Slaughter Without Mercy

Lingbo Weibu moved without a sound. Though this movement technique was still only at the beginner stage, with his strength, Lu Shaoyou could move silently and unseen.

Using the shadows for cover, Lu Shaoyou leaped down from the courtyard wall and quietly slipped behind the leader.

To capture bandits, first capture their king.

Lu Shaoyou bent his legs slightly, then sprang up. He raised the Qi Mei Cudgel above his head as his inner force erupted. The strength of six dragons and six elephants, coupled with a charged strike—

This blow surpassed his limits. Nearly a thousand jin of immense force smashed viciously toward the horse bandit's head.

"Who are you?"

A nearby horse bandit, drunk and muddleheaded, saw Lu Shaoyou suddenly appear and asked blankly.

The next instant, a flash of terror passed through his confused eyes.

The horse bandit shouted a warning, "Watch out..."

The instant he spoke, Zhao Long abruptly opened his eyes. He had just begun to move.

But it was already too late. The cudgel struck in an instant.

Crack!

Boom...

Zhao Long's head exploded like a watermelon. Red and white matter sprayed everywhere, and the terrifying force even smashed the table to pieces.

Killed a First-class Warrior. Slaughter Value +500. Challenge-level reward +500!

Reward obtained: Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand.

Lu Shaoyou was greatly startled. He had not expected this man to be a First-class Warrior, and silently rejoiced that he had played it safe.

A First-class Warrior generated Inner Force within his body. If Zhao Long had used Inner Force to protect himself, landing that blow would have been far more difficult.

"Brother Long!"

"Damn it, you killed Brother Long! Pay for Brother Long's life!"

"Brothers, grab your weapons!"

The sudden turn of events jolted all the horse bandits. The bandits who had been drunk moments ago instantly sobered up.

They immediately began searching for weapons.

Yet they never could have imagined that, as horse bandits of Black Wind Village, people normally took detours whenever they saw them.

Today, someone actually dared to cause trouble for them. In order to enjoy themselves to the fullest, they had flung their weapons away who knew where.

"My saber..."

"Where the hell is my saber?"

How could Lu Shaoyou let such an opportunity slip by? The Qi Mei Cudgel spun a flourish in his hand before striking the temple of the nearest horse bandit.

The blow was heavy and powerful. The horse bandit was sent flying, crashing into and knocking down several others.

Slaughter Value +50.

At last, a horse bandit found a weapon. Raising a long saber, he slashed at Lu Shaoyou.

Lingbo Weibu activated. Lu Shaoyou dodged the blade with uncanny ease, then swept his cudgel in a strike that swept through an army, directly shattering the leg bones of two horse bandits.

"Ah... my leg!"

"Kill him... kill him!"

The two collapsed to the ground, clutching their broken legs and letting out miserable screams.

Lu Shaoyou moved, and two cudgel strikes smashed down viciously. The horse bandits immediately breathed their last.

Slaughter Value +10.

Slaughter Value +50.

"You dare kill men from Black Wind Village? No matter who you are, you'll die without a burial ground!"

"Kill!"

In the center of the courtyard, a burly man with a face full of whiskers rose to his feet. The long saber in his hand left its sheath, and he leaped into the air. The cold blade light gleamed with blinding chill.

After Lu Shaoyou sent a horse bandit flying with one strike, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He turned and swung his cudgel.

Blade and cudgel collided, throwing off showers of sparks.

Lu Shaoyou staggered back repeatedly, his gaze sharpening as he looked at the burly man.

This man was actually stronger than him.

Though he had struck in haste, that blow had contained at least seven hundred jin of force, yet it had only forced the man back one step.

"You little bastard, don't think you're the only one with strength. If you can walk out of this courtyard today, I'll wash my hair standing on my head!" Wang Hu flicked his long saber and glared viciously at Lu Shaoyou.

"Surround this brat! I'll skin him alive!"

The remaining horse bandits moved as one, gripping long sabers as they surrounded the two men.

"Kill!"

A vicious gleam flashed through Wang Hu's eyes as he slashed again. Though he looked enormously built, his movements were exceptionally nimble.

"System, spend 600 Slaughter Value to upgrade the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill."

