As soon as he finished speaking, the sword in his hand shot out like a venomous snake.
Although he didn't think Zaun had much fighting power left, even a lion should use all its strength to hunt a rabbit.
Furthermore, seeing his enemy only fueled his intense hatred, and he unleashed a full 120% of his power in this sword strike.
A powerful sword aura surged into the room, and even from a distance, Qin Wanru felt a stinging pain on her face from the sword's edge.
Despite having her cultivation sealed, Qin Wanru's eyesight remained intact.
At this moment, the sword strike seemed incredibly fast to her, and she couldn't find any fault with it.
In particular, there seemed to be a faint blue electric light emanating from the sword, indicating that he had broken through to the fifth rank and awakened the lightning elemental ability, which is known for its speed and attack!
This Hong Xingying is indeed exceptionally talented. He was delayed at the Chu family before, but after arriving at the academy, his cultivation has indeed progressed by leaps and bounds.
It's just a pity that he has wicked intentions!
Immediately, she became worried about Zu An. Although she had seen his cultivation level, he was seriously injured at the moment, and the enemy was a fifth-grade lightning-type cultivator who excelled in speed and attack. His movement techniques would be restrained to some extent...
Before she could finish her thought, she suddenly froze. The incomparably sharp sword energy in the room instantly subsided, and the two of them, only a few feet apart, stood there motionless like two statues.
She subconsciously rubbed her eyes, only then realizing that the lightning-fast sword strike had been gently caught between Zu An's two fingers. Ren Hongxing's face turned bright red, and he was unable to advance an inch.
"What kind of sorcery are you using?" Hong Xingying stared at him in surprise and fear.
Zuan didn't answer, but instead tightened his fingers.
With a crisp clang, the sword was snapped in two. Without pausing, he simply grabbed the broken sword tip and darted past Hong Xingying.
"You...you..." Hong Xingying covered his neck, looking at him in disbelief. The martial arts skills that the other party had just displayed were so amazing. In addition, his energy strength and speed were many times greater than his own, which was a complete and utter crushing defeat.
But how could that be? Did I take the wrong step when I left the house today...?
He died unable to understand what was going on. Oh, and I hadn't even had a chance to use my lightning elemental abilities yet.
I regret it so much, I hate it so much!
Hong Xingying's anger level increased by 1024!
...
Looking at Hong Xingying, who died with his eyes wide open, Zu An remained calm. His actual combat strength was already higher than that of his opponent, and with the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra buff triggered while he was seriously injured, dealing with a mere Hong Xingying was naturally effortless.
"What kind of martial arts technique was that just now?" Qin Wanru felt like she was in a dream. Of course, she knew that what she had just done was not just a casual pinching with two fingers, but an extremely mysterious finger technique.
"Of course it's Kato... cough cough, Lingxi Finger." Zu'an always felt that the words "sunflower" were unlucky, so he simply changed it to Lu Xiaofeng's ultimate skill.
"Lingxi Finger?" Qin Wanru was taken aback, and couldn't help but praise, "That's a really nice name."
"Of course!" Zuan couldn't help but feel a little smug.
"You should leave quickly. The elemental fluctuations from your fight just now won't escape the notice of a master. Someone will be coming to investigate soon." Qin Wanru had barely finished speaking when hurried footsteps came from afar.
"Madam, please be careful!" Zu An didn't dare to delay and turned to leave. As he passed by Hong Xingying's corpse, he used the Glazed Pearl to put it away, so that Liu Yao wouldn't see it and become suspicious.
He headed out of the city towards the Red Robe Army's camp on the outskirts. On the way, he threw Hong Xingying's body into the mountains and forests, figuring that it wouldn't take more than half a day for the ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests to dispose of his body without leaving a trace.
After finishing, he took out the video mirror and dialed Chu Chuyan's mark.
Soon, Chu Chuyan's beautiful face appeared in the mirror: "Grandpa, are you injured?"
The other party immediately noticed that something was wrong with him.
Zuan felt a warmth in his heart: "Don't worry, it's just a minor injury, nothing serious."
He then hurriedly recounted what he had seen and heard from the Chu family, while also expressing his concerns: "That crucial ledger is now in the hands of the imperial court. I'm afraid we'll really have to become outlaws. Do you know where Black Wind Stronghold is? Why don't we go there, become bandits, and live as a pair of desperate lovers?"
"Who wants to become a mountain king?" Chu Chuyan spat and hurriedly asked, "Do you still have that book I gave you last time... that book 'Sweet Pampered Little Wife... The Domineering Sword Immortal's Ninety-Nine Days of Desire'?"
She clearly felt a little ashamed of the book title, and she hesitated when she read it aloud.
Zuan was speechless: "What kind of time is this to still care about this kind of thing?"
"Answer me first, are you still there?" Chu Chuyan asked urgently.
“Of course it is. Who else but you would read such a shameful book?” Zuan snorted.
Chu Chuyan's face instantly melted like ice and snow: "Then it's alright, because that's the real ledger."
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After reading some of the readers' posts in the book review section—some critical, some supportive, and some even abusive—my resolve is wavering a bit. That's all for today; I need to seriously consider the issues everyone has raised. I'll make up for the missed chapters tomorrow.
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