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"Crack, crack, crack!"
As Kuoba Ming charged forward, he felt the space around him twist and collapse, as if he were at the center of a crumpled piece of paper, and from a distance, that area of space was thoroughly distorted and dipped inward.
"Ahhh!"
Kuoba Ming let out a roar, his black and white demonic pupils emitting an eerie glow as he tried to counter Su Changkong’s strike with the demon arts granted to him by the Monster Crystal Core, but it was futile!
Amidst the sound of exploding, Kuoba Ming’s body, protected by robust demonic power akin to porcelain, shattered, leaving only his head intact. The power of Ape Demon Captures the Air, propelled by Mysterious Turtle True Essence, had far surpassed the capabilities of Kuoba Ming’s demon arts to absorb and dispel!
Let alone him, even Superior Xuanming, who had cultivated Pseudo-Divine Skills, wouldn’t dream of absorbing and dispelling Su Changkong’s terrifying strike without a scratch!
"This... impossible! Could Dao Wufeng have mastered the Divine Seed?"
Kuoba Ming’s head wore a face twisted with viciousness and disbelief.
With his profound demon arts, even if he wasn’t a match for a Pseudo-Divine Skill Grandmaster, he could at least engage in a struggle. However, Su Changkong displayed a crushing power, so strong that Kuoba Ming couldn’t even take the two people in the hall hostage!
In fact, this strike from Su Changkong wasn’t even his limit. He merely utilized the Mysterious Turtle True Essence to perform the Five Animal Frolics and didn’t harness nature’s spiritual energy. Otherwise, the disturbance would be immense, and he only used a portion of the essence from the Mysterious Turtle True Essence, not the entire drop!
"Pfft!"
Before Kuoba Ming’s Immortal Body could take effect and heal or reconstitute his form, Su Changkong waved his hand and a bloodline appeared on the surface of Kuoba Ming’s intact head, which then split open like a watermelon and crashed onto the ground, blood and brains spilling out.
Monster martial artists fused with higher-grade demon Monster Crystals could resist Blade Intent and Sword Intent, as they themselves were Five-Qi Grandmasters of Martial Arts Intent.
But in the face of Su Changkong’s higher-level "Blade Soul," they were as fragile as thin paper, directly ripping through the Sea of Consciousness and soul!
After all, Kuoba Ming was an Elder-level figure within the Life Extinguishing Association and yet, within moments of confronting Su Changkong, he was struck dead. It wasn’t his weakness but the fact that Su Changkong was too strong!
Having cultivated two practices of Pseudo-Divine Martial Arts that could combine to exert greater than the sum of their parts, along with a Blade Technique of the Blade Soul realm, killing a Monster Warrior like Kuoba Ming was a breeze.
"Has it... ended? Kuoba Ming is dead!"
Inside the hall, the heavy atmosphere gradually eased. Sikong Zhan and Sikong Huang were both taking deep breaths. The brief clash had left them feeling as if they had walked through Ghost Gate Pass.
Kuoba Ming was incredibly powerful, and his methods were most peculiar. The faintest whiff of his aura made it difficult for them to breathe and left their minds blank, a testament to a formidable opponent well beyond their understanding by countless levels!
What was even more horrifying was Su Changkong. Against such a formidable opponent, not the slightest disturbance arose in Su Changkong’s presence, who in a brief span methodically crushed him to death!
"Has the third brother... reached such a degree already?"
Complex feelings surged in Sikong Zhan’s heart. Back at the Giant Whale Gang, Su Changkong’s progress had been remarkably fast, turning the impossible into possible and creating many miracles. He killed Meng Sang, defeated several Sea Pirate Groups single-handedly,
and he even slew the Demon Monster that killed their father with his blade.
Now, nearly a decade had passed in the blink of an eye, and Su Changkong had already reached heights they couldn’t comprehend!
"Big brother, second sister, are you alright?"
Having dealt with Kuoba Ming, Su Changkong turned to the still shaken Sikong siblings.
"We’re fine…" Sikong Huang shook her head, her gaze towards Su Changkong as complex as ever, sensing the growing distance between them.
Su Changkong nodded slightly, disposed of Kuoba Ming’s body, and acquired another high-grade demon Monster Crystal.
Yet Su Changkong couldn’t fully relax, "I’ve slain Kuoba Ming, and though the news hasn’t spread, the death of an Elder will surely provoke an investigation by the Life Extinguishing Association. They just have to comb and inquire through the area where Kuoba Ming went missing, and sooner or later they’ll trace it back to the Giant Whale Gang..."
He knew the Giant Whale Gang’s crisis was far from over.
The Life Extinguishing Association would surely have a rough idea of Kuoba Ming’s whereabouts, and given their modus operandi, they would perform a carpet search in the area of Dafeng State’s Ink Forest Prefecture City and question every Martial Artist gang and association.
Just like Mu Jin in the past, who caused a stir in the Ink Forest Prefecture City area over a demon Monster Crystal Core and thus incurred Su Changkong’s enmity.
It was only a matter of time before the Life Extinguishing Association stumbled upon the Giant Whale Gang.
"Then I’ll take the initiative to strike... and give the Life Extinguishing Association no chance to react!"
Su Changkong took a deep breath, a glint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
He couldn’t stand by and watch the Giant Whale Gang meet its doom.
There was only one way, to take the offensive and strike first!
Even if later the Life Extinguishing Association learned of Kuoba Ming’s death, they would only assume he perished at Su Changkong’s hand and not associate it with the Giant Whale Gang, prompting Su Changkong to take action and slay him.
Moreover, there was a mortal grievance between Su Changkong and the Life Extinguishing Association. Hong Zhenxiang had fallen to Pang Shengwu, with his body serving as the latter’s new vessel, a testament to the unspeakable torment Hong Zhenxiang endured.
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