Thoughts Becoming Clear

Liu Fang's martial arts were about on par with Shen Yi's.

Facing Shen Yi's sudden attack, he wasn't mentally prepared at all.

That flash of bright blade suddenly emerged from the darkness, the light reflecting Liu Fang's terrified eyes.

It stabbed straight into Liu Fang's stomach, all the way through!

Shen Yi immediately reached out a large hand and slammed it over Liu Fang's mouth, twisting the knife hilt in his hand, stirring the blade inside his abdomen.

Liu Fang subconsciously grabbed the blade in his stomach with both hands, blood gurgling out, making a "drip, drip" sound.

A large amount of blood also spurted from his mouth.

But Shen Yi's palm covered it tightly, only allowing it to seep out slowly from the edges, leaving Shen Yi's hand feeling sticky.

Blood Essence was flowing away rapidly.

Liu Fang's eyes quickly glazed over, on the verge of death.

He just kept staring at Shen Yi, the youth before him with cold, scarlet eyes, like a man-eating beast!

Liu Fang had never realized before that Shen Yi was so decisive, disregarding the consequences, even mad!

Because, you can't survive without being mad!

[Killed an Unranked martial artist, gained six months of secluded cultivation time.]

A crisp, pleasant voice rang in his mind, waking Shen Yi, who was focused on killing.

What was that?

Could it be, a system?

As soon as the thought arose, Shen Yi felt a screen unfold in his mind:

[Host] Shen Yi
[Cultivation] Unranked
[Martial Arts] Wind Severing Saber Technique (Entry), Bone Dislocation Hand (Entry)
[Secluded Cultivation] Six months

It really was a system!

A mental imprint merged into his mind, and Shen Yi immediately understood the system's functions.

Simply put.

Shen Yi could gain secluded cultivation time by killing martial artists, and then use that time to enhance the martial arts he had learned.

The higher the cultivation of the martial artist killed.

The more secluded cultivation time he would gain.

And in this world, the upper limit of martial arts was extremely high, from Unranked to Acquired Realm, Innate Realm, Grandmaster Realm, all the way to Heaven-Human Realm and Shattering the Void Realm.

And Niu Ben, Shen Yi, and these constables were, in the eyes of those high and mighty martial artists, nothing more than ants struggling in the gutter.

Only able to bully ordinary people who didn't know martial arts.

Shen Yi suddenly felt a sense of relief and joy after suffering!

Niu Ben's strength was originally higher than his.

If he had previously entertained the idea of dying together with Niu Ben, now Shen Yi had only one thought...

And that was to tear Niu Ben into pieces!

Shen Yi kicked Liu Fang's corpse and forcefully pulled the Wild Goose Saber out of his stomach.

Shen Yi took a deep breath, the thick smell of blood seemed to awaken the wildness in his body.

He felt an unprecedented sense of relief and clarity, he stared at the system in his mind...

Pouring all six months of secluded cultivation into his saber technique, in an instant, Shen Yi felt his mind was pulled into a mysterious space, beginning endless days and nights of saber technique cultivation...

In this secluded cultivation space.

Shen Yi would not be tired, hungry, sleepy, nor would he produce any positive or negative emotions.

All his energy was focused on the long saber, practicing again and again, adjusting his movements again and again, painstakingly thinking about the stagnation in the saber technique's operation.

This was true secluded cultivation.

[After six months of secluded cultivation, your Wind Severing Saber Technique has progressed from Entry, through Minor Accomplishment, to the level of Mastering the Basics]
[Martial Arts] Wind Severing Saber Technique
[Quality] Second-Rate
[Realm] Mastering the Basics

Six months passed in the secluded cultivation space, but in reality it was only an instant, Shen Yi blinked, and had already returned to his senses.

Like a lifetime away.

But his eyes were even more sharp and pure, the hand gripping his saber steadier, his rage now contained within his heart.

Six months of secluded training.

Had truly made Shen Yi a seasoned saber wielder!

