King of Ten Thousand Years

This was the first time Luo Tian had fully unleashed his Divine Vein Power since entering the Holy Mansion.

FWOOSH!

A layer of dark Cold Mist spread out from him in a six- or seven-meter radius. The ground and nearby plants became coated in a layer of frost.

The speed and agility of the three men surrounding him plummeted by thirty percent.

”How does this kid have a Martial Vein Power?”

Tang Wei growled, his face a mask of shock and fury.

”Only Earth Tier Martial Veins and above have Innate Abilities. This kid...”

Ji Xingjun and Li Hai’s expressions changed drastically.

Luo Tian’s Martial Vein Power far surpassed that of an ordinary Earth Tier Martial Vein. It had a Domain Deceleration effect.

Furthermore, the Cold Mist contained a sinister, chilling power that was trying to erode their life force.

In an instant, the tables turned, and Luo Tian was no longer the one on the defensive.

Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon! Star Shifting Shadow!

Luo Tian swung his longsword, unleashing a continuous stream of exploding Starlight Sword Shadows.

At that moment, Luo Tian fought against the three Silver Students all by himself, not at a disadvantage in the slightest. In fact, he seemed to grow stronger with every clash.

Even an ordinary martial artist at the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening would have found this difficult.

”Use your trump cards! Kill him quickly...” Li Hai’s face was filled with alarm as he sent a voice transmission.

’If this drags on, the Cold Mist will keep eroding our life force, and our condition will only get worse.’

Upon hearing this, Ji Xingjun and Tang Wei each consumed a crimson elixir—a Violent Spirit Pill, used to boost one’s combat strength.

FWOOM!

The True Qi in their bodies surged, and their strength soared.

Tang Wei’s power was now approaching the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening!

Ji Xingjun’s combat strength rose even higher, reaching the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening!

”Hmph! Our plan was designed with enough power to kill someone at the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening.”

Li Hai smiled coldly. The Flying Poison Needle Tube in his sleeve was already primed and ready to fire.

Luo Tian immediately felt the pressure increase. He used his Spiritual Sense to control the situation, leveraging the Cold Mist’s deceleration effect while pushing his Body Technique to its absolute limit, managing to withstand the trio’s counterattack.

Li Hai tried to use the Flying Poison Needle Tube several times.

But at every critical moment, Luo Tian’s Body Technique allowed him to use Tang Wei and Ji Xingjun as cover, giving Li Hai no good opportunity.

TING TING TING! SHING SHING SWISH!

The Starlight Sword Light Luo Tian unleashed grew ever more brilliant, and his speed continued to increase.

A hint of madness appeared on his face as his combat strength erupted to its peak.

That’s right. Luo Tian was confident he could retreat unscathed, but how could he rest easy if he didn’t eliminate these three?

VWOOM-SWISH!

The Starlight flickering on Luo Tian’s longsword suddenly slashed out, forming a dazzlingly brilliant Star Trace Sword Light that unleashed an incomparably powerful force.

”That’s...”

The hearts of Li Hai and the others skipped a beat. For a moment, they felt as if they were facing a Golden Student.

PFFT-SHING!

The Star Trace Sword Light, dazzling and brilliant, shattered the trio’s powerful offensive as if it were breaking dead branches.

Luo Tian’s Celestial Star Sword Technique had finally reached the ”Star Trace” level.

”Not good!”

”What kind of terrifying Swordsmanship is this kid practicing?”

The three were terrified, forced into a constant retreat by the splendidly horrifying Star Trace Sword Light.

At this moment, Luo Tian was like an ancient, eternal star—vast and ethereal, making them feel insignificant and powerless.

SWISH!

Li Hai finally found an opportunity. He activated the Flying Poison Needle Tube in his sleeve, and a dark Poison Needle shot toward Luo Tian like a bolt of lightning.

But at that very same moment.

”It ends now—”

A divine light flashed in Luo Tian’s eyes, as bright as the stars. He pushed the six Qi Veins in his body to their limit, and surge after surge of True Qi poured into the longsword in his hand.

Celestial Star Sword Technique, Seven-stars in a Row!

SWISH SWISH SWISH—SHING!

Luo Tian’s sword transformed into the light of a Star Trace, weaving seven dazzlingly brilliant beams of Star Sword Light in the blink of an eye. They resonated with one another, each strike stronger than the last, forming a Seven-star Sword Net that resembled a vast, starry sky.

”No—”

Enveloped by the Seven-star Sword Net, Li Hai and the others felt a suffocating pressure that made their bodies and minds tremble.

The image of death drew closer in their pupils.

With a TING-SHATTER, the dark Poison Needle Li Hai had fired was pulverized by the Star Sword Light of the Seven-star Sword Net before it could even get near Luo Tian.

