110: Chapter 110 The Power of a Grandmaster

“Calm down!” Gao Feng shouted in a low voice. His powerful voice exploded in everyone’s ears like a thunderclap, forcefully suppressing their near-explosive emotions. His brain was working at an unprecedented speed, weighing every possible variable.

A moment later, a flash of determination flickered in his eyes!

“Move the plan forward! We act tonight!”

“Brother Yan,” he turned to Yan Qingyun, speaking rapidly, “Find a way to leak the news to Li Yan at the West City Camp that we are acting tonight and that our target is the mine! Tell him this is his only chance, and his last chance!”

“Everyone else, bring all the ‘heaven-shaking thunder’ and ‘Protective Aura-breaking crossbows’!”

Gao Feng scanned every companion, his voice resolute.

“Our target remains unchanged!”

“Feint to the east, attack in the west! Lure the snake out of its hole!”

...

Midnight, the third watch.

This was the darkest and most exhausting time of the night.

In the east of Wangjiang City, the central granary of the Liu Family and the branch of the Xuan Yue Sword Sect in the city erupted into raging fires almost simultaneously!

“Fire! Fire! Rebels are attacking the granary!”

The shrill cries were like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly shattering the silent night sky! Countless private soldiers of the Liu Family and city guards woke up from their sleep like headless flies, rushing toward the fire in chaos!

However, what awaited them was not a simple fire-fighting effort, but a suicide squad composed of heroes from the Jianghu who had long harbored grievances against the Liu Family and the government, led by Yue Changkong and Wulu, and secretly assembled by Yan Qingyun! A long-planned ambush battle erupted instantly!

The sounds of shouting, explosions, and weapons clashing resounded throughout the entire East City!

Inside the Governor’s Mansion, Eunuch Wei was awakened by this sudden turn of events, but a sneer of expectation appeared on his face.

“In the end, they are just some impatient, brainless little bugs.”

“Wang Tong!”

“This servant is here!”

“You, lead all the troops in the city and immediately head to the East City to quell the rebellion!” Eunuch Wei’s voice was full of disdain. “Remember, I want them alive! I want them to watch as their loved ones are sliced piece by piece right in front of them!”

“Yes!” Wang Tong took the order and hurried away.

Eunuch Wei remained seated firmly, even having the mood to taste the newly tribute-offered Longjing tea. In his view, this was just the last and stupidest death struggle of that group of little bugs.

However, what he did not notice was that while he focused all his attention on the seemingly intense “farce” in the East City, several figures deeper than the night had already ghost-like slipped into the core area of the relatively sparsely defended blood flame stone mine, utilizing the complex tunnels that Qin Fang had long ago excavated!

Leading the team was Gao Feng, who had taken the “boiling blood powder” and whose strength had skyrocketed to a terrifying level!

“Do it!”

Following his low shout, Big Fool and Qin Fang immediately placed the heavy, head-sized “heaven-shaking thunder” onto the most vulnerable load-bearing nodes of the mine! After doing all this, they did not linger for a second and immediately retreated along the original path at high speed!

The moment they had just withdrawn from the tunnel, Gao Feng lit the fuse, which was several meters long and soaked in fire oil!

“Boom—! Rumble—!”

A heaven-shaking explosion that seemed to want to completely overturn the entire world suddenly erupted!

At this moment, the entire blood flame stone mine was lifted from the ground by an invisible ancient giant hand and then collapsed with a bang!

The soaring firelight was like a doomsday volcanic eruption, illuminating half the night sky into a shocking blood red!

The seismic waves, intense beyond imagination, swept wildly in all directions with the mine as the center, and the entire Wangjiang City seemed to tremble violently in this terrifying explosion!

Prince Ying’s largest money bag, and his greatest lifeline for his treacherous plot, was completely destroyed on this night!

...

Inside the Governor’s Mansion, feeling the terrifying, world-destroying vibration and the soaring firelight outside the window that seemed to swallow the entire world, the face of Eunuch Wei, which had always been calm as an ancient well, finally changed completely for the first time!

The blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand slipped silently, fell to the ground, and shattered! His eyes were filled with endless shock and disbelief!

“Feint... to the... east... attack... in the... west...”

He squeezed these four words out from between his teeth with difficulty. The next moment, an unprecedented, monstrous rage erupted from the bottom of his heart!

“Ah—!”

He let out a shrill, non-human scream!

“I will tear you into pieces!”

His figure instantly vanished from the spot, turning into a gray stream of light almost impossible to capture with the naked eye, sweeping crazily toward the mining area outside the city at a terrifying speed that exceeded the speed of sound!

However, just the moment he left the Governor’s Mansion, Yan Qingyun, who had been observing the situation in secret, flashed a glint of success in his eyes!

He immediately gave the final order to his confidants beside him!

“Do it! ‘Invite’ the Governor out! Tell him that Eunuch Wei has abandoned the city and fled! If we don’t break out now, everyone will be buried with the ‘rebels’!”

...

Outside the mining area, a cold, bone-chilling, and terrifying pressure that seemed capable of completely freezing a person’s Soul descended without warning!

The air, which had been violent and scorching due to the explosion a moment ago, dropped in temperature instantly, becoming thick and oppressive, as if even the wind had frozen.

This was an absolute suppression originating from the level of life, like sheep meeting a tiger. Everyone present, including the power-surging Gao Feng, felt as if their hearts were being tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand, making even breathing extremely difficult!

“He’s here!” Gao Feng’s pupils shrank suddenly into dangerous needle points.

Before the words faded, a piercing, air-tearing sonic boom approached from far to near, fast to the extreme! A gray figure appeared ghost-like a hundred meters in front of the crowd as if teleporting.

It was the Sixth-Rank Grandmaster, Chief of the Inner Court, Wei An!

He floated quietly in mid-air, his well-maintained face, which revealed no age, currently emotionless, calm as an ancient well, as if the mine turned into ruins before him had nothing to do with him.

Finally, Eunuch Wei slowly turned his head, his gaze landing on Gao Feng and the others for the first time. That gaze carried no human emotion, just like looking at a few flies stuck on a spider web, cold, indifferent, and full of absolute control.

“Very good... really very good.” He spoke, his voice still neither yin nor yang, shrill and piercing, but contained within it was a monstrous rage sufficient to cause a volcanic eruption. “It has been a long time since I have been this angry. Originally, I only wanted to pinch you disobedient bugs to death, but now, I have changed my mind...”

His figure slowly descended from the air, each step seemingly stepping on everyone’s heart, bringing a dull palpitation.

“I want you to beg for death but not be able to! I want to peel your flesh and blood piece by piece, scrape your bones, and then use your Divine Soul to light a heaven lamp, letting you watch, wailing, until you never have a chance to be reincarnated!”

The chilling words were like a curse from the Nine Nether Hell, making everyone present feel a chill down their spines.

Eunuch Wei’s gaze finally locked onto the leader, Gao Feng, and a cruel arc hooked at the corner of his mouth.

“I don’t care if you are called Gao Pan or Gao Feng... today, none of you will live!”

As soon as these words were spoken, Gao Feng’s heart jolted violently! He knew his identity! Or rather, he had already suspected his true identity through some channels!

But at this moment, there was no time for him to think more.

Because Eunuch Wei had already raised his palm, which was as fair as beautiful jade.

A terrifying Aura capable of destroying the world began to gather in his palm.

A desperate situation had arrived!

The shadow of death loomed like substance, and the Aura gathered in Eunuch Wei’s palm caused the surrounding space to begin to twist slightly, as if it were about to collapse the next moment. That power transcended everyone’s understanding of martial arts; it was the peerless, absolute power belonging to the “Grandmaster” Domain!

Run?

This thought only flashed through everyone’s minds before being completely extinguished. Under the lock of a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster’s Qi, any turning movement would only invite a thunderous, fatal blow.

Fight to the death!

Almost at the same instant, this resolute thought ignited in everyone’s hearts!

