The sudden attack surprised Lin Zhang and Wu Dao. They did not dare to delay in the face of such formidable sword qi and quickly sent a kick into Liu Zhixuan’s chest, kicking him in the direction of the approaching sword qi.
The sword qi dissipated before it could hit Liu Zhixuan, and a figure appeared behind him like a ghost. A hand firmly grabbed his shoulder, helping him stabilize his body.
Liu Zhixuan’s expression changed at the sight of his rescuer, and he hurriedly shouted, “Quickly escape, go and find deputy pavilion master Ye!”
His rescuer was obviously Zhou Yuan, who had rushed over as quickly as he could.
However, Liu Zhixuan was rather worried. Although Zhou Yuan had defeated Jin Teng the day before, the other party had three people on their side, and they looked like they had come prepared.
Zhou Yuan’s expression remained calm. He patted Liu Zhixuan’s shoulder and said, “Take a rest first.”
He then walked in front of Liu Zhixuan as he frostily glared at the Jin Teng trio. “You guys are looking for me?”
Jin Teng revealed a look of joy and sarcastically said, “Oh? I can’t believe that deputy pavilion master Zhou still dares to appear.”
Zhou Yuan stared at the trio as he indifferently said, “You dare to go against your superior?”
Jin Teng laughed. “We brothers have used up our origin coins and hope to borrow some from deputy pavilion master Zhou.
“How about this, hand over the origin coins you collected yesterday and we’ll leave at once.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Who gave you the courage to cause me trouble?”
Jin Teng sneered. “Who do you think you are? Why would we need courage to find you?”
Although the change in Jin Teng’s expression had been faint, Zhou Yuan immediately detected it. His eyes flickered in thought.
“Do you think you have the qualifications to challenge me just because you found two helpers? Looks like the lesson I gave you yesterday wasn’t enough.” Zhou Yuan’s eyes were coldly indifferent.
“Shameless boasting!”
Jin Teng laughed in anger, while Lin Zheng and Wu Dao revealed mocking smiles. The trio slowly surrounded Zhou Yuan as powerful Genesis Qi erupted from their bodies.
Liu Zhixuan’s expression changed slightly.
However, Zhou Yuan’s expression did not even ripple. He extended a hand, and a sword orb emerged above his palm. The Heavenly Serpent Qi formed a layer of tiny azure scales on the orb, and wisps of invisible flames rose from it.
“Since you refuse to tell me…I’ll first break your arms and legs.”
Chapter 798 Insta-kill
Bzz!
Deadly sword qi roared as a wave of destruction unfurled.
However, Jin Teng merely sneered as he mocked, “You still want to fight? I was merely careless yesterday, and today we have three people on our side. Do you think this sword strike of yours will be of any use?”
Rumble!
Boundless Genesis Qi erupted from his body as he spoke. Azure light converged towards his hand, faintly forming an extremely incomplete Genesis Rune. Although the rune’s completion rate was not high, it still provided a boost to Jin Teng’s Genesis Qi. In addition, it also made him more nimble and swift.
Lin Zheng and Wu Dao also brought out their Genesis Qi and incomplete wind spirit runes.
All three of them had witnessed the strength Zhou Yuan had displayed the day before. Since they were already in it together, there was no reason to not work together.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes remained calm as the sword orb slowly rose from his palm. Sword qi condensed into a long sword covered in azure scales. It gleamed coldly under the light as an invisible fire silently throbbed around it.
Bzz!
With a flick, a flash of sword light abruptly shot forth, accompanied by a clear sword cry.
The sword light pierced through the air, heading straight for Lin Zheng.
“Humph!”
Lin Zheng icily snorted. Three Divine Dwelling halos instantly appeared in front of him. He knew that he only needed to endure for a single breath for Jin Teng and Wu Dao to come to his aid. The three of them would definitely be able to defeat Zhou Yuan together.
Swish!
The golden light was extremely swift, arriving in front of Lin Zheng in the blink of an eye. The sword ruthlessly thrust towards the three Divine Dwelling halos obstructing its way.
Ch!
A faint sound was heard as sword light swept past, and Lin Zheng’s pupils violently shrank. To his horror, the three Divine Dwelling halos he had poured all of his power into were instantly pierced through.
