"Open the door, now!"
Cui Zhengxuan said in a low voice.
The tightly shut door was finally opened from within.
"Lu Chen! Why are you here?"
Cui Hu immediately said.
What?
Everyone around them changed expression, countless eyes instantly falling upon the black-robed, bamboo-hatted figure before them.
Lu Chen?
Heartless Blade Lu Chen!
First on the Qilin Rankings!
The man who had slain Ye Gubai with his sword and offended the Ye Family!
And the very target of their hunt this time!
He had actually dared to show himself!
And beaten Liu Sandao into such a state?
"Your cultivation has broken through?"
Cui Zhengxuan immediately sensed something was wrong and cried out in astonishment.
"Because of this junior, I have caused you trouble, Senior."
Lu Chen said apologetically, "This man repeatedly insulted the King and Senior Cui Hu. I deliberately spared his life and leave him to you two!"
Bang!
With a kick of his foot, he sent Liu Sandao's body flying toward Cui Hu like a kicked leather ball.
The gazes of everyone around them turned cold. Without a second thought, they abruptly leaped into the air and reached for Liu Sandao's body. At the same time, some of them directly attacked Lu Chen.
They were all figures of the unorthodox path and had long remained outside Great Yu.
Even if they killed Lu Chen, Dugu Wudi would not find them easily.
The main purpose of attacking Cui Manor this time had been to lure Lu Chen out.
Boom!
Dense True Qi surged forth like a tide, carrying unimaginable pressure and force as it almost instantly engulfed Lu Chen.
"Lu Chen, be careful!"
Cui Hu hurriedly shouted.
Yet Lu Chen remained expressionless. His previously dim, lightless long blade suddenly blazed once more, as though it had become a strange devil that devoured men's hearts. With a fierce sweep, countless fragments of light abruptly appeared between heaven and earth, as resplendent as a sky full of stars.
It was still the third style of the Seven Styles of Divine Extinction!
A wide-range attack!
Puff puff puff puff!
Aah! Aah! Aah! Aah!
In an instant, screams rang out and blood splashed.
Whether they had attacked him or reached for Liu Sandao, every one of them changed expression, their faces twisted in pain. They felt the killing intent within their bodies spiral out of control and crash about wildly inside them.
Those with weaker cultivation exploded on the spot.
Even the stronger ones coughed blood and flew backward, smashing into the distance. Each was terrified out of his wits as he stared at Lu Chen.
Cui Zhengxuan's expression also changed.
"The Seven Styles of Divine Extinction, No Life..."
So quickly...
Lu Chen had mastered the Seven Styles of Divine Extinction to the third style so quickly...
And he could execute No Life with such consummate mastery!
It was simply inconceivable!
Bang!
Without the others blocking him, Liu Sandao's body continued flying until Cui Hu finally caught it in one hand. Cui Hu gave a savage grin, drew a dagger with his other hand, and stared at Liu Sandao. "You dog, again and again you spread slander about the Master and malign the Cui Army. Flaying you alive would be letting you off lightly. I only wish I could eat your flesh raw!"
"No... Spare me, King Cui, spare me..."
Liu Sandao revealed a terrified expression and finally begged for mercy without regard for anything else.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a sharp, urgent whistle of rushing wind came hurtling from one side.
It was fast to the extreme!
No figure could be seen—only a blur of green smoke rushing toward Lu Chen's back.
"Lu Chen, dodge!"
King Cui shouted loudly.
Yet it was as though Lu Chen had eyes in the back of his head. At the very instant that blur of green smoke struck, he swept his left hand, and the scarlet, demonic long sword flew from its sheath. He turned and thrust it out.
Clang!
Boom!
A dark prison abruptly appeared, enclosing that blur of green smoke within it.
Sky Imprisonment!
The blurred green smoke immediately revealed itself.
It was an old man with a deathly pale face, dressed in a black robe trimmed with gold. Like someone who had not seen sunlight for years, he carried an aura of venomous gloom and ferocity. He looked about inside the dark prison, then directly began striking out wildly with his palms.
It was none other than Poison Fiend Palm Dai Tian!
Ever since Lu Chen had made his move at the inn, Dai Tian had been observing him from the shadows.
