Chapter 243: Chapter 241: My Lord is Truly a Divine Man

HUMMM—

Su Yu’s explosive shout, like the crack of divine thunder, boomed through the narrow, muddy street.

The zealous villager charging at the very front bore the brunt of it. Before he could even scream, he felt as if a thousand-pound hammer had viciously smashed into his ears.

The whites of his eyes showed instantly, and his body went limp as if boneless, falling stiffly into the mud and water, unconscious.

What followed was like a fierce wind scattering fallen leaves.

The dozen or so villagers behind him, holding rusted farm tools high, were washed over by the almost tangible, fan-shaped sonic boom. They fell in droves, like wheat being scythed.

In a single breath, the once crowded and noisy street fell deathly silent. The ground was littered with villagers clutching their ears, howling in pain, or lying unconscious. Only a handful remained standing!

In the distance, the man in black who had been hiding in the shadows, intending to launch a sneak attack, was instantly horrified by the scene.

’Damn it! A sonic technique?!’

He sucked in a sharp breath, his venomous expression instantly turning so grim it looked like it could drip water.

He had only ever seen such an esoteric Martial Art used by the ascetic venerables transferred from the great deserts of the Western Regions.

’Someone in the Northern Domain actually practices this? And from the look of its power, he’s clearly reached the entry-level!’

The most disgusting part was that sonic techniques were practically a divine skill for large-scale group battles and clearing out cannon fodder.

This meant that the hundred or so villagers he had painstakingly bewitched and brainwashed had been rendered useless ornaments by a single shout!

’My luck is rotten!’

Just as the man in black was cursing inwardly, Su Yu, in the center of the street, made his move.

After unleashing the sonic technique, Su Yu explosively activated the Seven Fiends Thunder Collapse Step, and his figure vanished on the spot.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

The three men still standing had just recovered from the sonic attack when their necks were instantly snapped.

The fact that these men could withstand one blow from the sonic technique clearly meant they were no ordinary villagers.

After instantly killing the three, Su Yu’s figure flickered, reappearing like a phantom before the tattered remnants of the encirclement on the right.

He once again performed Qi Sinking into the Dantian, drawing a massive amount of air into his lungs.

"Get lost!"

Another Vajra Fearless True Sound!

Sonic ripples mixed with a tangible white Qi wave billowed out once more like a raging tide.

The large group of remaining villagers on the right collapsed at the sound.

Only four deeply hidden Black Lotus Guards were left, staggering from the shock, shaking their ringing heads with looks of utter horror.

"White Ape Asks the Way!"

Su Yu gave them no chance to recover, his fists striking out in rapid succession.

The four Black Lotus Sect fiends were already dizzy and disoriented. Faced with such an impossibly fast attack, they couldn’t even assume a defensive stance.

THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!

The dull sounds of flesh bursting erupted at almost the same time.

Their throats were instantly crushed by iron fists covered in Profound Silver Flow Armor. With their larynxes shattered, they made gurgling, airy sounds as they collapsed into pools of blood, their eyes filled with despair.

Behind him, Song Mirror and Zhao Tie were left dumbstruck.

They had thought that being surrounded by so many villagers would lead to a difficult and troublesome fight. They never expected their lord to handle it so effortlessly the moment he acted.

’Is this the gap between us?’

But these were not techniques an ordinary person could possess. They had never even seen such a terrifying sonic technique.

"My lord is truly a god among men! Simply beyond comprehension!"

Song Mirror gulped hard, his face a mask of fervent admiration as he muttered praise. His lord’s endless array of techniques was constantly redefining his understanding of Martial Arts.

Zhao Tie rubbed his hands together excitedly. "I think so too! Following the lord is so damn satisfying!"

The man in black watched Su Yu shatter the encirclement in an instant with overwhelming force, even killing several hidden Black Lotus Guards.

The man hiding in the distance could no longer sit still.

He knew full well that as a mere Black Lotus Guard Captain at Skin Tempering Realm Perfection, he didn’t even qualify as cannon fodder.

He had used the villagers just now to create chaos, hoping to exhaust Su Yu’s group and find an opportunity to strike from the shadows.

Seeing the situation spiral completely out of control, he unhesitatingly pulled a special black firework from his robes and yanked the fuse.

WHOOSH—

BANG!

A black lotus pattern exploded in the sky above Wang Family Village.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

In the distance, the sturdy roof of the largest, most imposing blue-brick and tile-roofed house in the center of the village was instantly shattered by three violent torrents of Qi and Blood Power.

Tiles flew in all directions like hidden weapons as three figures descended from the sky, their momentum terrifying!

All three were clad in the robes of Black Lotus Sect stewards, embroidered with dark red patterns. Their Qi and Blood surged like a tide; they were all top-tier experts who had stepped into the Flesh Refining Realm!

"This is bad!"

