Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 153: Chapter 116: Counter-Kill

Before his voice had even faded, he struck without hesitation.

His figure flickered, like a Cyan Eagle swooping down on its prey. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Su Mu.

He thrust one hand forward, his five fingers radiating a brilliant red glow. Before it even reached Su Mu, a fiery heat washed over him.

Su Mu’s gaze was as tranquil as still water. His Autumn Water Saber became a blur of light.

In that instant, a fine drizzle began to fall from the sky.

When the raindrops landed on his opponent, they sizzled as if striking red-hot iron, releasing a thick white mist.

The suffocatingly hot wind was largely extinguished by the drizzle.

"The Kan Water Realm... Impressive indeed!"

the Blood Transformation Realm expert said coldly. His right palm, seemingly wreathed in roaring flames, pressed forward relentlessly, yet always fell just short of striking Su Mu.

His bare palms clashed against the Autumn Water Saber, producing the sharp, ringing clang of metal striking metal.

"If you were at the same Cultivation Realm as me, I truly wouldn’t be your match."

’In a one-on-one fight, my Cultivation Realm is a whole major realm higher than Su Mu’s, yet I can’t even touch him.’

"To have such strength in the Body Tempering Realm... If I let you break through to the Blood Transformation Realm, you’ll be unstoppable, won’t you?

I can’t let you live!"

He roared and surged forward.

SCHLICK!

Just as the man lunged, the Autumn Water Saber in Su Mu’s hand suddenly accelerated.

Before he could react, the saber had already struck his right side.

The sharp blade sliced through skin and muscle, aiming to sever the bone beneath.

The Blood Transformation Realm expert cried out in pain. The muscles and sinews around his waist constricted, clamping down and trapping the blade.

Then, he slapped the flat of the blade with his other palm.

CRACK...

A sharp crack rang out.

The Autumn Water Saber snapped into three pieces, shattered by the force of that flame-wreathed palm.

Simultaneously, his other palm, radiating a scorching heat, shot toward Su Mu’s chest.

’The physique of a Blood Transformation Realm expert is truly formidable.’

Su Mu sighed to himself.

The Autumn Water Saber was practically a Divine Weapon, but striking the man felt like hacking at thick leather. His bones were as hard as steel, preventing the blade from cutting any deeper.

This was Su Mu’s first real fight against a Blood Transformation Realm expert, and the man’s physique was undeniably the toughest he had ever faced.

By the time he tried to withdraw the blade and retreat, it was too late.

’This is what a lack of combat experience against Blood Transformation Realm masters gets you.’

’A shame about the Autumn Water Saber.’

Su Mu sighed internally, watching helplessly as his opponent’s left palm shot toward him.

A powerful gust of wind, hot as a furnace blast, rushed toward his face. It felt as if his eyebrows and hair were about to be singed off.

Just then, a flash of brilliant light burst from Su Mu’s waist.

SCHLICK!

The Blood Transformation Realm expert let out a piercing shriek. Instead of advancing, he shot back several dozen feet, his face a mask of shock and rage.

A narrow gash had appeared on his dangling left palm, from which fresh blood dripped to the ground.

He stared deathly at Su Mu.

Somehow, a long, slender sword had appeared in Su Mu’s hand. Blood dripped from its tip, spattering onto the ground with a soft PITTER-PATTER.

"I can’t believe it... You’ve mastered a second realm!"

the Blood Transformation Realm expert said, his words grinding out between clenched teeth.

’When Su Mu had managed to cut him with the saber, he had only been suspicious.

But now, he was certain.

Su Mu has actually mastered a second realm!

That last strike pierced clean through my palm, and the tip nearly grazed my throat.

Good thing I reacted quickly!

A single moment of carelessness, and I almost died at the hands of a junior!’

He was so furious his hair and beard seemed to dance wildly in the air.

"Mastering two realms while still in the Body Tempering Realm... A truly heaven-sent talent. It’s a pity you can’t be made to serve me. I can’t let you live!"

"It ends here," the Blood Transformation Realm expert said coldly. "Now, I will use my absolute power to crush and kill you!"

"You talk too much."

Before he could even finish his sentence, a flash of light appeared before his eyes.

This time, Su Mu had taken the initiative.

The sword strike was as fast as lightning. A gale whipped up, plastering their faces with the fine, chaotic rain.

The Blood Transformation Realm expert’s vision was obscured, but he could hear the whistle of Sword Qi slicing through the air.

He roared and swung his palms like a windmill, creating a dense barrier of afterimages before him.

