“Huh?”
Ye Qiu halted his steps, his eyes fixed on Huzi, a surprised exclamation escaping his lips.
He saw rolling black mist emanating from Huzi’s body as he fiercely battled the two female assassins at the initial Venerable realm, holding his own without falling behind.
At the same time, Ye Qiu sensed an eerie, malevolent aura emanating from Huzi.
“Is this the evil technique Xiao Zhan mentioned?”
Ye Qiu activated his Heavenly Eye and was shocked to discover that Huzi’s bones had all turned pitch black like ink.
Not only that, Huzi’s blood had also become black.
“Sizzle!”
At that moment, a female assassin’s dagger grazed Huzi’s shoulder.
Instantly, black blood splattered out.
Huzi winced in pain and let out a roar.
“Ah!”
Suddenly, Huzi’s face became hideous and terrifying, his eyes bloodshot, and the black mist around him thickened.
Simultaneously, his aura grew stronger, his combat power rapidly ascending, like a fierce tiger unleashed from its cage.
“Why do I feel like Huzi is showing signs of demonic possession?”
Ye Qiu frowned.
Huzi was his disciple. If Huzi fell into demonic possession, that would not be good at all.
“Bang!”
Huzi unleashed a punch, its power overwhelming, aimed at one female assassin.
The female assassin sensed the danger but could not evade it, for Huzi’s punch was too ferocious. With no choice, she thrust her dagger at Huzi’s fist with all her might.
“Clang!”
Instantly, the dagger in her hand shattered, and she was sent flying backwards.
“You dare to touch my master. I will destroy you all.”
Huzi shouted, raising his fist to strike the other female assassin.
Bang!
The other woman was similarly sent flying.
The two women exchanged a glance and turned to flee towards the door.
“Stay right there!”
Huzi’s figure was like the wind, instantly blocking the doorway, exuding the aura of one man holding off ten thousand.
“Boom!”
Huzi swung both fists, smashing out.
The two women could not withstand it at all. Their bodies flew backwards, crashing heavily at Ye Qiu’s feet.
Ye Qiu acted as if he saw nothing, his eyes fixed on Huzi.
The two female assassins quickly got up and attacked Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu stood motionless.
“Swish!”
At that moment, Huzi blocked in front of Ye Qiu, repelling the two women with a cold laugh, “With just you two wenches, you are not worthy of my master making a move.”
“Today, I will kill you both.”
Huzi was like a demon god, his gaze utterly terrifying.
“Boom!”
Huzi was incredibly valiant, black mist rolling around him as he continuously hammered out punches.
His fist technique had no finesse whatsoever, chaotic and disorderly, relying purely on brute force.
Bang bang bang!
Huzi punched rapidly, as if his strength never waned. The two female assassins were beaten until they spat blood nonstop.
It did not take long.
“Crack!”
The bones in the two female assassins began to break, followed by the incessant sound of snapping bones.
Later, blood holes appeared on their bodies, and they staggered unsteadily.
Huzi paid no heed, punching mercilessly.
“Boom!”
Finally, the two female assassins were beaten down by Huzi, collapsing to the ground, barely alive.
Huzi stepped forward, without the slightest hesitation, and stomped down twice quickly.
“Puff!”
“Puff!”
The two women’s heads were crushed into a bloody mess.
Ye Qiu’s eyelids twitched. He thought to himself, as expected of a child raised by a tiger. Deep down, he was filled with wild ferocity, even more ruthless than I was back then.
Although he had dealt with the two assassins, Huzi did not stop. He continued stomping on the women’s corpses.
Soon, the two bodies were trampled into a blur of flesh and blood.
Huzi kept going.
“Huzi!” Ye Qiu called out.
Huzi abruptly turned his head, his gaze landing on Ye Qiu. His eyes seemed like a sea of corpses and blood mountains, extremely terrifying.
At that moment, even Ye Qiu felt a chill run down his spine.
Steadying his mind, Ye Qiu said, “That’s enough, Huzi. They are dead. No need to waste your energy.”
The black mist on Huzi’s body vanished instantly, the bloodthirsty aura receding, and his entire person returned to normal.
“Huzi, come here.”
Ye Qiu beckoned.
Huzi walked up to Ye Qiu.
“What happened to you just now? Why did black mist appear on your body?” Ye Qiu asked.
Huzi scratched his head and replied, “I am not sure either. Anyway, when I practise, the black mist appears.”
“Practise your technique for me.”
“Yes!”
Huzi sat cross-legged on the ground and began operating the technique. Soon, dense black mist appeared on his body again.
Ye Qiu stood by, activating his Heavenly Eye to observe Huzi’s meridians.
He discovered that when Huzi practised, a stream of black qi dispersed from his back into the eight extraordinary meridians.
