58: Unifying the Acropolis (Part 2)

"Shi Potian, you old dog, come out and fight me! Don't be a coward!" Chen Cuo's Aura grew increasingly arrogant, no longer hiding anything, and his provocative words never ceased.

As for the grunts on the opposite side, Chen Cuo continued to provoke them while drawing his bow and notching arrows. Arrows flew out one after another, and screams filled the air. In an instant, nearly a hundred people were dead or wounded.

"Monster! Monster!" The enemies across from him were already dazed, fleeing for their lives at the fastest speed they could muster.

As the arrows rose and fell, Chen Cuo was like a God of Slaughter, wantonly reaping lives. All sorts of insights regarding the Lin Family's Archery flooded his mind.

"What terrifying murderous intent! What a ruthless heart!"

"Is he the new Disciple Old Ghost Fan took in? And he also went to Xining County?" From the Huiyuan Building not far from the Vajra Sect's main hall, Xie Yiyun watched the changes in the Vajra Sect, full of admiration.

A person behind him said somewhat nervously, "Replying to Lord Xie, yes, Old Chen... Chen Cuo is Fan Wufeng's last Disciple. He and Stone Deficiency also brought that Young Master of the Chang Family to Xining County."

This person was none other than Chen Cuo's old acquaintance, Lin Qiu, and the person standing in front of him was Xie Yiyun, the Chief Constable of Six Doors in Wuya Prefecture's prefectural city.

Although Qian Country was small, it governed four prefectures and thirty-six Dao. The Chief Constable of Wuya Prefecture was already a high-ranking official, overseeing an entire prefecture, with astonishing official Divine Might.

However, this was a world dominated by extraordinary power. Official authority was ultimately no match for individual might. For this reason, anyone who could become a Chief Constable in a region possessed martial arts that could not be underestimated.

For example, Xie Yiyun was a Martial Artist at the Acquired Perfection Realm.

But now, his heart was not as composed as his expression suggested. He had originally come on a whim because the Martial Alliance Leader's son had died, and the Wu Family and Chang Family in the prefecture were in chaos. Furthermore, the Alliance Leader, Han Nao, had entrusted him with a task, so he had made a detour to Wei City to look for clues.

He never expected to witness Chen Cuo's display of Divine Might. Chen Cuo's longbow had started incredibly slow, but by the end, his hand speed became faster and faster. He even shot three arrows in quick succession, and his accuracy was frightening. Xie Yiyun stroked his beard, utterly shocked.

He took the opportunity to estimate, thinking to himself, "Could the fortuitous encounter in Xining County be in his hands...?"

Shi Potian's subordinates wailed incessantly but could do nothing against Chen Cuo. Yet, Shi Potian still hadn't come out. Was he determined to be a coward to the very end?

Chen Cuo held his Chain Blade and waited no longer, charging straight into the hall. As he entered, he roared, "Brother Wu, guard all positions! Don't let a single soldier escape!"

"Junior Brother, don't be reckless! Be careful of a trap!" Lei Wu whispered, also wanting to follow him in.

Ignoring everyone's concerns, Chen Cuo instantly vanished into the main hall, appearing in an inner chamber. As soon as he stabilized himself, he saw Shi Renhsan leading a team of men, armed with Divine Arm Crossbows, ready for battle.

The Divine Arm Crossbow was an advanced version of the Thousand Mechanism Crossbow, with even greater power. When fully drawn, it could pierce through refined iron armor!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The iron arrows instantly collided with Chen Cuo's body. The impact made Chen Cuo feel a bit nauseous, and he could feel a slight stinging sensation in his abdomen, but it was not serious. He only protected his vital points. The arrows, breaking through the wind, were incredibly fast, but Chen Cuo's hand speed was even faster. He reached out and caught the arrows aimed at his vital points.

"Spirit Monkey Scooping the Moon, a Reflection in the Mirror."

After a volley of arrows, Chen Cuo's figure was like a ghost. He tried to strike Shi Renhsan's head with a single blade. Shi Renhsan swung the Bright Moon Sword in his hand, directly parrying it.

"Crack!"

Chen Cuo's Chain Blade snapped into two upon impact. However, this powerful strike immediately made Shi Renhsan's face turn pale, and a feeling of powerless soreness surged through his muscles. Seeing Chen Cuo's weapon break, he felt a surge of joy.

But before he could recover, Chen Cuo suddenly let out a low growl, Internal Energy condensing in his fist. He unleashed a full-powered blow. It was an ordinary punch, yet it produced a silent sonic boom.

When going all out, without using his talent or Iron Sand Palm, he still possessed fifty thousand catties of strength. Force can overcome all techniques; one powerful strike can subdue ten. At this moment, any resistance was futile.

The Aura of death filled Shi Renhsan's heart. He struggled frantically, hastily swinging his treasured sword to block Chen Cuo's attack, but it was useless. His Bright Moon Sword slashed across Chen Cuo's body, only producing the sound of metal friction, without offering any obstruction.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, Shi Renhsan's eyes widened. He heard the sound of blood vessels bursting within his body, the sound of flesh and blood shattering. Boundless pain and suffocation spread through his mind, and his eyes became bloodshot and bulged out.

