The Killer, Dongbo Xueying

Gai Bin led a group of his men toward them, while countless bandits on the canyon walls watched them like hawks.

"Let's get out of here!"

Zong Ling urged them anxiously.

Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling turned and fled without hesitation.

"Running? After them!" Gai Bin barked coldly.

"Damn it, how did they spot us? If they'd gone a little farther, they would've walked right into our trap." The other bandits were furious, too. They hadn't expected Six-Armed Snake Demon Zong Ling and the young lord to spot them from so far away. They had always been confident in their ability to stay hidden; otherwise, they wouldn't have survived this long in the Destruction Mountain Range.

"After them!" Gai Bin roared through gritted teeth.

Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling deliberately fled, drawing the bandits into pursuit. In particular, several bandits on the canyon walls brought out strange-looking crossbows.

Thwung!

More than ten Hunting Net Crossbows fired at Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The projectiles burst open in midair, turning into enormous nets that spread over the two of them.

"Dodge!" Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling ran and dodged with all their might. No matter how strong they were, getting tangled in those nets would be a serious problem. That was why they had deliberately fled in the first place.

Fortunately, they hadn't entered the ambush zone, and there was a good distance between them. Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling easily dodged every net.

"They're too agile!"

"We couldn't stop them!"

All twelve nets missed, leaving Gai Bin and the others behind them grinding their teeth in frustration.

"Uncle Zong, we've run about a mile. That should be enough. There probably aren't any more ambushes." Dongbo Xueying stopped, turned around, and took the Silver Moon Wolf King pelt off his back.

"Keep running! Go on, run! There's a pack of magical beasts up ahead. Let's see how long you can keep it up!" Gai Bin and the large group of ruthless bandits chasing them were closing in.

Dongbo Xueying planted the Flying Snow Divine Spear in the dirt beside him. Grinning at the bandits pursuing them, he said, "Gai Bin, six years ago, you invaded my Snow Eagle Territory and slaughtered more than five hundred civilians. And throughout the entire Yishui region... who knows how many people have died because of your Curved Blade Alliance? Today, you'll pay for your crimes!"

As Dongbo Xueying spoke, Gai Bin and his men continued to approach at speed.

"Pay for my crimes?" Gai Bin sneered. "Plenty have wanted to kill me, but in the end, almost all of them died at my hands."

Behind Gai Bin, the gray-robed elder gripped his staff warily and began chanting a spell under his breath.

Dongbo Xueying had been watching the bandits all along, with most of his attention fixed on the gray-robed elder. He had known for some time that the Curved Blade Alliance had a Heaven-Rank Mage! It would be foolish to let a mage finish casting a spell.

"That's right. Pay for the blood debt of countless people." Dongbo Xueying instantly drew two javelins from the Spear Quiver on his back.

"Go! Go!"

A faint crimson aura appeared around his body. Almost as fast as lightning, Dongbo Xueying hurled two javelins in succession with his right hand! He usually practiced throwing javelins with his right hand, and to make certain of success, he unleashed the full power of his Strength Bloodline in an instant.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The two javelins flew one after the other, tearing through the air with a terrifying shriek. They crossed the hundred-meter gap between them in an instant and reached the gray-robed elder.

They were too fast! All the bandits stared in terror at the speed of the javelins.

"Watch out!" Gai Bin cried in alarm, drawing his saber in the same instant. His curved blade flashed up to shield the gray-robed elder. With a bang, Gai Bin felt a terrifying force travel through his arm, leaving it in agony. The first javelin veered slightly off course and struck another bandit nearby. It pierced through three bandits in succession, leaving a huge, bloody hole in each of them.

Thud!

The gray-robed elder's eyes were wide with terror and unwillingness. The great leader had managed to deflect the first javelin, but the second was already upon him. A layer of black mist immediately appeared around his body, but with his power unleashed, Dongbo Xueying's strength was already comparable to that of a Silver Moon Knight! The terrifying force of the javelin was more than the Darkness Protection mist could withstand. It pierced straight through the elder's chest!

The mist dissipated. The gray-robed elder stared wide-eyed, a gaping hole the size of a bowl in his chest.

A Heaven-Rank Mage! Dead!

"Scum, every last one of you can die!" Dongbo Xueying felt no pity for these blood-soaked bandits. He swiftly drew more javelins from his Spear Quiver. As his Strength Bloodline erupted, terrifying power surged through his arms and into the javelins. As a master who had achieved perfect mastery of his strength, he controlled his body's power flawlessly, bringing each javelin's might to its limit!

Whoosh!

Every javelin flew with terrifying speed, piercing through the air toward the bandits.

The canyon walls hemmed them in on both sides. The bandits had nowhere to hide.

