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Chapter 175: Secret War (2) · Oct 23, 2026

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151 Chapter 151: Disorder (End) 2026-10-23
152 Chapter 152: A Suspicious Reward 2026-10-23
153 Chapter 153: Small Trouble 2026-10-23
154 Chapter 154: Forty-Nine-Tier Pagoda 2026-10-23
155 Chapter 155: Legacy of the Sword Heart (1) 2026-10-23
156 Chapter 156: Legacy of the Sword Heart (2) 2026-10-23
157 Chapter 157: Legacy of the Sword Heart (3) 2026-10-23
158 Chapter 158: Legacy of the Sword Heart (4) 2026-10-23
159 Chapter 159: Legacy of the Sword Heart (5) 2026-10-23
160 Chapter 160: Legacy of the Sword Heart (6) 2026-10-23
161 Chapter 161: Legacy of the Sword Heart (7) 2026-10-23
162 Chapter 162: Legacy of the Sword Heart (8) 2026-10-23
163 Chapter 163: Legacy of the Sword Heart (9) 2026-10-23
164 Chapter 164: Legacy of the Sword Heart (10) 2026-10-23
165 Chapter 165: Legacy of the Sword Heart (11) 2026-10-23
166 Chapter 166: Legacy of the Sword Heart (12) 2026-10-23
167 Chapter 167: Legacy of the Sword Heart (13) 2026-10-23
168 Chapter 168: Legacy of the Sword Heart (14) 2026-10-23
169 Chapter 169: Legacy of the Sword Heart (15) 2026-10-23
170 Chapter 170: Legacy of the Sword Heart (16) 2026-10-23
171 Chapter 171: Legacy of the Sword Heart (17) 2026-10-23
172 Chapter 172: Legacy of the Sword Heart (18) 2026-10-23
173 Chapter 173: Legacy of the Sword Heart (19) 2026-10-23
174 Chapter 174: Covert Battle (1) 2026-10-23
175 Chapter 175: Secret War (2) 2026-10-23
176 Chapter 176: Secret War (3) 2026-10-23
177 Chapter 177: Secret War (4) 2026-10-23
178 Chapter 178: Covert Battle (5) 2026-10-23
179 Chapter 179: Covert Battle (6) 2026-10-23
180 Chapter 180: Covert Battle (End) 2026-10-23
181 Chapter 181: Demigod 2026-10-23
182 Chapter 182: A Demigod’s Leisurely Life 2026-10-23
183 Chapter 183: Smile of the Arrow God 2026-10-23
184 Chapter 184: White Porcelain Doll (1) 2026-10-23
185 Chapter 185: White Porcelain Doll (2) 2026-10-23
186 Chapter 186: White Porcelain Doll (3) 2026-10-23
187 Chapter 187: White Porcelain Doll (4) 2026-10-23
188 Chapter 188: White Porcelain Doll (5) 2026-10-23
189 Chapter 189: White Porcelain Doll (6) 2026-10-23
190 Chapter 190: White Porcelain Doll (7) 2026-10-23
191 Chapter 191: White Porcelain Doll (8) 2026-10-23
192 Chapter 192: White Porcelain Doll (9) 2026-10-23
193 Chapter 193: White Porcelain Doll (10) 2026-10-23
194 Chapter 194: White Porcelain Doll (11) 2026-10-23
195 Chapter 195: White Porcelain Doll (12) 2026-10-23
196 Chapter 196: White Porcelain Doll (13) 2026-10-23
197 Chapter 197: White Porcelain Doll (14) 2026-10-23
198 Chapter 198: White Porcelain Doll (15) 2026-10-23
199 Chapter 199: White Porcelain Doll (16) 2026-10-23
200 Chapter 200: White Porcelain Doll (17) 2026-10-23

Essentially, using his sword intent to infiltrate the Swarm was like turning himself into a virus to infect a host.

Once ”it” discovered him, it would undoubtedly do everything possible to eliminate the contamination and purify itself.

This was completely understandable, just as he would do everything in his power to kill ”it.”

”Why are you asking this?”

Hearing Fu Qian ask if there were other Warehouses, Lanaya frowned.

A moment later, her expression hardened as she began to understand his implication.

”Are you saying the killer might strike again right away?”

”While we can’t rule out the possibility, how can you be so sure?”

She stared at him, her brow furrowed.

”I’m not certain. It’s an instinct.”Fu Qian stretched lazily.

”A swordsman’s instinct.”

...

’Give him an inch and he takes a mile?’

’I don’t know how you crossed disciplines to manifest sword intent, but isn’t a ”swordsman’s instinct” taking it a bit too far?’

”Focus on driving.”

Fu Qian didn’t even need to look to know what Lanaya was thinking.

”What did you think of my move just now?”

”It was decent.”

Thinking he was about to brag again, Lanaya answered casually.

”I have no idea how you managed it, but that was genuinely the True Intent of the Sword Dao. And it was reeking of murderous intent.”

”Actually, it was more than just murderous intent. When I swung that sword, my instinct told me that as long as I slaughtered recklessly, it would continue to grow.”

”You mean...”

Lanaya grasped his point.

”And after hearing your description of the crime scene just now, my first reaction was actually to feel a little tempted!”

Fu Qian put on a shocked expression.

