Chapter 103: Power of Gang Qi! Beheading Blood Exchange Again!

Lu Zhangsheng and the others just arrived in a dense forest and stopped.

Xiao Chao, Yue Shulan, and the others looked at Lu Zhangsheng with gratitude.

If not for having an expert standing in the front, they wouldn't have broken out so easily.

"Lord Lu, how should we proceed next?"

Xiao Chao and the others looked at Lu Zhangsheng quietly, all waiting for the other party to make a decision.

"You all return to the County City immediately, inform the Demon-Suppressing Division of the situation, and let the several Hall Masters send experts to support..."

Lu Zhangsheng's tone was low.

There were still many civilians in the town; now only some City Guard Army remained to hold on, and they couldn't last long at all.

Presumably, Zhao Yicheng and Mo Wanyun couldn't drag on for too long under the pursuit of the heretic cult either.

"Lord Lu, are you not returning with us?"

Yue Shulan looked puzzled.

Xiao Chao and Lu Xue also looked at Lu Zhangsheng with anticipation.

Returning to the County City this time presumably wouldn't be smooth sailing; if there were an expert like Lu Zhangsheng, it would be much smoother.

They all wanted to travel with Lu Zhangsheng.

"I have another mission, so I won't return; you all set off as soon as possible."

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was as calm as water.

Then he turned and rushed forward, his footsteps kicking up several meters; not long after, he disappeared into the dense forest.

Yue Shulan and the others saw this and didn't ask much, immediately rushing toward the front.

After the group left, Lu Zhangsheng arrived at a small hillside and stopped.

He immediately activated the Bone Shrinking Art.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

His entire body began to change rapidly, soon turning into a young man with a resolute face.

Then he took out a green robe and changed into it.

Even the slaughtering knife transformed into an ordinary long blade.

After this change, the mysterious martial artist Ye Chen went online again.

Then Lu Zhangsheng activated the Treading Snow Without a Trace footwork and rushed toward the front like lightning.

His footsteps flashed, ten-odd meters at a time, and the trees around him brushed against his robe, making a rustling sound.

He crisscrossed the wilderness wantonly.

Not long after.

He discovered movement coming from the front.

He saw a middle-aged man in black holding a blood-stained head, rushing forward with baleful Qi, seemingly searching for something.

Seeing this, Lu Zhangsheng's expression turned cold.

The other party was precisely a Bone Forging martial artist of the heretic cult, who had killed a government martial artist.

He did not hesitate and rushed out immediately.

"Whoosh..."

In an instant, he arrived before the other party.

"Not good, an expert has descended!"

Sensing such speed, the man in black was full of terror.

He was only at the Bone Forging early stage; this kind of speed from the other party was almost rare in his life.

Presumably, the other party's realm was at least Blood Exchange.

He had no time to think and immediately turned his head to run.

"Whoosh..."

In an instant, Lu Zhangsheng's footsteps flashed, and he arrived in front of the man.

Then he threw a punch.

"Boom, boom..."

Even the air carried bursts of sonic booms, the momentum shocking.

"Ah..."

The iron fist hammered into the man's chest; hearing a scream, the man fainted, with a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.

Lu Zhangsheng held back his strength and did not kill the other party directly.

He walked to the person immediately, "slap, slap" a few big slaps down, and the man woke up slowly, his face full of fear.

"Lord... spare my life..."

The middle-aged man begged for mercy repeatedly.

The other party's strength was far above his own; he couldn't even hold on for one move.

At this moment, besides surrendering, there was no other way.

Lu Zhangsheng ignored him and immediately activated 【Soul Bewitching Art】.

His eyes seemed to reveal a phantom brilliance, and a powerful mental shock went straight into the other party's mind.

Not long after, the middle-aged man could no longer hold on, looking blank.

"Name?"

"Zhang Ji."

"What is the purpose of your attack here?"

"Kill government martial artists, collect blood essence..."

"Who is the Venerable Lord?"

"Don't know."

