Infinite Professions-Chapter 142 - 60: Commence the Slaughter

"It’s him?"

"Dongting... Fishing Elder!?"

Looking at the straw raincoat and bamboo hat of the old man on the black awning boat, several stewards of the Golden Fish Gang showed expressions of horror, and the surrounding fishermen also halted their actions, filled with doubt and surprise.

Dongting Fishing Elder!

This is an ancient legend of Dongting Lake, speaking of a noble named the Fishing Elder who, despite being elusive and unpredictable, loves to fight against injustice, often punishing the wrongdoings of the Fish Gang and saving troubled citizens, and even taking young fishermen as disciples.

Such a legend was originally dismissed by most, with few taking it seriously.

But since ten years ago, Dongting Lake saw two consecutive events related to the "Fishing Elder", first attacking a pleasure boat of high officials, and then exterminating dozens of people from the Golden Fish Gang, this tale gained a hint of authenticity.

And just half a month ago, the Fishing Elder appeared again, not only saving some young fishermen bullied and killed by the Fish Gang but also roamed recklessly in the Five Prefectures of Dongting, committing numerous terrifying crimes, and even destroyed several gangs and the noble families behind them.

Until now, the name of Dongting Fishing Elder has become the nightmare in the hearts of each gang, each sect, each family, and tribe.

The Golden Fish Gang is no exception, although they were not destroyed because of this, they are extremely wary of this mysterious Fishing Elder, and in recent years have treated some old fishermen on the lake with tacit respect and avoided provoking them.

But now, they seem unable to avoid it!

...

"The Dragon Carp emerges, the storms gather!"

"This Golden Fish Gang is also tyrannical, daring to monopolize this area and forcibly enlist the surrounding fishermen, causing such deaths and injuries."

"A mere Jianghu gang, is there no one to restrain them?"

In the surrounding waters, boats cross paths, and even a luxurious gallery boat is filled with not only singing and dancing but also Jianghu people, some young men and women fresh to the scene are pointing at the distant Golden Fish Gang’s large boat.

"A mere Jianghu gang?"

"It’s not just a mere Jianghu gang."

"Behind this Golden Fish Gang stands an Immortal, an Immortal with considerable strength!"

"The Golden Fish Gang leader Luo Baijun is the grand-disciple of that Immortal, although he lacks the qualification to tread the immortal path, under the guidance of that Immortal, he has practiced Gang Qi, becoming a top-notch expert in Jianghu."

"With such a background, it is natural for the Golden Fish Gang to monopolize a water area."

"Not to mention those common noble families, even the Court government office has no objection to this."

"Immortal, Immortal..."

Some Jianghu figures with a background murmured to themselves, with a sense of melancholy and longing in their expressions.

Due to the matter of Immortal Fate, although this mortal realm and Cultivation Realm have not completely separated, there is a formidable divide and insurmountable gulf before countless people, a feeling of yearning but unreachable, causing despair and anguish.

"Immortal?"

"Ha!"

A woman in red sat by the window, looking at the Jianghu people whispering in the gallery boat, her eyes showed a trace of disdain, a trace of self-mockery: "Frogs at the bottom of a well, how pitiful?"

With that, she drank the wine in her cup in one go.

Beside her, another girl in white lightly laughed hearing her: "These ordinary folks, knowing nothing of the affairs of the Cultivation Realm, naturally speak foolishly of Immortal Truth, sister need not mind."

The woman in red said nothing, only turned her gaze outside the window, then raised her delicate eyebrows: "This is...?"

The girl in white saw this and also looked over, with excellent eyesight she saw the scene of confrontation appearing under the distant Golden Fish Gang’s large ship.

"Look!"

"What’s that?"

"Someone daring to cause trouble with the Golden Fish Gang?"

"Who is so bold?"

Not only the two, but some martial people also noticed this situation, immediately shouting out to attract everyone’s attention.

The crowd rushed to the side of the ship, straining their eyes to see, only to find several stewards and a group of gang members of the Golden Fish Gang standing motionless, not daring to move an inch.

And on the black awning boat that came, the old man in a straw raincoat and bamboo hat said nothing more to them, only uttered one sentence: "Accomplices to the tiger, greedy and oppressive—deserve to be killed!"

After saying that, without any noticeable action from him, several Stewards of the Golden Fish Gang with completed True Qi felt the world spin, and in their bewilderment, saw a few familiar yet strange headless bodies standing on the deck.

"That is..."

"Puff!!!"

Before thoughts settled, they were swallowed by darkness, accompanied by the sound of blood splattering.

Several headless corpses fell weakly, tumbling into the cold lake water, with the Golden Fish Gang members and Dongting Lake fishermen around them awakening in shock, scattering in terror like birds and beasts, some opening small craft to escape in all directions, others plunging directly into the water to swim away unseen.

The Fishing Elder was indifferent, only moved slightly, and in the next instant appeared on the deck of the large ship.

"You know what those worthless commoners are like, once they start whining, they begin their trickery, how can my Golden Fish Gang handle that, tonight I personally oversee the battle, I want to see who dares to..."

Luo Qianlang led several people out of the cabin, his words interrupted by the shock of the stranger ahead, seeing it was a fisherman in a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, he then returned to his senses and cursed angrily: "Who let this old guy on the ship?"

"This...?"

The several martial artists of the Golden Fish Gang beside him looked at each other confusedly, their expressions showing both bewilderment and terror: "Not right, he is..."

"Puff!!!"

Words unfished, they heard a muffled sound, blood splattering forth, Luo Qianlang’s head hung down in shock, only to see blood viciously spraying from his body, instantly chopping his form into several parts.

"How could it be!?"

