"Was he trying to kill me? Damn it!"
The instant that frenzied fist came down, Qin Hao's pupils contracted sharply, and an overwhelming sense of danger surged through him.
He immediately summoned what little strength remained in his body, shifted to the side, and rolled away to dodge the punch.
But another punch came right after it.
This punch cut off every avenue of escape.
The powerful force of the blow made his expression even more savage.
Ignoring the pain, he raised his bent wrist, and a burst of energy surged through his broken arm.
He swung a punch at Su Chen's incoming strike.
Bang!
His already-broken arm was blasted apart by the punch.
But Qin Hao seized the chance to retreat several steps.
"Blood Burning Great Method, escape!"
In that moment, the blood energy in his body began burning away at an incredible speed, and he turned into a blood-red shadow and fled outside.
He was so fast that by the time Su Chen spotted him, he had already escaped the secret chamber as a blood-red shadow.
Outside, countless torches were approaching.
The earlier commotion had alerted the people in Qin Hao's residence.
Meanwhile, Bai Tianyu stood there with a long saber in one hand and the two halves of a corpse pieced together in the other, distracted for a moment.
That gave the blood-red shadow the chance to flee straight into the approaching crowd.
Ah!
A sudden scream rang out.
The blood-red shadow slammed into the guards, draining the blood from their bodies in an instant. Replenished with their blood energy, Qin Hao did not stop for a moment and continued fleeing.
The others who saw what happened scattered at once.
Not one of them dared linger.
Bai Tianyu wanted to pursue, but Su Chen stepped out and said,
"I shattered his arm. It'll be difficult for him to recover, and we can't afford to reveal ourselves right now. Don't chase him. Help keep watch for me; I need to take care of something."
Now that things had blown up, he still needed to refine the Blood God Pill and claim his reward.
Qin Hao had been beaten this badly. By the time they met again, Su Chen's strength would have risen, and killing him would be as easy as turning over his hand.
Back in the secret chamber, a technique surfaced in Su Chen's palm. Following the method he had just obtained, he circulated his energy faster and faster, and the blood in the pool rapidly merged together.
It gradually congealed, finally turning into dozens of pills suffused with rich blood energy.
Each was about the size of a longan.
He put them directly into his Space Ring.
[Host has finished refining the Blood God Pill. Reward: 3 White Draw Cards.]
"Three White Draw Cards in hand!"
Su Chen's face lit up with delight. Then he picked up the Blood Devouring Flood Dragon Diagram Qin Hao had left behind, intending to take it back and study it when he had time.
He did not linger. Leaving the secret chamber, he saw Bai Tianyu holding the corpse.
Earlier, he had been focused on refining the Blood God Pill after returning, and had not paid much attention to the corpse in Bai Tianyu's hands.
"I cut him in half with one slash. My saber left marks on the corpse. I made a move today, so if they examine the body, they'll know it was me."
At that, Su Chen waved a hand and put Elder Xue's corpse into his Space Ring.
"Let's go back first,"
Su Chen said.
The two of them then darted away, leaving the courtyard silent.
They did not head to Su Mansion, but to another courtyard—a small residence Ling Tianhe had secretly purchased at his request.
Back at the courtyard, Su Chen was still somewhat excited.
Today's battle had been exhilarating.
He had gone from being forced to take blows to seizing an opening and turning the tables on his opponent.
The battle had been thrilling, and his strength had improved as well.
"Although I can fight against someone at the Innate Peak Stage, it was mostly because Qin Hao let his guard down. Otherwise, it would still have been very difficult to beat him."
Su Chen calmed himself and analyzed the fight.
First, he would consolidate his cultivation.
He would also practice the Vajra Demon Splitter Cultivation Method.
In today's fight, he had not used the martial arts he already knew, so he had few techniques he could bring to bear.
Besides, he had the Blood God Pill to increase his blood energy, so he could certainly practice the Vajra Demon Splitter Cultivation Method.
"Once this is over, I'll need to find some innate cultivation manuals."
He sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate.
Elsewhere.
The Su Family!
Lei Muyan, one of Lei Hall's four protectors, had come to the Su Family in person to take Su Chen away.
They knew Su Chen's habits: whenever he returned to the Su Family, he went straight into the secret chamber. So they had headed straight there.
They had spent a great deal of effort breaking open the secret chamber's stone door, only to find no one inside.
This made him furious.
But there was nothing he could do. He immediately searched the place and realized Su Chen must have left long ago.
"What a clever man. He used the secret chamber as a decoy!"
Lei Muyan said in a low voice, then hurriedly left with his men.
By the time they returned to the Lei Family,
the atmosphere in its main hall was heavy.
Several corpses lay on the floor, every last drop of color drained from their skin.
Qin Hao, sitting in a chair with a deathly pale face, had absorbed all their blood energy.
After fleeing the residence, he had come straight to the Lei Family.
"I'll find out who attacked me, no matter what!"
Though his face was deathly pale, Qin Hao's expression was twisted with rage. His broken left arm could now move slightly, but Su Chen had blasted his right arm apart, and it could never recover.
The one who attacked him had ruined most of his future in martial arts.
Although there were many one-armed experts in the martial world, there were only a few of them.
That showed just how difficult it was to cultivate with one arm.
When Lei Muyan entered the hall,
"Have you brought Su Chen back?"
Qin Hao asked, looking at Lei Muyan.
"That Su Chen is quite crafty. He wasn't in the secret chamber at all, so we came up empty."
"He went into the secret chamber purely to throw us off."
Lei Muyan said bitterly.
"Then threaten Ling Tianhe openly. If he refuses, have Lei Hall attack Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower."
Qin Hao said in a low voice.
Now his arm had been crippled.
He had to make the Blood Demon Flower mature as soon as possible.
Things were now developing beyond his control.
He no longer needed to worry about so much. He would consume the Blood Demon Flower first, improve his aptitude, and recover some of his strength.
After that, he would find a way to capture Mu Qingxue.
Hearing Qin Hao's words, Lei Mu of Lei Hall felt a jolt of alarm.
But when he saw Qin Hao's current state, he knew that if he dared disobey, Qin Hao would probably kill him.
"Third Young Master, I wonder if something has happened to Elder Xue..."
Although he already had some suspicions, he still needed to confirm them.
They were no match for Bai Tianyu. If Lei Hall tried to pressure Ling Tianhe and failed, the other side might strike first.
If they then attacked Lei Hall, there would be no expert to stop them. Lei Hall and the Lei Family could be wiped out.
"He must be dead."
Qin Hao said in a low voice.
When he used his blood escape to flee, he sensed Bai Tianyu carrying someone. Blood was running from that person's body, which meant he had already been killed.
"This..."
At Qin Hao's words, the last trace of hope in Lei Mu's heart disappeared.
"This is a token from the Qin Family. I want to see whether Bai Tianyu dares lay a hand on you."
Seeing Lei Mu and the others' worry, Qin Hao pulled a token engraved with the character "Qin" from his robe and handed it to Lei Mu.
When he saw the token, a smile appeared on Lei Mu's face.
The token represented the Qin Family.
That meant they would be acting on the Qin Family's behalf, and anyone who stood in their way would be making an enemy of the Qin Family.
"I've already sent a message by carrier pigeon to the family. They'll send an expert here."
Someone had crippled his arm and destroyed most of his cultivation. He had to avenge this grudge.
So, before coming here, he had already notified the Qin Family in Lingnan Commandery.
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