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Chapter 41 It's just a dying struggle.

The old man never expected that Cao Zhengchun would be so powerful.

Despite using the self-harming secret technique 'Seven Wounds Mystic Art', he still couldn't withstand three moves from Cao Zhengchun.

Both being at the half-step Celestial Realm, the old man couldn't understand why the gap between him and Cao Zhengchun was so vast.

The people from the General's Mansion nearby originally thought that the existence of the old man, a half-step Celestial Being, could save the General's Mansion from its dire straits.

Unfortunately, they were disappointed.

Seeing the old man severely injured by Cao Zhengchun in three moves, the hearts of everyone in the General's Mansion sank to the bottom.

Even the old man from the General's Mansion, who was half a step into the Celestial Realm, couldn't withstand Cao Zhengchun's three moves, so it goes without saying that the others in the General's Mansion were even less likely to be able to withstand him.

Without this powerful expert who is half a step into the Celestial Realm, the fate of the General's Mansion is predictable.

General Wu Jin's face was extremely gloomy.

To be honest, even he didn't expect that Cao Zhengchun, this eunuch without testicles, would be so terrifying.

He severely injured a fellow half-step Celestial Realm expert from the General's Mansion in three moves.

This level of skill is probably unmatched by many in the world.

You must understand, this is a half-step Celestial Being, not some nobody.

Even in the vast world, such powerful individuals are few and far between, extremely rare.

I have never heard of anyone being able to severely injure such a top expert in just a few moves.

But right now, Cao Zhengchun has done it.

Looking at the general's biggest trump card, who had collapsed helplessly against the doorframe, General Wu Jin felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Is his General's Mansion really going to be destroyed here today?

"Hmph, ungrateful wretch." Cao Zhengchun snorted coldly.

As the dignified head of the Eastern Depot, he took a liking to the old man's decent abilities and wanted to recruit him into the Eastern Depot.

The other party didn't appreciate it.

They really are the type to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.

Choosing the path to death instead of the path to survival.

Cao Zhengchun glanced at the old man who was slumped helplessly against the door frame, felt a sweet taste in his throat, and forcibly suppressed it.

However, a trace of blood still seeped from the corner of Cao Zhengchun's mouth.

Although the old man was defeated by Cao Zhengchun in three moves, his sudden increase in strength still caught Cao Zhengchun off guard.

If Cao Zhengchun hadn't reacted quickly and unleashed his full power in that final palm strike, he would probably be the one lying on the ground severely injured right now.

Even so, Cao Zhengchun was still injured by the old man's sudden increase in strength.

It was just a minor injury.

Just when everyone thought the old man was severely injured and unable to get up, the old man who had fallen on the door frame suddenly stood up.

His previously serious injury expression vanished.

His complexion was rosy, and his breathing was deep and long.

He doesn't look injured at all.

He even seemed more like a half-step Celestial Being than he had previously appeared to everyone.

"Cao Zhengchun, you have ruined my cultivation and cut off my path forward."

"Even if I die today, I'll drag you down with me."

"Come and fight."

The old man stared directly at Cao Zhengchun, his face revealing an undisguised determination to die.

Once this step is taken, there is no turning back for the elderly.

'Seven Wounds Mystic Technique.'

First you hurt yourself, then you hurt others.

Consume life force, then be reborn.

Regardless of victory or defeat, death is inevitable.

The old man's sudden standing up startled everyone present.

No one expected that the elderly man, who had suffered such serious injuries, would be able to get up again.

And, it doesn't look like he's injured at all.

He truly deserves to be called a half-step Celestial Being.

They're not that easy to kill.

Even Cao Zhengchun was surprised that the old man could get up. He looked at the old man with a sinister smile and said, "Heh, did you think that by using a self-mutilation technique you could compete with the miscellaneous school?"

"It's just a death throes."

“If I’m not mistaken, even without my intervention, you won’t survive an hour.” “However.”

"I still want to send you to hell myself."

A cold glint flashed in Cao Zhengchun's eyes.

An old codger managed to injure him, the head of the Eastern Depot.

As a return gift.

Of course, Cao Zhengchun wanted to personally send the other party to his death.

Take one step forward.

Cao Zhengchun appeared beside the old man and struck out with a powerful palm strike.

The old man reacted quickly this time as well. After being enhanced by the self-harming secret technique, his strength was now not much weaker than Cao Zhengchun's.

The two figures instantly intertwined.

They engaged in a mid-air battle, exchanging blows.

As a powerful being who is halfway to the Celestial Realm, it is possible to stand in mid-air for a short period of time.

Of course, if one could break through the barrier between heaven and man, one could truly stand in mid-air.

Cao Zhengchun unleashed both palms simultaneously, gathering his power.

"Heavenly Gang Boy Skill".

"The seven wounds of sin".

This is the final secret technique of the 'Seven Wounds Mystic Technique'.

It is also the most harmful secret method to oneself and others.

This method proves that the old man was already resigned to death.

"boom."

After a collision, the old man was sent flying backward and crashed to the ground, bleeding profusely from his seven orifices. After struggling a few times, he became completely still.

Cao Zhengchun was also forced back three steps before he regained his footing and calmed down the force that had been shaken by the old man's final blow.

died.

The half-step Celestial Realm expert is dead.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned.

Half-step Celestial Being.

That was something that everyone looked up to but could never reach.

The most powerful expert in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He died right before their eyes, leaving everyone momentarily stunned.

When General Wu Jin saw the old man dying with blood flowing from all seven orifices, his hope, which had been hanging by a thread, instantly plummeted to rock bottom.

The greatest foundation is gone.

Therefore, the fate of the General's Mansion was sealed.

In an instant, General Wu Jin was overcome with grief.

"To die at the hands of this humble servant is enough to do you justice."

Cao Zhengchun glanced at the old man who had fallen silent, then turned to General Wu Jin; "General, is there anything else you wish to say?"

Cao Zhengchun squinted at General Wu Jin, already considering him a dead man in his heart.

"Hehe, what else is there for this general to say?"

"The victor is king, the loser is villain; isn't that the truth of the world?"

General Wu Jin glanced at the dead masters around him and smiled bitterly.

It's ironic that such a large general's mansion, with so many skilled fighters, was utterly wiped out by a spineless eunuch.

"No, this general cannot admit defeat like this."

"There is still a large army from the Southern Camp outside the city. As long as we can escape the city, I, the general, still have a chance to turn the tide."

A strange light flashed in General Wu Jin's eyes as he ordered all the remaining soldiers in the General's Mansion, "Kill them! Kill one, it's worth it; kill two, and you'll make a profit!"

"Otherwise, everyone will be executed."

An army driven by desperation is bound to win.

General Wu Jin understood this principle.

Given the current situation, it's clear to everyone that if the people in the General's Mansion don't resist, they'll only be slaughtered.

Since that's the case, we might as well fight to the death.

(End of this chapter)