Chapter 89: Severely Wounded, Repelling the Enemy with Words!

Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Severely Wounded, Repelling the Enemy with Words!

Taking a Single Sheep Peak head-on, the Third Realm Martial Master had already lost his breath as he flew through the air!

SLASH!

Just as Fang Xu finished off his opponent, a sudden, searing pain erupted from his back!

Behind him, another Third Realm Martial Master, who had held back earlier for fear of injuring his comrade, seized the moment Fang Xu killed his teammate to unleash a blade aura right at his back!

If this blade aura had struck an ordinary Martial Disciple, it might have cleaved them squarely in two!

However, Fang Xu possessed not only over five hundred bonus Strength Attribute points but also over two hundred Life Attribute points.

The augmentation of these two attributes made his physical toughness far surpass that of a Martial Disciple. Although this blade aura left a bone-deep gash on his back, it failed to take his life instantly!

Still, the wound was exceedingly severe for Fang Xu. The excruciating pain made him stumble, barely able to stay on his feet.

SPIT!

Seeing that Fang Xu seemed to have lost the ability to fight back, the Third Realm Martial Master spat a mouthful of bloody saliva and walked over slowly, his eyes gleaming with malice.

"Brat, you’ve hurt so many of our men. Once I bring you back, I’ll show you how I can torture someone!"

Fang Xu half-knelt on the ground, his right hand clutching the wound on his back. He watched the approaching Martial Master with an expressionless face.

The Martial Master reached him and planted a kick right on his shoulder, sending Fang Xu tumbling across the ground.

Fang Xu struggled to his feet, frantically urging in his mind, "Little cuties, hurry! Hurry up!"

Over the gruesome wound on his back, a large mass of fleshy, blood-red substance writhed. Wherever it passed, the bleeding stopped instantly, and the gash showed signs of gradual healing.

"Don’t waste time! Cripple him and bring him back!

"With him, Lord Father will definitely be able to crack that secret!" the injured Blood Robe figure behind him spoke just as the Martial Master was about to deliver another kick.

"Yes, brother!"

The Martial Master turned and cupped his fists. Just as he was about to turn back and take Fang Xu away, a pair of hands suddenly gripped the top of his head and his chin.

CRACK!

With a vicious twist of the hands, the Martial Master’s neck was snapped. His limp body slowly collapsed, revealing Fang Xu standing behind him, his face covered in blood and grime.

The injured Blood Robe figure watched this scene, his face filled with shock.

He couldn’t understand it. How could this kid, who had clearly suffered such a catastrophic injury, suddenly recover?

What exactly was this guy!?

Could it be because of the Divination God’s inheritance?

Under his horrified gaze, Fang Xu walked toward him, step by step.

Beside him, the two remaining Peak Martial Disciple Blood Robe figures were so terrified that they retreated again and again, not daring to make a move.

"Retreat!"

Although Fang Xu’s pace was agonizingly slow, every step felt as if it were stomping directly on the man’s heart. The horrifying pressure finally shattered his craving for the Divination God’s inheritance.

Receiving the order, the other three Blood Robe figures engaged in combat with Lu Qingluo no longer hesitated. They leaped out of the fray, supported the injured Blood Robe figure, and vanished from Zhiyuan Hall.

"Fang Xu!"

Having lost her opponents, a somewhat disheveled Lu Qingluo rushed to Fang Xu’s side.

Looking at him nearly drenched in blood, Lu Qingluo had just opened her mouth to speak when Fang Xu’s legs gave out, unable to stand any longer.

"Fang Xu!"

She hurriedly dropped her spear and supported him, her face filled with worry.

The blade wound on his back had dealt Fang Xu a devastating injury. Had the Divine Attendant Pill not temporarily sealed his wound and released his previously accumulated Blood Qi Power to grant him the strength to stand for a brief period, he would have been in deep trouble today.

"Senior... Senior Brother Huang..."

An incredibly weak Fang Xu turned his head to look at the battle on the other side.

Huang Qingzhou was currently in a miserable state. His body was littered with wounds of all sizes, and his aura was extremely feeble.

Yet despite this, he stood firmly blocking Chu Muyun’s door, refusing to let the group cross the line by even half a step!

"Huang Qingzhou, we don’t want to kill you. Step aside!" the leader of the Black-clothed Martial Artists shouted sharply.

"Heh... SPIT!"

Huang Qingzhou clutched his chest, wanting to laugh, but a mouthful of blood welled up in his mouth.

