The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 282 - 94 Night Raid on Qiangong Castle

Chapter 282: Chapter 94 Night Raid on Qiangong Castle

Time flowed like water, and before one knew it, nightfall had arrived.

Tonight, there was no wind, and the fullness of the moon nearing the mid of the month hung in the night sky, emitting bright, clear moonlight.

Such weather was truly not ideal for an assassination.

However, the assassins of the Azure Dragon Association didn’t need to consider the weather when killing. After all, these external conditions favorable for stealthy assassinations were utterly useless to the assassins of the Azure Dragon Association.

When it comes down to it, don’t you think it’s an extravagant act to invest mental power to teach disposable pawns how to sneak and various assassinations techniques?

Dressed in black night clothes, the Exorcism Sword Guards moved like ghostly specters with their sinister movement techniques beneath the fortress’s walls, throwing hooks that caught on the battlements high above. They quickly scaled up the ropes dangling down.

This unskilled action was immediately noticed by the watchmen on the walls. However, the swift speed of the Exorcism Sword Guards meant that most had already climbed to the top before the guards could cut the ropes.

"Enemies—"

Before the guard could shout the next word, a thin sword sliced his throat.

The Exorcism Sword Guards may have been a little out of date, but Qiangong Castle had not yet become luxurious enough to place Innate Realm martial artists as watchmen. Therefore, it could be said that each guard fell to the sword, one by one, under the cruel and vicious Exorcism Swordsmanship.

However, the guards still had time to sound the alarm.

"Dang dang dang—"

The loud sound of the bronze gongs awoke the entire Qiangong Castle.

"Enemies!"

"The alarm for an enemy attack!"

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Qiangong Castle, which had only recently been attacked by the people of the Golden Wolf Han Court, was in a state of alert, and very quickly, dozens of figures came flying and running across the roofting under the night sky.

Inside the little houses on the ramparts, several martial artists of the Innate Realm appeared to engage the Exorcism Sword Guards.

"Ga ga ga······" Such unpleasant, strange laughter could only be produced by those who had cultivated the "Bat Blood Technique" of the Blood Bat Guards. Following the Exorcism Sword Guards, the Blood Bat Guards also ascended the fortification walls.

Their eerie movement techniques, like bats preying, caused heavy casualties among the guards. With a flash of the Blood Shadow, one was either dead or gravely wounded.

Then, the gates opened······

The heavily injured guards couldn’t stop the movements of the Exorcism Sword Guards. The reinforcements who rushed over were too late.

This marked the beginning of the downfall of Qiangong Castle.

The Asura Evil Ghosts, wearing black iron masks and stepping into the bright moonlight, entered the hunting ground of slaughter.

Black Blade Energy sparked a bloody, gory storm; the entry of the Demon Blade Guard turned the scene into a one-sided massacre. martial artists of the Innate Realm, below the Innate Seventh Layer, couldn’t withstand a single strike.

"Stop!"

Not as overbearing as Dominate the World, but a Blade Energy far stronger than that of the Demon Blade Guards, spanned six zhang and slashed straight into the battlefield. The Demon Blade Guard, who was the main target of the Blade Energy, was split in half vertically, with both sides of the body separated by several zhang due to the force of the Blade Energy.

"You rats of the Azure Dragon Association dare to offend Qiangong Castle!"

Gong Ying, brandishing a great saber, charged forth with an imposing aura, his saber cleaving horizontally and chopping vertically, beheading three Exorcism Sword Guards and eliciting loud cheers from the people of Qiangong Castle.

Gong Ying planted his saber in the ground and, looking around, exuded a daunting majesty. He then looked up and bellowed, "Gong Ziyu, you rat, do you dare come out and face this Fortress Master?"

The shout was bold and inspiring, causing the other people of Qiangong Castle to join in a unified cry, "You rat, do you dare come out and face the Fortress Master?"

And then, they all burst into gales of laughter.

However, their so-called momentum was actually pushing them step by step toward hell.

