Slaying Zhao Du!

Xu Jie, his face pale, used his arm like a blade and fiercely stabbed it into Zhao Du's chest.

Like cutting tofu with a rolling knife, it delivered a fatal blow to Zhao Du, a Third-rank Martial Artist.

Puchi!

Zhao Du, snapping back to reality, grabbed Xu Jie's arm, which had pierced his chest, in disbelief.

His expression grew increasingly ferocious, his internal blood boiling madly, even emitting a clear sound like boiling water.

"Xu Jie, die with me!"

Martial Artists in the Bone Forging Realm had reached a critical point in their control over their vital energy.

They could detonate all the blood within their bodies, using self-destruction to take the enemy down with them.

At this moment, Zhao Du, knowing he was bound to die, tightly gripped Xu Jie's arm, intending to perish together.

Xu Jie's eyes turned cold as he felt a strong sense of impending crisis.

He disregarded everything, urging his vital energy, and let the flames born from the Demon Subduing Flame Blade's profound meaning burn throughout Zhao Du's entire body, inside and out.

The next moment, Zhao Du's body exploded, the scattered flesh and blood shooting out like sharp swords towards Xu Jie's entire body.

Ding ding ding!

With a series of metallic clangs, the black scales covering Xu Jie's body slowly receded.

He also spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling pain in every inch of his body.

Heh heh!

He was still alive!

In the final moments, Xu Jie's vital energy flames had burned away nearly half of Zhao Du's blood, effectively weakening the power of his self-destruction.

Although he was still injured by Zhao Du's self-detonation, he had survived!

[Successfully killed Zhao Du (qualification multiplier: 2), plundered 540 years of usable Lifespan!]

How could there be so much usable Lifespan?

Xu Jie was a little surprised. Zhao Du wasn't young and his qualifications were average, yet he had given him over five hundred years of usable Lifespan?

Doesn't this mean that, excluding the multiplier, Zhao Du's Lifespan was over two hundred years old?

Could it be...

That the Bone Forging Realm of the third rank increased a Martial Artist's Lifespan?

That was very likely!

The more Martial Artists cultivated, the longer their Lifespan became. Those gods of Xia Country and the Outer Regions, renowned for their eternity, had Lifespans of tens of thousands of years.

Not dwelling on this matter, Xu Jie sat on the ground to rest for a while, using his vital energy to repair his injuries.

Only after recovering more than half of his injuries, to the point where his movement was not significantly affected, did he stand up and start walking back.

Nearly six hundred years of Lifespan...

It shouldn't be enough to break through the Muscle-Tendon Changing Scripture, right?

Xu Jie looked at his usable Lifespan, frowned, and slowly stopped, looking around.

If only there were some demons nearby!

He hadn't really hunted any demons properly since coming out this time!

With this thought, Xu Jie didn't immediately return to the city, but instead ran towards the south of the city.

He planned to try his luck by killing a few scattered demons to increase his usable Lifespan reserves.

Night gradually fell.

Chu Mingyue, standing on the city wall, paced back and forth restlessly, occasionally glancing outside the city, her sense of unease growing stronger.

Xu Jie, why isn't he back yet?

Chu Mingyue wanted to go out of the city to find Xu Jie, but then she remembered that Xu Jie had ordered her to wait for him on the city wall.

Therefore, she could only forcefully suppress her panic and wait silently.

Beside her, Xu Bin's brows were also tightly furrowed, a cold glint flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Zhao Du, could it be that after killing Xu Jie, he discovered that Xu Jie possessed a valuable treasure and then fled with it?

What audacity!

People from the borderlands truly lacked refinement, each one bold and daring enough to do anything!

Xu Jie's father was like this, and now Zhao Du was the same!

The reason Xu Bin thought this was actually very simple!

Because Zhao Du's son had died, making him a free agent with no attachments, the reason for fleeing with a treasure was very plausible.

Seeing that it was already past midnight and Zhao Du still hadn't returned, Xu Bin could no longer hold back. He was certain that Zhao Du had fled with the treasure!

Thus, Xu Bin turned and was about to descend the city wall to pursue the incredibly audacious Zhao Du into the wilderness.

"Xu Bin, you're not allowed to leave!"

The next moment, Chu Mingyue, her pretty face icy cold, blocked Xu Bin's path, causing him to squint and appraise her.

"Heh, Chu Mingyue, you don't actually think Xu Jie is still alive, do you? He's long dead! I suspect Zhao Du has absconded with Xu Jie's treasures. Are you going to obstruct the Jiang family's business?"

Xu Bin's words caused Chu Mingyue's red lips to press together. She suppressed the unease in her heart and said coldly.

"Xu Jie can't be dead! I promised him I'd wait for him on the city wall... In short, you're not allowed to leave!"

Chu Mingyue was worried that Xu Jie might have encountered Xu Bin outside and something unexpected happened.

This was a Fourth-rank low-level Martial Artist. If the two met, Xu Jie would surely die!

Hearing Chu Mingyue's undisguised feelings for Xu Jie, Xu Bin raised an eyebrow and mocked with surprise.

"Chu Mingyue, you caused such a stir in the Central Prefecture when you broke off your engagement. Both the Jiang family and your Chu family lost face because of it. I originally thought highly of you, believing you were proud and looked down on Young Master Jiang."

"I never expected you to fancy that trash Xu Jie! Is he even comparable to a single hair on Young Master Jiang's head? If Young Master Jiang so much as speaks a word, countless people would be willing to kill Xu Jie without regard for their own lives!"

"I don't know what madness has possessed you to fall for a trash like Xu Jie, who has such a lowly background. If this news reaches the Chu family, your mother would be so angered she'd die! Hahaha!"

"Shut up!!!"

Chu Mingyue was furious and angrily rebuked the wildly laughing Xu Bin.

"Xu Bin, don't push me to find someone to kill you!"

Did he really think she was a pushover?

Chu Mingyue's attitude towards Xu Jie was gentle, even to the point of being timid.

That was because she was a pet, and because she had recognized him as her master.

But when dealing with others, Chu Mingyue was still the Chu family daughter with severe rebellious tendencies and a stubborn, strong personality.

Hearing this, Xu Bin snorted disdainfully and continued to mock.

"That brat had better still be alive. When Young Master Jiang arrives in Jincheng City, it won't be so easy for him to die! I advise you to move aside and don't force me to make a move on you!"

"I won't! Try me if you dare? I always keep my word. I'll find someone to kill you tomorrow!"

Just as Xu Bin was about to lose his patience and teach Chu Mingyue a lesson, steady footsteps echoed from the staircase.

Chu Mingyue froze and quickly turned her head. She saw a figure slowly walking up.

Xu Jie first swept a indifferent glance at the stunned Xu Bin, who was full of disbelief.

Then, he lightly nodded at the overjoyed Chu Mingyue, as if he had merely gone out for a walk with his pet.

"Let's go, Chu Mingyue."

"Mhm!"

Chu Mingyue quickly followed behind Xu Jie down the city wall. Immediately after Xu Jie, a cold voice sounded.

"Xu Jie, you have great courage to do this!"

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