Becoming a Martial Master: Starting as a Swordsmith

Situ Aotian's voice carried a sense of urgency and tension.

Shen Chu had never heard that tone from her before.

It's like the instinctive fear of someone who has seen hell when they see the gates of hell open again!

Shen Chu reacted extremely quickly; he turned around and grabbed Li Chengwen's arm.

At the same time, he yelled at Xu Zhibao and Xu Qingqing, "Go! Charge out of the city!"

Although Xu Zhibao and Xu Qingqing did not understand what had happened, seeing Situ Aotian's alarmed appearance, they knew that the situation was bad. They immediately protected the others and ran towards the city gate with Shen Chu.

The city gate was just ahead, no more than an arrow's throw away.

As long as we break through that door...

Where the sky is high and the earth is wide, there is still hope!

However, they were still a step too late.

After reaching its highest point, the soaring red light suddenly expanded, blooming in the air like a giant blood-red lotus!

The crimson light spread in all directions at an incredible speed, like an invisible barrier, and crashed down when Shen Chu and the others were only a few steps away from the city gate!

hum! !

A deep rumble echoed through the heavens and earth.

Shen Chu felt an invisible force sweep past her, as if something had enveloped the entire world.

He turned around and saw a faint red light curtain closing in from all directions, enveloping the entire Changping County town like an overturned giant bowl.

The city gate was right in front of them; all they had to do was pass through the pale red light barrier to leave the county town. Yet, no one dared to take another step.

The reason was simple: not far ahead, a horse had just stuck its head out before the light barrier closed in, when its head was instantly cleaved to the ground by the barrier, and its neck was burned raw, without even a drop of blood.

Xu Zhibao tried reaching his hand towards the city gate, but the moment his fingertips touched the red light barrier, a burning pain shot through his fingertips, as if he had been branded with a hot iron.

He abruptly pulled his hand back, his fingertips already charred black.

Seeing this, Shen Chu's heart sank to the bottom.

They can't get out!

And on the other side,

Under the red light, Zhang the Constable's aura surged instantly.

His eyes turned bloodshot, and a faint crimson light flowed beneath his skin, as if two flames were burning in his pupils.

Immediately, he raised his head and roared, then lunged at the middle-aged man!

What a great speed!

The middle-aged man stared intently, and saw that Zhang, the constable who had been at his last gasp, had clearly gained a surge in strength.

He was so fast that he left behind an afterimage.

In the blink of an eye, Constable Zhang had already lunged forward!

The middle-aged man's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly raised his sword to block!

With a loud clang, the longsword in Uncle Li's hand trembled violently.

If the longsword's material hadn't been far superior to that of the single-edged sword, it would probably have been broken by now!

Even though the middle-aged man was prepared, he was still shaken back by the violent force, taking seven or eight steps before he could barely regain his balance!

"How is this possible! You fiend, what magic did you just perform?!"

The middle-aged man looked at Constable Zhang with disbelief in his eyes!

Those ordinary Red Lotus Cult members who had been suffering repeated defeats suddenly became like they had been injected with adrenaline the moment they came into contact with the red light, and they all went berserk.

At this moment, their eyes glowed red, and they let out strange growls, seemingly completely unconcerned about pain or death, as they frantically rushed towards the disciples of the Longchuan Sword Sect.

The disciples of the Longchuan Sword Sect, who had been handling the situation with ease, suddenly found that these ordinary followers had become exceptionally difficult to deal with!

Even if a sword pierces their chest, they will still roar and lunge forward until their heads are cut off before finally collapsing.

The disciples of the Longchuan Sword Sect had to expend far more effort than before to completely annihilate these fanatical followers.

"Hahahaha!!!"

Officer Zhang pointed his sword at the middle-aged man, a sinister grin spreading across his face.

"Go to hell, all of you!!!"

At this moment, the smile on Situ Aotian's face had completely vanished.

She gazed at Changping County bathed in red light, then at the frenzied Red Lotus Cult members, her expression turning incredibly grave. After a moment, a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes, and she turned back to the students of Qingyang Academy, shouting:

Give me my weapon!

One of them immediately took a large, exaggerated hammer off his back and threw it at her with all his might.

The hammerhead was the size of a watermelon, completely black, and looked to weigh at least seventy or eighty pounds.

Situ Aotian reached out and caught it steadily, holding the hammer handle with one hand as if the heavy iron hammer was as light as a feather in her hand.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chu's eyes widened in surprise.

This Miss Situ is incredibly strong!

It seems he also possesses the strength of the Qi Opening Realm!

Situ Aotian, carrying a large hammer, strode towards Zhang Butou, forming a pincer movement with Li Shishu on the left and right.

Although Zhang, the head constable, was driven to extreme rage by the power of the Crimson Lotus, he was ultimately no match for the combined attack of two experts at the Opening Meridian Realm.

Although Situ Aotian was petite, her fighting style was powerful and sweeping, with each hammer blow carrying immense force.

The middle-aged man harassed and restrained Zhang from the side, his every move aimed at Zhang's vital points. After only a dozen or so rounds of cooperation, Zhang revealed a fatal flaw.

Seizing the opportunity, Situ Aotian gripped the hammer with both hands, leaped high into the air, and delivered a powerful and heavy slam into Zhang Butou's skull!

Bang! ! !

Another dull thud.

Constable Zhang's head exploded like a watermelon, splattering red and white matter all over the ground.

His headless body swayed twice, then collapsed to the ground with a thud, twitched a few times, and then remained motionless.

However, after killing Constable Zhang, Situ Aotian showed no joy whatsoever.

She stood there, staring at the red light curtain that enveloped the entire city, her brow furrowed, muttering to herself repeatedly, "This is troublesome...this is really troublesome..."

Shen Chu stood not far away, her heart equally heavy.

On the one hand, he was filled with remorse.

If he had made the decision to leave Changping County sooner, or even if he had forcibly led everyone out of the city while Master Li was hesitating, he could have escaped before the red light faded!

All I can say is that I was greedy, just like in my past life when I hesitated and fell into the clutches of the A-shares market.

On the other hand, he was also somewhat speechless about Situ Aotian's style of doing things.

She clearly knew the Red Lotus Cult was problematic long ago, and she had clearly laid a trap long ago, so why did she wait until the very last moment to close the net? If she had acted sooner, or notified everyone to evacuate earlier, the situation wouldn't have turned out this way.

But in the end, I should blame myself the most.