One Sword Cuts Down Core Formation, Burning Black Wind Stronghold to Ash!

Not long after.

Inside the main hall of Black Wind Stronghold, blood had already pooled into rivers, and corpses lay strewn across the ground.

Those who had been arrogant and overbearing just moments ago had now all turned into cold, lifeless bodies.

Dai Hai stood frozen in place, his mind buzzing with noise.

He had never dreamed this could happen.

That Chen Changqing would be this ferocious and terrifying, and moreover, so bloodthirsty and ruthless.

"He... just who is he?"

Dai Hai muttered in shock, goosebumps rising all over his body.

Earlier, he had thought Chen Changqing was coming to Black Wind Stronghold to court death.

But now, Dai Hai realized he had severely underestimated Chen Changqing's strength.

Knowing full well that Black Wind Stronghold had a Core Formation cultivator stationed there, he still dared to charge in alone—he must be extremely confident in his own power.

After a moment's thought, Dai Hai couldn't stop trembling.

He even began to regret provoking that God of Slaughter, Chen Changqing, at the tavern earlier.

Dai Xiongfeng, upon seeing Chen Changqing slaughter everyone in the hall in such a short time, was also greatly shocked.

Just then, Chen Changqing's gaze shifted, landing on father and son Dai Xiongfeng.

"Next, it's your turn."

Hearing Chen Changqing's words, Dai Xiongfeng's brow furrowed as he spoke coldly:

"Boy, you don't actually think that with your Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation, you can truly contend with me, do you?"

"Boom!!"

The moment his words fell, Dai Xiongfeng shook both arms.

The next instant, a violent surge of energy erupted from within him.

The oppressive aura of a Core Formation cultivator was released in an instant.

Following that, Dai Xiongfeng waved his hand casually, and a pitch-black greatsword appeared in his grip.

The blade was wrapped in violent true qi, enough to make one's heart tremble.

Seeing Dai Xiongfeng reveal his true strength, Dai Hai breathed a quiet sigh of relief and shouted:

"Father."

"Kill this scum now!"

At this, a ruthless glint flashed in Dai Xiongfeng's eyes, and the greatsword in his hand came slashing straight down toward Chen Changqing.

"Wind-Meeting Saber Slash!"

As the saber fell, its light was like a river!

Looking again, the terrifying blade radiance had transformed into a massive blade edge, pressing down with force toward Chen Changqing.

Seeing this, Chen Changqing's expression did not change at all.

As Dai Xiongfeng's saber force bore down, he moved his mind, and the Chengying Sword shot out from its sheath.

The moment the Chengying Sword entered his hand, it turned directly into a streak of silver light.

Chen Changqing did not delay either, immediately executing a sword technique from the Shushan Sword Technique—Star River Inversion!

"Boom!"

In an instant, the wild Sword Momentum poured forth like the Milky Way cascading down, vast and unstoppable.

Wherever the sword light reached, it seemed as if thousands of stars were falling.

Every ray of starlight was a thread of lethal Sword Qi.

In less than a breath, Chen Changqing's Sword Momentum collided with Dai Xiongfeng's saber momentum.

"Bam!"

The saber and sword clashed, and the entire main hall shook violently, as if it might collapse at any moment.

"Hm?"

Seeing that Chen Changqing had actually blocked his attack with a single sword strike, a flicker of surprise passed through Dai Xiongfeng's eyes.

But in an instant, he recovered his composure and sneered:

"Boy."

"I admit, you do have some skill."

"But you can't kill me."

"With strength like yours, it's far from enough to face a Core Formation Realm cultivator!"

"Is that so?"

Chen Changqing's lips curled slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Boom!"

Immediately after, the Chengying Sword in his hand suddenly slid back into its sheath.

At the same time, Chen Changqing bent at the waist, assuming a stance to draw the blade.

Seeing this, Dai Xiongfeng and Dai Hai were both utterly bewildered.

They had no idea what Chen Changqing was trying to do.

"Rumble, rumble..."

Before the father and son could react.

The next moment, a devastating aura erupted from within Chen Changqing's body!

Beyond that, vast Sword Qi was released in an instant, its sharpness so intense that the very air before them seemed to tear apart.

"Th-this... what is this?"

Dai Xiongfeng's pupils contracted sharply as he watched, every hair on his body standing on end.

Though he found Chen Changqing's posture strange.

A sudden, inexplicable tremor stirred deep in his heart.

"Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique!"

Before Dai Xiongfeng could dwell on it, Chen Changqing unleashed his killing move!

"Clang!!"

In a flash, he drew the Chengying Sword from its sheath.

A piercing sword cry rang out.

Blinding sword light instantly rent the void.

When he looked again, a sword gleam condensed into solid form, charging straight at Dai Xiongfeng with an unstoppable momentum.

"Not good!"

Dai Xiongfeng's mind shook violently at the sight!

In that moment, he felt only an icy chill, the threat of death closing in fast.

Moreover, the sword gleam moved with incredible speed, leaving Dai Xiongfeng no time for further thought.

At the brink of life and death, Dai Xiongfeng, as if possessed, grabbed hold of Dai Hai.

"Ah?"

The sudden turn of events left Dai Hai utterly panicked.

"Father, what are you doing?"

Ignoring Dai Hai's cries of alarm, Dai Xiongfeng directly used Dai Hai's body to block the incoming sword gleam.

"Whoosh!!"

"Bang!"

In less than an instant, the sword gleam had already struck before Dai Xiongfeng.

Dai Hai, seized to block the attack, exploded on the spot under the sword gleam's slash.

Dai Hai never imagined, even in death.

That his own father would use his flesh as a shield.

"Boom!"

What Dai Xiongfeng hadn't anticipated was.

He had thought Dai Hai's body alone could withstand that sword gleam.

Who would have guessed that after the Sword Qi blasted through Dai Hai's body, its momentum undiminished, it continued to slash toward him!

"No!!"

Dai Xiongfeng roared in terror, but before he could even muster his inner true qi, he was cleaved in two by the descending sword gleam.

[Ding!]

[Detected host has slain Black Wind Stronghold Great Chief Dai Xiongfeng.]

[Reward obtained: AFK Points +200.]

Chen Changqing sheathed the Chengying Sword, his gaze coldly sweeping across the hall.

"Killing a Core Formation cultivator only rewards 200 AFK Points?"

"Isn't the system being a bit stingy here!"

"Still, the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique is formidable—at only 10% mastery, it can already one-shot a Core Formation cultivator."

Chen Changqing muttered to himself in admiration.

Thinking back to how Dai Xiongfeng, at the critical moment of life and death, had actually used his own son as a shield, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"The cultivation world is just this cruel."

With that, Chen Changqing took a deep breath, then without overthinking it, began to loot Black Wind Stronghold.

"For a place as notorious as Black Wind Stronghold, this is all they have?"

Chen Changqing searched every corner, only finding a few thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones along with some low-tier pills and materials.

"Forget it! It's better than walking away with nothing."

Then, with a casual wave of his hand, Chen Changqing stored everything into his storage pouch.

Not long after becoming a Shushan Inner Sect disciple, the sect had issued him a storage pouch.

Though its internal space wasn't large, it was more than enough for storing odds and ends.

"Time to head back!"

Afterward, Chen Changqing stepped out of the stronghold, flicked his finger, and a wisp of spirit flame shot forth.

"Boom! Boom!"

In no time, raging flames engulfed the entire Black Wind Stronghold, the towering fire reflecting a crimson glow across half the night sky!