Tian Yuan Pavilion, backyard.
Splash.
A handful of fish food scattered into the pond, stirring up ripples.
Immediately, colorful koi were attracted to snatch it up.
Looking closely, one could see that the mouths of these koi, when opened, were filled with dense, sharp teeth, something normal koi definitely wouldn't have.
"Brother, I won't dare again, I... I won't dare again in the future."
Beside the pond, Guo Second Young Master Guo Chun was trembling like chaff, the lower halves of his trousers already damp, having been scared into peeing.
At this moment, his face was pale, filled with terror. Two meters beside him lay a plump body, fallen on the ground.
Although the lower body was gone, from the remaining upper body, one could tell this fat person was not just fat, but exactly the shopkeeper of Herbal Hall, Yang Fu. It was just that at this moment, he had clearly long since lost his breath, and his bloodless face still showed the terrified expression he had at the moment of death.
"Just be a good rich Gongzi. If you think about those unnecessary things again in the future, even Father won't be able to protect you."
By the pond, Guo Feng scattered the last bit of fish food in his hand into the pond, then turned his head, his gaze gloomily falling upon Guo Chun.
"I... I understand, Brother, I won't dare again in the future, I promise..."
Guo Chun said hurriedly, much of the fear in his heart dissipating.
If one were to say who Guo Second Young Master feared in this Lin'an County Town, there weren't many, but the one he feared the most was his own Brother.
Because he knew very well that his Brother would truly kill him.
The world said he gambled like his life depended on it, a complete and utter profligate son, but not without Guo Feng's reasons behind it.
If he posed even a little threat to him, then he wouldn't dare guarantee he could live until now.
"Scram."
Guo Feng didn't say more, just lightly threw out two words.
Guo Chun scrambled to his feet and quickly ran out as if granted a great pardon.
After his figure completely disappeared within the courtyard, Guo Feng clapped his hands, and soon two servants walked in.
Facing the bloody scene in the courtyard, the two servants' expressions were normal, as if they had long since gotten used to this.
They lifted Yang Fu's mutilated upper body from the ground and threw it directly into the pond.
Large splashes of water erupted in the pond, and the clustered koi, far from being startled, instead rushed towards the corpse in the pond as if attracted by delicious food.
Before long, Yang Fu's plump corpse had been gnawed down to just a pile of white bones.
The two servants then bowed to Guo Feng and withdrew from the courtyard.
At this time, only Guo Feng remained in the courtyard.
Looking at the white bones in the pond, he seemed to think of something, sneered, turned around, and walked towards the room.
The room he entered was not his own residence, but the study located on the leftmost side of the backyard.
Pushing open the study door, he walked directly to the mahogany bookshelf in the room, grasped an inconspicuous vase on it. Although the outside of the vase was painted with floral patterns, looking closely, it was made of metal.
Guo Feng grasped the bottom of the vase, twisted it hard, and the vase slowly rotated. Along with it came the sound of a mechanism moving, and a deep space had appeared on one side of the study wall.
Unlike the previous secret passage, the underground space before him was not large, roughly equivalent to the size of an ordinary bedroom.
The space was completely dark. Guo Feng took out a fire starter from his Arms and lit the oil lamp hanging on the wall on one side of the space.
The darkness in the space dissipated, revealing its original appearance.
There was basically no furniture in the room, only a table filled with various torture instruments.
These torture instruments all bore dark bloodstains, clearly indicating they were used frequently.
Besides that, there was only a gaunt figure affixed to the innermost wall.
Saying 'affixed' isn't quite right, 'nailed' would be more appropriate. The figure's hands and legs were pierced by black steel nails as thick as a child's forearm, nailing him to the wall.
The gaunt figure's clothes were tattered and broken, long since turned blackish-brown, their original color completely indiscernible.
His graying, messy hair hung over his shoulders, even matted together. Without getting close, one could smell waves of foul odor; the entire person resembled a corpse that had died long ago.
Seemingly noticing the movement coming from the room, the gaunt figure slowly raised his lowered head.
Through the messy hair, a pair of cloudy and lifeless eyes were revealed.
After seeing Guo Feng's figure, intense hatred surged in those cloudy eyes.
"Kill... kill you..."
A hoarse, unpleasant, rough voice, like two pieces of sandpaper constantly rubbing, came from beneath the messy hair.
Hearing the gaunt figure's venomous words, Guo Feng, however, burst into laughter.
