After a while.
Only six remained standing.
The White Lotus Sect members were down to two, and the Martial Arts Academy disciples were down to four.
The White Lotus Sect member wielding a curved saber was attacked by the Martial Arts Academy disciples and received a fatal stab and shot, dying immediately.
The White Lotus Sect member using Eagle Claw Skill and the one using Seven Injuries Fist, although continuously taking lives, were also inevitably injured by weapons due to the siege.
However, the injuries were relatively minor and not a problem.
The remaining four Martial Arts Academy disciples, seeing the corpses of their companions scattered all over the ground, shivered with fear and began to feel a vague intention to retreat.
But, having practiced martial arts for over twenty years, they knew very well that if they retreated, they would die even faster.
Because they discovered that the body techniques of the two White Lotus Sect members were much faster than theirs.
Since retreating was not an option, they could only fight desperately!
"Charge!"
The four Martial Arts Academy disciples shared the same thought, waved their weapons, and attacked the White Lotus Sect members once more.
Two blades brought a gust of wind as they slashed vertically toward the White Lotus Sect member using Eagle Claw Skill!
This White Lotus Sect member curled his fingers, clasping the two blades tightly.
The two Martial Arts Academy disciples wielding the blades immediately shook their wrists, attempting to cut the White Lotus Sect member's hands.
Unexpectedly, the White Lotus Sect member also shook his wrists.
Instantly, two forces collided and tangled on the blades.
With a clang, both blades shattered instantly.
The two Martial Arts Academy disciples wielding the blades suddenly felt their hands empty, unable to exert any force.
This White Lotus Sect member seized the moment of their surprise, took a sudden step, and moved his body, appearing before the Martial Arts Academy disciples in the blink of an eye.
His fingers curved into claws, suddenly reaching out, immediately gripping the throats of the two Martial Arts Academy disciples.
Then, he forcefully pulled outwards!
Bloody flesh was ripped out by this White Lotus Sect member, causing blood to spurt from the throats of the Martial Arts Academy disciples as they leaned back and fell forward.
On the other side, a spear and hook-wielding Martial Arts Academy disciple faced off against the White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist.
The Martial Arts Academy disciple wielding the spear relied on the long weapon, continuously using short bursts of force to rapidly stab at the White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist, preventing him from getting close.
But after a few breaths, the White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist discerned the trajectory of the spear technique and suddenly punched the spear shaft.
With a resounding "bang," the spear shaft vibrated violently, splitting the palms of the Martial Arts Academy disciple wielding it, staining his hands with blood.
The White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist immediately advanced on him.
The hook-wielding Martial Arts Academy disciple quickly swung his double hooks to block.
This White Lotus Sect member unleashed both fists, accurately striking the edges of the double hooks.
Instantly, the Martial Arts Academy disciple's palms split, and the double hooks flew out of his hands.
The White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist took another step, his fists raining like a storm on the two's bodies.
Their eyes bulged, mouths spewing thick blood, and in the blink of an eye, they fell to the ground, motionless.
After killing all their enemies, the two White Lotus Sect members looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, slightly panting.
Despite killing so many people, they too were greatly exhausted.
The White Lotus Sect member using Eagle Claw Skill suddenly said:
"Let's cut off the heads of these people and take them back to identify them with the old locals of Jade Water City."
"Once identified, we'll kill all their families as well!"
"Let's see who dares to provoke our White Lotus Sect in the future!"
"Alright."
The White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist responded, casually picking up a single saber from the ground, preparing to cut off a head.
The White Lotus Sect member using Eagle Claw Skill also found a saber and went to cut off another head.
The White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist had just bent down, ready to slash at a Martial Arts Academy disciple's neck when he suddenly heard a faint sound.
Su Que had never learned lightweight skills and couldn't walk silently.
The White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist quickly turned his head and saw a man with disheveled hair, a monkey mask on his face, and a bundle on his back leaping out from the woods!
"Who are you..."
The White Lotus Sect member using Seven Injuries Fist hadn't finished speaking when a cloud of white stone lime suddenly scattered over him.
This White Lotus Sect member was startled, hurriedly closed his eyes, and rapidly retreated.
After practicing Seven Injuries Fist, Su Que's five viscera grew stronger, along with his physical condition. Although he hadn't specifically trained in body techniques, he was still faster than this White Lotus Sect member.
