Black Wind Stronghold!
It stood at the summit of Black Wind Mountain!
It was a vast stronghold, backed against a hundred-meter-high cliff.
The other three sides were surrounded by low walls piled from earth and stone.
They stood roughly ten feet tall!
Several bandit lackeys patrolled atop the walls, holding torches as they went back and forth.
Jiang Yi's plan to sneak inside and pick them off one by one had undoubtedly fallen through!
Then there was only one way—
"Tap! Tap! Tap..."
Footsteps gradually sounded!
From far to near, accompanied by the splashing of rain, they grew ever louder.
They seemed to carry some peculiar rhythm!
Yet when they reached the bandits' ears, it felt as though those steps were trampling upon their very organs!
An inexplicable suffocating pressure bore down on them!
It left them struggling to breathe!
"Who goes there?"
A bandit raised his torch high, vaguely illuminating the open ground before the stronghold gate.
A tall, upright figure slowly emerged!
He strode forward step by step!
In his right hand, he held a Ghost Head Great Saber, a thread of razor-sharp light spilling from its blade!
It made hearts tremble!
"Who are you?"
"This is Black Wind Stronghold. Stop right there, halt..."
The tall figure did not stop!
Instead, he turned a deaf ear, continuing forward step by step as though strolling through a courtyard.
"Damn it, are you deaf? Can't you understand..."
At last!
Less than twenty feet from the stronghold gate, the figure halted!
The next moment!
"BOOM!!!"
With a thunderous blast, the ground beneath his feet instantly became a massive pit, and his entire body soared high into the air!
He raised the great saber in his hand and brought it down in a mountain-cleaving strike!
Sharp radiance burst forth, descending from the heavens like a silver-white ribbon as it struck the stronghold gate forged from sturdy ironwood.
With a single blow!
The gate shattered into pieces, sending mud and stones flying everywhere!
This sight left all the bandit lackeys on the walls rooted to the spot!
"En... enemy attack?!!"
"Enemies! Enemies have broken into the stronghold!"
"Clang clang clang..."
A bandit lackey cried out in alarm and hurriedly struck the bronze gong in his hand.
"Buzz!"
A streak of cold light flashed past, splitting both man and gong in two. Blood poured down like a tipped bucket.
[Killed one ordinary enemy, plundered 3 years of lifespan.]
Jiang Yi darted among the walls, killing one man with every step!
One slash turned them into wandering souls!
[Killed one ordinary enemy, plundered 1 year of lifespan.] [Killed one ordinary enemy, plundered 2 years of lifespan.] [...]
The commotion atop the walls had long since alerted the entire stronghold.
The stronghold instantly "boiled" over!
"Enemy attack? What enemy attack?"
"Who the hell dares to charge into Black Wind Stronghold? Are they tired of living?"
"What audacity! Do they not know Black Wind Stronghold's fearsome name?"
"Kill them! I'm going to kill two!"
Amid waves of curses and shouts, a full thirty to forty people rushed out from within the stronghold.
They gripped all manner of sharp weapons in their hands!
Every one of them radiated the fierce air of bandits!
Jiang Yi held his saber at his side, standing beneath the rain!
He stood atop the wall, looking down from on high at the thirty to forty bandits below.
Heroic spirit surged within him, and his blood boiled throughout his body!
Strands of intent spread from him—heavy, vast, tyrannical, wild...
Invisible ripples swept outward, making the surrounding space seem to turn into a vacuum.
His soaked gray robes gradually dried, while his black hair flew wildly in the wind!
"Kill!!!"
Jiang Yi spoke, letting out a low shout!
He leaped from the wall, raising the Ghost Head Great Saber in his hand—
Determined to slaughter all beneath heaven!
Like a tiger charging into a flock of sheep, he was unstoppable, with no one able to stand against him!
With one sweeping slash, three or four bandits were cut apart at the waist.
