Kill Stealing

It was the first time for Chu Wuyao to face the aura of a Shackles Realm cultivator.

Although she had previously come into contact with inner disciples and even met an elder of the Original Desire Sect, her strength at the time was way lower than now, and she was unable to accurately feel their strength.

Moreover, none of these people targeted Chu Wuyao with their aura like this giant.

Chu Wuyao had always felt that cultivators at the Shackles Realm were strong, but she didn't know just how strong they truly were.

Now, she finally understood.

Compared to Chu Wuyao, Chu Xu and Xia Qianyue had higher status and had cultivated for a longer time, meaning that they possessed more knowledge.

They had met many Shackles Realm cultivators in the Sword Palace, and their master surpassed was a cultivator beyond the Shackles Realm.

Looking at the giant sitting in the deep pit, they sensed that something was wrong with him.

"No, he hasn't actually broken through!"

"His breakthrough failed and his consciousness has fallen into deep sleep."

"He can only act on instinct right now!"

Chu Xu soon realized what was wrong and reminded them.

"Even though his strength is higher than the 9th Level of Qi Accumulation, his strength hasn't reached the Shackles Realm yet.", he added.

Chu Wuyao heard his words and had the urge to roll her eyes.

No matter if the giant had broken through or not, he was obviously not something that the three of them could face with their meager strength.

Seeing this situation, Chu Wuyao was ready to sneak attack Chu Xu and Xia Qianyue to buy some time for her to escape.

She didn't think that there was anything wrong with her thoughts.

The three of them had only met for less than a day, and they hadn't cultivated any deep feelings so far.

As long as she managed to survive, she felt that their sacrifice would be worth it.

Chu Xu didn't know that his trusted companion was ready to betray him and his junior sister in order to escape.

Looking at the giant in front of him, a heroic look appeared on his face and he stepped in front of Chu Wuyao and Xia Qianyue, as if he was protecting them.

"Stay behind me. I'll deal with him.", he said in a deep voice.

His words had just fell, and a dazzling silver light appeared around his body, as his strength started to increase out of nowhere.

6th Level of Qi Accumulation, 7th Level of Qi Accumulation, 8th Level of Qi Accumulation.

His power continued to increase and it didn't stop until he reached the 9th Level of Qi Accumulation.

His aura surged and it confronted the aura that the giant subconsciously exuded.

Still, Chu Xu was obviously at a disadvantage.

Seeing this, Chu Xu gritted his teeth and took a silver sword out of his space ring.

The silver sword looked completely ordinary, as if it was an item made by a mortal blacksmith.

"Cough, blurgh!"

Chu Xu suddenly coughed out blood that fell onto the silver sword in his right hand and was absorbed by it.

The sword shone with a dazzling silver light that complimented the silver light around him, increasing his power even further.

This time, his aura matched the giant's and was even faintly stronger.

Standing behind him, Chu Wuyao could see that a few strands of gray hair had appeared on Chu Xu's head.

Clearly, entering this state was quite taxing for Chu Xu and might have cost him part of his lifespan.

Throughout the whole process of Chu Xu adding buffs to himself, the armored giant didn't move at all, staring silently at the three of them.

Since Li Zhengyu's consciousness had fallen into deep sleep, the giant only acted according to the remaining instinct.

It was only when Chu Xu's power started to pose a threat to him that the giant stood up.

Staring into Chu Xu's eyes that were filled with fighting intent, the giant turned furious.

"Roaaaar!", his huge mouth opened and he let out a deafening roar.

Even though Chu Wuyao and Xia Qianyue were standing behind Chu Xu, they were still affected by this roar and were forced to take a few steps back.

Blood flowed out of Chu Wuyao's ears and she felt that her eardrums had burst.

Thankfully, the giant didn't seem willing to pay attention to two ants.

After it roared in anger, it flew out of the deep pit and rushed towards Chu Xu at an extremely fast speed.

Flight, an ability that only those that had broken through the Shackles Realm could possess.

Even though the giant's breakthrough had failed, he still possessed some characteristics of the Shackles Realm.

In less than a moment, the giant had appeared in front of Chu Xu and looked at him menacingly.

A red staff that was surrounded by scorching flames appeared in his hand and he stabbed it towards Chu Xu.

Seeing the staff stab towards his direction, Chu Xu remained calm.

Holding the silver sword in his right hand, he swung it forward, meeting the blazing staff.

"Boom!"

The two weapons collided and sparks flew everywhere.

After their collision, the two of them didn't stop and immediately started attacking each other again.

Their speed was extremely fast and their two figures flashed everywhere in the underground room.

Chu Wuyao stood at the ground and used the Illusion Eyes to try and see their fight, but her attempt failed.

It was as if their power had obscured her eyesight, making her unable to see anything.

"Don't worry. Master has given senior brother many items in order to protect our safety.", Xia Qianyue thought that Chu Wuyao was worried and gently comforted her.

"Is that so?", Chu Wuyao muttered in a low voice and felt lucky that she hadn't attacked them previously.

Otherwise, the one fighting Chu Xu might have been herself.

"Bang! Swish! Ding!"

Loud noises echoed in the underground room, clear evidence of just how fierce their fight was.

With no ability to intervene in this fight, Chu Wuyao could only find a place and sit down, waiting for the final winner to emerge.

She considered leaving this place and running away, but decided against it in the end.

A few minutes passed and the fight became more and more intense, until finally, Chu Xu and the giant fell to the ground, kicking up dust that submerged their figures.

Chu Wuyao's and Xia Qianyue's entire focus turned to this scene, wanting to see who the winner was.

When the dust finally settled, the two of them saw Chu Xu and the giant standing face to face with each other.

The silver sword in Chu Xu's hand had pierced the giant's temple, but at the same time, the giant's staff had penetrated Chu Xu's abdomen.

Surprisingly, there was no winner and both of them had been severely injured.

Just by looking at them, Chu Wuyao could see that their strength had fallen to the bottom.

The silver light around Chu Xu had disappeared, while the giant's size had also decreased, turning into the height of about 2.5 meters.

Obviously, just like Chu Xu, the giant was unable to maintain his combat power for a long time.

Seeing this opportunity, Chu Wuyao's instinct to last hit kicked in.

"Little brother Chu, don't worry. I'll save you!", she shouted and rushed towards the giant.

Her hand stretched towards his chest and her nails dug into one of his wounds that Chu Xu's sword had previously opened.

Her hand moved around his chest, before reaching for his heart and taking hold of it.

"Bang!", Chu Wuyao clenched her fist and shattered the heart in her palm.

Despite having his heart destroyed, the giant didn't die immediately.

Turning his head, the giant glanced at Chu Wuyao and his chaotic black eyes momentarily regained clarity.

Feeling that his life was passing away, an wry smile appeared on Li Zhengyu's face.

Unknowingly, he couldn't recall the sacrifices he had made, the people he had killed and the plans he had made for the future.

He thought that he was about to regain control over his destiny, but everything turned out to be a joke.

Worse of all, he died at the hands of a little ant at the 3rd Level of Qi Accumulation.

Thinking of this, Li Zhengyu couldn't help but cough out blood, making his injuries even worse.

His eyes flashed with hatred and his consciousness soon went dark.

"Boom!"

The giant's body fell to the ground, but his eyes were still filled with undisguised malice even after his death.

The moment this happened, Chu Xu, who was tightly clutching the silver sword in his hands, breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.

In an instant, his consciousness went dark and he fainted, falling to the ground.

"I'm the hero that saved the Waterflower City!"

"I'll surely become famous and the people will praise my achievements!", were the last thoughts that appeared on his mind.