"Spend 100 Slaughter Value to upgrade Lingbo Weibu!"

Boom.

The final two main meridians opened, and the Lesser Heavenly Circuit instantly reached completion. Subtle popping sounds came from Lu Shaoyou's body as the trickling inner force in his dantian suddenly turned into a surging river.

A strange, fierce power coursed through every limb and bone.

It was Inner Force.

Facing the charging burly man, Lu Shaoyou remained calm. He flicked the Qi Mei Cudgel in his hand, violently channeling Inner Force into it. The cudgel's shadow flashed like lightning.

With a thunderous clang, the violent force directly sent the man and his saber flying. Two horse bandits who failed to dodge in time were knocked to the ground beneath him.

"Pfft..."

"Impossible! How did you suddenly become stronger?!"

"Get him! Stop him..."

The fallen man's eyes nearly split apart as blood poured continuously from his mouth. He stared at Lu Shaoyou in horror and shrieked.

Lu Shaoyou answered with a cudgel strike. Lingbo Weibu shifted unpredictably, allowing him to easily evade the other horse bandits' attacks.

With a bang, the burly man, unable to rise in time, had his head smashed apart by the cudgel.

"This is bad! Brother Xiong is dead too! Run!"

The horse bandits stared in horror at the burly man's exploded head and screamed in terror. Their legs turned weak as they all fled toward the gate.

But the gate was too narrow. Several horse bandits crowded onto the threshold, unable to squeeze through.

"You want to run? Not one of you is getting away!"

Lu Shaoyou stepped on the Seven Stars, pushing Lingbo Weibu to its limit. In only a few steps, he caught up with the horse bandits.

The Qi Mei Cudgel fell like raindrops, every strike taking a horse bandit's life.

He had not a shred of mercy for beasts like these. His gaze was cold as a blade, and he was like a god of slaughter reaping the lives of insects.

"Ah! Hero, don't kill me..."

"Spare my life! You're a great man with great magnanimity—just let this little one go like a fart!"

Seeing that there was no turning the tide, the horse bandits all dropped to their knees and begged for mercy, their heads pounding against the ground like garlic being crushed in a mortar.

"My lord, I was wrong! I truly was wrong! Please don't kill me..."

Bang...

"Since you were wrong, go repent in hell..."

"Ah! You'll die a miserable death... The village chief won't let you go..."

The horse bandits shouted threats, hoping to frighten Lu Shaoyou away, but they were fierce in appearance and weak at heart.

Lu Shaoyou said nothing. The cudgel in his hand swung with even greater force.

A short while later, the entire courtyard was drenched in blood, with severed limbs scattered everywhere.

"Won't let me go?"

"What a coincidence. Neither will I!"

Lu Shaoyou sneered.

This was merely collecting a little interest in advance. As for the horse bandits of Black Wind Village, he would not spare a single one.

Ignoring the corpses strewn across the ground, Lu Shaoyou turned and used the Qi Mei Cudgel to push aside the clutter.

"You two are sleeping quite soundly!"

His gaze fell upon two figures. Two horse bandits lay on the ground, snoring away.

These two had likely drunk the most. Even now, there was not the slightest sign that they would wake.

Lu Shaoyou entered the inner room, found two hemp ropes, tied the pair to a pillar, and ignored them afterward.

Lu Shaoyou found several quilts, carefully took down the female corpses, and closed their terrified, despairing eyes before wrapping them properly in the quilts.

They had lost their chastity in life; in death, he naturally could not let them lose their dignity as well.

He hoisted the wrapped corpses onto his shoulder and walked out of the courtyard.

Before long, Lu Shaoyou arrived at a large pit.

The pit was filled with villagers who had died gruesome deaths.

The elderly, children, men, women...

Their eyes stared fixedly at the sky, their mouths gaping like abysses, as though accusing this world of its injustice.

Gently placing the quilt-wrapped bodies into the pit, Lu Shaoyou's gaze swept across every face. He wanted to carve these villagers deeply into his mind.

"Rest assured. The hatred of Lu Family Village must be washed clean with blood."

"That day will not be far off!"

"I swear it!"

The night wind howled, and the flames roared.

The wind tossed Lu Shaoyou's long hair into disorder, but it could not scatter his voice.