The position from which the black qi emerged was precisely where the Life-Death Seal was located.
“It seems everything is caused by the Life-Death Seal.”
“I wonder what Huzi’s true origins are. Why does he have a mysterious Life-Death Seal on him?”
Ye Qiu’s gaze fell on the Life-Death Seal again, staring intently.
Suddenly, Ye Qiu found that the Life-Death Seal seemed to have turned into a bottomless abyss.
Ye Qiu felt a wave of dizziness, and even heard wails of ghosts and howls of wolves in his ears, as if he were in an endless hell.
At that moment, brilliant golden light appeared beside him, and the Divine Spirit Scripture activated on its own, restoring his consciousness to clarity.
After a moment.
Huzi stopped and said, “Master, do you want me to continue?”
“No need,” Ye Qiu instructed. “Huzi, although I do not know what technique you are cultivating, you must restrain your mind. It would be best if you do not practise this technique anymore.”
Huzi said, “Brother Zhan warned me before, telling me not to practise it anymore. But whenever I start cultivating, the energy in my body runs on its own. I cannot control it.”
There is such a thing?
Ye Qiu thought to himself that he would have to find Fairy Hundred Flowers to examine Huzi later. After all, she came from the cultivation world, had seen much, and might uncover the secret of the Life-Death Seal.
Suddenly, the sound of a car came from outside.
“I am heading back. Stay at home and be careful.”
Ye Qiu instructed Huzi and turned to walk out of the villa.
Upon exiting, he saw a Hummer parked outside. Cao Qingcheng poked her head out from the driver’s window and waved at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu’s face darkened as he got into the back seat.
“Why not sit beside me?” Cao Qingcheng laughed. “And with that gloomy face, do you have a problem with me?”
Ye Qiu said coldly, “I told you to keep an eye on the Rodell family’s movements. How did you let assassins get right in front of me?”
Cao Qingcheng was startled. “You were attacked?”
“Just now inside, I encountered four assassins. Two of them had cultivation not inferior to mine. I even…”
Ye Qiu was about to say he was injured but looked down and saw the wound on his hand had already disappeared. He snorted coldly, “I entrusted Dragon Gate to you to manage, yet you cannot even handle such a small matter. What use are you?”
“Sorry, it was my mistake. I did not expect the Rodell family to retaliate against you so quickly.”
After speaking, seeing Ye Qiu’s unpleasant expression, Cao Qingcheng climbed from the front seat to the back, knelt before Ye Qiu, and said coquettishly, “This servant is willing to accept punishment!””Huh?”
Ye Qiu halted, his eyes fixed on Huzi, letting out a surprised exclamation.
Black mist surged around Huzi’s body as he fiercely battled the two female assassins at the initial Venerable realm, holding his ground without faltering.
At the same time, Ye Qiu sensed a sinister, malevolent aura emanating from Huzi.
“Is this the evil technique Xiao Zhan mentioned?”
Ye Qiu activated his Heavenly Eye and was shocked to find Huzi’s bones had turned pitch black.
Not only that, but his blood had also become inky dark.
“Slash!”
At that moment, one of the female assassin’s daggers grazed Huzi’s shoulder.
Instantly, dark blood splattered out.
Huzi roared in pain.
“Argh!”
Suddenly, Huzi’s face twisted into a terrifying grimace, his eyes blood-red, the black mist around him growing thicker.
His aura surged, his combat strength rapidly climbing, like a ferocious tiger unleashed from its cage.
“Why do I feel like Huzi is showing signs of falling into demonic influence?”
Ye Qiu frowned.
Huzi was his disciple. If he were to fall into demonic influence, it would not be good news.
“Bang!”
Huzi threw a punch with overwhelming force, aimed at one of the female assassins.
The assassin sensed the danger but could not dodge, as Huzi’s punch was too ferocious. With no choice, she thrust her dagger at his fist.
“Clang!”
In an instant, the dagger shattered, and she was sent flying backwards.
“You dare attack my Master? I’ll destroy you!”
Huzi bellowed, raising his fist to strike the other female assassin.
Bang!
The second woman was also sent flying.
The two exchanged a glance and turned to flee towards the door.
“Stay right there!”
Huzi’s figure moved like the wind, instantly blocking the doorway, exuding an air of one man standing against thousands.
“Boom!”
Huzi swung his fists, unleashing a barrage.
The two women could not withstand him, their bodies flying backwards and crashing heavily at Ye Qiu’s feet.
Ye Qiu seemed oblivious, his eyes locked on Huzi.
The female assassins scrambled to their feet and attacked Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu stood still, unmoving.
“Swish!”
At that moment, Huzi positioned himself in front of Ye Qiu, repelling the two women and sneering, “You two wenches aren’t worthy of my Master’s attention.”
