Chapter 264 - 240: Coming to the Door (Part 2)

The eagle’s cry was, in fact, a signal that the Observatory was under attack.

Soon.

A large contingent of heavily armored Black Death Guard, weapons in hand, assembled and charged toward the Observatory’s main gate.

Figures could also be seen leaping rapidly across the rooftops of the Observatory.

They were the Demon Exterminators.

Yet Yang Lushan, the instigator of it all, showed no fear. He simply stood his ground with his arms crossed, watching the crowd before him grow.

Before long.

Wei Shiming, Situ Ya, and Zhai Mu arrived on the scene.

Even Old Yan, who was usually fond of slacking off, made an appearance.

Only Zhou Yuanhu, still recovering from his injuries and unable to move easily, did not emerge.

Zhai Mu’s brow furrowed when he saw the headless corpses of several Black Death Guard on the ground.

The scene was truly gruesome and cruel. Brains and blood were splattered everywhere, and the stench was overpowering.

"Who are you?!"

Zhai Mu demanded coldly.

He was only the Supervisor of the Feiying Tribe, while Wei Shiming and Situ Ya were both Vice Directors of the Observatory.

Yet, they both knew that Zhai Mu was Han Yuan’s trusted confidant.

Therefore, while Han Yuan was in seclusion, Zhai Mu was responsible for all matters within the Observatory, large and small.

"You’re Han Yuan?"

Yang Lushan asked.

"I am Zhai Mu, Supervisor of the Feiying Tribe at the Cangshui Celestial Observation Bureau."

Zhai Mu said coldly.

"Zhai Mu? Chen Mu? Never heard of you."

"Get Han Yuan out here, now!"

Even in front of so many people from the Cangshui Celestial Observation Bureau, Yang Lushan remained outrageously arrogant, without a shred of restraint.

"The likes of you wants to see the Director?"

Unable to tolerate Yang Lushan’s arrogance any longer, a Demon Exterminator pushed off the ground and shot forward.

SHING!

A cold flash of sword light stabbed forth.

Its target: Yang Lushan’s eyes.

"Some nobody dares to make a move on me!"

Yang Lushan sneered, forming his right hand into a claw and striking out viciously.

SWOOSH!

All Zhai Mu saw was a blur streak past his eyes.

The next instant.

A sickening thud reached his ears, followed by a bloodcurdling scream.

Yang Lushan had torn a bloody hole straight through the Demon Exterminator’s chest, crushing his heart in a single grip.

He let out one last scream and died on the spot.

’What a vicious Claw Technique!’

Wei Shiming’s expression turned grave in an instant.

As a master who had cultivated Fist Technique for many years, he was incredibly experienced.

The claw attack Yang Lushan had just used was impeccable in both its power and speed.

’This is definitely a Martial Arts technique of the Innate Level!’

’And Yang Lushan’s own Cultivation has definitely reached the True Qi Realm.’

From the looks of him, Yang Lushan was only about twenty years old.

Even with the recent changes in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism making Cultivation easier than before...

...he had only ever seen one person reach the True Qi Realm at such a young age.

And that was Han Yuan.

Now, another young True Qi Realm master had appeared out of nowhere.

It made him start to wonder about Yang Lushan’s origins.

"Stop sending this trash up here to die."

"Hurry up and get Han Yuan out here."

"Or else, I’ll bathe your entire Observatory in blood today."

Yang Lushan’s words were wild and full of boundless arrogance.

Hearing this, the assembled Black Death Guard and Demon Exterminators were all enraged. They drew their weapons, ready to charge forward and tear Yang Lushan to pieces.

"Don’t be rash!"

Zhai Mu bellowed.

’This man clearly has the power to back up his arrogance.’

’Besides, I can see several other figures in the distance.’

’This guy didn’t come alone.’

If it were only Yang Lushan, Zhai Mu would have already ordered his men to charge and kill him.

Even if their opponent was a True Qi Realm master, they had numbers on their side, plenty of their own experts, and Strong Bows and Crossbows. They could definitely take him down.

But if he had allies, the outcome was far from certain.

That was why he couldn’t risk escalating the situation.

"I will be your opponent!"

Wei Shiming stepped forward.

He was a born warrior, brave and battle-hungry, and felt no fear at the prospect of fighting Yang Lushan.

"And... who are you?"

Yang Lushan asked with a frown.

"Wei Shiming, Vice Director of the Cangshui Celestial Observation Bureau," Wei Shiming said calmly.

"Another one with a death wish." Yang Lushan shook his head.

