Successive Slaughter

No one had expected Huo Hai to suddenly abandon his previous method and accelerate. No one dared approach him to directly monitor his movements; they could only rely on scattered clues, with no way to react in time.

By the time they realized what was happening, who knew how much time had already passed. Since he had made up his mind, Huo Hai would no longer evade things. If someone blocked the road ahead of him, then he would kill that person.

If a group blocked him, then he would kill the whole group. If countless people stood in his way, then he would kill every last person who dared obstruct him, until no one dared stop him again. As long as he held fast to his original heart, did not kill merely for the sake of killing, and did not lose himself in slaughter, then that was enough. Huo Hai had completely figured it out.

"Heh heh, this is the true essence of being a bad person. I really was too naïve before. A scourge lives for a thousand years. On this continent, not only will I live a thousand years, I will definitely live longer than anyone else."

Huo Hai roared in his heart and quickened his pace again. Without realizing it, the blood throughout his body began to boil, and his cultivation rose once more. Spiritual energy's tempering of his blood deepened by another layer.

In this state, Huo Hai's speed kept increasing. Even Ji Mu, who was close to the Spirit Blood Peak, found it somewhat difficult to keep up with him.

"What is wrong with this guy? Why did he suddenly get so fast, and why is his aura so strong? Seriously, if I hadn't cultivated my movement technique, I probably wouldn't even be able to keep up. Could this little fellow be deliberately trying to shake me off? Hmph, am I really that easy to shake off? I want to see just what you can do."

How could Huo Hai know what Ji Mu was thinking? At this moment, he paid no attention whatsoever to the point cards around him. Whenever he encountered Spirit Beasts, he detoured around them from afar. Aside from the more than two hundred Star Gu he kept by his side to protect himself, he scattered all the rest.

A hundred Star Gu continuously monitored the surrounding situation, while the remaining Star Gu gathered ahead, ready for battle at any moment. Very quickly, Huo Hai encountered the people closest to him. They were constantly searching around for something.

"Hmph, so you are tracking experts. Very good. Since you dared come looking for trouble with me, then go die." Huo Hai hardened his heart, his blood boiling. It was as though slaughter had set his whole body ablaze with excitement.

Under Huo Hai's command, the Star Gu immediately attacked them. Several Star Gu flew out directly, swiftly piercing through the throats of those people investigating them. Before they could even make a sound, they were bitten to death by the Star Gu. Then a large number of Star Gu flew over and began devouring the corpses. In only a moment, nothing remained of them.

Huo Hai glanced over, his eyes full of disdain. "Hmph, not even a single point card. They were just hired hands through and through. What rotten luck." Once the terror in his heart had been released, Huo Hai's discomfort vanished completely.

What Huo Hai needed to do now was wipe out these people completely. Ji Mu frowned, watching Huo Hai with a worried expression. Huo Hai's current state was extremely wrong, as though she had heard of it somewhere before. What exactly was wrong with this state?

Huo Hai paid no attention to that. After eliminating those people, he ran forward again. Before Huo Hai arrived, the Star Gu had already completely scouted the road ahead. Shortly afterward, Huo Hai learned the route where the main force was located. Before long, he hid high in a tree and saw the large group below—a party of more than eighty people.

"Why is it him?" Ji Mu looked at the group, suddenly furrowing her brow as she murmured softly.

Huo Hai's hearing was extremely sharp. Perfect Foundation Establishment was no joke. Hearing Ji Mu's voice, Huo Hai turned and asked, "Who is that person? You know him?" Huo Hai himself did not realize that his words were brimming with Killing Aura.

Seemingly frightened by the Killing Aura in Huo Hai's voice, Ji Mu's body actually trembled. Then she drew a deep breath and said softly, "That person is a Rogue Cultivator, very famous among the younger generation of Rogue Cultivators in our Western Frontier. His father is the leader of a very large mercenary group. Of course, a group like that is nothing to us."

She secretly glanced at Huo Hai. Seeing that he made no other move, Ji Mu's turbulent heart gradually calmed.

"Because of his father, he has tremendous prestige among mercenaries and adventurers. Wherever he goes, he can gather a large group around him. Of course, he does not mistreat those people either, so he has a very good reputation among them."

Huo Hai nodded. "As far as I am concerned, is this guy dangerous?" The Killing Aura in his tone had not weakened in the slightest. At that moment, Huo Hai was like a massive powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest spark.

As though she had already grown accustomed to it, Ji Mu showed no reaction. "Like other mercenaries, he deeply hates people from great Lineages like us. Whenever he has the chance, he makes things difficult for us. If he had ever done anything too excessive, he would have been eliminated long ago. I think he definitely will not easily let this opportunity with you slip away. Chances to kill a Lineage disciple are rare."

