Chapter 8: The Death of the Butcher

  As he entered the inner hall of the Life and Death Building, Xu Hua took a glance around and found that the entire hall was not very large, only sixty feet long and twenty feet wide. There were about thirty people busy at work, but seven out of the eight people Xu Hua sensed were not there, apparently there was another space behind this hall.

  Soon a middle-aged man with a thick beard on his chin received Xu Hua.

  That person took a look at Xu Hua's somewhat hesitant appearance and said: "First time here, right? Just say what you want to buy directly."

  Xu Hua was taken aback and didn't expect such a direct question. He immediately replied: "The whereabouts of the bloodthirsty butcher."

  "The Butcher..." The man flipped through the documents in his hand, and after a moment, he suddenly stopped, looked up at Xu Hua. After a glance, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and then he continued to flip through the documents again.

  "Not long after, he stopped and said: 'Fifty thousand taels of silver.'"

  Xu Hua understood what he meant, took out the 100,000 taels of silver tickets that had been prepared and put in his pocket, and handed over 50,000 taels to this person. In Jiuzhaigou, Hei Pao had indeed given Xu Hua a large amount of silver, but unfortunately, it had not been useful until now when it finally came in handy.

  Two days ago, the bloodthirsty butcher appeared in Wu Feng Town's Tianyi Tavern, disguised as an old man serving tea and water. A short sentence that costs 50,000 taels of silver is indeed a hefty price to pay. However, for someone like Xu Hua who has reached such a high level of strength, silver and gold coins have lost their value. After all, those high-grade spiritual instruments and materials cannot be bought with money. Nevertheless, for a major power, currency is still indispensable, as it can be used to purchase items like Gathering Qi Powder, Activating Qi Powder, and the most common Breaking Mystical Pill and Essence Qi Pill.

  After getting the latest news from Butcher Xue, Xu Hua left the Pursuit Building, while the person who had just received him went to record what had just happened.

  Wu Feng town was not far from Pan Shi town, Xu Hua rented a horse and spent half a day to get there.

  A lone figure walked into Wu Feng City, ignoring the passersby around him, Xuhua quietly made his way to the destination of this trip, Tianyi Wine House.

  At this time, the Tianyi Wine House was bustling with people, very lively. This place is generally a favorite gathering spot for martial artists and ascetic practitioners who have come out of seclusion. At this moment, there were still several empty tables, Xu Hua entered and occupied one of them, ordered some tea, and quietly listened to the conversations of these people.

  "I've been pretty lucky recently, I killed a severely injured third-tier demon beast on the outskirts of the Taihang Mountains, haha, I won't have to worry about food and drink for half a year now."

  "Oh, what great luck! Why can't I ever run into something like this?!"

  "Have you heard? Jian Chen, one of the Twin Stars of Tianshan Prefecture, has consecutively challenged seven mid-term Emperor-level experts from the older generation and hasn't lost a single battle yet. It's said that he will challenge Blood Sword Emperor in a month!"

  "Blood Sword Emperor! He had already entered the late stage of Martial Emperor a few years ago. If he hadn't started too late, with his talent, he might have become a powerful Martial Reverend. Unfortunately, his body has aged and can't withstand the tribulation of thunder. This life will be at most a strong late-stage Martial Emperor warrior. But even so, Blood Sword Emperor is not someone who has just entered the Martial Emperor realm like Sword Dust can match! Sword Dust is talented, but still too young, and his accumulation can't compare!"

  "Uncle, you're exaggerating, aren't you? The Blood Sword Emperor is indeed powerful, but he's old after all, and it's said that he's been secretly injured for years and can't exert his full strength. I think Sword Dust might still have a chance!"

  "I also support Jian Chen, he is a role model for our younger generation! I really hope he can defeat the Blood Sword Emperor."

  "Compared to Jianchen, I think Xu Ning is more promising! His marksmanship is unparalleled, and his one-shot kill is unmatched among peers. However, there has been no news about him recently, and I don't know what he's up to! Maybe he's creating new shooting techniques!"

  "The two of them will inevitably have a battle sooner or later. After all, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. I really hope to witness their fight, just thinking about it makes my blood boil."

  When he heard the news of Jianchen and Xuning, Xu Hua was still very interested. He also wanted to know what kind of strength the so-called Tian Nan Fu Double Star was. Although Xu Hua's injuries had not yet healed, at this moment he could still exert 70% of his strength, which was absolutely no weaker than a normal Wu Huang late-stage warrior. If the young leader of Tian Nan Fu was too weak, then this trip to Tian Nan Fu would be very boring for Xu Hua.

