Free Attribute Points

No!

Absolutely impossible!

The old man denied his own thought almost as soon as he shouted it aloud.

Blade Qi and Sword Qi was an attack method that only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm could unleash with their substantial true essence.

If Kong Wu before him was a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, one slash would be enough to finish him.

So how had he managed to do it?

It was not just the old man—even Kong Wu himself had no idea how he had managed it.

Although Wang Erhu and the others kept shouting "Blood Cloak" as if it were some peerless martial art,

what Kong Wu had actually done was very simple.

Swing the saber with all his might.

Swing it wildly!

As the Zhanmadao's speed increased, the wind pressure it stirred up grew stronger as well. Once it reached a certain degree, it could produce this effect.

That was Kong Wu's own judgment.

Thanks to his Strength attribute, which was as high as 7 points, he could keep up this kind of continuous slashing for a quarter of an hour.

Although the old man did not know how long Kong Wu could keep it up, he knew he definitely would not last until then.

He glared viciously at Kong Wu, a trace of reluctance flashing across his face.

Then, when the next slash came, the old man gritted his teeth and reached up with his left hand.

Screech~

A piercing sound rang out as a pale-red gust scattered.

Kong Wu's Zhanmadao was embedded in the black palm, nearly slicing it apart. Only a thin strand of flesh still held it together.

The old man had stopped Kong Wu's slash at the cost of losing an arm.

Then, the old man swiftly reached his right hand into his chest and pulled out a sheet of black talisman paper.

Seeing this, Kong Wu grew wary. He immediately raised his foot and kicked the old man hard in the chest, widening the distance between them.

In this world where cultivation was possible, who knew what those talismans could do? There was no harm in being cautious.

Kong Wu warily watched the old man, but after the black talisman paper was taken out, it showed no signs of attacking.

The black talisman paper transformed into black light and merged into the old man's legs.

Then, the old man slowly rose into the air and actually began to float.

"A ghost... A ghost!"

When Skinny Monkey saw this scene, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, shouting instinctively.

The surrounding commoners, who had still been watching the spectacle, immediately scattered in all directions.

Yet Kong Wu did not show the slightest panic at this.

As a believer of the Evil God, it would be strange if he did not have some trump card.

The only question was what kind of attack would come next.

He tightened his grip on the Zhanmadao, concentrating all his attention on the old man.

The old man looked down at everyone from above, the dark light flowing around him and making him look utterly terrifying.

Then, he gave Kong Wu a deep look and said in a low voice, "I'll remember you!"

With that, he turned and left.

His figure wobbled through the sky toward the distance. Before he had flown even a hundred meters, he suddenly plummeted.

"Zhu Yin Sheng! You sold me a fake!"

After an enraged curse, a faint plop came from where the old man had fallen.

It seemed he had fallen into the river.

Skinny Monkey watched this scene, and his terrified mood eased considerably.

So even this monster could take a tumble.

The instant that thought crossed his mind, a figure shot past him.

Kong Wu charged straight toward the place where the old man had fallen, Zhanmadao in hand.

Damn! I finally came across Attribute Points, so I can't let him get away!

He took a straight route. Whenever he encountered a house, he leaped onto the roof and crossed over it. Whenever he encountered a wall, he smashed straight through earthen walls and leaped over stone ones, unwilling to waste even a moment.

Before long, he reached his destination.

Unfortunately, by the time he arrived, the river was calm, and even its ripples had settled.

Kong Wu surveyed the riverbed. The keen vision granted by 7 points of Strength yielded nothing. For a hundred meters in either direction, there was no sign of anyone in the river besides a few small fish and shrimp.

On the opposite bank, only a woman sat on the ground, with clothes scattered all around her.

Her expression was panicked, and she kept muttering something under her breath.

It seemed that washing clothes outside had given her quite a fright.

Kong Wu walked forward a few steps, then broke into a short run and easily leaped across the four- or five-meter-wide river, landing before the woman.

Upon seeing this burly figure, hair hanging loose like a demon's, the woman looked utterly terrified at first.

But in the next moment, perhaps because she saw the official uniform Kong Wu wore, she patted her chest and calmed herself.

Kong Wu helped the woman up and asked, "Did you happen to see an old Daoist priest just now?"

"Ah, I saw him, I saw him... He ran into that forest!"

The woman seemed badly frightened. Stammering, she pointed toward the woods behind her.

Kong Wu nodded as he looked at the forest, put away the Zhanmadao and returned it to his back, then bent down to pick up the clothes scattered on the ground and handed them over.

The woman's face filled with gratitude. She was just about to thank him when she suddenly realized that her vision had been blocked. All she could see before her were various garments, and Kong Wu was nowhere to be seen.

Kong Wu's thick arm pierced through the clothes and plunged straight into the woman's chest, seizing her heart.

The woman's black arm gradually faded in color, and confusion filled her eyes.

"How did you... Pfft!"

Before she could finish speaking, Kong Wu crushed her heart.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the woman fell backward.

"Congratulations on killing the Evil God Cultist. You have obtained 4 Free Attribute Points and 1 Special Attribute Point! (Special Attribute Points can be used on items to randomly grant them special attributes.)"

As the mechanical voice rang out in his mind, Kong Wu confirmed that he had completely killed the Evil God Cultist.

The Evil God Cultist might never have understood, even in death, why Kong Wu could strike at an innocent woman without the slightest hesitation.

As far as he was concerned, even if Kong Wu suspected him, he would not immediately deal a fatal blow.

What if he had made a mistake?

But he did not know that under Kong Wu's golden finger, everyone's Attribute Panel was clearly visible.

No matter how exquisite his Disguise Technique was, that glaring Attribute Panel could not be faked in Kong Wu's eyes.

At that moment, as Kong Wu looked at the Attribute Points in his mind, excitement made his entire body tremble.

Kong Wu Life:102 Strength:7 Skills:None Free Attribute Points:4 Special Attribute Points:1

With 7 points in Strength, his physical abilities had already become inhuman.

Then, if he added those 4 Free Attribute Points to Strength, just how powerful would he become?

Kong Wu had just been about to add the 4 Free Attribute Points to his Strength when he heard shouts coming from nearby.

"Constable Kong! We... We came to help you."

Skinny Monkey led a large group of constables as he charged over, every one of them panting heavily.

Seeing this, Kong Wu could only stop for the moment.

"Constable Kong! We... Huh? What's this?"

Skinny Monkey ran up to Kong Wu, only then noticing the woman lying on the ground.