Chapter 97 - 96: Who Dares Stand in My Way
Beneath the night, it should have been a calm, pitch-black scene.
Yet now, a fierce storm rages, accompanied by terrifying explosions and flames. Intense firelight and terrifying shock waves cause the ruins on the lake surface to rise and sweep through the wind.
The second arrow appeared suddenly,
Wan Yan’s perpetually smiling face froze, and he reached out to grab the air.
He managed only to grasp the middle of the arrow.
In Linjiang County, there was probably no second person who could catch Gu Zhan’s arrow.
The iron arrow emitted a piercing scraping sound against the palm.
Sparks flew in all directions, illuminating the night.
With the iron arrow in Wan Yan’s hand, it continued towards his chest, ready to pierce his body.
Wan Yan’s eyes suddenly brightened, like stars.
A booming sound was heard as the sparks caused by the friction between the iron arrow and his palm were extinguished instantly, and a fierce wind erupted in the darkness,
Wan Yan’s body was driven back by the massive impact, his steps increasingly heavy, and by the sixth step, his legs had sunk into the stone slab.
The iron arrow paused as it pierced his shirt at the chest,
just a bit more,
Wan Yan smiled again,
"Still just a bit off..."
However, in the next moment,
his expression stiffened,
sudden, intense pain erupted from his back,
this pain spread from back to chest,
he lowered his head in disbelief,
a feathered arrow had pierced through his back and emerged from his chest,
the arrowhead glistening with a drop of fresh blood.
"滴答"
Blood dripped onto the ground, blossoming into a flower of blood in the night.
"There was actually a third arrow..."
On the ground was a feathered arrow, Wan Yan held a feathered arrow,
the third feathered arrow was lodged in his chest.
"Such... archery skill..."
Blood flowed from Wan Yan’s mouth, his lips twitched slightly, and he collapsed with a thud.
[Experience Points +11,000]
At that moment,
Gu Zhan’s mind received a system notification.
His arm quivered slightly, the tattered sleeve unable to hide the deeply bloodied saber cuts on his arm.
The Cold Iron Bow was held in his hand,
however, the quiver was empty,
the last three feathered arrows had been shot!
...
At this time, the inner courtyard fell into sudden silence,
everyone stared in shock at the fallen Wan Yan.
Then, in the next instant,
the slaughter resumed,
Wan Yan’s remaining personal guards fought fiercely, but with little fighting spirit, all thinking only of breaking through and escaping.
Gu Zhan exhaled a long breath of turbid air, slowly lowering the Cold Iron Bow, bending down to pick up a saber,
yet at that instant,
a noble inheritor shouted, "Don’t let this madman grab the saber!"
With this shout,
several noble inheritors quickly charged at Gu Zhan!
Gu Zhan’s gaze tightened, he swiftly retreated, dodging the lethal sword strike, while other inheritors advanced aggressively.
At this moment, Second Master Wu, entangled with Wan Yan’s personal guards, hastily shouted, "What are you doing?"
One of the noble inheritors said in a deep voice, "Second Master Wu, this matter is unrelated to your Wu Family, and even unrelated to the families behind us. It’s purely personal vendetta. You can’t be unaware of this lunatic Gu Zhan’s nature. When we schemed against him, if we don’t kill him now, he will come for us!"
While swiftly evading attacks, Gu Zhan revealed a cold smile and responded in a serious tone, "You bunch of fools have some self-awareness. When you plotted against me, you should have been prepared to be beaten to death by my hands!"
"Arrogant brat!"
An old man with white hair said sternly, "Gu Zhan, indeed your saber technique is peerless, your archery divine, but now, with no saber or arrow, what makes you dare to be so rampant?"
The old man roared in anger,
a sword thrust came, accompanied by terrifying sword gleams.
At that instant,
Gu Zhan sneered coldly and said softly, "Who told you I only knew the saber and arrow?"
[Use 1,000 Experience Points]
[Frenzied Lion Fist upgraded to Entry Realm]
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[Use 3,000...]
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[Use 5,000 Experience Points]
[Frenzied Lion Fist upgraded to Great Success Realm]
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One punch!
At that instant,
Gu Zhan unleashed a punch,
"Roar..."
A thunderous beast roar emerged, Gu Zhan’s fist abruptly gathered vast True Qi, swiftly covering his entire arm, and finally coalesced into a faint lion’s head near his face.
Profound Tier Middle Grade Frenzied Lion Fist,
The Rong Family’s legacy martial arts,
Few in hundreds of years reach Great Success Realm,
and those few led the Rong Family to establish centuries of foundation in Linjiang City.
Now,
Gu Zhan directly cultivated the Frenzied Lion Fist to the Peak of Perfection Realm,
perhaps, even the Rong Family had never reached this realm in history.
Amidst the beast’s roar,
Gu Zhan struck out a punch, a sharp wind-splitting force echoed in the air, colliding with the sword glow and instantly shattering it.
The savage, terrifying lion opened its blood-soaked maw and lunged at the old man.
In the old man’s panicked gaze,
Gu Zhan’s punch smashed into his throat.
Throat shattered, blood gushed forth,
the old man clutched his neck, staggered a few steps in despair, and collapsed with a crash.
"Rong Family’s Frenzied Lion Fist!"
An innate martial artist exclaimed in terror.
"You... you... you actually cultivated Frenzied Lion Fist to such a realm!"
"How is this possible!"
Frenzied Lion Fist, known by its name, is a fierce fist technique, and in Linjiang City, martial arts reaching the Profound Tier are rare, and the Rong Family’s Frenzied Lion Fist carries a strong signature, easily recognized.
This punch,
directly stunned the remaining four innate martial artists who attacked.
They first thought Gu Zhan, injured and without a saber or arrow, had no remaining power, but unexpectedly, he was still ferocious!
"I’ve already told you not to mess with me!"
Gu Zhan roared, like a furious lion ready to strike, suddenly, his body propelled like an arrow from a bow.
The few innate martial artists were terrified,
dreadful and fearful of Gu Zhan’s power, now shocked by his single punch, they dared not confront Gu Zhan, immediately turned and ran.
"Trying to run!"
Gu Zhan roared, his hair scattered wildly, his face drenched in blood, like a raging lion intimidating all.
He seized an innate martial artist, punched fiercely, instantly shattering the person’s head, then quickly chased after the others.
On the other side, Second Master Wu exclaimed, "Lord Gu, show mercy, there’s no need for a death struggle, you..."
Gu Zhan’s eyes burst with fierce light, surrounded by what seemed like blood fog, he said coldly, "Anyone who dares to stop me, I’ll kill them too!"