Chapter 632 - 271: A Single Thought Determines Life and Death, a Single Hand Shakes Heaven and Earth
Chapter 632: Chapter 271: A Single Thought Determines Life and Death, a Single Hand Shakes Heaven and Earth
Gu Chengfeng and Zhao Tianshou exchanged a look, each seeing the calculation in the other’s eyes.
The iron fragment Fang Shuwen had produced was simply too important.
With Shui Tianxin of the Celestial Water Palace vouching for it, they had no reason to worry it was a fake.
According to Fang Shuwen’s proposal, he would lead them to find that mysterious location, open the East Sea’s secret vault, and search for the Profound Celestial Iron Mirror.
This had always been the long-cherished wish of the Eight Forbidden Areas of the East Sea.
But... what Ye Wusheng and the Zhuo brothers said wasn’t without merit, either.
If they killed Fang Shuwen and took the item, they could still search for the East Sea’s secret vault on their own.
Without such a powerful rival, the eventual rewards would be even greater!
Most importantly, the entire Wuxia Island was currently surrounded by their Four Forbidden Lands and various experts from the East Sea.
If they let this chance slip, the next time any of them faced Fang Shuwen alone, death would be the only outcome.
At this thought, Zhao Tianshou sighed.
"Young Hero Fang... your Martial Arts are simply too formidable!"
Gu Chengfeng also nodded.
"If your Martial Arts weren’t so formidable, we would gladly join you in the search for the East Sea’s secret vault.
"But as it is... once this opportunity is lost...
"Once we’re inside the vault, wouldn’t our lives be in your hands?"
Fang Shuwen gave a slight nod.
"That’s a reasonable concern."
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Ye Wusheng roared with laughter.
"Fang Shuwen, did you hear that?
"Wuxia Island will be your grave!
"Today, no matter what silver-tongued tricks you pull..."
Before he could finish, he felt a sudden gust of wind.
"Young Valley Master, watch out!"
A shout of alarm came from behind him. Ye Wusheng felt the world spin as the subordinate who had been standing behind him suddenly appeared in front of him.
This person was no ordinary character, but one of the top experts of Little Night Valley.
She had accompanied Ye Wusheng this time for the primary purpose of ensuring his safety.
It was with her help earlier that Ye Wusheng had nearly escaped Shui Tianxin’s slap. Though he was still hit in the end, it showed this woman had some skill.
Now, she had acted again, swapping her position with Ye Wusheng’s to help him block Fang Shuwen’s assault.
However, she had barely found her footing when she looked up and saw Fang Shuwen’s palm strike descending upon her.
"[One Finger to Plunge the Long Night!]"
In that desperate moment, she had no time to prepare and reflexively struck out with a finger.
In that instant, the air fell into a profound silence. It was as if the night curtain had silently unfurled, hushing all creation. Only a single finger streaked across the world, establishing a stillness for all living things.
But the moment her Finger Power met his Palm Technique, the sickening CRUNCH of shattering bone erupted.
The woman watched, wide-eyed, as her finger was shattered by Fang Shuwen’s palm. The strike’s momentum was unbroken, continuing on its path toward her face.
At that moment, she didn’t even have time to register the pain from her shattered finger.
She tried to shift her feet to escape, but the ground in a ten-yard radius around her had turned into a muddy swamp.
Unable to move, she could only watch helplessly as the palm descended.
BAM!!!
A head was smashed to smithereens.
Blood splattered everywhere. The people nearby hadn’t even had time to process what had just happened.
One moment they were listening to Ye Wusheng’s tirade; the next, a corpse lay on the ground.
By the time they realized Fang Shuwen had attacked, his figure was already airborne. The hapless Ye Wusheng, not yet steady on his feet, was splattered with red and white matter. He was just about to try and figure out what it was when Fang Shuwen’s palm descended from above.
Fang Shuwen’s target had been Ye Wusheng from the start.
After killing the one who tried to save him, it was only natural to finish what he had started.
Ye Wusheng couldn’t even form the thought to resist before Fang Shuwen’s hand was on his head.
Like a Divine Tower crashing down, Ye Wusheng was driven straight into the ground.
However, Fang Shuwen didn’t blast him with Inner Strength. Yuchi Ting’s Dongsheng Hall was paved with extremely thick, hard flagstones.
Combined with the force of Fang Shuwen’s descending palm, the seven-foot-tall man was brutally compressed to a height of less than six inches.
Every bone in his body was shattered and compacted, with only his head remaining intact. On it, you could still see the unwilling expression on Ye Wusheng’s face as he died with his eyes wide open.
But Fang Shuwen’s assault didn’t stop there.
’He had given them a chance. If they had just agreed to his terms, gone to find the East Sea’s secret vault, and used the opportunity to lure out the others, he could have solved all his problems at once.’
’Fang Shuwen wasn’t some bloodthirsty overlord of the Demon Dao who killed without batting an eye. They might not have even needed to die.’
’After all, their goal was the Profound Celestial Iron Mirror, a treasure Fang Shuwen couldn’t care less about.’
’But they just had to get clever.’
’Since they were so intent on killing him, they couldn’t blame him for being ruthless.’
So, the moment he released Ye Wusheng’s head, he made a grasping motion with both hands, and the Zhuo brothers were instantly pulled toward his palms.
The Zhuo brothers reacted even faster than Gu Chengfeng and Zhao Tianshou.
But their speed was useless...
Those who had never truly crossed swords with Fang Shuwen could never comprehend the despair of facing him.
Overbearing, tyrannical, and blindingly fast!
He gave no time to react. Even when they relied on their expert instincts to instantly circulate their Inner Strength, they discovered... that before Fang Shuwen, their power was like a single drop in a vast ocean.