Chapter 35

Seeing the situation, Lu Tianyu's face turned extremely serious.

These dozen or so people rushing over were almost all formidable, with their strength all surpassing that of a Battle Master. Among them, one was at the late-stage Battle Master realm, six were at the mid-stage Battle Master realm, and five were at the early-stage Battle Master realm, making a total of twelve people, each like a mad beast, roaring as they charged forward.

His right hand slowly rose, and immediately a dazzling red battle aura light burst forth. This light, like a full moon in the sky, quickly enveloped a three-meter radius around Lu Tianyu, covering everything in a blood-red glow.

Due to the previous desperate sprint, the topknot on Lu Tianyu's head had long fallen off, and now his black hair hung down, as if stained with blood, red and glaring.

At this moment, Lu Tianyu stood there, like a bloodthirsty killing god, his face cold and stern, his eyes bloodshot as he stared intently at the twelve people charging towards him. His right hand had already twisted and deformed into the shape of a battle axe.

Lu Tianyu knew that this battle today would be the most difficult one he had ever faced, because he had to face twelve people at once, and each of these twelve people was stronger than him.

If he were to face one person, with the cultivation of the supreme technique, the *Pangu Heavenly Book*, Lu Tianyu might have a chance to fight. However, now he was facing twelve people, and each of them wanted his head to exchange for ten thousand taels of gold.

Driven by intense greed, these people all had bloodshot eyes, each unleashing their maximum strength, using fatal moves, and attacking Lu Tianyu all at once.

“Pangu—Heaven—Opening—Slash!” The sound seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, and amidst the疯狂的咆哮声, Lu Tianyu moved, just as the twelve people rushed to within five meters of him.

“Whoosh!” His right hand, bent into the shape of a battle axe, suddenly slashed forward with great force. The air in front of him was instantly torn apart, and a massive, illusory axe shadow suddenly shot out from his right hand, as if descending from the sky, and fiercely slashed down at the forehead of the leading person.

Before the illusory axe shadow even approached, the old man at the forefront immediately changed his expression drastically. His long hair, under the gale force wind from the axe shadow, suddenly scattered and flew up, and then each strand broke, turning into countless black fragments that scattered to the ground.

“Crack!” A fine crack suddenly appeared on the old man's forehead, and from this point, it instantly spread across his entire head.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly dyeing the old man's entire head a bright red.

“Ahh!” Accompanied by a deafening scream of pain, the illusory axe shadow suddenly descended, instantly splitting the old man's head in two, and then fell sharply.

“Crack!” Like a withering tree, the old man's entire body was quickly split in two by the illusory axe shadow, turning into two halves. The ground beneath him also cracked deeply, and water from underground suddenly gushed up, impacting the two halves of his body, causing them to fly to the sides.

All of this, though it seemed to take a long time to describe, actually happened in an instant, because the speed at which Lu Tianyu's fatal move, the *Pangu Heaven-Opening Slash*, landed was too fast, and the old man had not even reached Lu Tianyu when he was beheaded three meters in front of him.

This slash, like a death blade from hell, instantly stunned everyone, each of them staring with wide, terrified eyes, completely unable to believe what had just happened.

Because they all knew the old man's strength, which had reached the formidable mid-stage Battle Master realm. But unexpectedly, he had not even put up any resistance before being completely killed on the spot.

Lu Tianyu's right hand, still bent into the shape of an axe, remained raised in the air, coldly staring at the greedy people in front of him. It was as if the move had not been his, but had descended from the sky.

“Whoever dares to step within three meters of me will die!” Lu Tianyu's cold snort, like a winter wind, quickly swept over the eleven people in front of him.

The eleven people could not help but shudder, involuntarily stepping back several steps, their eyes filled with fear.

They did not know how much hidden strength Lu Tianyu, who appeared to be only at the late-stage Warrior realm, still had left. They no longer dared to act rashly, for after all, life was more precious than ten thousand taels of gold. If they lost their lives, what use would all the gold be?

The shock of that slash had deeply imprinted itself in their hearts and memories. In the years to come, whenever they thought of today's events, they would involuntarily break out in a cold sweat and wake up from nightmares.

