Surpassing Levels to Assassinate

He could no longer suppress the bloodthirsty desire in his heart. Shi Yan gasped for breath and plunged down from the layers of leaves. The Essence in his refined right arm churned like a tidal wave, a fierce, violent aura about to erupt from his arm.

"Not good!"

The Martial Artist, who had been on high alert, his face changed drastically. He looked up sharply and shouted. Shi Yan, like a sharp sword, shot straight down from above. The mist wrapped around his arm shot out first, instantly enveloping his entire head.

Endless resentment, despair, and other negative emotions suddenly surged into his nose and mouth. At this moment, he felt as if he were in a vast sea of blood, with countless evil spirits baring their fangs and claws, pouncing on him, tightly entangling his body, making his liver and gall shatter, and even robbing him of the will to fight.

"Crack!"

Shi Yan's iron fist smashed fiercely into his head. The crisp sound of his skull shattering followed. The man only had time to let out a miserable scream before he died on the spot, his entire Essence uncontrollably pouring into Shi Yan's acupoints.

The other Martial Artist, Zheng Tie, was aghast. He subconsciously threw the Blue Smoke Bomb in his hand into the air. The Blue Smoke Bomb exploded in mid-air, and a hazy blue light shone brightly in the void like a small sun.

"Over there!"

Mo Yan Yu's expression was excited. Without a second thought, she immediately turned and charged straight towards the area where the Blue Smoke Bomb had exploded. Kalu hesitated for a moment, sneered, and followed.

"Kid, you can't escape!" Zheng Tie felt relieved after releasing the Blue Smoke Bomb. He glared at Shi Yan and sneered, "I've been waiting for you for so long. You finally couldn't help but come out. This time, let's see where you can run!"

Shi Yan gasped for breath, his eyes filled with condensed killing intent. The surging killing intent in his heart churned like a tidal wave. The Essence of the fallen Martial Artist poured into his body, further fueling the fierce aura around him, as if a voice within him was constantly urging him to go on a killing spree.

Seeing that Shi Yan was only panting and not attacking immediately, Zheng Tie secretly felt smug. He deliberately distanced himself from Shi Yan by ten meters and sneered, "Kid, Miss Mo and Master Kalu will be here soon. You're as good as dead!"

"Roar!"

Shi Yan let out a low growl and, like a beast out of its cage, suddenly charged at Zheng Tie. The hazy white smoke from his right arm shot out like a long snake, coiling towards Zheng Tie's neck.

Zheng Tie was well-prepared and did not confront Shi Yan head-on. He retreated another ten meters.

The snake-like white smoke pursued relentlessly, as if it had a mind of its own. After Zheng Tie retreated, the white smoke still stubbornly coiled towards him, determined to engulf him.

Zheng Tie was secretly alarmed. He let out a cold snort, his sharp knife dancing in his hand as he slashed fiercely at the white smoke.

The white smoke broke under the knife, splitting into two. However, it did not stop there. Instead, it wrapped around Zheng Tie's arms from the left and right. Two extremely evil thoughts surged into Zheng Tie's mind. Zheng Tie trembled all over, his eyes filled with scenes of bloody slaughter and floating corpses. He felt as if all his strength had vanished.

"Bang!"

Shi Yan rushed forward, his right arm carrying the strength of his entire body. He punched fiercely into Zheng Tie's face, a surge of bloodthirsty, frenzied Essence exploding from his fist and pouring madly into Zheng Tie's head.

Zheng Tie's seven orifices bled. His eyes were filled with terror and disbelief. His limbs grew cold, and he fell backward, his entire Essence bursting out.

The bodies of the two gradually shriveled, their faces losing all color, their Essence completely depleted.

The violent bloodthirsty desire in Shi Yan's heart was incessant, but he suppressed the urge to go on a rampage. He calmly collected the food and Crystal Coins from their bodies, then climbed down the ancient tree like a nimble monkey. He hid in the dense foliage and repeatedly told himself to calm down.

The bloodthirsty thoughts still lingered in his mind. He circulated his Essence, and the rolling Essence in his right arm was slowly drawn into his lower abdomen, gradually returning his right arm to normal.

Breathing evenly, Shi Yan concealed the turbulent negative energy within his body into his acupoints, even the killing intent in his eyes gradually disappeared. He calmly looked down through the gaps in the leaves.

