Sky-Rending Star-Shattering Saber

A shadow of death loomed!

A fierce glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

His consciousness sank into his mind.

[Current Slaughter Points: 5]

The option for "Wind Breaking Saber Technique" glowed brightly.

"Consume 5 Slaughter Points, evolve!" Lin Feng roared in his heart.

[Slaughter Points -5, "Wind Breaking Saber Technique" begins to evolve...]

A torrent of profound and mysterious comprehension surged into his consciousness! The true meaning of the saber technique, the application of power, frantically reorganized and sublimated!

But the evolution required but an instant, and the claws were already upon him!

On the brink of life and death, time seemed to freeze.

The comprehension of "wind" shattered, reassembled, and leaped to an entirely new level!

No longer was it about drawing in airflow or controlling the gale, but… tearing it apart!

The shackles of "Wind Breaking Saber Technique" shattered with a boom, and a brand-new profound mystery erupted like exploding stars—"Sky-Rending Star-Shattering Saber"!

"Chiii—!"

It was as if some barrier within Lin Feng was broken, and the speed and quality of his true qi surged instantly!

The barrier of Ninth Rank perfection, under the dual impact of life-or-death pressure and the saber technique's evolution, shattered in response!

Early Eighth Rank!

Power! An unprecedented sense of power filled his limbs and bones!

The churning Blood Essence instantly calmed, and the dull ache in his chest vanished without a trace!

Zhao Tianhao's claw, aimed for a sure kill, had already brushed Lin Feng's hair. A cruel smile even graced his face.

However, the next moment, he saw a pair of cold, sharp eyes, like ten thousand-year-old ice stars.

Lin Feng moved.

The long saber in his hand no longer pursued the afterimages of speed but rose in a mysterious trajectory, both slow and swift.

Where the blade passed, the air let out a groan of being unable to bear the load, as if cloth being forcefully torn!

That wasn't wind; it was the lament of space!

"What?!" Zhao Tianhao's pupils contracted sharply. A sense of fatal crisis made his scalp tingle. It was too late to change his move.

"Sky-Rending Star-Shattering Saber"—First Form, Shatter Wind!

The saber light flashed!

There was no earth-shattering collision.

Zhao Tianhao's fierce claw, condensed with his lifelong cultivation, was silently cut apart the moment it came into contact with that faint, dark saber glow! Bone by bone, palm by palm, it instantly shattered!

"Ah—!" A piercing scream rang out.

The saber's momentum, not yet exhausted, continued upward along his arm, shredding muscle and tearing meridians!

Zhao Tianhao's entire right arm instantly turned into a mist of blood. The man himself, as if struck by a heavy blow, shot backward like a cannonball, smashing heavily against the courtyard wall, cracks spreading across the wall like a spiderweb.

He collapsed to the ground, his face ashen, his breath weak to the extreme.

This was only the beginning.

That spatial-tearing saber energy, after destroying Zhao Tianhao's arm, did not dissipate. Instead, it raged forward in a fan shape!

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft—!"

The seven or eight trusted guards and disciples of the Zhao Family standing behind Zhao Tianhao had no time to react. They were engulfed by the invisible tearing force.

Their protective true qi was like paper, their bodies easily torn apart. Limbs and broken pieces mixed with blood scattered everywhere, and they died instantly!

The courtyard fell into a deathly silence.

The onlookers who had been chattering moments before were like ducks with their throats choked. All sound ceased abruptly, leaving only boundless fear.

Lin Feng stood with his saber, his aura as sharp as midwinter.

In his mind, a prompt appeared:

[Killed Zhao Family Guards x4, Zhao Family Disciples x3, gained Slaughter Points: 5]
[Current Slaughter Points: 5]

Lin Feng strode forward and stopped before the dying Zhao Tianhao, pointing his saber tip at him.

"Speak. Through you, how much more classified information did the Wang Family leak to the Northern Barbarians? Who else are their pawns in the army?"