Expression changing drastically, Lin Zheng involuntarily cried out, “How can this be?!”
Having learnt from Jin Teng’s mistake, Lin Zheng had poured all of his power into his defence, and he had even used his incomplete wind spirit rune to further strengthen his defence. How had it been instantly torn apart?
Swish!
The sword light naturally did not wait for him to get over his shock. He immediately felt an intense pain in his right arm, and blood spurted out. His entire arm had been severed.
AHH!
Lin Zheng howled in pain.
Jin Teng’s and Wu Dao’s expressions changed drastically. They had not expected that Lin Zheng would lose an arm after a single exchange!
“His sword orb has become even more formidable!” Jin Teng cried out in shock. Only now did he realize that the sword light from Zhou Yuan was somewhat different than it was the day before. He could faintly feel a deadly aura pulsing from it that seemed to be capable of cutting even space itself.
It was obviously a whole lot stronger than it was the day before.
Although Jin Teng had been defeated by a single sword strike from Zhou Yuan the day before, he could feel that it had been Zhou Yuan’s strongest move. If he had used all of his strength back then, he may have been able to withstand it. Hence, they had come prepared the next day and were mentally prepared to use their strongest defences.
Who could have imagined that Lin Zheng would lose an arm after a single exchange? One must know that Lin Zheng was not weaker than Jin Teng.
“Could he have been holding back yesterday?” Jin Teng was in disbelief. After all, he refused to believe that Zhou Yuan could grow so much stronger after a single night.
Zhou Yuan’s expression remained unchanged, clearly paying no attention to Jin Teng’s shock. His strength had indeed soared over the past day. He had broken through during his cultivation session the night before, raising his Genesis Qi foundations by three million. Furthermore, his Spirit had then ascended to the long-desired Transformative stage in the wind district the next day. Hence, although there were no clear visible changes, his strength had grown tremendously.
Swish!
After cutting Lin Zheng’s arm, the sword light flashed again, rushing straight towards Wu Dao.
“Arrogance!”
Wu Dao’s expression darkened as he grasped his hands. A phoenix beak blade appeared within them. With a roar, he swung the blade, unleashing a hundred-foot-long wave of blade light. The blade light sweeping past tore open deep crevices in the ground and crushed boulders to dust. The attack clearly possessed very alarming destructive power.
Clang!
Sword and blade light collided, creating a resounding clang.
As a shock wave unfurled, the phoenix blade in Wu Dao’s hands madly shook before being jerked out of his hands. His hands ruptured, spraying blood everywhere.
Sword light arrived like a giant python, leaving a spray of blood and another severed arm in its wake.
Wu Dao howled in misery as he grabbed the stump where his arm should have been.
Jin Teng’s charging figure immediately froze in its tracks. His complexion was deathly pale as he stared at Zhou Yuan in terror. He could not imagine how Zhou Yuan had defeated both Lin Zheng and Wu Dao in less than a dozen breaths...
Jin Teng was not the o
nly one, even Liu Zhixuan was dumbstruck as he stared at this scene.
In Xuanzhou City, Zhou Yuan had fought hard to eventually triumph over Mo Yuan. How long had it been since then? It was hard to believe he had already grown strong enough to steamroll over an opponent at that level...
“Looks like you weren’t sufficiently prepared.” Zhou Yuan stood in the air, his eyes as sharp as sword light as he stared at Jin Teng.
Jin Teng’s expression rapidly fluctuated, and he suddenly shot backwards a split second later. Only now did he finally understand that they seeking out Zhou Yuan was akin to lambs entering a tiger’s den. If he did not flee, he would soon face the same fate as Lin Zheng and Wu Dao.
“It’s already too late to leave.” Zhou Yuan had no intentions of letting the ringleader off. With a wave of his sleeve, sword light soared into the sky.
Jin Teng pushed his speed to the limit, his face filled with fear.
Swish!
However, sword light appeared right in front of him. The light faintly trembled, transforming into countless sword shadows that shot towards Jin Teng from every direction.
Three Divine Dwelling halos appeared around Jin Teng as his Genesis Qi circulated, forming countless defensive Genesis Qi layers.
Thud! Thud!
