Myriad Paths of the Dragon Emperor

Chapter 45

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Chapter 45: Slaying Duanmu Jue

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Come on then!” Facing the joint attack from those three, Lu Ming grinned and did not back down. Instead, he rushed forward like the wind.

“You’re asking for it!”

“Die!”

The three of them huffed maliciously, each wielding their best technique. Their longswords surged with Sword Qi, carving through the air and emitting an ear splitting whistle.

The Sword Qi converged upon Lu Ming.

Just then, Lu Ming’s body glimmered bloodily and his blood meridian exploded. Immediately, he twisted his body to evade the sharp tips of their swords, ignoring their Sword Qi.

“Die then!”

Duanmu Jue and the other two had icy, murderous expressions in their eyes. Duanmu Jue, in particular, broke out into a satisfied smirk, as if the 500-point metal piece was already in his hands.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Still, in the next moment, his expression transformed because he sensed that when his Sword Qi landed on Lu Ming’s body, it was like cutting through a bottomless abyss.

Instantly, his hair stood on end, and a frosty, savage aura enveloped him.

‘Retreat, retreat now!’ he howled in his heart.

However, it was too late. A beam of sword light appeared like a celestial angel, impaling his throat.

A fountain of blood spurted out while Duanmu Jue choked out an animalistic howl with both hands grasping at his throat as he fell back.

Nonetheless, after a few steps backward, he collapsed to the ground.

In one slash, Lu Ming pierced through Duanmu Jue. He drew out his sword smoothly and cut the throat of the other youth.

Swiftly, Lu Ming had exploited the uniqueness of his blood meridian to quickly slay two experts.

There was only one person left.

‘Can my blood meridian only reach the Third Level at most?’ Lu Ming thought, frowning. ‘Forget it. I’ll just continue to consume blood essence. I don’t believe it can’t advance any further.’

Following that, Lu Ming took out Duanmu Jue’s storage ring and started to take stock. The combined points from the two Third Grade Master Realm youths were 130 points.

Still, Duanmu Jue had the most with an incredible 520 points. Indeed, he had assembled so many people by his side, so his points were impressive, exceeding 500 points.

Right then, Lu Ming had collected an awesome 1,224 points. With points like these, surely first place was in the bag. Lu Ming did not believe anyone else could surpass his score.

Moreover, there were over 80,000 silver notes in Duanmu Jue’s storage ring. That was an unexpected loot.

Duanmu Jue was truly a prodigy from the Duanmu Family. His background was astounding.

Putting the rest aside, even the storage ring itself would cost at least 100,000 taels of silver. Even then, its demand exceeded its supply, and that was a conservative estimate.

After taking inventory, Lu Ming’s figure flashed and he arrived at the meeting place that he and Feng Wu had agreed upon.

When Feng Wu saw him, she asked hurriedly, “Lu Ming, you’re already out! How’s the situation?”

“Splendid!” Lu Ming smiled gently.

Feng Wu’s pretty eyes shone. “Lu Ming, is the 500-point metal piece in your possession?”

“Of course. Otherwise, wouldn’t I have wasted a trip?” He grinned, brimming with confidence.

“Oh, you devil! You’ve actually obtained the 500-point metal piece. It looks like you’ve made a fool of Yin Kai, Duanmu Jue, and the rest!” Feng Wu exclaimed and stared at him, her eyes wide with matchless surprise.

“Let’s go!”

Both of them turned to leave, disappearing in the woods.

Soon enough, two days passed. The 20 days of the test were up.

A lot of people had gathered outside the Midnight Hills, including Xie Kuang and the other guidance elders of the four halls, as well as a few Silver-robed Elders. In addition to that, there were attendants from various halls who were tasked with tallying the points.

Other than these people, there were also many youths who were the senior apprentices of the four halls.

Every year, the new apprentices who just joined would receive extra attention because new blood represented the future as well as endless possibilities.

The guidance elders of the four halls stood in front. At the moment, the elder from the White Tiger Hall was asking the other three, “In your opinion, how many will qualify this year?”

The guidance elder from the White Tiger Hall was a short, stout middle-aged man named Duanmu Jin. He was from the Duanmu Family.