Kill Mu Li

Even the bravest mercenaries feared death. Mu Chen's barrage of gold coin attacks claimed the lives of six or seven men.

The miserable sight of bodies riddled with countless gold coins filled the survivors with terror.

Seeing gold coins appear in Mu Chen's hand as he charged toward them, they screamed in fear and retreated at top speed. Even Mu Li's furious shouting was useless. On the contrary, Mu Li was nearly knocked over by two burly men and was practically carried backward by the crowd, leaving him so enraged he nearly fainted.

Using gold coins to clear a path had been a spur-of-the-moment idea from Mu Chen.

The main reason was that they had packed together and blocked his way out. He was not confident he could force his way through with his fists alone.

Now that he saw the tactic had worked well, Mu Chen immediately pulled Xiao Yi Xian and rushed out of the stone chamber. As he stepped over the horribly mangled corpses on the ground, his stomach churned and his face turned ashen.

This was the first time he had encountered corpses, and also the first time he had killed someone himself.

He bit down hard on the tip of his tongue. The pain and the bloody sweetness spreading across his lips snapped Mu Chen out of his discomfort. This outcome was exactly what he had anticipated and wanted.

Quickly overcoming the turmoil in his heart, Mu Chen exerted strength with his hand. Xiao Yi Xian cried out as he pulled her into his arms.

"Hold tight. Don't let go."

Although the delicate body in his arms smelled sweet, Mu Chen had no spare mind to appreciate it. He stomped hard on the ground, and his body shot forward as though spring-loaded.

After passing through the narrowest stone doorway, the panicked mercenaries finally came to their senses amid Mu Li's angry curses.

But a fierce gust swept past them, followed by several screams.

Mu Chen passed through the crowd with an icy expression. His freed hands struck the heads of several injured mercenaries in succession, and several bone-chilling cracks immediately echoed through the narrow passage.

At the cave entrance, where sunlight from outside reached, Mu Chen stopped and panted heavily.

That series of movements had been swift and decisive, but it had also consumed a considerable amount of Mu Chen's Dou Qi and stamina.

The result was that nearly ten people would sleep forever in the dim passage.

"Are you all right?" Xiao Yi Xian asked worriedly.

"I'm fine. There are ropes on the rock wall that they used to climb down. Climb up along them, and I'll hold Mu Li and the others back."

Mu Chen pointed at several thick ropes, signaling Xiao Yi Xian to climb up. This was also the way out of the cliffside cave, while Mu Chen planned to return to the passage and finish off Mu Li and the others.

Mu Chen also had his concerns. If both of them climbed the ropes at the same time, they would inevitably face attacks from Mu Li and the others when they came chasing out. Below them lay a hundred-zhang cliff, and Mu Chen did not dare gamble on it.

But Xiao Yi Xian shook her head. "With Mu Li's character, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group must have men lying in ambush above the cliff. We can't climb up there. But I have a way to get both of us out. It just needs a little time."

Recalling the plot, Mu Chen slapped his forehead. The tension brought on by the killing had made him forget about the flying magical beast Xiao Yi Xian kept.

Nodding, Mu Chen looked toward Mu Li and the others, who were about to rush out. Under the sunlight, the savage expressions on their faces were especially frightening.

Having broken free from the terror of death, the mercenaries had become exceptionally fierce, their eyes bloodshot.

But their numbers had already been reduced by more than half, so Mu Chen was not worried about being surrounded.

"Pulling weeds means removing the roots! I, Mu Chen, have always repaid every grievance. Since enmity has already been forged, how can I let you leave alive?"

A chilling killing intent shone in Mu Chen's eyes. Whether for his own sake or for Xiao Yi Xian's future safety, killing Mu Li and all these people in this cave was the best choice.

Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly took out a short flute from her robes. Placing it between her rosy lips, she gave it a gentle blow, and the melodious sound of the flute flew out of the cliffside cave and carried far into the distance.

"Stay at the cave entrance. Don't worry about me."

With that, Mu Chen pressed his lips together and charged toward Mu Li and the others.

