As the two voices fell, the sky full of poison was rapidly directed towards Yang Hong by the Grandmaster's inner energy,
It reached his vicinity.
Yang Hong abandoned the idea of proactively attacking and quickly activated the breath-holding technique from the Intermediate Breathing Arts, not only holding his breath but also sealing all the pores on his body.
Fearing this might not be enough, Yang Hong also set up a True Qi barrier a foot outside his body.
Just as he prepared himself,
"Crack~ Crack~ Crack~ Rattle~"
A sound of impacts, dense as a torrential rain, erupted.
For a moment, it seemed as though countless hidden weapons were flying towards him,
However, they were all blocked by his True Qi barrier.
"It's an internal martial arts expert! Unleash the Qi-breaking darts and corrosive mist!"
The Nine Shadows of Ghastly Specters, seeing Yang Hong unharmed, did not seem surprised. After all, someone who could shake the vicinity for ten li could not be simple.
They immediately launched a new wave of attacks.
Yang Hong stood his ground, feeling frustrated, and poured all his True Qi into the barrier, preventing the poison and hidden weapons from approaching or harming him.
These nine individuals coordinated seamlessly, their attacks on him unceasing.
Despite possessing immense power, his combat experience was sorely lacking, leaving him momentarily unsure how to counter, frozen in place.
Meanwhile, on this gently sloping hill, the other 17 guard outposts were alerted,
The Imperial Guards, without fully rising, grabbed the nearest weapons and rushed out of their dwellings.
"Kill~ Eliminate the trespassing scoundrels."
"Someone, light the beacon!"
"Form ranks and converge with nearby outposts."
The Imperial Guards stationed here were all Innate Grandmasters, elites cultivated by the imperial family with elixirs. They quickly organized a resistance.
However, they had no idea what kind of enemy they were facing.
On the hilltop of the rolling hills, a group of people slowly descended. Judging by their aura, all of them were Grandmaster powerhouses.
Their numbers reached a staggering thirty-eight.
All of them were masked in black, except for the one leading them.
This individual was renowned throughout the Great Sui Dynasty, known as Ye Feng, the King of Eastern Bandits.
At only thirty years old, he was already at the late stage of Grandmaster and possessed a handsome appearance. He never concealed his identity when committing crimes.
He was ranked number one on the Great Sui wanted list, with a bounty of nine million taels of silver!
"Everyone, strike together and slaughter these impostor Grandmasters, then we'll divide the spoils."
"Heh heh~ The King of Eastern Bandits speaks wisely. With so many of us Grandmasters, we are enough to raze the Great Sui imperial family."
An elder, entirely clad in black with only streaks of silver at his temples, approached Ye Feng and flattered him.
"Haha~ That's a good idea. My brothers are already prepared within the inner city of Daxing. If you dare, we will charge into the palace together and seize the Great Sui empire."
"Good~"
"Indeed~"
"Feasible~"
Everyone was moved by the prospect.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's kill these insignificant flies first. While there's still plenty of time, we can head straight to the palace for a visit."
A mocking smile played on Ye Feng's lips, but he didn't forget to further incite the others.
"Charge~ Kill~"
The thirty-eight Grandmasters rushed out without concealment, charging into the battlefield where the Innate Grandmasters were originally engaged.
What was once a back-and-forth battle turned into a one-sided slaughter!
Listening to the distant sounds of fighting and screams, Yang Hong's mood grew increasingly vexed.
If this continued, the Imperial Guards would be annihilated, and his martial arts skills would likely be difficult to conceal.
However, gazing at the lingering poison and toxic fumes around him, Yang Hong felt not only frustration but also a hint of helplessness.
"No!"
"I can't just wait."
In the span of just half an hour, one guard post had been cleared, and three new Grandmasters had arrived to reinforce the area.
"I'll risk it!"
Yang Hong's heart hardened, and he prepared to counterattack with all his might.
