I Just Broke Your Spine

Fine yellow hairs suddenly sprouted across Du Juan's beautiful face, and her red-lipped, white-toothed mouth stretched violently into a fox snout mottled yellow, black, and white, sharp fangs piercing through her lips.

Her figure grew inch by inch, transforming in moments into a humanoid fox over seven feet tall. Her dancing dress burst apart with a bang under the surge of powerful demonic aura, scattering into countless shreds.

Du Juan revealed her true form and grabbed Chen Bin's blade tightly, blood dripping slowly along the edge.

The Demon Suppression Blade had cut halfway in, but was blocked by a palm hardened with condensed demonic aura.

A bloodthirsty red light flashed in her eyes. With a hiss, she let out a deafening roar at Chen Bin.

Her other claw shot out like lightning, straight for Chen Bin's chest.

With that roar, Du Juan's two dancing companions also transformed instantly. Their bodies swelled, fox fur piercing through their skirts, and in the blink of an eye they became seven-foot-tall fox demons, charging forward with bared fangs and claws.

At the same time, the two heads that had fallen to the ground abruptly turned into fox heads the size of pig skulls, and the pink demonic aura around them flared violently.

The entire Jiaofang Si was shrouded in a sinister, chilling atmosphere.

"Demons!" The crowd in the Jiaofang Si finally snapped to full awareness, screams rising one after another.

Liu Wei, Li Kun, and the other captains of the Demon Suppression Division quickly regained their composure.

"Draw blades!" Liu Wei barked, his voice cutting through the chaos with clarity.

Bang! The wall suddenly shattered under a powerful force, leaving a massive hole.

The captains leaning nearby had no time to react as attacks from the Heavenly Character type private rooms rained down like a storm.

Liu Wei reacted swiftly. His figure flickered as he dashed to the front of the group, his Demon Suppression Blade swinging so fast the air itself seemed to twist.

He slashed out once. The blade's wind howled, carrying scattered wood chips back like a swarm of arrows.

A table wrapped in demonic aura collided violently with the blade wind, exploding into a cloud of splinters with a bang.

Liu Wei steadied his gaze and sucked in a sharp breath at the lineup before him.

Two Qi Gathering Realm fox demons loomed menacingly, with four Body Tempering Realm fox demons eyeing them hungrily. This was a truly troublesome scene.

"Stop right there. Make a single move, and I'll have them dead!" Jun Lan and Hong Mei each gripped Lü Xiu and Qian Du by the throat, threatening viciously.

At that moment, a roar full of hatred rang out from the stage: "I'll kill you!"

Du Juan's claws thrust straight for Chen Bin's chest, murderous intent blazing in her eyes.

But Chen Bin showed no fear. He stepped into the [Two Forms Footwork], his form crossing like a ghost, and in an instant he closed the distance.

In that moment, he finally thought of which martial art to learn.

[You consume 50 Merit points and begin comprehending the basics of <Bone Marrow Separation and Dragon Entanglement Hand>.]

[You have reached an Initial Glimpse of <Bone Marrow Separation and Dragon Entanglement Hand>.]

[Your physique has been enhanced; your limbs and joints are more flexible.]

[Martial Arts]:

Bone Marrow Separation and Dragon Entanglement Hand (Initial Glimpse: 0/100)

[Remaining Merit: 522]

A strange power surged into Chen Bin's body.

He felt his hands harden like steel, strong as dragon claws, and his limbs and joints, strengthened by the cultivation of <Bone Marrow Separation and Dragon Entanglement Hand>, became incredibly supple.

By now, the blade in Chen Bin's hand had been stuck in Du Juan's claws for some time, and he had already let go without anyone noticing.

Quick-eyed and swift-handed, he seized Du Juan's extended right arm at the joint. With a twist of his wrist, a crisp crack sounded as the joint was snapped clean.

Then, using that momentum, he flipped out from Du Juan's side. The entire sequence was fluid and lightning-fast, so much so that even the two charging fox demons lunged at empty air.

Crack! Crack! Two more sharp sounds followed. Du Juan's right leg and then her left leg were broken and stomped down by Chen Bin's techniques. Even her left claw, still gripping the Demon Suppression Blade and unable to let go, did not escape.

The Demon Suppression Blade clattered to the floor with a clang. Chen Bin stomped hard on Du Juan's furry fox tail.

"Yiiing-wooo..." The searing pain tore a wretched howl from Du Juan. Her demonic aura surged out of her body like a raging tide, nearly lifting the roof.

Chen Bin's body was wrapped in the internal energy of the Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter, glowing with a faint golden light like a blazing sun, instantly shredding the demonic aura protecting Du Juan.

His five fingers clenched into a fist the moment they struck, slamming heavily into Du Juan's arched spine.

"Owww..."

Then his fingers opened like a blooming flower, hooking into the spine that had caved in and then popped back out, snapping it in one motion.

The two fox demons, having missed their charge, had no time to attack again before Chen Bin released Du Juan's now-helpless claw and grabbed the Demon Suppression Blade once more.

Without Chen Bin's support, Du Juan could no longer hold herself up and collapsed with a heavy thud.

"What did you do to me?" Du Juan's voice was filled with terror and fury amidst the spreading demonic aura.

Chen Bin's gaze was icy as he swept his eyes over the two Qi Gathering Realm fox demons on either side, radiating 12 and 14 points of Merit aura respectively.

He stepped forward and stomped hard on Du Juan's head, now limp on the ground, his tone casual: "Nothing much. Just broke your spine."

Du Juan could no longer feel her lower body. Her face twisted in agony, and she screamed hoarsely:

"Kill him... kill him..."

The two fox demons roared and charged furiously.

A flicker of ruthlessness flashed in Chen Bin's eyes. He planted his foot, and in the instant he shot forward, he crushed Du Juan's throat and snapped her cervical spine with Thunderous Might.

The next moment, his form turned into a blur, like a black lightning bolt, darting between the two attacking demons.

A blade of light flashed, spreading open like a Folding Fan—black base, red blade patterns painting a perfect arc across the necks of the two demons.

Chen Bin's body didn't pause for a moment; he charged straight toward the second floor, toward the Heavenly Character private room.

Behind him, the necks of the two fox demons split open, blood gushing out as their heads shot into the sky like kites with broken strings.

[Killed Qi Gathering Realm fox demon: Du Juan, gained Merit +20, remaining Merit: 542]

[Killed Qi Gathering Realm fox demon..., gained Merit +12, remaining Merit: 554]

[Killed Qi Gathering Realm fox demon..., gained Merit +14, remaining Merit: 568]

The battle below ended as soon as it began, and the standoff above had also concluded.

Chen Bin's foot had yet to land on the windowsill of the Heavenly Character type private room.

In an instant.

The powder keg ignited. The fox demons on the Heavenly Character room erupted with violent auras, completely consumed by rage.

Jun Lan's eyes blazed with killing intent. She gritted her teeth and shrieked the order, "Kill them!"

Her voice was piercing, filled with endless resentment and hatred.

Lü Xiu and Qian Du's faces turned deathly pale in an instant. Their legs, dangling in the air, trembled like sieves as they tearfully begged for mercy: "Spare us!"

Their voices shook violently, yet they still habitually invoked their fathers:

"My father is... ah!"