"What? Gongsun Shou, you're still telling such jokes now, aren't you trying to make me laugh to death?!"
His previously gloomy expression had long since vanished upon seeing this gaunt figure. At this moment, his face was full of smiles and playfulness.
As he spoke, he took a torture instrument with several spikes on its head from the wooden table beside him, and the next moment, it directly plunged into the gaunt figure's body.
Puchi, the horrifying sound of muscle tearing echoed.
The gaunt figure's body trembled, but besides that, there was no other reaction, as if he had long since become accustomed to these. Looking closely, beneath his tattered clothes, his skin and muscles were covered in dense scars of various sizes, some still quite fresh, appearing not to have been left long ago.
"Speak, what is the final step of the Blood Beast method? If you say it, I can let you be completely free and no longer suffer this torture."
Gongsun Shou looked at the other party and asked indifferently.
"Hehe... you're dreaming, you despicable wretch, don't even think about getting anything more out of my mouth."
However, the gaunt figure responded with a cold sneer without the slightest hesitation.
As for this, Guo Feng's expression didn't change at all, as if he had already guessed the other party's answer.
"Truly a fool who won't drink a toast but will drink a forfeit."
He didn't continue with the nonsense, but instead picked up the torture instruments from the table one by one and used them on the other party.
Soon, suppressed low whimpers echoed in the underground space.
A quarter of an hour later, Guo Feng stopped his movements. Looking at the figure covered in blood from head to toe, he grinned, took out a porcelain bottle from his Arms, poured out some medicinal powder from it, and sprinkled it onto the wounds.
Soon, the wounds stopped bleeding outwards.
"Don't worry, I won't let you die this easily. As for that little bit of Blood Beast method you've been hiding, I've already comprehended it a few days ago."
Guo Feng said indifferently, with a half-smile hanging on his face.
"Just wait, soon... soon you'll see a Spirit Beast born in my hands... Gongsun Shou, what you couldn't do, I will do. What difference does being a Blood Transportation Warrior make? In the end, aren't you still just shrunken here waiting for death?"
"You... impossible, you can't comprehend the final step, you can't cultivate a true Spirit Beast..."
Hearing Guo Feng's words, Gongsun Shou seemed stimulated, suddenly raised his head, and stared intently at the other party, speaking angrily.
"Hahaha, just wait, you'll see it soon. By then, you will be my darling's first blood meal."
Seemingly enjoying the other party's current reaction very much, Guo Feng laughed heartily again.
At this moment, his ears suddenly twitched, as if he heard some movement. He frowned, then no longer paid attention to Gongsun Shou, turned around, and left the secret room.
Until Guo Feng left and the lights in the space went out, Gongsun Shou was still staring intently ahead, murmuring softly to himself.
"Impossible... how could it be... this despicable wretch can't comprehend it, can't cultivate it..."
Although he said so, he knew in his heart that it was very possible, because he was very clear that Guo Feng's Aptitude was no worse than his, and even slightly stronger in terms of comprehension. With the premise of having mastered more than half of the method, it was indeed very possible for him to complete the final missing parts on his own.
Thinking of this, he clenched his fists, not caring at all that thin trickles of blood were already seeping from the steel nails in his forearms.
Instead, he used even more force, trying to struggle free from the steel nails, but it had no effect at all. On the contrary, more and more blood flowed from his body.
However, he still had no intention of stopping, allowing the little blood in his body to flow out, and his consciousness gradually became somewhat blurred.
On the other side.
Bang bang bang!
Amidst a series of muffled thuds, the guards rushing out from within Tian Yuan Pavilion were sent flying back, falling heavily to the ground and losing their ability to move.
Lin Sheng didn't stop and continued to charge towards the interior of Tian Yuan Pavilion.
The commotion now isn't enough. It's best to be able to find that Guo family's Eldest Gongzi.
Moreover, the speed must be fast, no delay is allowed, because this is, after all, the inner city area. The government yamen is not too far from here. If a large number of people surround him, it will be a bit troublesome for him to leave.
"Who dares to trespass here? Have you eaten the guts of a bear and a leopard? Don't you even ask around whose territory this is?"
Just as Lin Sheng had only charged in a few steps, a loud voice already came from inside.
Following that, a burly man, over two meters tall and holding two giant axes, walked out from inside.
The burly man was clad in heavy armor, his bull-like eyes fixed on Lin Sheng.
"You rat who hides your head and shows your tail, come and take your death."
