Sweeping Through Martial Arts: My Clone's Extraordinary Talent

Chapter 99: Swords clash in the Spirit Serpent Tower

Seeing Shen Han walk away, Linghu Chuan covered his fingers and approached He Guitu.

"Mr. Linghu, is your finger alright?"

"fine----"

Linghu Chuan forced a smile and said, "Magistrate He, can that ugly, unremarkable fellow really do it?"

"Nothing special?"

He Guitu shook his head and sighed, "It's not your fault. Mr. Linghu has been out of town for the past few months arresting fugitives and only returned last night. He really doesn't know the legend of the Ugly-Faced Man of Sanhe County."

Then, He Guitu recounted the deeds of Mr. Ugly Face one by one.

"Oh My God----"

Linghu Chuan felt dizzy and disoriented.

He felt a sense of relief; he had been rude to such a powerful figure before, but fortunately, the other party was magnanimous and hadn't killed him!

"Mr. Ugly Face, how was it?"

After leaving the county government office, Xuan Yangzi asked in a low voice.

Shen Han clasped his hands in a fist and said, "It's settled, Daoist Master. Thank you for bringing me this news."

"No, no, Mr. Ugly Face, you are still the most capable."

Xuan Yangzi said repeatedly.

He was very self-aware and didn't ask what was going on. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he said goodbye and left.

The next day, Stone Snake Town.

The sun was rising, and the morning glow was magnificent, but the atmosphere in the town was noticeably oppressive.

"Stone Snake Town has changed a lot —"

As Shen Han entered the town, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Two months ago, he came here and bought the "Ancient Yang Skill" manual at an auction held by the Stone Serpent Merchant Guild. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, it would become a thing of the past. Not only was the Stone Serpent Merchant Guild destroyed, but even the Spirit Serpent Tower was seized by the murderer Tu Sangui.

Soon, he arrived at the Spirit Serpent Tower.

The Spirit Serpent Tower was no longer the grand place it once was, and a faint smell of blood permeated the air.

"Let's sneak up and take a look first—"

Shen Han circled around to the back of the Spirit Serpent Tower, aimed at the wooden window on the third floor, and leaped onto the windowsill.

With his peak-level Tendon Refining skill combined with the perfected Wind and Thunder Step lightness skill, reaching this level was effortless for him.

"Nobody's here—"

Shen Han listened intently for a while, and then discovered that the Spirit Serpent Tower was completely empty.

Whoosh!

The next moment, he slipped through the wooden window.

We entered the hall on the third floor.

This is the venue where the auction was held that day, but everything has changed.

"Where is Tu Sangui?"

Suddenly, Shen Han caught a glimpse of someone in the corner of the hall.

Upon closer inspection, it was clearly a corpse!

The body was hacked to pieces, its hands and feet were missing, and the blood had dried and congealed.

"Vice President Zhao!"

Shen Han immediately recognized the person.

Zhao Yu, vice president of the Stone Snake Chamber of Commerce, was the host of the auction that evening.

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

Shen Han thought to himself, "Tu Sangui slaughtered the Stone Serpent Merchant Guild and didn't even bother to dispose of the bodies, just leaving them at the Spirit Serpent Tower. It's utterly inhuman! The people of the Moon Worship Cult are truly ruthless and vicious; they really can't be judged by common sense!"

Afterwards, Shen Han scanned the Spirit Serpent Tower.

Besides Zhao Yu, he discovered more than ten other corpses. Without a doubt, the deceased were all members of the Stone Serpent Merchant Guild. Their deaths were all gruesome and unbearable to look at.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Suddenly, bursts of wild laughter came from outside the building.

Shen Han made a quick decision, jumped onto the roof beam, and hid in an inconspicuous crevice.

A moment later, footsteps could be heard going upstairs.

There were two people who came.

The man on the left is a man in his forties, burly with a face full of scars, and a steel knife slung across his waist.

A man in black stood to his right, his eyes filled with obsequiousness.

