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Chapter 305: [244] Elemental Evolution! (Seeking monthly tickets, recommendations, and support)_1
Chapter 305: [244] Elemental Evolution! (Seeking monthly tickets, recommendations, and support)_1
Chapter 305: [244] Elemental Evolution! (Seeking monthly tickets, recommendations, and support)_1
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The Lu Family fell into rapid decline within the span of five years.
The once proud Lu Family Castle was now leveled to the ground and purchased by a local family to be transformed into a luxurious hotel.
The locals were terrified and clueless about where the once-famed residents of Lu Family of Xicheng had gone into hiding after facing a liquidation.
To the north of Xicheng was the city’s impoverished district; further north lay a stretch of woods, with several rows of small courtyards located at the foot of the hills.
Down the narrow path, a mysterious young man in a cloak appeared. He quickly saw a woman with whip marks on her face, tied up by her wrists with black ropes and hanging from a huge lofty tree…
With her head drooping, the woman was listless and pale, exuding an aura of utter helplessness and fear.
She sensed something, struggling to raise her head, perhaps due to the makeup Pei Jinye was wearing at the moment, or because his stature was almost identical to that of Guo Feiyu…
She mistook him for her younger brother, opening her mouth silently… “Run, run fast.”
Pei Jinye remained silent and advanced.
Just then, someone walked out from the courtyard and became immediately wary upon seeing Pei Jinye’s mysterious hooded figure. The person began to speak but was suddenly met by a flash of sword light that took away his vision.
The next moment, his throat turned cold, and his head fell to the ground.
Fresh blood spurted and splashed everywhere.
The person who was about to step out from behind the door froze on the spot.
This was…
“Little Tiger!”
Someone behind the door cried out in shock.
They grabbed their weapons and charged out, but Pei Jinye’s sword was faster. The man’s throat gushed red as soon as his foot crossed the threshold.
As Pei Jinye sheathed his sword, he didn’t look back but instead walked straight to the woman’s side, sliced the ropes, and gently let her descend to the ground.
“Little Yu?!” The woman’s expression was moved, and she reached forward to embrace him, but her arms had long since lost their strength.
Ever since she lost contact with her brother years ago, she had never seen Guo Feiyu again.
The familiar face now bore many more signs of hardship, especially the eyes, which no longer held the clarity of the past…
Before the woman could figure it out, she was gently pushed away by Pei Jinye, who steadied her shoulders, “I’ll take you out of here first, can you still move?”
The woman, pale as death, shook her head.
Pei Jinye didn’t know how long she had been hanging. If he counted from the time she was captured in the morning, it had been over seven hours.
The people from the Lu Family of Xicheng were true beasts!
Pei Jinye took off his outer coat to cover her, then hoisted her onto his back… At that moment, tears involuntarily began welling in the woman’s eyes.
Over the years, she had never given up on looking for her brother, Guo Feiyu.
“Let’s go home, Little Yu.”
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“It must be Guo Feiyu!”
Someone in the crowd exclaimed.
Most, however, were thrilled.
Wasn’t their entire goal to force Guo Feiyu to show himself?
“Guo Feiyu, you killed my third uncle years ago, and after hiding all these years, you finally show up!”
A young man from the Lu Family said with a fierce smile, grabbing his broadsword and charging forward.
“Be careful, Little Yu,” the woman said anxiously from behind Pei Jinye.
“It’s nothing.”
No sooner had Pei Jinye spoken than his sword flew out.
A bloody jet burst from the young man’s chest, his body stiffening on the spot, his face etched with disbelief…
He had lost, just like that?
Without even a chance to strike?
He looked down.
Before he could see the hole in his chest, he had already fallen forward.
In the moment the longsword was drawn, Pei Jinye did not cease his action but instead took a step forward, grabbing the longsword.
The color drained from the face of another young Lu Family member blocking the way. He instantly retreated, but Pei Jinye’s sword was quicker, flashing past the man’s throat in an instant.
“Uh…” The man clutched at his bleeding throat, unable to utter a word, and staggered to the ground.
Pei Jinye wiped the blade and sheathed it.
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The surroundings erupted in commotion.
Many ambitious young men from the Lu Family were shocked by the scene.
When did Guo Feiyu, whom their Lu Family had forced to flee, become so strong in swordsmanship?
“Such a swift sword…”
“I didn’t even see when he drew it.”
“Hurry up and notify Second Uncle.”
“Already did.”
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Pei Jinye, carrying the woman, made his departure, and none of the young Lu Family members present dared to block them.
Just then, a middle-aged man flashed into the scene, blocking Pei Jinye’s path.
“Second Uncle!”
The moment this man appeared, the young Lu Family members who had been petrified with fear by Pei Jinye began to stir again.
Lu Qingshan stared coldly at Pei Jinye: “Guo Feiyu, you dare kill members of my Lu Family! You…”
Pei Jinye, holding his sword forward, said, “Scram.”
The young man’s complexion turned threateningly somber: “After all these years, you’ve become even more arrogant than before!”
He gestured with his hand.
Immediately from within the surrounding walls emerged more than a dozen burly men with formidable auras, far stronger than the frail Lu Family youths by manifold!
“Do you think you and your sister can still leave?”
“Pfft!”
The moment Lu Qingshan’s words fell, one of the strong men from the Lu Family was sent flying.
“Tsk!”
Blood splattered half of Lu Qingshan’s clothes.
Everyone was intimidated by the domineering “Guo Feiyu.”
Even Lu Qingshan was momentarily stunned.
Before he could say anything, suddenly from one side came a slightly languid voice: “I have to say, you folks from the Lu Family really have no shame. Are all these people here to fight just one guy?”
Everyone turned at the sound to see a young man clad in sunglasses and a buzz cut, with black gloves on his hands, approaching nonchalantly.
