Stronger by Killing

Gu Yuanzhong’s entire face was twisted in pain, one leg already broken, the bone piercing through his calf. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Lord Gu likes to listen to opera. I’ve invited this troupe to your residence to sing just for you. Do it!"

Gu Yuanzhong suddenly let out a roar.

In an instant,

four deadly intents appeared in the hall,

four figures emerged from the shadows to kill,

the air instantly solidified, the oppressive True Qi along with murderous intent closed in, and a long sword came directly at Gu Zhan from above,

it was a swordsman hidden in the rafters,

as the sword descended, the Sword Qi was fierce,

another person, a maid who had been massaging Gu Yuanzhong’s leg, produced a short sword in her hand aimed straight at Gu Zhan’s face. The thin sword, as thin as a cicada’s wing, was like a bolt of lightning, incredibly fast.

Behind Gu Zhan,

a brawny man wielding a Big Iron Hammer, bare-chested, his skin like tung oil seemed oily under the light, his explosive muscles demonstrating his terrifying strength.

In a screen within the hall,

densely packed flying needles, even more numerous than snowflakes, each needle was attached to a white fine thread weaving a net directly sealing all directions Gu Zhan could go, an ugly-faced old woman waved her hands, her ten fingers entangled in fine threads.

At the same time,

Gu Yuanzhong struck with a palm, terrifying True Qi like a breached river, roaring with murderous intent.

Gu Zhan remained unchanged in expression,

one foot still pressed on Gu Yuanzhong’s leg, his whole body slightly leaning back, the front two legs of the chair tipped up, he sat on the chair, froze in a semi-reclining position,

Gu Yuanzhong’s palm struck air,

the terrifying True Qi hit a column wide enough for an adult to embrace, directly shattering a section in the middle.

The stunning maid’s short sword was only an inch from Gu Zhan’s face, already piercing his protective True Qi, yet it stopped at that moment,

because her arm was gripped by Gu Zhan, with a gentle tug, the maid fell directly into Gu Zhan’s arms, her face lost in shock, her loose robe revealing a large view.

The swordsman who had struck down was startled and hurriedly pulled back his sword, because his strike would no longer hit Gu Zhan but would instead pierce the back of the buxom maid and then break through her heart.

However, this must-kill strike, in such a short span, couldn’t be fully retracted, and could only slightly deviate, but it still pierced into the maid’s back,

accompanied by the maid’s scream,

Gu Zhan lifted his left foot, a True Qi leg print suddenly crashed into the swordsman’s waist, the swordsman let out a muffled groan and flew out, crashing through the stone wall.

At the same time,

Gu Zhan slightly tilted, leaving only one chair leg touching the ground, rapidly spinning, he directly lifted the beautiful maid in his arms.

"Pfft" "Pft pft pft..."

The dense flying needles all landed on the maid’s back, like blood raindrops splattering and emerging on the maid’s back, her piercing scream tugging at heartstrings.

Gu Zhan gently flipped,

the maid’s body spun in the air, directly wrapping around the dense fine threads, pulling the needle-throwing old woman into a stumble, hastily cutting the threads in retreat.

At this moment,

the strong man holding an Iron Hammer had already hammered down towards Gu Zhan, two iron hammers the size of human heads descending with terrifying pressure.

Gu Zhan faintly smiled, directly slapping the maid aside.

"Boom"

A loud crash,

the maid was directly hammered into the floor, her head shattered like a watermelon hitting the ground, brain matter flying.

"Tsk tsk tsk, doesn’t know how to cherish beauty at all!"

Gu Zhan chuckled lightly, as the chair turned again, he reached out to grasp the Horizontal Saber on the table,

With a "clang," the Horizontal Saber was drawn,

everyone in the hall only saw a flash of saber light,

the next moment,

the muscular man wielding the Iron Hammer halted,

but he still continued to charge forward,

however, his body didn’t move, still in place,

only half a torso connected to two legs continued moving,

one step, two steps,

"Boom"

both halves of his body fell to the ground,

intestines and foul-smelling feces mixed with blood scattered everywhere.

"Swish..."

The air carried sounds of breaking,

the old woman waved her hands again, densely packed flying needles attacked,

Gu Zhan swung his saber,

the dozens of fine threads entangled the Horizontal Saber, flying needles bypassed the saber aimed for Gu Zhan.

In that instant,

the swordsman Gu Zhan had kicked earlier also got up from the ground, lunging with a quick slash.

Freed, Gu Yuanzhong stood up on his lame leg, attacking with another palm strike.

Gu Zhan remained unchanged in expression, the Horizontal Saber moved slightly, snapping the threads, allowing the dozens of needles to directly shoot at his chest,

then the blade struck towards Gu Yuanzhong,

With a "boom," a deep buzzing rang,

Gu Zhan’s Horizontal Saber, like a soft knife, wobbled in a wave-like pattern,

Gu Yuanzhong staggered, once again collapsing into the chair.

"Clang clang clang clang clang..."

A series of dense and crisp sounds arose, dozens of needles hit Gu Zhan’s chest, however, no expected blood splattered, instead a series of golden light emanated from Gu Zhan,

the needles couldn’t even pierce the skin, dropping to the floor one after another.

And Gu Zhan’s buzzing wobbling Horizontal Saber directly thrust out,

The saber was very long, the blade reaching four foot three,

while a long sword generally just over three foot,

perhaps, just this bit of length difference,

caused the swordsman to directly impale himself on the blade tip,

his sword stopped a foot from Gu Zhan’s chest.

"Pfft"

A spray of fresh blood, Gu Zhan swung the Horizontal Saber, slashing open the swordsman’s chest, the swordsman spraying blood flew backward.

Gu Zhan flung the saber,

The saber, like a falling star,

directly towards the horrified old woman,

she tried to retreat to evade,

but the saber was too fast, giving her no time to react,

piercing through her chest,

massive force sent her body flying backward embedding into a large column, the corpse hanging there,

the old woman’s mouth gushed with blood.

"I’ll fight you to the death!"

Gu Yuanzhong let out a hysterical roar, both hands clawing towards Gu Zhan.

Gu Zhan sneered lightly,

likewise darting out both palms, clashing head-on,

"Crack" "Crack"

two soft clicks sounded, Gu Yuanzhong’s arm bones shot out from his shoulders, flesh exploding,

he let out a scream,

his body about to fly out, but was again grasped by Gu Zhan’s clawed hand and slammed firmly on the table, the chair wobbling to a stop.

Gu Zhan smirked, saying, "You’ve got to listen to the opera to the end, Lord Guo!"

"Gu Zhan!" Gu Yuanzhong struggled frantically, letting out a hysterical shout: "You will not die a good death!"

"Alas," Gu Zhan sighed, saying: "Why is it so hard to let you enjoy a good opera!"

With those words,

Gu Zhan stomped on Gu Yuanzhong’s remaining good leg, twisting it instantly, the bone protruding from the thigh.

Gu Yuanzhong let out a harrowing scream, roaring: "Gu Zhan, you will not die a good death..."

"Well, you won’t live to see that day!"

Gu Zhan shouted, slapping Gu Yuanzhong’s face,

With a "Crack,"

Gu Yuanzhong’s neck twisted all the way around, bouncing back, neck snapped, head lolling, blood oozing from his mouth, lifeless.

Gu Zhan leisurely called for the two maid sisters, already scared stiff, to pour tea, then leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs, looking at the musicians and actors on stage, calmly saying:

"Continue the music, continue the show!"