Chapter 1712: Deadly Knuckles

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy TranslationSwoosh!Chen Xiaobei did not dither but struck at the precise moment!Ximen Hanfeng’s attention was on Chen Xiaobei’s left finger – the right time!He was standing right next to Ximen Hanfeng, with almost no distance between them – the favorable position!Most importantly, Ximen Hanfeng did not pay any attention to Chen Xiaobei. He was completely unguarded, unprepared! This was a golden opportunity for him to strike.Time! Position! Opportunity! Chen Xiaobei had them all! There was no reason for him to slip up!“Shatter all Right Directions!”A purple-gold light illuminated from within Chen Xiaobei’s right palm and dragon scales sprouted where his skin was.His Chaos Ethereal Force developed into a Cold Ice Ethereal Force at maximum capacity, sending forth a thunderbolt!BAM!An explosion boomed as purple-gold claws collided with Ximen Hanfeng’s Dantian.“Blaaaaargh…” Ximen Hanfeng threw up a mouthful of blood as his body was sent slamming to the opposite side into the stone wall.“Who… Who are you… Your combat power is not even 210,000… How did you manage to hurt me…” There was terror in Ximen Hanfeng’s eyes as he spoke. “And… My Dantian is only wounded, not destroyed but why can’t I stir up my Ethereal Force… Why… Why is this happening?”“You don’t have to know why! Just die like a good lamb!” Chen Xiaobei sprang towards the injured man with his dragon claws raised in the air.“Shatter all Eight Directions!”BAM!The claws swung down and struck the top of Ximen Hanfeng’s head with absolute force!In reality, with Chen Xiaobei’s combat power, he should not be able to break Ximen Hanfeng’s physical defense but because he had used his Special Ability, the Shatter all Eight Directions skill, the results were different as wellIt was as if a punishing earthquake ripped through the firm ground. Ximen Hanfeng’s health could defend him against Chen Xiaobei’s surface strength, but it was not enough to protect him from the skill’s hidden force.The hidden force entered Ximen Hanfeng’s body and sent violent ripples into his head.His brain, meridians, muscles, and bones shook violently.His face was crumpled as thick globs of blood poured out of every orifice – his ears, eyes, and mouth.In a matter of seconds, Ximen Hanfeng drew his last breath and died in a pool of his own blood.“Effortlessly done!” Chen Xiaobei grinned, as he picked out a blue gemstone from Ximen Hanfeng’s Dantian.That’s right! It was the Abyssal Ice that Chen Xiaobei found earlier on!This ice was already in his palm when he launched his first strike.Because the Shatter all Eight Directions skill impaired Ximen Hanfeng’s Dantian, and the Abyssal Ice’s extreme Yin cold was injected into his Dantian which prevented him from using his Ethereal Force!If it had not been for this secret tactic, Chen Xiaobei’s second strike would not have killed Ximen Hanfeng.It would seem that Chen Xiaobei really did have the natural gift of an assassin.Hide, plan, strike, kill! The entire process was executed to perfection, absolutely flawless!Ding![You have received 10,000 merit points for eliminating a first generation villain]Ding![You have received 50,000 merit points for eliminating a fifth generation villain!]Ding![Your current merit points total are 34,560,000. You are 10,440,000 points away from the next level.][Charm: 3,456,000; Luck: 3,456,000]Merit points for killing the Tenshou warrior and Ximen Hanfeng were deposited into his account.The warrior was no one special, of course.But Ximen Hanfeng, on the other hand, could have done it with his eyes closed if he really wanted to kill Chen Xiaobei.In comparison to the warrior, Ximen Hanfeng was an evil man who indiscriminately killed innocent people. It was no surprise that he was worth 50,000 merit points.Following that, a Tenshou warrior came running. “General Ximen! Did something happen? Was that you shouting?”“Yes, that was me!” Chen Xiaobei replied using the True Sound skill. “I found something here! Go ask Prince Turtle to come down here and take a look!”“You found something? That’s great! I’ll report to the prince immediately!” The warrior stopped running and took out his phone, excited to be the bearer of good news.As he was doing that, Chen Xiaobei used the Special Ability again and altered his outfit to match Ximen Hanfeng’s armor.Of course! It was all just an optical illusion!If someone were to physically touch his Nightstalker Outfit, they would be able to tell that it was fabric and not tough armor.However, if a person were just to look at it and not touch it, they would not suspect it to be anything otherwise.Chen Xiaobei was going to use the same tactic on Wugui Kojiro but with some minor adjustments.Chen Xiaobei moved forward so that the bodies of his victims were out of sight.Wugui Kojiro was already running towards Chen Xiaobei, an apparent excitement in his voice. “What did you find? What Tiancai Dibao is it? Hurry! Tell me!”“There’s a green light coming from here. I dared not touch it first. I waited until you came so that you can inspect it!” Chen Xiaobei was employing the same trick, pointing a finger at a crevice in a random rock.“Good! Wait, I’m coming!” It only took Wugui Kojiro two steps to reach Chen Xiaobei.“Look! It’s here!” Chen Xiaobei pointed with his left hand while his right clasped the Abyssal Ice.“Where? I don’t see it!” There was an intense voraciousness in Wugui Kojiro’s eyes as he focused them at the cleft in the rock where Chen Xiaobei was pointing at.Swoosh!Suddenly, purple-gold light exploded. At the trigger of Chen Xiaobei’s right hand, the ability, Shatter all Eight Directions was launched directly at Wugui Kochiro’s Dantian.BAM!Taking advantage of timing, place and opportunity, Chen Xiaobei landed his first strike!The hidden force penetrated Wugui Kojiro’s body and rocked his Dantian. At the same time, the Abyssal Ice’s freezing Yin Qi permeated the injured meridian and muscles, freezing Wugui Kojiro’s Dantian so that he could not use his Ethereal Force.Now that things had progressed to this point, you might say that it was all going smoothly like when Chen Xiaobei killed Ximen Hanfeng.But there was a slight difference here!Wugui Kojiro’s combat power was higher than Ximen Hanfeng’s by 100,000!On top of that, he was much more cautious!When Chen Xiaobei launched his attack, Wugui Kojiro managed to throw a punch before his Dantian was frozen.Swoosh!The punch, reinforced by Ethereal Force, imparted 600,000 combat power, plunging towards Chen Xiaobei like a cannon!Bam!Chen Xiaobei’s cultivation was in itself, very low. Combined with the fact that they were standing at very close proximity, meant that the punch was unavoidable, hitting him squarely in the chest!Bam!!!Chen Xiaobei slammed into the rock behind him, and humongous granite boulders collapsed on top of him, burying him under the rubble.