The Black Tiger Hall was located in the center of Tiger Roar City. It occupied a vast area, with a grand and imposing gatehouse. Two lifelike black stone tiger statues exuded a fierce aura.
The guards at the entrance, several Black Tiger Hall members, saw a person and a horse approaching, carrying a bloody head. Initially, they paid no mind. But when they clearly saw the face on the head, they were all greatly shocked!
"That… that's the Young Mistress?"
"Young Mistress Xiong Jiaojiao's head!"
"Who dares to be so bold!"
Lu Shaoyou dismounted and casually tossed Xiong Jiaojiao's head in front of the Black Tiger Hall's main gate. The head rolled a few times and stopped at the feet of a guard.
The guard was so frightened he stumbled back several steps, falling onto the ground.
"Who goes there! How dare you kill our Young Mistress and provoke the Black Tiger Hall!" a guard who appeared to be the leader shouted sternly, though his voice trembled slightly.
Lu Shaoyou ignored him and simply spoke calmly. His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears: "Black Tiger Hall Master Xiong Tai is dead. His daughter, Xiong Jiaojiao, has also been executed."
These words struck the area in front of the Black Tiger Hall like a thunderclap!
"What? The Hall Master too…"
"Impossible! The Hall Master's martial arts are peerless!"
"Quick! Go report to the Deputy Hall Master!"
In an instant, chaos erupted in front of the Black Tiger Hall.
Soon, a lean and fierce-looking middle-aged man with a sinister expression, accompanied by a large group of people, surged out from within the hall. This person was the Deputy Hall Master of the Black Tiger Hall, Qian Tong.
Qian Tong saw the head on the ground and Lu Shaoyou at the gate at a glance. His aura sank: "You killed the Young Mistress?"
Lu Shaoyou nodded: "Indeed."
"Where is the Hall Master? What did you do to the Hall Master?" Qian Tong pressed, a bad premonition already forming in his heart.
"He's gone to accompany his daughter," Lu Shaoyou said blandly.
"Scoundrel!" Qian Tong exploded in rage. "Hall Master Xiong Tai is a vital pillar of our Blood Saber Sect! How dare you commit such a heinous act! Guards! Tear this villain to pieces!"
"Kill him! Avenge the Hall Master and the Young Mistress!"
Dozens of Black Tiger Hall members, wielding weapons and with ferocious glints in their eyes, surrounded Lu Shaoyou.
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance."
Lu Shaoyou surveyed the crowd: "Withdraw from the Blood Saber Sect now, and you may live. Otherwise, you die."
"Hahaha!" Qian Tong laughed in fury. "Kid, who do you think you are? You think you can wipe out my Black Tiger Hall? What a colossal joke!"
A skilled fighter from the Black Tiger Hall spat: "Ignorant fool! You dare spout such nonsense! Brothers, hack him to death!"
"Since you've chosen the path of death, I will fulfill your wish." Lu Shaoyou's Qi Mei Cudgel vibrated in his hand, and an invisible killing aura permeated the air.
"Kill!" Qian Tong commanded.
Dozens of Black Tiger Hall members roared and charged forward, the flashes of swords and sabers instantly engulfing Lu Shaoyou.
Lu Shaoyou advanced instead of retreating. His Qi Mei Cudgel was like a dragon emerging from the sea, stirring up a bloody storm!
"Pfft!" The tip of the cudgel struck a man's throat. The man clutched his neck and fell.
[Slaughter Value +200 points.]
"Bang!" A sweeping blow with the cudgel broke two members in half at the waist, sending them flying with screams.
[Slaughter Value +50 points.]
[Slaughter Value +50 points.]
Lu Shaoyou was like a tiger among sheep. With every swing of his cudgel, someone fell. His movements were elusive, making it impossible for the Black Tiger Hall members to lock onto his position. They could only watch as their comrades died one by one.
"Damn it! Surround and kill him!" Qian Tong watched from the side, his heart pounding. He hadn't expected this person to be so ferocious.
However, no matter how many there were, they couldn't stop Lu Shaoyou's relentless reaping of lives.
[Slaughter Value +200 points.]