Inside the cave passage, Mu Li froze briefly before sneering. "You actually dare to come back? I have to admit, you've got guts. Too bad you're not very smart."

"I came back to kill every last one of you here.

"I've always believed in repaying grudges. Since we've become enemies, then all of you can only die!"

Cold killing intent flashed in Mu Chen's eyes. Even the mercenaries, whose faces were full of madness, felt as though they had fallen into an ice pit when they saw the killing intent in his gaze, as if they had been targeted by a savage and terrifying magical beast.

"Don't panic. He's only a Six-Star Dou Zhe. After all those attacks earlier, I refuse to believe he has much Dou Qi left.

"Attack with me! Kill him! Whoever contributes the most will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins."

Wood Hardening! This was the strongest Dou Technique Mu Li had mastered, a low Profound Tier technique. It was his hidden trump card and the source of his confidence in clashing head-on with Mu Chen.

Mu Li's once-handsome face was now twisted with vicious savagery. Raising his fist, green light flickered around it as a powerful gust surged forth, smashing straight toward Mu Chen.

Mu Chen swung both hands to either side. Flecks of fire flashed in his eyes, while pale red flame patterns emerged across his arms. The Dou Qi within his body gathered along two specific pathways into his palms, forming two rising Fire Seals that Mu Chen gripped in reverse. His hands seemed to transform into two balls of flame.

Blazing Prairie Hundredfold Slashes! Mu Chen shouted inwardly, then threw a fierce punch that collided heavily with Mu Li's fist.

As their fists collided, a sound like muffled thunder rang out and reverberated through the empty passage for a long time.

Along with it came Mu Li's miserable howl.

The attributes countered each other—fire restrained wood! Moreover, Mu Chen's Blazing Prairie Hundredfold Slashes was one rank higher than Mu Li's Dou Technique. There was no suspense at all. Mu Li staggered backward while clutching the arm that had nearly been crippled.

Pressing his advantage, Mu Chen quickly followed. The flames coiling around his fist grew denser and fiercer, reflecting deeply in Mu Li's terrified pupils.

"No... I'm the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group! My father is a Dou Master! You can't kill me!" Mu Li said in terror. With death before him, if kneeling and begging could save his life, Mu Li would have done so without hesitation.

But when he met Mu Chen's cold eyes, devoid of even the slightest emotional ripple, he knew begging was useless.

"I hate this! If more people had come down, if I hadn't given you the chance to strike first in the stone chamber, how could I have ended up like this?"

No matter how unwilling Mu Li was, Mu Chen drove a fist hard into his chest. The scorching force, like blazing fire and infused with Dou Qi, violently surged into Mu Li's body and ravaged his life force.

Mu Li threw back his head and spat out a stream of blood. His flying body knocked over two mercenary subordinates before slamming heavily into the rock wall. The chest Mu Chen had struck was deeply caved in, and he was clearly dead.

"He killed the young leader! Everyone, attack together! Kill him!"

A mercenary roared. Their young leader had died here. They could imagine how furious their hot-tempered leader would be upon learning of it. If they did not kill Mu Chen, they would certainly not escape death even if they returned.

Mu Chen swept his gaze over the remaining mercenaries. There were not many left—only four.

Drawing in a breath, Mu Chen raised his hand. A dark yellow flame shot from his palm and swiftly wrapped around the four remaining burly mercenaries.

Watching the four flaming men struggle frantically, Mu Chen knew they were merely Dou Zhes. Once the Heavenly Flames clung to their bodies, the outcome was naturally that they turned into several piles of ash.

Mu Chen's face remained cold. After this bloody slaughter, the discomfort in his heart had completely vanished.

"This is the rule of the Dou Qi Continent. I'm stronger than them, so they died!"

After adjusting his breathing briefly, Mu Chen walked over to Mu Li's corpse and dealt his head a vicious palm strike. Only after confirming that he was completely dead did Mu Chen remove the Storage Ring from his finger and walk toward the slender figure at the cave entrance, her hands clasped together and her face filled with worry.