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Chapter 422: 419 Strong

Feng Xiu’s Base, District 8.

With an incredibly violent punch, Lin Jianying, who had amputated his own limbs to reach Feng Xiu, was smashed to the ground.

It was an epic-level attack, and surprisingly, it didn’t cause any damage to the surrounding buildings.

This wasn’t because the combatants controlled their strength.

Rather, it was because this space had long been linked with the domain of Feng Xiu.

As long as Feng Xiu’s domain remained intact, the base would not suffer any damage.

Of course, Lin Jianying was in no state to notice that now.

First, he was tricked by Feng Xiu, forced to sever his limbs to escape.

He had activated the power of the Fragment and desperately fought his way to Feng Xiu, thinking he could defeat him, only to be interrupted by a sudden ‘Cheng Yaojin’.

And this ‘Cheng Yaojin’ was someone Lin Jianying recognized.

It was none other than the 13th Apostle, who had just died.

However, the 13th Apostle now was entirely different from before.

Previously, he’d been obsequious, but now he was overwhelmingly dominant in both appearance and demeanor, his actions exuding an imposing air.

His power had inexplicably reached the epic 1-star level.

He slammed down Lin Jianying with a punch. He quickly caught up again, grabbed Lin Jianying’s head, and smashed it violently against the ground.

The power of the 13th Apostle collided with Feng Xiu’s domain, nearly knocking the breath out of Lin Jianying.

The 13th Apostle, seizing the advantage, was relentless. He grabbed again, breaking Lin Jianying’s remaining limbs, skillfully extracted the Fragment from Lin Jianying’s body with a pat, and then casually threw Lin Jianying aside.

At this moment, Feng Xiu took over and snapped his fingers.

Black chains attacked again, firmly trapping Lin Jianying, whose limbs were all severed.

“Settled down now?”

With Lin Jianying captured, Feng Xiu’s mouth curled up, and he sighed in relief.

He was clearly in a good mood, even leisurely walking up to Lin Jianying.

“Should I call you Lao Wu? Or should I address you as Lin Jianying?”

Lin Jianying glared back in silence, his stubborn and enraged expression causing Feng Xiu to slap him uncontrollably.

“You’re just as foolish as the intelligence reports suggested, but even an idiot should recognize the situation now.”

“Kill or maim me, just do it. I’m not afraid!”

Lin Jianying had grown somewhat over the years.

Facing adversity, he had become a lot braver and tougher, no longer trembling as before. But to Feng Xiu, this just seemed even more foolish.

“Killing and maiming will definitely happen, but before that, there’s something else I need to do.”

Feng Xiu said as he moved closer and began searching Lin Jianying’s body.

“What are you doing?”

Lin Jianying’s face changed, and he struggled mightily, but to no avail.

“Stop struggling; you won’t break free. I don’t plan to kill you yet. I’m looking for something.

Ah, it seems I’ve found it. This must be it.”

Feng Xiu said, pulling an item from Lin Jianying.

Lin Jianying’s face changed upon seeing the item, but recalling something, he tried to stabilize his feelings, attempting to keep his expression as neutral as possible.

“What do you want with that trinket?”

“No more ridiculous attempts or schemes now; since I’ve taken it out, I know what it’s for.”

Feng Xiu said as he turned the evil energy in his hand, and the jade-like item he had taken from Lin Jianying lit up.

At this, Lin Jianying completely lost his composure.

What unsettled him even more was that soon, Lu Wu’s voice came through the prop.

“Hey! How’s it going?”

Lin Jianying’s eyes bulged, about to shout loudly, but the black chains tightened, causing intense pain that made Lin Jianying open his mouth.

Then, the black chains were stuffed directly into it, rendering Lin Jianying unable to speak.

At the same time, Feng Xiu spoke, but it was in Lin Jianying’s voice,

“I have successfully arrived at Feng Xiu’s base. He’s preparing the restoration ceremony, and I’ve received a message that Tie Xiong has just visited this base!

You need to be careful.”

Lin Jianying’s face changed, and what terrified him even more was that Lu Wu seemed to have no suspicion.

“I understand. It will take me about two more hours to get there. Prepare yourself, and once I arrive, we will attack together and take down Feng Xiu’s lair, eliminating Feng Xiu!”

Feng Xiu’s mouth curved up, his face full of mockery, “Good, I’ll wait for you!”

