53: massacre

A strong scent of blood permeated the stronghold.

Han Li’s face was covered in blood, and a wisp of purple light bloomed in his eyes. His chest was a bloody mess, like a demon stepping out of Hell.

All the bandits’ gazes fell upon him, and a chill erupted from the depths of their hearts.

The Second Chief, a Vein Opening Realm Late Stage martial artist, was instantly killed, and in such a gruesome manner. Even the brutal bandits, accustomed to violence, felt a chill from the depths of their Souls.

“Quick, attack him! Kill him!”

At this moment, the Chief was the first to speak, his voice ringing out, but the bandits dared not charge forward again.

They wanted money, not death.

This ruthless man could even instantly kill the Second Chief. If they went up, what difference would it make from seeking death?

“Bastards!”

“Charge for me! If anyone doesn’t, I’ll kill him!”

Seeing his subordinates motionless, the Chief instantly flew into a rage.

Hearing this, a few daring bandits still suppressed the fear in their hearts, wielding their broadswords and rushing towards Han Li.

“Whoosh—!”

A fierce spear shadow erupted. Several bandits hadn’t even gotten close before they were directly struck in the throat by a single spear.

Han Li’s figure flickered, quickly disappearing from his original spot. Wielding the Dragon Pattern Spear, he charged directly at the Chief.

Watching Han Li charge over, the Chief’s eyelids twitched.

A dense blood-light bloomed, and a terrifying Qi wave instantly swept over.

“Bang—!”

Han Li raised his hand and threw a punch. The Thunderclap activated, and a powerful force and True Qi instantly erupted, directly crushing everything.

“Puff—!”

The Chief spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, retreating madly. The next second, he actually turned and ran.

“Trying to run!”

A cold glint flashed in Han Li’s eyes. Divine Travel Eight Desolations activated, bursting with extreme speed and directly intercepting him.

The Dragon Pattern Spear let out a Dragon roar, like a cold star rushing towards the Chief.

Yellow Springs Strike, a life-claiming spear!

“Blood Soul Hand!”

The Chief roared, a dense blood-light blooming, True Qi gushing forth, forming a bloody large hand that shot out.

The spear tip collided with the bloody large hand. A powerful Qi wave instantly impacted the surroundings. The other bandits, who hadn’t yet fled, were directly sent flying back, spitting blood.

“Boom—!”

An explosion sounded, like a thunderclap in the night, booming through the stronghold.

The Dragon Pattern Spear shattered the bloody large hand with a single strike, continuing its charge towards the Chief.

“Clang—!”

Sparks flew. The spear tip pierced the dark gold soft armor on the Chief’s body, emitting a metallic sound.

“Puff—!”

The Chief’s body flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of congested blood, and heavily crashed to the ground.

The hard ground instantly cracked.

“Whoosh—”

Han Li didn’t give him any chance to breathe. Divine Travel Eight Desolations activated, instantly closing the distance.

A fierce tiger’s roar instantly caused the Chief to lose his composure.

“Boom—!”

A punch landed with immense force. The surrounding ground directly exploded, and shattered rocks flew.

As the punch landed, the Chief’s eyes revealed an unwilling look, and his life force instantly dissipated.

This punch directly shattered his internal organs. Even with the dark gold soft armor, it couldn't block Han Li’s fierce tiger strike.

He died on the spot.

A powerful surge of blood Qi emerged, which was sealed by the Demon Seed.

It was at this instant that Han Li’s Heaven and Earth Demon Seed broke through its final limit, advancing to the third level.

In his mind, the Demon Seed throbbed, and a dense blood Qi was about to gush out. Han Li’s thought moved, instantly suppressing it.

The Heaven and Earth Demon Seed in his mind immediately returned to calm.

“Indeed, the Demon Seed breaking through can also be suppressed…”

Han Li felt the Heaven and Earth Demon Seed in his mind return to calm, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

Coming back to his senses, Han Li looked at the other bandits.

