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I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 106: The Defiant Su Wuming
The tragic situation of the Feng Family in Xilin County not only shocked the other powers within the county, but as the news spread out, the surrounding forces felt a chill in their hearts.
Ever since the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department dispatched eighty percent of its power to assist Huainan Road, the local Martial World forces in Southern Mountain had become somewhat unrestrained.
However, with the annihilation of the Feng Family, some Martial World forces seemed to have understood the bottom line of the Demon Cleansing Department.
You can make a scene, commit some outrageous actions, and that's all right; now the Demon Cleansing Department is understaffed and too lazy to bother with you.
But once you dare to collude with demons, the fate of the Feng Family will be yours!
Even if the Demon Cleansing Department has only one person left, they can annihilate an entire family.
These matters were no longer Han Zheng's concern; after he finished killing, he headed straight for the Deserted City ruins, where the demon resided.
There might be something related to the Pain Origin on that demon, and even if Han Zheng couldn't defeat the opponent, he needed to investigate.
The name of the city was Deserted City, a ruined city that had been abandoned.
It's said that this place was the remnant capital of a small kingdom from Ancient Times, but for some reason, the land here was severely contaminated, and not even a blade of grass could grow.
Thus, there were usually no people around, and even merchant caravans would detour around this place.
As soon as Han Zheng arrived at the outskirts of the Deserted City, he felt someone was also rushing over at high speed.
This place was desolate, suddenly there was a noise, and Han Zheng immediately became vigilant, with Autumn Water Shocking Swallow already in his hand.
Looking up, it wasn't someone else who had come; it was unexpectedly Su Wuming.
Su Wuming, upon seeing Han Zheng, was also startled, then redirected his path to come before Han Zheng.
"Brother Su, have you completed your mission?"
Su Wuming nodded slightly, "It's resolved; I forced out the information that the demon behind that noble family is here, so I came to investigate."
Han Zheng snapped his fingers, "That's a coincidence; the family I annihilated was also colluding with this demon.
It seems the underlings of the Black Mountain Demon had a plan to tempt these smaller noble families into working for him.
Brother Su, since our goals are aligned, how about we join forces?"
The demon was a Great Demon of the Xuan Gang Realm; knowing the opponent might be injured, they still couldn't afford to take it lightly.
Han Zheng could only ensure that if he truly wasn't a match, he could retreat with ease, but he didn't have the means to forcefully kill the opponent.
But if Su Wuming were to join him, then there should be a better chance.
After all, Su Wuming was one of the four most outstanding young members of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department.
Su Wuming was momentarily stunned.
Although he was powerful, within the Demon Cleansing Department, he was like a jinx, avoided by everyone.
In the beginning, anyone who was assigned to partner with Su Wuming on a mission would even kick and scream in refusal.
Eventually, with no other choice, the higher-ups had assigned Su Wuming to solo missions.
Over the years, the only ones who had voluntarily chosen to join Su Wuming on a mission were two individuals.
One was Zhang Tianyang, and the other was Han Zheng standing before him.
"Brother Han, aren't you afraid of bad luck if you team up with me? Something unpleasant might happen."
Su Wuming's face bore a trace of numbness; he no longer cared how others talked about his fate.
"Honestly, I've never believed in fate.
If one's destiny is preordained, then why should we martial artists bitterly cultivate Martial Arts and surpass the limits of human capability?
We might as well just live day by day, letting demons take us as Blood Food.
Martial Arts itself is a path against the heavens; from Postnatal reverting to Innate, every step is an act of defiance against the heavens.
Aren't you the same, Brother Su? If you believed in fate, truly believed in your own terrible luck, then you wouldn't have achieved your current Cultivation.
I don't believe in fate, so naturally, I'm not afraid to join Brother Su on this mission."
Not only did Han Zheng disbelieve in the concept of fate, but he also trusted the judgments of powerful individuals like Wen Tingyun and Chen Baxian.
If Su Wuming truly were a jinx beyond redemption, then why would such senior figures of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department keep him? To make life difficult for themselves?
Thus, while Su Wuming might indeed be unlucky, his bad luck was definitely not deadly nor irredeemable.
In Han Zheng's view, rather than saying Su Wuming was plagued with bad luck, it was more that he had a trait that magnified every potentially bad aspect of occurrences.
