‘Hmm, I’m stronger than them, but the question is… by how much?’ he thought to himself while looking down at his dual swords and then at his vulnerable hands.
He took out two armguards and wore them before looking up to see the three bandits charging at him again.
“You guys are quite weak, huh,” Shen Yuan taunted as he tightened the armguards and held his swords again.
“Don’t celebrate too early, you bastard!” another one of the bandits, who was holding a saber, shouted before lunging at Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan sidestepped to avoid the attack while striking the face of the bandit with the handle of his sword.
The bandit stumbled a few steps back, holding his face as his nose dripped blood.
But the other two bandits didn’t stop to see their comrade’s wounds as they struck at Shen Yuan from multiple sides.
Shen Yuan deflected the axe of the bandit with one of his swords while striking the joints of his legs with his other sword, but the bandit quickly retracted his legs as he avoided the blow.
“Tsk.” He quickly raised his hand to block the short sword heading toward his neck.
Clank!
They struck his armguard as Shen Yuan dropped his sword from one hand and struck the chest of the attacker before catching his sword mid-air.
The attacker slid back for a few meters as his chest absorbed the entire impact.
“You guys are quite tough, huh,” Shen Yuan remarked as he put away one of the swords and looked at the bandits.
“Hmph! You are quite strong yourself, but nothing unbeatable.”
…
On the other hand, Lian Fang continued fighting with her opponent; they exchanged blows as the clash was on equal footing.
None seemed to be able to gain advantage over the other as they continued their relentless fight.
‘Shit, how is Young Master Yuan fighting with three of them at once? I thought he was weaker due to his young age and he would use some artifact to trap or kill them. But this… he is clearly dominating them.’ She became speechless while looking at Shen Yuan.
“Where is your focus?” the enemy shouted while striking at her legs.
Lian Fang hurriedly stepped back to avoid the blow as she retaliated.
Their fight continued with none being able to take the upper hand.
…
The caravan guards continued guarding the healers’ wagon as they resisted the attacks of the bandits with their shields while retaliating with spears.
“Fuck! We need to hurry up before boss finishes that brat; otherwise, he will skin at least half of us,” one of the bandits desperately shouted while attacking with his long sword.
His companions understood his urgency as they struck the shields with more force.
“Defend! We must hold them back until Young Master Yuan is back!”
The guards’ morale was high as they saw Shen Yuan attacking the bandit leaders.
…
Shen Yuan smiled seeing the bandits getting together for a concentrated attack.
He closed his eyes for a second, feeling his heart being set ablaze as his sword lit up in fire.
The bandits’ eyes widened in shock as the leader of them spoke, “Is that a fire-based technique? But something seems off…”
The axe-wielding bandit couldn’t help but feel something amiss as the flames seemed out of place on someone at Shen Yuan’s level.
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“You guys better be cautious now; we will attack him at once.”
The vice leaders nodded their heads as their grips tightened around their weapons.
Shen Yuan smiled lightly as he raised the sword above his head; the Qi of the surroundings became chaotic as his sword seemed to be forming a vortex above his head.
The bandits’ eyes widened in fear and disbelief as they saw the phenomenon.
Soon, they heard Shen Yuan say, “Heave—” but he paused as he saw the caravan behind the bandits.
He changed his stance as the gathered Qi began circulating in a different way.
“Radiant Lotus Slash!” he softly muttered as his First-Level Fire Intent mixed with his First-Level Sword Intent cut through the air and headed straight for the bandits.
The changing of attack made the bandits relieved for a second as they thought Shen Yuan couldn’t power the huge Qi required for that attack, but this attack didn’t seem any less dangerous as they hurriedly raised their weapons to guard their vital parts.
But the attack didn’t show any mercy as it destroyed their weapons and hit squarely in their chests. But before it could slash them apart, Shen Yuan recalled his attack as he withstood the backlash since it wasn’t his strongest attack.
The bandit leaders got sent flying back as they struck the nearby trees and cleared a large patch of the forest with their collision.
Shen Yuan didn’t give a damn as he moved towards Lian Fang to take care of the remaining Extreme Origin Core Realm cultivator.
But before he could reach the place, the bandit got so scared of him that he kneeled right there.
Shen Yuan slowed down as he saw the situation getting under control. “Alright, enough, you bastards. Your leader has already surrendered.”
He shouted while pointing at the kneeling bandit.
The rest of the bandits paused their attacks as they slowly turned around to see the kneeling vice leader, their eyes widened in horror as they didn’t think they would be the ones on the losing end.
They hurriedly threw away their weapons and kneeled down while begging Shen Yuan for mercy.
“Spare us, Young Master!”
“I have an old mother and daughter to feed; please spare me!”
“I don’t want to die a virgin; please spare me, Great Lord!!”
…
Shen Yuan’s eyes twitched as he heard all kinds of begging.
‘Even I haven’t read about some of them in my previous life,’ he thought with amusement while the bandits continued begging.
He shook his head and slowly moved towards the kneeling bandit vice leader.
“Not so tough now, are you?” Shen Yuan smirked as he looked at the kneeling leader.
While the rest of the bandits got silent as they heard Shen Yuan speaking, they continued kneeling down as they waited for him to pass on the judgment.
“Please, Young Master. Spare me. I will tell you everything you want to know about our sect!” the kneeling vice leader begged and promised to divulge all their secrets.
“Hoh? Already spitting out everything? How boring. I didn’t even get the chance to use some of my newly learned torture techniques,” Shen Yuan evilly smirked and took out his dark scythe.
The bandit leader felt his soul leaving his body as he froze on the spot; even his muscles refused to move as Shen Yuan’s aura pressed down on him.
Shen Yuan was unknowingly releasing a noble presence resembling that of Divine Birds, but only the bandit vice leader was able to feel it as the entire pressure was directed towards him.
“S-s-spare me. I beg you.” The vice leader’s face becomes worse, almost on the verge of crying.
“Hmm…well lets round you all up first.” Shen Yuan said as he looked back at the caravan guards. “Make a clearing in the side of the forest, we will camp here for the night. I have a few things that I need to discuss with them.”