A Familiar Technique?

As he spoke, Shao Yuan looked around. Seven Balefuls and the others had already set up their positions around him. On the walls on either side of him, there was a figure holding a sword and a person covered in golden light standing on the wall.

They completely blocked all his paths; Cheng Shifei and Duan Tianya!

Shao Yuan naturally knew about these two individuals; both were quite powerful. Shao Yuan also understood that he couldn't leave today. He himself was only at the Mid Ascension Realm, and Zhu Wushi alone was beyond his capabilities.

Moreover, Zhu Wushi's sudden palm strike had injured Shao Yuan considerably, despite his precautions. Shao Yuan's gaze slowly calmed as he looked at Zhu Wushi with a look of deathly intent and a hint of doubt.

"I ask myself, since I was transferred to Cangshui, I have never shown my face. Even the Night Watcher, the commander of Cangshui, and Marquis of Dongyue Dong Zhenlin and others, have only heard of me but have never seen me."

"I was transferred to Land of Cangshui Cangshui years in advance, and the official appointment didn't arrive until three years later. Everyone knew nothing about me, and we were completely unrelated."

"I want to know how Lord Zhu found out about me? And how he knew that He Gui was Shao Yuan?"

Zhu Wushi slowly took a few steps forward. Shao Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and he did not make a move. He couldn't stop these three if they really made a move.

Zhu Wushi smiled, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent as he said somewhat jokingly.

"Originally, we were going directly to Ruinian Town, since wasn't this whole affair orchestrated by you and the Blood Lotus Sect for me?"

"However, in the end, I still decided to come find you first. The Blood Lotus Sect is right there; they can't escape. There's always a way to find them. But if you get away, then it's really hard to say."

A hint of understanding appeared in Shao Yuan's eyes, but he shook his head slightly.

"This time it was my idea, but they're all dead. No one will know about these things, and the Blood Lotus Sect couldn't possibly know about me."

"Even if Lord Zhu has connections within the Blood Lotus Sect, they can't trace it back to me. Does Lord Zhu intend to use these idle rumors to deceive me?"

Zhu Wushi sized up Shao Yuan, his eyes growing increasingly cold.

"[The Floating Cloud Breathless Technique] The Night Watcher's ability to conceal his aura is indeed quite good. Even when I saw you, I couldn't detect your presence. But if you want to know the truth..."

You'll find out when you die!

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Wushi made a claw shape with his right hand and rushed straight towards Shao Yuan. Duan Tianya and Cheng Shifei, who were standing to the side, also made their moves at the same time.

"Come! Thousand Gold Hand!"

Shao Yuan roared, his face contorted with rage, his aura growing even more violent. He was fighting to the death. From the very beginning, he knew he wouldn't be able to leave alive today, so let's fight!

Golden patterns appeared on Shao Yuan's right hand, spreading across his palm. His right hand instantly transformed into a golden right hand, which struck Zhu Wushi with a palm strike.

The palm strike whistled, and the resulting Gale Force created a sonic boom. The true energy within the palm was terrifying and seemed unstoppable.

Zhu Wushi the fierce attack of his right claw, the sharpness gathering wherever his fingertips passed, directly tearing through Shao Yuan's true energy. He grabbed Shao Yuan's hand with his right hand, blocking his attack, while his true energy surged in, and his left hand formed a claw, tearing towards Shao Yuan's chest.

At this Duan Tianya and Cheng Shifei's attacks also arrived. Cheng Shifei grabbed Shao Yuan's left arm with his right hand, accompanied by true energy.

With his left hand, he reached up and grabbed Shao Yuan's left shoulder. The true energy gathered at his fingertips and pressed directly into the bone joint between Shao Yuan's shoulder and left upper arm.

"It's done! "Cheng Shifei grinned, his eyes flashing with malice. He unleashed his inner energy and forcefully pulled backward, trying to tear off Shao Yuan's left arm.

Duan Tianya's sword gathered its sword intent and was enhanced by true qi, making it appear cold and sharp. Sword qi surged out from the tip of the sword, breaking through Shao Yuan's protective qi.

"Ah!"

