Chapter 256: Chapter 254: Slaughter
Su Yu’s eyes were cold.
He couldn’t be bothered to waste words on these dead men walking. With a flourish, he once again hurled the Flying Locust Stones in his hand.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Dozens of Flying Locust Stones, imbued with the terrifying Penetration Power of Spiral Armor-Breaking, descended like a sudden storm of metal, instantly blanketing the clamoring Water Bandits ahead!
THWAP! THWAP! THWAP! THWAP!
A dense flurry of impacts rang out.
The dozen or so ordinary Water Bandits at the front didn’t even have time to raise their weapons to block before the Flying Locust Stones pierced their brows or throats with extreme precision.
Dozens more bodies fell stiffly onto the muddy square, their blood beginning to pool and flow in small streams.
"This guy’s tough! Get him together!"
The bald-headed brute’s eyes widened in fury, stunned by this slaughter-like display of hidden weapons. Relying on the formidable Qi and Blood of his Skin Tempering Realm Perfection cultivation, he let out a furious roar. Wielding two gleaming silver hammers that weighed dozens of pounds each, he charged toward Su Yu like an enraged wild boar.
He swung the twin hammers into a silver whirlwind, bringing them crashing down on Su Yu’s head with a savage force capable of shattering rock!
Faced with such heavy weapons, Su Yu neither dodged nor retreated. The great tendons in his right arm suddenly coiled like a flood dragon.
"Fierce Ape Splits the Mountain!"
His iron fist, covered by the Profound Silver Flow Armor, met the two hammers that descended with the force of a collapsing mountain, punching upward with savage force!
CLANG—!
Amidst the deafening shriek of metal on metal, a sickening crack of bone could be heard.
The bald-headed brute felt as if his arms had slammed into an unmovable mountain. The webbing between his thumbs and forefingers instantly split open. The two gleaming silver hammers were sent flying from his grasp by that unreasonably monstrous strength, crashing into a nearby wooden hut.
Before he could recover from his shock, Su Yu’s left fist had already become an afterimage.
"Mountain-Toppling Annihilation!"
BANG!
A heavy, cannon-like blow landed squarely on the bald brute’s chest.
His stout body’s sternum instantly caved in. He was sent flying back dozens of yards like a kite with a severed string, smashing heavily against the wall of a stone house and dying on the spot!
"A... A Flesh Refining Realm master?"
On the left, the slender woman who had been preparing to flank him with a rope dart saw this, and her face went pale with fright. She abruptly halted her charge and turned, fleeing deeper into the stronghold like a stray dog with its tail between its legs.
"Stop him! The three chieftains will be here any moment! Hold him back at all costs!"
The woman shouted orders at the stunned Water Bandits around her as she fled for her life.
WHOOSH—!
On the right, the man with the bow saw that the situation was dire. Gritting his teeth, he drew his powerful iron-framed bow to its full extent.
A heavy, armor-piercing arrow glinting with a cold light shot toward Su Yu’s brow, creating a sonic boom as it tore through the air!
This arrow was powerful enough to pierce an iron plate several inches thick.
However, to Su Yu, this seemingly fast arrow was nothing special.
"Thunderclap Evasion!"
With a single step, Su Yu’s figure left an afterimage in its place. The deadly arrow grazed the edge of the afterimage and missed, embedding itself deep into the stone slab behind him.
Meanwhile, Su Yu’s real body had already appeared before the archer like a phantom.
"Wind-Tearing, Armor-Rending Claw!"
His five fingers, like the claws of an enraged great ape, shot out and latched onto the man’s throat.
The great tendons contracted sharply. With a crisp CRACK, the archer’s windpipe was instantly crushed, and his head slumped forward.
Seeing her companions killed in an instant, the woman in the distance was so terrified her legs nearly gave out. ’Just what kind of monster is he? Even the Flesh Refining Realm shouldn’t be this terrifying.’
She had seen the Second and Third Chieftains fight before, but neither of them killed with the same monstrous ease as this fiend.
"Kill him! He’s only one person! Wear him down and kill him!"
The woman shouted again, her feet moving even faster as she fled.
Most of the remaining Water Bandits wanted to retreat, but they were in their own stronghold. Where could they run?
Especially against this God of Slaughter’s hidden weapon technique—there was no escape!
"Kill!"
One of the more vicious bandits roared, raising his saber and charging at Su Yu.
A few even more treacherous Water Bandits used the distraction to sneak silently behind Su Yu, raising their gleaming cleavers for a sneak attack on his back.
"You’re courting death."
Su Yu’s eyes were ice-cold as he unleashed the vast Qi and Blood of the mid-stage Flesh Refining Realm.
His fists became a blur of afterimages, each punch landing like an armor-piercing cannonball!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
His fists struck like dragons—to be grazed was to die, to be touched was to perish!
The few bandits who tried to ambush him from behind didn’t even touch the hem of his clothes before a savage backfist shattered their chests. The three of them were sent flying backward together as if struck by a heavy carriage, their lives extinguished in mid-air.
In the short time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Su Yu moved through the crowd as if taking a leisurely stroll. Every punch was accompanied by the horrifying sound of splintering bone and flesh, and bloodcurdling screams.
This wasn’t a siege; it was a one-sided, absolute slaughter!
Seeing the ground littered with severed limbs and rivers of blood, the remaining Water Bandits finally broke down completely.
"Monster! Ah, he’s a monster!"
"Why aren’t the three chieftains doing anything? Help us!"
"Run!"
Their morale shattered, the Water Bandits threw down their armor and weapons, wailing in terror as they scattered in all directions.
Su Yu’s expression was calm as he continued his leisurely walk forward.
