"Halt! This is Axe Gang territory. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to approach."
The Axe Gang's headquarters was a large courtyard with two stone lions standing at the entrance, exuding an imposing aura.
A row of henchmen stood on either side of the entrance. Upon seeing Lu Tao arrive, they immediately tried to stop him, their faces contorted with fear.
Lu Tao ignored him.
Looking from the entrance, you can see the main hall of the courtyard at a glance. Passing through the main hall, there is a large hall. At the very center of the hall, on the highest seat, sits a short, bald man.
It was Jiang Xiong, the leader of the Axe Gang.
Upon seeing this, Lu Tao immediately smiled.
Without saying a word, he took out his bow and arrow and drew it instantly.
"Damn it, this doesn't make sense..."
Jiang Xiong's expression changed drastically. He had originally intended to give Lu Tao a warning and test his strength. If he could defeat him, that would be best. If he couldn't defeat him, he could at least negotiate terms.
As a result, Lu Tao immediately tried to shoot him.
Jiang Xiong was furious. He instinctively sensed danger and dodged away.
However, Lu Tao did not actually fire the arrow; he merely feinted.
The next moment, Lu Tao put away his bow and arrows, used the Wind Step technique, and suddenly closed in on an Axe Gang henchman, slashing down with his long sword.
puff!
It was too fast; the henchman at the door didn't even have time to react before his neck was severed with a single blow.
"Ah, help! Boss, help me!"
"Run!"
Unfortunately, no matter how much they shouted, they couldn't escape.
Lu Tao's speed was simply too fast. With a slight movement of his foot, he covered several meters. They, who were only at the early and middle stages of Skin Refining, could not dodge him at all.
He even tried to retaliate, but before he could raise his axe, Lu Tao's longsword had already fallen.
puff……
In an instant, this group of people were like wooden statues, easily dealt with by Lu Tao.
Ten people perished in just a few breaths.
"How could it be so strong?"
The Axe Gang members in the courtyard were shocked; they never expected Lu Tao to be this strong.
What shocked them even more was that Lu Tao's knife slashed without stopping.
Whether it strikes flesh or bone, it cuts through with a single stroke, as if the bone itself has no effect on the knife.
"That longsword is an entry-level weapon."
Shen Guangxi, his face grim, revealed the truth: ordinary longswords, even high-quality ones, could not achieve this.
Only advanced weapons can do that.
But how could Lu Tao have so many advanced weapons?
The bow and arrows from before, and now the long sword, and the fact that both appeared abruptly in his hands, indicates that he also possesses a treasure that can store items.
It's so enviable it's insane!
Not only the Axe Gang members were envious, but other ordinary people were too.
[Blade: 1000/1000 (Upgradeable) (Tier 9, low-grade; sharp blade, capable of cutting through hair with a single blow, easily severing the bones of ordinary creatures).]
This sword was the same long sword that Lu Tao had used before, which was so chipped that it was almost broken. However, after he reforged it, it easily advanced to the ninth-grade low-rank.
"Lu's Hammering Technique (Perfect)".
For Lu Tao, who had already mastered the Lu Family Hammer Technique, reworking it would only take two hammer blows and wouldn't waste much time at all.
At this moment, Lu Tao looked at the experience on the longsword, feeling a mix of surprise and expectation.
When he killed Wang Jinshan before, he found that the arrow's experience increased by 100, but now, after killing ten people, the knife's experience increased by 1,000.
Obviously, these weapons will give you more experience points for killing people.
As for other items, Lu Tao felt that there might be ways to gain experience faster, but he would have to explore them later.
"Furthermore, if killing someone at the Skin Refining Realm increases your level by 100, what about killing someone at the Blood Refining Realm?"
Lu Tao was very much looking forward to it.
"You scum of the Axe Gang, prepare to die!"
Lu Tao roared, unleashing the Tiger-Taming Saber Technique. At the same time, his internal energy circulated, and he slashed fiercely at the courtyard gate.
A crimson blade of light flew out and slashed directly at the top of the courtyard gate.
Boom!
With a loud crash, the courtyard gate, several meters high, along with its top, was cleaved in two by a single blow.
Then the surrounding courtyard walls were shaken by a tremendous force and most of them collapsed.
Behind the courtyard wall, more than a dozen Axe Gang members who were lying in ambush with iron nets were knocked down by the wall. Although they were not seriously injured, they were covered in dust and dirt.
"Good, well done."
In the distance, someone suddenly let out an excited shout, which immediately drew a response from countless people who began to yell as well.
"Kill them all, kill all the Axe Gang thugs!"
"Eliminate the Axe Gang."
...
[Blade: 1236/1000 (Upgradeable) (Tier 9, low-grade; sharp blade, capable of cutting through hair with a single blow, easily severing the bones of ordinary creatures).]
