C41 Who Was the One Who Ambushed Who?

Black Panther, clad in a black robe, lay atop a house, seamlessly blending into the night. He was on the lookout for someone who had come to scout the Profound Warrior Group.

The wind howled fiercely.

The person's clothes rustled loudly in the wind, and he moved with incredible speed!

He was just a few meters from Black Panther's hiding spot. Black Panther, aided by the dim starlight, caught sight of him.

The figure was a strikingly handsome young man, around thirteen or fourteen years old, wielding an ancient halberd.

Black Panther instantly recognized the newcomer.

It was Chu Yangxiang, the very person Black Panther had been relentlessly pursuing.

As Black Panther observed Chu Yangxiang, a dossier of information about him surfaced in his mind: Half a year ago, Chu Yangxiang underwent the Martial Dao Talent Test and was recognized by the Chu Family for his Grade 2 Talent. Subsequently, he clashed with Chu Xiaoxiang, then went on to defeat a Profound Warrior One-star, a Profound Warrior Five-star, and Tianze of the Tong Family. He journeyed to Hyphosis Mountain alone.

It was Chu Yangxiang's arrival at Hyphosis Mountain that led Black Panther to undertake Chu Yuexing's commission.

This very incident had dealt the Profound Warrior Group a blow beyond imagining. Luo Yufei was slain by Chu Yangxiang; his son Bao Lie met the same fate. The Second Commander, Lian Ji, took twenty elite soldiers to At The Top Of Xuanwu, but not one returned. He led over two hundred brothers into the fray, only to lose the majority of them.

Chu Yangxiang was the direct cause of the Profound Warrior Group's devastating loss of power, and the man who killed Black Panther's most cherished son, Bao Lie.

Chu Yangxiang truly deserved to die.

Black Panther had assumed that Chu Yangxiang would likely meet his end atop Hyphosis Mountain, yet Chu Yangxiang had survived and descended from the mountain. What Black Panther hadn't anticipated was that Chu Yangxiang would have the audacity to come to the Profound Warrior Group.

Black Panther vowed to himself that he would certainly kill Chu Yangxiang!

Chu Yangxiang paused, scanning his surroundings before moving forward with caution.

Perched on the rooftop, Black Panther lay in wait for the perfect moment to strike.

Chu Yangxiang, oblivious to the danger, steadily advanced into Black Panther's striking distance. Without stirring the air, Black Panther glided down from above and reached out to deliver a crushing blow to Chu Yangxiang's back.

Black Panther had never intended a direct confrontation with Chu Yangxiang. Despite being a Profound Master Three-star to Chu Yangxiang's Profound Warrior Five-star, his plan was to end the battle swiftly.

A successful strike would mean certain death for Chu Yangxiang.

Yet, Chu Yangxiang seemed utterly unaware, continuing his forward march.

Black Panther could barely contain his glee. Chu Yangxiang's youth and lack of experience were his downfall. If he were to return to the Chu Family, Black Panther would stand no chance against him.

He brought his palm down hard towards Chu Yangxiang's back.

In that instant, Chu Yangxiang contorted his body with serpentine agility, evading the attack.

A chilling gleam of steel streaked towards Black Panther with blinding speed.

Unable to dodge and with no time to activate his Profound Master Outer Robe, Black Panther felt the blade slice through his right arm, leaving only numbness in its wake.

Black Panther realized the dagger was poisoned.

He reached out with his left palm towards Chu Yangxiang.

Chu Yangxiang's body swayed, dodging like a twisting snake, and avoided Black Panther's counterattack. Black Panther lunged forward in a desperate escape.

His face turned a ghastly pale as his right arm swelled rapidly, emitting a foul odor. What kind of poison could kill a man in mere moments? Black Panther was in shock.

He fixed Chu Yangxiang with a glare as cold as ice, his features twisted in rage, "You are so despicable."

Chu Yangxiang looked back at Black Panther with a taunting smile, "You're calling me despicable? We have no personal feud, yet you sent Luo Yufei to spy on me near the Chu Family. You dispatched Lian Ji and others to hunt me down, and Zhang Yang and his group to cut me off."

"Now, here in the Profound Warrior Group, you're a Profound Master Three-star, and I'm merely a minor Profound Warrior Five-star. Yet, you chose to ambush me. It's clear who the despicable one is!"

"If you hadn't set a trap for me first, how would you have ended up in mine?"

Black Panther's expression was icy as he realized he had been outmaneuvered by Chu Yangxiang. "Tell me, how did you discover my actions?"

Chu Yangxiang offered a slight smile. The Nine Horns Xuanwu Cauldron now shrouded the entire Profound Warrior Group, and Tianwu had every movement within their ranks under surveillance. Additionally, Chu Yangxiang's Spiritual Power could reach out to about three meters, allowing him to detect anything that occurred within that range.

