Martial Arts Longevity Begins with the Equipment Slot

Chapter 19: The Blade Rises and the Head Falls, Slaying the Evil Lord

The butcher's knife whipped up a whirlwind and slashed down with the force to split mountains and shatter rocks!

This strike was as swift as thunder, aimed straight for Song Xiangxiang's head.

The blade flashed briefly, then quickly receded, concentrating its energy at a single point.

When the blade struck, there was no earth-shattering sound, no flashy or dazzling moves.

There was only a cold glint, like a shooting star streaking across the winter night sky.

Cold, lonely, and unstoppable.

"laugh--"

That was the sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh, so faint it was almost blown away by the cliff wind.

Song Xiangxiang froze.

She looked down and saw a thin red line appearing on her neck, with blood slowly seeping out and staining her clothes.

She tried to escape, but found that her legs wouldn't obey her commands.

Chen Yu put away the butcher knife.

"boom--"

A huge human head fell.

Song Xiangxiang's remaining body slid several meters down the cliff before finally falling into the valley.

The wind howled on the cliff, and the setting sun finally sank into the distant mountains.

Chen Yu took out a piece of coarse cloth from his pocket and slowly wiped the blade.

There was no blood on it.

A good knife kills without drawing blood.

He had already rehearsed the scene of killing Song Xiangxiang countless times in his mind.

When it comes to real killing, it's nothing more than this.

Having perfected his own skin refining skills, he naturally had the upper hand against her, who had only reached the peak of skin refining.

With the help of the butcher's knife, a single blow inflicted the "bleeding" status on Song Xiangxiang, rendering her unable to fight and leaving her with nowhere to escape.

Chen Yu won this battle easily and effortlessly.

He had originally intended to remain in hiding until he was stronger before making his move.

But Song Xiangxiang is getting more and more insane; today she actually threatened me with a knife.

This is something Chen Yu cannot tolerate at all.

Once you pick up a knife, you become an enemy to the death, with no room for maneuver.

They must be killed as soon as possible!

Besides, the highest level of martial arts instructors in the Song family's training room is only the Skin Refining Realm, so Chen Yu wouldn't learn anything useful from them.

However, the head of the compound, Niu Guobao, is a martial artist at the Body Refinement Realm.

However, Niu Guobao's martial arts skills were only passed down within his clan, and others had no opportunity to learn from him.

Therefore, there was no real point in Chen Yu staying at the Song residence any longer.

Why not take advantage of this trip to settle scores and settle old scores?

Chen Yu dared to do this not on a whim, but as a choice made after long-term observation and weighing of options.

In Changhe County, there are very few martial artists who can break through the five major barriers of body refinement.

Like the wolf girl who ranked first in the underground martial arts arena, she was only at the peak of skin refining.

One reason is that the Yi-character cage has a realm restriction, and the realm difference between the fighters cannot be too large.

If the difference in strength is too great, it will result in a one-sided crushing situation, making the game quite boring.

An even more important reason is that it's impossible to find a fighter with a higher level of skill.

Chen Yu found this easy to understand.

Those who have reached a high level in martial arts are either busy practicing martial arts or doing great things every day.

Who has the time to come to the martial arts arena to earn a few hundred taels of silver?

Bullying the weak, even if you win, will not improve your reputation.

Moreover, Changhe County couldn't possibly gather enough experts for a duel.

Chen Yu's level of skin refining perfection already places him among the top experts in the county.

Therefore, Chen Yu was not worried about what would happen after killing Song Xiangxiang.

The sky is high and the sea is wide, I can roam freely.

With such a vast territory as Daliang, and with martial arts skills at my disposal, I'm sure I can find a place to go.

If all else fails, find a secluded mountain forest to hide in, and once you've mastered your divine skills, emerge from the mountains and shock the entire world.

Of course, this is just a rather unrealistic idea.

For Chen Yu right now, the most practical thing to do is to loot the corpse first.

No matter which direction you choose to develop in, money is essential.

