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"Damn traitorous swordsman!"

Four or five cavalrymen roared angrily, their fierce killing intent surging as they approached.

They were all Wuxiang Division Chiefs of Tianshan County, of the same rank as Liu Qingyuan, and all at the early stage of the Yellow Court Realm.

Their former comrades had all died in battle, and now only the five of them remained!

Aside from Xu Zhihua and Liu Zongyuan, this is the strongest Wuxiang Division Chief in the arena.

One man swung his sword to parry Chen Yuan's longsword, while the other four seized the opportunity to swarm in and launch a series of attacks!

With the force of the collision, the long sword in Chen Yuan's hand was shaken and moved sideways!

Immediately afterwards, streams of black magic coalesced into the shadows of ferocious beasts, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan suddenly clenched his free left hand into a fist and unleashed a full-force Beng Quan (Crushing Fist)!

With several muffled thuds, the ferocious beast shadows that pounced were instantly smashed to pieces. The fist's force was unstoppable, slamming hard into the neck of a Wuxiang Division Chief, breaking his neck directly!

At the same moment, Chen Yuan flipped his right wrist, and the long sword was pulled back horizontally. A dazzling blade light suddenly burst forth, so bright that it was impossible for people to open their eyes!

"what!"

One of the Wuxiang Division Chiefs screamed in pain as his eyes were stung by the blade's edge, and the next second, he was cleaved in two by Chen Yuan's blade!

Fresh blood mixed with internal organs gushed out, and he died on the spot.

"Damn it, a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Dharma Body Realm possesses such terrifying power!"

The remaining three directors screamed in terror, their souls nearly leaving their bodies. They lost all will to fight and hastily turned their horses around to flee!

hum-

The longsword hummed and vibrated. Chen Yuan flicked his wrist, and the longsword flew out of his hand, piercing through the back of one of the riders like a cold light, and then emerging from his chest!

"what!"

The director screamed, his body swayed, and he fell heavily off his horse, dying instantly.

The other two riders also perished!

One person was struck on the back of the head by a kitchen knife thrown by Chen Yuan and fell to the ground on the spot!

The other man was struck precisely through the neck by the iron spike thrown by Chen Yuan, and instantly died!

Chen Yuan spurred his horse forward, not bothering to retrieve the kitchen knife and iron spikes, but only pulling out the long sword that had pierced the corpse. He immediately turned his horse around and looked in the direction where Lu Chengfeng and the other two were fighting.

A few black-scaled horses were still neighing and struggling around, but all the Wuxiang cavalry had been wiped out!

None survived.

Beneath his feet lay a trail of corpses and flying flesh, yet only the young man stood alone on horseback, proudly atop this mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood.

The dim moonlight poured down, shining on his blood-stained figure, as if draping him in a layer of scarlet armor!

Xu Zhihua and Liu Zongyuan stared blankly at the scene, their eyes wide open!

His eyes were filled with disbelief and horror.

The aura that Chen Yuan had previously unleashed was clearly only at the Great Perfection of the Dharma Body Realm!

But he was facing not only elite Wuxiang cavalry!

There are also seven or eight Wuxiang Sizhangs at the early stage of Huangting Realm!

Even if they couldn't take down Chen Yuan in one fell swoop, they could never be so easily and decisively killed by him!

"hey-hey!"

Seizing the moment when the two were distracted, Lu Chengfeng unleashed the last trace of scarlet killing intent around him, and his figure approached instantly like a ghost!

Swish!

A sharp glint of light flashed from his fingernails, severing Liu Zongyuan's neck... In the other's wide-open, resentful eyes, Lu Chengfeng's figure flashed again!

call out!

He appeared in front of Xu Zhihua in the blink of an eye, his fingernails aimed straight for the vital spot on his neck!

Xu Zhihua was startled and hurriedly looked up and bent over, barely dodging the fatal blow!

In a flash, Lu Chengfeng lunged forward, grabbing Xu Zhihua tightly around the waist, letting out a hoarse, broken roar:

"A-Yuan!!!"

Chen Yuan, galloping towards them on horseback, had sharp, piercing eyes and a murderous expression. His speed was as fast as lightning!

Just as Xu Zhihua was bending over and looking up, before he could stand up, Chen Yuan had already rushed in front of him!

laugh!

With a swift movement, the blade struck precisely at Xu Zhihua's neck!

puff!

Xu Zhihua's head rolled off with a thud, and blood gushed from his smooth neck, staining the surrounding ground red.

Seeing this, Lu Chengfeng managed a weak, relieved smile. All his strength was instantly drained, and he slowly released his grip on Xu Zhihua.

Xu Zhihua's headless body fell heavily to the ground with a dull thud.

boom!

Almost at the same instant, Lu Chengfeng also knelt heavily on the ground, his body like a deflated balloon, slowly shrinking away.

"Uncle Lu!"

