Sword Intent Unleashes Its Might

"Venerable Xu! Watch out for Liu Hong's blade!"

Lu Changfeng killed a Liu family scion with one sword stroke while calling out in warning.

Because Lu Changfeng had seen Liu Hong's talent.

Name: Liu Hong

Bone: Grade B Upper

Talent: Mid-grade Talent [Blade Arts]

This was the second weapon-type Mid-grade Talent martial artist Lu Changfeng had encountered.

The first had been Li Youtian.

With a Mid-grade Talent paired with Blood Tempering Fifth Level cultivation, Venerable Xu, an ordinary Blood Tempering Fifth Level, would absolutely not hold out long against Liu Hong.

This Liu Hong had hidden himself deeply enough.

He had shown no sign whatsoever of blade arts talent before this.

On the other side, Venerable Xu received Lu Changfeng's warning and raised his staff technique with utmost caution.

But Liu Hong across from him suddenly curled his lips, and the curved blade in his hand abruptly accelerated by thirty percent!

Full Moon Blade Technique!

Dancing Moon!

Venerable Xu's eyes were quick and his hands fast as he blocked the first strike, only to feel his tiger's mouth go numb.

The curved blade turned into a whirling full moon in Liu Hong's hands! This was absolutely a perfected Blood Tempering Realm blade technique!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

This was too strong!

It was hard to imagine that Liu Hong, just over thirty years old, had not only pushed his Blood Tempering cultivation to the Fifth Level but also cultivated a blade technique to such a level!

Such a terrifying martial realm could only be honed over time by those old freaks in their seventies or eighties at the Marrow Cleansing stage!

Boom!

Liu Hong seized the moment and slashed at Venerable Xu's chest.

Venerable Xu relied on experience to cross his staff before him in defense, but his body was still sent stumbling back seven or eight meters by that charged strike, and he spat a mouthful of blood—he had already suffered internal injuries.

By now, Zhou Feng had timely killed the Liu family's second and fourth sons, as they should be killed.

Lu Changfeng, relying on his superior movement technique, had also killed the Liu family's fifth son and eldest grandson from within the crowd.

Thus, the two converged on Liu Hong from both sides.

For the moment, they relieved Venerable Xu's predicament.

"You bastards!!"

Liu Hong gritted his teeth as he looked at the rivers of blood around him, then raised his blade and slashed at Venerable Xu.

Zhou Feng blocked Liu Hong's curved blade with his own, his tiger's mouth going numb as he realized the level of Liu Hong's blade technique.

"Careful, Liu Hong's blade technique realm is too terrifying!" Zhou Feng spoke, mainly as a warning to his junior brother Lu Changfeng.

But Lu Changfeng had already seen Liu Hong's talent through the interface.

Zhou Feng raised his sword, Venerable Xu raised his staff, and the three joined forces to besiege Liu Hong.

Venerable Xu, injured internally, had greatly reduced speed and power in his staff technique.

As for Lu Changfeng, although his cultivation was the lowest, he had for now displayed a perfected sword technique, with speed and power not far off from Venerable Xu's.

Occasionally, a stunning sword stroke would even throw Liu Hong into a fluster.

Liu Hong faced three opponents alone, but his momentum was in no way weaker.

He focused on the already injured Venerable Xu, occasionally landing a charged strike that sent Venerable Xu's body reeling and worsened his injuries!

Thus, the four fought for over ten minutes!

During this time, Liu family members tried to go out and report the matter, but the surroundings had long been sealed off by Liu Ye leading the Liu family's household guards.

Without Blood Tempering Realm martial artists to help, ordinary Liu family members could not stir up any trouble.

Liu Ye stood guard in the front courtyard; whenever a Liu family member emerged from a corner, he would raise his blade and kill them.

He listened to the sounds of battle coming from the central courtyard, his heart filled with anxiety, hoping that his senior and junior brothers would not meet with any mishap.

If he hadn't needed to lead the household guards in preventing the Liu family from escaping, he would have charged in to join the fight long ago.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a scream of agony came from the central courtyard.

Liu Ye could no longer hold back. He ordered his subordinates to guard the gate and strode into the central courtyard.

