chsdbacks Chapter 46: Don't Stop
Chapter 46: Don't Stop
"What?! Half of the business?! Wishful thinking! Your Tianxing Martial Arts School can forget about getting your hands on it!"
Inside the martial arts hall, upon hearing that Mao Xiangrong was making outrageous demands for half of Sitong Martial Arts School's properties in the prefecture, Wang Dashan's face changed drastically. His eyes widened in fury, and a loud shout shook the roof beams!
If he weren't wary of Mao Xiangrong's formidable strength as a martial arts practitioner, he would have already ordered him to be kicked out of the door, and wouldn't have allowed the other party to act so arrogantly here!
"Hmph! You brat, you don't know what's good for you!" Mao Xiangrong's face darkened, his sinister gaze sweeping over Wang Dashan like a venomous snake, before a cruel smile appeared on his face.
"That old devil Chongxin has been gone for so long without a word. He's probably already dead in the wilderness. What can you do when you get to the prefectural city if you don't agree now?"
He paced back and forth, his tone brimming with smug satisfaction: "It's just that it was swallowed whole, skin and bones, even more cleanly! Rather than letting outsiders profit from it, it's better to offer it to me as payment for my life along the way!"
After years of suppressed pent-up frustration, Mao Xiangrong felt completely relieved. The humiliation of being relentlessly suppressed by the Sitong Martial Arts School in the past was now transformed into the exhilarating pleasure of revenge.
Beside him, Mao Tianyu slumped casually in a chair, one foot brazenly resting on the table, shaking his toes, his contempt and provocation overflowing, completely disregarding the remaining Sitong Martial Arts School.
"Hmph, the rise and fall of my Sitong Martial Arts School is determined by fate, no need for you to worry about it! Please leave!" Wang Dashan's face was ashen, suppressing his anger, and he swung his arm outwards, issuing a dismissal order.
"Heh, good! Very good! I hope you won't be crying and begging me later!" Mao Xiangrong sneered repeatedly, turned around with a flick of his sleeve, and left with Mao Tianyu.
Many disciples of the Sitong Martial Arts School also left with them. Not everyone possessed the courage and determination to defend the school to the death and confront the demons head-on. When a building is about to collapse, each seeks their own way to survive; this is simply human nature.
Witnessing this scene, Wang Dashan's face grew even uglier. He suppressed his grief and indignation and reported Mao Xiangrong's extortion and his disciple's defection to Fu Huiying.
After listening, Fu Huiying let out a weary sigh: "So be it, let them go. Tomorrow, I will gather all the disciples who are still willing to stay, and they will come with me... to the Demon Extermination Division." Her tone was filled with deep helplessness and determination.
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the other side.
Zhang Ping rode alone, spurring his horse onward, traveling through the night straight towards Lingchuan!
Several of his steeds had already died from exhaustion, but fortunately there were still towns and inns along the way where he could change horses. Covered in dust from the journey, his eyes were fixed only on the direction of that besieged city.
"Hold on...you must hold on!" He was extremely anxious.
The closer they got to Lingchuan, the more detailed and terrifying the news they heard along the way became.
The demon siege was so fierce and terrifying that even the demon-slaying bureaus of surrounding cities hesitated to advance, anxiously awaiting reinforcements from the prefectural capital. This gives a glimpse into just how ruthless and terrifying the demons besieging Lingchuan were!
Even Zhang Ping felt a shadow fall over his heart at this moment.
Can I really rescue Fu Huiying from such a desperate situation?
"Giddy up!" He lashed the horse's rump with his whip, and the warhorse neighed in pain, galloping away. His gaze unconsciously swept across the panel in his mind:
Zhang Ping
Age: 20
[Realm: Late Stage of Skin Tempering]
【烙印：驴鞭纹（满）牛力纹（满）马腿纹（满）狗鼻纹（满）牛皮纹（65％）地龙再生（32％）鹰眼纹（满）危险感知（55％）灵狐隐匿（63％）鬼刀（29％）水之神力（12％）】
[Ruyi-shaped pattern - donkey whip pattern: Significantly increases the volume and strength of the lower limbs.]
[Divine Power - Ox Strength Pattern: Increases physical strength and improves physique.]
[Swiftness - Horse Leg Mark: Increases leg strength and flexibility.]
[Analysis - Dog nose print: Enhances the sense of smell, enabling the ability to distinguish, remember, and track different scents.]
[Stretch marks: Improve skin suppleness and enhance resistance to impact.]
[Earth Dragon Regeneration: Enhances the body's vital essence, significantly improving the ability to regenerate severed limbs]
【Insightful Eagle Eye Pattern: Enhances visual range, improves the ability to capture moving objects, and allows you to see through illusions】
[Danger Perception: Able to sense impending danger and, with a small probability, identify the source of the danger.]
[Spirit Fox Concealment: Hides one's aura and disguises fluctuations of qi and blood downwards.]