With a furious roar, the burly man charged towards Lin Sheng like a speeding heavy war chariot, the giant axes in his hands sweeping horizontally, bringing forth a mighty wind.
"Forging Tendons Late Stage!!"
The moment he saw this burly man, Lin Sheng could tell his cultivation Realm.
Facing the opponent's fierce attack, he had no intention of retreating. Instead, he met it head-on.
"Seeking death!!"
Seeing the opponent's action of advancing instead of retreating, the burly man revealed a ferocious grin, his attack three parts faster, determined to cleave him in half with a single blow.
But soon, his eyes widened as if he had seen something incredible happening before him.
He saw the Ghost Face man charging rapidly, his speed suddenly accelerating, increasing by more than several tenths compared to before. Then, his figure leaped up, as agile as an ape, his toes actually tapping on the giant axe he had swept horizontally.
This scene was completely beyond his expectation. He subconsciously raised his other hand, wanting to hack at the opponent, but before the giant axe in his hand could fall, he had already gotten close to him, so close that the Ghost Face mask was almost hitting his face.
Zhi—
The giant axe burly man only felt a pain in his neck, and the figure in his arms had already left nimbly.
"You..."
He turned around angrily, wanting to let out a roar, but found he couldn't speak at all, because a large amount of blood was already gushing from his neck.
The burly man immediately threw away one giant axe, grabbed the neck wound where blood was gushing, wanting to stop the bleeding, but a corrosive, intense pain came from the wound.
"Poison..."
The burly man's eyes widened, staring intently at the receding Ghost Face figure. He stumbled and tried to chase after the other party, but after only a few steps, he fell heavily to the ground.
Glancing at the burly man behind him who had completely lost his vitality, Lin Sheng continued forward.
Once upon a time, Forging Tendons Late Stage was still a hurdle for him, but now it was nothing.
Actually, the giant axe burly man's strength was not weak; in fact, because his root bone and Physique were naturally robust and extraordinary, he could be considered a strong person among Forging Tendons Late Stage Martial Artists.
It's just a pity that the opponent was clearly a Martial Artist focused purely on strength. While possessing immense power, he lacked in speed and agility. With him having entered the Black Tiger Ape state, the speed difference between the two was too great.
That's why, under the circumstances of a sudden outburst, he caught the opponent off guard and quickly dealt with him.
As the number of times he fought against people increased, his combat experience also became richer.
"Martial Artist combat, life and death are often just a moment; there is no room for the slightest carelessness."
While his heart understood this, his steps didn't stop, and he quickly dealt with the few guards who rushed up again.
In just a short while, there were already no less than twenty to thirty guards who had fallen by his hand, including one Forging Tendons Late Stage and three Forging Tendons Early Stage.
Such a commotion is already quite significant.
However, Lin Sheng still didn't leave. There is still time now, and he wants to find the mastermind, Guo Feng.
It's best to find him directly, then kill him to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots. Only then can it be considered completely clean.
Soon, he had passed through Tian Yuan Pavilion and arrived at the separate courtyard in the back.
There were only a few guards in the separate courtyard. Upon seeing Lin Sheng's arrival, they held their weapons but didn't dare to step forward, instead slowly retreating backwards.
And Lin Sheng, with a flash of his body, moved forward and struck out several palms, sending these few people flying.
However, the next moment, a strong gust of wind attacked from behind his head. His reaction was extremely fast; he bent his elbow and smashed backwards.
Only a muffled thud was heard.
The two separated.
"May I ask which friend has come? You didn't notify in advance, so that I, Guo, could prepare a banquet to entertain you, and there wouldn't be such a situation."
Lin Sheng's figure retreated two steps, looking at the scholarly-looking man behind him.
"You are Guo Feng!"
"That's right, it is I, Guo. Your skills are quite good. I can give you a chance: submit to me."
Guo Feng looked Lin Sheng up and down with interest and spoke indifferently.
"Very good, if it's you, that's fine."
Beneath the Ghost Face, a smile appeared on Lin Sheng's face, and his figure had already shot out.
"Then you can go die."
"Not knowing life from death."
Guo Feng, seeing this scene, his expression also turned cold.
"Kill him!"
As his voice fell, two figures had already rushed out from the courtyard behind him, heading straight for Lin Sheng.
"Ape Demon Transformation."
Seeing two Forging Tendons Late Stage Martial Artists emerge, Lin Sheng's heart stirred, and his secret technique was already unleashed.
