Obtaining Top Art on Family's Extermination Night
Chapter 297 - 159: Not of Age Yet?
He had no choice but to thrust both palms upward, roaring furiously:
"Attack together!!!"
SWISH SWISH SWISH!
Figures cut through the air one after another—they were all disciples of the Uncertain Hall, who had been lying in ambush nearby.
At He Shidao’s command, the group attacked simultaneously.
But as they attacked, they split into two groups.
This was due to a difference of opinion.
Before they arrived, He Shidao had discussed the plan with them: he would hold off Fang Shuwen, allowing the others to snatch Long Qingzhi and flee.
He Shidao assured them he had his own way of escaping afterward.
Who could have known that Fang Shuwen wouldn’t give him any time to execute his plans? He spoke only three sentences.
And after those three sentences, he attacked without another word.
The men lying in wait had originally intended to follow He Shidao’s plan to the letter: while he kept Fang Shuwen busy, they would grab Long Qingzhi and run.
But now that Fang Shuwen had attacked, some of them were having second thoughts.
The power he displayed was simply too immense. ’Can our Hall Master really hold out against that?’
’This... He isn’t just buying time; he’s throwing his life away!’
’And if we succeed in taking Long Qingzhi, what happens then? Without He Shidao to lead us, wouldn’t she just be a hot potato on our hands?’
Therefore, some of them instantly decided to abandon Long Qingzhi for the moment and help attack Fang Shuwen.
But given the circumstances, there was no time to coordinate with their comrades. This was why, when they finally attacked, they ended up splitting into two groups.
But in reality, no matter the outcome, it didn’t matter.
He Shidao was the first to experience the true weight behind the three words ’Demon Evil God.’
The terrifying Palm Power felt as if the entire sky were crashing down upon him.
The force drove straight through him, and his body sank completely into the ground without an ounce of resistance.
Then, Fang Shuwen brought his right palm forward, unleashing a single move: [Mercy Does Not Cross]. The Uncertain Hall disciples charging at him suddenly felt a crushing weight, as if a mountain had been dropped on top of them.
BANG BANG BANG BANG!!
Before they could even get close, they were all slammed into the earth.
In the next instant, arcs of electricity crackled at Fang Shuwen’s feet. He moved like the wind, flashing like lightning.
Long Qingzhi’s vision blurred, and when it cleared, she was in a different spot.
The Uncertain Hall disciples charging toward Long Qingzhi suddenly found their target gone. By the time they recovered, she was nowhere in sight.
A terrifying pressure suddenly bore down from above.
They looked up instinctively, only to see the massive phantom of a fist enveloping them.
[Sea-Shaking Divine Fist] First Form—[Hammer Sea Shocking Heaven]!!
SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT!!!
The Fist Force of this move was utterly vicious, and its area of effect was enormous.
After all, how vast is the surface of the sea?
For a hammer strike on the sea to be able to shock the heavens, the power it generated had to be extraordinary.
The disciples looked up instinctively but were powerless to resist. With a series of sickening splatters, they were utterly annihilated—blasted to pieces by the brutal, overwhelming fist.
After finishing all that, Fang Shuwen walked over to He Shidao.
’Was [Vajra Tower Throwing] ever that easy to block?’
He Shidao appeared unharmed, aside from being embedded in the ground.
In reality, the moment their palms had met, all the meridians in his body had been shattered.
Now, he could do nothing but weakly keep his head above the dirt.
He stared at Fang Shuwen with a weak, lifeless gaze. Perhaps because death was imminent, he didn’t beg for mercy, but simply glared coldly at him.
"You... you are destined... to die in the Northern Domain!!"
Fang Shuwen smiled.
"The Northern Domain is no dragon’s lair, and I am no ordinary Overseas Dragon."
"You said they’re in Anyue City?"
"Excellent. I’ll go to Anyue City and have a nice ’chat’ with them."
Even He Shidao was stunned by Fang Shuwen’s response.
His eyes widened, and he suddenly burst out laughing.
He seemed to want to say something, perhaps to call Fang Shuwen arrogant, but ultimately, he couldn’t utter a single word before dying on the spot.
Fang Shuwen counted on his fingers.
"You have seven enemies in total, right? Two of them are dead now. Looks like your revenge will be complete before I even get you to Cold Valley Town."
Long Qingzhi froze for a moment. ’Have I been making things unnecessarily complicated?’ she suddenly wondered.
’If I just asked Fang Shuwen for help, wouldn’t this all go much faster?’
Yet for some reason, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
’If I ask, it’ll feel like I’m just using him.’
She didn’t want their relationship to become like that.
Even if, in Fang Shuwen’s eyes, their relationship was nothing more than a transaction.
But to Long Qingzhi, it was completely different. A single dagger was nowhere near enough to be worth him taking such huge risks for her.
The reason Fang Shuwen was willing to help her—and didn’t even see her as a burden when she was sick—
’—is because he has a heroic and righteous heart. He’s a truly, truly good person!’
’I can tell because he doesn’t care at all about my so-called Glazed Saint Body. Anyone else, even if they didn’t want to possess me themselves, would surely treat me as a rare prize to be sold to the highest bidder.’
’But Fang Shuwen isn’t like that at all!’
’He must have seen how helpless and alone I am, and his chivalrous heart was moved to help.’
’So I can’t take advantage of his kindness to get my revenge.’
’When I find Zhao Kuangtu, I must learn from him how someone with a Glazed Saint Body like me can gain the Talent for cultivation.’
’If I can use that knowledge to soar to new heights, then in the future, I will definitely repay the kindness he has shown me today!’
Fang Shuwen had no idea that a whole drama was already unfolding in Long Qingzhi’s mind.
Of course, even if he did, he would have just laughed it off.
She was young. It had been hard to tell before, when she was covered in grime, but now he could see she was only about seventeen or eighteen.