Chapter 540 - 240: Visitor from Tingtao
Chapter 540: Chapter 240: Visitor from Tingtao
All of his skills were rooted in music.
Yet, as the fist descended, he had only just drawn his jade flute from his sleeve and had not even brought it to his lips.
Chen Qingyan, meanwhile, flicked a finger at Fang Shuwen, sending a cloud of fine powder straight for his mouth and nose.
But before the powder could even get close, it was instantly repelled by Fang Shuwen’s Protective True Qi.
A dull BOOM echoed!!
The two figures were smashed into the ground by Hammer Sea Shocking Heaven. The earth caved in and shattered, their bodies mangled beyond recognition.
"Run!!"
Huai Yuan and Yan Pojun had originally planned to join forces with Chen Qingyan and Qu Qianyin to fight Fang Shuwen to the death.
But in the blink of an eye, the other two were already dead.
By now, even a complete fool would have realized the gap in their power was far too great.
It defied all logic!
So, the two of them turned and bolted.
They were fast, but with every step forward, it felt as if they were trapped in a mire. They couldn’t break free; in fact, they found themselves being dragged backward.
Fang Shuwen stood with one palm pressed before him, an expression of profound compassion on his face.
But surrounded by corpses, his compassionate expression was a grotesque mockery.
Great Black Heaven God Palm—Mercy Does Not Cross!
Mercy does not save the wicked; it only delivers them to the afterlife!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A boundless Palm Power descended from the sky, raining down relentlessly upon the two men.
While struggling against Fang Shuwen’s North Nether Force Field, the two men instinctively threw their hands up, trying to block his Mercy Does Not Cross head-on.
But that was easier said than done.
THUD! THUD!
They failed to block a single strike and were forced to their knees.
As the second wave of Palm Power descended, the two of them were slammed flat on the ground, just like the ordinary disciples back in Night Rain Tower.
The Palm Power didn’t cease, falling like an endless, rustling shower of autumn leaves.
Only when the two men had been beaten to death beneath his palms did Fang Shuwen finally withdraw his Palm Technique.
Looking at the utter devastation within the main hall, Fang Shuwen let out a soft sigh.
"Your Martial Arts... they seem even worse than those Hall Masters and Pavilion Masters from Night Rain Tower."
To be honest, he was a little disappointed.
The East Sea was vast.
The ocean itself was an unfathomable place; to this day, it seemed no one had ever been able to measure its full extent.
As a result, there were many Jianghu people on the seas.
’He had thought that anyone who could make a name for themselves in the crowded East Sea would at least be on par with the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master.’
’But from the looks of it, these people were, at best, only comparable to Jue Tong, the abbot of the Joyful Zen Temple.’
’And Jue Tong’s Martial Arts were nothing to write home about.’
’Even Jin Yuheng’s Blood Shadow Seven Extremes Sword had caught his eye for a moment, but the men he had just killed had absolutely nothing impressive about them.’
If the seven men he’d just killed could hear his thoughts, they surely wouldn’t be able to rest in peace.
Fang Shuwen had appeared as if from the heavens and immediately began his slaughter.
He hadn’t given them any time to react. He had barely uttered the words "it’s impolite not to return a favor" before launching his deadly assault.
His Martial Arts were profound, his speed was incredible, and the power behind his techniques was simply astonishing.
Putting aside the fact that this group was already no match for him, even an opponent of equal skill would be left seeing stars after that barrage of attacks.
And of those he killed, with the exception of Song Xiang and Mo Qi, the others hadn’t even had a chance to use their signature techniques before becoming corpses on the floor.
Just then, the sound of frantic footsteps came from outside, and a large group of the island’s Black Guards stormed into the hall.
They had been alerted by the commotion and knew something was wrong, but the scene that greeted them left them utterly dumbfounded.
Their eyes fell upon Fang Shuwen and Luo Shuqing, and one guard couldn’t help but cry out.
"Who are you people?"
Fang Shuwen ignored them, saying only to Luo Shuqing,
"Get behind me. Don’t move more than ten feet away."
Luo Shuqing nodded quickly and moved to stand behind Fang Shuwen.
"Seize them!"
It was unclear who gave the order, but the surrounding men immediately charged toward Fang Shuwen and Luo Shuqing.
Fang Shuwen’s expression remained unchanged, but a colossal Dharma Aspect suddenly materialized behind him.
It was fiery red and wreathed in raging flames, its face a mask of ferocity. It had four arms, three eyes, and a brilliant Buddha Wheel that blazed like a halo of fire at its back.
Its four translucent arms struck out in four different directions, unleashing a torrential Fire Force.
Raging flames swept out in all directions.
With a deafening ROAR, the entire roof of the hall was blown away.
Agonized screams erupted from all sides.
Burning bodies were sent flying in every direction.
The commotion instantly drew the attention of everyone on Black Island. All eyes turned toward the main hall, and the shared glances confirmed what they all suspected: something terrible had happened.
They immediately rushed over to investigate...
It wasn’t just the people on the island. After obtaining the Nine Yin Scripture, Fang Shuwen had re-evaluated and refined all of his Martial Arts.
This technique, Anger Burning Heaven—channeled through his Fire God’s Fury—had also been refined as part of that process.
Its power was greater, and its Fire Force more ferocious.
The explosion was so massive that it was even visible to Zuo Xuan and his men, who were far from Black Island. They had just finished scuttling the large ship and were towing away the smaller boats when they saw the sky light up.
Zuo Xuan stared in a daze, unable to stop himself from looking at Zhou Zhengze.
"Is... is this also Hero Fang’s doing?"
Zhou Zhengze nodded gravely.
"My la— My Patriarch once said that Hero Fang’s Martial Arts have reached a realm beyond the comprehension of gods and ghosts."
"He can command the very forces of nature..."
"This is but one of his ultimate techniques."
"..."
Zuo Xuan took a deep breath and suddenly asked in a low voice,