Just at the moment Eunuch Wei was about to strike, Gao Feng’s roar, containing boiling blood and unyielding will, exploded like a thunderclap on flat ground!

“Form the Formation! Hit and run is the priority, do not fight head-on!”

This roar was like a shot of adrenaline, instantly dispelling the fear and hesitation in everyone’s hearts caused by the Grandmaster’s pressure. The tacit understanding that had been practiced countless times was exerted to the extreme at this moment; almost without needing eye contact, everyone’s figures moved instantly!

Gao Feng held his thunderclap spear, standing at the center of the Formation like a rock. The violent energy and boiling blood within his body erupted without reservation, forming a pillar of Qi that shot into the sky, forcefully propping up Eunuch Wei’s mountain-like and sea-like pressure, winning precious time for his companions to set up the Formation!

Xu Changqing and Gong Qianxue crossed paths, quickly moving to the rear of the team; their task was to observe the battle situation and be ready to support and coordinate at any time. Yue Changkong and Wulu stood on the left and right, like two unsheathed sharp blades, guarding both sides of Gao Feng, ready to strike.

And the fastest to react were Qin Fang and Du Kang, who had always stood at the edge of the team and seemed the most inconspicuous!

“Old eunuch dog! Taste your Grandfather Qin’s treasure!”

A crazy light flickered in Qin Fang’s single eye. He stomped his foot, and the three “Protective Aura-breaking crossbows” already prepared beside him made a teeth-grinding mechanical sound!

These three crossbows were crafted entirely from century-old mysterious iron ore cores, with ferocious designs, full of cold killing beauty. Each one required two strong men to barely pull it open, but at this moment, they were being controlled by Qin Fang alone with ease.

His hands moved as fast as phantoms, moving rapidly on the triggers of the three crossbows. Almost the instant Gao Feng’s voice fell, he completed the final calibration and activation!

“Hum—! Hum—! Hum—!”

Three shrill, sharp sounds that seemed capable of tearing the eardrums suddenly rang out!

Three special crossbow bolts, half a zhang long with eerie, spiraling, triangular tips, dragged three faint, crimson trails of flame as they flew in a 'pin' Formation, sealing off all of Eunuch Wei's evasion angles and shooting out at a speed that exceeded the limits of the naked eye!

This was not merely a physical attack!

The hollow sections of the crossbow bolts were filled with blood flame stone powder that Qin Fang had refined using a secret technique; under the friction of high-speed flight and blood energy, this powder was instantly activated, forming an extremely unstable, violent energy field around the bolts!

"A mere grain of rice, yet you dare to shine?"

Eunuch Wei's face revealed a sneer of extreme disdain; facing this volley capable of instantly killing any Fourth-Rank Martial Artist, he did not even move his feet a single inch.

He merely raised his left hand casually and gave a light wave, and the invisible Protective Aura before him suddenly solidified, transforming into a visible gray wall of Qi.

This was the confidence of a Grandmaster, a manifestation of absolute control over his own power.

In his view, any attack below the Fifth-Rank was nothing more than a futile struggle.

However, the next moment, a trace of subtle surprise appeared on his calm, unruffled face for the first time.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The three Aura-Breaking Divine Crossbow bolts slammed heavily into that gray wall of Qi almost simultaneously!

The scene of them being easily deflected as expected did not occur; instead, three muffled, violent explosions erupted!

The blood flame stone powder contained within the crossbow bolts was instantly detonated, and the violent fire-type energy raged crazily like a breached torrent, blowing that space into a chaotic, crimson-red energy turbulence!

Under the impact of this explosion, Eunuch Wei's indestructible Protective Aura rippled violently like a calm lake surface disturbed by a pebble! Although it remained solid, it was far less relaxed and composed than before.

"Hmm?!" Eunuch Wei let out a soft exclamation, a flash of surprise in his eyes. "To actually be able to trigger the Origin Qi of heaven and earth? This is interesting..."

Although this brief obstruction failed to injure him in the slightest, it successfully interrupted the fatal blow he was about to unleash, and also allowed the team's Formation to completely stabilize.

