Chapter Thirteen: Transcending Levels to Slay

  No longer able to suppress the bloodthirsty desire in his heart, Shiyuan panted heavily, and from the layers of leaves that wrapped around him, he suddenly flew down. His refined right arm was surging with a torrent of vital energy, a fierce and violent aura of slaughter, which was about to burst out wildly from his arm.

  "Not good!"

  That always vigilant warrior's face changed drastically, he suddenly raised his head and shouted, the stone rock on top of his head shot down like a sharp sword, the misty air wrapped around his arm shot out first, instantly covering his entire head.

  Endless resentment, despair and other negative emotions suddenly flooded his mouth and nose. At this moment, he intuitively felt that he was in a vast sea of blood, with countless evil spirits pouncing on him, wrapping his body tightly, making his liver and gallbladder burst, and even the idea of moving his hands couldn't be raised.

  "Crack!"

  The iron fist of the stone rock heavily smashed onto his head, and the crisp sound of the skull bursting open followed. The man only had time to let out a miserable cry before he died on the spot, and his vital energy uncontrollably surged into the body holes of the stone rock.

  Another warrior, Zheng Tie, was shocked and subconsciously threw the blue smoke bomb in his hand high into the air. The blue smoke bomb flew halfway up and suddenly exploded, a cluster of hazy blue light shining brightly like a small sun in mid-air.

  "Over there!"

  Mo Yan's face was filled with excitement, without hesitation, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the area where the blue smoke was bursting, Kaluo hesitated for a moment, sneered, and followed.

  "Little kid, you can't escape!" Zheng Tie released the blue smoke bomb and felt a sense of relief. He stared at Shi Yan with a cold smile: "I've been waiting for you for so long, and you finally couldn't help but come out. This time I'll see where you run to!"

  Shi Yan panted heavily, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light, as the killing intent in his heart surged like a tidal wave. The vital energy of that dead warrior poured into his body, further fueling the malevolent aura surrounding him. It was as if a voice within his body kept urging him to go on a rampage.

  Zheng Tiejian saw that Shi Yan was only panting and didn't immediately take action, secretly pleased with himself. He deliberately kept a distance of ten meters from Shi Yan and sneered: "You little brat, Miss Mo and Master Kalu will arrive soon, you're definitely going to die!"

  "Ahh!"

  Shi Yan let out a low growl, like a wild beast escaping from its cage, and suddenly charged towards Zheng Tie. His right arm was shrouded in a misty white smoke, which shot out like a long snake, wrapping itself around Zheng Tie's neck.

  Zheng Tie had long been prepared and did not resist Shi Yan's attack head-on. Instead, he retreated ten meters back.

  A long, snake-like white smoke chased after him relentlessly, as if it had a spirit of its own. After Zheng Tie retreated, the white smoke still stubbornly wrapped around him, determined to envelop him.

  Zheng Tie was shocked and let out a cold hum, his sharp knife dancing in the air as he fiercely slashed at the white smoke.

  White smoke should be cut off, split in two, but did not stop there, instead, one left and one right wrapped around Zheng Tie's hands and arms, two stocks of evil thoughts, rushed into Zheng Tie's mind, Zheng Tie's whole body shook, his eyes were full of blood, the scene of floating corpses, only felt that his strength could no longer be lifted.

  "Boom!"

  Shi Yan charged forward, his right arm bringing all his strength with it. One fist heavily smashed onto Zheng Tie's face, a burst of bloodthirsty and frenzied energy exploded from the fist, crazily surging into Zheng Tie's brain.

  Zheng Tie's seven orifices flowed with blood, his eyes were filled with a terrified and disbelieving expression, his limbs were icy cold, he fell backwards to the ground, and his vital energy was completely drained out.

  The two corpses gradually withered, their faces slowly losing all vestiges of blood and qi, their entire bodies exhausted of vital energy.

  In Shi Yan's heart, the violent and bloodthirsty desire was endless, but he suppressed the urge to make a big move, calmly taking away the food and crystal coins from both of them. He climbed up and down the ancient tree like a spirit monkey, hiding in the dense foliage, repeatedly reminding himself to remain calm.

  The bloodthirsty idea still lingers in his mind, and the refined essence is circulating. The rolling essence in his right arm slowly flows back into his lower abdomen, and his right arm gradually returns to normal.

  Breathing evenly, Shi Yan hid the negative aura surging inside his body into the holes one by one. Even the killing intent in his eyes disappeared bit by bit as he calmly looked down through the gaps between the leaves.