Zhao Tianhao was in unbearable pain, but upon hearing this, he raised his head. His face was a mixture of agony and extreme malice. He spat out a mouthful of blood: "Pah! Lin Feng… you… you won't die a good death! The Wang Family's influence… is far beyond your imagination… they won't let you go! You will never… be able to shake the Wang Family one bit!"

Lin Feng's eyes grew colder.

Just then, a prompt from the Slaughter System popped up again:

[Defeat Zhao Tianhao, the head of the Zhao Family, to gain 10 Slaughter Points]

A cold glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes, his killing intent resolute.

10 Slaughter Points were enough to further improve his strength!

He raised his long saber, aiming it at Zhao Tianhao's neck.

"Stop!"

A thunderous shout came from outside the mansion gate.

The crowd was forcefully parted, and a middle-aged man in the uniform of an Imperial Brocade Guard battalion commander, with a grim expression, strode in with a squad of elite Strongmen.

It was one of the Wang Family's lackeys, Commander Wang!

Commander Wang swept his gaze over the carnage in the courtyard, his eyes lingering for a moment on Zhao Tianhao's severed arm. A flicker of anger and shock crossed his face before he sternly berated Lin Feng:

"Lin Feng! How dare you! Deploying troops without your superior's permission, trespassing on private property, and indiscriminately killing innocents!

Put away your saber immediately and take your men back to the Northern Garrison Command to await judgment!"

Lin Feng sheathed his saber, but did not put it away entirely. He looked coldly at Commander Wang.

"Lord Wang, the Zhao Family colluded with the enemy and committed treason! The evidence is conclusive! I am apprehending them according to the law, so how can this be considered deploying troops without permission or indiscriminate killing?"

He pointed his saber tip at Zhao Tianhao again: "This man is a key suspect and must be taken back for interrogation immediately!"

"Evidence?" Commander Wang scoffed, his face full of disdain. "Who knows if your evidence is real or fake? Even if there is evidence, it must be reported through the proper channels and decided by the Garrison Command!

How can you be allowed to act lawlessly here and wipe out an entire family? I order you to disband your troops at once!"

He paused, his tone turning stern. He channeled his true qi, his voice resonating throughout the entire area.

"Battalion Commander Lin Feng, you are insubordinate and have repeatedly defied your superiors. Today, you have further disobeyed a military order!

I hereby announce that effective immediately, you are stripped of your position as Battalion Commander and reduced to common status! Men, disarm him!"

Several of Commander Wang's trusted Strongman subordinates stepped forward, ready to apprehend Lin Feng.

Zhao Tianhao, lying on the ground, saw this and let out a hoarse, wild laugh: "Ha... Hahaha! Lin Feng! Do you see? This is the consequence of opposing the Wang Family! You're finished! You're a done-for stray dog!"

Facing the encroaching Strongmen, Commander Wang's cold, grim gaze, and Zhao Tianhao's frenzied mockery, Lin Feng suddenly smiled as well.

In that smile was undisguised mockery and resolve.

"Dismissed?" he whispered, then his voice suddenly rose, like a blade scraping against iron and stone, "Even if I take off this uniform, what does it matter?"

He completely ignored the approaching Strongmen, his gaze passing over Commander Wang to lock firmly onto Zhao Tianhao.

"Such a traitor to the nation, everyone has the right to slay him!"

Before his words even fell, Lin Feng moved!

His figure was like lightning, and his long saber was raised again!

The target was directly at Zhao Tianhao's head!

The fierce saber intent of the Sky-Rending Star-Shattering Saber instantly enveloped the entire area!

Commander Wang's roar of shock and anger mingled with Zhao Tianhao's abruptly halted wild laughter—

"Lin Feng! How dare you!!"

The saber light had already fallen!

It was not a strike as fast as lightning, but rather carried a decisive heaviness and majesty.

The fierce saber intent of the Sky-Rending Star-Shattering Saber tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek. The icy killing intent was like a tangible entity, freezing Zhao Tianhao, who lay limply on the ground.

In his widening pupils, only the death trajectory, which was rapidly enlarging and seemed capable of shattering stars, remained.