Chapter 32: Sleeping Dragon-Elephant, Bull Demon’s Eight Trigram Slaughter
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As a father, Li Che understood that his safety was directly tied to his wife and daughter's future.
Therefore, to play it safe, he disguised himself as the Bull Demon for this trip.
Because of the custom-made elastic suit, he didn't activate the Vajra Transformation right away; his 1.9-meter frame was not too conspicuous.
When he followed the familiar path to his uncle's house according to his memory, He saw a familiar Eight Trigram Staff from afar.
The figure crouching on the ground, carrying the Eight Trigram Staff, was the Bone Tempering Warrior who had attacked him alongside Zhao Chuanxiong when Li Che killed the Liu family.
"Bone Tempering Warrior… here to do this?"
"Sure enough, they're after me."
His uncle's family had no martial artists, and his cousin Li Zhengran was merely a writer, physically weak, let alone having a Bone Tempering Warrior come for them.
Even sending a Muscle Opening martial artist would be overkill.
Therefore, the opponent's intentions were not simple.
Adding to this, his uncle had come to inform him about borrowing a room in the Xu Compound. Li Che was 70% sure that the target was him.
"70% chance… this certainty is already very high. The Spirit Child Sect has never given up on Xixi, and their methods have become even more extreme."
"Wanting to force my wife and daughter to move out of the Xu Compound through my death?"
"What a ruthless move."
Li Che closed his eyes and opened them again. Under the young bull mask, his eyes were filled with overwhelming killing intent.
However, the more the killing intent showed, the calmer he became.
The Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit in his chest pulsed violently, absorbing and swallowing all of Li Che's aura.
This was a small transformation after the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit had matured and absorbed 60% divinity.
In addition to the "Vajra Transformation" it could release, it also had the effect of completely swallowing blood and qi, hiding his cultivation and aura.
Li Che called this "Sleeping Dragon-Elephant," akin to a dragon and elephant in slumber, with no ripples from any movement.
With "Sleeping Dragon-Elephant" concealing his aura, Li Che walked without leaving footprints in the snow, blending into the wind and snow, heading toward the figure in the courtyard wearing a girl's mask.
The wind and snow howled, raging and roaring.
The figure crouched on the ground, staring at the door crack with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, completely unaware of Li Che's silent approach.
By the time he sensed something was wrong, Li Che was already behind him, suddenly activating the Vajra Transformation. His body instantly swelled like a balloon, bones clashing and tendons snapping!
Amid the booming sounds, he had transformed into a giant of solid iron!
His blood and qi, almost tangible, surged and spread, while the Serpent Inner Strength spewed and merged with his blood and qi, wrapping around Li Che's arm.
Without a word, Li Che clenched his fist and smashed down!
The terrifying force exploded upon impact with the martial artist's body, tearing the skin and spraying blood!
The bones seemed to groan under the unbearable pressure, almost breaking.
The Eight Trigram Staff martial artist was dragged several meters in the snow, accompanied by turbulent air currents and flying snow, crashing into the mud wall, causing the snow on the black tiles to scatter.
"I've found you…"
A hoarse voice came from the Bull Demon, echoing around the courtyard.
Inside the house, Li Zhengran was terrified, trembling with fear.
Outside, the experts were fighting, and they were afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
"Cough, cough…"
In the snow pile, The figure staggered to its feet, half of its body torn and bloody, blood dripping from the hand gripping the Eight Trigram Staff.
The girl's mask was cracked, looking somewhat sinister.
"Bull Demon…"
The Eight Trigram Staff martial artist coughed up blood, his eyes filled with shock and anger.
Li Che looked at him coldly, without another word.
That one sentence… was enough.
Killing didn't require many words.
Just kill.
This Eight Trigram Staff martial artist was already on Li Che's hit list, along with Zhao Chuanxiong and the entire Spirit Child Sect… all on his list.
Now that they had met… wasn't it a coincidence?
So, let me send you on your way!
He twisted his thick neck, his back muscles rippling, his spine snapping like an angry dragon, and his nine tendons like nine great pythons rising in fury.
With one step, the snow in the courtyard exploded.
In the misty snow, the towering figure, like a giant, burst through the snow, appearing before the martial artist gripping the Eight Trigram Staff.
Raising his hand, he shattered the air currents, and with a pinch, it seemed as if the air itself was crushed!
The clenched fist smashed down.