  Before long, figures emerged from the shadows of the trees below. The first to arrive were two martial artists from the Mo family, who like Zheng Tie, had also reached the Second Heaven stage, but their vital energy was not yet overflowing. After they arrived, they were on high alert, constantly looking around, fearing that he would strike again.

  After a while, Mo Yan Yu and Ka Lu came over one after the other. After Mo Yan Yu arrived, he glanced at Zheng Tie's two corpses and said affirmatively: "It was him!" The phoenix eyes flashed with cold light as Mo Yan Yu turned around to search for his footprints, carefully examining the surrounding tree branches.

  If he had fled in a panic earlier, he would have definitely broken branches or left heavy footprints. Under time pressure, it was impossible for him to erase those marks.

  The method of Mo Yan Yu is correct.

  Unfortunately, he was still on the ancient tree and had never left. Mo Yan Yu quickly searched around in a circle, but found nothing. She said with an extremely ugly expression: "Damn it, I really saw a ghost! He didn't leave any trace at all!"

  Karu stroked his chin, narrowed his eyes and looked around, suddenly raised his head to gaze at the sky, and sneered: "Kid, aren't you coming out yet? Do you really think you can hide?"

  Shi Yan's heart skipped a beat, his dark eyes gleaming with cold light, the evil energy that had been suppressed within him suddenly bursting out!

  "Right on top!" Karu sneered, a cluster of dark, eerie glow suddenly condensed in his hands, and the glow flashed with cold, sinister light, suddenly blasting towards the place where Shiyue was hiding.

  "You little scoundrel! I see you're trying to escape!" Mò Yán Yù gritted her teeth, "Qīng Hú Bàn Yuè Zhǎn" mixed with a thread of electricity, also shot up into the air, heading towards the tree leaves where Shí Yán was.

  "Hurrah!"

  Shi Yan flew out from among the dense foliage, without even a glance at Kalu and Mo Yu, and landed on the ground before dashing wildly towards the thickest part of the woods.

  Whether it was Mo Yan Yu or Ka Lu, both of them had the cultivation of a higher realm. These two people were an entire realm above him, and in a situation where he couldn't launch a sneak attack, he wasn't a match for either of them, let alone when they joined forces now.

  "Go after him!" Mo Yan Yu shouted coldly, taking the lead on horseback, and those two Mo family warriors immediately followed.

  Karu didn't move immediately, he stretched out his hand and beckoned, that dark black glow which had crushed the trees where Shi Yan was hiding into powder flew back, disappearing into his palm. Karu let out a cold laugh before quickly catching up.

  Two Mo warriors were quickly pulled to the rear, with Mokuaku and Karu following closely behind Shigeki, with the distance between them still gradually narrowing.

  Pong!

  A burst of dazzling blue light suddenly exploded in front of Mo Yan Yu and Ka Lu, the two were caught off guard, their eyes temporarily blinded, and they crashed into two large trees. By the time their vision recovered, Shi Yan had already run out of a hundred meters.

  "Blue smoke bomb! Damn it!" Mu Yan Yu cursed loudly and chased after him again in a state of utter disarray.

  Kaluo was also stirred up, uttering a foul curse, his figure flashing like lightning, instantly surpassing Moyan Yu, bringing out his true strength, "You little brat, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

  Pong!

  Another blue smoke bomb burst out. Carlu was now on guard, closing his eyes in time and only continuing the chase after the blue glow had disappeared.

  Karu had a congenital realm of cultivation, his boundary was much higher than Shi Yan's. As he ran, his body was like a green willow, light as nothing. After the blue smoke and blue light passed, he quickly closed the distance with Shi Yan again.

  A dark, eerie glow coalesced in Karu's hand once more, and with a somber expression, he waited until they were only twenty meters away from the rocky outcropping before tossing his hand outwards. The dark, eerie glow shot out like a cannonball, whistling shrilly as it struck the back of the rocky outcropping.

  Pong!

  Another blue smoke bomb was released from the rocky cliff, and it collided with the dark glow, suddenly shooting out a vast expanse of green light. The green light swept through the forest, immediately igniting a raging inferno.

  With the help of blue smoke bombs, Shi Yan ran wildly all the way. Every time he found that his distance from Karu was too close, he would release a hastily grabbed blue smoke bomb and take the opportunity to pull away from Karu by a short distance, buying himself some time.

