Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend reached up and touched the blood that had splattered across his face, frozen in place.
He stared at the five corpses of the demonic cultivators on the ground, his expression changing dramatically.
Five demonic cultivators at the sixth level of the Profound Mastery Realm, killed in a single strike!
How was that possible?
They were demonic cultivators who had practiced powerful demonic arts, and their cultivation was far higher than this man's.
How could a junior at the first level of the Profound Mastery Realm kill them all with one strike?
Beside him, Chen Qingxue's eyes were wide, her mouth slightly agape. She was utterly dumbfounded.
"Blade Momentum at an extremely high level!"
She quickly recovered.
Her horizons were broad, and in the strike Su Yun had just unleashed, she had sensed an immensely powerful Blade Momentum.
She even suspected that Su Yun's Blade Momentum had already reached the Great Success Realm!
After all, even talented disciples with extraordinary comprehension would need several years to raise their Blade Momentum to the Great Success Realm.
And how long had Su Yun been practicing?
It was simply unbelievable!
"Is Junior Brother Su Yun's comprehension a little too ridiculous?"
The thought involuntarily surfaced in Chen Qingxue's mind.
And now, she finally understood why Asura Blade Demon had died at Su Yun's hands.
With Blade Momentum at the Great Success Realm, let alone Asura Blade Demon—
even some warriors at the ninth level of the Profound Mastery Realm would be cut down with a single strike!
At that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed in Chen Qingxue's eyes. She had originally been prepared to risk everything.
Perhaps Su Yun really could kill Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend!
At that moment, after killing five demonic cultivators at the Profound Mastery Realm, Su Yun felt new insights into blade techniques well up in his mind.
His Blade Momentum improved a little as a result.
Its power grew even more terrifying.
"An Outer Sect disciple who's comprehended Blade Momentum!?"
"And his Blade Momentum is actually this profound?"
Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend stared intently at Su Yun, his expression turning grim.
His mind was filled with the image of that strike.
It had left a deep impression on him.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to avenge your clan brother?"
Su Yun looked at him with a faint smile.
Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend took a deep breath.
Killing Intent erupted in his eyes, and Baleful Intent surged around him.
So what if Su Yun's Blade Momentum was at a high level?
He was at the eighth level of the Profound Mastery Realm, while his opponent had only reached the first.
If they fought to the death, he still had a chance of winning!
Besides, he hadn't forgotten.
Somewhere in this stronghold, an elder of the Demonic Fiend Palace was stationed.
Even if he ultimately proved no match, as long as that elder stepped in,
the man before him would have no chance of surviving!
"Die!"
Steeling himself, Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend let out an enraged roar.
He gripped the blood-red spear in his hand and charged forward in a fury!
Seeing this, Su Yun's thoughts stirred.
The man was indeed powerful.
His cultivation was higher, his mastery of his techniques was no shallow thing, and his strength was formidable.
Naturally, Su Yun would give it his all.
"Great Accomplishment Blade Intent!"
With a soft shout,
a terrifying spiritual pressure descended upon Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend in an instant.
Almost immediately, his face went pale, sweat streamed down his forehead, and his features twitched.
His strength was suppressed somewhat, too.
But at that moment, he could only grit his teeth and charge at Su Yun under the terrifying pressure of the Great Accomplishment Blade Intent!
"Not bad willpower."
Su Yun smiled to himself, then swung his blade forward.
Boom!
The Blood Spear and Black Blade clashed violently, kicking up a great cloud of dust.
The trees all around shattered, ground to dust again and again by Blade Momentum and Spear Momentum, until nothing remained but powder.
In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged several blows.
With his strength suppressed,
Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend was deeply frustrated, forced onto the back foot as Su Yun pressed his attack.
And Su Yun's physique was simply too terrifying.
A powerful golden radiance emanated from his whole body.
After only a few head-on clashes with Su Yun,
the web between Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend's thumb and forefinger had split around his grip on the Blood Spear!
Blood splattered across the ground.
At one point, Su Yun unleashed a slash.
Ten streaks of crimson blade light instantly illuminated the darkness.
Caught off guard, Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend could only use the Blood Spear in his hand to resist with all his might.
As the blade lights fell,
he spat blood and coughed as he retreated at high speed, his face twitching uncontrollably.
The power of this blade technique was simply too terrifying!
He had nearly lost his grip on the Blood Spear.
Crack!
But to his surprise, a sharp sound rang out.
The blood-red spear in his hand had begun to splinter!
Crack after crack spread across both ends of the Blood Spear.
It was like its final wail.
"Fall!"
Before Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend could recover,
a cold voice had already reached his ears.
His eyes widened.
A terrifying streak of crimson blade light roared toward him.
He couldn't block this attack!
And if he couldn't block it,
his fate was all too obvious.
"Elder, hurry and step in! Kill this brat!"
At this critical moment, Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend threw back his head and roared, shouting anxiously.
But no one answered.
Swish!
In the blink of an eye, the crimson blade light sliced through his shoulder blade.
