Chapter 244 - 242: Slaughter

A terrifying sonic boom, like a clap of furious thunder, erupted beneath Su Yu’s feet.

The Seven Fiends Thunder Collapse Step, at the Perfection Realm, was unleashed with explosive force!

Su Yu’s figure dodged at an impossibly sharp angle, like a bolt of purple lightning, instantly leaving an afterimage in his place!

"What?!"

The pupils of Steward Feng, who prided himself on his unrivaled speed, contracted sharply. The cunningly aimed short sword in his hand stabbed empty air with a BANG, creating a small sonic boom.

"Die."

Su Yu’s right fist, empowered by the doubled punching speed of his Ape Shadow Swift Wind Trait, screamed through the air as it rocketed toward Steward Feng’s face.

If this punch landed, Steward Feng’s head would instantly burst like a watermelon.

"Don’t even think about it!"

At that critical moment, Steward Shi let out a furious roar.

He forcefully twisted his stance and, like a thick city wall, fearlessly threw himself in front of Steward Feng. He crossed his arms, attempting to block Su Yu’s punch with the formidable physique he was so proud of.

A harsh glint flashed in Su Yu’s eyes as his fist continued on its path.

"BANG!"

A massive boom rang out.

Steward Shi’s brawny face instantly twisted and contorted.

He felt as if his vaunted two-armed defense was made of paper, instantly crushed like a dried twig by a terrifying, monstrous power that simply didn’t belong to the middle-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm!

After breaking through his defense, the terrifying fist continued its trajectory, slamming into his heart!

"SPURT!"

Steward Shi violently sprayed a mouthful of blood. Like a mountain of flesh struck head-on by a battering ram, his body, weighing over three hundred pounds, was sent flying backward. He smashed through two thick earthen walls before being buried deep within the rubble.

A wisp of red baleful aura, visible only to Su Yu, instantly flew out and merged into his body.

One blow!

A single blow!

A Black Lotus Sect steward at the middle-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm, a master renowned for his Hard Skills no less, had been killed instantly by Su Yu!

Not only was Steward Feng, who had narrowly escaped death, scared out of his wits, but even Yuan Ge, who had been holding the formation, looked on with a drastically changed expression!

"Steward Yuan, save me!"

Steward Feng cried out in terror, pouring Qi and Blood into his legs as he bolted in Yuan Ge’s direction.

Su Yu had no intention of letting him escape so easily. Unleashing the Thunder Collapse Step, he instantly gave chase at an even greater speed.

"Save me!"

Steward Feng felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up as the specter of death instantly loomed over him.

’What kind of monster is this?!’

’He’s only at the middle-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm, yet he killed Brother Shi in one punch! And his speed... it easily surpasses the Black Lotus Step I’ve painstakingly practiced for over a decade!’

Feeling the gale-force winds at his back, he didn’t dare turn around and face the blow.

His only hope was to pray for Yuan Ge’s intervention.

Fortunately, Yuan Ge arrived just in time, bellowing, "How dare you! Face-Striking Palm!"

Seeing the enemy rushing to the rescue, Su Yu’s chest swelled as he rapidly compressed a massive amount of air.

"GET LOST!"

The Vajra Fearless True Sound was unleashed once more!

This time, the sonic wave didn’t spread out in a fan shape. Instead, Su Yu cleverly controlled it, focusing its full power directly ahead!

VMMMM!

Yuan Ge, who was just raising his hand for a palm strike, felt his ears ring from the shock. However, he was extremely experienced; the Qi and Blood in his body instantly surged to block the impact.

But that brief moment of hesitation was all Su Yu needed.

"Mountain-Toppling Annihilation!"

"BOOM!"

Su Yu’s spine moved like a great dragon, his body drawing back like a fully strung bow. He unleashed a straight punch at Steward Feng.

"No!"

Steward Feng felt the terrifying gale at his back. He frantically circulated the Qi and Blood in his legs, desperate to escape.

But Su Yu’s punch was incredibly fast. With a boom, it struck Steward Feng’s back. CRACK! The muscles were instantly pierced, and the violent force shattered his spine.

"AHH!"

With a bloodcurdling scream, Steward Feng’s body was thrown by the violent force, crashing to the ground with a THUD.

"You bastard! You’re courting death!"

Just then, Yuan Ge recovered, his eyes practically splitting with rage.

’I can’t believe it. I, a master at the late-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm, personally intervened, and he still managed to cripple one of my men with a single punch right under my nose!’

’This is an utter humiliation!’

"Just die for me!"

Yuan Ge roared, his palm chopping viciously toward Su Yu’s head!

Su Yu was completely unfazed. He spun around, his fists now covered by the Profound Silver Flow Armor. After his Qi and Blood flared by another fifty percent, he met his opponent’s attack head-on, with no frills.

"BOOM!"

The first exchange!

