I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 107 - 97: Fifth Layer Force, a Formidable Foe Perishes on the Spot; Initiative Lost, Zhou Ye is Consumed by Anguish
The arrow, like a red-hot poker plunging into butter, sank straight into his left shoulder blade!
A sharp, violent force instantly penetrated his body, wreaking havoc!
"Argh!"
The Bone Tempering Realm man shrieked as the immense force of the arrow sent him staggering.
He crashed through the earthen wall behind him and fell into the adobe house!
CLICK!
Chu Fan put away his Meteor Bow and leaped down from the rooftop, as light as a falling leaf.
He stood thirty feet from the adobe house, gripping his Long Saber tightly, and focused his senses on the movements within.
The Blood Saber Sect members chasing him from behind were less than ten meters away, but none dared to approach!
Just then—
"BOOM!"
The wall of the adobe house suddenly burst outward, sending a cloud of sand and soil flying toward Chu Fan!
A figure charged out of the house—it was the Bone Tempering Realm man!
His hair was disheveled, and the arrow shaft embedded in his left shoulder was still trembling violently!
He clutched a green stone in his hand, hurled it at Chu Fan, then charged forward with the howl of a mad beast!
A cornered beast will still fight!
Chu Fan’s expression was grim; he didn’t dare let his guard down for a second.
’The crazier the opponent, the more dangerous they are, but they’re also the most likely to reveal an opening!’
"SWOOSH!"
After dodging the thrown stone, Chu Fan advanced instead of retreating. He stomped his foot, and his figure instantly closed the distance!
’Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber, Third Layer, Cloud Collapse! Dark Clouds Overhead!’
He roared in his mind as Qi Blood Power surged into his arms. With Fivefold Blade Force stacked, he unleashed his saber!
The flash of the saber was like lightning, too fast to follow with the eye. The wind from the blade kicked up sand and stone, suspending them in mid-air as if frozen!
Seeing no way to dodge, the man turned ruthless. Relying on his far superior Qi Blood Power, he didn’t even try to evade, raising his large scimitar to meet the blow head-on!
"CLANG!"
The shriek of metal on metal was ear-piercing. Amid a shower of sparks, the man’s scimitar was sliced in half!
The momentum of Chu Fan’s saber undiminished, it continued its downward arc as if slicing through tofu!
"SQUELCH!"
A head, its face a mask of shock and terror, flew into the air. Blood sprayed ten feet high, splattering against the nearby earthen wall in a glaring splash of red!
The headless body swayed, then fell to the ground with a THUD. Blood pooled on the ground, seeping into the cracks in the earth.
In an instant, the entire battlefield fell so silent you could hear a pin drop.
The few remaining Blood Saber Sect members froze in place, a chill running down their spines as if doused with ice water.
Someone screamed hysterically, "He’s a Demon Fiend! He’s a Demon Fiend!"
Terrified out of their wits, the remaining men cried out and fled like startled birds and beasts.
Chu Fan leaped onto the roof, nocked an arrow, and joined forces with the returning Zhao Tianxing. Their arrows crisscrossed, and in just a few shots, they brought down all the fleeing sect members.
He scanned the surroundings before floating lightly down from the roof and letting out a slow breath.
The battle against the Bone Tempering Realm expert had given him a deeper understanding of his own strength...
’My Qi Blood Power is still a bit weak. A full-power shot is still a little too slow; a Bone Tempering Realm expert could still potentially dodge it.’
’But my muscles and bones are tougher now, several times stronger than when I first achieved Great Success with the Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber. I can easily withstand the backlash from the Fivefold Blade Force.’
’Paralyze the enemy with the Nine Blood Soul Blades, then destroy them with the terrifying Blade Force of the Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber...’
’A single, decisive strike. Simple and effective!’
’However, the main reason I was able to end him so easily with one strike was the enhancement from my Vajra Iron Fist.’
’Otherwise, in that head-on clash just now, my Long Saber would have probably been sent flying from my grip!’
The man’s powerful Qi Blood Power had surged through his arms and into his body, leaving his own qi and blood roiling. Even now, it hadn’t settled.
...
On the distant pier, many fishermen watched everything from afar.
The commotion was too great for them to pretend they hadn’t seen it.
But none of them came closer. They just stood there as if watching a play, their faces expressionless. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
They had seen too much of the killing and fighting between sects of the martial world; they were long since numb to it.
The Fishermen’s Pier was a lucrative spot, and thus always a place of contention for the gangs.
Back in the day, who knows how many people died when the three major gangs fought over this very Fishermen’s Pier.
Later, the Blood Saber Sect gave a large sum of silver to the County Magistrate, Zhang Yunpeng. The Government Office intervened, and in the end, the Blood Saber Sect took control of the Fishery.
But all these gangs, in their endless fighting, only ever fought for territory and control; they never targeted the fishermen themselves.
To these gangs, the fishermen were the "geese that laid the golden eggs."
What they wanted to fight over was the "farm" itself.
The fishermen watched the slaughter with deadpan faces, but in their hearts, they prayed for the carnage to become even more violent.
They didn’t know which power had come.
But as for these men from the Blood Saber Sect...
They all deserved to die!
Every last one of them deserved a gruesome death!
...
"THUMP!"
Zhao Tianxing jumped down from the roof and said in a low voice, "I killed the ones who ran."
Chu Fan nodded slightly.
He wasn’t particularly concerned if any had slipped through the net.
It was some distance from here to the city. Even if a few had escaped, they wouldn’t be able to bring back reinforcements anytime soon.
The two of them quickly cleaned up the battlefield, searching the bodies before rushing into the largest house in the village and beginning to rummage through it.
Before long, they found a heavy iron door in a corner.
After prying the iron door open, the two discovered it was the Blood Saber Sect’s treasury!
Several large chests were open, piled high with gold and silver ingots.
Beside them were several small wooden boxes containing gold bars and a stack of silver notes.
The remaining chests were filled with mountains of copper coins.
The Fishermen’s Pier raked in a fortune daily, all of it the blood and sweat of the fishermen.
Usually, they would accumulate several days’ worth before taking the copper coins and broken silver to a bank to exchange for gold bars and silver notes. The majority of that would then be sent back to the Blood Saber Sect’s Main Altar.
"We’re rich!"
Zhao Tianxing’s breathing grew heavy. He reached out a hand as if to touch it, then pulled back, as if afraid he might shatter the dream.
