After being chased after my engagement was broken off, my Iron Shirt skill instantly reached max lev

Chapter 74 Royal Consorts, Kill Them Without Regret!

"Diamond Body Protection!"

Sensing the deadly danger, Wu Lingchuan immediately unleashed his inner energy, and his body burst forth with layers of golden light.

Li Xiuyuan's sword struck the golden protective shield, producing a tremendous roar.

Such a powerful sword strike only managed to break through the outermost layer of the golden shield.

Wu Lingchuan flashed backward and retreated quickly.

"Li Xiuyuan, stop!"

"I am a royal retainer in the Seventh Prince's residence. If you lay a hand on me again, you will suffer the consequences!"

Li Xiuyuan, who was standing on the outer wall, frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Royal offerings?

Seventh Prince!

At this moment, Shen Yan quickly stood up and came to Li Xiuyuan's feet, saying worriedly, "Young Master, this person is a royal retainer, with a special status. Moreover, these royal retainers have all cultivated the techniques of the Great Li Dynasty's royal family, and they are extremely powerful."

Li Xiuyuan, standing atop the outer wall, kept his gaze fixed on the white-haired, gray-clad old man standing amidst a pile of frost-covered, haphazardly scattered corpses.

"Seventh Prince's men, it seems you're here this time also for the 'Absorption Technique' I possess?"

Li Xiuyuan only thought about Shen Yan's words for a moment.

Through the information provided by Monk Suixin and Shen Yan, Li Xiuyuan already knew that in the Great Li Dynasty, besides the major forces in Yunzhou City, the one who most wanted to obtain the "Absorption Technique" was the Seventh Prince.

Of course, there are other forces, but Li Xiuyuan has no way of knowing about them for the time being.

However, it seems that the seventh prince of the Great Li Dynasty had already participated in the struggle to seize his mother's "Absorption Technique" more than a decade ago.

Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but look coldly at the gray-robed, white-haired old man in front of him.

"Hehe—young man, you have indeed given me many surprises and unexpected events, but have you ever heard the saying that the tallest tree in the forest will be felled by the wind?"

"I have come to Yunzhou on the orders of the Seventh Prince to recruit you."

"Recruit me?"

Li Xiuyuan gave a faint sneer, and in a flash, he stood not far from Wulingchuan. He reached out and grabbed Lin Yi, who was frozen by a sword.

"Ah—no, no, ah—"

In an instant, Li Xiuyuan drained all of Lin Yi's strength, and as for Lin Yi's screams, Li Xiuyuan seemed not to hear them at all.

After absorbing all his power, Li Xiuyuan casually tossed him aside, flicked his fingers a few times in mid-air, and sealed his acupoints, making him just like Lin Qianqiu.

Upon seeing this, Wu Lingchuan's brow twitched, but after all, he was a courtier of the dynasty.

Although Li Xiuyuan's methods made even this seasoned veteran feel somewhat apprehensive.

But he did not back down. In his view, he had the Seventh Prince and the Great Li Dynasty backing him up, and he figured Li Xiuyuan wouldn't dare to turn against him.

"That's right—the Seventh Prince said that as long as you hand over the 'Absorption Technique,' he will not pursue the matter of your mistake in practicing this technique. In addition, he will give you special training and recommend you for a government position!"

In the future, you will be blessed with fame and fortune, enjoying eternal glory!

Wu Lingchuan spoke with confidence in his eyes, after all, in his view, what everyone pursues is nothing more than these things.

Not to mention Li Xiuyuan, who is now facing crises on all sides and has now destroyed the Lin family.

He desperately needs a strong backing!

"Moreover, do you know your current situation? I think you should understand the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime."

"As long as you submit to the Seventh Prince, no one in the Great Li Dynasty will dare to easily harm you!"

Seeing Wu Lingchuan's flushed face filled with excitement, Li Xiuyuan sneered, "Enter the court as an official? Enjoy wealth and glory? Haha—no wonder you can't become a grandmaster even in your old age, and can only be someone's dog!"

"Li Xiuyuan—what did you say? Say it again if you dare!"

Upon suddenly hearing Li Xiuyuan's mocking words, Wu Lingchuan trembled, and a surge of anger rushed straight to the top of his head.

