My Cold and Ruthless CEO Wife

Chapter 44: Red Dragon Fist

BOOM!

The punch landed squarely on the burly man’s face.

The impact distorted his features as his body was sent flying, crashing into three others behind him.

The sudden reversal froze the battlefield for a split second.

And in that instant, Long Tian moved like a predator unleashed.

He appeared before the one who seemed the weakest.

The middle-aged woman.

She held a whip, her eyes widening as he appeared before her like a phantom.

In panic, she lashed out.

The whip cracked through the air.

Long Tian caught it effortlessly.

With a single pull, the whip snapped into two.

He stepped forward, intent on killing her.

But then, the panic on her face vanished.

Her lips curled into a cunning smirk.

Long Tian’s instincts screamed.

He halted instantly and turned.

The burly man stood there, feet planted firmly, his short sword raised.

A faint, formless energy coiled around his body—internal energy.

Though thin, it flowed steadily, gathering into the blade.

The air grew heavy.

And the blade began to emit flames.

Long Tian sensed danger from this attack.

With his stance, the burly man slashed.

"Burning Slash."

The burly man’s speed suddenly increased as he charged.

Long Tian was unable to react because the attack was unexpected and swift.

As he tried to defend himself, the middle-aged woman he had forgotten for a moment brought out another whip.

She struck him, causing the whip to entangle him and freeze his movements.

This sudden attack shocked Long Tian. He became an easy target under the burly man’s attack.

Trying to break free from the whip, he found that it was tightening around him.

Using this opportunity, the burly man struck Long Tian with the Burning Slash.

He smiled as if Long Tian were already dead.

As the sword came into contact with Long Tian, his entire body was engulfed in flames.

The middle-aged woman released her whip and watched coldly.

The burly man remained in his stance, certain his attack wouldn’t kill Long Tian and that Long Tian hadn’t fought seriously.

When the fire disappeared, Long Tian’s body was revealed.

He was covered with a golden light, and if looked at closely, one could see that it was composed of faint runes covering his entire body.

These were the runes from the Nine Dragon Body Refinement Section, shaped like draconic scales.

No harm was done to him.

This shocked the assassins.

Meanwhile, Long Tian frowned. It seemed he had let too much get to him and had underestimated his opponents.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been caught in their trap.

He also hadn’t prepared his strength properly.

This was the battle skill the burly man used to attack him. It was a cultivation skill that amplifies the strength of one’s power based on its rank.

It wasn’t that there were no battle skills in the inheritance, but he had forgotten to check them.

And the Killing Form was a heightened battle state where his entire being was intensified.

Even though it would help, it wouldn’t be enough to massacre all of them.

The assassins stepped out of the shadows with their weapons.

Seventeen of them.

Suddenly, the atmosphere shifted as they all released formless energy.

With swift movements, they assumed different stances, triggering Long Tian’s instincts to scream danger.

All of them were using battle skills.

At this, Long Tian felt a slight regret for not practicing one.

He didn’t waste time entering the Killing Form.

His gaze turned cold like that of a killer, and his stance became more serpentine.

As the battle raged, within the Infinite Source Genesis Diagram, the cracked Stone Dragon suddenly moved.

All of its parts were fractured; it only needed a slight touch to shatter completely.

Its eyes glowed, emitting a piercing red light.

ROAR!

As Long Tian prepared to attack, he heard a draconic chant in his mind.

A piece of information surfaced within his consciousness.

This surprised him as he absorbed the data.

Red Dragon Fist.

He didn’t know its rank. According to the inheritance, battle skill ranks correspond to cultivation levels.

From the Profound Rank, Earth Rank, and Heavenly Rank to the Transcendent Rank.

That was where it stopped.

Perhaps as he grew stronger, he would discover more about higher ranks.

But the Red Dragon Fist was known to be a Divine Rank Skill.

He absorbed the comprehension of the skill along with the information.

He learned that the Red Dragon Fist adapts to his strength and the amount of Originat.

This meant the more Originat he used, the stronger it became.

His lips curled into a smile. Even though he didn’t know where it came from, it had arrived at the perfect time.

Two of the seventeen men attacked him from both sides.

One with a sword, the other with a dagger.

With the sword, he struck. Long Tian saw that there wasn’t any elemental strength behind the attack.

It was a pure attack battle skill.

Even though it wasn’t as strong as the Burning Slash, it wasn’t to be underestimated.

At the same time, the one with the dagger lingered at the side.

"Sword Slash!"

The sword was swung vertically at Long Tian, but strangely, Long Tian moved like a snake, slithering as he avoided the attack.

Before they could comprehend what was happening, Long Tian was already before the swordsman, his fist glowing red like a flame.

Faint draconic chants resounded.

Just as his attack was about to strike the swordsman—

Out of the shadows, three men appeared, their daggers aiming for his neck.

Even with these sudden attacks, Long Tian’s lips curled into a smirk.

He had baited them into this.

He didn’t move from where he stood. While continuing his attack, his left fist twisted in an unknown manner.

Then he punched forward.

ROAR!

A faint dragon shadow burst out from his fist, flames covering its entire body.

Long Tian used all of his strength in this attack.

The assassins didn’t expect this; they could only watch as they were swallowed by the dragon’s shadow.

What followed were three screams before they were pulverized into nothing.

This attack shocked everyone, even the swordsman, who stood frozen in fear.

Long Tian’s punch landed on his head, and it exploded into a mush of flesh.

This double display terrified the others.

They instantly lost all will to fight.

The scene before them was like hell.

With just a single attack, three of them were instantly pulverized.

No one needed to tell them to run for their lives.

Their status had changed from hunters to prey.

At this, Long Tian chuckled. With them running, it became easy for him.

Long Tian raised his fist and punched rapidly into the air with all of his strength.

More than ten small dragon shadows burst out from his rapid strikes, each spreading toward a target.

Along their path, numerous things were destroyed, and even though their size had reduced slightly, the assassins were helpless before them.

They didn’t have time to scream before they were pulverized.

Long Tian did not remain still but moved to check each direction they had fled, confirming they were truly dead.

With his Mystic Dragon Eye, he was able to locate where they had been pulverized.

But when he reached one location, he saw the burly man’s body lying on the ground.

His legs and right arm were destroyed from the attack.

He was surprised that the burly man had managed to defend against such an attack and retain parts of his body.

Looking at the corpse, he did not believe it so easily.

With his Mystic Dragon Eye, he saw that the burly man was still alive. If not for it, he would have been deceived.

He waved his hand, completely killing him.

Meanwhile, in the Huang Manor,

Huang Yin was walking through the corridor when the butler suddenly appeared in front of him.

He did not stop but said, "How is it? Did he survive?"

"Yes, master. News just reached me that the eighteen Origin Martial Artists with the cultivation of Inner Strength Master died at the same time," the butler said.

Huang Yin chuckled in surprise.

Even though he had expected Long Tian to survive, hearing that the eighteen men died at the same time meant that Long Tian had far surpassed his expectations.

"You can see what I told you last time. You cannot underestimate him. And now my thoughts are certain. It seems he is someone with a great deal of karmic luck, but we cannot predict or measure how much he possesses."

"Increase the reward again. You can also spread it within the martial world. Let them test his limits for us. For now, I do not think he will attack us."

The butler nodded.

Huang Yin walked away, but suddenly, he paused.

"How is the update about the person I asked you to contact?" Huang Yin asked.

"He agreed, master."

Huang Yin burst into laughter when he heard this.

"Good. Now we only need to anticipate his arrival."

A/N: Do not unlock the next Chapter early.