Dragon-Elephant Mountain Collapse Strike

Black Tiger Hall stood at the center of Tiger Roar City, sprawling over vast grounds. Its gate tower was lofty and imposing, flanked by two lifelike black-stone tiger statues that radiated a ferocious aura.

Several Black Tiger Hall guards at the entrance saw a man on horseback approaching with a bloody head in hand. At first, they paid it no mind, but once they recognized the face on that head, every one of them turned pale in shock!

"Th-that's the young lady?"

"Young Lady Xiong Jiaojiao's head!"

"Who would dare do such a thing?!"

Lu Shaoyou dismounted and casually tossed Xiong Jiaojiao's head before Black Tiger Hall's gates. The head rolled several times before stopping at a guard's feet.

The guard staggered back several steps in terror, then fell flat on his rear.

"Who goes there?! You dare murder our young lady and provoke Black Tiger Hall?!" a guard who appeared to be the leader shouted sternly, though a trace of trembling colored his voice.

Lu Shaoyou ignored him. He merely spoke calmly, his voice quiet yet clear enough for everyone to hear. "Black Tiger Hall Master Xiong Tai is dead. His daughter Xiong Jiaojiao has also been executed."

The words struck the entrance of Black Tiger Hall like a thunderbolt!

"What? The hall master too...?"

"Impossible! The hall master's martial arts are unmatched!"

"Quick! Report this to the deputy hall master!"

For a moment, chaos broke out before Black Tiger Hall's gates.

Soon, a lean, sinister-looking middle-aged man emerged from the hall with a large group of men. He was Black Tiger Hall's deputy hall master, Qian Tong.

Qian Tong immediately saw the head on the ground and Lu Shaoyou at the gate. His aura sank. "You killed the young lady?"

Lu Shaoyou nodded. "That's right."

"Where is the hall master? What did you do to him?" Qian Tong pressed, an ominous premonition already rising in his heart.

"He went to accompany his daughter," Lu Shaoyou said flatly.

"Bastard!" Qian Tong flew into a rage. "Hall Master Xiong Tai was a pillar of the Blood Saber Sect! How dare you strike so viciously! Men! Hack this wretch into ten thousand pieces!"

"Kill him! Avenge the hall master and young lady!"

Dozens of Black Tiger Hall members gripped their weapons, murderous light in their eyes as they surrounded Lu Shaoyou from all sides.

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance."

Lu Shaoyou swept his gaze over them. "Leave the Blood Saber Sect now, and you may live. Otherwise, die."

"Hahaha!" Qian Tong laughed in fury. "Brat, who do you think you are? You think you can wipe out Black Tiger Hall to the last man? What a colossal joke!"

A Black Tiger Hall fighter spat. "You death-seeking fool! You still dare spout such nonsense? Brothers, chop him up!"

"Since you have chosen the road to death, I will grant you your wish." Lu Shaoyou shook the Qi Mei Cudgel in his hand, and an invisible killing intent spread outward.

"Kill!" Qian Tong gave the order.

Dozens of Black Tiger Hall members charged with shouts, blade-light and sword-shadows instantly swallowing Lu Shaoyou whole.

Rather than retreat, Lu Shaoyou advanced. His Qi Mei Cudgel was like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, whipping up a bloody gale!

"Pfft!" The tip of the cudgel struck one man in the throat, and he collapsed while clutching his neck.

Slaughter Value +200 points.

"Bang!" With one horizontal sweep, he struck two members in half at the waist, sending them flying with miserable screams.

Slaughter Value +50 points.

Slaughter Value +50 points.

Lu Shaoyou was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Every swing of his cudgel brought another man down. His movements were elusive, and Black Tiger Hall's men could not lock onto his position at all. They could only watch helplessly as their companions died one after another.

"Damn it! Box him in and crush him!" Qian Tong watched with his heart pounding in terror. He had never expected this man to be so brutally fierce.

Yet no matter how many men there were, they could not stop Lu Shaoyou's march of reaping lives.

Slaughter Value +200 points.

