Chapter 107

"This brat, how can he be so troublesome!"

Captain Xiao grew more and more startled the longer he fought.

Lu Xun, merely a Third Realm cultivator, made him feel somewhat out of breath.

The fourth realm of martial arts is the realm of true intent.

There are many types of true intent, such as fist intent, blade intent, spear intent.

True intent is the soul of a martial cultivator and the spearhead that breaks the enemy.

Fists can split mountains, blades can cut rivers, spears can pierce rainbows,

And the most renowned among them is the sword intent that breaks myriad laws with a single sword.

Where true intent reaches, nothing remains unbroken.

Just as the poem says: "A speck of vast righteous qi, a thousand miles of swift wind."

With true intent, Captain Xiao need not fear Lu Xun's sword qi and flying sword even bare-handed.

But this does not mean he can ignore the sword qi and flying sword.

He can shatter sword qi with a single punch and send the flying sword flying, but his body cannot withstand it.

True intent exists only within attacks; it cannot fill the entire body.

Lu Xun's sword qi is extremely sharp, and his flying sword floats about like a ghost.

It's merely sharpness; Captain Xiao actually isn't afraid.

He is a Fourth Realm master who has opened all his secret apertures.

If a Third Realm cultivator were to face him, he could easily dodge all of their attacks.

An ordinary Third Realm cultivator, if their vision aperture is slightly lacking, cannot even see his movements clearly.

But Lu Xun is different.

Lu Xun seemed able to anticipate his next move, as his sword qi and flying sword covertly coordinated their efforts.

Some attacked, some blocked his retreat, and some anticipated his attacks.

He is a Fourth Realm master whose moves are like an antelope's horns—traceless.

Yet now he repeatedly finds his moves anticipated by Lu Xun, who then encloses him with sword qi and flying sword.

Boom!

An even more troublesome opponent has arrived.

Besides sword qi and flying sword, Lu Xun occasionally unleashes a huge fireball to pressure Captain Xiao.

How could this be!

This scene left Lin Qiang continually retreating, his face gradually turning pale.

Even though Captain Xiao, a Fourth Realm master, made a move, he still couldn't subdue Lu Xun.

Not having subdued Lu Xun aside, why does Lu Xun appear to have seized the initiative?

"His martial arts must have broken through the Third Realm!!"

Not far away, Liu Xinghe was likewise watching the battle.

Seeing Lu Xun face off against Captain Xiao, a Fourth Realm master, and yet fight so proactively, Liu Xinghe's eyes filled with shock.

In his judgment, Lu Xun's martial arts must have broken through the Third Realm.

Otherwise, without the vision aperture's divine ability, not even able to see a Fourth Realm master's movements clearly, how could he fight?

Liu Xinghe, having obtained a Qi-replenishing pill at the auction, raised his cultivation to the ninth layer of the Sea of Qi, still a short distance from the Third Realm.

The Stellar Sacred Body's strength lies not in cultivation speed but in combat power.

At the ninth layer of the Sea of Qi, he is confident he can defeat an ordinary Third Realm cultivator.

But against a Fourth Realm master—even someone as unremarkable as Captain Xiao—he has no confidence whatsoever.

Naturally, he cannot fight as proactively as Lu Xun does.

Hiss~

How terrifying, that's a Fourth Realm master!

Who is this person? How can he be such a monstrous genius?

So young, he must be a scion of a powerful clan.

Even Liu Xinghe is this shocked, let alone others.

A chorus of exclamations rose from the surroundings.

Lu Xun's reputation is currently limited mostly to some cultivation academies in Qingbei and the capital.

For now, he remains merely a genius.

A genius, before growing into his potential, is still just a genius.

Generally, only after becoming a true powerhouse can one make a name in society and attract attention.

Just as these cultivators, few know Lu Xun's name.

It's been a long time since such a genius appeared; this person must be a student from Qingbei, right?

Probably.

This Martial Manor really accepts any lowly scum; a proud Fourth Realm master being beaten to this state by a Third Realm.

After all, he's a master; he can't win. Since he's a junior fellow student, if he loses later, I'll step in to protect him—don't let outsiders think Qingbei can be bullied.

In the distance, two cultivators who had just descended from Liuyun Dao witnessed this scene.

They too are from Qingbei, but having already graduated, their strength is not comparable to that of ordinary cultivators.

He... how can he be so strong... this isn't real, this definitely isn't real...

Liu Mei shook her head repeatedly, unable to believe this scene.

Just like after breaking up with many people, I can't stand seeing my ex do well.

Although Lu Xun isn't her ex, as her former syphon, the stronger Lu Xun gets, the worse she feels.

Actually, if Lu Xun had remained obscure, she would probably have forgotten him by now.

She doesn't need too many syphons; Lu Xun is just a bit more handsome.

But who made Lu Xun rise so quickly?

This made Liu Mei go crazy, staring fixedly at Lu Xun.

"Chaotic Eye, indeed formidable."

In the incredulous gazes of everyone, Lu Xun only fought more happily.

The reason he can suppress and fight Captain Xiao, a Fourth Realm Grandmaster, is chiefly due to the Chaotic Eye.

The Chaotic Eye originated from Murong Wan's double pupils.

It possesses many marvelous abilities.

This lets Lu Xun easily see through Captain Xiao's movement trajectory and predict his next move.

Thus Lu Xun can always anticipate the enemy, using sword qi and flying swords to suppress Captain Xiao.

Of course, having only the Chaotic Eye isn't enough.

His exceptionally pure true qi and spiritual power are also crucial.

Otherwise, his sword qi and flying swords would pose little threat to Captain Xiao, who could completely withstand them and then launch a lethal attack on Lu Xun.

