Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1266 - 1266 1252 The Death of Shao Hengjiang

Chapter 1266: Chapter 1252: The Death of Shao Hengjiang Chapter 1266: Chapter 1252: The Death of Shao Hengjiang This must be the Sect Leader of the Immortal City Sect, holding the Heavenly Pearl in his hand, but not carrying the Dragon Slayer Sword on his back.

“Heh, what’s the point of wearing a mask? You’ve been exposed,” said Shao Hengjiang.

Longhun didn’t want to waste words with him since there were still so many people around, simply ordering, “Kill them all.”

Shao Hengjiang became anxious and wanted to rush over to snatch the Sacred Spirit Stone.

Longhun blocked him head-on. The old man was injured; it was the perfect opportunity that couldn’t be missed. Everything was going according to plan, and this man must be killed.

Leaping into the air like a Kun Peng spreading its wings, an energy wave surged toward Shao Hengjiang. Sensing the heavy killing intent, Shao Hengjiang quickly retreated to defend, giving up on seizing the Sacred Spirit Stone.

Unleashing a palm strike imbued with the might of dragons and the shock of tigers.

Longhun had watched for another half an hour, assessing the man’s martial arts level. Though he counted as an expert, it was during this observation that Longhun became even more confident. Shao Hengjiang had been drained during the battle, significantly weakening his power. That recent energy blast had indeed injured him.

First was a Gathering of Ten Thousand Spirits; powerful energy was drawn in, plunging into the Immortal Pearl, followed by a palm strike, Swallowing Rainbows, directed at Shao Hengjiang.

Indeed, it was the martial arts technique from the Dragon Slaying Secret Manual that Ye Chen had learned about. The Sect Leader of the Immortal City Sect had learned it from the Dragon Slayer Sword, it matched.

Five or six bolts of lightning, like the tentacles of an octopus, pressed down upon him.

Shao Hengjiang quickly released a Light Wave, which acted like a shield, blocking the lightning. But it was only momentary; the powerful energy soon broke through.

He was indeed formidable. It must have been the amplifying power of the Heavenly Pearl. Without it, perhaps he could have held on. Dodging to the left, he forced the lightning away, and several houses behind him were reduced to ruins.

Shao Hengjiang was shocked by the ferocity. If the Sacred Spirit Stone fell into this man’s hands, what difference would there be from it falling into Qiandu Xiang’s hands?

Longhun didn’t want to give him a chance to catch his breath; he had to kill him. Otherwise, how could the people of the Thirty-Six Isles hate the Immortal City Sect?

An unstoppable attack came flying, even more ferocious than the previous one.

Wan Liyun knew that not just five or six hundred people had come; they were still outside, useless. He hurried in to help. After killing the local serpent, Yang Zuotai and his men were panicked, not at all inclined to vie for the Sacred Spirit Stone and were desperately looking for ways to escape.

Seeing Wan Liyun approach, Shao Hengjiang shouted, “Quickly grasp that dark masked man; the Sacred Spirit Stone is in his possession.”

Wan Liyun gave Shao Hengjiang a glance.

Shao Hengjiang was very anxious, shouting, “Hurry up, I can hold on.” He believed that Nangong Yao would arrive soon, and all he needed was to endure a bit longer. What mattered most was his fear that the Sacred Spirit Stone would be snatched away.

Wan Liyun had no choice but to chase after the darkly dressed figure.

Longhun knew he needed to fight a quick battle. He couldn’t believe that he wouldn’t be able to handle an old man who had fought for so long and was already wounded. He simply refused to believe such a thing.

He also knew that the events here would soon become common knowledge across Taiping Island. He had instructed Old Du to send a signal, confident that Elder Xi Feng would soon arrive.

“Well, there’s no helping it; I must kill you today.”

Longhun summoned an even stronger energy. All at once, the energy bore down on Shao Hengjiang.

Shao Hengjiang had no choice but to mobilize all his energy to cope.

An earth-shattering blast of energy assaulted him, impacting against half of the Light Wave in front of Shao Hengjiang.

Shao Hengjiang was employing the Sacred Heavenly Technique, which specifically countered the Dragon Slaying Secret Manual, providing him with a certain advantage. Yet his disadvantage was equally clear; he had expended a great deal of energy and was facing an expert—a younger one at that, wielding the Heavenly Pearl.

The Sacred Heavenly Technique was indeed powerful, and to Longhun’s surprise, despite several attempts to break through, it had held against his attacks—a likely result of its specific design to counter the Dragon Slaying Secret Manual.

He seemed to be playing Tai Chi, exhausting the opponent.

But Longhun wasn’t in a rush because he knew the old man couldn’t last long. Even if the Sacred Heavenly Technique was tailored to counter the Dragon Slaying Secret Manual, if he released energy that was powerful enough, the other side would have no way to resist. Eventually, he would falter.

He could continuously increase the intensity of his energy because he had the capital for it. Besides youth, he possessed the Immortal Pearl. It appeared the old man wasn’t struggling yet, managing to hold on. But he believed a change was inevitable. It wouldn’t be long before he gave in. He was certain of this, so he didn’t need to engage recklessly. By simply ramping up the intensity, success was assured.

