At that moment, as Lu Ren was watched by those martial artists, he felt ice-cold all over, as though he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Tang Hao's words completely stirred up killing intent toward Lu Ren in many people.
Most of the martial artists present were old men in their forties or fifties. They had almost no potential left and could not possibly join the four great sects.
If they could enter the Ghost Sword Gate, receive guidance from the Ghost Sword King, and cultivate the Ghostly Sword Style, they would surely be able to swagger sideways through Jiangyun Kingdom.
At that moment, the hearts of many elderly martial artists burned with incomparable fervor.
Although Lu Ren's strength was extraordinary, with so many of them joining forces to besiege him, killing Lu Ren would be as easy as turning over their hands.
Seeing that everyone was still hesitating and unable to make up their minds, Tang Hao spoke again. "My senior brother Gu Yifan is also the Imperial Dao Sect's number one core disciple. Whoever can kill Lu Ren will also be exceptionally permitted to become an outer disciple of the Imperial Dao Sect!"
Tang Hao offered another condition.
All the martial artists present went wild again. For the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Legacy, they had nearly buried their own futures.
Now, they could both join the Ghost Sword Gate and become outer disciples of the Imperial Dao Sect.
Naturally, they were unwilling to miss such an opportunity.
Quite a few young martial artists also looked at Lu Ren with eyes full of pity.
There were so many Aperture Opening Realm martial artists here, all old men who had bitterly cultivated for decades. Some had even cultivated Yellow Tier Low Grade martial skills to perfection. With such a lineup, Lu Ren was undoubtedly doomed.
Lu Ren's expression turned cold as well. After Tang Hao had been defeated by him, he had actually incited everyone to kill him.
For a time, he had become everyone's public enemy.
"Hahaha, Lu Ren, it is true that you defeated me, but you will still die!"
Tang Hao let out a crazed roar, vicious light flashing in his eyes.
Lu Ren chuckled, his sharp gaze sweeping across the surroundings. "Anyone who wants to kill me, come at me together. I will accompany you at any time. If you die by my hand, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
Lu Ren's words were boundlessly arrogant, directly provoking everyone.
In this world where the strong were revered, weakness would only make one's enemies press their advantage with ever greater ferocity. Only by displaying strength could one make enemies fear him.
Besides, even if he retreated, this bunch would not let him off.
"Arrogant!"
Hearing Lu Ren's words, a one-armed man with a head full of gray hair rushed straight at him, the longsword in his hand sweeping out like iron strokes and silver hooks as he attacked Lu Ren.
Lu Ren once again fused the spiritual energy of six Spiritual Apertures, forming a massive vortex. His aura instantly soared to its peak.
His body bent like a bow, his palm shot like an arrow, and he launched himself forward. Before anyone could react, his Seven Injuries Palm slammed fiercely into the gray-haired man.
Pfft!
Before the gray-haired man could even bring down his sword, his entire body crumpled to the ground.
Then!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!
Seven consecutive explosions rang out within his body. By then, his flesh had already been reduced to a bloody blur.
"He actually killed a one-armed swordsman who had opened nine Spiritual Apertures in a single move?"
"That was the Seven Injuries Palm, a Human Tier Low-grade Martial Skill. Its power is ordinary, but once cultivated to perfection, one palm strike can unleash seven streams of force. It is extremely formidable!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Attack together and kill him!"
Many martial artists were enraged.
The one who reacted most fiercely was naturally Xu Fu. He charged at Lu Ren again, his saber chopping down toward him. "Fourth slash of the Overlord Saber Slash, Thirteenfold Overlord Saber!"
Layer upon layer of saber light swept forth like mountains collapsing and seas overturning, endless and unceasing as they directly engulfed Lu Ren.
"Hmph!"
Lu Ren snorted coldly. The power of the fused vortex within him erupted to the utmost as he displayed the Spirit Cat Steps, instantly evading the layers of saber light.
Seven Injuries Palm!
Lu Ren struck at Xu Fu again, suppressing him with absolute power.
