“You… What kind of monster are you!”
Jin Sheng stared in shock at Li Dao, whose normal human physique was able to exert abnormal strength.
“Monster?”
Li Dao smiled faintly. “If being a monster means being stronger than a waste, then I’ll gladly take it.”
Compared to the uselessness he once felt, if he could become a monster, he would be a hundred times willing.
“You’re done attacking? Then it’s my turn.”
Li Dao grabbed his Xuan Iron Blade, stomped his foot, and a great force propelled him forward like a cannonball toward Jin Sheng.
Wild Wind Sword Technique!
He swung the blade. Although it lacked the blade energy that true qi would bring, the sheer speed and power of the strike caused a gust of wind that rippled through the air.
Jin Sheng’s pupils contracted, and he quickly raised his blade to block.
Clang!
He was once again blasted away by the terrifying force.
Li Dao didn’t stop. He pursued Jin Sheng and kept swinging his Xuan Iron Blade, executing the Wild Wind Sword Technique like an actual storm, relentlessly attacking Jin Sheng.
In this process, Li Dao’s understanding of the Wild Wind Sword Technique deepened, and his strikes became increasingly more precise.
On the opposite side, Jin Sheng felt an immense increase in pressure. Not only was he facing a heavy blade filled with terrifying force, but he also had to deal with the blade energy attacking from all directions.
Meanwhile…
The Third Prince of Luoyun, who had hoped to watch his head guard display his power, instead saw Jin Sheng being forced into retreat. It was clear to anyone with eyes that Jin Sheng had already exhausted all his strength.
“No, I can’t stay here. I must leave and seek help.”
The Third Prince of Luoyun’s expression turned fearful as he muttered to himself, no longer as defiant as before.
Eventually, he made a decision.
He turned to the guards around him. “Don’t just stand there! Take advantage of the fact that the head guard is holding off these assassins, and get me out of here!”
The guards, realizing the urgency, nodded hurriedly. “Yes, Your Highness.”
They didn’t want to face such a terrifying opponent. It was better to run with the Third Prince. As for their head guard, Jin Sheng, they could only hope he could save himself. After all, they were the ones who usually did the hard work, and Jin Sheng mostly took the credit, so they had no psychological burden.
“Hm? What’s that smell?”
As they entered the military tent, the Third Prince of Luoyun wrinkled his nose. A faint, pleasant fragrance entered his nose.
Before he could react, he saw the guards around him suddenly collapse to the ground.
Poisoned!
At that moment, that was the only thought in his mind.
“This must be the Third Prince of Luoyun.”
At that moment, the Third Prince felt a chill on his neck. Looking down, he saw a dagger inexplicably hanging by his throat.
He turned around and saw a plump middle-aged man and an old man walking out from the shadows.
It was Shen San and the Old Ghost.
“Old Ghost, this batch of medicine is finally right. What was that previous batch you gave me?” Shen San glanced at the fallen guards and couldn’t help but complain.
The Old Ghost immediately retorted without hesitation. “It’s not my medicine, the wind direction changed.”
“Alright, I’m not arguing with you. If we wait any longer, the big guy and the little madman might be dead by now.”
Shen San kicked the Third Prince of Luoyun, sending him crashing to the ground. “Go, have your guards bring my two companions over.”
“I don’t…”
“Leave or die!”
Shen San flicked his dagger, and it plunged directly between the legs of the Third Prince of Luoyun, just a hair’s breadth away from his vital areas.
“I’ll go, I’ll go!”
Startled, the Third Prince of Luoyun dared not refute and quickly nodded in agreement.
Outside the tent, the remaining guards were busy watching the spectacle.
Suddenly, the tent flaps opened, and three figures walked out.
“Your Highness, the Third Prince!”
“Assassins! There are assassins here!”
“What? Where are the assassins?”
The three soon caught the attention of the remaining guards nearby.