Shao Hengjiang had no choice but to fight back with all his might, pushing his energy to its limit.

Longhun contemplated, first trapping that fellow before anything else, making sure he wouldn’t escape later. The immense energy was like a furnace, trapping Shao Hengjiang inside. Shao Hengjiang began to feel an increasingly heavy murderous aura.

From a distance, Wan Liyun battled with Old Du for several rounds. Seeing Shao Hengjiang trapped in the energy envelopment behind him, he knew Shao Hengjiang was injured and that Su Zhanze’s martial arts were superior. He suddenly felt fear and called out, “Quickly go back, that guy is going to kill our leader.” He gave up the pursuit of the dark figure in the mask, worried that they might fail to retrieve the Sacred Spirit Stone, and their leader’s life would be in danger.

He wanted to rush back.

But Mo Ku and Ren Haotian, with their faces covered, blocked him. Longhun had told them that to make the people of Iron Ten Thousand Island, Sacred Spirit Island, and Immortal Medicine Island deeply hate the Immortal City Sect, someone must die to provoke them.

At this moment, he was just one step away; he believed in Longhun and knew that they would soon be able to kill that old man.

Ren Haotian led a group of people wielding the swordsmanship of the Immortal City Sect to meet Wan Liyun head-on. Wan Liyun was extremely anxious, but no matter how desperate he was, it was impossible for him to rush back now.

He had misjudged. The Immortal City Sect’s people wanted the Sacred Spirit Stone, but they were also prepared to kill. Knowing he would come back to interfere, they promptly blocked him, barring him on the outside. He could not get past them for quite some time.

Only then did he realize that the Immortal City Sect had brought over a thousand people, but it was already too late.

He sent out a distress signal, but even if Nangong Yao recognized the call for help, it would be too late.

As Longhun expected, a surge of energy was unleashed, causing cracks to appear in Shao Hengjiang’s protective shield.

Wan Liyun and others wanted to come over, but they were obstructed.

Shao Hengjiang’s strength began to wane, desperately expelling energy but to no avail; his body started to become unstable. Longhun swiftly seized the opportunity. After the Gathering of Ten Thousand Spirits, the energy burst out like a wild beast, ravenously exploding forth. It was like a pack of wolves pouncing on their prey, a shockwave erupted, devouring the protective shield. With a howl, Longhun struck Shao Hengjiang with his palm, blasting him away.

Longhun was greatly pleased and turned to signal to his subordinates that they could retreat.

Wan Liyun, not caring about the Sacred Spirit Stone any longer, headed toward the ruined area.

The ship arranged by Longhun had already reached the shore, and Longhun ordered his men to set fire to the ships prepared by the local snakeheads.

Without Shao Hengjiang and Wan Liyun, how could their subordinates possibly stop Longhun? They were soon left behind, as several ships disappeared into the vast sea.

Nangong Yao arrived with his men, unaware of what had happened, only to see Wan Liyun crying beside the unconscious Shao Hengjiang. After inquiring with those behind him, he learned about the incident.

Nangong Yao, furious and distraught, muttered, “Didn’t Wan Liyun warn them? How could such a thing happen?”

One of his subordinates explained, “We were on alert, but there were more than four or five hundred people from the Immortal City Sect—they surpassed a thousand, at least.”

Nangong Yao was dumbfounded, knowing that discussing this now was pointless. He harshly asked, “Did they escape by boat? Didn’t I tell you to check all the boats?” He was heartbroken; his junior brother had died. Of course he was going to be furious, and he turned to Guan Xun.

Guan Xun quickly clarified, “We indeed inspected the boats by the sea.”

Another subordinate added, “Their boats weren’t docked by the shore but were always at sea. They sent a signal to the ship in transit, which then approached. They had everything planned, probably deducing that the local snakeheads would try to flee tonight.”

The boats to the south were mostly burned, clearly to prevent pursuit, so they set fire to the boats on the shore. To bring boats over from the west would take at least two hours; with everything pitch-black, those people were long gone.

To console Wan Liyun, Nangong Yao said a few words, though he didn’t know what else he could possibly say.

Yet the Sacred Spirit Stone was lost, and Shao Hengjiang was killed—a massive blow to them.

Nangong Yao said, “Guan Xun, find a way to locate them, do your best to find them.”

“We can cooperate with the people of the Thirty-Six Islands. With the Immortal City Sect committing such an act, the people of the Thirty-Six Islands will definitely stand with us. Moreover, they won’t be able to escape anytime soon.”

“Alright, if you have any good methods, go and execute them.” With Shao Hengjiang’s death, Nangong Yao was at a loss. Over these days, nearly all matters were overseen by Shao Hengjiang, including unearthing the local snakeheads’ plot. Suddenly, with Shao Hengjiang dead, Nangong Yao was stunned.

It also served as a stark warning that the Immortal City Sect was ruthless, and with the Sacred Spirit Stone in their hands, it was a calamity.

One of Shao Hengjiang’s subordinates shouted, “We must avenge our leader.”

The others started a clamor.

Nangong Yao had never anticipated such an outcome. He had thought that at worst, they would lose the Sacred Spirit Stone; who could have imagined Shao Hengjiang would also lose his life?