"Let's see how much you're worth."

Bai Yu decisively refused the masked man's demand.

A cold glint flashed in the masked man's eyes as he leaped forward.

"Tiger Leaps the Ravine!"

In a single bound, he covered several meters, appearing right in front of Bai Yu, and launched a fierce punch.

Bai Yu didn't dare to be careless, crossing his arms to block the attack.

"Bang—"

A tremendous force surged through Bai Yu's arms, forcing him to retreat several steps.

The masked man seized the opportunity to close in, throwing punch after punch.

"Tiger Descends the Mountain!"

"Arhat Subdues Tiger!"

"Stepping Tiger Vanquishes Demon!"

Each move was powerful and heavy, his arms carrying the force of a thousand pounds, as if imbued with the might of a tiger.

Bai Yu unleashed the Four Symbols Five Elements Fist, engaging the masked man in a fierce battle.

He realized that the masked man was using a well-known fierce boxing technique called the Forty-Two Moves of Subduing Tiger Fist!

Lacking combat experience, Bai Yu initially focused on blocking, but gradually became more adept as the fight went on.

The masked man, unable to gain the upper hand after a prolonged fight, shouted:

"Kid, I didn't expect you to have such innate strength. Even as a mere Stage Two Martial Artist, you can withstand my Subduing Tiger Fist."

"Unfortunately, innate strength alone is useless!"

He feigned a move, leaping back, and then slapped a Yellow Talisman onto himself.

Instantly, a layer of blood-red light enveloped him.

His muscles swelled, and veins like pythons spread across his arms.

Seeing this, Bai Yu felt a sense of foreboding.

This Yellow Talisman looked too strange to provoke lightly.

The best strategy was to retreat.

Bai Yu took a deep breath, and with a few swift movements, appeared dozens of meters away.

However, at that moment,

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three sharp sounds of arrows piercing the air came.

Three crossbow bolts shot out from the darkness, all hitting Bai Yu.

He grunted as he fell from the air, struggling on the ground before going still.

From the darkness, a bald man emerged.

He held a crossbow, a Stage Two Martial Artist:

"Hmph, this kid really doesn't know what's good for him, refusing to join our cult."

"Brother Liu, what should we do with this kid's body?"

The masked man, referred to as Brother Liu, said:

"This kid is a Stage Two Martial Artist with abundant Qi and Blood. Naturally, we'll take him back to feed the treasures."

"Baldy, are you sure this kid is dead?"

The bald man laughed:

"Brother Liu, you're overthinking. With the armor-piercing bolts and five-step snake venom, does this kid have any chance of surviving?"

Brother Liu snorted coldly:

"This is a serious matter, we must be cautious. I'll confirm it again."

He took out a throwing knife from his pocket and hurled it with force.

The knife struck Bai Yu's neck, making a "clang" sound, unable to penetrate his defense.

"Not good! He's at Stage Three Skin Tempering Realm!"

Brother Liu was shocked and wanted to retreat.

"Wrong, it's Stage Four!"

Bai Yu suddenly sprang up, holding a dagger at some point.

Using the dagger as a knife, he swung it fiercely.

Soul Severing Blade Technique, Third Move: Sever the Lineage!

A cold light slashed upward, striking Brother Liu's groin, causing blood to gush out.

Brother Liu suffered a fatal blow, instantly becoming a eunuch, letting out a piercing scream.

Yet he didn't retreat but advanced, attacking with hatred, truly a man with guts.

Bai Yu was unafraid, his dagger swift as lightning.

Soul Severing Blade Technique, one slash to decapitate.

Brother Liu's head flew high, eyes wide open.

Even in death, he couldn't believe that the Stage Two sheep had suddenly turned into a Stage Four man-eating tiger.

This isn't how you disguise your realm, others suppress by one level, but you damn well suppressed by two!

On the other side, the bald man was scared stiff.

What was happening?

Brother Liu was a Stage Three Martial Artist, and in the blink of an eye, he became Brother Corpse Liu.

He was only Stage Two, how could he fight a Stage Four expert!

Gritting his teeth, he quickly took out a white ball from his pocket and threw it to the ground.

With a "bang," the ball exploded, filling the area with white smoke.

The lime mixed with chili powder and other substances made it impossible to open one's eyes.

Taking advantage of Bai Yu's retreat, the bald man dropped the crossbow and ran.

His body, though large, was surprisingly agile, covering dozens of meters in a few breaths.

However, at that moment, a black dog leaped out of the darkness.

With a powerful pounce, it knocked the bald man to the ground.

Just as the bald man was about to counterattack, his hand was in pain, and a hand was severed.

It was Bai Yu who had caught up, holding a dagger and looking at him coldly.

The bald man clutched his severed arm in panic, shouting:

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I was forced into this."

Bai Yu said coldly:

"Answer a few questions, and maybe I'll spare your life."

"Tell me, why did you ambush me?"

The bald man hurriedly said:

"Brother Liu has been recruiting Yin-Yang Masters from various places recently, seemingly to draw Blood Talismans."

Bai Yu asked sternly:

"If someone doesn't want to join, do you resort to underhanded tactics to eliminate them?"

The man shouted:

"Other Yin-Yang Masters aren't treated like this."

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"Brother Liu said you were selling Yellow Talismans in the Black Market, affecting their plans, so you had to be eliminated."

Bai Yu felt a headache. He had only sold Yellow Talismans twice, yet he was already targeted.

He asked again:

"How did you know my whereabouts?"

"It was Scarface Liu Si. He's good at raising birds, can monitor others, and report back. Brother Liu is his third uncle."

Bai Yu asked again:

"Then, the most important question, which gang or organization are you from?"

The bald man hesitated.

Without a word, Bai Yu swung his dagger, cutting off one of his ears.

The man screamed repeatedly:

"I'll tell, I'll tell, we're from the Red—Red—"

The next moment, his eyes widened as if an invisible hand choked him.

He just died like that!!!

Bai Yu quickly retreated, warily watching the corpse.

Too strange!!!

What on earth stopped the bald man from saying that name?

But aside from that, there seemed to be no other danger.

No point in overthinking, better to search the bodies for loot.

From the bald man's body, he found eighteen taels of silver, an armor-piercing crossbow, a dozen bolts, and a bottle of poison.

The silver was decent, but the crossbow delighted Bai Yu, capable of firing three bolts in succession with great power.

Another backup weapon for the future.

Bai Yu then searched Brother Liu's body.

This time, he was even more surprised, finding a stack of silver notes, totaling over five hundred taels.

A windfall, a windfall indeed.

This was truly unexpected wealth.

Bai Yu beamed with joy.

In addition, he found some loose silver coins, an iron token, and a small booklet.

The token was heavy in hand, with a dark red lotus on the back and the number nineteen on the front.

Bai Yu couldn't make sense of it, so he put it away for now.

The small booklet, however, was intriguing.

"The Yin-Yang Blood Talisman Manual * Volume Six"

This was actually a secret manual on Blood Talismans!

Blood Talismans were incredibly important legacies, and Uncle Jiu's Yin Talisman Manual only contained three to five, each extremely precious.

Bai Yu was overjoyed, putting away the items, and circled around a few times.

After confirming there were no more observers.

As for Scarface Liu Si, he must have fled by now, so Bai Yu would have to find another opportunity to deal with him.

As dawn broke, he returned to the Charity Mortuary.

"I really want to see what this Blood Talisman Manual contains."