“What… what kind of martial arts is this?”

The robed figure was terrified to the extreme, struggling desperately, but unable to shake Su Changkong’s restrains.

His prized agility was utterly useless in front of Su Changkong, who easily captured him with a mere lift of his hand!

“Crack!”

As Su Changkong’s fingers clenched, accompanied by the sound of bones shattering, the robed figure groaned, his skeleton crushed, blood seeping from his mouth and nose.

Upon releasing his grip, the robe-clad figure’s body, with shattered bones, slumped to the ground, unable to move even a finger.

“Is this person… also from the Demon Suppressing Department?” the robed figure thought in shock, realizing his capture was as easy for Su Changkong as eating or drinking, clearly not on the same level.

Just as Su Changkong was about to continue inquiring about the Spirit Taoist Sect, he frowned slightly, noticing several figures rapidly approaching from the distance—it was Duanmu Tao, Lian Tianlu, and their group!

“Hmm? Someone has subdued the robed figure!”

A martial artist from the Demon Suppressing Department was surprised to see the robed figure lying on the ground at a distance.

Using his clever Qinggong, the robed figure had managed to escape right under the noses of the Demon Suppressing Department’s experts, and naturally, they were reluctant to give up the chase, only to find the once-agile robed figure now subdued and lying prostrate on the ground.

“Who is this person? Unfathomable!”

Seeing Su Changkong in black attire with a stern face, Duanmu Tao couldn’t help but look a bit grave. He couldn’t gauge Su Changkong’s depth, but his instincts as a seasoned fighter made him sense that Su Changkong was unfathomable, certainly not an ordinary expert!

“Dao Wufeng?”

As for Lian Tianlu, upon seeing Su Changkong, he was surprised and blurted out.

At this moment, Su Changkong was disguised as Dao Wufeng, anticipating that he might deal with the Demon Suppressing Department, he had prepared beforehand while in the sky.

“Deputy Chief Lian,” Su Changkong nodded slightly in greeting.

“He is… Dao Wufeng?” With Lian Tianlu’s words, Duanmu Tao was also startled, and exchanging a glance with Lian Tianlu, they both saw the surprise in each other’s eyes.

“Dao Wufeng? The Five-Qi Grandmaster who killed the traitor Qi Gang?”

The other martial artists from the Demon Suppressing Department looked at each other, puzzled.

The name Dao Wufeng was not well-known within the Great Flame Empire, and it was known by few, but Su Changkong had previously killed Qi Gang, a Five-Qi Grandmaster of the Demon Suppressing Department, under the guise of Dao Wufeng, so the higher-ups of the Department were naturally aware of this name.

“He is unharmed? He managed to escape unscathed after an encounter with Elder Tan You of the Life Extinguishing Association?”

Both Duanmu Tao and Lian Tianlu were secretly astonished to see Su Changkong at this location.

Previously, Su Changkong had traveled to the Wuji Empire, escorting Duanmu Tao’s son, Duanmu He, en route. However, the Life Extinguishing Association sought revenge, with Elder Tan You personally coming after them.

Su Changkong told Duanmu He to leave first, and after escaping, Duanmu He safely arrived at the Wuji Empire and sent a message to Duanmu Tao to reassure him, which also explained the situation.

“Facing Tan You barehanded, I wouldn’t dare say I could win with absolute certainty… A normal Five-Qi Grandmaster facing an expert like Tan You would almost certainly be courting death! How could he have escaped from Tan You?”

Duanmu Tao was very surprised.

As the Chief of the Demon Suppressing Department, Duanmu Tao was obviously aware of how strong the top Monster Warriors were. Being a Five-Qi Grandmaster himself, merged with a superior Demon Monster Crystal Core, his immense strength gave him an overwhelming advantage against regular Grandmasters.

Receiving news that Dao Wufeng was ambushed and likely killed by Tan You on the road, both Duanmu Tao and Lian Tianlu were almost convinced that Dao Wufeng had likely met his end at Tan You’s hands.

Yet today, Su Changkong appeared unscathed in this place.

“He is not a Monster Warrior.”

Duanmu Tao paid attention to the iron box behind him, noticing it showed no response, and concluded that Su Changkong had not survived by siding with the Life Extinguishing Association; he still retained his identity as a Human Warrior!

“Brother Blade, I heard you encountered Tan You on the road… Are you alright?” Lian Tianlu couldn’t resist asking.

“It was a close call, but the outcome was rather good,” Su Changkong replied.

It had indeed been close; ambushed by Tan You, who showed overwhelming strength, Su Changkong survived thanks to holding back a move and Tan You’s carelessness, finally killing him! However, this event transpired in Literacy Paradise, and except for the people of the Li Family and Su Changkong, no one knew the details, as all others lost their lives to him.

“This Dao Wufeng truly deserves his reputation for killing Qi Gang; even the robed figure with such clever agility has been captured by him.”

The martial artists from the Demon Suppressing Department were shocked to see the robed figure with his skeleton shattered, lying limp on the ground.

“Let’s start by asking about the situation,” said Lian Tianlu, not pressing Su Changkong further about his escape. He turned his gaze to the robed figure.

Duanmu Tao looked at the robed figure lying limp on the ground and calmly said, “Who are you? Recently in Central State, five Warrior Sects have suffered attacks, even their Spirit Veins stolen by special means. Was it the work of your accomplices? It’s best not to lie—you should know who we are, and we can easily make you beg for life or beg for death!”

Su Changkong, listening silently on the side, thought that it really was so; Duanmu Tao and the others had come for this matter, which had caused quite a stir. While the Demon Suppressing Department specifically handled demon monsters, suppressing evil demons and heretics was also within their duties.

“Hahaha!”

The robed figure began to laugh tormentedly, the laughter growing more ferocious by the second.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Madara Web Novel