He spat lightly, expelling the blood, and smiled faintly. "A bunch of pitiful idiots. You don’t even know you’ve been played by Su Cheng."

Hearing this, the black-clothed men looked at each other in dismay before all turning their eyes to their leader.

"What... what nonsense are you spouting!"

"We... we don’t know any Su Cheng!"

Listening to their words, Huang Qingzhou slowly stood up. Using the stone pillar by the door for support, he slowly sat down on the steps. Casting a pitying glance over the group, he said, "If I’m guessing correctly, Su Cheng must have told you that if you kill me, he’ll tell the Ascension Association that I died in the Tilan Mountain ruins, right?"

The black-clothed leader froze upon hearing this.

That was exactly what Su Cheng had told them.

It was just that the group, operating on the idea of snatching Chu Muyun without having to kill anyone, hadn’t delivered any fatal blows.

"As an Inner Sect Disciple of the Ascension Association, my master is notoriously protective of his own. Did you really think he’d believe Su Cheng’s one-sided story?

"I’m not afraid to tell you that aside from myself and Su Cheng, there are three other Ascension Association disciples accompanying us on this trip. Do you think those three would dare to lie and cover up for Su Cheng?

"Do you seriously think the Ascension Association’s Law Enforcement Hall is just for show!?"

Huang Qingzhou’s sudden shout terrified the black-clothed men so much that they took several steps back!

As people who had reached the Martial Master realm, they all knew full well what kind of faction the Ascension Association was.

It was an existence that even the Yu Kingdom Royal Family didn’t dare offend!

Legend had it that the mysterious leader of the Ascension Association had already reached the pinnacle of the Martial Dao and was currently pursuing the ethereal Immortal Dao!

"Want the girl inside?

"Kill me, and then kill those two," Huang Qingzhou said indifferently, pointing toward Lu Qingluo and the heavily injured Fang Xu.

The black-clothed men fell into a dilemma. They looked at Fang Xu and Lu Qingluo, then looked at Huang Qingzhou, not daring to make any rash moves.

"Oh, let me tell you one more thing. Those two, along with the girl inside the room, are all considered disciples of the Ascension Association."

"Losing four disciples at once..." Huang Qingzhou leaned his head against the stone pillar and sighed. "The Ascension Association definitely won’t rest until they’ve turned Huangzhou Prefecture—or even the entire Yu Kingdom—upside down.

"After you make your move, you’d better run fast. Escaping the Yu Kingdom and leaving the Ascension Association’s sphere of influence might be your only chance of survival."

Huang Qingzhou repeatedly provoked the men in front of him.

But the more he spoke, the more apprehensive the group became, paralyzing them from acting.

"Oh, right, right," Huang Qingzhou spoke up again. "After you kill us and take that girl to report back, you absolutely cannot go together.

"Otherwise, that guy Su Cheng will definitely silence you to tie up loose ends."

At this point, he deliberately frowned. "But which one of you should go?"

"Shut up!" The black-clothed men, severely impacted by his words, were completely thrown into disarray.

They only knew that the Ascension Association was incredibly powerful, but they were ignorant of the specific details. They had no idea whether the Ascension Association would actually launch a massive manhunt over the deaths of a few disciples.

Although Su Cheng’s offered terms were incredibly tempting, no amount of temptation mattered if they didn’t have the lives to enjoy it.

"If you all leave right now, I’ll pretend we never crossed paths. Otherwise, with such an intense battle happening here, it’s highly likely that the Martial Artists in Fenglin Town will come over out of curiosity.

"When that happens, I’m sure there will be plenty of factions willing to capture you just to curry favor with the Ascension Association," Huang Qingzhou continued.

Upon hearing this, the men panicked even more.

"Let’s retreat..." someone couldn’t help but say.

"Yeah! It’s not worth provoking the Ascension Association over a few Elixirs!"

"Hurry and let’s go, before someone actually shows up!"

With someone taking the lead, the others immediately lost their resolve to stay.

The leader of the Black-clothed Martial Artists struggled internally for a long time before reason finally conquered his greed. He immediately looked at Huang Qingzhou. "We injured you. Are you sure you won’t retaliate?"

Huang Qingzhou didn’t answer directly, merely stating calmly, "Do you really think I have the free time to investigate your identities? I’m not from the Law Enforcement Hall."

Hearing this, the black-clothed leader hesitated for a moment before offering Huang Qingzhou a slight cupped-fist salute. "Apologies for offending you today. We’ll take our leave right now!"

With that, the group leaped into the air, fleeing Zhiyuan Hall without looking back.