Chapter 453 - 211: A World Without Wind
Chapter 453: Chapter 211: A World Without Wind
But the reality left Shen Qingfeng utterly shocked.
"Demonslayer’s Passage" was the most powerful technique in the "Demonslayer Scripture," yet Fang Shuwen had caught it with a deceptively simple grab. Even the Ghost Head Saber had shattered.
Tu Qianqiu was utterly defeated, his life hanging by a thread.
This outcome was difficult to accept, even for Shen Qingfeng, who had approached this with the intent to probe his enemy.
That was why he had rushed out, hoping he could save Tu Qianqiu.
Otherwise, if Tu Qianqiu also met the same fate as the others, their chances of defeating Fang Shuwen would be slim to none.
However... he couldn’t be saved.
Shen Qingfeng finally realized that Fang Shuwen was unlike any master he had ever seen.
His Inner Strength seemed endless, his stamina even more so.
While they were using the Night Rain Tower disciples to wear down Fang Shuwen’s Inner Strength and stamina, wasn’t Fang Shuwen, in turn, slowly boiling a frog—and methodically slaughtering every single one of them?
Although Fang Shuwen’s killing speed had slowed significantly from the start...
...the number of people he killed was no less.
Now, the surrounding Night Rain Tower disciples were scattered, numbering less than a thousand.
It still sounded like a massive force, but against Fang Shuwen, they had no confidence whatsoever.
’Is being completely wiped out just a matter of time?’
The downpour washed over the world as Shen Qingfeng stood in the rain.
As a master of Night Rain Tower, Shen Qingfeng had always loved the rain. Whether listening to its sound or standing within it, it had always brought him a sense of peace.
But at this moment, the rain that once brought him endless peace now only brought an endless chill.
’Rain... was it always this cold?’
Shen Qingfeng finally opened his eyes and looked at Fang Shuwen.
"You’re doing this on purpose..."
"There are too many of you."
Fang Shuwen gave a helpless shrug.
"I was worried that if I crushed you too thoroughly, you’d all get scared. If this many people decided to run, it would be very difficult for one person to stop them all."
Over four thousand people. This number far exceeded Fang Shuwen’s expectations.
Most importantly, this wasn’t a place like Celestial Martial Peak, with only one road up and down the mountain.
Nor was it the Sword God Palace, where the training grounds had but a single gate.
This was Wangchuan Gorge, and before it lay a wide, flat plain.
If they decided to flee, Fang Shuwen couldn’t possibly stop them all...
That was why he’d held back on his wide-area killing techniques.
He saw what they were trying to do, so he decided to play along, fighting them fist for fist, kick for kick.
He let them think their plan was working. Only then could he ensure every last one of them was exterminated.
This was also why he hadn’t been in a rush to kill Tu Qianqiu, Shen Qingfeng, and the others.
These Pavilion Masters and Hall Masters were the backbone of the Night Rain Tower contingent.
As long as their backbone remained, they wouldn’t scatter. After all, these weren’t just some disorganized mob or a band of stragglers.
If Fang Shuwen had killed all the Pavilion Masters and Hall Masters at once, while his men continued to die, throwing their lives away to no avail... their morale would have inevitably collapsed.
Without the Hall Masters and Pavilion Masters to keep them in line, what reason would they have not to flee?
After all, this was over four thousand people, not four thousand cattle. Even four thousand pigs would scatter if someone was slaughtering them like this...
But now, he didn’t have to worry about them running away.
Although Shen Qingfeng had guessed Fang Shuwen’s intentions, hearing him say it aloud still sent a chill down his spine.
Night Rain Tower wanted to kill Fang Shuwen to avenge their Vice Tower Master.
They were willing to pay any price to do so.
But only now did Shen Qingfeng realize that Fang Shuwen was also planning to completely annihilate Night Rain Tower.
’Just what kind of man is he?’
’No wonder the people of the Northern Domain call him the Human World Demon God!’
’To think of slaughtering over four thousand people all by himself... Would a normal person even have such a thought?’
’Would they actually do something so insane?’
"Let me ask you something."
Fang Shuwen suddenly spoke up.
"I did a headcount before I started, and I observed carefully while fighting your men just now."
"I noticed two people are missing..."
"One is someone called Granny Wen, and the other is your Tower Master, Shi Wuya."
"Why aren’t they here?"
The color drained from Shen Qingfeng’s face. He snapped his head around to look at Mo Wen in the distance.
The sight nearly made him die of anger. Mo Wen was stealthily backing away. Compared to his previous position, he had already retreated several dozen yards.
’If I’d exchanged just a few more words with Fang Shuwen, he might have already turned and fled.’
In fact, a few more words weren’t necessary.
The moment Shen Qingfeng’s gaze fell upon Mo Wen, Mo Wen turned and bolted.
’Only a fool wouldn’t run!’
’We can’t win! We really can’t win!’
’So many people charged in, and they all died. One more or one less of me won’t make a difference. The worst that can happen is I’ll come back next year on this day and burn some incense for you all.’
’He really, really did not want to die here.’
The moment Shen Qingfeng saw Mo Wen turn and flee, his rage nearly consumed his reason.
If Fang Shuwen hadn’t been standing right in front of him, he would have charged over and killed the traitor on the spot.
However, his reason quickly returned.
He suddenly thought that Mo Wen running away might not be such a bad thing after all.
’At least he won’t admit he fled. Maybe he can even report what happened today to Shi Wuya?’
’He might lie, but Shi Wuya isn’t so easily fooled.’
’Shi Wuya will eventually find out that Fang Shuwen wants to wipe out the entire Night Rain Tower...’
’I just hope he doesn’t come looking for Fang Shuwen.’