The proof of Emperor Wu began with daily rewards for diligence.

The wind rushed into the alley, stirring up dust on the ground, and the weather gradually darkened, as if autumn rain was imminent.

"You guys... what the hell are you pretending for?!"

Chen Jue loosened the cloth bag in his hand, suddenly drew his sword, and with a stomp of his foot, his body moved like a leopard, turning into a pale red afterimage as he crashed into the boy blocking his way.

A bunch of small fry dared to act like elephants in front of him. He could kill them with just three strikes; any more would be womanly mercy!

Swish! The blade flashed like a bolt of lightning, slicing through the autumn wind of the alleyway.

The young martial artist, who had just been smiling arrogantly, suddenly changed his expression and hurriedly drew his sword to block.

when!

The two armies clashed, producing the sound of a bronze bell.

How could a young man, wielding a sword with one hand, possibly block a ten-pound blade that came crashing down with a sudden, powerful blow?

His hand split open, and the longsword flew out of his grasp instantly.

"you!"

The young man's eyes widened, his arrogant expression replaced by boundless shock and terror.

In his memory, those who came to the small black market in the outer city to seek their fortune were either servants of powerful families or poor, ordinary martial artists.

Most of these people are not very talented and their cultivation level is stuck at the early stage of True Qi Realm. Crushing them is like crushing ants.

But the gray-clad man in front of him clearly had a younger voice!

"Don't kill me!"

Before the blade flashed, the young martial artist was utterly terrified and cried out for mercy.

However, in the life-or-death struggle, Chen Jue's long saber, slashing down, would not stop for even a moment because of the young man's pleas for mercy.

Those who commit murder will be killed by others; do not blame them!

puff!

In the old alley, blood suddenly appeared.

Chen Jue could split a person like chopping wood, splitting them from head to crotch, leaving them in two halves.

The swordsman in tight-fitting clothes behind him saw this and his pupils contracted sharply. He pushed off the ground and accelerated, thrusting his single sword forward to stab Chen Jue in the back.

Without turning his head, Chen Jue sidestepped the attack of the swordsman in tight-fitting clothes to the right, switched the long sword from his right hand to his left hand, and with the hilt like a hammer, struck the swordsman in tight-fitting clothes directly on the neck.

Bang! Crack!

A chilling thud echoed through the old alley, accompanied by the sound of bones cracking.

The martial artist in tight-fitting clothes who was stabbing at Chen Jue with a knife suddenly stopped, his neck pierced by the hilt of the knife, and he was folded to the left at a strange angle.

Then, his body went limp like noodles, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and he died on the spot.

Boom!

Only then did the martial artist on the rooftop land, which was completely out of place.

However, compared to his confident state before jumping, he now regrets being in this alley after witnessing his two companions disappear in an instant.

The way he looked at Chen Jue was as if he were looking at a demon. The first thing he did upon landing was not to avenge his two companions, but to run away.

But it was too late!

Chen Jue's longsword instantly flew out of his hand, creating a violent hurricane.

The warriors on the roof were only focused on escaping and had no idea that Chen Jue would be so unethical as to resort to underhanded tactics.

By the time he heard the whistling wind behind him, the long sword had already pierced through his chest, leaving a long, blood-stained blade protruding from it.

tread!tread!tread!

Chen Jue walked slowly and steadily toward the long sword he had just bought.

"The Wu family...will not...let...you go..."

The Wu family warrior coughed up blood and made a final threat before dying.

Chen Jue coldly drew his sword, leaped up from the ground, and soared onto the roof, stepping on the crumbling wall, without giving any response.

He was wearing both a hat and a mask.

If they can all be recognized, then why not kowtow to the Wu family?

Chen Jue stepped onto the rooftops, hurrying along with his head down, chasing after the direction in which the man in the straw hat had disappeared.

The man seemed to think that the thief following him was doomed, so he didn't leave quickly. It took him more than three minutes to walk past two alley corners.

Splash!