And just as Eunuch Wei's attention was drawn by the Aura-Breaking Divine Crossbows, another, more concealed and insidious attack had already arrived silently!

Du Kang!

This former master of medicine, now a poison doctor, had a very low presence in the battle; he seemed to have merged entirely into the night, his figure moving at high speed along the edge of the battlefield like a ghost, making it impossible for anyone to lock onto his position.

There was no fear in his eyes, only the calmness and focus of a hunter.

The instant Eunuch Wei waved his sleeve to block the crossbow bolts and his Protective Aura fluctuated, Du Kang's wrist gave an imperceptible twitch.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Dozens of silver needles, as thin as ox hair and almost completely invisible in the night, shot out from his wide sleeves!

These silver needles did not fly in a straight line; instead, they traced eerie arcs in the air, like living poisonous snakes, shooting towards the vital acupuncture points on Eunuch Wei's body, as well as the blind spots in his perception exposed by the fluctuations in his Protective Aura!

What was even more terrifying was that the tip of every silver needle shimmered with a faint green light; this was the result of them being soaked for seven days and seven nights in a strange poison he had meticulously concocted, known as "Qi-Stagnation Powder."

This poison was colorless and odorless; it wouldn't kill instantly upon contact with blood, but once it invaded the body, it would follow the Meridians and, in a very short time, disrupt the flow of a Martial Artist's blood energy, causing a brief sensation of stagnation and sluggishness.

Against ordinary experts, this was enough to be fatal. But against a Grandmaster, what Du Kang wanted was that one-ten-thousandth of a second of "discomfort"!

"Petty tricks, and you dare to show them off here?!"

What kind of person was Eunuch Wei? With a sweep of his Divine Thought, he detected these insidious attacks. He snorted coldly, his Protective Aura shook violently, and a massive wave of Qi exploded outwards from him as the center!

Cling-clang!

A crisp sound of metal colliding rang out, and those dozens of poisoned silver needles were all sent flying when they were still three feet away from his body, falling powerlessly to the ground.

The might of a Grandmaster was impenetrable!

However, a strange smile of satisfied plotting appeared on Du Kang's face.

Just as Eunuch Wei knocked away the silver needles, the second round of "Aura-Breaking Divine Crossbows" controlled by Qin Fang had already whistled in again! And this time, the landing points of the three crossbow bolts were even trickier and more concentrated than the previous round!

Eunuch Wei frowned slightly; he found himself in a small bit of trouble.

Although these attacks could not injure him, they were like annoying flies, making him extremely frustrated. He had to divert a portion of his attention to deal with these harassments from afar, unable to concentrate all his power to unleash a thunderous blow as before.

He began to understand that this group of "bugs" was completely different from all the opponents he had encountered in the past.

They had no Jianghu morality, no stupid one-on-one duels; all they had was tacit coordination like a wolf pack, and the madness of doing anything to win!

They actually wanted to challenge the dignity of a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster by relying on these underhanded methods!

"Seeking death!"

Eunuch Wei's patience was finally worn out. He decided to ignore those harassments and let the crossbow bolts and poisoned needles attack; he would first kill the most eyesore of the Formation—Gao Feng—with a single palm strike!

However, the moment his killing intent surged and he prepared to strike forcefully, two figures, like arrows released from a bowstring, fiercely charged out from both sides of Gao Feng!

The instant Eunuch Wei completely lost patience and his killing intent locked onto Gao Feng like a physical substance, two completely different yet equally fierce and unparalleled Auras exploded from the left and right!

"Thunderclap Breaks the Dawn!"

Yue Changkong let out a clear, long roar, the roar filled with the determination and bravery of "I will advance even if there are thousands of people against me!"

He stepped on the Seven-Star steps, his figure as fast as lightning; the High Grade black iron spear in his hand, obtained from the Liu Family treasury, hummed under the infusion of his massive blood energy, as if thunder was brewing within it.

Man followed the spear, man and spear became one!

A dazzling silver electric light tore through the night sky; Yue Changkong's figure seemed to disappear, replaced by a swift and unparalleled thunderbolt!

