24: Chapter 24 Battle Breakthrough!
24: Chapter 24 Battle Breakthrough!
A sword strike fast to the extreme.
In that instant, Chu Fengmian’s speed was more than double what it had just been.
His body’s strength seemed to have grown much stronger, his Spiritual Power swelling as if it was about to explode.
Amidst the countless battles in the Barbaric Mountain range, accumulating power, Chu Fengmian had actually broken through under this siege.
His body, limbs, and organs were now almost completely filled with immense Spiritual Power, making Chu Fengmian feel as though his entire body was brimming with strength.
A breakthrough amidst battle.
This was something only the historically famous geniuses had accomplished.
On Chu Fengmian’s arm, the fourth Spirit Vein flowed with endless Spiritual Power.
With this breakthrough, Chu Fengmian had opened up the fourth Spirit Vein, forcefully pushing his realm to the eighth layer of the Bone Tempering Stage.
A breakthrough across three realms in one go, if word of this were to spread, it would surely cause a sensation across the entire Martial Victory Continent.
For the average Martial Artist, advancing a single realm could take at least two to three years, and for those less gifted, it could take ten or even twenty years.
Even those famous prodigies advanced through one realm at a time, none could match Chu Fengmian in breaking through three realms at once.
This was precisely the magic of the Bone-breaking Rebirth Technique, the Spiritual Power that Chu Fengmian had accumulated was not for a breakthrough, but saved up to blast through the Spirit Veins; when the Spirit Veins were blasted open, the accumulated Spiritual Power would also explode, rapidly elevating his realm.
Because of this, it was difficult for Chu Fengmian to break through normally, but each breakthrough made was a substantial one, through blasting the Spirit Veins and accumulating strength over time.
“This time, you all are going to die!”
Chu Fengmian roared, his figure flashed, and he rushed again in front of a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was already reacting, his heavy sword descending, but the Xuanqing Sword in Chu Fengmian’s hand met it and sent the heavy sword flying in an instant.
At the fifth layer of the Bone Tempering Stage, Chu Fengmian already possessed the strength to fight against warriors of the eighth layer; now that he had broken through, these middle-aged men seemed like dead men to him.
Another sword fell, marking the death of yet another middle-aged man.
In an instant, two middle-aged men lay dead under Chu Fengmian’s Sword Edge, and at the moment Chu Fengmian executed his strike, he also spotted a blue pouch at the waist of that middle-aged man.
This storage pouch could hold a cubic meter of items and was considered a rare item in Linwu City.
Within the Lin household, only a few of the elders possessed one, these middle-aged men, indeed of Wusheng Academy origin, were quite wealthy.
Chu Fengmian did not hesitate, after slaughtering the middle-aged man, he seized that storage pouch and then rushed towards another middle-aged man.
Within ten breaths time.
All eight middle-aged men lay dead under Chu Fengmian’s sword, and Chu Fengmian’s waist now held nine storage pouches.
“You, you’re the last one.”
Chu Fengmian raised his head, looking at that young Hall Master.
All of this had been incited by the greed of this young Hall Master, who had just tried to slay Chu Fengmian and refine his soul; this time, Chu Fengmian would certainly not let him go.
The young Hall Master also saw the killing intent in Chu Fengmian’s eyes and moved his feet, activating his movement technique, fleeing into the jungle.
“However, the realm of this junior Hall Master is merely at the seventh level of the Bone Tempering stage, and his movement technique can’t compare to Chu Fengmian’s Phantom movement technique.”
Almost instantly, Chu Fengmian had already caught up to him, reached out his hand to grab the junior Hall Master’s clothes, and threw him to the ground.
A mouthful of fresh blood spilled out from the junior Hall Master’s mouth.
“I belong to Wusheng Academy!
I am a disciple of Wusheng Academy, you can’t kill me!”
The junior Hall Master lay on the ground, looking at Chu Fengmian, and shouted loudly.
“Those few worthless ones are just servants; their deaths are of no consequence!
I, however, am an Inner Sect Disciple of Wusheng Academy.
If I die, you just wait for Wusheng Academy’s retaliation!”
That name, in the Wusheng realm, was absolutely supreme.
Especially the Inner Sect Disciples of Wusheng Academy, who were the elite among the academy.
If anyone killed an Inner Sect Disciple of Wusheng Academy, they would certainly be pursued and attacked by Wusheng Academy.
The junior Hall Master hurriedly spoke, also convinced that Chu Fengmian, knowing his identity, would not dare to kill him.
Chu Fengmian looked at the junior Hall Master with interest but did not speak.
He thought, how could there be such foolish people.
Chu Fengmian had killed nine middle-aged men today, and had already become a sworn enemy of this junior Hall Master.
Moreover, the secrets of his swordsmanship and movement technique—Chu Fengmian certainly did not want to expose them.
People from the Lin household, having seen little, even if they saw it, wouldn’t understand its value; so, it didn’t matter.
This junior Hall Master, being from Wusheng Academy, could naturally perceive the subtleties.
If Chu Fengmian didn’t kill this junior Hall Master today and let him escape, it would be just like waiting for the junior Hall Master to return and bring people to deal with Chu Fengmian.
Seeing that Chu Fengmian did not respond, the junior Hall Master suddenly felt much more at ease.
He thought that Chu Fengmian, upon hearing the name of Wusheng Academy, would not dare to make a move, and this made the greedy intentions that had just subsided in his heart surge once again.
“Kid, I’ll have you know that I am not only an Inner Sect Disciple of Wusheng Academy, but my father is also the Hall Master of the Martial Flame Hall in Wusheng Academy, with a high status there.”
The junior Hall Master continued speaking, his words revealing a slightly threatening tone.
“This matter today, I can forget it.
I can even allow you to enter Wusheng Academy to become a disciple.
Just hand over your swordsmanship and movement technique, and I can guarantee we forget about today’s incident, how about that?”
“With your talent, once I return to Wusheng Academy, I will report to the academy to have you join, how about that?”
The junior Hall Master spoke while coldly thinking to himself.
This time, when he came to the Barbarian Wilderness, he thought there would be no danger and brought just a few servants.
He hadn’t expected to encounter Chu Fengmian.
If he waited until he went back to Wusheng Academy where strong individuals abound, Chu Fengmian wouldn’t be able to resist as they wished.
The humiliation suffered today could be avenged.
He hadn’t finished thinking when he saw that something was off in Chu Fengmian’s expression.
Chu Fengmian shook his head and said to the junior Hall Master.
“Unexpectedly, Wusheng Academy still has such foolish people.”
Almost at the same moment, Chu Fengmian’s sword also fell, stabbing towards the junior Hall Master’s chest.
The sword did not pierce the junior Hall Master’s chest as Chu Fengmian had expected.
Instead, a barrier suddenly appeared on the junior Hall Master’s body.