Spoils of battle

Zhang Fan took the slash head-on, the impact splitting the web of his hand and sending blood streaming down.

He staggered back a step, his eyes blazing with fury, and growled, "Don't push me!"

At that, Lin Shuguang sneered disdainfully:

"Push you? Where's that arrogance you had when you were trying to kill me?"

With that, his icy blade erupted with boundless light and slashed straight at him!

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

Zhang Fan's Destined Soul was a fist, which ultimately left him at something of a disadvantage against Lin Shuguang's great saber.

The two clashed fiercely again, sparks flying and blows ringing like thunder.

Bang!

The web of Zhang Fan's hand shook again, and the wound tore open even farther.

His expression had turned utterly grim.

This couldn't go on. He would definitely die!

He glanced at Bun Head nearby, a vicious gleam flashing in his eyes.

Bun Head had lowered her price several times in a row. Seeing that Lin Shuguang paid her no attention whatsoever, she seemed to have given up and fallen silent. Now she rested her chin in her hand as though daydreaming, paying no attention to Zhang Fan's malicious gaze.

Zhang Fan withdrew his gaze and glared at Lin Shuguang, snarling, "Remember, you forced me to do this!"

He decided to use his secret technique!

He would kill everyone afterward to silence them. That way, no one would ever know he possessed a Demonic Cultivator's cultivation method!

A huge Fierce Tiger Tattoo abruptly appeared on Zhang Fan's upper body, spreading all over him.

In an instant, Zhang Fan's aura surged, turning him into something like a gigantic humanoid beast radiating an incomparably savage, ferocious presence!

Lin Shuguang narrowed his eyes, immediately sensing the unusual change in Zhang Fan.

Even Bun Head in the nearby tree suddenly snapped out of her daze. Her mouth fell open in surprise, as though she recognized the secret technique Zhang Fan had used.

Roar!

Zhang Fan let out a roar like a beast's.

Standing a short distance from him, Lin Shuguang could easily hear the explosive cracks of Zhang Fan's muscles and bones as he hunched his back and bent forward, as though boundless power had suddenly gathered inside him and was about to erupt.

This blood energy...

His heart sank slightly.

He clearly sensed how unusual Zhang Fan had become.

But he had a trump card of his own!

[Conditions met. Deduct 100,000 wealth to upgrade Star Prison Gale Slash to LV5!]

"Upgrade!"

Whoosh!

Lin Shuguang's blood energy erupted as well!

The next second,

without hesitation, he unleashed Draw and Slash!

The Slaughter Blade burst with brilliant, brutal saber light, and the air currents around Lin Shuguang seemed to run wild, violently bursting and shaking.

In an instant, his power actually matched the formidable force Zhang Fan had unleashed, and even seemed slightly stronger.

Bun Head's mouth fell open again.

Seemingly stunned by Lin Shuguang's saber technique, she rose to her feet in the tree.

Stunned! Absolutely stunned!

When had such a young saber expert appeared in Huai City?

Little did she know that her presence had already robbed Lin Shuguang of any desire to prolong his fight with Zhang Fan.

Delay could bring complications!

Amid an earthshaking howl, the two figures leaped up through flying sand and stones, facing off in midair.

At that moment, even the world seemed to fall silent.

Before that powerful current of air, Bun Head immediately retreated seventy or eighty feet, then looked up at Lin Shuguang and Zhang Fan in bewilderment.

Squelch!

A cloud of blood exploded from Zhang Fan's left arm.

He was blasted backward, smashing straight through an ancient tree. A great spray of blood instantly stained the ground red.

"Impossible!"

Zhang Fan's face was filled with terror.

He simply could not believe that even after using his strongest secret technique, he still could not defeat Lin Shuguang.

How was this possible?!

He abruptly raised his head and stared at Lin Shuguang, his voice shrill and harsh. "Who exactly are you?!"

Expressionless, Lin Shuguang approached step by step, imposing even without anger.

The LV5 Star Prison Gale Slash was indeed formidable. Even he felt somewhat drained after unleashing that single slash.

This power was simply terrifying!

He had to kill this man and replenish his Blood Energy Value a little.

He still wasn't sure what Bun Head's intentions were!