The moment he struck, he felt that something was wrong.

’With my palm strength, Su Mu shouldn’t be able to withstand it.

But now, I feel a clinging force entangling my palms.

The force was like a gale, wrapping tightly around me.

No, this is definitely not the power of the Body Tempering Realm.

Even someone at Bone Tempering Perfection couldn’t possess such terrifying strength!

A realm can turn the mundane into the miraculous, but it only makes one’s power more refined, not greater.

The Body Tempering Realm has a set limit to its strength. Even after comprehending a realm, one’s physical power doesn’t increase.

This is bad. I underestimated Su Mu!’

The Blood Transformation Realm expert’s heart sank, and he began to retreat frantically.

Just then, a sword light, howling like the wind, pierced through the wall of afterimages and, with a soft squelch, plunged into the Blood Transformation Realm expert’s throat.

Its momentum carried it clean through, the tip of the blade emerging from the back of his neck.

The Blood Transformation Realm expert’s body froze in mid-air. The flurry of afterimages vanished, his eyes filled with utter disbelief.

SPURT!

Su Mu pulled out the Ziwei Soft Sword, and a torrent of blood gushed from the man’s throat.

"You—"

He clutched his neck with both hands, a wet, gurgling sound escaping his lips. He struggled to speak, but not a single word would come out.

THUD!

He fell straight backward. After hitting the ground, he twitched for a moment before going still, all signs of life extinguished.

’Even Blood Transformation Realm Martial Artists are still mortal. When killed, they die just the same.’

"So this is the Blood Transformation Realm. Nothing special."

A faint golden light flickered across Su Mu’s skin before vanishing. He slowly turned to face the other Blood Transformation Realm expert.

The short, stout Blood Transformation Realm expert stood there, dumbfounded, an expression of lingering shock on his face.

’What did I just see?

A Blood Transformation Realm expert, killed by a brat who was supposedly only at the Third Stage of Body Tempering?

This doesn’t make any sense.

Forget the Third Stage of Body Tempering, even if he were at the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering, even if the kid had mastered two realms, this shouldn’t be possible.

The power gap between the Blood Transformation Realm and the Body Tempering Realm is more than enough to compensate for the advantage of a realm!’

"You’re not in the Body Tempering Realm!"

the short, stout expert said in a low voice, his pupils contracting as he stared at Su Mu.

"Does it matter?"

Su Mu said calmly. Before his voice had faded, a faint golden light, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, began to glow on the surface of his skin.

Before, Su Mu had moved too quickly for the short, stout expert to clearly see the changes in his body.

But this time, he saw it perfectly.

"No, you *are* in the Body Tempering Realm! That’s a Physical Divine Technique! You’re at the Body Tempering Extreme Realm!"

A rumor he’d once heard suddenly flashed through the short, stout man’s mind. As if struck by inspiration, he cried out loud.

Su Mu didn’t answer.

The answer came in the form of a sword hum that sounded like a dragon’s roar.

The Ziwei Soft Sword in Su Mu’s hand shot forward like a bolt of lightning, whistling through the air.

The short, stout expert roared and hurled his short spear with all his might.

At the same time, he turned to flee.

All his will to fight had vanished.

It was almost laughable—a Blood Transformation Realm expert fleeing in terror from someone in the Body Tempering Realm.

But the short, stout expert didn’t find it funny in the slightest.

’The Body Tempering Realm isn’t terrifying, but those Physical Divine Techniques are!

According to the legends, it’s a simple matter for a peerless genius who has mastered Physical Divine Techniques to kill those in higher realms.

My companion just proved that with his life.

I don’t want to be the second test subject.’

With a flick of his longsword, Su Mu batted the thrown spear from the air, then smoothly caught it as it fell.

He spun, and the short spear, forged from refined iron, became a black blur as it shot through the air with a whistle.

THWACK!

THWACK!

The short spear pierced through two large trees in succession, continuing straight for the fleeing expert.

The short, stout man glanced back and was scared out of his wits. His pupils shrank to pinpricks.

It was too late to dodge.

He let out a great roar and reached back to grab it.

SCREEECH...

A teeth-grating screech emanated from his hand.

He managed to grab the spear, but the force behind it violently tore it from his grasp.

The tip of the spear pushed relentlessly onward, piercing his back. The tremendous impact sent his entire body flying.

With a dull THUD, the short, stout expert was pinned firmly to the trunk of a large tree. The impact shook the branches, sending leaves rustling down.

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