Chapter 59

Thirty armored guards, not a single one could match him in combat!

Luo Xiu, who accomplished all this, was only fourteen years old.

Zhang Shaohai watched as the armored guards were slain one after another, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Although Zhang Luliang, the ancestor of the Zhang family, was a master at the Ninth Level of the Innate Realm, the Zhang family of Qingyun City could be said to have no successors. Whether it was the former family head Zhang Shaoyong or the current Zhang Shaohai, they were only at the Sixth Level of the Qi Sea Realm at the age of forty.

However, the Sixth Level of the Qi Sea Realm was like grass before Luo Xiu, who killed them with a single sword strike. This made Zhang Shaohai, who originally thought Luo Xiu was doomed, thoroughly terrified.

"Run!"

Seeing that only two or three of the thirty armored guards were left alive, Zhang Shaohai snapped out of his shock. The only thought in his mind was to escape as quickly as possible, or Luo Xiu would definitely kill him.

Zhang Shaohai knew very well that if he could escape to the Martial Hall, the outer sect enforcer Shen Gaojian would easily be able to eliminate Luo Xiu.

"Zhang Shaohai, you can't escape!"

The Dark Shadow Sword sliced through the air, creating a ripple of waves. The last two armored guards fell to the ground, their lives extinguished.

Luo Xiu's figure left a trail of afterimages as he appeared in front of Zhang Shaohai. A mocking smile played on his face as he stared at the head of the Zhang family.

Just as Zhang Shaohai was about to beg for mercy, a sword beam shot towards his face.

Luo Xiu's attack was swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

"No!..."

Zhang Shaohai roared with all his might, his true qi glowing around him. In the face of life and death, he unleashed all his potential to resist.

But in the next moment, Zhang Shaohai fell to his knees, clutching his throat, blood gushing from his mouth, his eyes wide open, unable to speak.

Luo Xiu's face was expressionless as he walked towards the Martial Hall, not even glancing at the thirty dead armored guards or Zhang Shaohai's corpse.

Zhuang Nantian and the Qingyun Hall Master walked out of the Hunter's Guild, their hearts filled with shock at the scene of the bodies and the gruesome sight.

"Is... Is this the work of Luo Xiu?" Zhuang Nantian almost couldn't believe it.

"To have such strength at the Third Level of the Qi Sea Realm, his talent is terrifying. He will surely become a formidable figure in the future."

Even the Qingyun Hall Master had to give Luo Xiu a very high evaluation, but he was puzzled. Such a genius would be cherished by any sect. Why did the outer sect head Lu Feichen want to kill him?

...

Ye Xiangdou followed behind Luo Xiu. With his experience, he could roughly guess why Lu Feichen wanted to kill Luo Xiu.

To be an enemy of such a genius, if you can't eliminate him completely, he will surely become a great threat once he grows up.

The Yunlong County had seen many brilliant geniuses, but Ye Xiangdou felt that none of them could match Luo Xiu's strength at the Third Level of the Qi Sea Realm.

Moreover, he noticed that when Luo Xiu fought the thirty armored guards, he was completely at ease, indicating that this was not his full strength.

What did this mean?

Killing thirty armored guards was equivalent to the strength of an elite at the Seventh Level of the Qi Sea Realm. If Luo Xiu revealed his full strength, wouldn't he be comparable to the Eighth or even the Ninth Level of the Qi Sea Realm?

And he was only at the Third Level of the Qi Sea Realm!

Geniuses who can fight across levels are not uncommon, but a genius who can kill opponents across so many levels will undoubtedly shine brightly once he grows up!

Of course, the difficulty of fighting across levels increases with cultivation. But if Luo Xiu can maintain this, once he reaches the Spirit Refinement Realm or even the Martial King Realm, he will be incredibly formidable!

"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."

The sound of footsteps and hooves echoed as another squad of armored guards rushed towards Luo Xiu on his way to the Martial Hall.

The two leaders of this squad rode horses, one holding a spear, the other a halberd.

"Bold Luo Xiu, why don't you surrender?"

The armored man with the halberd shouted coldly, his thick eyebrows and large eyes giving him a formidable presence.

Luo Xiu, however, ignored his shouts.

"Kill!"

The armored man roared, spurred his horse, and charged at Luo Xiu with his halberd.

Luo Xiu, coldly watching the charging horse, did not dodge. He leaped into the air.

"Die!"

The armored man swung his halberd, creating a blinding, substantial blade of light. He was a squad leader of the armored guards, at the Seventh Level of the Qi Sea Realm!

The horse charged past, and Luo Xiu's figure was torn apart by the blade of light in mid-air.

Thud!

After the black-maned horse ran for several dozen meters, the armored man's body suddenly fell, lifeless.

Luo Xiu continued walking, holding the bloodstained Dark Shadow Sword. The figure torn apart by the blade of light was just an afterimage.

The Ten Directions Shadow Body Technique he cultivated was a top-tier martial art of the Fifth Rank, and he had reached the Great Perfection stage!

Even many powerful martial artists at the Innate Realm were far inferior to Luo Xiu in terms of body techniques.

After all, more powerful Sixth Rank martial arts, though requiring a minimum of the Seventh Level of the Qi Sea Realm to cultivate, were generally only accessible to Martial Masters at the Spirit Refinement Realm.

The armored guards were stunned and terrified. The squad leader, at the Seventh Level of the Qi Sea Realm, was killed in a single strike?

Moreover, the body technique Luo Xiu used could leave afterimages, making him elusive and terrifying...

"Good boy, to kill a Seventh Level of the Qi Sea Realm with one sword."

