novelraw Chapter 72 – Kill outside the city
Chapter 72 – Kill outside the city
At the city gate, most of the guards were Martial Apprentices in the Body Refining Realm, with the captain merely at the third layer of the Qi Sea Realm.
With such a level of strength, they naturally couldn't stop Luo Xiu's advance.
"Clang!"
Every time the Shadow Sword sliced through the air with a sharp whistle, blood would splatter and spray.
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He knew very well that to survive in this world, he must not show mercy. Against his enemies, he had to be ruthless, merciless, and decisive!
The Ten-Directional Phantom at the Major Achievement Realm didn't slow down in the slightest. Luo Xiu's speed increased instead of decreasing. Two guards attempting to close the city gate hadn't even reacted before their throats were slit by the Shadow Sword.
"Bold scoundrel, daring to kill the city guards!"
The sound of beasts galloping came from behind. Luo Xiu turned to see Yan Qiu riding a unicorn-maned horse chasing after him.
This unicorn-maned horse was a third-level demonic beast, extremely fast. Although its initial acceleration might not match Luo Xiu's, its endurance was strong, unlike Luo Xiu's movement technique, which consumed a lot of True Qi.
"Get on the horse!"
Seeing that the Songshan Brothers couldn't catch up with Luo Xiu, Yan Qiu shouted, allowing these two Innate experts to ride with him.
The back of the unicorn-maned horse was wide, and the three of them riding together wasn't crowded, nor did it affect the speed at all.
The outline of Zuoxing City grew smaller and more blurred behind them.
Two hours later, Luo Xiu stopped, turning to look at the three chasing on the unicorn-maned horse.
After two hours of sprinting, they were in a desolate open grassland. In Luo Xiu's Life Perception, he didn't detect any other pursuers.
If it were just two Innate Martial Masters at the first layer, Luo Xiu wouldn't be afraid, so there was no need to flee.
As for Yan Qiu, with his sixth layer of the Qi Sea Realm cultivation, Luo Xiu simply ignored him.
"Songshan Brothers, cripple this kid for me first," Yan Qiu sneered.
The Songshan Brothers remained silent. Although they were Innate Martial Masters, they both attacked simultaneously even against a Qi Sea Martial Artist.
This was a habit formed over ten years, and their coordination had become increasingly seamless, allowing them to kill several Innate experts at the third and even fourth layers with their combined assault technique.
The war knives in their hands unsheathed, one slashing towards Luo Xiu's arm, the other towards his legs, clearly following Yan Qiu's order to cripple his limbs first.
Luo Xiu could sense the Songshan Brothers' coordinated attack, blocking almost all his escape routes. Even with an exquisite movement technique, it was hard to dodge such a combined assault.
"Life-Reaping Sword!"
Luo Xiu channeled True Qi, and the Netherworld Death Flame surged on the Shadow Sword, directly executing the second move of the Aurora Sword Art. In terms of power and speed, it was stronger than the first move, Flash Sword.
The Songshan Brothers showed no expression, confident in their combined assault technique. Even an Innate Martial Master couldn't escape unscathed, let alone a Qi Sea Martial Artist.
But when Luo Xiu swung his Battle Sword, their eyes widened in shock.
"Clang! Clang!"
Two clashing sounds rang out, sparks flying, and a cold, deathly energy transmitted through the war knives, making them feel their life force being continuously devoured and eroded.
"What a fast sword, what a strange energy!"
The Songshan Brothers' expressions changed rapidly. Their war knives slashed out almost simultaneously, yet the opponent could block them both, showing the sword speed was at its peak, almost like swinging two swords at once.
In martial arts, speed is invincible. While a swift sword is daunting, for the Songshan Brothers, who excel in combined assault techniques, it wasn't too difficult to handle.
But what truly made them wary was the strange energy transmitted through the war knives, making their arms numb.
They didn't know that the Netherworld Death Flame's energy, transmitted through the clash, had already damaged the life meridians in their arms. If Luo Xiu's cultivation were higher, this single strike could have crippled their arms.
Compared to Innate Realm Martial Masters, Luo Xiu's martial techniques and movement techniques were superior to many Innate Martial Masters.
The advantage of Innate Martial Masters lay in the powerful Innate True Qi containing Elemental Power, but Luo Xiu's Netherworld Death Flame compensated for this, allowing him to contend directly with Innate Martial Masters.
Though his cultivation was at the fifth layer of the Qi Sea Realm, in overall aspects, he had reached the level of around the fourth layer of the Innate Realm.
The Songshan Brothers exchanged a glance, understanding each other's intentions without words. The strange black energy was daunting, so they planned to use their combined assault technique for a decisive strike.
"Azure Cloud Twin Dragons!"
A cyan glow emanated from the Songshan Brothers, their True Qi containing the wood element, forming Innate Wood True Qi.
Holding a knife in one hand, they formed a seal with the other, merging their Innate True Qi glow.
"Roar!"
A faint dragon roar sounded, and the Songshan Brothers simultaneously slashed, their knife lights converging into a phantom Azure Dragon, roaring and charging at Luo Xiu.
This strike's power was comparable to a full-force strike from a fourth-layer Innate Martial Master.
Luo Xiu retrieved a yellow jade talisman from his Storage Ring, crushing it forcefully, enveloping himself in a light screen.
