21: Eliminate Wei Jie

Although the assassin concealed his aura extremely well, Lu Xingchen had the System.

On the heads of the three peddlers at the city gate, he saw an “18” and two “15s.”

The enemy was indeed very strong!

“Prepare for battle!”

Lu Xingchen let out a low shout, and the five of them simultaneously drew their weapons.

The three peddlers threw down the items in their hands, took out long swords from their Storage Rings, and charged towards the group.

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, “Leave that Eight-Star Martial Master to me. You all deal with those two Five-Star Martial Masters. We don’t need to win; we just need to hold out for fifteen minutes.”

“Big Strong One, be careful!”

Lin Wanqing had absolute faith in Lu Xingchen, but his enemy was truly too powerful.

This was a difference of four minor Realms!

Lu Xingchen held his shadow sword and said in a deep voice, “Lingxiao Sect, Lu Xingchen!”

Wei Jie said coldly, “Dark God, Wei Jie! Kid, did you kill my brother?”

“It was self-defense.”

“Well said. Today, I will use your head to mourn my brother!”

With that, Wei Jie slashed at Lu Xingchen with his blade.

Lu Xingchen also met him with his sword.

He was directly shaken back more than ten steps, his wrist numb.

“Oh? You are the strongest Four-Star Martial Master I’ve encountered. As expected of a Lingxiao Sect elite.”

Lu Xingchen chuckled, “The same to you. An Eight-Star Martial Master is indeed terrifying.”

The first clash was just to test the opponent’s strength. In the subsequent battle, Lu Xingchen directly used the power of the shadow sword.

All of Wei Jie’s attacks were evaded by Lu Xingchen using his shadow sword, but he couldn’t ignore Lu Xingchen either.

Because under the effect of the “Berserk” talent, Lu Xingchen’s attacks could already pose a threat to Wei Jie.

For a time, Wei Jie couldn’t even touch Lu Xingchen’s clothes, yet Lu Xingchen could continuously deal damage.

Wei Jie felt incredibly stifled.

He, an Eight-Star Martial Master, was actually being played like a monkey by his opponent!

“Lu Xingchen, do you only know how to run? Do you dare to fight me head-on?”

Lu Xingchen sneered, “I don’t care about fairness or justice; I just need to win. Wei Jie, you don’t have much time left!”

Hearing this, Wei Jie’s heart sank.

The two sides had been entangled for ten minutes, and Yunyin Kingdom’s reinforcements would arrive soon.

He couldn’t drag this out any longer.

Although the opponent’s attacks could cause him harm, they weren’t fatal.

As it stood, he could only endure Lu Xingchen’s attacks and kill Li Yan first!

Thinking this, he gritted his teeth and pounced towards Li Yan, leaving his back exposed to Lu Xingchen.

Of course, he still protected his entire body with Dou Qi, resisting Lu Xingchen’s damage as much as possible.

Lu Xingchen immediately understood the opponent’s intention.

If the opponent succeeded, Uncle Li Yan would be in danger.

He only had one chance for a move!

Lu Xingchen raised “Jade Shatter” to level 30, consuming half his Dou Qi to increase the damage of his next attack by three times.

Immediately, he unleashed the “Shadow Sword Art,” delivering his strongest blow, a sword thrust into Wei Jie’s back.

With a “pfft” sound, the shadow sword pierced through Wei Jie’s body.

Wei Jie’s vitality rapidly drained away, and his right hand, holding the long blade, became powerless, ultimately failing to strike at Li Yan.

Lu Xingchen violently pulled out the shadow sword.

In an instant, blood splattered, staining Lu Xingchen’s clothes.

“How can this be, so strong?”

Wei Jie fell to the ground with fear and unwillingness.

“Congratulations to the host for killing an Eight-Star Martial Master, gaining 80 experience points and 80 exchange points!”

The other two assassins were shocked to see their boss dead, looking at Lu Xingchen as if he were a devil.

The three Martial Artists had long been overwhelmed, and if it weren’t for Lin Wanqing’s deliberate assistance, they might have already suffered casualties.

Lin Wanqing also had several new wounds on her body; the fight was very difficult.

But at this moment, Wei Jie actually died.

He was an Eight-Star Martial Master!

“Retreat quickly!”

Both of them lost their Battle Intent and turned to flee.

Lin Wanqing did not pursue, but instead hurried towards Lu Xingchen.

“Big Strong One, are you alright?”

Lu Xingchen chuckled, “I’m fine. Don’t worry, the blood on me is all from the assassin.”

Lin Wanqing looked at Wei Jie’s corpse, staring intently at Lu Xingchen, her tone filled with disbelief.

“How is this possible? Big Strong One, he was an Eight-Star Martial Master! You actually killed him!”

Lu Xingchen chuckled, “Of course I have my trump cards. I just showed weakness at the beginning, making him misjudge my attack power, which allowed me to kill him with one blow. If he had been prepared, I wouldn’t have been able to defeat him.”

“Even so, that’s still very impressive. Big Strong One, you’re truly amazing!”

Five minutes later, the reinforcements sent by Yunyin Kingdom arrived belatedly.

When they saw the corpses on the ground, they were all a little surprised.

An Eight-Star Martial Master, even if they had arrived, they wouldn’t have been able to defeat him!

The Disciples of Lingxiao Sect are truly formidable!

Everyone rested for an hour in the City Lord’s mansion. Lu Xingchen took a bath, changed his clothes, and then set off for the royal city.

Half a day later, the six finally arrived at the royal city of Yunyin Kingdom.

King Su Xinghe personally welcomed everyone.

In the council hall, Su Xinghe showed no airs of a king and was very friendly to these Lingxiao Sect Disciples.

Because he knew that these Lingxiao Sect Disciples before him might become powerful beings capable of fighting a nation in the future, he couldn’t afford to not take them seriously.

“Thank you, young friends, for escorting Li Yan back to the country. He told me everything that happened on the way. To have such combat power at such a young age, you are indeed elite Disciples of Lingxiao Sect.”

Lu Xingchen chuckled, “We don’t work for free. Uncle Li Yan promised a generous reward; I wonder if it can be fulfilled?”

Su Xinghe was stunned for a moment, then laughed, “Of course! I can allow you young friends to choose one treasure from the national treasury to take away. What you can obtain will depend on your discerning eyes.”

“In that case, let’s go directly to the national treasury!”

“Please follow me, everyone!”

Su Xinghe led the five to the entrance of the national treasury and opened the great door.

“You have one hour to choose a treasure. You can only take one item, so please make good use of your time!”

Lu Xingchen didn’t waste any words and immediately walked into the treasure vault.

Yunyin Kingdom was just a low-grade country, similar in strength to Dayan Kingdom, so there weren’t many good things.

After half an hour, Lu Xingchen had explored the entire national treasury. There were two items he liked, both Martial Skills.

Both Martial Skill scrolls were profound rank low grade.

The first scroll: Shattering Gold Finger, which condenses Dou Qi at the fingertips and thrusts it out, capable of shattering gold and breaking stones.

The second scroll: Azure Cloud Wings, which can manifest Dou Qi Wings for a short period of flight.

As mentioned before, aside from the “Shadow Sword Art,” Lu Xingchen didn’t have any other good offensive Martial Skills.

Therefore, this “Shattering Gold Finger” was very suitable for him and could greatly enhance his combat power.

But the “Azure Cloud Wings” was also a good item.

Although it only allowed for short-term flight, if used properly, it could turn the tide of battle.

Which scroll should he choose?