Three figures collided, then separated after a single strike.
And on Lin Sheng's arm, a wound had already appeared.
These two Forging Tendons Late Stage Martial Artists before him were not weak; they were even stronger than the axe-wielding strong man he had encountered earlier.
The brief exchange just now had put him at a slight disadvantage.
However, while Lin Sheng was somewhat surprised, the two people opposite him were even more astonished.
Within Tongzhi County, they were considered top-tier experts in the Forging Tendons Realm.
Facing the Ghost Face man who had barged in all the way here, the two of them had not held back at all just now. They had immediately used their bursting secret techniques and attacked with full force, aiming to take him down on the spot.
Unexpectedly, the opponent had consecutively dodged their fierce attacks, only suffering a single wound on his arm.
Both of them, however, had sustained injuries. Although they were just simple superficial wounds, it was hard to describe the astonishment in their hearts.
Upon seeing this scene, Guo Feng's brow also furrowed slightly.
He knew the strength of his two guards all too well.
He hadn't expected them to gain no advantage against this Ghost Face man.
"When did such an expert appear in the County Town?"
He narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on Lin Sheng, pondering the opponent's identity.
Names flashed through his mind, but he dismissed them one by one. However, soon, he thought of something, and his brow rose.
"You are the one who ruined my plans, the bandit camp on the short mountain was your doing!?"
Facing Guo Feng's question, Lin Sheng showed no intention of answering, but instead charged towards the two men again.
Seeing the opponent's reaction, Guo Feng became even more certain of his guess. He knew all the experts in Tongzhi County. Although the person before him had his face covered, he could tell that this was definitely not someone he knew.
Besides that, the most likely person to have acted against him was the outsider who had killed Ba Long and the others.
Thinking of this, Guo Feng's face revealed a sinister smile.
"How interesting. It seems those few pieces of trash have already been killed by you. But since you dare to deliver yourself to my doorstep, it saves me the trouble."
At this moment, the three people in the courtyard collided once again.
This time, the two guards attacked Lin Sheng from the left and right, forming a pincer attack.
However, Lin Sheng stood motionless in the courtyard, as if calmly waiting for the two men's attacks.
"Seeking death!!"
"Arrogant!!"
Seeing the opponent's appearance, the two guards immediately felt a sense of being underestimated. Fury surged in their hearts, and their movements became even fiercer, determined to kill him with a single strike.
Facing the fierce attacks rapidly approaching from the left and right, Lin Sheng merely spread his hands.
Just as the attacks from both sides were about to land, he softly murmured.
"Enter body, Silver-patterned Black Crocodile!"
With a thought, his entire body suddenly swelled up.
Under the surprised and bewildered gaze of the two guards, two rough, dark brown large hands had already reached out towards the weapons in their hands.
"What is this..."
Seeing Lin Sheng's sudden change, Guo Feng's brow furrowed. A vague sense of unease surfaced in his heart, and he was already retreating towards his residence.
"Putting on a show!!"
Although the two guards were astonished, they didn't pay too much attention to the weapons in their hands. They were made from high-quality Materials; while not divine weapons, they weren't far off.
Moreover, the Cultivation Techniques they practiced were known for speed and offense. Even the axe-wielding strong man, who had considerable strength and defense, wouldn't dare to be so arrogant as to try and clash head-on with their weapons using just his bare hands.
Therefore, in their eyes, the opponent was simply seeking death.
However, the next moment, as the black large hands came into contact with the weapons in their hands, both of their expressions suddenly changed.
They only felt a terrifying Giant Strength emanating from those large hands, and the sensation transmitted from their weapons didn't feel like hitting flesh and blood, but rather like hitting tempered steel – incredibly tough.
"How could this be!!?"
This thought simultaneously popped into both their minds. They frantically mobilized all the strength in their bodies, wanting to free their weapons from the opponent's grasp. However, no matter what they did, the weapons remained completely motionless, as if welded to the black hands.
"Break!"
Just as a cracking sound came from beside their ears, the next moment, under their horrified gaze, their proud weapons began to bend and deform in those hands.
"Not good!"
Both men simultaneously let out a low cry, finally realizing they needed to release their weapons and rapidly retreat. However, it was already too late. Amidst the crisp cracking sounds, their weapons were broken, and the black large hands, their momentum unchecked, struck both men in the chest.
Two muffled groans sounded from their mouths. Their bodies flew backward like broken sacks, then heavily crashed onto the ground.
