The people from both sides collided in the clearing between the trees.
The constables held an absolute advantage in numbers, most of them having achieved Opening Apertures, and their Combat power was not inferior in the slightest. Unfortunately, the Fierce persons of the Five Poisons Sect possessed strange arts, were skilled in poison techniques, and wielded highly unconventional Weapons, making them impossible to guard against.
The two sides clashed. Although the constables clearly outnumbered their opponents, they were Restrained and unable to gain the upper hand For a moment.
At the very center of the crowd, Liu Jingsheng faced off against the Zombie Man, whose Expression had turned ashen. Cold Mist spilled from the long saber in his hand, deflecting the remnant light of the Cold Moon. The stinging radiance forced the Zombie Man’s eyes to narrow into two slits, and his Heart filled with utmost vigilance.
When experts exchanged blows, they first compared their height.
No, first they traded harsh words.
“‘Fengxian Iron Constable’ Liu Jingsheng, I’ve heard of your reputation. With your Martial arts, becoming a Constable is beneath you.”
The Zombie Man spoke with a stiff accent, praising him before disparaging him, and said with a Cold smile, “How much is your monthly salary? What is your reputation worth? How much suffering have you endured, and how much credit have you been allotted? You’ve accomplished nothing your entire life, and when you grow old, you’ll be covered in injuries and illnesses, still needing your wife and children To serve you while you soil yourself. How tragic, how tragic!”
Faced with such mockery, Liu Jingsheng nodded. “Your Excellency speaks reasonably. Since that is so, I’ll borrow Your Excellency’s head to secure better Future prospects!”
The Zombie Man had never won the exchange of harsh words, so he gave a Cold snort and drew the curved saber and short dagger hanging at his Lower back.
This Weapon was shaped like a crescent moon—short and narrow, resembling a canine tooth. Unlike Ordinary Weapons, its Blade shimmered with a faint blue radiance and was coated with Highly poisonous venom that would seal the throat upon contact with blood.
Liu Jingsheng showed no fear. With the long saber in hand, he strode forward several paces and arrived before the Zombie Man in an instant.
Saber Light flashed like a Fierce Tiger bursting from its cage. Wherever the Saber Wind pointed, the Sound of wind shrieked like cranes and frightened dogs. A single strike stirred up a howling gale, inspiring fear and making people afraid to resist.
The Zombie Man did not dare block with his short dagger. Gathering qi to control his Body, he suddenly retreated ten feet. Only after Liu Jingsheng’s Saber Momentum had lost a third of its ferocity did he grip the short dagger in reverse, close in, and slash at Liu Jingsheng’s neck.
His Body was stiff, yet his Speed was astonishingly fast.
A faintly icy radiance spread a Soul-stirring Killing Intent, while another foul stench dispersed in all directions.
Liu Jingsheng’s old strength had not yet faded when new strength suddenly arose. He had clearly Deliberately exposed a Flaw, luring the Zombie Man into seizing the Opportunity. Before the Blade coated in Highly poisonous venom could even reach him, he evaded it with exquisite Footwork.
At that moment, the Zombie Man’s center was wide open. Liu Jingsheng drew his saber back beside his abdomen.
When experts exchanged blows, it was like a chess game: one wrong step led to mistake after mistake.
A streak of White Silk-like Saber Light flashed. The Zombie Man barely managed to block it with his short dagger, and the several successive blocks that followed were entirely defensive, making up for his carelessness with the first strike.
The ferocity of Liu Jingsheng’s Saber Momentum was like a Fierce Tiger pouncing on its prey. Every saber he brought down carried magnificent Aura and contained the force to topple mountains and overturn seas.
He met Speed with Speed. The Saber Light and afterimages grew faster and faster, giving the Zombie Man no opportunity to use his strange arts or poison techniques. Moreover, with every saber he swung down, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit rose by another third, and the power of the long saber in his hands surged along with them.
After more than ten exchanges, the Zombie Man could no longer block. His short dagger was forcibly knocked away.
With no Weapon in hand, terror filled the Zombie Man’s face. Facing the saber cleaving toward his Chest, he Gritted teeth and reached with both hands for Liu Jingsheng’s ribs, intending to trade his life for an injury.
Liu Jingsheng’s long saber touched the Zombie Man’s chest at the center of his torso, producing the Clash of Metal.
He seemed to have anticipated this. Taking advantage of the momentum, he flicked the saber tip upward, avoiding the poisonous claws thrust toward both sides of his ribs. Then he spun around and slashed the Blade toward the Zombie Man’s eyes.
Several drops of blood spattered through the air, accompanied by a muffled groan.
The Zombie Man and Liu Jingsheng passed each other. Raising a hand to cover his right eye, he could not stop the blood from seeping through his fingers.
At the final moment, he had avoided losing both eyes, but one eye had still been struck by the saber.
“Using a poisoned Blade to distract me while concealing your greater skill in Claw technique and hard-body techniques, then Pretending to be careless and underestimate me to lure me into close combat—Your Excellency certainly put thought into it. But as for schemes like Your Excellency’s, this Squad Leader has seen no fewer than eight thousand, even if not ten thousand.”
Liu Jingsheng said coldly, “Your external-hardening technique has not yet reached mastery. You have plenty of weak points, yet you still dared to let this Squad Leader approach. Your Eyes would be better off blind.”
The Zombie Man flew into a rage. He had believed his Scheme had succeeded and that he could kill Liu Jingsheng with one move, never imagining that in his opponent’s eyes, he was merely a Buffoon.
