One Saber Severing the Head

Meanwhile.

Yuchun Courtyard's backyard.

Compared to the brightly lit front courtyard, the backyard was rather quiet.

The Madam stood respectfully before a woman dressed in a red dress embroidered with phoenixes.

"Madam, Qin Lan couldn't get into the Su residence and was arranged to stay outside. Su Chen hasn't seen Qin Lan these past two days," the Madam said.

"Interesting. I'll go meet Su Chen when I have time," the woman in the long dress said with a smile.

Her smile was alluring and charming.

"Madam, today Ling Tianhe of the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower eliminated eight managers who opposed him. He now has complete control of the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower, and Su Chen has become a complete puppet."

"Meeting him wouldn't be of any use to us. I suspect Ling Tianhe will make a move on Su Chen next," the Madam said in a deep voice.

"Ling Tianhe won't make a move. Su Chen is Su Mengbai's son. Ling Tianhe won't act until people from Zitan Palace arrive."

"The Lei Family has been aggressively harvesting Void Nether Stones in the market recently. How is the investigation into this matter coming along?" the woman in the long dress asked.

"This matter might be related to the Third Young Master Qin of the Qin Family in Qingcheng City, Qin Hao. However, we haven't figured out what they're doing specifically. I wish to meet with Ling Tianhe to see if I can buy some clues from him," the Madam said.

The Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower, as Qingcheng City's intelligence agency, should know the purpose of the Lei Family's large-scale acquisition of Void Nether Stones.

"Void Nether Stones are one of the basic materials for refining demonic weapons. Although they are precious, there's no need to acquire them on such a large scale. There must be other circumstances involved."

"You can go to the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower and ask them to investigate," the woman in the red dress nodded.

Then she continued, "Have there been any more reports on the black market about the Fifth-grade Lotus Platform?"

"Reporting to Madam, after the last message was sent, there have been no further reports. It's very strange," the Madam said in a deep voice.

"This matter is suspicious. Did the other party release the message just to draw attention to the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower?"

"Inform us that Su Chen might know the whereabouts of the Fifth-grade Lotus Platform. But if Su Chen knew, they wouldn't have spread this news." The woman in the red dress frowned slightly, unable to figure out the reason.

"You may go. I will find time to meet Su Chen myself. Perhaps I can discuss with him and ask him to help me meet the people from Zitan Palace," the woman in the red dress waved her hand.

Lei Hall.

Late at night, only faint lights flickered, and some Lei Hall guards were patrolling.

Lei Ao sat cross-legged on his bed, cultivating.

His upper body, revealing firm muscles, had streaks of lightning patterns flashing across them.

Lei Ao cultivated the Lei Family's Lei Python Force, a lightning-attribute Innate Inner Qi.

Lightning-attribute inner qi has powerful offensive capabilities and can also temper the body. It is considered a top-tier Innate Inner Qi technique in Qingcheng City.

It is divided into five layers.

Lei Ao has only cultivated to the third layer. Due to his aptitude, he hasn't been able to reach the fourth layer for many years.

Therefore, his strength has remained at the Innate Mid-stage.

He defected to Qin Hao because he wanted to obtain resources from Qin Hao to help him cultivate the Lei Python Force to the fourth layer and enter the Innate Late-stage.

A moment later, Lei Ao opened his eyes.

Suddenly.

His gaze shifted, and he saw a figure by the window. The figure seemed to sense Lei Ao and quickly turned to flee.

Lei Ao's expression changed, and he quickly left the courtyard.

He saw the figure rapidly escaping. The figure's aura was not strong; they didn't possess Innate Inner Qi.

However, their movements were agile, and their speed was very fast.

Lei Ao didn't hesitate and followed, climbing over the wall and out of Lei Hall.

The figure seemed to sense someone chasing behind them and quickly darted into a nearby alley.

Lei Ao also appeared in the alley.

At this moment, in the alley...

A person stood there, as if waiting for someone.

Lei Ao entered the alley and saw the person standing within. His pupils contracted sharply, and a bad premonition struck him. He turned to leave.

But from the other side of the alley.

A man holding a long saber stood there.

Just by standing there, Lei Ao felt as if his heart was being crushed by a heavy mountain.

His heartbeat slowed.

Thump! Thump!

Footsteps sounded behind him. His eyes involuntarily flickered backward.

Seeing the person approaching, his eyes were filled with horror.

"You're Su Chen, how could you be here?"

His voice stammered.

Fortunately, the man holding the saber's oppressive aura disappeared.

"How could I be here? Of course, I'm here to kill you!"

As Su Chen spoke.

He stomped on the ground, his body shooting towards Lei Ao. The Fine Rain Blade appeared in his hand, and he slashed out in an instant.

The saber, like fine rain, transformed into a streak of white light.

The stunned Lei Ao instinctively raised his hand, and a bolt of lightning appeared in his palm.

Within the lightning, thunder patterns flickered. He struck out with his palm towards the incoming Fine Rain Blade, intending to block Su Chen's saber.

Ching!

But when the long saber collided with the lightning energy in his palm, it directly cut through the light and slashed towards his hand.

Lei Ao's expression changed drastically, and he immediately withdrew his hand.

But it was still a step too late. His palm was directly cut open.

"Ah!"

Lei Ao let out a scream.

He looked at Su Chen in horror. The saber in his opponent's hand had actually cut through his Qi barrier.

He knew that saber. It was Su Mengbai's prized possession, the Fine Rain Blade. The saber was good, but it shouldn't have been able to sever his lightning Qi without using internal energy.

"I didn't expect to cut off one of your hands without even using internal energy!"

Su Chen smiled when he saw this.

The sharpness of the Fine Rain Blade exceeded his imagination.

Although Lei Ao's move was a hasty one, and the Qi barrier he generated wasn't very thick, it still proved the Fine Rain Blade's sharpness.

"Originally, I wanted you to die under the Fine Rain Dusk Saber Technique, but I don't want people to know I killed you yet."

"So, I can only kill you in another way first, and then use the Fine Rain Blade to cut off your head."

Su Chen said coldly.

He sheathed the Fine Rain Blade and raised his left hand. A chilling aura condensed in his palm.

Instantly, the temperature of the entire alley dropped rapidly.

Lei Ao couldn't help but shiver.

However, this shiver also steadied his mind. The man with the saber behind him was too terrifying, while Su Chen didn't feel as dangerous.

His only chance of survival was to escape from Su Chen.

He clenched his remaining hand into a fist. Lightning surged, and two bolts of electrical power erupted from his fist. He then unhesitatingly punched towards Su Chen.

The fist whistled through the air, tearing through it with the power of lightning, emitting a sharp, piercing sound.

"Lei Python Force? You haven't even cultivated a python, pathetic!"

Su Chen's eyes turned icy. The Ice Qilin Arm also retracted sharply, and he threw a punch, colliding with Lei Ao's fist.

Bang!

As their fists met, the icy energy from Su Chen's arm shattered the electrical power and then surged into Lei Ao's arm. With a crackling sound, his arm was quickly encased in a layer of ice.

"Shatter!"

Lei Ao was shocked. He poured his internal energy and blood qi frantically, trying to shatter the frost covering his arm.

But at this moment, a silver light flashed.

Ching!

His head rolled to the ground like a ball.

As for the severed spot, no blood flowed out because it was sealed by a layer of ice.

Su Chen pushed Lei Ao's corpse aside and walked to the head, which had its eyes wide open. He grabbed the opponent's head and put it into his spatial ring.

He still had to kill another person.

After killing the other person, he would hang both heads on the entrance of Lei Hall.

He wanted to see the Lei Family's reaction upon seeing these two heads.