The Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall Would Be Killed All the Same

"Did Commander Fang know you were coming here?"

Zhou Shan suddenly asked.

"Hmph, Zhou Shan, I know you're one of Commander Fang's men, but don't count on Commander Fang." Liu Jianshan said coldly, "When the Law Enforcement Hall handles a case, even Commander Fang has no authority to interfere."

"I see. So Commander Fang doesn't know." Zhou Shan nodded. "Then I can rest easy. If I accidentally beat you to death, I suppose it won't cause Commander Fang any trouble."

"Zhou Shan, you're courting death!"

At this, Meng Yan was thoroughly enraged.

This Zhou Shan was simply far too arrogant. Every other word out of his mouth was about beating them to death.

What did he take them for, two stinking fish and rotten shrimp he could crush at will?

He was the Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall. Though he had not yet reached the peak of the Aperture-Opening Realm, he still possessed one hundred and seventy years of cultivation. How could he allow some brat to humiliate him like this? If word got out, where would his prestige be?

If he could endure this without acting, he would be laughed at for the rest of his life.

"Kill!"

Without another word, Meng Yan attacked.

"Lion King Fist, Raging Lion's Roar!"

Meng Yan threw a punch. A terrifying sonic boom erupted, like a mad lion roaring to the heavens, and a savage might that shook the soul spread outward. It was deafening, enough to leave one's mind dazed.

Before the fist even arrived, an invisible wave of air slammed toward Zhou Shan.

"Vajra Mountain Push!"

The meridians in Zhou Shan's right arm writhed, his muscles swelling as he unleashed a Great Strength Vajra Palm.

Boom!

The palm imprint of the Great Strength Vajra Palm collided with the invisible air wave in midair. The violent force unleashed swept outward like a raging gale, howling and ravaging in all directions; before one wave had settled, another rose.

Meng Yan's fist arrived at that moment, crashing fiercely into Zhou Shan's palm.

Rumble—

This collision between two different Internal Forces unleashed strength several times more terrifying than before. Like a roaring tide, it shattered the ground inch by inch within ten meters of Zhou Shan and Meng Yan.

The bricks and stones covering the ground instantly exploded into countless fragments.

"What terrifying power!"

The other two Black Armored Guards in the courtyard were struck by the aftermath and stumbled backward uncontrollably. Their blood and organs churned, and a thread of blood seeped from the corners of their mouths.

In an instant, the two Black Armored Guards leapt out of the courtyard and fled fifty meters away.

They were still martial artists of the lower ranks, yet even with Internal Force protecting their bodies, they had been affected so badly. If ordinary people had been present, the aftermath of those two Internal Forces colliding would have been enough to kill them outright.

"Hmph!"

Meng Yan's pained grunt rang out through the air.

A faint crack of bone came from the arm he had used to collide with Zhou Shan.

He had never imagined that Zhou Shan's cultivation would be even deeper than his own. The terrifying power tore his muscles apart, and scorching blood immediately sprayed out.

"Deputy Hall Master Meng, I'll assist you!"

Seeing Meng Yan make his move, Liu Jianshan shouted and drove his Crimson Refinement Palm toward Zhou Shan.

"Get lost!"

Zhou Shan pushed the Golden Bell Shield to its limit. Vast Internal Force surged forth like a flood, immediately sending Meng Yan flying.

Just as Meng Yan was sent flying, Liu Jianshan arrived.

It was the same Crimson Refinement Palm, but Liu Jianshan's was vastly more powerful than Liu Jierong's. His palms glowed crimson like fire, his hands seeming to transform into two fiery serpents spitting flames as they blasted madly toward Zhou Shan with scorching Internal Force.

"Great Strength Vajra Palm, Chain Mountain Push!"

Facing Liu Jianshan's attack, Zhou Shan showed no fear. The Internal Force of the Golden Bell Shield gathered in both arms; the meridians writhed and the muscles swelled as his palms, laden with abundant Internal Force and explosive strength, shot out in an instant.

