295: It’s hard to survive even if you go to heaven or hell!

Where his fist passed, the air itself seemed unable to withstand the force, rippling with visible waves!

"Boom!"

The dark golden Buddha palm and the crimson golden iron fist collided without any fancy moves!

The next second—

"Crack... crackle..."

A teeth-grinding sound of shattering, like breaking ice, clearly came from Half Moon's arm, which had turned dark golden.

His "Golden Buddha Indestructible Body - Ultimate Defense Skill," which he was so proud of and considered indestructible, was like paper in front of that crimson golden fist.

Starting from the point of contact, cracks spread rapidly like a spider web, instantly covering his entire arm.

"No... impossible! My Golden Buddha Indestructible Body - Ultimate Defense Skill..."

Half Moon looked at his limp, dangling arm, feeling that all the Meridians, flesh, and bones in his entire arm had shattered under the terrifying power of that punch!

He couldn't win!

He absolutely couldn't win!

What Western Region Overlord, what Divine Moon Cult Master, what Golden Buddha Indestructible Body - Ultimate Defense Skill—all were jokes in front of this man who was like a god or a demon!

Escape!

He must escape!

Where there's life, there's hope!

This thought flashed through his mind like lightning, and Half Moon no longer had any Battle Intent.

He pushed off with his foot, and his body shot backward like a kicked ball!

He wasn't rushing anywhere else, but towards a cliff, over three hundred meters high, with trees and vines on its face.

For him, it was a very good escape method; as long as he jumped down, nine out of ten people would choose not to pursue.

"Trying to leave?"

Lu Jiuyuan's eyes turned cold; how could he let one of the Western Region's biggest scourges escape?

To cut the grass, one must remove the roots!

"Jumping off a cliff? In front of me, even if you ascend to the heavens or descend into the earth, you won't live!"

Lu Jiuyuan snorted coldly, his figure like lightning, chasing directly.

Half Moon leaped off the cliff, and the moment his body began to fall, Lu Jiuyuan's figure had already appeared at the edge of the cliff, and without any hesitation, he stepped off the cliff as well!

His body was like a meteor falling to the earth, moving faster than Half Moon, who was in freefall!

The whistling wind was in his ears, and the ground, getting closer and clearer, was beneath his feet.

Half Moon was secretly congratulating himself on making the right gamble when he suddenly felt a suffocating pressure and bone-chilling killing intent from above!

He looked up in horror, only to see Lu Jiuyuan's figure, whose descent speed was much faster than his, swooping down from above like a preying eagle!

His speed was far greater than his own falling momentum!

"How is this possible?" Half Moon was scared out of his wits; he was in mid-air, with nowhere to exert force, and utterly unable to make any effective dodge or counterattack!

He flashed his right foot out like lightning, precisely stamping on Half Moon's abdomen!

"Pfft!"

A powerful force penetrated his body, and Half Moon's body instantly bent into a V-shape; the Qi current that drilled through his Dantian made him involuntarily open his mouth wide.

And at this moment,

Lu Jiuyuan's right hand formed a sword with his fingers; the crimson golden sword Qi, condensed to the extreme, thin as a line, and exuding terrifying sharpness, was like a venomous snake striking out, precisely and instantly piercing into Half Moon's wide-open mouth!

"Sss—!"

A faint piercing sound rang out.

The crimson golden sword Qi effortlessly penetrated the roof of his mouth, passed through his brain, and burst out from the back of his head, carrying a spray of red and white fluid!

Half Moon's body stiffened abruptly, and his maximally dilated pupils instantly lost all their luster.

Lu Jiuyuan was expressionless; with a light tap of his foot, using the counterforce from Half Moon's corpse, his body floated up a few feet as if weightless.

And the lifeless corpse, under the force of gravity, accelerated its descent towards the ground.

Lu Jiuyuan didn't even look at the falling corpse; in mid-air, the dragon soul blade in his left hand suddenly unsheathed and fiercely stabbed into the cliff face beside him!

"Clang!"

Sparks flew!

The dragon soul blade was incomparably sharp, deeply embedding itself into the rock, creating a series of dazzling sparks and teeth-grinding friction sounds!

The terrifying potential energy of the fall was rapidly offset by the friction between the long blade and the cliff face.

A moment later, he had returned along the rock face to the Divine Moon Cult's main altar plaza.

The setting sun, red as blood, made the mottled bloodstains and shattered corpses on the plaza even more glaring.

The remaining Divine Moon Cult Disciples knelt on the ground, trembling, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Lu Jiuyuan stood on the high platform, his voice calm but imbued with undeniable authority, spreading throughout the entire mountaintop:

"Half Moon has been executed!"

"Effective immediately, there is no longer a Divine Moon Cult in the Western Region! There is only the Supreme Alliance's Western Region Divine Moon Branch, and all of you shall serve under the Supreme Alliance!"

His gaze, like lightning, swept over the kneeling crowd below: "Those who comply will be incorporated into the Alliance, allowed to atone through service, and treated equally! Those who defy..."

He paused, not finishing his sentence, but the chilling killing intent already conveyed everything.

"We are willing to surrender! Greetings, Alliance Leader!"

Someone, no one knew who, took the lead in shouting, and immediately, the plaza echoed with uneven but extremely terrified sounds of prostration: "Greetings, Alliance Leader! We pledge our lives to the Alliance Leader!"

Lu Jiuyuan nodded slightly and instructed Ren Qianxing, who had arrived upon hearing the news: "Who holds the highest rank here now?"

The assembled cult members exchanged glances, and a middle-aged man tremblingly stood up: "Alliance Leader, this humble one is Yu Nanfang, the Dingnan Branch Master. The Cult Master and Branch Master have all been killed by you, so now, besides your esteemed self, I should be the highest-ranking."

"From now on, you are the Branch Master! Count the numbers, register them, and if there are any disturbances, kill without mercy."

"Yes! Alliance Leader!" Yu Nanfang responded with awe, the fear in his eyes suddenly replaced by a fervent desire for power.

His body no longer trembled, his legs stood straight, and his voice became resonant.

"Go!"

"Yes, Alliance Leader, please rest in the main hall. I will handle things here!"

"Quick! Everyone move! Count the rosters, tally the casualties, collect... uh, clean up!"

Yu Nanfang shouted loudly, trying his best to show his capability and value to his new master.

Under his urging, the Disciples began to get busy.

Some were registering names, some were moving bodies, and some were cleaning the blood-stained plaza.

When they were cleaning the heavily guarded temple area behind the main altar, several Disciples stopped outside a secluded stone hall.

The stone hall's door was tightly locked, and a faint chill emanated from within. It was a Forbidden Ground in the cult, and no one dared to approach it except the Cult Master and a few trusted confidants.

"Branch Master, does this place... also need to be cleaned?" A Disciple hesitantly asked Yu Nanfang for instructions.

Yu Nanfang, currently eager to impress the new Alliance Leader, frowned upon hearing this:

"Nonsense! The Alliance Leader has ordered to count all personnel and supplies! Is this place empty? Open it for me!"