https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-257-Paying-Respects-and-Sacrificing-Longevity/12917076/
Chapter 258: Five Thunder Unification
Chapter 258: Five Thunder Unification
With the Four Ghost Bow Greeting, a cold wind blew incessantly.
Hu Ma, for the first time, executed this ultimate move without reservation, doing so quietly and with sinister maliciousness. In the blink of an eye, no one could detect his approach.
After the greeting, the entire forest seemed enveloped in a cold wind, with sand flying and stones rolling, and faint wails and howls echoing.
Without hesitation, Hu Ma followed the cold wind, using his Ghost Ascending Stair skill. He moved silently like a ghost, floating towards the forest.
The jagged blade in his hand was already firmly grasped, resembling a malevolent spirit coming to claim a life.
Inside the forest, Old Lady Cui and the others had already taken out their real weapons, determined to fight to the death.
Wang Laizi, the snake charmer, endured the pain and placed his two-headed snake on the ground. As the snake bit him, he loosened his grip, allowing it to wriggle forward. Only then did he suppress the black aura on his face, trembling as he searched his pockets for snake medicine to eat.
He muttered to himself, "Wherever the two-headed snake appears, no matter how good the feng shui is, it's still an evil place. Let's see how he sets up the altar!"
But just as he took out the snake medicine and put it in his mouth, the cold wind suddenly intensified around him.
He only heard wails and howls in his ears. Usually, with his snake-eating habit, his eyesight was exceptional, and even in the dark, he could see clearly.
However, at this moment, his vision darkened, and his heart felt as if it were covered in a layer of cold dust, making it hard to see clearly.
He felt like he was in a trance, sitting dazed for a long time before finally regaining his senses.
When he finally snapped out of it, his first action was to swallow the snake medicine in his mouth.
Unexpectedly, as the medicine rolled in his mouth, he felt something drop down his throat and land in front of him.
Looking down, he saw the black snake medicine pill.
Only then did Wang Laizi realize what had happened. He quickly reached for his neck, only to find a large gash.
"When did someone kill me?"
A strange question popped into his mind, and he wanted to shout, but he couldn't.
His body lost its strength, and he collapsed to the ground.
"This wind is strange, be careful..."
Inside the forest, the other three were also shouting warnings, but Hu Ma, already in the forest and close by, didn't bother with politeness. He slashed the snake charmer's neck with his knife and immediately continued his attack forward.
The first thing he saw was the artisan bowing towards the direction of the spell altar.
He was surprised, "Could the power of the spell altar have dissipated because of this artisan's bowing?"
"Damn, I knew bowing isn't a good thing in this world!"
As he thought, he raised the jagged blade and slashed towards the artisan's head. He approached from the side, and the artisan was bowing towards the spell altar, making it a perfect angle.
The artisan, however, was extremely sensitive to positioning. Although he was feeling dizzy and nauseous from the Four Ghost Bow Greeting, he immediately sensed Hu Ma's approach and turned around. He saw Wang Laizi collapse to the ground and Hu Ma charging at him with a knife.
Startled, the artisan forgot about bowing and hastily took out a ruler, waving it in the air.
"Surrender your life!"
As a New Year Guardian, he had skills that Hu Ma didn't take seriously. Hu Ma directly raised his knife and slashed at him.
He intended to split him in half with a single strike.
Unexpectedly, the knife missed, just two fingers away from him. The gust of the knife made his hair fly, but it didn't hit him.
"Huh?"
Hu Ma was shocked. The second strike followed, aiming for his waist.
Unexpectedly, this strike scared the artisan, whose face changed drastically, but it still missed.
"Old Lady Cui, Shou Ye, help me quickly..."
The artisan, with one eye blind, had dodged two deadly strikes, but he was even more startled. Recovering from the effects of the Four Ghost Bow Greeting, he desperately waved the ruler in his hand.
Waving and retreating, he wanted to join the other two. Old Lady Cui and Scar-Faced Shou Ye also hurried to support them, cursing as they approached.
"Is it that ruler?"
Although Hu Ma was a New Year Guardian, he wasn't blindly hacking away.
After two misses, he quickly realized something was wrong. Both strikes were aimed precisely, so it didn't make sense to miss.
The reason was simple: the ruler in the artisan's hand.
The ruler seemed to have some demonic nature. When waved, it confused one's perception of distance. What seemed like three feet was actually four feet, and although it seemed like the strike would hit, there was still a finger's width of space between the knife and the target.
"Is this artisan from the Head Slayer Sect?"
It was said that some members of the Head Slayer Sect were skilled in refining treasures.
The ruler was originally used to measure length, width, and height, but in their hands, it became a tool to distort distance.
Seeing that he couldn't take advantage of the Four Ghost Bow Greeting to kill the artisan, Old Lady Cui and Shou Ye also rushed over.
Hu Ma didn't dare delay, knowing that if they surrounded him, even with his New Year Guardian skills and the advantage of close combat, he might not be a match for these three demons.
He immediately sheathed his knife and forcefully pressed his hands below his ribs, his tongue thundering like spring thunder:
"Hah!"