Before the young Lu Family members could say anything, flames billowed from his body, forcing them to retreat, and he swaggered over to Pei Jinye’s side.
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“Old Guo, Sister Fu, sorry for being late.”
Lu Xiaofan took off his sunglasses and apologized.
The woman was gentle. Pei Jinye unemotionally retracted his gaze, “You take her, I’ll cover the rear.”
“Little Yu…” the woman said, worried.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan sneered, “Go on, do you think you can escape? Attack!”
The elites trained by the Lu Family rushed forward from all directions.
Lu Xiaofan put his sunglasses back on and lashed out with both hands, sending flames roaring forward.
“Old Guo, take Sister Fu and go first!”
But as soon as he finished speaking, someone used Frost Power to fend off his fiery assault.
Lu Xiaofan was blasted back in an instant, slamming hard into the wall, grimacing in pain.
“Damn it, when did the Lu Family get backup support!!!”
Pei Jinye blocked a lethal move aimed at Lu Xiaofan with his sword, repelled the attacker, and quickly said, “Stop talking and take her away now, hurry up!”
Unable to keep up his expert façade any longer, Lu Xiaofan carried the woman. He warned Pei Jinye, “Be careful, those two from the Element Series aren’t from the Lu Family. I don’t know where they found these reinforcements, but they’re not weak.”
No sooner had he spoken than the Ice Element wielder charged over.
But he was fast, Pei Jinye was faster, vanishing from the spot in an instant.
Seeing this scene.
The Ice Element wielder’s face changed.
He hurriedly dodged to the side.
His left hand pressed down, and in front of him appeared ice columns exuding a horrifying chill.
At the same time.
An Ice Cone spinning in his right palm suddenly thrust towards Pei Jinye who had abruptly appeared in front of him, aiming for his waist.
Pei Jinye countered with a backhanded strike of his sword.
The Ice Cone was directly smashed by his strike.
Also at this moment, another Elemental Extraordinary Person suddenly appeared at Pei Jinye’s side, instantly unleashing numerous Wind Blades furiously slashing towards Pei Jinye.
Pei Jinye’s figure disappeared, and when it reappeared, he had dodged the dead angle of the Wind Blades, shattering the ice column with a single sword stroke, as countless pieces of ice splattered outward.
The Lu Family members charging from all directions had no choice but to hurriedly dodge out of the way.
Lu Xiaofan also seized the opportunity, quickly escaping through the smoke with Guo Feiyu’s sister.
Pei Jinye launched wide-ranging attacks using his swordsmanship, giving the two enough time to escape.
The Ice Element wielder frowned, finding Pei Jinye troublesome to deal with, and shouted loudly, “Wind Discipline, we…”
Before he could finish.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, his expression one of astonishment.
Because the “Wind Discipline” he mentioned was, in an instant, grabbed by the head by “Guo Feiyu” and the two crashed through the wall together, rolling through a plume of thick smoke.
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Wind Discipline’s eyes bulged wide, unable to react before the terrifying spiritual power from Pei Jinye crushed down upon him.
Two words, like a Thunderbolt, reverberated in his Spiritual World.
“Enter Dream!”
An endless darkness enveloped him.
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[New Extraordinary Ability added: Element Wind (can merge with Elemental Heart)]
[New Extraordinary Ability: Wind Blade]
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“Chase after them!” Lu Qingshan shouted, having come back to his senses.
However, before his Lu Family members could rush in, a thunderous Shock erupted at the entrance, as if the earth was shaking and the mountains were trembling.
From within the ruins, a giant stone platform compressed under the wall suddenly rose up from the ground, enveloped in an unrivaled terrifying force. It soared into the sky and barreled down towards the crowd.
At this moment, everyone was stunned.
Because in their Vision, a figure was lifting a ten-meter-tall giant stone platform skyward, countless clumps of earth and stones rose into the air, forming curtains several meters high.
Transforming into a formidable shadow, it rushed forward with a roar!
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“Move! Move aside!” Lu Qingshan screamed in terror, his voice breaking under the strain as he witnessed the scene.
The people outside the ruins also felt their scalps tingle.
This two-ton stone platform was hurtling towards them—if it fell, even if their Vitality was strong, they’d be smashed into pulp!
Everyone’s faces turned pale, and they scrambled to dodge.
Boom!
The terrifying Shadow hit the ground, and the surface where the stone platform fell burst into countless splashes of mud.
The retreating Lu Family elites felt a massive roar in their ears, and their eardrums nearly burst.
What was even more frightening was… the ground was trembling.
The scale of the Shock left everyone’s heart sinking to the bottom.
How had Guo Feiyu become so unbelievably powerful over the years?
But before the crowd could recover.
A silhouette emerged from the dust, accompanied by dazzling flashes of Thunderbolt light.
This Sword… fierce! Merciless! Blinding!
The Lu Family elites facing it even felt as if their breathing was about to stop.
Time indeed seemed to have nearly halted.
In the span of a third of a breath.
The foremost Lu Family elites franticly maintained the expressions of utmost shock on their faces, trying desperately to turn their bodies.
Another third of a breath then passed.
The Ice Element wielder still had his mouth open, neck veins bulging as if he was trying to summon all his strength to block the sword slashing down before him.
In the final third of a breath.
The sound of flesh bursting seemed to form a continuous line, and the Thunderbolt Sword Light surged forth in midair.
The sword’s tip was pressed against the Ice Element wielder’s forehead.
He was still in the act of opening his mouth… As the pain in his forehead began, his peripheral Vision caught a sight he’d never forget.
A chill breeze blew past, and not more than ten meters away, the Lu Family elites led by Lu Qingshan, their heads exploded without warning.
And then… his Vision went dark!