Then it tore through his body, passing all the way through!
Boom!
As the blade light vanished, it left a deep ravine in the ground.
Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend had been cleaved in two, his life extinguished.
He fell into a pool of blood!
"Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade: killed Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend of the eighth level of the Profound Mastery Realm. A flash of insight has successfully raised Blade Momentum to seventy-five percent."
The next instant, a voice rang out in his mind.
New insights into blade techniques continually surfaced.
"Seventy-five percent? Not bad."
After absorbing them all, Su Yun nodded to himself.
He didn't let down his guard.
After all, he had heard every word Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend had shouted as he died.
Clearly, a hidden powerhouse remained in this Demon Sect stronghold.
But he looked around.
Apart from the cold wind occasionally sweeping through and the pungent stench of blood,
there was no movement at all.
Whoosh!
Just then, a figure in purple robes suddenly flashed over from the distance.
Su Yun turned toward him, blade in hand.
The newcomer didn't look like a demonic cultivator. He was a kindly-looking old man with a white beard.
And his clothes resembled a uniform worn by the Mystic Blade Sect.
"Don't worry. I've already dealt with the Demon Sect elder."
With that, the old man in purple tossed out a short corpse.
The man's face was shriveled, his skin dark as soot, and wisps of black energy spilled from the corners of his mouth. He looked quite sinister.
At that moment, Jiang Feng and the other two, who had been training in the outer area, arrived as well.
When they saw the old man in purple, their expressions changed. They bowed together with Chen Qingxue and said,
"Greetings, Elder Tie!"
Elder Tie was well known within the Mystic Blade Sect, and they all recognized him.
Su Yun, however, had joined the sect too recently to know this elder.
Still, he observed proper etiquette and bowed.
"Greetings, Elder Tie."
It made sense that an elder had secretly protected them during this mission to wipe out the Demon Sect stronghold.
After all, that was true not only of Su Yun and the other three.
Chen Qingxue's status alone was enough to make the Mystic Blade Sect treat her with the utmost care.
If anything happened to Chen Qingxue, the Great Yun Imperial Family would certainly make trouble for the Mystic Blade Sect.
"Mm."
The old man in purple looked around at everyone and nodded faintly.
Then he took out three pills and gave them to Jiang Feng and the other two.
"You three fought four demonic cultivators at the Profound Mastery Realm in the outer area and were lucky enough to win, but you're badly injured and have exhausted too much of your strength."
"These pills are for you."
"After taking them, you'll be fully recovered in ten days at most."
Elder Tie spoke slowly.
"Thank you for the pills, Elder!"
The three were overjoyed and hurriedly reached out to accept them.
Earlier, they really had encountered four demonic cultivators at the Profound Mastery Realm in the outer area.
In the end, they had paid a price before managing to kill them.
Jiang Feng in particular had taken a resentful strike from one of the demonic cultivators to the chest, leaving it somewhat caved in.
He could faintly see the bloodied bones beneath. It was a serious injury.
But as long as he took this pill, he would be fine.
"Elder Tie, were you protecting us from the shadows the whole time?"
Chen Qingxue suddenly asked.
"Indeed."
Elder Tie nodded slightly.
Then he smiled and explained, "If you'd gone down the mountain on an ordinary mission, there'd have been no need for me to accompany you."
"But this mission was rather dangerous, so naturally I came along to keep an eye on you."
As he spoke, he couldn't help looking at Su Yun, his expression full of approval.
"I simply hadn't expected such a gifted talent to appear among the Outer Sect disciples."
Thinking back to what had happened earlier, Elder Tie was shaken and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Your Blade Momentum has probably reached Great Accomplishment, hasn't it?"
To think he could master such a level of Blade Momentum at the first level of the Mystic Profound Realm—it was simply inconceivable.
"What! Great Accomplishment Blade Intent!?"
At those words, Jiang Feng and the other two froze in shock.
They hadn't expected Su Yun to have mastered Blade Momentum at this level!
Faced with Elder Tie's question, Su Yun made no attempt to hide it and nodded.
He knew, too, that there was no way to keep something like this from Elder Tie.
Seeing Su Yun admit it, Elder Tie stroked his beard and laughed heartily.
"Excellent!"
"It looks like our Mystic Blade Sect is going to shine at this year's Disciple Ceremony!"
With that, he said with a smile, "All right, hurry up and leave. I have something important to take care of."
The few of them cupped their hands in salute, not daring to ask more.
Then they all left.
"Senior Sister Chen, what does Elder Tie want to do?"
After they left the valley, Jiang Feng asked curiously.
"I don't know."
Chen Qingxue shook her head. She had no idea what Elder Tie was thinking.
The group continued chatting as they moved on.
Rumble!!
At a certain moment, the ground shook.
All around them,
trees were ripped from the earth, and rocks and soil blasted in every direction!
The group hurriedly turned around.
They saw a Thunder Giant Palm sweep aside the dense, heavy clouds and descend from the horizon.
In the blink of an eye,
the entire black valley was obliterated by a single palm!
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