A cloud of dust rose, revealing Liu Yunhe and Ji Hao in a disheveled state, while Ye Qiuzhen was left on the ground, his fate unknown.
Jiang Liu leaped forward swiftly, wielding an Ice Blade with his left hand towards Liu Yunhe, while his right hand slashed at Ji Hao with a large sword.
Liu Yunhe hurriedly raised his gun and struck at the Ice Blade, trying to knock Ice Blade away, but his mind was struck twice in succession, and his reaction was a little slow.
The Ice Blade had already changed its flight path several times according to Jiang Liu's thoughts, and he could only watch helplessly as the Ice Blade hurtled towards his neck.
"Whoosh! Bang!" Two sounds rang out in succession. The Ice Blade pierced through Liu Yunhe's skin defense and was about to attack further when it was shattered by the Yuan Qi defense on Liu Yunhe's body. Liu Yunhe touched his neck, which was bleeding profusely, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. He had a sudden thought of retreating.
Ji Hao, now disheveled and holding a broken sword, with his hair and clothes in disarray, had lost his earlier composure and stood there looking at Jiang Liu with a solemn expression.
He had just taken a direct hit from Jiang Liu and realized that Jiang Liu's strength far surpassed his own. He no longer had any intention of underestimating him and even had the thought of retreating. However, if he wanted to leave, someone had to hold Jiang Liu back.
Jiang Liu had no idea what they were up to. He had been hesitant before, but since they wouldn't listen to his advice, he had no choice but to do everything he could to keep them here. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to have a good time once they left.
With his left hand, he swung an Ice Blade, its trajectory constantly shifting unpredictably as it hurtled towards Liu Yunhe.
Then, he unleashed Annihilation by Thought, enveloping the entire area. The blade of his greatsword grew even longer, and he added a layer of protection to the greatsword with his own energy. With a horizontal swing, he slashed at Ji Hao.
Liu Yunhe and Ji Hao exchanged a glance, then focused their energy. Liu Yunhe produced a Yuan Qi spear that merged with his existing spear, while Ji Hao produced a Yuan Qi sword that merged with his existing sword. The two raised their weapons and charged towards Jiang Liu.
Just as Jiang Liu's attack was about to arrive, the two were preparing to swing their weapons to block it. However, both of them suddenly stopped. It turned out that neither of them could withstand the attack of this Annihilation by Thought. The Ice Blade "whooshed!" and pierced through Liu Yunhe's dantian.
Jiang Liu's broadsword cleaved Ji Hao in two, cutting him in half at the waist.
Both of them planned to use the momentum of Jiang Liu's attack to escape separately, but before they could carry out their plan, they were hit by the Annihilation by Thought again, which caused them to be momentarily disoriented. This allowed Jiang Liu's subsequent attack to achieve its maximum effect.
They thought that Jiang Liu's Annihilation by Thought, such a wide-range mental attack, could only be used once at most. After all, such a wide-range mental attack would not be effective against martial artists of the same level. They were caught off guard because they were caught off guard.
To their surprise, Jiang Liu could use it again, and they were even hit by it again. They felt an urge to curse him out. Where did this freak come from? Such high mental strength? We're all ninth-grade geniuses, how come you're so outstanding?
Now, their eyes were filled with regret. Why did they listen to others' instigation and needlessly cause trouble? They came here to find treasure, but instead of finding treasure, they lost their lives here.
As the two breathed their last, Jiang Liu finally felt relieved. Although the fight seemed easy, it was actually very dangerous.
The main reason was that they were caught off guard by Jiang Liu's continuous attacks, and Jiang Liu's mental strength had already surpassed that of a typical Minor Grandmaster, which was beyond their imagination.
If they recover, Jiang Liu will also be in a bad mood. After all, continuously using a powerful skill like Annihilation by Thought, which consumes a lot of mental energy, will definitely put him in a difficult situation.
Especially when dealing with enemies of the same level, the situation is full of uncertainty, but fortunately, I managed to take them down in just two tries.
Actually, this battle is a long story. Apart from the beginning when Jiang Liu still had good intentions and it took a while, the rest of the battle didn't take much time.
Jiang Liu spread his Divine Sense to its limit and began to search the corpses. First, he packed together the things that could prove their identities and their weapons, then he gathered the useful items together, and finally he gave each of them an ice palm.
Only after watching their bodies turn to ashes did Jiang Liu feel relieved enough to take the two packages with him.
Only the pitted and uneven square remains as proof that a fierce battle had just taken place here.
Not long after Jiang Liu left, several figures appeared in the distance and rushed towards this place. It must have been that the loud noise earlier had attracted the attention of others.
Fortunately, Jiang Liu acted decisively in the end, which prevented the situation from dragging on for too long; otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to take such drastic measures.
Jiang Liu flew into the white mist, dug the Pit at random, buried the things that could prove their identities, restored the ground, covered it with a layer of ice, and then found a place to count their spoils.
As expected of the three genius disciples of a great Lineage, they brought so much silver with them on their adventure. The three of them together had more than 200,000 taels of silver. The rest was a bunch of miscellaneous things, including several jade bottles containing medicines for injuries and pills to restore vitality.
However, there was a bottle of pills that even Jiang Liu didn't recognize. Jiang Liu opened it and took a sniff. He felt a pungent smell rush to his mind, which made his mind much clearer. Moreover, the circulation of his vital energy in his body was much faster. He guessed that it was a pill that could unleash potential and squeeze out potential.
Most importantly, there were the three jade bottles that had been taken out of the alchemy room earlier. These three jade bottles were so well protected that they must contain very important pills. Jiang Liu looked around at the surrounding environment and decided to check them out after he left.
After Jiang Liu packed up all his belongings, he got up and flew towards the huge courtyard complex. He first bypassed the training square and then continued searching inside. This time, he encountered a member of the Flowing Cloud Sect. The two exchanged a glance and then went their separate ways.
Jiang Liu continued his search towards the central area, passing a row of clearly high-rise residential buildings. He randomly picked a house and went inside.
Looking at this residence with a distinctly different decorating style, Jiang Liu fell into deep thought. This was clearly not something from the Great Qian Dynasty. Just how long had it existed here?
Furthermore, the calligraphy and painting I saw earlier repeatedly proved that the people living here did not belong to the Great Qian Dynasty. It's just that they have all disappeared now, and judging from the dilapidated state of this place, they have been gone for quite some time.
It was truly perplexing. Jiang Liu had no choice but to suppress his complicated thoughts and continue rushing into the house.
This courtyard has only three rooms, and they are clearly visible: the middle one is the reception room, the left one is the master bedroom, and the right one is the servants' room.
Jiang Liu rushed straight to the master bedroom, only to find the room in complete disarray, with everything overturned and scattered, indicating that it had been ransacked.
Now that he had been discovered, Jiang Liu quickly glanced around and headed outside. After carefully determining the direction, he continued towards the central area.