Corpse-Eating Blood Ravens!

Crow's body drifted in the air, like a wounded bird with broken wings.

He waved his black robe, trying to maintain a stable posture, but it was too late.

Crack—

Crow's body fell heavily, his back pressing against the hard bluestone wall.

Even though he had used 'Waves Crashing Thousand Sails' to propel himself, trying to avoid a direct collision with the reef—unfortunately, Li Mu Yang's punch was too fierce and too heavy. His wave power was simply no match for it.

His back felt like it was tearing, and two of his bones seemed to have broken.

Although Crow's strength far surpassed Li Mu Yang's, and he could have crushed Li Mu Yang with just one finger when Li Mu Yang wasn't in his explosive state, Li Mu Yang's physical resilience, the toughness of his flesh and skin, and his self-healing abilities were something warriors like him couldn't contend with.

His breathing was rapid, and the right hand holding the sword twitched incessantly. His internal organs churned as if they were about to leap out of his chest at any moment.

His throat felt both salty and sweet as he tried to forcefully suppress the surge of blood and qi that was about to erupt.

However, the more he held back, the more uncomfortable he became, and the urge to vomit grew stronger.

Pfft—

He opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of blood right in front of Li Mu Yang.

He quickly looked up and found that the area was filled with black mist, making it impossible to see. This put him at ease: Li Mu Yang couldn't see his current pathetic state.

Then, realizing that Li Mu Yang could hear him spitting blood, he became anxious again.

He hadn't even succeeded in sniping an ordinary person. When would the assassin academy truly take pride in him and include his success story in their textbooks, making him an object of study and worship for countless juniors?

Crow had always considered himself an academic assassin. Deep down, he possessed noble ideals and aspirations.

"Kill him," Crow thought to himself. "Kill him, and everything that happened today will cease to exist. His injuries, his spitting blood—even the matter of giving a gold coin from his right hand to his left. It will all turn into a puddle of indistinguishable ice water under the sun, like snow in the sunlight."

"You've finally revealed yourself?" Crow said, staring at Li Mu Yang, who was panting in the mist. He could see Li Mu Yang's location and his facial expression—a ferocious and violent look. He found it hard to imagine such an expression appearing on this man's face, just as he found it hard to imagine how Li Mu Yang had managed to block his 'Cherry Blossom Fall' again and again at the Beast-Faced Pavilion. "This current state is your true face, isn't it? Who exactly are you?"

Seeing Li Mu Yang's blood-red eyes, Crow couldn't help but ask a question that had long puzzled him: "Are you a monster?"

"You deserve to die," Li Mu Yang said, walking towards Crow step by step.

Crow suddenly felt a sense of pressure.

He felt danger.

A killer's intuition was very sharp, and he sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Li Mu Yang.

Just moments ago, Li Mu Yang had shattered his 'Spirit Snake Sword' with a single punch. While the Spirit Snake Sword wasn't on the Hundred Schools of Thought's weapon rankings, it was still a renowned weapon on the Western Wind Continent. He had snatched the Spirit Snake Sword from a sword master he had killed, only to have it destroyed today by an unknown junior.

It was utterly infuriating!

Crow wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up, leaning against the wall.

"You think this is enough to kill me?" Crow sneered. "Utterly foolish."

Crow extended his hands, and a large amount of black smoke emanated from his body.

His left hand formed the intricate 'Three Rams Arching Horns' hand seal, while his right hand moved frequently in the air, pointing and stabbing.

A large door with a flashing red light appeared out of nowhere in the courtyard. The frame of the door was burning with fiery red flames, as if it had just been dragged out of hell.

A large number of black crows flapped their wings and charged towards Li Mu Yang's location, silent and fierce.

"Let you taste the power of the Corpse-Eating Blood Ravens," Crow said with a triumphant look on his face. "They will drain every drop of blood from your body, devour every piece of flesh. They won't even spare your bones—after the blood ravens are done, you will vanish from this world as if you never existed."

Crow hadn't intended to use such a powerful move because it consumed too much of his true qi and spirit. Moreover, these dark creatures couldn't be summoned at will; they had to be fed every time.

If they were released and found no food, they would turn on their summoner, treating them as food and targets. No master would want their helper from a moment ago to instantly transform into an uncontrollable killer.

Crow was the master of these blood ravens. When he first began training them, he had to feed them with his own blood.

He had summoned them at the Beast-Faced Pavilion last time, intending to feed both Li Mu Yang and the young lady from the Cui family to them.

