Hearts Turned to Evil, Upholding Justice (4/8)
"Brother Yu, how is the situation?" Xie Linchuan asked.
All eyes were now focused on this place.
"They tried to harm me, but fortunately I was more skilled."
Yu Tunzhou gazed into the deep night, his voice calm yet clear. "A wisp of greed, a trace of jealousy, a few weighing of pros and cons, are enough to turn a person's heart towards evil."
"In the midst of the struggle for Martial Fortune, instead of relying on true skill to seize the opportunity, you only think of ambushing me. How are you any different from bandits in the mountains?"
He suddenly sighed, "Today I am ruthlessly eliminating them all, solely to set things right, eradicate evil, and uphold the little remaining justice in this world."
His voice carried on the night breeze along the riverbank.
People's hearing isn't good, so they only keenly caught certain keywords, such as "ambush," "bandits," and "justice."
If it weren't for giving Yu some face in Fist Intent, the whole place would probably have burst into laughter.
Yue Hongyi looked at Jiang Yungu curiously. "Jiang Yungu, are you fully recovered from your injuries? What do you think of those shameless words?"
Jiang Yungu snorted coldly, looked up at the Martial Fortune in the sky, and took advantage of the distraction to ruthlessly loot it.
Zhang Buyu, standing to the side, nodded earnestly and said, "The words may be rough, but the reasoning is sound. Brother Yu's words do have some merit."
Yue Hongyi said irritably, "I didn't ask you!"
On the bridge, Cao Jianjia smirked, thinking Xie Linchuan was being unreasonable. He'd already killed him; didn't he see the guy wasn't even injured? Could he possibly have suffered a loss?
Immediately, she turned back to continue vying for the Martial Fortune.
Xie Linchuan was also somewhat amused and exasperated, and could only remind him, "The Martial Fortune hasn't been completely seized yet, Brother Yu, you can continue."
Yu Tunzhou frowned. In order to eradicate evil completely, he had only swallowed a mouthful of Martial Fortune at the very beginning, and almost all of it was poured into the Daoist book in his mind.
Yu Tunzhou leaped up, leaving the bridgehead, and found an open space to stand. Looking up, he saw that most of the young men from various families were vying for Martial Fortune, and their positions subtly indicated a mutual restraint.
Without wasting any time, he fully activated the [Spark Instruction]. The three-zhang-long vortex, equivalent to the tenth level of the ultimate Qi Ingestion Method, immediately attracted everyone's attention and became the focus of the entire audience.
After a moment of silence, everyone simultaneously began searching for the same figure.
You're telling me this is the [Spark Instruction]?
Chen Xuanye, who had been hiding in a corner, couldn't help but peek out and froze on the spot.
Is this the [Spark Instruction]?
How could this be the [Spark Instruction]?!
Chen Xuanye was filled with doubt and uncertainty. Could it be that he had mistakenly given away another method that day?
Or was it that [Spark Instruction] jade pendant that his uncle casually tossed him, which actually held a hidden secret?
Yes, his uncle threw him the jade pendant right after he was deposed as crown prince.
Yu Tunzhou's mind sank into the Primordial Spirit Heaven and Earth.
Within the Primordial Spirit Heaven and Earth, Little Black was anxiously swimming back and forth. Before it could even swallow its share of Martial Fortune, it was snatched away by a certain tattered book!
Snatching food from the fish's mouth!
Yu Tunzhou comforted the child, and then the two fish, in perfect harmony, joined forces to lock onto the remaining Martial Fortune falling from the sky and swallowed it all in one gulp.
The remaining golden Martial Fortune in the sky was swallowed up completely, like a giant, invisible maw sweeping away everything in its path, leaving not a trace.
As a result, in everyone's perception, the remaining Martial Fortune suddenly vanished in large quantities, leaving not a trace.
Yu Tunzhou frowned. He didn't have much Martial Fortune left; less than a bite, and he'd barely have three-quarters of it left.
It's all Ji Pan's fault.
The riverbank was quiet for a moment, then everyone immediately noticed something was amiss.
This time, no one gave them any face. Following a lead from someone, the crowd erupted in angry curses. "Fish thief!"
"You're not a human being!"
Even Lu Huaiqing back then wasn't this ruthless!
At this moment, Xie Linchuan and the others could only remain silent.
Cao Jianjia frowned, glanced at Zhang Qinghe, and gestured for him to curse on his behalf.