"Huh? This also gives experience points?"
Lu Tao paid no attention to the crowd's excitement. At this moment, he was surprised to find that this one strike had given him 236 experience points, which was quite a lot. This was more experience points than killing two people.
"Lu Tao, are you really going to fight to the death with my Axe Gang?"
Jiang Xiong glared at Lu Tao through gritted teeth, feeling utterly powerless.
He originally thought that even if Lu Tao was also at the Blood Refining Realm, they wouldn't be that different. But now he discovered that Lu Tao not only had an entry-level weapon, but also a high-grade Yellow Rank movement technique and swordsmanship.
He had very little confidence in facing Lu Tao.
Is the Axe Gang, which has been established for decades, going to be destroyed by this young punk Lu Tao?
He was unwilling to accept it.
"A fight to the death? You overestimate yourself."
As Lu Tao spoke, he swung his sword twice more, cleaving the courtyard wall at the entrance of the yard completely, revealing the Axe Gang's yard in full view.
In this way, Lu Tao would not have to worry about being ambushed due to obstructed vision.
Experience +197.
Experience +173.
After the two strikes, the experience points increased by more than one hundred each time.
Lu Tao's eyes lit up as he looked at the Axe Gang's courtyard and its members.
My weapons can also be upgraded during battles. How do you deal with this?
"Prepare to die."
Lu Tao rushed into the courtyard. With a series of movements, he became graceful and moved with the wind, as if he were dancing. His long sword never stopped, and he took a life with each strike.
Whether it's the early or mid-stage of skin refining, none of them can withstand a single strike from him.
Even if someone is wearing iron armor, they can be killed with a single strike.
"Don't panic, follow my attack."
Jiang Xiong knew that Lu Tao would not rest until he killed him, and he also knew that he could not escape, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
At this moment, no matter how many tricks he had, they were all insignificant in the face of overwhelming power.
laugh……
Jiang Xiong channeled all his energy and blood, soaring like a roc spreading its wings, and flew close to Lu Tao. He swung his axe down, and a beam of axe light fell, slashing down towards Lu Tao's neck.
Instead of retreating, Lu Tao advanced, turning his head to charge towards the axe's flash.
With a thud.
The axe struck Lu Tao's chest, instantly shattering his clothes and revealing the iron armor beneath.
Armor experience +100.
Both Lu Tao and Jiang Xiong showed joy at the same time, but the difference was that the joy on Jiang Xiong's face froze on his face as soon as it appeared.
With a powerful axe strike, Lu Tao's armor only suffered a dent, causing him little harm whatsoever.
"A high-grade ninth-tier iron armor?"
Jiang Xiong felt his mouth go dry. It was another entry-level item, and it was iron armor. How was he supposed to fight it?
The difference in weaponry is too great.
Before Jiang Xiong could think any further, Lu Tao's attack was already upon him.
Jiang Xiong also used his agility to dodge Lu Tao's attacks. Because of his short stature, he was like a monkey, leaping and bounding about.
Lu Tao was unable to hit him for a moment.
puff.
Suddenly, Jiang Xiong, who had just dodged an attack, pulled out a handful of lime from his pocket and hurled it at Lu Tao.
Lu Tao was startled. He used the Wind Step technique, tilted his head back, and slid backward almost touching the ground to avoid the lime.
Just then, the other members of the Axe Gang seized the opportunity, and seven or eight of them rushed towards Lu Tao from all directions, grabbing the iron net and throwing themselves at him. At the same time, seven or eight axes were used to slash at Lu Tao's entire body.
Lu Tao remained completely calm.
With a push of his foot on the ground, he suddenly turned his body and several chopsticks appeared in his left hand. Lu Tao circulated his qi and blood and casually threw them around, while at the same time he swung his long sword.
A crimson light flashed and collided with Jiang Xiong's axe flash.
Puff puff puff...
Several sounds rang out almost simultaneously, and the chopsticks easily pierced through five people, killing three of them instantly with their chests or throats pierced.
The other two were luckier; they were shot through the internal organs but are still alive for the time being.
The attack from the chopstick was dodged by a late-stage Skin Refinement user, causing no damage.
The blade light that Lu Tao unleashed was completely obliterated along with Jiang Xiong's attack.
The next moment.
Lu Tao easily escaped the encirclement of the crowd, picked up two chopsticks, and looked back at the others.
"Entry-level chopsticks?"
Everyone in the Axe Gang stared at Lu Tao in shock, hardly believing that chopsticks could reach a higher level and even kill people.
Jiang Xiong couldn't help but swallow hard, his whole body almost frozen, as if he were going numb.
When did entry-level items become so common?
Jiang Xiong had practiced martial arts for fifty years but had never obtained a single rank-up weapon, while Lu Tao seemed to acquire rank-up items one after another as if they were free...
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