World's No. 1 Swordsman
Chapter 59: A Formidable Opponent

Chapter 59: A Formidable Opponent

The woods weren't vast to begin with. In just a few leaps, Wang Sheng had already chased the fleeing woman out of the grove and onto an asphalt road.

The short-haired woman turned her head, finding Wang Sheng now only seven or eight meters behind her. The smirk on her lips disappeared, replaced by a look of panic.

"Seven-Star Transposition? Who are you?!"

"Hmph!"

Wang Sheng just snorted coldly and glared at her. He then launched a palm strike at her.

Though he had primarily cultivated sword techniques in the mountains, he was still at the early stage of the Seed Formation Realm. His attack formed a shallow palm imprint from condensed true essence and shot toward the woman several meters away.

However, she was adept at short-range evasive maneuvers. With a flicker of movement, she narrowly dodged the attack and dashed toward the nearby trees for cover.

Wang Sheng paused a little. However, he remained relentless in his pursuit.

The woman had attempted to assassinate someone right before his eyes—his master's only biological daughter, no less. She nearly injured his senior sister as well!

This means war!

Wang Sheng charged, his long hair flowing with the wind and his presence becoming overwhelming. Had he not left Abyss Listener in his dormitory, the woman would have already been gravely wounded.

Nevertheless, she was clearly running out of strength.

Wang Sheng unleashed his true essence and used the Seven-Star Transposition again. Accelerating dramatically, he looked as though he were flying.

By the time he entered the forest, he had already closed the gap. He formed a claw with his left hand and reached straight for the woman's neck!

However, his instincts began to flare.

The woman suddenly lowered her stance. As true essence surged at her feet, she propelled herself forward at an angle and flicked her wrist, sending three cold and glittering silver needles flying toward Wang Sheng!

With no time to dodge, Wang Sheng instinctively raised his left hand to shield his face.

A Daoist robe would have been useful right about now!

Had he been wearing his usual dark-blue Daoist robe, a simple sweep of his sleeve could have deflected the needles. With his short-sleeved outfit, he had no choice but to block them with his bare hand.

The needles pierced slightly into his palm but failed to penetrate further. Wang Sheng quickly gathered true essence into his hand, forcing the needles out, and then swung his palm down!

Thud!

Hit in the back, the woman was sent flying. Coughing up blood in midair, she crashed five to six meters away and rolled several times before struggling to get up.

Wang Sheng had no intention of letting her escape. However, just as he stepped forward to finish her off, he suddenly felt dizzy, and his left hand went numb.

Poison?!

His true essence flooded into his palm like a raging river, forcibly expelling a wisp of black mist from the wound.

During his brief moment of detoxification, the severely injured woman tilted her head back and swallowed two alchemy pills. True essence began swirling around her, and her injuries seemingly healed in an instant.

The pills weren't miraculous, though; they couldn't actually heal her. One pill merely suppressed her injuries temporarily, while the other boosted her qi and enhanced her true essence. Still, the pills she had taken were incredibly valuable in this era.

How can ordinary, unaffiliated cultivators even acquire alchemy pills in this day and age?

The short-haired woman not only possessed impressive footwork techniques but also had access to rare life-saving pills. Moreover, she had poisoned needles capable of incapacitating an early-stage Seed Formation Realm cultivator.

She couldn't just be some simple run-of-the-mill assassin.

The woman gathered her true essence again and leaped upward. After glaring at Wang Sheng, who was still shaking off the numbness, she quickly found an escape route and bolted.

You think you can escape?

Moonlight seemingly began to illuminate Wang Sheng's consciousness, clearing his mind. A hazy phantasm of an ancient sword appeared in his inner vision.

That was his sword intent and his Dao of the Sword. Though they were still in their infancy, they already set him apart from ordinary cultivators!

Qi Circulation: Seven-Star Manifestation.

Wang Sheng stepped forward, the numbness in his limbs dissipating rapidly. He waited until the short-haired woman had fled about twenty meters before bursting forward again. After just a few strides, he reactivated his Seven-Star Footwork and resumed the chase.

The short-haired woman looked over her shoulder, her eyes burning with resentment—as if blaming Wang Sheng for being so relentless.

You're the one who tried to assassinate someone, you know! Wang Sheng thought.

Amid their chase, a long-haired beauty—like a fairy from a dream—caught up from behind and joined them, her aura swirling around her. In her arms was a delicate young girl.

Worried about her junior brother, Mu Wanxuan had forcibly picked up Chi Wen and ran after him!

"Aaaaah! Put me down first!"

"Mm!"

"Put me down!"

"Mm!"

Chi Wen was on the verge of a breakdown. Her senior sister was carrying her bridal style while sprinting at high speeds through the campus, the wind roaring past her ears.

Though the university campus was large, students only had a few secluded areas to meet up at. Most of the space was dedicated to academic buildings. Hence, though the short-haired woman desperately sought a quiet place to escape, she quickly ran into an area with students walking about.

Sprinting at such an extreme speed, she immediately drew their attention. When Wang Sheng followed close behind, exuding a menacing and murderous aura, many were left stunned.

Is this... how a sports-major couple fights?

