I was told I'd be a late bloomer, but I was born with the potential to achieve great things!

kill!

The thought crossed his mind, and the urge to kill arose instantly.

Zhou Anjian moved with his body, his strength surging, and the long sword in his hand left a series of afterimages.

The wind rises without leaving a trace, drifting clouds swirl around the trees, and a swift gust of wind sweeps through the forest...

All the sword moves were executed in one go, and seven sword energies burst forth from the three-foot-long sword.

Sword energy.

That bastard actually mastered sword energy.

Seeing Zhou An, whose swords missed their mark two steps away, the fierce-looking man's sneer had barely appeared when he felt a sharp sword aura rushing towards him.

"you!"

The fierce-looking man held a knife in his right hand and clutched his throat with his left, taking three steps back. His wide eyes dimmed at a visible speed.

His longsword fell from his hand, but Zhou An's sword energy was not only aimed at him.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The three muffled thuds represented three corpses.

"Watch out, there's a hidden weapon!"

Those behind them hadn't noticed this yet; they only saw four flashing sword energies flying from the three's encirclement and instinctively dodged to warn them.

But Zhou An wouldn't give the four a chance to react. He quickly moved forward with a series of footwork, his left and right feet moving in quick succession. With a flick of his left hand, he caught the long knife that had fallen from the fierce-looking man's hand and slashed it through the air, charging into the midst of the four.

Swordsmanship, fighting fiercely on all sides.

Simple and unadorned, yet incredibly swift.

One person, unable to dodge in time, instinctively parried with his sword.

"Clang!"

Even before the longswords clashed, the man felt a clanging boom from his own blade, which sent him staggering backward.

Blade energy.

Killing someone remotely.

"He has mastered the sword's energy."

The man was both shocked and furious. He shouted and retreated repeatedly, looking at Zhou An with astonishment as if he had seen a ghost.

He never imagined that this boy, who had only thought about escaping a moment ago, would actually possess such formidable swordsmanship.

He has practiced swordsmanship for over a decade, and only now has he barely grasped the essence of swordsmanship.

Zhou An ignored him, pressed forward, and aimed for a swift victory, thrusting his Qingfeng Sword straight forward with his right hand.

Just as the man was feeling relieved, thinking he had escaped the range of the sword energy, another sword energy suddenly pierced through his eyes and head.

"How dare you!"

Tian Shuang roared angrily, but after Zhou An thrust out his sword, he didn't even look at him. Instead, he used his long sword in his left hand to slash back, and a semi-circular blade of light came from afar.

"clang!"

A muffled thud exploded on the longsword in Tian's hands, the domineering force causing him to stagger back several steps.

Left hand wielding a knife, right hand wielding a sword; a master of both.

Tian Shuang stared in astonishment at Zhou An, who was charging towards the other three. As the cold, gleaming blade and sword energy flew wildly with the young man, Tian Shuang felt the hairs on her body stand on end.

trap.

This is a trap; the Seven Mysteries Sect anticipated our arrival.

For a moment, Tian Shuang's head was buzzing.

But now is not the time to think about this, because in that short time, the other three had all died, and the boy had already rushed towards him in one stride.

"Whoosh!"

Before the person even arrived, Tian Shuang saw a gleaming blade of energy fly out from the boy's left hand.

The blade energy cleaved through the air, accompanied by a sharp yet muffled whistling sound. He instinctively dodged, but the blade energy only flew three feet before dissipating with a bang.

"Um?"

Tian Shuang's pupils contracted, a series of question marks flashing through his mind, only to see the young man's lips curl into a mocking smile as he slashed at Tian Shuang with his sword from a distance.

"not good!"

Tian Shuang instinctively parried with his sword, and a sharp force exploded on his blade, causing him to stagger backward.

Before he could even regain his footing, another dark shadow descended from the sky, closing in on Zhou An.

It's a knife!

The gleaming blade aura rapidly magnified in Tian Shuang's eyes, quickly engulfing his vision. The lush green forests around him were replaced by the snow-white blade aura, and he felt as if everything went black.

In the face of life and death, Tian Shuang disregarded his own weaknesses and quickly raised the knife above his head.

With a clang, his arms went numb from the shock of the incoming blade energy.

Tian Shuang grunted, her eyes widening instinctively as she backed away.

"call out!"

But just then, a sharp whooshing sound came rushing in, spanning several steps, and rapidly magnified before his eyes.

There's no escaping it.

Almost the instant the thought crossed Tian Shuang's mind, he heard a soft "plop" sound, followed by a large amount of blood leaking from his neck with his rapid breathing.

"You do have some skill; you were able to withstand four of my moves."

