King of Ten Thousand Years

Chapter 590: Chapter 588: Revealing One’s Edge

“Luo Tian, what are you spacing out for, you trash? Hurry up and kill the enemy! If I’d known you were this useless, I never would have let you join the team.”

The cold-faced man cursed contemptuously.

The middle-aged woman fighting the horned giant glanced at Luo Tian from the corner of her eye, her brows furrowing.

She had invited Luo Tian to the team because she saw his potential.

Who would have thought he’d be so useless?

Compared to the cold-faced man or Li Qingfeng, the difference was truly immense.

‘The quality of Martial Artists from the Broken Ring really is too poor.’

“Is that so? Then I can leave the team right now.”

Luo Tian’s expression turned cold.

When his origins were exposed…

Everyone on the team had a drastic change in attitude, especially the cold-faced man and the team leader, who both looked at him with disgust and disdain.

‘Staying in a team like this is worse than leaving. At least I’d be free and unbothered.’

“Leave the team?”

No one had expected Luo Tian to make such a bold decision.

After all, moving alone was much more dangerous.

But on second thought, they guessed his intentions. ‘Luo Tian must think we’re no match for the Heaven-Dominating Bandits, so he’s trying to run away.’

“Then get lost!”

The cold-faced man snapped disdainfully.

‘Luo Tian’s judgment is terrible. Even without him and Mu Qingqing, with our two teams joining forces and the genius Li Qingfeng on our side, there won’t be any major problems.’

Seeing this, the purple-robed youth couldn’t help but smile.

‘Once Luo Tian leaves the team, it’s questionable whether he can even reach the Wuji Realm.’

But just then…

BOOM!

A dull, heavy explosion erupted.

Amidst the chaotic cloud of dust, the middle-aged woman and Li Qingfeng retreated frantically, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.

The middle-aged woman, in particular, had a deep, bleeding gash on her arm.

“The two of you think you can hold me back? You really overestimate yourselves.”

The horned giant sneered.

Li Qingfeng’s expression was grim. Their enemy was, after all, at the Celestial Pool Realm Fifth Layer.

The middle-aged woman’s face was even more strained. The horned giant’s strength was even greater than some of the Celestial Pool Realm Fifth Layer experts in her own clan!

‘I really underestimated him!’

‘How could anyone who managed to enter one of the Four Great Thief Emperor Gangs and climb to this level be weak?’

WHOOSH!

Another dim, ferocious shadow of an axe came chopping down.

At first, the horned giant had been holding back, hoping to either recruit or capture Li Qingfeng alive.

Now, he was using his full strength.

Seeing the middle-aged woman and Li Qingfeng at a disadvantage, the others instantly grew worried.

Meanwhile…

Luo Tian was already planning to leave with Mu Qingqing.

“Luo Tian, how can you retreat in the heat of battle and abandon your teammates?”

The cold-faced man shouted.

The situation was looking bad. Even if Luo Tian’s combat power was lacking, he was still a Celestial Pool Realm expert.

There was no way they could let him just slip away alone.

Luo Tian chuckled. A moment ago, they were telling him to get lost. Now that the situation was dire, they were accusing him of deserting.

He couldn’t be bothered to respond.

But just then, the one-armed member of the Heaven-Dominating Bandits blocked Luo Tian’s path.

“You’re not going anywhere.”

The one-armed bandit barked.

The bandit didn’t know Luo Tian was from the Broken Ring. He just saw a young man who had broken through to the Celestial Pool Realm and thought he had great potential, wanting to recruit him into the Heaven-Dominating Thief Emperor Gang.

“If we want to leave, you can’t stop us.”

Luo Tian said calmly.

“A joke! Who do you think you are, Li Qingfeng?”

The one-armed bandit roared.

Li Qingfeng’s sudden attack had injured him and severed his arm, and he was in a foul mood.

‘This kid in front of me doesn’t know what’s good for him. I’ll take my anger out on him!’

SWISH!

A sword light as black as a viper suddenly shot forward, letting out a sharp whistle.

