Chapter 95

For the next month, Lu Zhangsheng had been keeping a low profile, working hard on his martial arts at home, and occasionally going out of the city to patrol in all directions.

Almost every night when he lay on the bed, he could feel the Source Energy Points rising rapidly, which made him very satisfied.

The disturbances of the outside world did not affect him in the slightest; except for a few former teammates, he did not associate with anyone, becoming increasingly low-key in the Demon-Suppressing Division.

The fighting between the two forces outside the city had also become more intense, with some martial artists getting injured and falling every day.

The entire Changping County was like a powder keg, and even the counties around Qingning Prefecture were generally the same.

On this day, late at night.

Lu Zhangsheng stood in the center of the courtyard; the entire courtyard was quiet, pitch black, without even a trace of moonlight.

Open the panel.

Source Energy Points: 1100.

These days, because the ant swarm was digging day and night, the resources in his hands were rising rapidly, and soon reached what was needed for skill upgrades.

He did not hesitate anymore and immediately began to upgrade.

At this moment, he prepared to upgrade his defensive technique first; his own blade technique and speed already met his needs, and after tasting the sweetness of being surrounded last time, he wanted to see what level his Gang Qi would reach after another upgrade.

With a thought.

He clicked the plus sign behind 【Giant Cauldron Art】.

"Buzz..."

As the Source Energy Points instantly decreased by eight hundred.

A fluctuation from the void descended into the depths of his mind again, as if a strongman were practicing at every moment.

【After years of your hard cultivation, the Giant Cauldron Art has finally reached the Transcendent Realm.】

Note: This technique has been upgraded to the limit and cannot be upgraded again.

At the same time, the Qi and blood in Lu Zhangsheng's body were surging crazily, as if rivers were galloping within his body, which was extremely astonishing.

A massive amount of Qi and blood spontaneously rose around his body, forming a circular Qi shield, wrapping his entire body firmly within it.

Lu Zhangsheng gently channeled the Giant Cauldron Art.

"Zzz..."

The Gang Qi instantly rotated, covering his entire body, and even the withered leaves on the ground were rotating along with it, forming a strange sight.

He looked at his own body-protection Gang Qi; it was more than twice as thick as it was before the breakthrough.

The defensive power of this body-protection Gang Qi formed by Qi and blood also soared again.

He estimated that even a Blood Exchange mid-stage strongman would find it very difficult to break his own defense.

With his own defensive power soaring, he would be even safer when he went out to patrol.

Subsequently, Lu Zhangsheng withdrew his technique and returned to his bedroom to sleep soundly.

The night passed without incident.

For the next few days, Lu Zhangsheng did not continue to lie low, but launched successive attacks on heretic cult strongholds.

Not only did he rescue a large number of young children, but he also killed many heretic cult strongmen.

Relying on his astonishing speed and defensive power, he often retreated before the heretic cult strongmen could even react.

For a time, a large number of heretic cultists became suspicious and paranoid, fearing that the mysterious strongman would suddenly descend.

The martial artists of the entire Changping County, upon hearing this news, were also increasingly excited.

Outside the city, at a certain Wenxiang Sect stronghold.

"This person is elusive, and his attacks have no pattern; we two have been lying in wait for so many days, yet we still have nothing to show for it..."

"I have no way either; the other party's identity is unknown, and even the intelligence we have inside the government cannot find this person's whereabouts; we can only use the old method of lying in wait..."

Zuo Jiliang and Qi Guangcheng were communicating softly in the main hall.

Ever since the two fled last time, they had been thinking about how to take revenge.

After their own Venerable Lord bestowed treasures upon them, they had absolute confidence in their hearts.

As long as they could break that turtle shell, the two of them alone would be able to kill the opponent.

This was the confidence of the two as Blood Exchange Soul Envoys.

……

Three days later, early morning, the morning sun was rising.

Early in the morning, after Lu Zhangsheng washed up, he prepared to go out of the city to patrol.

At this moment, he had changed into a green shirt and tight-fitting clothes, looking quite dashing.

To prevent others from discovering him through his clothes and weapons, he would change into ordinary attire whenever he went out of the city to carry out missions.

Even his slaughtering knife would be transformed into an ordinary long blade, and during battle, his wine gourd would also be stored in the panel space.

