The Martial Saint of Humanity, I Have Transformed Low-Level Martial Arts Into Immortal Martial Arts - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Corpse Refining Sect! Remnants of the Demon Dao!

After dealing with the three bodies, Su Hao returned home and stood in front of a copper mirror. Activating the Bone Shrinking Technique, he transformed his tall frame into a more ordinary and inconspicuous appearance, slightly altering his features to resemble Wen Tailai!

“Then it’s time to visit Wu Family Villa.”

Su Hao was always decisive in action. Taking advantage of the late hour, with Wu Family Villa likely still unaware of the situation, he wasted no time and headed out of the city.

Wu Family Villa was located about twelve to twenty miles north of Evergreen City and was a very discreet landlord within Evergreen County, with the villa owner, Wu Yannian, known for his good reputation.

The villa was built against the mountains, appearing from afar as a manor situated at the foot of the hills, with festive red lanterns hanging at the entrance.

At this late hour, the gates of Wu Family Villa were tightly closed, but this was, of course, no obstacle for Su Hao.

Whoosh!

Reaching the towering courtyard wall, which was reinforced with iron nails to prevent anyone from climbing in, Su Hao simply leaped into the air, soaring two to three Zhang high as he jumped over the wall and landed quietly inside, hardly making a sound upon touching the ground.

“This Wu Family Villa indeed has issues; there are numerous guards on duty, and many among them have steady, strong breaths, indicating they are formidable Martial Artists.”

While advancing carefully within Wu Family Villa, Su Hao sensed guards patrolling behind trees and artificial hills along his path.

He made minimal noise because he wanted to first ascertain the safety of Chen Yuan Zheng and the others, planning to rescue them before taking action. However, Wu Family Villa covered a large area, had guard dogs, and many patrolling sentinels; thus, a single reckless move could easily expose him.

After stealthily exploring for half an hour inside Wu Family Villa, Su Hao suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

“Ah!”

Behind one of the artificial hills, a guard of Wu Family Villa let out a shout of alarm as a robust figure in black suddenly flashed towards him.

The guard hurriedly attempted to draw his sword, but before he could unsheathe his long knife, the burly man in black swiftly struck, causing the guard’s head to feel like it was smashed by a heavy hammer as he collapsed to the ground without a sound.

“What’s going on?”

This brief commotion instantly stirred the previously quiet and silent Wu Family Villa, causing many guards and Martial Artists to be roused and explore this direction.

The burly man in black said nothing and strode towards the back garden of Wu Family Villa.

“Kill him!”

The Martial Artists of Wu Family Villa angrily shouted as they surrounded to attack and stop the burly man in black.

However, the burly man in black was exceptionally powerful; despite being unarmed, his strikes were fierce and relentless, sending anyone he hit flying as if they were bags of broken rice. Many Martial Artists from Wu Family Villa found themselves unable to obstruct his advance!

“Is that person… Xu Huanzhen?”

Behind an artificial hill, Su Hao watched in surprise as the burly man in the distance wreaked havoc, feeling a strange familiarity with him. It didn’t take long for him to recognize the identity of the burly figure—it was Xu Huanzhen!

Xu Huanzhen, with his robust build and distinct features, was already hard to miss. Even though he was masked, the only one likely to come to Wu Family Villa at this time and charge in without a word was Xu Huanzhen!

“It seems Shopkeeper Xu has found a lead, just like me, and decided to come at this late hour.”

Su Hao thought to himself, realizing that Xu Huanzhen had come here for his missing blacksmiths.

“That’s fine; I’ll just follow behind. It’s best if I don’t have to make a move.”

A flash of interest crossed Su Hao’s eyes as he quietly trailed from a distance, hoping that Xu Huanzhen could directly rescue Chen Yuan Zheng and the other blacksmiths.

“This way.”

Xu Huanzhen charged forward, and with his strength, these ordinary guards and Martial Artists were unable to halt him. He quickly arrived at the back courtyard of the manor, where he began to search around a rockery. Soon, he discovered a mechanism and pressed it firmly.

“Boom!”

With the sound of machinery clanking, the rockery on the ground shifted, revealing a passage. The interior of the passage was cold and eerie, making one reluctant to enter.

“This is the place.”

