Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 343 - 329: Eight Corpses, New Clues!

Chapter 343: Chapter 329: Eight Corpses, New Clues!

Boom——

Atop Shouyang Mountain, a powerful surge suddenly erupted.

Rocks were sent flying chaotically, and trees snapped and broke.

Even some of the young people hunting on Phoenix Mountain noticed the immense fluctuations coming from Shouyang Mountain, and a moment later, the sound of a huge explosion like thunder followed.

"What’s happening over there?" Wang Ziteng guessed it was Zhang San getting into a fight with Zheng Poyue and the others, for ordinary people couldn’t cause such a commotion.

Wang Ziteng was very clear about the strength of his Brother San.

Zhang San, on his own, wasn’t the strongest in any single ability, but what made Zhang San formidable was his mastery of many skills; stacking these skills one after the other, he could unleash battle power far beyond his current realm!

Although Zheng Poyue was a cultivator of the Spiritual Platform Realm and had spent several years tempered on the northern frontlines, Wang Ziteng did not believe that Zhang San would lose.

But Wang Ziteng also knew that he had to appear concerned to lure out those who wanted to aid Zheng Poyue.

"What’s going on over there? Let’s hurry and take a look!"

At that moment, someone sped over on their horse to block Wang Ziteng’s path.

"Wang Ziteng, there are demon beasts on Shouyang Mountain; it’s likely someone is over there trying to hunt them!"

"Right! Every year when we come hunting in the autumn, there are always those who go after a few demon beasts. Under normal circumstances, this is normal!"

Wang Ziteng pretended that he still wanted to go over and said, "But if someone encounters a powerful demon beast, and we see there’s trouble yet don’t help, what if something happens?"

Someone nearby immediately tried to smooth things over, "Young Master Wang, rest assured, I heard that Zheng Poyue and his group had plans to hunt demon beasts on Shouyang Mountain. If he, a cultivator from the Spiritual Platform Realm who returned from the northern frontlines, runs into trouble even on a hunt, then the responsibility for that accident lies with me, Wen Ruyu!"

With someone from the Wen Family stepping forward to take responsibility, Wang Ziteng couldn’t say much more.

Wang Ziteng wanted to turn his horse around and return because, in truth, he wasn’t the least bit worried about Zhang San encountering any danger.

But he knew he couldn’t just go back like that, so he still looked in the direction of Shouyang Mountain, putting on a facade of deep concern.

Meanwhile, at the foot of Shouyang Mountain, the ground had been blasted open, leaving a deep pit ten zhang in diameter.

On one side of the pit, clutching his Horizontal Blade and gasping for air, stood Zhang San, with a Golden Body riddled with cracks.

Zhang San knew Zheng Poyue was of the Spiritual Platform Realm, and moreover, one of the Four Young Masters of the Capital who had also spent several years on the northern frontlines. If the man were incompetent, the Great Sui would have been in trouble long ago.

Therefore, that last strike was delivered with almost all of Zhang San’s strength!

Looking at the other side of the pit, Zheng Poyue was eyeing Zhang San closely.

However, a huge wound stretching from his left shoulder to his right abdomen had shattered his middle-grade Mysterious Weapon armor.

At that moment, blood flowed copiously, and Zheng Poyue felt his Five Viscera Wheel Seas churning just now.

"In fact, you could’ve advanced to Qi Flow Transformation long ago, just hiding your true strength?"

Zheng Poyue planted his Mo Blade in the ground, and with a hand whose grip had been split by the shock, he took out healing medicine from his Storage Ring to attend to the wound.

Zhang San drew his bow and notched an arrow, firing straight at Zheng Poyue.

Clang——

Though the arrow Zhang San fired at this moment was somewhat feeble, it nonetheless knocked the medicine bottle from Zheng Poyue’s hand.

Zheng Poyue was suffering from severe injuries caused by that last strike; even holding the medicine bottle steady took great effort.

But Zheng Poyue could see that his own wounds were trembling, and he had witnessed Zhang San’s archery skills before, on par with his own.

Now, at this mere ten-zhang distance, his arrows could only knock the bottle away, and probably wouldn’t even penetrate if they hit his body.

"Zhang San, you are indeed strong and clever. It’s a pity..."

Zheng Poyue gave up tending to his wound and, gritting his teeth, tore off the shattered armor from his body, revealing his muscular build and the shocking wound on his flesh.

"You’ve played all your cards, but I still have mine! During my time with the northern frontline troops, I learned a desperate secret technique! Though this technique has severe side effects, your death under its effects would be an honor for you, Zhang San!"

As Zheng Poyue spoke, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and the blue veins around them bulged, his blood vessels throughout his body becoming instantly grotesque.

Even the massive bleeding wound on his body began to bleed more profusely.

But, as it bled, the blood around the wound began to coagulate.

Seeing this, Zhang San said in panic, "What kind of sorcery is this? You... you haven’t secretly defected to the Demon Clan of the All Things Path while on the northern frontlines, have you?"

Zheng Poyue secretly thrilled at Zhang San’s panic-stricken face and his naive words.

"This is a military secret technique, only available to powerful colonels, known as—Blood Burning Combat Method!"

"Because this method requires the burning of one’s own essence blood in exchange for a short-term boost in combat power, it’s generally used only in fights to the death."

"If used successfully, although it damages the body, at least one’s life is preserved!"

"If used and defeated, dying with the consolation of taking several enemies along isn’t too bad!"

"You, Zhang San, have only just achieved Qi Flow Transformation, and you were able to inflict heavy damage on me, who is proudly of the Spiritual Platform Realm, only with the help of the Heaven and Earth Laws during your breakthrough! Unfortunately— you can only breakthrough Qi Flow Transformation once in your lifetime!"