Using Ruthlessness to Control Ruthlessness, I'm More Ruthless Than You!

Chapter 18: Using Ruthlessness Against Ruthlessness, I'm More Ruthless Than You!

"Genius, genius..."

Su Yingxue's mind roared, buzzing like countless rolling thunderclaps.

What kind of monstrous genius could be this outrageous?

She really wanted to curse!

[Next, upgrading Canglang Art to Minor Accomplishment requires 250 Merit Points!]

A new line of text appeared.

Lu Chen stared intently at the panel before him.

250 points?

Still 160 points short. Forget it, I won't wait.

I'll add points to other cultivation methods later.

He glanced at his cultivation again.

His cultivation had directly increased from Third Rank (3%) to Third Rank (90%).

This was equivalent to going from early Third Rank to Third Rank Great Accomplishment.

Internal cultivation methods were indeed powerful!

"Thank you, Senior Sister Su!"

Lu Chen expressed his gratitude and said, "Besides the cultivation method, do you have any other martial arts? Could you teach them to me as well? Don't worry, the more martial arts I learn, the greater my chances of killing Zhao Hu will be!"

Su Yingxue's mind was filled with immense shock. Looking at Lu Chen, she said, "Yes, besides our cultivation method, the most famous martial arts at Canglang Martial Hall are a Third-Rate saber technique called Tidal Wave Saber Technique, and a Third-Rate movement technique, Grass on Flying."

"Oh? Could you teach them to me?" Lu Chen's eyes lit up.

Su Yingxue's expression was complex as she immediately began to dictate the two martial arts.

Just like before, Lu Chen listened with extreme focus.

By the time Su Yingxue finished reciting them once.

His panel had already completed the recording.

[You have comprehended Tidal Wave Saber Technique, Tidal Wave Saber Technique: Beginner!]
[You have comprehended Grass on Flying, Grass on Flying: Beginner!]

Looking at these two newly acquired martial arts, his mind began to ponder.

He had 90 Merit Points left, not enough to add points to both techniques simultaneously.

He could only choose the one with the greatest value at the moment for an upgrade.

And in terms of speed, it was clearly his current weakness.

Therefore! "Merit Points, add to Grass on Flying!"

Lu Chen chanted silently in his heart.

Whoosh!

The entire panel instantly blurred.

Grass on Flying rapidly changed, and it felt as if four to five years had passed in his mind in an instant.

[You have consumed 90 Merit Points, Grass on Flying has been upgraded to Great Accomplishment.]

A line of text appeared.

Several important meridians in his legs seemed to have been instantly unblocked.

His entire body felt light and agile.

"Did you remember it all? Do you want me to say it again?"

Su Yingxue suppressed her astonishment and asked.

"No need, I remembered it all," Lu Chen replied. "By the way, Senior Sister Su, do you have anything to eat? Could you get me something to eat?"

He touched his stomach.

He hadn't eaten anything for nearly a day since yesterday.

His stomach was truly aching from hunger.

"Wait, you really remembered it all?"

Su Yingxue couldn't help but ask again.

"Yes, you don't believe me? Watch!"

Lu Chen suddenly executed Grass on Flying. Whoosh! In an instant, afterimages flickered everywhere as he circled the courtyard and instantly landed back in his original spot.

Su Yingxue's mind immediately roared, her pretty face stunned.

"Monster, what kind of monster are you?"

"I said I'm a genius!"

Lu Chen replied, "Can you prepare some food for me now?" "Okay, I'll do it."

Su Yingxue didn't know how she left, her mind filled with deep shock.

She admitted she was utterly devastated.

There really was such a martial arts genius in this world!

Not long after.

A table full of dishes was prepared by Su Yingxue.

"Junior Disciple Lu, please eat here first. I'm going out to gather some information and see what the situation is like outside," Su Yingxue said.

"Sure thing."

Lu Chen buried his head in eating, replenishing his energy.

Su Yingxue quickly left.

About half an hour later, she returned.

"Junior Disciple Lu, something's happened... The yamen arrested many villagers, reportedly people from your former village. Also, over a dozen of the poor people involved in the unrest last night have been beheaded, their heads hung at the marketplace... One of them, Sister-in-law Zhang Rong, is said to have colluded with demons and failed to report it..."

Su Yingxue approached and quickly said, "Furthermore, Constable Guo has issued an ultimatum, saying that if you don't surrender yourself, he will execute ten people every day until all those rioters are killed..."

"What?"

Lu Chen's head shot up, and a terrifying aura instantly emanated from him.

Like a fierce tiger awakening.

Heart-stopping!

"Can the yamen people really act with impunity? They so easily execute the poor, aren't they afraid of causing unrest?"

"It's useless, Junior Disciple Lu. Those poor people were arrested on the charge of colluding with demons and attempting rebellion... Even if they are killed, it's a meaningless death. Besides... this is a world of strength. The lower class can't make the slightest ripple."

Su Yingxue gave a bitter smile.

Want to rebel?

Even a First Rank martial artist could easily slaughter dozens of people working together.

This was the sorrow of the extraordinary world.

