Diamond Protection! The Saber Art Shows Its Might!

Wu Yu strode forward and nodded, utterly unflustered.

That crisp bird whistle just now must have come from bandits heading toward the residential area and finding the corpses!

There had been too many bandits slaughtering one another there earlier, so many bodies had not dissolved into light. Wu Yu had to kill the bandit chief while the [Lifeless Evil Pill] was still effective, so naturally he could not spare time to deal with the corpses.

"Other than that squad over there?"

Wu Yu asked, "Are there any other bandit groups?"

"Hero, please save us!"

"Hero, I know! There are five groups in total, each with ten or twenty men, but three groups went toward Lostway Cave!"

"Hero, save me!"

With hope of survival, the villagers all began speaking at once, and the scene immediately became noisy.

Wu Yu frowned slightly and looked at Old Wu.

The latter was relatively calm. He nodded and said, "Brother Wu, only that one group remains inside the stronghold. There are just over a dozen men!"

"But they have archers, and one of them is a leader! That leader is skilled with a bow and keeps a vicious dog!"

"Brother Wu, you must be careful. That leader is a pervert by nature. He likes picking out villagers one by one to fight him, then beating them to death alive!"

"That's right! He even makes the other bandits watch and cheer as he tortures villagers to death blow by blow!"

Upon hearing this,

Wu Yu's heart sank.

There was even a Transcendent Martial Artist among them!?

"I can't act rashly!"

He immediately made a decision. Small stones appeared in his palm, and he tossed them onto the ground a little distance around the tied-up villagers.

"Do not make a sound!"

Wu Yu looked at everyone and said gravely, "Remember, someone attacked you, and the others chased after him!"

"Huh?"

"Yes! Yes! We'll listen to the hero!"

"Whatever the hero commands, we will obey!"

Perhaps infected by Wu Yu's calmness, everyone nodded. Not one of them dared talk back.

Seeing this,

Wu Yu nodded in satisfaction and gazed into the distance. Smoke seemed to be rising there.

A moment later!

"Woof—!"

A dog barked. A large black dog raced down the mountain path and stopped not far from the villagers.

It circled in place once, then began barking wildly.

Before long, more than a dozen burly men rushed over from behind, their expressions stern.

Leading them was a one-eyed bandit clad in beast-hide clothing, with a bow on his back and a large saber in his hand.

Several saber-wielding bandits followed behind him, their faces wary, while the archer bandits trailed cautiously farther back.

"Guwa!"

Someone spotted the villagers, his eyes lighting up as he immediately reported to the one-eyed bandit.

The one-eyed bandit came before the villagers and gave a cold snort.

"Puwa? Guwa?"

he asked.

The villager was startled, but still gathered his courage and said, "Sir, I... I don't know what happened either. I only heard some noise. One bandit sir was smashed to death, and the others got very angry and all chased after someone!"

"Puwa!?"

The one-eyed bandit frowned and kicked the villager to the ground.

He then grabbed several other villagers, questioned them separately, and threatened them.

After hearing roughly the same answers, the one-eyed bandit relaxed.

Most of the roads in Evil Tiger Stronghold were dirt paths. The bandits never bothered repairing them, so potholes and uneven ground were the norm.

Perhaps because there was only one corpse, the one-eyed bandit did not think much of it and turned back to shout a few orders.

The bandits immediately moved over. Several went to the villagers' side, while the rest followed the one-eyed bandit uphill.

When they reached the place where the previous group of bandits had been blown to death, the big black dog seemed to smell something. It let out an agitated roar and actually approached where Wu Yu was hiding, sniffing the ground as it went!

"Guwa?"

The one-eyed bandit seemed to sense something. Gripping his large saber, he walked this way.

The next moment!

BOOM!!!

Like thunder rolling across the sky, a tremendous blast suddenly erupted.

Flames instantly devoured the surroundings, tearing the large black dog and several bandits into pieces.

The Divine Bird Sigil flashed past. A great wave of dust swept over, leaving even Wu Yu, hidden behind a huge rock, covered in grime.

At that moment!

As the flames receded, a figure actually crawled up from the ground. He seized the bow from his back and glared viciously toward Wu Yu.

It was the one-eyed bandit!

He looked utterly bedraggled, his entire body wrapped in a blood-red aura. He was in terrible condition.

"That still didn't kill him?"

Wu Yu frowned slightly, only to see the man suddenly draw his bow and fire an arrow at him!

He was just about to duck behind the boulder when he sharply sensed something strange.

After mastering the Tiger Power Stance, every aspect of his body had improved. Other than his strength, his eyesight had also grown much sharper.

The arrowhead seemed different from ordinary ones...

Wu Yu decisively leaped out and pressed a hand against the "Diamond Badge" on his chest!

The next second,

the arrow struck the rock.

With a bang, the arrowhead exploded, and green mist spread through the air!

At the same time, the "Diamond Badge" lit up. An oval-shaped golden barrier appeared, enveloping Wu Yu.

The green mist crashed against the golden barrier and was completely blocked.

Wu Yu stepped out of the mist's range, and several ordinary arrows shot toward him, aimed at his head!

But Wu Yu did not move at all. The arrows struck the golden barrier, and the faster they flew in, the faster they were bounced away.

"Guwa!?"

The one-eyed bandit stared in shock.

The next moment,

Wu Yu revealed a haughty expression, produced a saber from thin air, and said, "Come here. One-on-one!"

"Guwa!?"

The one-eyed bandit looked wary, apparently not understanding him.

Seeing this,

Wu Yu seemed to realize something and glanced at Old Wu.

Old Wu immediately understood. He ingratiatingly said, "Sir, that fierce man says he wants to fight you!"

"Guwa!"

The one-eyed bandit instantly flew into a rage. His scarlet eyes fixed fiercely on Wu Yu as he hurled away the bow in his hand.

He gripped that large saber and looked at Wu Yu with a savage grin.

A one-on-one duel!?

The remaining bandits were somewhat frightened and did not dare step forward. The flames and explosion just now had been too terrifying. The saber-wielding bandits only wanted to flee, while no matter how accurate the archer bandits were, their arrows could not break that golden barrier.

But after the one-eyed bandit roared, the other bandits surrounded them, raising their sabers and bows as they waved flags and shouted encouragement!

"Guwa! Guwa!"

"Guwa!"

The one-eyed bandit grinned viciously as a blood-red aura spread over his large saber.

He sprang forward like a fierce tiger pouncing on its prey!

Wu Yu's expression turned solemn. He knew it was time for his Tiger Roar Eight-Slash Saber to show its might.

With his peerless talent in the martial path!

His blood and qi boiled!

His fighting spirit roared!

The next moment, he too raised his saber and swung it fiercely.

A pile of stones hidden in his palm shot out!

Blood-red energy enveloped the stones as they smashed into the one-eyed bandit's body—fast, precise, and ruthless.

The one-eyed bandit: "?"

BOOM—!

Flames roared forth once more, sweeping through everything.

The Divine Bird Sigil flashed by, carrying with it an unwilling head.

Several bandits behind him screamed as they were blown into chunks.

When the flames dispersed, only a charred, headless corpse remained where he had stood!