What he hated most in his life was being called a dog. He followed the seventh prince for several years before barely managing to get a position as a royal courtier in the dynasty.

In recent years, he has always been arrogant and domineering wherever he goes, and he doesn't even take ordinary masters seriously.

Why?!

It's because the Seventh Prince stands behind him, holding the title of a courtier of the dynasty.

"Hehe—I didn't expect you to be both hard of hearing and not very bright."

I told you you're nothing but that Seventh Prince's dog, yet you dare bark and howl in front of me.

"Haha, good—good, good, good—you really are an arrogant brat who doesn't know his own limitations."

Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you used that Absorption Technique to wipe out the Lin family?

"I will say it again today: Are you willing to submit to the Seventh Prince and accompany me to the capital to pay homage to him?"

He looked at Li Xiuyuan standing there, still sneering at him.

Wu Lingchuan felt an inexplicable anger rise within him.

"This is your only chance to live, kid—"

"Go to hell, you're really giving me too much credit!"

Li Xiuyuan immediately roared and took a step forward.

The long sword in his hand transformed into a lightning-fast serpent, arriving in front of Wu Lingchuan in the blink of an eye.

"Buzz"

"Sizzle!"

Immediately, a golden shield blocked Li Xiuyuan's sword strike.

"Boy, you do have some skill, otherwise I wouldn't have given you a chance to live."

But since you show no gratitude, then I have no choice but to take your corpse back to the capital!

Wu Lingchuan suddenly stepped forward.

Immediately, golden shields emanated from his body, spreading outwards in concentric circles.

Buzzing buzzing —

As muffled thuds continued to ring out, Li Xiuyuan saw layers of golden protective shields continuously stacked around Wu Lingchuan, completely enveloping him in the center.

He then threw a punch at Li Xiuyuan.

With a loud "bang," a giant golden fist, amidst layers of golden light, directly deflected Li Xiuyuan's sword strike.

Li Xiuyuan then retreated several feet.

He sensed a clearly visible crack appearing on the longsword in his hand.

His true energy surged immediately.

It shattered with a "bang".

Looking at the shattered longsword in his hand, Li Xiuyuan did not hesitate at all.

I already know that this must be a powerful self-defense technique.

The royal family's offerings are truly not to be underestimated!

He threw the broken sword in his hand to the ground, took a step forward, spread his five fingers, and grabbed directly at the layers of golden protective shield.

With the Absorption Technique operating at full power, a violent and unrestrained vortex suddenly began to surge beneath Li Xiuyuan's palm.

Ok?

But to Li Xiuyuan's surprise, Wu Lingchuan stomped his feet on the ground and clasped his hands together. Layers of golden light spread out from his body, covering him and forming layers of golden shields.

"Li Xiuyuan, although the Absorption Technique is powerful, your foundation is still too shallow."

"I have already mastered the Vajra Glazed Body, and I have even transformed my fierce and domineering Glazed True Qi into nine Vajra Protective True Qi. You are only at the sixth rank; to think you can absorb my power is simply a pipe dream!"

Upon hearing Wu Lingchuan's words, Li Xiuyuan was slightly taken aback.

But he quickly came to terms with it.

As Wu Lingchuan said, although he has now mastered the "Absorption Technique" to the maximum level, this technique itself has certain flaws.

If I were to use the same method of absorbing energy from the air as before, I really wouldn't be able to absorb the opponent's true energy, who could completely control the flow of my true energy and whose cultivation was even higher than mine.

It's just that Li Xiuyuan hadn't encountered anything that his Absorption Technique couldn't absorb before.

As Wu Lingchuan spoke, he took a step forward and threw a punch directly at Li Xiuyuan.

This punch was powerful and domineering, containing something akin to the force of a sword.

The golden fist pierced through layers of protective shields, heading towards Li Xiuyuan's outstretched palm.

Li Xiuyuan did not take the punch head-on.

As he retreated, his Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt techniques were fully activated. Not only that, but his Frosty True Qi transformed into a dense array of sword energy shields that blocked his path.

With a loud "bang," the golden fist shattered the sword energy shield formed from the icy true energy in front of it.

Even the Golden Bell Shield showed a very obvious crack.

Standing there, Li Xiuyuan looked at the gray-robed, white-haired old man not far away, whose entire body was covered with a golden halo.

