I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 508 Bloodbath at Xuanhua
Xuanhua.

A business in Japan that has been operating for over a century.

Normally, Xiao Aoshi uses the Xuanhua ship as a cover to secretly carry out his plan to instigate the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns.

Two days later, they arrived at the Xuanhua ship's headquarters.

In front of the simple and elegant building, there was no one, only a strong smell of blood and a dozen or so corpses lying haphazardly.

Each corpse had a fist-sized hole in its chest, indicating that the heart inside had exploded.

These dozen or so corpses were all guards of the Xuanhua ship. They may not have been famous, but their martial arts skills were not weak. Any one of them would be a master who could dominate a region in the martial arts world.

Hayato Tenkaku examined the corpse, his already furrowed brows furrowing even more deeply.

"wrong!"

"What did you discover?" Xiao Aoshi asked, frowning.

“Master, these people seem to have died from being blasted through the chest by a fist from a distance, but in reality, they were killed by an unimaginable and fierce aura before they were hit,” Hayato Ten'in replied.

"Move aside, let me take a look."

Xiao Aoshi stepped forward, his hands remaining still, but a mysterious wave emanated from between his brows, enveloping a nearby corpse.

After a moment, he slowly exhaled, looking quite relieved.

"Such a powerful aura, such domineering fist force. However, both the aura and the fist force reveal a feeling of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Hehe, it seems that the Alluring Blade really took a toll on him, and it will be difficult for him to recover in a short time."

A smile flashed across Xiao Aoshi's face, and he finally said with genuine admiration, "I must say, Ying Xun is indeed decisive. He actually dragged his exhausted body to launch a surprise attack on my Xuanhua. Let's go in."

Upon hearing this, Hayato Ten'in pushed open the gate, and a group of experts entered the courtyard.

Unsurprisingly, there were also many corpses in the yard.

These corpses were all experts from the Xuanhua team, and almost all of them died from the same cause: they were all killed by that abyss-like and ocean-like aura.

Even if a few experts managed to withstand that terrifying aura, they would be blasted through the chest by the following punches and die with their eyes wide open.

Besides a group of skilled guards, they also saw the fourth leader, Ebizo.

More accurately, it was Ebizo's body.

Normally, this fourth leader always wears a straw hat, keeps his head down at all times, and is shrouded in shadow, giving people a very gloomy feeling. Apart from the first leader, almost no one knows his true face.

But now, he lay supine on the ground, his straw hat shattered, revealing his pale and ordinary face, with a bloody knife wound that almost split his face in two.

Hayato Ten'in crouched down to examine him, his expression slightly grave: "Master, you said that the Fourth Master possessed profound skill and was extremely adept at lightness skill. It seems he withstood Ying Xun's momentum and dodged the fist's force with his superb lightness skill, but just as he was about to escape, a slash faster than his movement took his life..."

On Ebizo's sword wound, Hayato Tenka felt a familiar sword intent that made him tremble all over.

However, this sword intent was very weak, and it did not have the destructive aura of the sword intent from the Edo Imperial City.

It seems that this strike was simply a pursuit of speed within that unparalleled sword intent.

After all, only speed that is imperceptible can kill the fourth leader in an instant.

The group did not linger and continued onward.

The headquarters of the Xuanhua ship covers an extremely large area, with numerous palaces, pavilions, gardens and other buildings along the way, all connected by corridors. The floor tiles are engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns, and the walls are painted with colorful murals. It is magnificent, elegant and simple. Moreover, the deeper one goes, the more tightly guarded the guards become. Compared with the so-called Japanese imperial palace, it is nothing more than a small witch in comparison.

Unfortunately, after a bloodbath, the deeper you went, the more corpses you found, and the stronger the stench of blood became.

The corpses of the other leaders also appeared one after another in their field of vision, none of them alive.

Naito Masato, the second-in-command, was in charge of all the finances of the Xuanhua Company. He used an abacus as a weapon, but unexpectedly, he also died by his own abacus, his throat shattered by an abacus bead.

The third leader, Hisaura Minosuke, was in charge of the entire Xuanhua Company's leadership and operation. He was famous for his palm techniques and was also quite skilled in agility. However, his chest was shattered by a single palm strike.

The fifth leader, Da Jianglong, had connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds. He was responsible for recruiting and liaising with others. He had cultivated the Vajra Indestructible Body to the highest level, but died from broken bones all over his body.

The sixth and seventh leaders were not in Xuanhua, thus escaping the calamity.

Besides the four leaders who died, there were also the three disciples of Xiao Ao Shi, Shuang Tong Chong Ba, Er Bao, and Fei Niao Gui San, as well as other famous masters of Xuan Hua Hao, Yamamoto Wu Di, Nanase Kenshita, Kenshisan, Sakai Kazuo from the group of wine, women, wealth and power, and Zai Tsu Tenbu.

