One Saber, Cut in Half

Lin Changkong's heart sank. He looked at Zhou Yue, who had been thrown to the ground and was already injured, his eyes cold.

The woman who threw Zhou Yue to the ground was attractive, with skin like congealed fat. She wore a white long dress that ended at her thighs, revealing two fair and delicate legs.

Her skin seemed to glow with whiteness, making her very beautiful.

Furthermore, her collar was shallow, and her breasts were extremely large and prominent. The white, snow-like curves seemed to glow as well.

Standing there, she exuded an indescribable allure and charm.

Beside her stood two men, not much different in age. A full silver moon was tattooed on each of their chests.

"Junior brother, hurry and go! They are from the Mystic Moon Sect."

Zhou Yue looked up at Lin Changkong. Despite her weak aura, she urged Lin Changkong to leave quickly.

Lin Changkong immediately remembered that Hong Ye and Zhou Yue had told him on the way that the Heavenly Fire Sect's biggest rival in this area was the Mystic Moon Sect.

He hadn't expected to run into them while on a mission, and to be ambushed at that.

"Heh heh, go? Where do you think you're going? Scum like you, who have committed countless evils, deserve to die here. How can I let him go?"

The alluring woman sneered, her tone mocking and playful.

Zhou Yue gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Xuan Ling, if you want to kill me, then kill me! Why slander us? Our Heavenly Fire Sect has never oppressed ordinary people. How can we be considered evil?"

The woman named Xuan Ling laughed again. As she laughed, her body trembled.

Especially the white curves in front of her, which surged like waves, causing the throats of the two men beside her to bob as they swallowed hard.

Xuan Ling said, "You're quite eloquent, aren't you? So many people here were killed by you, and you still have the nerve to say you haven't committed evil?

On the way up the mountain, several children were also killed. I suspect that was your doing as well.

You didn't even spare infants a few months old. Are you even human?"

Xuan Ling spoke and laughed, her tone completely devoid of any sense of justice, clearly just slandering them.

The corpses on the mountain path were obviously killed by the Flood Dragon Gang, but Xuan Ling twisted it to make it seem like Lin Changkong and his companions were responsible.

To condemn someone, one needs no pretext!

Zhou Yue angrily retorted, "You're spouting nonsense! Those people were killed by the Flood Dragon Gang. We came to eliminate the Flood Dragon Gang. When have we ever killed ordinary people, or women and children?"

Xuan Ling laughed even louder, "Oh, so you're angered by shame? That's strange. If you didn't kill those people, why would you get so angry after just a few words?

I think you've been hit where it hurts, which is why you're feeling guilty and ashamed.

Even if, for the sake of argument, those people weren't killed by you, but by the Flood Dragon Gang, why wouldn't the Flood Dragon Gang kill people elsewhere and choose to kill those in the territory protected by your Heavenly Fire Sect?

It seems your Heavenly Fire Sect has been too overbearing, pushing people to rebel. In that case, the root of all evil still lies with your Heavenly Fire Sect.

If I kill you, am I not acting on behalf of heaven and upholding justice?

Hehehehehe..."

Xuan Ling continued to laugh, her body shaking, as she piled one accusation after another onto the Heavenly Fire Sect.

Zhou Yue's face turned red with anger, while Lin Changkong remained silent. His expression was cold and icy as he swept his gaze over Xuan Ling and the two men beside her several times.

Then, he reached out and drew the Crimson Flame Saber from his back.

"One at Qi Gathering Eighth Level, two at Qi Gathering Seventh Level. Not too strong, then... I'll kill them!"

Lin Changkong hadn't acted while Xuan Ling was deliberately fabricating charges. He had been using their auras to gauge their cultivation levels.

He now had a general understanding: the leader, Xuan Ling, was likely at Qi Gathering Eighth Level, while the other two were at Qi Gathering Seventh Level.

If he could take down the two Qi Gathering Seventh Level individuals first, he might have a chance in a one-on-one fight with Xuan Ling.

The only difficulty was his immense spiritual energy consumption. Although he had quickly killed Shi Heihu and Zhang Heibao earlier, that speed came at the cost of great expenditure.

However, he felt that with his remaining spiritual energy, he could still manage to kill the two Qi Gathering Seventh Level opponents.

"Hahaha, what did you say? You're going to kill us?"

Xuan Ling and the other two burst into laughter upon hearing Lin Changkong's words.

A man on the left even sneered, as if he had heard a joke, and then strode towards Lin Changkong.

"You're just a newly entered Outer Sect disciple of the Heavenly Fire Sect, yet you dare to speak such arrogant words. You truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth.

Very well, let me teach you a lesson..."

As he spoke, he twisted his neck and circulated his spiritual energy.

"Bang!"

Lin Changkong completely ignored his words. He stomped his foot, his figure shooting forward like an arrow, his saber like a blazing fire. He slashed at the man with a single strike.

A scorching aura swept out, and Blood Fiend Saber Qi erupted, like a red sun falling, crashing towards the opponent.

"Not good!"

The man's face, which had been wearing a smug, mocking smile a moment ago, now contorted in shock, his pupils shrinking, his heart trembling.

The power of this saber strike instantly sent a jolt of fear through him.

Spiritual energy roared out, attempting to block the attack.

But it was too late. Lin Changkong's saber technique had reached a transcendent realm, so fast it was the absolute limit of what his current level could achieve. Combined with the power of the Blood Fiend Saber Qi and the Crimson Flame Saber's enhancement, and with the opponent being careless and completely unprepared, there was nothing they could do.

This saber strike was unstoppable!

"Pfft—"

The blade flashed past, cutting through the man's spiritual energy defense, sinking into him at the waist, and then being pulled out from behind.

"You..."

The man felt an intense burning sensation at his waist. He looked down, and his upper body rolled off from his waist.

One saber strike, bisected at the waist!

In an instant, Xuan Ling and another disciple from the Mystic Moon Sect's pupils constricted. Their hearts pounded wildly, their minds went blank, and they didn't even understand what had happened.

While they were stunned, Lin Changkong had already charged towards another man at the Qi Gathering Seventh Level.

The Blood Fiend Saber Qi erupted, combining with the fifth-tier Crimson Flame Saber and pure crimson flame spiritual energy. He was like a bursting red sun, unstoppable!

"Ah!"

The other man roared, spiritual energy surging out. He raised his hand and punched towards the saber qi.

He didn't have time for any other move.

"Bang!"

His fist collided with the blade, making a metallic ringing sound.

Visible crystalline light flowed across his skin. This saber strike had only cut through his flesh and skin, failing to sever his bone.

"Hmm?"

Lin Changkong was surprised. Someone at the Qi Gathering Seventh Level could block his saber strike with their bare body?

But he was only astonished for a moment. When the first strike failed, he unleashed three more in quick succession.

The second saber strike, the opponent could no longer withstand it. One arm was severed and flew off.

The third strike cut through the flesh of his chest but failed to cleave him in two.

It wasn't until the fourth strike that he finally split the opponent in half from the chest.

Though it sounds like a long process, it only took about three to four breaths of time.

Considering the first person was instantly killed, killing two people in total took only about five breaths of time.

Xuan Ling looked at the two mangled corpses of her fellow disciples. Her once beautiful and arrogant face twitched slightly. When she looked at Lin Changkong again, her gaze had completely changed.