145: Executed

Chapter 144: Brought to Justice

"Puff!"

The Crimson Fiend Blade pierced through Xu Mujun's body, but at the critical moment, Xu Mujun sidestepped slightly.

Fresh blood, mixed with a severed arm, shot up into the sky.

His left arm was directly severed by Elder Ban using the Crimson Fiend Blade!

"General!"

"General!"

The last remaining Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist of the Dragon Scale Army behind him roared and immediately chased forward to assist Xu Mujun.

Facing Xu Mujun, who rushed over after sacrificing his left arm, Elder Ban was actually somewhat flustered for a moment.

He stood in place, not retreating or dodging, but instead formed hand incantations with one hand to summon the Crimson Fiend Blade back.

"Don't even think about getting past!"

One of the Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists roared, directly blocking in front of the Crimson Fiend Blade, and slashed down fiercely with the steel saber in his hand.

With a "clang", the steel saber in his hand was directly cut in half, and the Crimson Fiend Blade, which contained Elder Ban's vital essence blood, also trembled violently and dropped to the ground.

At this moment, Xu Mujun finally took a step right in front of Elder Ban.

The broken saber in his right hand slashed toward Elder Ban's neck without any hesitation.

"Puff!"

Elder Ban's mind shook violently, and he hurriedly retreated, yet he only barely dodged this fatal saber strike.

Coupled with the fact that Xu Mujun's weapon at this moment was a broken saber, the fractured edge slashed diagonally downward from the left side of his neck, carving out a wound more than three chi long.

"Ah!"

Elder Ban immediately let out a miserable scream, but even so, he was still not dead.

"Damnable Mortal! You actually dare to injure this Lord Dao, I want you to die, I want you all to die!"

Screaming and roaring at the same time, he ruthlessly scratched open the blood on his body, his flesh rolling, as bugs completely bathed in blood actually crawled out from his wounds.

"Blood Fiend Gu! Swallow him for this Lord Dao, swallow him!"

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

More than a dozen Blood Fiend Gu emitted a series of buzzing sounds, all rushing toward Xu Mujun.

Instead of retreating, Xu Mujun advanced. Disregarding these dozen Blood Fiend Gu biting and sucking blood on his body, he stepped heavily onto Elder Ban's thigh with one foot.

At the same time, the broken saber in his hand slashed down without hesitation.

"Puff!"

The first saber strike.

"Ah!"

The second saber strike.

"Spare my life..."

The third saber strike.

"I am willing to submit..."

The fourth saber strike.

"Ah...!"

It was not until the fifth saber strike that Elder Ban's neck was completely chopped off, and the Blood Fiend Gu covering his whole body also grew flustered at this moment, darting about blindly like headless flies.

Some were still biting and sucking blood, while others hurriedly spread their wings and fled.

At this moment, Xu Mujun looked extremely miserable, without a shred of clothing on his entire body, covered in bloodlust, especially his left arm which was severed at the elbow, revealing grim blood and white bones.

With one hand, he grabbed Elder Ban's head, while simultaneously stepping fiercely onto his abdomen with one foot.

"Puff!"

His Dantian shattered, and a large amount of blood gushed out.

All the pores over Xu Mujun's entire body opened up, absorbing the surrounding Blood Evil Qi power.

Hundred Battles Blood Fiend Saber!

This was the martial arts Cultivation Technique he created himself, which could elevate his own cultivation and Realm by absorbing the slaughter aura of the battlefield and the power of Blood Evil Qi.

Over thirty years of slaughter and combat had made his martial arts cultivation step into the Innate Realm.

The enemies who died at his hands numbered at least tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand.

But even so, he had never killed a Cultivator before.

Now, this Elder Ban was the first Cultivator to die under his saber.

"Buzz...!"

Accompanied by the absorption of the Blood Evil Qi power, the True Qi within Xu Mujun's Dantian rapidly recovered.

A piercing buzzing sound came once again, shooting over. He discarded Elder Ban's head and grabbed it in his hand.

The blood-colored Flying Sword.

This High Grade Flying Sword, snatched from Fire Spirit Master, could be manipulated to some extent after being nourished by Xu Mujun's blood and True Qi for several years.

But it was only simple manipulation; otherwise, it wouldn't have been easily broken open by Elder Ban.

If Xu Mujun wanted to completely control this Flying Sword, he had to kill Fire Spirit Master!

"General!"

At this time, the last remaining Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist of the Dragon Scale Army rushed over, kneeling on one knee with a heart full of grief.