Martial artists were high above, and it wasn't just talk.

"Seeking death!"

Lu Chen punched a stone pillar.

The killing intent in his heart reached an unprecedented level.

The poor people from last night were, in the end, implicated by him.

If he hadn't asked those people to move valuables from the Iron Scale Gang, they wouldn't have been arrested.

And they wouldn't have been killed!

He had underestimated this world's rottenness! Underestimated the malice in people's hearts!

"You want to force me out? Fine! Then I'll satisfy you!"

A sinister grin spread across Lu Chen's face.

You want to be ruthless?

Let's see who's more ruthless.

"What's Guo Feng's strength?"

"Guo Feng is likely also in the Third Rank realm, definitely no higher than Fourth Rank. The strongest person in the city is the County Magistrate Lin Mingyuan, but he's out of town visiting temples and won't be back for several days. All matters in the city are currently being handled by his son."

Su Yingxue said.

"Is that so? Thank you, Senior Disciple Su!"

Whoosh!

Lu Chen stomped his foot, and his body instantly vanished.

He was as fast as teleportation. Even with Su Yingxue's eyesight, she only managed to see a black shadow flash by before Lu Chen disappeared.

"Junior Disciple Lu!"

Su Yingxue was greatly alarmed and rushed out.

The entire city was in an uproar.

Countless residents were discussing the matter.

Inside the vast marketplace, dozens of heads were hung on flagpoles.

attracted the attention and discussion of countless people.

Captain Guo Feng sat indifferently on a chair, surrounded by constables and soldiers.

They swore to force Lu Chen to appear.

Beside him were other commoners, about a dozen or so, who had just been brought out of prison.

Each of them was filled with terror, weeping bitterly. "We're innocent, we're innocent..."

"I don't know any Lu Chen at all. I just wanted my wages back last night..."

"Please, I don't want the money anymore, please let us go..."

"Begging for mercy? Crying?"

Guo Feng's face was cold, his eyes filled with a hint of mockery. "If you blame anyone, blame yourselves for following the wrong person. If you don't reveal Lu Chen's whereabouts for a single day, I'll execute them wave after wave. I don't believe Lu Chen won't show himself."

"Sir, please, I'm innocent, I'm truly innocent!"

A commoner sobbed and kowtowed desperately.

"Shut up!"

Guo Feng's face turned grim. "Pull out his tongue!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Several constables immediately rushed out and began to act.

"Captain Guo, misfortune should not extend to others. Why are you treating us like this? Aren't you afraid word will spread and cause a sensation throughout the world?"

Zhao Dezhu's eyes turned red as he cried out miserably.

"A sensation throughout the world?"

Guo Feng sneered. "Do you think you're worthy of saying that? Colluding with demons means only death! Not only will you die, but your entire family will die. This is the consequence of knowing and not reporting, of colluding with demons. I'll kill your whole family first to see if that Lu Chen will come to save you?"

In the crowd.

Zhao Hu, the owner of Rising Sun Martial Hall, Chen Baisha, the leader of the Sea Scale Gang, and other key members had been lying in ambush for a long time, their faces filled with cold smiles as they scanned their surroundings. Once Lu Chen dared to show himself, they would pounce without hesitation and subdue him!

"Lu Chen, Lu Chen, I wonder how long you can hide?"

Zhao Hu sneered inwardly.

This stratagem was exactly what he had proposed to Guo Feng last night.

He didn't believe Lu Chen could be so heartless as to ignore so many people dying tragically for him.

"Report!"

Just then, a constable on a fast horse galloped over from a distance. He quickly dismounted, scrambling and crawling as he rushed towards Guo Feng, his face filled with horror. "Captain Guo, your entire family... your entire family has been slaughtered! From the eighty-year-old elder to the three-year-old child, all killed by Lu Chen!"

Boom!

Guo Feng, who had been sitting high with a mocking expression, suddenly felt his mind go blank, buzzing like thunder.

He couldn't believe it.

Then his eyes instantly turned red, and he roared to the heavens, "Lu Chen! I'll fuck your mother!"

Whoosh!

He leaped up, grabbed the constable on the spot, his eyes bloodshot, and roared, "When did this happen?"

"Just now..."

The constable's face was filled with fear. "Lu Chen stormed into your house, and no one could stop him. Your elderly mother was blown apart with a single punch, her body parts flying everywhere. Your wife was smashed into the wall, becoming a bloody pulp. Your three-year-old son's fate is too horrific to describe... Oh, and your eldest son seems to have been captured alive by him. Everyone else died without a burial place!"

Boom!

Guo Feng's eyes wept blood, and he wailed to the heavens, his voice piercing.

Like an old ape crying, it brought tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it.

"Lu Chen, I will kill you!"

His face was streaked with blood and tears, almost driven mad. He suddenly charged out, not even bothering to ride a horse, and sprinted directly towards his home.

He never imagined that Lu Chen would be so ruthless!

His eighty-year-old mother!

His three-year-old child!

And his wife, who had just turned twenty-five!

Lu Chen, how could you be so vicious!

Misfortune should not extend to family!