"Wild Ox~ Headbutt!"
Channeling his True Qi along the pathways of the low-level martial art "Wild Ox Fist," a vast surge of True Qi, accompanied by a fierce gust of wind, blew away the surrounding poison towards a specific direction.
"Moo~"
"Bang~"
As a bovine bellow faded, the sound of a watermelon shattering echoed.
Upon closer inspection, it was a person who had been smashed into pieces, their remains scattered as a bloody mist.
"Phew~ Satisfying!"
With this punch, Yang Hong also expelled the earlier frustration, feeling an inexplicable sense of relief.
"Wild Ox Reaching Heaven!"
"Wild Ox Piercing Earth!"
"Wild Ox Headbutt!"
Yang Hong had practiced the three moves and nine stances of "Wild Ox Fist" the most, making him the most proficient and having the strongest connection to them.
Using them in succession, within just over ten breaths, he had obliterated nine individuals.
Once, with a "Wild Ox Headbutt," Yang Hong had killed two people with his fists.
Two Grandmasters.
"This guy is not human! Retreat!"
"The wind is picking up~ Let's go~"
Before this person could even finish their cry of "Let's go~", Yang Hong's fist shattered them.
"Bang~
Yang Hong stomped his foot forcefully on the ground and lunged out, delivering a punch to the fleeing Grandmasters.
All the Grandmasters who had surrounded him,
Were annihilated!
"A cultivator at the Foundation Establishment realm truly crushes Martial Grandmasters.
And this is without me cultivating any immortal arts or learning any spells. If I had learned spells, wouldn't I be even more powerful?"
Looking at the pulped remains on the ground, Yang Hong suddenly felt full of confidence.
"Let's eliminate the remaining guys too."
Listening to the distant sounds of battle, Yang Hong employed the fastest linear speed lightness skill, "Grass on Water," and sprinted towards the nearest sounds.
Along the way, he casually picked up a stone, crushing it into small pebbles as he ran.
Upon arriving, he found over thirty Great Sui Imperial Guards being besieged by over three hundred Innate Grandmasters led by six Grandmasters.
"A handful of pebbles isn't enough, is it?"
He muttered to himself, and Yang Hong shot out over ten small pebbles from his right hand.
Silently!
As he shot the pebbles, he imbued them with True Qi.
Finding large stones on the ground, Yang Hong crushed them into pebbles and shot them out using the "Sky of Flowers" technique.
Although not every shot was accurate, many pebbles managed to hit three targets with a single shot.
In less than a minute, Yang Hong departed,
The situation here was resolved.
Including the six Grandmasters, all were killed.
Yang Hong realized he was like a grown man bullying children; these Grandmasters were utterly incapable of fighting back against him.
He even felt ashamed of how cautious and wary he had been when facing the initial nine individuals.
"Cautious about what?
I should have just gone berserk."
With this thought, Yang Hong found his mindset shifting once again.
He let his legs fly, using his fastest speed to eliminate all invaders,
He then ran around the nearby hills to ensure no hidden enemies remained before returning to his temporary abode.
"What a pity, the enemies were a bit too weak. No one could even withstand a single one of my pebbles."
Speaking the honest truth, he used True Qi to evaporate the smell of blood from his body and clothes, then leisurely took a bath before getting into bed.
Hmm~ Today's events had nothing to do with Yang Hong. He was just an ordinary person who hadn't cultivated any martial arts.
He had slept soundly all night.
Unbeknownst to him, he had killed forty-seven Grandmasters, including the second-ranked assassin on the Five Directions Dynasty's wanted list, the Nine Shadows of Ghastly Specters, and the Great Sui's top wanted criminal, the King of Eastern Bandits.
In addition, there were elders and supreme elders from various major families.
And two thousand Innate Grandmaster martial artists!
This feat, accomplished with effortless ease by Yang Hong, was, within the Great Sui,
Truly～～
Earth-shattering!