Blood Wolf Bandits

Player: Liu Bai

Realm: Spirit Wheel Realm Middle Stage

Class: Spirit Array Master (Level 2 Spirit Array Master)

Spirit Veins: Two Person Vein (12/500)

Constitution: Spirit Muscle Jade Bone

Cultivation Method: Blazing Sun Art (Sixth Layer 125/3600); Hundred Scrolls of Array Dao: Upper Volume (Initiation · Heart Array Beginner 0/1200); Low Grade Body Tempering Divine Art · Ice Muscle Jade Bone Art (Minor Accomplishment 0/6000); Mountain God Art (Second Layer 1585/4500)

Skills: Mortal Grade High Rank Wind Breaking Finger (Great Accomplishment); Mortal Grade High Rank Senluo Death Seal (Great Accomplishment); Spirit Grade Low Rank Star Shattering Fist (Initiation 82/100); Spirit Grade Low Rank Blazing Step (Great Accomplishment 5/1500); Spirit-grade High-tier Great Sun Sea Burning Palm (Minor Accomplishment 0/1200); Spirit-grade High-tier Mountain Shaking Divine Fist (Minor Accomplishment 0/1200)

Arrays:

Chaos God Array (Great Accomplishment); Spirit Rain Array (Great Accomplishment); Flame Serpent Spirit Breaking Array (Great Accomplishment); Wolf Spirit God Striking Array (Initiation 0/150); Nine Heavens Thunder Spirit Array (Initiation 0/150); Five Wheel Sky Splitting Array (Minor Accomplishment 0/1500)

Experience Points: 25

Beast Soul Points: 68

Liu Domain. Five days had passed since the quota battle.

After choosing Northern Azure Spirit Academy, Mr. Lin had given them two months. Once those two months were up, they would be sent to the preliminary station for the Five Great Academies.

There, Liu Bai and the others would undergo a new trial alongside incoming students from all directions. If they failed to display sufficient ability during that trial, it was entirely possible that their qualifications to enter the Five Great Academies would be revoked.

Those words had made the six from Northern Spirit Academy tense. During these two months, none of them dared slack off, and all of them worked hard to improve themselves.

And this was Liu Bai's new status panel five days later.

These past few days, he had been cultivating the Mountain God Art. Its speed could only be considered average, but the improvement it brought him was considerable.

Liu Bai had a feeling that once the Mountain God Art reached the third layer, his spiritual energy cultivation should reach the peak of the Spirit Wheel Realm. This was something the Blazing Sun Art could not compare to.

"The higher the grade of a cultivation method or spirit art, the more Experience Points it needs to improve. But it also raises one's realm by more. Overall, it's still far more worthwhile than a Spirit Grade Low Rank spirit art like the Blazing Sun Art."

Perhaps he should take advantage of these two months to improve some more fundamental things.

For example, his Spirit Veins...

"Young Master, there is news regarding the information you asked us to investigate." A voice sounded outside Liu Bai's door.

Liu Bai's eyes lit up. He hurriedly rose, opened the door, and found the steward, Uncle Liu, standing outside with a respectful expression.

After entering the room, Uncle Liu took out a scroll.

"Young Master, the largest bandit force in the Northern Spirit Realm at present is the Blood Wolf Bandits. These villains have no fixed residence and roam the Northern Spirit Realm, slaughtering villages and wiping out clans. They have killed countless people and even dare to rob merchant caravans from the Nine Great Domains. They are utterly lawless and capable of every evil!"

Liu Bai accepted the scroll and looked through the information recorded about the Blood Wolf Bandits...

The Blood Wolf Bandits had three bandit chiefs in total. The eldest was naturally Blood Wolf, who possessed peak Spirit Wheel Realm strength. He was greedy and bloodthirsty, with countless dead beneath his blade, and he never left survivors. The second was Blood Blade, who wielded a narrow, elongated blood-red saber. He was cold and ruthless, but immensely powerful, with late Spirit Wheel Realm cultivation. His vicious reputation was well-known throughout the Northern Spirit Realm. As for the third, he had a name Liu Bai found somewhat familiar... Blood Slaughter.

Could this guy be the one from the original story who was tricked to death by Mu Chen? But wasn't that Blood Slaughter supposed to be the leader of the Blood Slaughter Group?

Liu Bai pondered inwardly.

In the Northern Spirit Realm, people might share the same name, but their titles would never overlap. Therefore, Liu Bai did not believe the current Blood Slaughter and the Blood Slaughter from three years later were different people.

"At present, the Blood Wolf Bandits have appeared in an ungoverned area at the border between our Liu Domain and the Yan Domain. It seems they are preparing to commit evil. Should we dispatch the guards to wipe out these villains?" As Uncle Liu spoke, killing intent flashed through his eyes.

Liu Bai shook his head. "No need. I can go alone!"