However, what went unnoticed was that, although the guards were shouting about the assassins, none of them dared to approach easily, as if they feared encountering another monster-like assassin.
After all, none of the previous three assassins were easy to deal with.
“Speak!”
Shen San held the dagger to the Third Prince’s ear.
The Third Prince of Luoyun looked at the guards around him and quickly shouted, “Don’t just stand there! Hurry up and bring the two warriors lying over there!”
Warriors? Aren’t they assassins?
However, one glance at the Third Prince’s situation made it clear why he said that.
“What are you standing there for? Hurry up!”
With the Third Prince’s urging, a guard finally moved.
However, as soon as they got close to Xu Hu and Xiao Fengzi, the aura emanating from them stunned the guards, making them retreat in fear, worried that they might get killed by accident.
“Get moving!”
The Third Prince shouted again.
But compared to his command, Xu Hu and the others instilled an even greater fear in the guards.
“Forget it, let’s go ourselves. These two don’t recognize people.”
Knowing the personalities of the two, Shen San led the Third Prince and the Old Ghost towards Xu Hu and Xiao Fengzi.
“Hiss!”
As soon as they approached, Xiao Fengzi took the lead and let out a threatening hiss.
“It’s me, not the enemy.”
Shen San quickly said.
He would have been fine, but as soon as he spoke, Xiao Fengzi’s hissing grew louder.
Shen San: “??”
Fortunately, Xiao Fengzi was just scaring Shen San. After a couple of hisses, he lost interest and weakly lay on Xu Hu’s shoulder.
Xu Hu wasn’t in a good condition either. Due to excessive blood loss, his skin had turned pale, and his cheeks were very pale.
Even so, he still maintained an aggressive posture, looking like an injured tiger still capable of ferocity.
Shen San glanced at the pool of blood on the ground and the wounds on Xu Hu’s body and said, “Old Ghost, the big guy is seriously injured. Are you sure you can handle it?”
The Old Ghost snorted, “My medical skills are the most formidable.”
With that, he pulled out a variety of bottles and jars from his robes.
Seeing this, Shen San raised an eyebrow, “I say, Old Ghost, are you planning to go solo now? You’ve been using these medicines when you were preparing poisons before.”
The Old Ghost glanced at him and continued preparing the medicine, explaining as he did, “None of the medicines I have here are poisons.”
“This is the result of my research over the years.”
“Although none of these are poisons, once I prepare them, they can be turned into hundreds of different types of poisons.”
“Similarly, I can also make them into regular medicines.”
“Lastly, let me tell you, my skills in treating people are far more advanced than my skills in poisoning.”
“Poisoning is just for self-preservation. Treating people is what I truly rely on.”
As he spoke, the Old Ghost continued his work, quickly preparing several bottles of medicine.
He walked over to Xu Hu and Xiao Fengzi with the medicine, completely ignoring the fierce aura from Xu Hu, and applied the medicine directly.
“Be careful!”
Shen San jumped in surprise, worried that either Xu Hu or Xiao Fengzi would attack the Old Ghost. But to his surprise, both of them immediately lost their initial aggressiveness upon seeing the Old Ghost.
“Old Ghost, what’s going on…?” Shen San said in astonishment.
After all, aside from Li Dao, these two didn’t respect anyone.
The Old Ghost calmly said, “I have been cultivating the True Qi of Eternal Spring for nearly a hundred years. Its aura mimics the natural energies of the world. While it’s harmless to ordinary people, it has miraculous effects on these two.”
He took out a bottle, opened the lid, and placed it under Xu Hu’s nose.
“Sniff.”
Xu Hu nodded and took a breath. The next moment, his whole body flushed, and he immediately looked much more energetic.
Afterwards, the Old Ghost also did the same for Xiao Fengzi.
The Old Ghost explained, “This is the Blood Spirit Mist I prepared, specifically used to stabilize the life force of patients with external injuries. Even if their internal organs are shattered, it can help them hold on for half an hour.”
