Slaying a Hua Jin Perfection Expert
"These three are after me. You two, get out of here right now."
Lu Feng didn't turn around, and said in a calm voice.
"But sir, you're all alone..." Su Qiaoqiao said anxiously.
"Your presence here will only distract me," Lu Feng interrupted her.
"Return to the Demon-Slaying Bureau immediately, find Xiaolian, and tell her what happened here. Hurry!"
Lin Miao gritted her teeth, grabbed Su Qiaoqiao's wrist, and turned to run wildly towards the outer perimeter.
She knew very well that if they stayed, they would not only be of no help, but would also become Lu Feng's weakness.
Running back to report the news would be the greatest help to Lu Feng.
As expected, the three men in black did not react to the two men's escape.
"You're quite loyal."
The leader of the men in black looked at Lu Feng, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Unfortunately, you must die today."
"You were sent by Zhao Long, weren't you?" Lu Feng asked calmly, showing no sign of panic.
The man in black's eyes flickered rapidly upon hearing this.
Although it returned to normal in an instant, Lu Feng had clearly seen that fleeting moment of flickering.
"Superior!"
The man in black didn't waste any more words and waved to the two people behind him.
Two men in black, both at the Nei Jin Perfection, drew their swords simultaneously and attacked Lu Feng from the left and right.
Their teamwork was extremely seamless; the timing and angle of their strikes were perfectly synchronized, sealing off all escape routes from the front.
Lu Feng activated the Carefree Steps, his figure moving like a fish as he passed through the gap between the two blade lights.
The Six Harmonies Saber slashed through the throat of the man in black on the left the instant it passed by, severing his throat and causing blood to gush out.
Without pausing, he used the momentum to turn and pounce on the black-clad man on the right, unleashing his Gale Saber Art and slashing down with a single blow.
Two breaths later, both men, Nei Jin Perfection, were dead.
The leader of the men in black stood there, watching helplessly as his two trusted subordinates were slaughtered as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
His expression was obscured by the mask, but his eyes, instead of showing anger, shone brightly.
"Lu Feng, I never imagined that not only has your cultivation improved so quickly, but your movement techniques and swordsmanship have also reached the perfect level."
"I'd like to see what secrets you're hiding."
The man in black leaped into the air, his body shifting several times in mid-air, his ten fingers flying across the page, forming a series of strange hand seals.
His aura was rapidly rising, and a black vortex was faintly condensing between his palms.
Before the palm strike, delivered with Hua Jin Perfection, even landed, the withered leaves on the ground were already pressed flat against the earth by the force of the palm.
Lu Feng did not back down.
The Golden Bell Shield was instantly activated to its maximum, and a faint golden glow rose around his body.
At the same time, he gripped the Six Harmonies Saber tightly with both hands, frantically channeling his Nei Jin into the blade, causing a dazzling cold light to flash on its edge.
Gale Slash, a perfect-level sword technique.
A man and a sword transformed into streaks of light, heading straight for the attacker.
"Bang!"
A deafening roar.
The two forces collided in mid-air, and a violent shockwave exploded outwards from the two people, snapping trees within a radius of ten feet and sending splinters and dead leaves flying into the air.
The footprints left by Lin Miao and Su Qiaoqiao when they fled were completely wiped away by the shockwave.
Lu Feng retreated several meters, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground.
My hand gripping the knife went numb for a moment, but the blade remained as steady as a rock.
The man in black also took a step back.
His palm trembled slightly, and a trace of blood seeped from the base of his thumb.
He glanced down at his hands, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Huh? You're not injured at all. I underestimated you." His voice carried a hint of surprise.
Hua Jin Perfection, facing Early Hua Jin, managed to force the opponent back a few steps with a full-force palm strike, while he himself was struck and bled.
"Black Dragon Extends Its Claw."
The man in black stopped probing.
He spread his five fingers, and his palm turned dark black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A black aura, about an inch long, extended from the fingertips.
He swayed and lunged at Lu Feng, his five fingers whistling as they tore through the air, aiming straight for Lu Feng's heart.
Lu Feng did not dodge, and unleashed his Gale Slash once more.
The blade and the black claws collided in mid-air, producing a series of metallic clangs.
"When!"
The Six Harmonies Saber struck the black-clad man's palm, but the blade only cut half an inch into the skin before it could go no further, instead being firmly gripped by the black hand.
The man in black gripped the blade tightly with his left hand, while his right hand struck towards Lu Feng's chest.
The palm strike was incredibly fast, and the two were so close that there was almost no gap between them.
Lu Feng couldn't draw his sword in time and had no choice but to take the blow head-on.
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"Boom!"
A palm strike landed squarely on his chest.
Lu Feng was sent flying dozens of meters backward, crashing into two ancient trees that were as thick as two people could hug before finally coming to a stop.
He knelt on one knee, supporting himself with his sword in one hand, a clear palm print left on his chest by the force of the palm strike.
The man in black stood still, watching Lu Feng slowly rise from the pile of rubble, his expression turning serious.
"I initially thought that coming in person was a waste of your talents. But now it seems that you are indeed worth the trip."
His tone no longer held any contempt. There were very few people in the entire Northern Demon-Slaying Bureau who could withstand two of his attacks without being seriously injured, even at the Early Hua Jin.
Lu Feng straightened up and stretched his shoulders.
I have a dull ache in my chest, but my ribs aren't broken and my internal organs aren't injured.
"Perfect." He gripped the Six Harmonies Saber tightly, the tip slowly rising to point at the man in black. "I'll use you to test my new trick."
Lu Feng took a deep breath, and his internal Nei Jin surged wildly into the blade.
The Six Harmonies Saber emitted a soft hum, and a layer of visible ripples appeared on its blade—a phenomenon that only occurs when the blade's energy is stacked to its extreme.
"Nine Layered Wave Slashes!"
Lu Feng leaped into the air.
His figure traced an arc in mid-air, the Six Harmonies Saber held high above his head, then slashed down.
When the first strike landed, the Saber Force was only at the level of ordinary Hua Jin.
But the second strike followed immediately, and the Saber Force was noticeably heavier.
The third, fourth, fifth... each strike was heavier than the last, each strike building upon the force of the previous one, like waves crashing forward, unstoppable.
The man in black's expression changed slightly.
"The Cang Dragon Emerges from the Sea!"
His hands turned pitch black at the same time, his arms crossed in front of him, and his Nei Jin condensed between his arms into a faint black dragon shadow, which crashed into Lu Feng's Saber Force.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The man in black steadily parried the first three strikes. Although the dragon shadow trembled, it did not dissipate.
As the fourth strike landed, a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of the black-clad man's mouth. Cracks began to appear on the dragon's shadow.
The fifth and sixth strikes. The dragon shadow shattered with a deafening roar, the Saber Force piercing through the defenses and slashing straight down.
The man in black held his hands above his head. The black sheen on his arms dimmed by seventy percent under the sixth slash. Finally, the blade cut through the skin on his palms, and blood flowed between his fingers.