This time, he was going for Experience Points and Spirit Vein awakening points. If he made too big a move, he might alert the enemy. If they escaped, it would be difficult to find another opportunity.

The reason these people had been able to run rampant through the Northern Spirit Realm for so long was that they were too difficult to catch... At the slightest sign of trouble, they would flee deep into the mountains. Their vigilance was such that even the Nine Great Domains had no way to deal with them...

Of course, the most important reason was that their actions had not truly harmed the interests of the Nine Great Domains. Otherwise, if a Divine Soul Realm expert took action and pursued them regardless of cost, these so-called Blood Wolf Bandits would likely become homeless dogs within days.

Liu Bai's words greatly alarmed the old steward. He hurriedly tried to persuade him, "Young Master, you must not! The Blood Wolf Bandits have more than a hundred men, all of them cruel and bloodthirsty. Moreover, the three bandit chiefs are extremely powerful. Even if a Divine Soul Realm expert acted, capturing the three of them would be very troublesome. If you go alone, what if something happens?"

Having made up his mind, Liu Bai would not be dissuaded so easily. He simply packed a few things, took the black dagger he had obtained from the Northern Spirit Plains, and left directly.

Seeing this, the old steward stamped his feet anxiously. In the end, he could only hurry off to find Liu Qingtian.

Liu Qingtian had not expected his son to be so bold as to dare seek trouble with the Blood Wolf Bandits alone.

However, he was not as anxious as the old steward, because he understood his son's strength and methods very well. After pondering for a long time, he ultimately did not send anyone to bring the boy back.

Still, he secretly had his second brother, Liu Zong, follow after him.

Black Wasteland City was a small city that belonged to none of the Nine Great Domains. Its lord was also a Spirit Wheel Realm expert and had several hundred men under his command. There were quite a few such forces in the Northern Spirit Realm. Although their scale and security were naturally inferior to the cities within the Nine Great Domains, they were still better than the wilderness, so they attracted many ordinary people to settle there.

However, because such places were weak, all kinds of shady characters gathered there, making them extremely chaotic. They provided fertile ground for all sorts of criminal forces, and thus there were quite a few underworld factions around Black Wasteland City as well.

But at this moment, every underworld force around Black Wasteland City had suffered a catastrophic blow. A group of bandits who killed without batting an eye had entered Black Wasteland City's territory, and the moment they acted, they slaughtered those underworld forces clean.

Only then did the Lord of Black Wasteland City learn the true identity of that group. They were actually the murderous Blood Wolf Bandits!

At that moment, all of Black Wasteland City panicked.

One had to know that countless small cities like Black Wasteland City had been massacred by the Blood Wolf Bandits. Wherever they passed, corpses carpeted the ground and blood flowed like rivers!

After receiving the news, the Lord of Black Wasteland City had no thought of resisting at all. He secretly took his trusted subordinates and wealth, abandoned the city, and fled...

Little did he know that he had fallen right into the Blood Wolf Bandits' trap!

The reason the Blood Wolf Bandits had first targeted the surrounding underworld forces was to frighten Black Wasteland City. As long as the latter was intimidated, it would inevitably reveal an opening, allowing them to seize the city with ease.

But even Blood Wolf likely had not expected the Lord of Black Wasteland City to be such a coward that he would do something as foolish as abandoning the city and fleeing!

Within the dark and gloomy Black Wasteland Forest, a group of several dozen people was fleeing in disarray.

Behind them, a group dressed in blood-red clothing and wielding sabers and swords pursued relentlessly...

Very quickly, the blood-clad men caught up with the group ahead. Without hesitation, they raised their sabers and hacked down with bloodthirsty madness.

Aah!

A scream made the people ahead tremble.

The richly dressed middle-aged man at the front turned around. Looking at the pursuers now close at hand, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Stop! Fight them!"

The richly dressed middle-aged man knew very well that if they continued fleeing, they would be gradually eaten away by the enemy. In the end, they might not even have the chance to fight desperately.

"Blood Wolf Bandits, are you truly going to kill us all? Aren't you afraid of mutual destruction?!"

Holding a longsword, the richly dressed middle-aged man looked at the blood-clad group opposite him and demanded angrily, though fear was mixed into his voice.

"The fish will die, but the net will not break." A voice as cold as ten thousand years of ice slowly came from behind the blood-clad men. Then, a figure holding a narrow, elongated blood-red saber appeared before them.

"Blood Blade..." At the sight of the figure, the richly dressed middle-aged man's heart jolted. His entire body began to tremble.

"The moment my Blood Wolf Bandits appeared, you should have known your fate. Lord of Black Wasteland City, I will send you on your final journey..."

"Kill!"

The moment the word "kill" left his mouth, a blood-red Blade Light shot from Blood Blade's saber, flying straight toward the richly dressed Lord of Black Wasteland City.