On the other side, Zhuang Fangyuan and the others who were waiting for support were getting impatient as they waited for a long time without receiving a signal.

"What's going on? Why is it taking so long?"

"A fat man said impatiently."

"The young lady might already be dead. That 'Blood Blade Yama' is terrifying enough that even the experts of the prefectural city are helpless against him. How could we possibly defeat him?"

The old man next to the fat man spoke up.

"I agree. The young lady is too confident; I'm afraid she's in grave danger!"

"That 'Blood Blade Yama' is a ruthless killer. If he really goes berserk, we probably won't escape our fate either!"

"Let's run!"

The more they talked, the more frightening it became, and everyone panicked, deciding to abandon Song Xiangxiang and run away.

"You bunch of good-for-nothings, you have no guts at all," Zhuang Fangyuan said disdainfully. "The young lady's martial arts are unparalleled, and her wisdom is unmatched. How could you possibly fathom her?"

No one paid him any attention, and everyone ran down the mountain.

Zhuang Fangyuan was also happy to see this situation.

Everyone else ran away, and only I came to provide support; wouldn't that be a perfect way to demonstrate my loyalty?

The young lady will be very happy, and if she is happy, she will surely receive a reward.

Zhuang Fangyuan thought to himself that this surprise had to be delivered.

Promotion and wealth depend on this one move.

Without further hesitation, he went in the opposite direction from the others and headed straight for the Cliff of Broken Souls.

One step, two steps.

Ten steps, twenty steps.

One hundred steps, two hundred steps.

"Whoosh—"

Exhausted and panting, Zhuang Fangyuan finally arrived at Broken Soul Cliff.

Looking up, what came into view were corpses lying haphazardly all over the ground.

A familiar figure was turning over and over the corpse.

On the edge of the cliff was Song Xiangxiang's severed head.

His eyes were wide open, he died with his eyes wide open, his gaze filled with terror and confusion.

Upon witnessing such a terrifying scene, Zhuang Fangyuan suddenly felt a surge of heat gushing from below, and then his legs went weak, causing him to collapse to the ground.

Seeing someone approaching, Chen Yu stopped what he was doing.

Upon recognizing Zhuang Fangyuan, a grin spread across his face, revealing his gleaming white teeth.

"What a small world!"

"I haven't even looked for you yet, and you've come to me on your own."

Chen Yu's initial idea was to take advantage of the chaos to kill Zhuang Fangyuan, that treacherous villain.

Although Song Xiangxiang cut in line, it wasn't a big problem.

Since they're all dead anyway, why bother distinguishing between first and last?

With a light step, Chen Yu's figure moved swiftly forward like a ghost.

Just a moment later, the butcher's knife was placed against Zhuang Fangyuan's neck.

"I...I...I..."

"You...you..."

Zhuang Fangyuan was so frightened that he soiled himself and could barely speak.

Time was of the essence, so Chen Yu decided not to give him another chance to speak.

With a single slash, he sealed the throat.

Zhuang Fangyuan was only at the Blood Refining Realm, and the difference in strength was too great, leaving him no room to struggle.

As the bloodline appeared on the butcher's knife, Zhuang Fangyuan's body slowly collapsed.

With a "thump".

The sound was neither loud nor soft.

The guy died too quickly, and Chen Yu felt unsatisfied, so he picked up his knife and slashed at him again.

After making dozens of cuts, I felt a sense of exhilaration and clarity.

Chen Yu then sheathed his sword and continued looting the corpse.

They searched the entire Broken Soul Cliff and found only a dozen or so taels of silver and a few dozen copper coins.

This was not much different from Chen Yu's expectations. These guards were all poor people, and even if they had money, they couldn't possibly carry it all with them.

To our pleasant surprise, we found a manual of lightness skills on Zhuang Fangyuan's body, called "The Coiling Serpent's Body Technique".

Just as he was about to put it away, a terrifying pressure suddenly came from the bottom of the valley.