Chapter 51

Dihuo was a pride of the tribe from birth, enjoying all the glory and wealth, and being treated like a lord by many in the tribe. He very much enjoyed this life, and coming to the Zhao family was to become stronger, thereby achieving a higher status and enjoying even greater glory and wealth.

Therefore, he was extremely afraid of death. He was unwilling to give up his superior life, the beauties of Wuling City, and his bright future.

When Luli was about to kill him in the Dilong tribe, he fled, and at this moment, he was terrified. Luli's killing of peak Xuanwu realm cultivators was like cutting cabbages. Although he was slightly stronger than the two people earlier, he felt that he was far from being Luli's match.

Therefore, he hesitated for a second, and the only thought in his mind was to escape! The further he escaped, the better, to his father's side. He didn't want to die.

He roared, "Everyone, attack! Surround and kill Luli!"

Just like in the tribe, after he shouted, he turned and ran. But this time, Luli wouldn't be fooled. Moreover, Dihuo forgot one thing: the path ahead was not clear, and there were many venomous snakes. These snakes, however, had received orders from Xiaobai and wouldn't attack Luli...

Luli didn't need to turn back to know that the people behind him were still some distance away. He held the Tianlin saber and ran forward, charging towards Dihuo.

In the distance, the few remaining people from the Zhao family, seeing Dihuo run alone, were all furious. If it weren't for Dihuo's insistence on going up the mountain, how could so many of them have died? With Luli's bravery, everyone had already decided to retreat and ignored Dihuo, supporting each other as they broke through to the left.

"Swish, swish~"

Venomous snakes swarmed towards Dihuo. Dihuo, though enraged, had no choice but to swing his long sword to kill the snakes.

Luli charged forward, the Tianlin saber swinging in a half-circle, aiming for Dihuo's back. Dihuo, hearing the wind, rolled on the ground to avoid Luli's attack, and his sword flashed, cutting two snakes in half. He turned to look at Luli, gritting his teeth, "Luli, I wronged you and your sister in the past, and you killed Diti and the others. My father is now an outer hall elder of the Zhao family, highly regarded by the clan leader. Killing me won't benefit you. If you let me go, we can settle our grudges, okay?"

In response to Dihuo, a huge broken saber with a fierce wind came. Luli didn't want to waste words with Dihuo, his eyes as firm as iron, determined to kill Dihuo.

"Clang, clang~"

Dihuo could only grit his teeth and counterattack, his sword sliding and clashing with the Tianlin saber, sparks flying. He used the Xuan technique Water Cloud Saber, passed down by Diba. Although it was named a saber technique, it was equally powerful when used with a sword, with continuous sword moves like waves, forcing Luli to retreat.

Unfortunately...

The nearby venomous snakes kept attacking. Dihuo only attacked for seven or eight moves before he had to stop to fend off the snakes. Luli saw his chance and, with both hands on the saber, slashed at Dihuo four or five times in quick succession.

"Clang, clang, clang~"

Dihuo, well-prepared, held his sword with both hands, barely blocking Luli's attack. His body was pushed back, his hands numb, his chest filled with surging blood, his ears ringing, and his eyes seeing stars.

"Swish, swish~"

Two venomous snakes leaped up, spitting out venom. One hit Dihuo's back of the neck, and the other hit his left head.

The venom of the Black Flame Snakes was highly corrosive. Dihuo immediately felt as if his neck and left head were on fire. He scratched at them, tearing off pieces of skin, and screamed in pain.

"Whoosh~"

Taking advantage of his weakness, Luli's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and his long saber glowed with a cold light, heavily chopping down on Dihuo's head. He used all his strength, determined to kill Dihuo with one blow.

"No—"

Dihuo screamed in terror, not counterattacking, but kneeling on both knees, shouting, "Luli, I was wrong, don't kill me, don't!"

Luli's saber paused for a moment, then continued its downward swing. Dihuo's head split like a watermelon, his body almost split in two, and he died.

