Chapter 75: When Your Enemy Is Weak, Finish Them Off!

“If you put it that way… it actually does make some sense.”

“I was wondering why they couldn’t find Yin Hu’s body. If it was cremated in the furnace, that would explain it.”

“But it’s still strange. How could Chen Chong have killed Yin Hu so easily?”

A commotion immediately erupted among the underlings. At the very back of the crowd, hearing their discussions, Old Xu broke out in a sweat and secretly worried for Chen Chong. In his view, Yin Hu’s disappearance had absolutely nothing to do with Chen Chong. It was clearly Li Bao throwing mud everywhere.

That was quite an accidental hit.

A thought flashed through his mind. Under countless extremely suspicious gazes, Chen Chong’s face remained unreadable, and he immediately put on an ‘indignant’ expression as he cursed angrily.

“Li Bao, what are you scheming? The change in my body is just an ability brought on by my awakening. What secret could there be! Isn’t it just because of our last conflict that you’re now sparing no effort to throw mud at me? General, this Li Bao has wicked intentions! He’s afraid his own deeds will be exposed, so he’s biting wildly and muddying the waters to escape punishment!”

“Bullshit!”

Li Bao’s face instantly flushed bright red as he roared.

“You’re the one fishing in troubled waters! Yin Hu’s death has nothing to do with me!”

Chen Chong fired back tit-for-tat, sneering without any courtesy. “How is it not? Yin Hu making you a cuckold is your biggest motive. Isn’t the hatred of stolen wife enough?”

Everyone present watched this verbal battle unfold like it was a show. Blood General narrowed his eyes, staring at the two of them, his thoughts unreadable.

Meanwhile, Tie Shan and the others swept their gazes back and forth but placed most of their suspicion on Chen Chong.

Without a doubt, compared to Li Bao, Chen Chong had more of the environment and conditions to kill Yin Hu. The only thing they couldn’t figure out was, Yin Hu was an experienced Awakener with considerable strength. Even for them, killing Yin Hu wouldn’t have been easy. So exactly what method had Chen Chong used to kill him?

At that moment, his forehead veins bulging from Chen Chong’s bare-faced scar-ripping mockery, Li Bao abruptly turned around and said to the silent Blood General on the platform.

“General, please uphold justice! Chen Chong is lying! I absolutely didn’t…”

“Enough!”

In the next instant, from the wooden platform, Blood General spoke impatiently and grimly, cutting off the quarrel between the two. He stared at Chen Chong, a bloodthirsty smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

“To judge whether Chen Chong is lying is very simple.”

Sssch.

The next moment, under everyone’s gaze, Blood General abruptly tore open the clothes on his chest, exposing his tough chest and that patch of hideous, tumor-like tissue to the air!

Immediately after, Blood General hooked his fingernail and pierced the surface of the tumor on his chest. On his fingertip, there now appeared a terrifying wriggling worm the size of a small fingernail. It was precisely the Bloodline Gu!

After taking out the Bloodline Gu, Blood General stood on the wooden platform, panting slightly with his palm held flat out. His gaze was indifferent as he looked down condescendingly at Chen Chong.

“Chen Chong, eat it! This is originally a reward that a valuable person deserves. As long as you eat it, I will believe Yin Hu’s death has nothing to do with you. Not only that, Yin Hu’s position will also be taken by you!”

Ssss—

The vast majority of underlings in the venue widened their eyes and sucked in sharp breaths of cold air. Their gazes moved back and forth between Chen Chong and the Bloodline Gu in Blood General’s hand, filled with emotions of jealousy, envy, and admiration.

As far as they knew, the Bloodline Gu could cause a host’s Life Field to rapidly climb, even allowing an ordinary person to grow to the level of an Awakener. It was said that Gu Jun, who managed the supplies, was just an ordinary person when he first followed Blood General. It was the Bloodline Gu that made him an Awakener. And the Supervisor Squad captain position in the Territory was undoubtedly a great, easy job with authority and free time. Both of these things, in their eyes, were like pie falling from the sky. How could they not be envious, jealous, and hateful?