Ye Xiangdou's eyes widened, and his evaluation of Luo Xiu rose even higher.

Although the Seventh Level of the Qi Sea Realm was the same, the armored guard killed by Luo Xiu was far inferior to geniuses from major forces, but he was still a martial artist who had condensed true qi, three levels higher than Luo Xiu.

Seeing the squad leader killed in a single strike, the remaining armored guards began to retreat involuntarily.

After all, no one wanted to die. The Martial Hall's orders were less important than their lives.

In the group of armored guards, Luo Xiu saw a familiar figure, Xu Qiusheng!

Xu Qiusheng had also broken through to the Qi Sea Realm, but due to his average talent, he couldn't join the Free and Easy Outer Sect. After becoming a Qi Sea martial artist, he joined the armored guards.

"I don't want to kill you, best to let me pass!" Luo Xiu said coldly.

At this moment, he was filled with killing intent, his attacks merciless, his true qi containing the power of death, capable of damaging life meridians. Anyone touched by his sword would either die or be injured.

Moreover, his sword was as fast as lightning, and ordinary Qi Sea martial artists couldn't dodge it. A strike to a vital point would result in immediate death.

"Stop being arrogant!"

Another armored guard on horseback shouted coldly, "We are many, he is one. Everyone, attack together! The Martial Hall has ordered that killing Luo Xiu will be heavily rewarded!"

Hearing this, many armored guards reacted. Yes, we are many, he is one. Why should we fear him?

However, they didn't know that a previous squad of armored guards had already become Luo Xiu's sword victims.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!..."

Over twenty armored guards shouted in unison and rushed at Luo Xiu.

The armored guard on horseback didn't charge first but held his spear, circling nearby, looking for a suitable moment to attack.

Clearly, the squad leader's instant death had filled him with fear of Luo Xiu's sword.

"Thud!"

A flash of sword light, and an armored guard's throat was instantly cut.

The sword light didn't stop, like a scythe reaping lives, and in a moment, three more armored guards were killed.

With the addition of the Life and Death True Qi, unless someone wore a middle-grade human-class armor, they couldn't withstand the Dark Shadow Sword's edge.

Equal-level armor was more expensive than battle soldiers, and these armored guards naturally didn't have it. They wore ordinary armor.

A moment later, Luo Xiu continued walking, his black clothes stained with fresh blood. Behind him lay a field of corpses.

Only one person survived in this squad of armored guards, Xu Qiusheng, who hadn't attacked Luo Xiu. He stood in the middle of the blood-soaked corpses, as if he had lost his soul.

Two squads of armored guards, over sixty people, were all killed. This caused a huge stir in Qingyun City.

There were three squads of armored guards in Qingyun City, numbering over a hundred.

When Luo Xiu arrived at the Martial Hall's gate, the third squad of armored guards appeared.

The leader was Guan Yunzhen, a master at the Ninth Level of the Qi Sea Realm.

The squad he led was the strongest, with a minimum of the Fourth Level of the Qi Sea Realm, and three at the Seventh Level.

The two squads killed by Luo Xiu earlier were not as powerful as this squad led by Guan Yunzhen.

The Martial Hall's gate opened, and Luo Xiu saw his parents and sister, with three armored guards' swords and knives at their throats.

"Boom!"

Dark, flame-like true qi erupted from Luo Xiu's body, a cold and terrifying aura of death spreading. He seemed like a demon from hell.

Ye Xiangdou glanced at Luo Xiu, his brows furrowed. According to his knowledge, Luo Xiu should be cultivating the Pure Yang Gong, a pure yang true qi. Why did his true qi feel so sinister?

Moreover, the dark flame power seemed to contain fire attributes.

Just as Ye Xiangdou was puzzled, Luo Xiu turned to him and bowed slightly, "Please, Senior, save my family."

Hearing this, Ye Xiangdou snapped out of his thoughts and simply said, "Alright!"

As he spoke, his figure disappeared and reappeared beside Luo Xiu's parents and sister. The three armored guards fell to the ground, lifeless.

"Who are you?"

Guan Yunzhen's face changed. No one in the scene noticed how the white-bearded old man did it, clearly a terrifying existence above the Innate Realm.

How did Luo Xiu get such a powerful person to help him?

At this moment, Luo Xiu was already charging with his sword!

Ye Xiangdou only helped rescue his family. Unless someone could threaten his life, Ye Xiangdou wouldn't help him fight others.

These people had taken his parents and sister hostage, threatening his life. Luo Xiu's anger wouldn't subside until he killed them all!

The dark flame containing the power of death enveloped the Dark Shadow Sword. Luo Xiu attacked with all his might, without mercy.

In his dantian, the All-Heaven Life and Death Wheel spun rapidly, converting all the Life and Death True Qi into dark flame true qi.

However, this squad of armored guards was far stronger than the previous two. Moreover, Luo Xiu's true qi was greatly depleted from his journey, and he was soon in a tough battle.

Even the best have their limits, and Luo Xiu was not invincible.

No one dared to provoke the mysterious strongman Ye Xiangdou, and they all attacked Luo Xiu.

Thud!

A spear pierced his shoulder, and Luo Xiu was injured for the first time.

Then, true qi glowed as three Seventh Level Qi Sea martial artists attacked simultaneously, along with the even stronger squad leader Guan Yunzhen. Even at his peak, Luo Xiu couldn't withstand them easily.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a powerful aura descended, a terrifying pressure sweeping through, forcing all the armored guards back. They felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, making it hard to breathe.

Ye Xiangdou appeared beside Luo Xiu. Just standing there, no one dared to make a move.