“Good job today… Let’s leave the outcome for next time.”

Dafeng State’s Pang Shengwu watched Su Changkong from afar, his voice deep and heavy.

“Let’s go!”

As his words fell, he gave Su Changkong one final, piercing look before he rapidly swept away into the distance.

He Yuchen and Kuoba Ming exchanged glances, feeling deep apprehension toward Su Changkong, who had proven to be a match for Pang Shengwu. Since Pang Shengwu was unwilling to continue the battle, they certainly had no intention of fighting to the death with Su Changkong and quickly followed behind him.

Su Changkong stood in place without pursuing. His expression bore a trace of gravity, “That Pang Shengwu has a majestic, profound, and evil power within him. Once invoked, it must be frightfully extreme!”

During the battle, Su Changkong could feel that Pang Shengwu was holding back due to the overwhelming power within him. Once fully unleashed, it would harm both the enemy and himself. Pang Shengwu was wary and did not fight with recklessness.

Su Changkong also understood that it was difficult to inflict a fatal wound on Pang Shengwu. The longer the fight dragged on, the more disadvantageous for him, as calling upon such enormous nature’s spiritual energy caused tremendous depletion of his Essence Qi Spirit.

Although Su Changkong still had unplayed cards up his sleeve, like the Spirit Vein within the Spirit Sealing Talism he possessed, he could potentially invoke the power of the Spirit Vein explosively—beyond its limits—like Xie Kui did. However, this was not guaranteed to stop Pang Shengwu and could result in mutual destruction.

Although Su Changkong had a strong killing intent toward Pang Shengwu, he wasn’t about to lose his reason and fight to the bitter end. His goal was to accumulate strength and enhance his own power!

As Pang Shengwu and his comrades sped away, He Yuchen said, somewhat reluctantly, “Vice Master of the Association… are we really going to let that Dao Wufeng live? His continued existence will surely be a disaster! Moreover… not all the King’s Blood in the veins of Ambush Elephant Mountain has been completely refined yet!”

Anyone could see that Dao Wufeng was a monstrous enemy, one who should be utterly destroyed by all means necessary.

Hearing this, Pang Shengwu gave him a chilling glance, “Does my way of doing things require your questioning?”

The iciness in his blood-red eyes made He Yuchen bow his head and whisper, “No… I dare not.”

Pang Shengwu’s expression softened a bit, “That Dao Wufeng is quite extraordinary. Even if I were to use the newly acquired power, if he is determined to escape, I might not be able to hold him. To risk the collapse of this body for it is not worth it.”

“The King’s Blood remaining in Ambush Elephant Mountain’s veins is only a little, but most of it has been absorbed by me. I just need to assimilate it, and I can rapidly elevate my strength, surpassing my past self… Crushing anyone below the Martial Saint will be easy, there’s no need for further entanglement with him,” Pang Shengwu said blandly.

His multiple bodies each stored immense demonic power. As long as this new body could withstand it and combine the power of the others, he could achieve a meteoric rise to power, surmounting past peaks, confident of being invincible below the Martial Saint!

Under such circumstances, Pang Shengwu was definitely not willing to risk fighting S Liangkong to the death. The longer he lived, the more cautious he became.

“The Master of the Association has already sensed it, those ancient beings are gradually awakening… To compete with them, I must strengthen myself!” Excitement filled Pang Shengwu’s eyes. The great era was about to begin, and only by relentlessly charging forward, cutting through all obstacles, could he reach the pinnacle!

“Su Tailai? Dao Wufeng? Next time… I will let you experience true despair!” Pang Shengwu’s crimson eyes were filled with cold determination, understanding that this man was a mortal enemy, and it was either his death or theirs.

However, Pang Shengwu didn’t place too much importance on Su Changkong; his real enemies were not a junior like him but those true monsters!

“It’s a pity that Hong Zhenxiang’s memories contain so little information about this Dao Wufeng. Otherwise, capturing his family and friends would make it easy to deal with him…”

Pang Shengwu rifled through the memories in his mind, letting out a cold huff. If he could know Dao Wufeng’s background, it would be easier to handle him, but even Hong Zhenxiang’s knowledge of Su Changkong was limited to his low-key activities in Dafeng State City.

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“Next time, I must slay that Pang Shengwu and set Commander Hong free!” Su Changkong silently vowed.

Hong Zhenxiang had come to such a fate, and Su Changkong’s only course of action was to seek vengeance on his behalf, to help him be released and make the Monster Man Pang Shengwu pay the most painful price and regret his actions!

“Brother Blade… I thank you for your help today.”

At this moment, Duanmu Tao’s voice arose, filled with gratitude.

He recognized that if Su Changkong hadn’t arrived, they might have all perished at the hands of the Vice Master of the Life Extinguishing Association today. He was also amazed that Su Changkong had managed to force such a terrifying figure as Pang Shengwu to retreat on his own accord.

Su Changkong shook his head without saying much, as he had thought he was just dealing with an Elder-level figure from the Life Extinguishing Association and had come to assess the situation. However, he had unexpectedly learned about Hong Zhenxiang’s plight and felt a complex mix of emotions.

Su Changkong and Hong Zhenxiang had a close relationship, but Hong Zhenxiang had suffered a calamity, and although he had recovered by fusing with the Demon Monster Crystal Core, he could only wander to a faraway place, enduring hardships.

Duanmu Tao mused, “That Vice Master of the Life Extinguishing Association appearing here, in Ambush Elephant Mountain, certainly indicates something special about this place.”

“Yes, let’s have a look.”

Su Changkong nodded, acknowledging this point. When he arrived at Ambush Elephant Mountain, he had immediately sensed a faint power from the depths below.

Su Changkong sat down with legs crossed right on the spot and began to quietly attune himself, while Duanmu Tao and the others did not disturb him.

“There is a constantly flowing vein underground, filled with deep, evil energy. Let’s see if I can extract it using the Guiding Technique!”

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Madara Web Novel