  At this moment, an old man with a few strands of white hair scattered on his temples and wrinkles on his face suddenly appeared in Xu Hua's line of sight. Looking at the old man, Xu Hua sneered coldly, thinking to himself: If it weren't for the fact that the news about Pursuing Life Building couldn't be false, I wouldn't have thought that this old man serving tea and water in the wine building was actually a bloodthirsty butcher in disguise! What a good trick, no wonder he could provoke so many people and still live for so long!

  Xu Hua did not intend to capture him immediately, but rather prepared to observe for a while. He ignored him and continued to listen to the various rumors circulating here, of course, these rumors were bizarre. For example, which strong man had an affair with whose wife, and how good was the technique of the miss from the Absolute Beauty Pavilion...

  That night, Xu Hua checked into the inn and stayed awake until deep in the night, keeping an eye on the butcher disguised as an old man. He didn't believe that the butcher would remain hidden in the inn without making a move.

  Xu Hua was paying attention to the bloodthirsty butcher, while also carefully avoiding being discovered. After all, with people from all over staying here, no one knew if there would be any masters inside, so it's always better to be more careful.

  After waiting for a long time, there was still no movement in the bloody butcher's house, and Xu Hua's eyes also began to blur.

  Card!

  At this time, a man wearing night clothes quietly emerged from the house of the bloody butcher. Xu Hua was suddenly shocked and woke up, with a slight smile on his mouth, thinking: You really came out, let's see what you want to do! After thinking about it, he immediately followed quietly behind him.

  All the way, the bloody butcher was very careful, detouring through streets and alleys around half of the town, and from time to time turning back, several times if not for Xu Hua almost being discovered. This person is really extremely cautious, no wonder he can live so long!

  Finally, the bloodthirsty butcher arrived at a broken house in the civilian district. Xuhua also wanted to know what this bloodthirsty butcher was doing here? So he carefully hid on one side and eavesdropped on the voices inside the house.

  "Boss, you've finally arrived!"

  "What's the hurry in finding me? What's the matter?"

  "This time I can make a big profit again! There's a big deal in Jing Town Yang's family! The commission Yang's family gives me is really irresistible!"

  "What is commission?"

  "Big brother, you absolutely can't imagine! Ten pills of refined spiritual energy!"

  "Ten Spirit Energy Pellets, such a high commission! What exactly is the task, tell me clearly!"

  "It's nothing much, just that the Yang family wants to destroy their old enemies, the Zhao family, and they want us to secretly help them take out a few of the old guys!"

  The Blood Butcher remained silent for a long time after hearing that. The man looked at the boss's expression, worried that he would reject such a good opportunity, and said somewhat urgently: "Boss, this is a rare opportunity in a thousand years!"

  "Let me think carefully, we should plan for the long term. The Zhao family is not simple! I don't want to go and never come back. Do you know why I've lived so long? It's because I'm always cautious, being careful again and again."

  "It's all thanks to you, Big Brother. If it weren't for you, we brothers would have been killed by our enemies long ago. Take your time, Big Brother!"

  The bloodthirsty butcher suddenly shouted loudly: "Who, who is sneaking around outside, get out here for me!"

  Xu Hua thought to himself, "Not good, how did they discover me?" But Xu Hua wasn't nervous at all. Since they've discovered him, then so be it. Xu Hua saw that the two of them were only at the mid-stage of Martial King and Blood Butcher was only at the late stage of Martial King's power level, he didn't need to worry about them escaping from his hands.

  Pushing open the door, Xu Hua slowly walked in and looked at the two people dressed in black in front of him. He smiled lightly and said: "Not simple! The notorious butcher is indeed not a name for nothing! I don't know how you found me!"

  Little did he know that the two were even more shocked, and the bloodthirsty butcher burst out laughing: "You're really something, I didn't even notice someone following me all the way here!"

  A bad premonition suddenly struck Xu Hua's mind, and he let out a bitter laugh: "I didn't think I'd actually be deceived by you."

  "Ah! If it weren't for my habitual caution, you wouldn't have jumped out yourself. Have you thought about how you're going to die?" The bloodthirsty butcher said with a sinister tone.

  "You're dead, kid!" The bloodthirsty butcher's younger brother was eager to kill Xu Hua, a cold and menacing large knife chopped towards Xu Hua's head!

  His knife was fast, but Xu Hua was even faster. The knife light had not yet fallen when a hand had already twisted his neck!

  Crack! Thud!

  His entire neck was twisted and broken, heavily falling to the ground. The bloodthirsty butcher beside him felt a palpitation when Xu Hua made his move, then stared at Xu Hua with deeply constricted pupils, operating true energy in his hand, but not daring to act rashly. He wasn't confident, silently cursing: What kind of freak is this?! Zhang Bao was only a mid-stage Martial King, but he couldn't be killed with just one move either!

  Xu Hua still gazed calmly at the bloodthirsty butcher, his calm expression making people's hearts skip a beat.

