Translator: CinderTL
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"Killed a Level 6 creature, experience +531!"
The message "appeared" on the Human Emperor's Banner.
Immediately after, the experience, which had already reached 491/500, broke through the limit.
[Life Level: 6 (522/600)]
Promotion!
The life level directly increased from Level 5 to Level 6!
At the moment of the life level upgrade, the excruciating pain in his waist, which felt like a hole was draining his strength and body temperature, seemed to be plugged by something.
A warm current washed over him, and the lost body temperature and strength were fully restored!
Not only restored, but compared to before...
It was even better.
Because his life level had increased.
With the level-up, all injuries and abnormal states were completely healed.
At the same time, it brought a stronger physique, a more vigorous spirit, and sharper senses.
An all-around enhancement.
This was the reason Li Chunjun chose to fight Sun Yongxing to the death in their first encounter!
Otherwise, with Sun Yongxing's peak internal strength and years of martial arts experience, he might not have been able to kill him.
But now...
He lived.
Sun Yongxing died.
...
The three peak external martial artists who had surrounded him exchanged a glance filled with tacit understanding.
In the next moment, even facing Li Chunjun, who was heavily injured with half his body drenched in blood, they attacked without hesitation!
The ease and nonchalance they had shown earlier were completely gone.
One attacked from above, a broadsword slashing straight at Li Chunjun's head!
One attacked from below, a sword thrusting toward Li Chunjun's lower body!
The remaining one, Zhou Que, pounced forward, aiming to deliver a fatal blow while Li Chunjun was dodging the attacks from above and below!
The coordination of their attacks was flawless, simultaneously sealing off all of Li Chunjun's possible escape routes.
Not to mention the "heavily injured" Li Chunjun, even a peak internal martial artist in their prime would have to avoid the brunt of such an assault.
But Li Chunjun did not dodge.
At the moment the three attacked, his sword flashed out like lightning, accurately and domineeringly striking the broadsword in the guard's hand.
"Clang!"
Metal clashed against metal!
Sparks flew!
At the same time, he shifted his body halfway, retreating to avoid the thrusting sword. The sword that had intercepted the broadsword, using the recoil from the clash, continued its momentum downward, stabbing toward the sword-wielding guard.
This move forced the guard, who had been preparing to attack his lower body, to hastily block with his sword.
It was at this moment that Zhou Que's triangular dagger arrived.
This thrusting technique clearly bore Sun Yongxing's style.
Or rather, Sun Yongxing and he might have been master and disciple.
But Li Chunjun, having anticipated this, had already shot his right hand forward, almost closely following Zhou Que's triangular dagger. With a speed that outpaced Zhou Que's, his five fingers tightly gripped Zhou Que's wrist.
A grappling technique!?
There was almost no technique involved!
It relied solely on superior speed, sharper reflexes, and an almost preternatural perception!
If Zhou Que had possessed the same speed as Li Chunjun...
Not only could he have avoided this straightforward grapple, but he could have even reversed it to seize Li Chunjun's wrist.
Unfortunately...
He didn't!
Li Chunjun was leveraging the all-around enhancement brought by his Level 6 life level to overpower Zhou Que, a peak external martial artist!
The moment his five fingers clamped onto Zhou Que's wrist, a violent force erupted from his fingers!
"Crack!"
The sound of bones breaking!
The scaphoid, lunate, and triquetrum bones in Zhou Que's wrist were instantly crushed!
"Ah!"
Even Zhou Que, a peak external martial artist, couldn't help but let out a piercing scream from the intense pain.
"Die!"
The sword-wielding guard, who had been sent flying by Li Chunjun's sword strike, roared furiously. His broadsword swept through the air with a force capable of decapitating Li Chunjun, aiming straight for his head!
Li Chunjun tilted his head to the side and lowered it slightly.
As he dodged the sweeping blade, his right foot shot out violently.
This kick landed squarely on the triangular dagger that had fallen from Zhou Que's hand after his wrist was crushed!
And directly in front of his kick was the sword-wielding guard, who had crouched low, originally intending to attack Li Chunjun's lower body. At this moment, the guard was blocking the downward slash of Li Chunjun's sword.
As their forces collided and their energies clashed, the guard could only watch helplessly as the triangular dagger, kicked by Li Chunjun, shot forward like an arrow released from a fully drawn bow.
"No!"
Amidst a cry of terror and unwillingness, the triangular dagger instantly pierced through the guard's forehead, embedding itself deeply.
"Thud!"
The tip of the dagger protruded from the back of his skull.
Blood dripped down the blade's groove.
"Whoosh!"
At the same time, Li Chunjun's foot erupted with force.
His body, which had leaned to avoid the horizontal slash, shot sideways in an almost horizontal leap.
The overwhelming strength, far surpassing that of an external martial artist, yanked Zhou Que's body off balance, causing him to tilt forward.
Sensing the danger, Zhou Que tried to steady himself despite the pain, but a cold glint of light flashed past his throat as his body tilted, carrying with it a chilling, heart-piercing coldness.
A dragging sword!
Or rather, a dragging blade!
As Li Chunjun's body shot backward, pulling Zhou Que off balance, the sword in his left hand delivered a fatal strike to this external martial artist.
Bright red blood gushed from the slit throat.
Zhou Que, who had just regained his balance, felt the cold air rushing into his throat, and an unprecedented fear instantly engulfed him.
He desperately clutched his throat, trying to stem the wound and stop the bleeding.
But...
The fear sapped his will and spirit, and the surging blood drained all the strength from his body. He fell to his knees, then turned his head in terror toward the noblewoman and Chairman Song, opening his mouth...
As if to say, "Save me!"
But as soon as he opened his mouth, a torrent of blood poured out.
Drowning any words he might have spoken.
The impact of this scene, whether for the other sword-wielding guard, the noblewoman, or Chairman Song and his entourage, was an utterly horrifying visual shock!
The guards, who were supposed to ensure their safety, had died in such a bloody manner right before their eyes...
Chairman Song's wife, who had never witnessed such a brutal scene, couldn't help but let out a terrified scream!
"Ah!"
Her piercing cry cut through the night sky!
It also jolted Madam Jin, Chairman Song, and the others out of their stunned fear.
Especially the few guards by their side, who immediately rushed to their aid.
"Madam, we must leave here at once!"
"Boss, we need to go now!"
"Quick, run! Go!"
In truth, they didn't need the reminder. The awakened Madam Jin, Chairman Song, and his wife were already fleeing in terror toward the house.
All notions of elegance, grace, and propriety were thrown to the wind at this moment!
Right now, they had only one thought!
Run!
Get away from here!
As far away from that terrifying murderer as possible!
Unfortunately, Li Chunjun had no intention of letting them go.
He hadn't come to the Jin family at eight or nine in the evening, skipping his usual routine of watching TV at home, just to kill a few people or vent his anger by taking out some guards.
He was here to exterminate the entire family.
(End of the Chapter)
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