Chapter 258: Supreme Hegemony Fist!
"If I am not mistaken, they cultivated demonic techniques using the blood of demonic beasts instead of human blood. That caused their bodies to mutate into this state," Mu Lan explained calmly.
The attack just now carried the aura of a snake-type demonic beast, which meant that the one controlling ’Senior Brother Gao’ had fused with such a creature through forbidden methods.
"Oh? You seem to know quite a bit."
’Xue Ming’ opened his mouth, revealing rows of sharp, jagged teeth. His tongue slid out slowly, thick and unnatural, covered in small fleshy protrusions that made it even more grotesque.
"It seems that after the fall of our Iron Blood Sect, our secrets have become common knowledge."
A heavy silence fell over the group.
"I think we are in serious trouble."
Wu Lin’s expression darkened as he spoke.
Demonic martial artists were already powerful in their original bodies. These mutated versions, strengthened by demonic beast blood, were even more terrifying. Judging from their auras alone, each of them had strength approaching the Half-step Essence Qi Realm.
"Even so, there is still a chance."
Mu Lan’s voice remained steady.
"Although demonic martial artists are formidable, once they possess a new body, their strength is limited by that body. At best, they can only reach the peak of its current realm."
Her eyes sharpened slightly as she looked at the enemies ahead. "They are not invincible."
"Exactly. That is why we will devour all of you and use your strength to nourish our own."
As those words left ’Xue Ming’s’ mouth, his clothes tore apart violently. His body began to swell at a terrifying speed, muscles expanding and bones shifting. In the span of a single breath, his form twisted into something monstrous.
What stood before them was no longer human.
A towering lizard-like creature had taken shape, its body covered in rough scales and radiating a savage aura.
"This is bad..."
Han Xue’s voice trembled with anxiety as she stared at the transformation.
"Become our food!"
The lizardman roared and lunged forward, charging straight at them with overwhelming force.
"Get back."
Mu Lan stepped forward calmly.
A jade-green scythe appeared in her hand, and as she swung it, a brilliant emerald blade of light surged outward.
Boom!
The air exploded violently at the point of impact. Both Mu Lan and the transformed ’Xue Ming’ were forced backward by the collision, their figures sliding across the ground.
"Interesting... you are quite strong."
’Xue Ming’ let out a low laugh, his tongue flicking across his lips.
At that moment, a sharp buzzing sound filled the hall.
Another one of the possessed figures began to mutate. A pair of transparent wings burst from his back, vibrating rapidly. His body shot upward into the air, and his mouth stretched and sharpened, transforming into a long, needle-like proboscis.
It was a mutation resembling a mosquito-type demonic beast.
"Head to the side hall."
Li Yun shouted at everyone.
He had no intention of confronting them head-on under these conditions. Turning to Han Li and Han Xue, he gave a sharp command before dashing toward a side passage beside the main hall.
The others quickly came to their senses and followed, retreating toward the side hall.
"Trying to escape?"
The five possessed figures gave chase immediately.
The mosquito-type demon was the fastest. In an instant, it closed the distance and appeared behind Shi Mo, who was the slowest among them.
Just as it was about to strike—
A flash of blue lightning cut through the air.
Li Yun appeared in an instant, clad in his lightning armor, his figure blazing with speed as he intercepted the attack.
Clang!
His sword swung out, infused with 40% Sword Intent. The force of the strike sent the mosquito-type demonic martial artist flying backward.
Without even turning his head, Li Yun spoke sharply.
"Run!"
Hearing him, Han Li, Han Xue and Shi Mo kept running towards the hall.
The mosquito type demonic demonic martial artist once again came after them but with Li Yun blocking it, they safely managed to enter the side hall.
Once Han Li, Han Xue, and Shi Mo had just entered the side hall and their figures disappeared beyond the stone doorway, a violent surge of lightning erupted.
The air crackled sharply as arcs of electricity spread outward, and before anyone could react, Li Yun’s figure vanished completely from his original position.
He was already in his Heavenly Lightning Battle Armor form, his entire body wrapped in flickering lightning as his presence seemed to merge with speed itself, and in the next instant, he crossed the distance between himself and the mosquito demonic martial artist so quickly that no one present could follow his movement.
To their eyes, he had simply disappeared and reappeared.
The mosquito demonic martial artist’s pupils shrank violently as an instinctive sense of danger surged through it, but its reaction came too late because Li Yun was already standing directly in front of it, his figure calm yet carrying an overwhelming pressure.
There was no warning.
There was no buildup.
Li Yun had already clenched his fist.
A terrifying force began to gather.
The air around his arm trembled violently as if it were being compressed under an unimaginable weight, and a heavy, ancient pressure spread outward from his body, causing even the surrounding space to distort slightly.
What Li Yun here was using was a fist art called the Supreme Hegemony Fist.
This was the fist art contained within the ninth tier secret art, the World Bearing Devil Suppressing Physique, and only those who had reached the third stage of that technique, where their body carried a thousand times their normal weight, could wield it.
At that moment, the immense weight within Li Yun’s body condensed into a single point within his fist, and although there was no dazzling light or exaggerated display, the sheer force it carried made the surrounding air collapse inward.
Then he struck.
The punch moved forward with a simple and direct motion, yet the force behind it caused a deep shockwave to erupt as the air itself seemed to cave in under the pressure.
The mosquito demonic martial artist did not even have the chance to scream.
The moment Li Yun’s fist connected with its body, everything ended.
Its form collapsed instantly under the overwhelming force as if it had been crushed by a falling mountain, and in the next instant, its body shattered into countless fragments before being reduced even further into fine particles by the residual power of the strike.
A cloud of blood mist exploded outward.
There was nothing left.
The demonic martial artist had been completely annihilated in a single blow.
Silence fell over the battlefield.
The remaining four demonic martial artists froze in place as shock spread across their faces, their eyes fixed on the empty space where their companion had been moments ago, and for a brief moment, none of them could even comprehend what had just happened.
Mu Lan’s expression changed slightly as her eyes widened just a fraction, revealing a rare trace of astonishment within her usually calm gaze, while Wu Lin’s pupils contracted sharply as disbelief overtook his face and the confidence he had earlier completely vanished.
"What... was that power?" Wu Lin muttered under his breath, his voice low yet filled with shock.
No one had expected such a development.
No one had anticipated that Li Yun would move with such speed, and even fewer could have imagined that the mosquito demonic martial artist, known for its terrifying agility and lethal attacks, would be erased from existence in a single instant without even the chance to resist.
Li Yun stood where the demonic martial artist had once been, his fist still extended forward as faint arcs of lightning flickered around his body.
"Extreme speed combined with immovable mountain equals to complete annihilation." He muttered smiling as he turned to look at the other four demonic martial artists.