Immediately after, a brilliant stream of Star Trace Sword Qi, like a meteor streaking across the vast starry sky, pierced through Li Hai’s internal organs.

”You...”

Li Hai’s body convulsed. His pupils dilated, and he collapsed to the ground.

At the same time, the starry sword net, woven from stream after stream of Star Trace Sword Qi, passed through Ji Xingjun and Tang Wei.

PFFT!

Tang Wei lasted only half a breath before the Sword Qi pierced his head, killing him instantly.

”Ah! No—”

Ji Xingjun’s face was a mask of terror as he screamed internally.

’My combat strength right now is comparable to a weaker Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening martial artist!’

However, Ji Xingjun only managed to hold on for another half-breath before the rest of the net woven from Star Trace Sword Light riddled his body with bloody holes.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

The bodies of the three Silver Students fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

This entire magnificent feast of death had occurred in the span of a single breath.

It could be summarized in four words:

One move, three kills!

SWISH!

The starlight of the sword net woven in the air suddenly vanished, returning to the unremarkable longsword in Luo Tian’s hand.

’This third form, Seven-stars in a Row, really consumes a lot of energy.’

Luo Tian’s breathing was ragged and his face slightly pale. The dark Cold Mist around him slowly receded back into his body.

However, now that his Celestial Star Sword Technique had broken through to the Star Trace level, the power of its third form, Seven-stars in a Row, was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Combined with his Divine Vein Power, this move could kill most martial artists at the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening.

But with his cultivation of six Qi Veins, he didn’t have enough stamina to execute this strike more than once in a row.

After a few breaths, Luo Tian’s breathing steadied. He gazed at the corpses of the three Silver Students, his eyes glinting.

The Sun Chasing Holy Mansion strictly prohibited disciples from killing each other.

Although Luo Tian had killed them in self-defense, the backgrounds of these three were anything but ordinary. If this matter were exposed, it would lead to endless trouble.

Luo Tian didn’t touch their weapons, Armor, or other belongings. He only took their Spiritual Essence Coins, which amounted to just seventy or eighty.

This was normal, however.

To prepare for the Beast Tide, most students had spent their Spiritual Essence Coins on battle supplies, such as repairing and maintaining their weapons and Armor, and purchasing various Elixir Pills.

Besides, these three had also prepared trump cards specifically to kill him.

After looting the three bodies, Luo Tian walked over to the unconscious yellow-skinned youth and took three Poison Darts from him.

He stabbed the three Darts into several vital points on Tang Wei and the others.

HISS~

The potent poison on the Darts took effect. The three corpses began to rot, turning a purplish-black, which greatly obscured the sword wounds on their bodies.

Although a careful observer could still find the sword wounds, there were far too many Martial Artists who used swords. It would be nearly impossible to determine which specific Martial Skill had caused them.

”Ah...”

Just then, the yellow-skinned youth, the assassin, regained consciousness in a wave of pain.

The assassin’s Martial Veins were destroyed and his cultivation was gone. He no longer posed any threat to Luo Tian.

”Speak. Who hired you to kill me?”

Luo Tian said indifferently.

The yellow-skinned youth was clearly a professional assassin from a dedicated organization.

”Hmph! Don’t even think about getting any information from me.”

The yellow-skinned youth sneered.

SMACK!

Luo Tian slapped him across the face, knocking several teeth from the corner of the youth’s mouth.

Clamped onto one of the teeth was a Poison Pill.

”Heh, trying to kill yourself in front of me?”

Luo Tian sneered.

”You... you...”

The yellow-skinned youth’s face was filled with terror, as if he were facing a Great Demon King.

He had a Poison Pill hidden in his teeth and was just about to bite down when Luo Tian slapped it out of his mouth.

’How could it be such a coincidence?’

Recalling how the other party had seen through his identity from the very beginning, the yellow-skinned youth’s heart trembled.

Most assassins committed suicide by poison to avoid being captured and subjected to various forms of torture. Under those circumstances, few could keep their secrets.

Now that he couldn’t even kill himself, the assassin was naturally terrified.

Luo Tian suddenly noticed that after the slap, a slight wrinkle had appeared on the assassin’s face.

’I see.’

Luo Tian swept his Spiritual Sense over him and pinched the youth’s face.

A moment later, he pulled off a human-skin mask as thin as a cicada’s wing, revealing the pale face of a man in his early twenties.

”Quite a few tricks up your sleeve.”

Luo Tian gave a slight, humorless smile, put away the mask, and found two Secret Manuals on the assassin’s body.

One was a Yellow Level Middle Grade Secret Manual for the Bone Shrinking Skill.

The other was a manual for a Hidden Weapon Martial Skill Secret Skill, and it was surprisingly Spirit Level Low Grade.

”Speak! Who hired you?”

Luo Tian’s indifferent gaze swept over the male assassin.