Luo Tian’s expression remained unchanged. Using his palm as a blade, he activated a sliver of Wind Sword Intent!

PFFT-BOOM!

A condensed, golden-white Sword Light, wreathed in a biting gale, shot out with even greater speed!

In an instant, the one-armed bandit’s Sword Technique was shattered and obliterated by Luo Tian’s strike.

The cold, golden-white Sword Light slashed toward the one-armed bandit’s head!

“No!”

The one-armed bandit’s face filled with panic as he retreated wildly!

He never imagined that Luo Tian’s burst of power would be even more terrifying than Li Qingfeng’s!

Besides, weren’t Luo Tian’s teammates just looking down on him and ostracizing him?

‘Was that all an act?’

SCHLICK!

The one-armed bandit had been too careless in the end. He failed to dodge Luo Tian’s strike, and a line of blood split down from the top of his head!

His body was cleaved in two by the sword strike and fell from the sky!

“What happened?”

“Did that Celestial Pool Realm Second Layer bandit just die?”

“Who killed him?”

A series of shocked voices came from all around.

Everyone had been too busy protecting themselves to pay much attention to Luo Tian’s situation.

They had only glanced over because they were startled by the aura of his attack!

When they looked, they saw the Celestial Pool Realm Second Layer bandit split in two, dead on the spot!

There were no other powerful Celestial Level Martial Artists nearby—only Luo Tian!

‘Luo Tian killed him?’

“Impossible! Luo Tian didn’t even use a sword. There’s no way he could have executed that last strike!”

The cold-faced man denied.

“It’s definitely impossible. Martial Artists from the Broken Ring are all trash. The one who attacked just now couldn’t have been him!”

The purple-robed youth from the Li Family added.

Luo Tian couldn’t be bothered to explain. He was already planning to leave the team, so why would he care what these people thought of him?

However…

Just as Luo Tian was about to leave, someone else blocked his path.

“Bastard, you think you can just kill my brother and walk away?”

A vicious-looking bald man roared!

He did bear some resemblance to the one-armed bandit who had just died.

“Are you saying you want me to send you down to see your brother?”

Luo Tian asked.

“You damn brat, you’re courting death! I’ll kill you today and avenge my brother!”

The bald man was seething with rage. The great saber in his hand slashed out, creating a blade of light that surged with blood-red energy!

He believed his brother was only killed because he had been injured and lost an arm to Li Qingfeng, and was also trying to capture Luo Tian alive.

His own strength was far greater than his brother’s, and he was fully intent on killing Luo Tian!

“Peak of Celestial Pool Realm Second Layer!”

A few people exclaimed in shock!

“What a terrifying strike. If that were me, I’d have a slim chance of survival.”

The cold-faced man said.

His Cultivation was at the Peak of Celestial Pond Realm First Layer, but in the face of this astonishing strike, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness and fear.

‘Now, facing this strike, Luo Tian is absolutely dead!’

At this moment, many people were watching this fight.

Unhurried, Luo Tian used his palm as a sword once more. With a sudden slash, an elegant and sharp Sword Light chopped forward!

PFFT-BOOM!

The overwhelming blood-red saber light collided with the icy Vortex Sword Qi, and a violent shockwave blasted out in all directions.

The bald man stumbled back several steps, a bloody gash left on his shoulder by a ray of Sword Light.

‘So strong!’

He was inwardly shocked.

‘I used my full strength, yet I was still at a slight disadvantage.’

He wasn’t the only one who was shocked at that moment—so was everyone else watching!

“Impossible!”

The cold-faced man cried out.

Luo Tian could actually fight head-on with someone at the Peak of Celestial Pool Realm Second Layer!

But having seen it with his own eyes, he could find no reason to refute it.

“Die!”

The bald man charged again!

How could a dignified expert at the Celestial Pool Realm Second Layer possibly lose to Luo Tian?

He had to avenge his brother!

CLANG! CLANG! BOOM!

Using his palm as a sword, Luo Tian exchanged several blows with the bald man.

PFFT!

