Chapter 107: Add points to everything! The great battle begins!

Lu Zhangsheng walked forward all the way.

Before long, he stepped into the central main hall.

Four figures hurriedly stood up to welcome him, their faces full of smiles.

"Being able to hold Wuqiong Town this time, Brother Ye has made a great contribution. We will certainly report this to the Demon-Suppressing Division to request a reward for you. I wonder where Brother Ye is currently employed..."

Zhao Zhangyun gave a hearty laugh, making people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.

Regarding some top-tier experts, the four of them dared not be the least bit negligent.

In the eyes of several people, being able to retreat unscathed from the hands of Mo Xueyou already placed him in the ranks of top-tier experts.

"I am merely a free and unfettered crane."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled and waved his hand.

He knew that the other party wanted to take the opportunity to fish out his identity.

However, Lu Zhangsheng had no intention of revealing it in the slightest; hiding in the shadows could save him a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, those heretic cult experts would likely drive themselves crazy looking for trouble with him, endlessly.

After all, he had once killed a large number of heretic cult experts.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of Zhao Zhangyun and the others flickered slightly.

All of them guessed that Ye Chen might be a government martial artist. Since the other party was unwilling to reveal it, they could not force him.

"I wonder what business you all have with me today?"

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly and sat down.

Zhao Zhangyun and the others also sat back down one after another.

Then, Zhao Zhangyun spoke with a solemn face: "A large number of heretic cult experts are gathering nearby. This town has become a fighting arena for both sides. We hope Brother Ye can lend us a helping hand..."

While speaking, he cupped his hands, his tone very polite.

Strictly speaking, they could not order the other party; they could only appeal to his emotions.

After all, the role of a top-tier expert was enormous.

"I agree to this matter, but if the situation changes, I will retreat immediately."

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was as calm as water.

With his own speed, even if Mo Xueyou took action personally, he could quickly withdraw.

He actually wanted to see what kind of plan the other party was hatching.

This person clearly had a huge secret; that power which made one's heart palpitate had been lingering in his mind, long refusing to dissipate.

"Brother Ye is righteous. On behalf of the thousands of common people in Wuqiong Town, we thank you, Brother Ye."

Zhao Zhangyun and the others hurriedly stood up and cupped their hands, their faces full of admiration.

Being able to guard a lonely city alone, even if the other party left now, they could not say anything.

Many commoners in this town were only able to survive because the other party guarded the city; otherwise, they would have long since been slaughtered to the last.

Subsequently, after the few of them exchanged words for a while, Lu Zhangsheng stood up to bid farewell and walked toward the outside of the hall.

…………

The next few days.

The situation around Wuqiong Town became increasingly tense, and a large number of heretic cult experts rushed over one after another, gathering in a large forest east of the city.

Among them were not a few Black Mountain Bandit experts at the Blood Exchange Realm.

Mo Xueyou also became the commander of the entire heretic cult camp.

An existence that made countless government martial artists tremble with fear.

East of the city, in a large forest.

A dark mass of people stood on the flat ground, and a man in blood-colored clothes stood in the center, his face full of baleful aura.

It was precisely this person, Mo Xueyou.

"Helmsman Mo, when shall we launch the attack?"

A man in black clothes looked respectful.

This person was a Blood Exchange expert of the Black Mountain Bandits.

"Launch the attack in seven days. Our goal is not to break through this town; slaughtering a large number of government Blood Exchange experts is the primary task."

Killing intent surged in Mo Xueyou's eyes.

Now that the forces of both sides were still gathering, this place would eventually be equivalent to a large meat grinder.

As long as they could crush the opponent in one battle and slaughter a large number of Blood Exchange experts, it would also have great benefits for the future decisive battle.

As for the Tuotai experts on the government side, they were all secretly held back by the experts of the Wenxiang Sect and the Black Mountain Bandits; this battle was also their opportunity.

With his strength, plus that thing inside his body, it was enough to change the direction of the entire battlefield.

…………

Night, quiet as water.

Lu Zhangsheng lay quietly on the bed, and a crisp prompt sound came from his mind.

"Source Energy Points +1."

"Source Energy Points +1."

"Source Energy Points +10."

……

As the pangolin mined frantically, the resources in his hands were also rising rapidly.

Now that a great battle was imminent, every bit of improvement was particularly critical.

Especially under the pressure of Mo Xueyou, this top-tier expert, he had to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

No one knew exactly what the other party was hiding.

However, according to this mining progress, he was afraid it wouldn't be long before he could upgrade all his skills.

According to his guess, after breaking through to Blood Exchange, the resources required to upgrade skills would be much less than upgrading cultivation techniques.

This point could be seen from when he broke through to Blood Exchange.

Time passed slowly.

In a flash, five days passed.

Since these past few days, the heretic cultists outside the city had become increasingly arrogant, frequently active around the small town.

However, what was strange was that the other party seemed to be waiting for something and had not launched a general offensive.

At the same time, a large number of government experts also rushed over to support, among whom there were several at the Blood Exchange Perfection stage.

The entire area around Wuqiong Town seemed like a large powder keg, and a great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

This day, at night, stars dotted the sky.

