Chương 133: Hunter 133: Utter Nonsense
"What are these monsters! Just two of them can take on our entire Lu family! Are the Ten Elders' forces becoming a joke?"
Lu Gong originally wanted to find trouble with Lu Liang, but something seemed off.
It was already astonishing that the descendant of the Eight Mysterious Techniques outside the barrier could hold his own against his elders with various magical tools! But what was happening inside the barrier?
Lu Gong was dumbstruck. Although the intruder fighting his great-grandfather had more blood on him, it was obvious that the intruder was now the one chasing after Lu Ci to attack!
Lu Ci had already begun to sweat, and he had some injuries. The most serious was a gash on his abdomen, while the other wounds were from clashes with the intruder's knees and feet.
The worst injury came from the strange sword the intruder wielded, which caused a soul-tearing pain that nearly killed Lu Ci on the spot.
The Lu family had acquired the Soul Seizing Technique through special means, so Lu Ci immediately knew that this intense pain came from a soul injury. Moreover, there was a mysterious energy lingering at the wound.
"You're still tough for your age!"
Lin Jiu had more injuries than Lu Ci, and his internal organs were severely damaged. His life force was dropping faster than his external wounds, but his physical stamina was still better than Lu Ci's.
Lu Ci felt cornered, like riding a tiger he couldn't dismount. At first, he planned to deal with the opponent through close combat and his own experience, but to his embarrassment, the opponent's combat skills surpassed his.
The battle inside the barrier shifted. Previously, it was a mutual assault, but Lu Ci, slightly weaker in stamina, was now on the defensive while Lin Jiu focused on a precise offensive, constantly looking for flaws to exploit.
Lin Jiu slashed diagonally with his sword. Lu Ci, with a ruthless gleam in his eyes, seized the opportunity and gathered his energy in his palm to strike the side of Lin Jiu's sword, aiming to follow up with a deadly blow to his head.
However, Lu Ci underestimated Lin Jiu's sword mastery. Just as Lu Ci's palm struck the sword, a force rebounded, and instead of resisting it, Lin Jiu went with the flow, altering the sword's direction. This unexpected shift threw Lu Ci off balance, disrupting his stance.
Lu Ci lost his footing, and Lin Jiu didn't waste the opportunity. Although he couldn't retrieve his sword in time, his other hand, an elbow charged with soul energy, struck Lu Ci's chest.
Thud!
Lu Ci coughed up blood instantly, and several ribs broke.
But Lin Jiu's assault wasn't over. After that strike, he rammed his forehead toward Lu Ci's nose.
Lu Ci, realizing his weaker physique, knew he couldn't let Lin Jiu succeed in breaking his fragile nasal bones.
With a powerful push from his feet, Lu Ci channeled energy through his shoes into the ground, trying to repel Lin Jiu while dodging the headbutt.
"Damn!"
Lu Ci's eyes widened in shock as a small knife, surrounded by grayish-white energy, appeared in Lin Jiu's hand and sliced toward his throat.
But Lu Ci, one of the Ten Elders, wasn't easy to kill. He quickly raised his hand, catching the blade with his palm. The knife wasn't as threatening as the long sword, and while his hand was injured, it successfully blocked the attack. If it had been the long sword, both his hand and neck would have been severed.
Suddenly, Lin Jiu reversed his grip on the sword in his other hand and, with a half-turn, pierced Lu Ci's left shoulder.
Just as he was about to twist the blade for a fatal strike, the barrier around them disappeared. Lu family's Outcast charged at Lin Jiu recklessly, forcing him to abandon the killing blow. He wasn't keen on a mutual destruction scenario.
"How are you holding up?"
Lin Jiu asked, seeing Ma Xianhong panting heavily, knowing that he could no longer maintain the barrier formed by the Six Harmony Pearls. It wasn't due to a lack of energy.
The artifact flying above Ma Xianhong's head, the Devourer, allowed him to fight without worrying about running out of energy for a short time. The issue was the mental exhaustion from facing multiple attackers at once.
"I'm fine, but I did cost you a good opportunity!"
Ma Xianhong knew that if he had held on a bit longer, one of the Ten Elders might have been eliminated. No wonder Lin Jiu didn't need any protective treasures—his raw strength was greater than Ma Xianhong's.
"It's alright. Even if he didn't die, he won't be feeling great."
Lin Jiu said as he downed a healing potion to restore some of his life force. He had been practicing controlling soul energy lately. While he hadn't made much progress in precision, he could still gather more soul energy together.
Earlier, seeing that he couldn't kill Lu Ci, Lin Jiu had concentrated a large amount of soul energy on the wound. The remaining soul energy from the previous attack was like a sheet of paper, but this time, it was like an iron plate.
It would take a long time for this energy to dissipate, and during that period, Lu Ci's left hand would be useless.
"You use your sonic attack to push them back, and I'll corner him."
Lin Jiu intended to do more than just disable a hand—killing someone at the level of the Ten Elders would cause immense turmoil in the world of the Outcast, with considerable rewards.
"Wait a moment! Hold on, brothers, let's not be hasty. If you have any demands, we, the Lu family, are willing to discuss them!"
Ao Tian, shouting from behind, suddenly appeared like a courtier trying to broker peace.
Lin Jiu frowned. He hadn't expected this guy to show up now. He wanted Lu Ci to go mad and start sacrificing the lives of the entire Lu family village to gain the upper hand.
If Lu Ci went berserk, the chaos it would cause in the world of the Outcast would be unimaginable, and Lin Jiu might not survive. Sure, he could kill Lu Ci, but dying in the process would be meaningless.
But now wasn't the right time for Ao Tian to step in, suggesting that this guy had his agenda. Shameless, and with no boundaries, he was more dangerous than Zhang Chulan.
Just as Lin Jiu was contemplating whether to kill Ao Tian first, Ao Tian began whispering to Lu Ci, who looked increasingly conflicted.
Ao Tian, noticing Lin Jiu's thoughtful gaze, stiffened. Sensing the danger to his life, he hurriedly said, "What are your demands? Speak up!"
"What do you think, Leader Chi?"
Ma Xianhong asked, standing beside Lin Jiu without retracting his artifact.
Lin Jiu chuckled, "Since they want to negotiate, why not? We're not ruthless killers."
"I want the truth behind how your Lu family acquired the Soul Seizing Technique; records of your research on Soul Seizing Technique—don't tell me they don't exist, I won't believe it; and some gemstones containing this energy, about a dozen."
Lin Jiu manipulated the soul energy into the shape of a soul crystal.
Ma Xianhong, recalling something, wanted to speak, but Lin Jiu stopped him. Leaning in, he whispered, "You don't want them probing into your soul, do you?"
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