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Chapter 68 The Art of War
"This is a martial arts master who has achieved three blood clotting techniques..."

Upon confirming He Tian's death, Wu Ming recalled the brief exchange just moments before and felt a sense of unease.

He Tian was clearly seriously injured and his blood and energy were greatly depleted, but even in this state, he still used all his strength and almost all his trump cards to seize that one last opportunity to kill him. If He Tian had not been without any fighting spirit and only wanted to escape, but had fought to the death, even if he had the Lin word technique as a reliance, his final life or death would have been hard to predict.

risk!
The entire battle was extremely dangerous. If anything went wrong at any point, he would not be able to kill He Tian, ​​and might even die on the spot under He Tian's blade. After all, in a battle between martial artists, life and death can be decided in an instant.

Calming down, Wu Ming looked at He Tian's headless corpse, took two steps forward, and with a flick of his spear, turned the body over. This action tore open He Tian's clothes, revealing a strange animal skin pouch.

In Wu Ming's perception, a chill was seeping out from inside the animal skin pouch.

"Ok?"

"What's this."

Wu Ming's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately moved closer. At this moment, he had already keenly sensed that the chill emanating from the animal skin bag was formed by a very dense concentration of Yin energy.

Looking through the seal of the animal skin bag, one can see a dark, unusual stone resting inside.

Wu Ming didn't know what this was, but he could tell that the Yin energy contained in this strange stone was much more potent than the 'wandering spirits' he had encountered on the most Yin nights long ago!
A thought flashed through Wu Ming's mind, and he immediately reached out and touched the strange jade with his fingertips.

Nourishing.

Almost the instant he touched that strange jade, the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram, which had been dormant in his mind for a long time, stirred again, with ripples spreading across its surface, forming an invisible vortex.

Immediately afterward, Wu Ming saw the strange jade stone shatter and break in an instant, turning into a cloud of Yin energy so dense it was almost liquid, which was then swallowed up by the vortex that appeared at his fingertips.

For a time,

Wu Ming felt a bone-chilling coldness spread from his arm all the way to his mind.

The Black Emperor's Demon-Subduing Diagram completely absorbed the pure and dense Yin energy, and then its surface once again emitted strands of dark light. These lights flowed across the surface of the diagram, gradually intertwining to form wondrous patterns.

At this moment, Wu Ming realized that the strange jade stone He Tian was carrying was most likely an extremely yin object containing pure yin energy, and the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram needed yin energy.

"Another secret technique rune?"

Wu Ming observed the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram deep within his soul, carefully examining the wondrous patterns that appeared on its surface. He had expected the secret patterns of the 'Lin' character to reappear, but this time the interwoven patterns were completely different from the 'Lin' character. The dim light continuously converged, forming another completely different character.

Although Wu Ming also didn't recognize this font, just like with the "Lin" technique, he instantly understood the essential meaning of this secret Daoist scripture font after only one glance.

Soldier!
He wields power over war, and all things become his weapons!

This is a supreme and wondrous method that uses the soul to control objects. With this secret inscription, wherever the divine thought goes, all things become soldiers!

"The Art of War"

Wu Ming took a deep breath and, without any hesitation, focused all his attention on memorizing the secret technique of the "Soldier" character evolved from the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram, not letting go of any detail of the Dao patterns.

Compared to the Linzi Jue (临字诀), this Bingzi Jue (兵字诀), although he could understand its essential meaning at a glance, was difficult to comprehend and grasp in detail. Unlike the Linzi Jue, which he could use freely in an instant, Bingzi Jue was much easier to understand.

Clearly, with his current spiritual strength, he is not yet able to truly master this secret technique. After all, only by reaching the third level of refining one's primordial spirit can one possess the ability to manipulate objects, and only by reaching the level of manipulating objects can one unleash the power of the Soldier's Mantra.

Just as Wu Ming was memorizing the military strategy...

Someone arrived in the courtyard; it was someone Wu Ming recognized—Zhou Ruoyun, one of the patrolmen under Zhou Huai'an.

Zhou Ruoyun wasn't particularly interested in the credit for capturing the Black Wolf Gang's leaders. She had stayed in the center of the Black Wolf Gang's base to investigate. She had only just heard the commotion here and rushed over.

"Wu Ming?"

"What's going on? What did you find?"

As soon as Zhou Ruoyun entered the courtyard, she saw a headless corpse on the ground and a dark passage leading to the cellar not far away.

Wu Ming gradually came to his senses, and the secret technique of the character "兵" (soldier) evolved from the Black Emperor Subduing Demon Diagram in his mind had been memorized.

"A cellar, with some people locked up inside, probably all kidnapped by the Black Wolf Gang."

"Oh."

Zhou Ruoyun nodded slightly after hearing this, not surprised at all. After all, the Black Wolf Gang was in the slave trade, so it was not surprising that such a situation existed.

But as she walked toward the cellar, she noticed the headless corpse on the ground. She hadn't paid much attention to it at first because it was a corpse, and her attention was focused on the entrance to the passage leading to the cellar. But when she got closer, she was stunned.

Although the moonlight was dim under the cover of night, the headless corpse still gave her a vague sense of familiarity.

and many more!

Could this corpse be...?