Lu Zhangsheng stood in the center of the courtyard, his feet planted wide.

Under the reflection of the moonlight, he seemed like a twisted ghost shadow.

Open the panel.

Source Energy Points: 1900.

After mining spirit jade day and night for these days, he finally met the requirements for upgrading skills.

However, the plus sign behind the Golden Body Art remained gray.

This also coincided with his own guess.

He no longer hesitated and prepared to start upgrading his skills immediately.

"Add points, add points to everything."

Lu Zhangsheng's mind stirred, and he clicked toward several skills simultaneously.

Extremely overbearing.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

As Source Energy Points decreased by 1500.

A fluctuation from the netherworld descended rapidly into the depths of his mind, as if an expert were practicing day and night.

The Qi and Blood inside Lu Zhangsheng's body surged frantically, emitting bursts of roaring sounds.

A massive amount of Qi and Blood gathered spontaneously on the surface of his body, turning into a pure white Aura Shield, the radiance flowing over his body, extremely miraculous.

【After years of bitter cultivation, Absolute Spirit Slash, Treading Snow Without a Trace, and Body Protection True Gang have finally reached the Minor Accomplishment realm.】

As one crisp prompt sound after another rang through his mind, this upgrade ended perfectly.

Lu Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes, and a sharp glint pierced the void.

He gripped his slaughtering knife tightly and immediately began to test it.

He slashed forward fiercely with one knife.

The sharp cold light seemed to want to slash through everything, the momentum fierce and peerless.

Then, he slashed frequently, the streaks of snow-white blade light like snowflakes, dancing in the void, gorgeous yet dangerous.

Whoosh, whoosh...

Endless blade light intertwined together, forming a giant net, making one's heart tremble incessantly.

After this upgrade, the power of his blade technique had increased by several tenths once again.

If it were said that before breaking through, his strength after activating the secret art was much weaker than Mo Xueyou's, and he could only rely on footwork to maneuver, then at this moment, he was already extremely close to the other party.

This person was an expert who had been famous for decades; his blade technique had long since been practiced to an extremely profound realm, not to mention that he was still hiding some kind of trump card.

After his strength improved, it also gave him more confidence for the upcoming great battle.

Next, Lu Zhangsheng began to verify his footwork.

"Shoo..."

With a stamp of his feet, the entire courtyard was filled with residual shadows, intertwined with the moonlight, like ghost shadows in the darkness.

This kind of speed was something even ordinary Tuotai experts did not possess.

It was also Lu Zhangsheng's greatest confidence; if he couldn't beat them, he would run. Surviving was everything.

A moment later.

Lu Zhangsheng stopped, the streaks of residual shadows returning to his main body, like swallows returning to their nest.

He suddenly activated his Body Protection True Gang, and a massive amount of Qi and Blood gushed out, turning into a pure white Aura Shield that enveloped his entire body.

The radiance flowed on the Aura Shield, extremely miraculous.

He took out a long blade and quickly slashed toward his protective Gang Qi.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Violent roaring sounds rang through the entire courtyard.

The Body Protection Aura continued to rotate gently, not even revealing the slightest ripple.

After verifying, Lu Zhangsheng nodded with satisfaction.

After this body protection technique broke through, his defensive power increased by several tenths once again. Even if several Blood Exchange Perfection martial artists besieged him, it would be very difficult to break his defense.

Subsequently, Lu Zhangsheng put away the long blade and walked toward the bedroom.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, early in the morning, Lu Zhangsheng was invited to the central council hall of the small town.

When he arrived.

Seven figures with astonishing auras were already sitting on chairs, their faces solemn.

In addition to the four who came earlier, three middle-aged men who came to support later were also there, all of them Blood Exchange Perfection experts.

Two of them were from the Xuanjia Army, and one was a Demon-Suppressing Division martial artist.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng arrive, Zhao Zhangyun and the others hurriedly stood up to welcome him, their faces carrying smiles.

"Brother Ye is here."

Everyone greeted him with smiles, their tone kind.

Experts would be valued wherever they went.

Among the people present, no one could say they could steadily defeat this Ye Chen.

Naturally, the few of them dared not be arrogant.

Lu Zhangsheng greeted the few of them with a smile and then sat down.

At this time, Zhao Zhangyun spoke slowly: "Gathering everyone today, there is a matter to discuss."

"Last night, Mo Xueyou sent someone to deliver a battle challenge. How should we act?"

After finishing, he took out a blood-red post from his bosom and placed it on the table.

Then he slowly unfolded it.

A line of blood-red characters appeared on the post.

"Tomorrow, we will hunt with all you Blood Exchange experts east of the city, holding an arena battle. Do you dare to keep the appointment?"

Signed: Mo Xueyou.

Seeing this, the people present had their expressions tighten.

"What is the meaning of this? If they want to fight, let them fight. We are waiting at the edge of the city for them to attack."

Zhang Yonghong looked disdainful.

As for these heretic cultists, there is no need to pay attention to their challenge.

The people around also nodded repeatedly.

Going to have an arena battle with the other party was completely unnecessary.