Confused and questioning, as the head fell, it shattered instantly.

"Young Master!!!"

Several martial artists seeing this, fell back in shock, looking at the remains and the stunned, motionless head on the ground, finally realizing something, without thinking, they bolted towards the surroundings.

However, just as they moved, they felt pain, and the blood splattered wide, separating one corpse after another.

"Gasp!!!"

Such a scene caused those observing to suck in cold breaths, with the Jianghu martial artists even stuttering in disbelief.

"What kind of martial arts is this?"

"Live kill leave a mark, live kill leave a mark!" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"In the Martial Arts world, is there really such an extraordinary skill?"

"It’s the fishing line, the fishing line, he used it to cut these people’s bodies to pieces!"

"Is his speed so fast that we spectators can’t catch his actions?"

"A straw raincoat, white hair, and cyan bamboo—could this person be the Dongting Fishing Elder who committed many major cases in the Five Prefectures recently?"

"Dongting Fishing Elder, who wiped out the Flying Fish Gang, Iron Hand Gang, and the Yueyang Wang Family, Jinhua Sunx Family, and Yunlai Liu Family within half a month?"

"It is indeed this person..."

The surrounding spectators exclaimed.

"Lang’Er!!!"

At the same time, a figure burst from the cabin of the Golden Fish Gang’s large ship, enveloped in Mighty Gang Yuan, emerging onto the deck amidst the battlefield. Gazing at the ground littered with scattered corpses and Luo Qianlang’s head, he shrieked out loud like a tiger that lost its cub.

It was none other than the Gang Leader of the Golden Fish Gang, Gang Yuan Martial Artist Luo Baijun.

Luo Baijun snatched up Luo Qianlang’s head, his eyes instantly red with fury and hatred as he stared at the person ahead: "How dare you kill my son, how dare you!?"

His words were filled with overwhelming hatred.

As a Gang Yuan Martial Artist, Luo Baijun had more than one son, but he showered this foppish Luo Qianlang with countless affection.

Why?

Because among his many descendants, only Luo Qianlang possessed the Spiritual Root, representing his only hope to break away from the mundane and step into the Cultivation Realm with the Luo Family.

But now, this hope was shattered, ruthlessly shattered by someone.

How could he not harbor hatred?

"Die!!!"

Luo Baijun roared crazily, Martial Dao Gang Yuan erupted violently, several streaks of Spirit Light shimmering around him, forming a protective barrier like Golden Bell Protection, armor clad, filled with Primordial Spirit Mechanism.

Immortal Talisman!

As rumored in Jianghu, there was an Immortal behind the Golden Fish Gang, a rather powerful Immortal, who, though restrained by the Spiritual Root, did not bring him into the Immortal Sect but bestowed a few Immortal Talismans upon the disciple.

He decisively used these Immortal Talismans now.

Evidently, he also knew that his opponent, capable of traversing Dongting Five Prefectures and annihilating several major gangs and the Noble Families behind them within half a month, must have extraordinary strength and perhaps possessed "Immortal Fate".

Immortal Fate is remarkable, beyond human resistance, only equivalent "Immortal Talismans" can counteract!

Thus, he resolutely used these treasured talismans.

Yet...

The hunchbacked old man did not speak, merely pointed forward with the cyan bamboo in his hand.

"Poof!!!"

A soft sound, like a bubble bursting, was heard as the Immortal Talisman painted with a cultivator’s Magical Power was directly pierced by the tip of the cyan bamboo pole, with the Golden Bell, the armor, all penetrated by the slender pole tip, unable to resist the Dragon Tiger Gang Yuan.

Luo Baijun’s body trembled along with it, incredulously looking down to see a cyan bamboo pole tip, as thin as a baby’s little finger, incredibly slender, piercing through his heart and lifeline.

Not only was the Immortal Talisman useless, like a bubble bursting, but his Martial Arts Gang Qi, painstakingly refined and tempered, was also as weak as paper, pierced through by a simple touch of the cyan bamboo.

Such a result fills one with regret, Luo Baijun fiercely raised his head, eyes fixated on the person before him: "You, are not...!"

"Poof!!!"

Each word was deeply imprinted, but the opponent totally disregarded, retracting the cyan bamboo fishing pole, instantly blood spurted, piercing through the heart.

"Bang!!!"

Luo Baijun’s body toppled heavily to the ground.

"Hiss!!!"

Seeing this, the surrounding people cried out in alarm, making this autumn night in Dongting more chilling.

"Luo Baijun!"

"Instant kill with one move against Gang Yuan?"

"Not just Gang Yuan, Luo Baijun also used several Immortal Talismans, yet all failed to stop the cyan bamboo pole in his hand?"

"Is this person... cultivated True Yuan?"

"True Essence Foundation Establishment, taking Martial Arts into Dao?"

"How is it possible!?"

"Could he also be an Immortal?"

"The appearance of the Nine-Star Dragon Carp actually attracted such a person."

"Dongting... Fishing Elder!?"

The people around were discussing, shocked and unsettled.

At this moment, in the night sky, a streak of Spirit Light shot forth, like a Flying Fire Meteor heading straight for the Fishing Elder on the deck of the large ship.

Shen Hex’s expression remained unchanged, merely lifting the bamboo pole, pointing like a spear or sword, clashing directly with the Spirit Light.

"Bang!!!"

The two collided, creating a resounding clang, with the Spirit Light whirling back, revealing a figure, a white-clothed young man stepping on a fiery red Flying Sword, looking down in doubt and surprise.

"This..."

"Flying Sword?"

"Immortal, it’s an Immortal!"

"The Sword Immortal has descended!"

The crowd exclaimed again, stirring the surroundings to excitement.