Even the slightest touch resulted in bones shattering and flesh splitting in an instant!
Before that overwhelming force!
What ghosts and monsters, what demons and devils—everything was smashed to pieces!
No matter how fierce those thirty to forty bandits were!
Before him, they were like heads stuck on stakes awaiting execution; none could match him.
Blood carpeted the ground, flowing in every direction mixed with rainwater!
Severed limbs and broken corpses lay scattered everywhere, the scene tragic and fierce beyond measure!
Whoosh!!!
A longsword stabbed out from the darkness, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows and flicking its tongue!
It had been poised and waiting, seeking the right moment to strike!
Seeming to spot an opening, it launched its attack in an instant, baring its fangs!
It shot toward Jiang Yi's back!
Jiang Yi sensed it and twisted sideways, bringing the great saber in his hand down in a slash.
"Clang!!!"
Blade and sword collided, scattering sparks in every direction!
A resounding metallic hum rang out!
The longsword broke into countless fragments, while a massive notch appeared in the great saber.
With a light shake, it snapped cleanly into two from the middle.
It seemed the two weapons had been of the same grade!
The sword wielder's pupils shrank sharply at the sight!
Without another thought, he rapidly retreated, trying to hide himself back within the darkness.
"You want to run?!!"
Jiang Yi discarded the broken saber that remained in his hand!
He leaped forward in one step, like a flying swan stepping upon clouds, forcefully closing in before him.
He reached out with one hand, his five fingers closing into a palm as he struck downward, carrying the intent to split mountains—fierce and heavy.
The sword wielder raised both arms to block!
"Bang!"
Both arms instantly shattered. The remaining force did not lessen, blowing apart his entire head like a watermelon.
The headless corpse swayed a few times!
Then—
With a thud, it collapsed to the ground and did not rise again!
[Killed one Skin Refining Realm martial artist, plundered 8 years of lifespan.]
A bandit who saw the scene before him could not help turning pale with horror!
He recognized the identity of that headless corpse!
"It's the Third Stronghold Master!"
"He... he's dead too?"
"Quick, go find the Great Stronghold Master!"
"Help! Demon, you're a demon!"
"Spare us! Spare us!"
Seeing Jiang Yi charge at them once more!
The remaining seven or eight bandits had long since been frightened out of their wits. They screamed loudly, turned, and fled!
Jiang Yi showed no mercy!
He wanted to kill! Kill! Kill!
Kill until they were wiped out completely, until nothing remained!
Kill until blood dyed the mountaintop red and flesh and bones piled into heaps!
Rock!
Tiger Roar!
Eagle Claw!
Mountain Splitting!
Jiang Yi wielded the techniques of all four martial arts with effortless ease!
With every movement, his 7,500 pounds of strength surged freely, crushing all things.
Jiang Yi struck out with his palm!
He sent the last bandit begging for mercy straight to the western paradise.
At that moment, he stood before a small stone chamber built entirely from black stone.
Three or four corpses lay beside him!
Before dying, they had still cried out toward the stone chamber, "Stronghold Master, save us!"
Clearly!
This was where the Great Stronghold Master of Black Wind Stronghold cultivated in seclusion.
According to what that man Jiang Yi had crushed to death earlier had said, he seemed to be breaking through the final realm of body tempering—
The Bone-Tempering Realm!
Moreover, Jiang Yi could sense someone inside the stone chamber.
Powerful fluctuations faintly leaked out!
Thus, the answer was obvious, ready to burst forth!
Naturally, Jiang Yi would not stupidly wait for the so-called Great Stronghold Master to emerge from seclusion!
Wouldn't that be plainly asking to be beaten?
Both fists shot out—Cauldron Origin Mountain Splitting!
"BOOM!!!"
Countless shattered stones flew through the air. Beneath the billowing dust, the stone chamber was thrown wide open...
The seated figure inside opened his eyes!
Killing Intent overflowed!
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