Chapter 414 - 245: The Might of the Divine Weapon

Chapter 414: Chapter 245: The Might of the Divine Weapon

SHING!

The sound of sabers being drawn rang out.

Yang Yungzhong and the others drew their sabers, instantly surrounding the man.

The man’s expression was nonchalant. He only looked at Su Mu, completely disregarding the other Taiping Captains.

As he watched Su Mu, Su Mu was also sizing him up.

The man was tall with a large frame. Although he wore the coarse linen clothes of a miner, he couldn’t conceal his ferocious aura.

What a physique!

Su Mu couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.

This was the kind of man born with muscles of steel and bones of iron.

Someone like him could easily reach the Body Tempering Limit by practicing a Body Tempering Technique.

Su Mu lacked the innate talent and had to compensate with hard work, only reaching the Body Tempering Extreme Realm by cultivating multiple Body Tempering Techniques.

But this man didn’t need to put in such effort at all. With normal Quenching Body training, he could reach the Body Tempering Limit.

Since embarking on the Martial Dao, this was the first time Su Mu had ever met someone who had reached the Body Tempering Limit, just like himself.

Not only did this man possess a physique at the Body Tempering Limit, but his aura was also profound. He was clearly already in the True Essence Realm.

"You’re—Taishi Tianbi!"

Yang Yungzhong suddenly shouted.

The number one man on the Most Wanted List, Taishi Tianbi!

Yang Yungzhong was extremely familiar with the criminals on the Most Wanted List and immediately recognized him.

’Taishi Tianbi?’

Realization dawned on Su Mu.

He had been wondering where such a master had suddenly appeared from.

So, it was him.

"I originally had no desire to kill you, but you’re asking for death."

Taishi Tianbi looked at Su Mu, his expression cold as he said, "Since you saw through my Mountain and River Soldier Nurturing Technique, you must die.

All of you must die."

There wasn’t a trace of emotion in Taishi Tianbi’s eyes, nor was there any fluctuation in his tone, as if he were merely stating a simple fact.

"Insolent!"

Yang Yungzhong roared, "How dare you! In the presence of the Taiping Bureau, surrender at once!"

"Stand down,"

Su Mu said coolly.

Yang Yungzhong froze for a moment, then turned to look at Su Mu.

"You are no match for him,"

Su Mu said, shaking his head.

The moment he finished speaking, Taishi Tianbi snorted coldly as a heaven-storming aura erupted from his body.

Taishi Tianbi took a step forward. As his foot landed, the ground let out a loud BOOM, and a dense black mist billowed from his body.

One moment he was a plain-looking miner; the next, he had become a peerless fiend.

The faces of Yang Yungzhong and his men paled.

Just then, a brilliant flash of a saber cleaved the black mist in two.

CLANG!

With a sharp ring, Taishi Tianbi’s figure emerged from the black mist. He had actually blocked Su Mu’s strike with his bare arm.

In that instant, a violent torrent of energy erupted in all directions.

Yang Yungzhong and his men scrambled backward.

The miners, terrified, were already scrambling and crawling to get away.

"Interesting."

Taishi Tianbi glanced at the shallow gash on his arm, a strange smile appearing on his face. "For a mere True Essence Realm cultivator to actually injure me.

Is it a Perfect Realm?"

His eyes instantly turned blood-red.

A monstrous black qi began to spread out once again.

"If this were a true Vision, I would indeed have to give you a wide berth. But at this level, it’s still not enough."

Taishi Tianbi’s voice echoed from within the black mist, as raspy as nails on metal, making one’s scalp crawl.

In the blink of an eye, the black mist formed into a ravenous, snarling wolf that lunged at Su Mu.

With a solemn expression, Su Mu ran his fingers along the edge of his saber.

WHOOSH!

The Thunder Shocking Saber instantly erupted in roaring flames.

Su Mu stepped forward and swung his saber.

A fierce wind howled, sweeping up the flames on the blade. The fire, shaped like a dragon, collided with the ravenous wolf.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The massive explosion was deafening.

Grimacing in pain, Yang Yungzhong and the others retreated again.

"Sir!"

They tried to rush forward, only to be blown back, stumbling, by a violent gust of wind.

The roaring din reverberated through the air.

Everyone could only see the black mist roiling, completely unable to make out what was happening within it.

"Fire the signal! Summon the men!"

Yang Yungzhong said through gritted teeth, "Even if it means mobilizing the entire Songjiang Prefecture Taiping Bureau, we have to make sure the Sir is safe!"

A signal arrow shrieked as it shot into the sky.

The Taiping Captains clutched the tokens at their waists. At the same time they fired their signal arrows, they also used their tokens to transmit a distress call.

The whistling of one signal arrow after another echoed, reaching all the way to Songjiang Prefecture.

Chen Yougong looked up toward the source of the signal arrows, a smile spreading across his face.

’The Taiping Bureau is sending distress signals. Looks like Su Mu has finally confronted him, and he must be losing.’

’They wouldn’t be calling for backup otherwise.’

’Oh, Su Mu, Su Mu, what does it matter how strong you are? You’re still just a puppet dancing in the palm of my, Chen Yougong’s, hand,’

Chen Yougong sneered inwardly. ’I’ve said it before: how can someone who only knows how to fight and kill be the Cyan Lotus Envoy?

I am the only one truly suited to be the Cyan Lotus Envoy!’

"Get the carts moving. Do whatever you can to block them from leaving the city,"

Chen Yougong said in a low voice.

A figure in the darkness swiftly departed.

Moments later, at the gate of Songjiang Prefecture City, several large carts carrying river sand and stones crashed to the ground, blocking the gate completely.

A group of laborers frantically tried to clear the wreckage, the scene descending into chaos.

The Taiping Captains and Taiping Capital Captains who had rushed out from the Taiping Government Office were now trapped at the city gate.

Despite their considerable strength, the crowd at the gate was too dense. By the time they managed to push through, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn had already passed.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Back at the quarry, black mist filled the air amidst a storm of flying sand and rolling stones.

Yang Yungzhong and his men were filled with worry, but the battle was far too intense for them to have any chance of intervening.