Chapter 158: Five-Heart Demon, Please Appraise

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Five-Heart Demon, Please Appraise

In the spacious courtyard, there was a table, a long zither, and a beautiful maid. A handsome young man sat behind the zither, his ten fingers lightly caressing the strings. Peerlessly beautiful zither music flowed from beneath his fingertips...

"I heard you all were wondering how to seek revenge against me..." Lu Yuan spoke, the music from his hands never pausing.

"You are..."

"Lu Yuan! He’s Lu Yuan!"

"His age, his looks... they match!"

"Isn’t Lu Yuan that saber-user from the Demon Suppression Bureau? Since when can he play the zither?"

"Holy shit, it really is Lu Yuan!"

"What does he mean by coming here?"

The crowd descending from the Yongxing Building was filled with bewilderment, followed by shock, surprise, and odd looks. What was he doing? Did he come on his own accord to seek peace and apologize?

"It’s too late to apologize now!" Xiaoo Dushi coldly snorted. He had already made up his mind to teach Lu Yuan a lesson first.

"If you want to beg for forgiveness, it depends on whether Fairy Cailuan agrees," Zhao Jingchen followed up. He didn’t want this to end peacefully either, or else there would be no show to put on.

"Apologize? You’re overthinking it. They brought it upon themselves. I have nothing to apologize for," Lu Yuan shook his head.

"You..." Xiaoo Dushi’s eyes narrowed. Since this kid was so obstinate, he couldn’t be blamed for acting ruthlessly.

"It seems you’re here to pick a fight," Zhao Jingchen said, slightly excited.

"He’s too arrogant."

"He actually said Fairy Cailuan and the others brought it upon themselves..."

"He’s here to provoke us!"

"I think he’s just courting death!"

The crowd was enraged! This time, it was genuine, collective fury. Before, they had only heard rumors, but now they were seeing and hearing it for themselves. They now had the moral high ground and justifiable cause; any of them could strike.

"I’ve recently learned a new tune, the Five-Heart Demon..." The corners of Lu Yuan’s lips curled up slightly. "Please, evaluate it for me."

"Five-Heart Demon?"

"The Five-Heart Demon! What the hell is that?"

"What kind of zither tune is named like that?"

Everyone was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, but soon after...

DONG.

As Lu Yuan’s fingers moved, the zither tune abruptly changed.

Everyone present felt as if their five internal organs were suddenly jumping out, seemingly trying to separate from their bodies. This was especially true for the Seventh-Grade martial artists; the Primordial Qi within their organs instantly fell into chaos, breaking free from their control and shifting with the melody.

"Not good! It’s a Sound Wave Technique!"

"Sound waves!"

"It’s a Demon Technique!"

The martial artists’ expressions drastically changed. They hastily circulated their Profound Skills to suppress the rioting Primordial Qi within their bodies.

STRUM STRUM STRUM.

However, as Lu Yuan played, the Primordial Qi grew even more chaotic. They couldn’t suppress it at all. Or rather, suppressing a bit here would cause a flare-up there, and suppressing a bit there would cause a flare-up here. Across the five positions of the five internal organs, the chaos emerged endlessly. It was completely impossible to quell. This... this was...

"How is it? Not bad, right?" Lu Yuan asked.

"You motherf—!" Xiaoo Dushi roared furiously, using all his strength to circulate his Profound Skill and suppress the chaos.

BAM.

He stomped his foot, summoning a massive, earthen-yellow Primordial Gang Shield that blocked out a portion of the zither music. Raising the large saber in his hand, he fiercely slashed forward...

SWISH.

With a movement of his hands, Lu Yuan focused the vast majority of the sound waves onto Xiaoo Dushi. The concentrated waves enveloped him, their power multiplying tenfold.

"Ah!"

The True Essence that Xiaoo Dushi had just forcefully condensed was thrown into utter disarray. He couldn’t even circulate his Profound Skill smoothly, naturally making it impossible for his Overlord Blade to complete its slash. Instead, it smashed down like a crude slab of iron.

BAM.

SHINK.

At this moment, Zhao Jingchen seized the opportunity and abruptly thrust his sword toward Lu Yuan. The speed was blistering—a peak strike!

Today, Lu Yuan was single-handedly provoking dozens of them. If they let him retreat unscathed and completely intact, they might as well all jump into a river out of sheer humiliation. But if he could put on a strong showing...

