Liu Wei merely gazed at the early Qi Condensation Stage guard, who suddenly appeared in front of him, swinging his sword diagonally.
Qi Condensation Stage, at this point, could transform their qi into elemental qi, enhancing their attacks.
The early Qi Condensation Stage guard’s elemental qi was water.
Liu Wei glanced at it and determined it was lacking in density and sharpness compared to his blood qi.
Nevertheless, he did not utilize his blood qi.
By summoning his Sword Intent and killing intent, he swung his sword with his left hand casually.
Li Jin, who was deeply shaken by Liu Wei’s quick reflex, immediately tried to redirect his sword to parry against Liu Wei.
However, Liu Wei’s Sword Intent and killing intent made him pause for a second.
That was enough for Liu Wei to sever both of his hands, causing him to roll on the floor onwards, as his sword fell not far from here.
He was in deep shock.
He even failed to process the agony of colliding to the cold floor.
I lost... easily...
Badly, too. He failed to scream until three breaths later, after finally feeling the excruciating pain of his hands being severed.
He was behind Liu Wei.
If he had his sword, with Liu Wei facing his back on him, he could sneakily attack him.
He hastily searched for his sword and was stunned it was two meters apart from him.
Nevertheless, he sat up, screamed after using his empty hands to stand up, and struggled to crawl forward to try grabbing his sword with his mouth.
However, a sword pierced right through his throat, instantly ending his life.
His body convulsed to the floor, eventually staying still.
Dead.
He was dead.
Just like that.
The most promising guard Count Huo Wu had ever produced in the history of his family was instantly killed.
He died against a cultivator, who was at the same level as him, too.
The guards stared forward, failing to save him.
They realized they were frozen... perhaps, from the Sword Intent and the Basic Understanding Stage of killing intent by the librarian in front of him.
Also, the fact he did not even use his cultivation technique and martial arts to kill Li Jing instantly shocked them completely.
Furthermore, the Librarian, after severing Li Jing’s both hands, never then left his gaze on them, seemingly ready to react as soon as they made a move.
Despite making a move to end Li Jing’s life, it seemed he would still be able to react instantly.
The guards simultaneously glanced at their Captain, who wore a grave expression.
His killing intent surged, but compared to Liu Wei’s comprehension level, it was negligible.
He snorted.
"Now, we shall not be surprised that he was the one who killed those rogue cultivators. But we are not like them. I will lead the attack, you three, be careful and don’t be static. Let’s not hold back."
Without hesitation, Lia Dong used a footwork technique to dash towards Liu Wei.
From the qi he used to perform the footwork technique, visible by the floor caving in under his weight, he has affinity with earth qi.
Hence, he used a big sword, which was on his back earlier, swinging it at Liu Wei at full speed.
He mumbled, "Stone Carving Stroke." Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs NoveI-Fire.ɴet
A single powerful chop attacked Liu Wei, even compressing the winds from its weight and speed.
Liu Wei clucked his tongue in annoyance, forgetting to learn some footwork technique on the Mystic Rank, to easily evade the powerful chop.
Hence, he was forced to execute his martial arts, awakening his Blood Demonheart Sutra.
Since the powerful chop was an overhead slash, Liu Wei wanted to meet his attack above them, executing the Bloodmoon Annihilation Slash.
As soon as his sword met with Lia Dong’s sword, he almost lost his grasps, shocked by the oppressive weight behind the impact.
Tightening his grasp on his sword, he utilized everything he had—he summoned the fire qi of the sword, his Sword Intent and killing intent, even his Crimson Heart Chain.
Although Crimson Heart Chain was passive, he would be able to manually bring out its full effectiveness.
Even then, his opponent was at the early Foundation Establishment Stage, and his cultivation technique and martial arts were in the Earth rank.
It also focused on earth elements, where breaking defense and building defense was everything.
In other words, Liu Wei was like attempting to slash a very tough massive boulder without cultivation.
In the end, Liu Wei was defeated in their clash, causing him to fly backward, colliding with the wall, spreading a wave of dust and debris, swallowing his presence.
