#73 - Could it be that there are some monsters in my Xinping County?

Xu Ming's small figure appeared in the Thunderstorm Bear's line of sight.

Xu Ming's entire body was enveloped in blood energy, his eyes a scarlet red, and even beneath Xu Ming's skin, the blood could be seen surging wildly.

Wu Yan watched Xu Ming with surprise.

Was this the Berserk Blood of the Floating Pagoda Fist?

No.

This wasn't Berserk Blood!

The blood energy boost from Berserk Blood was far from this level!

If Berserk Blood was elevating a person to a superhuman level, then Xu Ming's move was like pushing himself to the extreme, as if he might explode and die at any moment.

"Boom!"

Xu Ming slammed a fist into the Thunderstorm Bear's brow.

The Thunderstorm Bear's mouth opened, the roar it was about to unleash caught in its throat, its raised bear paw a mere meter away from Xu Ming.

But all of the Thunderstorm Bear's movements stopped, as if time had frozen.

In an instant, before Xu Ming's fist, the Thunderstorm Bear's head turned into a cloud of blood mist that exploded backward.

Guang Yin watched this scene in disbelief.

What kind of punch was this?

A Mercury Mirror martial artist? Taking down a Thunderstorm Bear known for its physical strength?!

Taking advantage of the time he had, Xu Ming threw another punch.

Xu Ming stepped back with the Sky Ascending Step, and thrust a punch towards that man.

To be honest, Xu Ming really couldn't understand this man.

If the other party wanted to kill him, when the Thunderstorm Bear was holding back so many of them, he didn't join forces with the Thunderstorm Bear, but instead watched the show from the sidelines.

If you were to say that the other party didn't want to kill him, every move he made was fatal, without the slightest bit of reservation.

This man, from top to bottom, exuded contradictions.

But no matter what, if this man didn't die, the exhausted group of them would all die here.

"It's hard to imagine how terrifying you would become if given enough time. The Martial Kingdom truly produces talents in abundance... It's just a pity..."

Looking at Xu Ming, the man still expressed his regret.

Immediately after, the man produced an Ironclad Pill. The Ironclad Pill continuously expanded and swelled outward, eventually forming an iron wall!

"Clang!"

Xu Ming smashed a fist into the iron wall. The iron wall was dented by Xu Ming's punch, but it wasn't pierced through.

On the other side, Xiong Hai Zhi, who had been slammed into a tree, woke up. Looking at the Thunderstorm Bear that had lost its head, and then at Xu Ming and Guang Yin, who was lying on the ground, he didn't know what had happened for a moment.

The man waved his hand, and a coffin flew out of his storage bag.

"Not good! Run!"

Xu Ming felt a sense of foreboding, pulled his fist out of the iron wall, and ran backward.

The blood energy berserk state was over. Xu Ming's legs went weak and he fell forward, but Wu Yan Han caught him in time, carrying Xu Ming on her back as she ran down the mountain.

Although Xiong Hai Zhi didn't know what had happened, he quickly grabbed Li Han, who was lying nearby, not knowing if he was dead or alive, and then grabbed Guang Yin, who was lying not far away, and ran along with them.

The lid of the coffin opened, revealing a zombie inside.

The man bit his finger and smeared the blood on the zombie's brow.

The zombie suddenly opened its eyes.

"Go."

The man pointed towards Xu Ming and the others who were fleeing.

"Hiss."

The zombie spat out a mouthful of Yin energy and leaped more than ten meters away, jumping like it was flying, quickly chasing after them.

"Jumping Zombie?" Wu Yan Han frowned, "Run separately!"

Xiong Hai Zhi nodded and ran in another direction.

Zombies are divided into five levels: White Zombie, Black Zombie, Jumping Zombie, Flying Zombie, and Drought Fiend.

Jumping Zombies have copper skin and iron bones. The higher their cultivation, the stronger their bodies. It can be said that they are invulnerable to knives and spears, and they are agile, jumping like they are flying. They can jump over houses and climb trees, and they are not afraid of sunlight or fire.

If they were all in their prime, it wouldn't be impossible for the five of them to kill this Jumping Zombie.

But now, some of them were exhausted, and some were injured. They couldn't deal with it at all.

The Jumping Zombie looked left and right, and then looked left and right again, unsure of who to chase for a moment.

Then, the Jumping Zombie turned around and looked at the man, tilting its head.

The man smiled: "You go chase those three."

The Jumping Zombie received the order and chased in the direction of Xiong Hai Zhi, while the man personally chased after Xu Ming and Wu Yan Han.

Xinping County.

A little girl walked down the street, and passersby kept looking at her.

The little girl was very delicate, and at a glance, you could tell she would be a beauty, but the little girl exuded a kind of "Keep Away" aloofness all over her body.

The little girl was wearing a white sword robe, and on her back was a long sword, which seemed to be as tall as the little girl herself.

Passersby were very curious about this little girl, but no one dared to approach her.

Even ordinary people know that there are three kinds of people you can't afford to offend—monks, Taoists, and children.

The little girl walked to the front of the Xinping County government office, looked up, and walked straight forward.

"Little girl, this is the government office, you can't just enter." The two yamen runners guarding the door stopped the little girl's path.

"Ten Thousand Swords Sect." The little girl raised the jade pendant in her hand.

Looking at the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's token, the two yamen runners were stunned for a moment, and quickly bowed their fists in salute: "I didn't expect a Sword Immortal from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect to come. Sword Immortal, please come in, I'll immediately notify the County Magistrate."

One yamen runner led the little girl into the hall, while the other went to notify the County Magistrate.

Although they didn't know who the little girl from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect was, nor did they know what her cultivation realm was.

Anyway, people from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect are all called Sword Immortals, and that's that.

As for her age?

Immortals cannot be assessed by their appearance. Although she looks only eleven or twelve years old, she may already be thousands of years old.

"This official was remiss in welcoming you, please forgive me, Sword Immortal." After a while, the Xinping County Magistrate, Lord Liu, walked over and bowed to the little girl, "May I ask for the Sword Immortal's honorable surname..."

"Xu Xueno." The little girl said coldly.

"I didn't expect it to be the Qianjin of the Xu family, I have long heard of your name." Lord Liu's face was full of smiles, "I just don't know what brings Miss Xu here to this official's place?"

Xu Xueno looked at Lord Liu: "Master asked me to come and test my sword."

"Test your sword?" Lord Liu was stunned for a moment.

He naturally knew what testing a sword was about.

After a sword cultivator's natal flying sword is sharpened, the first demon, ghost, or even person it kills is called testing the sword.

"Miss Xu, our Xinping County has been quite peaceful recently. Apart from a fourth-order Thunderstorm Bear in Shunan Mountain, there doesn't seem to be anything worth Miss testing her sword on." Lord Liu said.

"It doesn't matter." Xu Xueno shook her head, "Master told me, kill whatever I want to kill, and I have already found someone to test my sword on."

"Miss has found someone?" Lord Liu looked surprised, "Could it be that there are demons and ghosts in my Xinping County?"

"Yes."

Xu Xueno nodded.

And in the next instant, the Qingming long sword behind Xu Xueno flew out, stabbing straight at the other party.