The battle erupted at once!

"If that is the case, then even if I die, I'll drag you down to hell with me!" In the face of death, the Lord of Black Wasteland City completely abandoned all hope of survival. With an angry roar, the spiritual energy around his body exploded.

Having occupied Black Wasteland City for so many years, the Lord of Black Wasteland City was naturally no weakling. He too possessed late Spirit Wheel Realm strength.

"Xun Wind Slash!"

With a furious shout, the Lord of Black Wasteland City mobilized all his spiritual energy and slashed out with his sword.

In an instant, a cyan sword aura dozens of meters long swept out like a violent gale. It cleaved two blood-clad men in half before continuing toward Blood Blade.

There was no ripple in Blood Blade's scarlet eyes. He raised his saber, and in the next moment, a dense bloody stench emerged around him, turning into a cloud of blood mist that rapidly spread across the battlefield.

The Lord of Black Wasteland City immediately became alert. Spiritual energy surged around him as he tried to blast away the foul-smelling blood mist.

At that very moment, a blurred shadow approached from the blood mist like a ghost. A flash of red light concealed beneath the mist streaked past, mercilessly heading straight for his throat.

Such a hidden and fierce attack was far too sudden. Caught off guard, the Lord of Black Wasteland City did not even have time to withdraw his sword and defend himself. He could only strike out with his other hand.

Sshk!

Without the slightest resistance, the blood-red light pierced directly through half of the Lord of Black Wasteland City's palm. Blood instantly sprayed out.

Aah!

A scream burst from the Lord of Black Wasteland City's mouth. He flew backward in a wretched state, clutching his blood-soaked half-palm, his face filled with horror.

"Die!"

A blood-red streak of light carrying indescribable sharpness arrived in an instant. Just as the Lord of Black Wasteland City was about to gather spiritual energy to retaliate, a stabbing pain came from his chest.

A narrow, elongated blood-red saber had already pierced through his chest. At that moment, the blood inside his body slowly slid down the blade...

The death of the Lord of Black Wasteland City terrified everyone else. Facing the vicious blood-clad men, they no longer had the courage to resist. They collapsed at once and were slaughtered in the end.

Blood gathered into a small stream, flowing through the Black Wasteland Forest. The dense smell of blood spread through the entire mountain forest alongside the blood mist.

At some point, fine raindrops began falling from the sky. After passing through the blood mist, they too turned into bloody water as they fell to the ground.

Blood Blade frowned. Clearly, he had not expected rain to fall at this time. Looking at the clothes gradually being stained red by the bloody rain, he coldly ordered, "Clean up the battlefield. Take everything valuable!"

When the Lord of Black Wasteland City fled, he had brought along the wealth he had amassed over half his life. This time, the Blood Wolf Bandits would be able to feast to their fill.

The surrounding Blood Wolf Bandits were all delighted. Clearly, they knew that the haul this time would be substantial.

Sshk!

A faint sound suddenly rang beside the ear of a Blood Wolf Bandit who was searching a corpse.

Because of the rain, he did not hear it clearly, so he turned his head to investigate...

Sshk!

The same sound came again. This time, he heard it with perfect clarity, because it had come from his own body... An icy pain spread from his neck. He wanted to speak, but when he opened his mouth, only bloody foam bubbled out.

In the next moment, someone caught his body and slowly laid it on the ground.

The rain became even heavier. Hazy mist mixed with the scent of blood rose into the air, making the already dim forest seem even more dreamlike and unreal.

The blood-clad men around him seemed not to have seen this at all, turning a blind eye to the additional corpse of their companion on the ground.

Soon, more corpses appeared on the ground. The blood-red stream that had been washed by the rain not only did not disappear, but grew ever larger.

Only then did the silent Blood Blade finally realize something was wrong...

"An array?"

For the first time, Blood Blade's icy face changed. Looking at the curtain of rain around him, he gripped his saber even tighter.

"Come out!" His cold voice rang through the rain, as though it could freeze even the falling water.

As his voice fell, a figure slowly emerged from the rain.

"Who are you?" Blood Blade asked with some confusion.

He was very curious. Near Black Wasteland City, there was actually someone who dared attack the Blood Wolf Bandits? Could they have encountered fellow criminals?

"You do not need to know who I am. You only need to know that today, you will die." A calm voice came from the figure, as though he were merely stating a fact.

Yet Blood Blade laughed soundlessly.

"Chaos God Array, Spirit Rain Array. Among the underworld, I have only heard of one person called Rain Man who is skilled in such methods. But you are not him. You are not even an underworld man..."

To be able to disrupt his perception and silently kill his bandits right before his eyes, that had to be the power of the Chaos God Array. Coupled with the rain's cover, it had taken him this long to notice. Blood Blade believed that this so-called Rain Man absolutely could not accomplish such a thing!