"Boss, this guy is so scary..."
It was A Niu's first time feeling a terrifying aura from a human. He could pose a threat to others, he could see assassins tremble, but that wasn't genuine fear from the depths of their hearts. This was because Li Chonglou hadn't intentionally targeted him; it was merely the aura he exuded unconsciously.
Green Bull didn't respond, but regret flashed across his face.
If time could rewind, allowing him to choose again, he would absolutely not have made a move against Li Chonglou! Even if it was for his brother's son!
In fact, if not for this incident, he could have left China unscathed. His return was merely a small part of his itinerary, but it had almost turned into a death journey.
"I hope to survive this ordeal."
Green Bull sighed softly, muttering to himself, but then he suddenly coughed.
"Cough cough!"
The next second, A Niu, who was carrying him, felt something wet soak his shoulder. He turned his head and saw a bright crimson stain that had drenched his entire shoulder.
"Boss!"
A Niu was instantly alarmed. He instinctively wanted to put Green Bull down to check him, but the situation suddenly reminded him of Li Chonglou's earlier instructions, and he dared not move.
At this moment, Green Bull's weak voice reached his ears again: "I'm fine, I can still hold on."
"Boss, you absolutely cannot have anything happen to you! My wife and daughter..."
"Don't worry. If I really can't hold on, I'll tell you their location before I die."
A Niu suddenly fell silent. After a long while, he quietly said, "Boss, that's not what I meant."
However, Green Bull no longer responded. It was unclear whether he didn't want to continue the conversation or had already fallen into a coma again.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Li Chonglou caught up with Black Snake in less than ten seconds.
"Don't think you can really kill me!"
Perhaps sensing he was trapped, Black Snake suddenly sprang towards Li Chonglou. Although he wore a mask, Li Chonglou could clearly detect the madness glinting in his eyes.
Something's wrong!
Li Chonglou instinctively dodged. Black Snake's palm grazed past him. In that instant, Li Chonglou noticed the striking black color on his fingernails.
He must have applied poison.
He made a judgment in his mind, but what Li Chonglou truly felt was wrong wasn't just that; it was Black Snake's reaction.
To verify his guess, Li Chonglou didn't retaliate after dodging Black Snake's attack. Instead, he shouted,
"Who are you!"
"Go to hell!"
Black Snake acted as if he hadn't heard. Although his attack missed, he adjusted his body and lunged at Li Chonglou like a madman.
Having no choice, Li Chonglou dodged his pounce, grabbed his shoulder, and twisted it backward.
With a crack, Black Snake's entire arm was crippled. But it wasn't over. Li Chonglou pinned his head down, grabbed his other hand, and twisted it backward as well.
Crack!
In the blink of an eye, Black Snake's arms were directly crippled by Li Chonglou.
"Want to kill me? Then die!"
A bizarre scene unfolded. Although Black Snake had lost both arms, the intense pain didn't instill any fear in him. Instead, he used his remaining legs to launch another fierce assault.
It was as if he felt no pain from his broken arms.
"No pain?"
Li Chonglou's mind immediately flashed with this thought. Indeed, when he broke his arms, Black Snake hadn't let out any screams.
But how could a normal person be without the sense of pain?
Even the highest-level cultivators couldn't sever their five senses. Furthermore, severing them brought more disadvantages. Only some elite suicide squads underwent such specialized training.
As a normal master, the first thing required was the ability to perceive the environment, in other words, the perception of danger. This was a bodily function.
The foundation of this function was built upon the human capacity for pain. If this was stripped away, the person might become a pain-immune warrior, but they would also lose their ability to react quickly to the environment.
For a martial artist, this was more agonizing than death.
Therefore, a normal martial artist would never turn themselves into this state!
Li Chonglou parried Black Snake's frenzied attacks while carefully observing him.
With Black Snake's strength, dealing with him would naturally be effortless, especially now that he had lost both hands. However, Li Chonglou didn't choose to act immediately because he suddenly noticed something wrong with Black Snake's eyes.
Madness, brutality.
Although Black Snake was still wearing a mask and his appearance was hidden, his eyes clearly conveyed his emotions.
Has he gone mad?
But what reason caused him to become like this?
Or was this person inherently abnormal?
Li Chonglou observed him for nearly a minute but couldn't reach a definite conclusion in the end. He could only attribute it to the man being inherently abnormal.
After all, a normal person wouldn't derive pleasure from torture.
When Black Snake once again swung his leg towards his head, Li Chonglou no longer held back. He directly punched Black Snake in the back of the head. Black Snake's eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness.
Li Chonglou naturally wouldn't let such a person live.
With a twist of his hand on his neck, accompanied by a crack, Black Snake's body went limp.
Then, Li Chonglou removed his mask.
It was an unfamiliar face, but it looked quite fierce.
Li Chonglou's action wasn't to examine the dead man's appearance. The appearance of a dead person was meaningless. Li Chonglou put the mask on his own head.
The actions of these people had reminded him that it would be best to conceal his appearance before taking action.
However, as Li Chonglou walked back, intending to pick up A Niu and the other, a sense of danger suddenly arose in his heart.
Could it be?
Li Chonglou instinctively shifted his body, and a dark shadow narrowly missed him. When he focused his gaze, he saw it was the Black Snake, who had clearly appeared dead moments ago.
"Still not dead?"
Li Chonglou's brow furrowed tightly. According to human anatomy, that move should have been unrecoverable even by a divine being. Yet, the reality was that Black Snake was indeed still alive.
As Li Chonglou felt perplexed, a look of frenzy appeared on Black Snake's face.
His eyes weren't looking at Li Chonglou but at a spot behind him.
This is bad!
Li Chonglou sensed it and quickly turned to look in the direction Black Snake was staring. He saw a conspicuous red dot in a corner.
At this moment, Black Snake lunged at him again. Li Chonglou turned back once more and kicked him towards the red dot.