Chapter84:CrimsonFiend

“SevenInjuriesFist,Commander,GradeEarth-attribute,BeginningLevelclose-combatmartialarttechnique.Offensivestrengthoverpoweringandintimidatinginbothpowerandsoundwasdisplayedduringeachstrike.Onefisthassevendifferentforces,itmaybeaggressive,itmaybecalm,oritmayhavecalmnesswithinthefiercenessofthefist,orfiercenesswithinthecalm.Theforcecanbeshotoutoritcanberetracted,orimpacttheopponentdirectly.Theenemycannotstandagainstthecontinuouschangingtypeofforcewithinthefistandwillsuffersevereinternaldamage.Oncecultivatedtonearcompletion,eachstrikecancontainahiddenforceandshattereveryorganwithintheenemy’sbody!”

SuYiwasdeepinthought.HehadnocluewheretheYoungMasterofBlackFiendSchoolgotthistechniqueandhedidnotseemtohavecultivatedit.Maybeithadsomethingtodowiththecultivationrequirementsofthistechnique.

Fromwhathecouldseeofthetechniqueinformation,ifone’sNeigongisnotstrongenough,hemustnotlearnit,orhewilldestroyhimselffromwithin,becomeinsaneanduncontrollable.

SuYihadtrieditoutandhediscoveredthathecouldcultivatethetechnique,butitwasjustthathecouldnotcontrolitaswellashewantedto.

“Practicemakesperfect!”

SuYimurmuredtohimself.Infrontofatree,heclosedhiseyes.Therewasonlyapuresilenceinthesurroundingsexceptfortheoccasionalroarsofbeastswithinthedepthsoftheforest.

Andsuddenly,SuYi’seyesshotwideopen.Ahandsealwasformed,andhishandclenchedintoafist.AfaintlyblackcolouredYuanQienvelopedhishandtogetherwiththeseal.

“SevenInjuriesFist!”

Boom!

SuYidecidedtopracticethetechnique.Asthesayinggoes,practicemakesperfect,hewishedtocultivateittonearcompletionassoonaspossible.Whathelackedthemostcurrentlywaspower.

Forthenextfewdays,asSuYitravelledthroughtheForestofDemons,hepractisedthe“SevenInjuriesFist”and“CrimsonFlamePalm”.

Hewouldpracticeuntilheexhaustedeverylastbitofhisstrengthandthenhewouldgointothemysteriousspacetomeditateandrecover.

Whenhepushedhimselftothelimitsandbegunmeditatinginhisexhaustedstate,SuYicouldclearlyfeelhisdrainedmusclesandbonesgreedilydevouringthenaturalenergytorecover.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😘)

ThatfeelingmadeSuYifeelthathisbodywasslowlybecomingstrongerandwasinaprocessofmetamorphosis.

Afterseveraldays,SuYibegantofeelasenseofself-confidence.

WithhiscurrentcultivationlevelofYuanSoulRealmSixthGrade,the“SevenInjuriesFist”and“CrimsonFlamePalm”,ifheweretofacetheYoungMasterofBlackFiendSchoolonceagain,hewassurethathewouldmakenomistakes.

MountainCliff,SummitoftheMountain

“Idonotcarewhoyouare!Today,youwillnotescapefrommyhands!”

Anevilcryresoundedthroughtheair,tensofstrongcultivatorswereinacircleformation,trappingaskinny,oldmanonthemountaintop.

IfSuYiwashere,hewouldsurelybeabletotellwithoneglancethattheoldmanwastheonewhohadtrickedhimbackatthemine.

Justthatnowthisoldman’sfacewaspalewhite,andhissituationdidnotseemallthatfavourableforhim.

Lookingatthetensoffiguressurroundinghim,especiallythefewpeopleinfrontofhim,theoldmanhadaveryseriousandgrimlookonhisface.

ThefewpeopleinfrontofhimwereallYuanVoidRealmcultivators,especiallytheoldmanwholookedaroundfifty,clothedinalooseredrobe,standinginfrontofeveryoneelse.TheauraofthatoldmanwasofsomeonewhohadalmostreachedtheYuanEmperorRealm.

SeeingthattheBlackFiendSchoolhaddispatchedsuchahugeforceandforthisperiodoftime,sealedtheentireForestofDemons,theskinnyoldmanwasspeechlessatthis“fighttothedeath”attitude.

Lasttime,hehadwantedtorobtheYuanStonesofBlackFiendSchool,butheneverimaginedBlackFiendSchooltohavemadeallthenecessarypreparationswhichcausedhisattempttofailandthatincidentshouldnothavecausedtheBlackFiendSchooltotakesuchextrememeasuresright?

