CHAPTER 34: THOUSAND VEINS BLOODLASH

Their journey towards the exit of the kingdom was smooth, albeit it was too quiet.

The patroller asked him to try hiding his sword every time they encountered another patroller and he obeyed without hesitation.

The patroller was always in the front, while he was following behind him.

He did not even notice the patroller was grinning from ear to ear as they were nearing the exit.

The patroller did not even notice his devilish smile, either.

As they finally arrived at the exit.

As much as Liu Wei wanted to obtain information about the forest outside and which direction the gate was, he remained quiet throughout.

The patroller talked with the guards as the guards briefly glanced at him with a stern expression.

He smiled brightly.

Their gazes left at him and paved the way for the patroller and him to walk outside.

He covered the hilt of his sword with his palm, as the scabbard was not attractive and it was difficult to scrutinize since he was trying to gain the attention of the guard who could glance at it.

Finally, they left the gate and walked a bit far.

The patroller remained strangely quiet and he did not mind.

When they reached the forest, the patroller still continued, until they were in a rather hidden place—surrounded by trees and bushes.

The patroller stopped and turned around.

This time, the patroller was staring at him with a greedy expression—eyes bulging out of his sockets, tongue sticking out of his mouth, dropping saliva from time to time—as he said, "Give me your treasures! It’s your fault for possessing a treasure you can’t have!"

Liu Wei finally understood the value of the sword.

If the patroller was able to make an exaggerated expression of his greediness for the sword, then the Treasure rank sword must really be sought by every cultivator at all cost.

He thought.

If only this sword can be sold by spirit stones and be converted into System Points...

The sword hummed in discomfort, seemingly sensing his owner’s malicious thoughts towards him.

Liu Wei smiled and patted the hilt to assure him.

He then focused on the patroller, who was waiting for him to willingly offer the sword towards him, and asked, "Is this place still covered by the Blazing Wall Array?"

The patroller was taken aback.

He tilted his head sideways, pondering, and suddenly frowned.

His face turned ugly.

He grumbled.

"So, you are a demonic cultivator. It makes sense. There’s no way you can have that treasure without stealing it from others."

Liu Wei shrugged.

He took out the Inferno Dragon Fang Sword from the scabbard and admired its exquisite body.

Without staring at the patroller, he asked, "You have not answered my question yet."

The patroller sensed something was wrong and his heart raced.

He ruminated.

There’s something that feels off. Is he making me dangerous? How am I unconsciously afraid of him? He’s only at the early Qi Condensation Stage!

He was furious.

Deeply so, for Liu Wei made him feel fear despite the high minor level difference between their cultivation level.

Without hesitation, he took out his own sword, at the peak of the Mortal Tool rank, and executed his cultivation technique.

The Kingdom of Jin Wu has rich fire qi, making almost cultivation techniques, exclusive to the kingdom or not, focused on fire qi.

The cultivation technique of the cultivator was exclusive to the kingdom, only for those aiming to become the Crimson Sun Guard, so fire qi eventually wrapped his sword.

Mortal Tool could barely handle qi, even more so when it was condensed and turned into elemental qi.

That’s why, Qi Condensation Stage cultivators, if they did not have Spirit Tool rank weapons, have to consistently change or repair this sword.

If better, rarely used their martial arts at all.

As a consequence, the patroller greed for Liu Wei’s Treasure rank sword.

If he could exchange Liu Wei’s Treasure rank sword, as it would be difficult to keep it given by his cultivation stage and ranking within the guards, to a Spirit rank weapon and gold coins, he might be able to increase his rankings and his cultivation level.

Hence, he did not hold back at all, instantly executing his martial arts, uncaring if his Mortal rank sword would be able to handle it or not, and attacked Liu Wei.

His sword was wrapped by his fire qi from his cultivation technique and it was then enhanced by his martial arts, seemingly enhancing the sharpness of the patroller’s attack.

He already grasped the sword with both of his hands, conveying he was not holding back at all.

Despite being confident that Liu Wei was weaker than him by cultivation level, he went all out.

Liu Wei, on the other hand, did not even bother glancing at him.

Grasping the Inferno Dragon Fang Sword with his left hand, not his dominant hand, and simply swinging it in front, parrying the patroller’s sword with ease.

The patroller was taken aback.

He felt like his sword collided with a rock—a very solid rock.

His fire qi failed to engulf the rock and melt it, as it simply scattered around.

He was utterly shocked.

His mind turned blank and his eyes landed on Liu Wei’s swords.

He could feel a demonic type of qi wrapping the sword, as the sword hummed its own fire qi to negate his fire qi.

At the same time, the demonic type of qi condensed itself, making it more visible, eventually recognizing it easily, catching the viscous blood.

He heard Liu Wei mumble, "Thousand Veins Bloodlash."

His body trembled.

With a terrified expression, he watched as the viscous blood from the sword condensed and turned into hundreds, if not, like what Liu Wei said, thousands of lashes, slithering through his defenses, cutting every part of his body.

He screamed at the top of his lungs.

The agony was too extreme.

In the end, his last breath was spent screaming until his throat was destroyed...

And he died.

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