Chapter 636 - 344: First Golden Mark Fusion, Trapped by Gongyang Jue’s Scheme! (Part 2)

"The Thirteen Great Robbers are indeed strong, truly not easy to kill."

Su Mu’s eyes were burning fiercely. This slash was only stronger, not weaker, than the one that had killed Sikong Li’s assistant Xu Man earlier. On the island, Xu Man could not even react, yet Gongsun Liang, in his wrath, could still respond in time. Just this experience in battle alone was not something Xu Man could compare to.

"What a Personal Guard of Gongyang Jue!"

Gongsun Liang was utterly furious; within him, the thumb-sized Blood Pill with a nascent form of the Qi and Blood Pill spun rapidly. The Qi Blood around him surged like raging waves, and above his head, the Qi Blood Lotus bloomed violently, dropping strands of condensed blood mist.

The blood mist quickly spread and extended. The momentum of Gongsun Liang’s presence rose step by step, and the terrifying invisible pressure spread out. The Cyan Fish, having collided with a warship, immediately emitted an ear-piercing creaking sound, unable to withstand the pressure.

"This aura is so strong... not weaker than Sikong Li on the island!"

Under this pressure, whether it was the Sea Pirates of the Black Water Gang or the disciples of the Cyan Fish Gang, all felt their breathing halt. Inside, their Qi Blood and Martial Force stagnated, instantly suppressing their strength by thirty percent.

"Vice Gang Leader is mighty, slaughter him."

The panic and unease of the Cyan Fish Gang disciples, the exclamations of their subordinates gave Gongsun Liang for a moment, the feeling of being omnipotent. This power to control the life and death of others intoxicated him.

"I’m going to tear you to shreds!"

Just then, a crimson arrow shot through the sky but was quickly intercepted by a cold arrow mid-air. Quan Feng sneered disdainfully; even while engaged in combat with him, one dared to be distracted. At that moment, a flash of light emerged from his hand as he simultaneously took out four arrows, bending his bow and nocking them.

"Boom Boom Boom ——!"

Successive explosions echoed in mid-air, with the Qi Blood and Martial Force on both sides’ arrows clashing fiercely. Baili Hongtang was at a disadvantage in Qi Blood but surpassed in Martial Force, only because she had already mastered the rudimentary form of Gang Force.

Just at the moment these explosions burst forth.

Gongsun Liang raised his gaze.

He saw, a few yards away, the ’Personal Guard of Gongyang Jue’ calmly and indifferently watching him, with two points of dignified white light suddenly flaring in his eyes.

Suddenly, Gongsun Liang felt that the pressure he released couldn’t penetrate in the slightest, and was even suppressed by the aura emanating from the youth. Faintly, sounds of water shadows surging emanated, as if a terrifying volcano was reviving.

The young man spoke softly, emitting a voice that only each other could hear.

"The one who must die today is you!"

As everyone was distracted by the arrows from Quan Feng and Baili Hongtang, Su Mu suddenly stamped his foot. Instantly, the deck shattered, kicking up rolling dust, and his empty left hand abruptly reached out, clutching empty space.

Suddenly, Gongsun Liang felt that the pressure he exerted was fiercely torn apart, as if this part of the world was gripped in a fist by that youth.

"This, is this Fist Momentum?"

What responded to him was Su Mu’s ferociously launched fist, along with Su Mu’s eyes suddenly flaring with two gray lights, the chest Life Character—Black and White Heart shining brilliantly, a solid Spiritual Power piercing into Gongsun Liang’s forehead, utterly disrupting Gongsun Liang’s mind for a tenth of a breath.

Profound Demon Five Transformations: Limit Break!

Flood Dragon Shocking Skill: Flood Dragon Shock!

White Dragon Power!

Three-Turn Dragon Elephant Skill!

Immortal Golden Spots!

With Limit Break and Flood Dragon Shock overlapping, it was as if activating a second Limit Break, Su Mu’s flesh and blood suddenly hardened stronger than iron, every muscle line exuding explosive force.

At this moment, the flow of time seemed stretched by this unreasonable brute force, slowing the passage of time.

Gongsun Liang’s chest crunched downward uncontrollably bit by bit, as terrifying and pure primal brute force erupted, spreading from Gongsun Liang’s chest, rippling throughout his body.

Amidst these waves, Gongsun Liang’s muscles, tendons, and bones crumbled inch by inch, blood soaking within then completely disintegrating.

"Who, who are you?"

On Gongsun Liang’s face, fear and disbelief were mixed, as he felt his Life Force dwindling at an astonishing speed, struggling to open his mouth and ask.

The youth in front did not respond, his eyes simply burned with intensity, as Su Mu felt, after this punch, the first Immortal Golden Spot completely fused with his body, deeply integrating with his right arm!