"Pfft!" A bald brute braced himself behind his shield, but with a tremendous crash, the shield shattered completely. The javelin tore through his body and pierced the bandit behind him as well.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The air split under the barrage. Each javelin was like an invitation from the Grim Reaper. The entire band of bandits was overcome with terror. The canyon was narrow, and nearly a thousand bandits were crowded together in pursuit. Now that the javelins were flying at them, each one pierced through a whole line of men! It was like skewering meat on a kebab—but those who were pierced lost their lives. Who wouldn't be afraid?

"How can he be so strong? How is this possible? How?" Gai Bin desperately parried with his curved blade. He barely managed to knock away the two javelins aimed at him, and even then, the deflected javelins killed many of the bandits around him.

"So the most terrifying one wasn't Six-Armed Snake Demon Zong Ling. It was this young lord!" Gai Bin stared at the black-clad youth hurling javelins one after another.

Dongbo Xueying had attacked Gai Bin with only two javelins. Since they hadn't killed him, he temporarily gave up.

The other Heaven-Rank Knights and the many bandits, however, were being slaughtered! Some javelins pierced through six or seven bandits in a row, because they were packed so tightly together.

The threat of death made time seem to stretch on forever.

But in truth, there were only twelve javelins in total. Dongbo Xueying threw them so quickly that he soon ran out.

The barrage of javelins stopped. The bandits were still shaken, staring around in a daze.

The second-in-command was dead, the third-in-command was dead, the fourth-in-command was dead...

Apart from their leader, Gai Bin, all the other powerful fighters had been wiped out. Not a single Heaven-Rank fighter remained, and most of the Earth-Rank Knight bandits had been killed! The elite fighters had mostly been with Gai Bin. When the javelins came, the Heaven-Rank and Earth-Rank Knights were the first targets—and the ones who died in the greatest numbers and most horrible fashion.

"Leader." The remaining bandits all looked toward Gai Bin.

Gai Bin clenched his teeth, blood seeping between them. He stared at the black-clad youth in the distance, never imagining that a single volley of javelins would wipe out the entire backbone of his Curved Blade Alliance.

"Dongbo Xueying!" Gai Bin growled.

"I came to the Destruction Mountain Range to wipe out your Curved Blade Alliance!" The faint crimson aura swirling around the black-clad youth in the distance faded away. Unleashing the Strength Bloodline consumed a great deal of stamina. He then picked up the long spear planted in the ground beside him.

Whoosh!

Dongbo Xueying blurred into a streak as he charged forward.

"How fast!" The bandits were all astonished.

"Fight with me and kill him! Kill!" Gai Bin roared furiously. A layer of black Battle Qi rippled over his body. Holding a curved blade in each hand, he too sprinted forward, turning into a blur.

"Everyone, attack together!"

"Kill him!"

The bandits began following their leader. Some drew bows, while others prepared hidden weapons, and they quickly closed in. They had always lived by the sword; the javelins had only frightened them for a moment. If it came down to close combat, how could nearly a thousand of them fear one man? And their leader, Gai Bin, was right at the front.

"Die!"

Gai Bin had long since reached the peak of Meteor Rank. He was an exceedingly experienced fighter.

Whoosh—his steps were ghostly.

As he closed in on Dongbo Xueying, he swept along an arc, trying to approach from the side and get in close!

A spear was a long weapon. If Gai Bin could get right up close, his odds of winning would increase several times over!

"Hmph." Dongbo Xueying snorted. The long spear in his hand shot out like an arrow.

Clang, clang, clang!

Lightning-fast spear shadows enveloped Gai Bin, while snowflakes drifted through the air. This was the first layer of the Mystic Ice Spear Technique, Drifting Snow.

The spear technique was fast, with wide, spinning arcs. Gai Bin was caught off guard. He specialized in speed, but Dongbo Xueying's spear technique was even faster! Almost by instinct, Gai Bin swung his twin blades again and again, blocking five thrusts in succession as he was forced back. Every thrust threatened to kill him, and it seemed he could fail to defend himself at any moment. Faced with such fearsome spearwork, he had no time to think and could only rely on instinct.

After five consecutive thrusts, Dongbo Xueying drove his strength through his waist and abdomen and swept his spear across.

Gai Bin immediately raised his twin blades to block the spear shaft. The instant the spear shaft struck his blades, a terrifying impact surged through them and into his body. Gai Bin's expression changed. He was sent flying out of control, like a sandbag crashing into the canyon wall. A mouthful of blood sprayed from his lips.

He still clutched his curved blades in both hands, but as his body struck the wall and his vision swam, he saw a flash of cold light rushing toward his face!

Pfft!

The spear shot in like lightning, piercing Gai Bin's throat and driving deep into the canyon wall behind him. It pinned his entire body to the wall, his feet nearly half a meter off the ground.

Gai Bin stared wide-eyed at the cold young man in black before him, unable to believe it. After all his years ruling the roost, he had died at the hands of a boy?

"Gurgle..." Mouthfuls of blood spilled from his lips. Gradually, the light in his eyes faded completely.

The number-one bandit of Yi Water City, "Curved Blade" Gai Bin, had met his end!

The killer was Dongbo Xueying!