A cold wind blew, but it couldn’t dispel the thick smell of blood.
Before the mark of the blade.
The ground was already crimson.
The blood gathered, forming small streams, soaking Qi Yun’s shoes.
His face was pale, and his body trembled.
One strike!
Just one strike!
All his fellow disciples were dead!
No!
It wasn’t one strike!
But hundreds of strikes, delivered in an instant!
Otherwise, they wouldn’t even have their bodies left!
At this moment, he finally understood why the man dared to say he wouldn’t use blade momentum.
He possessed such a terrifying sword technique!
It must be an extremely rare Xuan Rank Upper Grade sword art!!!
He, however, only practiced a Lower Grade art.
“Nine.”
The voice rose again.
Like a nightmare, it jolted Qi Yun awake.
His scalp tingled, and a chill ran down his spine.
Luo Mu, blade in hand, walked forward step by step.
Every step made Qi Yun’s heart tremble.
“Eight.”
AAAAAAAH!
Qi Yun could no longer bear the pressure, drew his sword, and charged towards Luo Mu.
“Dual Moon Sword Art: Moonlight Frost Flow!”
As the leader, the only True Aperture Realm Ninth Stage, Qi Yun’s strength was undoubtedly exceptional.
The blade in his hand was clearly stronger!
More threatening!
“Not bad.”
Luo Mu’s eyes glimmered slightly.
But just not bad.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In a mere half-breath, their blades clashed dozens of times.
“How?!”
Qi Yun’s heart trembled.
The Dual Moon Sword Art was not only fast but also eerie. Many of its strikes were extremely tricky.
But despite using it with all his might.
He was blocked!
“Too slow.”
The icy voice echoed. Qi Yun unconsciously met Luo Mu’s gaze.
The indifferent look.
Filled Qi Yun with fear, but also ignited anger.
He had always looked down on others, never been so disdained.
However, just as he was about to attack again.
Luo Mu struck!
The blade light was continuous, so fast that no one present could see clearly!
Qi Yun held his double blades to defend.
But he couldn’t keep up!
He could only retreat continuously, and his body was covered in countless wounds.
Blood flowed uncontrollably.
Swish!
On the fourth breath, Luo Mu’s blade slashed across Qi Yun’s neck.
Qi Yun stopped moving.
The long sword in his hand slipped.
He raised his hand, fearfully and incredulously touched his neck, where a warm sensation spread.
“Your blade is so slow, and yet your actions are so domineering?”
“Waste of time.”
Luo Mu sheathed his blade, brushing past Qi Yun.
He had thought the True Aperture Realm Ninth Stage’s swordsmanship would be more interesting, but after fighting him, it was just that.
Mediocre value.
“Sect... will... avenge me...!”
Qi Yun said with difficulty.
His voice was filled with resentment.
He wanted to turn his head and look at Luo Mu again, but his vision suddenly flipped upside down.
Then he was plunged into eternal darkness.
The headless body collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Whoosh!
More than twenty wisps of gray mist flew out from the pool of blood and flesh, merging into Luo Mu’s body, gradually transforming into Wu Sheng Blade Qi.
“Ding!”
“You used the Wu Sheng Blade Sutra and consecutively killed twenty-four people, triggering a critical strike and obtaining twenty times the reward!”
In an instant, the amount of blade Qi increased greatly.
The total had reached two hundred!
It was not far from initial comprehension.
Furthermore, he gained new insights about the Extreme Blade Style in his mind.
“Alright.”
Luo Mu nodded slightly.
It was worth killing these people, there was some gain.
Then, he glanced at the others, and leisurely walked away.
After the thousand-fold critical strike, the mysteries within the Blade Mark had naturally been understood by him, not a single bit left.
Therefore, there was no need to stay here.
Unfortunately, the other Blade Marks were already severely damaged, and the Dao韻 within them had dissipated. Otherwise, he might have been able to directly raise his blade momentum to the perfect state here!
As for Qi Yun’s final words.
Luo Mu didn’t take them to heart at all.
The mere Opening Abyss Blade Sect, not even as good as the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, dared to threaten the Academy’s disciples.
If the Opening Abyss Blade Sect dared to cause trouble in the Academy.
Then tomorrow, the Opening Abyss Blade Sect would forever disappear from the map of Feng Du Prefecture!
Although the Academy is a scholarly institution, it is usually quiet and low-key, but if you really provoke it, it will let the world know what a behemoth it is!
After Luo Mu left.
Everyone finally relaxed, wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads.
Too terrifying!
Without using blade momentum, he could easily kill a True Aperture Realm Ninth Stage martial artist.
If he used it, wouldn’t he even be able to kill a Spirit Sea Realm warrior?
After a slight hesitation, everyone gave an affirmative answer!
Spirit Sea Realm... would also die!
After all, that’s eight-tenths of blade momentum!
Not one-tenth or two-tenths!
The deeper blade momentum, the more difficult it is to comprehend, but equally, the power increases significantly!
Extremely terrifying!
“This is the Academy.”
Someone’s voice was filled with awe, “Even an Outer Palace disciple is so ridiculously strong. Don’t think that the news of various sects rising is because the Academy is in decline, it’s just that the Academy is quite low-key.”
“Yeah.”
The events that happened today were a real lesson for them.
The Academy hasn’t fallen behind, it’s still an unshakable behemoth!
In the future, if they have children, they must find a way to send them to the Academy!
——
Leaving the Blade King Gorge.
Luo Mu rode his Spirit Horse, heading towards the Academy.
He found it strange that his Spirit Horse was tied in such an obvious place and hadn’t been stolen.
“Once I reach the Spirit Sea Realm, then the gap between me and the Inner Palace prodigies will be almost nonexistent.”
Luo Mu’s eyes were deep.
Cheng Qing Man had said that the top prodigies in the Inner Palace had basically all stepped into the Spirit Sea Realm and practiced Xuan Rank Upper Grade martial arts, possessing martial dao momentum.
And he now had closed the gap in all aspects.
Even in certain aspects... he was stronger!
For example, eight-tenths of blade momentum!
This is not something everyone can have!
Even comprehending it is so difficult, let alone raising it to such a high level!
Once unleashed, the power is incredibly terrifying. Luo Mu felt that he could easily kill Spirit Sea Realm First or Second Stage martial artists.
This is not an exaggeration, but the truth.
According to Cheng Qing Man, even those in the Inner Palace who have martial dao momentum, are mostly at one-tenth or two-tenths.
Only the top five at present, perhaps, are higher, because they have been in seclusion for a long time. Nobody knows their exact level.
Since he has already reached this stage, Luo Mu naturally wouldn’t set his sights on the top one hundred.
He aims for the top - First!
Not only because the rewards are the most abundant, irresistible.
But also for the various subsequent benefits that come with being first!
Shaking his head slightly.
Luo Mu dispelled his distracting thoughts. The most urgent thing is to return to the Academy and focus on cultivation, breaking through to the next realm.
After calculating, there are twenty-two days left.
Devoting himself fully.
He should have a chance to reach the Spirit Sea Realm.
Unconsciously, he arrived at a shady grove.
Neigh!
The Spirit Horse stopped slowly, and Luo Mu narrowed his eyes.
He saw in the distance.
Two figures standing on the branches of trees.
They were shrouded in black robes.
Their faces and figures were obscured, but their eyes were fixed on him.