4: The Five Great Techniques of the Overlord Blade have reached their peak! One strike and he's dead!

"Since you hadn't come out of seclusion, Big Brother, we didn't dare to act rashly. We just had people keep an eye on Zhang Yang's every move."

"It seems Zhang Yang headed toward the back mountain this morning!"

The lackeys hurriedly replied.

"The back mountain?"

Kong Hanyu chuckled softly, then circulated the True Qi in his body, stepping out ten meters in a single stride.

"Wait here! Watch how I subdue this Zhang Yang!"

As he spoke, Kong Hanyu was already dozens of meters away, leaving only his voice behind.

"As expected of a Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artist! Ten meters in one step! Leaving his voice behind while he's gone! Truly terrifying!"

"Indeed! I think that Zhang Yang definitely won't be a match for Big Brother Kong!"

The group of lackeys in the courtyard couldn't help but comment.

"True!"

Even the tall fellow who originally thought Zhang Yang might win against his big brother nodded in agreement.

The gap between the Body Tempering Realm and the Meridian Opening Realm was not so easily bridged!

The difference between True Qi and blood energy was a qualitative one, unless Zhang Yang could take another step forward!

Otherwise, he could never be Big Brother Kong's opponent!

...In the back mountain, Zhang Yang had already killed nearly ten more Second-Rank Demonic Beastss,

though they were all second-rank Low Grade ones.

Zhang Yang stripped all the various Materials from these Yao Beasts.

By his calculations, it was already enough for Zhang Yang to exchange for two types of Medicinal Pills!

There was even quite a bit left over!

"Alright! Work's done!"

Zhang Yang clapped his hands, shouldered his full backpack, and prepared to leave the back mountain.

On his way back, Zhang Yang didn't forget to swing his saber, Cultivating the Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes.

Suddenly! A massive surge of proficiency appeared in Zhang Yang's mind,

followed by the appearance of five more strands of Saber Qi in his body!

The Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes had reached Perfection!

Feeling the twenty strands of Hegemon Blade Saber Qi in his body, Zhang Yang was overjoyed.

The simplification system was indeed powerful!

This Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes, which ordinary people couldn't even reach the entry level of after a year of Cultivation!

Now, after five or six days, Zhang Yang had Cultivated it to Perfection!

How terrifying was this!

"Awesome! Now that the Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes is at Perfection, all that's left is to exchange for Medicinal Pills and Breakthrough to the Meridian Opening Realm!"

With a smile on his face, Zhang Yang quickened his pace and ran toward the exit of the back mountain.

Midway, a whistling sound of breaking air rang in Zhang Yang's ears, followed by a dark shadow flashing before him.

"Hm! What is that!" Zhang Yang stepped back a few paces and looked closely.

It was a snake-shaped Yao Beast, currently staring intently at Zhang Yang,

flicking its tongue! Its body twisted as if it were protecting something.

Zhang Yang recognized the Yao Beast before him: the Quputi Snake King!

It was a second-rank Medium Grade Yao Beast!

Fangs, venom, gallbladders! These were all good things that could be exchanged for many contribution points!

"So it's a Quputi Snake King!"

Zhang Yang stood with his saber in hand, looking at the Quputi Snake King; this snake was already twenty meters long!

Its strength had likely reached the threshold of second-rank Medium Grade!

It was not inferior to an average Fourth Level of Meridian Opening!

Suddenly, Zhang Yang spotted several flashes of bright red behind the snake.

"Hm! It's true essence fruits! And there are three of them!"

Zhang Yang recognized the plant the Quputi Snake King was guarding: the true essence fruit!

A third-rank Low Grade spirit fruit!

A single one could satisfy the Cultivation of the first level of the Meridian Opening Realm!

There were three here; if he took them back, they could allow Zhang Yang to go straight to the Fourth Level of Meridian Opening!

"Good stuff! Truly good stuff!"

"No wonder you attacked me! You were guarding these true essence fruits!"

"Just right! Let's let you test the power of my Perfection Realm Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes!"

Zhang Yang looked excited, showing no fear toward the Quputi Snake King, and was even eager to try!

Seeing that the person before it wasn't intimidated,

the Quputi Snake King reared up its body, looking over ten meters tall, preparing to launch a fatal strike!

Before the Quputi Snake King could attack, Zhang Yang struck first.

"Take this!"

With a light shout, the long saber in Zhang Yang's hand slashed down.

The twenty strands of Hegemon Blade Saber Qi in his body merged into one, erupting along the blade.

Instantly, a terrifying twenty-meter-long saber astral slashed down!