A moment later, Lu Zhangsheng twisted the man's neck directly, his eyes flickering.

This person's strength was average, and he knew very few secrets.

He only found out about a stronghold hidden by the other party.

As for other places, the other party did not know.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng stood up and rushed toward the front immediately.

Rushing forward all the way.

Not long after, he had another discovery.

He saw a man in green rushing on the wilderness, baleful Qi rolling around his body.

This person was precisely the Blood Exchange expert of the Black Mountain Bandits, Zhu Quan.

The other party was also holding a blood-stained head in his hand.

Lu Zhangsheng looked closely.

It was precisely the head of Zhao Yicheng, this expert of the Demon-Suppressing Division.

Never did he expect that the other party still didn't escape the siege of several people.

Presumably, Mo Wanyun, this City Guard Commander, was also inauspicious.

"Whoosh..."

Lu Zhangsheng's body flashed, and he rushed out immediately, intercepting the other party.

"Seeking death."

Seeing this, Zhu Quan's killing intent erupted.

Actually, there was a martial artist who didn't know life or death and dared to block him.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng did not talk nonsense and slashed forward with his blade.

At the same time, the secret art 【Threefold Wave】 was fully activated, and the Qi and Blood around his body rolled like wolf smoke.

With his Blood Exchange strength after the perfect breakthrough, coupled with the superposition of secret arts, he had already stepped into the realm of the late stage of Blood Exchange.

"Such strong Qi and Blood, who exactly are you!"

Zhu Quan was full of horror, feeling as if he were being stared at by a natural enemy, and a sense of death surged into his heart.

He had no time to think and also slashed forward with his blade.

The sharp blade light shuttled through the void, the momentum fierce.

This blade, he did not dare to have the slightest reservation and also activated the secret art.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Both long blades collided violently, violent energy swept in all directions, kicking up bursts of smoke and dust.

Even the ground began to crack, and the surroundings were a mess.

With one strike.

Zhu Quan felt a thousand-jin giant force coming from the long blade, and his entire body couldn't help but retreat more than ten meters. 【

Conversely, Lu Zhangsheng stood steadily on the flat ground, his face plain.

With both fighting at full strength, Lu Zhangsheng was in an absolute dominant position.

Seeing this, a hint of fear appeared in Zhu Quan's eyes.

This strike was already his full-strength attack, yet he still felt an inability to resist.

This caused monstrous waves to surge in his heart.

Next, he turned and fled backward without hesitation, each step covering several meters.

He soon disappeared at the edge of the nearby jungle.

Zhu Quan prepared to return immediately to gather experts to surround and kill the opponent.

Just as he was feeling smug in his heart, thinking he had escaped a disaster, a flash suddenly appeared in front of him, and a figure appeared in the clearing, looking at him with a playful face.

"Such fast speed, you are that mysterious strongman from the government!"

Zhu Quan looked desperate.

At this moment, he had also guessed the identity of the person who had arrived.

This kind of speed was rare even within the entire Changping County.

"You guessed right, but unfortunately, you still have to die."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly, stood with his hands behind his back, and walked forward as if taking a leisurely stroll.

"Kill."

Zhu Quan gritted his teeth, drew his blade, and slashed forward fiercely again.

The sharp blade light whistled through the void, kicking up layers of fallen leaves around them.

With his speed far inferior to the opponent's, he could only fight to the death.

"Die."

Lu Zhangsheng raised his blade and slashed with an understated expression.

There was not even the slightest movement in the air, as if an ordinary old man were waving a blade.

This strike already possessed a hint of returning to simplicity.

Bang, bang, bang...

One strike, two strikes, three strikes.

Without any bells or whistles, Lu Zhangsheng chose to go head-to-head with the opponent directly.

A violent gale blew up around the two, not even shaking a corner of Lu Zhangsheng's clothes. A transparent aura shield appeared around his body, emitting bursts of radiance, extremely miraculous.

After three strikes, Lu Zhangsheng directly deflected Zhu Quan's weapon and slashed toward him as fast as lightning.

