Chapter 62: My Blade Is Even Sharper! (First Chapter Wanted)

"A genius who can quell the officials, I am even more excited."

Zheng Tu licked his lips, his face full of bloodlust.

Although the opponent's strength is astonishing, he still believes he can cut the other down.

That is the confidence of a strong one.

It's not some greenhouse flower, a martial realm built with Spiritual Medicine.

Each of his steps climbs out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng said no needless words and brandished his blade, charging forward.

Afterimages darted through the void, swift as lightning.

Zheng Tu likewise refused to be outdone, stepping forward.

Boom— Boom— Boom—…

Both sides fought a relentless blood battle in the underground chamber, violent gusts rolling around, the entire space a wreck.

A little less than half an hour later.

The two still showed no sign of stopping; instead, the clash grew ever more intense.

Bang— Bang— Bang—…

Lu Zhangsheng swung blade after blade, his long sword colliding with the opponent's, showing no intention to dodge.

Zheng Tu was equally wildly domineering.

Blade after blade he hacked forward.

Without any flamboyance.

Their thoughts were strangely aligned.

They both wanted to blast the other to pieces.

The underground chamber was left only with the sound of their impacts, a terrifying scene.

With each collision, Lu Zhangsheng felt his blood boiling hotter inside, his battle spirit soaring.

Since the Dragon Chant Iron Cloth Shirt advanced to the transcendent stage, he had never encountered such a rapturous battle.

At this moment, he abandoned all scheming, desiring only to slay the foe with absolute force.

As time passed.

Zheng Tu's expression grew increasingly solemn.

He hadn't expected the opponent's resilience to be so great; after a hundred full‑force exchanges, his vigor showed no decline.

This surprised him quite a bit.

"I shall see how long you can hold out,"

He gave a sly grin, and while launching his move, pulled a blood‑colored sphere from his chest and swallowed it.

Immediately, the breath within his body erupted abruptly, reaching a peak again, and continued to rise.

Soon, his momentum approached the mid Bone‑forging stage.

Clearly, it was the effect of that blood orb.

After swallowing the bloodthirsty orb, boundless confidence surged in his heart again.

In this battle, he would blast the opponent on the spot.

Lu Zhangsheng, seeing this, turned ice‑cold.

He no longer hesitated and directly activated the Burning Blood Secret Technique.

Buzz…

Blood qi inside him surged wildly, forming clouds of blood mist around him—truly marvelous.

His own strength kept climbing, also quickly nearing mid Bone‑forging.

Since this technique became perfected, its power has grown ever stronger.

By burning his essence blood at that speed, he can also control his own growth rate.

"Activating essence blood? Trying to out‑consume me? How long can you last? You're courting death!"

Zheng Tu, seeing Lu Zhangsheng's blood surge, sneered.

In his view, the opponent was already at the end of his strength; once his essence blood is spent, death follows.

"Die."

Lu Zhangsheng, without a word, struck again.

With the Source Energy Points in his hand, he could endure until the opponent turned to ash.

He had never feared anyone when it came to consumption.

Boom— Boom— Boom—…

Soon, the two collided again.

This time, the battle was far stronger than before, the scene growing ever more fierce.

The ground was riddled with trenches, as if plowed, a complete wreck.

Their bloodshed had entered a full‑blown white‑hot state, neither giving up nor dying.

After a tea‑time.

Zheng Tu's expression was very calm.

……

Half an hour later.

Zheng Tu's expression was rather solemn.

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After an hour.

Zheng Tu's face was filled with shock....

After two hours.

When Zheng Tu ate another Blood Essence Pearl, his face turned as if he had seen a ghost.

He no longer had the confidence he had just moments before.

In his heart, a tremendous surge rose.

"What on earth is this person? His blood essence seems endless."

You must know that after consuming two Blood Essence Pearls, he had already reached his limit.

He showed no sign of weakening; instead, he grew braver with each fight, like a war god—is he even human? Lu Zhangsheng's expression remained calm the whole time.

"Add point."

When he himself grew weak, he lightly tapped the plus sign.

His qi and blood instantly returned to their original state.

【Burning Blood Secret Technique】remained in a state of high-speed explosion.

The Pig Slaughter Knife in his hand became smoother with use, its blade light darting freely through the void, its power still increasing.

Since the Overlord Blade reached perfection, this was the first time it displayed its power.

The stronger the user's fighting spirit, the greater its might.

Only with Lu Zhangsheng's sublime realm and the Overlord Blade could he firmly suppress his opponent beneath him.

His aura grew ever more fierce, causing a chill to rise in Zheng Tu's heart.

Another hour passed.

A flicker of despair flashed in Zheng Tu's eyes.

His Blood Essence Pearls inside were nearly exhausted; when they ran out, only a dead end awaited.

"What sorcery have you used?"

He roared madly, his heart full of unwillingness.

"If you want me dead, then let's die together! Hahaha..."

As he spoke, he swung his blade forward with all his strength.

The blood-red blade light flickered in the void, its killing intent shocking to the extreme.

With this strike, Zheng Tu unleashed his last reserves, his attack power surpassing any previous time.

"Boom—boom—boom..."

The blood-red blade light collided with Lu Zhangsheng's Pig Slaughter Knife.

Upon contact, Lu Zhangsheng stepped back ten or so meters, landing steadily on the ground, completely unharmed.

Although his opponent's strike was strong, breaking through his Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield was nearly impossible.

Just as Lu Zhangsheng was forced to retreat, Zheng Tu suddenly gave a strange smile.

He flickered a few times, quickly arriving before a wall behind him.

He suddenly pressed a black protruding button ahead.

"Boom—boom—boom..."

With each rumbling sound, the entire underground palace began to shake.

The massive stones above swiftly began to fall downward.

"Hahaha... you shall lie down here with me for eternity."

Zheng Tu's face was mad; he offered no resistance, letting the stone above smash onto his head.

Soon he was spitting blood from the impact, collapsing to the ground with a stone still pressing on him.

His Blood Essence had been completely exhausted; he could no longer resist.

He had no choice but to trigger the final explosion of the underground palace, to perish together.

Not long after, Zheng Tu lost all signs of life.

"Whoosh..."

Here, Lu Zhangsheng activated the Spiral Nine Transformations, turning into more than ten afterimages to swiftly dodge the falling stones overhead.

But the stones kept increasing until the whole underground palace began to collapse.

Only then did he have no choice but to endure it head-on.

"Hum..."

Only see him holding up the heavens with both hands, his body radiating a faint glow, as if accompanied by the sound of a tiger's roar and a dragon's chant.

At this moment, his Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield and Dragon Chant Iron Cloth Shirt had already been pushed to their limits by him.

His defense was directly raised to the highest level.

Under the boost of the Burning Blood Secret Technique, his strength became endless and ever stronger.

"Boom—boom—boom..."

The massive stones kept falling, finally burying Lu Zhangsheng in the underground space.

However, relying on his own defense, he only suffered some jolts, with no serious harm.

As for Wei Rong and the others, they had long been smashed beyond recognition, utterly miserable, clearly unable to survive.

Even he himself could barely protect himself; bringing another person would likely doom both of them underground.

Fortunately, Zheng Tu had already been slain, which could be considered avenging them.

Lu Zhangsheng was firmly pressed down by tens of thousands of catties of stone, unable to move.

This place is several dozen meters above the ground; he must find an exit as soon as possible.

He began to dig quickly with the Pig Slaughter Knife in his hand.

(End of chapter)