Chapter 206: Slay

It was true that Fang Jingchen was a True Master of the Martial Dao.

Lu Bai was an entire major Realm beneath him.

But since the man had only just condensed his Golden Core, there was still a chance to kill him!

Lu Bai had just stepped into the Innate Realm and didn’t yet know the upper limit of his own combat strength.

Though the Fujiao Gang had several hundred members, they were nothing but a disorganized mob in his eyes.

Wielding the Cyan Cloud Sword, he had cut a path through them with unstoppable force, like slicing through melons and vegetables.

Now, Fang Jingchen would be the perfect test of his skills!

Fang Jingchen held a pair of Water-Splitting Needles. His Golden Core spun wildly in his chest as his Blood Qi surged, emitting an incredibly powerful pressure!

With a difference of a major Realm, the disparity in Blood Qi brought a significant boost and suppressive effect.

Even for one who had just entered the Golden Core Realm, the increase in combat power was more than just a little.

For example, while Innate Martial Artists could project Sword Qi, it was only about an inch long and posed little threat.

But for a True Master of the Martial Dao, Sword Qi started at a foot long!

As their Blood Qi grew stronger, it could even reach a length of nine feet.

Not only did its power increase dramatically, but its attack range also expanded several times over!

SWISH!

The Water-Splitting Needles in Fang Jingchen’s hands stabbed toward Lu Bai from two different angles.

The air between them seemed to turn into a sheet of water, parted by the needles and sending out ripples.

Lu Bai, holding his Cyan Cloud Sword, countered with the Golden Crow Incarnation technique.

However, before their weapons even touched, the Blood Qi erupting from Fang Jingchen’s Water-Splitting Needles arrived first!

Lu Bai’s eyes were fixed on Fang Jingchen. He could feel his clothes tearing at his chest and abdomen, already pierced by the man’s Blood Qi.

Anyone else would have retreated to dodge.

But to retreat would be to lose the initiative.

A sharp light flashed in Lu Bai’s eyes. He twisted his body slightly to avoid a fatal blow, taking the two streams of Blood Qi with his arm. The blood-red light of the Cyan Cloud Sword flared as he slashed directly at Fang Jingchen’s Water-Splitting Needles.

A Golden Crow faintly materialized, and the surrounding water vapor instantly evaporated!

CLANG!

The Cyan Cloud Sword collided with the Water-Splitting Needles.

Both men saw it clearly: a distinct notch had been cut into the Water-Splitting Needles!

A pang of pain shot through Fang Jingchen’s heart.

His Water-Splitting Needles were a Tier Three Middle-grade Treasure Artifact, yet they still couldn’t withstand the sharpness of the Cyan Cloud Sword.

If not for his powerful Blood Qi protecting his weapons, the Water-Splitting Needles would likely have been severed in a single strike!

Fang Jingchen exerted force with both hands. Instead of clashing head-on, he twisted his wrists and used the protruding guards on the sides of his Water-Splitting Needles to lock the Cyan Cloud Sword in place.

The Water-Splitting Needle was considered one of the Exotic Weapons.

This weapon-locking technique was its unique feature.

No matter how sharp the Cyan Cloud Sword was, as long as the Water-Splitting Needles held fast to its spine, it couldn’t display its power.

Fang Jingchen prepared to exert his strength and wrest the Cyan Cloud Sword away.

In his eyes, Lu Bai’s invincibility was solely due to the Unparalleled Treasure Artifact in his hands.

Without the Cyan Cloud Sword, Lu Bai would be a fish on the chopping block, ready to be slaughtered.

Lu Bai’s expression remained unchanged. His left arm, just injured by Fang Jingchen’s Blood Qi, was bleeding freely, staining his sleeve red.

But at this moment, he suddenly raised his hand, his palm held vertically like a stele.

Before Fang Jingchen’s eyes, the phantom of a colossal stone stele rose from the ground, radiating an incomparably terrifying pressure as it smashed down toward his head!

ROAR!

From the stele came the faint roars of a dragon and an elephant, shaking his very Heart and Spirit!

The Dragon Elephant Suppression Stele!

As Lu Bai’s Blood Qi had increased, the power of this Secret Technique had risen with it.

"Blood Qi Transformation?"

Fang Jingchen’s pupils contracted, and his scalp went numb.

Lu Bai’s Swordsmanship just now had been exquisite enough, showing only a hint of the signs of Blood Qi Transformation.