"Captain! You did it!"
The guards paused in shock as they had just decided to attack Liu Wei when the latter flew away from them.
Zou He could not help but praise the Captain immediately as he was followed by the series of agreements with his other guards.
Liao Dong, on the other hand, nodded without changing his expression.
However, internally, he was deeply in shock.
After all, his hands were numb. If he did not summon all of his strength and consumed more than half of his earth qi to the single technique, he might have really lost.
He stared at the cloud of smoke, covering Liu Wei, and frowned even more.
Where did such a monster come from? I thought Li Jing is already the most talented person I have ever encountered, except those from nobles. But even the talented nobles are not this strong to such an extent!
In the first place, how is he still sane while cultivating blood related techniques?
He warned his fellow guards.
"What we are dealing with is a demon. If you have noticed, he cultivates blood related techniques. If he can kill a single one of us, his strength will soar and he will recover his qi and stamina. We must not be complacent."
If even their Captain took their single opponent seriously, then they had to treat it on a deeper level of seriousness.
They nodded and faced their opponent with a grave expression, now more wary and full of concentration.
In fact, it would be their first time fighting against an unorthodox cultivator.
One who remained sane, at that.
It showed how powerful Liu Wei was despite being in the mid Qi Condensation Stage.
Eventually, the smoke dissipates, revealing Liu Wei’s sorry figure.
His face was painted with blood and he was completely exhausted.
After all, to attempt winning against clashing with a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, he consumed all his blood qi.
In the end, he failed.
However, he was not reckless for no reason.
He grabbed a jade bottle out of his pocket and drank all the Vitality Recovery Pills he had.
The System’s voice echoed in his head.
[Idiot! Taking numerous drugs at the same time. You really seek death, aren’t you?]
Liu Wei grinned.
’I’m already crazy enough to invite death. Why won’t we disappoint him?’
[Will he, really? He might be entertained with the spectacle you are about to show to him.]
Liu Wei chuckled and immediately stood up.
Since his Vitality Recovery Pill has four and five flames efficiency, taking six of them at once was definitely a suicide.
However, it would take some time to fully digest them.
Liu Wei believed it was enough to survive, at least.
Liao Dong, after seeing Liu Wei consuming pills from the jade bottle, was stunned.
He was unable to recognize what the pill was, but he was able to sense its effect from afar.
He said, "He took vitality recovery related pills. Taking six of them at once is definitely a suicide."
Zuo He snorted.
"What did we expect from a cultivator who went astray in the demonic path? He has gone insane."
The other guards agreed without hesitation.
When they saw Liu Wei standing up, he waited until their Captain himself made a move and performed the same technique.
Liu Wei would not fall twice, but as what the Captain had anticipated, he would not have a choice but to defend again.
He clucked his tongue and thought.
I am not yet proficient in this sword art. Evading that dangerous sword is dangerous, but parrying it is the same. I have to take a risk now.
Thankfully, their distance apart from each other was longer, giving time for Liu Wei to evade in the perfect direction.
As soon as he perceived the path of the sword, he executed his sword technique.
"Sanguine Reaper’s Dance."
It was an agile sword art that combined rapid steps and rotating slashes like a reaper’s scythe.
Compared to the footwork technique, it was still a sword art since he had to perform a series of rotating slashes.
The first dodge was successful as he immediately went for a counter-attack, attempting to slash through Liao Dong’s face.
However, Liao Dong remained nonchalant as he executed his other defensive technique.
Endless Stele Guard.
He took a defensive stance where an earth qi solidified into immovable walls, as though there was a stone tablet shielding him.
However, he was taken aback when Liu Wei grinned.
Liu Wei suddenly decided to change his martial arts mid-way, greatly affecting his qi circulation as the sword technique has not been fully executed yet.
After mastering his sword technique, he attempted to master a weird fighting style, where he had to abruptly change his sword techniques instantly.
The first attempt almost killed him, but it only fueled him to master it.
And he was successful.
Hence, he knew this would be his greatest trump card.
As expected, Liao Dong’s face only proved it.