Both men tried to struggle to their feet, but their chests were already caved in, their ribs shattered. Before they could stand, they opened their mouths and spat out a large amount of blood, clearly containing fragments of internal organs.
Lin Sheng paid no further attention to the two men. With a leap, he chased after Guo Feng, who had already fled into the room.
Guo Feng had also seen this scene. While he was horrified in his heart, there wasn't much panic on his face.
He slammed the door shut, as if this flimsy door could stop the opponent.
Lin Sheng reached the door in a few steps and struck out with a palm. The door shattered in response.
And Guo Feng's figure had already disappeared from the room.
"Mechanism!?"
Seeing this scene, Lin Sheng's expression didn't change. He strode into the room and reached out, inserting his hand into the wall beside him.
The hard wall was as fragile as a block of tofu in his hand.
His entire arm was inserted into it, and then he swung it forward with force.
With a series of cracking sounds, a large hole appeared in the wall.
Through the large hole, a narrow passage could be seen inside.
"Found it."
Lin Sheng grinned. Using both hands, he pulled the entire wall open and strode in.
On the other side of the passage, Guo Feng was startled by the movement behind him. He turned his head and saw that the tall figure of death had already appeared in the passage.
"How could he be so fast, damn it!!"
His face showed a mixture of shock and anger.
When he saw his two guards being so effortlessly incapacitated by the opponent, he knew that even if he stepped in, he would definitely not be a match for the person before him.
The strength of the Ghost Face man before him was not in the Blood Transportation Realm, and he was no longer someone ordinary Forging Tendons Martial Artists could withstand.
That was why he had intended to hide in the secret passage just now. He hadn't expected the opponent to so brutally break through the entire room's wall and find his way in so quickly.
Seeing the opponent quickly approaching him, he immediately reached out and patted the wall.
Suddenly, sharp spears extended from the walls on both sides of the passage.
However, facing these, the Ghost Face man didn't even bother to block, enduring them with just his Physical Body.
Guo Feng clearly saw the mechanisms on his wall hitting the opponent's skin, yet they couldn't penetrate. No, they didn't even break the opponent's skin.
Instead, the tips of the extended spears bent and deformed.
Guo Feng, refusing to believe it, patted the wall again. This time, crossbow bolts shot out from above the passage.
However, before they could get close, they were swatted away by the Ghost Face man's wave of his hand. Several even shot towards him.
Guo Feng quickly dodged. Seeing the opponent getting closer and closer, he could only run quickly towards the depths of the underground space.
At this moment, Lin Sheng also stomped on the ground, shattering it, and his body shot towards the opponent like a cannonball.
The distance between the two was constantly closing.
"If you retreat now, I can guarantee I won't trouble you anymore."
Seeing the opponent constantly approaching, Guo Feng said with an ugly expression.
From childhood to adulthood, very few people had been able to make him yield.
And now he was forced to this point. The Blood Transportation Warriors in the County Town's government generally wouldn't mobilize. Even if they learned of the attack on his side, it would take some time for them to arrive.
However, Lin Sheng did not reply. Instead, the speed of his steps increased.
This scene made Guo Feng's expression even more unsightly.
"You forced me... you forced me, you bastard... Since you want to die, then I will grant your wish!!"
At this moment, the two, one in front and one behind, had already rushed into the open underground hall.
As soon as he entered, Lin Sheng noticed the strange patterns on the hall's floor and the pit in the center.
However, after just a glance, he paid no further attention and quickly charged towards Guo Feng.
Catching up to the opponent, killing him with one blow, and then fleeing far away – this was the purpose of his trip.
"Bastard!! I want you dead!!"
Seeing the Ghost Face man getting closer and closer, Guo Feng's face contorted, and he immediately began chanting rapidly.
At the same time, he took something out of his pocket and threw it into the pit in the center of the hall.
Lin Sheng also seemed to sense that something was wrong. He flicked his hand, sending out several darts, wanting to interrupt the opponent's actions.
However, as if he had been prepared, he nimbly dodged the darts.
At this point, the distance between the two had closed to two or three meters. Lin Sheng raised his large hand and reached out to grab the opponent.
Just then, Lin Sheng seemed to sense something. He retracted his large hand, twisted his body, and landed steadily beside the pit. Where he had just been, a flesh barb as thick as a finger was constantly wriggling.
