Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Massacre the Village?
Translator: 549690339
Feeling the powerful aura from his opponent, Lu Cangsheng’s face slightly changed.
“Meridian Passage Realm peak, you’ve advanced to the Meridian Passage Realm peak!”
“Humph, you old man still have quite the insight.”
Liu Kai snorted coldly, swept his eyes over the crowd from Spirit Creek Village, then he cruelly announced, “Now, I’ll give you two choices.”
“First, Spirit Creek Village will be annihilated.”
“Second, compensate my Sky Wind Stronghold with 30,000 taels of silver.”
Whoo!
Upon hearing those words, every villager from Spirit Creek Village and the members of the hunting teams were horrified and angrily stared at the people from Sky Wind Stronghold.
30,000 taels of silver, that was practically demanding Spirit Creek Village’s life.
Lu Cangsheng blocked the eager villagers behind him. The First Leader of Sky Wind Stronghold, Liu Kai had advanced to the peak of Meridian Passage Realm and there were over eighty of his elites as supporters. If they got on their wrong side, Spirit Creek Village was in danger.
However, he was somewhat puzzled. The few bandits he encountered on the road a while ago were already wiped out from the roots by him, the news definitely did not get out. How did Liu Kai find out?
Regaining his composure, Lu Cangsheng calmly said, “Our trip to Cloud Water County four months ago did not cross paths with anyone from Sky Wind Stronghold. First Leader Liu should not simply believe rumors of others.”
“At this point, you old fool still want to deny it. Since it’s like this, don’t blame me for wiping out your village!” Liu Kai’s eyes showed contempt, suffused with murderous intent. Behind him, the over eighty elites from Sky Wind Stronghold also revealed killing intent. As long as the order was given by the First Leader, they would ruthlessly attack.
Seeing Liu Kai’s unwavering determination, Lu Cangsheng no longer held any expectations. His usually smiling face sunk as he coldly said, “Want 30,000 taels of silver? No way!”
“As for wiping out the village, we’ll see if you have the power to do so!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Cangsheng’s hunched figure suddenly straightened, and a powerful aura emanated from him, like a sleeping lion waking up after a long time.
At the same time, Lu Cang and Lu Meng, Lu Yang, one after another, released their strong aura, all at the Meridian Passage Realm cultivation level.
“You old fool hid well, but since you’ve offended Sky Wind Stronghold, there’s only one outcome, death!”
As the words fell, he stomped his feet, his body instantly jumped from the horse back, his blade flickering coldly, making a chop.
A simple chop created a thunderous booming sound, showing the terrifying power of his chop.
Lu Cangsheng turned his hand, a hunting knife from one of his team members was drawn from the sheath in an instant and fell neatly into Lu Cangsheng’s hand.
“With me here, Spirit Creek Village will not fall!”
Lu Cangsheng’s eyes were sharp, he darted out like a tiger and engaged in battle with Liu Kai.
The moment the two started fighting, the people of Sky Wind Stronghold also initiated their attacks and flew from their horses, charging towards Spirit Creek Village.
Watching this situation, the villagers of Spirit Creek Village who were observing from a distance began to worry. With the old village head’s age, would he be able to contend with the strong and healthy Liu Kai?
Could the hunting team members handle so many elites from the Sky Wind Stronghold?
“To protect Spirit Creek Village, to protect our brothers and sisters, elders, children, women, all the hunting team members and adults, pick up your weapons and follow me to fight the enemy!”
Lu Cang roared, his True Qi circulating in his body, erupting with a formidable cultivation level, he leaped out.
Lu Yang and Lu Meng, these two strong warriors of the initial stage of Meridian Passage Realm burst out at the same time, leading the hunting team members and other adults to kill towards the Sky Wind Stronghold elites.
Among the members of the hunting team, Lu He, although young, his cultivation level had already reached the middle stage of Enter Martial Realm, extremely valiant. It wasn’t long before he slaughtered a Sky Wind Stronghold elite who was only at the initial stage of Enter Martial Realm.
“Kill!” The thirteen-year-old Lu Tianhu had a fierce glint in his eyes as he charged towards the nearest person.
Several months before, although he had not passed the Martial Academy assessment, he witnessed many geniuses and trained day and night after returning. Coupled with his Level 2 Innate Talent, he had not only become an official martial artist, but was also only a step away from advancing to the middle stage of Enter Martial Realm.
After fighting fiercely for several rounds, he slaughtered one of the elite members of Sky Wind Stronghold his body half smeared with bright red blood.