Everything that happened to him was a possibility just waiting to occur, but it just so happened that it was always he who encountered them.
"Brother Han, thank you."
Su Wuming's face showed a touch of emotion, but he only uttered these five words, yet a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He was beset by misfortune, his expression cold and bitter most of the time, rarely showing a smile.
Although Han Zheng did not say he was fearless or indifferent, his views on fate gave Su Wuming a sense of camaraderie.
From a young age, Su Wuming knew he was cursed with terrible luck, even to the point of having brought about his own parents' deaths.
Logically, people like him should die young to avoid harming others.
But Su Wuming refused to accept this fate!
Even though advancing to each new realm was exceedingly difficult and fraught with danger to his life, he was still determined to cultivate.
Even though every mission he undertook was filled with various and tremendous dangers, he still refused to abandon any assignment from the Demon Cleansing Bureau, adhering to its rules, slaying demons, and saving more lives.
"By the way, Brother Su, you seem injured. Was the family you were tasked with eliminating very strong?"
It was then that Han Zheng noticed Su Wuming's pale complexion, as though he had burned through his vital energy.
The strength of his adversary must have been formidable to have forced him to consume his vital energy.
Su Wuming shook his head and said, "Not very strong, the family head was only at the Half-step Xuan Gang Realm, but his foundation was unstable, as it was forcibly elevated.
There were quite a few of them, and since Lord Wen's mission was extermination, I had no choice but to burn my vital energy to kill as many as possible.
However, two or three people did manage to escape, but they were only peripheral disciples, so it should not matter.
After resting for a couple of days, I have recovered ninety percent of my vital energy, so it's not really affecting me."
"Hold on! You went straight in on the same day you received the assignment?"
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Han Zheng was astonished.
"Yes, I was the only one available, so of course, I had to dive straight in.
The small noble family, seeing only me, did not flee immediately but tried to kill me instead, which actually provided me with a chance to wipe them out completely."
Su Wuming asked somewhat puzzled, "Is there something wrong?"
Han Zheng fell silent for a moment before replying, "No, nothing wrong, it's quite good."
He could only conclude he might have misunderstood Su Wuming.
Su Wuming looked handsome and even had a somewhat delicate demeanor.
Yet, his approach to things was incredibly reckless; it was ferocious how he would just storm in alone with the intent to exterminate.
Not to mention whether the enemy would panic and scatter, just getting surrounded would be a major issue.
But Su Wuming seemed not to consider these factors, simply acting brashly.
And then there was the case of slaying this demon.
Han Zheng had come because the opponent was likely connected to the Pain Origin.
While Su Wuming, knowing there was a demon, decided to come and eliminate it, thinking to worry about fighting it if necessary.
His style of doing things was actually straightforward.
In a word: just do it.
Han Zheng and Su Wuming directly entered the Deserted City, cautiously observing the movements around them.
The city had been abandoned for thousands of years, its ruins weathered, yet the erstwhile opulent scenes could still faintly be discerned.
The land here was neither yellow nor black but a strange bluish-gray color, emitting a subtle and indescribable power.
It was likely because of this that no plants could grow in this Deserted City.
It was a mystery what had happened here thousands of years ago, that the power had not yet dissipated.
Just then, a rustling sound suddenly emerged.
Countless scorpions appeared around Han Zheng and Su Wuming.
The scorpions were shiny black and emitted a foul, fishy smell.
At that moment, a coy female voice came.
"It seems the Demon Cleansing Bureau has found out, huh? But did they really send just you two young chaps over as an extra meal for me?"
Numerous scorpions parted, forming a path, and accompanied by loud noises, a massive, ten-meter-long black and red scorpion strode forward.
The scorpion's head was bizarrely merged with the upper body of a woman, smooth and fair, dazzlingly white, her appearance seductive and beautiful, forming a stark contrast with the fierce scorpion body.
Previously, Feng Jingqi had mentioned that the opponent seemed injured, with her scorpion claw severed.
However, though the claw bore fracture marks, it had been patched up with metal.
Han Zheng and Su Wuming looked at each other, hearts sinking simultaneously.
They were facing an all-powerful Xuan Gang Realm Great Demon at its peak.