Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

"What... what in the world is that place?"

Gu Yun gazed at the frigid, terrifying astral winds howling from the Abyssal Canyon deep within the distant mountain range. They were accompanied by a murderous intent that sent shivers down his spine.

Doubt surfaced in Gu Yun's mind.

But he didn't dwell on it.

Gu Yun had no intention of exploring the Abyssal Canyon.

Instead, he chose to go around it and continued deeper into the Wanyou Mountain Range!

According to the information he'd received, the Dark Blood Tiger lived somewhere in the depths of the Wanyou Mountain Range.

At this thought, Gu Yun's figure suddenly accelerated. In the blink of an eye, he crossed dozens of kilometers, moving with the speed of thunder!

...

「The Great Yan Dynasty, Shangjing City, Demon Suppression Bureau.」

Zhao Kai was speaking with another person in a solemn and dignified hall.

"Reporting!!"

Suddenly,

a shout interrupted their conversation.

A figure shot in from outside the hall, swift as the wind and fast as a wolf. He quickly arrived before the two, cupped his hands, and spoke in a rushed, urgent tone:

"Sir!

Demon Fiends have appeared in Fengchuan Prefecture City! We need immediate reinforcements!"

Hearing this, a trace of confusion appeared on Zhao Kai's face.

"Fengchuan Prefecture City?

Wasn't it Beilin Prefecture City?!"

Fengchuan Prefecture City was located in Fengchuan County, on the southern border of the Great Yan Dynasty, and also served as the county's capital.

But he quickly suppressed this flicker of doubt and spoke in a deep, commanding voice.

"I understand!"

He then looked up at the burly, silver-armored figure beside him and said in a heavy tone:

"Brother Wei, I'll have you make a trip to Fengchuan Prefecture City this time!"

Wei Jun nodded slightly at his words, his voice firm and powerful.

"Alright!"

As an Earth Tier Demon Exterminator, suppressing Demon Fiends was his bounden duty.

The moment the words left his mouth, his figure vanished. He transformed into a streak of light, shooting toward Fengchuan City on the southern border, thousands of miles away.

"You are dismissed."

Zhao Kai said to the standard-issue Demon Suppression Guard before him, who was clad in Black Armor, wore a Battle Saber at his waist, and had his face obscured by a Battle Helmet.

"Yes, Sir!"

The Demon Suppression Guard nodded firmly. With a single movement, like a phantom, his body dissolved into a series of afterimages as he instantly crossed several dozen meters and left the great hall.

However,

once he was far away,

from within his Battle Helmet,

a crimson light flashed in his dark eyes.

The corners of his mouth tilted up slightly.

...

At that moment, Li Xingyue stood atop a white sword shadow,

speeding toward the Great Yan Dynasty like a beam of meteoric sword light.

A short while later,

night fell, and a waning moon rose in the sky.

By now,

Li Xingyue had arrived in a mountain forest. Under the cover of darkness, the place seemed somewhat sinister.

After walking for a long time,

"Hm?! What's that..."

Li Xingyue suddenly spotted a dilapidated Mountain God Temple.

The Mountain God Temple was in a state of utter disrepair. Under the cloak of night,

it gave off an unexpectedly grim and terrifying aura!

Suddenly,

"BANG!"

Several figures were seen in the distance, speeding through the moonlit forest.

They were chasing a lone figure and suddenly launched an attack with a True Yuan Technique.

It kicked up a powerful shockwave that, in the quiet depths of the forest,

seemed exceptionally loud and violent!

Among the pursuing figures, a tall and burly True Martial Second Layer Cultivator with a hideous scar on his face shouted menacingly:

"Ji Ying, there's nowhere to run!"

The burly, scarred man's True Yuan erupted. He threw a fierce punch, and a Fist Seal dozens of meters wide whistled through the air like a meteor from the heavens, piercing through layers of space.

It hurtled with tyrannical power toward the female figure ahead!

At the same time,

the two men beside him, both dressed in dark robes,

—one tall and thin with a plain face and sinister, vulture-like eyes; the other fat, with a large, round belly and a plump face—

were both True Martial First Layer Cultivators.

As the burly man threw his powerful punch,

they also launched their attacks.

The sinister Cultivator struck out with a claw-hand, a terrifying, shadowy attack that looked like an eagle's talon. It tore through the void, lunging voraciously at the woman ahead!

The fat Cultivator, meanwhile, formed a hand seal.