As his cultivation grew deeper and deeper, his palms now radiated a golden glow under the reinforcement of Internal Force.

Bang bang bang bang bang—

Both men attacked with extraordinary speed. Palm shadows filled the sky as crimson palms and golden palms collided again and again, sending wave after wave of violent heat sweeping outward.

In the span of a breath, they had exchanged more than a dozen palm strikes.

At first, Liu Jianshan drew upon all his cultivation and used a killing move from the Crimson Refinement Palm, barely managing to trade several blows with Zhou Shan. But as the exchanges increased, every palm strike carried terrifying rebounding force. After more than a dozen collisions, Liu Jianshan felt both arms go numb, unable to muster any strength.

Every martial art had different abilities and characteristics.

The Crimson Refinement Palm had never been known for strength, so it was already at a disadvantage against the Great Strength Vajra Palm in that regard. It would have been one thing if Liu Jianshan's cultivation had surpassed Zhou Shan's, but the problem was that Liu Jianshan's cultivation was not as deep as Zhou Shan's. After exchanging more than a dozen palm strikes in an instant, Liu Jianshan discovered that both arms were numb and he could no longer raise even a trace of strength.

As for the fire poison contained in Liu Jianshan's Crimson Refinement Palm, the moment it entered Zhou Shan's body, it was dissolved by his vast Internal Force. It could not harm Zhou Shan's meridians at all.

At most, the skin and flesh on his palms were slightly injured, marked as though scorched by blazing fire.

"Die!"

Zhou Shan viciously slammed a palm into Liu Jianshan's chest.

Bang—

The next instant, Liu Jianshan was blasted away by an enormous force. His breastbone could not withstand that power; with a crack, it broke instantly.

That terrifying force directly punched through both his lungs as well.

Boom!

Liu Jianshan's body flew more than ten meters before smashing hard into the courtyard wall. The terrible force collapsed the wall, and the falling rubble buried Liu Jianshan beneath it.

Only Liu Jianshan's legs remained exposed. They twitched for a while, then went still. Whether he lived or died was unknown.

"Run!"

Seeing this, Meng Yan, who had just caught his breath, was so frightened that his soul nearly fled his body. He turned and ran.

Liu Jianshan's strength was almost equal to his own; both possessed one hundred and seventy years of cultivation. Yet Liu Jianshan was now lying on the ground, his life and death unknown. If Meng Yan continued fighting, the outcome was easy to imagine.

By now, regret had turned his guts green. He cursed Liu Jianshan's ancestors for eighteen generations. Liu Jianshan had truly dragged him into a pit; today, he might well leave his life here.

"Kill!"

Since he had already made his move, Zhou Shan naturally intended to pull up the weeds by the roots. He would not let Meng Yan escape.

Seeing Zhou Shan pursuing him, Meng Yan could only stop and defend himself. Leaving his back exposed to Zhou Shan would be courting death.

The moment Meng Yan turned around, he saw a pair of golden palms rapidly slamming toward him. He immediately circulated his power and threw out both fists to block them, but after blocking fewer than ten strikes, he was sent flying by a terrifying force.

At the same time, both of Meng Yan's arms let out cracking sounds and broke instantly.

The moment Meng Yan's body hit the ground, Zhou Shan closed in while the iron was hot.

"I... I am the Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall. You... you cannot kill me!"

Meng Yan roared with all his strength.

"Die!"

Zhou Shan remained unmoved and brought down a Great Strength Vajra Leg with savage force.

Thud!

The force of ten thousand jun exploded, stomping Meng Yan's chest inward. Every bone in his chest shattered, while the stone slabs beneath him burst apart and a great pit was smashed into the ground.

So what if he was the Deputy Hall Master of the Guiyuan Sect's Law Enforcement Hall? If he dared attack Zhou Shan, he would be killed all the same.