Without exception, all of these people died because of the martial arts they were skilled in.

After searching the entire Xuanhua ship and confirming that there were no survivors, Xiao Aoshi led everyone to the main hall and couldn't help but swear.

"Damn it, you damned Ying Xun, I'll tear you to pieces!"

Xiao Aoshi's face was extremely ugly. Both Xuanhuahao and Yinjianliu were forces he had painstakingly built up over many years, and also important forces that helped him to push forward the Great Calamity of the Thousand Autumns.

But now, these two forces, which should have been one in the open and one in the shadows, complementing each other, have been destroyed by the same person in a short period of time. How could he not be furious?

His eyes flashed red, revealing his murderous intent. He almost gritted his teeth as he said, "Ying Xun, if you dare to massacre my Xuanhua Company, don't blame me for wiping out your Ying family without leaving a single one alive!"

Xiao Aoshi was quite confident in his own strength, and he was not a magnanimous person.

Now that his Hidden Sword Style and Xuanhua have been destroyed, he doesn't mind returning to the Central Plains and slaughtering the entire Anzhou Ying family.

However, Ying Xun's cultivation level made him quite wary.

—Perhaps this time when I return to the Central Plains, I should ask my elder brother to come along.

Just as Xiao Aoshi was thinking this, a calm voice rang out.

"You're overthinking things if you think you can wipe out the winners."

Everyone present was shocked. Looking in the direction of the sound, they were astonished to find a person sitting in the shadows of the main hall. When this person stood up and stepped out of the shadows, an indescribable sense of oppression immediately enveloped their hearts, as if what had emerged was not a person, but a god or demon beyond the mundane world.

"Laughing at the world, it's still uncertain whether you can even leave Xuanhua today."

As one of the world's top masters, Xiao Aoshi believed that no one could rival him except for his deceased father and elder brother. Not to mention that he cultivated the Myriad Paths of the Forest and the Way of Guarding, which allowed him to sense every move within a hundred feet. Even so, Ying Xun was still able to hide in the shadows without being discovered, which shows how unfathomable his strength was.

Seeing Ying Xun slowly emerge from the shadows, Xiao Aoshi was startled, his heart filled with turmoil, but he quickly regained his composure.

In his view, even if Ying Xun's cultivation level might not be below his, or even above his, that devastating strike must have consumed too much of Ying Xun's true energy. In addition, with the recent massacre of Xuanhua, he was now just outwardly strong but inwardly weak.

"I've seen your list of shocking figures. I never imagined you knew so many secrets. Could you have been sent by that old man?"

The "old thing" that Xiao Aoshi was talking about was naturally Xiao Sanxiao, who had lived for over four thousand years. The reason he made this guess was that he couldn't think of anyone else who could compile the Panic List and know so many secrets of the world but Xiao Sanxiao.

Furthermore, Ying Xun's cultivation level was truly astonishing.

If it weren't for that old man's meticulous training, how could such an extraordinary and unparalleled master suddenly appear out of nowhere in this world?

Ying Xun shook his head: "Don't worry, I have nothing to do with Xiao Sanxiao."

Xiao Aoshi was taken aback, and said with some surprise, "Oh," and then laughed, "Since you have nothing to do with him, why not join forces with me? Then, all the people in the world will be in our hands, with life and death in our hands, and wealth and glory in our own right. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Are you stupid? If I kill you and Xiao Jingtian, the world will be in my hands alone. Why would I share the world with you two brothers?"

Ying Xun looked at Xiao Aoshi as if he were a fool, and then asked with some suspicion, "Speaking of which, I've always been curious whether the reason you and Xiao Jingtian pushed forward the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns was actually arranged by that old guy Xiao Sanxiao, or whether it's because you two brothers lacked fatherly love and were going through a rebellious phase?"

It's important to understand that there were reasons why the brothers Xiao Aoshi and Xiao Jingtian were dedicated to pushing forward the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns.

Back then, by chance, Xiao Sanxiao met Yueyu, the love of his life, and they got married.

Shortly after the birth of his sons Xiao Jingtian and Xiao Aoshi, Xiao Sanxiao was uneasy and sensed that a great calamity was about to occur in the world. Therefore, he entrusted Wan Dao Senluo and Hun Tian Si Jue to his wife, temporarily parted from his wife and children, and roamed the Central Plains to observe the energy of the earth, observe the changes of the stars, and see the rise and fall of human life in order to find the cause of the great calamity and seek a way to break it.

Unexpectedly, he was gone for fifteen years. When he returned, his wife had long since passed away due to illness caused by missing him. His two sons had established their own schools, each mastering a unique skill, and harbored resentment towards him.

What Xiao Sanxiao didn't expect was that after the battle, he was severely injured by the two brothers and driven away.

Afterwards, for the sake of the common people, Xiao Sanxiao decided to put righteousness before family and poison his two sons with "Great Compassion and Bliss Powder". However, at the last moment, due to a moment of mercy, he was once again ambushed and severely injured by the two brothers.

