553: Lu Xueqi (30)

His voice was not loud, but it carried a chilling Killing Intent.

It made the temperature of the entire black market seem to drop a few degrees.

Everyone was stunned.

There was dead silence.

No one expected that this seemingly frail young man would possess such terrifying strength.

With a wave of his hand, he defeated several Foundation Establishment guards, and even more, he completely disregarded the Black Water Gang's reputation, directly severing a finger of their Young Master!

Situ Ming was drenched in cold sweat from the pain.

Looking at Su Han's icy gaze, his heart was filled with fear.

He no longer dared to utter a single harsh word.

Su Han no longer looked at him.

His gaze turned to the old man selling the compass.

The old man had long lost his previous composure.

His face was pale, and his body trembled slightly.

"Now, can we discuss the price of this compass properly?" Su Han said calmly.

The old man shivered and quickly offered back the bag containing one thousand Spirit Stones with both hands.

He stammered, "Young Master, please forgive me! This old man was blind! This compass... this compass is a gift to Young Master! I wouldn't dare ask for a single coin!"

Su Han did not take the bag.

He simply picked up the rusty compass from the stall and carefully sensed it.

Although the Formation was broken, its material did seem to be quite special.

"I only want this item."

He put down the compass and took out ten Medium Grade Spirit Stones (equivalent to one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones), placing them on the stall.

"Fair trade. I won't take advantage of you."

The old man was stunned.

Looking at the ten Spirit Qi-filled Medium Grade Spirit Stones, he was speechless for a moment.

Su Han said no more.

He picked up the compass and said to the two women, "Let's go."

Under the awed gazes of everyone, the three left the black market.

Just as they walked out of the black market entrance, Su Han's footsteps paused slightly.

He transmitted a message to Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao, "Someone is following us, and it's not just one group."

Lu Xueqi's eyes turned slightly cold, while Bi Yao showed a hint of excitement.

"My hands are itching for a fight," she said.

Su Han remained calm.

"Let's leave the port first and find a secluded spot."

The three quickened their pace, choosing secluded paths with few people.

Soon, they left the core area of Black Water Port and entered the rocky beach on the outskirts of the port.

Here, strange rocks jutted out, and people rarely ventured.

"You've been following us for so long. Come out," Su Han stopped and said calmly.

As soon as his voice fell, more than a dozen figures flashed out from behind the reefs and from the shadows, surrounding the three.

The two leading figures had powerful Qi and were both Late Stage Core Formation Cultivators.

One was a one-eyed burly man, holding a ghost-head saber.

The other was a short, sinister-looking old man, holding a snake-head staff.

"Kid, your Divine Sense is quite sharp," the one-eyed big man grinned.

"Too bad. Offending the Black Water Gang only leads to death."

The sinister old man stared at Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao, licking his lips.

"These two young girls have delicate skin and tender flesh. They'll be perfect to bring back and offer to the Gang Leader."

The other subordinates also shouted, "Kill that kid!"

"Capture the women alive!"

Su Han looked at the one-eyed big man.

"Situ Hao sent you mere cannon fodder to die?"

The one-eyed big man roared, "Arrogant! I am the Black Water Gang's Elder of the Punishment Hall—"

Before he could finish his sentence, Su Han had already made his move.

Clang!

The sound of a sword rang out.

A brilliant Sword Qi, like a thunderbolt from the Nine Heavens, streaked across the dim rocky beach.

Fast!

Extremely fast!

The one-eyed big man only felt a blur before his eyes, and the incomparably sharp Sword Qi had already reached his face.

He roared, and his ghost-head saber erupted with a sickly green light, slashing out with all his might.

Boom!

Saber and sword clashed.

Qi surged, shattering the surrounding reefs.

The one-eyed big man staggered back seven or eight steps, his tiger's mouth split open, and a deep notch appeared on his ghost-head saber.

His face was filled with horror.

A casual sword strike from the opponent actually possessed such power!

Seeing this, the sinister old man waved his snake-head staff.

A foul-smelling black mist spewed out, transforming into several black vipers that lunged at Su Han.

"Be careful! It's bone-corroding poisonous mist!" Bi Yao exclaimed.

Lu Xueqi snorted coldly.

She pointed her fingers like a sword, and a clear, cold Sword Qi slashed out, like moonlight scattering down.

Wherever it passed, the black snakes formed by the poisonous mist scattered.

"Such pure Sword Qi!" The sinister old man was startled.

He hadn't expected this cold, clear woman's strength to be so formidable.

"Form a Formation!" the one-eyed big man roared.

The Black Water Gang members immediately took their positions, their Qi connected, forming a simple battle Formation, brimming with Killing Intent.

"No matter how many ants there are, they are still ants," Su Han said calmly, his long sword humming softly.

"Let's finish this quickly."

His figure moved, transforming into several afterimages, and he actively charged into the battle Formation.

Sword light poured down like a waterfall.

Ah ah ah!

Screams rang out one after another.

The Black Water Gang Disciples fell like cut wheat, unable to withstand a single sword strike from Su Han.

The one-eyed big man and the sinister old man were both shocked and enraged.

They attacked together.

The ghost-head saber stirred up a foul wind, and the snake-head staff pointed out an eerie black light.

Su Han's expression remained unchanged.

His sword stance shifted from swift to heavy, like a mountain pressing down.

Clang! Clang!

With two loud crashes, the one-eyed big man and the sinister old man were struck hard, spitting blood as they flew back.

Their weapons nearly slipped from their hands.

Fear finally appeared in their eyes.

This young man's strength far exceeded their imagination.

Perhaps only the Gang Leader personally taking action could deal with him!

"Go!" The one-eyed big man made a decisive decision, throwing out a black spherical object that exploded with a bang, filling the air with thick smoke, obscuring visibility.

However, as the smoke cleared, they found that Su Han had, at some unknown point, stood in their path of retreat.

"Did I give you permission to leave?" Su Han's sword tip pointed obliquely at the ground, his Killing Intent locking onto the two.

The one-eyed big man's face was pale.

"Your Excellency... we were blind and ignorant... please be merciful..."

"The Black Water Gang is willing to offer a generous gift..."

Su Han shook his head.

"Too late."

The sword light rose again, like the Milky Way cascading down.

A moment later, the rocky beach returned to silence.

Su Han put away his long sword.

Only a dozen corpses remained on the ground, including the two Late Stage Core Formation Elders.

Bi Yao clapped her hands.

"Hmph. Overestimating themselves."

Lu Xueqi, however, frowned slightly.

"Killing them means an endless feud with the Black Water Gang."

Su Han said indifferently, "It was never going to end well. We can only kill until they are afraid."

He walked to the one-eyed big man's corpse and picked up a token.

The words "Black Water" were engraved on it, and on the back was a strange vortex pattern.

It bore some resemblance to the pattern on the wooden plaque that Old Boatman Li described his son carrying before his disappearance.

Su Han's gaze sharpened.

He put away the token.

"It seems that the Black Water Gang's connection to Liubo Mountain is deeper than we imagined."

"Let's leave here first."

The three quickly cleaned up their traces and disappeared into the vast night.

Not long after they left, a powerful Divine Sense swept across the rocky beach, carrying monstrous rage.

"Who dares to kill my Black Water Gang Elders?!" A majestic voice, like thunder, echoed over Black Water Port.

The entire Black Water Port trembled.

Su Han and the two women found a secluded sea cave to rest temporarily.

Inside the cave, Su Han took out the rusty compass and the token obtained from the Black Water Gang Elder. (End of Chapter)