Zhou Ruoyun looked up in shock, her gaze sweeping across the courtyard, and finally spotted He Tian's head in the corner of the wall not far away.

"He Tian?!"

She looked at the corpse on the ground in disbelief again. Wasn't He Tian being chased by her father? How could he be here? The sounds of fighting just now—could it be Wu Ming and He Tian exchanging blows? But how could Wu Ming be a match for He Tian? In fact, judging from the situation, it seemed that Wu Ming had killed He Tian!

"Don't look at me, I don't know how he got here either, but he was already seriously injured and at his last gasp when he came over. He must have paid a heavy price to get rid of Lord Zhou and the others."

Seeing that Zhou Ruoyun had already identified He Tian's body, Wu Ming immediately shook his head and said.

Zhou Ruoyun had already squatted down and carefully examined He Tian's body. Of course, she immediately noticed that He Tian's essence and blood had been almost completely drained, as if some forbidden technique had been used.

Suddenly, I felt enlightened.

If Wu Ming had killed He Tian at his peak, it would have been too bizarre. But the current situation is not surprising. It can only be said that Wu Ming was lucky to run into He Tian, ​​who was already seriously injured and at his limit. It took him a hard-fought battle to kill him.

……

under night.

In Jingye City.

Led by Zhou Huai'an, four figures leaped across the rooftops, chasing after He Tian's figure ahead.

But as time went on, Zhou Huai'an, who was chasing in the lead, suddenly changed his gaze. He noticed that He Tian's figure had become somewhat unfocused at some point.

Although he could still perceive that the figure as being full of blood and energy, he could see that there were faint signs of disintegration at the edges of its body, as if it were melting.

Zhou Huai'an suddenly realized something, and his face turned extremely ugly. He kicked up a tile with his toes, picked it up with his right hand and threw it out. The tile flew forward and hit He Tian's back, but it went straight through him!

That's it.

He Tian, ​​who had been rushing forward, finally dissipated into a cloud of blood mist.

"not good."

"be cheated."

Zhou Huai'an suddenly stopped, turned around to look at Luo Wei and the others, and said, "Go back!"

Luo Wei and the others also saw the change ahead and their expressions turned grim. They knew they had been tricked by He Tian, ​​and their eyes showed shock and anger. They immediately turned back.

"He can't escape!"

Lin Yongchuan's tone was cold as he said in a deep voice, "This should be the Blood Shadow Technique. Using this technique will cause the loss of most of the body's essence and blood. He was also attacked by Feng Xunsi before, which aggravated his injuries. He can't escape far."

Given He Tian's condition, he must find a place to rest and recover, and it will be a long time before he can fully recover. Even if he manages to escape tonight, the worst that can happen is that the entire city will be searched tomorrow... However, this would reduce the Night Patrol Division's contribution.

On the move.

Luo Wei glanced at Feng Yong silently.

Although Feng Yong joined the battle earlier and played a crucial role in delivering a blow to He Tian, ​​in reality, with the three of them attacking together, He Tian would have had no chance of escaping, and it was only a matter of time before he was suppressed. If Feng Yong had remained in command throughout the battle and had not joined them in dealing with He Tian, ​​He Tian's little tricks would have been difficult to succeed.

Feng Yong was still too young. He had just entered the third stage of blood coagulation and was eager to be promoted to patrol officer. He was eager to make meritorious contributions as soon as possible and then be promoted from a probationary patrol officer to a full patrol officer. In his eagerness, he gave He Tian an opportunity to take advantage of him.

but,

These thoughts only flashed through Luo Wei's mind, and he naturally wouldn't say them aloud. After all, blaming Feng Yong at this time would be pointless and would only make an enemy of this young patrol officer.

Everyone moved very quickly and returned to the Black Wolf Gang's base in no time, only to be surprised by what they found.

Right in the center of the Black Wolf Gang's stronghold, in front of the house that had been reduced to ruins in the previous fight, He Tian's body lay horizontally on the open ground, his head at the top, separated from his neck.

He Tian is dead.

Zhou Huai'an stared at He Tian's corpse with surprise in his eyes and asked, "Who killed He Tian?"

Upon hearing this, several patrol officers, including Zhou Ruoyun, turned their gazes toward Wu Ming, who was standing to one side.

Luo Wei examined He Tian's body and, after confirming his identity, finally smiled. He then looked at Wu Ming with a mixture of surprise and approval and said, "Well done!"

Lin Yongchuan glanced at Wu Ming and smiled, saying, "You're lucky. He Tian used the Blood Shadow Technique and was already injured, so he was at his limit. Otherwise, if he were at his peak, you would probably have lost your life in just one exchange."

at this time,

Upon hearing Lin Yongchuan and the others' words, many of the patrol officers present, such as Zhao Hu, looked at Wu Ming with a mixture of surprise and envy.

Zhou Huai'an and the other three patrol officers beat He Tian half to death, and in the end Wu Ming got the kill. His luck was just too good.

Although Wu Ming wouldn't get all the credit for killing He Tian in this situation, even if he only gets a portion of the credit, it would still be a great achievement for a patrol officer.

Moreover, He Tian, ​​the Black Cloud Bandit, was a notorious thief known to everyone in the city. Killing He Tian would be enough to make one famous.

(End of this chapter)