Observing Wanfa from the martial arts school servants

Chapter 47 Chen Kui

The official in crimson robes next to him quickly stepped forward, pointed at Yu Mubai, and said to the man, "Chief Instructor, this is Chief Instructor Yu Mubai of the Heyuan Palace, a Transformation Realm expert."

The man glanced at Yu Mubai and nodded, which was considered a greeting.

"Who is this person? Even Head Coach Yu personally came to greet him."

Another voice lowered as he said, "The deputy head of the Palace Guard, a third-rank official, is named Duanmu Hong, and is a powerful expert at the Core Formation Realm."

"Is there a realm stronger than the Transformation Realm?"

The person next to him rolled his eyes at him.

After a long silence, Duanmu Hong finally spoke, "Is the training ground for the martial arts competition ready?"

The official in scarlet robes nodded repeatedly: "Reporting to Your Excellency, everything is ready."

"Let's go take a look."

Duanmu Hong walked towards the inner hall with his hands behind his back.

Yu Mubai and the official in crimson robes followed behind, their steps light and quick, like two foxes following a wild beast.

Lin Mu quietly left while the crowd was surrounding Duanmu Hong.

As you pass within a zhang of Duanmu Hong, the air suddenly becomes heavy, and your breathing becomes labored.

The pressure from the Core Formation Realm was like an invisible mountain.

He walked quickly with his head down, only catching his breath after leaving the Palace Guard.

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Lin Mu left the Palace Guard and turned into the alley near the Zhao family's old residence.

Chen Kui lived in a side courtyard next to the Zhao family to keep an eye on them.

This was a message from Zhao Rong, saying that the remaining hidden strength of the Yufeng Gang was now cowering under the Zhao family's nose like stray dogs.

Lin Mu squatted under the old locust tree at the alley entrance for half an hour and saw Chen Kui come out of the side courtyard. He was wearing a gray cloth short brown shirt, with a short knife hanging at his waist. He walked quickly and kept his head down, as if afraid of being recognized.

Lin Mu followed.

Stepping into the wind, he moved silently, using the shadows of walls, woodpiles, and alleyways to maintain a distance of half a street.

Chen Kui seemed to sense something and stopped several times to look back, while Lin Mu remained pressed against the wall, motionless like a gecko.

Chen Kui did not notice him, but his pace quickened, heading towards the east of the city—the direction of the Yufeng Gang's headquarters.

The moon rose, so round it was almost dazzling.

Chen Kui walked to a bamboo grove in the east of the city, suddenly sped up, and plunged into the bamboo grove.

He wanted to use the bamboo forest as a cover to escape.

Without hesitation, Lin Mu followed with his Wind Step, taking out a few pebbles from his sleeve with his right hand.

The power of the Soul-Suppressing Nail gathered in the palm, the hidden force enveloping the pebble. With a flick of the wrist, the pebble shot out into the air.

"Crack!" A pebble hit the bamboo pole in front of Chen Kui, causing it to shatter and sending bamboo shavings flying, blocking his path.

Chen Kui turned around abruptly, his hand already on the hilt of his knife.

Lin Mu emerged from the shadows at the edge of the bamboo grove, moonlight filtering through the bamboo leaves and dappling his face.

He had already put on an eagle-head mask, leaving only his eyes visible.

"It's you." Chen Kui's voice was low and hoarse, carrying a suppressed anger.

"Did you kill the three hall masters too?"

Lin Mu did not answer.

He took out another pebble from his sleeve, channeled his inner strength into it, and with a flick of his wrist, sent the pebble flying straight at Chen Kui's face.

Chen Kui swung his knife to parry, but a pebble struck the blade, sending sparks flying and making his hand go numb.

Lin Mu had already closed in and struck out with his right palm.

The Long Wind Fist, like a piercing wind, is powerful, straight, and its hidden force is wrapped in the palm wind, aiming straight for Chen Kui's chest.

Chen Kui did not back down.

Being in the bamboo forest, he was unable to use his swordsmanship, so he abandoned his sword and met the attack with both palms.