But what they did not know was that, to execute that world-shattering slash, Lu Tianyu's dantian was already empty, and he could no longer emit any battle aura. If they had all rushed forward at that moment, Lu Tianyu would have been doomed.

However, no one dared to act rashly. They did not want to follow in the old man's footsteps and become the second victim under the axe.

“Whoever dares to continue to hunt me down will meet the same fate!” Pointing to the body on the ground, cut in two, Lu Tianyu slowly turned and slowly walked towards the Zhao Family Martial Hall.

Although he walked slowly, none of the eleven people behind him dared to continue the pursuit, for no one could predict what other moves Lu Tianyu might have left.

Lu Tianyu walked step by step without looking back, until he disappeared from their sight, turning left onto the main street.

At this moment, although Lu Tianyu appeared extremely calm on the surface, his heart was pounding fiercely, for he was now at the end of his strength. Any one of them could easily take his head if they pursued him.

Looking back, Lu Tianyu immediately noticed that the eleven people had slowly dispersed and were no longer pursuing him. He let out a long sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging high, quickly settled.

“What a close call just now. Fortunately, I have experienced many hardships in the past and performed very convincingly. Otherwise, I would have been chopped into mincemeat by these people today.” Lu Tianyu muttered to himself, immediately bypassing the main street and choosing to walk through the deserted alleys, heading towards the Zhao Family Martial Hall.

Since being detected by his family as having no spiritual roots, Lu Tianyu had constantly suffered from the bullying and disdain of others. This had forged in him a strong ability to endure, and even if the sky fell, he could remain unperturbed. Although he was very afraid inside, he did not show it on the surface.

This could be considered growing up in hardship.

On the way, he did not encounter anyone, and Lu Tianyu finally arrived at the Zhao Family Martial Hall. However, to avoid being seen, he did not enter through the front gate but went around to the back gate and knocked.

“Knock, knock.” The knocking sound echoed loudly in the quiet night.

“Creak...” Soon, the back gate opened, and a martial hall disciple, still half-asleep, looked up and shouted impatiently, “Who is it?”

“It's me, big brother.” Recognizing the man as one of the guards at the front gate during the day, Lu Tianyu immediately smiled and said.

“Oh, it's you, little brother. It's so late, what's the matter?” The man asked, puzzled.

“Big brother, I have an important matter to discuss with Master Zhao. Please do me a favor and take me to see him.” Lu Tianyu immediately said.

“Alright, follow me.” The man nodded and gestured for Lu Tianyu to follow.

Master Zhao had already instructed them that if Lu Tianyu requested to see him, they must not delay and must immediately take him to see him. Therefore, even though the man was on night duty and resting, he did not dare to be negligent, for fear of offending the master's VIP.

Led by the man, Lu Tianyu quickly arrived at Master Zhao's residence in the back courtyard.

This was a large courtyard, comparable in scale to the old residence of the Lu family's patriarch, with carved beams and painted pillars, quite magnificent.

Although it was already late at night, Master Zhao's residence was still brightly lit.

The man went in first to announce, and Master Zhao, dressed in a light, comfortable robe, quickly came out, inviting Lu Tianyu to come in and talk.

The man who had led the way returned to sleep, as he was a day guard and needed to rest well at night.

“Master Zhao, have my mother and sister arrived here?” Lu Tianyu asked anxiously, as soon as he saw Master Zhao.

“Ha ha, little brother, don't worry. Your mother and sister have just arrived and have been settled. I'll take you to see them.” Master Zhao warmly took Lu Tianyu's hand and quickly led him to a house on the east side of the back courtyard.

Hearing this, Lu Tianyu finally put his mind at ease and followed Master Zhao to the door of the house on the east side, where he knocked.

“Brother Tianyu, you're back.” Lu Yi, who opened the door, immediately burst into tears and threw herself into Lu Tianyu's arms, hugging his neck tightly and shouting with joy.

She was overwhelmed with joy.

“Xiao Yi, don't do that, Master Zhao is here.” Lu Tianyu felt very awkward and immediately whispered in Lu Yi's ear.

“Ah?” Lu Yi, who had been too excited to notice Master Zhao standing behind Lu Tianyu, suddenly jumped back like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, standing there awkwardly, her face as red as a ripe apple.