Swords rained down, causing countless ripples to appear in the three Divine Dwelling halos. The halos soon began to shake violently, and then exploded with a loud bang under Jin Teng’s terrified eyes.
His numerous Genesis Qi defenses had been shattered in an instant.
“Mercy, deputy pavilion master!” shrieked Jin Teng. There was no longer any trace of his previous bossy demeanor, his face now filled with horror.
However, Zhou Yuan was unmoved. He had thought that he had already done enough the day before and had never expected Jin Teng to ask for a foot after being given an inch. To think that he even dared to find helpers and go after a high-ranking deputy wind pavilion master…if such a person was let off easily, Zhou Yuan would no longer have any dignity or authority in the Wind Pavilion.
Swoosh!
Sword light mercilessly slashed, cleanly cutting off one of Jin Teng’s arms.
Jin Teng screamed in pain as he rolled on the ground. The previously arrogant figures of the trio had now become gourds rolling on the ground.
Zhou Yuan beckoned with his hand, and the sword light returned, transforming back into a sword orb as it landed on his palm. With a small twist, it disappeared.
“Brother Liu, are you alright?” Zhou Yuan turned his head and looked towards Liu Zhixuan. The iciness in his eyes had disappeared, replaced by a gentle look.
Although Liu Zhixuan was in a somewhat sorry state, he had not sustained any serious injuries. Hence, he shook his head. There was still some disbelief in his eyes as he gazed at the Jin Teng trio. It seemed he had yet to fully return to his senses.
Zhou Yuan chuckled and turned back to the Jin Teng trio. “Will you tell me who directed you three to do this?”
Lin Zheng’s complexion was deathly pale, but his gaze remained fierce as he said, “Don’t be so happy, Zhou Yuan. I don’t believe that you dare to kill us!”
Wu Dao also growled, “Our boss is Chen Beifeng, touch us and see what happens!”
“Chen Beifeng?” Zhou Yun was slightly taken aback. “He’s the one behind this?”
Wu Dao icily chuckled. “I just can’t get used to seeing a newcomer like you act so arrogantly. Why would I need deputy pavilion master Chen to tell me what to do?”
Zhou Yuan’s gaze faintly flickered in thought as he ignored their words. He knew that Chen Beifeng definitely had something to do with this matter. But why was such a person making things difficult for him? Chen Beifeng shouldn’t see him as much of a threat yet, right?
However, since Chen Beifeng dared to do such a thing, no one could blame Zhou Yuan for not giving him face.
Zhou Yuan indifferently stared at the Jin Teng trio. “Killing you guys is indeed against the rules.”
The Lin Zheng trio displayed cold smiles.
But Zhou Yuan’s following words made the smiles on the trio’s faces turn rigid. “However...you dared to try and kill a deputy pavilion master. It is only appropriate that you lose four limbs in the fight.”
The trio cried out in fright, “You, you dare!”
Zhou Yuan ignored them. With a grasp of his hand, he sucked Wu Dao’s phoenix beak blade into his hand. He circulated his Genesis Qi, and deadly blade light viciously slashed towards the trio’s legs.
As blade light reflected in the trio’s pupils, the trio’s expressions drastically changed. If they lost all four limbs, it would still be too detrimental to them even if they managed to regrow the limbs with some precious medicine, and their cultivation would slow to a crawl. They could not afford such a huge loss.
“What exactly do you want?!” shrieked Jin Teng in a trembling voice.
The blade light stopped.
Zhou Yuan sat down on a boulder. He leaned the phoenix beak blade against his shoulder as he unhurriedly said, “I heard you three wanted to rob me?”
A feeling of unease rose within Jin Teng’s heart.
“Since you guys still have two legs and an arm...how about this, 30 origin coins for one limb. Yup, so each of you have to hand over 90 coins in total, and I’ll leave your remaining limbs alone.”
The kind smile on Zhou Yuan’s face made the Jin Teng trio shiver uncontrollably as if they had seen a hideous devil.
Chapter 799 Punishment
“Ninety origin coins?”
Upon hearing this number, the Jin Teng trio stopped howling in pain. With angry faces, they roared, “You might as well rob us!”
“Isn’t that what I’m doing?”
