Chapter 95: The Weakness of Steel Skin

Su Li offered no explanation, merely staring at him, then quietly took a step forward.

“Don’t move!” Chen Xiangyu shrieked immediately. “If you dare take another step, I’ll kill her instantly!”

Su Li spread his hands. “I told you. Release her, and I’ll let you go.”

“It’s not that simple, is it? Who knows if you’ll break your word after I release her? I’ll tell you what. If you want me to believe you, break one of your own legs first. Then I’ll trust you.”

Su Li’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Gong Xiao shouted in anger, “Shameless! What kind of hero uses a child to threaten people?”

Chen Xiangyu glanced at Gong Xiao, sneering, “I was never a hero.” He cursed inwardly, You bitch, you’ll fall into my hands eventually. I’ll make you pay.

Then, he suddenly glared at Su Li and roared, “Why are you still standing there? Do you really think I won’t kill her?” He squeezed Xu Xuehui’s soft neck. Xu Xuehui instantly gasped for air, her limbs flailing, and her face began to turn purple.

Su Li shouted, “Stop it! I’ll listen to you—”

Hearing Su Li’s compliance, Chen Xiangyu smiled triumphantly, about to release Xu Xuehui. Su Li seized this moment of relaxation from Chen Xiangyu. “Spider Walk” activated, and he instantly shot forward.

Self-mutilation was, of course, impossible. If he truly broke his own leg, Chen Xiangyu wouldn’t flee; he would rush back to kill Su Li and Ding Longyun, then capture Gong Xiao and Xu Xuehui. The fate of the two women would be predictable.

Although Su Li was concerned for Xu Xuehui’s safety, he would never do something so foolish.

The exact moment Su Li activated “Spider Walk,” Xu Haishui, standing behind Chen Xiangyu, suddenly flipped the short spear in his hand and plunged it with all his might into Chen Xiangyu’s buttock.

The timing was utterly unexpected. Chen Xiangyu, completely focused on guarding against Su Li in front, never anticipated an attack from the rear by Xu Haishui. Furthermore, he was constantly in the “Steel Skin” state, believing he was invulnerable, so he didn’t guard his back.

But an astonishing scene unfolded: Chen Xiangyu, who possessed “Steel Skin,” let out an agonizing shriek. His face instantly twisted, losing all color, as if he had just experienced the greatest malice in the world.

The short spear plunged in without any resistance, sinking almost to the hilt. The “Steel Skin” had not activated.

Xu Haishui remained silent, gritting his teeth. He gripped the short spear with both hands, violently yanked it out, drawing a gush of blood, and then quickly darted away, putting distance between them.

Su Li, too, acted instantly, snatching Xu Xuehui from Chen Xiangyu’s side.

Chen Xiangyu’s body convulsed as if suffering the world’s greatest pain. Sweat poured down his face. He shook uncontrollably, barely managing to twist his head to look at Xu Haishui.

A massive amount of blood surged from his rear, instantly staining his trousers crimson.

Su Li and Gong Xiao were stunned. The sudden turn of events involving Chen Xiangyu and Xu Haishui was completely unexpected.

If Xu Haishui hadn’t struck, Su Li wasn’t entirely sure he could have retrieved Xu Xuehui successfully.

“W-w-why… you…” Chen Xiangyu’s eyes were filled with incomprehension.

Xu Haishui stared intensely at him, his eyes filled with burning hatred. “Because you are all beasts! I’ve wanted to tear you all to shreds for a long time! It’s a shame I didn’t have the strength. I’ve waited this long, and I finally got my chance! Others don’t know, but I do: the only weakness of your Steel Skin is your butt.”

Su Li glanced at Chen Xiangyu’s blood-soaked lower trousers. Thinking of the feeling of being stabbed with a spear there, his own rear instinctively tightened. He racked his brain but never would have guessed that the only weakness of Chen Xiangyu’s “Steel Skin” was that specific area.

Xu Haishui trembled as he spoke. His eyes, besides hatred, slowly welled up with tears. Suddenly, he charged forward like a madman and violently kicked the barely standing Chen Xiangyu, sending him crashing to the ground.

With his “Steel Skin” breached, Chen Xiangyu was like a deflated ball. Kicked to the ground, he convulsed and thrashed. Xu Haishui violently stabbed the short spear into him.

Chen Xiangyu shrieked in agony. His body was punctured countless times by the spear. Gradually, his screams weakened until finally, there was silence.

A dignified Level 5 Spiritual Source Wielder was killed by Xu Haishui, the man they all viewed as cowardly and weak.

Su Li gently released Xu Xuehui. Xu Xuehui had been terribly frightened. She slowly turned away, unable to watch the bloody scene.

Su Li and Gong Xiao quietly watched the unfolding drama. Xu Haishui’s sudden betrayal and murder of Chen Xiangyu were completely beyond their expectations.

Xu Haishui only stopped after killing Chen Xiangyu. He suddenly burst into loud tears, sobbing uncontrollably, as if releasing the infinite humiliation and suffering he had endured.

Su Li slowly approached. His expression toward Xu Haishui was complex. Was this guy an enemy or a friend now?

Based on his previous performance, he seemed cowardly and timid. But his decisive and utterly vicious attack on Chen Xiangyu just now was shocking.

This man should not be underestimated.

Of the five men who came to attack, four were dead. Only Xu Haishui remained.

Gong Xiao went to Ding Longyun’s side and helped him sit up.

Ding Longyun had taken a heavy punch from Chen Xiangyu. Although badly hurt, he lay still for a while. The dizziness faded, and his strength returned slightly. Gong Xiao helped him sit up. He was still breathing heavily, a wry smile on his face.

He was deeply disappointed in himself. Not only had he been unable to help, but he had also been a liability during the fight.

“Brother Ding, how do you feel?”

Ding Longyun replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t die. I just have a few broken bones. I’ll absorb a few Spiritual Sources soon, and I’ll be fine.”

Gong Xiao acknowledged this with a nod, then looked up at Su Li.

Su Li had walked up to Xu Haishui.

Xu Haishui stopped crying, looked up, and wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve.

“I apologize for the unsightly display,” Xu Haishui said, gripping the short spear in his hand. “I mean you no harm. Of course, if you don’t trust me, you can kill me now. However, I won’t surrender willingly, because I can’t die yet.”

Xu Haishui’s straightforwardness surprised Su Li.

Su Li frowned slightly and mused. “Your name is Xu Haishui, right? Can you tell me why you killed him? Weren’t you companions who came here together?”

Xu Haishui glanced at Chen Xiangyu’s corpse on the ground. A look of hesitation crossed his face before he said, “Yes, my name is Xu Haishui. Although I came with them, I was not their companion. Rather, I was forced into it. For anyone who remains in the Purple Wind Building, if they don’t submit, they die.”

(End of Chapter)

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