【Ghost Blade: The innate swordsmanship of the demonic swordsman, shattering all illusions】
[Water Divine Power: A natural supernatural ability of mountains and marshes, the power to control water]
During this period of frantic speed, he also managed to perfect his horse leg pattern, awakening the Divine Speed! This not only greatly increased his speed for long-distance raids, but also granted him unpredictable speed and agility in battle!
At the same time, the Eagle Eye pattern has reached perfection, awakening the power to dispel illusions! With piercing eyes, it sees through falsehoods, and even formless and intangible soul-like demons cannot escape its divine gaze!
It was the breakthroughs in these two beast patterns that gave Zhang Ping the confidence to venture into the Demon Cave of Lingchuan! As long as he could break into the city, he was confident he could bring Fu Huiying out safely!
In addition, he also subtly noticed a change.
After the beast markings reached the fifth level of perfection, the corresponding markings on his body surface completely disappeared and merged into his body. This meant that he could freely control whether the divine beast markings appeared or not, and was no longer troubled by the bull head markings on his chest.
"The appearance issue is resolved... but this gigantic size..." Zhang Ping frowned, thinking of his towering three-meter-tall physique when using the Bull Force rune.
Too conspicuous, coupled with the Ghost Blade's signature black aura, it was practically a demonic manifestation, making it difficult to unleash its full power openly.
"Hopefully, we can resolve this growing trouble later..." Suppressing his worries, he raised the whip again and lashed it down hard!
"drive--!"
……
The next day.
Overnight, Lingchuan County was completely transformed, resembling a living hell.
Everywhere you look, there are ruins and rubble, a scene of utter devastation!
The embers of last night's rampage still lingered, spewing billowing black smoke from the broken walls, rising straight into the sky and making the already low-hanging leaden clouds even more murky and ominous. Outside the city walls, thick black clouds churned like ink, exuding a chilling stillness and despair.
"Everyone, follow me to the Demon Extermination Bureau! Prepare to break out!" Fu Huiying's voice was hoarse but resolute as she boarded the carriage under the protection of her trusted disciples, including Wang Dashan.
The remaining martial arts school disciples followed closely, their faces ashen.
At this very moment, all the wealthy families and martial arts schools with some resources in the city are making the same choice: to pool their strength and align themselves with the Demon Extermination Bureau.
When the group from Sitong Martial Arts School arrived, the area in front of the Demon Extermination Bureau was already crowded with people, forming a large and imposing group that was filled with an atmosphere of panic.
Fu Huiying's gaze swept across the area ahead, and she immediately spotted the flag of the Tianxing Martial Arts School. In the crowd, Mao Xiangrong was looking at her meaningfully, a smirk and greedy glint in his eyes.
"Master's wife, be careful!" Upon seeing this, Wang Dashan immediately stood in front of the carriage window with his burly body, watching Mao Xiangrong warily.
Fu Huiying's heart skipped a beat. She nodded and silently lowered the carriage curtain: "Be cautious."
About a quarter of an hour later, the heavy vermilion gate of the Demon Extermination Bureau suddenly burst open!
A powerful and fierce aura swept out like a cold wind! The person in the lead was none other than Chu Hanwei, the director of the Demon Extermination Division of Lingchuan County!
Her face was frosty, her eyes were like cold lightning, and her long sword was not yet drawn. Yet, the powerful aura of a top-level martial artist in the Refining Realm already made everyone's breath catch in their throats!
"Chief, everyone who could come has arrived." An elderly man with white hair and beard beside him glanced at the dense crowd and reported in a low voice.
"Fine!" Chu Hanwei's voice was icy cold and resolute.
"Target: South Gate! Follow me to break through!"
When it's time to make a decision, make it decisive! At this critical moment of life and death, Chu Hanwei showed no mercy whatsoever. She took a step forward, like a drawn sword, charging straight to the front of the group!
"Follow the superior!" Upon seeing this, the various factions immediately followed suit.
This group, which brought together the last elite forces of Lingchuan, their blood and energy mingling, soared into the sky, like a lighthouse in the night, instantly stimulating the countless demons lurking in the city!
The team had barely rushed out of the street for less than a hundred feet when the ground in front of them suddenly exploded!
Several ferocious, one-horned pythons, as thick as buckets and over ten meters long, burst from the ground! Their cold, vertical pupils locked onto the crowd, their crimson tongues flickered, and the ferocious aura they exuded was chilling!
A commotion arose in the crowd, and the clanging of weapons being drawn filled the air as the warriors gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes fixed intently on the colossal beast blocking their path.
However, Chu Hanwei, who was walking at the very front, did not stop for even a moment!
choke--!
A clear, resonant sword cry echoed through the ruins!
Everyone felt a bright, cold light tear through the dim street!
puff!puff!puff!
Where the sword flashed, the ruins on both sides were sliced open as smoothly as tofu!
Horrifyingly, several ferocious, one-horned pythons, their iron-hard scales rendered useless, were all severed in half at the same instant! Foul-smelling blood and entrails sprayed out like rain!
"Don't stop! Charge with me!" Chu Han's icy voice pierced through the blood, without the slightest ripple, as his figure continued forward amidst the rain of blood!