Seeing that Lin Shuguang was determined to kill him, Zhang Fan was horrified,

and hastily shouted to Bun Head, "He has a Blood Sea Heart Lotus!"

A Blood Sea Heart Lotus!

The atmosphere abruptly froze.

Bun Head fixed a burning gaze on Lin Shuguang.

With his saber in hand and his back to her, Lin Shuguang walked toward Zhang Fan step by step, seemingly unconcerned.

Throughout this, Bun Head made no move.

Only her eyes darted about, her thoughts unknown.

Seeing her remain unmoved, Zhang Fan's plan to turn trouble onto Lin Shuguang fell through. He shouted in frustration, "That's a Blood Sea Heart Lotus! A Blood Sea Heart Lotus you might not see in a hundred years! Eat it, and your strength will soar. You'll even have a chance to become a Martial Artist!"

At that, Bun Head said disdainfully, "I don't know whether it'll increase my strength, but I do know you'll definitely lose that dog head of yours in a moment."

Zhang Fan nearly suffered internal injuries from suppressing his rage.

Was there something wrong with this woman?!

"You shameless pair!"

Zhang Fan suddenly erupted, seizing the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Lin Shuguang.

But Lin Shuguang moved first, bringing his saber down with chilling saber light!

Trees across a stretch of forest fell one after another.

In the end, Zhang Fan collapsed with his eyes wide open, clutching his throat as blood sprayed from it, filled with unwillingness.

Lin Shuguang panted lightly.

"Dead at last!"

Thanks to killing Zhang Fan, his Blood Energy Value began to recover a little.

But with a third party still present,

Lin Shuguang did not expose his shortage of blood energy and kept his Demon God Armor on.

He turned to look.

The next second, his expression changed sharply!

While Lin Shuguang and Zhang Fan had been fighting, Bun Head had begun happily humming a tune as she collected spoils from the pile of corpses on the ground.

Suddenly, a violent streak of saber light slashed toward her.

Bun Head startled like a rabbit, yet easily dodged it.

Recovering, she saw that Lin Shuguang had returned and immediately shouted angrily, "Hey, you're going too far! I didn't interfere with you just now, yet you're still getting physical with me!"

Expressionless, Lin Shuguang pointed his saber tip at the spoils in her hands and said icily, "Mine!"

Bun Head immediately covered her ears with both hands, still holding the bundles. "I'm not listening! I'm not listening! I'm not listening!"

"..."

Lin Shuguang remained silent for a moment.

His gaze gradually turned cold, and his great saber shuddered.

He made to attack.

With playing cute proving useless, Bun Head darted backward in alarm. "Are you even a man? So petty!"

Not wanting to waste his strength, Lin Shuguang stood where he was with his saber in hand and said tersely, "Put them down!"

Remembering Lin Shuguang's incomparably brutal slash from earlier, Bun Head felt afraid.

Now, seeing his complete lack of consideration for a woman, she was even more furious.

Fuming, she threw all the bundles in her hands onto the ground. "Take them, take them, take them! You cheapskate!"

She was just about to leave, but Lin Shuguang showed no intention of lowering his saber and continued blocking her way.

Bun Head stole a cautious glance at him. The next second, his ferocious look, as though he were about to cut her down without mercy, made her bristle with fright.

She quickly took a step back.

She quietly told herself that she had to stay calm...

Only then did she grit her teeth and throw another bundle containing Desolate Beads out of her clothes. "Take it all! I really have nothing left this time! Believe me or don't!"

"Leave!" Lin Shuguang pointed his great saber, dismissing her curtly.

Bun Head choked with anger, wishing she could rush up and beat this insensitive man's face into a swollen mess.

"Fine, I'll leave! As if I'd want to stay! Hmph!"

As she spoke, her eyes darted, and just before leaving, she made to kick Lin Shuguang in the backside for revenge.

Shing-

Saber light flashed, knocking Bun Head away.

"I'll spare you this once!"

Her attack having failed, Bun Head promptly turned and ran.

Perhaps she had practiced some agility-based cultivation method, for she fled extremely fast.

Lin Shuguang did not pursue her. Only after Bun Head had disappeared completely from view did he put away his saber.

Turning to look at the spoils scattered across the ground, the expression on his face finally crumbled.

Humming a tune, he slung all the bundles onto his back, his figure gradually receding into the distance...

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