Blade Slashes County Magistrate! Lightning Displays Might!

Chapter 29: Saber Slashes the County Magistrate! Lightning Shows Its Might!

[You have killed a villain who loved human blood, helping him successfully quit his addiction. Merit Points +170].

Protector Li died with his eyes wide open.

He never knew, even in death, whether Lu Chen was truly one of them from the Blood Sacrifice Cult.

To have practiced the Blood Shadow Sword Technique to such a degree… besides a direct disciple of the Cult Master, he couldn't imagine anyone else could achieve it.

And this person was so young!

It was precisely this fear of Lu Chen's identity, believing him to be a direct disciple of the Cult Master, that threw Protector Li into disarray. He lost his guard instantly and fell into the Blood Shadow Sword's illusion, killed by Lu Chen. It was an incredibly frustrating way to die.

Otherwise, in a direct confrontation, even if Lu Chen could defeat him, it would come at an extremely heavy price.

Clang!

The soft sword sprang back, instantly pulled from Protector Li's chest. Blood sprayed, dripping onto the ground.

At this moment, with his saber in one hand and sword in the other, his gaze icy, Lu Chen looked towards Lin Mingyuan.

Lin Mingyuan's mind was in chaos, his head reeling.

"How is this possible? How can this be?"

Protector Li, who was stronger than him, had been killed so quickly.

More importantly, the person who did it was using their Blood Sacrifice Cult's Blood Shadow Sword Technique!

The perfected Blood Shadow Sword Technique!

There were very few young people in the entire Blood Sacrifice Cult who could achieve this. This almost made him panic.

But soon, his pupils contracted sharply as he noticed the blood-colored soft sword in Lu Chen's hand.

This blood-colored soft sword belonged to his son!

"Who exactly are you?"

Lin Mingyuan roared again.

"What? Panicked?"

Lu Chen's eyes showed mockery. He knew Lin Mingyuan was already intimidated by his Blood Shadow Sword Technique. With a thought, he wanted to exploit this opening again, to take advantage of Lin Mingyuan's mental disarray and kill him directly.

The martial arts of the Blood Sacrifice Cult were truly effective.

The perfected Blood Shadow Sword Technique made people like Lin Mingyuan hesitate to act rashly.

"The Cult Master wants you dead, which is why he sent me…"

Lu Chen's voice was cold as he advanced step by step, spouting nonsense.

"The Cult Master wants me dead? Impossible! This is impossible!"

Lin Mingyuan's face showed terror. He was indeed provoked by this statement, retreating repeatedly in fear. "I am loyal to the Cult Master! How could the Cult Master want me dead? No, absolutely not! Besides, I've never seen you before, even when I was teaching you. Who are you?"

"No?"

Lu Chen said mockingly, "If the ruler wants the subject to die, the subject must die. You've managed Panshi City for years, turning it into a mess, utterly chaotic. The Cult Master has long been displeased. Lin Mingyuan, do you intend to defy the Cult Master's orders?"

"Do you have the Cult Master's order?"

Lin Mingyuan's face contorted, and he roared in anguish.

"Order?"

"No order, then you're fake, fake!"

Lin Mingyuan continued to roar. "If you want me dead, I'll take you down with me!"

He roared madly, not hesitating to activate his strongest trump card.

Boom!

A surge of wild, violent energy erupted from his body instantly. At the same time, blood mist erupted all over his limbs and body, as if his blood vessels were exploding.

Even his eyes suddenly turned scarlet, filled with madness.

His entire aura, from the previous Fourth-Rank Great Accomplishment, climbed all the way, directly breaking through the Fifth Rank barrier, becoming even stronger than Protector Li had been moments ago.

He seemed to have lost all reason.

"Kill!"

He roared, raising his long saber and charging directly at Lu Chen.

Blood Demon Divine Skill!! This was an extremely terrifying martial art of the Blood Sacrifice Cult!

Its user needed to burn their own Blood Essence to gain immense power, but the price was falling into madness and eventually dying from exhaustion of Blood Essence.

Lu Chen frowned, putting away the Blood Shadow Sword. Without hesitation, he activated his three major talents, coupled with the circulation of his Internal Energy. The treasure saber in his hand instantly turned into countless afterimages, like layers of tidal waves, smashing rapidly towards Lin Mingyuan.