A moment later, they saw Mu Wanxuan rushing after them while carrying Chi Wen like a princess, making the scene spiral further into chaos.

It wasn't just the students who noticed the anomaly; the investigators who had been monitoring the entire campus also picked up on the chase.

Two drones immediately swooped down from the sky, capturing footage of the pursuit.

"Who is Daoist Master Wang chasing?"

"That footwork... She's a cultivator! He has likely identified a high-ranking member of the Supernatural Revelation Club!"

Having just dozed off on the sofa for a while, Mou Yue was still a bit groggy. However, when she saw the drone's footage, she quickly issued instructions.

"Suit up, all of you! And lock down all campus exits immediately! We absolutely cannot let that woman escape!"

Answering affirmatively, the elite forces of the Special Investigation Unit swiftly sprang into action. Those already stationed on the campus quickly gathered and rushed toward all the exits.

The short-haired woman had no idea that the moment she ambushed Chi Wen, she had effectively exposed herself, cutting off any chance of retreat.

Her plan—no, her orders were to eliminate Chi Wen and retreat immediately. She should have had plenty of time and opportunity to escape.

She never expected that the harmless-looking man and woman who had followed Chi Wen to the lakeside were actually cultivators who had far exceeded her cultivation realm!

They weren't any ordinary police!

Even though her first instinct had been to flee, and she had already used two precious alchemy pills, she still couldn't find any means to escape.

A growing sense of despair spread in her heart.

On the tree-lined path of the campus, with more than a dozen people watching, Wang Sheng caught up once again. With a clawed hand, he reached for the short-haired woman's neck.

Attempting the same trick, she flung three silver needles at him. However, Wang Sheng was already expecting it.

His claw strike was just a feint. The moment she reacted, Wang Sheng spun around, not only avoiding the three needles but also grabbing her shoulder and throwing her to the side.

Recalling how she had tried to assassinate Chi Wen at the lake, he felt no pity for her at all. There was no reason to spare someone ruthless enough to take a life just to silence a witness!

Crack!

The short-haired woman felt as if an iron clamp had locked onto her shoulder. Before she could react, the grip tightened, and a surge of sharp true essence poured into her, crushing her meridians!

Crack!

Her bones cracked loudly. The short-haired woman trembled all over as she looked at the man before her in terror.

"S-spare me..."

Wang Sheng stared at her expressionlessly. His eyes remained unwavering as his true essence invaded her meridians. Soon, a series of muffled thumps reverberated from within the short-haired woman's body. His true essence was tearing her meridians apart inch by inch!

Nevertheless, though he harbored killing intent, he kept in mind that he was merely a cultivator. Having a good relationship with the Special Investigation Unit didn't mean he no longer had to be mindful of his actions' consequences.

Right now, the safest and most appropriate course of action was to cripple her cultivation and hand her over to their mistress for judgment. After all, the woman had tried to kill her precious daughter. She had the right to decide the woman's fate.

There were many ways to cripple someone's cultivation. Wang Sheng chose the most direct and irreversible method—destroying her meridians completely.

By now, all of the cruelty in the short-haired woman's expression had turned into terror and desperation. She pleaded, but the pain was so excruciating that she could barely form a coherent sentence.

If her meridians were utterly destroyed, she would be no different than an ordinary person.

"S-spare me... I'll give you... the Three Scrolls of the Medicine God..."

Three Scrolls of the Medicine God? No thanks. It's not the Three Scrolls of the Sword God.

Just then, Wang Sheng felt a sense of unease. It couldn't be coming from the crippled woman before him, though. Already half-ruined, she could no longer even lift a finger.

Soon, he sensed a faint killing intent from the side—one that clashed with Daoist techniques.

Turning toward it, Wang Sheng noticed that an SUV had just pulled up, its engine still running. The door swung open, and two men, one tall and one short, jumped from the left side. They both had gloves and black suits on.

The tall man's face was dry and cracked like tree bark, while the short man had a stiff, unnatural smile. They looked as though they were wearing human-skin masks as disguises.

The killing intent was emanating from the tall man, who had a sheathed Tang blade in his hand.

"Young man," the short man called. "That woman stole something from us. Can you hand her over to us instead? We promise you won't lose out on this deal."

Wang Sheng casually tossed the short-haired woman behind him, his expression calm as he examined the two men. It didn't take long for him to notice the small black-and-white Tai Chi symbol on the short man's neck. However, one of the dots was dark red, and the other bright blue.

The Yin-Yang Cult?

Wang Sheng's true essence began circulating faster. Indifferently, he replied, "No."

Surprised by his blunt rejection, the short man chuckled dryly. A hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes. "You don't know this, but we've been tracking her for more than just a day or two. If not for your interference, we would have continued our surveillance. What you've done has effectively ruined our plan.

"We understand that young people like you can be quite hot-blooded. It's also impressive that you've already reached the Seed Formation Realm at your age. Still, you'd do well not to act recklessly. If you don't hand her over to us, you might not walk out of here alive."

The tall man's killing intent, seemingly condensed into a blade, sliced through the air and toward Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng merely snorted coldly as his true essence surged around him. He stood tall and unyielding, his sword intent bursting out of him even without his sword in hand!

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