BXBX NOVEL Chapter 665: 666: Killed in One Move
“You’re too audacious! Officer He is a superior martial artist of the Imperial Court. When his name is mentioned in the Jianghu, who isn’t terror-stricken? And yet, you demon head dare to show Officer He disrespect. You should be killed!”
“Exactly, and you even dared to deceive the Imperial Court. Today, you’re as good as dead!”
The group erupted in fury. Li Xiaobai’s words had struck a nerve. With a superior martial artist from the Imperial Court presiding, they had nothing to worry about. As long as Officer He made a move, they believed this greenhorn brat standing before them would be captured in an instant!
“I’m not targeting anyone in particular; I’m just saying that everyone present here is trash, destined to become nourishment for me!”
Li Xiaobai’s eyes were filled with a menacing intent to kill. To him, these were all chives awaiting harvest. By draining the inner strength of these fools, he could officially step into the next realm.
“You’re young and yet so full of hot air, truly the ignorance of a country bumpkin. Young man, today I shall enlighten you about the fact that there are always those greater than oneself.”
The eunuch spoke in a soft, delicate voice, suggesting that Li Xiaobai was nothing more than a plaything he could easily dispose of.
Having resided in the Imperial Palace for years, his cultivation level was unfathomable. Even Sect Leaders from the outside world would have to respectfully address him as ‘Officer’. How could he possibly take this fledgling lad who had just entered the Jianghu seriously?
If it were not for Prime Minister Zhang’s explicit order, he wouldn’t have given this sort of person a second glance.
“Judging by the sound of your voice, you seem to be lacking in Dragon Yang Energy. I must ask, are you a man or a woman?”
Li Xiaobai’s gaze flickered with mockery, and he laughed heartily.
“You’re courting death!”
Eunuch He’s eyes suddenly turned icy cold. As a eunuch, there was nothing he despised more than such a question, and Li Xiaobai had undoubtedly hit a sensitive spot!
With a casual flick of his finger through the air, a visibly vigorous inner strength burst forth like a sharp lance aimed straight at Li Xiaobai’s chest, intending to pierce him through.
“Heh, bring it on. Today, I shall test the might of a Refinement Void Realm expert and see just what is so mystical about it.”
Li Xiaobai drew his longsword from his waist and unleashed a Basic Sword Technique, the sword Qi, bolstered by formidable inner strength, surged forth, striking at everyone before him.
The longsword danced, the sword Qi slicing through the air. Except for Eunuch He, the other government officers were almost instantly grievously injured.
The sword Qi penetrated their marrow, and the gaping, ferocious wounds tore through their flesh, blood splattering everywhere.
“Pfft!”
“How is this possible?”
“The reports were wrong. This guy is definitely not in the Essence Refining Realm. The Imperial Court has been fooled; we have all been deceived!”
The line of government officers spat out blood as they tried to regulate their breathing in a desperate attempt to contain their internal injuries. Their eyes were filled with uncontrollable fear. Injuring over a dozen Qi Cultivation masters with a single sword strike was something no ordinary martial artist could achieve.
Upon further reflection, it wasn’t difficult to realize—with a supernatural cultivation technique like the Spirit Realm Technique at his disposal, how could he possibly still be lingering in the Essence Refining Realm?
It was all a disguise. From the beginning, he had been acting the fool to catch the wise, most likely aiming to lure out more martial artists to feed off their inner strength!
“Officer He, be careful! This demon head harbors a great secret!”
“This youngster is far from simple; he has concealed his cultivation level!”
“Humph, a bunch of useless trash!”
“The Imperial Court has raised you all these years, yet you can’t even take a single sword strike, truly the shame of our Imperial Court!”
Eunuch He’s complexion was ghastly, his eyes mixed with boundless rage. His clothing was also somewhat disheveled. He had never expected this Li Xiaobai to be a hidden master; he had been careless.
The information the Imperial Court had was too outdated. The inner strength contained within that previous sword strike had even posed a threat to him, to say the least, it was from an existence on the same level as himself.
However, his gaze grew increasingly fervent. Being so young and yet possessing such accomplishments only served to highlight the extraordinariness of the Spirit Realm Technique.
The ability to absorb another person’s inner strength, information that was blocked from the martial world, but he knew it crystal clear.
He had thought it was just a minor skirmish, but now it seemed that the cultivation technique was far more brilliant than he had imagined. If he could obtain it, his strength might immediately reach a new level.
“Boy, I didn’t expect you to have held back a move. Such profound inner strength is truly noteworthy. But I am not like these worthless ones, this ends here!”
“Prepare to meet your end!”
Eunuch He bellowed, his internal cultivation technique whirring madly. His body swelled, block by block, and the dragon-like green veins on his body bulged, making him grow a size larger, resembling a human-shaped giant ape.
This was the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung, focused mainly on external exercises. He used venomous creatures, swords, and sledgehammers, among other harsh methods, to continuously temper his Flesh Mountain, alternating between freezing and roasting. After years of practice, his body had reached a Mixed Element jade-like realm.
His muscles were already immune to blades and spears, resistant to all poisons, granting him greater strength than other martial artists of the same realm.
“Die!”
Eunuch He’s figure flashed as he pounced towards Li Xiaobai, his fists like millstones, furiously bombarding towards Li Xiaobai’s head.
“Old man, you’re the one who will die!”
Facing the cannonball-like fists hurling towards him, Li Xiaobai neither dodged nor evaded. His eyes flickered with bloodthirsty light. In a flash, he advanced rather than retreated, his palms meeting the attack head-on. The Spirit Realm Technique churned wildly, a powerful suction force absorbing the robust inner strength before him completely.
Eunuch He’s face was filled with shock. He could only feel the surging waves of inner strength in his hands disappear in an instant. In his panic, he tried to distance himself, but it was already too late.
A tremendous pulling force came from his Dantian, as the inner strength within him gushed out like floodwaters breaching a dike. A massive force harshly pulled it out of his body and injected it into Li Xiaobai’s.
Li Xiaobai had chosen the path of overwhelming force. The inner strength within his Dantian surged out wildly, as if without any cost, breaking through Eunuch He’s defenses. He grabbed the other’s throat, lifting him as if picking up a chick.
“You…”
“Even I can absorb your Spirit Realm Technique!”
“How can your inner strength be so profound, what exactly is your cultivation level?”
“With such strength, why do you still hide and seek shelter…”
Eunuch He stared with wide eyes at Li Xiaobai. In this moment, he fully understood that the other’s strength far exceeded his expectations. Even without displaying any special moves, the sheer amount of turbulent inner strength informed him of the gap between them.
Without needing any techniques, with inner strength surpassing by tens of times, the pressure was like Mount Tai crushing down, and nobody could withstand it.
“Heh, if I didn’t hide and seek, how could the Imperial Court keep sending people to encircle and suppress me? It’s just that I didn’t expect using the Spirit Realm Technique as bait this time would actually draw out such a grand prize as yourself!”
“To express my gratitude, you can die now!”
Li Xiaobai spoke indifferently, exerting more force in his hand.
Eunuch He felt his inner strength diminishing rapidly, his life force being devoured bit by bit by his opponent. His eyes revealed a mix of unwillingness and regret: “So, using the Spirit Realm Technique as bait was all part of your plan, from beginning to end your target was the inner strength within us!”