But this was no longer a sign—it was the complete form!

He had just entered the Golden Core Realm and hadn’t even had a chance to try cultivating such a method.

A vast shadow fell over him.

Under the imposing aura of the phantom stele, his own Blood Qi pressure showed signs of collapsing!

Fang Jingchen’s Heart and Spirit were seized by the sight, and for a moment, he wanted to pull back and retreat.

But if he let go, he would inevitably reveal an opening.

Lu Bai would exploit it, and the attacks of this terrifying stele and the Supreme Divine Weapon would descend simultaneously. How could he possibly defend against that?

In a split second, Fang Jingchen kept one Water-Splitting Needle locked on the Cyan Cloud Sword while reversing his grip on the other, stabbing it up at the terrifying stele descending upon him!

BOOM!

The Water-Splitting Needle collided with the phantom stele, letting out a massive explosion.

Fang Jingchen felt as if he had been struck by lightning. The Blood Qi in his body roiled, and his Internal Organs suffered for it. A tightness filled his chest, and he opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood!

Lu Bai also shuddered, and a trickle of blood escaped the corner of his mouth.

But he appeared to be in much better condition than Fang Jingchen.

’So, this is all there is to it!’

Lu Bai murmured softly, took a deep breath, and suddenly let out a deafening roar!

ROAR!

The roar of a tiger echoed like a sudden clap of thunder on a clear day!

Lu Bai had been holding back this Secret Technique, worried that since Fang Jingchen was a True Master of the Martial Dao at his peak, it would have little effect and wouldn’t be a decisive blow.

Now, seeing that his opponent had suffered internal injuries, Lu Bai didn’t hesitate and unleashed the Silent Shock Secret Technique!

Injured in a single exchange, Fang Jingchen was terrified.

’This Lu Bai is too terrifying!’

’An Innate Martial Artist with an Unparalleled Treasure Artifact and such a Secret Technique... I can’t afford to provoke him!’

’The people from Marquis Jingzhong’s Mansion will have to deal with him!’

In that instant, the thought of retreat had already formed in Fang Jingchen’s mind.

Just then, the tiger’s roar exploded next to his ear.

Fang Jingchen’s entire body stiffened. A trace of confusion flickered in his eyes, his gaze turning vacant.

For Lu Bai, that momentary lapse was more than enough.

BUZZ!

The body of the Cyan Cloud Sword vibrated, breaking free from the single Water-Splitting Needle in Fang Jingchen’s hand. A golden light erupted from under Lu Bai’s feet as he surged forward!

A cold light flashed!

PSH!

By the time Fang Jingchen regained his senses, his vision was spinning.

He seemed to be flying.

Below, Lu Bai stood back-to-back with a headless corpse. The corpse’s hands still gripped a pair of Water-Splitting Needles.

CLATTER.

The Water-Splitting Needles fell to the ground.

Fang Jingchen’s consciousness faded completely.

A head rolled into a pool of blood.

By unleashing the two Secret Techniques derived from his Ultimate Skills—the Dragon Elephant Suppression Stele and the Silent Shock Secret Technique—Lu Bai had forcefully slain a True Master of the Martial Dao!

Although it was one who had just entered the Golden Core Realm and belonged to the weakest class of True Masters of the Martial Dao.

Still, if news of this feat—killing an enemy a major Realm above him—were to spread, it would undoubtedly cause an uproar.

The shock would be even greater than when Lu Bai killed the Cultivator in Bluestone City!

Of course, compared to everything else Lu Bai had done tonight, no one would care about this battle.

Lu Bai had already prepared for the worst: a night of slaughter, creating a river of blood.

He would be hunted by countless powerful enemies in the future, forced to flee to the ends of the earth.

He might not even be able to return to the Wu Dynasty for many years.

But not even he realized what massive waves his actions tonight would create throughout the court and country of the Wu Country!

Lu Bai took a few breaths to recover and checked his body.

He had been injured in the process of taking down a True Master of the Martial Dao.

His left arm was torn by Fang Jingchen’s Blood Qi, but the wound was not large and hadn’t reached the bone.

His clash with Fang Jingchen had also resulted in some minor damage to his Internal Organs.

Lu Bai activated his Blood Qi and circulated the ’Bone Regeneration’ Secret Technique. The wound on his left arm began to heal and close at a rate visible to the naked eye!

Lu Bai’s gaze shifted, landing on Luo Hengjiang, who was fighting Ah Ming in mid-air not far away.