However, the sudden appearance of the 'Myriad Homes' Living Buddha,' a great light technique of the Buddhist sect, was a natural nemesis to these foul creatures. If those blood ravens hadn't been completely incinerated by the Myriad Homes' Living Buddha, few people in the Beast-Faced Pavilion would have survived.

The Corpse-Eating Blood Ravens spread their sharp claws and extended their pointed beaks, swarming towards Li Mu Yang's position.

Some flew towards Li Sinian and Li Mu Yang's parents, who lay on the ground, having spotted prey there.

Li Mu Yang seemed not to have heard Crow's words. His eyes were blood red, and he charged forward.

When he saw the black crows attempting to block his path, Li Mu Yang unleashed another punch.

Smack—

The dense flock of crows was sent flying and scattered by his punch. Countless crows shot out like black marbles, hitting walls and doors, then rolling onto the ground.

Seeing a few blood ravens about to tear into his sister, Li Mu Yang's eyes widened in fury, and he threw a punch.

Crack—

Those blood ravens, upon contact with Li Mu Yang's powerful fist energy, exploded into pieces.

Black blood splattered in the air, like a black rain falling in the small courtyard.

Li Mu Yang crouched down, picked up his sister's body from the ground, and then walked towards where his father and mother lay.

He placed them together and then stood up straight, shielding them with his body.

As long as he was here, no one would be allowed to harm them.

As long as he was still alive, no one would be allowed to harm them.

Just as they had protected him moments ago.

The Corpse-Eating Blood Ravens were scattered by a punch, but quickly regrouped. They preferred group attacks.

Under the Crow's finger-point control, they opened their blood-red eyes and charged at Li Mu Yang once more.

No matter what, they were determined to tear Li Mu Yang to shreds and devour him piece by piece.

Bang—

Li Mu Yang threw a punch.

The blood ravens were scattered, then gathered again.

Bang—

Li Mu Yang threw another punch.

Many blood ravens were killed, but more were summoned by it from the void gate.

The number of blood ravens grew, almost filling the entire small courtyard.

This was also why the Crow had set up a dark mist barrier in the courtyard before killing people. If this formation hadn't blocked the connection to the outside world, the events happening here would have alerted half of Jiangnan City.

Bang—

Bang—

Bang—

Li Mu Yang threw punch after punch, as if he would never tire.

Countless blood ravens were blown up or killed by his punches. A large amount of black blood flowed at his feet, and piles of bird corpses accumulated on the ground.

Li Mu Yang had become a professional bird-killing machine!

Li Mu Yang's performance was so outstanding that it made him feel fear.

However, this fear only stirred up the Crow's vicious nature.

He was determined to destroy Li Mu Yang. The more powerful Li Mu Yang appeared, the more cruelly he wanted to destroy this formidable opponent.

The sense of accomplishment from killing an ordinary person was incomparable to killing a genius.

"Keep killing, keep fighting hard—" the Crow thought to himself, "I have endless Corpse-Eating Blood Ravens. As long as my true qi can maintain the void gate without closing, I can continuously summon blood ravens to serve me—when you're exhausted, that will be my chance for a killing blow."

"Humans aren't mountains or rivers; how could they not know fatigue?"

The Crow was waiting for an opportunity. An opportunity that, in his opinion, would appear very soon.

Li Mu Yang was getting impatient!

He couldn't stand this kind of slaughter anymore.

These stupid birds, these filthy things, dared to challenge him—even though he could easily kill them, Li Mu Yang still felt insulted.

This wasn't right!

Combat shouldn't be like this!

They should use a more ferocious and domineering method. He wanted to quickly end this battle that left him very dissatisfied.

His killing intent surged. The scales on the back of Li Mu Yang's hand turned snow white, then embedded themselves into his flesh like a crystal-clear diamond.

As Li Mu Yang punched away another wave of blood ravens, he glared with blood-red eyes towards the Crow's location.

The Crow felt a sense of foreboding.

He quickly changed his hand seals, and all the blood ravens in the sky converged towards his true body's location.

The Crow merged with the Corpse-Eating Blood Ravens, transforming into a giant monster exuding a sinister aura.

The monster moved towards Li Mu Yang, its movements silent yet soul-stirring.

"You insignificant flying insects," Li Mu Yang bit his lip, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. His voice was hoarse, ancient, yet filled with majestic authority. "All of you, die."

Li Mu Yang clenched his right fist and threw a punch.

The blood ravens sensed the danger and flapped their wings, trying to escape.

The Crow also sensed the danger, turning his body to try and burrow into the void gate.

Unfortunately, a powerful, unparalleled suction force bound their bodies, rendering them unable to move.

Bang—

Electricity flashed, like thunder roaring. The giant black monster collapsed like a fragile wall.