Level Up in Martial World

Chapter 249: Lu Yuan Dead and the Marching Army

"At least you were going to be useful to us for a few days before you die, but now you have just quickened your death."

"What… What do you mean?" Lu Yuan asked, his back already soaked in cold sweat. His body started to tremble involuntarily as if by instinct.

Before he could react, a cloaked figure appeared in front of him and extended his palm directly towards his chest area.

"You…" Lu Yuan was about to counter-attack; however, suddenly, his vision started to dim as his strength left his body.

He looked down at his chest with widened eyes.

The cloaked hand had phased through his heart.

"Huh, how…" Lu Yuan's world dimmed entirely as he closed his eyes and fell to the ground with a thud.

His body had become a skeleton in just several minutes as it soon turned to dust, as if his body had decayed for several centuries already.

However, as the body of Lu Yuan was turned into dust, a purple fire escaped and came towards the man as if in glee.

"Well, at least you became nutrition for the divine flame…" the cloaked figure muttered as he was about to leave.

"Where are you going?" Suddenly, a cold tone of a youth rang in his ears.

The cloaked figure, however, seemed to be calm as he didn't stop his footsteps, quickly disappearing into the shadows.

"I said, where are you going?" Lu Zhen said in a loud voice as he punched, creating a power that seemed to tear the very fabric of reality itself.

The cloaked figure's eyes widened as he was hit by the aftershock, causing him to fall to the ground, revealing himself again.

"You… how…" the cloaked figure muttered in disbelief while he vomited blood on the ground, making the paved road bloody. Just the aftershock had caused him such damage; he wouldn't dare to imagine what would have happened if he was directly hit.

"I got to say, your hiding ability is quite high. However, as I have learned from others, against absolute strength, everything is utterly powerless and will never be able to make a dent on me," Lu Zhen sneered.

"Kid, how could you be so strong?"

"Raw talent, hard work, and determination," Lu Zhen said with a sneer on his face, "and a system," he muttered with a hushed tone.

"Do you think I am stupid?"

"Yes," Lu Zhen answered with a deadpan expression on his face.

"You… you." The man took a deep breath, trying to control his anger. "Either way, kid, considering your talent, you can join our sect. If you do join, you can get countless resources that the Lu family couldn't provide to you, and you will even get a chance to reach a higher realm than first-stage martial artists."

"Not gonna lie, your offer is really tempting," Lu Zhen hesitated, which caused the man to light up. "Of course, that is if you are stupid," his face morphed into a mocking smirk.

"Damn it." The cloaked figure gritted his teeth with anger. "If you are not going to join us, then your death is inevitable."

"What do you mean?" Lu Zhen said with a frown on his face.

"Yes, a success," the man thought with a sigh of relief. "If you dared to kill me, the army of our sect after coming here, you will definitely be the first one to die."

"Army?" Lu Zhen's eyes glinted with a strange light when he heard this.

"Yes, an army. So your best chance of surviving is by joining us. If you don't, you can imagine the consequences…" the cloaked man said with a smirk on his face.

"Well," a sneer appeared on Lu Zhen's face.

"You are quite useful."

"Huh, what do you mean?" Suddenly, his vision dimmed, and he fell to the ground.

In the back, there was Lu Zhen's chain, which floated in mid-air. Droplets of the man's blood still stuck to the surface of the silver chains.

Lu Zhen beckoned, and the chain came back to him while trembling.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen's expression turned strange as he patted the chains. Instantly, the chains started to move around Lu Zhen in glee.

"How did Elv even make this?" Lu Zhen mused to himself.

However, to Elv right now, Lu Zhen might have seemed to be dead already, which was even better for him. After all, he didn't want to face such a powerhouse right now. And there was no guarantee of his own safety either.

"I should cut communication with Elv from now on…" Lu Zhen frowned to himself as he carried the knocked-out unconscious man.

As he went away.

"Revenge truly can both destroy a man and make a man…" Lu Zhen thought as he paused, glancing at the remains of Lu Yuan.

A sneer appeared on his face as he shrugged. It didn't matter to him whether the guy died or not; for Lu Zhen, he had never considered Lu Yuan as an opponent, and he was right — Lu Yuan was never his opponent.

Of course, that is after getting his cheat, which he had lost now.

However, he still had things that he gained from his system, which was the upgrade to his consciousness with just a level up in his charm.

Lu Zhen's comprehension has increased terrifyingly, and he was able to make that killer technique, the upgraded version of the Verdant Whirlwind, from it too.

While the plant Qi also played a part in it. Lu Zhen didn't forget that this plant Qi came from the system as well.

"I should practise more combat art when I am home…" Lu Zhen mused to himself.

With that thought, Lu Zhen returned to the Lu family residence.

"What took you so long?" Lu Ying said with a frown on her face.

"I have bad news, mother," Lu Zhen expressionlessly said.

"What is it?" Lu Ying's eyes narrowed as she asked.

"The army of some sect is marching towards us."

Lu Ying's eyes widened.