Chapter 101 - 99: The Great Wilderness Battle Royale (Part 4)
"What’s happened?" Sa Re turned his forces around from the very front of the manhunt and headed back, the soldiers surrounding the scene quickly clearing a path.
Before he even got close, Sa Re smelled the thick stench of blood, and as he slowly approached, the sight of hundreds of mutilated corpses and severed limbs was nauseating. Of course, scenes like this were commonplace on the wasteland plane, so it didn’t evoke much of a reaction from them.
"Earl, by the time we arrived, the Demon Beasts were already feasting on their bodies," one of Sa Re’s senior subordinates hurried over and reported the situation: "So far, we’ve discovered that these soldiers all died at the hands of the same person, we’re just not sure if it’s the kid we’re pursuing."
"Of course it’s not!" Sa Re frowned and rejected his subordinate’s conclusion outright, "How could that trash, who hasn’t even reached the Second Transition, possibly kill so many of my men? They must have encountered the strong warrior recently recognized by the Heavenly God and spoken out of turn, provoking their own death."
Sa Re didn’t believe for a second that Lu Hong had such strength, so he immediately attributed the incident to the mysterious strong warrior who had just been acknowledged by the Heavenly God: "Listen up, everyone, when hunting down that kid, if you encounter anyone else in the forest, you must treat them with caution, and certainly do not provoke them heedlessly, for they are a warrior recognized by the Heavenly God!"
After laying out his orders, Sa Re continued to lead his men through the forest in search of Lu Hong. Meanwhile, Lu Hong had already been lying in wait, hidden in the shadows, preparing to capture Sa Re’s group all at once!
"It was you who hunted me before, now it’s time for the roles of hunter and prey to switch!" Lu Hong stood on the branch of a giant tree and slowly clenched his fist, his vital blood energy circulating throughout his body with his control.
Having reached the Second Transition, Lu Hong could now truly stand on the world stage. Whether on the Continent of God’s Grace or other planes, the most common were those of Second Transition careers.
The leap from First to Second Transition wasn’t just an increase in strength; it also unlocked the right to use Magic artifacts. That was why Lu Hong hadn’t been able to harness the power of the Holy Sword before; when you reach Second Transition, your inner power is upgraded, granting you control over external objects. If Lu Hong’s previous Darkblood Demon Sword had not been destroyed, it would surely have been a perfect weapon for him now. Even just its passive ’Blood Draining’ Skill was enough to give Lu Hong a huge advantage in prolonged combat.
Lu Hong put away the Blood Holy Sword. After killing more than a hundred soldiers who had surrounded him, Lu Hong had been studying the Saint Sword in his hands. From what he could tell now, he could activate the two Skills inherent to the Sword. The first was an active Skill, Blood Wander, allowing the Holy Sword to transform into any weapon shape. Of course, this active Skill was useless to Lu Hong. He was already a swordsman and didn’t need to transform it into other weapon forms – it would be at most for showing off.