All Slain

All Slain. The Windchasing Tiger was incredibly fast; in just five or six minutes, it had carried Lu Yun to the top of the cliff.

The cliff top was completely empty. After man and beast walked several hundred meters forward, they finally saw two oval boulders standing in the open space, with a winding rock crevice between them.

"Sir! This cave should be the entrance to this cliff."

The Windchasing Tiger spoke to Lu Yun respectfully.

"Mm." Lu Yun answered flatly. "Let's go."

As he spoke, he led the Windchasing Tiger into the entrance between the boulders.

After only a few steps, Lu Yun discovered that the cave was pitch-black, with waves of bone-piercing cold wind blowing through it.

He took a flashlight from his storage pouch, and its glaring beam immediately illuminated the narrow cave.

Just then, terrifying hisses suddenly came from all around them.

The next instant.

Lu Yun saw more than a dozen enormous wolves appear before him. Every one of them was massive, four to five meters tall, with fangs filling their mouths. They looked savage and bloodthirsty, their bodies emanating traces of chilling aura.

"Roar—"

The wolves immediately let out furious roars when they saw Lu Yun and the Windchasing Tiger.

"Fifth-rank exotic beasts, Netherworld Wolves!!!"

Lu Yun's expression changed sharply. "This is trouble. So many Netherworld Wolves showed up at once?!"

Although he had already reached the Sea-Opening Realm, not a single Netherworld Wolf could stand against him in a one-on-one fight.

But...

Inside this cramped cave, the number of Netherworld Wolves was astonishing. With a rough count, there were actually sixteen of them.

"Awwooo—"

The Netherworld Wolves let out another terrifying howl. The powerful fluctuations made the Windchasing Tiger, which had been standing beside Lu Yun, collapse directly to the ground, too afraid to move in the slightest.

It was the submission that arose from the depths of one's soul when an inferior encountered a superior.

Seeing this, Lu Yun could not help sighing inwardly. These beasts really do have some brains!

"Sir, what should I do?" the Windchasing Tiger asked tremblingly.

"You should go back first."

"What? Go back?"

"Mm. If you stay here, I'll have to divide my attention to look after you later. You might as well return to the cave entrance and wait."

The Windchasing Tiger hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "All right. But sir, you must be careful."

With that, it turned and left, vanishing into the darkness.

At this moment, all the Netherworld Wolves had locked onto Lu Yun. Not one of them spared the Windchasing Tiger a second glance.

Their beastly instincts vaguely told them that the human in the distance was extremely dangerous.

"I didn't expect to get a big one right off the bat. Sixteen fifth-rank exotic beasts... I wonder how much they can improve my saber technique?"

A curve lifted at Lu Yun's lips.

"Roar—"

At that moment, the Netherworld Wolves all let out low growls, then charged at Lu Yun in a swarm.

"Perfect!"

The smile on Lu Yun's face deepened.

He gripped the Ancient Moon Elephant-Trunk Saber and transformed into a streak of azure light, charging straight at the pack of Netherworld Wolves.

"Awroo—"

The pack also roared in fury and pounced upon Lu Yun, creating a spectacular and shocking scene.

Surrounded by numerous Netherworld Wolves, Lu Yun unleashed the Thousand Mountains Saber Technique. Saber light flickered in his hand, blade auras flashing again and again as scarlet blood sprayed through the air and splashed against the cave walls.

In only a brief moment, at least seven or eight Netherworld Wolves had already fallen beneath his saber.

At the same time.

The crisp, pleasant system notifications rang unceasingly in his ears.

[Ding! Detected that the host is using the Thousand Mountains Saber Technique...]

[Saber technique experience +1]

[Congratulations, host! A 200x critical strike has been triggered. Saber technique experience +200]

[Ding! Detected that the host is using the Thousand Mountains Saber Technique...]

[Saber technique experience +1]

[Congratulations, host! A 200x critical strike has been triggered. Saber technique experience +200]

Lu Yun's saber technique grew ever more exquisite. Amid flashes of saber light, another four or five Netherworld Wolves were instantly chopped into minced flesh.

Before long, Netherworld Wolf corpses had already piled up all around him.

The remaining three Netherworld Wolves had completely lost their initial ferocity. Endless terror showed in their eyes, and their bodies trembled slightly. Clearly, Lu Yun's peerlessly sharp saber technique had shaken them so badly that they had completely lost the will to fight.

"Hmph!" Lu Yun snorted disdainfully and suddenly raised his right hand.

"Swish!"

The heads of the final three Netherworld Wolves instantly flew into the air together.

The heads rolled across the ground as scarlet blood burst forth in an instant, staining the ground red.

[Ding! Detected that the host is using the Thousand Mountains Saber Technique...]

[Saber technique experience +1]

[Congratulations, host! A 200x critical strike has been triggered. Saber technique experience +200]

The system notification sounded in Lu Yun's mind once more.

Lu Yun sheathed his saber. The powerful spiritual energy constantly emanating from his body made him feel that these dozen or so fifth-rank Netherworld Wolves had been nothing much after all.

When he opened the status panel, the proficiency of his saber technique had indeed changed tremendously.

System Stage Two Activated: 200x Critical Strike Amplification

Host: Lu Yun

Martial techniques: Thousand Mountains Saber Technique (lv75 29%), Primordial Unity Fist (lv36 72%)

Strength level: Sea-Opening Peak Realm

"Haha! I didn't even create a new technique this time. Just one actual battle directly pushed my saber technique's proficiency beyond that of my fist technique."

"Moreover, my own strength level has reached the Sea-Opening Peak Realm."

"At this terrifying rate, I should soon step into that legendary realm... the Star-Gathering Realm!"

"And so far, the only person to reach that realm... is Martial God Baili Yuchen."

Lu Yun's heart surged with excitement, and he clenched his fists involuntarily.

At that moment, the footage of his slaughter of the Netherworld Wolf pack was finally transmitted to another space.

Inside the hall...

Almost everyone held their breath, staring wide-eyed at the electronic screen on the wall.

"How could this be? How could that guy be so powerful?"

"Oh my god! His saber technique is far too terrifying!"

"Who exactly is this guy? Why have I never heard his name? I looked at his file. Although his martial talent is rated B+, he shouldn't be this strong in theory, should he?!"

"Three minutes... It only took three minutes from start to finish to deal with sixteen fifth-rank Netherworld Wolves! Am I dreaming?"

Everyone was completely dumbfounded!

Several examiners even nearly bit off their own tongues.

How could this be?

Just one moment earlier.

When they had first seen Lu Yun face sixteen Netherworld Wolves alone, nearly everyone had the same thought...

Lu Yun was dead for sure!

However.

What made everyone present's scalps tingle was that all sixteen powerful Netherworld Wolves had been like chickens and dogs made of clay. In no more than three minutes, Lu Yun had effortlessly wiped them all out.

Such an enormous psychological gap...

Made many people suspect they were hallucinating. They simply could not imagine such an unbelievable miracle happening before their very eyes.

Even Lei Tian, the chief examiner.

At this moment!

Was completely speechless.

His entire body was like he had been struck by lightning. His upper and lower lips trembled nonstop, and he nearly shattered his teeth from clenching them.

The scene of Lu Yun slaughtering the Netherworld Wolves had completely overturned everything he knew.

Other than utter shock...

Only one thought remained in his mind.

He had to immediately report everything that had happened here to Martial Dao Alliance headquarters.