  "A bloodthirsty butcher, without any real skills, how dare you take on your mission? Points are important, but they're not as precious as one's own life."

  "You're from Tiān Nán Fǔ? Impossible, I've never heard of you before. Your skills are comparable to Xiāo Chén and Xú Níng, there should be some news about you! The Blood Butcher's heart skipped a beat as he looked at Xu Hua's face, which was no more than 25 years old."

  "Haha, just because it didn't happen before doesn't mean it won't happen now. I was actually planning to let you live a few more days, but you've managed to deceive me instead. This is what they call 'digging one's own grave'. Well, this time I'll take it as a lesson learned from my mistake." Xuhua said, slowly closing in on the blood-soaked butcher.

  "Hold on, young hero, we have no grudges or grievances against each other, and there's no need to fight to the death. Over the years, I've accumulated quite a few treasures." The Blood Butcher felt uneasy as he watched Xu Hua approach.

  "A martial king's collected treasures are nothing to me, in my opinion it's better for you to let me earn some points!" No matter what he said, Xuhua would not let him off, after all Xuhua was currently extremely lacking in points!

  The bloodthirsty butcher suddenly steeled himself and swallowed a dan medicine: "Since you won't let me live, I'll drag you down with me as I die. Do you know what I just swallowed? A mid-grade spiritual dan - the Deadly Difficulty Dan! After eating it, one will definitely die within a day. If you hadn't forced me, I wouldn't have taken it even if it meant certain death. Now I have no hope of survival left, and neither do you!"

  The Blood Butcher felt his own strength rising and revealed an extremely crazy smile! Xuhua also sensed the Blood Butcher's momentum rapidly increasing, soon Xuhua felt a faint sense of threat, and immediately without hesitation, he launched an attack on the Blood Butcher.

  Xu Hua's first move was the third layer of "Rushing Thunder Fist". His speed was very fast, but the Blood Butcher now was not the same as before. Although still unable to compare with Xu Hua's speed, he could barely dodge it!

  Bang! Bang!

  The Blood Butcher only felt a numbness on his fist, followed by a massive tremor throughout his body. Fresh blood oozed out of the corner of his mouth, and he was even more shocked. At this moment, his strength had not yet reached its peak, but it had absolutely reached the level of a Martial Emperor. Yet, he still suffered some injuries, which made the Blood Butcher unacceptable. He thought to himself: What kind of strength does he have? I'll hide for now and wait until my strength reaches its peak before killing him in one blow.

  Xu Hua didn't expect the opponent's strength to increase so quickly, his own attack only left him with minor injuries. It seems that no one can be underestimated, especially when they are desperate. He thought for a moment and then increased the force in his hand.

  At this moment, the bloodthirsty butcher was pressed down by Xu Hua and beaten. His internal injuries were getting heavier and heavier, but he still couldn't die.

  Wow!!!

  He spat out another mouthful of blood, but the Blood Butcher burst into laughter again: "My power has finally reached its peak! I feel my whole body filled with strength. Have you thought about how you're going to die? I won't let you die so easily!"

  Xu Hua stood facing the bloodthirsty butcher, his face solemn as he gazed at him, his clothes now tattered and worn out.

  "Your strength has reached the level of a late-stage Martial Emperor, so what?" Although he said that, Xu Hua didn't dare to underestimate him. After all, he still had injuries on his body and didn't want to worsen them due to this bloodthirsty butcher.

  The bloodthirsty butcher licked his dry lips and said with a sinister face: "Even if I die, I will take you with me to death, bloody palm print!"

  A bloody palm suddenly formed and slapped heavily towards Xu Hua!

  "Dragon Elephant Fist!"

  Xu Hua finally made his strongest move, but he was purely physical strength, a pair of iron fists heavily hitting the blood-colored palm.

  Boom!

  That bloody palm exploded under Xu Hua's impact, and Xu Hua was the first to bear the brunt of it.

  "Ah..."

  Just as Xu Hua was injured by the fluctuations caused by the explosion of the blood-colored palm, he took a step forward and punched through the bloody butcher's chest!

  "You..." The bloodthirsty butcher stared at Xu Hua, unable to believe it, but Xu Hua had already thoroughly understood his fate with one punch.

  "This time I almost suffered a loss! This Elixir of Calamity is truly terrifying, if a strong Martial Emperor were to swallow this elixir, how frightening would that be!" Xu Hua said with lingering fear as he looked at the already dead Blood Butcher. Suddenly, he thought: This is a mid-grade Spirit Elixir, how could a mere Martial King possibly possess it? Could it be that he had an extraordinary encounter? Then, wouldn't he have other treasures?!

  After searching carefully around Butcher's body, Xu Hua found a black ring and was overjoyed, saying: "Space Ring!"