Chapter 7418
Lü Cangluan's Fury
A strangely shaped, thin, curved blade had somehow found its way onto his skin, its sharp edge even slicing through the skin of his neck, drawing out a drop of cold blood!
They... were surrounded in an instant?!
A murderous aura, far more intense and purer than theirs, spread throughout the entire Qiyun Manor like an invisible tide!
Lu Cangluan suppressed the turmoil in his heart and frantically scanned his surroundings, his pupils suddenly contracting to their maximum size!
Suddenly, hundreds of figures appeared in the arena!
These people were all dressed in uniform dark-colored outfits, and they moved silently, as if they had become one with the darkness.
They wore metal masks of various styles, all exuding a cold aura, covering most of their faces, revealing only pairs of emotionless, sharp eyes like those of hawks!
They wielded various specially made weapons, their aura was restrained and profound, yet it carried a chilling and murderous air... Clearly, they were elite assassins who had experienced countless life-and-death battles!
When did such a well-trained and formidable force begin to lurk in the Western Region?!
Lu Cangluan's heart trembled violently, his gaze sweeping over the expressionless masked figures.
Although he was confident that he could crush the vast majority of them in terms of personal cultivation, the number of the opponents was more than double!
What's even more terrifying is that these people cooperated seamlessly with each other, their energy subtly linked, clearly proficient in combined attack techniques. Their formation was airtight and flawless!
Quantitative change has been enough to trigger qualitative change!
Lu Cangluan's face was ashen. Suppressing his fear, he shouted sharply, attempting to intimidate the other party with the name of the New Martial Arts Association:
"Who exactly are you?! The New Martial Arts Association is enforcing the law, and you dare to secretly obstruct it, openly opposing the New Martial Arts Association! Do you have a death wish and want your entire family wiped out?!"
A tall figure wearing a dark gold dragon-patterned mask stepped out slowly.
His voice came through the cold mask, low and hoarse, yet carrying an undeniable resolve, each word ringing with conviction:
"Who we are is none of your business."
“But this person…” He raised his hand, his fingertip pointing directly at Xiao Chen’s back, his tone resolute, “you can’t take him away.”
Lu Cangluan's pupils suddenly contracted, and she was about to speak angrily when she saw Xiao Chen walking calmly towards the outside of the manor, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.
With his hands behind his back, he walked steadily, his demeanor as relaxed as if he were strolling in his own backyard. The tense and murderous standoff around him was nothing more than an insignificant farce in his eyes.
He strolled leisurely, treating the surrounding heroes as if they were nothing!
What enraged Lü Cangluan even more was that none of the masked men wielding sharp blades and pressing them against their vital points made a single move to stop them!
Xiao Chen calmly and unhurriedly passed through the encirclement, his figure growing ever more distant!
What utter contempt! What utter provocation!
"presumptuous!"
Lu Cangluan was so enraged that he felt his dignity had been trampled underfoot!
His true energy suddenly erupted, and waves of energy surged around him. With a twist of his body, he disregarded the threat of the sharp blade behind his neck and struck backward with his palm.
At the same time, his left hand formed a claw with five fingers, and with a sharp gust of wind, he swiftly grabbed the curved blade pressed against the back of his neck!
"Clang... Crack!"
A sharp, metallic cracking sound suddenly rang out!
That sharp blade, clearly no ordinary weapon, was snapped in two by his fingers, which were infused with his true essence! The broken blade flew everywhere, flashing with cold light!
The masked man holding the broken blade groaned, staggered back half a step by the aftershock of the palm strike, but showed no fear in his eyes. Instead, he raised the short crossbow at his waist again, the arrow tip pointing directly at Lü Cangluan's brow!
Lu Cangluan, having gained the upper hand, was about to turn around and deal with the audacious attacker when a calm voice, like cold water, extinguished the anger in his heart.
"enough."
Xiao Chen's voice came, light and airy, yet carrying an undeniable authority. He didn't even turn around, his steps continuing unabated.
“It’s not worth getting into a fight with these barking wolves.” His voice clearly reached the ears of every member of the War God Alliance, his tone indifferent: “Their lives are too cheap, not worth the brothers risking their lives for.”
Xiao Chen knew perfectly well what was going on...
Although the brothers of the War God Alliance took the initiative and gained the upper hand this time, if they were to truly fight a head-on battle with the elites of the New Martial Arts Association, the final outcome would inevitably be a lose-lose situation with heavy losses.
Using the worthless lives of these so-called "new martial arts champions" to exchange for the lives of his carefully nurtured brothers? It's not worth it, not worth it at all!
"You little beast! You're asking for it...!!"
When Lü Cangluan heard Xiao Chen compare him to a "wild dog," his anger could no longer be contained and instantly reached its peak!
His eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his figure moved like a purple lightning bolt. He abandoned the masked man and gathered all his strength in one palm, bringing an overwhelming force to strike Xiao Chen's back from a distance!
The palm wind howled, and the condensed true essence condensed in mid-air into a clearly visible light purple palm print. Wherever it passed, the air exploded and the energy overflowed!
This palm strike was unleashed in anger, its power three times greater than before! If it were to land, even a Celestial Realm expert at their peak would be severely injured, either dead or crippled!
However, faced with this terrifying palm strike capable of splitting stone and shattering monuments, Xiao Chen still...didn't even turn his head.
He didn't even change the rhythm of his steps in the slightest; his back remained upright, his composure was awe-inspiring!
Just as the pale purple palm print was about to touch Xiao Chen's back robe...
Something strange happened!
The air three feet behind Xiao Chen suddenly seemed to become incredibly viscous. Then, an invisible barrier, almost imperceptible to the naked eye and radiating a faint golden light, suddenly appeared out of thin air!
"Bang...!!!"
The pale purple palm print slammed solidly into that invisible barrier!
There was no earth-shattering roar as I had imagined, only a dull "plop" sound like a heavy object falling into water!
Immediately afterwards, an incredibly powerful backlash, like an enraged prehistoric beast, rebounded along the original path of the palm print, crashing into Lü Cangluan with an even more violent and surging force!
"what?!"
The ferocity on Lü Cangluan's face instantly turned into utter horror! He had no time to react at all, only to feel an irresistible force slam into his chest, as if he had been hit head-on by a towering mountain!
"puff……!!"
He coughed up a mouthful of blood, crimson and mixed with fragments of internal organs! As if struck head-on by a speeding train, his body flew uncontrollably off the ground!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
His body traced a tragic arc in the air, knocking over seven or eight newly trained martial arts masters behind him who couldn't dodge in time, before finally coming to a stop on the messy ground like a rolling gourd!
Lu Cangluan collapsed to the ground, his face ashen white, his breath fading instantly, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief, terror, and bewilderment! (End of Chapter)