One by one, Flying Locust Stones flew out, precisely pinning the fleeing Water Bandits to the muddy ground, reaping their lives indiscriminately.
Since the big boss of Ghost Mist Island had yet to make a move, Su Yu didn’t mind killing every last one of these Water Bandits.
After killing so many, the Ape Demon’s baleful aura within him had undergone a qualitative change, becoming as thick and dense as a pool of blood.
「In the distance, atop a three-story black stone building in the deepest part of the stronghold.」
Three figures stood looking down, taking in the entire scene of slaughter in the square below.
The man in the center was incredibly tall and brawny, like an iron tower. He wore a luxurious cloak of black tiger skin, and his hands hung naturally at his sides. The knuckles of his ten fingers were unusually thick, their surface covered in a hard, bluish-black layer of keratin that resembled calluses.
This was the man whose name shook the Ten Islands Waters, the big boss of Ghost Mist Island known as "Ghost Hand Asura"—Qin Bashan!
Just by standing there silently, he faintly exuded a terrifyingly domineering aura.
Qin Bashan slowly turned his head. His eyes, naturally intimidating like a tiger’s, swept coldly over his second-in-command, Xia Lie, who was covered in bandages and pale-faced.
"Xia Lie."
Qin Bashan’s voice was deep and hoarse, laced with a bone-chilling killing intent. "When you fled back to the stronghold, didn’t it occur to your pea-brain to check if you were being followed?"
At these words, Xia Lie felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cavern, and a fine layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.
He knew his boss’s cruel and tyrannical temper all too well. Even as the second-in-command, he wouldn’t be spared for making a mistake as grave as leading a wolf into their den.
"B-Big Boss, please calm your anger!"
Xia Lie’s voice trembled slightly. "It’s just that this kid is too cunning! I swam underwater for several hours, changing direction multiple times and even passing through a reef zone. I thought I was being extremely careful... I never imagined that persistent little bastard would still manage to follow me."
"I am willing to accept any punishment for this matter!"
Xia Lie’s eyes darted around. "However, I must be bold and remind the Big Boss of something. This man is extremely insidious and ruthless, and he excels at playing weak to ambush the strong! Back on the treasure ship, I was deceived by his Qi and Blood, which seemed to be only at the early stage of the Flesh Refining Realm. My sneak attack failed, and in return, he nearly punched a hole through my chest!"
Xia Lie secretly glanced at Qin Bashan’s expression. Seeing it was still as dark as water, he quickly fanned the flames: "Your body is invaluable, Big Boss; you must be careful. The kid is on a killing spree right now and might still be hiding his true strength. In my humble opinion, why not let the Third Chieftain test him out first? Once we know his trump cards, you can crush him with overwhelming force. That would be the most foolproof plan!"
The moment he said this, Huang Chong, the third-in-command standing to the side, felt like a stampede of ten thousand alpacas was running through his mind. He wanted nothing more than to draw his saber and cut the bastard down on the spot.
’That damn Xia Lie! He made this mess, and now he’s trying to drag me down with him!’
He was only at the early stage of the Flesh Refining Realm, and he had only recently been promoted. After the previous third-in-command, Han Qinhu, died, Ghost Mist Island expanded its power, and he joined and managed to snag the position.
However, Xia Lie had always been fighting with him, both openly and secretly. The two did not get along at all.
With Xia Lie being so seriously injured this time, he’d had a chance to suppress him. He never expected the man to be so treacherous as to make him fight that person.
"Huang Chong, what Xia Lie said makes sense. Go and test him. Don’t worry; I will intervene at the critical moment!"
"B-Big Boss, I..."
"Go!"
Qin Bashan’s murderous gaze swept over, instantly shutting Huang Chong up.
He cursed inwardly. ’Damn it all. In the end, this Ghost Mist Island belongs to Qin Bashan alone.’
’Never mind the ordinary Water Bandits below; even he and Xia Lie are nothing but disposable subordinates.’
’In these chaotic times, human life is the cheapest thing there is!’
But he didn’t dare disobey. He could only grit his teeth, grab a long saber from the side, and leap down from the building with a great shout.
BOOM!
Huang Chong crashed down like a meteor, his landing instantly creating a large, web-like pattern of cracks on the ground. Shattered stones flew everywhere, making for a terrifying entrance.
"Insolent fiend! How dare you come to my Ghost Mist Island and run wild! Today is the day you die!"
Huang Chong’s furious roar immediately caught Su Yu’s attention, but his focus was more on the burly figure on the building. That man was his true target!
He abruptly pushed off with his feet, his body flashing toward Huang Chong like lightning.
"Eat my blade!"
Watching the lightning-fast figure approach, Huang Chong was terrified. To suppress the fear that was wildly spreading in his heart, he roared and madly poured all the Qi and Blood in his body into his arms without reservation!
He raised the long saber high above his head. With a sharp whistle that tore through the air, it descended like a bolt of silvery lightning, cleaving down viciously at the rapidly approaching figure!
He poured all his strength into this strike. Where the blade passed, it even split the air, creating a visible white shockwave. If a Martial Artist below the Flesh Refining Realm were to face such a powerful attack, they would undoubtedly be split in two, weapon and all.
But in Su Yu’s eyes, this strike was too slow! And too weak!
Taking advantage of his forward momentum, Su Yu activated Mountain-Toppling Annihilation. In that instant, all his Qi and Blood compressed into his right fist. A scarlet, blood-like shadow wrapped around it. As he punched, the phantom of an ape appeared, augmented by a gale, making his fist as fast as the wind!
The power of this punch was astounding, comparable to a strike from someone at Flesh Refining Realm Perfection!
At this moment, he was revealing his strength bit by bit, all for Qin Bashan on the roof to see!
