One Battle Wiped Them All Out

After Su Chen killed those three men.

One of the men who had been surrounding Old Man Dry Smoke abruptly left the fight and shot toward Su Chen.

He was so fast—

Su Chen hadn't even reacted before the man's long saber slashed at him.

Blade Qi collided with the air, producing a piercing shriek, while the man's imposing aura bore down on Su Chen.

Innate Late Stage strength.

Su Chen's eyes narrowed, and he swung his long saber at once.

Bang!

Their auras collided. Su Chen staggered back several steps, while his opponent didn't move an inch.

"Not bad. No wonder you killed my three comrades!"

The man who had been forced back looked at Su Chen and snorted. He planted a foot on the ground and raised his saber.

"Netherworld Ghost Howl!"

The attacker's eyes turned vicious as he swung his saber, unleashing a chorus of ghostly wails and wolf howls.

Su Chen felt a gust of sinister wind sweep toward him.

He hurriedly struck again to block it.

Bang!

The blow sent Su Chen stumbling back several steps.

The man had landed a successful hit, but didn't pause. His saber kept slashing toward Su Chen.

For a time, Su Chen could only defend himself.

Gradually, he was driven toward the area where Liu Wumei and the others were fighting.

Boom!

Just then, Liu Wumei and Du Yuan clashed head-on. The impact sent her stumbling backward, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

She had been at a disadvantage from the start.

The fact that she had held out this long was already impressive.

"This strike will send you on your way!"

Du Yuan stared at Liu Wumei with icy eyes.

Once he dealt with this woman, the others would be no threat.

Suddenly—

Su Chen was struck by a saber and sent flying toward them, crashing to the ground.

Du Yuan looked over at him.

At that instant, Su Chen, lying on the ground, revealed a cold smile.

Three Blood Piercing Nails appeared in his hand.

In the blink of an eye, they shot toward Du Yuan's chest.

"Hmph!"

Du Yuan snorted. A protective aura appeared around him, meant to stop Su Chen's sneak attack.

Sss! Sss! Sss!

But three streaks of blood pierced through his protective energy and sank straight into his chest.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three bursts of blood blossomed across his chest.

"Die!"

Su Chen, still on the ground, clenched his hand into a fist and smashed it into the shattered spot on Du Yuan's chest.

"Damn it!"

The violent pain twisted Du Yuan's face.

But he sensed danger.

He quickly retreated, trying to evade Su Chen's punch.

On the other side, seeing this, Liu Wumei thrust her long sword toward Du Yuan's throat.

So fast!

Compared to Su Chen's fist, Du Yuan sensed that Liu Wumei's sword posed the greater danger.

Enduring the pain, he raised his saber to block her sword.

The energy around his body circulated again, ready to withstand Su Chen's punch.

But in the next instant—

He felt as if a heavy hammer had slammed into his chest, and his entire body flew backward.

Pfft!

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

Meanwhile—

The man who had fought Su Chen earlier had already brought his saber down on Su Chen's back.

But Su Chen twisted around, his right hand swinging the saber toward his opponent.

Bang!

The two blades collided. This time, Su Chen only took a single small step back.

"You!"

The man stared at him, stunned.

"I should thank you. If you hadn't helped me, it really would've been difficult to sneak up on your commander."

Spirit Refining Realm experts had extraordinary spiritual senses.

If Su Chen couldn't get close, or catch his opponent off guard—

There was no guarantee his three Blood Piercing Nails would strike him.

If they didn't hit, the nails would be useless.

At that moment—

The situation inside the ruined temple had changed.

The rain outside had grown heavier, too.

The temple fell briefly silent.

Cough, cough.

Du Yuan's coughing broke the quiet.

"I'll kill you first!"

Su Chen shot toward the man who had attacked him. His left arm formed a fist, and a wave of icy chill surged from it as he punched at his opponent.

The man immediately raised his saber to block.

"So cold!"

But when his saber collided with Su Chen's fist, a frigid chill traveled to his wrist. He immediately circulated his energy to dispel it.

Yet Su Chen kept punching, sending a vast wave of cold through the saber and into the man's arm.

After a few blows, the man felt his wrist growing stiff.

"Now!"

After throwing one punch, Su Chen immediately drew back his fist.

His right hand brought the long saber down in an instant.

The man felt a fine rain of blades falling upon him and tried to resist, only to find his arm numb. He couldn't raise his saber in time.

Sss!

When the blade-rain passed, a slash had appeared across the man's throat.

Blood seeped from the wound.

"This—!"

The saber-wielding man hadn't expected this. Clutching his throat, he collapsed to the ground.

Four dead.

All four had been killed by Su Chen.

"Looking for death! You're asking for death!"

Suddenly, the seven men surrounding Old Man Dry Smoke all turned and charged at Su Chen.

But the instant they turned, seven Blood Piercing Nails were already shooting from Su Chen's hand.

Since he'd struck, he would end things quickly.

Leave no survivors.

Sss! Sss! Sss!

The seven Blood Piercing Nails flew out at once.

They pierced through the men's protective energy and entered their bodies, where they exploded.

Some were pierced through the heart and dropped dead on the spot. Those who were stronger managed to avoid a direct hit to the heart.

But their chests were still blown open.

A gory gash split across each of them.

Strike while they're down, and finish them off.

Su Chen showed no mercy. He stepped toward one wounded man, appearing in front of him, and his long saber flowed like water as it cut straight through the man's throat.

In just a few seconds—

All seven men lay dead at Su Chen's hands.

Only the severely wounded Du Yuan remained.

"Surround him!"

Su Chen looked at Old Man Dry Smoke, who stood nearby.

Only then did Old Man Dry Smoke snap out of his daze.

He immediately attacked Du Yuan.

Du Yuan had been nailed by Su Chen's three Blood Piercing Nails, which had exploded, and Su Chen had also punched him back.

Now he was in a wretched state.

Although his strength surpassed Liu Wumei's, he was no longer a match for her.

Old Man Dry Smoke was in the early stage of the Spirit Refining Realm.

He joined forces with Liu Wumei to surround the wounded Du Yuan.

As for Su Chen, he stood to the side without joining in.

Though he didn't move, he gave off a dangerous feeling, like a venomous snake waiting to strike at any moment.

Bang! The three figures sprang apart.

But the instant they separated, Su Chen suddenly stepped forward.

His long saber flashed, streaking toward Du Yuan like lightning.

As the blade-light passed, a Blood Piercing Nail concealed at his wrist turned into a streak of red light.

It pierced through the blade-light and vanished.

After the strike, Su Chen retreated and looked toward Du Yuan.

Du Yuan was on one knee, using his saber to prop himself up.

He looked at the three of them.

"I never thought I, Du Yuan, would fall here."

"I'd like to know who you are. You're the first young man I've ever seen who's so decisive and ruthless!"

Du Yuan looked at Su Chen.

Earlier, Su Chen had been half-lying on the dried grass and hadn't made any preparations when they came in.

So Du Yuan had dismissed him as unimportant.

But he hadn't expected Su Chen to be the main reason they had fallen here.

"Dead men are better off not knowing."

Su Chen had no intention of doing a good deed and leaving his name behind.

Bang!

The Blood Piercing Nail in Du Yuan's throat exploded.