Boom!
After a brief clash, the longsword in Ye Cang's hand shuddered with a thunderous roar.
He struck again, his movements unified and seamless, every sword stroke utterly flawless.
The first stage of Aurora Sword Wings had reached complete mastery.
With one slash, Luo Chenghua was sent flying several meters.
"What!"
Forcing his trembling hands still with sheer willpower, Luo Chenghua stared in shock.
This kid could still get stronger.
What the hell was this sorcery!
Not far away, Ye Cang casually knocked the remaining few men flying with a couple of sword strokes, delight shining in his eyes.
"As expected of a king-tier sword art. Just reaching complete mastery of the first stage doubles my combat power. The effect is actually comparable to comprehending the 'Blood Drop' intent realm!"
Feeling the power surging through his body, Ye Cang was almost intoxicated.
At that moment, his base strength was 16.7 tons. 'Blood Drop' had doubled it, and Aurora Sword Wings had doubled it again.
With the two multipliers, his physical strength alone had reached 50.1 tons.
Then there was the 70 tons added by his mental power.
Now, every sword strike of his could unleash 120.1 tons of force.
"If I remember right, a War Venerable's base strength starts at 100 tons. By that reckoning, my sword strike already matches a Junior War Venerable's casual blow."
Ye Cang's heart lifted. He was another step closer to Xue Long.
But he still didn't let his guard down.
This was the limit of his strength.
For a true War Venerable, it was merely their most basic, everyday strength.
When a War Venerable unleashed their power, their intent realm added at least a twofold boost.
By that calculation, even the weakest War Venerable could exceed 300 tons of strength at full power.
With his current abilities, he was nowhere near a match for such power.
Still...
It was more than enough to deal with the few men in front of him!
Ye Cang looked at them, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.
"Not good! Run!"
Seeing the killing intent in Ye Cang's eyes, Luo Chenghua shouted and shot off into the distance.
At the same time, the others fled in different directions.
Ye Cang sneered at the sight.
"Heh! Too late!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
Five 'King Slayer Flying Swords' tore through the air.
In the blink of an eye, they had pierced the heads of the four intermediate Generals from the Luo Family.
The last 'King Slayer Flying Sword' reached the back of Luo Chenghua's head.
Sensing the terrifying killing intent, he tilted his head and dodged by a hair's breadth.
By then, Ye Cang had already appeared in front of him.
The breakthrough in Aurora Sword Wings had brought more than just increased strength.
It had also increased his speed.
"You—you're a Psionic Warrior!"
Looking at Ye Cang, Luo Chenghua was overcome by indescribable terror.
"You know too much!"
Ye Cang brought his sword down.
Luo Chenghua hurriedly raised his weapon to block.
But in the next instant, a seventh-tier 'King Slayer Flying Sword' tore through his combat suit from behind and pierced straight through his chest.
Thud!
Luo Chenghua's body hit the ground. He seemed unable to accept his death.
Ye Cang didn't care.
He glanced around and began to sweep the battlefield.
First, he gathered the spoils from the men: weapons, combat suits, and the like.
Although some were damaged, all of them were fifth-tier, while Luo Chenghua's were sixth-tier.
Together, they were worth at least a hundred million Huaxia Coins.
That was several times more valuable than the materials from the vicious beasts he'd spent two days hunting.
Next came the materials from the Golden Mane Wolf Spiders.
One intermediate Beast General and eight low-level Beast Generals. Before long, Ye Cang had collected everything.
Finally, he used his recorder to scan the corpses.
He couldn't waste the contribution points, either.
After clearing the battlefield, Ye Cang looked at the system panel.
[Life Energy: 815]
These were the spoils he'd gathered early that morning.
After a glance, Ye Cang immediately spent the points on his 'physique' attribute.
With both his intent realm and sword art boosting his power, every kilogram of strength he gained now was equivalent to three kilograms of force in battle.
That made it the best value for his points.
Life Energy -810 points!
'Physique' attribute +81 points!
As he kept adding points, his strength continued to rise.
Then he looked at the Gray Mist Zone Detector in his hand.
"There's still some cleanup to do."
He murmured as he watched the red dots in one direction.
Though he'd dealt with several Beast Generals, plenty of Beast Soldier-level Golden Mane Wolf Spiders were still alive.
And every last one of them was a walking bundle of Life Energy.
Then he picked up everything he'd collected and headed toward the red dots.
After walking a few hundred meters, a large number of red dots appeared on the detector again.
But the life signs they indicated were all at the Beast Soldier level.
They were the remaining Golden Mane Wolf Spiders.
Without the Beast Generals, they were no match for the other powerful vicious beasts in the city. They could only become prey.
But now...
Looking at the Golden Mane Wolf Spiders covering the dense webs ahead, Ye Cang focused his mind and sent eighteen 'King Slayer Flying Swords' flying into the attack.
Blood sprayed. Heads burst apart.
In the blink of an eye, countless Golden Mane Wolf Spiders had died.
Ye Cang strolled down the street, happily absorbing Life Energy.
He also recorded the dead bodies along the way.
This batch of Golden Mane Wolf Spiders wasn't impressive in quality, but there were plenty of them—over 370.
So they still yielded a considerable amount of Life Energy.
[Life Energy: 648]
After checking his haul, Ye Cang continued dumping points into his 'physique' attribute.
Then he found a place to rest and waited for his strength to finish increasing.
Compared to mental power, physical strength increased quickly.
In less than half an hour, the growing power in his body gradually settled.
[Ye Cang (Junior General, Intermediate Psionic General)] [Spirit: 400] [Physique: 312] [Combat Skills: Aurora Sword Wings (Stage One 6/1000), Psionic Energy Detailed Explanation (Fifth Stage 1/500, Gather Psionic Killing Sword 0/1500), Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art (Intent Realm · Dripping Blood)...] [Movement Technique: Subtlety (187/)] [Life Energy: 8]
"My base strength is 31.2 tons. With the two boosts, that'll reach 93.6 tons. Add the 70 tons from my mental power, and my total force can reach 163.6 tons."
After calculating his strength, Ye Cang smiled.
In just half a day, his strength had increased by more than 60 tons. If he hunted for a few more days, he could face Xue Long head-on and give him a real fight.
Beep, beep, beep...
Just then, the detector suddenly began to sound an alarm.
"Hmm? More warriors?"
Looking at the red dots' paths, Ye Cang noticed something unusual.
The red dots reached the site where he'd fought earlier and stopped for a few seconds. Then they spread out, moving slowly in different directions.
They seemed to be searching for something.
One of the red dots was heading toward him.
A few seconds later, that dot seemed to spot him. The next instant, all the red dots charged toward his location.
Boom...
The gray mist was torn apart, and six figures appeared in front of the building where he was.
"Get out here!"
The man at the head of the group roared. He grabbed a massive rock nearby and hurled it toward Ye Cang.
Crash!
The building shuddered, and rubble scattered in every direction.
Through the dust, Ye Cang flashed into view in front of the group.
"The Luo Family?"
Ye Cang glanced at them and asked mildly.
"So you know who we are. Then stretch out your neck and accept your death. I'll make it quick for you!" one man said coldly.
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