Blood Burning Demonic Pill

The golden-red blade light and the fierce fist energy collided with a roar!

"Boom—!"

The surge of energy exploded like tangible ripples, kicking up dust from the ground.

The crisp sound of bones dislocating could faintly be heard.

A figure staggered back seven steps, each one leaving an inch-deep footprint in the bluestone ground. It was Wang Xiong!

His right fist was torn open, blood dripping from between his fingers. His entire right arm trembled unnaturally, his face drained of color, filled with disbelief and shock.

Lin Feng's blade had not only forcefully cleaved through his fist energy with unparalleled sharpness and Geng Metal True Essence, but it also carried a heavy and resilient shockwave, like a rock, surging back up his arm's meridians.

It made his internal organs ache, his Blood Essence churn incessantly, almost forcing him to spit it out.

In contrast, Lin Feng stood holding his blade, his aura as stable as a mountain, unmoving.

His bronze skin, under the fading sunlight, gave off a cold, metallic sheen. The full-power strike from a Sixth Rank Perfection expert, which he had just withstood, seemed to have not shaken him in the slightest.

Reaching the Unity of Man and Heaven realm with the Pebble True Skill not only granted him defense comparable to metal and stone.

It also made the True Essence within his body unprecedentedly condensed. Every swing of his blade carried immense force, powerful and heavy.

"Old dog, it seems your Radiance of the Bright Moon is nothing more than this."

Lin Feng's voice was cold, devoid of any discernible emotion.

He began to walk, unhurriedly, closing in on Wang Xiong. Each step seemed to fall on the rhythm of Wang Xiong's heartbeat, exuding immense pressure.

He had to seize this fleeting opportunity to completely kill Wang Xiong. The 7,500 Slaughter Points were crucial.

Wang Xiong was both shocked and enraged, attempting to forcefully suppress the churning Blood Essence within him and use his True Essence to resist.

But Lin Feng's blade momentum had already risen again. The golden-red blade light was even more blazing than before, firmly locking onto his vital energy.

Combined with his newly broken through Sixth Rank Early Stage, yet exceptionally pure True Essence, it formed an absolute suppression like a mountain pressing down from above.

It made it difficult for him to even breathe, let alone organize an effective counterattack.

The shadow of death instantly enveloped him.

"No—! How can I die here!" Wang Xiong let out a desperate and unwilling roar, fear finally appearing in his eyes.

Just as the golden-red blade edge was about to descend, cutting off all life—

"Lin Feng! Stop! Look who I have!"

A sharp cry rang out from the side, disrupting the balance of the battle.

Wang Fu, the steward of the Wang family, rushed out from a side door, holding a person covered in blood and looking utterly weak.

The person's clothes were tattered, with multiple wounds exposing bone. It was the General Banner, Zhou Gang!

A gleaming steel saber was pressed firmly against Zhou Gang's neck, its sharp edge already pressing into his flesh, the blood seeping out staining his collar.

"Sir... don't worry about me... leave quickly..." Zhou Gang managed to lift his head and shouted weakly, his eyes filled with anxiety.

Seeing this, Wang Fu's sneer intensified. As if he had grasped a lifeline, he shouted sternly.

"Lin Feng! Open your eyes! If you dare to move again, I'll cut off his head immediately!

If you know what's good for you, cripple your own martial arts and beg for mercy on your knees! Otherwise, you can wait to collect this trash's corpse!"

He was certain that Lin Feng valued loyalty and righteousness and would never disregard Zhou Gang's life, his tone filled with mockery.

"Hmph, a mere newly appointed Northern Commander, a brat who appeared out of nowhere, dares to run wild in our Wang family's territory? Truly ignorant of heaven and earth!"

The situation instantly reversed.

The Wang family members, who had been uneasy due to their patriarch's retreat, now felt a little steadier. Their gazes towards Lin Feng regained a mocking and expectant look, as if waiting to see him make a difficult choice.

Wang Xiong, feeling the pressure decrease, took a deep breath. He slid back several feet without regard for his image, hastily channeling his True Essence to frantically stabilize his chaotic internal energy, seizing this precious moment to breathe.

Lin Feng's advancing steps halted abruptly.

His gaze swept over Zhou Gang's miserable state, finally landing on Wang Fu's smug face, who believed he had control of the situation. The killing intent in his eyes instantly turned bone-chillingly cold, like ten thousand years of profound ice.

[Quest Triggered: Kill the Wang family steward, Wang Fu. Reward: 3,500 Slaughter Points.]

The system's cold and emotionless prompt sounded in his mind at the opportune moment.

"Cripple my own martial arts? Kneel?" Lin Feng's voice was terrifyingly calm, like the dead silence before a storm. "You think you're worthy?"

Before the echo of the word "worthy" had completely faded—

His voice hadn't even finished—

The wrist behind his back flicked subtly, almost imperceptibly!

A dark streak of light, as fast as lightning, tore through the air almost silently, heading straight for Wang Fu's vital throat!

It was the insidious hidden weapon, the Shadowless Needle, obtained from Wang Teng's storage ring!

Wang Fu's entire attention was focused on Lin Feng's blade, which might descend at any moment, his mind taut with tension.

He never expected the opponent, under the disadvantage of being unable to act for fear of harming the hostage, would dare to use a hidden weapon without hesitation!