"Not good."

Zhu Quan looked desperate, his whole body feeling as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.

Before he could react, a sharp, cold light instantly sliced across his neck.

"You..."

Zhu Quan clutched his neck, his eyes filled with a hint of unwillingness.

Afterward, he fell heavily to the ground, his head rolling toward the side of the grass, and fresh blood stained a small patch of ground red.

Killing a Blood Exchange Mid-Stage expert in four strikes—this was Lu Zhangsheng's strength after this breakthrough.

It was only with the blessing of several top-tier cultivation techniques that such a large increase in strength was achieved.

Afterward, after Lu Zhangsheng finished dealing with the scene, he immediately rushed toward the town.

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Wu Qiong Town.

At this moment, the entire town was plunged into despair and panic.

The remaining group of City Guards was struggling to resist, their eyes full of a will to die.

The day before, everyone had been full of confidence, not expecting the day the city fell to come so suddenly.

As one soldier after another fell on the street, the ground had long been stained red with blood, and a large number of civilians were fleeing in all directions.

Some were directly killed on the spot by a group of heretic cultists, among whom were many women and children.

"Mother, will those government officials still come to save us?"

A seven or eight-year-old girl trembled with fear.

"They will."

The middle-aged woman held her child firmly against her chest, quietly waiting for death to arrive.

Such tragic scenes were happening everywhere, and the town seemed to have turned into a human purgatory in an instant.

On the city wall.

Duan Zhanghe stood with his hands behind his back, his face full of murderous aura.

On the ground lay the heads of several experts.

They were precisely those of Mo Wanyun, the City Guard Commander, and several Demon-Suppressing Division experts.

A man in black knelt down respectfully.

"Reporting to the Helmsman, four Patrol Envoys have escaped, leaving only two behind."

"No matter, immediately kill all these soldiers, and then cleanse the entire town..."

Duan Zhanghe waved his hand indifferently.

To him, a few small fry escaping didn't matter much.

"Subordinate obeys."

The man slowly retreated.

Just at this moment, movements came from outside the city in the distance.

Duan Zhanghe and the group of heretic cult experts looked up.

They saw a young man with a resolute face rushing toward the city quickly, like a thunderclap.

After a few flashes, he arrived at the edge of the city wall.

The person who arrived was Lu Zhangsheng.

After covering the escape of several teammates, he had rushed back to this place.

There were still a large number of civilians in the town; if no one stopped this group of heretic cultists, the outcome would likely be being refined into evil pills.

Lu Zhangsheng prepared to strike and kill this Duan Zhanghe, temporarily repelling this group of heretic cultists first.

"An expert has come to support us, everyone hold on."

By the city wall, many City Guards saw this and were so excited their faces turned red; they hadn't expected that in such a desperate moment, government experts would come to their aid.

The group fought while observing the movements of the newcomer.

"Another Blood Exchange expert? Actually coming to die, strike and shoot this person immediately."

Duan Zhanghe looked cold.

He issued the order directly.

A large number of archers around heard this and immediately pulled their bowstrings taut.

"Shoo..."

Countless sharp arrows turned into an arrow rain, shooting rapidly toward Lu Zhangsheng, as if they could cover the sky and sun, full of oppressive force.

The group of heretic cultists nearby looked at the newcomer as if looking at a dead person.

With such a large arrow rain, even if a Tuotai expert came, they would have to flee in a panic.

The remaining City Guards also looked at the newcomer with worry.

"Zzz..."

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was as calm as water.

He stood with his feet apart, as if rooted to the ground, fully activating his body-protecting true gang qi, his internal qi and blood surging wildly.

A transparent aura shield appeared around his body, on which radiance seemed to flow, very magical.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The high-altitude arrow rain struck Lu Zhangsheng's body-protecting aura from all directions.

The sound of violent collisions resounded through the clouds, kicking up a cloud of dust around them.

The body-protecting true gang qi was as stable as Mount Tai, not even causing a single ripple.

