Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 428 - 273: Thunder Path Grandmaster?_3

In a hushed silence,

a man with hair half black and half white, surrounded by several Iron Hand Group Hall Masters, stepped forward slowly. His face was weather-worn and authoritative. After arriving on the deck, he glanced over the seated heads of the various boat gangs and spoke in a leisurely tone,

"Gentlemen, there’s no need to be tense. You have been in charge of this Wu River territory for a decade or so. Today is my birthday. While I am hosting you in celebration, I also wish to take this opportunity to discuss the river’s ongoing contributions with you all."

Liu Bin and many other gang leaders exchanged looks at this, and soon someone spoke up, "We dare not, we dare not. It’s only by the Group Leader’s grace that we have our livelihoods. Whatever the Group Leader commands, we will dutifully follow."

The others echoed in agreement, but inwardly they all silently suffered.

The presence of the Iron Hand Group Leader on his birthday clearly meant more than mere celebration. As soon as the matter of contributions from the Wu River business was brought up, everyone knew it was a demand for more money, but who among those present would dare negotiate with the Iron Hand Group?

Extorted once again by the Iron Hand Group, they could only think of ways to make up for it by squeezing more out of their subordinates later.

Seeing their reaction, the Group Leader of the Iron Hand chuckled and said, "Good, since you are all so agreeable, let’s keep this simple. Hereafter, the contributions from the Wu River will be increased by one tenth. I presume there are no objections?"

Liu Bin and the others exchanged another round of glances.

After all, it was the Group Leader of the Iron Hand Group who was making the request, demanding an increase of one tenth right off the bat.

But at this moment, even the Gang Leaders of the great boat gangs, those who were at the Five Viscera Realm, didn’t dare utter a word. Everyone remained silent, casting a quiet over the entire area.

However, at this juncture, a calm voice rang out.

"One tenth seems too little. Why don’t the Iron Hand Group take all the profits from the Wu River business? It’ll help you quickly amass a golden coffin to lie down in earlier, sparing us further trouble."

As soon as this voice emerged, the complexions of the many boat gang leaders and the Iron Hand Group Hall Masters all changed.

"Who?!"

A Hall Master immediately barked coldly.

The Group Leader of the Iron Hand Group also had his expression darken immediately, as he turned his head and looked in the direction the voice had come from.

He saw,

atop the cabin of the pleasure boat, a figure that had seemingly appeared out of nowhere, resembling a middle-aged man in very simple robes, with an unfamiliar aura.

"May I ask who you are..."

At this moment, the Group Leader of the Iron Hand, facing the figure atop the cabin, scowled with a face devoid of recognition. The aura emanating from the figure was murky and obscure, impossible to fathom how deep it went.

Standing atop the cabin was none other than Chen Mu, who had slightly altered his appearance. He stood with his hands behind his back, calmly saying, "The Iron Hand Group has plundered substantial wealth over the years. Hand it all over and leave you a whole corpse."

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"Arrogant!"

"Presumptuous!"

Several Iron Hand Hall Masters, upon witnessing this, showed anger on their faces. One of them, unable to contain himself, lashed out towards Chen Mu with a knife. A streak of light from the blade sweeping across towards Chen Mu atop the cabin, intent on cleaving him in two.

Yet Chen Mu remained unflustered, standing firm. Suddenly, a thread of lightning flared around him, colliding with the blade light. One strike was enough to shatter the blade light. At the same time, a trace of lightning flashed through the void and, in an instant, reached the Five Viscera Realm Hall Master, striking him squarely, with lightning raging in a flash!

"Ah!"

The Hall Master could barely let out a cry of horror before his hastily formed Yuan Gang True Essence was obliterated by the rampant lightning, and in the next moment, he was split into charred remains with smoke billowing.

The entire scene was filled with horror.

Especially for Liu Bin and the many boat gang leaders, all of whom bore expressions of shock and disbelief. That was a high-level expert of the Five Viscera Realm, a Hall Master of the Iron Hand Group, who was struck down by lightning in an instant, reduced to charred remains!

The Group Leader of the Iron Hand’s expression shifted subtly. He glanced at the charred Hall Master and said firmly, "A Thunder Path expert? Your presence is unfamiliar; I’m sure I have not seen you before, and we have no grudges between us. While your strength is not insignificant, if you intend to go rampaging and rob us, you’ve chosen the wrong opponent. You’re unlikely to defeat me, so you had better retreat quickly."

"Too much pointless talk."

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However, Chen Mu merely gave him a cold look and, with a wave of his hand in the void, interwoven lightning flashes appeared and were caught in his hold, then he hurled it down at the man!

The violent power of the lightning spread, causing horror among everyone on deck. For a moment, everyone seemed petrified, daring not to move a muscle, forced to watch helplessly as the bolt of lightning descended.

Boom!!!

With the booming crack of thunder,

the Group Leader of the Iron Hand stood firm, his face growing rather somber, yet he was not struck dead by the lightning. Instead, fierce Blazing Flames surged from him, heating the air within dozens of yards to an intense dryness.

"Hmm?"

Chen Mu looked at him curiously, a hint of surprise in his gaze.

His strike, although utilizing only the power of thunder, should have significantly injured someone like Chu Jingsui, who was at the Six Viscera Realm, yet the Iron Hand Group Leader withstood it and even revealed a technique that slightly surprised him.

The Separating Fire Domain!

While realizing a Domain does not mean one can certainly make it onto the Wind Cloud List, especially if it’s one of the Qiankun Eight Phases made up of a single Domain, usually one can’t make the list. But those in the Six Viscera Realm who have comprehended a Domain are indeed few and far between.