"I'd heard Qingfeng Temple had produced a formidable Formless Sword around these parts. I never thought I'd meet the man himself here."
A man hefted his machete onto his shoulder and narrowed his eyes at Lin Hui.
"Why don't you take him? I hear he's fast, and I'm no good against that type."
He tilted his head toward the other man.
"Enough talk. Get moving, and don't let him escape. So what if he's fast? With that thing here, where can he run?" the other man said impatiently. "It's not like we haven't dealt with martial arts school masters like him before."
"All right, then I'll—" Pfft!
Blood flashed. The speaker's head flew high into the air, a casual smile still on his face.
In his field of vision, his companion's expression shifted from surprise to shock, then to terror as he turned to flee.
But the next instant—
Blood flashed again.
Lin Hui appeared behind him. A bead of blood slid down his blade and dripped onto the ground.
With a wet slash, the man split in two from top to bottom.
The pure-white glow of internal force burst like a soap bubble.
BOOM!!
Elsewhere, two masses of High-Grade Purple Crystal Element exploded. Lin Hui had evidently disposed of the other two elements first, then finished off this man last.
"Too much noise. It might draw more trouble. I need to end this quickly." Lin Hui's gaze sharpened.
He flicked the blood from his sword and looked into the depths of the cave.
"Time to get a little reckless..."
Holding his sword across his body, he closed his eyes. Wind rose around him, growing faster and stronger.
The moaning airflow made a strange, whistling sound inside the cave.
BOOM!!
In an instant, Lin Hui surged straight into the deeper