Lu Ren's strike appeared to be only a single palm, but in truth, he had struck seven times. Yet to the eye, it looked like seven afterimages.
Seeing this, Xu Fu threw a punch as well. His fist was dyed golden—it was the Yellow Tier Low Grade Great Diamond Fist!
Boom!
The Great Diamond Fist collided with the Seven Injuries Palm, and violent shockwaves swept out. Several nearby martial artists with lower cultivation were blasted back again and again, unable to withstand the clash between the two.
Pfft!
Xu Fu violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like a cannonball.
"Kill Lu Ren!"
Upon seeing this, several of Xu Fu's companions simultaneously displayed different martial skills, rushing before Lu Ren and unleashing fierce attacks.
Of course, other martial artists also kicked a man when he was down, attacking Lu Ren amid the chaos.
Mountain Suppressing Fist!
Sword Finger!
Eight Trigram Palm!
Fierce Tiger Fist!
Seven Injuries Fist!
Lu Ren stood where he was, utterly unconcerned as he unleashed all sorts of martial skills that he had cultivated to perfection.
All kinds of attacks bombarded Lu Ren from every direction, yet they were all neutralized by his martial skills.
Naturally, Lu Ren could deal with them so calmly because he had fused six vortices, bringing his strength to twelve thousand jin. Adding the power of his physical body, he could break ten thousand techniques with a single force. With such an absolute advantage in strength, even Human Tier Low-grade Martial Skills were enough for Lu Ren to handle every kind of attack.
He did not use the Celestial Phenomenon Sword Skill because he wanted to use actual combat to temper his application of various martial skills.
Bang bang bang bang!
Collisions erupted one after another, and more than a dozen martial artists who had approached Lu Ren were sent flying simultaneously.
"You think the likes of you can kill me? All of you can die!"
Lu Ren sneered. He no longer even relied on martial skills, instead charging headlong with his Qi Nourishing Body Tempering physique.
Aah! Aah! Aah!
Miserable cries rang out one after another as many martial artists were sent flying.
Immediately afterward, Lu Ren charged before Xu Fu once more, thrusting a Sword Finger fiercely through Xu Fu's chest.
"Ah!"
Xu Fu let out repeated screams as he saw a massive hole pierced through his chest. He stared at Lu Ren in disbelief. "You... just how many Spiritual Apertures have you opened?"
Xu Fu's eyes trembled as he stared fixedly at Lu Ren, filled with both terror and shock.
He had never imagined Lu Ren would be this powerful. Was this strength that an Aperture Opening Realm martial artist could possess?
Tang Hao was even more despairing. He had never imagined that Lu Ren could defeat so many Aperture Opening Realm experts all by himself.
Lu Ren had actually held back during his battle with him. Was this truly a Scrap Bloodline?
Bang!
Lu Ren struck out with his palm, sending Xu Fu's body flying. It smashed into another martial artist, crushing that martial artist to death on the spot.
Seeing this, everyone was seized by fear and did not dare step forward again.
"Xu Fu is dead! Retreat at once!"
"This guy is simply a monster!"
"Go! If we don't leave now, we might be the ones who die!"
Many people had lost every shred of fighting spirit and chose to leave one after another. Some even wanted to find a way out of the Tuoshe Cave Mansion.
"None of you who attacked me can even think of leaving. Stay here, all of you!"
Lu Ren drew the Fire Spirit Sword and crazily slaughtered the martial artists fleeing in every direction.
"Ah!"
A miserable cry came from the western side of Tuoshe Plaza. One martial artist was pierced by Lu Ren's longsword and fell dead at once.
At the same time, three martial artists to the south were struck by sword light simultaneously. They collapsed to the ground, completely dead.
The more than twenty people who had attacked Lu Ren were all slaughtered cleanly. The stench of blood filled the entire Tuoshe Plaza.
The martial artists who had not attacked Lu Ren were scared out of their wits. They stood frozen, not daring to make the slightest movement, terrified that one careless move would get them killed by Lu Ren.
However, Lu Ren did not attack them. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Tang Hao and strode over. "Tang Hao, who else are you going to find to kill me?"
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