"You think you can kill me with so few people? You underestimate me."
Lu Tao remained completely calm.
Even before leaving Tianyun Inn, Lu Tao had secretly observed the Han family's lineup using his Heavenly Eye.
A total of sixteen people from the Han family came.
Four of them were at the Refining Organs realm, with two at the early stage, one at the middle stage, and one at the late stage.
The remaining twelve people were all at the Bone Forging Realm.
As for Cai Zhiyong, Cai Xuan, and Han Guanyu, they stood far away on the sidelines watching the excitement, their faces showing excitement.
It must be said that the Han family attaches great importance to Lu Tao. They not only dispatched someone at the Refining Organs realm, but also someone at the late Refining Organs realm. They did not underestimate Lu Tao at all.
The one in the late stage of the Organ Refinement realm is the head of the Han family, named Han Chengyun. He is an old man who looks to be over sixty years old, with a white beard and a ruddy complexion, giving people a very kind feeling. However, as soon as he opens his mouth, this feeling disappears.
"Boy, how dare you steal from my Han family! Surrender now!"
Not only was Lu Tao speechless, but some people who knew the Han family well couldn't help but show their mockery.
"kill!"
Han Chengyun didn't give Lu Tao a chance to argue. He roared and the Han family immediately surrounded and attacked Lu Tao.
Very decisive.
Lu Tao used his movement technique to avoid Han Chengyun and rushed towards a group of people at the Bone Forging Realm.
"Hmph, trying to escape from me? You'd better not..."
A middle-aged man from the Han family, whose Bone Forging Realm was at its peak, grinned maliciously and swung his sword directly at Lu Tao, all the while sneering.
only.
Before he could even utter the word "don't even think about it," Lu Tao's longsword struck his sword, and with a crisp crack, the sword snapped in the man's horrified eyes.
Almost simultaneously, a blade of light emerged from the longsword, flashing past as easily as cutting tofu, instantly slicing through the man's body.
Cut in two with one stroke.
"How is this possible..."
The man looked terrified. His backward body, propelled by inertia, crashed to the ground with a thud, and blood splattered across the street.
"Hiss... So powerful! He killed a Perfected Bone Forging cultivator in one move. Is he really only at the mid-stage of Bone Forging?"
"How is that possible? He must have been hiding his cultivation level."
"That's amazing! Judging by his age, he shouldn't be even twenty years old, right?"
"A mere twenty-year-old at the Refining Organs Realm, that's amazing."
...
Onlookers on the street were amazed. They thought Lu Tao was surrounded by the Han family and was doomed, but he actually killed a Bone Forging Perfection cultivator with a single strike.
This made everyone excited.
Some people who disapproved of the Han family's actions felt a surge of anticipation upon seeing this.
Seeing this scene from a distance, Cai Zhiyong and his son Cai Xuan turned deathly pale and became somewhat frightened.
"You bastard."
Han Chengyun's face was extremely ugly. He rushed towards Lu Tao frantically, wanting to kill Lu Tao with his own hands.
But Lu Tao didn't take the bait at all. He turned around and attacked another late-stage Bone Forging cultivator next to him.
puff……
The sound was very soft, but it struck a person, causing blood to splatter everywhere, and another person died.
You deserve to die!
Just as Lu Tao was about to kill the third person, a cultivator in the early stage of the Internal Organ Refinement realm rushed over from the side, and an iron rod fell from the sky, smashing straight at Lu Tao's head.
Lu Tao smiled coldly, but instead of dodging, he twisted his wrist and swung his long sword upwards.
With a clang.
The iron rod and the longsword clashed, and a notch immediately appeared on the iron rod.
Using the force of the recoil, Lu Tao used his movement technique to appear in front of a late-stage Bone Forging cultivator who was about to rush up on his right. Amidst the cultivator's fearful expression, Lu Tao calmly slashed down with his blade.
puff!
The longsword was so sharp that even forged bones were powerless against it, easily sliced through at an angle.
In just a few breaths, Lu Tao killed three people in succession, as easily as if he had killed three Bone Forging experts, but three ordinary people.
"Those at the Bone Forging Realm, disperse."
By this time, Han Chengyun finally understood that they had underestimated Lu Tao.
Previously, when discussing how to deal with Lu Tao, the Han family had investigated everything about Lu Tao and guessed that Lu Tao might have obtained some kind of treasure, which allowed him to advance from the early stage of skin refining to the early stage of bone forging in just a few days.
They prepared for the worst, and Lu Tao raised his cultivation to the Refining Organs Realm before leaving Tianyun Inn.
Even so, they were confident of winning over Lu Tao.
Unexpectedly, Lu Tao was so powerful that even a fully-fledged Bone Forging expert was no match for him.
The longsword in his hand was even a mid-grade seventh-rank weapon.
With a whoosh.
