Chapter 13

Chapter Thirteen: Overlevel Assassination

No longer able to suppress the bloodthirsty desire in his heart, Shi Yan panted heavily, leaping down from the layers of leaves. The essence in his refined right arm surged like a tide, and a fierce, violent aura was about to burst out from his arm.

"Bad!"

The face of the vigilant martial artist changed drastically. He raised his head and shouted urgently. Shi Yan, like a sharp sword, shot straight down, and the misty fog wrapped around his arm shot out first, instantly enveloping the martial artist's entire head.

An endless stream of hatred, despair, and other negative emotions suddenly flooded his mouth and nose. At that moment, he felt as if he was in a sea of blood, with countless demons leaping and clawing at him, tightly binding his body, making his heart and liver tremble, and leaving him unable to even think of fighting back.

"Crack!"

Shi Yan's iron fist smashed into his head, and the crisp sound of his skull shattering echoed. The martial artist only managed a惨叫 before dying on the spot, his essence uncontrollably surging into Shi Yan's body.

Another martial artist, Zheng Tie, was filled with horror. Instinctively, he threw the blue smoke grenade into the air. The grenade flew up and suddenly exploded, a hazy blue light shining like a small sun in the air.

"Over there!"

Mo Yan Yu's expression brightened. Without hesitation, she turned and flew toward the area where the blue smoke grenade had exploded. Kalu hesitated for a moment, then sneered and followed.

"Boy, you can't escape!" After releasing the blue smoke grenade, Zheng Tie felt relieved. He glared at Shi Yan and sneered, "I've been waiting for you for so long, and you finally couldn't resist coming out. This time, I'll see where you can run!"

Shi Yan panted heavily, his eyes filled with a fierce aura. The surging killing intent in his heart was like a tidal wave. The essence from the dead martial artist surged into his body, further enhancing his fierce aura, as if a voice inside him was constantly urging him to kill.

Seeing that Shi Yan was only panting and not immediately attacking, Zheng Tie felt secretly pleased. He kept a ten-meter distance from Shi Yan and sneered, "Boy, Mo Miss and Master Kalu will be here soon. You're doomed!"

"Roar!"

Shi Yan growled, like a wild beast out of its cage, suddenly rushing at Zheng Tie. The misty white smoke from his right arm shot out like a long snake, aiming for Zheng Tie's neck.

Zheng Tie, who was prepared, did not confront Shi Yan directly but retreated another ten meters.

The snake-like white smoke pursued relentlessly, as if it had a mind of its own. Even after Zheng Tie retreated, the white smoke still stubbornly wrapped around him, trying to bind him.

Zheng Tie was startled and sneered, his dagger flying in his hand as he slashed at the white smoke.

The white smoke split in two but did not stop. Instead, it wrapped around Zheng Tie's arms, and two evil thoughts surged into his mind. Zheng Tie's body trembled, his eyes filled with scenes of blood and bones, and he felt his strength drain away.

"Bang!"

Shi Yan rushed forward, his right arm carrying all his strength, and punched Zheng Tie's face. A surge of bloodthirsty and frenzied essence burst from his fist, crazily flooding into Zheng Tie's head.

Zheng Tie bled from all seven orifices, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief. His limbs turned cold, and he fell backward, his essence bursting out of his body.

The two corpses gradually withered, their faces losing all color, their essence completely drained.

Shi Yan's bloodthirsty desire raged on, but he suppressed the urge to fight and calmly collected the food and crystals from the two bodies. Like a monkey, he climbed up the ancient tree and hid in the dense foliage, repeatedly reminding himself to stay calm.

The bloodthirsty thoughts still lingered, but as he circulated his essence, the rolling essence in his right arm slowly returned to his abdomen, and his right arm gradually returned to normal.

Breathing evenly, Shi Yan concealed the negative aura in his body into his acupoints, even the killing intent in his eyes gradually fading. He calmly observed through the gaps in the leaves.

Soon, figures appeared in the shade below. Two martial artists from the Mo family arrived first, both at the Second Heaven Realm, like Zheng Tie, unable to release their essence externally. They were alert, constantly looking around, afraid he would strike again.

After a while, Mo Yan Yu and Kalu arrived. Mo Yan Yu glanced at Zheng Tie's corpses and confirmed, "It's him!" Her phoenix-like eyes glinted with cold light as she searched for his tracks, carefully examining the surrounding branches.

If he had fled in a panic, he would have broken branches or left heavy footprints. In a hurry, he wouldn't have had time to erase those traces.

Mo Yan Yu's approach was correct. Unfortunately, he was on the ancient tree and had never left. After a quick search, she found nothing and said, "Damn it, this is really strange! He didn't leave any trace!"

Kalu stroked his chin, squinted, and looked around. Suddenly, he looked up and sneered, "Boy, still not coming out? Do you really think you can hide?"

Shi Yan was startled, his dark eyes gleaming with cold light, and the suppressed killing intent in his body suddenly overflowed!

"Sure enough, you're up there!" Kalu sneered, a dark, blackish light suddenly condensing in his hands. The light flickered with cold points and shot toward Shi Yan's hiding place.

"Little brat! I'll see where you can run!" Mo Yan Yu gritted her teeth, the "Green Arc Half-Moon Slash" mixed with electric currents, also shooting toward the leaves where Shi Yan was hiding.

"Whoosh!"

Shi Yan flew out of the leaves, not even looking at Kalu and Mo Yan Yu, and rushed into the densest part of the forest.

