After a while longer.
Only six people remained standing.
Two White Lotus Disciples remained, along with four martial arts school disciples.
The White Lotus Disciple wielding the curved saber had been attacked jointly by the martial arts school disciples. A blade and a spear had struck his vital points, and he was already dead.
Although the White Lotus Disciples using the Eagle Claw Technique and Seven Injuries Fist had been reaping lives all along, they had inevitably been wounded by weapons under the combined assault.
Fortunately, their wounds were shallow and posed no concern.
Seeing their companions' corpses strewn across the ground, the remaining four martial arts school disciples trembled inwardly, already showing signs of retreat.
Yet they had practiced martial arts for over twenty years and knew full well that if they retreated, they would die even faster.
They had discovered that these two White Lotus Disciples possessed movement techniques far swifter than their own.
Since they could not retreat, they could only risk their lives!
"Hah!"
The four martial arts school disciples all shared the same thought. Waving their weapons, they charged at the White Lotus Disciples once more.
Two blades howled through the air as they chopped straight down at the White Lotus Disciple using the Eagle Claw Technique!
That White Lotus Disciple curled his fingers and clasped both blades, gripping their bodies tightly.
The two saber-wielding martial arts school disciples immediately flicked their wrists and shook their blades, trying to cut the White Lotus Disciple's hands.
But the White Lotus Disciple flicked his wrist as well.
At once, two forces collided and tangled atop the blades.
With a clang, both blades snapped in two.
The two saber-wielding martial arts school disciples immediately felt their hands go empty, as though they had nowhere to exert their strength.
Seizing their moment of shock, the White Lotus Disciple suddenly stepped forward and shifted his body. In the blink of an eye, he was before them.
His fingers curled into claws as both hands shot out, clamping around the throats of the two martial arts school disciples in an instant.
Then, he violently pulled outward with both hands!
Bloody flesh was ripped out by the White Lotus Disciple's claws. Blood spurted from the martial arts school disciples' throats like arrows as they toppled backward.
On the other side, the spear-wielding and hook-wielding martial arts school disciples faced the White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist.
Relying on the length of his weapon, the spear-wielding martial arts school disciple repeatedly launched rapid short thrusts at the White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist, keeping him from getting close.
But after several breaths, the White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist saw through the force trajectory of the spear technique and suddenly slammed a fist into the spear shaft.
With a ringing clang, the spear shaft shook violently. The spear-wielding martial arts school disciple's tiger's mouths split open, blood staining his palms.
The White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist immediately closed in.
The hook-wielding martial arts school disciple instantly swung his twin hooks to block him.
The White Lotus Disciple threw out both fists, striking precisely against the outer edges of the twin hook blades.
At once, the martial arts school disciple's tiger's mouths split from the shock, and his twin hooks flew from his hands.
The White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist took another step, and his fists rained down upon the two men.
Their eyes bulged as thick blood spilled from their mouths. Before long, they collapsed to the ground and did not rise again.
After killing all their enemies, the two White Lotus Disciples looked over the corpses covering the ground and panted lightly.
Having killed so many people, they had expended no small amount of strength as well.
The White Lotus Disciple using the Eagle Claw Technique suddenly said:
"Cut off all their heads. Take them back and have the old locals of Jade Water City identify them."
"Once we know who they are, kill their families too!"
"Let's see who will dare provoke our White Lotus Sect after this!"
"Mm."
The White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist answered, casually picked up a saber from the ground, and prepared to start cutting heads.
The White Lotus Disciple using the Eagle Claw Technique also found a blade and went to cut heads elsewhere.
Just as the White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist bent over and raised his saber toward a martial arts school disciple's neck, he suddenly heard a faint sound.
Su Que had never learned lightness skill and could not move without making a sound.
The White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist hurriedly turned his head. He saw a person with disheveled hair, a Monkey Mask on his face, and a bundle slung over his body leap out from the forest!
"Who are—"
Before the White Lotus Disciple using the Seven Injuries Fist could finish speaking, a cloud of pale white lime powder scattered toward him.
Startled, the White Lotus Disciple hurriedly shut his eyes and rapidly retreated.
After practicing the Seven Injuries Fist, Su Que's five viscera had grown strong, and his physique had improved with them. Though he had not specifically trained movement techniques, he was still faster than this White Lotus Disciple.
In the blink of an eye, he was before the White Lotus Disciple.