In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of the White Lotus Sect member.
And then, he struck out with a punch!
This White Lotus Sect member's face was covered in stone lime, making him too afraid to open his eyes and unable to see the punch at all.
Bang!
The fist slammed into the White Lotus Sect member's chest.
Immediately, the sound of "crackling" emerged from the White Lotus Sect member's chest, presumably his ribs were broken.
Moreover, the Seven Injuries Fist's seven streams of power converged, attacking this White Lotus Sect member's heart.
Suddenly, a muffled "poof" sounded from the White Lotus Sect member's chest.
His heart was crushed to pieces by Su Que's fist force.
As this White Lotus Sect member fell back, the sound of the wind arose—it was the White Lotus Sect member who used the Eagle Claw Skill, swooping in.
His hands formed into eagle claws, arms spread wide, as if like a flying eagle.
When he approached Su Que, the right claw stretched forward, aiming for Su Que's throat.
Su Que used the Seven Injuries Fist, and a punch struck the eagle claw!
The clash of fist and claw followed with a cracking sound.
The right hand of this White Lotus Sect member was torqued by Su Que, with the five fingers twisted, all tangling together.
"Seven... Seven Injuries Fist?"
This White Lotus Sect member borrowed Su Que's fist force to float back, holding his nearly crippled right hand in astonishment.
Having fought with a Sect member who practiced the Seven Injuries Fist, he naturally recognized Su Que's Seven Injuries Fist Force.
"How could this person's fist force be so powerful, yet still resort to the underhanded tactic of using lime powder?"
The White Lotus Sect member thought, gritting his teeth.
Moments ago, he saw Su Que scatter lime powder, defeating his comrade, assuming Su Que's mediocre strength relied on such a base tactic.
That's why he dared attack Su Que.
He didn't expect Su Que's strength was significantly higher than his own.
"Run!"
This White Lotus Sect member spun swiftly, planning to escape.
Su Que suddenly stomped his foot, pursuing the man.
While chasing, he took out several beast traps from his baggage and hurled them forward.
In just a moment, he threw out eight beast traps.
Three missed, but the remaining five clamped onto the White Lotus Sect member's back, buttocks, and thighs respectively.
This White Lotus Sect member had excellent hand skills, but the rest of his body was not well-practiced.
Once those areas were bitten by the traps, blood instantly flowed, and excruciating pain spread through his body.
This White Lotus Sect member, previously exhausted in dealing with the Martial Arts Academy disciples, was now in even more pain, slowing down his escape considerably.
Three breaths later, Su Que caught up with him, delivering a punch to his spine.
In an instant, his spine shattered, and his heart, impacted by the Seven Injuries Fist Force, broke into pulp.
With a "slap," this White Lotus Sect member fell forward onto the ground, his heart's crushed blood gushing from his seven orifices.
Su Que looked at the bodies spread across the ground, sighing.
In this dangerous world, those with lower strength never know when they might be killed by stronger individuals.
As Su Que lamented, he searched the body of this White Lotus Sect member.
The White Lotus Sect members, always wielding power and licking blood from the knife's edge, should have some silver on them.
Sure enough!
After some searching, Su Que found a money pouch on this White Lotus Sect member, containing several silver bars—estimated to be about eighty taels.
"They are filthy rich!"
Su Que exclaimed, tucking the silver into his pocket, continuing to search the bodies of others.
On the body of the sect member who used the Seven Injuries Fist, he found a hundred taels silver note.
Su Que continued searching others, not only the White Lotus Sect members but also the Martial Arts Academy disciples.
Altogether, he found more than three hundred taels on the White Lotus Sect members.
And among those Martial Arts Academy disciples, a total of over twenty taels.
"I wonder if these Martial Arts Academy disciples are poor, or they thought they could return and thus didn't bring much money..."
Besides the silver, Su Que also found a piece of old cloth on the White Lotus Sect member who used the Curved Saber, detailing an unknown saber technique and this person's training insights.
Although Su Que currently had no plans to practice saber skills, he still put it into his pocket.
Now, he had over three hundred taels of silver coins in his pocket.
That should be enough to purchase the herbal formula from the Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall.
He thought that the rising price of herbal decoctions was due to the increased cost of herbs.
Logically, the price of the herbal formula should remain unchanged.
He glanced at those three large redwood chests, thinking.
Once he buys the herbal formula, he can use these herbs to brew the decoction himself.