”I even had the urge to replicate it perfectly. That’s why I called it a swordsman’s instinct.”

”Then I thought about it. If they are anything like me, rushing to the next spot right now might just let us run into them!”

’Are you saying you can fully empathize with a killer?’

After Fu Qian finished, Lanaya fell into a long silence.

She hadn’t interacted much with this temporary conscript and didn’t know him well.

But his tone was so utterly certain that she had to consider the possibility.

After a brief hesitation, she called Jia Yi.

It was clear from the call that Jia Yi found her question odd, but he still provided the address to another Warehouse.

Lanaya immediately demanded, in a tone that brooked no argument, that they meet there directly.

Though full of complaints, Jia Yi ultimately agreed.

The timing was just about right!

Fu Qian heard every word of their conversation.

Recalling the time of the previous Warehouse attack, the timeline matched up perfectly.

...

When the two arrived, Jia Yi was still on his way.

Before the car even came to a complete stop, Lanaya’s expression shifted as a scream rang out from ahead.

Uncontrollable surprise flashed through her eyes. She threw her door open and sprinted toward the sound.

Fu Qian stepped out after her, but instead of rushing over, he surveyed their surroundings.

Right at that moment, a streak of sword energy reeking of slaughter tore through the air, slashing straight for his back.

Despite the sudden ambush, Fu Qian seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He took a single step—seemingly slow but deceptively fast—and narrowly dodged the strike.

Turning around, he saw a lanky figure standing there, completely enveloped in a cloak and wearing a mask. A low, gurgling sound emanated from their throat.

”My instinct was right. The target is here!”

”I can feel it... my sword path thirsts for your blood!”

Ruan Shuo’s voice drifted from beneath the mask, sounding like a bloodthirsty beast.

’That’s what you think. In reality, that might not even be your own instinct!’

Fu Qian retorted silently.

Ruan Shuo, who should have been inside going on a massacre, had actually executed a feint to the east and strike to the west, luring Lanaya away to ambush him.

Fu Qian refused to believe that ”its” will wasn’t behind this.

It only proved his earlier judgment right. The flood of information had just been the beginning; the targeted attacks were only escalating.

”Die!”

Clearly knowing time was short, Ruan Shuo didn’t waste another word. He lunged forward, his monstrous killing intent erupting instantly.

The sheer power was even more staggering than last time!

Facing Ruan Shuo’s savage slash, Fu Qian recalled their clash at the Academy.

Compared to then, this sword intent was definitely several degrees more brutal.

Of course, his sanity had also deteriorated. The man’s mind was being increasingly eroded by the sword intent.

It was a sword intent originally capable of slaying a Tier 5 Transcendent, and now it was even more ferocious.

Meeting the fierce sword energy head-on, Fu Qian didn’t dodge or block; he simply threw a punch.

He didn’t try anything flashy, not even lacing the strike with the myriad sword intents he had just comprehended.

When one’s mind was chaotic, it was better to fight with simple, unadorned strikes.

Amid a dense chorus of shattering bones, Ruan Shuo—the incarnate Sword of Slaughter—was sent flying backward, slamming heavily into a wall.

His courage was commendable, but courage alone was useless. After his ambush failed, he never stood another chance.

Despite being battered almost beyond human recognition, Ruan Shuo still struggled to rise. Unfortunately for him, before he could succeed, a blast of concussive force slammed him back into the dirt.

This time, he didn’t get up again. He simply and cleanly breathed his last.

”You’re here.”

Fu Qian nodded at the rushing Lanaya. She stared at him in disbelief, seemingly unable to process that he had just punched their target to death.

”Looks like my instinct was right. He really did come here.”

Fu Qian couldn’t care less what she was thinking. He just wanted to wrap this up quickly; he still had a lot to do.

”What happened here?”

At that moment, Jia Yi hurried over with several subordinates in tow.

Judging by his thunderous expression, he had probably already been briefed on the way over.

Lanaya let out a heavy breath.

Deciding to table her questions about Fu Qian for now, she walked over and pulled off Ruan Shuo’s mask.

”If I’m not mistaken, this is the man who attacked your Warehouse.”

Lanaya obviously didn’t recognize Ruan Shuo.

”Now we just need to confirm his identity.”

This...

Looking at the corpse on the ground, however, Jia Yi’s expression was a bit strange.

”How did you know he was going to attack this place?”

”Instinct!”

Fu Qian’s answer was short and to the point.

”That excuse won’t convince anyone. I’m afraid I won’t be able to explain this when I get back.”

Jia Yi frowned, his skepticism on full display.

”You insisted on coming here for no reason, beat a man to death, and now you’re telling me he’s the killer. How do I know this wasn’t orchestrated in advance?”

”What are you implying, Director Jia?”

Lanaya instantly flared up in anger.

Although Fu Qian’s excuse was indeed far-fetched, Jia Yi’s accusation crossed the line.

”I’m not implying anything. I just think the timing is highly suspicious, so it’s only reasonable for me to have my doubts, isn’t it?”

”It is reasonable.”

Beside them, Fu Qian chimed in with agreement.

”By the way, have you tallied the casualties yet?”

He asked the question casually.

”At this Warehouse? One dead, two injured.”

Jia Yi snorted.

”No! Two dead.”

Fu Qian shook his head.

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