CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 132: MIND-BODY RESONANCE, QI EXPLOSION! (3000 WORDS!)

"...These are all the events that happened in the space rift. I have not mingled any bias within them. My current appearance is merely the result of practicing martial arts after coming back. Aunt Meng, you met me a few months before that incident."

After narrating everything, Lu Ren slowly said, "I’ve come this time just hoping to resolve this matter. I’m very sorry for what happened in the Alternate Space, but it was only to survive."

After a pause, Lu Ren calmly said, "Don’t worry, Aunt Meng, I will send you down to meet Luo Zixuan soon."

Upon hearing Lu Ren’s words, cold to the extreme, even Meng Xian couldn’t help but shiver.

Her seemingly twisted and frenzied heart also momentarily eased.

A long silence ensued, Meng Xian quietly spoke, "Why is it not my son who survived?"

Just as Lu Ren was about to speak, a strange feeling suddenly surged in his heart, like the slight, unfamiliar sensation of needle pricks. This is the phenomenon that appeared when his Spirit became highly sensitive to the external world after cultivating Lamp of Freedom Observation.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Several sword hums, erupting as they sliced through the air, suddenly rang out simultaneously. Four longswords, shimmering silver under the lights, emerged from various corners of the hall.

Behind the sofa, above the chandelier, behind the columns...

As soon as he entered the hall, there were four assassins holding longswords, silently holding their breath in ambush, waiting to deal a fatal blow to Lu Ren at his most relaxed moment!

These assassins were skilled hands at such matters, their killing intent restrained, everything silent as the grave.

Always looking for Lu Ren’s most relaxed moment, then explosively striking in a flash of lightning.

The air-tearing longswords emitted a sharp whistle while targeting Lu Ren, covering all his vital parts with no superfluous movements, moving straight along the center line—swift, fierce, decisive!

These four people, with the speed, decisiveness, and ferocity of their strikes, were undoubtedly masters of the Martial Path with Great Success!

Sword light and shadow flickered, cold gleams revealing!

In the previous second, Lu Ren was still pondering how to respond to Meng Xian, all his attention focused on the topic at hand, even considering whether to explain so much or simply let it be.

After all, from the beginning, it was not clear who was right or wrong, or rather everyone was making the most correct choice. The meatball formed by Luo Zixuan, Wang Gang, and Zhang Qingya wanted to kill Lu Ren, so Lu Ren certainly wouldn’t just let it go and retaliated against everyone.

And Meng Xian, mourning the loss of her son, with a mind twisted and full of hatred, had disregarded everything for the sake of vengeance.

No one was on the side of justice.

All of Lu Ren’s actions were driven by his true heart; the role he played in it was the victim.

Even now, it is the same.

And in the next moment, Lu Ren suddenly faced a life-and-death crisis.

Four swords simultaneously attacked from four directions, nearly sealing off all his escape space!

Despite his exceedingly astonishing Physique, no matter how strong Lu Ren’s Martial Path cultivation was, he hadn’t practiced any Horizontal Martial Path. Though his skin was as resilient as Old Niu, still it wasn’t impenetrable to modern crafted razor-sharp blade attacks, and he would still get hurt.

The four sword-wielding attackers were highly skilled, possessing powerful Force and Martial Arts mastery. With weapons in hand, a master’s destructive power could be magnified to the extreme.

Many Boxing forms were originally born from weapons.

Spear became fist, sword became finger, blade became palm.

Crack!

In that life-and-death moment, seemingly with no way out, suddenly a series of bone-cracking sounds that made one’s scalp tingle echoed all over Lu Ren’s body.

His body instantly underwent a dislocation of bones and even with some fractured bones, he shrank himself down to the ultimate limit, with a terrifying and bizarre posture twisting his limbs and body, his head even sinking halfway into his body.

Such a scene was something unforgettable for a lifetime.

Lu Ren decisively used this at that instant, seeking to avoid his body and vital parts to the greatest extent.

Slash!

The sound of sword blades cutting through flesh came.

Arms, chest, thighs, back, sharp blades tore through his skin without any hindrance, blood instantly splattering out.

Sword blades flew and blood surged!

Although Lu Ren sustained considerable injuries from this, he avoided the most dangerous and deadly attack with the movement he performed in that instant.

Sword light scattered, sword stance halted, as the tide turned, Lu Ren finally had the chance to see the faces of the attackers.

These were four wholly shrouded in tight black clothing assassins, with only their eyes, filled with overwhelming killing intent, exposed, while the rest was tightly wrapped by a special microfiber material.

Lu Ren had seen this kind of clothing before; it is made from a flexible material that can instantly disperse force throughout the body under blunt and heavy impacts. The Security Department had this type of combat-model garments as lining, with a high price tag.

