Chapter 7408
Lin Zhenghao Makes a Move
"Playing swords in front of me?"
"One finger is enough."
As the indifferent voice rang out, the index finger, wreathed in pale golden light, had already struck the incomparably sharp sword tip precisely!
"bite……!!"
A crisp, eerie sound, completely unlike the clanging of metal, resounded throughout the entire manor, its lingering echo making one's eardrums tingle!
Immediately afterwards...
"Snap! Snap!!"
A series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds rang out clearly!
In Lu Wenhou's suddenly contracted pupils, the jet-black longsword, forged from tempered cold iron and capable of cutting through iron like mud, shattered and disintegrated inch by inch, starting from the tip of the sword, as if crushed by an invisible force! Fragments flew everywhere, flashing with cold light!
An irresistible and terrifying force surged upwards along the sword!
"puff!"
The tiger's mouth of Lu Wenhou's right hand, which was gripping the sword, exploded first, splattering blood! Immediately afterward, the bones of his entire right arm made a "crackling" sound as they broke inch by inch under the strain!
Before the excruciating pain could fully reach his brain, his body was violently thrown away by the remaining force, tracing a tragic arc!
"Boom!!"
His body slammed heavily against the artificial rock wall several meters away, like a tattered sack! The hard rock surface was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, stone chips flew everywhere, and dust filled the air!
Blood gushed from Lü Wenhou's mouth, his face turned ashen, he was barely breathing, his right arm hung limply at his sides, and all that remained in his eyes was endless fear and confusion. He didn't even have the strength to move.
Xiao Chen's eyes were icy cold. He took a step forward, his figure approaching again like a ghost. His five fingers formed a claw, carrying a chilling killing intent, and he aimed straight for Lu Wenhou's throat, who was paralyzed in the rubble!
"I told you, I'd come to take your life tonight!"
This scene, like a red-hot iron, burned deeply into the hearts of all the onlookers!
Crush them!
A complete and utter crushing defeat!
It wasn't that Lu Wenhou was too weak, but that Xiao Chen... was stronger than they could comprehend!
With a single punch and a single finger, he effortlessly struck the genius of the Lü family, who had consumed elixirs and wielded divine weapons, leaving him critically injured and on the verge of death!
Countless gazes, filled with shock, fear, and disbelief, shifted from the dying Lu Wenhou to the person in the main seat... the Venerable Zhongnan, who had remained seated calmly and composed from beginning to end!
With his apprentice's life hanging by a thread, no one in the Lü family could stop him!
If this venerable one does not take action, Marquis Lü Wen will surely die!
However, when their gaze settled, they were horrified to find that... the old man in the long robe was nowhere to be seen in the main seat!
There was no one there!
Almost simultaneously, an aged, calm voice, yet containing boundless majesty and raging fury, seemed to descend from the heavens, resounding throughout the entire Qiyun Manor:
"You dare to injure my 'Blood-Clad Man's' disciple... You're courting death!"
The sound wasn't a roar, but it carried a strange, resonant power, like a tangible wave of sound that instantly swept across the entire area!
"Pfft!" "Pfft!"
Many guests with weaker cultivation levels blushed instantly, their blood churned, and they couldn't help but spit out blood, collapsing to the ground in a sorry state! The ground of the entire manor trembled slightly, and the roof tiles fell down in a rustling sound! Zhou Keying's face also turned pale, and she felt a tightness in her chest, almost unable to breathe.
But a dark figure flashed in front of her like a ghost; it was none other than the Extreme Yin Ancestor.
He merely took half a step forward, and an invisible barrier appeared around him. The terrifying sonic pressure that enveloped him vanished instantly, as if it had struck an impenetrable wall!
"Miss Zhou, don't worry." Ji Yin's voice remained calm, yet it carried a reassuring power.
Zhou Keying breathed a sigh of relief, but her gaze remained fixed on the tall figure in the center of the room, her beautiful eyes filled with worry: "I'm alright... Xiao Chen, he..."
At that moment, a figure in a gray robe appeared like a ghost, suddenly appearing between Xiao Chen and Lu Wenhou. His five fingers, like hooks, precisely gripped Xiao Chen's claw that was about to kill him!
It was the old man in the long robe who called himself the "Blood-Clad Man"!
The moment the other party's voice rang out, Xiao Chen felt a strong sense of alarm and withdrew his claws without hesitation, his true essence circulating rapidly like a raging storm!
A pale golden protective aura emanated from his body, condensing into a thin, shimmering halo around him that caused the surrounding air to distort slightly.
"You brat, barely twenty years old, yet you dare to be so arrogant, treating the Western martial arts world as nothing? Do you really think there's no one in this world who can subdue you?!"
The man in blood-stained clothes had eyes as cold as ice that had stood for millennia, and the intense killing intent emanating from him was almost tangible, making it suffocating.
He didn't even bother to glance at his critically injured and dying disciple behind him. His cloudy old eyes, like two poisoned swords, were fixed on Xiao Chen, exuding a chilling aura.
Before he finished speaking, he had already raised his hand and struck out with his palm!
This palm strike appeared slow and the movement as gentle as a whisk, but in reality it was faster than lightning. Wherever the palm wind passed, the air groaned under the weight, and visible ripples spread out, as if even space itself was about to be crushed and torn apart by this palm strike!
A devastating shadow of death instantly enveloped Xiao Chen, leaving him with no way to escape!
Xiao Chen's expression remained calm, and the energy around his body circulated even more rapidly... The power contained in this palm strike far exceeded that of Lu Wenhou by several times, and was even three times stronger than he had anticipated!
Just as he was about to unleash his true energy to meet the attack head-on, a figure suddenly blocked his way.
It's Lin Zhenghao!
“Mr. Xiao!” Lin Zhenghao’s voice was resolute. “I have no way to repay your kindness in saving me! I will send my subordinate to test the waters of this old man first!”
After saying that, he let out a low shout, and the true essence in his dantian surged wildly, all of it gathering on his right fist. His fist swelled up, carrying an indomitable momentum, and fiercely met the palm wind of the blood-clothed man!
"boom……!!!"
The instant fists and palms collided, a deafening roar like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting apart exploded! The violent shockwave swept out like a hurricane, sending surrounding rocks and wood chips flying several meters high!
Lin Zhenghao felt an indescribable, immense force crashing down on him like a massive tsunami, making his arms numb and his bones creak!
His body was forced backward uncontrollably, one step, two steps, three steps... a full eight steps back! With each step, the hard granite ground was sculpted with deep footprints and cracks, and gravel flew everywhere!
It wasn't until the eighth step that he suddenly steadied himself. A sweet taste rose in his throat, a metallic sweetness of blood surged up, but he forced it down. His chest churned with blood and qi, as if his internal organs had shifted, and his face instantly turned ashen.
With just this one strike, Lin Zhenghao was shaken to his core... This man in blood was not only far stronger than himself, but even... stronger than Mr. Xiao!
Of course, he didn't know Xiao Chen's true strength, so it's not surprising that he made this judgment.
tricky!
This time we've really run into a tough opponent!
The man in blood gave Lin Zhenghao no chance to catch his breath, his figure closing in again like a ghost. His gray robe billowed, creating a howling wind, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop several degrees! (End of Chapter)