The two exchanged blows in the bamboo forest, the muffled sound like the pounding of cotton.

As the hidden force entered his body, Lin Mu immediately activated his body-forging technique, slowing down and releasing the spiraling force.

Chen Kui's internal strength was a bit more profound than a few days ago, but the method was still the same, something Lin Mu knew all too well.

He took a half step back and regained his balance.

Chen Kui, however, took a full step back.

He looked down at his palm; the web between his thumb and forefinger was cracked, and beads of blood were seeping out.

Lin Mu gave him no chance to catch his breath.

The Wind-Stepping Technique unfolds amidst the bamboo forest, the figure shifting left and right, palm shadows layered upon layer.

Chen Kui managed to parry five blows and retreat five steps.

By the sixth strike, his arm had begun to tremble.

On the seventh strike, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Lin Mu's fighting became increasingly successful, while Chen Kui's fighting became increasingly desperate.

In a fit of rage, he took a palm strike from Lin Mu, his body flying backward. Then he stood up, gazing at the full moon, muttering incantations.

An ancient and desolate aura emerged within Chen Kui's body.

A power far exceeding that of before surged from his body, violent, savage, and with an indescribable wildness.

Chen Kui's eyes turned blood red, his pupils shrank to vertical slits, veins bulged under his skin, and dark purple lines spread from his neck to his cheeks.

He didn't give Lin Mu time to think before striking out with his palm.

Lin Mu raised his arm to block, and with a muffled thud, he was knocked back several steps, his arm going numb.

The hidden force entered the body with great power and weight, and was also wrapped with a scorching airflow, like magma pouring into the meridians.

Even with the body-strengthening technique at full power, it couldn't be neutralized.

Chen Kui pressed forward relentlessly, palm after palm, like a wild beast that had been provoked.

His strength, speed, and internal energy intensity have all increased significantly compared to before, and he is becoming more and more ferocious and aggressive as the fight progresses.

Caught off guard, Lin Mu was struck in the chest and spat out a mouthful of blood onto the inside of his mask.

He staggered backward, knocking over three or four bamboo stalks, and bamboo leaves rustled down all over him.

At this moment, he could only adopt a roundabout tactic, using the advantages of Wind Step and Sudden Wind Step to fight.

Chen Kui's frenzied attack lasted for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. Lin Mu took more than a dozen blows, and blood from the corner of his mouth dripped down the bottom edge of his mask onto the bamboo leaves.

But at least they managed to hold on.

Chen Kui's offensive slowed down.

That restless energy visibly diminished.

Take advantage of his illness to kill him.

Lin Mu suddenly unleashed his Wind Steps and charged forward.

He placed his right palm against Chen Kui's palm, and the two palms pressed together.

The hidden force surged into Lin Mu's arm like a tide. He activated his Body Tempering Technique at full power to envelop, slow down, and twist the violent force.

Then, he suddenly pushed all the hidden energy in his body—his own, plus the energy Chen Kui had just injected—back into him.

That overwhelming force surged into Chen Kui's palm, rushing upwards along his meridians, past his wrist, elbow, and shoulder, and exploded in his chest.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flew backward, crashing into a bamboo grove and breaking it.

The bamboo pole snapped with a crack, piercing through Chen Kui's chest like a golden pheasant on a spear.

Lin Mu withdrew his hand and squatted down next to Chen Kui, carefully examining him.

Chen Kui was still alive, his limbs twitching, blood foam gushing from his mouth, and a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Lin Mu reached out to remove the mask and smiled at him.

Chen Kui's pupils suddenly contracted.

"It's you... Changfeng Martial Arts School... Lin, Lin Mu."

"When...when did you break through to the Dark Force?"

His gaze lingered on Lin Mu's face for two breaths, as if he wanted to say something.

His lips moved a few times, but no sound came out.

The light in his eyes gradually faded.

Lin Mu put on the eagle-head mask and was about to leave when a rustling sound suddenly came from the woods.

"Who?" He turned around abruptly, channeling his energy.

A gray rabbit darted around in a panic, eventually running into the depths of the bamboo forest.