Chapter 583 - 323: Frank Discussion and Completing the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill

"Damn it!"

Although Zhang Ying was both shocked and furious, he reacted quickly. As the Vice Hall Master of the Ink Flood Dragon Hall, a branch of Cyan Fish Gang’s Martial Force Hall, Zhang Ying was not easily dealt with.

Realizing it was difficult to evade the attack directly, he angrily shouted and instantly drew in his breath, releasing his qi blood in a surge. A river of qi blood three zhang and five cun long burst out from his pores, transforming into armor on his arms and a blood-colored shield. Crossed arms were then placed before his body.

"Boom!"

In the next breath, the Jiao Breath fired under the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill tore through the qi blood shield like a crossbow bolt, fiercely striking Zhang Ying’s blood-armored arms with a dull explosion, as if gunpowder were detonated underwater.

The rolling airwave swept the shattered qi blood, dispersing into a violent wind, raising dust to a height of several meters.

"Crack-crack—!"

"Thud-thud-thud—!"

Instantly, a deep bone ache pierced Zhang Ying’s mind, followed by consecutive sounds of bone cracking. His entire body was lifted off the ground by the impact, retreating several steps, deeply embedding his feet into the earth, and knocking down several tree trunks as thick as water barrels to stabilize his stance.

"Ugh!"

A sweet sensation rose in his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted from Zhang Ying’s mouth. His expression changed completely—shock and fury turned quietly into fear, dread.

"How... how is this possible? How can this kid have such power? Isn’t he a newly recruited alchemist?!"

Feeling his arms almost losing control, Zhang Ying’s heart was filled with disbelief to the extreme. In his eyes, Su Mu was just a taciturn, humble Pill Master, devoted only to alchemy in the alchemy room by day.

Even as a martial artist, it was merely for convenience in alchemy, since alchemy required physical effort and a certain level of cultivation for controlling fire to refine materials.

Yet, no matter the circumstances, Zhang Ying never regarded Su Mu as noteworthy—just an ant he could crush effortlessly. However, this ’ant’ now revealed its fangs.

This kid is no ant, but a fierce tiger and evil flood dragon ready to devour.

"Worthy of Cyan Fish Gang’s absolute martial skill!"

The single White Flood Dragon Breath, despite being newly acquired, directly repelled Zhang Ying, causing Su Mu’s eyes to brighten. Though delighted, he did not plan to give Zhang Ying much respite.

Pressing his foot onto the ground, Su Mu burst forth with qi blood and Gang Force. His tall body instantly transformed into a cyan spiritual deer. Without a spoken word, a piercing deer cry exploded in Zhang Ying’s ear, shocking his mind.

Profound Demon Five Transformations - Forest-Piercing Deer!

Su Mu’s mastery of the Five Animals Qigong had reached an unimaginable level, marking mastery beyond its founder. His control over qi blood and Gang Force was precise to the slightest detail.

The Forest-Piercing Deer dashed in close, Su Mu’s right palm struck out as a claw.

Flood Dragon Shocking Skill - Submerged Dragon Probing River!

For a fleeting moment, Zhang Ying appeared dazed as the agile deer transformed into a domineering white flood dragon, Su Mu charged forth, a claw unreasonably aimed down at the top of Zhang Ying’s skull.

This blow could be fatal!

Relying on his extensive combat experience, Zhang Ying instantly knew he could not withstand this strike. He bit his tongue tip fiercely, stirring his internal qi blood and activating a certain Secret Technique. Blood flames ignited across his qi blood armor, forcing Zhang Ying to burn his qi blood.

"Boom!"

Faced with Su Mu’s claw, Zhang Ying struck out with both fists. Yet, confronting a claw felt like striking a mountain, pain in his arms intensified, spraying blood from the flesh.

"Crack!"

Zhang Ying’s face displayed horror, blood trickling from his mouth. His figure burst backward again amidst the sound of bone cracking, shockwaves of Force scattering as rolling white waves, reducing surrounding trees to powder.

Su Mu’s form flashed like a tiger entering the forest. Having struck, he intended to determine life and death; his thoughts stirred, unfurling a vast river of qi blood, which spanned five zhang and six cun.

"Qi blood is so vast, stop... we can talk..."

Upon seeing Su Mu’s monstrous qi blood river nearing six zhang, Zhang Ying’s heart shed any remaining fanciful hope. The gap between four instances of Blood Exchange was so vast.

His own qi blood river merely reached three zhang and nine cun, incomplete even compared to four zhang. Yet before him, this kid reached a terrifying five zhang and six cun.

Zhang Ying instinctively believed Su Mu also at the four instances of Blood Exchange Realm, not daring to imagine Su Mu had merely reached the third Blood Exchange not long ago.

Faced with Zhang Ying’s plea.

Su Mu remained silent, unwilling to grant Zhang Ying any respite, regarding him as a perfect punching bag to test the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill, knowing mercy towards an enemy was cruelty to oneself.

Ultimately, Zhang Ying had but one path today—death!

"You, you must stop!"

Zhang Ying struggled bitterly; even burning qi blood only allowed him to parry, yet his injuries visibly worsened. His arms, amidst savage blows, approached numbness, while his internal organs began rupturing from frantic exertion, external veins bulging, each clash bleeding violently mixed flesh.

"Damn! Had I not been arrogant earlier, letting him injure my arms first, even if defeated I wouldn’t be this pathetic against the youngling!"

Poisoned with resentment, Zhang Ying was unable to accept that he was defeated by a mere junior. Despite being Ink Flood Dragon Hall’s Vice Hall Master, even a mere three-month recruit left him unable to counterattack!