224: First victory

Lu Xingchen grinned and loudly declared, "So, evil cultivator/heretic, prepare to die!"

Li Mu said in a deep voice, "Word Spirit Power is indeed powerful, but it depends on who is using it. Young man, your foundation is still too weak."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "But it's more than enough to kill you."

"Then come on!"

Li Mu let out an angry roar, took out a long saber from his Storage Ring, and charged towards Lu Xingchen.

The two clashed in mid-air.

Li Mu's heart grew heavier.

As a veteran who had fought on countless battlefields, he wasn't careless in the slightest. He went all out from the start, hoping to kill Lu Xingchen as quickly as possible.

But Lu Xingchen was simply too strong!

The white longsword in his hand was incredibly sharp and contained powerful energy.

Li Mu felt that every time he clashed with Lu Xingchen, even though his body didn't directly touch the white longsword, his Qi and blood were rapidly depleting, making him weaker and weaker.

And the milky white flames on the white longsword were also incredibly powerful, constantly consuming his Battle Qi.

Li Mu couldn't imagine how dangerous it would be if he were struck by that white longsword.

He fought cautiously, not daring to exchange blows with Lu Xingchen.

In just one minute, the two had exchanged hundreds of blows.

Li Mu parried with his long saber, creating distance between himself and Lu Xingchen.

"What a sharp sword, it's probably at least earth rank high grade, almost Heaven Rank. Young man, what's the name of your sword?"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "Dead men don't need to know that much."

If he revealed the name of the immortal slaying sword, the other party would surely know about his relationship with Xiao Yuxin.

Once this news spread, he would inevitably face relentless pursuit from the Demon Race.

Therefore, until Li Mu was confirmed dead, Lu Xingchen would not expose any information about the immortal slaying sword.

Li Mu said in a deep voice, "What an arrogant young man! Your sword is indeed powerful, but unfortunately, your Realm is too low. As long as I drag it out until your secret art's duration ends, victory will still be mine!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Then why do you think I summoned the shadow sword? Demon Race scum, now let me show you my true strength!"

With that, Lu Xingchen activated the Flowing Cloud Steps and the shadow sword's displacement skill.

The situation reversed instantly.

Lu Xingchen completely suppressed Li Mu, not giving him any chance to retaliate.

Although Li Mu defended with all his might, it was his first time encountering the shadow sword, so he couldn't grasp Lu Xingchen's movement patterns at all.

After blocking more than a dozen of Lu Xingchen's attacks, his shoulder was finally cut by Lu Xingchen, and blood splattered.

The Immortal Slaying Power of the immortal slaying sword surged into his body through the wound, wreaking havoc.

Li Mu suffered a huge loss directly, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He made a decisive decision, abandoning the entanglement with Lu Xingchen and turning to flee in the direction of the five Demon Race squadrons.

"Mountains don't turn, roads do; roads don't turn, waters meet. Human Race boy, I, Li Mu, will surely avenge today's sword attack!"

Lu Xingchen raised his eyebrows slightly and said indifferently, "Did I say you could leave?"

With that, he raised the immortal slaying sword high, activating Demon Breaking Slash.

Feeling the powerful Battle Qi fluctuations behind him, Li Mu was startled.

But he still chose to flee at full speed.

He believed that Lu Xingchen was, after all, only a One-Star Martial Ancestor, and even if he took a big move from Lu Xingchen, he wouldn't lose his ability to move.

More importantly, he had a close-fitting inner armor, earth rank high grade, which could protect him.

But Lu Xingchen had a cheat!

Jade Shatter was activated, and half of his Battle Qi was directly consumed, in exchange for a five-fold increase in attack power.

Ten seconds later, Lu Xingchen finished charging.

A white Blade Edge flew towards Li Mu.

Although Li Mu had used a magic shield for defense, Lu Xingchen easily shattered his magic shield.

The Battle Qi Sword Blade cut his close-fitting inner armor in half, then split his body into two.

【Congratulations to Host: Lu Xingchen for killing an Eight-Star Demon Sect Master, gaining eight million experience points and eight million exchange points!】

【Congratulations to Host: Lu Xingchen for advancing to Ten-Star Martial Emperor, gaining 60 exchange points!】

Lu Xingchen was overjoyed and immediately checked his attribute panel.

【Host: Lu Xingchen】

【Realm: Ten-Star Martial Emperor】

【Experience: 3000000 / 15000000】

【exchange points: 22726220】

【Talents: Eagle Eye (50), Strong Strike (50), Berserk (50), Blade Edge (50), Jade Shatter (50), Devour (50), Army Breaker (50), Blade Breaker (50)】

【Professions: Sixth-Grade Alchemist (1908000 / 10000000), Sixth-Grade Spirit Formation Master (1106000 / 10000000)】

【Mount: Nether Dragon (Tier 6)】

Not bad, he had taken another big step forward.

Only one step away from Martial Ancestor!

Immediately, Lu Xingchen flew to Li Mu's corpse, took off the Storage Ring from his hand, and then chased after the Ninth Squadron's forces.

Half an hour later, Lu Xingchen finally caught up with the Ninth Squadron's forces.

The battle had already begun.

Li Hongxue led the main force of the Crimson Tassel Division, surrounding the five Demon Pillar Twilight squadrons that had pursued them, and began the annihilation battle.

Lu Xingchen also took out the dawn bow and hid to the side, dealing damage.

This time, he finally witnessed some of the red tassel of war's strength.

Li Hongxue alone charged into the enemy formation, piercing through the Demon Pillar Twilight's military formation, and then unleashed a barrage of attacks.

She held a red long spear in her hand, and each swing of the spear caused a large number of Demon Pillar Twilight soldiers to be killed or wounded.

The battle lasted only five minutes, and the Crimson Tassel Division completely annihilated the five Demon Pillar Twilight squadrons.

In contrast, not a single one of their own people died, with only a dozen warriors suffering minor injuries.

After the battle, Lu Xingchen walked forward and said with a smile, "Division Commander, you really are decisive! The battle ended in five minutes."

Li Hongxue chuckled, "Isn't that to be expected? There's no need to be soft-hearted when dealing with the Demon Race."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "That's true."

Li Hongxue shouted, "Warriors of the Crimson Tassel Division, you are all excellent! The first battle was a success, completely annihilating five Demon Pillar Twilight squadrons. But we have no time to rest, the enemy has already sent up a signal flare, and Yun Han's army could arrive at any moment."

"Before he arrives, we need to move quickly and support the Tenth Squadron. Warriors of the Crimson Tassel Division, follow me and attack the enemy!"

"Yes, sir!" everyone shouted in unison.

Immediately, Li Hongxue gave up on clearing the battlefield and led the army to support the Tenth Squadron at the first opportunity.

Lu Xingchen also immediately rejoined the team and moved towards the Tenth Squadron with them.

Lu Cangqiong patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "squadron leader, I can't believe you actually came back alive! Did you shake off that Eight-Star Demon Sect Master?"