Chapter 36

As Fat Chef's struggles gradually weakened, the inn boy and the others looked at Su Yi with increasingly timid eyes, seeing the ferocity in his gaze.

Standing alone against their group, not only did he not fall behind, but he also severely injured their leader, who had the highest martial arts skills, and killed one of their companions, while he himself only suffered minor injuries.

None of them were fools; the person in front of them was clearly not someone to be trifled with. Didn't Old Pig rush in too aggressively and end up being the first to fall?

"What? Hesitating, do you think I'll let you off?"

Su Yi tilted his head and stared at them for a moment, then flicked the blood off the long sword in his hand.

"Even if you kneel and beg for mercy now, you won't escape death today."

At this point, Innkeeper Liu finally managed to struggle to his feet and panted, "Brothers, his left hand is already crippled by me, he can't use that sinister palm technique. Everyone, attack his left side together, just be careful of his strange lightness skill!"

Hearing their leader's command, the inn boy and the others nodded to each other, roared, and the remaining four rushed forward, their weapons attacking Su Yi's vital points from all directions!

Su Yi twisted his body, easily dodging their attacks. Facing the combined efforts of four people, he showed no fear, advancing with his sword, using the Complete Perfection Sword Technique, and engaging them in a fierce battle.

These four were veteran bandits who had roamed the江湖 (jianghu) for many years, their hands stained with countless lives. Although they had only learned some basic skills and had not been exposed to high-level martial arts, their years of life-and-death experiences had given them their own combat methods. Moreover, they cooperated well and supported each other. Although each of their martial arts skills was far inferior to Su Yi's, for a moment, they managed to fight him to a stalemate, making it difficult to determine a winner.

"Hold him off, I'll help you once I catch my breath, and then we'll all work together to kill this kid!"

Innkeeper Liu, holding his chest, shouted.

"Alright!"

The four responded in unison, their weapons striking with even greater force, gradually gaining the upper hand over Su Yi.

Damn it, you all look so united, making me seem like the villain. As a villain, you should betray each other to save your own lives and let me kill you one by one like pigs and cattle!

Su Yi cursed inwardly. This was his first real combat. If no one interfered, he would have given it his all, fighting these four to the death. The experience gained in life-and-death situations was invaluable and should not be wasted.

But there was still the heavily injured but not dead Innkeeper Liu, who was the strongest in martial arts. If he could get up, Su Yi would really struggle to hold his own.

No! I must end this quickly!

Su Yi no longer held back. His sword style changed dramatically, the originally balanced and harmonious Complete Perfection Sword Technique suddenly becoming eerie and sinister. His sword techniques became a mix of real and fake, three fake and one real, five fake and one real, making it hard to distinguish!

The Complete Perfection Sword Technique was not very lethal to begin with, and its moves were not overly intricate, so the four could still barely hold their ground. But once Su Yi unleashed the Phantom Shadow Sword Technique, how could these small-time bandits see through such unpredictable and elusive sword techniques?

"Ah..."

One of the bandits was careless and immediately got a sword wound on his shoulder, blood gushing out!

Seeing the effectiveness of the Phantom Shadow Sword Technique, Su Yi was greatly encouraged. He continued to use various killing moves from the technique: Shocking Soul, Phantom Shadows, Indistinguishable Forms, and Fragrant Shadows...

The Phantom Shadow Sword Technique's various killing moves were unleashed one after another, forcing the four to retreat step by step.

Gaining the upper hand, Su Yi seemed to have a realization. His sword technique continued, and he used the Spiral Nine Shadows lightness skill, creating numerous illusions around him. The four were surrounded by countless afterimages of Su Yi, making it seem like he was fighting them all alone.

"Where did this kid get such a terrifying sword technique?!"

Innkeeper Liu, being knowledgeable, knew how rare Su Yi's current sword technique was. Combined with the powerful palm technique and the unparalleled lightness skill he had used earlier...

