Martial Sage from the Vajra Skill

Chapter 434: Chapter 238: Celestial Essence

A single wild deer weighed well over a hundred pounds, but Xu Yang and his companions were Martial Artists with terrifying appetites. Even after eating every last scrap, they were still left wanting more.

By now, it was dusk. The sun had completely vanished, leaving only a faint glow in the world.

Fortunately, they were all masters, so their vision wasn’t significantly impacted.

"We’ll take turns on watch. We can’t be careless. That Black Panther from before might very well come back," Gao Lin said.

Just as he was about to arrange the night watch, he saw Xu Yang, sitting opposite him, suddenly frown and slowly rise to his feet.

"RUSTLE..."

The next moment, the nearby bushes parted, and a jet-black panther emerged, its gaze fixed on them, its eyes glowing red.

"You beast! You dare show your face—"

Tian Kuan began to roar in anger, but he stopped mid-sentence.

Perched on the back of the tiger-sized Black Panther was a man with a rugged face. His thick hair cascaded down haphazardly, as wild and untamed as weeds.

He sat cross-legged on the Black Panther’s back, holding a long spear, his cold gaze sweeping over the group.

The hearts of Gao Lin and the others sank. They had never imagined that the Black Panther actually had a master.

"Who are you?" Tian Kuan demanded, anger welling up inside him.

’If this man hadn’t let his pet Exotic Beast attack people, Hong Lei would never have been injured.’

"So it was you who hurt Xiaohei?" the man on the Black Panther’s back asked, ignoring Tian Kuan completely as a cold aura emanated from him.

"Your Exotic Beast injured my martial brother, yet you dare come here and question us?"

Tian Kuan almost laughed in fury. "If you don’t give us an explanation for this, don’t even think about leaving here today!"

"An explanation? You hurt Xiaohei. You’re the ones who owe me an explanation," the man on the Black Panther’s back snorted.

"Get the hell down here and talk!"

Hearing this, Tian Kuan could no longer hold back.

’This man was arrogant and rude. He himself hadn’t even harmed the beast, yet Hong Lei had almost died. Despite that, this stranger was acting like he was the one with a grievance, as if he couldn’t understand reason. And he just kept sitting on that Black Panther, looking down on him as he spoke.’

"SHIIING..."

With a furious roar, his Half-Spirit Weapon rang out, flashing from its sheath like a silver ribbon. Crimson Gang Qi billowed as a red light flowed across his hand, materializing into a corporeal saber’s gleam.

"BANG!"

Dirt flew as Tian Kuan’s aura erupted like a volcano. Then, his menacing presence vanished from the spot.

"BOOM!" The air shrieked as if being torn apart, and a cloud of dust billowed.

The next moment, Tian Kuan seemed to become a blur of saber light. The crimson gleam surged toward the man on the Black Panther like a tsunami, pulverizing plants and shattering stones in its wake.

"SWOOSH!"

A piercing whistle cut through the air as the man on the Black Panther’s back finally moved.

He unleashed an aura far more immense and tyrannical than Tian Kuan’s. The man himself seemed like a drawn sword, his sharp edge laid bare for all to see.

With a flick of his wrist, the spear in his hand transformed into a silver dragon, its vicious point tearing through the air as it lunged for Tian Kuan’s chest.

The thrust was as swift as a thunderbolt and utterly unstoppable.

"Tian Kuan, look out!" Gao Lin yelled, his face paling.

From the man’s aura alone, he knew Tian Kuan was no match for him. He had never in his life witnessed such ferocious Spear Technique.

Without hesitation, he charged forward to intercept, determined to save Tian Kuan.

’This is bad!’

But Tian Kuan was a battle-hardened expert at the peak of Marrow Cleansing Great Success. The instant the man on the Black Panther unleashed his aura, he knew how dangerous his opponent was. He swiftly retracted his attacking Half-Spirit Weapon, bringing it back to block in front of his chest.

The next moment, the spear’s point, like a silver dragon, struck the Half-Spirit Weapon dead-on!

"BANG!"

The saber’s gleam shattered. It felt as if he’d been struck by a thousand-pound sledgehammer. Even though the Half-Spirit Weapon had blocked most of the force, Tian Kuan was blasted away as if hit by a lightning bolt, his body trembling and his Protective Gang Qi flickering unstably.

’So strong!’

He felt his blood roil and his organs rumble; he couldn’t even withstand a single one of the man’s strikes.

"Die!"

An ice-cold voice rang out. The Black Panther shot forward like a flash of lightning, carrying its rider in hot pursuit of Tian Kuan, who was still flying backward.

The man’s biceps bulged as he whipped his spear into a devastating flourish, once again tearing through the air like a silver dragon to impale the airborne Tian Kuan.

"You wish!"

Just as Tian Kuan was about to be impaled, Gao Lin finally arrived. A crimson Sword Gang swept out, blocking the unstoppable spear.

"BANG!"

The weapons clashed. A flush rose to Gao Lin’s face, and the impact sent him skidding back several meters before he came to a stop.

Of course, the man on the Black Panther didn’t fare much better. The forward momentum of his charge was broken, his relentless spear thrust completely neutralized.

"Die!"

"Kill!"

At this, Lu Chuping, Xiao Yu, and Hu Ze finally reacted. Casting aside any notion of Jianghu etiquette, they unleashed blasts of Sword Qi that tore through the air, slashing viciously toward the man and his Black Panther.

They all sprang into action, sweeping in like a gale to surround the man.

"This man is trouble! Seize him! I’m afraid the Zhang Brothers, Zhang Quan and Zhang Heng, fell victim to him!" Gao Lin shouted.

After that single clash, he understood that this man’s strength was on par with his own. His Spear Technique was viciously swift, and combined with that Black Panther, their charge was something even he would have to sidestep. The man was an incredibly difficult opponent.

This man’s appearance in the area made him think of the battlefield they had seen earlier. He suspected that scene of devastation was the result of a fight between this very person and the Zhang Brothers.

"He’s not getting away!" Lu Chuping roared.

They too had sensed that something was amiss, which was why they had all attacked together, intending to capture the man for interrogation.

"Ganging up on me? What kind of skill is that? If you’ve got any real guts, you’ll face me one-on-one."