Both Mo Yan Yu and Kalu were at the Innate Realm, a full level higher than him. Without the element of surprise, he was no match for either of them, let alone both together.

"Chase!" Mo Yan Yu shouted, leading the way, and the two Mo family martial artists immediately followed.

Kalu did not move immediately. He summoned the dark, blackish light that had crushed the trees where Shi Yan was hiding, and it returned to his palm. He sneered and then quickly followed.

The two Mo family martial artists soon fell behind, while Mo Yan Yu and Kalu, one in front and one behind, pursued Shi Yan, gradually closing the distance.

"Boom!"

A hazy blue light suddenly burst in front of Mo Yan Yu and Kalu. The blinding light temporarily blinded them, and they crashed into two trees. When their vision recovered, Shi Yan had run a hundred meters.

"Blue smoke grenade! Damn it!" Mo Yan Yu cursed and angrily chased after him.

Kalu was also enraged, cursing and moving like lightning, instantly overtaking Mo Yan Yu, revealing his true strength, "Boy, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

"Boom!"

Another blue smoke grenade exploded. This time, Kalu was prepared and closed his eyes in time. After the blue light disappeared, he continued the chase.

Kalu, at the Innate Realm, was much more advanced than Shi Yan. His body moved like a willow, light as a feather, and he quickly closed the distance after the blue light.

The dark, blackish light in Kalu's hands condensed again. When he was twenty meters from Shi Yan, he threw it, and it shot toward Shi Yan's back with a fierce howl.

"Boom!"

Shi Yan released another blue smoke grenade, which collided with the dark, blackish light, suddenly shooting out a sky of green light. The green light ignited a raging fire in the forest.

Using the blue smoke grenade, Shi Yan ran wildly, releasing one whenever he noticed Kalu getting too close, buying himself time.

Finally, the blue smoke grenades were used up, and a strange warm current surged from his acupoints. The essence from the two martial artists was purified by the acupoints and injected into his abdomen, making his essence stronger and more refined.

Shi Yan suddenly turned and charged at Kalu!

Kalu sneered, calmly condensing his essence. In an instant, a layer of black light covered his body, half a meter long, enveloping him completely.

Essence Shield!

Shi Yan was startled but did not stop. He condensed his essence in his left hand but did not use "Rage." He clenched his fist into a cone and punched toward Kalu's waist.

Kalu's eyes held disdain, and he did not move, waiting for Shi Yan to come close.

"Bang!"

Shi Yan's punch hit the black light emanating from Kalu's body, feeling like hitting a cotton ball. The black light only contracted, and his punch failed to break through and hit Kalu.

"Heh, a mere Second Heaven Realm martial artist thinks he can break my Black Light Shield!" Kalu sneered, a dark, blackish light surging from his palm, hitting Shi Yan's chest.

Shi Yan felt a mountain pushing him, a surging force instantly flooding his chest. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and was thrown backward, even hearing the sound of his ribs breaking.

Landing, Shi Yan was covered in blood, feeling as if his body was falling apart, the pain unbearable.

"Overestimating yourself." Kalu shook his head, his face cold, and walked toward Shi Yan, "Boy, be a good medicine slave. I held back on that hit; otherwise, you would be dead."

"Again!"

Shi Yan stood up, wiped the blood from his mouth, his eyes determined, and charged at him again.

"Hmph! You're courting death!" Kalu sneered, still not dodging, and summoned the Black Light Shield, his body covered in black light.

Shi Yan clenched his right hand, seemingly determined to use the same method again. Kalu sneered, "Boy, if you're looking for death, don't blame me."

As he approached, Shi Yan's right hand suddenly withered. Before his punch hit the black light on Kalu's body, a misty white smoke emerged from his fist, and a surge of despair, fear, and bloodthirsty negative energy burst out!

Kalu's face changed, but it was too late to react.

In the next moment, a疯狂, desperate force surged into the Black Light Shield, shattering it instantly. The evil force on Shi Yan's right fist penetrated Kalu's body like a flood.

Under the overwhelming bloodthirsty force, Kalu's thoughts seemed to freeze, leaving him unable to defend.

The dagger hidden in Shi Yan's left sleeve slashed across Kalu's neck, and a gush of blood spurted out, splashing Shi Yan.

Kalu's head flew high and landed three meters away with a "thud."

Kalu's essence suddenly dissipated, merging with his dying, desperate thoughts, and crazily injected into Shi Yan's acupoints!

Feeling the unusual essence, Shi Yan's body trembled with excitement.

Unlike Zheng Tie, Kalu was at the Innate Realm, with highly refined and thick essence. The essence that surged into Shi Yan's body after his death was much stronger than that of Zheng Tie, and Shi Yan stood there, motionless, for a full minute to absorb it completely.

Taking Kalu's backpack, Shi Yan felt his body numb, his limbs weak, especially his right arm, which had used "Rage," unable to muster any strength. This seemed to be a side effect of using "Rage," making his body hard to adapt.

"Chase!"

In the distance, Mo Yan Yu's shouts echoed. After being delayed by several blue smoke grenades, she finally caught up after a minute.

She seemed to be accompanied by a few more Mo family martial artists.

At this moment, a part of Shi Yan's strength seemed temporarily suppressed. He did not dare to confront Mo Yan Yu and the others directly, so he fled into the dense forest, panicking and running again.

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End of Chapter Thirteen

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