Butnow,eventheGrandElderofBlackFiendSchoolhascomeandseveralYuanVoidRealmcultivators,itdidnotmakesense.

Untillateron,theskinnyoldmanhadheardthattheYoungMasterofBlackFiendSchoolhadbeenkilledanditseemedtohavesomethingtodowiththeincidentatthemine.

HisappearancemadethepeopleofBlackFiendSchoolthinkthathewasincahootswiththeyoungladwhichhadkilledtheYoungMaster,nowondertheBlackFiendSchoolwasgoingtosuchanextremetocapturehim.

TheMasteroftheBlackFiendSchoolhadonlygottenchildreninhislateyearsandhewasalsotheonlyson,itwasnothardtoimaginethefeelingsoftheMaster.

Lookingattheline-upofBlackFiendSchool,theskinnyoldmanbitdownslightlyonhislowerlipandhisfacegrim.Hedidnottrytoexplainanything;anyexplanationwouldprobablybeuseless,andtheBlackFiendSchoolwouldalsoneverlethimgo.

“Takehimdown!”

Theoldmaninthelooseredrobesignalledwithhishandwavingdown,acoldlightglimmeredinhiseyes.HewastheGrandElderofBlackFiendSchool,bringingupthenameofCrimsonFiend,probablyeveryoneintheForestofDemonswouldhaveheardofhim.

“Boom!”

OncetheCrimsonFiendgavehisorders,fiveYuanVoidRealmcultivatorssteppedintotheair.Theauraoftheirbodiesroseandburstout,rampantYuanQiofdifferentattributesandcolourssurged,turningintoaterrifyingpressurewhichwascrashingdownonthemountaintop.Theaurahadturnedintoastormwhichspreadthroughtheentirespaceatthemountain.

ThefiveYuanVoidRealmcultivatorsmadetheirmoveinanenclosedformation,surroundingandtrappingtheskinnyoldmanfromallsides.

“Doit!”

Aloudhollersounded,andtheYuanQionthefivecultivatorsburstoutasYuanQiseemedtobegintoturnsolid.

Justinaflash,fiveattacksfromfivedifferentdirectionsenclosedtheskinnyoldmanastheymadetheirwaytohim.

“Rumble!”

Intheinstantthatthefiveattacksmaterialized,theskinnyoldmanhadformedahandseal.FireattributeYuanQiexplodedandwithanoverbearingpresence,blewofftwooftheattackswhichweredirectlyinfrontofhim.

“Step!Step!”

Thoughhehadescapedfromthecageformedbythefiveattacks,theskinnyoldmanalsostaggeredbackwardsashisfacebecameevenmoregrim.

“Sealthesurroundings,I’lltakehim!”

TheCrimsonFiendnoticedtheskinnyoldmanretreating.Hesnickeredcoldly,andhisbodytooktotheair.YuanQiburstoutofhimandintheblinkofaneye,appearedrightbesidetheskinnyoldman.

“Swish!”

ThedryandbonyhandoftheCrimsonFiendshotoutliketheclawofaghostwithYuanQishiningonitasitrippedaparttheair,givingoffthesoundsofhowlsasitlungedtowardtheneckofthepersoninfrontofhim.

Themovewasfastaslightningaswellasswiftandmerciless.

Thefaceoftheskinnyoldmanwasasgrimasitcouldbe.Hiseyeswatchedastheclawaccompaniedbythehowlingsoundsofwindquicklybecamebigger,tearingacrossspace.

Atthismoment,theskinnyoldmanclenchedhisteethandahandsealsilentlymaterializedashemadeuseofsomeforbiddentechnique.Hisfacewasaghostlywhite,buthisauraclimbeduptoanotherlevel.

Boom!

Ahorrifyingpresenceeruptedandtheaurasurroundingtheskinnyoldmanwaslikeithadcausedturbulentwindsandviolentrain.

“Come!”

Theskinnyoldmanshouted.Theaurainthesurroundingswhichseemedlikearagingstormturnedstillandthenashishandswerebroughttogether,itturnedintoapalmtenofmetreswideandthenitshotacrosstheairwithanunimaginablespeed,crashingintotheclawdirectly.

Thepalmandtheclawseemedtohaverippedacrossspaceandundertensofastonishedeyes,theycrashedtogetherandviolentlyexploded.

“Boom!Boom!Boom!”

Onepalm,oneclaw,hiteachotherandwithalowandloudrumblelikethatofthunder,echoedthroughthemountainsasthemountainsinthesurroundingsbegantocrackunderthepressure.

Anothernighthadpassedandwithinthemysteriousspace,SuYistoppedhismeditation.Hisfacewasrosyandhefeltasenseofrejuvenationasifhisbodywasfilledwithendlessvitality.