Though the hunting team members were brave, they were outnumbered by Sky Wind Stronghold, so they could only barely defend themselves. If the Old Village Head could not gain an advantage, Spirit Creek Village would be in grave danger.
After dozens of bouts, Lu Cangsheng gradually became fatigued and could only just barely hold his ground.
“Considering your old age and poor health, why set up a strong front? Wouldn’t it be better to obediently hand over the 30,000 taels of silver?”
While launching a wild attack, Liu Kai did not forget to mock him.
“Hmph!”
Lu Cangsheng just snorted and did not respond.
After all, he was old. He had to save every bit of strength that he could.
Sky Wind Stronghold was demanding the exorbitant amount of 30,000 taels of silver with an overwhelmingly fierce stance, it was clear even without thinking, their real aim was to massacre the village.
After having fought fiercely for more than a dozen rounds, Lu Cangsheng’s breathing gradually became chaotic.
“Old man, you’re doing well, actually being able to fight me for so long. But it’s time for this to end.”
Liu Kai coldly grinned, his blade’s radiance abruptly condensed, then an even more powerful burst of True Qi erupted. He shouted out loud, “Shocking Thunder Slash!”
Bang!
With a single sword slash, it was as if thunder had exploded, a strong blade-light shot out from the blade immediately, bombarding heavily towards Lu Cangsheng.
Squelch!
The hunting knife in Lu Cangsheng’s hand immediately broke at the sound, his body as if struck by lightning. Blood spurted violently, and he fell heavily on the ground.
This scene made the pupils of everyone in Spirit Creek Village constrict, disbelief written all over their faces. Their strongest village chief was actually defeated like this.
And what followed was worry. If the village chief is defeated, can the others possibly stand against the First Leader of the Sky Wind Stronghold? Can Spirit Creek Village survive?
“Hehe, old man, it’s time for you to die.” Liu Kai grinned bloodthirstily, walked towards Lu Cangsheng who was struggling to stand up with a large knife.
“If I, the old man, am sure to die, can the First Leader fulfill one of my wishes?”
“Let’s hear it.” Liu Kai ominously drew closer.
“How did you guys know about that matter, and why do you insist on destroying Spirit Creek Village?” Lu Cangsheng once again spit out a mouthful of blood, his already aged face becoming deathly pale.
“Just as expected of an old geezer, you’ve managed to guess some clues.” Liu Kai revealed a playful smile on his face.
“However, I’m afraid I can’t satisfy this wish of yours!”
With that, he infused True Qi into the long blade, and slashed down at Lu Cangsheng.
“Stop hurting the village chief!”
Lu Cang shouted loudly, burst forth at full speed, and came to the rescue.
“Hmph, overestimating your abilities.”
Liu Kai turned back and casually sliced his blade, with a loud bang, Lu Cang was forced back, blood spurted from his mouth.
The gap between the mid and peak stages of the Meridian Passage Realm was fully exhibited at this moment.
“We’re here, don’t even think about harming the village chief!”
Lu Meng and Lu Yang also stepped forward, launching simultaneous attacks on Liu Kai.
“Tiny pearls daring to contend with the sun and the moon?” Liu Kai sneered disdainfully, with a blade and a palm, Lu Cang and Lu Meng, who were in the early stage of the Meridian Passage Realm, were also sent flying.
“Protect the village chief!”
The villagers of Spirit Creek Village who were watching from afar showed bloodshot eyes, rushing out of the village like moths to a flame, charging at Liu Kai.
“Weak ants are indeed weak, but their shouting really is annoying.”
He held the knife with both hands, his True Qi burst forth, and the edge of the blade showed a chilling light.
“With this slash of mine, how many of you will be able to survive?”
As he finished speaking, he slashed down. The energy of the blade was vast, piercing the air, cutting through the ground, attacking the villagers of Spirit Creek Village.
“No!”
Lu Cangsheng cried out hoarsely, tears running down his old face.
“Alih!”
Lu Cang struggled, trying to get up from the ground, but it had no effect at all, his wounds worsened instead.
“Is Spirit Creek Village really finished?” Lu Meng slowly closed his eyes, suddenly remembering the little things in Spirit Creek Village, the little ones who called him Uncle Meng, and the companions who grew up with him.
He was reluctant to let go of everything in Spirit Creek Village, he did not want Spirit Creek Village to disappear like this, he prayed in his heart that if there were gods, they would appear quickly and save everything.
The terrifying slash, carrying immeasurable power, was getting all the more closer to those villagers of Spirit Creek Village who had no cultivation at all, but no gods appeared.
There were no gods.
Only a figure descending from the sky..