I Grind to Martial Saint

There were no surprises.

By the time Song Guang arrived with his men, Han Yuan had already opened the gates of Liuye County.

The scene at the gate was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

The bodies of countless Wangling Sect devotees lay piled within the gate, and several nearby houses were engulfed in flames.

Needless to say, this was clearly Han Yuan’s handiwork.

"Song Canjun, take your men and secure Liuye County first."

"I still have something to do."

Han Yuan said calmly.

"Understood."

Song Guang nodded and quickly led his men to start clearing out the remaining Wangling Sect devotees.

Han Yuan, meanwhile, returned to the gate tower and slapped the unconscious Altar Master awake.

"Who are you?"

Chen Hu regained consciousness and, the moment he saw Han Yuan, growled in a low voice.

"You don’t need to know who I am. I’m going to ask you a few things now."

"Answer me honestly."

Han Yuan said calmly.

"I..."

Chen Hu’s mind still seemed foggy, and he couldn’t process the situation.

The next moment.

Like a striking viper, he shot up from the ground. His right index finger, glowing with a dark purple aura, lunged for Han Yuan’s eye like a serpent’s fang.

This was his signature technique, the Poisonous Snake Finger.

Chen Hu had used this move to ambush and kill countless people.

Every time, he would pierce a bloody hole in his enemy’s eye, sometimes even blowing their head apart.

But a hand suddenly appeared in front of Han Yuan’s face, blocking the attack.

Chen Hu was shocked. He hadn’t expected Han Yuan to react in time.

’It’s come to this! I have no choice but to follow through!’

CRACK!

When Chen Hu’s finger landed on that slender palm, it felt like hitting a Copper Wall Iron Armor!

Unable to withstand the force, his index finger broke with a scream of agony.

"What was that for?"

Han Yuan shook his head, grabbed Chen Hu’s hand, and proceeded to break the fingers of his right hand, one by one.

They say the pain of the fingers is connected to the heart.

The agony made Chen Hu’s face turn pale, and he howled incessantly.

"My lord, spare my life!"

"I’ll tell you anything you want to know!"

Chen Hu begged for mercy.

Because Han Yuan had already grabbed his left hand.

"I’ll ask you... why does the Wangling Sect insist on forcing people to chant scriptures?"

Han Yuan asked calmly.

"Th-this... I don’t know about that."

Chen Hu looked bewildered; he hadn’t expected Han Yuan to ask such a question.

Han Yuan didn’t reply, just furrowed his brow slightly.

Chen Hu quickly added, "My lord... I really don’t know... I only joined the Wangling Sect recently."

"Because I have some martial skill, they made me an Altar Master to manage Liuye County."

"Everything I did was on the orders of the Priest."

As an old adversary, Han Yuan was naturally familiar with the Wangling Sect’s organizational structure.

It went from ordinary devotees to Altar Masters, Priests, High Priests, and finally the Sect Leader.

"Then where is your supervising Priest now?"

Han Yuan asked calmly.

"In Liangping County!"

"The Priest’s name is Gan Hai. He’s in charge of several counties in this area."

Chen Hu said hastily.

’Gan Hai...’

Han Yuan committed the name to memory.

He then asked a few more questions, but the man was completely clueless.

Clearly, he didn’t know much about the Wangling Sect’s inner workings.

Then.

With a casual slap, he shattered Chen Hu’s skull.

The move was so sudden that even Chen Hu didn’t see it coming.

He had thought Han Yuan would spare his life.

Han Yuan, however, felt he was already being quite merciful.

After all, allowing Chen Hu to die so suddenly should have been a painless end.

After dealing with Chen Hu, Han Yuan regrouped with Song Guang.

Following his sweep, the remaining remnants of the Wangling Sect in the city had been completely purged, and Liuye County was now entirely under his control.

...

「Two days later.」

Song Guang quickly departed with several hundred Jianghe Province Soldiers.

After two days of rest, the exhausted Province Soldiers were revitalized, and their marching speed had increased significantly.

Their rations and supplies had also been fully replenished.

They were now heading to another location.

Liangping County!

This county was overseen by a Priest of the Wangling Sect.

Perhaps having heard the news of Liuye County’s fall, the defenses there had been on high alert for the past few days.

Priest Gan Hai stood on the city wall, his gaze grave as he stared in the direction of Liuye County.

"It’s been two days... and we still don’t know which unit of the Province Army has fled to our territory?"

Gan Hai asked, extremely displeased.

The dozen or so Wangling Sect devotees standing behind him were all sweating profusely.

One devotee spoke softly, "Priest... Tongming County is in chaos right now. Dozens of Jianghe Province Army units are causing trouble everywhere... It’s difficult to verify anything."

"Then keep asking!"

"To be able to take Liuye County, the enemy must be formidable."

Gan Hai said coldly.

It was precisely because he couldn’t gauge the enemy’s strength that he dared not lead his men to Liuye County.

"Understood!"

The subordinate replied hastily.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, Gan Hai’s voice rang out again.

"Hmm? What’s that?"

Atop the city wall, everyone’s gaze instantly turned to the distance.

A figure wearing a Conical Hat with a large blade strapped to his back was slowly approaching.

He walked across the plain, his steps looking ordinary, but his speed was deceptively fast.

"Who is that?"

"I don’t know... I can’t see his face under that Conical Hat."

"He doesn’t look like one of the Province Soldiers... Could he be a Demon Exterminator from the Observatory?"

"His aura feels a bit like one."

The men of the Wangling Sect watched the lone figure, their voices a low murmur of speculation.

"I don’t care what his background is."

"If he dares to approach Liangping County, he’s courting death."

"Sect Leader Li, take a squad out of the city and slaughter him!"

Gan Hai said coldly.

"Yes!"

a large man carrying two blades on his back replied in a deep voice.

CREAK~~

Soon.

The gates of Liangping County swung open.

Sect Leader Li charged out with several dozen Wangling Sect followers.

From the gate tower, they had a clear, unobstructed view of the entire scene.

They watched as Sect Leader Li led his men, charging swiftly toward the Conical Hat Blade Master.

But their target showed no reaction at all.

The moment before the two sides were about to clash,

Gan Hai narrowed his eyes, trying to get a clearer look.

He saw Sect Leader Li draw the twin blades from his back and slash viciously at the Conical Hat Blade Master.

The twin arcs of light from the blades crossed, cutting off any angle of retreat.

And then.

Gan Hai saw Sect Leader Li’s head shatter like a watermelon.

The man hadn’t even drawn his own blade. He had struck with a single Hand Blade chop.

The move itself was ordinary, with nothing special about it—except for its explosive power and terrifying force!

’This man!’

Gan Hai watched, horrified.

Next, the dozens of Wangling Sect followers charged the Conical Hat Blade Master, one after another.

BANG! BANG! BANG!~~

The Conical Hat Blade Master threw punch after punch, sending the Wangling Sect followers flying.

The entire scene had an exaggerated, brutally satisfying feel to it.

Flesh and blood flew as living heads were continuously smashed and exploded!

At that moment, everyone on the city wall was too stunned to speak.

"Priest Gan... this man is terrifying!"

"What should we do?"

A Wangling Sect devotee’s voice trembled as he spoke.

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