Chapter 123

What monster is this?

The Faction leader's complexion changed dramatically, and the suddenly attacking Peregrine Falcon Little Gray, which he had originally dismissed as a reckless beast, was taken as prey.

No one could have foreseen it.

Peregrine Falcon Little Gray can actually spit out a Sword Apparatus!

In an instant, countless stray thoughts surged in the Faction leader's mind, yet his peripheral vision saw the Sword Apparatus speeding toward him like an arrow; his whole body bristled, as if a flood beast were staring at him.

The Faction leader hurriedly drove away the stray thoughts, exerting all his strength to circulate true qi, which continuously overflowed from his palm, forming a barrier above his head.

A true qi barrier enveloped him!

Boom!

The next instant, a deafening explosion erupted; not just the Faction leader, but even the Faction members and dart masters engaged in life‑or‑death combat beside the convoy were, to varying degrees, impacted by the sudden blast.

Instinctively, he turned his head to look!

He happened to see the Faction leader's high‑headed horse let out a wail, then with a Plop! it collapsed to the ground, clearly struck by a tremendous force.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

During that time, a small number of people—some from the Faction and some dart masters—were not disturbed by the sudden explosion, cleared their minds, and delivered a fatal strike to their opponents at once.

The Faction and the dart masters suffered heavy casualties once again!

As wave after wave of painful wails rose, or scorching pain radiated through their bodies, only then did those who had lost focus regain their senses.

They plunged back into fierce combat!

What kind of monster is this, that possesses such a treasure!

The Faction leader rose from his horse, gazing at the Sword Apparatus on the true qi barrier above his head; his eyes, besides shock, were filled with greed, and he said, "But this treasure—how could a mere beast like you possess it…"

Before the Faction leader could finish his words, a Crack! sounded, and like a shattered mirror, his true qi barrier instantly shattered into pieces.

Oh no!

The Faction leader's eyes widened in fury; this scene was something he could never have imagined, and when he tried to turn and dodge, he was already a step too late.

The Sword Apparatus shot through his body!

Pfft!

A spray of bright red blood erupted; the Faction leader fell straight to the ground, and in his final moments his gaze remained fixed on the Sword Apparatus and the diving Peregrine Falcon Little Gray.

Where did this monster come from, and how does it have a Flying Sword?

At that moment, the Faction leader could not comprehend why, even in death, this was happening.

Ding! Your pet Peregrine Falcon Little Gray has slain a notorious bandit; congratulations, you have earned a reward: Merit +1000!

A cold, mechanical voice echoed in his mind, and Wang Ping'an's eyes lit up instantly; using Peregrine Falcon Little Gray's line of sight, he surveyed the surrounding Faction still locked in battle.

It was as if he had seen an unparalleled beauty; each time a Faction fell at the hands of a dart master, his heart ached involuntarily.

Wang Ping'an wanted to shout, urging the dart masters to cease, leaving the Faction for him to deal with.

Unfortunately.

First, he couldn't speak; once he did, it would easily startle the dart masters, who—accurately speaking—mistook Peregrine Falcon Little Gray for a monster.

Second, even if the dart masters stopped, the Faction would never cease.

He hadn't failed to notice that dart masters also died at the hands of the Faction.

Wang Ping'an dared not waste more time; he quickly used the skill: Beast Taming, commanding Peregrine Falcon Little Gray to rescue the wounded while remotely controlling the Sword Apparatus.

It was the Sword Qi he had infused into Peregrine Falcon Little Gray initially; as the skill: Sword Cultivation Technique level rose, that Sword Qi within evolved into an external Sword Apparatus.

During this period, besides using skills to strengthen Hei Mao Bu Tou and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray, he also employed the skill: Sword Cultivation Technique to nurture the Sword Qi injected into them. Over such a long time, the Sword Qi in Hei Mao Bu Tou and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray had been cultivated into a Sword Apparatus.

And the Sword Apparatus within him was almost indistinguishable.

As for why, even a thousand li away—no, not that far, perhaps only ten or twenty li away, or maybe not that far at all.

Being able to control the Sword Apparatus inside Peregrine Falcon Little Gray is, of course, thanks to the skill: Sword Control Technique.

If he hadn't upgraded the skill: Sword Control Technique to the Small Achievement realm, he couldn't have achieved this level of control over such a distance.

Thus.

He yearned for more Merit to boost his talents, skills, cultivation methods… and so on.

First.

He would first raise the most important few to the Small Achievement realm, then elevate the remaining talents, skills, cultivation methods… to the Mastery level.

Although.

He had learned in his previous life, when he was very young, the principle that one cannot chew more than one can swallow.

In this novel you to.

He would raise all remaining talents, skills, cultivation methods… to the Mastery level; the Merit required would be enough to upgrade several skills or others to the Small Achievement realm.

But his days are long, and he has plenty of time; there are many ways to obtain Merit.

Wasting Merit is just wasting Merit!

Moreover.

He believes that raising all talents, skills, cultivation methods… to Mastery isn't wasteful, even the most ordinary ones.

For example, the talent: Maternal Love; during this period, relying on this talent, he can't say every day, but at least every two or three days he can gain a bit of constitution, and even more.

The rest of the talents, skills, cultivation methods… need not be mentioned.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

One by one, the Faction fell under Wang Ping'an and his falcon's combined strike, each a fatal blow.

Don't underestimate Peregrine Falcon Little Gray's current abilities; even though slaying the Faction leader or breaking through his defense—true qi barrier—is very difficult, it doesn't mean it can't handle other members of the Faction.

Its talons are equally sharp and swift, like lightning; before a Faction member can react, its claws easily slice through the neck, ending the opponent's life.

Soon.

The many Faction members all died within the Sword Apparatus controlled by Peregrine Falcon Little Gray and Wang Ping'an.

During.

It's not that there were no Faction members who saw the situation was unfavorable, turned to flee, yet they were still tangled by the opposing dart master; although the dart master could not easily finish off the Faction members, entangling them was still easy.

Of course.

It's also not that there were no formidable Faction members who broke the dart master's entanglement and turned to run, but unfortunately, even using all their might, they still could not outrun Wang Ping'an's controlled Sword Apparatus and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray.

Ding! Your pet Peregrine Falcon Little Gray slashed a villainous robber, congratulations you earned a reward: Merit+11!

Ding! You remotely controlled the Flying Sword to slay a villainous robber, congratulations you earned a reward: Merit+20!

Ding! Your pet Peregrine Falcon Little Gray slashed a villainous robber, congratulations you earned a reward: Merit+100!

……

(End of Chapter)