Chapter 95

In the private room of the tavern, Lin Liang was observing the city gate when he suddenly sensed an astonishing killing intent, which made him shudder with fear, almost drawing his sword.

However, he soon realized that the killing intent was not directed at him.

"Such a powerful expert exists in the Central State?"

Lin Liang was still somewhat surprised and uncertain.

The Central State was the territory of the Qian family.

However, the Qian family had few members, and the god of wealth was also dead. There were no more famous First Rank experts.

He didn't know the background of this person.

"But compared to the one from the Chu family, he is far inferior."

Lin Liang took another sip of wine from the cup on the table.

Then, he felt another astonishing aura, carrying a force that made his heart tremble, as if it was drawing power from the heavens and earth.

His hand trembled, and he couldn't hold the cup steady, which fell and shattered with a clatter.

"Div... Divine... Skill?"

Lin Liang was almost scared out of his wits.

The ability to harness the elemental energy of the heavens and earth for one's own use was the hallmark of a Divine Skill Realm expert!

Not far away, a Divine Skill Realm expert was about to make a move.

At such a close distance, if he were to be caught in the crossfire, he would surely die.

He was so shocked that he almost turned to flee.

"No!"

Suddenly, he came to his senses.

If it were truly a Divine Skill Realm expert, how could there be only this much commotion?

The aura alone would be enough to make him gasp for breath.

Lin Liang had once accompanied the family head to the ancestral shrine, where he had the fortune to see a Divine Skill Realm ancestor. A single glance from the ancestor made his legs weak, almost unable to stand.

With his heart full of doubt, he looked toward the source of the aura.

He saw a young man standing at the city gate, holding a knife, his aura wild and domineering, the air around him stirring without wind, an invisible force stirring the elemental energy of the heavens and earth.

At this sight, Lin Liang's eyes bulged, and his mind buzzed.

"How can it be him?"

Although he had never met this young man, he had seen his portrait and had deeply imprinted his appearance in his mind.

Lin Liang immediately recognized that this young man was Gu Yang, whom he had always wanted to kill.

But how could he have such powerful strength?

Wasn't he only a Second Rank?

The young man in front of him made Lin Liang, a First Rank expert, feel a chill in his heart.

His martial intuition told him that the other party was extremely dangerous.

"Hmph, it's just a show of force. A mere Second Rank, wait for my sword... and see how I kill him!"

As a First Rank expert, Lin Liang's pride did not allow him to retreat. He stood up, ready to draw his sword.

At that moment, he felt the aura of the other First Rank expert intertwine with Gu Yang's. For a moment, they were evenly matched.

"Huh?"

Lin Liang's eyes lit up.

It turned out that the target of the other First Rank expert was also Gu Yang.

He was overjoyed, "Very good, I'll sit back and watch the fight."

Lin Liang收敛了全身的气息，静观其变。

……

“这是——”

陈世麟感受到顾阳身上那道令人心悸的 aura 时，瞳孔一缩，神情有些惊骇。

他家学渊源，自然知道这是什么。

一个 Second Rank，竟然练成了只有 Divine Skill Realm experts 才能掌握的招式。

这可是连他那位天纵奇才的弟弟都没有做到的事。

他到底是什么人？

旁边的邬老更是当场倒抽一口凉气，“他……他竟然连这招都练成了！”

他见过顾阳出手，知道其练的是《灭神九式》，自然能猜到对方练成的是哪一招。

第七式，吞天式！

这门刀法的后三式，只有到了 Divine Skill Realm，才能练成。

有一些天资纵横之辈，到 First Rank 巅峰时，也能掌握，像是一品榜上的那些人物，每一个都掌握了一两式绝学。

可是，Second Rank 武者掌握这种级别的刀法，实在是闻所未闻。

邬老感觉自己半辈子的经验，在顾阳身上，似乎全都不作数了。

他意识到，此人绝不能用常理来揣测。

“难道，此子是从那几个地方出来的？”

邬老的心里，也忍不住闪过这样的念头。

却不敢深想。

若真是这样的话，这个天下，恐怕又要乱了。

……

马车内。

曹依依终于看到了那个身影，他独自一人站在城门口，面对一位 First Rank expert，却毫不畏惧，气势肆意狂傲到了极点。

她只觉得心脏怦怦狂跳，突然一把抓住如琴的手，“琴姨，我改主意了。等到他被人打到半死的时候，你再把他救下。我要亲自报仇，琴姨？”

曹依依见她没有反应，诧异地转过头，却见她一脸震惊。

“琴姨，你怎么了？”

曹依依从未在琴姨的脸上见过这样的神色，有些担心地问。

如琴深吸一口气，目光复杂地说，“他未必需要我救。”

曹依依有些愕然，“什么意思？”

如琴神情严肃地说，“听琴姨的话，以后，不要再招惹此人。”

曹依依有些不明所以地看着她。

…………

邢昆就像一个经验丰富的老猎手，心中杀意沸腾，却极有耐心。

既然知道对方来历不简单，实力必定极其不凡。

圣地的传人，哪里是那么好杀的？

他只有一个机会。

他在等，等对方露出破绽。然后以雷霆一击，将其击杀。

顾阳发现了对方的意图，知道绝不能被牵着鼻子走，被动挨打，绝不是他的性格。

“走！”

他给旁边的钱曦云和莉莉一声示警，随后，体内的真元爆发开来。

一出手，便是最强大的招式，《灭神九式》第七式，吞天式！

他在模拟中，借助术士的修行之法，才练成这一招。

所谓吞天，便是吞吸四周所有的力量为己用，哪怕是对方的力量，也能吞噬一部分，转为自身之用。

使用这一式，他可以调动天地元气，便如同 Divine Skill Realm experts 一般。

那位 First Rank 想要以力压人，以强大的神念形成一座牢笼，慢慢消耗他的精气神。

他便以硬碰硬，以最强大的一式，彻底击破其如意算盘。

……

“糟！”

当天地元气被搅动后，邢昆那股有若实质的杀机顿时七零八碎，再也无法锁定顾阳。

他意识到不妙，对方若是要逃的话，就再也沒有杀此人的机会。

刹那间，邢昆脑中闪过无数个念头。

他想到武安侯束手就擒的场景……

想到先皇驾崩时，全城素缟……

想到武家被灭时，整个云州都化成一片焦土，死伤数百万，无数百姓流离失所……

想到草原的蛮族犯边打草谷时，如入无人之境的嚣张气焰……

最终，这一切，都化为了他心中那股坚不可摧的杀意。

“侯爷，来世再見！”

邢昆默念一句，手里的御赐宝刀已经出鞘，与此同时，他身上的气势不断攀升，体内的罡元不断暴涨。

这是当年武安侯传给他的刀法，玉石俱焚！

每一位武安侯的麾下，陷入绝境之时，便会使出这一式，与敌人玉石俱焚。

为了杀顾阳，他不惜以自身的生命为代价。

……

邢昆身上的变化，立时引起了在场几人的注意。

围观的几人，都震惊了。

“这——玉石俱焚？”

陈世麟悚然一惊，整个人都傻了。

他实在是想不通，为什么这位内卫的 First Rank expert 会这么想不开。

为了杀一个 Second Rank，竟然不惜使用玉石俱焚这样的方法。

难道，两人之间，有什么深仇大恨？

邬老神情却有些复杂。

他一直身在神都，对邢昆这位内卫的品性有所了解，倒是大致能猜到对方的想法。

他忍不住发出一声叹息，“可惜了——”

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