Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

Not to mention, the saber technique was never Su Mu's strength. His strongest was always his fists, physique, and the Great Spear.

"You forced us into this... strike!"

Seeing Su Mu approaching again, and even boldly putting away the Whale-Slaying Saber that had just shown its edge, the two exchanged glances of joy and immediately launched a joint attack to encircle and kill Su Mu.

"White Whale Fist · Whale Bite!"

Wang Zhong struck first. He stepped forward as a half-zhang lotus of Qi and Blood formed above his head, its terrifying Qi and Blood cascading down from it, resonating through the sky with a mighty force.

For a martial artist to advance to the Upper Three Grade Grandmaster Realm, they must unify the Three Flowers: the Martial Dao's Three Flowers are Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Essence corresponds to the prototype of Gang Force formed by the fusion of spiritual power and power, Qi corresponds to the martial artist's Qi and Blood, and Spirit corresponds to the Flower of Martial Momentum.

The display of the Three Flowers is a mark of a Fourth-Grade Martial Artist fighting with their life, and urging the corresponding Three Flowers can greatly enhance the relevant strength of the martial artist.

In an instant, Wang Zhong's entire aura crazily surged, as Qi and Blood escaped from his pores and condensed into a thin gauze of Qi and Blood. When he punched, it was accompanied by the crashing waves of terrifying sound, rolling with white waves.

Wang Zhong's strength was formidable. As the Vice Hall Master of the Flying Ray Hall, he had long contended with river bandits, making his combat experience exceptionally rich. He knew that the earlier attack by 'Baili Feng' had an element of surprise when he killed Zhao Ku, but he dared not underestimate his opponent.

Immediately, he exerted nearly full strength as a martial artist, while Gongsun He was a Daoist cultivator. Only by stepping up to entangle with Su Mu could he better cooperate with Gongsun He to deal a severe blow.

Su Mu instantly saw through their intentions, realizing that he must swiftly take down Wang Zhong in this battle. Otherwise, being entangled with them, with one at a distance and one up close, would be troublesome.

With that thought, he took a deep breath, instantly inhaling the air from the space of the inner hall into his lungs, transforming into two powerful and unique forces, one cold and one hot.

This yin-yang breathing was a realization Su Mu had while on Bai Jiao Mountain, more efficient and powerful than the Five Elements Breathing!

At the same time, his heart below the chest beat like a war drum, and the dragon-elephant tattoo on his back quietly lit up, awakening the long-dormant White Dragon Power within his sea of consciousness.

Flood Dragon Shocking Skill · Boundless Fury of the River!

The roaring waves rose suddenly, perfectly covering the arrival of the Limit-Breaking State amidst the ferocious moaning of Jiao Tendon Jade Bone. Facing Wang Zhong's heavy punch, Su Mu showed no fear, his five fingers firmly clenched into a fist.

Amidst the roaring giant waves, his punch was like a dragon.

"Splash——!"

The Gangjin Pill in the dantian accelerated its rotation, unleashing a flood of twenty-seven strands of gang force. He smashed out a punch, followed by a powerful gang force, truly like a giant wave crashing ashore.

"Boom!"

Their fists collided fiercely, power and gang force clashing, exploding with deafening noises. The hall lightly shook as reinforcing patterns lit up.

The ground beneath them quaked for a moment, and the shockwave transmitted through the hall, shattering the dishes and wine cups on the tables into fine powder.

"So strong!"

With just one punch, Wang Zhong felt the Qi and Blood within him shudder, and the Qi and Blood Lotus above his head became more transparent, his feet stepping back heavily, breaking the ground, as though what he had struck was not flesh but a massive deep-sea whirlpool.

The fist technique from the first of the seven forms of Flood Dragon Shocking Skill was not only dominant and fierce but could also ingeniously neutralize enemy forces head-on. This was precisely the strength of this Upper Three Grade martial arts kill move.

"But... I don't need to defeat him; I just need to stall him."

Grand Wave Palm!