A surge of emerald True Yuan rushed from his body. Several wooden spikes materialized out of thin air above, then shot through space like sharp spears and swords,

stabbing toward Ji Ying!!

Under the dark sky, the terrifying True Yuan attacks radiated a blinding light, threatening to completely illuminate the dim mountain forest.

They were accompanied by a deafening roar that shook the entire forest!

"SWOOSH!"

The barrage of powerful attacks descended upon Ji Ying, aiming to obliterate her!!

Fleeing through the moonlit forest like a phantom, the woman ahead was dressed in black martial attire. She had waist-long hair and a peerlessly beautiful face.

A trickle of blood escaped the corner of the exceptionally graceful Ji Ying's mouth, adding a heart-stopping poignancy to her beauty.

It was clear she had already sustained significant injuries during her escape.

'This is bad!!'

She felt the powerful True Yuan attacks behind her whistling through the air, tearing through space as they rushed to deliver a killing blow.

Ji Ying, who was only at the True Martial First Layer Late Stage, felt a profound sense of crisis wash over her. But in a flash of thought,

in the face of mortal danger, Ji Ying waved her hand, and several flashes of light appeared—they were three Top Grade Magical Artifacts: a saber, a spear, and a whip.

"Go!"

At Ji Ying's command, the three Top Grade Magical Artifacts tore through the void and shot toward the overwhelming barrage of attacks from behind.

"Explode!"

The instant they made contact with the massive Fist Seal, the shadowy eagle claw, and the piercing wooden spikes,

Ji Ying formed a hand seal and detonated all three Top Grade Magical Artifacts!!

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!"

In an instant,

the three Magical Artifacts shattered and exploded, generating an incredibly tyrannical force.

It instantly annihilated the incoming attacks!!

A brilliant flash of light instantly illuminated the vast darkness!

The surrounding void roiled and churned like a boundless tsunami, shaking violently!

A terrifying storm swept out in all directions.

The trees in the surrounding forest swayed violently, their rustling a thunderous roar!!

At the same time, the terrifying aftershock caused dozens of meters of ground below to collapse, creating a web of fissures that crisscrossed like angry dragons!!

"Hmph!?"

"Motherfucker!!"

"This bitch is really loaded!!"

"She actually self-detonated Top Grade Magical Artifacts!!"

The burly, scarred man in the middle of the group cursed gruffly as he sped through the forest.

You have to understand, even he, a True Martial Second Layer Cultivator, only used Top Grade Magical Artifacts. He would never dream of wasting them by self-detonating them!!

"Heh heh...

Big Brother, doesn't this just prove that the target we're robbing is absolutely loaded?

We're going to make a killing on this one!!" the tall, sinister Cultivator said.

"Hahaha, that's right!

Second Brother is absolutely right!!"

The burly man laughed loudly, then cast a vicious gaze toward the fleeing Ji Ying.

Suddenly, the full might of his True Martial Second Layer Middle Stage cultivation erupted. He stepped on the void, sending ripples spreading through its layers.

His speed instantly increased by thirty percent, and his body became like a flash of lightning, tearing through space as he rapidly closed in on Ji Ying!

As she fled like a phantom, Ji Ying felt the burly figure rapidly approaching from behind, and her heart sank. 'Am I really going to die here?'

Suddenly,

she saw a young man walking ahead of her. His aura was as deep as an abyss, his face was handsome, and he carried a Longsword on his back.

She immediately rushed toward him, her speed increasing by another thirty percent. Moving like a ghost, she crossed hundreds of meters in an instant.

Then, she called out for help, her voice like a clear spring: "Sir, save me!

I,

have no way to repay you, but I am willing to offer myself to you!"

The moment her words fell,

something completely unexpected happened.

CLANG!

A clear sword cry rang out.

A Heaven-Reaching Sword Qi instantly tore through the sky.

The Sword Qi, imbued with a sharp Sword Momentum, was like a brilliant meteor from the heavens. It radiated a dazzling light that seemed to illuminate the vast darkness.

The brilliant sword light instantly tore through layers of space and, with unstoppable, razor-sharp force, sliced her in two!!

The sight of such a peerlessly beautiful woman rushing toward him, her charming and seductive voice paired with that heart-stopping, exquisite face, had actually caused a faint ripple in his Dao Heart!!

Hmph!

Li Xingyue let out a cold snort, a frosty glint in his eyes.

He still remembered what a senior brother back in the Sect had once taught him.

As a Sword Cultivator,

with your first strike, you must first slay the one you desire!