Before long, figures appeared in the shade of the trees below. The first to arrive were two Martial Artists from the Mo Family. Like Zheng Tie, these two were also at the Postnatal Second Heaven realm, their Essence unable to overflow. After arriving, they looked around vigilantly, fearing he might attack again.

A while later, Mo Yan Yu and Kalu arrived one after the other. Upon arrival, Mo Yan Yu glanced at the bodies of Zheng Tie and the other man and confirmed, "It's him!" Her phoenix-like eyes glinted with cold light. Mo Yan Yu looked around, searching for traces of his escape, carefully examining the branches around them.

If he had fled in a panic earlier, he would have definitely broken branches or left heavy footprints. With time being tight, it would have been impossible for him to erase those traces.

Mo Yan Yu's approach was correct.

Unfortunately, he was on the ancient tree and had never left. Mo Yan Yu searched quickly but found nothing. Her beautiful face turned extremely displeased, "Damn it, this is ridiculous! He didn't leave a single trace!"

Kalu stroked his chin, squinted, and looked around. He suddenly looked up at the sky and sneered, "Kid, still not coming out? Do you really think you can hide from me?"

Shi Yan was startled. His dark eyes flashed with cold light, and the killing intent he had been suppressing surged out!

"As expected, he's up there!" Kalu sneered. A ball of dark, strange light suddenly condensed in his hands. Flecks of chilling light flickered within the strange light, and it suddenly shot towards Shi Yan's hiding place.

"You little brat! Let's see where you can run now!" Mo Yan Yu gritted her teeth. Her Azure Arc Half-Moon Slash, laced with faint electrical currents, also shot upwards towards the leaves where Shi Yan was hiding.

"Whoosh!"

Shi Yan flew out from the leaves. Without even looking at Kalu and Mo Yan Yu, he sprinted towards the densest part of the forest as soon as he landed.

Both Mo Yan Yu and Kalu were at the Innate Realm, a full realm higher than him. Without the element of surprise, he was no match for either of them, let alone now that they were working together.

"Chase!" Mo Yan Yu shouted coldly and took the lead, with the two Mo Family Martial Artists immediately following.

Kalu did not move immediately. He beckoned, and the dark, strange light that had pulverized the tree where Shi Yan was hiding flew back into his palm. Kalu sneered and then quickly followed.

The two Mo Family Martial Artists were quickly left behind. Mo Yan Yu and Kalu, one after the other, closely pursued Shi Yan, and the distance between them continued to shrink.

"Bang!"

A hazy blue light suddenly exploded in front of Mo Yan Yu and Kalu. The blue light was dazzling. Mo Yan Yu and Kalu, who were staring intently at Shi Yan, were caught off guard, their eyes momentarily blinded. They crashed into two large trees respectively. By the time their vision recovered, Shi Yan had already run a hundred meters.

"Blue Smoke Bomb! Damn it!" Mo Yan Yu cursed and angrily chased after him again.

Kalu was also provoked. He cursed obscenely and his figure shot out like lightning, instantly overtaking Mo Yan Yu as he unleashed his true strength. "Kid, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

"Bang!"

Another Blue Smoke Bomb exploded. This time, Kalu was prepared and promptly closed his eyes. Only after the blue light of the Blue Smoke Bomb disappeared did he resume the chase.

Kalu possessed the cultivation of the Innate Realm, his realm far deeper than Shi Yan's. As he ran, his body was like a supple willow, light as if without substance. After the blue light of the Blue Smoke Bomb dissipated, he quickly closed the distance with Shi Yan again.

The dark, strange light condensed into a ball in Kalu's hand again. Kalu's face was grim. When he was only twenty meters away from Shi Yan, he raised his hand and threw it. The ball of dark, strange light shot out like a cannonball, whistling as it headed straight for Shi Yan's back.

"Bang!"

Shi Yan threw out another Blue Smoke Bomb. The Blue Smoke Bomb collided with the dark, strange light, suddenly scattering a sky full of blue light. The blue light spread through the forest, immediately igniting a raging fire.

Using the Blue Smoke Bombs, Shi Yan fled at full speed. Whenever he found himself too close to Kalu, he would throw one of the stolen Blue Smoke Bombs to create distance and buy himself time.

