Chapter 299 - Easy Breakthrough

Chapter 299: Chapter 54 Easy BreakthroughHaving obtained the item, Lu Hong couldn’t afford to delay. He directly sat cross-legged inside the girl’s room, clutching the pendant that still retained the girl’s body warmth, and tried to extract the power contained within.

No guidance was needed—the force of nothingness from within the pendant actively burrowed into Lu Hong’s body, launching an assault against the force of corruption that had taken root within him.

It seemed that the former Family Head of Raoxue Castle hadn’t been mistaken, this nothingness was indeed the nemesis of the seven sins’ corruptive force.

The reason Lu Hong had been unable to restore his strength was entirely because of the presence of the seven sins’ corrupting power within his body. It was harmless to his flesh but could constantly devour and consume magic power.

The force of nothingness effortlessly neutralized the residual corrupting force inside Lu Hong’s body, circulated through him to ensure nothing was missed, and then returned to the pendant.

Surprised, he opened his eyes. Was this force of nothingness so miraculous? It seemed to have its own consciousness. Although it had helped him resolve his problem, Lu Hong couldn’t help but feel a trace of fear. When magic power developed a consciousness, manipulating humans was not difficult.

Seeing Lu Hong open his eyes, the girl hurriedly asked, "Have you recovered?"

"Yes," Lu Hong stood up and handed the pendant back to the girl, "Do not trigger the power inside; it’s very terrifying."

"Oh, I got it." The girl carefully put away the necklace. If she had known that helping Lu Hong deal with the problem of the seven sins wouldn’t damage the necklace, she would have given it to Lu Hong earlier, sparing all the trouble.

Lu Hong glanced out the window, noting that it was no longer early—the night was deep, and the moon was obscured by darkness, making it an ideal time for murder.

"You just rest easy, we’ll have breakfast together tomorrow." Lu Hong reassured the girl to sleep and then directly left the bedroom.

"Who wants to have breakfast with you!" The girl’s dissatisfied snort came out coldly, "You’re just my servant, what right do you have to sit with me!"

"Hey, hey! Did you hear that?"

It wasn’t until Lu Hong had disappeared that the girl stopped muttering to herself. This Lu Hong, regaining his strength and then immediately turning his back on acquaintances! Once I am healed, I will definitely teach him a lesson! I’ll show him who is the master!

Stepping onto the castle’s terrace, Lu Hong, who was severely depleted of magic power, was like a parched sponge, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The power of his vital blood and the Pure Steel Battle Energy transformed into two vortices, slowly expanding. Of course, with only active absorption, returning to his former peak state would still take at least half a month.

But to handle these Raoxue villagers, it was more than enough. The only one Lu Hong was concerned about was Dai Tianwei, the Second-Transformation Peak alchemist, who surely wouldn’t lack magical tools at his disposal.

Time passed minute by minute, the quiet so oppressive it felt terrifying.

Huh? Had Dai Tianwei backed off? Just as Lu Hong was puzzled, within Raoxue City, sparks began to light up. Countless torches formed a long dragon, a formidable procession heading towards the castle.

Upon reaching the castle gate, Kaif stopped in his tracks and turned around to address the crowd, "The Raoxue family, exploiting their monopoly, has enslaved us in Raoxue City for thousands of years, and today is our day for vengeance!" Sёarch* The Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Yes! Revenge!"

"Revenge!"

Seeing the crowd’s emotions being stirred up, Kaila took the lead and shouted loudly.

"Kill!"

The throng surged forward, and a massive battering ram was brought forth. It only needed one swing to easily shatter the castle’s decrepit, old gate.

The castle gate must not be broken through; the elderly butler Gui Sheng emerged from a side door, facing the furious townspeople with composure.

"Not resting well, what are you up to?" the butler Gui Sheng demanded in a deep voice, "Gathering here in the middle of the night, are you planning to rebel!"

Confronting this respected elder butler, Kaif stepped out of the crowd and glared coldly at Gui Sheng, "You’re just a dog of the Raoxue family, helping them squeeze us poor commoners! Today, you dare stand in our way!" The more he spoke, the more agitated Kaif became, wildly slamming his wooden crutch down, "Come on, everyone! Kill this old dog! Take back what belongs to us!"

"Kill the old running dog!"

"Kill the old running dog!"

The enraged populace surged forward. Gui Sheng understood that at this point, words were useless—it was definitely Dai Tianwei who had instigated this and deceived them.

As magic power surged within him, the old butler stood his ground, battle axe in hand, "Let’s see who dares to step forward!"