Standing outside the passage, Xu Huanzhen hesitated briefly, then heightened his vigilance and proceeded down the corridor.

Xu Huanzhen had previously sensed someone watching him, so he remained alert and had followed the clues to Wu Family Villa. He had learned that the disappearance of the blacksmiths from his Forging Weaponry Workshop was likely the doing of Wu Family Villa. Earlier that day, he captured a Wu Family member and interrogated him, discovering where Chen Yuan Zheng and the other blacksmiths were being held, leading him to forcefully enter tonight!

As the head of the Forging Weaponry Workshop, Xu Huanzhen was not just skilled in forging; he had spent more time studying martial arts while also benefiting from his family’s Tendon Protection Pills, which enabled him to reach the Transforming Tendon Stage many years ago!

Thus, Xu Huanzhen was confident in confronting Wu Family Villa alone.

Su Hao closely followed Xu Huanzhen and saw the passage, ultimately descending the stairs into the corridor.

At the bottom of the passage appeared to be a natural underground cavern, quite spacious, transformed by Wu Family Villa into an underground warehouse, with torches and lanterns lighting the cave walls.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!!”

From deep within the cavern, Su Hao heard the sound of metal clashing, likely from Xu Huanzhen, who had entered the passage first and seemed to be engaged in a fight.

In the open space of the cavern, a group of Martial Artists was attacking Xu Huanzhen.

“Kill him!”

Each of those Martial Artists was formidable, shouting as blades and swords slashed toward Xu Huanzhen, unleashing chilling energy.

Xu Huanzhen, however, had already activated the “Melting Gold Hand,” his palms covered in a metallic sheen, standing firm against the knife and sword strikes with his bare hands!

“Clang! Clang! Clang!”

The sound of metal colliding echoed relentlessly as Xu Huanzhen continuously broke the weapons aimed at him with his flesh and palm, killing the Martial Artists surrounding him.

“A Transforming Tendon Martial Artist? It seems the manager Xu Huanzhen from the Forging Weaponry Workshop has come… interesting!”

Among those attacking Xu Huanzhen, one individual on the outskirts was watching the fight.

This person was quite peculiar, dressed in a set of heavy armor, but the armor was ill-fitting, much larger than his frame.

The armored individual had recently captured blacksmiths from the Forging Weaponry Workshop to aid him in crafting some tools, and now, a burly Transforming Tendon Martial Artist had launched an assault, likely the manager from the Forging Weaponry Workshop.

“Go, let the Iron Armored Corpse be released,”

the armored individual said with interest, unexpectedly pleased. He instructed someone beside him, who stiffened at first. However, under the cold glare of the armored man, he shuddered and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

As the Martial Artists attacking Xu Huanzhen realized that their opponent was exceptional, they recognized the magnitude of the situation—the coming was a Transforming Tendon Martial Artist known as the Hundred-Man Enemy—and quickly someone shouted.

“What is that thing?”

Xu Huanzhen, who was fending off the siege of Martial Artists, was slightly startled when he heard a beast-like roar coming from the darkness, accompanied by the sound of clanking chains, as if some terrifying creature had been bound.

“Creak! Creak!”

Then came the sound of an iron door opening, followed by the heavy footsteps echoing.

The group of Martial Artists surrounding Xu Huanzhen seemed to realize something and quickly retreated.

Xu Huanzhen looked into the darkness and saw several pairs of eyes glowing with a bloody light. Under the illumination of the torches and lanterns in the cavern, the owners of those eyes gradually emerged.

They were towering figures, each over two meters tall, clad in tightly fitting, heavy armor, with only their crimson eyes visible, which contained an air of cruelty and savagery that made one’s scalp tingle!

The armored man let out a hearty laugh and said, “Shopkeeper Xu, you’ve traveled a long way; let me treat you to these Iron Armored Corpses I painstakingly refined.”

“Iron Armored Corpses? Are you from the Corpse Refining Sect?”

Upon hearing this name, Xu Huanzhen’s heart sank in alarm as he fixated on the armored man.

The Corpse Refining Sect used to be a Demon Dao sect around Evergreen County, said to possess the means to transform people into puppets and zombies. They were evil and malicious, inciting public outrage, and were eventually besieged and eradicated. It was highly likely that this armored man was a remnant of the Corpse Refining Sect!