This level of attack could not shake his defensive cultivation technique in the slightest.

"What a powerful body-protecting divine art."

The group of heretic cultists looked surprised.

Being able to survive under such an arrow rain meant he must have cultivated his body-protecting technique to an extremely high level.

So many arrows, yet they didn't shake this person at all.

This caused monstrous waves to surge in everyone's hearts.

"The Lord is mighty."

The group of City Guards saw this and were full of excitement.

Their confidence suddenly increased greatly, and they had hope for survival; the weapons in their hands slashed fiercely, firmly blocking the group of heretic cultists in front.

"Bring the strong bow, This Seat wants to shoot this person myself."

Murderous intent was fully revealed in Duan Zhanghe's eyes.

A man in black immediately handed over the strong bow in his hand.

This kind of strong bow was generally refined from the tendons of some exotic beast and was quite precious.

It required a martial artist to pull it, and some even required a giant force of over a thousand jin.

"Hah..."

Duan Zhanghe pulled the bowstring taut and released it instantly.

A sharp arrow shot toward Lu Zhangsheng as fast as lightning.

Lu Zhangsheng was resisting the arrow rain when he suddenly sensed something unusual.

He smiled coldly.

With his current body-protecting aura, even if the opponent held a strong bow, they couldn't break his defense.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

At this moment, the sharp arrow struck the transparent aura shield fiercely; accompanied by a violent roaring sound, the body-protecting aura remained without a ripple.

"How terrifying."

The group of heretic cultists' eyes tightened.

This kind of expert who cultivated body-protecting techniques was the most troublesome for everyone.

Before exhausting the opponent's qi and blood, it was difficult for an army to kill them.

At this moment, only Duan Zhanghe could strike.

"Fine, letting This Seat kill you personally is also your honor."

Duan Zhanghe smiled cruelly.

He also instantly recognized the newcomer's footwork; it was the mysterious strongman who had been circulating in the government.

The opponent was also worth quite a few contribution points.

Today was an unexpected joy.

He leaped, jumped directly off the city wall, and arrived not far in front of Lu Zhangsheng.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng didn't waste words, drew his blade, and slashed out.

The sharp blade light flashed in the void, carrying a hint of powerful murderous intent, slashing toward Duan Zhanghe's head.

For this strike, he activated the secret art Threefold Wave, and his attack power had already reached its limit.

"Die."

Duan Zhanghe roared, also activating his secret art, his body's qi and blood surging wildly, climbing step by step.

At this moment, he was striking with full force, intending to suppress and kill the opponent within a few moves.

By the city wall, the group stared fixedly at the two fighting.

The remaining City Guards were full of anticipation; they hoped the mysterious strongman would win, allowing themselves and the many civilians in the town to survive.

The group of heretic cultists, however, was full of confidence.

With the Blood Exchange Late-Stage Helmsman striking personally, the opponent was destined to die.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The two collided fiercely, violent force swept in all directions, the bricks and stones on the ground cracked repeatedly, and the entire battlefield was a mess.

After one strike.

Lu Zhangsheng landed steadily on the ground, as immovable as a mountain.

Conversely, Duan Zhanghe retreated several steps, and wherever his footsteps passed, there was a large pit.

Clearly, the opponent had unloaded the force into the ground.

After the two's full-strength strike, the winner was immediately clear.

Lu Zhangsheng held a slight upper hand.

Duan Zhanghe's face was full of solemnity, and his right hand holding the blade was still trembling slightly.

During the collision just now, he felt as if he had crashed into a large mountain.

The strength of that force made him feel quite shocked.

The opponent was actually able to suppress him; one must know that although he hadn't broken through to Blood Exchange Late-Stage for long, his strength was not weak.

The group of heretic cultists around saw this and were also full of horror.

Their Helmsman was actually faintly inferior to this person.

"Ten thousand victories."

The remaining group of City Guards was full of excitement, the long blades in their hands waving more powerfully, firmly blocking the many heretic cultists at the street corner.

(End of chapter)