Shen Yi reached out and placed his hand on the courtyard door. His saber was sharpened, and now he would go and kill!

Pa.

The courtyard door was gently pushed open.

Shen Yi's eyes were like ice as he silently strode towards the main house, under the dim yellow candlelight.

Niu Ben's fat, ugly body danced wildly on the window paper like a monster!

Inside the house, Niu Ben's wild laughter and Xu Ping's fawning voice could still be heard, but the faint sobs of the woman from before were now almost silent.

"Boss!"

"You are truly brave and extraordinary!"

"A model for us all..."

Bang!

A loud noise interrupted Xu Ping's flattery. The door panel swung open with a crash, and a dark figure pounced into the room like a fierce tiger.

Shen Yi's foot landed on the ground.

He spun around.

Quickly assessing Niu Ben's position and the surrounding environment.

On the bed was a beautiful woman, tied up with red silk, hanging from above, her skin torn and flesh mangled.

Niu Ben and Xu Ping were both naked.

One stood in front of the bed, holding a barbed whip.

The other stood beside the woman on the bed, holding a thick iron rod.

Shen Yi suddenly darted forward.

Swinging his arm in a horizontal slash!

The Wild Goose Saber transformed into a bolt of white light, heading for Niu Ben's throat!

Niu Ben's figure was fat, like a large ball of flesh.

His pupils constricted violently, and he roared:

"Shen Yi, you're courting death!"

However, Shen Yi's speed was too fast, almost exceeding his limits of reaction. He only had time to swing the barbed whip in his hand.

Pa!

Shen Yi's left hand reached out, enduring the barbs to grab the whip, his right hand turning the saber, changing direction, and slashing down with all his might!

Blood rained down.

A fat arm spun into the air!

Niu Ben's ugly face instantly twisted, the intense pain of the severed arm making him want to open his mouth and howl!

However, Shen Yi's movements were even faster.

He raised his saber and directly thrust it into Niu Ben's mouth!

The blade lodged in Niu Ben's throat, causing him to emit the same whimpering wails as the woman.

Everything happened in a flash.

So fast that Xu Ping on the bed had just reacted when Niu Ben had already lost an arm and swallowed a saber, and was then kicked to the ground by Shen Yi.

"Shen Yi! How dare you?!"

Xu Ping, holding the thick iron rod in his hand, was about to swing it up in retaliation, but Shen Yi picked up Niu Ben's whip and lashed out with it!

Instantly tearing his skin!

Xu Ping immediately screamed miserably, scurrying around on the bed like a monkey, only to have Shen Yi use the long whip to lasso his neck.

Then, he wrapped his arm around the other's neck.

Tying a knot.

Then, he suddenly tightened it, the barbs of the whip digging directly into Xu Ping's neck, causing him unbearable pain.

Shen Yi exerted force with both hands, tightening the grip.

Making Xu Ping feel suffocated, he could only kick his legs and use his hands to pull at the barbed whip, regardless of the piercing and bleeding.

However, Shen Yi's strength seemed inexhaustible.

Eventually, he gradually fell limply.

[Slain an Unranked martial artist, gained four months of secluded training time.]

Xu Ping was dead.

Shen Yi released his grip, untying the noose, and turned to look at Niu Ben, who was writhing on the ground, having just staggered to his feet.

Shen Yi chuckled, standing on the bed, and with a whip-like motion, lashed out, striking Niu Ben hard on the back.

The barbs on the whip tore away a large chunk of flesh.

Niu Ben collapsed to the ground, the long saber still stuck in his mouth, emitting muffled cries.

Shen Yi freed the woman who had been hanging.

He reached out to check for breath.

She was already dead.

Her body was almost entirely covered in blood, and her back was a mangled mess from being beaten with a stick, making Shen Yi unable to bear the sight.

Shen Yi's anger flared up again in his heart, and he strode towards Niu Ben, who was still trying to crawl through the doorway!