Chapter 226: Chapter 224: Rainy Night Killing Intent

In an instant, Su Yu transformed into a ten-armed Asura. Empowered by his Ape Shadow Swift Wind, his fists rained down like a furious storm on the Muscle Forging Realm expert!

"Courting death!"

A cold glint flashed in the Muscle Forging Realm expert’s eyes as he saw the storm of crimson fist shadows assailing him from the side.

The momentum of his right fist, aimed at the back of Cui Wanhe’s heart, didn’t decrease in the slightest. He turned his left fist into a palm, and with a percussive snap of his tendons, he struck out at Su Yu!

"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!"

In the blink of an eye, dozens of Su Yu’s utterly frenzied fist shadows smashed squarely against the old man’s seemingly casual palm strike.

Su Yu felt as if his fists had crashed against an immense, unmovable iron wall.

The powerful Qi and Blood of the Muscle Forging Realm brutally dispersed his Fist Force and sent a terrifying shockwave back through his arms.

Even so, Su Yu’s terrifying fist speed, which far surpassed the limits of the Flesh Refining Realm, still managed to unleash a series of Ming Jin explosions that echoed like muffled thunder!

The old man had clearly underestimated the power of Su Yu’s attack. Under the barrage of dozens of overlapping heavy blows, his body swayed involuntarily, and the focus of his right fist, which had been locked onto Cui Wanhe, momentarily faltered.

The next instant, Su Yu immediately used the terrifying rebound force to activate his Thunder Collapse Step, his body shooting backward.

"You little bastard!"

The old man was livid. He, a mighty Muscle Forging Realm expert, had his long-planned killing blow ruined by a mere Flesh Refining Realm brat! He was about to refocus his killing intent to finish off Cui Wanhe.

However, it was too late.

"Courting death!"

The imposing figure of the referee, Ye Xiaohong, clad in his Profound Armor, seemed to teleport as he appeared in front of Cui Wanhe.

The terrifying Qi and Blood of a Muscle Forging Realm Perfection expert erupted forth!

Ye Xiaohong threw a punch, his fist fast as striking thunder, letting out a sharp shriek as it tore through the air. With a dull, heavy THUD, he sent the ambushing old man flying!

"Song Yang! You old dog, you have some nerve!"

The enraged Martial Arts Hall Master of Hongshan Martial Arts Hall, Hong Jingtian, leaped dozens of yards in a single bound, crashing down onto the stage to stand before the still-shaken Cui Wanhe.

On the other side, Qin Fangqiong was no slower. His expression was grim, and he moved as if Shrinking Earth into Inches, placing himself protectively in front of Su Yu, who had just landed from his retreat.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Dozens of incredibly powerful figures leaped down from the high platform, instantly surrounding the old man who had been knocked away.

Every one of them wore an expression that was livid with rage.

Who would have thought that here at the Dinglong Association’s gathering, in full public view, with all the experts of the Outer City’s martial arts halls assembled, someone would actually dare to commit such a brazen act—a public assassination!

What sent a chill down their spines was that the attacker was one of their own—a member of the local martial arts hall alliance!

This Song Yang may have been the master of a minor martial arts hall, but he was a genuine Muscle Forging Realm expert!

The difference between the Muscle Forging and Flesh Refining Realms was a qualitative leap, a chasm that common sense dictated was impossible to cross.

Recalling the incredibly perilous scene from a moment ago, none of them could stop a cold sweat from breaking out.

If not for that boy Su Yu’s incredibly sharp reflexes, and the astonishing attack he’d unleashed to buy Cui Wanhe half a breath of time, the star prodigy of the Hongshan Martial Arts Hall would already be a cold corpse!

If the assassin had truly succeeded right under their noses, then this group of Muscle Forging Realm masters—and the grand Dinglong Association event itself—would have become a complete joke!

"Song Yang! Have you lost your mind?" Hong Jingtian’s eyes blazed with killing intent. "Do you realize that because of what you’ve done today, your entire Song’s Martial Arts Hall will be buried with you!"

Song Yang clutched his chest and slowly climbed to his feet, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

Although Ye Xiaohong’s punch had been a hasty counterattack, the destructive power of a Muscle Forging Realm Perfection expert was still terrifying; it had instantly and severely damaged his internal organs.

But at this moment, facing these dozens of experts who were radiating killing intent, not a trace of panic could be seen on Song Yang’s wrinkled face.

On the contrary, he just gave a cold laugh. "Buried with me? Hahaha! You selfish old dogs! After the Dinglong Association, my Song’s Martial Arts Hall’s vital trade routes and territories were going to be completely carved up by your families anyway! No matter what, our fate was to be slowly devoured and left for dead!"

"However, do you really think you’ve won this game today? Do you really think you have me cornered?"

The next moment, Song Yang threw his arms wide open, his eyes bloodshot, and let out a fanatical, heaven-shaking roar:

"We respectfully welcome the advent of the Mother of Non-Birth!!!"

BOOM!

Under the clear, boundless sky, a deafening clap of thunder exploded without any warning!

An enormous dark cloud roiled up from nowhere, like a heavy black curtain, and in just a few breaths, it blotted out the entire sky over Black Stone City’s Outer City.

The sky instantly turned black.

"Damn it! It’s the Black Lotus Sect again!"

Ye Xiaohong cursed, pulled a signal flare from his robes, and quickly fired it into the sky.

Although he had made preparations, he hadn’t expected the Black Lotus Sect to actually dare to cause trouble again at the Dinglong Association.