Even if Lu Xun has a defensive talisman, facing a Fourth Realm Grandmaster, he actually can't hold out for long.

Unless Lu Xun uses a fifth-grade defensive talisman.

But the price of fifth-grade defensive talismans has skyrocketed, often costing millions of dark energy units, and Lu Xun only has one.

"It's time to end this!"

After being passively beaten for a few minutes, Captain Xiao grew angry.

As a Fourth Realm Grandmaster, being beaten down by Lu Xun, if he continues fighting, even if he could win, he would lose all face.

He no longer holds back, deciding to let Lu Xun witness the true terror of a Fourth Realm Grandmaster.

"Heaven-Crushing Style!"

Captain Xiao's true qi surged throughout his body, and a protective true gang suddenly appeared around him!

A martial cultivator's true qi does not, like an immortal cultivator's, progress from gaseous to misty and then to liquid.

True qi remains gaseous.

But after continual refinement, it can also change, such as becoming true gang, or gang qi.

Upon the emergence of the protective true gang, Captain Xiao boldly employed an extremely explosive martial technique.

"Heaven-Crushing Style!"

This is one form from the Breaking Realm Fist Classic that he practices.

"Boom!"

Captain Xiao threw a fierce punch.

Although this punch was directed forward, it caused vibrations in the surroundings; with one blow, all of Lu Xun's sword qi and flying swords were forced aside.

The shield wall formed by Lu Xun's defensive talisman in front of him trembled violently under Captain Xiao's strike.

"Again!"

Captain Xiao abruptly retreated to evade Lu Xun's attack, then advanced again.

"He's going to lose!"

In the distance, that equally Qingbei-born strong one whispered.

Although Lu Xun is strong, the strength gap is ultimately too great; a Fourth Realm is a Fourth Realm, and even an ordinary Fourth Realm is hard for a Third Realm cultivator to defeat.

Mainly, the true intent is too overbearing.

Otherwise, why would a Fourth Realm be called a grandmaster?

"Uncle Yan, get ready to act."

"Yes, madam."

Meanwhile, Liuyan of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion arrived at some point.

She seems unwilling to stand by idly.

"Miss, it's Lu Xun."

Someone else came down from Liuyun Dao; it's Jia Yuyi.

The commotion of this battle has already attracted considerable attention.

"He dares to provoke the Martial Manor's people; now even Qingbei can't protect him!"

By Jia Yuyi's side, a maid gloated over his misfortune.

Jia Yuyi instinctively covered her lower abdomen.

Recently, because of Lu Xun, her aunt came for several days, which made her suffer terribly.

Upon seeing Lu Xun now, her stomach actually began to ache faintly again.

This made Jia Yuyi worry involuntarily, wondering if her aunt would come again.

Seeing Lu Xun fighting the Martial Manor's people, Jia Yuyi couldn't help but feel some relief.

Lu Xun is so arrogant, even daring to provoke the Martial Manor; now he's going to suffer for it.

"Boom~"

Captain Xiao kept attacking.

Although Lu Xun continually directed his flying swords to block, his sword qi surged forth like a violent storm.

But after Captain Xiao unleashed his big move, it was violently overwhelming; Lu Xun could only buy a little time.

After a few minutes, Lu Xun's defensive spirit talisman was about to give way.

Lu Xun, I'm here.

Chu Youqing prepared to activate her defensive spirit talisman.

No need.

What's the point of just defending?

He had already received a voice transmission; Fei Tai'a has arrived.

In that case.

It would be better to borrow Captain Xiao's hand to try another of my divine abilities.

Boom!

Finally, the defensive spirit talisman shattered with a boom under Captain Xiao's strike.

Kid, prepare to die!

Captain Xiao's mouth twisted into a ferocious arc, and killing intent surged in his eyes.

A mere third-realm junior actually took up a quarter of an hour of his time.

In the previous few minutes, he had been completely overwhelmed and beaten.

If he doesn't cripple Lu Xun today, where can he save his face as a Grand Master?

He pounced like a fierce tiger lunging for its prey, attacking Lu Xun.

Under absolute power suppression, all of Lu Xun's means appeared pale and powerless.

Above the clouds, Fei Tai'a slightly moved his sword finger; the azure blade had already been drawn three inches.

Just at this critical moment—

Hum!

Lu Xun's eyes suddenly shot blinding golden light; two golden light pillars, condensed like substance, shot forth, distorting the air in their wake.

What.

Captain Xiao never expected this move; dodging was already too late.

His fighting spirit erupted as he threw a punch.

The true intent of a Grand Master exploded.

Boom!

At the instant the golden light collided with the fist, a deafening roar erupted.

Violent energy ripples swept in all directions, shattering the ground within a radius of dozens of meters.

Oh no!

Lin Qiang's face changed; he and his fallen companions were flung backward by the energy impact, each landing with bruised and swollen faces.

Lin Qiang was further shaken, vomiting blood repeatedly, his injuries worsening.

Thud thud thud~

Immediately afterward, in everyone's shocked gaze, Captain Xiao violently retreated over ten steps, stomping the ground to shatter it before barely stopping.

He pressed his hands downward, trying to suppress the surging true qi within his body.

Pfft!

The next second, under the violent impact of Lu Xun's true qi, Captain Xiao could no longer suppress it, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Oh my god!

Captain Xiao is vomiting blood!

How is that possible!

Around them, a chorus of exclamations suddenly rose.

This youth is truly astonishing!

Madam Liushan's eyes brightened, her red lips slightly parted, and a flash of astonishment crossed her gaze.