Slaying Zhang Xiao!

Previously, Zhang Xiao had provoked Xia Wuji with words.

Now, he was pointing his sword at him.

A sharp, cold glint flashed in Xia Wuji's eyes.

Huang Hu, however, quickly stepped in front of Zhang Xiao's sword, batting it away. "Brother Zhang, you've gone too far!"

Zhang Xiao's gaze flickered, and he let out a cold snort. "Brother Huang, I'm only sparing this wretch because of you. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother arguing with such a person!"

Huang Hu said, "Brother Zhang, I won't be going to your hiding place. Brother Xia and I have already agreed to travel through the night and head straight for Qingyun City."

Zhang Xiao's expression tightened. "Very well, to each his own. I won't force you. I'll return there later and inform Miss He, so she doesn't have to worry so much now that you're out of danger."

"Miss He is also here?" Huang Hu asked urgently.

Miss He's name was He Lan, a woman Huang Hu fancied.

Zhang Xiao nodded. "Miss He is injured, quite seriously. In fact, the main reason we chose to find a place to hide and wait for rescue was because of Miss He's condition. She's not fit to travel, and her injuries must be treated immediately."

Huang Hu gritted his teeth. "Brother Zhang, I'll go with you!"

Then, Huang Hu turned to Xia Wuji. "Brother Xia, you..."

Before Huang Hu could finish, Xia Wuji said, "Since Brother Huang is worried about Miss He, I naturally understand. But I still won't be going."

Huang Hu urged, "Brother Xia, it's also dangerous for you to travel to Qingyun City alone through the night."

Xia Wuji calmly replied, "It's fine. I'll just be careful."

Huang Hu was silent for a moment, then took out a bottle of pills and a talisman, pressing them into Xia Wuji's hand.

"Brother Xia, this is a top-grade Precious Pill called an Explosive Origin Pill. There's only one. Don't use it unless it's absolutely necessary. After taking this pill, the primal energy in your body will burn wildly, giving you a powerful burst of strength. However, after the explosion, your Dantian and meridians might be damaged."

"This talisman is a high-grade Wind Chasing Talisman. If you encounter danger, inject a wisp of primal energy into it, and it will activate, boosting your speed significantly for a quarter of an hour."

"Be extremely careful when traveling alone. I wish you a smooth journey. We'll meet again in Qingyun City!" Huang Hu said, cupping his fists.

"Brother Huang, you take care too!" Xia Wuji replied, then left alone, disappearing into the night.

However, not long after leaving, Xia Wuji sensed that something was following him!

"You few, take Brother Huang to the hiding place first!" Zhang Xiao ordered his guards.

Huang Hu asked, "Brother Zhang, what are you going to do?"

Zhang Xiao said, "Because of the ambush by the Bloodfire Demonic Cult, many people who were also going to Qingyun City for the assessment have met with misfortune. How can I, Zhang Xiao, stand by and watch them die?"

"I just want to do my best to find more people and guide them to a hidden place to survive the danger."

"Brother Zhang, your righteousness is admirable!" Huang Hu said solemnly, cupping his fists towards Zhang Xiao.

Zhang Xiao parted ways with Huang Hu and his men.

"Did you keep up?" Zhang Xiao asked a guard beside him, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

"We kept up. That kid isn't fast, he's moving slowly."

"Chase!" Zhang Xiao shouted coldly, quickening his pace and leading his men to dart through the darkness.

A moment later, Zhang Xiao and his men arrived at a desolate area covered in rubble. He scanned the surroundings. "Where are they?"

"Young Master, don't worry, I'll find them!" one of them said.

This person immediately bit his fingertip, and scarlet blood seeped from his skin. He formed a hand seal, and the drop of blood instantly transformed into a wisp of bloody mist, emitting a pungent, bloody odor.

Immediately, small snakes, one after another, emerged rapidly from all directions, crawling to his feet.