After all, there were no ordinary citizens at this Dinglong Association gathering—only martial arts hall experts and masters from many other factions.

But this also just went to show how much insane confidence the Black Lotus Sect had this time!

The change in the heavens was breathtakingly fast.

The black clouds pressed down, threatening to crush the city!

A fierce wind raged across the square. Carried by the gale, bean-sized raindrops splattered violently against the ground.

"The Black Lotus descends! The people shall rise!"

"Mother of Non-Birth, Vacuum Home!"

In the blink of an eye, hordes of figures clad in black cloaks poured out from the dark alleys surrounding the square, like water gushing from a spring!

Their eyes were fanatical as they chanted the name of the Mother of Non-Birth in perfect unison.

As their voices merged, the wind grew even more violent, forcefully uprooting several flagpoles at the edge of the stage! 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The sky plunged into complete darkness, and a torrential downpour crashed down!

"Fellow practitioners of the Martial Arts! The situation has changed! Coordinate with the Public Security Bureau and resist the Black Lotus Sect heretics!"

Ye Xiaohong’s hair and beard flew wildly as the Qi and Blood of his Muscle Forging Realm Perfection stage ignited completely. His powerful shout, infused with his immense Qi and Blood, pierced through the wind and rain, instantly echoing across the chaotic square.

"Children of Black Stone City, you cannot defend this place."

Just then, a hoarse, chilling voice drifted out from the depths of the black curtain of rain.

A tall, thin figure in black could be seen strolling casually through the downpour. His steps seemed slow, but in reality, he moved as if Shrinking Earth into Inches. In just a few breaths, he was before them.

Without any unnecessary words, the dark figure lifted a withered right hand and brought it down in a palm strike!

Even from a great distance, Su Yu’s Five Senses Divine perceived the terrifying power of that single strike.

As the man pressed his palm downward, the pouring rain in front of him seemed to freeze for an instant! The palm print magnified in everyone’s vision, descending like a mountain crashing down upon the dozens of Martial Arts Hall Masters!

"It’s a Hall Master from the Black Lotus Sect! Fall back!"

Master Qin whispered, his expression grave, as he pulled Su Yu back.

However, they couldn’t retreat very far.

A terrifying thunderclap exploded from the depths of the roiling black clouds! Immediately after, all light was stripped from the sky over Black Stone City’s Outer City. As if the heavens themselves had cracked open, a violent, torrential downpour crashed down!

"Watch out!"

"Get lost!"

Ahead, Master Qin struck like lightning, knocking back a Black Lotus Sect Incense Master who had launched a sneak attack, but he was pinned down in the process.

And Su Yu, who was behind him, had no time to worry about his master’s situation.

A cold glint of light, seemingly one with the downpour, had already cut silently through the curtain of rain. Like a viper striking, it aimed straight for the vital point on his throat!

A Refining Flesh Realm Perfection expert!

A cold light flashed in Su Yu’s eyes. Half a breath before the sense of danger even fully registered, he had already activated the Seven Fiends Thunder Collapse Step!

BANG—

The stone slab under his feet, along with the pooled water, exploded outward. Amidst the splash of mud and water, Su Yu’s body shot back like an arrow from a fully drawn bow, narrowly grazing the cold edge of the blade as he retreated violently into a dark alley behind him.

Su Yu was already mentally prepared for the fact that his performance on the stage would attract a high-level assassin from the Black Lotus Sect.

But he had never expected the Black Lotus Sect’s ambitions to be so vast this time, or for the number of experts they had infiltrated into the Outer City to be so terrifyingly high!

The one sent to assassinate him was a high-level deacon at the Refining Flesh Realm Perfection level!

These cultists had clearly done their research on Black Stone City’s promising young martial artists. They were trying to pull up the problem by the roots!

Su Yu’s speed was extreme. He moved without the slightest hesitation on the slippery ground, disappearing into the alley in the blink of an eye.

’Now that even Profound Bone Realm experts have shown up, it’s not safe here. Besides, if this is going to be a fight to the death, it’s better to pick a less crowded place where I can really let loose.’

"Thunder Collapse Flash Step!"

Su Yu continued to use the Seven Fiends Thunder Collapse Step, his Qi and Blood humming within him.

His figure was like a black bolt of lightning in the narrow alley, smoothly pushing off walls and eaves to change direction. In just two or three breaths, he had already covered several hundred yards, on the verge of disappearing completely into the rainy night.

However, a mocking smile touched the lips of the pursuing Black Lotus Sect deacon.

He pushed off forcefully with his feet and leaped onto a rooftop.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

His black cloak whipped loudly in the wind. The Black Lotus Sect deacon ran along the green-tiled roof ridges, precisely following Su Yu’s escape route as he gave chase at high speed across the undulating rooftops!

The rain fell harder and harder.

Raindrops the size of soybeans hammered against the green roof tiles, creating an incredibly dense, crackling sound.

Su Yu sprinted through the depths of the muddy, winding alleys, each step sending ripples through the puddles.

And on the eaves of the houses above him, the dark figure followed like a shadow.

This Black Lotus Sect deacon’s Qinggong was extremely refined. His toes tapped lightly on the moss-covered, water-slicked tiles, not only without the slightest slip, but with barely a sound of cracking tile.

In the rainy night, the two of them sprinted wildly for a full quarter of an hour.

’Something’s wrong! This Black Lotus Sect heretic must have some kind of bizarre tracking Secret Skill. He’s somehow locked onto my Qi and Blood fluctuations!’