Li Xiuyuan hadn't realized before that this old man was actually a master of external martial arts.

Li Xiuyuan could tell at a glance that this Vajra Glazed Body had reached the realm of a flawless golden body.

After reaching the maximum level of the "Golden Bell Cover" technique, Li Xiuyuan had gained many insights and understandings about protective techniques. Through the attack just now, he naturally knew the terrifying defensive power of the "Diamond Glazed Body" technique practiced by Wu Lingchuan.

More importantly, Wulingchuan has other methods.

As for why the Absorption Technique couldn't absorb it, it was entirely because of this Vajra Glazed Body. Once this Vajra Glazed Body was broken, he would instantly gain absolute dominance.

With a quick thought, Li Xiuyuan took a step forward and reached out to grab something.

A long sword lying on the ground not far away flew into Li Xiuyuan's hand.

With the Frostfire Technique operating at full power, Li Xiuyuan could clearly sense that the terrifying true energy surging out of his body had been completely transformed into Frostfire True Energy.

The longsword in his hand was covered with a thick layer of ice.

With a "thud," the longsword in his hand landed directly on the outermost golden shield.

Then came another sword strike—

In just a few breaths, Li Xiuyuan had already unleashed hundreds of sword strikes.

The longsword in his hand shattered several times due to the icy true energy and the violent collisions.

But Li Xiuyuan didn't care. With the sword broken, he simply grabbed at the air, and the swords and knives on the ground flew back into his hand.

Continue to unleash a frenzied barrage of sword strikes —

"Li Xiuyuan, you're dreaming if you think you can break through my Vajra Crystal Body with brute force."

"I'd like to see how much internal energy you have left to waste against me!"

At this moment, Wu Lingchuan's feet touched the ground firmly, and as he clasped his hands together, powerful and domineering true energy around his body continuously transformed into layers of golden protective shields.

Just moments before, Li Xiuyuan had pierced through the outer golden shield with a few sword strikes.

It condensed and recovered in the next moment.

"It's no use—Li Xiuyuan, you should come with me to serve the Seventh Prince. I believe that with your ruthlessness and martial arts talent, the Seventh Prince will surely value you!"

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan completely ignored everything.

He looked at the other two sword techniques he had previously acquired from the Shen family on the panel in front of him, and the progress after the number of sword swings kept changing.

There was no intention to stay.

He frantically swung his sword at the layers of golden shield in front of him.

Since the absorption technique can't absorb it, the first step is to completely shatter this tortoise shell.

As for competing in terms of true qi reserves, Li Xiuyuan was not afraid at all.

As the Frostfire Technique continued to operate, Li Xiuyuan also saw the page showing the maximum level requirements for the Frostfire Technique.

If the longsword in your hand breaks, then pick up the one on the ground and continue.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan frantically poured his icy true energy into his longsword, slashing one sword after another at the layers of golden true energy shield in front of him.

Shen Yan, who witnessed this scene from a short distance away, was filled with confusion.

Because after learning Wu Lingchuan's identity, she already knew that he was a master warrior by the side of the Seventh Prince.

Although his cultivation level is only at the peak of the fifth rank, his body's external martial arts skills are already incredibly terrifying, especially his Vajra Glazed Body, which only a Grandmaster can break!

Moreover, what puzzled Shen Yan even more was that Li Xiuyuan didn't seem to be trying to quickly break through the Wulingchuan Vajra Glazed Body. Instead, he seemed to be practicing some kind of sword technique, and a basic one at that!

Yes.

At this moment, it wasn't just Shen Yan who had this thought; even Wu Lingchuan, who was rooted to the ground and frantically activating his Vajra Glazed Body in an attempt to deplete Li Xiuyuan's true energy, felt the same way.

However, he dared not lower his defenses and unleash a killing move to attack Li Xiuyuan.

After all, that "Absorption Technique" is extremely mysterious and heaven-defying.

After all, this young man, who was only eighteen years old, had destroyed the Lin family with just this one skill.

He certainly wouldn't dare to underestimate them!

However, as Wu Lingchuan watched Li Xiuyuan relentlessly attacking and shattering layer after layer of golden shields, his eyes grew increasingly cold.