The beginning is always the hardest; with this first Golden Spot fully integrated, given Su Mu’s extraordinary comprehension endowed by the Heavenly Star upon his birth, subsequent merges would naturally follow!

As the dust settled, a figure rapidly retreated.

Everyone fixed their eyes, when seeing the figure retreating was Su Mu, the Sea Pirates coldly snorted in unison, expressions revealing ’just as expected,’ while the disciples of the Cyan Fish Gang clenched their fists tightly, sighing in their hearts.

And at this moment...

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted in the distance, more overwhelming than the pressure Gongsun Liang had unleashed up close moments earlier. Everyone turned their heads to look; the figure’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit surged mightily, faintly coalescing into what seemed like a jade pillar over the sea.

"Ah!"

A heart-wrenching scream followed.

Soon after, a deep and powerful voice echoed through the river and sea, infused with Qi Blood, resonating between heaven and earth.

"Zhong Buhui is dead!"

Baili Feng’s voice rang out from the Jiao Blood Gang’s warship, holding aloft a blood-soaked head, unmistakably Zhong Buhui’s shocked face.

A single stone stirred a thousand waves.

Zhong Buhui’s death was like throwing a red-hot brand into calm Cold Pool waters, instantly boiling the entire sea region. The terrified screams of the Jiao Blood Gang disciples marked the beginning of a counterattack.

"This, this aura..."

Quan Feng’s expression was unimaginably shocked; he had only ever felt such pressure when facing Gang Leader Liu Sha. Though this pressure wasn’t as intense, it was unmistakable—it was not something a Fourth-Grade Martial Artist could possess!

"Baili Feng has already taken that step, becoming a Half-Step Third Grade!"

A trembling voice escaped Quan Feng’s lips. He was utterly terrified, realizing in an instant that it was a trap, recalling the man who claimed to be Gongyang Jue’s Personal Guard.

In a flash, Quan Feng "figured it all out"; the Cyan Fish Gang’s ruse had been at play. The previous reports of discord between Gongyang Jue and the Baili siblings was definitely a setup.

Gongyang Jue and Baili Feng were in league, aiming to capture them all today in one sweep.

"I fell for Old Fox Gongyang’s trick; if I, Quan Feng, don’t die today, I’ll repay this tenfold someday!"

Quan Feng ground his teeth, uttering the sinister words line by line.

On the other side.

Just as the shout of ’Zhong Buhui is dead!’ still echoed in the sky, Su Mu suddenly roared in anger, the Black Wolf Saber in his hand pouring out a dazzling light, as splendid as a river.

As the swirling dust finally settled, everyone saw a figure emerging from the haze, unable to hide its vacant expression.

Then, that brilliant strike fell.

The stunned Gongsun Liang didn’t even have time to let out a scream before his head was severed by the terrifyingly powerful strike, with blood spurting out.

The head flew three steps away before crashing heavily to the ground, making a sound that seemed to resound in everyone’s hearts.

"Bang!"

Everyone present—whether the Cyan Fish Gang disciples or the Sea Pirates—trembled all over, swallowing hard, eyes wide with shock, as if witnessing something unbelievable.

"Zhong Buhui is dead?"

"Vice Gang Leader Gongsun... is dead too?"

The illustrious Vice Gang Leader of the Black Snake Gang, ranked ninth among the thirteen great pirates, just under Sikong Li, was beheaded by an unknown Personal Guard of Gongyang Jue?

"No, this is impossible, the Vice Gang Leader would not lose!"

"Despicable, how despicable... It must have been the news of Zhong Buhui’s death that caused the Vice Gang Leader’s momentary distraction, allowing these Cyan Fish Gang thieves to sneak attack him!"

"Old Fox Gongyang is untrustworthy, breaking promises, his people as despicable as he is!"

The Sea Pirates of the Black Snake Gang couldn’t believe it, their dazed expressions unable to accept that Vice Gang Leader Gongsun Liang was dead, each muttering as if driven mad.

Someone in the crowd whispered that the Vice Gang Leader had died due to being distracted by Zhong Buhui’s demise.

The frenzied Black Snake Gang pirates suddenly seemed to find a lifeline, furiously cursing Tang San for his despicability and insulting Gongyang Jue’s ancestors back eighteen generations.

But all this was just the last struggle before death, the final madness when faced with their end.

"Gongsun Liang is dead!"

Su Mu picked up the rolling head with a string, his voice reinforced by Qi Blood, following up on his older brother’s earlier shout of ’Zhong Buhui is dead.’

Surrounded, with their warship nearly entirely destroyed, the Cyan Fish Gang disciples now survived against all odds, exploding in resounding shouts.

"Young Master is formidable!"

"Kill, kill all of them!"