Martial Sage from the Vajra Skill

Xu Yang had just burst out of the forest when he saw two masked figures on the mountain path. Whether they were tracking someone or had already claimed their prize, he couldn’t be bothered to find out.

They didn’t look like good people. Killing them wouldn’t weigh on his conscience.

BOOM!

He unleashed a slash of Fiery Sun Blade Qi, and a head immediately went flying.

"A predator is preying on predators!"

The remaining man shrieked and turned to flee.

But he didn’t even have the cultivation of Gang Qi Minor Achievement. He had only taken two steps when Xu Yang swept past him like a gale. Blood spurted into the air as another head flew, and the headless body collapsed with a thud, twitching a few times before going still.

’These people all fancy themselves hunters.’

They don’t buy anything at the auction; they just wait for others to make a purchase and then rob them.

A search of the two bodies yielded over three hundred taels of silver and contribution points worth more than a dozen. To his surprise, both were disciples of the Purple Sun Sect.

Stowing the loot, Xu Yang left the bodies and continued to sprint ahead, soon encountering another group.

This group was rather large, with five members in total. Xu Yang didn’t hesitate. Even if there were one or two masters at Gang Qi Great Success, he was fearless. If he couldn’t win, he would just run.

In any case, they were all dressed in black and wore masks—clearly not good people.

"He wants to play predator! Get him!"

Seeing Xu Yang charging toward them, one of them shouted as a Gang Mang erupted from his body. He was a master at Gang Qi Minor Achievement.

At the same time, the other four also unleashed their cultivation. Three were at the Initial Stage of Gang Qi, and one was at Gang Qi Minor Achievement.

This was a well-configured team. As long as they didn’t encounter a master at Gang Qi Great Success, they could essentially do as they pleased.

BOOM!

From thirty feet away, Xu Yang unleashed his Fiery Sun Blade Qi. The scorching Blade Qi formed a crescent that tore through the air with a piercing shriek.

"Watch out, it’s Blade Qi!"

The two masked men at Gang Qi Minor Achievement roared, launching projected fists of light from a distance, while the other three followed suit, blasting out their own Gang Qi.

But as the silver Blade Qi swept over them, their projected fists and Gang Qi were all sliced apart.

After all, his Fiery Sun Blade Qi was so condensed that not even a master at Gang Qi Great Success like Ma Jun could completely shatter it, let alone two fighters at Gang Qi Minor Achievement and three at the Initial Stage of Gang Qi.

The Blade Qi slammed into the group. The three masked men at the Initial Stage of Gang Qi screamed as they were sent flying, their chests mangled and bloody, their flesh seared by the heat.

"So strong!"

The two masked men with Minor Achievement in Gang Qi Cultivation retreated just in time, dodging the terrifying Blade Qi. Seeing the gruesome state of their companions, they were horrified.

’That Blade Qi could probably injure even a master at Gang Qi Great Success. And we ran into an expert like that trying to prey on us?’

At the same instant, Xu Yang executed Stepping on Gang and Chasing Wind, his body vanishing from sight.

BOOM!

His body shattered the sound barrier, sending shockwaves across the ground. The immense pressure made the two masked men with Minor Achievement in Gang Qi Cultivation gasp for breath, feeling as though a boulder was crushing their chests.

"Don’t attack! We’ll give you everything we have!" one of them shrieked.

When they ambushed people, they usually spared their victims’ lives if they surrendered their valuables. He assumed this man operated the same way.

Xu Yang had long since grown to hate these highwaymen. Every time he traveled this road, he had to be on guard against ambushes.

A flash of white light streaked past. With boiling killing intent and a flicker of his blade, Xu Yang sliced through the speaker’s Protective Gang Qi.

Before a scream could even escape, a head soared into the air. It landed on the ground with a thud, its eyes wide with disbelief.

"Mercy!"

Seeing how utterly ruthless Xu Yang was, the last masked man at Gang Qi Minor Achievement was scared out of his wits, trembling uncontrollably.

BANG!

He turned to flee, but a wave of Blade Qi blasted toward him, shattering his Protective Gang Qi and slicing through his chest.

His body stumbled forward a few more steps before he pitched face-first onto the ground, his life instantly extinguished.

"Sir, spare us!"

Seeing this, the three men who had just struggled back to their feet were utterly terrified. They dropped to their knees and begged for their lives.

’He’s too ruthless!’

’Two masters at Gang Qi Minor Achievement, killed with a single slash each. His attacks are vicious and decisive.’

Xu Yang’s gaze was cold; he showed no mercy. ’For all I know,’ he thought, ’these could be the same people who wanted to kill me for the Ten-Perfection Rejuvenation Pill.’

His Blade Gang flared and swept out, and three more heads went flying.

"You didn’t die an unjust death."

A search of the five bodies yielded less than seven hundred taels of silver in total, but he did find five Ten-Perfection Rejuvenation Pills. Some unlucky bastard must have fallen prey to them.

From the bodies of the two with Minor Achievement in Gang Qi Cultivation, he also found the waist tokens of a Purple Sun Sect Outer Disciple and over twenty contribution points. They, too, were Outer Disciples of the Purple Sun Sect.

Continuing onward, Xu Yang saw traces of a fight. Further ahead, two corpses lay by the roadside, their torsos caved in by some tremendous force.

’The number of Outer Disciples who die on this road must be in the thousands.’

Not everyone was willing to hand over an Elixir they’d spent their entire fortune on. If you couldn’t kill your attacker, you died.

After traveling several more kilometers, he came across three more bodies. Two were masked men in black, a clear sign that someone else had managed to turn the tables on their would-be robbers.

BOOM!

The muffled booms of clashing Gang Qi came from up ahead. Xu Yang drew closer and saw Gu Haoming and Cao Rong, along with another master at Gang Qi Minor Achievement, fighting three men in black.

All three masked men were masters at Gang Qi Minor Achievement.

’Cao Rong reached Gang Qi Minor Achievement too?’

Of the three of them, only Gu Haoming had yet to reach Gang Qi Minor Achievement. He was currently being hounded by one of the masters, and his situation was dire.

"I am the nephew of Inner Sect Disciple Cao Jin! Back off now! If anything happens to us, you won’t be able to bear the consequences!" Cao Rong roared.

He must have only just reached Gang Qi Minor Achievement. Although he was managing to block his opponent, he was still being completely overwhelmed.