"My lord, be careful!"

The faces of Song Mirror and Zhao Tie changed drastically, their hearts sinking to the pit of their stomachs.

This really was a secret stronghold of the Black Lotus Sect, but they never imagined it would be such a high-level, heavily fortified base!

Three stewards of the Flesh Refining Realm! And the man in the middle, standing with his hands behind his back and wearing a wide-brimmed bamboo hat—the patterns on his Black Lotus robe had a faint golden sheen. The fluctuations of Qi and Blood he emitted were so oppressive that Song Mirror and Zhao Tie could barely breathe.

A high-ranking steward in the Late-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm!

In contrast to the panic of Song Mirror and Zhao Tie, Su Yu’s expression remained completely placid. In fact, a flicker of excitement flashed through his deep eyes.

His Cyan-Scaled Sea-Exploring Swallow had already scouted out the full situation in the village while circling high above.

’Two at the mid-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm, one at the late-stage. This haul of merit is huge. My promotion to Vice Commander is a sure thing!’

"Song Mirror, Zhao Tie, both of you fall back and protect yourselves."

Su Yu gave the order coolly without turning his head, then calmly faced the three Black Lotus Sect fiends and their overwhelming murderous aura.

The three Black Lotus Sect stewards landed gracefully about ten zhang before Su Yu.

"Running dogs from the Public Security Bureau?"

The tall, thin man in the middle with the bamboo hat tilted his head up slightly, revealing a pair of sinister, triangular eyes that glinted with a cold light.

He sized Su Yu up, a cruel, mocking smile twisting his lips. "Just the three of you, a bunch of worthless shrimp, dare to barge into a stronghold of my sacred sect? I really don’t know who gave you the gall!"

Su Yu couldn’t be bothered to waste words on him. His face calm, he raised his right hand and crooked his index finger at the three of them, beckoning them to come at him all at once.

"Arrogant!"

Seeing a mere Public Security Bureau Captain dare to disregard him so completely, the man in the bamboo hat flew into a rage, and murder flashed in his eyes.

His name was Yuan Ge, a high-ranking steward of the sacred sect, who had once earned great merit in battle in Liangzhou!

He had once led the Black Lotus Guards to infiltrate a city and slaughter a full hundred experts, earning him the title "Blood Butcher"!

Whenever he appeared, every power in Liangzhou would treat him as a formidable enemy!

Now, he had been personally promoted by the Earth King and sent to Qing Province to serve as the vanguard for infiltration.

Who would have thought that today, in the backwater of Black Stone City, he would be treated with such contempt!

’Does this brat really think he can turn the tables with just that sonic technique of his?’

’Foolish!’

’Although he broke through my initial plan with that sonic technique, he also completely exposed his Qi and Blood foundation as being at the mid-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm.’

’Now, facing the three of us, not only is he not thinking of escaping, but he even dares to provoke us?’

’Today, I’ll skin this brat alive!’

However, Yuan Ge was suspicious and cunning by nature. Even in his fury, he didn’t immediately enter the fray himself. He tilted his head slightly toward the two men beside him. "Steward Shi, Steward Feng, go test this kid’s depth!"

"Leave it to us, Steward Yuan!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Hearing this, savage grins spread across both stewards’ faces. With practiced coordination, they split up, one to the left and one to the right, closing in on Su Yu slowly like two hungry wolves stalking their prey in a pincer formation.

"Brat, no matter how many flashy tricks you have, you’re nothing but a clay chicken and a pottery dog in the face of absolute realm suppression. I really don’t know where you get your confidence!"

The moment his voice fell, a cloud of gray Qi Flow exploded from under the feet of Steward Feng on the left, who was as thin as a beanpole.

His Body Technique was incredibly strange and swift; he left an afterimage in his place and, like a black gust of wind, instantly closed in on Su Yu’s flank.

The short sword in his hand struck out silently, like a viper flicking its tongue, stabbing toward the vital points of Su Yu’s waist and abdomen!

Meanwhile, the burly Steward Shi on the right let out a furious roar as the muscles all over his body bulged like rocks.

He used no weapon, instead pouring all his Qi and Blood into his arms. Like a wild bull, he sealed off all of Su Yu’s escape routes and swung an iron fist straight for his heart!

The two of them—one fast, one slow; one light, one heavy—were perfectly coordinated.

From a distance, a flash of satisfaction crossed Yuan Ge’s eyes. This was precisely why he had brought these two with him.

The two of them had jointly slain countless experts of the same rank in Liangzhou, their coordination so seamless it could be called flawless!

They either didn’t strike, or when they did, it was an inescapable, lethal checkmate!

Faced with this seemingly inescapable, fatal pincer attack, Su Yu’s expression remained calm as the Qi and Blood in his body surged toward the Yongquan acupoints on the soles of his feet.

BOOM!

He moved!