"I will!" This was Kaila’s moment to shine. She leapt out of the crowd, battle blade bursting with intense radiance, and struck down overhead!

"How dare you!" The old butler swung his battle-axe to meet the charge, and with a loud clang, a violent collision ensued.

The old butler was forced to retreat again and again, until he crashed heavily against the door, his expression solemn.

He knew that if Kaila had not been his match, the loss must have been due to a problem with the battle knife in his hand.

"So Dai Tianwei really gave you something nice." The old butler sneered, "No wonder you have the guts to attack Raoxue Castle."

"Hehe, such an old bone. If you step aside now, I can spare your life, as my father said, you are nothing but a dog of the Raoxue family." Kaila, having gained the upper hand, was full of spirit. He was clearly at a much lower level than the old butler, but being able to exchange blows without falling short was indeed a delight, wasn’t it?

Lu Hong looked down on the battle before him and smiled faintly; he hadn’t expected the old thing to have a few tough bones.

He could not let the old butler suffer any longer; old age demanded caution.

"Again!" Kaila advanced with his sword, accompanied by two more people. One was He Li, and the other was Kaila’s friend. Together, they aimed to take down their adversary in one go, to quickly break into the inner courtyard.

Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky, throwing a punch that created a piercing whistling sound. The three young men were greatly alarmed and hastily defended themselves.

Surged with brute force, He Li was especially targeted, half of his body was rendered useless, while Kaila and his friend rolled three times before crashing into the crowd behind them.

"Who?!" Kaif was shocked. A single strike had broken the alliance of the three, and this power made Kaif’s heart tremble. Could it be that Raoxue Castle still harbored a Second-Transformation Peak master?

"It’s me." Lu Hong straightened up, chuckling lightly, "It’s not very nice of you all to bully an old comrade, is it?"

"Sir, you haven’t been in Raoxue Castle for long, why would you risk your life for that woman?" Kaif said angrily, "Could it be that you’ve been bewitched by that cheap woman!"

"Hehe, I think it’s you who have been deceived by that Dai surname." Lu Hong replied, "The Queen of Raoxue has been good enough to you, don’t be ungrateful."

"So you’re determined to go against us?" Without further talk, Kaif said in a grave tone, "I don’t believe you alone can hold against all of us! Everyone, attack together!"

At Kaif’s command, the crowd surged forward like a tide.

A mass brawl?

Lu Hong simply smiled, sorry, but he was really not afraid.

Rather than retreating, Lu Hong also charged towards the wave, alone exuding the presence of a thousand men.

Dai Tianwei watched from a distant rooftop, astonished. He hadn’t expected this servant he’d overlooked to suddenly possess such prowess. Could it be that the Raoxue family employed some special secret technique? Or had this masked man been fooling him from the start?

Impossible, impossible. He was too clever to be fooled. Seeing villagers being repeatedly blown away, Dai Tianwei couldn’t sit still any longer. He couldn’t let these people die off; they couldn’t lose their fighting ability either – he needed them to kill Qing Ling!

Dai Tianwei flipped off the rooftop, his hand flicking as a conical magic artifact hovered in mid-air.

Aiming for Lu Hong’s forehead, Dai Tianwei spurred his magic power and shouted in a low voice, "Go!"

Feeling the imminent danger, Lu Hong kicked aside a villager in front of him. The dark iron spike whistled toward him, and with a loud shout, his qi and blood surged.

Slowing the dart’s speed, he swiftly dodged the attack.

But more spikes continued to assail him from all directions, a looming peril – what to do?

Without a second thought, a divine light flickered. Lu Hong was like a Heavenly God descending to earth, his gaze sharp. The iron nails hitting his body caused no impact to echo back; all of them were rendered ineffective.

"Dai Tianwei, come out!" Lu Hong roared fiercely.

Meanwhile, Dai Tianwei had already started to flee. Damn it, as a middle-tier member of the alliance, how could he not recognize this divine light? He had watched the battle at Cold Valley Pass seven times, seven times!

Although he didn’t understand why such a formidable person would appear behind the alliance lines, the urgent matter was to save his own life. What could he use to confront Baron Yitian, who could stand against a million armies?

"Running? Can you escape?" Lu Hong waved his hand broadly, drawing down swathes of divine light to suppress the civilians, and then chased after Dai Tianwei.

As Lu Hong drew near, Dai Tianwei cried out, "No... don’t kill me, my teacher is..."

Without giving the other a chance to speak, it didn’t matter who his teacher was; divine light turned into a blade, splitting him in half, and he died in the street.