With the Blade

The one who emerged wasn’t Mr. Cui, but something far more terrifying. Just looking at the aura, it was completely different from handling mere bandits or robbers with ease. It was a stance of being fully armed, ready to fight to the death — what kind of enemy could drive such a legendary expert to risk his life? Bai Wujiu couldn’t figure it out.

He only knew that if the opponent decided to unleash full firepower, the entire population of Dengzhou City combined might not be enough to withstand it.

After all, they truly had no means against such a master.

Just like now, he had no way of dealing with Shan Bing in front of him.

"That... he really is our leader."

Bai Wujiu gritted his teeth, deciding to go all out.

"You took everything from him, and now he’s looking for a duel."

"A duel...?"

Shan Bing frowned.

Although he could understand that some martial artists from the jianghu might choose to duel for the sake of improving their skills, as a War Soldier, he would never do such a thing himself. To him, fighting was just fighting, using every possible means. Two people facing off in a duel seemed too much like child’s play.

However, child’s play or not...

It didn’t mean he didn’t want to fight.

Of course, it wasn’t this so-called duel, but a true fight to the death. He had just tasted what it was like to be a strongman, just acquired something that could be called power — then how could he not want to use it?

But it wasn’t a desire to show off, Shan Bing knew very well, he wasn’t fighting to flaunt his strength, not even for any task. Though in theory, as Commander of the Great Chen, he should stop this traitor, yet somehow, deep inside, he realized that at this moment, he wasn’t fighting for these reasons.

Or rather, does something like fighting really need so many reasons?

In the past, Shan Bing thought it did. After all, if there wasn’t a reason, why fight? Might as well go home and sleep instead — but for this one time, even without any reason, he still wanted to go up and have a fight.

"Like a beauty standing before you."

Unconsciously, even saliva was dripping from the corner of Shan Bing’s mouth.

With a beauty in front of you, who could possibly resist?

"Boom—"

In just an instant, Shan Bing had already shot out like a battering ram.

And Bai Wujiu turned and ran away on the spot.

"Quick, quick, quick! Call as many people as you can! Forget about the stuff! Having your life is better than anything!"

The subordinates who were originally standing behind Bai Wujiu hurriedly gathered their belongings, clearly aware of the gravity of the situation.

Who would be the first to die in a fight between a lion and a tiger?

The answer was not the lion, nor the tiger, but the spectators.

In a battle of this caliber, just watching from the sidelines was courting death. Even stray shockwaves could easily claim their lives; this was simply not something they should be witnessing.

"Mr. Bai, what about this person?"

A subordinate pointed to Jiang Wenyuan, who was lying on a sickbed nearby, already pulling out a knife, clearly intending to kill this traitorous dog of a subordinate while the anesthetic effect still lasted.

But this lethal jab was promptly stopped by Bai Wujiu.

"Are you stupid? Adding chaos at a time like this?"

Grabbing the short knife, Bai Wujiu threw it far away.

"Shan Bing might not be able to defeat that master, but he can certainly kill us! If you kill his brother now, are you planning to make him turn around and kill us all?"

"I... I didn’t mean that."

The subordinate, knowing he did wrong, shrank his neck and hurriedly joined the fleeing crowd.

However, because of this incident, Bai Wujiu, who should have been the first to run, unexpectedly found himself at the back — obviously, this was an extremely dangerous position. It’s like the old saying when being chased by a wild beast, you don’t have to outrun the beast, you just need to outrun your companions.

And right now, Bai Wujiu himself became the one running the slowest.

The wide-sleeved robes he wore elegantly became a fatal obstacle; he had to roll up his sleeves and lift his robe to ensure he could run properly — at that moment, Bai Wujiu even mulled over whether to take off his clothes and run naked, but what was left of his dignity made him suppress that notion.

Blame these so-called experts, blame these madmen with Evil Qi, why does such a thing exist in this world? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a world without Evil Qi?

"Boom—"

Just as Bai Wujiu was about to enter a realm of fantasy, a loud noise in front returned him to reality.

It was Shan Bing, who had been lurking in the watchtower. This seasoned War Soldier may have been going up to fight, but he wasn’t foolish enough to walk straight up to the opponent’s face — the War Soldier in Shan Bing, almost through instinct, found the perfect spot for an ambush.

Indeed, that airborne expert seemed invincible, but this didn’t mean he had no blind spots in his sight.

Just like now, from a place the enemy couldn’t see, in the deadliest manner...

"Take my Sun-Piercing Strike!"

With a loud shout, the entire watchtower was smashed to pieces.

The shockwave was so intense that even Bai Wujiu, not far away, was knocked to the ground, and in his vision, a blazing sun was shining bright — the crimson sun was so intense that Bai Wujiu even felt his hair might catch fire. He could never have imagined something so terrifying would appear before him.

This kind of attack... is it really something a human can use?

Such a terrifying technique, is it really something a human can employ?

Bai Wujiu did not know. His brain had already stalled, everything appearing in front of him far exceeded his understanding; this was nothing like the duels of experts he knew — even those fierce with Evil Qi couldn’t do something like this, bringing the very sun to the ground... Is this reality? Or an illusion?

"Shan Bing might win."

At that moment, Bai Wujiu suddenly realized something.

Yes, this time, Shan Bing might truly win. Although, in his mind, that heaven-soaring expert was almost omnipotent, with such a terrifying move... could that expert do the same?

It seemed impossible, it should be impossible. At least he hadn’t seen any expert using such tactics before.

One could do it; one couldn’t. The outcome was already decided.

"Perhaps... Shan Bing is, the real expert."

Thinking this, Bai Wujiu’s face turned a bit pale.

In a daze, he suddenly felt like he was witnessing the change of an era — although he had always sensed something like this, this time it was clearly much more evident.

After all, that expert soaring through the skies, no matter how formidable, was still using those Evil Qi techniques. Maybe that expert could be considered the ultimate in Evil Qi unleashing, but it was still Evil Qi unleashing, something understandable.

And now, what Shan Bing was using, the "Sun-Piercing Strike," was a completely different matter.

"This is something new... it will bring about a new era."

Bai Wujiu’s brain went blank.

There was no more room for thought; after all, the move continued, something even sharper penetrated through the blazing sun, stabbing straight towards the sky.

This was the true Sun-Piercing Strike, a strike that could pierce even the sun.

With such an attack, who could possibly withstand it...

"Snap—"

The lethal penetration was caught mid-air.

"What did you just say?"

A voice echoed in the sky.

"Take your Sun-what-Strike?"

The crimson sun, and that unbeatable strike, were both crushed in one grasp.

"Swearing?"