One Sword Instant Kill, and You Call Yourself the Strongest Sequence?

The Spirit Cult follower felt a sudden pain all over his body. His Sequence automatically deactivated beyond his control, returning him to the form of an ordinary human. He crashed down from the sky, staring at his own body in disbelief.

Crack after crack appeared across his body along the paths of the white lines. They began at his chest, then spread to his limbs and head, until his entire body was covered in fissures.

With despair in his eyes, he stared at Su Xing, who had unleashed that sword strike. He knew Su Xing. According to their investigation, Su Xing was the target's older brother, an ordinary person... But could this fucking be an ordinary person?!

His lips parted, but before he could say anything, he turned into chunks of flesh that scattered all over the ground.

The entire process

had taken no more than an instant.

Su Xing sheathed his sword, scattering faint white motes of light, then vanished into the darkness with steady steps.

A moment later, Su Yu arrived and saw the chunks of flesh strewn across the ground. He reacted quickly and immediately realized what had happened here.

What the hell?

An enemy who had just forced him to use his final resort had actually been instantly killed in one move?!

He hurriedly looked around, trying to find the hidden expert, but there was no one in sight.

Had he left?

Who was he?

Judging by the timing, he had had at most one chance to strike.

To instantly kill a peak first-tier Sequence wielder with one move, he had to be at least a second-tier Sequence wielder, right?

And...

Su Yu recalled the sight he had seen while rushing over. More than a dozen white lines intertwined together, exceptionally bright and impossible to overlook in the darkness. Honestly, with his knowledge, he could not identify what Sequence it was, what rank it held, or even... whether such a Sequence truly existed on the currently discovered Sequence list.

Su Xing returned to the sword school with a sword slung over his shoulder.

The power of that strike had indeed exceeded Su Xing's expectations.

Previously, Su Xing

could only slash out a single white line with one sword strike. But after cultivating Sword Breathing, he could directly slash out more than a dozen white lines with one strike.

This was not a one-plus-one improvement.

This was a one-plus-one-plus-one-plus-one-plus-one... improvement!

Su Xing had never expected that improving Sword Breathing would bring such enormous changes. It had not only altered his physical fitness, but also made his sword techniques even more powerful.

He had actually killed a peak first-tier Sequence wielder with one sword strike.

However,

Su Xing did not feel the slightest bit proud.

Because he had also come to understand how dangerous this world was.

From the conversation between Su Yu and that Spirit Cult follower, he could tell that both of them were first-tier Sequence wielders.

However, Su Yu was merely a first-tier Sequence wielder, while the Spirit Cult follower was at the peak of the first tier.

Even battles between first-tier Sequence wielders were already quite formidable. If the Spirit Cult's even more powerful Sequence wielders came knocking, things would likely become even more dangerous.

For all he knew, the Spirit Cult had already set its sights on his younger brother.

He still had to become stronger.

Su Xing opened the system panel and looked at the data displayed there. Anticipation for today's three swordsmanship classes began to rise in his heart.

Three Swordsmanship Points... How should he spend them?

By the lake,

Liu Ming hurried over with a subordinate.

When he saw Su Yu standing alone by the lake with his eyes closed, bathing in the breeze blowing across the water, he was a little dumbfounded. After standing there blankly for a moment, he asked:

"Are you okay?"

"I'm not. If you'd come any later, I'd have gone home to do morning runs with my brother."

Su Yu rolled his eyes at Liu Ming. Normally, he would never speak like this, but this time, he had nearly kicked the bucket, and the people from the special department had arrived so late.

"Heh..."

Liu Ming gave an embarrassed laugh before continuing,

"There was nothing we could do. Before something happened here, traces of the Spirit Cult appeared somewhere else as well. We came straight here after dealing with it."

"Tell me, Xiao Yu. What happened to you?"

Su Yu organized his thoughts, then turned to Liu Ming and said solemnly,

"Brother Ming, a mysterious wielder of a completely new Sequence may have appeared."

Moonlight filtered through the shade of the trees, spilling shimmering fragments of jade across the ground.

After listening carefully to Su Yu's account, Liu Ming rubbed his nose and paced back and forth for a while before repeating,

"So, you went to the bathroom at night, heard some movement outside the sword school, then got attacked. After that, you were saved by that mysterious Sequence wielder."

"And this mysterious Sequence wielder is at least second-tier?"

"And... the methods he used were something you had never seen before, not belonging to any Sequence on the currently discovered Sequence list?"

"That's about right."

Su Yu nodded. He walked to the edge of the lake, closed his eyes, and bathed in the night breeze as he waited for Liu Ming's next words.

Despite how much Su Yu's words sounded like a joke, Liu Ming had no intention of doubting him. He simply rubbed his nose and said in a somewhat grave voice,

"This is a bit troublesome..."

"Xiao Yu, you awakened your Sequence late, so you might not know... there are other systems in this world besides the Sequence system. So, he might not necessarily be a Sequence wielder."

"But regardless of what system he belongs to, the fact that he possesses this level of strength at least shows that he should have a basic understanding of this world."

"Yet he has not made contact with any of us official personnel. For all we know, he may have other intentions."

Liu Ming rubbed his chin and shook his head.

"We don't need to worry about him for now. Since he didn't attack Xiao Yu, that means he is not interested in us at the moment."

"But the Spirit Cult is becoming increasingly brazen. They even set their sights on Xiao Yu, so we need to deal with the Spirit Cult first."

Liu Ming's reasoning was simple.

Whoever posed the greater threat had to be dealt with first.

Although the mysterious expert was indeed mysterious, they still had no idea whether he was friend or foe. There was no need to make a big fuss over him.

"What should we do next?"

Wang Yu, Liu Ming's subordinate who had been standing to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"First, we need to ensure Xiao Yu's safety. I'll apply to Cang City headquarters for a second-tier Sequence wielder to provide close protection. Xiao Yu, come up with an excuse to tell your brother. It would be best if he can stay at the sword school."

"Okay. I'll just say he's a classmate of mine." Su Yu nodded, then added, "But it'd be best to send someone younger. If it's some old man or middle-aged uncle, that'll be harder to explain."

"Don't worry."

"We definitely won't let your brother find out."

After saying that, Liu Ming continued,

"While ensuring Su Yu's safety, we also need to figure out the Spirit Cult's true purpose. Why are they killing people everywhere for no reason? Wang Yu, after you return, compile the information on everyone who has died recently and send it to me."

"Yes."

Wang Yu immediately replied.

"Alright, that's it for now. Xiao Yu, go back first. It'll be dawn soon. The person headquarters sends will contact you if anything comes up."

Liu Ming glanced at the moon as it gradually sank, as well as the clouds around it that had been tinged red. Dawn was clearly approaching.

Su Yu nodded and headed straight back to the sword school.

Liu Ming and his subordinate also got back into the sedan parked nearby and started the engine.

The next day.

Su Xing had barely slept. After washing up, he went outside and began their daily morning run with Su Yu.

Su Yu had now returned to his usual self, constantly clinging to him and calling him brother, as though the battle-ready Su Yu he had seen yesterday had only been a figment of his imagination.

After the two finished their run,

Su Xing took out his phone to check the schedule for today's three classes. But the moment he unlocked the screen, a trending headline popped up directly on it.

[Cang City's nighttime flashes—what kind of "special effects" are these?]