NOVPUBIn the wilderness, the lush forests hid the fact that the brocade-clad young master had stopped fleeing. Su Changkong was even faster than him, so shaking him off was unrealistic!
The two stood facing each other at a distance, and the unease was unmistakable on the young master’s face.
Despite his special vision, he couldn’t see through the depths of Su Changkong’s abilities—Su Changkong had mastered the Turtle Breath Technique to the 10th level, and when he chose to conceal his presence, not even Demon Monsters who could see the Heavenly Pulse and blood flow within a body could penetrate his disguise.
"Why have you been following me? I don’t recall ever offending you," the brocade-clad young master firmly said, locking eyes with Su Changkong.
Since leaving the Cangyun Pavilion, Su Changkong had been tailing him, forcing him to respond. They had left the city and now confronted each other here in this place.
Su Changkong spoke indifferently, "Why pretend to be ignorant? You’re a Monster Warrior who has fused with a Demon Monster, aren’t you? A member of the Monster Martial Alliance or the Life Extinguishing Association?"
Upon hearing Su Changkong’s accusation, the young master had no more illusions of luck. His expression turned cold and hostile, a far cry from his earlier amiable demeanor, "It seems... you must be from the Divine Detective Department or the Demon Suppressing Department, right? Since that’s the case, let’s see what you’ve got!"
The Divine Detective Department and the Demon Suppressing Department were significant institutions of the Great Flame Empire, taking orders directly from the Great Flame Royal Family. The former captured those guilty of heinous crimes, including killing officials, while the latter specialized in dealing with Demon Monsters.
Since Su Changkong could see through his identity and had been tracking him, the brocade-clad young master naturally assumed that Su Changkong belonged to one of these two organizations.
No sooner had his voice fallen, the brocade-clad young master made his move.
"Boom!"
The young master’s body erupted with black Monster Veins, as four virtual shadows of Monster Veins emerged, emitting a withering power that rapidly wilted the surrounding flora.
The young master’s originally fair complexion turned a ghastly grey, sharp fangs emerged in his mouth, his body swelled dramatically with a ’crack, crack,’ each inch of muscle and bone glowed with a dark light, resembling a bloodthirsty zombie with an iron hide. His beast-like pupils were frightening to behold.
"A Monster Warrior with four open Monster Veins?"
Su Changkong was both delighted and surprised.
He was surprised that the young master before him was indeed a Monster Warrior with considerable strength, comparable to the previously encountered Zhong Yue, while his delight came from the fact that he had caught a big fish of no small significance!
"Roar!"
With a ghastly zombie-like appearance, the young master let out a deep, thunderous roar like a wild beast. His feet stomped the ground like heavy hammers, denting the earth. The explosive force generated a powerful gust that shredded the vegetation within several meters, as he charged toward Su Changkong with the speed of a released arrow.
Whiz!
His right hand aimed like a sharp blade, cutting through the air and aiming straight for Su Changkong’s chest, to rip him open.
The young master was confident in his strength. Even if the mysterious black-clothed blade man before him was an expert from the Divine Detective Department or the Demon Suppressing Department, even if he were at the Two-Flower Stage, the young master believed that with his special Monster Warrior constitution and Immortal Body, he had the power to fight. Who would fall victim was still unknown!
Faced with the ferocious charge of the young master, Su Changkong’s expression remained unchanged. His fingers came together to form a Palm Blade, and he executed a casual Splitting Cut aiming at the young master’s left shoulder.
He didn’t attempt to dodge at all, opting for a direct exchange of blows!
"Fool!"
A savage light flashed in the eyes of the young master. Trading blows with a Monster Warrior with an Immortal Body? Such foolhardy was sheer stupidity, a death wish!
"Puff!"
The young master’s fingers pierced Su Changkong’s chest like a blade, but at the moment of contact, it felt like hitting a dense barrier. At Su Changkong’s chest, Turtle Breathing True Qi formed a three-inch thick azure Qi Armor with rippling light.
The young master’s blow, which could have pierced through a solid iron Treasure Armor, struck the Turtle Breathing Qi Armor, felt like sinking into a deep ocean abyss, his force completely dissipated and Su Changkong remained unshaken.
"Pfft!"
At the same time, Su Changkong’s Palm Blade had already struck the young master’s left shoulder. Amidst the crisp sound of flesh splitting, enhanced by the power of Demon Monsters, the formidable demonic body was torn as easily as paper. The young master’s left arm was cleanly chopped off at the shoulder and fell to the ground!
"Aaagh!"
The loss of a limb should have been a minor injury for a Monster Warrior, but the young master screamed in excruciating pain. An agony that pierced his soul and psyche emanated from the shoulder, uncontrollably forcing a wail from him.
"My hand... my hand!"
What baffled the young master even more was that the severed limb had lost connection to his body, and his Monster Warrior powers could not regenerate the lost limb. This filled him with horror and incomprehension.
"Sss!"
Su Changkong didn’t give the young master any time to ponder. With a swift movement, his bare palm, more potent than any divine weapon, sliced through iron like mud, with an unstoppable force as natural as the movement of the heavens and the earth, and the young master’s left arm was severed at the shoulder.
Writhing in agony, the young master stumbled backward, his gaze on Su Changkong now filled with terror and shock, "Who... who the hell is he? My Immortal Body... why isn’t it working?"
The young master, originally just a Qi and Blood Realm Martial Artist, had fused with a Demon Monster’s Crystal Core and, fortunately, had obtained Innate Qi, growing strong up to this point. His Immortal Body had even allowed him to vanquish strong adversaries before, but now it was effortlessly broken by a black-clothed blade man with a bare palm, a fact he couldn’t accept!
In truth, with Su Changkong’s current strength of having opened five Heavenly Pulses, he could crush the young master even without employing Blade Intent, though it would take more time and effort. However, using Blade Intent, defeating him was as simple as eating and drinking!
