Chapter 111 - Rats Leaving a Sinking Ship (2/2)

This was a field of slaughter.

It was especially shocking for many, as the cultivation of most of the people present was not much stronger than the surviving masters of the Soul-snatcher Sect.

Many of those present were Huajin level masters and had only reached this stage thanks to the revival of spirit qi.

They had originally been quite satisfied with themselves. After all, in the modern-day era, being at a Huajin level would already make one a master.

However, they were discovering now that regardless of whether they were Huajin masters or Baodan Grandmasters, it made no difference at all to certain people.

With one sword strike, he could destroy one existence.

For the martial arts legends who thought highly of themselves, they felt this even more strongly. Especially when they saw Lu Xuan instantly hack apart another martial arts legend without even blinking, they were filled with dread.

The three National Guardian level masters on the scene were also reflecting on this. They considered how they would fight back against Lu Xuan in his current state if they were the ones who were his enemy.

However, they quickly sensed that trying to fight against the current Lu Xuan was a seemingly impossible task.

In the end, from what they saw now, Lu Xuan was way too powerful, and he was practically wiping the floor with his enemies.

If the news they heard last night was true, the three National Guardian level masters in the Soul-snatcher Sect had all been killed by Lu Xuan.

Initially, they had not believed it. As National Guardian level masters themselves, they were basically untouchable in Xinan, and even the Agency of Special Affairs would not thoughtlessly pick a fight with them.

If they were in a small country in Nanyang, they could overthrow kings and governments, and crown themselves as the king.

Yet now, they had all gradually come to terms with the news. The combat ability Lu Xuan was currently displaying was indeed enough to defeat a National Guardian level master, and might even be above that level of power.

“No wonder he dared to come and fight them all by himself. He’s really been prepared from the start!”

“As the saying goes, ‘only a fierce dragon dares to cross the river’!”

“He’s still so young, and even if I’m being generous with my estimate, he’s no older than 30, and he already has such strong cultivation. Could he have started cultivating himself while he was still in his mother’s womb?”

1The heroes of Xinan were all thinking about different things, but they shared one thing in common, which was that they were all overwhelmed with shock at Lu Xuan’s frightening combat strength.

In a few moments, the elites of the Soul-snatcher Sect, who had been putting up an intense resistance, had all been slain by Lu Xuan.

Even though they had spent many consecutive nights preparing their firepower, they were still helpless before Lu Xuan.

The remaining regular disciples were scared out of their minds. The feeling Lu Xuan gave them was as though he was a demon who had crawled out of hell itself, and was an unstoppable enemy.

The Soul-snatcher Sect had never been big on connecting hearts and unity, and many had clung on to the Soul-snatcher Sect to take advantage of its clout.

Now, it was a clear example of rats leaving a sinking ship. In a brief span of time, many of the Soul-snatcher Sect’s disciples were too afraid to join in the fighting and fled to the four winds.

In the distance, Yun Feiying was observing the happenings through a pair of binoculars, and gave the order, “All troops move out, search in all directions. We must not allow a single one of the Soul-snatcher Sect disciples to escape!”

Yun Feiying did not want any trouble. They could not afford to let any of the Soul-snatcher Sect’s disciples get away from them now, or there would be trouble for the Agency of Special Affairs in the future.

They went to the extent of having the troops spread out on a large scale operation to surround and search the mountain.

A single night was enough time for Yun Feiying to go around and borrow some elite troops from military camps around the area. The purpose of doing so was to ensure that the Soul-snatcher Sect would be thoroughly slain, without a single survivor.

Lu Xuan did not give chase to the fleeing disciples, as he had sensed from the start that the surrounding forests on the mountains were hiding many soldiers. This was obviously a set-up to completely uproot the Soul-snatcher Sect.

The rest of the work would naturally be left to them.

As for Lu Xuan, he stepped over the human corpses in his way and made a beeline for the largest and most prominent palace on the mountaintop.

“Qiu Zhen, you still aren’t coming out to meet your maker?”