Seeing the crowd's turmoil and the presence of many villains, Yu Tunzhou, though still hot-blooded, was unwilling to antagonize the masses. He could only shake his head, lamenting the decline of morality, and then slip into the mountains, heading uphill.
With the infusion of Martial Fortune, he had already turned the first page of the Daoist book. He wanted to find a quiet place to study it properly!
That night.
As soon as Zhang Qinghe returned to his residence, he saw a towering figure standing in the courtyard, casting a suffocating shadow.
"----Uncle."
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Zhang Pu, who had once gifted Yu Tunzhou the method of Refining the True essence after Zhang Qinghe's defeat, looked deeply at Zhang Qinghe and slowly said, "Not long ago, in a bloody battle on the mountaintop, Yu Tunzhou used the Subduing the Dragon and Taming the Tiger Fist to kill four people in succession without sustaining a scratch. Afterwards, he pursued Ji Pan along the mountain path, severing both of his arms within three exchanges and smashing him to the temple with a punch, killing him on the spot."
"Then, he charged along the mountain path, using the same Iron Mountain Lean he used in the past, and smashed Chang Jian, who was on high alert, to death with a single punch."
"Including the two who drowned in the river, a total of eight people died directly or indirectly at the hands of Yu Tunzhou in this battle."
Zhang Qinghe swallowed hard, his mind in a daze.
Ji Pan and Chang Jian were both geniuses no less than him, yet they were both ultimately killed by Yu Tunzhou with a single punch each?
Wait, why didn't he hear the word "sneak attack"?
What do you mean there was no sneak attack?!
"In this battle, Yu Tunzhou not only demonstrated the tenth level of the Qi Ingestion Method, but also mastered the essence of the Subduing the Dragon and Taming the Tiger Fist, reaching the Dragon Roar and Tiger Howl stage. His Inner Qi had become Spirit Form, and his Inner Qi could travel three zhang (approximately 10 meters) beyond his body. No one in the town could defeat him."
"Therefore, tonight, eight disciples from the thirty-nine families in the town perished overnight—"
At this point, Zhang Pu sighed, his spirits dampened. "This man has already gained power; he's practically the second Lu Huaiqing. I don't think you'll ever be his match, not even after you leave the cave."
"Everyone should have some self-awareness. Now that you've temporarily become friends with him because of Jianjia's influence, don't make enemies again. I don't want to have that Laozi surnamed Mo collect your corpse."
Turn enemies into friends?
Zhang Qinghe felt inexplicably wronged. From his subsequent interactions with Yu Tunzhou, he could sense that the guy had never considered him an enemy from beginning to end!
Zhang Pu turned and went back into the house, leaving only his last words. "Strive for a few more bursts of Martial Fortune. Even if it's difficult to forge Immortal Foundation in the future, these two bursts of Martial Fortune will still make you far superior to other Higher Vehicle foundations."
At the summit of the mountain.
Old Mo looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and sighed deeply.
Tunzhou was such a good child, kind and simple-minded, but after spending only a few days with Lu Huaiqing, he became so ruthless.
Good news!
In today's world, how can you survive without being ruthless?
Thinking back to the day Lu Huaiqing returned to Dongtian Town and won a standing ovation, Old Mo was quite itching to learn from him.
Old Mo suddenly looked up and saw that Martial Fortune in the sky had been plundered.
I was careless last time and didn't see it clearly, but this time I saw it very clearly.
What a wonderful saying: observing the Heavenly Peng and obtaining the Kunpeng.
The only thing that worried Old Mo was whether Yu Tunzhou would be targeted by the the Unseen Kunpeng Dao Traces.
If I remember correctly, even among the great Divine Ability beings of the past, the Demon Master Kunpeng was a great Great Sage among Great Sage.
However, with Lu Huaiqing around, there shouldn't be any need to worry for the time being.
Inside the temple.
Yu Tunzhou turned back. He originally wanted to go to the mountain peak, but Lu Huaiqing called him back with a telepathic message.
Inside the temple, Dingguang was tending to a single lamp, struggling with yawns and the scriptures.
At the little monk's feet, a fluffy Little White fox lay there, drooling and fast asleep.
Seeing this, Yu Tunzhou smiled knowingly and then went to stand in front of Lu Huaiqing.
"Senior Lu."
Lu Huaiqing gestured for him to sit down, and his first question went straight to the point, "Your Primordial Spirit Inner Form is Kunpeng?"