This person frowned and looked at Zhang Xiao. "Young Master, that guy named Xia Wuji... he was here..."

Zhang Xiao roared, "Useless trash! You said the person was here, but where is he?!"

Just then.

The small snakes on the ground suddenly straightened their bodies and stood up.

Following that, all the snakes exploded!

Streams of Sword Qi shot out from within the bodies of the snakes!

"Protect the Young Master!" panicked shouts rang out.

Even though their reaction was not slow, several of them were still killed by this wave of Sword Qi!

And Xia Wuji, who had been hiding not far away, rushed out, grabbed his sword hilt with his right hand, and drew it with a sharp shing! The Jinghong Sword was unsheathed!

Overlapping Waves Sword Art!

Second Wave!

Sword light surged, the Second Wave converged, and it roared towards Zhang Xiao and his men.

"Ahhh!"

Screams continued to erupt. Any of Zhang Xiao's guards who were grazed by Xia Wuji's sword light had no chance of survival!

As the sword light struck Zhang Xiao, he let out a low roar, and a thick aura emanated from him. He managed to withstand the burst of Xia Wuji's Second Wave.

Seeing the corpses of the surrounding guards, Zhang Xiao's face turned ashen. A talisman he held in his hand turned into fragments and scattered.

"It seems you took that Explosive Origin Pill Huang Hu, that fool, gave you. That's how someone at the first level of the Sea of Qi Realm like you could unleash such a powerful sword strike, killing so many of my brothers, and even wasting one of my top-grade precious talismans!"

He couldn't tell that Xia Wuji had already reached the second level of the Sea of Qi Realm.

He mistook Xia Wuji's previous sword strike as a burst of power from consuming a pill.

Zhang Xiao suddenly waved the sword in his hand. Sword light flashed, and the Primal Energy belonging to the eighth level of the Sea of Qi Realm surged within him. His entire aura became incredibly ferocious.

"Xia Wuji, the consequences of angering me are very severe!"

As his voice fell, Zhang Xiao, at the eighth level of the Sea of Qi Realm, instantly charged forward.

He rushed to Xia Wuji's front and unleashed a fierce sword strike!

Xia Wuji merely flicked his sword lightly. With a clang, Zhang Xiao's sword-wielding hand was directly shattered, his long sword flying away. Zhang Xiao's body was also sent flying backward.

Bang!

Zhang Xiao crashed heavily onto the ground, letting out a miserable cry. He had lost his right palm, and blood gushed from the severed wrist!

"Ahhh!"

"Xia Wuji, you... you actually hid your strength! You're definitely not at the first level of the Sea of Qi Realm..." Zhang Xiao's voice was laced with pain and shock.

Xia Wuji's expression was indifferent. "You're right, I'm not at the first level of the Sea of Qi Realm. I'm at the second level."

"No! Impossible! You're lying! Your explosive power... that's a level only Primal Energy Realm experts can reach!" Zhang Xiao roared.

Xia Wuji saw no need to explain further. He slowly walked towards the disheveled Zhang Xiao.

As Zhang Xiao watched Xia Wuji get closer, the intense pain from his severed palm vanished, replaced by an extremely ferocious expression.

His eyes instantly turned blood-red.

Within his pupils, it was as if flames were leaping!

"Xia Wuji, die for me!"

Zhang Xiao roared, lunging forward like a bloodthirsty beast.

Swish!

Xia Wuji drew his sword again.

"Ah!"

Mid-air, Zhang Xiao let out a scream even more miserable than when his palm was severed!

Bang!

Zhang Xiao's body slammed onto the ground. Xia Wuji's previous sword strike had nearly split him in half.

"I didn't expect you to be from the Bloodfire Demonic Cult as well."

"Tell me honestly, what exactly is your Bloodfire Demonic Cult planning?"

Xia Wuji coldly demanded, the tip of the Jinghong Sword pressing against Zhang Xiao's brow.