Chapter 509 - 230: Effortless Destruction
Chapter 509: Chapter 230: Effortless Destruction
As Sikong Cheng’s voice faded, five of the six men present simultaneously turned their gazes to Luo Shuqing.
Only one person, seated at the head of the table to the left, seemed to be drunk. He tried several times to lift his head from the table, but failed each time.
Luo Shuqing lowered her head slightly, her hand once again clutching the hem of her skirt.
Her fingers subconsciously twisted the fabric.
She was clearly not used to being the center of attention.
Shen Cangming’s heart grew heavy. As his gaze swept over the six men, his feelings grew even more complex.
The six men in the hall were Sikong Cheng’s most trusted confidants, privy to his deepest secrets. They were also his six greatest masters.
Having served under Sikong Cheng for many years, they had long since made names for themselves.
’Lone Bolt Skimming the Sea’ Gu Jinghong was a thin man, seated second on the left.
Tie Dingshan, known as ’Unmoving as a Mountain,’ lived up to his name. He was a massive man with a dark complexion, his bare torso revealing a mass of knotted muscles. As he stared at Luo Shuqing, he took a savage bite out of the pig leg in his hand.
Seated at the head of the right side was the ’Thousand-Faced Ghost Doctor’ Su Changyu. Dressed all in white, he carried no trace of alcohol, only the faint scent of medicine.
Below him sat ’Thousand-Threads Weaver’ Bai Xixiang. He too was a man, but with delicate, feminine features, and even his movements possessed a certain gentleness.
Last was ’Life and Death Have Their Fate’ Wen Buqi.
There was nothing special about this person. Just as his name, Wen Buqi, suggested, he was plain and unremarkable...
But the one who made Shen Cangming the most wary was the drunkard at the head of the table to the left.
’Thousand Cups Never Drunk’ Ji Changzui!
This man was Sikong Cheng’s foremost master and the leader of the six, a fact made clear by his seat of honor.
His title was ’Thousand Cups Never Drunk,’ but in reality, he got drunk after just one drink.
But while others became useless when drunk, this man could kill. The more intoxicated he appeared, the more ruthlessly he fought.
No one ever knew if he was truly drunk or just pretending.
To put it nicely, the Seven Fiends of the Dark Sea were cooperating with Sikong Cheng. In truth, they had no choice.
The reason for this was none other than the six great masters of Nameless Island.
Shen Cangming and his men had heard of their reputations long before arriving.
But only after a real confrontation did they realize these masters were far more terrifying than they had ever imagined.
When the Seven Fiends of the Dark Sea first set foot on Nameless Island, they were immediately detected.
Only three of the six masters had to be dispatched to beat the Fiends into submission. It was only to save their own skins that they had struck a deal with Sikong Cheng.
And yet, the very opponents who had once filled him with dread were now his only hope for revenge.
However, beyond these six men, the one he feared most was still Sikong Cheng.
A man who could command the absolute loyalty of six such masters was no ordinary fat man.
The man was unfathomably deep; Shen Cangming couldn’t gauge his true strength at all.
’If anyone in this hall could defeat that murderous youth,’ he thought, ’it would have to be him...’
Just as his thoughts reached this point, he heard Sikong Cheng speak slowly.
"Miss Luo, aren’t you going to say something?"
"Or perhaps... you could just hand over the Profound Celestial Iron Mirror?"
’Luo Shuqing had no idea what Fang Shuwen’s plan was.’
’They had managed to get in, but now they were surrounded by powerful enemies.’
’Should I... try to stall Sikong Cheng for now?’
Just as the thought crossed her mind, Fang Shuwen, who had been standing behind Shen Cangming the entire time, suddenly raised a palm and slammed it into Shen Cangming’s back.
With a WHOOSH, Shen Cangming was sent flying. He knew Fang Shuwen was going to make a move, but he never imagined it would be like this.
By the time he could react, he was already hurtling toward Sikong Cheng.
The sudden turn of events happened in a flash. The five conscious masters of Nameless Island paled simultaneously.
"Watch out!"
Sikong Cheng needed no reminder. On his chubby face, his beady eyes narrowed to slits.
His plump palm pushed slowly forward.
An exceptionally strange power spread forth from his Palm Technique.
Shen Cangming, who though not burly was still a tall man, began to wither under the force of the Palm Technique.
The skin on his exposed hands wrinkled intensely, withering in the blink of an eye.
The whole process was horrifyingly fast...
His body began to change when he was still twenty feet from Sikong Cheng. By the time he was within ten feet, he had become as shriveled as a piece of deadwood.
The moment he made contact with Sikong Cheng’s palm, there was a faint FWOOSH.
Shen Cangming’s body disintegrated into a cloud of dust, vanishing without a trace!
At this sight, the faces of Luo Shuqing, Zuo Xuan, and Zuo Hong all changed dramatically.
Nameless Island’s unique location had always made it a flashpoint for conflict between the Eastern Domain and the East Sea, both in the past and the present.
It was just that in the last six months, the conflicts had escalated, growing ever more intense.
The fact that Sikong Cheng could hold his position as the Island Master of Nameless Island under such circumstances proved he was truly extraordinary.
Yet, until this moment, few had ever seen Sikong Cheng personally make a move.
As a result, there was much speculation about his Martial Arts.
But even with all the speculation, the scene before them was still impossible to believe.
’What kind of evil Martial Arts is this!?’
’How could a single palm strike reduce a living man to dust?’
Their eyes subconsciously searched for Fang Shuwen, but a quick scan of the room came up empty.
Startled, they whipped their heads around, searching frantically.
They found Fang Shuwen right in front of ’Life and Death Have Their Fate’ Wen Buqi.