It was no wonder he was cautious; if he were accidentally exposed, the assassinations from the Wenxiang Sect would likely be endless, which would be quite troublesome.

Lu Zhangsheng walked out of the courtyard, hands behind his back, walking towards the city gate with practiced ease.

The surrounding crowd avoided him with awe-filled faces one after another.

The city was quite peaceful, with people coming and going on the main street, a scene of bustle.

There were also many children running at the street corners.

Over the past half year, a large population from the surrounding small towns had poured into the county city, making the entire Changping County increasingly crowded.

Anyone with some family assets in the small towns tried every possible way to come to the county city to settle down.

Under this chaotic situation, the city could barely be considered a pure land.

Lu Zhangsheng walked through the bustling crowd all the way and soon exited the city.

He arrived at a small dense forest and channeled his Bone Shrinking Art.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

The bones and muscles of his entire body began to reorganize violently, and not long after, he transformed into a young man with a resolute face.

Then, he channeled his movement technique and ran forward rapidly.

Gradually, his speed became faster and faster; under the sun, he was like a ghost shadow, running rampant across the vast world.

…………

The next day, at dusk.

The setting sun was like blood.

In a dense forest outside the Yan Family Manor.

Lu Zhangsheng leaned against the back of a large tree, carefully observing the manor in front.

There were few people in the manor, and occasionally one or two people walked in the open space, showing no abnormalities.

This place was about three hundred miles away from the county city.

According to the intelligence provided within the Demon-Suppressing Division, this manor had major problems.

A large number of missing children were centered around this manor, having a thousand-thread connection with it.

After reading the intelligence, Lu Zhangsheng immediately began an investigation.

He was not in a hurry, preparing to explore it again at night.

Time passed slowly.

Night soon fell.

The surroundings were pitch black, and countless tree branches were like twisted ghost shadows, stretching out wantonly.

"Swish, swish..."

Lu Zhangsheng leaped, charging forward rapidly.

His speed was extremely fast, like lightning.

After a few flashes, he stepped into the interior of the manor.

Just as he was preparing to go to the main hall ahead to investigate, a sudden change occurred.

"Whoosh..."

A large group of black-clothed men rushed out, holding gleaming steel blades, surrounding Lu Zhangsheng tightly with murderous intent.

This group of people were exactly those heretic cultists.

Lu Zhangsheng held his slaughtering knife, his expression very calm.

The strongest among these people was only at the Bone Forging level, just some small fry, posing no threat to him.

His guess was correct; this place was indeed a heretic cult stronghold.

Sweeping it would also earn him some merit.

"Come out."

At this moment, Lu Zhangsheng seemed to sense something, staring coldly ahead, his tone grim.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

Following the sound of clapping, two young men walked out slowly from behind.

The surrounding figures retreated one after another, full of awe.

The people who arrived were exactly Zuo Jiliang and Qi Guangcheng.

Also the First and Second Soul Envoys.

"Your Excellency really made us wait; we've been lying in wait for you for over a month, and today we've finally encountered you."

Zuo Jiliang's eyes were full of excitement, and infinite killing intent surged in his heart.

Although Lu Zhangsheng had changed his appearance again, the two had been keeping an eye on the manor.

Seeing this ghostly movement technique, they reacted immediately.

At this moment, having hope of suppressing and killing the opponent made him quite excited.

"How do you want to die today?"

Qi Guangcheng on the side was also full of confidence.

With that item, the opponent had only a dead end.

The surrounding heretic cultists also had the look of watching a dead person, watching Lu Zhangsheng quietly.

Everyone speculated that the two Soul Envoys had a great reliance in their hands, and the opponent would definitely not escape this disaster.

Hearing this, Lu Zhangsheng felt a bit puzzled.

He didn't know what reliance the other party had.

He also didn't sense any threat from the other party.

Moreover, encountering the two again this time, his strength was already different from before, and even his body-protection Gang Qi was more than twice as strong.

He didn't think much more and immediately took action.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng channeled his defensive technique and Threefold Wave secret technique with all his might, and a transparent Gang Qi instantly circulated throughout his entire body.

The Qi and blood in his body were surging crazily.

Then, his footwork turned several times, and in an instant, he arrived in front of the two, slashing his blade forward.

The snow-white blade light shone in the dark night, carrying powerful murderous intent.

Even in the air, bursts of sonic booms came.

"Die."

