Chapter 372 - 171: Annihilating the Enemy (2)

However, Liang Cheng stood his ground, utterly motionless.

He simply raised his head and glanced at the two of them.

The next moment—

BOOM!!!

An even more terrifying aura erupted from him!

The moment it appeared, the very sky and earth changed color!

The Spiritual Qi for thousands of feet around instantly erupted into chaos!

The phantom image of the man on the left’s Blade Intent flickered violently, like a candle in the wind!

The mountain formed by the man on the right’s Fist Intent cracked with a loud KRAK, fissures spreading across its surface!

The two men’s expressions changed drastically!

"What is this?!"

Liang Cheng didn’t speak.

He simply took a step forward.

As his foot landed—

HUMMM!!!

A Blade Intent erupted from him, soaring toward the heavens!

The Blade Intent solidified into a tangible, jet-black Battle Saber that hovered above Liang Cheng’s head, its edge pointing down as it slowly rotated!

The moment the Blade Intent emerged, the air for hundreds of feet around was instantly shredded, and countless bottomless gashes appeared on the ground!

The man on the left let out a muffled grunt and stumbled back three steps, his Blade Intent phantom shattering completely!

Then, Liang Cheng took another step.

BOOM!!!

A Fist Intent erupted from him!

The Fist Intent transformed into a towering mountain that seemed to suppress the very world!

The moment the spectral mountain appeared, the earth for thousands of feet around trembled violently, as if it couldn’t bear the power!

With another loud KRAK, the mountain formed by the man on the right’s Fist Intent completely crumbled!

He coughed up a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward!

The sneer on Gu Changkong’s face froze solid.

He stared at the Battle Saber hovering above Liang Cheng’s head and the mountain that suppressed the world, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Two Martial Dao True Intents?!"

And both at the level of Entering the Hall and the Room, with Thoughts Follow the Heart!

How could this be possible?!

Liang Cheng looked up at him, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

"Your turn."

Gu Changkong shuddered.

But he was a True Inheritor of the True Martial Sect, a powerhouse at the Core Formation Late Stage. Gritting his teeth, he stepped forward!

BOOM!!!

A piercing Blade Intent erupted from him, soaring into the sky!

The Blade Intent transformed into a jet-black Sword Aura, hundreds of feet long. Space itself trembled in its wake!

"True Martial Blade Intent—Slash!"

He slashed down!

The massive Sword Aura descended upon Liang Cheng!

This single slash contained his life’s entire Cultivation!

An all-out attack!

’Against an enemy as strong as Liang Cheng, if I try to test his strength or wear him down, I’ll definitely be the one to lose.’

’It’s better to risk it all in one gamble.’

Liang Cheng looked up at the descending Sword Aura with a calm expression. He simply raised his right hand, the Zhenxian Saber from his waist already in his grasp.

The spectral Battle Saber hovering over his head instantly merged into it.

Then—

He slashed.

There was nothing fancy about it—just a simple slash.

But the instant he slashed, the world lost its color. A ray of light shone from the Zhenxian Saber, as black as ink, yet more profound than the night sky.

Wherever the light passed, space itself tore open, revealing dark spatial rifts. The moment Gu Changkong’s massive Sword Aura collided with this ray of light—

BOOM!!!

A soundless explosion erupted.

The massive Sword Aura shattered in an instant, as if made of paper-mache. Gu Changkong’s eyes widened as he watched the ray of light continue on its path toward him.

SHLICK!!!

The ray of light flashed past!

His right arm was severed at the shoulder!

Blood sprayed everywhere!

"AHHH—!!!"

Gu Changkong screamed as he was sent flying, crashing hard onto the ground where he rolled and wailed in agony.

Liang Cheng withdrew his saber and stood tall.

The spectral Battle Saber above his head slowly dissipated.

He looked up at the other two men.

Their faces were ashen. They turned and fled!

But they had only made it a few hundred feet before a Fist Intent descended from the sky!

BOOM!!!

It was like a mountain crashing down on them!

The two were slammed into the ground, coughing up great mouthfuls of blood, unable to move!

Liang Cheng withdrew his gaze and slowly walked toward Gu Changkong.

Gu Changkong lay on the ground, clutching the stump of his arm, his eyes filled with terror.

"You dare to harm us?! We are True Inheritors of the True Martial Sect! Aren’t you afraid of the consequences...?"

Liang Cheng crouched down, looking at him.

"Afraid of what?"

His tone was calm.

"Besides, who said you would die by my hand?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changkong’s mouth fell open as panic seized him.

’What does he mean?’

Liang Cheng stood up, turned, and walked away.

「Meanwhile.」

Inside the cave, Gu Tianya lay on the ground, completely paralyzed and unable to move. Listening to the screams from outside, his face was as white as a sheet.

’It’s over...’

’It’s all over...’

He stared at the ceiling of the cave, his eyes filled with indignation and hatred.

’Why?’

He tried to struggle, but he couldn’t even move a finger.

The poison in his body was slowly corroding his Meridians.

Just then—

ROAR!!!

An earth-shattering roar echoed from the distance!

Immediately after, the ground began to tremble.

A massive black shadow came charging in this direction!

Liang Cheng stood directly in its path.

But Liang Cheng only gave them a cruel smile before his body moved like Liuyun, his aura retracting completely as he vanished without a trace.

’Huh?’

A moment later, they realized.

A Tier Eight Fierce Beast, the Bloodthirsty Bear!

Gu Tianya’s pupils shrank.

"No... NO!!!"

Gu Changkong and the other two men heard the roar as well.

They struggled to rise and flee, but they couldn’t even get to their feet.

Gu Changkong watched the approaching black shadow, his eyes filled with despair.

"It’s over..."

The next moment—

The massive bear crashed upon them!

Screams echoed to the heavens.

...

The screams stopped abruptly.

With his aura concealed, Liang Cheng stood in the canopy of a tree hundreds of feet away, watching quietly.

The Bloodthirsty Bear’s giant paw slammed down, and Gu Changkong’s head exploded, splattering red and white all over the ground. Of the other two, one was flattened into a bloody pulp, and the other was bitten in half at the waist. All signs of life vanished.

Inside the cave, Gu Tianya’s eyes widened as he watched the giant bear walk toward him, his body stiff with terror.

"No... no..."

The bear lowered its head, its crimson eyes staring at him as it opened its gaping, bloody maw—

CRUNCH!

Gu Tianya was bitten in two at the waist. His upper body flew out of the cave, while his lower half remained inside.

He died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

The bear chewed twice before spitting out a mouthful of shredded flesh, licking its lips as if it still wasn’t satisfied.