61: Chapter 61 Master Sang

The moment the token shattered, a subtle spatial fluctuation rippled outwards.

Jiang Hanzhou's footsteps faltered, his pupils constricting sharply!

Almost at the same moment—

The night sky above collapsed without warning!

It was not a true spatial collapse, but rather the air there being forcibly compressed and twisted by a terrifyingly extreme force, forming a visible, transparent vortex of swirling Qi about a zhang in diameter!

In the center of the vortex, a giant fist composed entirely of extremely condensed cyan Qi, like a Heavenly God beating a drum, slammed down!

Before the fist arrived, that overwhelming and irresistible terrifying pressure had already descended like a mountain!

The ground trembled, gravel floated into the air, and the surrounding trees bent in unison, emitting sounds of breaking under the unbearable strain!

Dragon Elephant Realm!

No, at the very least, it was the level of the "Primal Form Realm," the first stage of the Dragon Elephant Realm!

And it was certainly not an initial entry; its might was no less than that of the Heavenly Evil Cult True Disciple above the Yongjia Prefecture official road several months ago!

Jiang Hanzhou's hair stood on end, and a shadow of death instantly enveloped his heart!

Without hesitation, he pushed his speed to the limit, his figure transforming into a blurred pale golden afterimage as he shot towards the gaps in the reef behind him!

He barely grazed the edge of that cyan Qi fist!

"Boom—!!!"

The giant fist slammed down!

The ground within a three-zhang radius where Jiang Hanzhou had originally stood, as if struck by an invisible giant hammer, suddenly sank more than a chi!

The solid earthen ground was compressed and crushed by the terrifying force, forming a deep pit with a clean-edged fist print!

The violent Qi waves exploded in a ring, blowing away and shattering all the surrounding reefs and trees!

Although Jiang Hanzhou had avoided the direct impact, he was still struck in the back by the shockwave.

"Pfft!"

A sweetness rose in his throat as a mouthful of blood surged up, which he forcibly swallowed back down.

The clothes on his back were shredded, and fine bloody spots appeared on his skin, but the deeper bones and muscles, automatically protected by the rosy light of his dao bone and the power of the blood pellet, did not suffer heavy damage.

He used the force to rush forward, instantly putting another ten zhang of distance between them, then suddenly turned around to look at the source of the fist energy.

In mid-air, a figure slowly descended.

It was a middle-aged man with blonde hair who looked to be about forty years old, with an elegant face, wearing a well-tailored, dark blue long robe embroidered with silver patterns, completely different from the tight leather outfits of Luke and the others, looking more like a Western noble or scholar.

He stood in the Void Realm with his hands behind his back, with no strong Qi exuding from his body, but those azure blue eyes, like the deep ocean, contained a heart-stopping power beneath their calm surface.

He just stood there casually, yet the surrounding air seemed to become viscous and heavy, and the light around him slightly distorted.

A true powerhouse.

"Master Sang!" Karl shouted excitedly, as if grabbing a lifeline, then pointed at Jiang Hanzhou, "This person seized an item my Family must obtain, and also seriously injured Luke and Solon! Please, Great Master, make the decision for us!"

The middle-aged man called "Master Sang" scanned the seriously injured Luke and the limp Solon on the ground with a faint gaze, his brows furrowing imperceptibly, a trace of displeasure and disappointment flashing in his eyes.

"Trash."

He spat out two words, his voice peaceful, yet it made Karl tremble all over, bowing his head and daring not to speak.

Master Sang then looked at Jiang Hanzhou, his gaze lingering on him for a moment, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"To take a punch from me from a distance and only suffer some minor injuries... Eastern Martial Artist, you are not bad."

His tone was calm, as if he were critiquing an object.

"Hand over the profound iron essence gold, and then commit suicide. I can leave your corpse intact and guarantee that your identity and connections in Bibo City will not be affected."

He spoke as if it were a matter of course, like passing a sentence.

Jiang Hanzhou wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth and suddenly laughed.

"Commit suicide?"

He repeated the word, as if he had heard a huge joke.

"Just by you?"

Before his voice had faded, he flipped his right hand in his sleeve and violently flung it forward!

Three grey-black round pellets the size of dragon eyes shot towards Master Sang in a triangular formation, and at the same time, he waved his left hand backward, and another three pellets shot towards the direction where Karl was!

"Petty tricks."

A trace of disdain flashed in Master Sang's eyes; he didn't even raise his hand, merely letting the air around him circulate naturally to form an invisible barrier.

However, when those three pellets were still three zhang away from him, they suddenly exploded automatically!

"Pfft!"

It was not a loud noise, but a soft sound like a water balloon bursting!

Three clouds of grey-black smoke, so thick they could not be dispersed, instantly erupted and spread at an astonishing speed, enveloping a radius of over ten zhang in the blink of an eye!

