Su Yu gently placed his palm on the assassin's forehead.
There was no infusion of True Qi, nor any corrosive Sha Qi.
The hand simply pressed down lightly.
Click!
A soft cracking sound as if a skull were breaking.
The violent True Qi within the assassin, about to explode, was like a punctured water bag that instantly found an outlet, hissing and leaking out from the crack in his skull, disappearing completely in the blink of an eye.
The ferocious madness on his face solidified.
Instead, there is an extreme sense of liberation and bewilderment.
In his final moments of consciousness, all that remained was the silhouette of a god Gods and Devils looking down upon ants.
Su Yu remained expressionless, ripped off the storage bag from the other person's waist, and tossed it into his own storage ring.
The whole process was smooth and effortless, like picking up a stone from the roadside.
After doing all this, he stood up, turned around, and walked back.
On the official road, the fifty Demon Suppression Guard remained motionless, maintaining their formation.
Zhang He stood at the front of the formation, his mouth agape, making dry "hoarse" sounds in his throat, unable to utter a single word.
Only one image kept replaying in his mind.
Hold the sword between two fingers.
One punch and it exploded.
In the blink of an eye, he annihilated a Qi Refinement expert at the Mystic Realm Fourth Level.
This is not something a human could do.
He recalled his resentment in the council hall, and the thoughts that had crossed his mind on the way. A chill ran down his spine and up his scalp.
What exaggeration? What secret treasure?
He finally understood that Lord Lu and Lin Quan were not exaggerating.
They were being modest! They were doing everything they could to save face for this man!
Can he withstand the Mystic Realm Fifth Level Peak?
With that punch just now, Zhang He had no doubt that even Body Refinement demon at the Mystic Realm Fifth Level Peak would be punched through on the spot!
I actually thought I could intimidate this monster?
ridiculous.
Utterly foolish!
Zhang He's back was already soaked with cold sweat, cold and sticky.
Su Yu walked past him without pausing for a moment.
"Lord Su..."
Zhang He spoke subconsciously, his voice dry and hoarse.
Su Yu didn't turn around, and simply uttered three words.
"Follow me."
These three simple words, to Zhang He, sent a chill down his spine more than any military order.
He jolted awake, straightened his back abruptly, and roared at his men, who were still standing there in a daze, "What are you all standing there for! Retreat! Keep moving!"
Whoosh!
The fifty Demon Suppression Guard, like stone statues awakened, hurriedly sheathed their shields and longswords and mounted their horses.
When they looked at Su Yu's back, there was no longer any scrutiny, only pure awe and fear.
Cao Yue and Yang Jing followed silently, exchanged a glance, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes.
They knew Su Yu was strong, but they didn't expect him to be this strong.
That's not genius.
It's a monster.
The team set off again, but the atmosphere was completely different.
A deathly silence.
Apart from the sound of horses' hooves and the wind, there was not a single other noise.
Zhang He obediently followed at the back of the group, no longer daring to overstep his bounds. He didn't even dare to look up at the back of the figure in the black tiger robe at the front.
Just as this team was speeding towards Nanhe County.
Thousands of miles away, in Qing Province.
The Duke Chen's Residence, a secluded little courtyard.
A beautiful woman in luxurious palace attire paced back and forth, her face full of anxiety.
She was Chen Yu's biological mother, Concubine Wang.
"Auntie, please stop turning around," the trusted guard whispered, trying to comfort her. "Lord Qingshan is a master of the Mystic Realm Fourth Level. His Azure Wood Mystic Transformation Sword is incredibly powerful. Dealing with a nobody from Tiannan Commandery is a piece of cake for him."
Concubine Wang stopped in her tracks, clutching her chest, her delicate brows furrowed.
"For some reason, I always feel uneasy in my chest, as if something bad is about to happen."
The guard wanted to persuade him further.
"Presumptuous!"
A furious shout rang out from the courtyard gate, carrying an barely suppressed murderous intent.
The Duke Chen, dressed in a robe with a four-clawed dragon, strode in with a livid face.
The armored soldiers behind him exuded a chilling aura and instantly sealed off the entire courtyard.
"My lord..."
Concubine Wang's face lit up with joy, and she was about to greet her.
Snap!
A loud slap landed hard on her face.
Concubine Wang was spun halfway around by the slap before falling down in a sorry state, her cheek quickly swelling up.
"Fool!" Duke Chen looked down at her, his eyes icy cold. "Who gave you the audacity to send someone to Tiannan Commandery?!"
Concubine Wang covered her face, completely stunned, and cried out, "Lord Duke! Yu'er died so tragically! I only wanted to avenge him..."
"Revenge?"
Enraged, Duke Chen laughed and kicked Concubine Wang in the shoulder, sending her tumbling away.
"Your precious son secretly practiced the Blood Demon Art! His corpse is still in the hands of the Demon Suppression Bureau! You're sending people to intercept and kill the Demon Suppression Bureau captain now? Do you want my Chen Family to die even sooner?!"
Blood Demon Art!
These three words struck Concubine Wang's mind like a hammer blow.
She collapsed to the ground, all color draining from her face.
"No... it's impossible... how could Yu'er...?"
"Shut up!" Duke Chen interrupted sharply, "From today onwards, you will stay in this courtyard. Without my order, you are not to step out even half a step!"
"As for revenge, don't even think about it!"
"The most important thing now is to suppress the fact that that bastard is practicing demonic arts! Otherwise, the entire Duke's Residence will be buried with him!"
After finishing his words, Duke Chen didn't look at the woman on the ground again, and turned and left.
The cold command echoed through the courtyard.
"Keep a close eye on her. If anything goes wrong, you'll all pay with your heads!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers responded with a resounding roar.
The courtyard gate slammed shut, and Concubine Wang collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with resentment and despair.
at the same time.
The eye of the storm, Nanhe County.
The once bustling county town is now shrouded in an eerie blood mist.
The streets were littered with ruins and dried bloodstains.
One by one, " Blood Demon " with bloodshot eyes and strange blood-red patterns on their skin roamed the streets; they were once the people of this place.
In front of the main gate of the Demon Suppression Bureau Division branch.
Lin Xiao was covered in blood, his only remaining hand gripping a long sword, using it to support his swaying body.
His right arm was severed at the shoulder, the wound shrouded in black mist, corroding his life force.
Behind them, Tang Shan and the few remaining Demon Suppression Guard, all wounded, formed a circle, protecting the trembling family members of the clerks.
"Chief Lin, give up."
Opposite them, a effeminate man in a long robe, dressed as a protector of the Demon God Cult, was wiping a blood-dripping scimitar with a white handkerchief.
His aura was clearly at the Mystic Realm Third Level.
Is it worth sacrificing yourself for these ordinary people?
Lin Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood and gave a ghastly smile.
"We are guards of the Demon Suppression Bureau; it's our duty, not a question of whether it's worth it!"
"Still stubborn." The effeminate man shook his head, a cruel smile on his face, "Then... die, all of you."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure blurred and transformed into a bloody shadow.
The curved blade in his hand traced a shrill arc, aimed straight for Lin Xiao's neck!
Lin Xiao's pupils contracted sharply. He tried to raise his knife to block, but his heavily injured body couldn't keep up with his reaction.
He could only watch helplessly as the deadly glint of the blade rapidly magnified before his eyes.