Then he threw a punch!
The White Lotus Disciple's face was covered in lime powder. He did not dare open his eyes and could not see the punch at all.
Bang!
The fist slammed into the White Lotus Disciple's chest.
At once, cracking sounds came from within his chest. His ribs had surely broken.
Moreover, the seven currents of force from the Seven Injuries Fist converged into one and besieged the White Lotus Disciple's heart.
Suddenly, a dull pop sounded from within the White Lotus Disciple's chest.
His heart had been shredded to pieces by Su Que's fist force.
As the White Lotus Disciple fell backward, wind whistled through the air. It was the White Lotus Disciple using the Eagle Claw Technique, sweeping over.
His hands formed eagle claws, his arms spread wide like a soaring eagle.
As he neared Su Que, his right claw shot forward and grabbed for Su Que's throat.
Su Que used the Seven Injuries Fist, throwing a punch at the eagle claw!
Fist and claw collided, followed by a crack.
The White Lotus Disciple's right hand was blasted crooked by Su Que's punch. All five fingers twisted askew and tangled together.
"Seven... Seven Injuries Fist?"
Borrowing the force of Su Que's punch to drift backward, the White Lotus Disciple cradled his nearly crippled right hand and cried out in shock.
He had fought disciples who practiced the Seven Injuries Fist before, so he naturally recognized its force.
This man's fist force is so powerful—why is he still using such lowly tricks as lime powder?
The White Lotus Disciple gritted his teeth.
When he had seen Su Que scatter lime powder and knock down his companion, he had thought Su Que's strength was mediocre and that he had to rely on such lowly methods.
That was why he had dared attack Su Que.
Yet he had never expected Su Que's strength to surpass his by so much.
"Run!"
Riding the momentum of his backward flight, the White Lotus Disciple abruptly turned around and intended to flee.
Su Que stomped hard and chased after him.
As he ran, he took several Animal Traps from his bundle and hurled them ahead.
In an instant, he threw out eight Animal Traps.
Three missed, while the other five bit into the White Lotus Disciple's back, buttocks, and thighs.
The White Lotus Disciple's hand techniques were formidable, but he had not trained the rest of his body much.
The moment those areas were caught in the Animal Traps, blood flowed freely and agonizing pain spread throughout his body.
The White Lotus Disciple had already expended much strength while dealing with the martial arts school disciples. Now, struck by pain again, his running speed immediately slowed considerably.
Three breaths later, Su Que caught up and smashed a fist into his spine.
In an instant, his spine shattered, and his heart was struck by the force of the Seven Injuries Fist, breaking into pulp.
With a slap, the White Lotus Disciple pitched forward onto the ground. Bloody slurry from his shattered heart flowed from his seven orifices.
Su Que looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground and sighed.
This world was simply that dangerous. Those lacking strength had no idea when they might be beaten to death by someone stronger.
As Su Que lamented, he searched the White Lotus Disciple's body.
The White Lotus Disciples threw their weight around all day long and lived with their heads on the blade's edge. They ought to have some silver on them.
Sure enough!
After feeling around for a while, Su Que found a money pouch on the White Lotus Disciple. It contained several Silver Ingots, which weighed over eighty taels altogether.
"Fucking rich!"
Su Que exclaimed, tucked the silver into his clothes, and continued searching the others.
On the disciple who used the Seven Injuries Fist, he found a one-hundred-tael Silver Note.
Su Que continued searching the others. Apart from the White Lotus Sect members, he searched the martial arts school disciples as well.
From the White Lotus Disciples, he obtained over three hundred taels in total.
From the martial arts school disciples, he obtained just over twenty taels in total.
I wonder whether these martial arts school disciples were poor, or whether they thought they would make it back and thus hadn't brought much money with them...
Besides the silver, Su Que found a worn piece of cloth on the curved-saber-wielding White Lotus Disciple. It recorded an unnamed saber technique, along with the man's insights and experiences from practicing it.
Though Su Que currently had no plans to practice the saber, he still tucked it into his clothes.
He now had over three hundred taels of silver on him.
That should be enough to buy the Prescription from Poshhan Martial Arts School.
He thought the price of medicinal soup had risen because the price of medicinal ingredients had risen.
Logically speaking, the price of the Prescription should not have changed.
He looked at the three large redwood chests and thought to himself.
Once he bought the Prescription, he could use these medicinal ingredients to brew medicine himself.
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