Ji Mu secretly looked at Huo Hai again. She also wanted to see what reaction he would have upon hearing this news.

Huo Hai narrowed his eyes slightly, dangerous light spilling from them. Fortunately, his back was to Ji Mu, so she did not see it. "So he intends to harm me. Very good. Then I have nothing to worry about if I kill them."

What? Huo Hai was going to kill people already? From his words, it sounded like he intended to kill them all. She had originally thought Huo Hai would merely eliminate their leader, or display his overwhelming strength before negotiating with them. Yet Huo Hai's actions showed not the slightest intention of negotiating. Was he simply a murderous demon? Wait, a murderous demon—this was bad.

Ji Mu suddenly understood Huo Hai's current state. He was in an extremely dangerous condition. Unfortunately, before she could speak, Huo Hai had already charged out. The instant Huo Hai moved, the Star Gu had already begun acting in advance.

Muffled groans rang out one after another, and over half the mercenaries collapsed at once. Before the others could recover from the sudden upheaval, Huo Hai had already rushed out. He held Fang Howler's sharp, keen Bone Spikes in his hands. As spiritual power circulated through them, they emitted a faint glow.

Two mercenaries still standing there in a daze had their hearts directly pierced by Huo Hai. Blood sprayed out, splattering Huo Hai's entire face. He did not wipe it away. His eyes began to turn crimson, his blood boiling ever more fiercely, leaving only one word in his heart: kill.

Fortunately, Huo Hai had still kept some Star Gu to protect himself. Otherwise, who knew what might have happened.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?" one mercenary shouted, warily watching the surroundings. Some unknown concealed weapon was attacking them. Just now, there had only been a flash of light, yet over half of them had fallen. Judging by their struggling, the thing might even be poisonous. Who would dare be careless?

Huo Hai did not speak and continued slaughtering. Fortunately, those who had recovered could now dodge and block. Though injured, they did not let Huo Hai succeed again. Huo Hai's eyes were red; there was nothing in his heart but one word: kill.

"Damn it, stop asking! This person is our target—kill him!" At that moment, a handsome young man in the center of the crowd suddenly shouted. Everyone took a closer look. Wasn't this fellow precisely their target?

But hadn't they been told there were two of them? Could the other one be the person who had used the concealed weapons just now?

Yet there was no longer time for them to think so much. As Huo Hai fought on, his combat techniques changed from their initial clumsiness to growing more and more proficient. The two Bone Spikes in his hands were like two sharp swords. Every move was direct, yet followed exceedingly tricky paths. Their killing power grew stronger and stronger, every strike existing solely to kill.

Huo Hai did not understand retreat, which angered them as well. But since he was an enemy, then they would kill him. Afterward, they would see whether there was a way to save the others. They had not realized that the people lying on the ground had already died in that short span of time.

"Hmph, you are the one who wants to kill me, right? Go die!" Huo Hai had heard that voice as well. He spun and charged at the man. The madness and Bloodthirst on his body filled everyone with fear.

Unfortunately, the gap in cultivation and numbers was a chasm Huo Hai could not cross. Once his opponents became completely serious, Huo Hai could no longer gain any advantage with his attacks. Suddenly, a spray of blood burst forth as a man's short sword slashed across Huo Hai's shoulder. Pain traveled through his body to his brain. The pain briefly cleared Huo Hai's mind.

The Star Gu had only been automatically protecting their master in the end, and there were too few of them to protect him in time. The other attacks they had failed to intercept had already been blocked by the Star Gu. Huo Hai regained a moment of clarity, while the others were stunned.

What was going on with this person? Why was his protective spiritual power harder than steel, and why did it seem to possess corrosive power? The instant their weapons touched his spiritual power, countless scars appeared on them, densely packed across their surfaces.

"Damn it, what is going on? Star Gu, wipe them out!" At Huo Hai's mental command, the Star Gu that were devouring corpses within the wounds all stopped at once. Then they burst out from the wounds and directly attacked those who had not yet died. After Huo Hai lost himself, these Gu Insects with little intelligence had become difficult to control.

Now that he had regained some clarity and commanded the Gu Insects to attack, the unlucky mercenaries discovered that their doomsday had arrived. Following their previous habits, the Star Gu first targeted their opponents' throats.

Several hundred Star Gu attacked at the same time. This time, they had set every person as a target. Once the Star Gu moved, let alone ordinary mercenaries, even the experts among them could not withstand the beetles' penetration.