Martial Saint with Passives

Jiang Che’s heart lurched in alarm. His body reacted almost the instant he sensed the danger, and he threw himself into a sideways roll.

SHLIIICK!

A pitch-black longsword, radiating a bone-chilling cold, slammed down where he had just been standing, sending dirt flying!

”You’re quick on your feet, kid!” a hoarse voice rasped.

Jiang Che steadied himself and looked up.

The attacker was dressed all in black, his face masked, revealing only a pair of cold, sinister eyes.

What alarmed him even more was that there were three others!

These three, also dressed in black and masked, were silently emerging from the thick fog, slowly closing in on him.

’This cold, frenzied aura...’

Jiang Che’s eyes narrowed.

It was the four members of the Demon Sect who had attacked them during the day!

The leader of the black-clad men stared at Jiang Che, his voice dripping with mockery. ”It’s you again, kid. Ruining Young Master Xie’s plans time and again!”

Jiang Che’s eyes were ice-cold as he shot back, ”Heh. Since when have the people of the Demon Sect stooped to being dogs for a Cangyun Sect disciple?”

”Say what you will,” the leader replied, unangered, his tone grim. ”But today, you troublesome pest must die!”

The four men subtly formed a circle, pressing closer with every step.

Jiang Che’s gaze swept across his surroundings.

They were still a little too close to the camp. A major commotion would easily alert the others.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he turned and sprinted toward the deeper, darker woods!

”Trying to run? After him!” The four Demon Sect members weren’t about to let him get away and immediately gave chase.

Jiang Che sped through the woods, his figure weaving in and out of the thick fog and tree shadows.

Once he judged the distance was great enough, he skidded to a halt and slowly turned to face his rapidly approaching pursuers.

”This is a good spot,” Jiang Che’s voice sounded exceptionally clear in the night forest.

”Hmph. Picking out your own burial ground?” the leader of the black-clad men sneered viciously.

In an instant, the four men surrounded him.

Jiang Che said no more, but the corners of his mouth curved up slightly.

He quickly unfastened his clothes and deftly slipped them off.

The four black-clad men were stunned by this sudden move. They exchanged baffled glances, momentarily clueless.

”What the hell is he doing?” one of them muttered.

In the instant they hesitated, Jiang Che’s body began to expand rapidly!

BOOM—

It was as if a slumbering behemoth had awoken.

A rapid series of cracks echoed from Jiang Che’s bones as his muscles swelled at an incredible speed!

Vicious-looking plates of Black Armor sprouted from his skin, spreading to cover his entire body!

In the blink of an eye.

A giant over three meters tall, covered head to toe in heavy, pitch-black Scale Armor and radiating a savage, ferocious aura, stood towering before the four men!

From within the slits of its Helmet, a pair of dark red eyes coldly locked onto them!

A vast and mighty Qi Force, like an ocean, surged within the inhuman shell!

”What the hell is that thing?!”

The four men were aghast.

But they sensed that while the Black-armored Giant’s aura was powerful, it was still only at the Force Integration Level.

They, on the other hand, were all at the Mid-stage of the Bone Forging Realm, and they had the advantage in numbers. A victory wasn’t out of the question!

The leader roared:

”Enough with the theatrics! Get him! Dice him up!”

Flashes of blades instantly tore through the thick fog!

Four figures, bristling with sharp killing intent, lunged at the Black-armored Giant simultaneously!

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The dense clang of metal on metal sounded like a blacksmith’s forge!

Sparks flew continuously in the darkness!

However, the four men’s longswords only left white scars on the Black Armor!

It was like striking master-forged steel, and the impact sent jarring vibrations up their arms, making them go numb!

But the Black-armored Giant stood perfectly still, allowing the attacks to rain down upon it.

Then, its massive fist clenched, and with a shriek that seemed to tear the air, it smashed forward like a colossal siege hammer!

BANG!

The black-clad man at the very front took the full force of the blow, a vicious punch that slammed into his chest!

CRACK!

The sickening crack of breaking bone rang out clearly!

The man didn’t even have time to scream as he was sent flying backward like a discarded sack. After snapping a small tree in half, he collapsed in a limp heap, his chest deeply caved in. He was clearly dead.

”Third Brother!!” ”Third Brother!!” The other three shrieked, their eyes nearly splitting from rage and grief.

”This guy’s a monster! Retreat!”

The leader knew they were no match for it and yelled for his companions to retreat!

They were only here to help Xie Xingwen, not to die for him!

But would the Black-armored Giant let them escape?

Its massive form moved like a phantom, instantly blocking one man’s path!

It spread its massive hand, like an inescapable net, and clamped down on the man’s head!

”No!!”

The man let out a desperate roar.

SMASH! SMASH! SMASH!

The Black-armored Giant gripped the man’s head and slammed it into the ground again and again!

The ground immediately began to tremble violently!

In the blink of an eye, the man’s head was smashed into an unrecognizable pulp of flesh and blood, like a ripe watermelon dropped on the ground.

Seeing this, the two remaining men completely broke down.

Forgetting all about revenge, they desperately fled for their lives in different directions!

The Black-armored Giant let out a low growl, its figure flashing like a black bolt of lightning as it caught up to one of them!

BOOM!

A fist hammered down from above!

The man was hammered into the ground without so much as a grunt!

The last man used the split second his companion had bought him to flee several dozen meters, and was about to vanish into the thick fog.

The Black-armored Giant bent down, picked up a boulder the size of a millstone, and with bulging, knotted arm muscles, hurled it viciously!

Imbued with immense Strength, the boulder tore through the air, whistling terrifyingly as it flew like a cannonball!

BOOM!

The boulder accurately struck the back of the desperately fleeing figure and instantly exploded into dust!

The man, as if struck by a stampeding bull, was thrown to the ground, all life gone from him.

With four men killed in quick succession, the thick stench of blood filled the air.