68: A-level martial arts, one kill every ten steps

Early the next morning.

Su Lei arrived at the airport and boarded a flight to Xiliang City.

He found his seat and was about to switch his phone to airplane mode when the screen suddenly lit up.

Seeing the name "Lin Qianqian" on the caller ID, Su Lei paused slightly.

A moment later, he sighed softly and swiped the answer button.

"Hello~"

Lin Qianqian's uniquely sweet voice came from the other end of the phone,

In the background, he could hear noisy DJ music and the clinking of glasses.

This Young Miss seemed to be having fun at a bar again.

"You haven't called me for so long, have you forgotten about this Young Miss?"

"This..." Su Lei's expression was a little subtle, unsure how to answer for a moment.

After a period of silence, Lin Qianqian's bell-like laughter came from the phone again.

Su Lei could almost imagine her shaking a wine glass at this moment.

"I've heard all about it, you've turned the Misty Mountains upside down recently."

"You've made so much money, aren't you going to treat your great benefactor to a drink?"

A flight attendant pushed a cart past, and Su Lei subconsciously leaned to the side, "I've been quite busy lately."

"Then I'll come find you!" Lin Qianqian snorted lightly, "It's not my first time going to the Southern Theater Command, I know it very well."

"Where are you now?"

Su Lei looked at the moving scenery outside the window and said helplessly, "I'm on a flight to Xiliang City, and I'll report to the military district as soon as I get off the plane."

"What?" The voice on the phone suddenly rose, attracting curious glances from the passengers next to him.

Su Lei moved his phone a little further away.

"Why did you suddenly go there?" Lin Qianqian's voice suddenly became muffled, "It's very chaotic over there right now..."

"Oh, well, I'll have my old man take care of you then."

Su Lei couldn't help but rub his brow, his face full of helplessness, yet he couldn't say it clearly.

The call ended in silence. The roar of the engines gradually intensified, and the flight attendants began the final safety checks. Outside the porthole, a sea of clouds churned, and golden sunlight pierced through the clouds, reflecting dazzling light on the wing.

Su Lei, however, had no mind to appreciate this magnificent scenery.

He leaned back in his seat and took out an ancient book from his embrace.

There was a dried bloodstain on the edge of the pages, left by some previous owner.

This was a Martial Arts classic chosen from the Federation.

Ten Steps, One Kill.

Martial Arts Rank: A-Class (Grandmaster Level)

Type: Blade Art, Solo Assassination

Attributes: Extreme Speed, Fatal Blow, Protective Aura-Breaking

Cultivation Threshold: Fourth-Order Martial Master

Opening the first page, Su Lei's gaze was immediately drawn to the introduction.

【Core Essence】: "Within Ten Steps, everyone is an enemy of the state; once the blade is drawn, even gods and devils are slain."

These sixteen characters, carrying a sharp killing intent, leaped into his eyes, and Su Lei's pupils contracted slightly.

This was not merely a Martial Arts mantra, but a declaration of Martial Dao will, almost bordering on arrogance.

"Discarding all flashy Moves, pursuing ultimate speed and the effect of a single fatal blow.

Cultivating to Major Achievement, no one can escape within Ten Steps, the blade will surely draw blood..." "Sir, would you like a drink?" The flight attendant's sweet voice interrupted Su Lei's thoughts.

He looked up, revealing a polite smile: "No, thank you."

After the flight attendant pushed the cart away, Su Lei refocused his attention on the ancient book.

He turned to the detailed page for the first Move, "Instantaneous Step Slash."

It depicted complex Qi circulation routes and diagrams of human body movements.

"First step, infuse Qi and blood into both legs, instantly erupting with extreme speed..."

Su Lei murmured softly.

The middle-aged businessman next to him glanced at him curiously, then, intimidated by the faint chill emanating from Su Lei, quickly turned his head away, pretending to read a newspaper.

Su Lei paid no attention to the gazes of others and slowly closed his eyes.

As his consciousness slowly sank into his Mental Energy Domain.

In an instant, the cabin's noise, the engine's roar, all faded away.

The surrounding scenery twisted and changed, transforming into a vast snowy plain.

Cold winds howled, snowflakes were like knives, and the ice layer underfoot stretched to the horizon.

Mental Energy can not only transform into psychic power to attack enemies on a physical level, but more importantly, it can directly act on the brain regions of living beings.

Such as Mental Energy impact that directly damages the opponent's brain nerves, mind control that makes others into Puppets, and Mental Energy control that manipulates others' five senses to create illusions... This was the illusory world he created by hypnotizing himself, everything shaped by his will.

Ten ice sculpture human figures rose before him, each mimicking the combat stance of a different Martial Artist.

Su Lei took a deep breath.

The next moment, his figure suddenly blurred, leaving no footprints on the snowy ground.

The Ten Steps distance seemed to be compressed by some force; a flash of blade light, and the head of the furthest ice sculpture figure silently slid off.

"The speed is enough, but the trajectory is too straight."

Su Lei frowned, looking at the remaining nine ice sculptures.

In real combat, such a linear advance would be easily predicted and intercepted.

He adjusted his breathing and began a new round of attempts.

This time, Qi and blood circulated through the Meridians in his legs along a more complex route,

His figure strangely turned three times during the advance, and the blade's edge drew dazzling arcs of light.

"Swish swish swish—"

The nine ice sculptures shattered simultaneously, their cuts smooth as mirrors.

"Now that's more like it." Su Lei's lips curved slightly upwards.

After all, having mastered the Treading Wind and Flowing Clouds lightness skill, he was very proficient in how to exert force with his legs.

The first Move, "Instantaneous Step Slash," was mastered in just two attempts.

"Next is the second Move, Protective Aura-Breaking Slash..."

The scene shifted, and a three-meter-tall bronze colossus appeared with a roar.

Its body was covered in thick Protective Aura armor, gleaming with iridescent light.

This was not true Protective Aura, but an illusion created with Mental Energy.

Although it was an illusion, its defensive strength was based on the two Grandmasters, Zhao Zheng and Pang Hong.

Su Lei held his blade in front, and Qi spiraled around the blade, which began to vibrate at an extremely high frequency, emitting a sharp buzzing sound.

This was the starting Move of the second Move, "Protective Aura-Breaking Cut."

The blade light was like lightning, instantly striking the bronze colossus's Protective Aura armor!

Su Lei did not stop, he flicked his wrist, and several streams of hidden force erupted once again!

"Boom!"

The colossus's chest was instantly split open with a smooth cut, then exploded into countless fragments, which dissipated into points of light before even reaching the ground.

"Breaking Protective Aura is not difficult; the difficulty lies in erupting multiple layers of force in an instant and combining them into one..."

Su Lei thoughtfully flicked his wrist.

With the foundation of Thousand Layer Wave, the second Move was also easily mastered.

Just as he continued to attempt the later Moves, he suddenly felt a violent jolt.

His Mental Energy world began to collapse; the snowy plain, the cold wind, the blade light all twisted and deformed.

"Attention, passengers, the aircraft is currently passing through an unstable air current zone. Please fasten your seatbelts..."

The flight attendant's urgent announcement forcibly pulled Su Lei back to reality.

The cabin jolted violently, packages in the overhead compartments rattled, and several passengers let out frightened screams.

"Damn it, what is that!" A passenger in the front row pointed out the window in horror.

Su Lei looked out the window immediately, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Eerie blood-red lightning flashed within the clouds.

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