Hu Kuangshan stared at the old madman who stood quietly yet exerted endless pressure on him. His expression became extremely ugly. He naturally did not want to use the clan’s hidden foundations because of this.
The clan’s foundations were limited. Using them once meant one less time left for future generations. If possible, Hu Kuangshan wanted to avoid using the clan’s foundations for his entire life.
“Senior, there is no need to vent your anger on my Fox Mountain. Everything that was done was my own doing. If senior bears a grudge, come after this junior instead,” Hu Kuangshan said while staring at the old madman. He felt extremely helpless in his heart. He had never expected this madman to be crazy to such an extent, coming straight to Fox Mountain to kill just because of a single scheme.
“Good! I admire people who dare to act!” The old madman stared at Hu Kuangshan and snorted. “Since that is the case, I will take a hundred years of your lifespan.”
These words caused Hu Kuangshan’s expression to change dramatically. He had lived for many years and had little lifespan left, probably just a little over a hundred years. Yet the other party wanted a hundred years of his lifespan with one sentence. Although it did not kill him, it was not much different from killing him. The price was too high, and Hu Kuangshan was unwilling to pay it.
“Senior, you are going too far. Even if my Fox Mountain did not scheme against him, would others not do it? Or perhaps he would reach that step himself without any scheme. Is it worth it for senior to become furious over this and make an enemy of my Fox Mountain?” Hu Kuangshan stared at the old madman and said.
“If I think it is worth it, then it is worth it!” The old madman snorted. “If he walks that path himself, that is his own matter, just as I did not stop him from taking the long sword. But you, as a senior, schemed against a mere youngster. That is something I cannot tolerate. If you have the ability, let someone from the same generation scheme against him. Or even someone a few generations above him, I would not interfere. But for a living fossil like you to scheme against such a junior, does that not mean I can scheme against the king of Fox Mountain?”
These words caused Hu Kuangshan, Bai Xin, and Bai Rou to change their expressions dramatically. Everyone felt their hearts tremble. If their king were schemed against, then Fox Mountain…
“You dare?” Hu Kuangshan roared in fury and glared at the old madman.
“There is nothing I dare not do!” The old madman stared at him and said. “If you dare to do it, why would I not dare?”
Hu Kuangshan’s momentum instantly collapsed. He knew the old madman was telling the truth. For this madman, there was nothing he would not dare to do. But if he really schemed against the king of Fox Mountain, Hu Kuangshan felt his scalp go numb just thinking about it. The price would be far too great!
If the old madman schemed, Fox Mountain would find it hard to escape his calculations, unless the king of Fox Mountain never left the mountain.
“I have no interest in scheming against juniors! I want your hundred years of lifespan!” The old madman did not waste words. He struck out and suppressed Hu Kuangshan.
Hu Kuangshan gritted his teeth. Unwilling to have his lifespan cut, he roared furiously, “Then let me experience senior’s brilliant moves!”
“With just you?” The old madman showed extreme disdain and snorted. “Even ten of you would not matter to me.”
Hu Kuangshan had never been looked down upon like this. He roared in rage. His power shook the skies, with overwhelming force that made the earth tremble and mountains shake. It carried supreme might. This was a shocking power that left Bai Xin and Bai Rou horrified. Only now did they truly understand how terrifying this living fossil of their clan was.
They felt slightly relieved in their hearts, thinking that with such terrifying power erupting, could the madman in front of them possibly withstand it?
Under everyone’s gaze, the old madman said nothing. He simply pressed down with one palm, silently and without sound, straight toward Hu Kuangshan’s terrifying power.
Everyone thought that the old madman’s palm would be torn to shreds under this force. But the result was beyond their expectations. Not only did the old madman’s palm not shatter, it continued to descend steadily.
With one palm strike, the surging power was actually restrained by the palm. It could not break through. Hu Kuangshan was directly suppressed and forced to his knees on the ground, without even a chance to struggle.
“This is impossible!” Hu Kuangshan knew the old madman was very strong and that he might not be his match. But he never expected the other party to be strong to this degree. He had no chance to resist and was suppressed instantly.
“With only this level of strength, you still dared to challenge me?” The old madman sneered while looking at Hu Kuangshan, who was kneeling on the ground and struggling desperately.
Bai Xin and Bai Rou were already shocked beyond words. They stared at the old madman in disbelief. The scene before them was too shocking, simply unimaginable.
What kind of person was Hu Kuangshan? A living fossil of the clan. Yet in this person’s hands, he was not even able to last one move and had no chance to struggle. This was far too astonishing.
Everyone stared blankly at the old madman, their faces pale, bodies trembling, and backs chilled.
“You… you…” Hu Kuangshan stammered several “you”s but could not finish a single sentence. At this moment, Hu Kuangshan somewhat understood why no one dared to climb Heartless Peak and why no one had dared to seize it even after the old madman had occupied it for so long.
“Taking a hundred years of your lifespan is not much. It is just to tell you that as seniors, you should take good care of juniors. To scheme against a youngster who has not even fully grown for the sake of some obsession in your heart is something shameful even to imagine.”
As the old madman spoke, a gleam of light appeared in his hand. The golden light turned into blade-like forms that sliced across Hu Kuangshan’s body.
With each slice, patterns flashed and then vanished. With each vanishing pattern, Hu Kuangshan aged further. The surrounding aura swirled and lingered without fading.
In a short time, Hu Kuangshan had aged to the point of looking like someone on the verge of death. His eyes were dim and lifeless. He knelt weakly on the ground, as if he would enter the grave in the next moment.
“This is a small lesson for you!” The old madman said. He casually tossed Hu Kuangshan aside, ignored the people of Fox Mountain, stepped forward, and disappeared in the next instant.
Everyone stared blankly at this scene. They felt cold sweat covering their backs. This was far too shocking. No one could believe someone could be this powerful.
Yet when they looked at Hu Kuangshan kneeling on the ground, their faces twisted with rage. What a great humiliation. The mighty Fox Mountain had someone kill their way straight to the door. Even Old Fox had a hundred years of lifespan cut away. This slap in the face could not be louder.
Hu Kuangshan knelt on the ground and stared darkly in the direction the old madman had left. A sharp, cold light shot from his eyes, filled with resentment.
“Old Fox!” Bai Xin stepped forward, wanting to help Hu Kuangshan up, but Hu Kuangshan roared in fury, “Get lost! This old man can still stand!”
Everyone fell silent like cicadas in winter, not daring to meet Old Fox’s gaze.
Hu Kuangshan looked at the mess all around him and breathed in the bloody air. His expression shifted uncertainly. In the end, he turned and headed toward a place to go into seclusion.
A hundred years of lifespan. This meant his life was nearing its end. He did not know how many years he could still live. No one could face their own death calmly, especially someone like Hu Kuangshan who had lived for countless years.
When he thought of the strength the old madman had just displayed, he could not help but shiver. Just how strong was that man?