690: Chapter 690 Lu Xueqi and Biyao (69)

The wind from the punch was blazing, enough to melt gold and iron.

Su Han neither dodged nor avoided it; he pressed his right index and middle fingers together and pointed out casually. No light was visible at his fingertips, yet there was a condensed sense of extreme sharpness.

Fist and finger collided.

"Crack!" The jarring sound of bone snapping rang out. The young man screamed, stumbling back as he clutched his twisted, deformed right arm, its flames extinguished. His eyes were filled with terror as he looked at Su Han. With just a casual finger, the opponent had broken his full-strength punch and even crippled his arm! The gap between them was like a chasm.

"You... You're in the Star Palace Realm?!" the young man blurted out.

Su Han didn't answer. His figure flashed again, appearing before the young man. Under the youth's horrified gaze, Su Han took the battle talisman from his robe and lightly patted his chest. The young man spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, snapping a small tree. He struggled to crush the teleportation talisman at his waist and vanished in a flash of white light. The other two also woke up one after another; knowing they were no match, they crushed their jade talismans and withdrew with bitter expressions.

In the blink of an eye, the three-man team was wiped out. Su Han now had three more battle talismans in his hand; including his original one, he had four.

"The power of the Star Palace Realm, combined with the 'Shadowless Sword Step' and the Method of Dormancy, is indeed easy to use against the Star Sea Realm." Su Han felt the surging Star Power within him, gaining a clearer understanding of his own strength. He didn't kill them; although the assembly had casualty quotas, he wasn't a bloodthirsty person; taking the talismans was enough.

Stowing away the four battle talismans, he vanished into the shadows of the forest once more, like a patient hunter.

In the time that followed, Su Han roamed the edges and central regions of Mount Baizhan. Relying on his powerful Divine Sense and unpredictable movement techniques, he would sometimes strike from ambush and sometimes crush his opponents head-on. He avoided direct confrontations with large, clearly well-trained teams of more than five people, instead targeting loners, small groups, or those already weakened by ongoing battles.

His tally of battle talismans grew steadily. Ten, twenty, thirty... At the same time, he also encountered some tough nuts to crack.

On the afternoon of the second day, in a rocky valley, Su Han encountered a Body Cultivator from the Vajra Gate. This person was only at the Peak Star Sea Realm, but his Physical Body was incredibly powerful. His skin gleamed with a bronze luster, and he took a strike from Su Han's sword at thirty percent power, only leaving a white mark.

"Hahaha, is that just a tickle? Kid, hand over the battle talismans, and this Lord Buddha will spare your life!" The Vajra Gate brute laughed wildly, his fan-like hand striking out with a foul wind.

Su Han's eyes narrowed slightly, and he no longer held back. The starfire sword was unsheathed, and a brilliant sword light flared up. The sword momentum seemed slow, but it carried a resolute intent to sever all shackles—Void Severance!

The sword light flashed past.

The brute's striking hand was severed at the wrist; his bronze skin was like paper before the peerless Sword Intent. The wild laugh on his face froze instantly, turning into endless horror and pain. Before he could even scream, the tip of Su Han's sword was already at his throat.

"Hand them over, or die," Su Han said calmly.

Turning pale, the brute tremblingly handed over the five battle talismans he carried and crushed his jade talisman to vanish. Su Han sheathed his sword and looked at the severed hand on the ground, frowning slightly. The path of a Body Cultivator indeed had its unique merits; if not for the Void Severance Sword Intent's exceptional effectiveness at breaking through defenses, it would have taken some effort to deal with this man.

By the third day, Su Han's tally of battle talismans had reached sixty-eight. Barring any accidents, this number should be enough for him to advance. However, he didn't relax; the further it progressed into the Late Stage, the more the survivors were experts, and the efficiency of plundering also increased.

Sure enough, beneath a solitary Peak near the center of the Secret Realm, Su Han was surrounded by four people. They wore different clothing, clearly coming from different Sects, but their auras were powerful. The weakest was at the Peak Star Sea Realm, and one had even reached the Early Stage Star Palace Realm! They had obviously formed a temporary Alliance to specifically hunt down lone experts and seize their bountiful battle talismans.

"Friend, be sensible and hand over all your battle talismans to avoid physical suffering," the black-clothed youth at the Early Stage Star Palace Realm said flatly, his eyes sharp as a hawk's. He toyed with a pair of pitch-black daggers, his aura cold and sinister.

The other three also moved into an encircling formation, blocking all of Su Han's paths of retreat.

Su Han scanned the four of them and slowly drew the starfire sword. The blade reflected the sky's light, with faint starlight and crimson flames swirling upon it.

"You want them? Come and take them yourselves."

"You're looking for death!" A hot-tempered brute at the Peak Star Sea Realm roared, swinging a Mountain-Splitting Axe down toward Su Han's head with massive force.

Su Han's figure flickered, easily dodging the axe blade. He thrust his sword out with a backhand, aiming directly at the opening under the brute's ribs. The brute hurriedly pulled back his axe to block, but Su Han's sword momentum suddenly changed from a thrust to a flick. The tip of the sword traced a strange arc, bypassing the face of the axe.

"Ah!" the brute cried out in pain. The arm holding the axe was slashed, leaving a deep wound that showed the bone, blood flowing freely. This was only because Su Han had held back; otherwise, a single strike could have severed the arm.

"Attack together!" The black-clothed youth's eyes turned cold, and his figure suddenly vanished. In the next instant, a point of black light struck toward the back of Su Han's heart at an incredible speed.

The other two also attacked simultaneously, one with a saber and one with a sword, boxing Su Han in from the left and right.

Facing the four-man assault, Su Han's expression remained unchanged. He fully deployed the Shadowless Sword Step, his figure blurring into several afterimages within a small space. His true body slipped through the gaps of the saber and sword light like a swimming fish. The starfire sword danced, and points of cold starlight flashed; every strike landed precisely on the weakest point of his opponents' attacks or forced them to defend.

He fought one against four and actually didn't fall into a disadvantage! After his Breakthrough to the Star Palace Realm, his Star Power was inexhaustible and his Divine Sense was stronger. Actions that seemed swift to others were full of openings in his eyes.

"Seven-Star Point Kill!" Su Han shouted lowly. His sword momentum suddenly became elusive and rapid as he thrust out seven times in an instant, attacking the four people. These seven strikes were not feints; each one contained condensed Star Power and Sword Intent.

Pffft pffft pffft!

Except for the black-clothed youth, who barely parried two strikes with his daggers and only felt his blood and Qi churning, the other three were all wounded by the sword light. Blood sprayed from their shoulders or legs, and their offensive immediately slowed.

The black-clothed youth's face finally changed. He had thought that by joining forces, the four of them would easily capture Su Han, who was also in the Early Stage Star Palace Realm. He hadn't expected the opponent's sword techniques to be so exquisite, his movement techniques so strange, and his combat power to far exceed his peers.

"This target is too tough, retreat!" The black-clothed youth's intent to withdraw grew; with a feint, he prepared to flee.

"You want to leave now? Too late." How could Su Han let them go? His Star Palace vibrated, and the Primal Star Power surged out, pouring into the blade. The starfire sword hummed, and the crimson flames surged, with the vague phantom of stars bobbing within them.

"Star Incineration!"

As he swung the sword, it wasn't a massive sword glow, but a blazing, condensed fan-shaped flame Sword Qi that instantly swept out, enveloping all four people. Within the flames was the explosive Star Power and a Concept of incinerating all things.(End of Chapter)