Duan Tianya thrust his sword straight into Shao Yuan's right waist and out through his left abdomen, piercing through him from front to back. The sword intent raged and ravaged within his body. Shao Yuan's face contorted in pain, and he immediately screamed in agony.

"No!"

The sword energy within Shao Yuan's body churned, and Zhu Wushi's true energy invaded, causing his own qi to become unstable. Cheng Shifei, Cheng Shifei staggered back two steps, still clutching a complete left arm torn off from the shoulder, blood gushing out.

At the same time Zhu Wushi fact that his left claw was gripping Shao Yuan's sternum in the center of his chest. His fingers tore through the flesh, hooked onto the sternum, and with a calm expression, he tore it off Shao Yuan's entire sternum.

Shao Yuan's breath became extremely weak in an instant, clinging to life with only a breath left. His face was filled with terror and endless pain. He had only been fighting these three for a moment, and he couldn't even withstand a single move!

Duan Tianya withdrew his sword, Shao Yuan's body fell backward limply, blood gushing out from his left shoulder and the spot on his chest where Zhu Wushi had pulled out his sternum.

The gaping hole in his chest, ripped open, was gushing blood. Through the wound, which lacked a sternum, one could vaguely see the still-beating heart inside, and all the internal organs were visible.

As Zhu Wushi unleashed his true energy, Shao Yuan's internal organs were completely shattered, and Ren Cangshui, the deputy commander of the Great Feng Night Watcher organization, also died.

Turning around, Zhu Wushi looked at the terrified crowd who were already hiding in the corners, and only said one sentence in a cold voice before disappearing without a trace with Cheng Shifei and the others.

"Dagan people and acting as their guardians, Your Highness must set an example. His Highness said he wouldn't pursue your past actions. That's His Your Highness's benevolence. After all, His Your Highness believes you are all pragmatic people and will be good officials."

"But I am different. This time I have the perfect opportunity to tell you all that this is the end: death. Shao Yuan's family and relatives in Quan County will all die, and their corpses will be hung on the city gate as a warning to everyone."

"After I finish dealing with the matter in Ruinian Town, I will return to check on things. I hope you will all give me a good result then, otherwise I am not Prefect Chen, and my subordinates may not show any mercy."

When Zhu Wushi, Cheng Shifei, and the Cheng Shifei arrived in Ruinian Town, they found the entire town shrouded in a strange, floating blood-red mist, a sight that chilled them to the bone.

Blood and Qi?

With just one glance, everyone understood the source of the blood mist: it was blood mist refined from the blood and essence of living beings.

Zhu Wushi and his group paid no attention to these things and went straight into the town, walking into the blood mist. Everywhere they looked, there were dried corpses on the ground, just skin and bones, looking shriveled up.

Blood flowed intermittently on the ground, but the group, covered in true energy, walked silently through the blood, their feet barely touching the ground, without causing the slightest ripple.

Looking at the mummified corpses all around, Huosha said softly.

"My lord, these people have all had their life force drained away, leaving only the Blood Lotus Sect's Blood Sacrifice Grand Array. This entire area should be shrouded in the array."

Zhu Wushi nodded, turned around and looked back at the path he had come from, but it was shrouded in blood mist and could not be seen clearly.

Zhu Wushi unleashed a burst of true energy from his palm, dispelling the surrounding blood mist. The path they had entered was now clearly visible, and the true energy encountered no obstruction, striking directly onto the distant road.

Suddenly, everyone noticed that the blood energy was slowly gathering and converging towards a certain place.

"Let's go! They've already gone out of their way to show us the way!"

After saying that, Zhu Wushi strode towards the place where the blood energy was gathering. He had already sensed the aura in the distance. Interesting, this technique seemed somewhat familiar.

After a moment's thought, Zhu Wushi smiled. The Blood Lotus Sect must be the one he was thinking of. That's right, anyway, this cultivation technique is one of them. If it's him, then it really did lure him here.

These past few days, cult members have been appearing too frequently in several cities, and their intentions are too clear. They're all trying to lure him this way, and now they've even marked out his locations.

A fierce glint flashed in Zhu Wushi's eyes. He had said that if this guy dared to come out looking for death, he would send him on his way. He didn't expect him to actually dare to come out?