Zhou Yuan shrugged. He gestured at the trio’s arms and legs with the phoenix beak blade and said nonchalantly, “So you guys don’t intend to pay? Then I’ll be taking your arms and legs.”
He made a sawing gesture with the blade.
Jin Teng’s complexion turned green with fright as he hastily said, “Deputy pavilion master Zhou, we’re only given 30 origin coins a month and don’t have much savings. Where can we find so many coins?”
“Do you think this is a shop? Still trying to bargain with me? I can just take the limbs you can’t afford to pay for.” Zhou Yuan was completely unmoved as his eyes slowly turned ice cold.
“Ten breaths. If you can’t take out the amount within that time, don’t bother.”
Zhou Yuan lightly shut his eyes as killing intent spread from his body.
The Jin Teng trio’s expressions fluctuated indeterminately; they clearly didn’t expect Zhou Yuan to be so unreasonable.
Ten breaths passed in the blink of an eye.
Zhou Yuan opened his eyes. He did not waste any time and swung the phoenix blade in his hand downwards.
Jin Teng could sense Zhou Yuan’s ruthlessness and understood that the latter truly intended to cut off their arms and legs. He did not dare to waste any more time and hurriedly cried out, “I’ll pay!”
He patted his spatial bag and several dozen sparkling coins immediately rose from within.
Zhou Yuan waved his sleeve, sucking the glittering crystal-like origin coins into his hand. His Spirit senses swept out and withdrew without a change in expression before his icy gaze turned towards the other two.
Lin Zheng’s and Wu Dao’s faces were filled with agony. In the end, they had no choice but to obediently hand over their origin coins, nearly bankrupting themselves in order to avoid this calamity.
Zhou Yuan retrieved the coins amounting to a total of 270 as uncontrollable joy surged in his heart. He had previously worried about his lack of origin coins—who could have imagined that Santa Claus would pay him a visit all of a sudden?
Two hundred seventy coins should be enough for a month of cultivation, right?
With a flick, Zhou Yuan sent 50 origin coins flying towards Liu Zhixuan. The latter blankly stared at Zhou Yuan.
“E
veryone present has a share.” Zhou Yuan grinned. Although he had only met Liu Zhixuan a few times before, he had a good impression of him. Moreover, he had witnessed how Liu Zhixuan would rather be beaten by Jin Teng and his gang than to reveal his location.
Liu Zhixuan hurriedly shook his head.
However, Zhou Yuan shoved the 50 origin coins into his hands.
“They had injured you. Take this as compensation,” said Zhou Yuan.
Liu Zhixuan let out a bitter laugh. He clearly understood the value of these 50 origin coins, and they were definitely too much compensation for his earlier beating. However, he also understood that this was a show of Zhou Yuan’s goodwill, so he kept the coins after a slight deliberation. “I’ll take it as my good luck this time.”
After splitting the spoils, the two individuals grew even closer and grinned at each other.
At this moment, Jin Teng very cautiously asked, “Deputy pavilion master Zhou, may we leave now?”
Zhou Yuan cast a sideways glance at them as a strange smile appeared on his face. “Why should you leave?”
Jin Teng was alarmed. “We’ve already given you origin coins!”
“These origin coins were merely to buy back your arms and legs. When did I say I would let you guys off?” Zhou Yuan icily chuckled. These bastards, how could he let them off so easily?
“You!” Anger flourished on the trio’s faces.
But before they could say anything else, Zhou Yuan waved his sleeve. Streams of Genesis Qi whizzed out and tied up the three individuals and blocked their mouths.
Liu Zhixuan said in a low voice, “Zhou Yuan, I’ve heard that Lin Zheng and Wu Dao are Chen Beifeng’s underlings. This matter…”
Zhou Yuan faintly nodded as he replied, “Can I trouble you to find deputy pavilion master Ye? If you manage to find her, please ask her to come to the wind tower entrance.”
At the sight of Zhou Yuan’s appearance, Liu Zhixuan understood that he was not going to take things lying down. However, this would certainly offend Chen Beifeng. Chen Beifeng was currently the most favored competitor for the position of wind pavilion master and was extremely popular in the Wind Pavilion. He was far from comparable to Jin Teng and the rest.
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