  Finally, the blue smoke pellets that had been snatched away were all used up, and a strange warm current also surged out from his body's acupoints. The pure energy from the two warriors' bodies was purified by the acupoints and injected into the lower abdomen's essence, causing his essence to grow stronger and more refined once again.

  Shi Yan suddenly turned around and charged towards Kalu!

  Kaluo's face was cold and smiling, calmly condensing his essence, only for an instant, a layer of dark light covered his body, the dark light was half a meter long, shrouding Kaluo's entire body, wrapping him tightly.

  Protect your body!

  Shi Yan was shocked in his heart, but his body didn't stop. He concentrated his vital energy on his left hand, yet he didn't use "Violent Walk". His iron fist clenched into a cone shape and struck at Karu's waist.

  Karu's eyes were filled with disdain, motionless, as if waiting for Shi Yan to come closer and fight.

  "Boom!"

  Shi Yan's fist slammed onto the dark glow that overflowed from Karu's body, but it felt like hitting a ball of cotton, and the dark glow on Karu's body suddenly contracted. His punch was unable to break through the dark glow and land on Karu's body.

  "Hmph, a mere warrior of the Post-Heaven realm dares to try and break my Dark Light Shield!" Karu sneered, as a dark, black glow burst forth from his palm, striking Shiro's chest.

  The rock was like a mountain push, a burst of power surged into his chest in an instant, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. His body also flew backwards, and he even heard the sound of his own ribcage shattering.

  After falling to the ground, Shi Yan's mouth was full of blood, and he felt as if his body had fallen apart, the pain was unbearable.

  "Don't overestimate yourself." Karu shook his head, his face cold and gloomy as he walked step by step towards the stone cliff. "Kid, just be honest and continue being my medicine slave. This one hit was already holding back, otherwise you'd already be dead."

  "Come again!"

  Shi Yan stood up, wiped the fresh blood from his mouth corner, his eyes were firm and determined, then suddenly rushed towards him again.

  "Hmph! You're courting death!" Karu sneered, still not avoiding or yielding, and once again brought out the black light shield, his entire body flashing with black light as he covered himself completely.

  Shi Yan's right hand clenched into a fist, as if unwilling to give up, and struck out at him again with the same method. Karu chuckled and said, "You little brat, since you're looking for death, don't blame me."

  As he moved forward, Shi Yan's right hand suddenly withered and shrunk in a circle. Before his fist landed on Kalu's body, a faint white mist burst out of his fist, releasing a surge of negative energy filled with despair, fear, and bloodlust!

  Karlo's face suddenly changed color, wanting to adapt but it was already too late.

  The next moment, a frantic and desperate terrifying force suddenly surged into the Wuguang shield. The Wuguang shield that could withstand the full blow of a post-heavenly martial artist shattered in an instant. The evil force covering Shi Yan's right fist poured into Karu's body like a bursting dam.

  Under that frenzied and bloodthirsty power, Karu's thoughts seemed to have been frozen, not even having time to react.

  A dagger hidden in Shiyuan's left sleeve slit across Kalu's neck, and a gush of hot blood spurted out from Kalu's neck, splashing all over Shiyuan.

  A big good head flew high and fell "pa" three meters away.

  Karu's vital energy suddenly dissipated, and his desperate and terrified thoughts before death converged together, frantically pouring into the stone cave!

  Feeling the unusual vital energy, Shi Yan's body trembled slightly with excitement.

  Unlike Zheng Tie, Karu was a martial artist with a congenital domain. The essence in his body was extremely condensed and thick. After he died, the vital energy that surged into Shi Yan's body was much stronger than that of Zheng Tie and others. Shi Yan stood there motionless for a full minute before absorbing all the vital energy from Karu's body.

  He took off the only backpack on Karu's body, and Shi Yan felt numb all over his body. His hands and feet seemed to have no strength at all, especially his right arm after using "Violent Walk". He couldn't even lift a little bit of power, which was like the aftermath of using "Violent Walk", making it extremely difficult for him to adapt.

  "Chase!"

  In the distance came Meikyou's loud and clear voice, she who had been left behind by several blue smoke bombs finally caught up after more than a minute.

  Along with her, there seem to be several Mo Family warriors.

  At this time, a part of Shi Yan's strength seemed to be temporarily suppressed, and he didn't dare to resist Mo Yu Yu and the others head-on. He grabbed the backpack from Karu and fled into the dense forest in disarray, escaping frantically without a clear route.

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