Chapter 9 (1/2)

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“The last one!”

Bang!

After sending the last bandit on his way up, Li Yu slapped his hands.

His expression was typical, his breathing was calm, and there was no sweat on his forehead.

It was as if those bandits had flown up by themselves earlier on.

However, right when he was about to count his prize, a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and his figure vanished on the spot again.

When he reappeared, he was already on the dark side of the forest to the side.

“Hmph, there’s actually someone who slipped through the net!” Li Yu said as he looked at the person who had completely fused with the tree shadow.

Li Yu did not know if this guy was in cahoots with Zhou Dalang, but judging from his wretched appearance, he knew that he was not a good person.

The fellow seemed to be wearing an Invisibility Cloak that blended in with the ground and a mask.

He was the killer sent by Zhu Xiaotian with a name that struck terror into countless hearts—Viper.

Viper had just received the order and was planning to attack at night.

However, as he saw the large group of mountain bandits heading up the mountain aggressively, he came along to check on the situation.

After all, he had to ensure Li Yu’s death, and the Heavenly Spirit Pill and the Chongming Bird had to be present.

Hence, he had been hiding in the dark to observe the situation.

As a top killer, hiding his aura and figure was fundamental.

And he was the best in this aspect.

The various concealment techniques he cultivated could even turn him into a stone without breathing, heartbeat, or temperature.

He could hide on the spot without moving for several days that even a Nascent Soul realm expert passing by nearby would never discover him.

However, he never imagined that the concealment technique he took pride in would be easily seen through by Li Yu.

This!

Viper’s hair stood up as a bone-chilling cold arose.

Instinctively, he attacked without hesitation.

He specialized in drawing his sword. When he drew his sword, he could instantly take someone’s life. He was as quick as lightning and could kill with a single strike.

However, this time, his sword was snatched away by Li Yu before it could be drawn.

At the same time, he received a solid punch to the chest.

He was a martial arts body cultivator, and the strength of his physical body was comparable to a spirit artifact.

Still, despite that, his breastbone was shattered by the power of Li Yu’s punch, and his organs were reduced to slime.

The top killer of the Great Xia Dynasty, Viper, is dead!

…

“This sword looks pretty good!”

Li Yu looked at the sword in his hand, which was as thin as a cicada’s wing and was about two feet long.

The sword emitted a faint halo while the sword Qi seemed to be breathing. It felt extraordinary.

“Ding… successful collection of the Cicada Sword!”

The system’s voice sounded.

At the same time, the mission progress of the divine weapon collection became 2 / 20.

“Aha!” Li Yu was pleasantly surprised. He did not expect how easy it was to collect another divine weapon.

As for the group of bandits earlier, they did not have any decent treasures on them. However, he did manage to obtain a lot of silver.

Furthermore, Li Yu planned to bring Zhou Erlang to Black Bear Mountain to plunder after he was done with the renovation of the Daoist temple.