Chen Yuan scanned his surroundings and, after confirming that there were no more survivors, his tense mind finally relaxed slightly.

But when he looked at Lu Chengfeng kneeling on the ground, he suddenly panicked, jumped off his horse, and ran over like a madman.

"Uncle Lu, how are you?"

Chen Yuan called out anxiously, half-kneeling in front of Lu Chengfeng, and hurriedly reached out to check his injuries.

The shocking wounds and crisscrossing bloodstains on the other person's body slammed into Chen Yuan's pupils, causing his trembling eyes to contract violently!

His heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, sending piercing pain through him.

The evil spirit within Lu Chengfeng's body had been completely exhausted. His burly body, along with the bloody cracks all over his body, withered away rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a skinny old man.

Countless black livid spots rapidly appeared and spread to his entire body in an instant.

"Uncle Lu...!"

Chen Yuan choked up, his voice hoarse and broken, his eyes instantly turning red.

He trembled as he reached out his left hand and tightly grasped Lu Chengfeng's withered hand, desperately trying to channel the evil spirit power within him into it.

He can not only devour the demonic and evil spiritual power of others, but also naturally, he can infuse this spiritual power into others.

But all of this was in vain...

The stench emanating from Lu Chengfeng grew stronger and stronger, his body withered and emaciated, indistinguishable from a dried-up corpse.

Chen Yuan panicked completely.

He lowered his head, and large tears fell one after another, soaking his clothes and dripping onto Lu Chengfeng's withered hands.

"I...I...am going to...break...my...trust..."

Lu Chengfeng's body gradually grew cold, and his cloudy eyes stared straight at Chen Yuan.

With his last shred of consciousness, he struggled to move his lips, uttering a faint, trembling sound like the buzzing of a mosquito.

Each word was almost the last of his strength.

"Uncle Lu!!!"

Chen Yuan quickly brought his ear close to his lips, choking back tears as he cried out, "You... what else do you want to say? A-Yuan is here... A-Yuan is listening!"

Lu Chengfeng's pale, withered lips parted slightly, and his extremely weak voice came through intermittently:

"Remember... what you said before..."

"And...my...pockets..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chengfeng's head tilted slightly, and he breathed his last.

That withered face had no flesh left, only a dead skin.

"Uncle Lu... Uncle Lu!!"

"Waaaaah... Uncle Lu!!!"

Chen Yuan held Lu Chengfeng's head tightly, screaming with all his might, but no matter how many times he screamed, he received no response. Only the howling wind in the mountains and forests accompanied him in his sobs.

He wept softly, hot tears streaming down his face, his heart aching as if it were being torn apart.

This was the first family member in his life who truly cared for him and protected him, and now they've left forever.

Without the other party, Chen Yuan probably wouldn't have survived more than three days in this environment teeming with evil spirits!

But now... the other person is gone forever!

Suddenly, Chen Yuan seemed to remember something. He suppressed his grief, wiped away the tears streaming down his face, and reached out with trembling hands to touch Lu Chengfeng's pocket. His fingertips touched a jade slip about the length of a palm.

On the jade slip, the five large characters "Evil Spirit Annihilation God Slayer" came into view.

But at this moment, he didn't even glance at the jade slip. He quickly put it away close to his body and then reached out his trembling hand to gently close Lu Chengfeng's wide-open eyes.

Then, Chen Yuan stood up, took off his coat, carefully wrapped it around Lu Chengfeng's emaciated body, and tied him securely to his back.

He quickly searched the surroundings, but Lu Chengfeng's bronze sword had already been shattered into pieces.

He carefully picked up the fragments one by one and put them away, and then found his kitchen knife and iron spikes.

The big black horse lowered its head, snorted, and slowly walked forward, gently nudging Chen Yuan's arm with its head, its eyes filled with a human-like fawning and comforting look.

But seemingly wary of the strong smell of blood and the sorrowful aura emanating from Chen Yuan, it arched twice and then took two steps back.

Chen Yuan ignored the little tricks of the big black horse. He carried Lu Chengfeng's body on his back, mounted the horse, and tightly gripped the reins with both hands.

He tilted his head slightly, looking at Lu Chengfeng's already cold head resting on his shoulder, his voice hoarse like a broken gong:

"Don't worry, as long as I, Chen Yuan, am alive, I will ensure Xiao Nuomi's safety and well-being for the rest of her life..."

"And this damned world, this damned Great Xiang Empire!"

"I, Chen Yuan, will make them die before your eyes! I will make those so-called gods... go to their deaths!"

"Just you wait, you just wait!"

You'll see how the wild boy you picked up turns the world upside down...

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Chen Yuan's voice trailed off intermittently, accompanied by the thud of his horse's hooves, trampling over blood-soaked craters, splashing up blood, treading over mangled corpses, and crushing the狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) and unwilling heads...

It's as if Chen Yuan is going to take Lu Chengfeng's corpse and shatter this world!

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