Human Ranking, Blood Rain Filled the Sky, Breaking Ten Thousand

Beneath the cliff.

Blood flowed over Cook's headless corpse,

reminding everyone that what had just happened was no dream.

One palm! The famed Lingnan Three Ghosts had actually been slapped to death with a single palm, without even managing to struggle.

The entire scene fell into dead silence.

"Daoist... Daoist Priest Zhang, just how strong is he?" Hong Shijie, who had been extremely tense before, now stared at Cook's corpse in terror, his arms trembling slightly.

He had previously worried that the outcome of this battle would be impossible to predict.

Their opponents were three First-rate Realm experts.

And top-tier First-rate Realm experts at that.

On their side, only Sun Sky Patrol Guard and Daoist Priest Zhang were in the First-rate Realm.

According to the original plan, Sun Sky Patrol Guard and Zhang Chu would each hold off one of the Three Ghosts.

The remaining ghost would be dealt with jointly by him, the Changle Gang Leader, and several Second-rate Realm wandering martial artists.

Yet who could have imagined that the Three Ghosts, who had terrorized Lingnan for years, would lose one of their number in the blink of an eye—and it was Cook, the youngest and strongest of the three.

How formidable was his saber technique? There were too many experts who had died beneath his blade to count on one hand, yet before Zhang Chu, he could not even withstand a single move!

In truth, it was not just Hong Shijie.

Sun Youwei and the Changle Gang Leader had also widened their eyes, expressions of disbelief written across their faces.

"Daoist... Daoist Priest Zhang's methods are truly unimaginable. Lu Feng was one thing, but even Cook was killed in a single move. True Martial Temple's foundation is terrifyingly deep!"

The Changle Gang Leader could not help but sigh.

The scene before him was simply too shocking. He scarcely dared believe his own eyes.

Sun Youwei shook her head. "It is not that True Martial Temple's foundation is deep, but that this Daoist Priest Zhang possesses extraordinary comprehension. With the abilities he has now, he is fully qualified to enter the Human Ranking!"

The others quickly came to their senses as well.

That was right. No matter how profound one's sect foundation was, it was useless if one's own comprehension was lacking. Daoist Priest Zhang was so young yet possessed such overwhelming strength; clearly, his comprehension was exceptional.

"Indeed. Given Daoist Priest Zhang's age and strength, he can certainly rank among the Human Ranking!"

Everyone's eyes gleamed, their faces full of awe.

The Jianghu had the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings.

They were divided according to age and strength.

The Human Ranking recorded the young heroes of the major sects. Their abilities were unfathomable, and it was the ranking most eagerly discussed throughout the Jianghu.

Who knew how many women in the world admired those listed upon it, longing for the day they might meet one of the Young Masters on the ranking.

Who would have thought that their tiny Linjiang County could produce a young heroic talent capable of entering the Human Ranking!

"Come! Let's go help Daoist Priest Zhang!"

Having witnessed Zhang Chu's strength,

everyone no longer feared for their lives.

Nearly all of them rushed madly toward the battlefield.

However, they were overthinking it. Since Zhang Chu had struck first, how could he give anyone else the chance to steal his kills?!

"So fast!"

In the distance, Beggar looked up and discovered that Zhang Chu was already before him.

Facing this young man who had smashed Cook's head apart with one palm, Beggar no longer dared underestimate him in the slightest.

Although Cook's defeat had been strange—he had been beaten senselessly before even using his martial arts—no matter what, he had been killed by a single palm, and had died miserably.

Thus, Beggar did not dare act arrogantly. He decided to seize the initiative and immediately used the skill he kept hidden at the bottom of his chest.

A short black staff flew from beneath Beggar's sleeve, like a sinister, venomous snake.

At the same time, his body twisted like a snake. With a turn, he struck directly at Zhang Chu's vital points.

This was his signature ultimate technique.

Hidden Snake Staff Technique!

Countless people had died beneath this move!

Yet just as the black staff was about to land its sneak attack, Zhang Chu suddenly vanished from before his eyes!

When Zhang Chu appeared again, he had just evaded the black staff and grabbed Beggar by the shoulder!

Beggar's pupils dilated. Yet no matter what he did, he could not break free from that hand.

That huge hand was like the Cages of heaven and earth!

"You like being a beggar?"

"Then I'll make your dream come true!"

Zhang Chu's voice seemed to come from hell.

Then came several piercing cracks. Beggar's limbs were violently snapped one after another!

He truly became like a beggar with all four limbs broken, rolling around where he lay, baring his teeth in agony.

Beggar's face turned deathly pale.

Only now did he understand the despair Cook had felt before dying. This young Daoist was simply not human!

It was at that moment.

A figure suddenly appeared behind Zhang Chu.

It was none other than Actor of the Three Ghosts!

Her methods were exceedingly strange. She could move without making a sound, and red light glowed from both her palms.

