Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 638 The Great Melee (Part 2)
The yellow smoke had just dissipated over the training ground.

The chaos has not yet subsided, but the killing formation has already been formed.

Meanwhile, the three assassins from Yuxiu Manor had quickly formed a triangular formation, surrounding Jiang Shouzheng and Park Daling.

Of the three, the one with the highest martial arts skills was a burly man in his forties with a thick beard and gray hair. Just by looking at his towering figure and rough skin, one could tell that his external martial arts skills were extraordinary.

The other two were a slightly plump middle-aged woman with a smile that concealed a knife, and a thin, dark-skinned young man; they were undoubtedly both top-notch fighters.

Of the suicide squad sent by Yuxiu Manor to carry out this "suicide mission" today, these three are the most skilled in martial arts and the quickest-thinking.

So the three of them came up with the idea: they should take advantage of the chaos and eliminate the so-called "insider" first.

On the other hand... we know Jiang Shouzheng. Not to mention that he is no match for any of these three, even if he were capable of dealing with them, he would never risk his life to protect Park Dae-ryung.

Jiang Daxia understood this very well: If Park Daling is dead, he's dead. It's better for him to die than for me to die. As for whether the True Hero Hall will come after me to settle accounts, that's something I need to consider after I survive. If I die here today, then there's nothing to do afterward, only what happens afterward.

Therefore, when the three assassins took their positions and prepared to "close the net," Jiang Shouzhen, who had noticed something amiss, did the first thing...

"Everyone be careful! There are still people from the Hunyuan Star Gate here!" Jiang shouted as he used a hidden force to push Park Da-ryong forward, then turned and ran.

To be fair, Jiang Shouzhen has no real grudge against Sun Huang and his group so far, and he already knows that the incident at Shaoshi Mountain was caused by the people from Yuxiu Manor. So why is he still shouting like that here?

It's very simple, shouting this is the most effective way.

Given the current situation, if he were to shout, "There are assassins from Yuxiu Manor here," who knows what he would be saying?

If someone shouts for help without identifying themselves, it's hard to say how many people will come to their aid in time, and it could also damage their image.

Only the phrase "Beware of the Chaotic Interstellar Gate" could instantly elicit the necessary reaction from others, ensuring his safe escape.

As he had predicted, his shout was like a thunderclap from a clear sky. Upon hearing the name of "that sect," the victims who remained on the training ground reacted as if they were all looking over and moving.

The one who charged the fastest among them was Master Yao of Wudang.

Old Yao was indeed quite lucky. He was standing far from the center of the stench explosion and upwind, so he was less affected. Now, as the leader of Wudang and as someone in relatively good condition, he naturally had an obligation to take the lead and rush up to settle accounts with these three people from the "Hun Yuan Star Gate".

In the blink of an eye, Sect Leader Yao used his lightness skill to leap swiftly toward Jiang Shouzheng, while casually tearing a strip of cloth from his sleeve and covering his mouth and nose.

However, given the distance between the two sides, Yao Zhizu, despite rushing as fast as he could, was ultimately unable to stop the first combined attack of the three assassins.

Behold, the burly man with the thick beard was the fastest. He was the first to approach Park Dae-ryung and struck Park Dae-ryung's Baihui acupoint with a palm strike.

This palm strike sent Park Dae-ryung crashing to his knees, blood streaming from his seven orifices, clearly indicating that he was on the verge of death.

But that wasn't the end of it. The moment Park Dae-ryung knelt down, the smiling woman and the gaunt man attacked from his left and right. One of them brandished a short blade and stabbed Park Dae-ryung's chest at an angle, the tip of the blade reaching his lung. The other swung out a steel whip and ripped a hole in the center of Park Dae-ryung's back.

Poor Park Dae-ryung, one of the six gentlemen of the Wanyuan Sect, was ultimately killed by these three accomplices who were theoretically his subordinates, in a very frustrating and helpless situation.

"Ah!" Seeing that the "insider" who had been brought up the mountain by Zheng Jiang and his companion was killed so easily, Yao Zhizu, who was rushing over, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

At this moment, he thought to himself: These people from the Hunyuan Star Sect are too audacious. First, after their whereabouts were exposed, they attempted to kill Master Chunxin of Shaolin. After failing, they openly mocked the heroes on the training ground from a high place. Then, they used a vicious move that seemed to be called "Shit Explosion Star" on the crowd. Finally, they relied on the series of chaos they created to have their accomplices in the crowd kill this "insider" to silence him... These evil deeds are not just a matter of not taking Wudang seriously, but rather that they don't take the entire martial arts world seriously.

Some things really don't come out of your head.

It's okay if you don't want to, but the more you think about it, the angrier you get.

Sect Leader Yao was usually a fairly stable person, but with all these thoughts flashing through his mind, he lost his temper and immediately shouted, "Wudang disciples, follow me and take him alive!"

Since the sect leader has given such an order, the Wudang disciples naturally have no choice but to comply.

In fact, even if Sect Leader Yao hadn't shouted that, many of the Taoist priests present were already barely holding back—good heavens, you Hunyuan Interstellar Sect are really inhuman! What do you take Wudang for? Coming and going as you please, relieving yourself whenever you want? Is this a public toilet?
Therefore, as soon as Yao Zhizu's shout fell, the Wudang disciples who had been maintaining order at the edge of the training ground (luckily escaping the stench) rushed forward, covering their mouths and noses, and charged toward the three assassins from Yuxiu Manor.