There, three figures stood tall in the courtyard—Lu Changfeng, Zhou Feng, and Venerable Xu, whose lips were pale with blood at the corner of his mouth.

In the middle, one person had been dismembered and lay unconscious on the ground. Liu Ye recognized him as Liu Hong, the eldest son of the Liu family—the primary target that needed to be eliminated this time.

"Great! We did it!" Liu Ye said upon seeing Liu Hong.

At that moment, Lu Changfeng sheathed the Autumn Water Sword.

Zhou Feng and Venerable Xu watched Lu Changfeng with complicated expressions.

The scene rewound to half a minute earlier.

Liu Hong, outnumbered three to one, had expended a great deal of stamina and grew increasingly desperate to kill Venerable Xu and find a way to break the deadlock.

In his desperation, Liu Hong revealed an opening!

Lu Changfeng, who had been waiting for the right moment, hesitated no longer. His aura surged, and the Fierce Wind Sword Intent was already unleashed!

The Fierce Wind Sword Intent enveloped Liu Hong, slowing his every movement!

To some extent, the Fierce Wind Sword Intent could be considered a form of spiritual energy!

Lu Changfeng drove his sword intent to execute the sword move Fierce Wind Storm!

In one second, he struck eight times!

With the first sword, Liu Hong barely turned to block. With the second, he blocked but lacked sufficient force, suffering internal shock and light injuries.

With the third, he blocked with all his might but was already severely wounded.

The fourth sword, Liu Hong truly could not block—his right arm, which held the blade, was severed.

The fifth sword, Liu Hong's left arm was cut off at the shoulder.

The sixth sword, Liu Hong's left leg was taken. The seventh sword, Liu Hong's right leg was taken.

The eighth sword, Lu Changfeng trimmed Liu Hong's right arm to match the left, cutting it cleanly at the shoulder, neat and symmetrical.

Eight swords fell, and Liu Hong was reduced to a human stump, collapsing unconscious to the ground.

Zhou Feng and Venerable Xu stood dumbfounded on the side. Although Lu Changfeng had not directed his sword intent at them, they still felt the biting edge of his sword intent when he struck.

If it had been them, they likely could not have withstood those terrifying eight swords either.

Junior Brother's swordsmanship has actually reached such an unheard-of realm? Zhou Feng was deeply shaken.

Earlier, he had thought to look after Lu Changfeng during this operation.

Now it seemed he had relied on his junior brother to kill Liu Hong so easily.

With his overwhelming swordsmanship, Junior Brother's strength had already surpassed his own!

Venerable Xu's emotions were equally complex. Where had Liu Ye found such a freak? He looked so young, yet possessed such a terrifying level of martial attainment!

If he wasn't mistaken, this young man had just used Martial Dao True Intent, hadn't he?

Or perhaps half-step True Intent?

Truly terrifying!! This child must never be offended—he needed to be befriended properly!

"Third Senior Brother, please take good care of Liu Hong. Don't let him die for at least fifty days," Lu Changfeng made a request.

Naturally, this was because he had his eye on Liu Hong's Mid-grade Talent [Blade Technique].

"No problem. I won't let him die easily."

Liu Ye did not understand the reason but still nodded and summoned a servant to give instructions. Liu Hong was then sent to the Liu family's own medical clinic.

In this mystical world, there were plenty of ways to keep a human stump alive.

Seeing that Liu Ye had agreed, Lu Changfeng and Zhou Feng headed to the rear courtyard.

That was where the Liu family produced their Exotic Beast Meat.

Venerable Xu did not follow. The Exotic Beast Meat formula belonged to Lu Changfeng and Zhou Feng, and the Liu family had likely promised Venerable Xu other benefits to make him give up his share.

The two arrived at the rear courtyard and searched around.

Finally, Lu Changfeng activated his Light Body Skill and leaped to the center of the pond.

In the middle of the pond stood a three-meter-tall toad stone sculpture.

He gently turned the stone bead in the toad's mouth, and a downward passage appeared behind the toad.

"It's here after all!"

Lu Changfeng called Zhou Feng over, and the two descended along the entrance.