“Today, I’ll crush you.”
Huzi resembled a demonic god, his gaze utterly terrifying.
“Boom!”
Huzi was unstoppable, black mist rolling off him as his fists relentlessly pounded forward.
His punches lacked technique, chaotic and unrefined, relying purely on brute force.
Thud, thud, thud!
Huzi’s fists flew rapidly, as if his strength was inexhaustible. The two female assassins were beaten until they spat blood.
Not long after.
“Crack!”
The sound of breaking bones came from the two women, followed by a continuous snapping of shattered bones.
Soon, bloodied holes appeared on their bodies, and they swayed, on the verge of collapse.
Huzi paid no heed, mercilessly throwing punches.
“Boom!”
Finally, the two female assassins were beaten down, collapsing on the ground, barely alive.
Huzi stepped forward without hesitation, swiftly stomping twice.
“Puff!”
“Puff!”
The women’s heads were crushed to a pulp.
Ye Qiu’s eyelids twitched. He thought to himself, no wonder Huzi grew up with tigers. His savagery runs deep, even more ruthless than I was back then.
Though the two assassins were dealt with, Huzi did not stop, continuing to stomp on their corpses.
Soon, the bodies were reduced to a bloody mess.
Huzi kept going.
“Huzi!” Ye Qiu called out.
Huzi whipped his head around, his gaze landing on Ye Qiu. His eyes were like a sea of blood and corpses, utterly terrifying.
In that moment, even Ye Qiu felt a shiver of unease.
Steadying himself, Ye Qiu said, “Enough, Huzi. They’re dead. No need to waste your energy.”
The black mist around Huzi vanished instantly, his bloodthirsty aura receding, and he returned to normal.
“Huzi, come here.”
Ye Qiu beckoned.
Huzi walked over to Ye Qiu.
“What was that just now? Why did black mist appear around you?” Ye Qiu asked.
Huzi scratched his head and replied, “I’m not sure. Whenever I practice my technique, the black mist just appears.”
“Show me your practice.”
“Yes!”
Huzi sat cross-legged and began circulating his technique. Soon, thick black mist enveloped him again.
Ye Qiu stood nearby, activating his Heavenly Eye to observe Huzi’s meridians.
He noticed that as Huzi practiced, a stream of black qi dispersed from his back into his eight extraordinary meridians.
The source of the black qi was precisely where the Life-and-Death Talisman was located.
“It seems everything is due to the Life-and-Death Talisman.”
“I wonder what Huzi’s origins are, and why he carries such a mysterious talisman?”
Ye Qiu’s gaze fixed on the Life-and-Death Talisman, staring intently.
Suddenly, he saw the talisman transform into an endless abyss.
Ye Qiu felt dizzy, his ears ringing with ghostly wails and howls, as if he were standing in an infinite hell.
At that moment, a brilliant golden light appeared around him. The Divine Spirit Scripture activated automatically, restoring his clarity.
A moment later.
Huzi stopped and asked, “Master, should I continue?”
“No need,” Ye Qiu instructed. “Huzi, I don’t know what technique you’re practicing, but you must control your mind. It’s best if you stop practicing this technique altogether.”
Huzi said, “Brother Zhan warned me before to stop practicing, but whenever I start, the energy in my body moves on its own. I can’t control it.”
Such a thing exists?
Ye Qiu thought to himself, it seems I’ll need to ask Fairy Hundred Flowers to check on Huzi later. She’s from the cultivation world and well-informed. She might uncover the secret of the Life-and-Death Talisman.
Suddenly, the sound of a car came from outside.
“I’m heading back. Stay here and be careful.”
Ye Qiu gave Huzi a final instruction and walked out of the villa.
Outside, he saw a Hummer parked. Cao Qingcheng poked her head out of the driver’s window and waved at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu, with a dark expression, got into the back seat.
“Why not sit next to me?” Cao Qingcheng smiled. “What’s with the sour face? Got a problem with me?”
Ye Qiu said coldly, “I told you to keep an eye on the Rodell family’s movements. How did you let assassins get to me?”
Cao Qingcheng was shocked. “You were attacked?”
“Just now, inside, I faced four assassins. Two of them had cultivation no weaker than mine, and I…”
Ye Qiu was about to mention his injuries but glanced down and saw the wound on his hand had already healed. He snorted, “I handed Dragon Gate to you to manage, yet you can’t even handle something this simple. What use are you?”
“I’m sorry, it was my oversight. I didn’t expect the Rodell family to retaliate against you so quickly.”
Seeing Ye Qiu’s grim expression, Cao Qingcheng climbed from the front seat to the back, knelt before him, and said in a coy voice, “This servant is willing to accept punishment!”