Like a hawk swooping down on a rabbit, Chen Jue leaped directly from the low rooftops of the alleyways.

A huge black shadow loomed down, and the man in the straw hat who was walking forward was suddenly startled, turned around, drew his sword, and swept it out.

However, Chen Jue had no intention of killing him. He landed steadily from a distance of about ten feet, allowing the man in the bamboo hat to miss with his sword.

"Brother! Don't be nervous. I only crave knowledge, not murder."

Chen Jue was reasonable; he had his eye on the USB drive being sold by the man in the straw hat and hoped the man would sell it to him cheaply, preferably for free.

The man in the straw hat narrowed his gaze and it fell on the long sword in Chen Jue's hand, which was still dripping blood.

"I can explain this. They attacked first, and I was forced to act in self-defense..."

Chen Jue's eyes were sincere as he took two steps toward the man in the straw hat.

The man in the straw hat didn't believe a single word Chen Jue said. When he saw the other man pressing down on him, he was startled and subconsciously took three steps back. He started with the "Floating Clouds Covering the Moon" move of the "Flowing Clouds Sword Technique," holding the sword horizontally in front of his chest in a defensive stance.

Upon seeing this, Chen Jue was speechless.

"Brother, since you are so stingy with your possessions, then we can only make this one last attempt..."

Chen Jue held the knife in both hands, took a step forward, and resembled a tiger coiled on a rock, its body tense and ready to pounce.

In his perception, the man in the straw hat was not weak; he was at least several orders of magnitude stronger than the three henchmen he had just casually dealt with.

If the three people just now were at the fourth level of True Qi, then the man in the bamboo hat in front of us must be at least at the fifth level of True Qi, or even the sixth level.

Faced with such a formidable enemy, it would be difficult for Chen Jue not to go all out.

"Excuse me!"

Chen Jue's voice was like a thunderclap, exploding in the alley. His blood and qi instantly boiled and burned, raising his already formidable strength by another ten percent. A faint red light seemed to linger around his body.

Whoosh!

The next moment, the blue bricks beneath his feet cracked, and a light red figure shot forward like an arrow, slashing straight at the man in the straw hat.

You've already burned your life force and blood, and you still say you don't want to kill?!

The man in the straw hat felt a sudden sense of alarm, his heart pounding with fear. He completely disregarded the hard-won true energy within his body, and unleashed a torrent of true energy from within, channeling it into the longsword in his hand to parry horizontally.

when!

The swords clashed, producing a metallic clang that indicated a stalemate.

The man in the straw hat was indeed quite strong. The moment he parried Chen Jue's falling longsword, the tip of his sword shot out like a serpent, rushing towards Chen Jue's chest at lightning speed.

Chen Jue dodged the dagger to the side, stomped his foot on the ground, and instantly transformed into a speeding dump truck, crashing into the man in the straw hat.

The man in the straw hat's pupils dilated sharply.

He had seen Chen Jue use this move before in the black market, and knowing how powerful it was, he quickly turned to the side to block it, instantly closing the distance between himself and Chen Jue, not giving Chen Jue any room to continue accelerating.

Ouch!

Their shoulders bumped, and the two men each took several steps back.

Chen Jue felt as if his shoulder had been poisoned, cold and numb. When he looked to the side, he was shocked to find that his shoulder was covered with frost, which was actually an ice-type alien true energy trying to invade his body.

The man in the straw hat was also in bad shape. His internal energy was turbulent, and his bones felt like they were about to be shattered. His left shoulder was drooping slightly. It wasn't a fracture, but the pain was unbearable.

"Brother, we have no grudge against each other. I really can't bear to kill innocent people. Hand over your belongings and I'll give you 50,000 coins as compensation."

Having tested the man in the bamboo hat's abilities with two moves, Chen Jue leaned forward again, wielding his knife in both hands, and delivered his final ultimatum with a powerful, wind-swept slash.

He, Chen, simply couldn't be a ruthless killer.

But the world keeps forcing him to become a lawless outlaw who commits all sorts of evil deeds.