"Could this kid be Wang Chongyang's illegitimate son? Otherwise, how could he have so many supreme martial arts?!"

No, I can't wait any longer, they can't hold on much longer.

Innkeeper Liu, whose injuries had slightly improved, had planned to wait for a better opportunity to work together with his four brothers to kill this kid. But he hadn't expected the kid to have such a powerful hidden sword technique, which had completely turned the tide. The four brothers, working together, were now on the verge of defeat.

"Don't panic, brothers, I'm here!"

Innkeeper Liu, enduring the intense pain in his chest, rushed into the battle.

At that moment, Su Yi was about to stab one of the bandits with his sword. Innkeeper Liu, relying on his iron-hard arms, tried to grab Su Yi's weapon again, just like before.

Su Yi ignored Innkeeper Liu, his sword blade slightly blurring for a moment before continuing its determined thrust.

"Got it!"

Seeing his hands about to grasp Su Yi's sword, Innkeeper Liu was overjoyed. If he could control the weapon, this kid, with his injured left hand, would likely die in a few moves under the combined attack of the four brothers!

He clenched his hands, but to his shock, the sword was in his grasp, yet he strangely grabbed nothing. Meanwhile, the inn boy cried out, clutching his throat and falling down, just like Fat Chef earlier!

Cup and Snake, a deceptive move from the Phantom Shadow Sword Technique, made it seem like the sword was here when it was actually there. Su Yi used this move at a critical moment, and Innkeeper Liu fell for it, allowing Su Yi to take out one more person!

"Monkey!!!"

Innkeeper Liu's eyes bulged, and he let out a long, mournful cry, his fists pounding at Su Yi with all his might.

Unfortunately, his martial arts skills were inferior to Su Yi's. Apart from his Iron Shirt skill, he had no powerful attack techniques. Now, having lost his composure, his strength dropped even further, and Su Yi easily dodged him with his lightness skill.

Ignoring Innkeeper Liu, Su Yi focused all his attacks on the remaining three. Moments later, another one fell dead, also with a sword through the throat.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Innkeeper Liu roared, "I'll hold him off, you two, run!"

He lunged in front of the two remaining brothers, trying to buy them a chance to survive.

The two brothers, seeing their leader covering for them, were moved to tears and shouted, "Boss, we'll avenge you one day!"

With that, they turned and fled the inn.

Innkeeper Liu stared at Su Yi, roared, and punched at him with his right fist!

His momentum was strong, but Su Yi paid no attention. If he hadn't been injured, his iron-hard arms might have allowed him to fight Su Yi for hundreds of rounds. Unfortunately, he had underestimated his opponent and was hit by the Heart-Crushing Palm. The only reason he was still alive was because Su Yi had focused more on sword techniques and had not practiced the palm technique enough.

But the Heart-Crushing Palm was a skill recorded in the first treasure of the martial arts world, the *Nine Yin Manual*. Even though Su Yi had not mastered it, it was still beyond the capabilities of a bandit. Now, with his internal organs damaged, even if he survived, he would be a cripple, unable to fight again.

Facing such a weakened opponent, Su Yi easily ended his life in a few moves.

Looking at Innkeeper Liu's confused eyes as he died, Su Yi couldn't help but sigh. This man had hidden his identity and wanted to leave the martial world, but he was betrayed by his incompetent teammates, exposing his identity. Otherwise, he might have lived a happy and fulfilling life.

Unfortunately, good deeds are rewarded with good, and evil deeds are rewarded with evil. Now, the retribution had finally come.

But to completely eliminate evil, the two remaining must be dealt with. Su Yi looked up, and the two had already run out of the inn.

Fools, my strongest skill is lightness. Turning to run is like offering your back to me.

Su Yi sneered inwardly, ready to finish them off.

Suddenly, two whistling sounds came from the roof, and two chopsticks flew out. Before Su Yi could react, the two fleeing men, propelled by their momentum, took a few more steps and fell to the ground, lifeless.

Each chopstick had hit one man in the back, right in the heart!

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