"..."
Five Thunder Golden Toad Roar!
Since he had lost his composure, he abandoned his knife.
With a Five Thunder Golden Toad Roar, the artisan borrowed the power of the Five Organs from the Shou Sui person, unleashing a mighty roar.
Each organ brought a transformation, and with the five organs united, the roar contained five changes, merging into the Five Thunder Unification.
The artisan, thinking he could escape Hu Ma's pursuit with the ruler in his hand, was caught off guard by a loud shout from his opponent.
In such a roar, a little more or less than an inch made little difference, and at such close range, he took the full brunt of the sound, instantly becoming dazed and standing frozen on the spot. The ruler he was waving in his hand also stopped, and blood slowly trickled from his five senses.
His body slowly collapsed, dying without any warning signs.
If one were to perform an autopsy, they would find that his five organs had been shattered by the impact, and his eardrums had already been perforated.
The renowned demon from Ping Nan Dao was killed by this roar.
Not only him, but even Old Lady Cui, who had just rushed forward, was shaken and stumbled back a few steps, her ears ringing, and her body felt like it was being tossed and turned inside out, leaving her dizzy and nauseous. It took her half a moment before she could speak again.
The Longevity Elder, however, was also pushed back a few steps, but he quickly stepped forward again, his hands behind his back and his expression cold and arrogant.
"Good lad, is this the power of the Shou Sui person's Five Organs?" he called out.
"Daring to intrude alone, you have some courage. Let this old man test you!"
"..."
"So, the power of the Five Thunder Golden Toad Roar is so great that it can kill a person from such close range!"
Even Hu Ma was startled. Usually, he would be cautious and stingy with his Five Organs power, but now he realized that the Shou Sui Sect's ultimate move had various applications, not only effective against evil spirits but also remarkably potent against humans.
He had not fully mastered and understood the intricacies of this ultimate move earlier.
But there was no time to think further, as the scar-faced old man before him stood with an arrogant demeanor, blocking his path, and his voice was filled with pride, causing Hu Ma's heart to harden with determination.
Let's see who's the boss, this old man came here to kill...
But while he cursed in his heart, his face turned solemn, and he said, "So, there's a master here. Then, this old man will have to make a fool of himself."
As he spoke, he respectfully bowed with a deep reverence.
A surge of yin energy silently emanated from his side, and he advanced forward without making a sound.
The Four Ghost Bow Greeting used earlier was outside the woods, so these people probably didn't see it. Now was a good time to use it again.
"Good lad!"
Unexpectedly, Old Lady Cui bowed, and the calm and composed old man was visibly startled.
He had originally wanted to praise the boy for being sensible, but who would have thought he would use such a sinister move right away?
"Swish!"
The hand he had behind his back suddenly stretched out, and a white shadow flickered, a bone whip adorned with bone fragments, directly coiling around Hu Ma's neck.
He had kept his hands behind his back, concealing the bone whip.
"You sinister old bastard!"
Hu Ma silently cursed in his heart. Before he could even use the Four Ghost Bow Greeting, the whip was already about to coil around his neck. Without hesitation, his left hand instantly transformed into a lifeless state, grabbing the whip and pulling it towards himself, then swinging his knife to chop at it.
"This stance is solid!"
Unexpectedly, the scar-faced old man, facing Hu Ma's powerful strike, still managed to praise him.
Then, with a single palm, he calmly and unhurriedly lifted his hand, forming a circle, breaking Hu Ma's steel knife with a single hand. Not only did he deflect the knife's momentum, but he also seized the knife's back with his own hand.
Was this old man also a master?
Hu Ma was astonished beyond measure. The demons from Ping Nan Dao were indeed formidable. Unless the opponent was also a Shou Sui person or a Spirit-Bearing Person, it was difficult to confront him at close range.
But this short and stout old man with a knife scar had managed to block Hu Ma's attack and even prevented him from gaining the upper hand.
Hu Ma was also surprised. He flipped the blade in his hand, slashing towards the old man's waist.
But just at that moment, the left hand that had grabbed the opponent's whip suddenly felt something amiss. It had transformed into a lifeless state, unafraid of sinister corpse energy or injuries.
However, as soon as he grabbed the whip, he immediately felt his inner fire being constantly drawn away, and his Dao Virtue diminishing.
It was somewhat like the feeling of being struck by spirit money, but the loss of Dao Virtue was not as rapid as with spirit money.
The old man, facing Hu Ma's fierce knife attack, had a slightly sinister expression and coldly smiled, "Do you know your place now?"
"This old man's Lifespan Whipping Whip specifically targets people's lifespans."
"Do you really think that just because you're close to the Shou Sui Sect, you can handle us?"
"If this old man hadn't broken a taboo, I would have entered the prefecture long ago. It's been years since I've fought anyone. Encountering you, young lad, is a good opportunity to test if my skills have deteriorated!"
"..."
Hearing these words, even Hu Ma was surprised, "This old man is about to enter the prefecture?"
"Indeed, when walking in the jianghu, one must never underestimate anyone..."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
