Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal
Chapter 38 Gradually Becoming Apparent

"Alkaid, I really want to thank you this time."

Having left Pinwei Residence, Su Yaoyu sincerely expressed her gratitude.

Following behind were Su Yaoxue and Ran Qiu.

However, compared to Su Yaoxue's constant evaluation, Ran Qiu was covering her face, feeling too embarrassed to show her face.

The scene just now meant she could no longer maintain an image of innocence and cuteness in front of Alkaid.

"Let's eat."

Alkaid didn't say much.

"I'll take you to a new place."

Su Yaoyu said, signaling Caiyun to drive.

"Let's go to Deyue Tower next to my company. It's my treat," Su Yaoxue offered, and at the same time, she also turned to Alkaid, "Thank you."

Alkaid nodded slightly.

Accepting her thanks.

"Are the Ye Family still harassing you?"

Su Yaoyu asked quietly, leaning over.

"It's okay, just a minor issue," Su Yaoxue appeared very calm.

"Why haven't you mentioned this to the family?" Su Yaoyu asked.

Su Yaoxue glanced at her...

They...

Were both motherless.

Whether it was her own mother or the mothers of Su Yaoshuang and Su Yaoqin, all had children with Su Huaifeng for the sake of money.

As for marrying into a rich family and becoming a wealthy wife?

What were they thinking?

Su Huaifeng was still on top of other women before he fell ill.

To a certain extent, they were all effectively orphaned.

With no backing behind them, after calling off the engagement with the Ye Family and damaging the family's interests, it was already a mercy that the Family Law Hall didn't punish her severely. And they still expected help from the Su Family?

Wake up.

But she did not speak these thoughts aloud, simply saying faintly, "I can handle it myself."

"Recently, Director Zhang, along with Directors Wei and Yan, have joined forces in an attempted takeover, causing endless issues. Grandfather has been somewhat busy, but once this period is over, I'll speak to Grandfather for you," Su Yaoyu whispered.

"Zhang Yushu is the sister-in-law of the head of the Tian Nan Development Bureau, and with the Ye Family and our competitor Shen Family kicking us while we're down, it won't be easy for the Bu Zhou Group to get through this without knowing if someone even higher up is directing things from behind," Su Yaoxue shook her head.

"Grandfather will think of a solution," said Su Yaoyu.

Su Yaoxue did not continue to argue with her.

She knew it was meaningless.

Her job was to get her own company in order, to secure a fallback option for her family.

The group, using three cars, headed towards the "Deyue Tower" as mentioned by Su Yaoxue.

However, just as they had started driving for a bit, Alkaid suddenly said, "Change course, turn right."

Lei Yun, perplexed, didn't question but quickly turned the steering wheel.

Alkaid took out his phone and sent Su Yaoyu a message stating he had forgotten something and asked them to go ahead without him.

As the cars took a different route, they soon arrived at a somewhat secluded alleyway.

"Stop here," Alkaid commanded.

"Young Master..."

At this point, Lei Yun, with her wealth of experience, also keenly sensed something amiss.

A car had followed them.

"Wait for me in the car," Alkaid instructed before alighting and walking deeper into the dimly lit alley, vanishing into the shadows.

The vehicle that had followed them paused, and a man in his thirties got out, following at a leisurely pace.

Lei Yun in the car, witnessing the scene, wanted to get out, but remembering her young master's instruction...

She stopped and focused intently on the alley, ready to rush to Alkaid's aid at the first sign of trouble.

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"Quite bold," said the man who had entered the alley, looking at the young man ahead who had stopped as if he was waiting for him, and said indifferently.

"Your voice is wrong," Alkaid remarked.

Back at Yulong International, he had heard the voice of an elderly man.

The big fish still hadn't come in person?

"Su Alkaid, born in '99, son of Su Huaifeng and Zhang Ya, raised by Su Anping. Although you received a good education from an early age, you were mediocre, with unimpressive academic performance and a messy personal life... yet you rose unexpectedly a year ago... making rapid progress in the Martial Path..." The man stared at Alkaid, "So, which sect's friend has wandered here? State your name."

"And which sect are you from?" Alkaid asked instead of answering.

"You don't know? A Loose Cultivator? Forget it, you don't carry our scent; clearly, you are not of our kind. So, no matter where you come from, after I kill you, I will naturally replace the information I want."

His form began to transform openly and monstrously...

"Forcing our leader to let me leave my important tasks to personally kill you, that's your honor..."

"Whoosh!"

His figure took to the air.

Realizing that this demon intended to reveal its True Body without any pretense, Alkaid's figure burst into action.

He knew very well!

If he allowed the demon to reveal its True Body, the difficulty of the fight would skyrocket to a new level.

"Audacious!"

The man's eyes turned ferocious.

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The already fully demonized right hand was lunging straight at Alkaid, aiming directly at his head.

As the claw swiped through the air, the dissipated force caused a shockwave to ripple...

This was definitely more than just Grandmaster-level simplicity!

Martial Saint!

If this demon were to fully materialize its demonic body, it would undoubtedly have the power to unleash Martial Saint-level strength!

By then, this strike would be like squeezing a chick, easily crushing Alkaid's head into powder.

No!

Not just strength!

The skill of martial arts demonstrated in this attack was by far superior to that of a Grandmaster, so much so that it would be considered highly exceptional even among those at the Martial Saint stage.

