Chapter 75 - The Hunted became the Hunter (2/2)

Both men seemed to have been doing nothing much but talking, yet the words at play were statements of their martial resolve. Given how both men were resolute, a competition of wills at such levels was unable to bend either of them.

“You guys might think that you’ve laid traps all over the place to get me, but you’ve made one mistake—I am the one who will take such opportunities to kill you people instead.”

Lu Xuan smirked plainly. He knew that the Luo Clan was still the Luo Clan. It was utterly ridiculous to think that one such ferocious clan would simply let up just like that.

But then again, despite knowing where the ancestral home of the clan was located, there was no way he could have crashed into their place and wreaked havoc. It would have done more than just shake the foundations of the clan.

The effects would have rippled and affected the entire nation.

The Luo Clan had been so developed throughout the years that its influence spread throughout the whole world. That was why Lu Xuan dared not to just go up and shake the Luo Clan down.

He was indifferent to what would have happened to him, as he could simply escape after killing those people. However, his family and friends would have ended up taking the fall for him.

He was mentally transcendental, and nothing was able to hold him down. However, given that he was still of a mortal body, he was compelled to make certain mundane compromises.

The day where he would grow formidable enough to suppress any forces that dared go against him was the day that would have spelled doom for the Luo Clan once and for all.

Given how spirit qi was just beginning to be restored to the world and changes all over the world had just begun, the Luo Clan was, at the moment, far less powerful than it had been back in his past life. The difficulty of uprooting the Luo Clan altogether in that life would have been far lower than in his past life.

But then again, Lu Xuan saw no point to just bear with it all for the time being. He was compelled to kill several important figures, taking their heads as an interest to a long term payment.

Doing so would have allowed him to continuously weaken the clan’s powers, laying the foundations for the eventual attempt of uprooting the clan once and for all.

He was still not powerful enough at the moment, and he needed to grow further, getting to heights so high that everyone in the world would have to think twice before taking him on. He would make himself into a one-man-sect, meaning growing powerful enough to take on armies all on his own.

“You b*stard are quite a snake indeed.”

Luo Yongnian’s eyes burst with terrifying killing intent after hearing what Lu Xuan said.

It was just as Luo Ying speculated; that b*sard did not fear the Luo Clan in the slightest and had instead been thinking of ways to take on the clan.

If he were to truly be allowed to succeed, he alone would, in time, be able to deal a crushing blow on the clan. Despite having hired massive scores of masters, none of them would have been able to hold a candle against one such terrifying martial arts legend if he were allowed to reach such heights.

That was because no one knew of how terrifying martial arts legends could be than martial arts legends themselves.

“You won’t get the chance to do so, though, for you won’t be walking out alive today.”

A dagger emerged out of nowhere right after Luo Yongnian finished saying that, heading straight for Lu Xuan’s neck.

The dagger had a bluish-green sheen on it, a sign that it was poisoned. One gash would have been enough to kill an elephant.

A sinister grin appeared on Luo Yongnian’s face. He and Lu Xuan had been trading words all that time just to set up that very instant.

It was only then that a human-like silhouette appeared vaguely before Lu Xuan’s eyes.

What happened next rendered the hidden assailant astonished. Lu Xuan had the dagger between two of his fingers.

That dagger, which had been sharp and tough enough to break stone effortlessly, was completely stuck, unable to move even an inch.

That person who had been lurking all along realized that the tables were turned against him right away, causing him to want to run immediately.

It seemed as if one missed hit would force him to back away thousands of miles.