Lu Jun lightly raised his brows and snapped his fingers.
Mirror Flowers and Moon on Water.
The ability of Mirror Flowers and Moon on Water instantly unfolded.
After breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm,
Lu Jun's Mirror Flowers and Moon on Water had also improved tremendously.
The spreading domain was enough to cover a radius of one kilometer.
In an instant, everyone within a one-kilometer radius fell into the illusion Lu Jun had cast, sinking into slumber within it.
"The consumption is still too great. At most, it can only last for half an incense stick's time—eight minutes..." Lu Jun merely muttered softly, sounding somewhat regretful. "Still, that's more than enough time."
Xiao Yugao frowned, not knowing what Lu Jun was babbling about.
He merely lightly tapped the ground with his toes before abruptly charging toward Lu Jun.
Xiao Yugao furiously charged forward with a punch.
Facing the punch Xiao Yugao threw with all his anger,
Lu Jun paid it no attention and merely shook his head lightly.
Crack!
When Xiao Yugao's punch struck, Lu Jun's body shattered inch by inch, transforming into countless streaks of light and shadow.
Xiao Yugao's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly looked around.
Countless densely packed figures of Lu Jun surrounded him on all sides.
"An illusion!"
Xiao Yugao was horrified.
It wasn't as though he had never learned about Lu Jun's divine ability.
The other party's divine ability was clearly only related to controlling the wind.
The next second, Xiao Yugao no longer had time to think.
Countless densely packed figures of Lu Jun suddenly charged toward him.
Unable to distinguish between them, he could only grit his teeth and continuously throw punches, smashing apart every approaching figure of Lu Jun.
Yet in Lu Jun's eyes,
Xiao Yugao was merely punching at the empty air in place, dodging about while repeatedly shouting,
"Men!"
"There's an assassin!"
"Lu Jun is trying to assassinate this general! Men!"
Lu Jun quietly came to the edge of the pond in the courtyard and extended a hand, silently murmuring inwardly, "River and Marsh Edict."
Within the pond, the calm water gradually began gathering in Lu Jun's hand, forming a massive sphere of water.
Lu Jun lightly snapped his fingers.
In an instant, the numerous illusions before Xiao Yugao vanished.
But with the disappearance of the illusions, there was not the slightest trace of joy in front of him—only endless gravity.
Before his eyes,
Lu Jun was controlling that enormous sphere of water, which had already reached above his head.
"How can you have another divine ability?!"
Xiao Yugao laughed. It was a helpless, despairing laugh.
He helplessly slumped to the ground, his face filled with despair.
"You aren't a demon, an evil cultist, or a human traitor. Logically speaking, I shouldn't kill you. But you and I have an irreconcilable blood feud. I can only kill you."
"You are of the Human Race, so I'll grant you one final chance to speak your last words."
Lu Jun spoke softly, his expression indifferent as he looked at Xiao Yugao, who had abandoned resistance before him.
"Heh heh..." Xiao Yugao's expression scattered, his gaze venomous. He merely spat out, "You slaughter with abandon. I can't kill you, but one day, you'll surely suffer Heaven's retribution."
Lu Jun lightly nodded without saying anything.
The sphere of water above Xiao Yugao's head descended, heavily enveloping him completely.
Within the sphere of water, countless streams began churning violently and spinning. Before long, they formed a vortex inside the sphere.
Immediately afterward, Xiao Yugao was suddenly torn into a mist of blood by the raging currents.
"If I kill others, others may naturally kill me. I have nothing to say about that."
"If my fate is thin, then Heaven should punish me; if my fate is thin, then Heaven should slay me!"
"But..." A confident smile curled faintly at the corner of Lu Jun's lips. "Though the waves wash all away, I shall still stand unfallen..."
The next day, Lu Jun was jolted awake by Li Tuo's startled cries.
"Lu Jun!"
"Xiao Yugao is dead!"
Lu Jun's expression remained calm and casual as he said, "Dead? What a pity."
Li Tuo wore a look of terror.
"I heard he was killed by a Law Seeker who possessed a water-type divine ability. He died horribly. The currents completely churned his flesh and blood to pieces, and his remains were thrown into the pond."
"And no one discovered it that night. It was only found in the morning when the servants were cleaning."
"What kind of strength must that Law Seeker possess?! I estimate that his realm was at least the Spirit Roaming Realm!"
Lu Jun merely smiled without speaking.
Li Tuo did not suspect Lu Jun.
Although Lu Jun was indeed the most likely suspect in Xiao Yugao's death,
he had spent the entire previous night drinking with Lu Jun in the room, only returning to sleep at dawn.
Xiao Yugao had died during the latter half of the night.
Li Tuo then spoke.
"Lu Jun, although you're now free of trouble and guilt for killing Xiao Yungui, Fang Jinyi has still decided to punish you. Once you pass the trial and receive your position ranking in the Demon Slaying Division, he plans to send you to the local areas to serve as a Patrol Envoy for more than three months of training."
Lu Jun frowned. "Patrol Envoy?"
Li Tuo explained, "There are only so many Law Seekers in the Demon Slaying Division, while Dagan has vast territory and a huge population. It's impossible to establish a Demon Slaying Division in every place. Most places only have one Demon Slaying Division in the prefectural capital."
"But to ensure peace and stability in the counties, towns, and villages, the Demon Slaying Division in the prefectural capital sends several Demon Slayer Envoys to small places as Patrol Envoys every so often."
Li Tuo also spoke helplessly. "Furthermore, small places are difficult for the Demon Slaying Division to govern, so there may be even more demons there."
Lu Jun's eyes lit up. "When do we leave?"
Li Tuo was helpless. He knew Lu Jun's demon addiction had flared up again.
"Immediately after the ranking ends."
"Today is the thirteenth. Two days from now, you'll begin the Demon Slayer Envoy position assessment. Then we'll leave at once."
"Understood." Lu Jun nodded.
Then Li Tuo gritted his teeth, seemingly making some sort of decision, and said, "Lu Jun, I'll go with you!"
Lu Jun raised his brows. "That works."
Lu Jun's general knowledge was far too lacking, and he was too lazy to associate with others.
It would be much more convenient to have Li Tuo by his side.
Then Lu Jun asked, "By the way, does the Demon Slaying Division have any martial arts manuals?"
"Huh? Martial arts manuals?" Li Tuo froze for a moment.
Martial arts manuals contained the techniques martial artists cultivated.
Cultivating them was bitter and exhausting, and even after mastering them, their power was usually difficult to compare with divine abilities—unless one cultivated them to the pinnacle.
Who would be foolish enough to do that? With the same effort, one might as well cultivate a divine ability!
The Demon Slaying Division was basically made up of Law Seekers, so almost no one practiced this sort of thing.
Li Tuo said, "There should be some. I'll take you to look for them."
When Lu Jun had fought Xiao Yungui and Xiao Yugao before, the martial artists' methods they used had displayed fairly impressive power.
Moreover, his demon essence happened to be capable of increasing the strength of martial arts and cultivation methods.
He could just as well give it a try.
Lu Jun and Li Tuo searched through the cultivation-method pavilion for a while.
Only then did they finally find two books on a dust-covered bookshelf.
One was Fierce Tiger Blade Art, and the other was Cloud Treading Steps.
One was a blade art and the other a movement technique. They complemented each other rather well.
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