The jade talisman was a treasure refined by a Formation Master, a third-level defensive jade talisman made of yellow jade.
"Aurora Sword!"
Simultaneously, Luo Xiu executed the strongest third move of the Aurora Sword Art.
Though Luo Xiu hadn't mastered the Aurora Sword Art to Perfection, the power of the Aurora Sword was far superior to Flash Sword and Life-Reaping Sword.
With a slicing sound, the Azure Dragon phantom formed by Innate True Qi was cleaved in two by the Shadow Sword. The violent cyan light was entirely blocked by the defensive light screen on Luo Xiu.
The Songshan Brothers were dumbfounded, unable to believe that a Qi Sea Martial Artist could withstand their combined secret technique.
Luo Xiu naturally wouldn't give the Songshan Brothers another chance to use their combined secret technique. In a flash, he appeared in front of one of them, the Shadow Sword like a black lightning, slicing through the air.
Without the aid of their combined secret technique, the Songshan Brothers' strength was no different from ordinary first-layer Innate Martial Masters.
Facing Luo Xiu's incredibly fast sword, they couldn't defend at all.
"Slash! Slash!..."
Two sprays of blood, and the Songshan Brothers' bodies fell to the ground.
Yan Qiu, on the unicorn-maned horse not far away, was stunned by the scene. The Songshan Brothers, who could contend with a fourth-layer Innate Martial Master together, were killed by a Qi Sea Martial Artist?
"Who... who are you?" Even witnessing it firsthand, Yan Qiu couldn't believe it. How could a Qi Sea Martial Artist possess such formidable strength? It defied logic.
"Go ask the King of Hell in the underworld!"
Luo Xiu snorted coldly, killing intent surging. The Ten-Directional Phantom movement technique unfolded, and the Shadow Sword trembled, its sword light black as a rainbow.
Yan Qiu's first instinct was to flee on the unicorn-maned horse, but before he could move, the Shadow Sword pierced his throat.
Yan Qiu opened his mouth, eyes wide, blood gushing from his mouth, filled with unwillingness. He was the young master of the Yan family in Zuoxing City, and he died just like that?
Whether outside Yunlong Prefecture Capital or in the Guanlei Mountain Range, Lu Mengyao had seen Luo Xiu kill before, so she wasn't particularly affected by Luo Xiu killing Yan Qiu and the others.
When Luo Xiu set her down from his back, she suddenly realized that Luo Xiu had killed two Innate Martial Masters while carrying her the whole time.
Suddenly being set down, Lu Mengyao felt a subtle sense of loss.
Luo Xiu didn't say anything, nor did he know what Lu Mengyao was thinking. He skillfully collected the storage treasures from the three corpses and then said to Lu Mengyao, "With this unicorn-maned horse, we need to leave here quickly."
Yan Qiu dared to bully and oppress in Zuoxing City, indicating he had a background, and it's imaginable that his faction would issue a pursuit order.
"Where are we going?" Throughout the journey from Yunlong Prefecture, Lu Mengyao had no opinions, always following Luo Xiu's decisions on which path to take.
"Guanlei Mountain Range," Luo Xiu pointed to the distant, mist-shrouded mountain range.
Having just left the Guanlei Mountain Range, returning again, Luo Xiu felt a bit helpless.
Leaping onto the unicorn-maned horse, Luo Xiu extended his hand to Lu Mengyao, pulling her up as well.
"Hyah!"
The unicorn-maned horse, gentle in temperament, galloped towards the Guanlei Mountain Range as Luo Xiu nudged its sides.
Not long after, the white-bearded elder Liu appeared, seeing the three corpses lying in a pool of blood.
"What a sharp sword technique."
Liu examined the battle traces and the wounds on the bodies, his expression turning grave.
He was a fourth-layer Innate Martial Master, and even he wasn't confident in defeating the Songshan Brothers.
Liu's original plan was to ambush on the way back to Zuoxing City, attacking Yan Qiu and the Songshan Brothers to seize the Thunder Martial Token.
But he hadn't expected that not only did Yan Qiu and the Songshan Brothers fail to obtain the Thunder Martial Token, but they also lost their lives.
"Could it be that a master appeared and saved them? Or is there a hidden master protecting the young couple?" Liu speculated, never considering that a Qi Sea Martial Artist could do this.
"Escaped into the Guanlei Mountain Range?" Liu saw the hoofprints of the unicorn-maned horse, looking towards the Guanlei Mountain Range.
Taking out a Sound Transmission Box, Liu immediately informed the Duan family in Zuoxing City of the situation.
Yan Qiu was the only son of the Yan family head, and such an incident would undoubtedly cause a huge uproar in Zuoxing City.
Soon, the Yan family learned of the news. The family head, Yan Yuanzhi, was furious, issuing a city-wide wanted order and sending numerous experts into the Guanlei Mountain Range to capture the culprits.
Besides the Yan family, the Duan family also dispatched people, as both families knew that the other party possessed a Thunder Martial Token.
Whichever family obtained the Thunder Martial Token would gain immense benefits.
If they couldn't seize it, and the holder of the Thunder Martial Token became a core disciple of the Thunder Martial Sect or used the token to request the Thunder Martial Sect to destroy the Yan and Duan families, it would be a disaster!
Therefore, they must capture the young couple at all costs.