He also didn't expect this hidden weapon to be so fast, its trajectory so tricky, completely exceeding his reaction limit!

"Urk... you..." Wang Fu's sneer froze on his face, turning into extreme shock. A barely perceptible dark glint had already embedded itself in his throat.

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His eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. He wanted to say more, but only managed a wheezing sound. The steel saber he gripped tightly clattered to the ground.

Almost the instant the dark light shot out, Lin Feng's figure moved!

Like a phantom, he glided through the air, stirring a gentle breeze. Before Wang Fu's corpse had even started to fall, Lin Feng had already closed in. He caught the swaying Zhou Gang and, with a slight push of his foot, quickly retreated to a safe distance.

His movements were fluid and seamless, so fast they were dazzling.

He quickly shoved a fragrant healing pill into Zhou Gang's mouth.

"Uncle Zhou, hang in there."

[Successfully killed Wang Family steward Wang Fu, gaining 3500 Slaughter Points.]

A warm current seemed to flow into his body along with the notification. Nice!

Lin Feng's heart settled. The replenished Slaughter Points bolstered his confidence for the upcoming changes.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

The crowd in the Wang Family plaza hadn't even fully recovered from the expectation of the steward taking a hostage and reversing the situation.

They watched in horror as Wang Fu's throat gushed blood and he died on the spot, while the important hostage, Zhou Gang, was easily rescued by the opponent.

The scene fell silent for a moment, then erupted into a huge uproar and commotion!

Wang Xiong, who had just caught his breath and whose internal energy was beginning to flow smoothly again, witnessed this scene and was enraged to the point of his eyes bulging!

He had just gotten a moment of respite, only to see his loyal subordinate killed on the spot, and his greatest trump card for turning the tables rescued by the enemy.

A strong sense of humiliation and an unprecedented sense of crisis burned through his sanity like venomous fire, driving him into complete madness!

"You little beast! How dare you! I will tear you limb from limb!"

Wang Xiong roared hoarsely, his eyes blood-red, a decisive and demonic scarlet glint flashing within them.

He abruptly reached into his chest, pulling out an exquisite jade bottle. Without even looking, he crushed it with his bare hands!

Ignoring the shards piercing his palm, he grasped the eye-sized, scarlet pill within and swallowed it without hesitation, gulping it down whole!

The pill entered his abdomen like a spark falling into an oil sea!

"Boom!"

A terrifying power, like a mountain flood breaking through a dam, carrying a strong demonic aura, instantly exploded within his limbs and bones, surging madly!

His body emitted a bone-chilling "crackling" sound, as if his bones and tendons were being reshaped.

His muscles bulged unnaturally, and veins like coiled dragons rose and writhed, covering his skin.

His eyes instantly turned completely blood-red, losing all human emotion, leaving only pure brutality and the desire to kill!

The aura emanating from him soared at a terrifying speed, like a rocket, expanding!

It instantly broke through the limit of Sixth Rank Perfection, and its momentum did not decrease, relentlessly pushing towards the higher Fifth Rank realm!

"Roar—!"

He threw his head back and let out a roar that was utterly inhuman, filled with pain and a desire for destruction. A dense bloody mist enveloped him, and his terrifying aura swept out for hundreds of miles like a tangible shockwave!

"It's... it's the 'Blood Burning Demonic Pill'! The Patriarch has taken a forbidden drug!"

A knowledgeable Wang Family elder exclaimed in shock, his voice laced with fear, but in the depths of his eyes, a flicker of excitement from a desperate situation flashed.

Wang Xiong's blood-red, beast-like eyes locked onto Lin Feng. His voice became hoarse and distorted, filled with cruel pleasure and boundless hatred.

"Lin Feng! Forcing me to use this pill, damaging my foundation, you have reason to be proud!

Now, let me personally make you feel what true despair is!

I will break every bone in your body, inch by inch, and make you kneel before Teng'er's head like a dead dog to repent!"

Before he finished speaking, he stomped his foot!

"Crack!" The hard bluestone slabs beneath him shattered and cracked!

His figure turned into a bloody, foul wind, his speed more than double what it was before!

He moved almost instantaneously, carrying a nauseating aura of bloodlust, and shot forward!

A terrifying giant palm, covered in dense, bloody True Essence and swollen to nearly twice its size, like a demonic claw from hell.

It carried a piercing shriek that tore through the air and a destructive aura that blotted out the sky, slamming down fiercely towards Lin Feng!

Before the palm wind even arrived, the intensely concentrated bloody smell and the oppressive pressure, enough to shatter the courage of ordinary martial artists, descended, making it suffocating!

Lin Feng's pupils contracted instantly to the size of pinpricks, and his entire body tensed!

He clearly felt the deadly dangerous aura contained within this palm, far exceeding anything before!

The Pebble True Skill within his body circulated to its extreme at an unprecedented speed, and the bronze luster on his skin flickered rapidly, dimming and brightening.

He unhesitatingly held his saber horizontally in front of him, pouring his Sixth Rank Early Stage True Essence into it without reservation. The crimson-gold saber light flickered, and he stood ready!

The giant palm hung in the air, suffused with blood, casting a shadow of death.

Could this palm shake the bedrock?