Now, taking advantage of Lu Chen's lack of caution, he had finally seized an opportunity and attacked brazenly.
But he had never imagined that Lu Chen's senses would be so keen.
Nor had he expected his sword techniques to be so tricky and strange.
As Dai Tian blasted toward the dark prison at high speed, an eerie, dazzling scarlet light also sped toward his body at an unbelievable velocity.
"Ten Thousand Poisons Devour the Body, Death Spans a Thousand Miles!"
Dai Tian shouted sharply. His palms whirled as he directly met that eerie red light.
Boom!
Pfft!
An explosion rang out, followed by a scream.
Dai Tian's body was violently sent flying, crashing into the distance. Blood streamed from both palms as they trembled without stop.
Four of his fingers had actually been severed by that single sword strike.
Had he not dodged quickly enough, even his chest would have been split open by now.
"What sword technique was that?"
Dai Tian screamed furiously.
In nearly thirty years, he had never suffered such a crushing loss.
Even when he had been forced to flee to the southern frontier years ago, he had not sustained injuries this serious.
He had actually had four fingers cut off by a young man?
How could this be allowed?
You have taught a veteran Black List fiend a lesson. Merit Points +240!
Another line of text appeared.
"Lu Chen, he is Poison Fiend Palm Dai Tian. Be careful of his poison!"
Cui Hu hurriedly shouted.
"You are Dai Tian?"
Lu Chen's tone was cold, and the scarlet soft sword had already slipped back into his waist.
"Everyone, we cannot let him go! Kill him! We must kill him!"
Dai Tian's face was filled with shock as he could not help shouting from afar.
When he had first heard people speak of Lu Chen's monstrous talent, he had not believed it.
But having experienced it firsthand now, he believed it completely.
This young man was actually an expert of the True Qi Hidden Realm!
Moreover, his True Qi was dense and stable, of superior quality, as though he had broken through years ago and undergone countless years of tempering.
He absolutely did not seem like someone who had only just broken through.
What kind of monster was this?
Even if he had cultivated from inside his mother's womb, he could never have become this formidable!
Most of those around them had blood at the corners of their mouths and pale faces. One by one, they revealed nervous expressions and retreated backward.
Kill Lu Chen?
Why would they not want to?
But the problem was that they had already been severely wounded by Lu Chen's single slash just now. How could they dare rush forward again?
Lu Chen's swordsmanship was strange, and his blade techniques were even stranger!
One slash had just forced back dozens of them!
Talk of joining forces to besiege him was nothing but a joke!
Lu Chen remained expressionless as he stared at Dai Tian and strode toward him step by step.
The crowd all retreated quickly. Not a single person dared step forward to stop him...
Forget stopping him—at this moment, even uttering a threat had become a fantasy.
"You... Why are you not attacking? Quickly, surround him!"
Dai Tian revealed alarm and fury. Looking at the others, he hurriedly shouted.
Whoosh!
Lu Chen's body suddenly vanished.
The next moment, Dai Tian's pupils contracted. Every hair on his body stood on end, his skin prickling as though it would burst. He hurriedly roared, driving his True Qi without restraint and blasting forward.
Lu Chen's body appeared before him without warning. Blade light bloomed, releasing a sharp, ear-piercing shriek as it crashed fiercely down toward him.
The second style of Divine Extinction!
Boom!
Aah!
A deafening boom erupted. Dai Tian sprayed blood wildly and screamed as his body was once again sent flying, crashing into the distance. Curled up on the ground, he clutched his head and rolled about madly, as though he had suffered an unimaginable injury.
Yet Lu Chen could not help swaying. Unable to control himself, he staggered back seven or eight steps.
His expression turned grave as he suddenly looked ahead.
At some unknown moment, a monk had appeared before him. Dressed in golden-yellow monk's robes, he was broad and sturdy, smiling as he watched Lu Chen.
When Lu Chen had attacked Dai Tian just now, this monk had actually struck at him from afar with a palm.
Fortunately, Lu Chen had reacted swiftly enough to dodge in an instant.
Only then had he avoided serious injury!
"You are that Golden Light Monk? The traitor of Golden Light Temple?"
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes as a name immediately surfaced in his mind.
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