58: 58 Unexpected 58: 58 Unexpected Whoosh!
Fang Zhixing’s face remained expressionless as he released a second arrow, striking the man’s thigh and pinning him to the ground.
He didn’t kill him, leaving a live captive.
“Save me, come quickly to save me!”
With two arrows in his body, blood flowing profusely, the man shouted for help toward the distance.
Fang Zhixing’s eyes narrowed slightly as he observed the jungle for a while, no one appeared, nor was there any movement.
After a brief thought, he withdrew his gaze and glanced at the System Panel.
[Iron Mountain Skill Second Layer・Perfection]
[Burst Skill: Iron Mountain Lean (Lv2)]
[Burst Skill: Big Force Fight (Lv2)]
[Burst Skill: Grass Flying (Lv2)]
“Good, I have three burst skills now!” Fang Zhixing’s eyes lit up.
“Iron Mountain Lean” was upgraded, while the other two burst skills were newly awakened.
Usually, when a Martial Artist cultivates a layer of a Cultivation Technique to the Perfect Realm, they might only awaken one burst skill.
This time, Fang Zhixing had awakened two burst skills.
Moreover, according to the records of the second layer of the Iron Mountain Skill, these two burst skills were quite remarkable and well-known.
The Burst Skill “Big Force Fight” is actually an extremely formidable hand technique attack, unpredictable and with a powerful close-range damage output.
This burst skill is named “Big Force Fight” because this hand technique is highly unique, focusing on striking the face and catching opponents off guard.
For this reason, it also has another name, “Ghost Hand.”
Think about it, if you can easily strike someone’s face, couldn’t you also hit any other part of their body?
The Burst Skill “Grass Flying” is a light body skill.
As the name implies, when you deploy it, you can step on blades of grass and move swiftly, light as the wind.
Naturally, if you can “Grass Flying,” you can also “Water Floating.”
Fang Zhixing’s mood instantly became very joyful, then he turned to look at Xigou.
At that moment, Xigou’s eyes shone brightly as he stuck out his tongue and happily looked at the system panel.
[Bloodline: Maned Wolf (Second Level)]
[Bloodline Burst Skill: Poisonous Wolf Teeth (each use consumes 1 life)]
[Life Remaining Times: 5]
Fang Zhixing raised his eyebrows and transmitted his voice: “Not bad, your bloodline purity has risen to a second level, and you now have five lives.”
Xigou, exhilarated, responded, “Hahaha, having a second-level bloodline means I can eventually grow into a second-level mutant beast.”
Fang Zhixing nodded; he was indeed looking forward to Xigou growing up quickly, as the current Xigou was too little, reliant entirely on his poison teeth for output.
He squatted down, clearing away the miscellaneous items left by the long-haired robust men and others.
Lin Ziguang’s map, his two daggers, and some monetary items.
The long-haired robust men had not carried any identification or much money on them.
However, Fang Zhixing also found a map on one of the long-haired robust men.
Upon a rough comparison, the two maps were very similar.
“Let’s go, let’s check out that guy.”
Fang Zhixing quickly cleaned up, scooped Xigou into his arms, pointed his toes lightly, and his body sprang up lightly, landing on a rock.
Then, with another light tap of his toes, he flew again, covering seven or eight meters in one step with ease.
“Holy smokes, how cool!
This must be the peerless lightness skill of the Martial World.”
Xigou clicked his tongue in amazement and envied endlessly.
Fang Zhixing moved quickly like a hawk diving for a rabbit and landed in front of the man.
He had long stopped crying out for help, his face strikingly pale from blood loss, his expression permeated with fear and despair.
He had shouted for a long time, but no one came to his rescue.
If nothing unexpected had happened, all his companions had run away.
He had been abandoned here to die.
Fang Zhixing grabbed him and threw him behind a boulder.
Fang Zhixing looked the man over, a young man with a square face, around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with a black mole at the corner of his mouth.
The young man glanced sideways at Fang Zhixing, snorted coldly, his expression stubborn, preferring death to submission, ready to meet his end.
Seeing this, Fang Zhixing reached out and grabbed the arrow stuck in the young man’s thigh, shaking it a few times.
The young man shrieked in agony, in unbearable pain, gritting his teeth.
Fang Zhixing watched him calmly, speaking indifferently, “If you don’t talk, I will keep torturing you.”
“Don’t, don’t!” the young man panted heavily, his face full of fear, suddenly saying, “My name is Yue Cheng, a member of the rebel army.”
Fang Zhixing raised his eyebrows, well, it turned out that the true identity of this gang of water thieves was that of bold figures who had risen in rebellion to undertake a great cause.
The water thieves were actually a rebel army formed by refugees!
The young man nodded, “That’s right, our leader is from Pu State, ‘Wang Tianbu’, who is the renowned ‘Great General Wang Tianbu, commander of all brave warriors across the seas’!”
Fang Zhixing suddenly understood, and exclaimed in surprise, “The rebel army has expanded from Pu State to Dan State?”
“Hmph, not just Pu State and Dan State!”
The young man spoke with conviction, “Upon the Great General Wang Tianbu’s command, heroes and righteous men from various states actively responded, gathered refugees to form militias, seized food, distributed land, fought against the aristocratic families, and destroyed the corrupt court.
In our Dan State too, the rebel army has blossomed.
We, united by a common cause, fight valiantly against the Four Major Families, ready to die without regrets!
Brother, if you are willing to wear an orange headband, you will be our brothers and brethren.”
Fang Zhixing’s mouth twitched slightly.
Xigou pulled his tongue back into his mouth, tilted his head to look at the young man, and whispered, “Damn, this kid is fired up!”
Fang Zhixing paused briefly then asked, “Why were you in this place, and why did you attack me?”
The young man replied, “We were here carrying out an assassination mission.
Our leader heard that the County Magistrate Luo Peiyun would visit ‘Songlin Temple’ in the coming days to pray for blessings.
We planned to use this opportunity to attack ‘Songlin Temple’ and assassinate County Magistrate Luo Peiyun, then conquer the county seat.”
Fang Zhixing asked, “Who is the leader?”
The young man hurriedly said, “The one with the shield, his name is Guo Dingshan.”
Fang Zhixing asked again, “Where is Songlin Temple?”
The young man glanced at the jungle nearby and replied, “That way, about six or seven li from here.
We were originally hiding here, waiting for the right moment, but when you suddenly appeared, our leader worried we might be exposed, so he ordered to kill you.”
Fang Zhixing took out Lin Ziguang’s map and carefully looked at it.
He quickly located “Songlin Temple.”
This temple was built on Songlin Mountain.
Songlin Mountain was just less than ten li east of the Qingshui River.
Moreover, if you travel south from Songlin Mountain, you can also reach Qinglin County.
“So, us coming across each other, you encountering me, it was purely an accident!”
Fang Zhixing looked up silently, his mood as unpleasant as smelling durian.
He asked in a deep voice, “Hmph, with just five of you martial artists and twenty archers, you think you can assassinate the County Magistrate?
Isn’t that too childish?”
The young man’s face turned red with anger, replying furiously, “To die for a just cause is worth it.”
Fang Zhixing nodded, drew a dagger, and swiftly drew it across the fiery young man’s neck!