"I will flay them and pull out their tendons, leaving not a single chicken or dog alive in Qiangong Castle!" On the ramparts, Blood Bat No.1 gritted his teeth and spoke venomously.

The brainwashed Blood Bat No.1, whose loyalty to Gong Ziyu had reached fanatic levels, believed the people of Qiangong Castle who dared insult Gong Ziyu were truly weary of living.

Standing next to Blood Bat No.1, Ji Tang felt a churning energy that, although of the same origin, was far colder than his own by several times. The True Qi emanating from Blood Bat No.1 intensified the chill in the Northern Land’s air of December, with innumerable ice beads condensing in the atmosphere.

"Demon Blade Guard, kill!" Blood Bat No.1 commanded fiercely.

This command unleashed the last restraints on the Demon Blade Guards. The ’Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique’ was activated in unison, with killing intent piercing their minds, and an endless murderous aura raging, transforming the surroundings into an Asura’s slaughtering ground, akin to the path of evil Asuras.

The killing intent soared to the heavens as the Blade Energy exploded. Several rounds of pitch-black blade lights simultaneously struck at their target, Gong Ying.

"Big brother." Gong Qing, also of the Divine Origin Realm, wanted to endure the terrifying Blade Energy for his big brother. However, the moment he got close to Gong Ying, he was overwhelmed by the icy and grim killing intent, which made his True Qi sluggish in this alien energy. His hair stood on end—a warning from his life’s instincts that death was imminent, right then and there.

The primal instinct for survival made Gong Qing feel feeble, desperately wanting to retreat. But to his despair, he found he was unable to even take a single step back in the face of this unprecedented deterrent of killing intent.

"It seems ’Avici Dao Three Swords’ can also be put to use now. These Demon Blade Guards have reached a point where they can wield ’Avici Dao Three Swords’ without losing control," Blood Bat No. 1 remarked with great interest as he watched the Gong brothers’ pathetic state before death, his hate turning into greater pleasure at the sight of their enemies’ demise. He spoke to Ji Tang with a smile.

"This Demon Sword truly is powerful!" Ji Tang exclaimed with envy as he watched the scene unfold.

Hearing this, Blood Bat No.1 couldn’t help but laugh, saying, "If you wish to learn, the Dragon Chief will certainly not refuse. It’s also an opportunity to test the outcome when a normal person not controlled by brainwashing cultivates the Demon Sword."

"No, no, no, I was just joking," Ji Tang hastily said, shivering and shaking his head as if it were a rattle drum.

A joke indeed, even the Demon Blade Guards, who underwent brainwashing and drug control, found ’Dominate the World’ and ’Avici Dao Three Swords’ hard to master. If not for the fact that overexerting these techniques would quickly lead to death, these guards would’ve inevitably been overwhelmed by killing intent and gone mad with loss of control.

Ji Tang had no confidence that his willpower could surpass that of these deliberately shaped Demon Blade Guards.

Under the desperate gazes of the Gong brothers, Hell’s Blade—’Avici Dao Three Swords’ fell, as if the gates of hell opened right then and there. The black True Qi morphed into countless ghostly spirits, whirling and wailing through the sky.

The alien killing intent of ’Avici Dao Three Swords’ allowed these Demon Blade Guards to demonstrate the power of transforming True Qi into shapes even at the Innate Realm.

"Three Generations Karma Conference."

Red Buddha Fire swept through, incinerating the ghostly spirits that danced through the air, clearing away all killing intent.

Kong Hai and four Esoteric Sect monks stood in a cross-shaped formation, forming the Mandala Formation, their hands gesturing Dharma Seals, connecting their True Qi. Above them, they formed the shape of the Five Directions Ming Kings.

The Five Great Bright Kings, consisting of the immovable Ming King, Three Generations of Bright Kings, Jun Tuli Ming King, Great Power Ming King, and Vajra Yaksha Ming King, all bearing furious faces, glaring at the Demon Blade Guards as if they were Hell’s Asuras.