As for the control brought by the Bloodline Gu, these underlings were completely unconcerned. Blood General was inherently powerful, brutal, and irresistible. Being controlled by such a powerful figure wasn’t hard to accept; rather, it was an honor. And not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry was qualified for Blood General to use a Bloodline Gu on them.

At that moment, Li Bao had completely not expected Blood General to handle the matter this way, and his face turned extremely grim. It wasn’t just him; including Awakeners like Tie Shan, their eyes flickered, and they immediately understood Blood General’s intention.

Clearly, Blood General now most likely suspected Chen Chong was connected to Yin Hu’s disappearance. However, Chen Chong now seemed to possess an extremely special Dominant Ability, and his value in Blood General’s mind had risen sharply. For Blood General, there was absolutely no need to execute Chen Chong over a worthless dead man. And taking out the Bloodline Gu was just a form of coercion, a way to make Chen Chong deliver his pledge of loyalty and completely submit under his command!

They could foresee that once Chen Chong consumed the Bloodline Gu, Blood General would inevitably play down the big issue into a small one, and the small one into nothing. At most, he would only privately discipline and punish Chen Chong a bit, and would not overly pursue the matter of Yin Hu’s disappearance any further.

However, even though Li Bao guessed Blood General’s intention, he wouldn’t dare jump out to object if given another life. He only felt as if he had actually helped his opponent smoothly rise to power, and his heart was stifled to the extreme.

Below the platform, the thick crowd stirred, their gazes yearning. On the platform, Blood General held up the Bloodline Gu, panting lightly with a faint smile on his face. He stared at Chen Chong and spoke deliberately.

“Come up. What, Chen Chong, are you unwilling? Or is it… that you are the one who killed Yin Hu?”

In reality, including his trusted aide Tie Shan, no one knew that the Bloodline Gu in his hand right now hadn’t finished being cultivated. The Bloodline Gu actually needed at least several months of cultivation. The life link established by this one in his hand was still very weak and couldn’t play a role in controlling an Awakener. However, the reason he took it out now was indeed just as Tie Shan and the others had guessed; it was merely to test and coerce Chen Chong, to make him submit completely and deliver his pledge of loyalty!

Although he had absolute confidence in his own strength, the fact that Chen Chong had changed into this appearance in such a short time still greatly startled Blood General. It made him realize that if he allowed Chen Chong to continue growing, there would be a danger of him slipping beyond his control. That was why he decided to act early, to bring Chen Chong completely under his control!

“I…”

Faced with Blood General’s piercing words, Chen Chong’s face first showed a struggle. He was silent for a long moment, then, under the gaze of the crowd, slowly raised his head and said dejectedly.

“The General jests. Being able to receive the General’s reward is my good fortune. How would I dare refuse?”

After saying this, he sighed slightly, like a deflated ball, and dejectedly climbed onto the wooden platform from another side, walking towards Blood General.

Seeing Chen Chong yield reluctantly and unwillingly, Blood General immediately revealed a satisfied smile.

For him, no matter how fierce a wolf was, it would only become a loyal dog under his hand. This was definitely not empty talk. Although Chen Chong had ambition, forbearance, and the luck of awakening a Dominant Ability, faced with his overwhelming power and majesty, he could only submit. There was no second path to take!

Seeing Chen Chong seemingly get a blessing in disguise, Tie Shan, Li Bao, and a few others had extremely deep-seated envy and hatred hidden in their eyes. For Tie Shan, Chen Chong’s rise would undoubtedly threaten his position as a trusted aide. And Li Bao, after this mutual attack, had completely torn his face off with Chen Chong and made a powerful enemy. Unfortunately, this powerful enemy also seemed to have momentum for rapid rise, which couldn’t help but breed a strong sense of crisis in their hearts!

The two to three hundred underlings below the platform naturally didn’t know about these twists and turns. All their fervent gazes were fixed on everything happening on the platform, watching as Chen Chong arrived on the platform and stood before Blood General.

“Chen Chong, you are very smart. You know how to endure and understand that a wise man submits to circumstances.”

The Bloodline Gu wriggled slightly in Blood General’s palm. He stretched out his large hand, offering it before the dejected Chen Chong. His scarlet eyes looked down from above, using a tone that implied total control, smiling enigmatically.