Having said that, Feng Xiu abruptly ended the communication, looked up at Lin Jianying with a mocking face, “Guess if he caught onto the trick just now?”

Lin Jianying struggled, but couldn’t speak.

“Oh, I forgot you can’t talk now, but that’s okay. You keeping your mouth shut is pretty good.

As for him, I guess he must have sensed something fishy.

After all, while I can mimic your voice, I can’t imitate your tone and attitude. With that kid’s cunning, he must have guessed that something’s wrong on your end.

Now let’s speculate further, do you think he will come knowing something might be wrong here?”

Feng Xiu looked at Lin Jianying, seemingly anticipating his response.

However, he had no intention of freeing Lin Jianying.

Seeing the helpless fury on the other side, but unable to utter a word, Feng Xiu felt particularly delighted, slapped Lin Jianying’s face, and continued, “Don’t worry, he will definitely come.

He thinks he holds the winning card!

Even if you are captured by me, he still has moves to play because you are actually a useless card in his hand.”

“Do you really think that the last time he caused trouble here went smoothly because you were helping him from behind?

If so, you are vastly underestimating him.

Even without you, he could stir up some trouble. The guy does have some tricks.”

At this point, Feng Xiu’s face grew colder.

“However, the same trick, once used here, won’t work on me again.”

After saying this, Feng Xiu stayed quiet, silently waiting for Lu Wu’s arrival.

On Lu Wu’s end.

He was extremely punctual. When he said two hours, it meant exactly two hours.

As soon as the two hours were up, the prop in Feng Xiu’s hand lit up again.

“I’m here!”

“I am with Feng Xiu at the center of the base, come on in.”

As he said this, Feng Xiu paused, a mocking and playful smile appearing on his lips.

“Do you need me to come and get you?”

The prop fell silent for a moment, then a calm voice came through.

“No need, I’m already here!”

This time, the voice didn’t come from the prop, but from behind Feng Xiu.

Accompanying the voice was also a surge of sword qi.

The fierce sword qi surged forward; Feng Xiu remained unmoved, while the 13th Apostle beside him moved, blocking the sword with both hands.

After blocking the sword, Feng Xiu turned around and looked at Lu Wu, who had appeared behind him at some unknown moment, the corner of his mouth lifted.

“Yo, it’s been a while. We finally meet face-to-face again!”

“You shouldn’t be smiling; you should be crying because this isn’t a meeting that should make you happy.”

Lu Wu cast a dismissive glance at him and said faintly.

As those words were uttered, a more rampant smile spread across Feng Xiu’s face.

“So confident?

No wonder, after all, you have a ace up your sleeve.

Look, is this your ace!”

As Feng Xiu spoke, he lightly snapped his fingers.

The next moment, a series of footsteps sounded, and Lu Wu’s eyebrows raised, only to see a group of people being escorted out from Feng Xiu’s base.

This scene left Lin Jianying utterly confused.

Lu Wu glanced briefly, his face showing little emotion, while Feng Xiu’s smile brightened even more, “I have to say, you do have quite some tactics. In such a short time, with so many incidents, and so busy as you are, you still managed to establish a dark organization.

Moreover, you’ve planted so many spies in my base, I must admit, these tactics are truly astonishing.

Though these spies might not be much use in actual combat, they can influence my base’s facilities and ceremonies, providing you unimaginable help at crucial moments.

This card is indeed good, too bad it’s gone!”

With that, Feng Xiu waved his hand.

His men immediately took action, and those captured were beheaded right in front of Lu Wu.

In an instant, a dozen or so heads fell, yet Lu Wu didn’t even raise his eyebrows, prompting a sigh from Feng Xiu.

“I must say, you’ve grown a lot.

So many pawns dead, and yet you don’t even frown, you didn’t have this state of mind a year ago.

Indeed, only a woman can make a man grow quickly.

Once Pang Duddu died…”

As Feng Xiu mentioned Pang Duddu, Lu Wu, who had been expressionless, suddenly frowned, “Shut up!”

This was the first time his emotions fluctuated.

This pleased Feng Xiu.

He was about to say something when a sudden indescribable fear erupted, causing Feng Xiu’s complexion to change.

“How could…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Feng Xiu stiffened, unable to move a muscle.

The 13th Apostle besides him also froze.