Strange sounds also came from the deep pit in the center of the underground space. Soon, an oval, flesh-egg-like thing began to crawl up from the pit. That's right, it crawled. Flesh barbs, like tentacles, extended from the bottom of the flesh egg, pushing it out of the pit.
"What is this thing!?"
The moment he saw this strange creature, Lin Sheng frowned, because he had never seen such a bizarre thing before.
On the other side of the pit, however, Guo Feng's face showed excitement and malice.
"You ruined my plan, so let you become the first blood meal for my darling..."
"Kill him!"
Guo Feng roared. The oval flesh egg seemed to understand, and flesh barbs suddenly shot out from its surface towards Lin Sheng.
The flesh barbs shot out extremely quickly. Lin Sheng didn't have time to dodge, and of course, he had no intention of dodging. He extended his hands and grabbed most of the flesh barbs in his palms, then pulled forcefully.
However, these flesh barbs were much tougher than he had imagined.
Under his forceful pulling, these flesh tentacles only stretched and deformed, but were not torn off.
Instead, because of this delay, a large number of flesh tentacles shot out from the flesh egg, wrapping around Lin Sheng.
The flesh barbs at the top, as if possessing consciousness, frantically stabbed towards his skin, trying to pierce it.
Even with his current powerful defense, he could feel these flesh barbs slowly piercing into his body.
This scene made his brow furrow even tighter, and a hint of violent intent rose in his heart.
Although he didn't know what this flesh egg was, these flesh barbs reminded him of the unpleasant memory of the Phantom Demon Beast's hair entering his body, which had almost caused him to fall.
Lin Sheng let out a cold snort. The strong toxicity belonging to Three Corpse Soul Severing Palm had already merged into his own vital energy and blood.
Under the control of his thoughts, this vital energy and blood rapidly surged towards his skin.
And those extremely greedy flesh barbs quickly withered under the flushing of this vital energy and blood. Their originally violent movements became slower and slower, and finally, as if stimulated, they directly pulled themselves out of his body and retracted backward.
However, the tips of the flesh barbs had already turned a sickly black-gray color.
A strange roar also came from within the flesh egg. The next moment, these black-gray flesh barbs directly fell off.
The flesh tentacles held by Lin Sheng's two large hands were also stained with a layer of black-gray at this moment. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he suddenly exerted force and finally tore these flesh tentacles off.
Giving the flesh tentacles no chance to retract, he squeezed them with his large hands and pulled hard. The giant flesh egg then came towards him.
The giant egg also realized the situation was not right. Flesh tentacles shot out from its body, attaching to the walls and ground, and it began to wrestle with Lin Sheng.
As more and more tentacles shot out from it, it finally stopped its approach and instead tried to pull Lin Sheng towards it.
The tentacles that were originally held by Lin Sheng's hands spread towards his body again. More tentacles also shot out from the flesh egg and landed on him.
It actually made him feel unsteady on his feet and he began to slowly move towards the opponent.
Even burying both his legs into the ground was useless.
Although the potent poison of Three Corpse Soul Severing Palm could have a good effect on the opponent, facing the endless stream of tentacles, its efficiency was still a bit slow.
"That's right, my darling, just like that, eat him, chew all his bones to pieces..."
Watching Lin Sheng, who was wrapped in countless tentacles, from the corner of the hall, Guo Feng's face revealed a wild, gleeful laugh.
"Dare to ruin my plans? Then pay with your life!"
He kept letting out wild laughter, greatly anticipating witnessing this powerful Ghost Face man become the blood meal for the darling he had cultivated for many years.
At this moment, Lin Sheng couldn't pay attention to him at all, because the distance between him and the blood egg was getting closer and closer. Through the gaps where countless tentacles intersected, he could see a gaping bloody maw opening on the blood egg's surface, which was covered in blood vessels and mucus, quietly waiting for his arrival.
Lin Sheng's expression was cold. He concentrated all the toxicity of the Three Corpse Soul Severing Palm onto his hands, then stomped his feet on the ground, completely giving up on wrestling with the flesh tentacles. Instead, he used this force to quickly charge towards the flesh egg.
The distance between the two was already very close. Coupled with the opponent's pulling force, Lin Sheng instantly arrived in front of the flesh egg. Before the gaping bloody maw could bite down, two pitch-black large hands were firmly pressed onto the flesh egg.
"Soul Severing!"
Amidst the low roar, the toxicity, mixed with force, surged into the flesh egg without reservation.