Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

Chapter 81 Slaying Liu Cong, Bloodlust Unleashed to Block a Powerful Enemy

The presence of Wan Chuan, Ge Long, and Lu Cheng—three Body Refinement Realm experts—terrified the bandits.

The group immediately realized they had fallen into a trap and retreated without saying a word.

They had lingered in this mountain range for a long time and were already very familiar with it.

If they can shake off their pursuers slightly, they can completely disperse into the mountains.

Unfortunately, Lu Cheng delayed them for too long, so they were unable to shake off Wan Chuan no matter what.

Lu Cheng followed the group into the dense forest.

They followed the trail left by the group deeper and deeper into the area.

Along the way, there were arrows that had been cut off or stuck diagonally into the ground.

However, there was no blood on any of these arrows, indicating that they had all missed their mark.

After walking a few steps, one sees a scene of chaos, with clear signs of a fight between the two sides.

First, a small tree, about the thickness of a wrist, was chopped down and lay across the middle of the path.

Afterwards, the land rose up, the paths broke, and potholes appeared everywhere.

Thorns and bushes were scattered all over the ground, and withered vines and leaves swirled in the wind.

Several pools of blood were scattered among them.

It is evident that the fight was exceptionally fierce.

After walking a dozen or so steps forward, a corpse lay on the ground, a large knife lying not far away, its chest and the area beneath it stained with a large patch of blood.

Lu Cheng recognized him at a glance; he was one of the five robbers who later stormed into the convoy.

Lu Cheng was secretly alarmed after just one glance at the robber's injuries.

The wound was right in the heart, a fist-sized gash in the chest, and the heart inside was shattered into pieces.

But the key point is that the heart was completely unharmed afterwards.

In other words, the force exerted by the attacker was entirely directed at the heart, with not a single bit wasted.

Lu Cheng thought back for a moment and realized that both Ye Ping and Wei Jin used swords.

Ge Long and Xiao Yichen used knives.

Only Wan Chuan, Bai Yu, and Liu Cong used guns.

But apart from Wan Chuan, Bai Yu and Liu Cong probably don't have that kind of strength.

"It seems that Wan Chuan must possess a very high-level spear technique."

Lu Cheng weighed the options in his mind and realized that if he didn't unleash his Blood Burning Technique, he would likely only be able to fight Wan Chuan to a draw.

As you walk further ahead and turn a bend in the mountain, the sounds of clashing weapons can be heard.

Lu Cheng quickened his pace and stood behind the bend in the road, looking ahead.

Wan Chuan and Ge Long, one wielding a knife and the other a gun, were locked in a fierce battle with the Body Refinement Realm robber.

The robbers were clearly being held firmly in check by the two men, but even in their desperate struggle, Wan Chuan and Ge Long dared not push them too far.

After all, nobody wants to get hurt. If you can drag it out and die, why take the risk?

And judging from their appearance, the two wanted to capture him alive.

As for the others, they were nowhere to be found.

Lu Cheng bypassed the mountain bend without alerting the three people in the battle, and continued to chase after them.

A short while later, Liu Cong and his group appeared.

On the ridge ahead of them, several figures were desperately fleeing.

Whether the archer had run out of arrows or was exhausted, he didn't draw his bow and arrow to stop Liu Cong and his companions, even though he was in the lead.

Lu Cheng looked behind him and confirmed that Wan Chuan and Ge Long would not arrive anytime soon.

Only then did he take out the mask he had obtained from the Zhenwu Camp in Yangcheng and put it on.

He removed his outer garment and armor, revealing another set of dark robes that he had prepared beforehand and wore underneath.

He hid the Cold Star Halberd, along with his discarded armor, in a secluded bush.

A moment later, an unremarkable middle-aged man followed Liu Cong and the others up the ridge.

……

On the mountain ridge ahead, five robbers were fleeing for their lives.

One of the men, who was blind in one eye, cursed angrily:

"What kind of person did that old bastard choose! He's just making things difficult for his grandpa."

One of the men beside him glanced at Liu Cong and his group of five behind him, his brows furrowing even more deeply.

"Stop complaining, something must have gone wrong, otherwise they wouldn't have failed to come and meet us until now."

Leading the pack was the man wielding the bow, swinging his arm as he ran.

But I just couldn't shake off the soreness in my arms.

"This won't do. If we keep going like this, we'll definitely be caught up. The more we run, the more exhausted we become."

