DRAGON EMPEROR

CHAPTER 45 Killing Duanmu Jue

"Come on!" Facing the combined attacks of the three, Lu Ming smirked and did not retreat. Instead, he rushed forward like the wind.

“You asked for it!”

"That!"

The three of them snorted evilly, each using their best techniques. Their long swords surged with Sword Qi, carving in the air and letting out a deafening whistle.

Sword Qi gathered at Lu Ming.

Just then, Lu Ming's body glittered with blood and his blood meridians exploded. Immediately, he twisted his body to avoid the sharp end of their swords, ignoring their Sword Qi.

“Death!”

Duanmu Jue and the other two had cold and deadly expressions in their eyes. Duanmu Jue, in particular, smirked in satisfaction, as if a 500-point piece of metal was already in his hands.

However, at the next moment, his expression changed because he sensed that when his Sword Qi landed on Lu Ming's body, it felt like breaking through a bottomless abyss.

Instantly, his hair stood upright, and a cold and savage aura enveloped him.

'Back off, back off now!' he howled in his heart.

But everything is too late. A ray of sword light appeared like a heavenly angel, piercing his throat.

A fountain of blood gushed out while Duanmu Jue let out a beast howl with both hands clutching his throat as he fell back down.

Nonetheless, after taking a few steps back, he fell to the ground.

In one slash, Lu Ming pierced through Duanmu Jue. He unsheathed his sword smoothly and slit the neck of the other young man.

Quickly, Lu Ming utilized the uniqueness of his blood meridians to quickly kill two experts.

There's only one person left.

The last youth felt restrained in the cloud of death. He was scared to death and jolted in panic. However, how could he be as fast as Lu Ming? Lu Ming caught up with him in a few steps. After a few moves, the man bit into the dust of Duanmu Jue.

Lu Ming killed Duanmu Jue's group of three.

'This time, I was completely unharmed. It was much better than the last time,’ Lu Ming examined his entire body and thought to himself.

His blood meridians had devoured 50% Sword Qi from Duanmu Jue and the rest. The remaining half was mostly blocked by his protective Essential Qi, so Lu Ming was not much injured.

Of course, this was also thanks to the cultivation level of Duanmu Jue and the other two.

Duanmu Jue's cultivation was at the Fourth Grade Master Realm, only two levels above Lu Ming. If he were three stages, four or even five stages above Lu Ming, the end result would be different. Although Lu Ming could also devour 50% of the impact of his attack, the remaining 50% would be enough to injure or even kill him.

‘Let me see how many high-value metal pieces Duanmu Jue.’ has collected

Lu Ming searched Duanmu Jue's body but did not find a single piece of metal.

'How did this happen? How could Duanmu Jue not even have a single piece of metal worth? No, he must have a storage ring!' Lu Ming's eyes twinkled as he examined Duanmu Jue's fingers. As expected, he saw a ring.

After he removed the ring, Lu Ming sent his consciousness into the ring.

The next moment, a space appeared in his mind. The shape is not large with a volume of about one cubic meter. It was very less compared to the Supreme Temple.

This was the space inside the storage ring.

In this space, there was a pile of pieces of metal, a stack of silver banknotes, and some clothes.

In a short time, he could see the entrance of the first cave. There were still many people standing guard, but Yin Kai, Huang Yu, and the others had yet to come out. Lu Ming immediately attacked and climbed a large tree nearby.

He did not directly look for Feng Wu. Instead, he decided to cultivate the blood essence of Duanmu Jue's group first and recorded his harvest before joining him.

Lu Ming sat cross-legged among the tree branches and started cultivating.

The vital energy contained in the blood essence of the Fourth Grade Master and the two Third Grade Master Teachers was purified and abundant. This was something that could not compare to a First or Second Grade Teacher. Lu Ming's cultivation was growing rapidly.

From the peak of the Second Intermediate Master Realm to the top Second Grade Master Realm until finally, after processing all of their blood essence, Lu Ming broke through in a single step, reaching the Third Grade Master Realm.

Even so, his blood meridian level had still not progressed.

On the Spirit-devouring Worm blood meridians, the three blood-red meridian focal points were extremely deep. Evidently, they had reached their limit, yet they had yet to level up into the Fourth Level blood meridian.

'Can my blood meridians at most only reach the Third Level?' Lu Ming thought as he frowned. 'forgetit. I will continue to consume blood essence. I'm not sure they can't go any further.'

After which, Lu Ming took out Duanmu Jue's storage ring and began to take inventory. The combined points of the two Third Grade Realm Master youths were 130 points.

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

Back then, Lu Ming had accumulated an incredible 1,224 points. With points like this, surely the first rank is in the pocket. Lu Ming did not believe others could surpass his worth.

Moreover, there were over 80,000 silver banknotes in Duanmu Jue's storage ring. It was unexpected loot.

Duanmu Jue was truly the prodigy of the Duanmu Family. The background is amazing.

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

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

When Feng Wu saw him, he hurriedly asked, “Lu Ming, you are already out! How's the situation?”

"Good job!" Lu Ming smiled gently.

Feng Wu's pretty eyes shone. “Lu Ming, is the 500 points metal piece yours?”

"of course. Otherwise, wouldn't I have wasted this trip?” He grinned, full of confidence.

“Oh, you devil! You've actually earned the metal piece 500 points. It seems like you have fooled Yin Kai, Duanmu Jue, and the others!” Feng Wu exclaimed and looked at him, his eyes widening from peerless shock.

"Let's go!"

The two turned to leave, disappearing in the forest.

Shortly after, two days passed. The 20-day test has run out.

Many people had gathered outside the Midnight Hills, including Xie Kuang and the other guiding elders from the four halls, as well as some Silver-robed elders. In addition, there were officers from various halls in charge of counting points.

Other than these people, there were also many young men who were senior apprentices in the four halls.

Each year, newly joined apprentices will receive extra attention as the new blood represents the future and its endless possibilities.

The guiding elders from the four halls stood in front. Currently, the elder from the White Tiger Hall asked the other three people, “In your opinion, how many will qualify this year?”

The guiding elder of the White Tiger Hall was a short and dashing middle-aged man named Duanmu Jin. He was from the Duanmu Family.