Like a white tiger in the snow, it fiercely struck down with a tiger's claw in the raging wind.
The threat of death instantly enveloped the Eight Trigram Staff martial artist.
He couldn't imagine that in just a month, this vicious Bull Demon had grown to such a terrifying level!
Bone Tempering… perfected!
A month ago, he was just entering Bone Tempering, now… he was already perfected!
What kind of monster?!
But now, he had no time to think, and with a roar, He mobilized all his strength, his inner strength igniting, and had to block the Bull Demon's tiger-like punch with the Eight Trigram Staff!
Boom!!
The Bull Demon's punch, pressing down, smashed onto the Eight Trigram Staff!
The staff instantly bent, groaning in pain!
The terrifying force of ten thousand pounds poured out, as if the air itself was shattered in an instant!
The wind and snow between them spread out like ripples on water!
The snow piled up high, like a curtain rising on a stage!
His black, rugged hair danced wildly, and his eyes behind the mask shone like stars!
The Eight Trigram Staff martial artist felt his heart freeze as the terrifying force shattered his three-tier inner strength, causing his hands to fracture and his blood vessels to burst, blood streaming down.
But Li Che was still at ease, clenching his fist and smashing down again.
With a snap, the Eight Trigram Staff flew from the martial artist's hand, and another punch followed, this time incorporating the Xu Family's Eight-Linked Bone Shattering Spear, which he had mastered after a morning of practice!
Punch like a spear!
Tearing through the air currents, it exploded with the force of ten thousand pounds, smashing into the Eight Trigram Staff martial artist's chest.
A dull sound echoed, and the air and chest bones in the martial artist's chest exploded, along with his organs and hot blood, splattering the high snow curtain.
His steel-like body still radiated heat.
Li Che retracted his fist, his eyes behind the mask coldly scanning the lifeless Eight Trigram Staff martial artist, a Bone Tempering Warrior, who had been brutally killed.
With this, one name was crossed off his hit list.
The strong smell of blood permeated the courtyard, where the wind and snow howled.
Inside the house, his uncle's family was so terrified they didn't dare to breathe.
Especially Li Zhengran, who had seen the killer through the door crack, felt his legs go weak, almost collapsing.
Fortunately, the terrifying Bull Demon was not a bloodthirsty killer.
His appearance seemed to be solely to kill the Spirit Child Sect martial artist who carried the Eight Trigram Staff and wore a girl's mask.
Li Zhengran, drenched in sweat, gathered the courage to peek through the door crack again.
Outside, the wind and snow had calmed, and the Bull Demon was gone, leaving only a blood-soaked corpse, the blood staining the spirit infant wood carving, looking very eerie.
Li Zhengran didn't dare to look anymore, trembling as he returned to the house. His uncle didn't dare to smoke, and the whole family huddled together, not daring to breathe, in complete silence.
Suddenly, A rustling sound came from outside.
The sound of footsteps on the soft snow.
"It's me, Uncle!"
Hearing the call from the courtyard, Uncle Li Liang's face lit up with joy: "It's Ache!"
Li Zhengran, Liu Chunming, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.
The current Li Che was a woodcarver at Xu's Woodcarving Shop, a person of status, and his appearance gave them a sense of reassurance.
Opening the door, Li Che stood outside, dressed in black and wearing a hood, his face grave.
"Ache…" Cousin Li Zhengran swallowed, hurriedly speaking, his words jumbled as he described what had just happened.
Li Che's face changed dramatically: "Bull Demon? The Bull Demon wanted by the government with a bounty of five hundred taels?!"
"Quick! Pack up and leave!"
"This matter… is not something we can get involved in. We'll be safe only in the Xu Compound."
"That dead one… was a Bone Tempering Warrior. A terrifying martial artist who could be killed with one punch, how terrifying must the Bull Demon who killed him be? We need to run!"
Li Che's eyes showed a hint of genuine fear before he spoke calmly.
Hearing this, Uncle Li Liang's family panicked. A Bone Tempering Warrior?
Aren't they the kind of heroes who can leap over walls and walk on roofs?
Such a person died in their small courtyard… they had to flee, they couldn't stay.
Fortunately, they had already packed their things.
Thus, after a quick tidy-up, they left the blood-stained courtyard with Li Che.
The courtyard was empty, and silence fell.
The wind and snow howled in the sky.
Snowflakes drifted down, landing on the cracked, crooked girl's mask in the snow.
Alone, in the bleakness.
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