"Young man, it’s too early to say who will win or lose," Wei Shiming snorted.

"You have no idea... just how vast the gap between us truly is!"

Yang Lushan grinned.

BANG!

The floor beneath him exploded.

Yang Lushan became a blur as he instantly charged toward Wei Shiming.

His right hand, wreathed in fiery energy, tensed and flexed, swiping out like a tiger’s claw!

SWOOSH!

Five searing, turbulent currents of air tore through the space he passed.

Having already witnessed Yang Lushan’s terrifying explosive power, Wei Shiming bent his knees slightly and threw his own right fist!

BOOM!

The air roared.

His punch was incredibly fierce and explosive, smashing forward like a meteorite.

BAM!

Wei Shiming grunted, unexpectedly forced back several steps.

CRACK! CRACK!

The floor beneath his feet cracked and shattered with each step.

However, Yang Lushan was also driven back a step by the force of Wei Shiming’s Fist Force.

"How is this possible?!"

Yang Lushan went berserk. A roar like a tiger’s escaped his lips as he attacked again, his claws tracing arcs of crimson fire as he raked madly at Wei Shiming.

"Myriad Starfall!"

Wei Shiming roared, forcibly circulating the True Qi in his body. The muscles in his arms bulged as he threw punch after punch at Yang Lushan.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

The two battled fiercely before the Observatory gate, their True Qi howling and shaking the very air.

’This guy... not even Sect Leader Wei can hold him down!’

Situ Ya’s brow furrowed.

’Within the Cangshui Celestial Observation Bureau, Wei Shiming is the strongest after Han Yuan. Even Zhou Yuanhu is slightly inferior to him.’

’But from the looks of it now, he’s clearly being suppressed by Yang Lushan.’

’This guy... who in the world is he?’

Zhai Mu appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was reeling with shock.

If even Wei Shiming was no match for him, they were in serious trouble.

After all...

...Han Yuan was not in the Observatory right now.

Bloody gashes were constantly being torn into Wei Shiming’s arms by his opponent’s tiger claws.

A large chunk of flesh was even torn from his shoulder.

"Damn you!" Wei Shiming roared, unleashing all of his True Qi as he threw a desperate punch!

His fist shot out like a shooting star.

But Yang Lushan saw through the move. He dodged the punch and landed a Black Tiger Heart Stealing strike on Wei Shiming’s chest.

"You’ve fallen into my trap!"

Just as Wei Shiming had anticipated. He spun on the spot, dodging the attack while his left hand formed a Palm Blade, swinging in a vicious arc to strike the back of Yang Lushan’s head.

This time, his trap for Yang Lushan was perfectly laid!

"This good-for-nothing!"

"He might as well be dead!"

Liang Tian’s dissatisfaction was clear in his voice as he watched the scene unfold.

THUD!

Taking the heavy blow to the back of his head, Yang Lushan spat out a mouthful of blood.

But he didn’t collapse. Instead, as if some bestial instinct had been triggered, he let out a savage roar and charged at Wei Shiming again.

His power became even more violent, his attacks more frenzied.

Wei Shiming hadn’t expected his opponent’s Hard Skill to be so formidable, and he was forced to engage him again.

But this time.

He couldn’t last more than a few exchanges before Yang Lushan’s claw slammed into his chest.

CRACK!

The ribs in Wei Shiming’s chest shattered as he was sent flying back more than ten meters.

"You damn bastard!"

"How dare you injure me!"

Yang Lushan was about to charge forward and finish Wei Shiming off.

But just then, Situ Ya made her move, silently approaching Yang Lushan and striking him in the temple with her palm.

THWACK!

Yang Lushan roared, swinging his claws as if to tear Situ Ya to pieces.

But Situ Ya had no intention of engaging him. Her figure flashed back, out of his reach.

At the same time, several Demon Exterminators quickly carried the unconscious Wei Shiming away.

"Where is Han Yuan!"

"Get Han Yuan out here now!"

"Or else, I’ll kill all of you!"

Yang Lushan roared, completely unhinged.

He seemed to have lost all reason.

His savage expression was like that of a ferocious beast.

"Director Han is in seclusion."

"Come back in two days!"

Zhai Mu said coldly.

He was trying to buy time.

"Two days?"

"Then I’ll just have to tear this Observatory of yours to the ground!"

Yang Lushan’s eyes were a terrifying shade of crimson.

"Then it’s a fight to the death!"

Zhai Mu waved his hand.

In an instant, innumerable Strong Bows and Crossbows were aimed at Yang Lushan.