At this moment, Wang Zhong's face lit up with joy as he sensed Gongsun He rising behind, delivering a palm strike. The water spiritual qi gathered in his palm and instantly formed a massive spiritual qi palm several zhang in size, pressing down mightily.

Flood Dragon Shocking Skill · White Flood Dragon Tail Flick!

Su Mu infused gang force into his feet, advancing instead of retreating, like a dragon moving through a great river, his legs flicking out swiftly like a dragon's tail.

"Damn it!"

Just as Wang Zhong regained his footing, Su Mu had already neutralized Gongsun He's attack with the kill move of Flood Dragon Shocking Skill, giving him no chance to breathe as the offensive came once again.

He cursed inwardly, but after the fist exchange, he recognized 'Baili Feng's strength was indeed superior to his, though giving up the saber, defeating him wouldn't be easy either!

At that moment, he took a deep breath and once again unleashed a heavy punch toward Su Mu.

But at that very moment.

Su Mu's eyes lit up with two points of majestic white light, the White Dragon pressure from his sea of consciousness that had waited many days being released, instantly covering Wang Zhong and Gongsun He.

Suddenly, they felt engulfed by surging waves, like a lonely boat about to capsize at any moment, their inner Qi and Blood power, as well as spiritual qi, all stagnated.

"What? This pressure..."

Flood Dragon Shocking Skill · White Flood Dragon Breath!

At this moment, Su Mu suddenly opened his mouth and let out a low roar, releasing an extremely pure spiritual power from his brow, condensing with a wisp of equally pure vast qi into an invisible blade striking their sea of consciousness.

The dangerous aura of White Flood Dragon Breath spread instantly throughout the hall, drawing everyone's attention. Everyone felt the threat, their pupils involuntarily narrowing, their expressions changing.

"The Young Master's talent is extraordinary, truly becoming stronger after this period of closed-door cultivation, mastering the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill even more than before!"

"At this rate, it won't be long before he reaches the realm of the Gang Leader!"

Everyone present was a high-ranking member of the Cyan Fish Gang. Though few qualified to cultivate the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill, they all recognized the kill move being performed by the 'Young Master' from their sect's ultimate learning.

Many Hall Masters and Vice Hall Masters showed awe.

"In just a few days... the Pill Master's mastery of the seven forms of the Flood Dragon is already at this level?!"

Baili Hongtang was utterly shocked seeing Su Mu freely switch between the seven forms of the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill. Only she knew Su Mu had been cultivating the skill for barely a month and had only recently obtained the complete martial arts manual.

Roar!

Under the might of the White Dragon, a blast of colossal pale flood dragon-shaped gang force spewed forth, twisting the surrounding air into submission, seeming also to fear this domineering breath imbued with genuine dragon authority!

"Not good, it's a trap!"

Wang Zhong felt a tingling on his scalp, instantly realizing the Young Master hadn't employed his full power earlier, deliberately making him lower his guard to pave the way for this kill move, frantically wanting to struggle.

But a momentary lapse in concentration, combined with the stagnation of his inner Qi and Blood power under that overwhelming pressure housing around him, proved too fatal. He could only watch in utter despair as the breath descended.

"Splat!"

The dragon's breath pierced through, ripping flesh and bones apart, blasting open a horrifying blood cave the size of a head on Wang Zhong's shoulder and back, obliterating his heart in the process.

Wow!

Wang Zhong spat out a large mouthful of blood, looking down at his empty chest, full of reluctance. At just over thirty, he had risen to the position of Vice Hall Master, and that too of the Flying Ray Hall's Vice Hall Master. He should have had a great future, repenting his prior decision.

Regret for having followed Gongyang Jue's orders and attacked tonight, a fleeting regret soon turned into intense hatred.

At this moment, he didn't hate 'Baili Feng', but all his loathing was directed at Gongyang Jue, who stood coldly watching without intervening!

Oh, how he hated him.

But ever since he attacked tonight, everything was already destined.

With a single breath, having killed Wang Zhong, Su Mu turned his gaze to Gongsun He hovering in mid-air, the latter feeling as if he heard a death knell, his entire body trembling like a sieve.

"Enough, stop!"