Ascending the Black Ranking! Dual Rankings!

Chapter 37: Ascending the Black Ranking! Dual Rankings!

Just as Lu Chen left the Rainy Night Inn.

In a distant region.

Within a mysterious pavilion.

Like before, an ancient bronze mirror flickered to life once more.

Lines of text automatically appeared on it.

[Heartless Blade Lu Chen, having practiced martial arts for only seven days, this stormy night, drew upon the high-altitude lightning to slay the Town Suppression Bureau's Squad Leader 'Iron Masked Judge' Yu Tianli, and also killed his companions 'Gu King' Zhang Qian and 'Nine-Fingered Asura' Yin Jiuzhu. This has shocked the world and earned him a place on the Kirin Ranking at eighty-third!] Several figures dressed in strange attire widened their eyes in surprise, looking at the text above.

"The Kirin Ranking has been updated again!"

"Lu Chen, from ninety-first before, has risen to eighty-third?"

"Hiss, what a Lu Chen. In just a few days, he was able to kill Yu Tianli!"

"Quickly inform the world, the Kirin Ranking has changed again."

They immediately sprang into action.

Spiritual pigeons flew out from this place.

In another direction.

Qinghe Prefecture.

Town Suppression Bureau Prefecture Office.

Battalion Commander Gongsun Ming frowned, dealing with a pile of documents on his desk, occasionally letting out a sigh. The Great Yu Dynasty was in turmoil, with chaos beginning to show in various regions, truly reaching a dangerous state.

Not only were the major martial arts sects restless.

Even the prefectures were frequently experiencing rebel uprisings...

"All chaos begins in the martial world, can all dynasties not escape this law?"

His thoughts churned.

Suddenly.

A figure rushed in rapidly from outside, saying urgently, "Battalion Commander, something has happened! The Squad Leader of Panshi City, Yu Tianli, has been killed, and his companions Zhang Qian and Yin Jiuzhu have also been slain!"

"What?"

Gongsun Ming's brow furrowed. He glanced over and asked, "Yu Tianli is dead? Wasn't he going to handle the case of the Panshi City County Magistrate's murder? Who did it?"

"It's that Lu Chen again. After killing County Magistrate Lin Mingyuan, Yu Tianli couldn't escape his deadly grasp either!"

The person's expression shifted. "He killed Yu Tianli with his blade and has risen from ninety-first on the Kirin Ranking to eighty-third!"

"Useless trash!"

Gongsun Ming's gaze deepened as he berated.

His side had already received reports of Lu Chen's previous actions.

He had originally thought that with Yu Tianli personally dispatched, capturing him would be a simple matter.

But he never expected that even Yu Tianli, with his strength, would be killed!

What was Lu Chen's cultivation level?

"Damn Lin Mingyuan, such a person appeared in his jurisdiction, and he was completely unaware, bringing me such immense trouble... Lin Mingyuan, you won't rest in peace even in death." Gongsun Ming paced back and forth.

"Battalion Commander, Yu Tianli is the nephew of Grand Commander Yu Siyuan. He was killed..."

The person spoke with some trepidation.

Gongsun Ming couldn't help but feel annoyed, a headache coming on.

Grand Commander, that was a rank above him!

A higher rank could crush a lower one!

"Where did that Lu Chen flee to now?"

"We haven't found out yet."

"Send word down. Have Captain He Qianxing personally go out and apprehend Lu Chen. Also, put his name on the Black Ranking and have those Blade Hunters keep an eye out!"

Gongsun Ming said darkly.

"Yes, sir!"

The person's heart trembled. Captain He Qianxing, the strongest Captain in Qinghe Prefecture!

His cultivation was at the Eighth Rank!

With him taking action, capturing Lu Chen would be a sure thing!

Two days later.

The small town bustled with people coming and going.

A fresh scene.

The streets were mostly filled with peddlers carrying burdens. Occasionally, one could see martial artists, swords at their sides, hurrying past.

"Quick, quick, the latest Kirin Ranking has been updated!"

"Didn't it just get updated a few days ago?"

"It's because of that Lu Chen again. Lu Chen moved from ninety-first to eighty-third."

"No way, that's incredible speed! What did he do this time?" Amidst the surging crowd, a man wearing a bamboo hat and a black robe followed the throng towards a wall ahead.

On the high wall.

Two lists were posted.

Both had been put up not long ago.

One was the renowned Kirin Ranking.

The other was the Black Ranking, specially issued by the imperial court!

The Kirin Ranking listed all promising young talents.

The Black Ranking listed all fugitives wanted by the imperial court.

"Well done, Lu Chen. This guy is truly a prominent figure. Not only is he on the Kirin Ranking, but his name just appeared on the newly updated Black Ranking too."

"What? He's on the Black Ranking too!"

"Look quickly, sixtieth on the Black Ranking, with a bounty of five thousand taels of silver!"

"Such a high bounty!" "Lu Chen, a few nights ago, used lightning to kill Squad Leader Yu Tianli of the Town Suppression Bureau and his two assistants... hiss, Yu Tianli was a Sixth Rank cultivator, wasn't he?"

"Do you even need to ask? He was a mid-stage Sixth Rank cultivator, with high-grade martial arts!"

"Is this true about Lu Chen? The list says he's been cultivating for less than ten days since he started. Less than ten days to kill a Sixth Rank expert? Is this a joke?"

"Reached Fifth Rank in four days, killed a Sixth Rank in seven days. This Lu Chen has a big secret!"

"Nonsense, of course, we know he has a big secret, but do you dare to mess with him? This guy is a ruthless individual, through and through. Look at how many people he's killed since he debuted!"

"Exactly, he's simply a born demon king, a malevolent star."

The crowd buzzed. All the martial artists were inwardly awestruck.

Everything Lu Chen had done was enough to shock people.

Judging by his actions.

Once he struck, it was always to silence witnesses.

No one who offended him survived!

Some people even had their entire families wiped out.

In the crowd.

Lu Chen's eyes narrowed, a cold glint appearing.

The Kirin Ranking...

Who compiled this?

How could they describe his deeds in such detail, even including the time he spent cultivating?

This was like putting him on a spit and roasting him!

Seeing how fast he cultivated, others would surely covet it... and the Black Ranking too!

Five thousand taels of silver bounty on the Black Ranking!

There were plenty of people who would be tempted by this five thousand taels!

He had truly become famous this time.

After watching quietly for a moment, he turned to leave.

"Please, spare some change, spare some change..."

On the street, an old beggar with blind eyes, holding a bamboo staff in his left hand and a broken bowl in his right, walked back and forth, pitifully begging from passersby.

Lu Chen casually tossed a few copper coins.

The moment he turned, the old beggar's supposedly blind eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light. A dagger appeared from his sleeve and stabbed rapidly towards Lu Chen's back.

Lu Chen didn't even look. He spun his scabbard, and with incredible speed, struck first, piercing the old beggar's vital point on the chest. With a bang, the old beggar's eyes widened, and he collapsed to the ground. [You have transcended a malevolent Blade Hunter, Merit Points +30].

"Blade Hunter?"

Lu Chen's heart tightened.

The yamen had sent them out too?

This was bad!

He immediately used his movement technique, a blur of afterimages, and vanished from the spot.

Just as he disappeared, figures leaped out from all directions, descending rapidly and appearing near the deceased old beggar in an instant.

"Lu Chen appeared?"

"Such speed, he's already gone!"

"Quick, chase him!"

A group of people quickly gave chase.

But by the time they caught up, there was no trace of Lu Chen to be found.