The Martial Saint Started from Scavenging

Ye Sheng had been preparing for this strike for a long time, and his killing intent was fierce.

He pushed his [Internal Breathing Technique] to its limit, pouring the significantly stronger pale golden internal energy from his dantian into the woodcutter's knife without reservation.

At the same time, the invisible "force" brought about by the [Initial Condensation of Blade Intent] also acted like shackles, firmly locking down Blood Wolf's aura, leaving him with no way to avoid it.

As a Bone Forging Realm martial artist, Blood Wolf possesses incredibly rich combat experience and perception far exceeding that of ordinary people.

The instant the blade touched his body, he sensed the deadly threat lurking in his back.

"Hmph, you're asking for death!"

Blood Wolf roared and, without thinking, swung his sword backhand, unleashing a fierce aura and immense force, slashing fiercely behind him.

He didn't even see who the attacker was, but this strike, delivered in a fit of rage, was enough to cleave any martial artist at the peak of the entry level in two on the spot.

However, at this moment, Ye Sheng's figure swayed slightly from an angle that seemed impossible to an ordinary person.

【Blood Shadow Step】!

This is a strange and unpredictable technique recorded in the "Burning Blood Blade Technique". Although Ye Sheng has not yet mastered it, after practicing hard in the cave a few days ago, he has been able to barely unleash a trace of its essence.

It was this slight sway that allowed him to narrowly evade Blood Wolf's seemingly inevitable strike, like a ghost.

The sharp blade grazed Ye Sheng's nose, the force of the wind making his cheek sting.

But the machete in his hand continued its momentum, still accurately stabbing towards the intended target.

With a muffled "thud," the tip of the knife pierced Blood Wolf's left side.

When Ye Sheng was studying, he knew that this was the weakest point of a martial artist's protective qi and one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body. Once stabbed there, one would be seriously injured.

"Ugh!"

Blood Wolf let out a muffled groan of extreme pain, his entire body trembled violently, and the force of his backhand slash was instantly dissipated.

At this moment, another surge of domineering internal energy, like a venomous snake, rushed into his body along the blade of the woodcutter's knife, beginning to damage his meridians and internal organs.

"you……!"

Blood Wolf whirled around, his scarred face contorted in extreme pain and rage, his fierce eyes filled with terror.

Looking at Ye Sheng's cold and murderous face, he couldn't understand how this prey, whom they considered a sitting duck, could suddenly appear here and possess such strange and powerful strength.

"Go to hell!"

Ye Sheng gave him no chance and said nothing more. With a sudden flick of his wrist, he twisted the wood-chopping knife inside the blood wolf's body.

"puff!"

Blood Wolf coughed up a mouthful of blood, the light in his eyes quickly dimmed, his body went limp and he collapsed to his knees, his life force instantly extinguished.

At this moment, a martial artist in the early stage of the Bone Forging Realm, who was also the leader of the Blood Pact Merchant Guild's pursuit team, died a humiliating death at the hands of a young man from a rural area whom he had never taken seriously.

Ye Sheng kicked away the blood wolf's corpse, pulled back his wood-chopping knife, and without pausing, turned and pounced on another merchant assassin who was fighting a mushroom-boar.

The situation in the canyon was in complete chaos. The raging beast tide was still rampaging. The remaining few blood pact assassins were struggling to hold on under the frenzied attack of the armored rhinoceros and numerous demonic beasts. They were in grave danger, with some having their limbs bitten off or their eyes gouged out.

Two of them were initially relieved that they had escaped the canyon, but as soon as they left the valley, they fell into a trap set by Ye Sheng and died tragically.

At this moment, Ye Sheng used the Blood Shadow Step, his figure nimbly weaving through the beast horde. Every time he struck, he inevitably left a mark on an assassin.

His swordsmanship was not flashy; it was still the basic chopping, slashing, parrying, and thrusting techniques. But each strike contained sharp internal energy and a cold, icy intent.

"puff!"

Just as an assassin dodged the attack of a jackal, Ye Sheng slashed his throat from behind, leaving him clutching his neck as he fell to the ground in despair.

"what!"

