Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 48 Flying Sword

Chapter 48: Chapter 48 Flying Sword

"Damn it... You little beast..."

Struggling forcefully, the fingers imbued with Spiritual Energy slowly relaxed; he remembered quite clearly the teachings of Su Yi and Lu Luo.

Most low-level Cultivators simply don’t have smooth control over their Spiritual Energy. Once they’re disturbed by external forces, they cannot even muster it.

Although he didn’t recognize what that strange-looking banner was, judging by the stench of blood on it, he probably encountered the Magic Treasure Lu Luo had spoken of.

Initially, Lu Luo even asked him what the Magic Treasure he used to kill Wang Qi was; it was the first time he’d heard this term. Only then did that girl explain that it was a weapon specially refined by Cultivators.

Even the lowest-level Magic Treasure is arduous to refine, requiring a significant amount of Spiritual Objects and nurturing with Spiritual Energy, advising him to avoid those Cultivators armed with Magic Treasures.

However, he still seriously explained to Lu Luo what his "Magic Treasure" was later on.

"Lao San... Hurry over..."

Grasping the youth’s robust arm tightly, his fingernails dug in, leaving behind deep bloody scratches. Once the bare hold was secured, unless the difference between their bodies was as vast as that between a child and an adult, it was impossible to break free.

The phantom soul in front of him was just as Jiang Feng had thought; once under external attack, control over their Spiritual Energy would falter, and souls released from the soul banner would fade, until they completely vanished.

The battle was chaotic and perilous; neither could have anticipated being at a disadvantage in close combat.

"If you’re attacked by multiple foes, stir the situation into chaos. Even if it risks injury, you must control one person first. Then, the others will surely hesitate."

"Although I am a Sword Cultivator, it can’t solve every problem."

"Do you expect that someone ambushing you will wait for you to draw your sword? Would an enemy intent on killing you only attack once you’re prepared?"

"Arming oneself is indeed crucial, but in a real ambush, you probably won’t even have the chance to draw your weapon."

"Don’t forget, you are Lady Yan’s fiancé. So many people eye her, eye you; you know it better than I do."

Liu Tangxi’s words echoed in his mind.

It wasn’t always that he would be mercilessly cut down by that fairy in his dreams. Sometimes...

She would chop him into mincemeat while mocking him and casually instructing him on the right course of action.

His body kept moving, positioning himself by exerting strength in both arms and legs simultaneously. Whenever the man in white holding the Fire Sword tried to pierce through Jiang Feng, the youth pointed the fiercely struggling man in black toward him, without revealing any openings.

Lightning flashed by, illuminating the young face. He just calmly looked at the man in white as if he knew the man didn’t have the guts to pierce through them both.

Seeing his struggling second brother, the man in white’s face was anxious, but he still clenched his teeth. Even if both would get hurt, he had to make his move.

No longer hesitating, the Fire Sword thrust viciously toward the youth!

Seeing this, the youth had no choice but to let go; the man in black felt his neck suddenly loosen, rejoicing in his heart.

He gasped deeply, about to rise and join Lao San in finishing off this little beast, when a flash of light suddenly emerged in the dark night.

Spurt!

Blood sprayed wildly.

It splattered directly onto the man in black’s face.

His mouth agape.

His eyeballs bulged, almost popping out of their sockets, as he could no longer utter a word, his hands clasping his neck. But how could his palms cover the gaping wound?

The turn of events left the man in white momentarily unresponsive. With the scalding blood spraying out, only when Jiang Feng charged forward, bearing the nearly two hundred-pound corpse, did he realize what had happened.

"Second brother? Second Brother!"

Now he was truly panicked.

Why bother with such trouble dealing with ordinaries? But once his Magic Treasure lost its effect, he realized he wasn’t much stronger than the mortals he viewed as mere ants.

Watching the dark shadow charging toward him, he let out a shrill scream before infusing all his Spiritual Energy into the copper sword, stabbing fiercely along with the corpse of his comrade!

