Chapter 191: Chapter 124: Four Seas Emperor-Startling Finger

Just as Fang Shuwen was questioning the logic of the situation, Shui Qianrou had already uprooted the tree.

With a loud "HYAH!", she swung it in a wide arc and hurled it at the bizarre man flying toward them.

The man was dumbfounded. ’We’re in the middle of a fight, a perfectly normal fight, so what’s the big idea, pulling up a tree and throwing it at me?’

But things had come to this, and he couldn’t dwell on it. He simply unleashed a palm strike. The Palm Power tore through the treetop, shattering a mess of branches and twigs before landing on one end of the trunk. Then, he shoved it violently toward Fang Shuwen.

Fang Shuwen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’So, this little girl’s "Liba Shuxi" was all for the sake of giving our opponent a convenient weapon?’

Though he was complaining internally, his movements never faltered.

He stomped his foot, his body soaring into the air as a Demon-Suppressing Seal palm strike landed on the tangled roots of the massive tree.

A series of explosive sounds rang out—BANG BANG BANG! BANG BANG BANG!

With the two men channeling their power into it from opposite ends, the tree sent dirt and wood chips flying everywhere. Before their eyes, the huge tree was being battered shorter and shorter by their combined attacks.

Finally, as the last section of wood between them disintegrated, the two men came face to face.

The bizarre man opposite roared in fury and thrust a palm viciously toward Fang Shuwen.

Fang Shuwen, naturally, was not afraid of him. He gathered the Demon-Suppressing Seal again and unleashed it with a powerful shove.

A deafening BOOM, like the tolling of a great bell, erupted from the other man’s body.

In an instant, blood was pouring from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

Yet, his Inner Breath hadn’t weakened in the slightest, and his power remained just as formidable.

"Excellent!"

Fang Shuwen exclaimed in admiration. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"With that palm strike alone, you could go toe-to-toe with the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master."

He couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

’There are so many masters in the Jianghu...’

’The Jianghu is vast, its masters innumerable. There’s always a higher mountain than the one you’re on. Such sayings aren’t just empty words.’

’Who would have thought I’d run into an expert of this caliber while camping in the wilderness for the night?’

In terms of pure Inner Strength, he was still a notch below the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master.

This man’s power lay in his terrifying Body-Protecting Divine Technique.

’If this man were to fight the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master to the death, it would be a spectacular battle. One has profound Inner Strength and isn’t afraid of taking damage; the other’s Inner Strength is a step weaker, but he’s impervious to blows. No matter how you look at it, it would be a magnificent clash of titans.’

’But it’s still not enough to take me on.’

As he circulated his Inner Strength, Fang Shuwen’s gaze suddenly shifted to another coffin not far away. He pivoted, and with a sudden jolt, unleashed his Inner Strength.

The bizarre man, who just moments ago seemed capable of matching Fang Shuwen, was sent flying by the force of this palm.

He was completely airborne. Every time he tried to touch down, his feet blasted a deep crater into the ground with a thunderous BOOM.

He was driven back twenty or thirty feet in an instant, right up to the other coffin.

There was a loud BANG.

Another cloud of black mist billowed out, but it was met by a finger strike from Fang Shuwen.

The composition of this one finger strike was exceedingly complex.

It used the Stunning Spear as its foundation and the Four Seas Dragon Fist as its framework. Supplemented by the experience he’d gained from Yu Yaoguang through their repeated sparring sessions, he had finally forged a supreme Fingering Technique.

Fang Shuwen had named this Fingering Technique: the Four Seas Shocking Emperor Finger!

The "Four Seas" came from the Four Seas Dragon Fist; the "Shocking" was inspired by the "Stunning" of the Stunning Spear.

As for "Emperor"... that was taken from the Dragon Emperor Hall.

Fang Shuwen was fixated on revenge, and he planned to use this very Fingering Technique to shatter the Dragon Emperor Hall!

Thus the name: Four Seas Shocking Emperor. He wanted to make the Dragon Emperor Hall "blossom" into a stunning flower upon the seas.

This was the first time Fang Shuwen had ever used this Fingering Technique. A flash of light, sharp as a spearhead, shot from his fingertip. The strike cut through the air with an indescribable and unparalleled sharpness.

The very instant Fang Shuwen pointed his finger, the attack had already plunged into the black mist.

The next moment, an incredibly deep, muffled BOOM exploded from within the black smoke.

The ground began to shake violently. Shui Qianrou, who had been in the middle of brutalizing another tree, lost her footing and plopped right down on her rear.

She stared blankly toward the source of the sound. The moment the finger strike landed, the blast had already swept the black smoke clean away.

In its place was a sky full of dust.

A moment later, the dust settled, revealing a large crater more than twenty feet wide and over ten feet deep.

Inside the crater, two figures with mangled limbs were trying to get back on their feet.

Unfortunately, the power of that one strike had torn off half of each of their bodies. Both had lost an arm and a leg. They were still alive, but they couldn’t maintain their balance to stand.

More importantly, with such grievous wounds, their blood was flowing freely, and their strength was rapidly fading.

Finally, they collapsed helplessly in the crater, but their eyes still glared at Fang Shuwen with defiance.

At some point, Fang Shuwen had walked to the edge of the large crater. He tilted his head, looking down at the two men.

A smaller head squeezed in beside him, craning its neck to peer into the crater.

The gruesome sight made Shui Qianrou wince and cover her eyes, not daring to look any longer.

Fang Shuwen, however, spoke thoughtfully.

"It seems you haven’t turned into monsters after all. So, care to tell me where you’re from?"

The two men didn’t speak, nor was there any sign of pain on their faces.

They just stared coldly at Fang Shuwen.

’Can’t speak... Is it because you don’t know how, or because you’re physically unable?’

’Wounded this badly, and yet it didn’t seem to affect your movements... Do you feel no pain?’

Fang Shuwen muttered to himself as he reached a hand out toward one of them.