The bald man was suddenly knocked back, a bleeding wound on his body as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fear appeared on his face!

‘This young man is too terrifying. I’m no match for him.’

Just then…

A silver-gray sword appeared in Luo Tian’s hand. A cold light glinted on its edge as a dark, chilly aura spread from it.

“No, I surrender!”

The bald man turned and fled!

Luo Tian’s expression was icy as he slashed his sword!

SHHIIING!

An incomparably swift Sword Light streaked through the void.

The power and speed of this strike far surpassed Luo Tian’s previous Swordsmanship!

THWACK!

Blood sprayed from the bald man’s body. His face turned deathly pale as his corpse fell from the sky.

A Celestial Pool Realm Second Layer expert, killed by Luo Tian just like that, without even a chance to escape!

HISS!

Many who witnessed this scene gasped in shock.

This was especially true for the teammates who had previously ostracized and despised Luo Tian.

“How can someone from the Broken Ring be this strong?”

The cold-faced man was horrified.

‘With my strength, I probably wouldn’t last a single move against Luo Tian.’

‘It seems Luo Tian really was the one who killed the one-armed bandit!’

The purple-robed youth from the Li Family team stared wide-eyed, speechless for a long time!

After killing his attackers, Luo Tian turned to leave with Mu Qingqing!

“Luo Tian!”

The middle-aged woman suddenly called out.

“What is it?”

Luo Tian asked coolly.

The middle-aged woman was a bit embarrassed.

She wanted to ask Luo Tian for help. After all, she and Li Qingfeng were struggling against the horned giant, and their chances of winning were very low!

“I didn’t expect you to be so strong. Please, help us drive back the Heaven-Dominating Bandits.”

The middle-aged woman said through gritted teeth.

“I’d rather not. I’m from the Broken Domain; my strength is meager. I can’t be of much help.”

“Besides, didn’t you all regret letting me join the team?”

Luo Tian refused.

The middle-aged woman and the others looked mortified.

It was obvious they had gone too far before, and Luo Tian was unwilling to help.

“Luo Tian, I never said those words.”

The middle-aged woman showed no sign of displeasure.

Then, she glared at the cold-faced man, releasing a terrifying pressure.

Her meaning was clear: she wanted the cold-faced man to apologize.

The middle-aged woman and the others had all had the same thought earlier, but none of them had said it out loud—except for the cold-faced man.

The cold-faced man’s face turned ashen.

‘The team leader actually wants me to beg Luo Tian!’

Since it was a matter of life and death, the cold-faced man could only swallow his pride. “Luo Tian, I was too rash earlier. Please, don’t hold it against me. We’re a team, after all. You can’t just leave us behind.”

A moment ago, they were all trying to drive Luo Tian away. Now, they were begging him to stay.

The irony was palpable.

Luo Tian shook his head. The cold-faced man’s apology had no sincerity. Deep down, he still looked down on Luo Tian’s origins and status.

“Luo Tian, do me a favor, and I, Li, will owe you one!”

Li Qingfeng suddenly spoke up.

Luo Tian disliked both teams, but he hadn’t had any issues with Li Qingfeng.

Luo Tian’s expression faltered.

In both teams, the only person he had a somewhat favorable impression of was the genius Li Qingfeng, who had even taken the initiative to help him and Mu Qingqing earlier.

“You dare get distracted while fighting me!”

The horned giant roared. His aura surged, and a terrifying, massive, dark axe-shadow slashed out horizontally.

He had also noticed the threat Luo Tian posed and felt a sense of foreboding.

But his combat experience was vast, and he seized an opening in the middle-aged woman’s defense!

As long as he took care of either the middle-aged woman or Li Qingfeng first, there would be no threat left!

“Not good!”

The middle-aged woman suddenly cried out.

Distracted by paying attention to Luo Tian, she had left an opening that the horned giant exploited. An intense sense of crisis washed over her.

PFFT-BOOM!

The middle-aged woman’s Defense Shield was shattered. A small section of her arm was severed, and she was thrown back twenty or thirty meters, her face instantly turning pale.