Suddenly, as he pulled Yin Ruhua into his embrace, he heard a chorus of soul-stirring screams rushing towards them.
The individuals who had surrounded Cheng Xiaofan, preparing for a group assault, were suddenly bound by a powerful force emanating from Cheng Xiaofan, their bodies immobilized.
They could not move an inch.
Yet, they were made to endure continuous attacks.
At that moment, Cheng Xiaofan's hands were covered by a layer of golden dragon scales. His dragon claws became two blurs, gripping their necks and flinging them outwards.
Puffs of blood splattered in all directions.
When Mu Yisheng pushed Yin Ruhua away, he found all his men lying on the ground, covered in blood, sprawled haphazardly.
Each man had a bloody hole in his throat.
The entire incident seemed to have transpired in the blink of an eye.
At this very moment!
Cheng Xiaofan stood leisurely in the center of the living room.
Yet, his snow-white casual attire was devoid of any bloodstains.
It was as if their deaths had no connection to him whatsoever.
"..." At that instant, Mu Yisheng was utterly stunned by the scene before him.
No matter how skilled one was, how could twenty-odd rogue cultivators be dispatched in the flash of lightning?
And!
This happened right before his eyes!
Mu Yisheng's eyes instantly overflowed with boundless killing intent.
He glared ferociously at Cheng Xiaofan and shouted in exasperation, "Brat, do you know what you've just done?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly, appearing unconcerned, and said, "Of course, I know. I merely killed some people who deserved to die!"
"Mu Yisheng, you're next!"
Bang!
Mu Yisheng slammed his palm on the table and roared in fury, "You surnamed Cheng, how dare you! Who do you think you are, to kill whoever you please?"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed heartily and said, "Mu Yisheng, do you think you're so great just because you're a wood element cultivator?"
"Yin Tiejiu was a fire element cultivator, and he still died at my hands. I even took his crystallizing pill."
"Let me tell you honestly, I'm here today not only to save Mr. Tang, but my second purpose is to seize the wood element crystallizing pill within your dantian!"
"You probably won't get the chance!"
Mu Yisheng shouted loudly, "Brat, you die now!"
Boom!
He smashed the table with a punch, his body flickered, and he vanished instantly.
The smashed table rose into the air, transforming into countless sharp arrows that shot towards Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan waved his hands, and his powerful force repelled the arrows. Yin Ruhua, in a panic and not having time to escape, was pierced by the arrows like a hedgehog and pinned to the wooden wall.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
In that very instant!
The tall wooden building suddenly collapsed amidst a series of thunderous roars.
Dust billowed everywhere, mist filled the air, and lightning and thunder intertwined.
The collapsing wooden planks transformed into various weapons made of wood, such as axes, swords, and sabers, attacking Cheng Xiaofan from all directions.
Clang!
With a dragon's roar, a golden light erupted from Cheng Xiaofan's body.
In the blink of an eye, the golden light transformed into dragon scales, covering his entire body.
Just as the wood-turned weapons lunged towards Cheng Xiaofan, he instinctively swung his dragon claws, and a burst of golden light shot from his palm.
Instantly, the golden light formed a massive vortex. The weapons were sucked into the center of the vortex and then spat out as wood shavings from the other side.
"Whoa, that's amazing!"
Even Cheng Xiaofan never expected that his dragon claws had upgraded, capable of producing such an energy vortex that completely destroyed the weapons.
"How could this be?"
Mu Yisheng suddenly reappeared. Facing the scene before him, his face turned ashen with shock, and he roared at Cheng Xiaofan, "What kind of monster are you?"
Cheng Xiaofan had already reverted to his original form and appearance.
Hearing this, he sneered and said, "I'm just a normal person. Mu Yisheng, where is the monster here?"
"If there's a monster, it's you!"
"Cheng Xiaofan, if you have the guts, come with me to the forest on Lion Mountain for a fight!" Mu Yisheng, disregarding the banter, shouted.
He also knew that arguing with Cheng Xiaofan was a losing battle.
Cheng Xiaofan understood that the other party wanted to lure him into the forest to exploit his mastery of the wood element.
Mu Yisheng had just demonstrated his abilities with the collapsing wooden building.
"Alright, let's go then!" Cheng Xiaofan also wanted to see how terrifying the opponent's skills were after reaching the eighth stage of innate realm.
Whoosh!
Mu Yisheng leaped into the air like a great bird, soaring towards the opposite mountain.
Upon reaching a dense forest on the other side, Mu Yisheng landed on the ground.
Simultaneously, Cheng Xiaofan, like a shadow, lightly landed opposite him.
"..." Mu Yisheng was speechless for a moment.
He had always believed his Qinggong (lightness skill) was at the peak, with few in the world daring to compete with him.
He never expected Cheng Xiaofan's Qinggong to be no less inferior to his own.
Today, it would be either the fish dies or the net breaks.
At that moment, Mu Yisheng's only thought was to win by speed and quickly eliminate Cheng Xiaofan.
Only now did he feel he had been tricked by Yin Ruhua; this Cheng fellow was by no means a simple character.
Thump!
Mu Yisheng struck the tree beside him with his palm.
The ancient, towering tree, which would take three men to embrace, instantly snapped at its base and, with lightning speed, hurtled towards Cheng Xiaofan.
This guy's strength is too immense!
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan discovered a secret: even the hardest trees were as soft as sugarcane in the hands of a wood element cultivator, breaking with a light palm strike.
Mu Yisheng's attack was too fast for Cheng Xiaofan to dodge.
Just as the massive tree was about to hit him, his body flashed with golden light, and a layer of golden dragon scales covered him.
Clang!
Another dragon's roar.
In a flash!
Cheng Xiaofan instinctively extended a dragon claw.
Snap!
A huge vortex erupted from his palm, engulfing the tree instantly.
Then, it spat out a pile of wood shavings.
"Are you a Dragonman?" Mu Yisheng was so shocked his eyes almost popped out.
Cheng Xiaofan, having returned to his original form, shook his head and said, "Mu Yisheng, your old eyes are failing you. Coupled with your inherent fear of me since birth, you're having hallucinations."
"I'm just a normal person!"
"..." Hearing this, Mu Yisheng was so angry he almost spat blood.
Inherent fear of this brat since birth?
Who does he think he is?
He roared, "Brat, whether you're a dragon or a human, I'll make sure you die today!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Mu Yisheng made a series of gestures between heaven and earth. Instantly, a fierce wind raged through the forest, accompanied by lightning and thunder. The surrounding trees suddenly began to move rapidly through the mountains, as if they were alive.