He then took out another bottle, poured some sticky ointment from it, and applied it to Xu Hu’s wounds.
“This is the Blood Spirit Ointment, an enhanced version of the Blood Spirit Mist. It can’t bring the dead back to life, but it can help with the healing of flesh and bones.”
After applying the Blood Spirit Ointment, Xu Hu’s bleeding wounds immediately stopped bleeding, and a visible blood scab appeared over the injuries. As the medicine soaked in, the blood scab thickened.
Similarly, the Old Ghost also applied the medicine to Xiao Fengzi.
This scene not only stunned Shen San but also shocked the Third Prince of Luoyun and the surrounding guards.
The effect of these medicines, in particular, made everyone present eager to try them out.
After all, in the martial world or on the battlefield, the most feared thing is an injury that won’t heal.
“You big guy, you’ve used up quite a lot of my medicine this time.”
After applying the ointment to Xu Hu, the Old Ghost couldn’t help but show a little pain.
Thinking for a moment, he turned around and suddenly had an idea when he saw the surrounding guards of the Third Prince of Luoyun.
He walked over to the Third Prince and said, “Could you do me another favor, little guy?”
“What favor?”
“Very simple.”
A while later, Shen San watched in shock as guards lined up in front of the Old Ghost to have their blood drawn.
“What are you doing, Old Ghost?” Shen San asked, puzzled.
“Preparing medicine. Do you think these medicines just appear out of nowhere?” the Old Ghost replied.
“Can human blood be used as medicine?”
“Heh, to me, everything in nature can be used as medicine. It’s my kindness, otherwise…”
The Old Ghost couldn’t help but flash a mysterious smile.
Meanwhile, as the Old Ghost and Shen San were treating the injured and drawing blood, the battle between Li Dao and Jin Sheng continued.
Although Li Dao’s physical strength was astonishing, allowing him to suppress Jin Sheng at every turn, Jin Sheng was still a second-grade martial artist.
As long as his true qi wasn’t depleted, his strength remained formidable.
“I’ll block! I’ll block!”
Faced with Li Dao’s relentless storm of heavy sword strikes, Jin Sheng continued to swing his long sword in defense.
Suddenly, he realized he seemed to be missing something.
He looked carefully and found that, at some point, Li Dao had stopped.
“You…”
Jin Sheng was about to say something when he suddenly saw Li Dao charging at him again.
At that moment, he understood why Li Dao had stopped.
He was trying to throw off his rhythm.
He had already adapted to Li Dao’s high-frequency heavy sword strikes, and when the attacks suddenly stopped, he found himself completely off balance.
“Stop!”
Jin Sheng quickly shouted.
Hearing this, Li Dao remained unfazed and continued his attacks.
Jin Sheng, seeing this, hastily said, “I’m not fighting anymore! Let me go, the Third Prince of Luoyun is yours!”
“Do you think your Third Prince will be sad about this?”
“Even if he’s sad, so what? I just want to survive.”
At this point, Jin Sheng had completely abandoned his loyalty. Facing the stubborn, idiotic prince, he only cared about one thing: surviving.
“What a pity. You ran into me.”
Li Dao shook his head.
“What do you mean?”
Jin Sheng was confused. After all, he was just a trivial character, and it seemed like killing him would take a lot of effort.
“If you met someone else, you might have lived, but not with me.”
After all, Li Dao needed to kill to grow stronger.
Especially since he had already wasted so much time on Jin Sheng, not killing him would feel like a loss. To avoid this, Jin Sheng had to die.
“You!”
Jin Sheng’s face darkened. He had never expected that Li Dao would be so persistent in dealing with him.
“This one’s for you.”
Suddenly, Li Dao flicked his Xuan Iron Sword, and the rhythm of the battle shifted.
“Unnamed Strike!”
This strike was one that Li Dao had developed after continuous battles and mental training.
It was derived from the Gale Sword Technique but was different from it in two key ways: speed and precision!
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