Alas.

Crackle!

An intense pain shot through the raised arm.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be his second brother’s dagger.

Why was Second Brother’s dagger flying through the air coming straight at him? Moreover, it seemed that Second Brother was killed by the slash to the throat from this very dagger.

The last thought flashed through his mind as he stared blankly at his severed arm; he finally realized something and let out a piercing scream.

"Flying sword...this is Guardian, you’re in the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

The heavy corpse and Jiang Feng’s own weight pressed down on the man in white, and with two fingers pointing to the ground, the motion was exactly the same as the man in black using the Soul Summoning Banner.

He had been locking down the man in black in the muddy ground, continuously moving, adjusting position, precisely to get close to that dagger. Yet, there was one thing the man in white got right.

He indeed could control objects; to be precise, he had started mastering the basic techniques even before he took the Body Tempering Pill, although it only had a short range of three meters - but that was enough in such a chaotic fight.

Thud—

A dull sound.

His eyes equally widened, but his carried a few traces of disbelief, nailed to a tree like that.

A plain and predictable outcome.

Someone just stood there, letting the rain pour down over his chilled body, took a few steps back, and leaned on the tree, his expression revealing a bit of pain.

"Indeed, undergoing Body Refining four times is still a bit of a stretch, but at least... do I now have the ability to protect myself?"

"Is this the best assassin that old dog from the Xue family could hire?"

He shook his head.

From their conversation just now, he naturally understood that it was Mr. Xue, who’d been unable to restrain himself. He hadn’t expected that the old fellow could actually invite a Cultivator. It seemed that the allure of the Body Tempering Pill was indeed powerful.

He silently observed the two corpses on the ground. Soon, after both bodies ceased twitching completely, the youth’s pitch-black eyes flickered as he absorbed two struggling souls brimming with resentment and despair.

Quickly, countless images flashed through the young man’s mind.

"Second Brother, come quickly, look at this corpse, it’s a bit eerie, could it be... an Evil Cultivator?"

The two appeared in a deep mountain forest, looking a few years younger than now. It seemed the two brothers had stumbled upon a dead body together.

"Tch tch, probably is. Let’s see if there are any treasures around this person."

"A banner, a bell, and a pouch, Second Brother, could this be the legendary Qiankun Bag..."

As Jiang Feng swiftly searched through the memories of the two, the man in black took the banner while the man in white took the bell. But the Qiankun Bag seemed to require a certain level of cultivation to use, and despite all their efforts, the two brothers couldn’t open it.

But his focus wasn’t on that. As he continued to search, sure enough, he found what he wanted to see in the brothers’ memories.

"...I heard you’ve got some business here recently, to kill a personal enemy, right?"

"Who told you?"

"None of your business. Hey, Mr. Lord, we brothers are adept at capturing human souls. How about this - we’ll bring your enemy to you alive. Besides the Body Tempering Pill you are offering, you must also give us all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures you’ve collected. Will you take this deal or not?"

He pursed his lips.

Without even thinking, he knew it was someone sent by Xue Ming. However, a silhouette in the two brothers’ memories struck Jiang Feng as odd.

"Go to Qingshui County and find Xue Ming. It’s not far, just three hundred li."

"He needs you to kill someone named Jiang Feng."

"Undergone Body Refining four times, should be easy prey for you two brothers who have never approached Martial Arts."

"Why I don’t do it myself? Naturally, there are some inconveniences. Go, the conditions Xue Ming is offering are sure to satisfy you."

"By the way, are there any other colleagues of yours around here?"

He furrowed his brows; the person seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Even though the memory was blurry, he was certain he had seen this mysterious person in Qingshui County, and that person...

"Foundation Establishment Realm, huh."

"Why would someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm be after me?"

"Wait, who in the whole of Qingshui County could be at the Foundation Establishment Realm?"

A moment of hesitation crossed his face, followed by a trembling in his pupils...

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