At this moment, the other bandits met Han Li’s gaze, and seeing the Chief, who was now completely still in front of Han Li, they all showed expressions of fear.

“Kill!”

The spear shaft rotated, and Han Li’s figure instantly disappeared.

Miserable screams echoed from within the stronghold, and a strong scent of blood permeated the entire stronghold… A moment later, in the center of the stronghold, Han Li stood, holding the Dragon Pattern Spear, covered in blood.

Dozens of bandits, all killed cleanly by him.

Bodies littered the ground!

Blood flowed, staining the ground red.

Those who should be killed should not be spared.

Not a single fish escaped the net. The Blood Wind Stronghold, from top to bottom, was wiped out cleanly.

The pungent smell of blood permeated the air, but Han Li felt no discomfort.

On the contrary, he felt a surge of excitement.

“Could this be the influence of the Heaven and Earth Demon Seed?”

Han Li suppressed the excitement in his heart and took a deep breath.

However, now was not the time to ponder this question. The most urgent task was to sort through his gains.

Putting away the Dragon Pattern Spear, Han Li came to the corpse of the deceased Chief. He pulled out a hundred treasure sack from his waist.

Opening the hundred treasure sack, a jumble of items appeared before his eyes.

Some bottles and jars containing Medicinal Pills, and a stack of silver notes.

There were about twenty-odd silver notes, each with a denomination of one hundred taels.

Besides silver notes, there were also gold notes.

The denomination was also one hundred taels, and there were only ten gold notes in total.

Worth one thousand taels of gold.

After a quick check, Han Li put away the hundred treasure sack, intending to examine it slowly after collecting all the spoils.

Chopping off the Chief’s head, Han Li also stripped him of his dark gold soft armor.

This was also a treasure, at least it could be exchanged for a good sum of money.

Han Li accepted everything. He was very poor now, and this fortune could greatly alleviate his pressure.

He searched through each body, not missing a single one.

Han Li also pocketed any scattered silver coins.

From Bai Qiushuang’s body, Han Li also found a hundred treasure sack. Without ceremony, he took it all… An hour passed, and Han Li’s figure emerged from a secret room in the stronghold.

Everything had been plundered by him.

The wealth of the Blood Wind Stronghold exceeded his imagination.

This haul was a huge success.

Just the silver and gold he had collected added up to more than ten thousand taels of silver in total.

In a flash, he had become a wealthy man.

Killing and plundering, this wealth indeed came quickly. This night, he truly achieved overnight riches.

However, in comparison, Han Li also understood that without sufficient strength, one could not protect wealth.

Converting this wealth into his own strength, that was the true Dao.

If a small stronghold possessed such wealth, then how much would top martial Dao families and Sects have?

It would definitely be an unimaginable number.

Coming back to his senses, Han Li searched again, making sure nothing was missed. Han Li found lamp oil in the secret room and directly burned down the entire Blood Wind Stronghold with a single fire.

The towering flames bloomed in the dark night. Han Li walked down the mountain with light steps.

“I still need to do more missions. Compared to cultivating diligently within the Sect, doing missions outside leads to faster improvement.”

Looking back at the soaring flames on the peak of Qifeng Mountain, a thought flashed through Han Li’s mind.

This was his first time leaving the Sect for a mission, and the rewards were indeed very sweet.

Compared to diligent cultivation within the Sect, this was much faster, not just by a little bit.

Calming his mind, Han Li’s figure moved, and he quickly disappeared into the night… All the way down the mountain, Han Li quickly left North Mangshan Mountain and arrived at Mangshan County town.

He didn’t return to the Sect directly. It wasn’t too late to rest a bit before going back, and he could also properly sort out his gains.

In the inn, in his room, Han Li sat cross-legged on the bed. With a thought, the sealed blood Qi instantly erupted.

“Dong—!”

Like a clap of thunder, the moment the Demon Seed throbbed, the sealed blood Qi surged into his body like a rushing river.