Level Up in Martial World

Chapter 161: Devour

Lu Zhen engaged in a fierce battle with the grand elder, the resounding clashes echoing through the surroundings like metal striking metal.

Casually slashing his hand, Lu Zhen forced the grand elder into a defensive position, who grunted while barely defending with his sword. With each swipe of Lu Zhen's hand, resembling the precision of a sword, the grand elder retreated, attempting to regain his foothold. However, Lu Zhen allowed no respite, continuously launching a barrage of attacks.

Fe Cai felt a shiver coursing through his blood as he witnessed Lu Zhen, and a sense of PTSD overwhelmed him, triggered by the memories of the cruel slaughter he had witnessed.

Yet, beneath the fear and trauma, a surge of boiling rage and a deep-seated grudge consumed him. Fe Cai's bloodline went haywire, turning him into a mindless vessel of hatred. His eyes fully turned red, and a murderous aura leaked out, honing in on Lu Zhen.

As Lu Zhen sensed the impending danger, he was stunned to feel a murderous aura locking onto him. He vigilantly scanned his surroundings but had little time to react as a sword swipe came at him, sending him hurtling.

Lu Zhen casually backflipped, frowning which gave the grand elder some time to recover.

The grand elder had ragged breathing and sweat streaming down, realising the consequences if he had been careless earlier. He could feel his death coming the instant he let down his guard.

He saw Xia Cai in the distance, emitting a murderous aura that made his eyes light up.

"Xia Cai, help me fight with Lu Zhen," the old man shamelessly said, abandoning the demeanour of an elder and replacing it with sheer shamelessness.

Lu Zhen's frown deepened upon seeing Fe Cai, feeling a strange aura that caused his blood to boil in rage. Luckily, since he had already adapted to his blood, it was easier for him to calm down. This was the city, and Lu Zhen didn't want to reveal his identity as a bloodline martial artist to the public and had no interest in doing so.

"Huh, Xia Cai, come here fast," the old man shamelessly said, staring at Xia Cai, who remained unmoving in his position, still as a rock.

At this point, even the old man felt something was strange about Xia Cai, as if something was wrong with him. He stood there and secretly sent a message to the Xia family for backup.

"No matter what happens to Xia Cai, as long as he can stall Lu Zhen, after the backup arrives, I am gonna kill these bastards," he thought with seething anger, but outwardly, he maintained a calm demeanour of a saint.

Lu Zhen's blood still boiled, and his temperature rose as if urging him to attack Xia Cai now.

Awoo!

A terrifying howl escaped Xia Cai's mouth as his golden hair grew even longer, reaching his waist. He seemed to become even more beautiful, with his body becoming so slender that without an Adam's apple in his neck and flat chest, it would be difficult to identify him as male.

Lu Zhen looked at the terrifying aura Xia Cai was emitting with a frown.

However, he didn't have long to think as a sword came directly at him, aiming for his neck.

"This mot…" Lu Zhen slashed back with a casual swipe of his hand, acting as a saber.

Boom!

The slash was easily cancelled out, and smoke rose, causing Lu Zhen to frown as he hurriedly ducked, dodging a sword by a hair's breadth.

The old man appeared from the smoke and punched Lu Zhen.

"Good, good, since you want to die quicker, then I will let you die fast," Lu Zhen roared as he saw the fist coming at him with a flinch.

As the fist collided with Lu Zhen, he suddenly seemed to vanish, as if he didn't exist in the first place, causing the old man's fist to be redirected to the ground.

Lu Zhen reappeared from the back of the old man and swiped his hands again, creating a small whirlwind that was sent hurtling at the old man.

"Humph." The old man had a disdainful expression on his face when he saw the whirlwind; however, the next moment his eyes widened as the whirlwind's speed suddenly reached a terrifying degree, instantly reaching the old man and engulfing him almost simultaneously as it grew bigger.

The old man's eyes widened, but he remained calm with a sneer on his face.

"You will still need more to kill me, kiddo," he mocked Lu Zhen as the shield emitting from his sheer condensed wind Qi created a wind-like barrier around the old man, making the whirlwind almost useless.

"Yes, you are right," Lu Zhen smirked as he opened his mouth.

Boom!

As if like a vacuum, everything was sucked into his mouth. However, Lu Zhen focused his entire devouring ability on the old man, causing the entire suction force to be drawn toward the old man.

"Eh, what's happening?" The old man thought terrified as the condensed wind Qi had seemed to be drawn toward Lu Zhen in a terrifying suction force like a black hole.

"Help me, Xia Cai!" the old man roared as he looked towards him. However, since his transformation, Xia Cai seemed to become even more motionless. If it wasn't for the loud sound of Xia Cai's breathing reverberating in the surrounding, one might have doubted if the man was even alive or not.

"Dammit, this useless bastard! Why hasn't the reinforcement arrived yet?" He gritted his teeth, unable to move from the suction force of Lu Zhen. It was too late to evade the attack; he could have easily dodged it if he had been more careful, but Lu Zhen's whirlwind had distracted him, causing him to be conceited.

Lu Zhen took in the condensed wind Qi gradually, his belly being inflated with several strands of it. However, his stomach quickly adapted, turning all the condensed wind Qi into normal, attribute-less Qi, which still needed to be converted to wood Qi for Lu Zhen to use.