“I am very glad to see you made such a choice. Trust me, you will never regret this. Take it.”

In Blood General’s view, although Chen Chong’s change was obvious, it was far from enough to escape the palm of his hand. Moreover, his suspicious nature made him certain that Chen Chong’s change was probably more than just a Dominant Ability. He had already made up his mind: after Chen Chong swallowed the bait he’d thrown out, he would try every way to dig out any secrets he might be hiding.

Hearing Blood General’s words, Chen Chong bowed his head. One hand slowly rose, palm flat, as if preparing to receive the Bloodline Gu.

Very satisfied with Chen Chong’s submission, Blood General smiled slightly and prepared to pour the Bloodline Gu into Chen Chong’s palm.

However, in the next instant, Chen Chong, who had appeared utterly dejected ever since climbing onto the platform, suddenly revealed a ferocious grin. Seizing the moment Blood General relaxed his guard and left his defenses wide open, he instantly stepped forward. The muscles on his lowered right arm bulged out in strips, and his right fist shot out like lightning!

BOOM!!

Amidst the dull, heavy explosion, with the calculation of the prepared against the unprepared, Blood General was caught completely off guard by Chen Chong’s sudden, violent, long-planned punch! He had never even considered that Chen Chong would dare attack him! At the same time, the wooden platform built from dozens of wooden crates collectively shattered and collapsed under Chen Chong’s stomp, then turned into countless fragments shooting in all directions.

The General had no time to dodge at all. He immediately felt like his heart in his chest had been struck by a heavy cannon. His eyes first bulged out violently; the thick military coat on his upper body completely burst apart and flew off. Then, amidst sickening bone-cracking sounds, his body left the ground, howling backward in agony as he flew!

“You!”

As Blood General flew backward through mid-air, the bombardment and shock of the colossal fist force caused his bones, muscles, and internal organs to rupture. Mouthfuls of blood gushed out uncontrollably, spraying into the air. He only hazily felt like he hadn’t been hit by a fist, but more like he’d been struck by a car speeding at high velocity. Even if he wasn’t dead, he’d lost half his life!

BOOM!

In the blink of an eye, Blood General’s body flew straight out over twenty meters like a cannonball, violently crashing into the wall of a short building behind him, smashing a large hole directly through it, before being buried by earth and stone.

Witnessing this scene, at this very moment, whether it was the Awakeners like Tie Shan, Li Bao, Gu Jun, or the hundreds of underlings craning their necks in anticipation packed together, they all felt as if their heads had been smashed by a boulder, their minds completely blank!

Chen Chong actually dared to attack the powerful, brutal, irresistible Blood General in their hearts… and actually sent Blood General flying with one punch like a ragdoll! This unbelievable scene completely stupefied them, their brains unable to think anymore.

At the same time, Chen Chong’s single punch hit a vital point, beating Blood General half to death. At the moment the wooden plank fragments swirled in the air and everyone was shocked and stupefied—

RIP!

In the next instant, [Vajra Indestructible Divine Art] fully activated. Chen Chong’s body began to expand wildly and ferociously. The leather suit that originally seemed a bit tight and small was instantly torn apart, immediately revealing large chunks of black-cyan muscle, robust as if cast from steel. Veins clung to the surface of Chen Chong’s skin like old tree roots…

Fully operating Body Tempering Iron Body, in the blink of an eye, Chen Chong’s figure expanded once more. He had already transformed into a black-cyan, muscle-bound humanoid tyrannical dragon over 1.9 meters tall!

CLANG—!

Chen Chong clashed his fists together, and it actually produced a sound like metal striking metal. He stared in the direction Blood General had been sent flying by his punch, his now ferocious and fiendish face full of a hideously savage grin.

“You dog! I’ve been putting up with you for a long time! Now, please die!”

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Without any nonsense, completely ignoring the others present who were frozen in shock and terror, Chen Chong’s tyrannical dragon body crushed the air. Each step spanned nearly ten meters, stomping out craters one meter in diameter in the ground. His entire being whipped up a violent gust of wind as he pounced ferociously towards the place where Blood General had landed!

When your enemy is weak, finish them off!