Zuo Jiliang's expression was extremely cold.

He raised his sleeve and quickly activated the hidden weapon in his hand.

"Shoo..."

Countless blood-red long needles appeared in the void, densely packed to form a sheet, which was extremely creepy.

Immediately following, under the activation of Qi and blood, they shot towards Lu Zhangsheng violently. All of this happened extremely suddenly.

"Drink."

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was extremely calm, activating his body-protection Gang Qi to the limit.

Milky white fluorescence shone around his body, which was extremely astonishing.

The top-tier technique upgraded from the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield, after being raised to the Transcendent Realm, once again revealed its power.

This technique already had the initial prototype of being impervious to blades and spears, water and fire.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Countless blood-red needle shadows struck the body-protection Gang Qi.

Bursts of roaring sounds resounded through the night sky.

Lu Zhangsheng stood with his feet apart, as if he had a thousand-jin drop, and the Gang Qi around his body rippled, yet he remained as stable as Mount Tai.

After one breath.

The needle shadows fell to the ground one after another, and the body-protection Gang Qi still hadn't been broken.

If it hadn't been for the breakthrough before, Lu Zhangsheng's body-protection Gang Qi would have been quite dangerous.

At this moment, not only had his cultivation broken through, but his defensive technique had also broken through to the Transcendent Realm, and this hidden weapon was clearly not enough.

"This is impossible!"

Zuo Jiliang and Qi Guangcheng both widened their eyes, their faces full of disbelief.

Last time, the two had also fought Lu Zhangsheng, and the opponent's body-protection Gang Qi couldn't have blocked their own treasure.

They hadn't expected that this time, the opponent's Gang Qi would have had a qualitative transformation.

"What kind of ghost thing are you exactly?"

Qi Guangcheng's tone trembled slightly; the two had carefully lain in wait for over a month, only for this to be the outcome.

This made the two somewhat unable to accept it.

The surrounding group of heretic cultists was also full of horror.

This kind of body-protection Gang Qi could not be found in a second person within the entire Changping County range.

It was simply unimaginable how the opponent had managed to cultivate both speed and defense to such a realm at the same time.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng ignored the opponent, channeled his movement technique, and killed towards Qi Guangcheng rapidly.

After a few flashes, he arrived in front of the opponent and slashed his blade violently.

He prepared to kill Qi Guangcheng first, then kill Zuo Jiliang; this time, neither of them would escape.

"Withdraw."

Zuo Jiliang gave the order with a face full of fear, then retreated rapidly.

The numerous heretic cultists around scattered like birds and beasts.

Qi Guangcheng also wanted to run, but unfortunately, he was locked firmly by a powerful will.

If he turned around, he would likely face a thunderous strike immediately.

He gritted his teeth and stabbed his sword forward.

Cold light spat in the void, with a fierce momentum.

For this strike, he directly activated the essence blood in his body; it was already his full-strength attack.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A wave of Qi swept in all directions, the ground cracked in bursts, and dust and smoke rolled all around.

Lu Zhangsheng's slaughtering knife directly deflected the opponent's long sword, and then slashed towards Qi Guangcheng's head with fierce momentum.

"Not good."

Qi Guangcheng was scared pale, a breath of death enveloping his heart.

During the collision just now, he only felt that he couldn't even hold the long sword in his hand firmly; the opponent's strength was too terrifying.

Before he could react.

A cold light slashed across Qi Guangcheng's neck.

"You..."

Qi Guangcheng clutched his neck, falling to the ground with eyes full of unwillingness.

Lu Zhangsheng killing this person in two moves was also within his expectations; the opponent's strength was even worse than Zuo Jiliang's.

With his own strength, killing the opponent was effortless.

Then, Lu Zhangsheng walked to the opponent's corpse, and after a quick search, immediately ran towards the direction Zuo Jiliang had fled.

From Lu Zhangsheng killing Qi Guangcheng, only a few breaths of time had passed.

Zuo Jiliang hadn't gone far.

Lu Zhangsheng had just exited the manor when he saw the opponent's back.

He was running forward rapidly in the dense forest, like a stray dog.

Lu Zhangsheng immediately channeled his footwork and followed.

"Shoo..."

His entire person ran like thunder, shuttling through the dense jungle.

His body brushed against the surrounding branches and leaves, making a rustling sound.