The remaining nine Bone Forging Realm cultivators retreated instantly.
How could Lu Tao let them leave so easily? He continued to use his self-created movement technique.
【Free and Easy Wanderer: 899/100 billion (Low-grade Xuan-level technique, combining pursuit, escape, and combat techniques, with speed far exceeding other techniques of the same level. In combat, one can utilize wind power and various forces within the cultivator's body to enhance movement speed, making the movements elusive and unpredictable for the enemy.)】
"A carefree journey (complete)."
Lu Tao instantly closed in on a mid-stage Bone Forging expert and slashed him with his sword. He didn't even bother to defend against the attacks the expert launched at him.
After slashing with his sword, he didn't even look at the man before turning his attention to another.
Pfft.
In the blink of an eye, two more people were killed.
That wasn't all. With a flick of his left hand, Lu Tao sent out a chopstick that seemed to have eyes. In an instant, the chopstick pierced a man's throat and then, with a hiss, embedded itself in the marble wall of a shop.
"Holy crap, what kind of chopsticks are those?"
"You might not believe it, but those chopsticks were actually of the seventh-grade low quality."
"A seventh-grade low-level item... Could he have stolen it from the Tianyun Inn?"
"I'm starting to believe the Han family's excuses. Why?"
"Believe my ass! Do you think Tianyun Inn is stupid? I think he's the one who sold the chopsticks to Tianyun Inn."
"How rich must he be?"
...
Someone recognized the quality of the chopsticks, causing a stir among the crowd. Many people couldn't help but feel greedy, but after just one glance at Lu Tao, who was displaying his great power, they stopped their restless desires.
"Lu Tao, I will tear you to pieces."
Seeing his clansmen being killed one after another, Han Chengyun's eyes turned bloodshot. In less than ten breaths, his Han family had lost six members at the Bone Forging Realm.
This made Han Chengyun's heart bleed.
He even regretted provoking Lu Tao, but it was too late for regrets now; the two were already blood enemies, and there was no way to resolve it.
Han Chengyun used his movement technique to frantically chase after Lu Tao, but to his dismay, even with his advanced Xuan-level movement technique, he was still slower than Lu Tao.
This also made Han Chengyun realize how insightful Lu Tao was.
He vaguely understood why Lu Tao's cultivation level had suddenly improved so quickly. It wasn't because of any other external secrets, but probably because of a sudden surge in his comprehension.
"Kill him for me."
After losing six members of the Han family at the Bone Forging Realm, the four members at the Organ Refining Realm finally surrounded Lu Tao within three zhang (approximately 10 meters).
All four of them charged towards Lu Tao with murderous intent, determined to kill him.
"Hey!"
Lu Tao chuckled and used the Free and Easy Wandering technique, moving with incredible speed as he charged directly at the early-stage Refinement cultivator wielding the long staff.
The long staff in this person's hand was a low-grade seventh-rank weapon, while Lu Tao's longsword was a mid-grade seventh-rank weapon. They met the person with a plain horizontal slash.
In the blink of an eye, the two were three meters apart and continued to charge at each other, sweeping their attacks from the left and right.
Just when everyone thought that the two men's swords and clubs were bound to collide...
Sudden.
Lu Tao suddenly lunged forward, completely ignoring the horizontal slam of the iron rod and abandoning the defense of his left side, slashing at the enemy's left arm with his long sword.
"He actually chose a mutually destructive fighting style? Isn't that courting death?"
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but think that Lu Tao was courting death. Once he was injured, how could he possibly escape?
But is that really the case?
Bang, plop...
Two voices rang out at the same time, but immediately afterward, a shrill scream followed.
"Ah...he has armor...pfft..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Lu Tao, who was unharmed, delivered a fatal blow at close range, killing him instantly. A trace of regret and fear remained in his eyes.
Because of a moment of greed, the Han family suffered heavy losses. He couldn't even predict or foresee the final outcome for the Han family.
Lu Tao turned around and glanced at the gold-threaded soft armor revealed after his sleeve ripped apart.
[Golden Silk Soft Armor: 8889/10 billion (Seventh-tier, mid-grade, powerful defense, easily withstands all attacks below the late stage of Bone Forging. When infused with bone energy, it forms a shield covering the entire body, capable of withstanding all attacks below the mid-stage of Organ Refining, except attacks from weapons of seventh-tier or higher... In this case, it can withstand 70% of attacks from the mid-stage of Organ Refining and 30% from attacks from the late stage of Organ Refining.)]
Movement techniques, weapons, and swordsmanship have all been upgraded.
This is the source of Lu Tao's confidence in leaving Tianyun Inn even though he knew that four experts from the Han family were lying in wait for him.
Lu Tao calmly looked at the remaining three members of the Han family who had reached the Refinement of Organs realm.
In contrast to Lu Tao's calmness, Han Chengyun and the other two were filled with shock and anger.
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