Slaughter Value +500 points.

Slaughter Value +100 points.

The Slaughter Value was rising at a furious pace.

Lu Shaoyou's eyes grew brighter and brighter, while the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill within him circulated at an unprecedented speed.

"Ah! A demon! He's a demon!" Some Black Tiger Hall members had been terrified out of their wits. They turned and tried to flee.

"Those who flee, die!" Lu Shaoyou's voice was icy. The Qi Mei Cudgel flew from his hand like a black bolt of lightning, piercing straight through the fleeing man's back.

Slaughter Value +50 points.

The Qi Mei Cudgel did not lose momentum. It skewered two more men before embedding itself in the wall with a "thunk."

Though barehanded, Lu Shaoyou's slaughter did not cease. He used fists and kicks alike, every blow carrying terrifying force.

"Bang!" One punch exploded an expert's head.

Slaughter Value +200 points.

"Crack!" One kick shattered another man's breastbone.

Slaughter Value +100 points.

In but a moment, corpses carpeted the ground, and blood flowed into a river.

Qian Tong's eyes nearly split apart. Of the nearly hundred skilled men he had brought, more than half had fallen in the blink of an eye!

System, check my Slaughter Value.

Current Slaughter Value: 6950 points.

Enough! Lu Shaoyou's heart stirred.

System, consume 6000 Slaughter Value and upgrade the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill!

Ding. Upgrade successful. Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill Eleventh Layer. Congratulations, Host, you have successfully broken through to the Innate Realm!

Innate secret technique comprehended: Dragon-Elephant Mountain Collapse Strike!

An unprecedentedly powerful force erupted from Lu Shaoyou's body like a volcanic explosion! His limbs, bones, every inch of sinew, and every cell underwent an earth-shattering transformation!

An indescribable sense of comfort spread through his entire body. He could clearly feel that a mysterious connection had formed between himself and this heaven and earth.

The Inner Force within his body had completely transformed into purer, stronger innate true qi!

"Boom!"

A vast and majestic aura surged skyward from Lu Shaoyou, sweeping in every direction!

Those Black Tiger Hall men who had still been attacking him were blasted away screaming by that aura. The weaker ones bled from all seven orifices and died on the spot!

Qian Tong's face drained of color. "Th-this is... the Innate Realm?! Impossible! How could he reach the Innate Realm at such a young age?!"

At last, he understood what kind of terrifying existence he had provoked!

"Now, it's your turn." Lu Shaoyou slowly opened his eyes. A faint golden radiance lingered around him, and his whole person seemed reborn.

He took one step, and his figure instantly appeared before Qian Tong.

Qian Tong's soul nearly fled his body. Without a second thought, he channeled all his power into both claws and lunged at Lu Shaoyou like a madman. "I'll fight you to the death!"

Lu Shaoyou did not even glance at those sharp claws capable of splitting steles and shattering rocks. He simply threw an ordinary punch.

Dragon-Elephant Mountain Collapse Strike.

This punch carried no earthshaking spectacle, yet it seemed to draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

Before the fist even arrived, an invisible, terrifying pressure had completely locked Qian Tong in place. He could neither evade nor escape; even breathing became difficult.

"No...!" Qian Tong's eyes filled with despair and terror.

Lu Shaoyou's fist made contact at the same moment with Qian Tong's claws and the entire main building of Black Tiger Hall behind him.

There was no deafening blast.

Only utter silence.

Then, before the disbelieving eyes of all the surviving Black Tiger Hall members, as well as martial artists in the distance who had been alerted and were secretly watching...

Qian Tong, the Super First-rate deputy hall master of Black Tiger Hall, together with the towering, sturdy main building behind him, silently... turned into dust like a castle piled from sand!

With a single punch, they vanished into thin air!

All that remained was an enormous crater and dust swirling through the sky.

Lu Shaoyou withdrew his fist, looked at the faint golden innate true qi on it, then looked at the empty ruins before him.

The Innate Realm was terrifying to such a degree!

Even he was deeply shaken by the power of that punch.