It would be better to just guard the city, although for Blood Exchange experts, the city couldn't bring much trouble.

Zhao Zhangyun then spoke faintly: "The other party also sent a letter to me, saying they have moved a large number of commoners here. As long as we win one match, they will release five hundred people; otherwise, on the day of the city attack, they will all be blood-sacrificed at the city gate..."

"Courting death."

Killing intent was fully revealed in Zhang Yonghong's eyes.

"If they want to fight, then let's fight."

His tone was icy, his heart full of anger.

If they were afraid of battle, and the other party secretly added fuel to the fire and spread this matter, it would be quite unfavorable to their reputations.

"Not bad, no matter what the other party's goal is, we won't necessarily lose."

The middle-aged man with a square face on the side had a low tone.

Subsequently, everyone began to communicate.

At this time, Zhao Zhangyun suddenly cast his gaze toward Lu Zhangsheng:

"What is Brother Ye's opinion?"

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly: "Then let's fight."

This battle could not be avoided either; since the other party wanted to play new tricks, they would just accompany them.

"Good, tomorrow we will immediately start the battle with the other party."

Zhao Zhangyun slapped the table and shouted loudly.

This matter was decided directly.

Everyone exchanged words for a while longer and then stood up and left one after another.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

When Lu Zhangsheng and his group arrived at the city wall, they saw a huge arena set up outside the city.

A large number of heretic cult experts surrounded the perimeter, and in the rear, they were escorting quite a few commoners with faces full of despair.

The leading heretic cult expert was precisely this person, Mo Xueyou.

The other party wore a blood-colored robe, his eyes like lightning, his whole body's baleful aura like substance.

Beside him, seven men in black clothes also stood, their auras deep as an abyss.

Clearly, all seven were Blood Exchange Perfection experts.

It formed a one-on-one situation with the government side.

"This person is so arrogant, actually setting up the arena right at the city gate."

Zhang Yonghong was full of killing intent.

Zhao Zhangyun and the others also had faces full of anger.

The other party completely did not look at the government people in their eyes.

Many City Guard soldiers on the city wall also looked toward the front with faces full of fear.

Bursts of baleful aura intertwined together, rushing straight into the clouds.

Making everyone feel as if a giant stone were pressing on their chests, a feeling of difficulty in breathing.

Even Yue Shulan and Tong Yuhua and the others had solemn faces.

In such a great battle, it was difficult for them to participate.

The clash of many Blood Exchange Perfection experts was simply too terrifying.

"Let's go, we will all leave the city together to meet the enemy."

Zhao Zhangyun leaped, jumped outside the city, and then quickly rushed toward the front.

"Shoo..."

Lu Zhangsheng and the others followed closely behind, jumping down one after another.

A group of people rushed toward the arena in front in a mighty force.

Before long, everyone arrived not far in front of Mo Xueyou and stopped, staring fixedly at Mo Xueyou and the others.

A thick smell of gunpowder emerged all around.

"This Seat thought you were as timid as mice and would not come to fight."

Mo Xueyou sneered, his face full of disdain.

In order to slaughter this group of Blood Exchange experts as much as possible, he had temporarily thought of this way to play.

If they attacked the city with full force, the government experts would scatter and flee, and it would be difficult for them to chase and kill them one by one.

"How do you want to compete?"

Zhao Zhangyun's face was cold and stern.

"Very simple, we each have eight people, draw lots to go on stage for a death match, others cannot intervene."

Mo Xueyou hooked the corner of his mouth into a cruel smile.

"The winner can keep calling out challenges until they voluntarily leave the stage. If you win one match, This Seat will release five hundred commoners, how about that?"

After finishing, he clapped his hands.

At this time, two men in black clothes carried a huge red dark box and walked up.

Then they placed it on an open space.

"For the sake of fairness, no one can see the numbers inside; everyone relies on luck."

His tone was very flat.

A group of commoners all around heard there was hope of being released, all of them with faces full of excitement.

They looked at Lu Zhangsheng and the others with longing gazes one after another.

Yue Shulan and the others at the edge of the city wall also saw this scene, and their hearts were quite worried.

They didn't know what kind of plan Mo Xueyou was hatching.

"Good, then let's fight."

Zhao Zhangyun shouted with full vigor, making the final decision directly.

"Sure enough, straightforward enough."

Mo Xueyou smiled and clapped his hands, a trace of appreciation appearing in his eyes.

After finishing, he directly struck the iron dark box with a palm.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

As one roaring sound after another rang out, a metal ball fell out.

Mo Xueyou immediately picked it up and held it in his hand.

Then he waited quietly.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhangyun immediately followed suit and struck with a palm.

The violent palm wind struck the dark box, emitting a clanging sound.

Soon, a metal ball fell out from below as well.

After picking it up, he retreated back to his original position.

Immediately following, many heretic cult experts and government experts around went to receive the metal balls in turn.

Before long, Lu Zhangsheng also obtained his number.

He opened it to look.

"3."

Inside was a blood-red number.

"Number 3?"

His heart stirred slightly, but he did not declare it loudly.

As the last person finished taking theirs, this drawing of lots officially ended.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 108 =====