Now, with Zhang Chu's attention focused entirely on the old beggar, her strike came even more unexpectedly.

A bloody, baleful palm wind shot straight for Zhang Chu's back!

Yet just as the blood palm was about to descend,

Actor strangely froze in midair.

The membrane of qi that had suddenly formed around Zhang Chu's body prevented her palm from falling, no matter what she did!

"This is..." She stared at the protective layer around Zhang Chu in shock, her pupils instantly widening.

"This is Body Protection Qi..."

Before Actor could finish speaking, a tremendous rebounding force sent her flying backward.

Before she could even land,

a tremendous force came crashing down!

True Martial Palm, Second Form—Armor Shatter!

BOOM!!

With a thunderous muffled blast, Actor's slender body was struck squarely by Armor Shatter. Her entire body exploded into pieces, and blood began to rain from the sky.

Only her head remained, thudding as it rolled across the ground...

In stark contrast to Cook before her.

After killing Actor with one palm, Zhang Chu did not stop. He turned to look at the hundred or so Boat Gang disciples beneath the cliff.

Then he grinned.

"Since you're here, then stay!"

As he spoke, his figure shot into the air. At the same time, an immense force gathered in his palm!

"True Martial Final Form—Mountain Suppression!"

Rumble! The waves of qi churned, and fierce wind howled as a gigantic palm suddenly descended from the heavens!

"No!..." The hundred or so people below screamed in terror, their hearts seized by utter horror.

That fierce wind was too powerful, cutting into them like blades, yet they could not move at all!

They could only watch as the palm technique fell from the sky!

Then, a succession of thunderous crashes erupted beneath the cliff as the hundred or so people exploded in groups.

Even the ground below

was smashed down nearly three meters by the palm imprint!

Merit Points +50!

Merit Points +50!

Merit Points +50!...

Zhang Chu's movements were simply too fast.

From leaping into the air to unleashing palm strikes in succession, the entire process took less than a few breaths!

Beggar had originally planned to use the chance while Zhang Chu was held up by the hundred or so men to escape this devil.

Yet when he secretly looked up,

his courage and soul nearly shattered.

More than a hundred Boat Gang disciples had all died in just a few breaths?!

"H-how is that possible! Even if you put over a hundred pigs together, they couldn't possibly die that fast!"

It was not just Beggar.

Even Sun Youwei and the others, who had rushed over in haste,

were frozen on the spot.

Zhang Chu killed too quickly. Before they could even see what was happening here, the ground was already littered with mangled corpses.

Only the crippled Beggar remained alive.

"Hiss!..."

"Daoist Priest Zhang's methods are far too terrifying..."

Hong Shijie did not even dare breathe loudly now. Zhang Chu's methods had truly frightened him.

Sun Youwei also frowned.

Her stomach churned, and she felt like retching.

The scene was a complete mess. Not a single intact corpse remained beneath Zhang Chu's hands, with severed limbs scattered everywhere.

It made her unable to tell who the true devil was.

Ignoring everyone's reactions, Zhang Chu looked down at the pale-faced Beggar and said,

"I ask, you answer. If you refuse to speak, I'll make you beg for death but be unable to die. How many people from the Demonic Cult are still on the Island?"

That was the question Zhang Chu truly cared about.

The Demonic Cult—he liked the Demonic Cult far too much!

[Merit Points: 9200]

In just a short while, he had harvested nearly ten thousand Merit Points. Cook had given 2,000, Actor had given 2,000, and the hundred or so Boat Gang disciples had contributed 5,200!

If he killed the old beggar Beggar as well, his Merit Points would surpass ten thousand for the first time!

"Beg for death but be unable to die?"

The old beggar instantly recalled how Cook had uttered just one word—"no"—before his head had left his shoulders.

He hurriedly said, "We... we do not know the exact situation either. We were invited here by the Refining Corpse Sect."

"They brought two Silver Corpse-level puppets to protect Jin Kui, the Boat Gang Leader who had just joined the cult, and help him break through. They are in the main hall ahead."

"We were assigned to clear out the outer perimeter and know nothing about what is inside. Please, grant me a quick death!"

After saying that, the old beggar closed his eyes.

"The Refining Corpse Sect brought two Silver Corpses to protect Jin Kui's breakthrough?" Zhang Chu was somewhat surprised.

He had not expected Jin Kui, the Boat Gang Leader, who had been stuck in the First-rate Realm for more than ten years, to be on the verge of breaking through just after joining the Demonic Cult. It seemed the Demonic Cult did not have an undeserved reputation; they truly had some skill.

"Thank you." Zhang Chu spoke softly, then flipped his hand and struck with a palm, taking away the last of the Three Ghosts—Beggar.

Then, amid the horrified gazes of Sun Youwei and the others, they heard Zhang Chu say,

"You clean up the scene. I'm going to kill demons!"