If it were before, Luli might have stopped. After the battle in the tribe, Luling's words still echoed in his ears. Luli grew up with Luling and was deeply influenced by him.

After these battles, his character became especially cold and ruthless. His only thought when dealing with enemies was... kill without mercy.

Staring at Dihuo's corpse for a moment, Luli's heart calmed down. He looked into the distance, his eyes turning cold again, and he ran forward with the Tianlin saber.

The few people hadn't gone far, and except for two, everyone was injured. Two were severely injured and couldn't walk without support. The direction they were fleeing was full of Black Flame Snakes...

The outcome was obvious. Although Luli didn't know Xuan techniques, his strength was comparable to a Divine Sea realm warrior. Xiaobai was always with him, and the snakes wouldn't attack him. The others, however, had to be wary of the snakes and protect their companions, making their combat power far inferior.

In just a short time, the few who fled became cold corpses. The only one left had one leg cut off. Luli's killing was decisive, with no hesitation, and he left one person alive to interrogate.

He had Xiaobai control the snakes to retreat, stepped on the injured Zhao family warrior's leg, and said coldly, "How many people were sent to kill me? Where is Zhao Rui?"

This time, Zhao Rui didn't show up, which made Luli uneasy. The man's leg was broken, and he was trembling in pain. His eyes flashed with hatred, and he gritted his teeth, "Kill me if you want. If I talk, my family will die. If you're a man, give me a quick death."

Luli pondered for a moment and said coldly, "If I don't talk, no one will know you betrayed us. How can the Zhao family find your family? But... if you don't talk, I will kill your entire family when I return to the city. I mean it."

"You..."

The man spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes flickering for a moment, and said helplessly, "Young Master Rui and Uncle Scar are waiting for you at the foot of Han Yun Mountain. There are four or five people with them, and both Young Master Rui and Uncle Scar are in the early Divine Sea realm. I've said everything, give me a quick death."

"Whoosh!"

Luli swept his Tianlin saber, giving the man a quick death.

His brows furrowed, and his heart grew heavy. His previous guess was correct; two Divine Sea realm cultivators were indeed waiting for him at the foot of Han Yun Mountain. They might even mobilize the Zhao family warriors inside Han Yun Mountain. If he went to Red Rock Mountain, the risks would be high, and the chances of success low.

"Neigh, neigh~"

Xiaobai happily ran over, grabbed a Xuan weapon, and gnawed on it, finishing it in a few bites.

"Don't gnaw on that. These are Xuan weapons, very valuable."

Luli was pained. The Xuan weapons these people carried were all at least third-grade human rank, worth a lot of gold leaves.

He collected all the Xuan weapons and searched the corpses, finding some gold leaves and two secret manuals.

He then carefully collected all the crossbow bolts. These bolts were hard to make, and the poison was scarce. Luling had only made four. One was used to kill Dihan in the Dilong tribe, leaving only three. Luli naturally wanted to recover all of them.

The eastern sky was beginning to dawn, and the light gradually brightened. Luli glanced at the two secret manuals under the morning light, found them to be low-level Xuan techniques, and lost interest, tossing them into his bag.

He tied the Xuan weapons and bag together and said to Xiaobai, "Call some snakes to eat all the corpses, leaving no trace."

Xiaobai called out, and countless snakes swarmed to gnaw on the corpses. Soon, all the bodies were reduced to skeletons. The armor was bitten to pieces, and although many were initially intact, they were Zhao family armor, which Luli wouldn't wear.

"What to do?"

Leaving the battlefield, Luli returned to the wilderness, sitting on a rock, drinking water, eating dried meat, and pondering the map given by the mission hall.

If he took a detour back, it would be safe, but the mission would fail, and he would lose 100 contribution points, leaving Xiaobai without food. Going to Han Yun Mountain would be extremely dangerous, and he might die in the mountains.

"Go!"

In the end, Luli glanced at Xiaobai, gritted his teeth, and ran north. This little beast was amazing, already able to control first-grade Xuan beasts. Once it grew up, its strength would surpass his imagination.

For Xiaobai, he chose to take the risk.