Stronger by Killing

Chapter 294 - 259: Demon Dao Ambush, Another Grandmaster Slain (Part 4)

He raised his hand and pointed to the sky, and the vortex still spinning above stirred instantly. Torrential rain poured down madly, and in an instant, a downpour arrived fiercely.

"Slash!"

In the next moment, Gu Zhan drew his saber,

at that very moment,

the fine rain drifting in the air suddenly stopped,

in that fleeting instant,

every drop of rain became incredibly heavy,

the air seemed to solidify.

Xiao Xiangzi, who was casting his Dharma Aspect, snorted coldly. His body staggered instantly, and his legs bent as if bearing a terrible pressure. He let out a roar,

the several-feet-tall skeletal Dharma Aspect spewed terrifying black mist, which instantly transformed into countless skeleton corpses charging towards Gu Zhan!

"Hmph!"

Gu Zhan snorted coldly,

swinging his Jade Bone Saber fiercely. In an instant, the neighing of warhorses echoed throughout heaven and earth. Amid the heavy rain, cavalry riding onto the battlefield surged out from the overwhelming Saber Qi, as if celestial soldiers and generals had descended, astonishingly tearing apart the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi that had been solidified, scattering it like flying willow catkins, crashing the skeletons into powder,

"How could this be!"

Xiao Xiangzi was shocked, quickly waving his sleeve, as countless dense snakes, insects, rats, and ants swarmed like a fierce night wind, flying around like falling leaves, terrifyingly dense.

In the distance,

Gu Zhan just sneered and extended his hand in a beckoning gesture,

at that instant, the suspended water droplets suddenly sank madly, the terrifying pressure directly causing those snakes, insects, rats, and ants to explode in succession,

Gu Zhan dashed forward dragging his saber,

as he ran, the torrential rain crazily washed over,

an awe-inspiring saber shadow slashed down, directly cleaving towards the several-feet-tall skeletal Dharma Aspect,

"Boom!"

that saber shadow directly shattered the Dharma Aspect.

In the darkness, a howl and roar echoed as the gigantic skeleton turned into ash.

"Thud!"

Xiao Xiangzi spat out a mouthful of blood, bent his knees, and fell to the ground. His face pale, filled with unwillingness, he gazed at the approaching Gu Zhan, and said, "How could this be, Gu Zhan, don’t you want to know who wants to kill you..."

"Ceng"

A gleam of saber light flashed, blood sprayed, and a human head soared into the air.

[Experience Points +25 million]

In that instant, Xiao Xiangzi knelt on the ground, his body collapsing, his palm spreading open, dropping a hidden weapon resembling a miniature crossbow.

Gu Zhan sneered disdainfully, muttering, "Playing these tricks!"

Just then, Tian Yu ran over, exclaiming in shock when he saw the head on the ground, "Demon Dao Grandmaster, Xiao Xiangzi!"

Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, just as he had suspected,

from the beginning, he suspected who wanted to kill him when he found poison in the teacup.

Just now, he’d confirmed that the person attempting to assassinate him was indeed the Demon Dao Grandmaster Xiao Xiangzi, the Sect Leader of the Five Poison Sect from the Demon Dao, as this person was too distinctive.

He’s known for his poison skills, involving snakes, insects, rats, and ants, with many legends about him in the Martial World. However, despite lacking notable combat achievements and never having killed a grandmaster, he’s feared by people from both the Righteous and Demonic Daos.

Because his lethality is terrifying,

he’s not strong enough against grandmasters, and in direct confrontation, Xiao Xiangzi is among the weakest of the grandmasters, yet few wish to provoke him due to his difficult-to-deal-with poison skills. He indeed hasn’t killed any grandmasters, but he’s poisoned many.

However, his most famous battle wasn’t with a grandmaster but took place during the last major war between the Righteous and Demonic Daos. He once released a massive area of lethal poison, killing over five thousand people of the Righteous Dao Martial World in one stroke, and due to uncontrollable circumstances, even several hundred from the Demon Dao died.

That’s why grandmasters don’t fear him but hesitate to provoke him; because while he’s challenging to poison grandmasters, he can easily poison their disciples.

Because Xiao Xiangzi has killed so many, the major sects of the Righteous Dao Martial World have listed him as a must-kill target.

"My lord!"

Tian Yu puzzledly said, "Xiao Xiangzi is a Demon Dao Grandmaster, Sect Leader of the Five Poison Sect. Why would he specifically come to assassinate you... The purpose can’t be so simple!"

"Boom..."

Just then, a sudden earth-shattering explosion occurred in Great Desert City, exploding everywhere within moments, with massive flames soaring into the sky, spreading like a fiery cloud.

A fire broke out in the center of Great Desert City and quickly spread in all directions. The fire was very large, instantly becoming a blazing inferno.

Countless signal flares exploded in the sky.

"Boom!"

At this moment, a huge explosion sounded outside Gu Zhan’s residence, as overwhelming flames ignited instantly.

Tian Yu’s expression changed slightly, and he also launched a signal flare, his voice deep, "My lord, it’s likely not just Xiao Xiangzi coming to assassinate you. Tonight, there might be big trouble in Great Desert City. Judging by this, many Demon Dao scoundrels have come!"

Gu Zhan sneered,

frustrated by insufficient Experience Points!