Luoshan Sect

"That felt good!"

Zhang Yunhao, drenched in sweat and with his blood and qi racing through his body, threw back his head and laughed. That had been exhilarating. Back in the Zhang Clan, he had to keep a low profile, but here, he could act without restraint.

"This is freedom. What I seek in becoming a Martial Immortal is freedom."

Zhang Yunhao let out a breath and strode over to Thunder Fist and Thunder Leg. The two men, who had been arrogant beyond measure moments ago, now showed a trace of fear upon seeing his towering figure.

Though unwilling, Thunder Fist could only say helplessly, "Lone Iron Fist Wang Shan, you really are formidable. Fine, my brother and I will withdraw from King Yue's Palace."

Zhang Yunhao shook his head. "If you had withdrawn earlier, I could have spared your lives. But not now. You are badly wounded; the others would certainly kill you."

"You want to kill us?"

Thunder Fist and Thunder Leg were both furious and terrified. They wanted to say more, but Zhang Yunhao did not waste another word. He lunged forward with a howling wind around him. Though the two fought with all their strength, he swiftly twisted their necks and killed them on the spot.

The first time, and it was even a double kill. Yet I feel nothing. Am I a born villain?

Zhang Yunhao calmly watched the two corpses slump limply to the ground, then took a medicine bottle from his robes.

Zhang Yunhao's clothes and the other odds and ends on him all came from Wang Shan, and this medicine bottle was no exception. The moment he opened it, a pungent, sulfuric-acid-like stench wafted out.

Zhang Yunhao did not mind. He crouched down, cut a wound into each corpse, and poured the powder over them. Then, amid hissing sounds and a wave of foul odor, the two corpses quickly turned into pools of yellow water!

This was Corpse Dissolving Powder!

Wang Shan was called Lone Iron Fist, and "lone" meant he was a solitary bandit. Naturally, his hands were not clean, and Corpse Dissolving Powder was an excellent tool for destroying evidence.

"It is not that I am cruel, but within the range covered by the Blood Origin Pearl, it devours all blood and feeds it back to King Yue, allowing him to recover his strength."

Zhang Yunhao watched it all expressionlessly. "King Yue has been asleep for fifty years. His strength is now at its lowest point, and he needs to absorb blood to recover. To defeat him, I must prevent him from absorbing as much blood as possible. Otherwise, I truly will not be able to beat him."

"Unfortunately, I do not know where King Yue is hiding. Otherwise, I could drive straight at the Yellow Dragon. For now, before the Blood Origin Pearl appears, I need to kill as many experts as possible and use Corpse Dissolving Powder to destroy their bodies."

Zhang Yunhao exhaled and began searching through Wang Shan's memories. The Blood Origin Pearl was too famous, so nearly every notable person in the Jianghu had come this time, and even more unknown people had come. Everyone wanted the Blood Origin Pearl!

In fact, while searching for the underground palace outside earlier, the experts had already cleared the field several times. But quite a few people should still have followed them down here despite courting death, so there were many people in the underground palace now.

Among them were several dozen First-rate Experts, including two masters from Tianlin Temple, Ouyang Xing of the Luoshan Sect, an old Daoist from Chongxu Temple, the Heavenly Dragon Twin Fiends, and others.

"Ordinary people do not matter. King Yue is too old; only the blood of First-rate Experts is useful to him. Those are the ones I need to kill."

Zhang Yunhao narrowed his eyes slightly and began plotting. "Perhaps because of the world's vital energy, my physical condition is much stronger than that of First-rate Experts. Now that they have been scattered by the maze, this is the perfect chance to defeat them one by one. If there are too many at once, even I will not be able to handle them."

"Come to think of it, Wang Shan learned all this before he died, when King Yue himself smugly told him everything. Villains really do die from talking too much."

With a rough plan in mind, Zhang Yunhao did not waste any time. He picked up a torch from the ground and began moving, leaving behind only a pile of miscellaneous items and two pools of yellow water to tell of the deaths of two First-rate Experts!

King Yue's Underground Palace had been built by King Yue with thousands of laborers. It was primarily a maze, mixed with countless traps and mechanisms. To conceal everything, King Yue had buried all those thousands of people alive in the end!

Only today, when King Yue activated his plan, was this underground palace discovered. Everyone eagerly entered the maze through different entrances, never realizing that they had entered the belly of a giant beast!

Zhang Yunhao advanced with his torch held high, extremely cautious because he knew there were many traps here. Suddenly, he felt the floor tiles beneath his feet loosen slightly and hurriedly retreated.

The next instant, numerous arrow holes opened in the walls on both sides, and arrows shot out in a rapid barrage. Had Zhang Yunhao not possessed such sharp senses, he would have been turned into a honeycomb.

"If I have to keep dodging traps, I will be too slow. Before the Blood Origin Pearl appears, I will not be able to kill many experts."

After thinking it over, Zhang Yunhao decided that perhaps he should find some people to serve as cannon fodder.

Just as Zhang Yunhao was thinking this, the earlier commotion caused firelight to appear in another fork of the passage. The sound of many footsteps approached, and Zhang Yunhao could not help but rejoice. Perfect timing.

Before long, a group appeared before Zhang Yunhao. At the front was a young man in his twenties. He did not know Wang Shan, and seeing Zhang Yunhao alone, he immediately said disdainfully, "Another fool courting death. You have been requisitioned. Go ahead and scout the way for us."

What is this? I was just thinking of finding cannon fodder, and now someone wants to make me cannon fodder? Is this karma?

Even Zhang Yunhao felt speechless. He sneered. "What are you supposed to be? What makes you worthy of having me scout the way for you?"

"What did you say? Are you tired of living?"

The young man's expression turned fierce. He strode over and raised his hand, intending to slap Zhang Yunhao. If he would not obey, then beat him into submission first. But in the next moment, searing pain exploded in his abdomen as Zhang Yunhao kicked him flying. The young man had not even seen when Zhang Yunhao moved his foot.

The young man rolled across the ground several times before crashing into the others and stopping. He curled up like a shrimp in pain, unable even to stand.

"Junior Brother!"

Two people from the group immediately went to help the young man up. Then two burly men stepped forward and angrily shouted at Zhang Yunhao, "Do you know who we are? You dare strike one of our people? Get on your knees and beg forgiveness at once, or you are dead!"

People in this world really are arrogant.

Zhang Yunhao was so angry that he laughed instead. "What are you supposed to be, talking like that? Aren't you afraid the wind will be so strong it twists your tongue?"

"Listen carefully, and do not be scared stiff. We are men of the Luoshan Sect. Our sect master is here too, so why are you not kneeling already?"

The burly man spoke with his nostrils pointed at the sky, as if he could already see Zhang Yunhao trembling as he knelt. The Luoshan Sect's reputation was not merely great—it was enormous!

But the burly man was disappointed. Zhang Yunhao picked at his ear and said with utter disdain, "Of course I have heard of Ouyang Xing of the Luoshan Sect. He has some skill, but he is despicable and sinister. His reputation is nothing much."

"You dare call our sect master by name? You are courting death!"

Everyone flew into a rage. Five elite disciples immediately rushed out and attacked Zhang Yunhao together.

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