Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

With lips slightly parted, the surrounding air was swallowed into Su Mu’s lungs, creating a vacuum in the vicinity of several meters. At this moment, Su Mu’s entire Jiao Tendon Jade Bone emitted a crackling sound, and the already towering figure of ’Baili Feng’ visibly grew several feet taller, accompanied by the sound of crashing waves, truly like a human-shaped white Flood Dragon!

Swish, swish, swish!

A river of Qi Blood, seven meters long, surged and roared around Su Mu’s body at the same time.

Su Mu dared not be careless; in the Jiao Transformation state, he felt a profound mystery similar to Limit Break. At this moment, the two aspects were overlapping, and Su Mu’s physical form, strength, and speed increased dramatically.

He clenched his five fingers into a fist, and amidst the rolling white waves, a series of explosive sounds resonated through the sky.

Flood Dragon Shocking Skill · Furious River Boundless!

"Bang!"

Fist and palm collided fiercely, and the clash of flesh and bone exploded with a sound like cannonballs, causing the ground to tremble violently. Two streams of Gang Force collided within the inner hall, creating a terrifying Gang Wind that lifted the exquisite floor tiles piece by piece, transforming them into giant waves that rolled back towards the surroundings.

Many Hall Masters and Elders hurriedly circulated their external Qi Blood into barriers to resist the aftermath, but some elite disciples of the Cyan Fish Gang in the outer hall lacked such strength, only able to hastily channel their Qi Blood to protect vital areas amidst unexpected chaos.

Screams echoed consecutively, as the shattered floor tiles launched from the inner hall struck their heads, leading to bleeding injuries.

"To such an extent of Jiao Transformation... your mastery of the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill has reached this level!"

Gongyang Jue did not retreat from his spot, but his pupils contracted slightly, and a hint of instinctive fear surfaced on his face. The figure of ’Baili Feng’ before him overlapped almost completely with that damned ’Baili Hong’.

"This Gongyang Jue truly is not an easy opponent!"

Su Mu retreated three steps. Now, bound by the need to impersonate Baili Feng, he was forced to restrain himself from fighting with full force. Yet, he felt the formidable physique and strength of the opponent.

Gongyang Jue’s cultivation technique was not simple. Although he seemed not burly, he had actually cultivated a powerful set of Horizontal Training Martial Arts for many years, and his body technique was equally impressive with no apparent weaknesses, making him comprehensively strong.

White Flood Dragon Breath!

Su Mu did not hesitate for a moment and opened his mouth again. In the Jiao Transformation state, Su Mu instantly felt an unusual sensation. He could sense the Water Attribute Gang Force and the free-flowing Water Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth conveying intense affinity and fervor as he opened his mouth.

All around, Water Attribute Spiritual Qi swarmed in, forming a visibly swirling vortex of spiritual energy, a torrent as violent as a rushing stream bursting forth angrily towards Gongyang Jue mere inches away.

This strike was far stronger than the breath strike that just killed Wang Zhong!

Even a small hill in front would collapse under this strike!

Facing this attack, Gongyang Jue’s expression was now slightly solemn. Above his head, the Three Flowers bloomed, while his entire body emanated an intense Qi Blood, akin to a small sun descending, his sleeves swirling to form the head of a ferocious beast with a bloodthirsty maw, meeting the assaulting breath head-on.

"Boom!"

In another thunderous explosion, the beast head formed by the spun sleeves devoured the breath but was blown apart in the process. The right sleeve of Gongyang Jue’s Cyan Fish robe swelled and exploded beneath the elbow, turning into flying particles.

Su Mu was only forced back a few steps by the shock, but that was all, suffering no injury.

The series of exchanges that occurred in the span of a breath brought the crowd in the inner hall a heart-pounding fright. They had all known tonight would not be peaceful, but they hadn’t expected the conflict to be this intense.

"The Vice Gang Leader... and Young Master really fought?!"

"Both are so strong... not just the Vice Gang Leader’s progress, but the Young Master’s improvement in strength has also been substantial!"

"We underestimated the Young Master’s proficiency in the Flood Dragon Shocking Skill; this level of Jiao Transformation is almost comparable to the Gang Leader before the seclusion!"

Many people watched in stupefaction, unable to believe that the Young Master became even more domineering after the seclusion, giving no face to the Vice Gang Leader, opting to kill despite the Vice Gang Leader’s attempts to intercede, showing a willingness to clash head-on.

After the two of them exchanged another strike, gazing at each other, the crowd saw that neither seemed to intend to continue the confrontation, and thus they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yet, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

"Vice Gang Leader... save, save me!"

Just then, a fearful scream erupted, coming from Gongsun He, whom Vice Gang Leader Gongyang Jue was protecting. The crowd, staring at the scene, instantly sensed a horrifying aura.

Suddenly, a lightning-fast crimson beam pierced through the protective Spiritual Barrier around Gongsun He’s body. That crimson beam shredded flesh and bone, directly disabling one of Gongsun He’s arms, piercing through and nailing itself into a thousand-year-old Ancient Wood in the inner hall.

Slash!

The crimson beam revealed itself to be an arrow, inscribed with flame runes, glinting with a chilling gleam.

From the left seat, Baili Hongtang withdrew her gaze, eyes icy, reclaiming the flame bow in her hand, stepping forward one stride, gripping the Whale-Slaying Saber.

"Stop!"

Gongyang Jue shouted harshly but was obstructed by a towering figure.

Slash!

Yet Baili Hongtang acted as if oblivious, her domineering Whale-Slaying Saber cleaving down mercilessly, cutting off Gongsun He’s scream. As horrified eyes watched, blood and visceral fragments splattered, and Gongsun He was severed from head to toe into two parts.

"You... you..."

Watching Gongsun He perish before his eyes, Gongyang Jue’s eyes turned blood red, realizing that Baili Hongtang had seized the moment during his clash with Baili Feng to launch a surprise attack, decisively killing Gongsun He he had attempted to protect.