He was very confident in his own strength. He didn't believe that a sixth-rank kid could recover quickly by absorbing the power of others after a great battle with the Lin family.

After all, he's only a sixth-rank official; how can he compare to me?

*Swoosh!*

Another longsword shattered.

Li Xiuyuan reached out and grabbed.

Immediately, the blood-stained longsword flew from not far away into Li Xiuyuan's hand.

As the pure, icy true energy flowed into the longsword, a system notification sounded in his ear:

[The conditions for reaching the maximum level of the "Frostfire Technique" have been met; the Frostfire Technique is now at maximum level!]

Instantly, the surging icy true energy around Li Xiuyuan underwent a transformation.

The numerous cultivation insights and experiences from the "Frostbite Technique" brought about a dramatic change in Li Xiuyuan's aura at this moment.

This is a fifth-grade cultivation technique. Now that it has reached the maximum level, Li Xiuyuan can clearly feel the true energy within his body rapidly transforming.

Under the influence of the Frostbite Technique, both the physical body and the soul were strengthened once again.

Suddenly, Li Xiuyuan's eyes turned icy cold. The moment he raised his hand and the long sword in his hand, a layer of silvery-white ice covered the originally ordinary fine iron long sword.

The longsword moved.

In an instant, the entire space seemed to be frozen by a chilling aura.

Although it was only for a moment, it made Wu Lingchuan, who was standing there, tremble all over.

In that instant, a red light flashed in Li Xiuyuan's eyes.

The Soul-Capturing Technique was instantly activated, merging into the frozen space, and its aura completely locked onto Wu Lingchuan.

Before Wu Lingchuan could use any other methods, he had already met Li Xiuyuan's bloodshot eyes.

Suddenly, his whole body trembled, and his true energy dissipated layer by layer in an instant.

The longsword, covered in ice, was aimed at Wu Lingchuan, who stood there with his hands clasped together and his eyes momentarily glazed over.

*Pfft*

Although Wu Lingchuan broke free from the control of the Soul-Capturing Technique almost instantly.

But in that instant, Li Xiuyuan's sword had already pierced through layers of Vajra shield and directly penetrated Wu Lingchuan's chest.

"You—pfft!"

The Vajra-like body was shattered.

Although Li Xiuyuan's soul was suffering a backlash at this moment, he bit his tongue and suddenly thrust his hand that was gripping the sword hilt forward.

In the instant Wu Lingchuan's body was forced backward, she released her longsword, her five fingers forming a claw, and grabbed Wu Lingchuan's neck. Sharp, icy true energy transformed into a blade that pierced the skin of Wu Lingchuan's neck.

The scalding blood was frozen into a column of blood as soon as it flowed out.

"You—how could this be!"

But at this moment, Li Xiuyuan did not hesitate at all. Taking advantage of someone's weakness to kill them was a principle that Li Xiuyuan had always adhered to.

"No—Li Xiuyuan, you can't absorb my power! I am a royal retainer!"

"I have the Seventh Prince behind me. If you absorb my power, he will definitely kill you!"

But at this moment, Li Xiuyuan just looked at Wulingchuan in front of him with a cold expression.

Streams of pure, powerful, and domineering true energy continuously flowed into Li Xiuyuan's body, which had just been greatly depleted.

Royal offerings?

so what!

At this point, we'll kill them without hesitation!

"Ah—Li Xiuyuan, you can't!"

I can take you to see the Seventh Prince, and you can get everything you want.

You little beast, I won't let you get away with this.

The Seventh Prince sent me here to take you back. If I don't go back, the Seventh Prince will send an even more powerful retainer.

Then—ah!

"You little beast, you'll die a horrible death!"

Ah—my inner energy, I—"

"You little beast, even if I, Wu Lingchuan, die, I will never let you go! I curse you to die a horrible death!"

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan took a deep breath and felt the pure true energy he was absorbing into his body.

And those obscure and incomprehensible insights into cultivation.

When Li Xiuyuan slowly opened his eyes and looked at Wu Lingchuan, whom he was holding in his hand, he was stunned.

Wu Lingchuan had now transformed into a pale old man with a ferocious and terrifying face, a mouth full of blood, and wide-open eyes.

Just toss it aside.