The bodies of the four didn’t seem particularly brawny. Compared to ordinary martial artists, their waists and rib areas appeared quite slender, but their shoulder and back muscles towered high, presenting an awkward form akin to being carved by a knife.

One must remember, for ordinary martial artists practicing Boxing and Martial Path, core strength in the waist and abdomen is one of the most crucial aspects. Power rises from the ground, directly reaching the fist’s Power conversion center; in Boxing, how fast one can swing their punches depends heavily on the waist driving the shoulders and arms.

Even though Lu Ren, who is known for his agility with the Phoenix Falcon Fist, practiced diligently, his waist and abdomen have achieved a certain streamlined shape, but each muscle is now distinctly prominent and bulging, akin to the characters in the anime Dragon Ball.

Lu Ren could tell at a glance that these people strengthened their bodies over years of swordsmanship practice, distinct from the full-body development of a Martial Arts Family member. Their muscles and physiques weren’t developed for unarmed combat but purely to deliver astonishingly explosive power and strength for lethally wielding a sword.

Regular master swordsmen have even more robust muscles than these individuals. Still, Lu Ren finds them slightly slender, which is necessary to maintain agility.

These four are assassins who pursue killing with a single sword strike!

Four killers mastered in the sword art of murder, striving to slay with one hit!

Their figures crisscrossed.

The four watched Lu Ren twist in an unimaginable manner to evade what seemed like certain death. Although his body emitted a popping of bones, contorting to two-thirds of its natural size would at least break half of his bones!

Yet Lu Ren managed to evade the deadly attack using this method!

The eyes of the four swordsmen, filled with killing intent, showed extreme shock at witnessing Lu Ren’s incredible feat. They never thought their fail-safe encirclement strike could be dodged in such an unbelievable manner.

Intelligence error, the opponent is not just one step away from attaining Great Mastery of Boxing but a truly perfect master who can meticulously control his body!

Although the hearts of the four swordsmen were shaken, they were not too disheartened; if one strike failed, they would turn back and stab again!

Though the opponent has reached Great Perfection of Fist Technique, potentially elevating his mind and body to the peak, reaching the harmonized mind-body resonance of a top-tier martial artist.

However, based on the earlier attack, the opponent is still at the human limit; without a weapon, they have a significant advantage.

Having a weapon and not having one are entirely different concepts.

A master martial artist adept in swordsmanship could potentially defeat a Great Perfection fist expert in a one-on-one scenario, though killing them may be challenging, achieving an undefeated stance is possible.

The duel between weapons and fist is inherently different.

Not to mention they are four sword experts skilled in killing techniques!

Additionally, they are only one level below the Great Perfection of Fist technique.

The weapons in their hands can make up for it, and they have the advantage of a four-person attack!

Clang!!

The sound of swords rang out sharply as the four formed a circle around Lu Ren, coordinating their steps, acting in unison. The blades glinted coldly under the living room lights, striking fear into the heart.

Without hesitation, Lu Ren quickly restored his body, using his muscles to temporarily support the broken bones, manipulating his muscles to realign the displaced bones rapidly.

Immediately after, he kicked out, launching the unsuspecting Meng Xian along with the sofa high into the air.

"Ah!!!"

A sharp scream erupted from Meng Xian’s mouth as the three-seater sofa spun in mid-air, and Meng Xian fell through free fall.

Lu Ren did not hope to use Meng Xian to stop the four swordsmen’s attack; he needed some time to buffer, even a little was enough.

Slash!

The spinning sofa was directly cut into two by one of the swordsmen, but the falling Meng Xian was entirely ignored, only having one swordsman swatting her aside with gentle force using the flat of his sword.

After all, they kept Meng Xian in mind!

It seems these four assassins absolutely knew Lu Ren would track them down here.

Such courage.

To daringly commit such an audacious act!

This move ultimately proved effective, buying Lu Ren an incredibly brief window, which was already enough for him.

Due to these movements, the two swordsmen at the rear were temporarily stalled.

In an instant, Lu Ren had already taken action.

Utilizing this brief moment, he completely abandoned the two swordsmen blocked by the sofa and Meng Xian, turning to charge at the other two with remarkable speed.

With his steps, the Phoenix Falcon Fist form opened up, his sturdy arms raised high, Spirit condensed like a round ball through the Lamp of Freedom Observation practice, then ignited fiercely.

Mind-body resonance, explode Qi, open!

The two swordsmen facing Lu Ren trembled within as they saw his eyes.

What appeared to be charging towards them seemed not to be a human, but a divine bird from the boundless sky, descending from the ninth heaven, its wings draped like clouds.

This technique, said politely, is called Divine Shock, bluntly it is ’eyewitness.’ In ancient times, scholars diligently read the texts of Saints, nurturing literary Qi in their hearts, that Qi was the refinement of the spirit. When those ancient scholars shouted angrily, their eyes shone brightly, making others dare not look directly, stealing one’s spirit!

Just like that!