Later, the two brothers fled overseas and hid in Japan, never setting foot in the Central Plains again.

This series of events led the two brothers to resolve to follow the will of Heaven, instigate a great calamity, and destroy the Central Plains.

On the surface, things seem to be going smoothly.

But in reality, would someone as immortal, with profound martial arts skills and a terrifying ability to oversee the changing world, as Xiao Sanxiao, truly be completely unaffected by the death of his beloved?
Furthermore, why did he leave behind the two peerless divine skills, Wan Dao Sen Luo and Hun Tian Si Jue, before leaving, and why did he ultimately allow his two sons to escape to Japan by a twist of fate?
Whether all of this was a coincidence or something orchestrated by that old man in secret, it's hard to say.

“I have come to Japan to resolve the great calamity. If you brothers are only following the so-called destiny and pushing forward the great calamity because you lacked fatherly love since childhood, then…” Ying Xun’s face showed hesitation and struggle, then he revealed a playful smile: “Then I will play the role of your father and make up for the fatherly love that Xiao Sanxiao lacked for you back then.”

As he spoke, he opened his arms and revealed a kind smile.

"Shi'er, be good, come here and let Daddy hug you."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned and their expressions were extremely strange.

As for Xiao Aoshi himself, he was furious.

"Damn it, you're looking for death!"

As soon as the word "death" was uttered, Xiao Aoshi suddenly unleashed a terrifying sword intent that instantly filled the entire hall, surging towards Ying Xun like a monstrous wave.

That's right, even the Swordsman knows swordsmanship.

Moreover, his swordsmanship is quite remarkable; in terms of power alone, he is by no means inferior to Wuming and Mu Yingxiong.

But he never uses a sword, because he has created an unparalleled sword technique—the Sword Intent of Consciousness.

A single thought in one's mind transforms into a sword.

Each sword intent possesses the power to shatter gold and split rocks, and since his sword is formed from his will, once it injures someone, it can completely wipe out the opponent's fighting spirit.

Ying Xun snorted coldly, and his whole body was filled with sword intent.

Invisible specks of dust rose up under the pull of sword intent, each speck containing sharp sword energy, as if transforming into divine swords that pierced through the void and clashed with the sword intent of consciousness.

bang bang bang...

In an instant, the sword intent of consciousness collided with the sword energy of dust, and the energy exploded continuously. The overflowing sword energy swept in all directions like waves. The tables, chairs, benches and other solid objects in the hall could not withstand such sword energy and were instantly shredded into dust.

As for Hayato Ten'in and the other experts, they all raised their protective true energy to protect their bodies.

Fortunately, the exchange between Ying Xun and Xiao Aoshi was only a tentative one, and since they were both top experts of their time, the dissipated sword energy alone could not harm them.

After neutralizing Xiao Aoshi's sword intent, Ying Xun chuckled and said, "Xiao Aoshi, stop testing me. Bring out your Myriad Paths of the World. If you want to play with swords with me, don't even mention you. Even if your father came in person, he wouldn't be my match."

Xiao Aoshi snorted coldly, raised his palm, and used it as a knife to cleave down with force.

The Myriad Paths of the World can accommodate all kinds of different, even mutually exclusive, martial arts for its own use. Therefore, Xiao Aoshi is proficient in countless martial arts under heaven, and can bring each martial art to its near-perfect level.

With this slash, a massive blade of light, like a bolt of lightning, seemed to descend from the heavens.

The blade energy surged wildly, causing the void to tremble.

This strike embodies both yin and yang, forming the two polarities, making it virtually invincible.

Faced with the unstoppable strike, Ying Xun also raised his palm as a blade and swung it diagonally upwards.

He wielded a demonic blade, and black demonic energy swept out like a tsunami, even transforming into the shape of fierce ghosts and yakshas, ​​clashing with the yin-yang blade energy.

Boom!

In an instant, the sword energy swept through the hall like a raging tide.

At the same time, the entire hall seemed to have undergone millions of years of weathering, turning into dust in a cold, sharp wind and disappearing in all directions.

This clash was also a test, but its power was far greater than before.

Apart from Hayato Ten'in, who had recovered most of his injuries, the other experts brought by Xiao Aoshi were all blood-red in color, staggering backward, spitting out blood, and rushing out of the hall.

Besides them, a figure in a light veil drifted out from the hall.

This person is naturally You Ruo.

She was also in the hall, but because Ying Xun's aura was too strong, like a vast ocean tsunami, it attracted everyone's attention. In addition, she herself was not bad at concealing her aura, so she was not discovered.

Oh, by the way, a large portion of the top fighters on the Xuanhua ship actually died at her hands.

For example: Ebizo, Yamamoto Mutten, Nanase Kensuke...

(End of this chapter)