Not long after, Lu Zhangsheng arrived not far behind Zuo Jiliang.

Zuo Jiliang sensed the situation behind him, his face full of fear.

He hadn't expected Qi Guangcheng to not even last a few breaths, and the opponent had killed his way over so quickly.

Before he could react, Lu Zhangsheng flashed a few times and intercepted the opponent on a mountain path.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng held his long blade and immediately killed his way over.

With a horizontal slash, the blade light shuttled through the forest, stirring up bursts of fallen leaves.

For this blade, he used his full strength, and the Threefold Wave secret technique was activated to the limit.

Added to the Perfect-grade blade technique, his attack power had already reached the peak.

"Slash."

Zuo Jiliang didn't dare to be negligent, activating the essence blood in his body with all his might, and the aura around his body grew crazily.

He also slashed his blade forward.

At this moment, he didn't dare to have any reservations, only thinking about holding on for a while longer.

As early as when he rushed out of the manor, he had activated a distress signal; presumably, the Holy Sect strongmen were already on the way.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Both sides collided violently, and the intense Qi energy burst open, sweeping up countless leaves around.

After one strike.

Lu Zhangsheng stood steadily on the flat ground, his expression calm.

Looking at Zuo Jiliang, he retreated more than ten meters directly, his right hand holding the blade still trembling.

Clearly, he was completely at a disadvantage.

Zuo Jiliang's expression was incomparably horrified; he felt a powerful force attacking from his own long blade, like ocean waves.

If it weren't for the rapid activation of his essence blood, he likely wouldn't have been able to take even one blade strike.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng didn't give the opponent any chance to catch his breath, charging up again.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Both sides were fighting fiercely in the jungle.

After only a few moves, Zuo Jiliang fell into a life-and-death crisis.

It was like a sailboat in a storm, ready to capsize at any moment.

However, the opponent's strength was much stronger than Qi Guangcheng's, which was why he had held on for a few more moves.

After the two sides fought for a few breaths.

Lu Zhangsheng caught a fatal flaw in the opponent and slashed forward rapidly.

The sharp Qi energy cut wantonly through the jungle.

Just at this moment, a powerful aura rushed towards the battlefield of the two rapidly.

"Stop!"

The person hadn't arrived, but the voice came first.

A roar resounded throughout the entire jungle.

He saw a black-clothed old man rushing over rapidly, his body rolling with murderous intent, his momentum astonishing.

"Protector Han, save me."

Seeing this, Zuo Jiliang's face was full of excitement; finding life in the midst of death, astonishing potential erupted within his body.

He slashed his blade forward with all his might.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Both sides collided violently.

The surrounding Qi energy crisscrossed, rolling up layers of fallen leaves.

Lu Zhangsheng deflected the opponent's weapon with one blade, and then, under Zuo Jiliang's despair-filled gaze, slashed towards the opponent's head.

Swish...

With a light sound, a large head rolled to the ground, and a large amount of fresh blood gushed out, staining the surrounding lawn red.

First Soul Envoy Zuo Jiliang was dead.

At this moment, the black-robed old man also arrived at the battlefield, his expression incomparably gloomy.

"This Seat told you to stop, didn't you hear?"

His tone was grim; he hadn't expected that someone would actually not take him seriously.

"What kind of thing are you?"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was calm, and he spat out a sentence.

"How bold, This Seat is going to skin you and pull your tendons."

The old man was instantly furious, rushing towards Lu Zhangsheng violently.

Lu Zhangsheng ignored the opponent, channeled his Cloud Mist Step rapidly, and after a few flashes, transformed into a residual shadow, disappearing into the jungle.

The black-robed old man followed Lu Zhangsheng with all his might, only to see the distance between the two growing further and further.

Not long after, he couldn't even see Lu Zhangsheng's shadow.

Han Yong stopped on a flat ground, his face gloomy.

He hadn't expected the opponent's speed to be so astonishing.

It was several times faster than his own; likely even some Tuotai martial artists couldn't catch up to this person.

Lu Zhangsheng traveled through the endless jungle rapidly, very carefree.

The old man who had arrived had decent strength, likely at the Blood Exchange late-stage; he didn't choose to fight the opponent, but instead retreated directly.

Since he couldn't kill the opponent, it was better to leave; if he exposed his true strength, it wouldn't be worth it.

(End of chapter)