196: Murong Bo exploded?

Exchanging injury for injury—this was Xiao Yuanshan's method.

Even if he had to die, he would drag Murong Bo down with him.

"Pfft..."

Murong Bo spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward. Lying on the ground, clutching his chest, his face instantly turned deathly pale.

Murong Bo's aura became feeble and weak, while Xiao Yuanshan, though injured, had an even more domineering presence about him.

"Murong Bo, you harmed my wife and slaughtered my clansmen."

"Did you ever imagine you would face a day like this?" Xiao Yuanshan glared at Murong Bo, flames of fury blazing in his eyes.

"Heh, it's merely the victor being king and the loser a bandit. Xiao Yuanshan, the only thing this old man miscalculated was that you didn't die back then."

"Abbot, you useless waste! You couldn't even handle such a simple matter. If it weren't for your incompetence, none of these things would be happening today!" Murong Bo looked at the Abbot, his eyes filled with resentment.

The plan had been on the verge of success. Unfortunately, because the Abbot back then was too useless, despite so many Masters besieging Xiao Yuanshan alone, they still lost.

Moreover, they actually let others find out about what happened that year, and it was exposed right in front of so many Martial Forest figures.

It's over. Everything is over. Years of meticulous planning have gone down the drain in an instant, all because the Abbot was too useless.

Hearing Murong Bo's words, the Abbot finally snapped out of his shock. Seeing the venomous look in Murong Bo's eyes, the Abbot instantly flew into a rage.

Damn it! Back then, I led so many brothers to intercept Xiao Yuanshan, all to fulfill your lousy plan, and so many died.

Those were long-time friends of This old monk, and they just died like that.

And what about you? What did you do, you bastard?

"Murong Bo, how dare you have the face to blame me? This old monk sacrificed long-time friends for your plan, all of whom died because of this."

"But what did you do? You actually faked your death to escape, and even I didn't know you were still alive."

"Now, when a flaw like this appears, you actually pin all the blame on This old monk? You are nothing but a beast worse than an animal."

"Still dreaming of reviving Great Yan? I'll revive your grandmother's leg! A heartless, Ruthless, sinister, and treacherous bastard like you—if you could succeed in restoring a kingdom, then damn eunuchs could have sons!" The Abbot was utterly enraged, no longer caring about maintaining any semblance of dignity.

Given today's situation, he had no way out.

No matter the outcome, Shaolin's reputation would plummet.

Murong Bo was completely stunned by the Abbot's retort. He never expected the Abbot to say such things at this moment.

Doesn't Shaolin care about face anymore?

Do you know what Shaolin will face after saying these things?

Sure enough, upon hearing the Abbot's words, the Martial Forest figures present were filled with anger.

They wished they could rush up right now and tear the Abbot to pieces, dismembering him limb from limb.

"What a fine Shaolin Abbot! What a fine pure land of Buddhism!"

"Who would have thought that Shaolin, righteous on the surface, would commit such beastly acts behind the scenes?"

"For personal gain, you actually sought to incite a war between two nations. Do you know how many innocent commoners would have died?"

"Abbot, you deserve to die."

"That's right, the Abbot deserves to die, and Murong Bo deserves to die even more. A mere descendant of the Yan Kingdom, extinct for hundreds of years, still dreaming of restoration?"

"Brothers, this Murong Bo still wants to restore Yan. As sons of the Han people, how can we stand idly by?"

"Immediately summon all Martial Forest members and march together to Suzhou to wipe out the Murong Family."

"Wipe out the Murong Family! Wipe out the Murong Family!"

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves. Murong Bo's appearance reminded the Han sons, who had somewhat forgotten the old hatred, of the crimes these people committed back then.

The Sons of Han are hot-blooded. Mentioning the events of the past, they lamented not being born in that era. Now, with a chance to avenge their ancestors, they naturally wouldn't let it slip.

Murong Bo's face turned ashen. If all the martial artists of the Central Plains gathered at the Swallows Nest in Suzhou, the Murong Family would truly be destroyed.

Would his poor son, not yet an adult, meet an untimely end?

Duan Zhengchun watched the two of them fighting like dogs, feeling quite pleased.

He originally thought it would take some effort, but he never expected these two to cooperate so well. Before he even exerted himself, they had already started tearing into each other.

Hearing the words of Murong Bo and the Abbot, the faces of all the Han sons present turned grim. They wished they could rush up and kill these two right now.

"Haha... Murong Bo, you're finished, you're finished."

"Today, no one can save you. I said it..." Xiao Yuanshan laughed heartily and charged directly at Murong Bo.

He wanted to send Murong Bo to Hell, then go to the Swallows Nest in Suzhou and exterminate Murong Bo's entire family. Only then could the hatred in his heart be resolved.

However, just as Xiao Yuanshan was about to strike Murong Bo dead with a palm, a sudden change occurred.

Two enormous Energy Hands suddenly flew from the horizon, one grabbing directly for Murong Bo, while the other simultaneously struck at Xiao Yuanshan.

No one expected this sudden turn of events.

The two suddenly appearing giant hands were clearly not weak in power; at the very least, they belonged to a Master of the Heavenly Human Realm.

And they hadn't even discovered who made the move. The opponent's strength was even greater, likely a super Master of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Duan Zhengchun detected the opponent's move the instant they struck. Reacting instantly, he grasped the Zither Strings and abruptly released them. The strings instantly emitted two Sonic Waves that shot out.

One flew toward the giant hand striking Xiao Yuanshan, while the other directly attacked Murong Bo.

The first Sonic Wave directly shattered the Energy Hand, saving Xiao Yuanshan, while the other Energy Hand grabbed Murong Bo and fled.

Watching the Energy Hand carry Murong Bo away, Duan Zhengchun showed no intention of stopping it. Instead, he smiled and watched as the opponent took Murong Bo.

Before Duan Zhengchun could speak, Li Xunhuan beside him had already made his move. A Flying Dagger shot straight out.

West Gate Blowing Snow was about to draw his sword but was stopped by Duan Zhengchun.

"No rush, just watch," Duan Zhengchun said with a smile.

Li Xunhuan's Flying Dagger struck the Energy Hand but was directly deflected, causing no damage whatsoever.

Li Xunhuan's expression changed. He knew the opponent's strength likely far exceeded the Heavenly Human Realm.

Because he was well aware that his previous strike was a full-force attack. Even a Master of the Heavenly Human Realm couldn't block it with just an Energy Hand.

The opponent's strength definitely surpassed the Heavenly Human Realm.

That meant they were a Master of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Who would have thought Murong Bo had an Earth Immortal Realm Master backing him?

However, what happened next shocked everyone.

Just as the Energy Hand carrying Murong Bo hadn't flown far, Murong Bo's smug expression suddenly changed.

Then, his entire body exploded into a bloody mist, deader than dead.

"Holy crap, what's going on? Wasn't that Energy Hand here to save him? Why did it crush Murong Bo?"

"Yeah, what exactly happened?"

"Right, was it here to save him or to kill him?"

"I think there must have been some accident. Everyone saw clearly just now—that hand obviously intended to kill Xiao Yuanshan."

"It was also meant to rescue Murong Bo. But why did this happen?"

"Oh... I get it. It must have been Prince Duan who made a move just now."

"Don't forget how those Shaolin elders died earlier."