[Slaughter Value +500 points.]
[Slaughter Value +100 points.]
The Slaughter Value increased rapidly.
Lu Shaoyou's eyes grew brighter, and the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill within his body operated at an unprecedented speed.
"Ah! Demon! He's a demon!" Some Black Tiger Hall members were so terrified they broke and turned to flee.
"Those who flee, die!" Lu Shaoyou's voice was icy. The Qi Mei Cudgel flew out of his hand like a black lightning bolt, piercing the back of the fleeing man's heart.
[Slaughter Value +50 points.]
The Qi Mei Cudgel continued its momentum, impaling two more people before lodging into the wall with a "thud."
Lu Shaoyou fought bare-handed, but the slaughter did not stop. He used his fists and feet, each blow imbued with terrifying power.
"Bang!" A punch shattered a master's head.
[Slaughter Value +200 points.]
"Crack!" He stomped, breaking another person's ribcage.
[Slaughter Value +100 points.]
In just a moment, the ground was covered with corpses, blood flowing like a river.
Qian Tong's eyes bulged with fury. The nearly one hundred experts he brought had lost more than half their number in the blink of an eye!
"System, check Slaughter Value," Lu Shaoyou thought silently.
[Current Slaughter Value: 6950 points.]
"That's enough!" Lu Shaoyou's heart stirred.
"System, consume 6000 Slaughter Value to upgrade the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill!"
[Ding, upgrade successful. Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, 11th level. Congratulations to the host for successfully breaking through to the Xiantian realm!]
[Learned Xiantian secret technique: Dragon-Elephant Mountain Collapse Strike!]
An unprecedented surge of powerful energy erupted from Lu Shaoyou's body like a volcanic eruption! His bones, every inch of his muscles and tendons, every single cell, was undergoing a world-shattering transformation!
An indescribable sense of comfort spread through his entire body. He could clearly feel a subtle, wondrous connection forming between himself and the surrounding world.
The Inner Force within him had completely transformed into purer, more potent Xiantian True Qi!
"Boom!"
A vast and mighty aura surged from Lu Shaoyou towards the heavens, sweeping in all directions!
The Black Tiger Hall members still attacking him were blasted backward with screams by this aura. Those with weaker cultivation were directly sent flying, blood streaming from their orifices, dying on the spot!
Qian Tong's face drained of color in terror: "This… this is… the Xiantian realm?! Impossible! How could he possibly reach Xiantian at such a young age!"
He finally understood what a terrifying existence he had provoked!
"Now, it's your turn." Lu Shaoyou slowly opened his eyes, a faint golden light surrounding him. He looked as if he had been reborn.
He took a step, and his figure instantly appeared before Qian Tong.
Qian Tong's soul was about to leave his body. Without a second thought, he channeled all his cultivation into his claws and ferociously clawed at Lu Shaoyou: "I'll go all out with you!"
Lu Shaoyou didn't even glance at the claws that could split stone. He simply threw a punch.
"Dragon-Elephant Mountain Collapse Strike."
This punch lacked earth-shattering momentum, yet it seemed to draw upon the power of heaven and earth.
Before the fist even landed, an invisible, terrifying pressure had locked onto Qian Tong completely, making evasion impossible and even making his breathing difficult.
"No…!" Qian Tong's eyes were filled with despair and fear.
Lu Shaoyou's fist, Qian Tong's claws, and the entire Black Tiger Hall main building behind him made contact simultaneously.
There was no loud explosion.
Only a dead silence.
Then, before the disbelieving eyes of all the surviving Black Tiger Hall members, and the martial artists who had been alerted and were secretly observing from a distance…
Qian Tong, this Super First-rate Deputy Hall Master of the Black Tiger Hall, along with the majestic and sturdy Black Tiger Hall main building behind him, like a castle made of sand, silently… turned into dust!
Vanished with a single punch!
All that remained on the spot was a massive crater and swirling dust in the air.
Lu Shaoyou retracted his fist, looking at the Xiantian True Qi on it, which carried a faint golden hue, and then at the empty ruins before him.
The Xiantian realm was truly this terrifying!
He himself was deeply shocked by the power of this punch.
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