This smoke was not only thick but also carried a pungent, fishy-sweet scent, clearly containing potent poison!

It was exactly the "Bone-Eroding Mist Pellets" that Jiang Hanzhou had carefully prepared after studying the secret record of blood gu!

The toxins in the smoke could corrode Protective Aura, paralyze nerves, and slow down the circulation of Qi and blood!

At the same time, the three mist pellets shot towards Karl's direction also exploded simultaneously, with the smoke enveloping Karl and the seriously injured Luke and Solon behind him!

"Hmph!"

Master Sang let out a cold snort, seemingly a bit surprised by the opponent's methods, but remained composed.

He gently waved his sleeve, and a gentle stream of cyan Qi swept out, attempting to blow away the poisonous mist.

However, at the very moment the poisonous mist was blown into violent turmoil—

A new change occurred!

At the core of each cloud of poisonous mist, as the shells of the mist pellets completely shattered, dozens of tiny, azure-blue cold glints, almost invisible to the naked eye, borrowed the cover of the smoke and shot out indiscriminately in all directions like a pear blossom storm!

Those were the "Ox-Hair Bone-Piercing Needles" that Jiang Hanzhou had hidden in the inner layer of the mist pellets!

The needle bodies were as thin as hair, refined from cold iron mixed with poison, specifically designed to break through Protective Aura and kill upon drawing blood!

Such a close distance, such a sudden eruption, and using the poisonous mist as cover!

Master Sang's expression finally changed slightly!

He circled his hands in front of him, and the cyan Qi instantly condensed into a tangible light shield, blocking all the poison needles shot at him, emitting dense, crisp "ding-ding" sounds.

But Karl behind him was not so lucky!

Karl was fully exerting his silver light shield to resist the erosion of the poisonous mist and the attack of the poison needles; caught off guard, the light shield was penetrated by several poison needles, and he dodged in horror, most of the poison needles grazing past him, but in the end, one—

"Pfft!"

A subtle sound of entering flesh.

That azure-blue, ox-hair-thin needle accurately shot into the center of the forehead of Luke, who was paralyzed in the pile of gravel and almost unable to move!

Luke's body shuddered violently, his eyes instantly widening, his pupils dilating.

The next moment, his complexion turned pitch-black at a speed visible to the naked eye, black blood seeped from his seven orifices simultaneously, and after two "gurgling" sounds from his throat, he completely ceased all movement.

Dead.

"Luke!" Karl's eyes split with rage!

Master Sang blocked all the poison needles and waved his sleeve to completely disperse the poisonous mist; seeing Luke's corpse, his elegant face instantly turned as gloomy as ice.

He looked at the position where Jiang Hanzhou had originally been—

There, it was already empty!

Only a faint line of footprints extended rapidly towards the nearby coastline!

"Good! Good methods!"

Master Sang laughed out of extreme anger, killing intent radiating from his eyes.

He had not expected that, even though he had personally taken action, not only had he failed to instantly take down this Eastern brat, but he had instead been outmaneuvered by the other party's treacherous methods, losing another person right under his nose!

This was simply a supreme humiliation!

"You cannot escape!"

Master Sang flickered, appearing ten zhang away as if teleporting, and chased rapidly towards the coastline!

However, when he chased to the coastline, he only saw surging waves and deep night.

On the sea surface, apart from a row of shallow footprints gradually being smoothed out by the waves and extending towards the deep sea, there was no one else.

Jiang Hanzhou had actually escaped by using the water!

Master Sang stood on the shore, his Divine Sense spreading out like liquid mercury, scanning the sea area for several miles, but he only sensed some ordinary sea fish and weak water current fluctuations, with no trace of that unique Qi and blood aura.

The other party was like a drop of water merging into the ocean, disappearing without a trace.

"Bastard!"

Master Sang slammed a palm onto a reef beside him with great force.

"Boom!"

The reef, several people tall, silently turned into powder.

His face was livid as he gazed at the pitch-black sea, cold light flickering in his eyes.

"Eastern Martial Artist..."

"Very good. I have remembered you."

He turned around and looked at Karl who was stumbling over, and Solon who was barely crawling up, his tone icy:

"Clean up Luke's corpse. After returning, go confess your sins to the Family yourself."

"As for that person... since he appeared in Bibo City and bought the profound iron essence gold, he will eventually show himself again."

"Issue a 'Storm Wanted Order', with a reward of one hundred thousand taels, I want him alive. I want to see how long he can hide."

The sea breeze wailed, rolling up the fine sand on the beach, and also swept away the lingering scent of blood and killing intent.

In the distance where the sea and sky met, the deepest darkness before dawn was slowly fading away.

And beneath the deep sea, a figure was swiftly diving towards the southeast like a swimming fish.