Finally, the stolen Blue Smoke Bombs ran out. A strange warm current surged from the acupoints within his body. The Essence he had obtained from the two Martial Artists was purified by his acupoints and injected into the Essence in his lower abdomen, refining it further.

Shi Yan suddenly turned and charged directly at Kalu!

Kalu sneered, calmly condensing his Essence. In an instant, a dark light covered him, extending half a meter and enveloping him completely.

Essence Guard!

Shi Yan's heart leaped, but his body didn't stop. He condensed Essence into his left hand but didn't use Berserk. Clenching his fist into a cone, he struck at Kalu's waist and abdomen.

Kalu's eyes held disdain. He stood still, seemingly waiting for Shi Yan to close the distance.

"Bang!"

Shi Yan's punch landed on the dark light emanating from Kalu. It felt like hitting cotton. The dark light on Kalu's body merely recoiled, and his punch failed to break through to Kalu's actual body.

"Heh heh, a mere Postnatal Realm Martial Artist dares to break my Dark Light Shield!" Kalu sneered, a ball of dark, strange light surging from his palm and striking Shi Yan's chest.

Shi Yan felt as if he'd been hit by a mountain. A surge of immense power flooded his chest, forcing him to spit out a mouthful of blood as his body was sent flying backward. He could even hear the sound of his own ribs breaking.

Upon landing, Shi Yan's mouth was full of blood. His body felt like it was falling apart, the pain excruciating.

"Overestimating yourself," Kalu shook his head, his face grim as he walked towards Shi Yan. "Kid, just be my Medicine Slave honestly. I held back with that strike, or you'd be dead already."

"Again!"

Shi Yan stood up, wiping the blood from his lips. His eyes were resolute as he suddenly charged at Kalu again.

"Hmph! You're seeking your own death!" Kalu coldly laughed. He neither dodged nor retreated, bringing up his Dark Light Shield again, his entire body shimmering with dark light, covering him once more.

Shi Yan clenched his right fist, as if unwilling to give up, and struck him in the same manner. Kalu chuckled, "Kid, since you're looking for death, don't blame me."

As he advanced, Shi Yan's right hand suddenly withered and thinned by a circle. Before his fist could land on the dark light covering Kalu's body, his fist began to emit a faint white mist. Despair, fear, and bloodlust – negative emotions – suddenly erupted!

Kalu's expression changed drastically, but it was too late to react.

The next moment, a frantic, desperate, terrifying power surged into the Dark Light Shield. The shield, capable of withstanding the full force of a Postnatal Martial Artist's attack, shattered instantly. The evil power covering Shi Yan's right fist pierced through and surged into Kalu's body like a bursting dam.

Under the onslaught of that frenzied, bloodthirsty power, Kalu's thoughts seemed to freeze. He had no time to defend himself.

The dagger hidden in Shi Yan's left sleeve swept across Kalu's neck. A torrent of blood gushed from Kalu's neck, splashing all over Shi Yan.

A fine head flew high into the air, landing with a "splat" ten feet away.

Kalu's Essence suddenly dissipated, merging with his unwilling, terrified thoughts at the moment of death, and madly poured into Shi Yan's acupoints!

Feeling the unusual power of the Essence, Shi Yan trembled with excitement.

Unlike Zheng Tie and the others, Kalu was an Innate Realm Martial Artist. His Essence was extremely refined and potent. The Essence that surged into Shi Yan's body after his death was far more powerful than what he had gained from Zheng Tie and the others. Shi Yan stood still for a full minute, absorbing all of Kalu's Essence.

He unbuckled the only backpack Kalu had. Shi Yan felt his entire body go numb, his limbs seemingly devoid of strength, especially his right arm, which had used Berserk. It couldn't muster any strength, a side effect of using Berserk that made his body difficult to adapt to.

"Chase!"

Mo Yan Yu's distant shouts could be heard. Delayed by several Blue Smoke Bombs, she finally caught up after more than a minute.

It seemed a few Mo Family Martial Artists were with her.

At this moment, some of the power within Shi Yan seemed temporarily suppressed. Daring not to confront Mo Yan Yu and the others head-on, he grabbed Kalu's backpack and fled into the dense jungle, escaping in a panicked rush.