"So it was you!"

He saw the gold-threaded soft armor Chen Cuo was wearing and let out his final roar.

"It's a pity the Chain Blade's Materials are too poor. When facing top-tier Materials in a head-on clash, it just can't compete!"

The Chain Blade was forged from refined steel. During the last encounter with Han Lin's treasured sword, it was only grazed by Sword Qi, yet the Chain Blade was damaged. This time, in a direct confrontation with Shi Renhsan's Bright Moon Sword, it shattered completely.

Shi Renhsan's subordinates, like the previously trained death warriors of the North Dipper Gang, did not flee upon seeing their leader's death. Instead, they all went berserk, charging at Chen Cuo.

Even if some of them were Martial Artists at the Viscera Refining Perfection Realm, they were still weak in front of Chen Cuo. This was a good opportunity to hone his fist and foot techniques. The Perfection of Cultivation Technique proficiency was ultimately just about perfecting perception and memory; it still required real combat to be truly perfect.

The wrath of the weak was nothing but a joke in front of Chen Cuo. In an instant, lives vanished, leaving only a ground full of corpses.

Once all the The person who blocks all died, Chen Cuo finally turned his attention to observing his surroundings, discovering another doorway within the hall, seemingly a hidden place for secluded cultivation.

"Shi Potian, are you inside? All your sons have been killed by me. Are you still going to be a coward and cling to life?"

He spoke to the inside, and his thoughts swept across the surroundings. Since he had already shown his hand, he naturally had to eliminate the hidden danger. He was not afraid of Shi Potian, but that did not mean Gu Pang and the others were not.

Just like Lian Chen, if an Acquired Realm Martial Artist escapes and attacks his subordinates from the shadows, who can avoid their sneak attack?

He used words to provoke, precisely wanting to force the other party out to fight him to the death.

Chen Cuo took a deep breath, no longer holding back. He slammed a fist onto the door, and immediately, a tall and imposing figure leaped out from the dust, unleashing a punch filled with astonishing Aura directly towards Chen Cuo.

It was Shi Potian, and the opponent's steady Fist Intent, along with the pressure it carried, made Chen Cuo feel a faint discomfort.

Chen Cuo spun around sharply, intending to dodge, but Shi Potian's footfalls could actually stir up vibrations in the ground. The lingering vibrations caused Chen Cuo's body to become unstable for a moment, and the fist slammed into Chen Cuo's chest, sending him flying more than ten meters.

But when the attack dissipated, Chen Cuo stood up unharmed, patted the dust from his body, and unleashed a ferocious Aura, like a fierce tiger descending a mountain. A violent and fierce killing intent condensed throughout the entire hall, causing a trace of fear to rise in Shi Potian's heart.

With the Five Spirits True Meaning talent by his side, his Five Animal Play mimicked the five animals, naturally achieving both form and spirit, as if they were truly living beings.

"Kill!"

Chen Cuo extended a tiger claw, digging it into Shi Potian's right shoulder. With a forceful tear, it was like sharp claws scraping against stone, and the sound of crumbling could be heard.

Scarlet blood was already visible on Shi Potian's body, and the wound was deep enough to expose bone. His eyes widened in disbelief, unable to believe that someone could break through his defense, which was bolstered by Panshi Internal Energy.

"Ahhh! Die for me, Rolling Stone Fist!" Shi Potian roared furiously, his fists imbued with thick Internal Energy. Endless fist shadows, like falling mountain rocks, rolled ceaselessly.

This was his ultimate Move. Although the name of the Move wasn't spectacular, each of his punches could unleash nearly ten thousand catties of strength. With the endless fist shadows, it was as if rocks were falling from high altitude, each punch more powerful than the last. He had once used this Move to crush a Martial Artist of the same Realm into a bloody pulp.

However, Chen Cuo did not dodge or evade, meeting it with a palm. The Move he unleashed had no spectacular qualities; it was merely a Great Stumble Tablet from Iron Sand Palm, yet it possessed a kind of returning to simplicity, emulating nature.

As this palm descended, the surrounding air was extremely compressed, producing an inexplicable air explosion and radiating scorching high temperatures.

Moreover, driven by his palm force, a sound similar to a Dragon's roar subtly emerged from the friction in the air.

This was not a power that the Acquired Realm could withstand, nor was it a Divine Might that a flesh and blood body could withstand. This was immense power augmented by the Cultivation Technique's Concept, the Five Spirits True Meaning. The fist was formless, the Concept endless, ever-changing. It took the Stumble Tablet Hand from Iron Sand Palm, yet it executed the invincible posture of an ape overturning mountains and shaking the earth.

The Move remained unchanged, but the Concept was boundless, and the force doubled. Coupled with his formidable defense, Shi Potian's fist met his palm force and instantly shattered into dust. The Iron Sand Palm landed on his chest, creating a large hole. The stone skin defense he was so proud of had no effect whatsoever.

"You... you actually possess the strength of a Dragon, and even Fist Intent..."

A hint of regret flashed in Shi Potian's eyes, filled with unwillingness and despair, as he died on the spot.

Wei City was unified, and it was at this very moment!