When the body hit the ground, half of its bloody tongue flew out of its blood-soaked mouth.

Just moments after Wu Lingchuan realized that his true energy had been completely drained and he had become a cripple, he could not bear the pain and committed suicide by biting his tongue on the spot.

Li Xiuyuan glanced at the corpse on the ground and sneered.

"He's quite a ruthless person!"

Unfortunately, he did not obtain the cultivation method of the "Diamond Lapis Lazuli Body".

However, it didn't matter. After absorbing Wu Lingchuan's power, Li Xiuyuan gained some new insights into the cultivation of protective techniques.

If you have time to join the "Golden Bell Cover" game, you might be able to further enhance the defensive power of your Golden Bell Cover!

Just as Li Xiuyuan was looking at the front yard in front of him, which was covered with frost, with corpses lying haphazardly, and blood-red icicles frozen everywhere.

Shen Yan quickly walked up to Li Xiuyuan.

"Young Master, what should we do with the Lin family members next?"

Li Xiuyuan looked at the Lin family members not far away, who had already huddled together, their faces filled with terror, and whose power had been drained.

Suddenly, a red light flashed in his eyes.

Immediately, a burly Lin family guard standing not far away stood up and walked towards Li Xiuyuan in a daze.

"Tell me, have you ever done anything bad?"

The burly Lin family guard spoke up almost without hesitation: "Young master, three years ago I took a fancy to my brother's wife, so I plotted to kill him, then imprisoned his wife in my residence, played with her for half a year, and then killed her. I threw her body into the Lin family's cesspool!"

One year ago—”

"You can die now!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Xiuyuan's icy voice rang out.

As soon as he finished speaking, the burly Lin family guard grabbed a knife from the ground and slashed it across his own neck.

Blood splattered.

"what!"

Perhaps he only came to his senses when he was dying, and hurriedly covered his bleeding neck.

He looked at Li Xiuyuan and the other man with resentment and unwillingness.

But it was too late; he collapsed heavily to the ground, lifeless.

The other members of the Lin family, whose power had been drained, saw the guard on the ground clutching his neck and struggling for a moment before stopping. They all looked at Li Xiuyuan, who was standing not far away, with horrified expressions.

Some of them had shifty eyes and were trembling as they looked at the gate not far away, seemingly wanting to fight to the death.

Li Xiuyuan didn't care about any of this.

These people are perfect for leveling up their "Soul-Stealing Technique" to the maximum level.

As Li Xiuyuan looked up, a thin, lewd-looking Lin family guard immediately stepped forward in a daze.

Have you ever done anything immoral or heinous?

The gaunt guard answered without resistance, "Informing you, young master, my name is—"

One by one, members of the Lin family stepped forward, but to Li Xiuyuan and Shen Yan's surprise, none of them were innocent.

They either bully the weak and steal other men's wives, or they commit murder and robbery.

In the end, they all slit their own throats after confessing to their crimes!

Lin Qianqiu and Lin Yi, who had been acupunctured not far away, witnessed this scene.

Especially after seeing Li Xiuyuan casually manipulate the Lin family members, confessing their crimes one by one before committing suicide.

Both of them were already completely heartbroken.

Lin Qianqiu's eyes were filled with terror, and he was already amazed by the incredible manipulation technique, which was completely beyond his comprehension.

It's hard to imagine what I would do if I were controlled by such terrifying methods.

At this moment, Lin Qianqiu only wanted to die quickly!

After all, he knew that Li Xiuyuan's decision not to kill him must be because he wanted to learn something from him.

But Lin Qianqiu hated Li Xiuyuan to the core at this moment. It wasn't enough to destroy the Lin family; he also had to humiliate him like this.

Lin Qianqiu really wanted to follow Wu Lingchuan's example and commit suicide by biting his tongue, but unfortunately—he couldn't do it.

At this moment, the overwhelming resentment and unwillingness in his heart transformed into a murderous gaze, staring intently at Li Xiuyuan, whom he had previously disregarded!

"ah----"

But Li Xiuyuan couldn't hear Lin Qianqiu's inner thoughts and roars, and now that he had finished dealing with these people...

He slowly turned around and looked at Lin Qianqiu and Lin Yi lying on the ground.

He grinned and said, "Next, it's your turn—"