Qin Ming Made His Move

The burly man wore a huge wooden Buddhist bead on his chest, was shirtless, and had arms as thick as buckets, with muscles coiled like dragons on his iron arms. His face was flushed, and he drank half a jar of wine in one gulp before smashing it on the ground.

"It's the Drunken Arhat Kong Yao!"

"Kong Yao is a Late Stage Bone Refining Realm expert, and he also spent several years as a lay disciple at Shaolin Temple. He possesses immense strength, and he wouldn't be outmatched even against the Perfection Realm Bone Refining Realm expert. With him taking action, we can definitely defeat this monster!"

The crowd on the shore was buzzing with discussion.

"You beast, prepare to die!"

Kong Yao shouted and charged toward the monster. He suddenly stomped his foot, leaping into the air, and brought his long sword down on the monster's head with great force.

It was none other than the most terrifying strike from the longsword—

Force Splitting Mount Hua!!

Kong Yao's arm muscles suddenly swelled, and he gripped the long sword tightly with both hands. With the force of the momentum, this strike had reached his peak, and the long sword in his hands emitted a terrifying whistling sound, like the wailing of ghosts!

For some reason, the monster stood motionless, as if it were terrified. Seeing this, Kong Yao couldn't help but smile. With this strike, even an iron man's head would be split open!

The next moment, the long sword transformed into a silver light and crashed down.

"Boom!"

To everyone's surprise, the longsword could not withstand Kong Yao's full-force attack and broke in two!

The monster stared at Kong Yao, a chilling smirk playing on its lips, yet it remained completely unharmed!

Kong Yao's expression changed drastically. Before he could make a move, he suddenly felt a chill on his chest. He looked down and saw a huge bloody hole in his chest!

Looking at the monster again, it held a bloody, mangled heart that was still beating slightly. Then it grinned, revealing a set of sharp, black fangs, and threw the heart into its mouth, chewing it voraciously, blood dripping from between its teeth.

Kong Yao's vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.

As usual, the monster lifted Kong Yao's skull, sucked out his brain, and looked completely satisfied.

This caused quite a stir among everyone.

The monster's strength exceeded everyone's expectations; even Kong Yao, who Late Stage of the Bone Refining Realm, was instantly killed. The monster's strength was at least above the Blood Refining Realm!

"Qin Ming, look! It's Wang Shun, he's over there!"

Xiong San pointed to a figure fleeing in a disheveled state along the riverbank.

It was Wang Shun!

Several other workers were beside Wang Shun, running frantically towards the distant crowd with faces full of terror, just like him.

Not far behind them, the Monkey -like monster covered in black fur went berserk and tore Kong Yao's corpse to pieces.

Amidst the thick blood mist, he suddenly burst forth, heading straight for Wang Shun and his companions.

In the blink of an eye, two more people had their skulls ripped open by the monster, and their brains were sucked out completely.

Wang Shun was so frightened that his face turned pale and his legs almost went weak, but when he thought of his wife and children waiting for him at home, a surge of strength inexplicably arose within him, supporting him as he ran wildly into the distance.

But soon, his coworkers died one after another in the monster's mouth, and a strong smell of blood enveloped him.

Wang Shun was so frightened by the grotesque monster with a hideous face blocking his way that he almost collapsed to the ground.

Only when he got closer did he realize that the monster had a pale, ghostly face, and its green, vertical pupils were staring intently at him, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

"No... don't eat me..."

Wang Shun's teeth were chattering. The monster leaned close to Wang Shun's face, sniffed his body hard, and its long tongue swept across Wang Shun's face, leaving behind a disgusting, pale green slime. Wang Shun didn't dare to move. His legs were shaking, and cold sweat poured down his forehead. He tried his best to keep himself from falling, but he already knew what was going to happen to him, and his eyes were filled with despair.

The monster seemed to be enjoying Wang Shun's fear. After circling Wang Shun once, it appeared to lose interest and suddenly swung its long claws, about to split Wang Shun's head in two and suck out his brains.

Just as Wang Shun was about to die, the monster seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up.

A figure descended from the sky and stomped down on its head.

The monster instinctively raised its arms, and the next moment, an immense force pressed down on it like a landslide or tsunami. The terrifying force caused its arms to bend into a horrifying arc, and a series of terrifying cracking sounds rang out, as if its arms were about to break at any moment.

The monster looked on in disbelief, and under that tremendous force, it was forced to kneel heavily on the ground, its entire body sinking several inches!

"Roar!"

It roared angrily, but the terrifying force was like a mountain pressing down on it, making it difficult to lift its head. No matter how hard it struggled, it could not break free.

Wang Shun stared blankly at the scene, still reeling from the enormous change of escaping death.

Because Qin Ming was wearing a human skin mask, Wang Shun did not recognize Qin Ming.

"Aren't you leaving yet?"

Qin Ming glanced at him.

"You..."

Wang Shun was suddenly startled. He recognized Qin Ming's voice, and Qin Ming's gaze confirmed his suspicions.

A person's appearance may change, but the eyes are the windows to the soul, and the gaze remains constant.

"Come with me!"

Xiong San, wearing a straw hat, immediately pulled Wang Shun away.

Everyone stared in shock at the scene; no one had expected that a mere dockworker could attract such a powerful being.

The person who could stomp that monster so hard it couldn't stand up must have been at least at the Blood Refining Realm!

"Roar!"

Seeing that it couldn't break free, the monster suddenly melted away, turning into a puddle of transparent water, using some kind of sorcery.

Qin Ming's foot slipped, but he didn't reduce his strength and stepped on the water stain that the monster had turned into.

With a loud "boom," he stomped a large crater in the ground, but the puddle of water remained unaffected. As if brought to life, it rushed rapidly to both sides. Upon reaching the shore, the puddle leaped up, tracing an arc in the air, and transformed once more into a monstrous, ghostly face. It glanced back at Qin Ming, its eyes filled with hatred and killing intent, and spoke in a human voice:

"Kid, I'll remember you."

With a splash, the monster fell into the river and disappeared without a trace.

Qin Ming's expression was solemn. This monster was extremely powerful, and now it seemed to be adept at understanding human nature, even able to speak human language. In the future, when approaching the Li River, he would have to be extra careful after offending such a powerful monster.

After rescuing Wang Shun, Qin Ming intended to leave, but was unexpectedly blocked by a group of people.

These people, dressed in strange clothes and with their faces painted with colorful paints, were the ones in charge of the River God Sacrifices.

These people were banging drums and gongs, acting like they were talking nonsense. In the middle, eight strong men were carrying a sedan chair, inside which sat an old woman with white hair and a face full of wrinkles.

The old woman was shaking a bell with one hand and scattering soybeans from a golden bowl on the ground with the other, muttering something unintelligible.

"He injured the River God's messenger! Don't let him get away!"

The old woman pointed at Qin Ming and let out a piercing scream.