The instant the fist and palm met, a violent wave of Ming Jin exploded in midair, creating a visible white shockwave.

The savage sneer on Steward Yuan’s face froze, his pupils contracting abruptly.

’I didn’t just hit a man of flesh and blood,’ he thought. ’It was like striking a towering mountain!’

The monstrous power radiating from Su Yu’s fist not only tore through his protective Qi and Blood with ease, but it also sent a shock of excruciating pain up his arms. The very bones in his arms groaned, unable to bear the load.

’What the fuck kind of monster is this? He’s a whole realm below me, yet he’s overpowering me?’

It was only then that Yuan Ge realized Su Yu had been holding back, saving this ace up his sleeve just for him.

His heart filled with horror, and he tried to use the force of the rebound to retreat.

But Su Yu wasn’t about to give him a chance to catch his breath.

"Second fist!"

Su Yu’s feet blurred as his phantom-like figure closed the distance in an instant.

Violent Qi and Blood surged up his spine link by link. His second heavy fist, wrapped in a suffocating Ape Fiend baleful aura, shot out like a cannonball straight for his enemy’s chest!

’Block it!’

Steward Yuan’s spirit nearly fled his body in terror. In his haste, he could only cross his arms before his chest, converting all the Qi and Blood of his late-stage Flesh Refining Realm into a desperate defense.

"BOOM—"

"CRACK!"

A dull thud and the sickening crunch of cracking bone rang out simultaneously.

The skin on Steward Yuan’s arms split apart inch by inch as blood sprayed everywhere. His proud foundation as a late-stage master was shattered as easily as a dead branch before this brutish, unreasonable power.

He let out a muffled grunt as his feet plowed two deep furrows into the muddy ground. Stumbling back more than ten steps, he felt a sweet taste in his throat as blood from his injuries gushed into his nasal cavity.

"Third fist."

The calm words exploded in Steward Yuan’s ears like the Reaper’s whisper, making his hair stand on end.

Su Yu launched himself into the air. He pushed his Ape Shadow Swift Wind Trait to its absolute limit, and the Ape Fiend baleful aura, now even stronger, erupted from his body to swirl around him.

At this moment, he was like a primordial demon ape pouncing from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, bringing with him a violent baleful aura as he brutally smashed down from above!

"No!"

Steward Yuan was utterly terrified. In the might of this fist, he could smell the stench of death. He hastily gathered all his strength into his palms and thrust them upward to block.

"BOOM!"

The aftershock from the punch sent the pooled water on the street blasting in every direction.

Yuan Ge let out a piercing shriek. As if struck head-on by a meteor, his arms went limp and dangled uselessly, his chest visibly caving in by half an inch.

Like a broken sack, he was blasted over a hundred feet away, smashing through a thick earthen wall and landing in a heap amid muddy ruins.

"Cough, cough... BLEGH!"

Yuan Ge managed to prop himself up, vomiting great mouthfuls of dark blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

Just three blows!

’As ferocious as a rabid ape, crushing everything in his path! I’m a master of the late-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm, and I couldn’t even take three of his punches. He beat me to within an inch of my life!’

’This kid isn’t human... He’s a monster!’

The disdain in Steward Yuan’s eyes had long since been replaced by terror.

He decisively used the cover of the dust and smoke to flee in a panic toward the back of the village.

’His vitality is impressive.’

Su Yu’s eyes flickered. ’This Black Lotus Sect steward is so heavily injured, yet he can still flee at such a speed. His foundation is much stronger than that Qian Qingba from the Qian Family.’

’I even suspect he has another ace up his sleeve. His body clearly still has some strength left.’

BOOM!

The ground beneath Su Yu’s feet cracked as he gave chase.

’Whatever ace he’s hiding, he’s not getting away!’

...

The two of them, one chasing and one fleeing, rushed out of the village in the blink of an eye, arriving at an empty threshing ground in the middle of a field.

At this, Yuan Ge abruptly stopped. He was done running.

He knew he stood no chance of escaping Su Yu’s freakishly effective footwork.

He turned, his chest heaving violently, thick blood still clinging to the corners of his mouth. But his narrow, triangular eyes now held the extreme madness and cruelty of a cornered beast.

"Hehehe... HAHAHAHA!"

A strange, crazed chuckle escaped Steward Yuan’s lips.

"Kid, I admit you’re a peerless genius. But the one thing you never should have done... was back me into a corner."

As he spoke, he pulled a Jade Bottle from his robes.

Su Yu didn’t know what he was planning, but it was clearly nothing good. He immediately charged forward.

"Too late!"

Yuan Ge had already anticipated this. With a wild laugh, he swallowed the contents of the bottle—along with the bottle itself.

"CRUNCH!"

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Ge’s body began to twist and contort grotesquely, swelling to a height of over three meters.

"BOOM!"

Su Yu was instantly knocked back by an enormous, violent fist.

And Yuan Ge’s transformation was still not over.