"Tiehu is dead, Poshan is also not going to make it..."

Xu Mujun came before Poshan. Looking at Poshan, whose chest was pierced and who was covered in blood yet still striving to smile, his stern voice choked up slightly: "Poshan..."

"Gen... General... Cough, cough, cough..."

His chest was pierced by Elder Ban's Crimson Fiend Blade, and his internal organs had long since been burned to ashes.

Furthermore, there was dense Evil Qi in the wound, which was devouring his Life Qi.

With this injury, even an immortal could not save him!

Being able to speak at this moment entirely relied on a breath of True Qi sustaining him.

"For Poshan to be able to follow the General to gallop across the world, I have no regrets, no regrets... Hahaha..."

"Cough, cough, cough..."

A fit of violent coughing came, and fresh blood mixed with internal organ fragments gushed out. In the end, his hands collapsed powerlessly to the ground, losing all breath.

"Poshan!"

"Poshan! Sob, sob, sob..."

The comrade-in-arms lay over Poshan's corpse and cried loudly, weeping bitterly with tears streaming down his face.

Even Xu Mujun's eye sockets moistened slightly, but he quickly recovered.

Having experienced comrades sacrificing themselves and brothers-in-arms passing away so many times over the years, he could always hide his sorrow quickly.

"Guan Shan, Guan Shan."

"Gen... General, this subordinate is here!"

"Go tally the casualties of the Dragon Scale Army, and guard this place while waiting for my return."

Guan Shan wiped away a tear and asked, "Then where are you going, General?"

"Me?"

Xu Mujun's gaze flashed as he looked at the few people still fighting in the distance, and said indifferently: "Merely annihilating rebels."

Guan Shan's mouth twitched, but he still let out a long sigh and said, "Right, General, this subordinate has found this item!"

As he spoke, he picked up a short blade and presented it to Xu Mujun with both hands.

"This item... A Cultivator's Magical Artifact?"

Xu Mujun frowned and said. This short blade was precisely Elder Ban's Magical Artifact, the Crimson Fiend Blade!

After his death, this Magical Artifact lost most of its spirituality and had already become an unowned item.

Compared to the steel sabers made of refined steel that they used, Cultivator Magical Artifacts were even sturdier and sharper.

Xu Mujun said: "You can have this Magical Artifact. Nourish it with vital essence blood and True Qi, and you will be able to command it like your own arm."

"Elder Ban is dead, you only need to spend a few years to completely make this Magical Artifact your own and turn it into your protective supreme treasure."

Guan Shan hesitated for a moment, but still put it away: "Thank you, General!"

"From now on, let's call this short blade... Pohu."

"It is also to commemorate Tiehu and Poshan!"

"Everything is up to you!"

Xu Mujun agreed, turned around, and walked toward the direction of Xu Xuanwu.

At this time, the fierce battle between Xu Xuanwu and Chen Zhong in the distance had also reached its climax.

One was a warlord who sought to contend for supremacy under heaven, and for this, he did not hesitate to commit the unfilial act of patricide.

The other was a loyal agent who had been educated since childhood to be loyal to the sovereign, patriotic, and repay the nation's grace with death.

Both of them fought fiercely together for different beliefs in their hearts.

Just like his father Xu Mujun, Xu Xuanwu excelled at the Hundred Battles Blood Fiend Saber.

But during all those years of living and Cultivating in Nanyue County, he integrated his own understanding and the differences in Nanyue County's martial arts, forging his own path.

His saber technique lacked the obvious slaughter aura of the battlefield, but instead became insidious and vicious, and within every strand of Saber Qi, it contained incomparably vicious poisonous arts!

The Blood Fiend and poisonous arts complemented each other, forcing Chen Zhong to retreat continuously.

As for Chen Zhong, what he cultivated was the 《Black Lotus Manual》, which shared the same lineage as Chen Liancang.

His figure flickered like a ghost, his dual claws were insidious and vicious, and a single claw strike was enough to split gold and fracture stone, while also carrying poisonous arts.

Their ghostly figures crossed each other, fighting fiercely to a standstill.

"What kind of soul-bewitching potion did Emperor Zhengyong feed you to make you so devoted to him?"

Xu Xuanwu held a long saber in his hand, forcing Chen Zhong to continuously retreat.

After all, he wielded a weapon and held the upper hand, having already left many injuries on Chen Zhong's body.

If not for Chen Zhong always adopting a life-for-life fighting style, he would have long since been defeated.