"Oh, you like listening too?" Lu Yuan shifted the concentrated zither music onto Zhao Jingchen.

HUMMM.

Zhao Jingchen plummeted from midair.

"Everyone, attack together! Take him down! We absolutely cannot let him have his way!" Shen Cuishan bellowed.

"Attack!"

"Right, everyone together!"

"Kill him!"

"We must not let him run rampant!"

Several Seventh-Grade experts responded to the call, fully activating their Profound Weapons.

"It seems that’s not enough. You all need things to be a bit more intense!" Lu Yuan chuckled. A faint azure light appeared on his hands as he rapidly plucked the strings.

HUM HUM HUM.

The zither music abruptly swelled, its tempo accelerating tenfold. The power of the Five-Heart Demon surged tremendously!

"Not good!"

"Oh no!"

PFFT.

PFFT.

Zhao Jingchen and the responding Seventh-Grade experts couldn’t hold back as they vomited mouthfuls of blood, their internal organs damaged.

The crowd was horrified. Just what kind of monster was this Lu Yuan? How could he be this powerful?! He clearly cultivated the Wind Thunder Saber, yet here he was, using Zither Skill to suppress everyone and force them to cough up blood. A newly-advanced Seventh-Grade? He was an absolute freak of nature!

"My apologies, I used a bit too much force." Lu Yuan stilled his hands, and the music abruptly ceased. This was enough; playing around any further would be overkill and hard to cleanly wrap up.

[Your Dao Companion, Su Wan, has gained some enlightenment in her cultivation. You have received a tenfold feedback. A reward of 3000 Experience Points has been deposited into your account.]

Lu Yuan’s movements paused for a moment. He realized he could have played a little while longer.

"Lu Yuan..." Xiaoo Dushi gnashed his teeth as he glared at him, his eyes bloodshot like an enraged beast.

That was specifically targeted at him! He had just made bold claims upstairs, only to suffer such a blow the moment he came down. What was worse, he saw Yangg Cailuan watching...

"Today, I’m going to cut you down!"

"Is that so? Let’s test that theory." With a wave of his hand, Lu Yuan stored away the Seven Kills Zither along with the table and chair. A saber appeared in his grasp.

"A Spatial Magical Artifact!"

"A Space Ring!"

"How could he have one?"

The crowd was taken aback, with some revealing expressions of greedy temptation.

"Ah!" Xiaoo Dushi roared, charging at Lu Yuan. Blinding yellow light erupted from his entire body. As he raised the Overlord Blade in his hand, a Sword Gang surged out for several yards.

"Bring it on!" Lu Yuan infused his True Essence, activating the maximum power of the Wind Thunder Saber, and fiercely slashed out. "Lightning Burst!"

CRACK.

Electric light exploded with ferocious intensity, sending arcs of lightning shooting out for several yards. A boundless deluge of electricity drowned and enveloped Xiaoo Dushi...

BAM.

The Sword Gang was shattered.

BAM.

Xiaoo Dushi was sent flying backward. That’s right, it was him who went flying.

"How is that possible?"

"That’s impossible!"

"Xiaoo Dushi... he..."

Everyone was in utter disbelief.

Xiaoo Dushi was at the Seventh Grade Peak, and he was from the Overlord Blade Sect! He possessed an absolute advantage in raw strength. Yet, under such circumstances, he had actually been sent flying? Hadn’t Lu Yuan just broken through to the Seventh Grade? How could he possess such profound cultivation?

Su Wan couldn’t believe it either. She had witnessed Lu Yuan’s breakthrough with her own eyes and was likely the person who understood him best among everyone present. However, the combat power he displayed just now still exceeded her imagination, taking her completely by surprise.

Seventh Grade Peak! He was absolutely at the Seventh Grade Peak!

But even so, to send Xiaoo Dushi flying with a single slash...

They wondered how he managed to do it. The crowd simply couldn’t figure it out. It defied all logic!

"Who else..." Lu Yuan looked at the crowd, holding his saber single-handedly. "...wants to give it a try?"

Ge Yunfeng’s heart churned with turmoil. He couldn’t beat him!

He had finally come to the realization that he couldn’t defeat Lu Yuan. To think it would turn out like this... Furthermore, the most formidable aspect of the Wind Thunder Saber was supposed to be its speed, followed by the piercing explosions of its lightning. Yet now, Lu Yuan’s sheer frontal brute force was already enough to send Xiaoo Dushi flying...