Jiang Hu glanced at the Silver-horned Rhinoceros on the ground, a look of astonishment on his face.
So Jiang Han really was luring and killing the Silver-horned Rhinoceros. And it looked like he was even extracting its source blood essence to refine?
Although he didn't know what Jiang Han's purpose was, his actions were too mysterious and unfathomable. Killing intent had already risen in Jiang Hu's heart.
Jiang Hu slowly drew his longsword, the flesh on his face twitching. He advanced slowly toward Jiang Han and barked coldly, "Jiang Han, you dare practice demonic arts here! Come back with me to Jiangjia Town at once to be judged by the Elders' Hall. Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding our kinship!"
Jiang Hu and Jiang Bao had actually entered the Tianhu Mountain Range long ago.
The reason they had only just found Jiang Han was that they had searched the previous four peaks and wasted a considerable amount of time on Blackhead Peak.
To save time, Jiang Han hadn't disposed of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros's corpse after luring and killing it. The scent of blood had attracted many demonic beasts. During their search, Jiang Hu and his brother had encountered several of them. Not only were they left in a sorry state, but Jiang Hu had even sustained a minor injury.
Now, upon seeing Jiang Han, Jiang Hu, who had been simmering with anger, felt a strange sense of unease when he saw him refining the Silver-horned Rhinoceros's source blood essence.
Jiang Han's father had been a once-in-a-century genius of the Jiang Clan. Could he have left Jiang Han some strange and powerful secret techniques?
Han Shiqi was coming to marry Jiang Li in half a month. This matter was extremely important to the Third Elder's faction, and no mistakes could be tolerated.
Sword in hand, Jiang Hu walked toward Jiang Han step by step. Jiang Han stood motionless with his eyes closed. His muscles rippled slowly, his complexion grew ruddier, and a strange aura flowed around his body.
"Die!"
A cold glint flashed in Jiang Hu's eyes. His speed exploded, and his longsword transformed into a streak of rainbow light, stabbing straight for Jiang Han's chest.
At that very moment, Jiang Han's eyes snapped open, a silver glint shining within them. He brought his long saber down in a vicious chop at Jiang Hu's head.
Jiang Han's sudden attack was shockingly powerful, as if it carried the force of wind and thunder.
Jiang Hu's move was not yet spent. He bent his knees, changed his thrust to an upward block, and chose to meet Jiang Han's saber head-on.
He was at the 6th Level of the Purple Mansion Realm, while Jiang Han was only at the 5th. Moreover, due to his cultivation technique, his strength was a notch above that of a normal 6th Level Purple Mansion martial artist.
He was confident that in this head-on clash, he could easily knock Jiang Han's saber aside. Then, with Jiang Han's center wide open, a single thrust would be enough to kill him.
It had to be said that Jiang Hu's combat experience was quite good, and his response was flawless.
However…
The instant the saber and sword collided, a colossal, berserk force surged through. The web of Jiang Hu's thumb was instantly torn open. The violent power sent his body flying, and the sensation was like being hit head-on by a massive, stampeding demonic beast…
Boom!
Jiang Hu slammed heavily into a massive rock six meters away. His head happened to strike a protruding stalagmite, and blood instantly gushed out.
"Brother Hu!"
Jiang Bao, who had been watching leisurely from the side, was dumbfounded. He stared at the wailing Jiang Hu on the ground, then glanced at the ferocious-looking Jiang Han. He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was hallucinating.
He was very clear about Jiang Hu's combat power. Even though he was also at Purple Mansion 6th Level, Jiang Bao knew he was no match for Jiang Hu. And now, Jiang Hu had been sent flying in a single move by Jiang Han, who was only at Purple Mansion 5th Level? Even though Jiang Hu had been slightly injured before, it shouldn't have been like this.
"Huh?"
Jiang Bao was stunned, and so was Jiang Han. Staring at Jiang Hu, who was on the ground with a bloody head, wailing in agony, Jiang Han looked at his own battle saber in disbelief.
"So strong! My strength has increased by at least five times. It might even be a sliver stronger than a 9th Level Purple Mansion expert!"
Jiang Han calculated inwardly, his heart surging with excitement.
The Heavenly Beast Cauldron was truly an extraordinary treasure. He had refined ten drops of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros's source blood essence and, just as he'd hoped, obtained its innate Divine Ability, "Berserk Power."
After activating this Divine Ability, he felt his entire body surge with explosive power. He was now confident he could slice through a tree that took three people to encircle with a single strike.
*Thump, thump, thump!*
The sound of urgent footsteps startled Jiang Han from his thoughts. He looked up to see Jiang Bao charging at him, sword in hand.
Seeing Jiang Hu's miserable state, Jiang Bao's weaselly face twisted with ferocity. He glared at Jiang Han and roared, "Jiang Han, you dog bastard, you dare to hurt Brother Hu? I'll take your damn life!"
Seeing Jiang Bao's savage fury, boundless killing intent also rose in Jiang Han. The Third Elder's faction had gone too far. Not only were they forcing his sister on Han Shiqi as a concubine, but they also wanted to take his life!
"Die!"
Jiang Han struck out in anger, his long saber flashing like a bolt of white silk.
Jiang Bao had wanted to use a Mystic Skill, but Jiang Han's attack was too fast and fierce. He could only frantically circulate his Mystic Power and meet the blow head-on.
*Bang!*
In this exchange, Jiang Bao could not withstand such berserk power. His longsword was instantly sent flying, and the saber, carrying the remaining force of a surging tidal wave, slammed heavily into his body.
"Ah—ah—"
Jiang Bao crashed to the ground. A huge, deep gash was carved into his chest and abdomen, his ribs were all severed, and his mangled internal organs were faintly visible. He convulsed on the ground, let out two wretched cries, and then fell silent.
"Jiang Bao? Jiang Bao!"
Jiang Hu struggled to his feet. He cradled Jiang Bao's corpse and shook it a couple of times, then whipped his head around to glare at Jiang Han, roaring, "Jiang Han, you dog! You actually dared to kill Jiang Bao! You're audacious! You're insane! You're dead! No one can save you!"
"Is that so?"
Jiang Han walked forward slowly, his expression cold and grim. "Audacious? You came to kill me, so was I supposed to just offer my neck to your blade? Insane? It's righteous for you to kill me, but an unforgivable sin for me to kill you? No one can save me? And who would even come to save me?"
*Swoosh!*
Before his voice had even faded, Jiang Han shot to Jiang Hu's side, his long saber sweeping horizontally toward Jiang Hu's neck.
Killing one is still killing, and killing two is no different.
Now that he had started, there was no turning back. All hesitation vanished from Jiang Han's heart.
Feeling the biting killing intent from the saber, Jiang Hu was scared out of his wits. He instinctively rolled on the ground, trying to dodge Jiang Han's strike.
But he was injured, and his reaction was half a beat too slow. The tip of the saber sliced across his neck. A head flew into the air, and blood spurted from the headless corpse like a fountain, dyeing a large patch of ground red.
*Drip, drip.*
Blood gathered at the tip of his saber and dripped onto the dead leaves, making an eerie sound.
Jiang Han's face was pale. He stared silently in the direction of Jiangjia Town, his eyes devoid of emotion, and murmured, "Jiang Xiaotian, you all forced my hand. You wanted to take the most important thing in my life, so you must pay the price in blood!"
"Jiang Li, wait for your brother!"
Jiang Han pressed his lips together and murmured again, "Wait for me to awaken three bloodline Divine Abilities. I'll come back to Jiangjia Town and take you away. And if anyone dares to stop me then, I'll kill them!"
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