Chen Zhong said coldly: "His Majesty is the True Dragon Son of Heaven, a rebel like you is not qualified to mention His Majesty!"

"The True Dragon Son of Heaven?"

Xu Xuanwu sneered: "Once I contend for the deer under heaven, I will also be the True Dragon Son of Heaven, hahaha..."

"Scram!"

"Boom!"

The Hundred Battles Blood Fiend Saber slashed down once more, and Chen Zhong's figure dodged away like a ghost.

But the other hand of Xu Xuanwu, who had just slashed down with a saber, suddenly pulled out, and a short blade unexpectedly appeared in his hand.

With a flick of his hand, it unexpectedly blocked in front of Chen Zhong, tearing open Chen Zhong's chest.

"Despicable!"

"Hahaha... As long as one can win, what is there to speak of as despicable or not?"

"Go to hell for this General...!"

"Clang!"

The sound of violent weapon collisions suddenly rang out, and blinding sparks splattered in all directions.

A one-armed man wrapped only in a simple red cloak suddenly appeared right between the two of them.

"Fa... Father!!!"

Xu Xuanwu exclaimed in shock, completely unable to believe his eyes.

Xu Mujun held a blood-colored broken saber in his hand, steadily blocking Xu Xuanwu's long saber with one hand.

He subconsciously looked into the distance, wanting to find Elder Ban's figure, but unfortunately, he only saw a land of ruins.

"What are you looking for?"

"Elder Ban?"

Xu Mujun's tone was incomparably icy, but Xu Xuanwu, who knew his character deeply, felt his heart skip a beat.

Unlike ordinary people, the angrier Xu Mujun was, the calmer he became.

Because only by calming down could he consider things more completely, thereby finding the most appropriate solution.

And right now.

Xu Mujun's anger was already like being on the verge of a volcanic eruption!

"Return to the capital with me and plead guilty before His Majesty."

"I won't!"

Xu Xuanwu gritted his teeth fiercely and said angrily: "Father! Right now, the world is in utter chaos, and all of this is the sin created by Emperor Zhengyong alone."

"When Yu loses its deer, the world chases after it together!"

"Right now, there are at least dozens of rebel kings under heaven. There are those resisting Emperor Zhengyong's tyranny, ambitious people wanting to plot for the imperial throne, and those pleading on behalf of the people. Why can't we take possession of this world!"

"This world naturally belongs to those with virtue!"

"You beast!"

"Slap!"

Xu Mujun directly slapped Xu Xuanwu across the face, sending him stumbling.

"My Xu Family has been loyal and righteous for generations, how could someone like you, a rebel, be born!"

"Since His Majesty is unkind, we naturally ought to practice benevolence and uphold righteousness!"

"Slap!"

Another slap, and Xu Xuanwu took another step forward.

"Since His Majesty is tyrannical, we naturally ought to remonstrate with our lives!"

"Slap!"

"Since His Majesty lacks virtue, we naturally ought to suppress chaos and restore righteousness!"

"Slap!"

"With Great Yu on the verge of collapse, we naturally ought to prop up the towering mansion as it collapses and turn back the tidal wave from a desperate situation!"

Xu Mujun gritted his teeth and said: "Instead of raising troops in rebellion, causing weapons of war to rise everywhere and contending for supremacy under the world, causing the common people to be displaced and unable to live in peace!"

"Going on like this, even if you sit on the imperial throne, you will merely be the next tyrant!"

"Father!"

Xu Xuanwu's left face was beaten red by Xu Mujun, and shame and anger mingled in his heart. He gritted his teeth and said: "The world is already in great chaos now. Even if I don't enter the fray, even more people will enter!"

"Without me, Nanyue County, Yun Province, Yue Province, and even the nearby Shu Province and Jiang Province, weapons of war will rise everywhere! The people will not be able to live!"

"What I am doing is also..."

"Slap!"

With another slap, Xu Mujun stunned Xu Xuanwu once again.

"You... are not worthy!"

"Father..."

Xu Xuanwu took a deep breath. The panic in his eyes had long since dissipated, replaced instead by a rich killing intent.

In his mind, he suddenly thought of the words Elder Ban had just spoken.

Those who block my Dao can be killed even if they are close kin!

Throughout history and across the ages, how many emperors slaughtered their brothers and killed their fathers for the sake of the imperial throne?

Those with differing Daos cannot conspire together!

With a flick of his single hand, the long saber in his hand slashed toward Xu Mujun's neck without any hesitation!

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