Another assassin had his arm severed by him with a single blow. The excruciating pain caused him to scream, and then his head was bitten off by a mushroom-like creature that pounced on him from the side.

In a matter of moments, all the blood pact assassins perished in this canyon. The pungent stench of blood permeated the air, mixing with the distinctive stench of the demonic beasts to create a nauseating odor.

"roar!"

The armored rhinoceros seemed to have gone berserk. After using its sharp horn to send the last enemy flying, its blood-red beastly eyes turned to the only creature still standing in the canyon—Ye Sheng.

A demonic aura, more violent and bloodthirsty than before, acted like a tangible shackle, firmly locking Ye Sheng in place.

Ye Sheng felt a sudden chill run down his spine. He was panting heavily, as the intense battle had depleted most of his internal energy.

The armored rhinoceros in front of them, although it had been slashed several times by the blood wolf, were only superficial wounds and did not matter much to it. It was still at its peak combat strength.

A direct confrontation would be futile; fleeing would be even less realistic, with so many monsters chasing them, they couldn't possibly outrun them.

Ye Sheng glanced at his surroundings; the canyon was narrow, with almost nowhere to hide.

At that moment, his mind raced, and his gaze finally settled on the steep cliffs on both sides of the canyon.

On the cliff, there are jagged rocks and vines growing everywhere. In some places, the rocks seem to be loose due to years of weathering.

Got it!

Ye Sheng had an idea, and he took two steps toward the armored rhinoceros.

"You beast, come here!"

He roared and slashed his arm with a machete, scalding blood flowing out instantly. The smell of blood immediately aroused the berserk beast.

"roar!"

The armored rhinoceros let out a deafening roar, and with a force that shook the earth, it charged towards Ye Sheng like a moving mountain.

Ye Sheng turned and ran. He did not flee out of the canyon, but ran along the rock wall into the deeper part of the canyon.

Although he was fast, he was no match for the armored rhinoceros running on four legs, and the gleaming horn was about to poke him in the back.

Ye Sheng suddenly pushed off the rock wall, using the momentum to leap high into the air. He grabbed a vine as thick as an arm hanging from the top of his head, and swung half a circle in the air like an ape before landing steadily on the opposite cliff.

The armored rhinoceros couldn't stop itself, and its massive head and indestructible horn slammed violently into the rock wall where Ye Sheng had just been standing.

With a loud "boom!", the entire canyon shook violently three times.

The hard rock wall was smashed into a huge crater, and countless fragments of rock fell like raindrops.

Above that rock face, a large boulder, already weathered and loose, measuring five zhang in size, began to slowly tilt with a series of cracking sounds under the violent impact.

Ye Sheng steadied himself on the opposite cliff and, upon seeing this scene, a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

This was his plan. The spot where he had lured the armored rhinoceros to crash was directly beneath this boulder.

"roar!"

The armored rhinoceros shook its slightly dizzy head, locked onto Ye Sheng's location again, roared angrily, pawed at him, and tried to charge again.

But at that moment, the loose boulder above it finally gave way and crashed down with tremendous force!

The armored rhinoceros seemed to sense the deadly danger from above. It let out a terrified roar and tried to hide, but its massive body had nowhere to hide in the narrow canyon.

"BOOM—!!!"

A deafening roar echoed throughout the canyon, causing the other low-level monsters to scatter in terror.

The boulder fell, raising clouds of dust that completely buried the massive body of the armored rhinoceros.

Ye Sheng jumped down from the cliff, landed on the ground, looked at the pile of boulders in front of him, and exhaled a long breath.

He walked to the pile of rubble and listened intently. There was no sound from inside; it was deathly silent.

That armored rhinoceros, whose strength was comparable to the mid-stage of the Bone Forging Realm, was crushed to death by a five-zhang-long boulder.

Ye Sheng slumped to the ground, feeling as if all his strength had been drained. This battle had been incredibly dangerous; the slightest mistake could have meant death.

Ye Sheng looked at the corpses and bloodstains on the ground, his eyes filled with no pity, only coldness.

This is the law of the wilderness: it's either you die or I die.

He rested for a moment, then struggled to his feet. Now it was time to reap the rewards.