Firmament Sword

”Help me!” Wei Shan knew how terrifying the young man before him was and immediately cried out for help.

But Xu Luo was too fast. His sword pierced Wei Shan’s shoulder blade, and then he unleashed the first of the Breaking Army Seven Kills—Broken Tendons and Bones—blasting it toward Wei Shan’s chest!

That wasn’t all. After landing one punch on Wei Shan’s chest, Xu Luo immediately followed up with another: Severed Meridians!

Wei Shan’s already crumbling True Essence Aura was directly shattered by the powerful killing intent of Breaking Army Seven Kills, collapsing in an instant!

CRACK!

The sound of cracking bones echoed as a large section of Wei Shan’s chest caved in.

PTUI!

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from Wei Shan’s mouth.

At the same time, the meridians in his chest snapped, one by one.

With eyes that looked ready to burst, he roared, ”If I’m going to die, you’re not getting away unscathed!”

Mustering his last ounce of strength, he thrust his sword toward the point between Xu Luo’s eyes.

”I’ll be just fine,” Xu Luo replied coldly. ”As for you... go and repent to those you killed all those years ago!” As he spoke, he dodged a long sword from the side and unleashed another Broken Tendons and Bones punch, this one striking Wei Shan’s lower abdomen and instantly shattering his Dantian.

Wei Shan flew backward like a sandbag.

He was dead before he even hit the ground. After crashing down, he was as dead as one could be.

Seeing this, the other Wei Family experts’ eyes turned bloodshot. They charged Xu Luo recklessly, not caring for their own lives. The pressure on Xu Luo instantly multiplied.

Relying on his Shaking Light Step, Xu Luo began to weave between the crazed Wei Family experts. But with his opponents fighting desperately, it was much harder for him to find an opportunity to pick them off one by one as he had with Wei Shan.

These Wei Family masters realized that no matter what happened, their family was finished. This filled them with a deep-seated hatred for Xu Luo. They threw all caution to the wind, determined to kill the young man before them, even if it cost them their lives.

ROAR!

A roar shook the very earth.

A giant, black-striped tiger, radiating an incomparably ferocious aura, bounded toward them.

WHAM!

With a single swipe of its paw, it sent a Wei Family expert—who had been trying to ambush Xu Luo from behind—flying. The man shrieked in agony as he tumbled away, his bones broken and tendons torn.

The pressure on Xu Luo lessened instantly. Pushing his Shaking Light Step to its absolute limit, he moved so fast he became a blur. The blade in his hand continuously sliced at his enemies. While none of the wounds were fatal, they applied immense psychological pressure.

This pressure was the final straw, causing the few Wei Family experts, who were already on the verge of breaking, to completely collapse.

It was unclear who started it, but one of them roared as if to make a final, desperate stand. After a few frenzied attacks, however, he turned and fled!

Immediately after, the remaining Wei Family experts lost all will to fight and also turned to escape.

Xiaohai seized the opportunity, opening its cavernous mouth and clamping down on the back of one man’s neck, severing his head completely!

Xiaohai let out a triumphant roar.

”Go wash your mouth, what’s all that racket for!” Xu Luo’s remark made Xiaohai roll its eyes.

Xu Luo didn’t give chase. He trusted that Li Hong would handle everything.

And just as he expected, as the fleeing Wei Family experts reached the edge of the estate, they ran straight into a siege by the City Defense Army. Moreover, the soldiers weren’t armed with bows, but with far more powerful crossbows!

One had to wonder if those Wei Family experts regretted choosing to flee instead of surrendering as they were riddled with crossbow arrows until they resembled pincushions.

Inside the Wei Family’s secret room, the Patriarch, Wei Dao Lin, sat in a daze, utterly speechless.

He was receiving constant updates on the events unfolding outside. Thus, the Wei Family Patriarch, a man who had been a dominant figure in Hongcheng for years, was soberly aware that this time, his family was truly finished.

”My lord, we must go!” a trusted subordinate pleaded through tears, kneeling on the ground. ”If we don’t leave now, none of us will be able to get out!”

”Yes, my lord! The City Lord and Deputy City Lord have gone mad! And Xu Ji’s second son... they’re clearly trying to exterminate our Wei Family! We must go, my lord! Where there’s life, there’s hope! Let’s go!”

”My lord, please hurry! We have to leave before they find this place...”

The group begged and pleaded, but Wei Dao Lin remained unmoved, sitting as still as a statue. After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice laced with bitterness. ”Go? Where could we possibly go? The Wei Family’s entire foundation is here in Hongcheng. We may have some assets elsewhere, but with our roots destroyed, how could it be easy to stage a comeback?”

”My lord, we still have the Wei Family in the Imperial Capital! We are part of the Wei Family clan... I’m sure Prime Minister Wei won’t abandon us!”

”Yes, my lord! Let’s go to Prime Minister Wei and have him stand up for us!”

”That’s right! If you think about it, we were implicated because of Prime Minister Wei’s affairs. He definitely won’t just stand by and do nothing!”

The group continued their desperate pleas.

Wei Dao Lin gave a bitter laugh. ”What do any of you understand? You all know perfectly well how many evil deeds our Hongcheng branch has committed over the years. Do you really think the City Lord’s Mansion doesn’t have evidence and records? Even I find the things we’ve done shocking and enraging to look at. And you think Prime Minister Wei would go to war with the Xu Family over a minor branch like ours?”

Wei Dao Lin sighed. ”You have no idea what’s happening in the Imperial Capital. Prime Minister Wei can barely protect himself right now. If it weren’t for His Majesty’s trust and the need to maintain a balance between the civil and military factions, he would have been toppled long ago!”