He did not choose to foolishly confront the might of the Grandmaster head-on; instead, he shifted his body to the side, his spear striking like a Dragon, aiming at an extremely tricky angle directly at Eunuch Wei's lower three paths—the knee joints, ankles, and the kidney points on his waist!

Every spear strike was fast, accurate, and ruthless; thunder light flickered on the spear tip, emitting "crackling" explosions. The goal was clear: to force Eunuch Wei to move and dodge, disrupting the thunderous blow he was about to unleash!

On the other side, Wulu's attack method was the exact opposite of Yue Changkong's.

"Roar—!"

He let out a beastly roar that didn't sound human, his eyes instantly turning crimson, and the muscles all over his body bulging like granite, completely bursting the clothes on his upper body!

The door-sized mountain-splitting giant axe in his hand, swung by his terrifying brute force, brought up a muffled and terrifying whistling sound, as if it could crush the air!

He had no technique to speak of; all he had was the most primitive, the purest, and the most overbearing power!

The giant axe was raised high, tracing a trajectory of splitting Mount Hua, carrying the momentum to split mountains and break peaks, smashing down fiercely toward the crown of Eunuch Wei's head!

This axe strike focused on the upper three paths, forming a perfect complement to Yue Changkong's spear technique. One was agile and swift, the other was powerful and heavy; one was for harassment and containment, the other for forceful suppression.

Their goal was only one: to disrupt Eunuch Wei's attack rhythm so that he could not focus all his attention on Gao Feng!

"A group of ants who don't know whether they are living or dead!"

Facing this pincer attack, Eunuch Wei's face finally revealed a trace of genuine impatience and disgust. He snorted coldly, and the palm that was originally prepared to strike Gao Feng traced an arcane trajectory in mid-air, splitting into two.

His left hand curled into a claw, meeting Yue Changkong's thunderous spear light.

His right hand formed a sword finger, pointing toward Wulu's mountain-splitting giant axe.

His movements seemed slow, yet they contained a charm of "great skill appearing clumsy," as if the principles of heaven and earth were integrated into them.

"Ding!"

A sound of metal clashing, crisp to the extreme, rang out.

Eunuch Wei's left hand, using only two fingers, precisely clamped onto the tip of Yue Changkong's lightning-fast spear! No matter how the thunder light on the spear tip flickered or how his blood energy surged, it could not advance even a single inch!

Yue Changkong only felt as if his spear had stabbed into an ancient divine mountain; a terrifying, irresistible force came from the spear tip, causing his whole body to shake violently, the web between his thumb and index finger instantly splitting, dripping with blood!

His thunderclap spear technique, which he was so proud of, was easily dissolved in front of the Grandmaster, just like a child's play.

On the other side, Eunuch Wei's right index and middle fingers arrived later but reached first, lightly tapping on the blade of Wulu's powerful giant axe.

"Clang—!"

A loud noise like a great bell erupted!

Wulu only felt a feminine, eerie, yet massive and vast force flowing crazily into his body along the axe handle.

His terrifying brute force, which was enough to split monuments and crack stones, was like a clay ox entering the sea in front of this force, instantly dissolved without a trace.

Immediately after, a counter-shock force erupted, and his burly body was sent flying backward uncontrollably as if hit head-on by a battering ram, the giant axe in his hand almost slipping away!

Just one move!

With just one move, Eunuch Wei had simultaneously repelled the two strongest melee fighters in the team!

This was the strength of a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster! It was a crushing superiority in the level of life!

Any technique, any power, appeared so pale and weak in front of an absolute gap in Realm.

"Die!"

Having forced back the two with one move, the killing intent in Eunuch Wei's eyes surged, and there were no more obstacles.

The fingers that were clamping Yue Changkong's spear suddenly exerted force, and with a "crack," the hard black iron spear tip was snapped off by him!

At the same time, his figure flickered, shaking off the entanglement, turning into an afterimage, and he slapped fiercely toward the weakest link in the Formation—Du Kang, who was moving around and applying needles!