With one grab, it was as though commanding heaven and earth in the palm, completely sealing off all the space for Alkaid to evade.

No matter where he tried to dodge, the demonic claw could precisely adapt its strike to follow his trajectory, continuing to aim for his head, ready to crush his skull.

However, facing such a sophisticated use of combat skills, Alkaid didn't need to think it over.

At the peak of the Grandmaster Realm, and with the progression to the Martial Saint Realm already at 85%, his mind was instantly flooded with dozens of counter moves.

And he...

Chose the most efficient, the most dangerous, the most ferocious one!

"Buzz! Buzz!"

Confronting the demonized arm that was trying to grab him, he, who had already maximized his speed, suddenly accelerated, becoming even faster by a fraction.

With this sudden increase in speed, he forcefully broke through all the containment and variations contained in the demon's grasp!

Even before he had condensed the Third Rank Grandmaster Dao Fruit, he had already grasped Pill Energy.

At the moment of charging at full speed, Pill Energy erupted within him like a furnace being ignited, generating endless power that surged throughout his body, filling every corner, almost causing his blood to burst forth.

If someone could see through his clothing at this moment, they would replace that his entire body was as red as a boiled lobster.

This was a sign that the power of his blood had been stimulated to its utmost limit.

He didn't just use Pill Energy to maximize his speed; in his hand, the Chengying Sword was also thrust out like lightning at the very moment the two were about to make contact.

Formless and invisible.

The already transparent and light Chengying Sword, under the blessing of the Formless Secret Art, became unpredictable, far surpassing the limits of what the naked eye could capture.

As the sword was unsheathed, the internal organs resonated together, force penetrating the sword's tip, causing the blade to vibrate at an unbelievable frequency.

Formless Five Elements!

This sudden turn of events completely disrupted the man's offensive momentum.

Although his reaction speed was extremely fast, surpassing that of a Grandmaster by a wide margin,

his arrogant determination to crush Alkaid's skull had caused his subsequent adaptions to be less than perfect. By the time he locked onto the formless and invisible Chengying Sword, its tip was already frighteningly close to his throat.

"Presumptuous!"

In an instant, the eyes of the still-not-fully demonized man bulged with rage, his originally clear black-and-white pupils turning blood red, as if brimming with endless nightmares.

Just one glance and Alkaid felt as though his entire spirit was being dragged into it, facing a fear of falling into this infinite nightmare.

But before that fear could chill him to the bone, the myriad of accumulated details from 85% progression to the Fourth Rank Martial Saint Realm made him aware of his current plight.

Divine Strike!

He was undergoing a mental assault by the opponent's Divine Intent!

Divine Intent!

This is...

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Fifth Rank peak, even Sixth Rank power that one can only formally master!

Just like how Pill Energy is the stepping stone from Third Rank into Fourth Rank!

Divine Intent, that is the essential condition for stepping from Fourth Rank into Fifth Rank!

Not good!

Alkaid instantly woke up from the attack of this Divine Intent.

But in that mere instant of delay, the demonically transformed man had precisely grabbed hold of the Chengying Sword that Alkaid had already thrust towards his throat.

The overpowering force made it so that the Chengying Sword couldn't be pushed forward even by a fraction.

His left hand even shaped into a sword, stabbing directly towards the heart of Alkaid who was within an arm's reach.

That ferocious, cold smile, it seemed he intended to pierce through his body and rip out his heart...

Crush it!

Life and death in a thought.

The Chengying Sword that seemed to be firmly grasped, as if unable to move at all, suddenly trembled violently.

Stellar Point.

Humans have seven orifices, which correspond to the stars of the Nine Heavens.

This is a desperate forbidden technique that stimulates the potential of the body, erupting with a force far beyond its limits!

With the Stellar Point technique being used, Alkaid's bodily functions seemed as if they had broken free of some sort of shackles.

It was as if his subconscious had completely let go of its protection of the body.

And it was as if relying on the precise use of every bit of his strength, he gathered it all into one point in an instant, injecting it into the sword, ascending with a pinpointed thrust.

Under the force that exceeded his own limits, the Chengying Sword that was originally tightly gripped, almost immovable, suddenly broke free from the demonically transformed sharp claws of the middle-aged man, thrusting daringly...

"Hiss!"

The man's entire throat was pierced through by the Chengying Sword.

The explosive Pill Energy caused the sword tip to shatter his cervical spine, penetrating from the back of his neck through his body.

The next moment, Alkaid's figure violently shook.

A torrential, ferocious power burst from his chest, piercing through and exploding, as if it intended to tear his entire body to shreds.

Without a moment's hesitation, he fiercely retreated, as if blasted away, sliding two meters then taking four more steps back, ultimately crashing hard against a wall.

"Bang!"

Energy deflection and guidance.

The wall he struck with his back instantly cracked.

Stone chips flew everywhere.

This was him immediately using extremely meticulous techniques to deflect the energy that had blasted into his body.

Fortunately, at the moment the blow struck his body, the Chengying Sword had already severed the demon's cervical nerves, causing him to nearly lose control of his body.

Because of this, the momentum of the force that hit him was greatly reduced, allowing him to withstand it for a moment and use the wall to offload it.

If it hadn't been for this...

The strike would have directly torn open his chest, snapped his ribs, and shattered his internal organs.

By then, there would have been only one outcome for him, dying on the spot.

Half a second.

It was just this half-second difference, the line between life and death shifted.