"Deputy Chief Tu, please rest for a while. The restaurant manager will bring you some food in a little while."

"Master, where are the respectable women I desire?"

Tu Sangui snorted coldly.

Ah Da hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Deputy Chief Tu, Ah Er has done as you instructed. He has found three women, and they are on their way."

"here you go!"

Tu Sangui praised him highly and walked step by step into the hall on the third floor.

Ah Da followed closely behind and brought him a chair.

Tu Sangui plopped down: "This morning, the sect leader was very satisfied with the amount of silver I collected. You all need to hurry these next few days and not delay the sect leader's important business!"

Ah Da replied, "I will obey Deputy Chief Tu's instructions."

"Don't worry, after I've had my way with those three women, I'll reward you and Ah Er."

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"Thank you, Deputy Incense Master Tu!"

A short while later, there was another burst of hurried footsteps.

Then, another man in black, Ah Er, led three women into the hall with ropes.

"Help—No—"

The women were terrified, tears streaming down their faces.

"Hehehe, indeed good stuff!"

Tu Sangui licked his lips.

He stood up, staggered towards the three women, and laughed loudly, "My three beauties, don't worry, don't worry, I'll untie you right away."

"No----"

The three women were terrified.

bass!

In the blink of an eye, a sword light descended from the sky, piercing towards Tu Sangui's back.

clang!

Tu Sangui truly deserves to be called the deputy leader of the Moon Worship Sect.

In a flash, he moved with incredible speed, instantly drawing the steel knife from his waist and deflecting the fatal sword strike with a backhand motion.

"Who are you?"

Instantly, Tu Sangui felt a tingling sensation in his tiger's mouth.

Standing in front of him was a man, Shen Han, who was wearing a human skin mask.

"Heh, Deputy Sect Leader Tu, you don't recognize me?"

Shen Han sneered.

"Ugly—you're ugly-faced!"

Just then, Ah Da suddenly came to his senses.

"What?!"

Tu Sangui exclaimed in surprise, "So, you were the one who killed Sanmiao a few days ago?"

"Indeed, it is I!"

Shen Han said calmly, "Sorry, Vice Sect Leader Tu, it's your turn today."

Tu Sangui glared at him angrily: "Who sent you?"

Shen Han did not answer, but charged forward with his sword.

To be honest, this was the first time he had used his fully mastered Earthly Sword Technique in a fight.

hiss!

He gripped the sword with four fingers, his true energy flowing upwards along his meridians. In an instant, the Longquan sword resembled a real dragon, its blade flashing and its movement mirroring the shadow as it swept towards Tu Sangui's face.

Earthly Sword Technique: New Rain in the Empty Mountains!

This move is the first form of the Earthly Sword Technique, and its meaning is profound and far-reaching.

clang!

Tu Sangui dared not delay and quickly drew his knife to parry.

Swords clashed.

In an instant, sparks flew everywhere.

The ensuing force created a fierce wind in the hall, shattering tables and chairs, which then toppled over.

Ah Da and Ah Er quickly protected their heads.

The three women kept rolling around on the ground, completely out of control.

"Heh, that's all?"

After parrying Shen Han's sword strike, Tu Sangui remained unmoved, letting out a cold laugh.

In this contest, he did not fall behind.

Shen Han smiled slowly, and in the next instant, he summoned the Dragon Spring Sword again, unleashing the second move of the Earthly Annihilation Sword Technique.

Dangdang Dangdang!

Tu Sangui resisted repeatedly.

Thus, Shen Han took the lead in attacking, while Tu Sangui took the lead in defending.

The two fought back and forth in the hall, their swords flashing. Shen Han displayed all twenty-seven moves of the Earthly Absolute Sword Technique. After a while, the two seemed to be evenly matched.

"Ugly-faced gentleman, your swordsmanship is mediocre at best. Now it's my turn to make my move!"

Suddenly, Tu Sangui sprang up, his steel saber transforming into two, resembling two fierce tigers unleashed from their cages, and simultaneously slashed down at Shen Han's head.