dragon and a snake, he once again evaded the sharp edge of this hammer strike.

"Li..."

Blood sprayed wildly; Chu Shan Xuan Kong's eyes were filled with shock, rage, and humiliation. A martial artist who had mastered Blood Transformation could, using True Qi as fire and flesh as fuel, briefly transform into the form they had exchanged for.

He held the Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon Form, able to briefly transform into a dragon; this was his final trump card.

But Li Yuan's assault was too fierce, his speed too great; he wasn't even granted a moment's breathing room.

'Rending Sea Profound Whale Hammer!'

In this instant, the trash within the Thousand Spirit Stele had not yet sensed it, but Chu Shan Xuan Kong was almost certain; he wanted to shout out Li Yuan's name, even if it meant letting the trash in the stele know.

However...

Thud!

The heavy hammer descended; the earth cracked, countless mud and sand particles shot skyward, even pushing the rain and snow filling the sky upward.

"Pfft!"

Chu Shan Xuan Kong coughed up blood in great mouthfuls, his eyes glazed; his entire chest and abdomen had vanished. Under that terrifying hammer force, his True Qi, inner armor, and external hardening were as fragile as paper.

"You are the Rending Sea..."

A Blood Transformation martial artist's vitality was unbelievably robust; he opened his mouth, still wanting to say something.

Boom!

Daoist Li delivered another hammer strike; what mind did he have to listen to his blabbering?

He felt as though he had smashed the earth flat; the immense power enhanced by the Profound Whale Hammer vented in the most satisfying manner; this was the most rugged and primal release.

"Satisfying!"

Li Yuan roared inwardly; an indescribable sense of satisfaction surged from his heart, spreading outward, making his whole body tremble uncontrollably.

Bloodthirsty, vicious, violent...

"Damn! Too much adrenaline!"

Daoist Li came to his senses; he glanced around the night curtain; the rain, snow, and thunder drowned out most of the clashing sounds, but inside and outside the Chu residence, things had already become lively; someone had discovered them.

Swish!

Li Yuan crouched, swiftly wiped the mud-like Chu Shan Xuan Kong, then Yu Yu Xuanji changed his grip; with the enhancement of six pairs of boots, he vanished into the distance.

Outside the Chu residence, Gao Gao Wanyong pursued at extreme speed, yet watched helplessly as that figure disappeared.

"Enemy attack!"

A shrill roar echoed through the rain curtain.

The Chu residence instantly lit up; soon, the entire Dragon Chant Hall erupted into chaos; in the rainy night, figures scattered in all directions.

"Their reaction is truly fast!"

In the shadows, Li Yuan moved swiftly; he maintained a pace that avoided making too much noise cutting through the air; he glanced around, familiarly dodging every visible and hidden sentry post.

It was no wonder that family thieves were hard to guard against; just like Li Yuan, he knew the sentry posts and watchtowers of the Hun Tian Hall and Dragon Chant Hall's various departments and mountains like the back of his hand.

Before the commotion in the Dragon Chant Hall spread to the Hun Tian Hall, he had already returned to his own small courtyard.

"Hah!"

Before even entering the room, Li Yuan had already changed out of that entire outfit; closing the door, he exhaled a long breath; the room instantly filled with the scent of blood.

Wounding ten thousand enemies, losing eight hundred of one's own.

Swallowing a Jade Body Pill, Li Yuan closed his eyes slightly; he felt his injuries were not light; even though it was only partial enhancement from the Rending Sea Profound Whale Hammer and for a very short time, he had still suffered internal injuries.

"At least three to five days of recovery."

Feeling the medicinal power spread through his body, Li Yuan nodded; this cost was entirely acceptable to him; moreover, this degree of tearing would also benefit the cultivation of the Ten Thousand Blades Spiritual Dragon Body.

Perhaps it could even push this supreme-level external hardening art, taking advantage of the situation, to Dao Di Wu Zhong?

"Hah!"

Having eased his injuries, Li Yuan pushed open the door; rain mixed with snow still drifted in the night curtain, with winter thunder occasionally exploding; his five senses were sharp, especially his hearing, which was superior to that of ordinary humans.

He tilted his ear slightly; he could faintly hear the sound of objects cutting through the air coming through the wind and rain; within a moment or two, the Hun Tian Hall had also gone on high alert; their reaction speed could be called extremely fast.

If he had delayed even a tiny bit longer, he feared he would have been discovered.

"Being discovered seems to be nothing?"

Weighing the Thousand Spirit Stele of Saving People in his hand, he stored it in his Weapon Storage Space; Li Yuan calculated that after stripping away the incense offerings, this stele would serve as proof.

He had not killed one of his own, but a traitor.

"As for now..."

Li Yuan stretched his limbs, stepped into the sleet and snow, and, accompanied by the rumble of winter thunder, began to comprehend the Thunder Form.