Boom, boom, boom, boom…

Deafening roars erupted between the two sides.

The perfected Tidal Wave Saber Technique unleashed unimaginable power in Lu Chen's hands.

It truly felt like countless waves were surging.

One wave higher than the next!

One layer surpassing another! Each saber strike carried terrifying lightning, tearing through Lin Mingyuan's blood energy and internal energy, like countless steel needles fiercely bombarding his body.

Lin Mingyuan's meridians and bones suffered continuous heavy damage. He coughed up blood repeatedly, his entire body numb. His saber techniques became increasingly scattered, and much of the blood-red light on his body was shaken away by the lightning.

"I even used a forbidden technique, yet I'm still at a disadvantage in a head-on clash?"

Lin Mingyuan's eyes were about to split.

What kind of monster was this Lu Chen?

Was he sent by the Cult Master?

And why did he also possess the power of lightning!

This lightning power was the natural nemesis of their Blood Sacrifice Cult's techniques.

Originally, when he unleashed the Blood Demon Divine Skill, the blood fiend aura erupting from his body would affect and draw in people's minds, producing an effect similar to the Blood Shadow Sword. But now, under the opponent's lightning-infused internal energy, the blood fiend aura he had painstakingly generated on his body was continuously dissipating.

If he hadn't learned a decent second-rate saber technique before, he would have absolutely had his defenses torn apart and his head severed by now.

Lu Chen frowned, unleashing his saber techniques with full force.

He could also feel the tightness of Lin Mingyuan's defenses.

After Lin Mingyuan used the forbidden technique, his saber techniques became even more rigorous, making it difficult for him to find an opening for a while!

However, his lightning power was inexhaustible, and eventually, it would completely shake away Lin Mingyuan's blood fiend energy.

"Let's see how many of my strikes you can block?"

The Tidal Wave Saber Technique became more terrifying the further it progressed!

Boom, boom, boom, boom…

Saber lights…

Continuous and unending, with terrifying radiance.

It was like a raging storm. Even though Lin Mingyuan had given his all, he was already struggling to hold on.

Clang!

As the blood fiend energy on Lin Mingyuan's body continuously dissipated, a resounding metallic sound suddenly rang out again. The soft, blood-colored sword at Lu Chen's waist was instantly unsheathed.

Like a ghost, like a phantom.

Carrying crimson afterimages, as if a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood had suddenly appeared.

It instantly drew Lin Mingyuan's entire mind away.

Buzz!

Finally, the gradually maddened Lin Mingyuan was inevitably captivated by this sword. His mind roared, and he fell into an illusion.

Grand ambitions, deep-seated hatred, all turned to dust…

Splatter!

Blood sprayed. A bewildered head instantly flew high into the air.

His eyes were still filled with lingering confusion.

I… died?

A trace of residual consciousness flashed through his mind. His lingering gaze seemed to see a headless neck, blood gushing out, and his head crashing heavily in the distance.

[You have killed a treacherous County Magistrate, sending him to reunite with his son. Merit Points +200]

"Lightning power is indeed formidable," Lu Chen mused inwardly.

This was only the initial application of his lightning power.

He had originally thought that with the heavy rain tonight, he would need to use his saber techniques to summon lightning from the heavens to strike down his enemies.

But he hadn't expected that ordinary lightning could produce such an effect.

Ultimately, it was the Blood Sacrifice Cult's techniques that were too brutal!

Naturally suppressed by lightning!

Righteousness repels evil!

Untainted by any demonic influence!

Lu Chen sheathed his sword and quickly rushed towards the corpses on the ground, searching among them.

Unfortunately, he didn't find any martial arts manuals.

This made him sigh inwardly.

But suddenly, his ears twitched as he heard the sound of rapid strong winds from a distance. His heart tensed, he stomped his foot, and shot out like lightning, quickly leaving the area.

The incidents in the city had already fermented!

Su Yingxue had also warned him earlier that it was likely to have attracted the attention of the Town Suppression Bureau.

This rapid sound clearly indicated that many people were coming.