However, their actions played right into the other side's hands.

The reason why suicide squads are suicide squads is because they are not afraid of death; or rather, although they are afraid, they can still accept death as the price for completing their mission for various reasons.

Now that they have killed the "insider," these three assassins have theoretically completed their mission for the day. Now, all they have to do is one thing—avoid being captured alive.

Under these circumstances, the three men's first choice would certainly be to break through with all their might, fighting to the death to get down the mountain. If they really couldn't break out, they would never surrender easily.

If Sect Leader Yao were to issue an order to "capture them alive" to deal with these three people, it would be counterproductive and would only cause the Wudang disciples who were hesitant to act to suffer a great loss.

Sure enough, after confirming that Park Dae-ryung was dead, the three of them didn't even bother to confront Yao Zhizu who was rushing towards them. They immediately formed a pincer movement, turned around and ran wildly down the mountain, launching a relentless attack on anyone who blocked their path.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight Wudang disciples and more than ten wandering warriors died under the attack of these three men.

Seeing that the three were about to escape the training ground if things continued like this, the three Shaolin monks of the Ji generation finally made their move.

Some people might ask here, were these three masters AFK for those two minutes?
Well, we have to say something on their behalf. The youngest of these three elders of the Ji generation at Shaolin is already over sixty. No matter how profound their internal strength is, the aging of their internal organs is inevitable. For people of this age to recover from the first wave of the stinky powder... two minutes is considered fast.

Of course, from the perspective of the readers, it should be clear that it doesn't matter if these three masters continue to AFK, because there are still people from the True Hero Hall lying in ambush halfway up the mountain. If these three from Yuxiu Manor really try to escape, they will definitely be captured alive.

"Amitabha... Ugh..." Abbot Jizhen suppressed the urge to vomit, chanting the Buddha's name as he gracefully landed in front of the three assassins. "The three benefactors are so ruthless. Don't you leave yourselves a way out?"

"Hmph..." The gaunt man sneered upon hearing this, "Bald monk... ugh... spit, damn it..." He was halfway through his sentence when he spat something out, cursing as he finished the second half of his harsh words, "...If I kill you, then I'll have a way out!"

Having said that, he raised his steel whip and led the charge.

The burly man with the bushy beard and the smiling woman followed closely behind, because they both understood that Ji Zhen was not someone they could deal with alone. Only by working together to catch him off guard would they have a chance to get through.

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The next second, the burly man with the bushy beard moved faster than the gaunt man, and in two steps he was in front of him.

"Drink!" The shout erupted, for the attacker had already exerted all his strength.

It was unclear what palm technique this burly man with a bushy beard used, but when he unleashed his full power, a faint purple aura rose from his palm.

In the blink of an eye, the burly man with the bushy beard struck Master Jizhen several times in the chest with palm strikes. The speed of the palm strikes brought forth gusts of wind, and the power of each palm strike was no less than that of Di Bujuan, the leader of the Cao Gang.

Meanwhile, the gaunt man and the smiling woman took advantage of the moment to once again cooperate with the burly, bearded man who was attacking from the front, and attacked Master Jizhen's sides respectively.

That steel whip, like an iron finger drawing a monument, points, smears, scratches, and twists, each move combining strength and gentleness, the sound of wind and cranes howling.

That short blade, sharp and cunning, treacherous and vicious... its attacks specifically target soft ribs and joints, harming vital points.

It must be said that the three of them have a very strong teamwork. Although they don’t often work together, their strength is undeniable. Once these three experts get to know each other in actual combat, they can quickly learn from each other’s strengths and weaknesses and reach a higher level.

However, even so, their combined attack only produced a few strange "duangduang" sounds.

Those fierce attacks that had just been invincible were like a gentle breeze or a mud ox sinking into the sea when they landed on Master Jizhen; they couldn't even stir up a ripple, let alone cause any damage.

"Iron Head Kung Fu?"

"Iron Arm Kung Fu?"

"Golden bell?"

Depending on the location of the attack, the three made various guesses, like the blind men and the elephant, but these answers... could be said to be all right, or all wrong.

Master Jizhen practiced all three of the aforementioned skills, but he practiced more than just these three...

He also practiced Iron Ox Kung Fu, Stone Pole Kung Fu, and the Invulnerability Technique for Spears and Knives, totaling ten unique skills.

Although Master Jizhen was not proficient in every single skill, he gradually discovered during his cultivation that when he had mastered all ten defensive techniques to a certain level, a martial principle of convergence and unification naturally began to flow within his body.

Even Master Jizhen himself did not fully understand that he had, by chance, grasped the threshold of a lost art – the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill".

Of course, this did not prevent him from taking all the attacks from the three people in front of him without taking any damage.

His being "beaten" successfully created an opportunity for the other two senior monks of the Ji generation and the late-arriving Sect Leader Yao to capture the three assassins from behind.

In an instant, the dragon claw rose, the Tai Chi sword rang out, and the gaunt man and the smiling woman were captured.

Only the burly man with the bushy beard managed to exchange several blows with another high monk who used the Dragon Claw Hand technique—Elder Jiren.

After exchanging those few moves, Elder Jiren's expression changed, and he murmured, "You are..."