And he had even lost an eye!
The two clashed again. With one eye blind, the Zombie Man was hurried and full of Flaws. If not for his Brilliant external-hardening technique, which made his Body Invulnerable to Swords and Spears like a Zombie, he would have been decapitated long ago.
Even so, he had fallen into a disadvantageous position. He could do nothing but protect his weak points, and it seemed he would soon be captured.
Xiang Yuan stood at the Perimeter, shouting together with several constables carrying long sabers. He shouted and slashed at the air with exceptional vigor.
With sabers and swords flying without regard for life, he had no combat Experience whatsoever. He feared disrupting the formation of One of our own, and even more so feared being caught off guard by a slash from an Enemy.
He would shout vigorously a couple of times to frighten the Enemy and create psychological Pressure. That counted as providing Assistance.
At the same time, he watched the battle between Liu Jingsheng and the Zombie Man from beginning to end. Their movement techniques and changes were incredibly fast, and he could not see the Full View. He could only see that Liu Jingsheng’s Saber technique was ferocious, bearing a striking resemblance to the essence of the Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber.
Heart Like Still Water, intent like a Fierce Tiger!
He wielded the saber with a tranquil heart and cowed his Enemy with the momentum of a Fierce Tiger!
Xiang Yuan indicated that he had learned something. Just as he was Delighted, his Head Sickness suddenly flared up, causing him to grimace in pain.
“After finally encountering experts exchanging blows, I get a Headache at a time like this…”
Xiang Yuan secretly Complain ed. On the other side, the Sound of wind faintly came rushing over. Judging by its direction, the Constables of the Six Doors must have noticed something and were sending people over as reinforcements.
Hearing the Sound of wind, the constables’ spirits rose greatly. The Fierce persons of the Five Poisons Sect, however, roared repeatedly. Several of them endured several saber wounds and took out Poisonous Insects and Poison from the arrow tubes at their Lower backs.
In an instant, Yin Wind surged, and a fishy stench assailed their nostrils.
Several constables collapsed and fell sound asleep without a word.
Even Liu Jingsheng, whose heart was cold as a Blade, could not help but falter upon seeing this. His saber strike missed its target, and the Zombie Man seized the Flaw. After leaping away and shifting several times, he seized the Opportunity to use his poison techniques.
Black smoke spewed from his mouth, and Poisonous miasma spilled outward.
The Poisonous miasma resembled Ghost Fire and Mist, spreading at an astonishing Speed. Liu Jingsheng swung his long saber and split it apart, while several Fierce persons of the Five Poisons Sect leaped into the air and screeched as they pounced toward him.
With a horizontal saber, he slashed repeatedly, splitting them in two.
Along the way, the Zombie Man grabbed several Disciples of his sect and threw them at Liu Jingsheng like sandbags. He himself drilled into the woods, and after a Rustling sound, his trail became difficult to find.
The remaining Fierce persons of the Five Poisons Sect did not dare continue fighting. Following their own Leader, they drilled into the woods and Fled in all directions.
“Not so fast!”
Liu Jingsheng held a saber in one hand. His other hand became an afterimage, and four icy rays shot out. Four Fierce persons of the Five Poisons Sect fell to the ground in response.
Flying knives.
He intended to order all the constables to pursue them, but seeing some people Fall into the Poisonous miasma while others kept far away, with the formation already in disarray, he had no choice but to give up.
“This Squad Leader will Arrest the ringleader. You all hurry and Save People. When the Six Doors arrive, Inform them of the situation.” Liu Jingsheng flared his nostrils, then charged with his saber toward the direction in which the Zombie Man had disappeared.
Regardless, the Robbers had escaped from the path the constables were Stationed to guard. Only by capturing the ringleader could he give the higher-ups a proper explanation.
The constables waved their sabers, using the Saber Wind to disperse the Poisonous miasma, and dragged their poisoned comrades to a safe area. This time, Xiang Yuan did not retreat. He vigorously used the Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber and truly managed to Save two of his comrades.
When he charged into the Poisonous miasma for the third time, Xiang Yuan’s head became somewhat dizzy. He inhaled a small amount of poisonous gas and staggered.
Danger arose amid the crisis. A Fierce person of the Five Poisons Sect who had been lying fallen on the ground suddenly leaped up and pounced over with a short dagger.
His face was covered in blood. He had Pretended to be a corpse, waiting for his Opportunity, intending to force a path to survival through Xiang Yuan.
He had chosen his Opportunity with great skill. The constables were busy Saving People and had scattered in all directions; no one noticed this “corpse,” and even those who wished to rescue him were already too late.
All he needed to do was kill Xiang Yuan, and he could drill into the woods.
A youngster, a Constable who had only just entered the profession—could he possibly block one of my strikes?
A little trick would be enough.
With an angry shout, the Fierce person accelerated his advance, and the Blade became even faster.
Xiang Yuan was still somewhat confused. The loud shout startled him awake. Seeing the “corpse” covered in blood and resembling an Evil Ghost, he subconsciously tried to evade.
Suddenly, the Figure of Liu Jingsheng wielding his saber flashed before his eyes. His gaze sharpened, and his mind instantly became tranquil. His hands and feet moved faster than his thoughts. Imitating what he had seen, he stepped forward and brought his saber down in a slash.
Power coursed through the saber tip. The White Silk-like radiance flashed like lightning, fierce and unparalleled, causing all four directions to submit, like a Fierce Tiger descending the mountain!