Reforging the Sword Bone
The sword energy shot out at an exceptionally fast speed, its shape even slightly deformed, becoming thinner and thinner. As the sword energy shot out, it left a sword mark on the fat man's head and cut a piece of brick on the eaves behind him in two.
The fat man's expression froze, his eyes became lifeless, and a large amount of white steam suddenly emanated from his head. His whole body deflated like a punctured balloon. Liu Feng landed on the ground, panting heavily. He had underestimated this so-called Luo Family; this dungeon had almost ended like this.
A crystal fell to the ground, which Liu Feng grabbed, stood up again, and darted to the other side. He sensed the state of his body; the sword energy he had just unleashed had consumed most of Liu Feng internal energy, making it incredibly powerful.
Calming himself down and recalling the situation when the skill was launched, he wondered if it was just his imagination, but for a moment just now, he felt that the parameters of the skill had changed. Even now, he still had a strange connection with the skill bar, although this connection was still very weak.
At the same time, Liu Feng gradually became vigilant. Previously, his Wind Sense was invincible, and he knew the enemy's location and various hidden weapon attacks perfectly. However, the fat man had been standing still in the house, and his Wind Sense had not detected him.
"After testing, have they gradually grasped my sensory deficiencies?" Liu Feng closed his eyes again, sensing the information the wind was conveying to him. He picked up his longsword and rushed out of the house once more. At the corner, the longsword in his hand swung along a subtle trajectory, and a head flew off.
If you looked at Liu Feng at this moment, you would find that he had completely closed his eyes, feeling the various whispers of the wind around him, and rushed out of the town along the path with the weakest resistance.
"Clan leader, that person escaped through the north gate!" A scout from the Luo Family ran up the building and said, then hesitated slightly before adding, "The eldest son of the main branch is also completely beyond saving."
"That fool, greedy for merit and reckless, launched an attack without authorization. He deserved to die." The head of the Luo Family said calmly, thus defining the nature of the matter. Their mission in this town was merely to test Liu Feng's true strength, and they had only sent out some elite assassins.
The eldest son of the main branch, the fat man, only acted because he saw a chance to make a contribution. In fact, it was because Luo Feiyan brought back the Black Heaven Secret Treasure and made a great contribution that if he, as the eldest son of the main branch, did not make a contribution, he would basically have no chance of becoming the young clan leader.
"Feiyan, remember, we have the upper hand now. We must not be hasty in our actions, or we will easily make mistakes!" The Luo Family patriarch waved his hand to dismiss the scouts, then said to Luo Feiyan, his eyes filled with satisfaction.
The Luo Family has five main branches, known as the Five Houses. These five branches have a strict primogeniture system, and the succession of the clan leader is also chosen from the eldest of the five branches. The current head of the Luo Family comes from the Third House. Among his offspring, only his eldest daughter, Luo Feiyan, is somewhat promising. However, although this world does not discriminate against women due to the issue of martial arts, it is best to forget about inheriting the position of clan leader.
The third branch of the Luo Family had originally given up on vying for the position of family head, but this time, his daughter gave him a surprise by obtaining the Black Heaven Secret Treasure. Even if it was only half of it, it was still a great achievement. With this achievement, the position of family head might really have a chance to be passed on to his daughter. So now the most important thing is to eliminate the competitors!
He deliberately revealed some information he had gathered to the eldest son of the main branch of the family, and the person who obtained the secret of the Black Heaven did not disappoint him, killing that person directly. This also made him see Liu Feng's strength clearly.
"Not bad, but with this level of strength, isn't it a bit naive to think you can challenge the Luo Family Manor?" The Luo Family patriarch shook his head, recalling the various secrets surrounding this person, and then said, "It was rumored that this person's saber skills were divine, but now he's using swordsmanship. Could it be that he's hiding some other strength?"
However, the head of the Luo Family shook his head. In the situation just now, that person was almost killed. He almost wanted to help. It didn't seem like he was hiding his strength. Luo Family frowned and kept this in mind. He would prepare two more backup plans for the traps to come.
"Let's go. He left through the North Gate and headed to the Luo Family Manor. It will take at least a day. Let's go back and make arrangements first. If we can't get the credit for killing him, we'll give it to the side branches. We can't let the other direct descendants get it either," said the head of the Luo Family. At most, the side branch's illegitimate son would only receive a large reward for this credit, and would have no chance of becoming the heir.
Liu Feng rushed out of the town's north gate and disappeared into the mountains. Using his Wind Sense, he searched carefully and found a hidden cave. Liu Feng breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that his strength was still too weak and he needed to continuously strengthen himself.
After bringing up the panel and temporarily removing the three modules, Liu Feng immediately frowned. Previously, he had a faint connection with the skill bar, but this time, due to the module adjustment, that connection instantly weakened to almost nothing.
"So shouldn't skill modules be changed frequently?" Liu Feng said, licking his lips, but still added the Sword Bone module. Feeling that there was almost no connection, he smiled bitterly. He only had this one skill slot now, so this was all he could do.
When his internal energy had almost recovered, Liu Feng activated the Sword Bone skill again. A large amount of internal energy surged into his bones, causing Liu Feng to creak and groan continuously, like a rusty sword being polished again. This time, because Liu Feng had even more internal energy, the polishing was much more intense.
At the same time, a slight sense of conflict gradually emanated from Liu Feng's bones. The roar of the tiger and the sound of the sword rang out in unison, which made the pain Liu Feng was enduring even more intense. The conflict between the Immortal Tiger Bones and the Sword Bone caught Liu Feng somewhat off guard.
But what else could he do but endure it? As time went on, the Sword Bone skill continued to operate, and the Sword Bone seemed to gradually gain the upper hand. A sword light flashed in Liu Feng's mind world, and the tiger formed by the Immortal Tiger Bones seemed to be cut open by a sword. The parts that were beneficial to the Sword Bone were continuously absorbed, and it was expected to form the Immortal Sword Bone. However, the tiger nature in the tiger bone did not disappear, but was swallowed by the abyss in his heart, allowing the inner demon to continue to grow stronger.
The fading of the tiger's nature within the tiger bone, which transformed into Sword Bone once more, gave Liu Feng a feeling that even if he were to open his heart now and unleash the Five Tigers Gate-Severing Blade, it would become something else entirely, and its power would plummet.
After a slight disappointment, Liu Feng's spirits lifted. This would limit the ferocity of his inner demons, gradually suppressing them within his heart. Ultimately, strengthening this other side of himself and finally slaying the inner demons with his sword might be a good way out.