“You were right, I do indeed have confidence and an ace, but my ace and confidence are not hiding in the shadows, but in my own power.

There’s something you might not be aware of, now let me make you understand.”

As Lu Wu spoke, he walked toward Feng Xiu.

With each step he took, a stronger, deeper pressure bore down on Feng Xiu, hammering at his soul and striking his domain.

With each trembling step, Lu Wu appeared to Feng Xiu like a god or demon.

Finally, Lu Wu stood in front of Feng Xiu.

“Now you should have realized, you don’t even have the qualification to stand before me.

Kneel!”

Lu Wu’s plain words unleashed unimaginable pressure, turning Feng Xiu’s face pale as blood slowly dripped from his mouth.

Clearly, he was severely injured.

But more than the physical injuries, it was the psychological blow that was severe for Feng Xiu.

He couldn’t imagine, nor accept the scene before him.

Lu Wu had advanced to the Epic 1 Star level, which he knew.

He even knew that Lu Wu had once fought a clone of Fei Yinghao in Jiangnan.

He also knew how Lu Wu managed to escape from Fei Yinghao’s clone.

His intelligence gathering was meticulous.

Thus, he confidently believed that by himself, using the power of the Second Envoy’s 13 Apostles and his modified base, he could capture Lu Wu.

However, now, just a few steps from Lu Wu, Feng Xiu felt Lu Wu’s power.

But he still could not believe it.

“How can you be so strong? It’s impossible!

You’ve just advanced to the Epic level.

Moreover, if you were this strong, how could you have struggled so much against Fei Yinghao’s clone with only a layer of strength?”

“Who told you that Fei Yinghao’s clone only had one layer of strength?”

Feng Xiu’s face changed.

Normally, a clone should only possess a strength close to that of the original.

Additionally, considering Lu Wu had just advanced, and that Fei Yinghao had said during their battle that Lu Wu was not as strong as Pang Duddu,

Feng Xiu based his estimation of Lu Wu’s ability on this.

He thought Lu Wu was at most just at the threshold of the Epic 1-star level, and in a situation like ‘springing the trap’, it should be easy.

But now, the strength displayed by Lu Wu, no longer just at the threshold of the Epic 1-star, was vaguely nearing the Epic 2-star level.

This terrifying power was already sufficient to break Feng Xiu’s trap.

After all, Feng Xiu, due to severe injuries, was barely at the Epic 1-star level, and his 13 Apostles, though they borrowed power from the Second Envoy, were barely as strong as Feng Xiu.

They managed to capture Lin Jianying solely because of his lack of experience.

Even then they wasted many tricks, and to think they could tackle Lu Wu was quite overestimating their capability.

In the face of absolute power, all his previous preparations and calculations turned into a joke.

The once arrogant Feng Xiu now faced being pressed into the dust, kneeling before Lu Wu.

“Any more tricks left? Or any last words you wish to say?”

Lu Wu looked down at Feng Xiu, who he was gradually pressing down, “I’m quite humane, I can allow you a chance to wail before you die.”

These words enraged the shocked Feng Xiu.

“Lu Wu, don’t get too proud, Lin Jianying is still in my…”

“Spurt!”

Feng Xiu hadn’t finished speaking when Lu Wu’s hand twitched, a flash of sword light, and one of Feng Xiu’s arms was forever severed.

“Was it this one?” Lu Wu mocked.

“You…”

“Then it seems it was this one!”

Before Feng Xiu could finish, another flash of sword light passed, severing his other arm.

With both arms cut off, Feng Xiu’s face turned deathly pale.

Lu Wu then looked toward Lin Jianying, his eyebrows raised, “He hasn’t been let down yet? Then it must not have been in those two arms.

Let’s try chopping the legs!”

Feng Xiu’s face changed greatly, he struggled to dodge, but it was too late.

Two flashes of sword light passed, and his two legs were also ruined.

Lin Jianying remained bound there.

“This is making me very troubled, all limbs cut off and still haven’t rescued the person, then we shall sever the fifth limb!”

As he spoke, another flash of sword light from Lu Wu thrust directly at Feng Xiu’s fifth limb.

Just as Feng Xiu’s ‘bird nest’ was about to be destroyed, a hand stretched out grabbing the sword light.

Simultaneously, a deep voice rang out.

“Kid, leave a line in life, it’s good to meet in the future!”