"Let's just go all out against them. One will break even, and two will make a profit! Since we've already started this business, we should have been prepared to lose our heads."

The remaining four people paused for a moment, then suddenly stopped and turned around:

"Okay, betting on one is enough to break even, betting on two is a profit!"

Seeing this, Bai Yu, Xiao Yichen, and the other four, who were chasing closely, also slowed down and approached the other party slowly while panting heavily.

The distance between the two sides gradually closed.

When they reached twenty meters, they simultaneously took steps and rushed towards each other.

The man who fought Liu Cong was a man wielding a machete.

Liu Cong's ability to become a disciple of Juyun Peak is quite impressive.

The two sparked a dazzling display of skill the moment they clashed.

The man was clearly no match for Liu Cong, and although he mainly relied on dodging and blocking, he was still forced to retreat steadily.

The others were in similar situations, and soon the battle spread out to larger and larger areas, from the ridges to the slopes and then to the depressions.

After a while, they could only hear each other's voices, but could no longer see each other.

Lu Cheng followed closely behind Liu Cong. The two exchanged blows for over a hundred rounds. Liu Cong's opponent was unable to parry the first blow and was slashed in the arm. The next blow decapitated him.

Liu Cong laughed loudly a few times, then leaned on his sword and gasped for breath.

Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he swung his knife backward.

With a "whoosh," the slash missed its mark. Before he could even see what was behind him, he felt a sharp pain in the tendon of his neck, followed by a "crack," and then everything went black. He lost consciousness.

Lu Cheng casually took the large knife from Liu Cong's hand and, with a "whoosh," chopped it at the neck, sending a head rolling away.

He happened to be face to face with the robber he had killed.

Throwing away the long sword, Lu Cheng turned and walked away.

But as soon as he turned around, he stopped in his tracks.

Just ten steps away stood a man with a sallow complexion and an unshaven beard.

"Your grappling skills are quite impressive. Why are you helping these robbers?"

His voice was hoarse, clearly an act.

Lu Cheng shook his head:

"It's a personal grudge, it has nothing to do with anyone else, and there's absolutely no question of helping the robbers."

The man smiled. "Personal grudge? Interesting." He then glanced at the other side of the ridge.

"Since it's a personal grudge, why not do me another favor and stay to take the blame?"

Lu Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a cold voice:

"baffling."

Just as they were about to leave, the man made a move.

He suddenly darted out and rushed in front of Lu Cheng in the blink of an eye.

He clapped both hands together and slapped them towards Lu Cheng.

Such speed greatly surprised Lu Cheng.

Feng Zhan had demonstrated his speed and agility twice before, and the yellow-faced man in front of him was no slower than him!

Without a second thought, Lu Cheng instantly activated the Blood Burning Secret Technique, doubling both his speed and strength.

When the four palms met, a loud "bang" resounded throughout the area around the mountain ridge.

Lu Cheng felt an overwhelming force coming at him. Instead of resisting it, he flew backward to dissipate the force.

The yellow-faced man opposite him wasn't having an easy time either.

He hadn't expected Lu Cheng to be able to unleash twice the power in an instant, so he hadn't been going all out to begin with.

Caught off guard, Lu Cheng's counterattack caused his internal organs to shift, and his blood and qi surged throughout his body.

Although Lu Cheng was in mid-air, he managed to straighten his body in time.

Most of the enormous force was dissipated, and the remaining small portion was no longer a concern under the Blood Burning Outburst, and was forcibly suppressed.

After landing, Lu Cheng did not run away, but rushed towards the man.

In the instant they exchanged blows, Lu Cheng was shocked to discover that the man's strength was not as formidable as he had imagined.

At most, he's at the peak of the early stage of body refinement, far from the middle stage, and much worse than Feng Zhan.

Lu Cheng was no longer afraid. He had already used the Blood Burning Technique, so he should at least clap a few more times.

The two clashed again, exchanging more than a dozen blows in the blink of an eye.

The man's energy and blood had not yet recovered, and now he was fighting Lu Cheng, so for a time they were evenly matched.

Suddenly, a shout rang out from the nearby ridge:

"Over there, don't let those two get away!"

Lu Cheng and the other man simultaneously dodged backward, and when they looked up, they saw Wan Chuan and Ge Long.

The man snorted coldly and turned to leave without hesitation.

At the same time, Lu Cheng also quickly left in the other direction.