In a daze, Tian Shuang heard a cold voice, and before her consciousness went black, she saw a figure in a green robe rushing towards Tong Hu.

He tried to see more clearly, but with his eyelids lifted with difficulty, all he could see was a pair of black shoes covered in mud.

"Beast Taming Technique"

"Such an opportunity will not be wasted if it is only in my hands."

Seeing the archer named Tong Hu turn and run, Zhou An, who hadn't originally planned to chase after him, immediately rushed over without stopping.

In his mind, the person called Tong Hu, who could control a wild beast like a tiger, might possess some secret immortal techniques.

Even if it's not complete, it's still an existence that a mere mortal like him can absolutely not afford to provoke.

So, after killing these knife-wielders, Zhou An planned to run away.

But to his utter surprise, Tong Hu was even more flustered than he was.

This is outrageous!

A seemingly magical beast-taming technique is causing panic among the unprotected archer...

Zhou An immediately took out a blood-red fungus flower from the medicine box and put it in his mouth, eating as he chased after the enemy.

run!

At this moment, Tong Hu was terrified.

What did he see?

In just a few breaths, Tian Shuang, whose martial prowess was clearly superior to his, was completely wiped out by the young man and a group of skilled fighters who had at least reached the Great Perfection of Blood Refinement.

Who is Tian Shuang?

Among the Shadowless Thieves, there are experts who have already begun to forge their bones and have mastered the blade's aura, and several of the remaining people have even entered the Skin Refining Realm.

Yet these people, who are seen as ruthless and murderous by ordinary people, died completely in just a few breaths.

fast.

too fast.

By the time they got close, Tong Hu wouldn't have had a chance to shoot an arrow.

"This is a trap; we must inform the boss as soon as possible."

Tong Hu let out a long howl as he swiftly disappeared into the forest.

"call out!"

Just then, a sharp whooshing sound came from behind.

Almost the instant the sound came, Tong Hu froze in his tracks and quickly darted into the woods on his left.

Taking advantage of a brief moment, he turned around and his pupils immediately contracted.

Then they saw Zhou An with his mouth full of bright red blood, and he quickly caught up.

"The ultimate technique of blood battle: kill every hundred paces."

In an instant, a sharp shout came from the boy's mouth, and the long sword in his hand slashed at him with incredible speed.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. I have never seen anyone's sword energy fly more than a hundred paces away."

Seeing the long sword crash down with a deafening roar, Tong Hu felt a chill run down his spine.

His reason told him that absolutely no one could do this, but he dared not gamble, and his body instinctively avoided the direction in which the long sword was about to strike.

The scene just now, where the Seven Mysteries Sect members unleashed their sword and saber energy, was simply too terrifying.

One strike, and nothing happens.

Tong Hu felt a sense of relief, but a surge of shame and anger welled up in his heart.

He'd been tricked.

"The ultimate technique of blood battle: kill every hundred paces."

"Again!"

Tong Hu was furious, but the next moment his pupils suddenly contracted as he saw Zhou An leap out, using his waist as a pivot and his hand as a bow, and throw the long sword in his hand over.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The longsword, gleaming with cold light, made a muffled whooshing sound as it hurtled through the air at incredible speed.

"Buzz!"

Tong Hu dodged again, his long sword plunging straight into the tree trunk in front of him, the hilt emitting a low hum as it vibrated.

"A hundred steps of flying sword, a kill every ten steps."

At that moment, another sharp shout rang out.

The sound was so close that Tong Hu's pores popped open, and his whole body went numb.

Suddenly turning around, several sword energies pierced through the air.

One sword missed, two swords missed.

Tong Hu retreated step by step, his speed decreasing.

The next moment, ten sword energies pierced through the air and connected to form a net in mid-air.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."

Tong Hu's body stiffened, his entire body stained red with blood, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"You like watching me shoot?"

Looking at Tong Hu's corpse, Zhou An raised his hand and unleashed another gust of sword energy. After confirming that the head had been separated from the body, he quickly stepped forward to touch the corpse.

A moment later, his face lit up with joy as a secret book wrapped in animal hide and a money bag fell into his hands.

"roar!"

Before Zhou An could open the animal hide and examine it, a tiger's roar came from behind him.

Zhou An's pupils contracted, and he quickly stuffed the animal hide and money bag into his inner shirt before darting away into the distance.

Just as I pulled the long knife out of the tree trunk, a ferocious brown tiger leaped over a thicket of bushes.

"Your master is sleeping, go and play with him."

The man and the tiger paced and faced each other in the forest. Zhou An held his sword and dared not be careless. Seeing the tiger approaching Tong Hu, he left a message and cautiously retreated.

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