As Luo Jin spoke, internal energy surged throughout his entire body. He stared at Lu Xuan with a face full of vigilance.
Clearly, the other party had been able to appear silently before him, evading the perception of a martial artist at the peak of Internal Energy cultivation like himself.
Therefore, this stranger was absolutely not a simple character.
Lu Xuan had no interest in addressing Luo Jin’s confusion.
Because the dead don’t need to know so much!
Swoosh!
Several sharp streaks of purple True Essence materialized around Lu Xuan’s body.
Immediately, with lightning speed, they transformed into a series of afterimages, shooting straight for Luo Jin’s face.
This entire process didn’t even take the span of a single breath.
Seeing this, Luo Jin’s old face tightened. He looked at those several purple afterimages as if facing a formidable enemy,
gathering all the internal energy in his hands to panic-strickenly meet those streaks of purple True Essence, attempting to block Lu Xuan’s attack.
Boom!
After the tremendous sound,
a powerful shockwave, invisible to the naked eye, surged forth like turbulent river waters.
It swept through the main hall, forming a fierce and unstoppable gale of True Essence!
Wherever the raging winds went, exquisite teacups and vases, as well as sturdy tables and chairs, were utterly destroyed.
The entire structure of the house trembled violently under this irresistible force, seeming on the verge of collapse at any moment.
“What is this?!”
A flicker of surprise crossed Lu Xuan’s expressionless face.
At this moment, the scene ahead was fully reflected in Lu Xuan’s pupils.
Where Luo Jin had stood moments before, a dark-yellow light shield now appeared.
The dark-yellow light shield emitted a faint, luminous glow, exuding a power that made Lu Xuan’s heart pound.
That power was comparable to that of a martial artist at the peak of the External True Essence Grandmaster realm!
As this terrifying storm of True Essence subsided, Luo Jin, hidden beneath the dark-yellow light shield, revealed an expression of having narrowly escaped death.
Luo Jin’s eyes were bloodshot, his pupils dilated, as he stared at Lu Xuan with disbelief.
True Essence power!
The person who had appeared before him was actually a Martial Grandmaster, and one who had come to kill him.
If not for the protective power left within him by the Director of the Surveillance Bureau,
he, Luo Jin, would have already been decapitated under that earlier attack.
Within the Great Xia Dynasty’s thirty-six provinces, each province had a Surveillance Commissioner.
Due to the special nature of the Surveillance Commissioner position, each provincial Surveillance Commissioner would have a life-preserving power sealed within their body by the Surveillance Bureau Director using a sacrificial artifact.
That life-preserving power was sufficient to withstand a full-force strike from a martial artist at the peak of the External True Essence Grandmaster realm!
An existence at the peak of the External True Essence Grandmaster realm was as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns within the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
Therefore, as long as he didn’t offend some old monster at the peak of the External True Essence Grandmaster realm, Luo Jin would essentially never encounter a life-threatening danger here in Anzhou.
But now, Luo Jin saw that his life-saving trump card had actually been triggered.
A strange surge of violent anger gradually welled up from the depths of Luo Jin’s heart.
“You audacious madman!”
“Outrageous!”
“Who exactly are you? How dare you attack this official! Are you insane?”
“Do you know who I am?”
“I am the Surveillance Commissioner of Anzhou, an imperial official appointed by His Majesty!”
“If you dare assault this official, it is tantamount to rebellion. His Majesty will absolutely not spare you!”
“Even those related to you will not escape death!”
However, Luo Jin, who appeared to be in a futile rage, was actually terrified to the core.
Because Luo Jin suspected that this young man before him hadn’t even used his full strength yet.
Not yet employing his true power, he had already made this protective power of his tremble on the verge of collapse.
Luo Jin knew very well that this protective power of his was sufficient to withstand a full-force strike from a martial artist at the peak of the External True Essence Grandmaster realm!
But after that one strike, this protective power would vanish completely.
By then, he would be beyond salvation!
Therefore, Luo Jin’s seemingly crazed cursing was actually meant to threaten Lu Xuan.
If Lu Xuan dared to kill him, the Great Xia imperial court would absolutely not let him go.
However, what Luo Jin saw as threatening words had no effect on Lu Xuan whatsoever.
At this moment, Lu Xuan already held the Black Profound Blade in his right hand.
In an instant, a trace of purple flame surged on the blade’s surface. Under the dazzling purple fiery light, Lu Xuan appeared as majestic as a deity.
Seeing that Lu Xuan still intended to act, Luo Jin’s pretense of anger instantly transformed into extreme nervousness.
“Wait! This official…….”
Before Luo Jin could finish speaking, a streak of purple fiery blade light shot toward him.
Only when that purple fiery blade light collided with the dark-yellow light shield did another violent tremor shake the main hall.
The dark-yellow light shield protecting Luo Jin could no longer endure. Ripples spread across its surface.
Under Luo Jin’s horrified gaze, that life-saving trump card of his transformed into specks of golden light, dissipating into the world.
At this moment, only one thought remained in Luo Jin’s mind.
That was: Flee!
Luo Jin’s internal energy erupted wildly throughout his body. His frail, over-ninety-year-old physique
suddenly burst forth with unprecedented vitality, like that of a teenager.
Thump!
Just as Luo Jin turned to crash through the wall, a purple streak of light was faster, piercing directly through his chest.
Immediately after, Luo Jin only felt a terrifying True Essence power within his body.
The terrifying power of the True Essence was annihilating his internal energy at an extreme speed, and his flesh and blood were being destroyed by this sharp True Essence.
“You……..”
Luo Jin’s eyes were filled with resentment and confusion. He didn’t understand why anyone would want to kill him.
Moreover, the one killing him was an existence at the peak of the External True Essence Grandmaster realm.
This official has been cautious his entire life. How could I have inexplicably offended such an old monster?
Dead!
Sensing that Luo Jin’s aura had completely vanished, Lu Xuan withdrew his gaze.
Then, Lu Xuan turned around, standing with his hands clasped behind his back, facing the main hall entrance.
There, a dozen or so figures happened to be staring at Lu Xuan with looks of terror.
These dozen or so sturdy men who had appeared at the hall entrance were precisely the Luo Family’s martial artist guards.
Among them, within this group of martial artist guards, there was actually one at the Blood Tempering realm.
“You… you!”
The leader, the Blood Tempering realm martial artist, was so terrified he couldn’t even speak properly.
“The master is dead!”
“His Lordship is dead!”
Those dozen or so martial artist guards gripped their weapons tightly, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Their own master was a martial artist at the peak of the Internal Energy realm.
Just who was this murderer before them, who could actually kill an existence at the peak of the Internal Energy realm?
“You all, if you don’t want to die, do as I say.”
“I want to know about all the bloodline descendants of the Luo Family!”