His slow advance was a deliberate ruse, crafted to lure Black Panther—who thrived on stealthy assaults—into a false sense of opportunity. During a sneak attack, Black Panther was unable to channel his Profound Power, rendering his Profound Master Outer Robe ineffective.

Having trained with Tianwu for an extended period, Chu Yangxiang was confident he could evade even a Profound Master Five-star warrior.

Thus, as Black Panther launched his covert strike, Chu Yangxiang had already anticipated every move. He had coated the Blood Drinking Dagger with Demonic Beast venom and held it at the ready in his right hand.

Should he evade the attack, he was prepared to counter with a lightning-fast strike that not even a Martial Master could sidestep.

His strategy had accounted for every detail.

"Every move by the Profound Warrior Group falls within my purview. You were practicing in the room, and it coincided with my arrival at the Profound Warrior Group. You stealthily made your way to the roof from the back window, aiming for a surprise attack, didn't you?"

Chu Yangxiang's smile was knowing. "I'm aware of your preference for shadowy ambushes, so I decided to turn the tables on you. Since you couldn't activate your body's Profound Power or your Profound Master Outer Robe during your attack, I seized the opportunity to introduce the toxin into your system."

Hearing Chu Yangxiang's explanation, Black Panther was profoundly shaken. Chu Yangxiang had meticulously drawn him into a trap, exploiting his tendencies. In a fair fight, Chu Yangxiang would have stood no chance against the defenses of his Profound Master Outer Robe.

Desperate to purge the poison with his Profound Power, Black Panther found, to his dismay, that it was an impossible feat.

He realized that with such a potent poison coursing through his veins, detoxifying would be an immense challenge. His only hope lay in capturing Chu Yangxiang.

As Black Panther enveloped the poison with his Profound Power to slow its spread, he charged at Chu Yangxiang, unleashing the "Shadow Panther Fist." The Shadow Panther, a Demonic Beast known for its shadow-like swiftness, had inspired this technique. Decades ago, Black Panther had mastered it after years of solitary practice on Hyphosis Mountain, where he discovered the martial skill in a cave. Three years of relentless training had made him proficient.

The Shadow Panther Fist had become his signature move, earning him renown. His fists moved with blinding speed, and each strike was delivered with lethal precision. For over twenty years, the formidable practitioners of Zhenhai City had fallen to this technique.

Black Panther's reputation was built on the Shadow Panther Fist, and he was confident he could apprehend Chu Yangxiang within ten moves. The Fist Skill, known for its velocity, was especially potent in the cover of night.

"You're finished," Black Panther declared, extending his hand and launching a Profound Power-infused strike at Chu Yangxiang.

The Profound Master Outer Robe symbolized a martial master's ability to shape their Profound Power. Black Panther's fist morphed into a half-foot-long claw with four razor-sharp edges, lunging for Chu Yangxiang's throat. The air ripped as the claw reached its target in a flash.

Chu Yangxiang stood his ground, fearless. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't stand a chance against an uninjured and unpoisoned Black Panther, let alone penetrate his outer defenses.

But with the poison weakening Black Panther, if he allocated some of his Profound Power to stave off the venom, he would succumb within ten breaths. Without that defense, he wouldn't last beyond five.

Chu Yangxiang countered with the "Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain." His form quivered, his palms curving into Tiger Claws. The Heaven Smashing Bash surged through his right hand, sprouting several inches of Tortoise Shell Pattern spikes. His body, adorned with green Tortoise Shell Patterns, and his fifty-two Profound Power-infused meridians vibrated like ripples on water, successfully parrying Black Panther's deadly claw.

With a resounding clash, Black Panther stumbled back six or seven steps, and Chu Yangxiang did the same.

Chu Yangxiang was halted only when he crashed into the house's wall, stopping his backward momentum.

Black Panther was astounded. A Profound Warrior Five-star should possess the strength of five hundred kilograms. But how could Chu Yangxiang wield two thousand kilograms of force? What was that lump in Chu Yangxiang's hand? Did he have Profound Power coursing through his body? That was impossible, as no Profound Warrior could have such power.

There was only one possible explanation: Chu Yangxiang possessed a high-level martial skill.

He was deeply alarmed. Even as a Martial Master Three-star, he had been outmaneuvered by Chu Yangxiang, not to mention Luo Yufei, Bao Lie, and Lian Ji.

It was no wonder Chu Yuexing was willing to pay a hefty sum for Chu Yangxiang's assassination; Chu Yangxiang's Martial Dao Talent was truly extraordinary.

Suddenly, the Swallow Sky Halberd materialized in Chu Yangxiang's hand. With a firm step, he thrust the Big Halberd forward.