Seeing this saber astral, a hint of fear actually emerged in the Quputi Snake King's eyes, and its body instinctively tried to flee.

But! It was already too late!

In just an instant, the Saber Qi went straight into the snake's body, splitting the twenty-meter-long frame in two.

Snake blood splattered everywhere as the snake's body crashed to the ground.

Zhang Yang stepped forward quickly, looking at the three true essence fruits before him.

"Hm, looking at this, it will take a little longer for these fruits to ripen!"

"I'll just wait here for a moment!"

Zhang Yang first extracted the Quputi Snake King's gallbladder, fangs, and venom, setting them aside.

Then he moved the snake's corpse far away to avoid attracting other Yao Beasts.

Afterward, Zhang Yang found a spot near the true essence fruits to rest.

"Hm! This gallbladder, the fangs, and the venom are already worth quite a few contribution points."

"Maybe after exchanging for the two pills, I can even exchange for another Martial Skill!"

Zhang Yang took stock of his current gains.

The greatest harvest of this trip was likely these three true essence fruits,

which were more valuable than this whole bag of Yao Beast Materials.

After some time passed, the twenty strands of Hegemon Blade Saber Qi in Zhang Yang's body had fully recovered.

At the same time, an arrogant figure entered Zhang Yang's sight.

"Zhang Yang! I've finally found you!"

Kong Hanyu strode forward with his head held high, stopping not far from Zhang Yang.

"Acknowledge me as your master! How about it?"

Kong Hanyu puffed out his chest, his tone incredibly overbearing; meanwhile, the aura of the Meridian Opening Realm was fully revealed.

With a casual wave of his hand, driven by True Qi, he snapped a tree not far to his right in half.

"Hm! A Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artist!"

"It's that guy Kong Hanyu! He's broken through to the Meridian Opening Realm!"

Zhang Yang frowned slightly, tightening his grip on his long saber.

What is this Kong Hanyu up to, wanting me to acknowledge him as master?

Zhang Yang knew this Kong Hanyu; they had entered the Clear Wind Sect at the same time,

but his talent was much better than Zhang Yang's. Who would have thought he'd actually broken through to the Meridian Opening Realm now!

Kong Hanyu scanned the surroundings, and his expression changed.

Looking at those three fiery-red, translucent fruits, he instantly burst into laughter.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Zhang Yang! I really didn't misjudge you!"

"I just arrived, and you've already found these three true essence fruits for me!"

"Good! Very good! Excellent! Now, offer up these three true essence fruits, and I will reward you handsomely!"

"You are only at the Body Tempering Seventh Level; these true essence fruits are useless to you."

"I have already broken through to the Meridian Opening Realm! As long as you offer these three true essence fruits!"

"I will reward you with all the contribution points I have, how about it?"

Kong Hanyu didn't take Zhang Yang seriously at all, regarding the three true essence fruits as his own the moment he saw them.

Hearing Kong Hanyu's words, the corner of Zhang Yang's mouth twitched.

What?

What is this guy talking about?

Even the contribution points of ten Kong Hanyus wouldn't be worth a single true essence fruit!

Seeing that Zhang Yang made no response, Kong Hanyu's face turned cold.

"Unwilling? Then there's no other way!"

"I can only leave your life here! A pity for that Minor Achievement Hegemon Blade Five Absolutes!"

Before he finished speaking, Kong Hanyu circulated his true essence, preparing to launch an attack to kill Zhang Yang on the spot.

"Five Absolutes as One!"

Before Kong Hanyu could finish, Zhang Yang directly activated the twenty strands of Hegemon Blade Saber Qi in his body, merging them into one,

forming a brilliant saber light that lunged toward Kong Hanyu.

Facing this peerlessly strong saber light, Kong Hanyu's pupils suddenly constricted!

He felt his skin crawl and his whole body tremble! A chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head!

The aura upon that saber light was incredibly terrifying, making him feel the presence of death!

Kong Hanyu stared fixedly at the saber light, a low growl escaping his throat:

"Imposs..."

Kong Hanyu felt immense regret.

If he had known earlier that Zhang Yang possessed such strength, he would never have come so recklessly!

At the same time, the True Qi in Kong Hanyu's body circulated rapidly as he tried to escape this terrifying saber light!

But!

Before Kong Hanyu could even finish his word, before his body could take a single step,

the saber light was already upon him.

In an instant, the brilliant saber light swept across Kong Hanyu's neck.

"You... how is it possible!... so strong!"

A look of blankness and horror appeared in Kong Hanyu's eyes, as if he found it unbelievable.

After his final words, Kong Hanyu's head flew up and crashed heavily onto the ground.

His headless body then slumped to the ground.