A Chaotic World

Chapter 113: Great Bandit Zhanyuan

Lu Tianzi's eyes opened wide in shock as he looked straight at the incoming attack.

Shit!

Could his luck get any worse than this?

Thankfully, he only had to deal with the peripheral energy of the attack. For the current Lu Tianzi, even a haphazardly put up defence would be more than enough to deal with such a blow!

As the energy wave travelled past the thicket of leaves, everyone saw a silver flash suddenly appear from behind the vegetation.

And along with the appearance of this silver flash, the corner of the wave of draconic energy was simultaneously split apart!

Fizz-!

The main body of the wave of energy continued on to miss every one of its targets, while the peripheral energy of the draconic wave sizzled into absolute nothingness as it clashed against the Essence energy imbued into the silver light.

With that clash of energy, the thicket of leaves was blown apart as well, leaving Lu Tianzi no choice but to emerge from his hiding place.

Sound of feet dragging against soil sounded out from all around Lu Tianzi as every single person immediately halted their steps.

Be it the young lady's group of three, or Peng's group of four, all of them were shocked by the sudden appearance of a random stranger!

How had they not noticed his existence up until now?

No, that was not the main issue.

There were plenty of martial artists who cultivated in sneaky techniques, allowing them to hide their presences even from other martial artists.

Right now, the more pressing issue was this stranger's identity!

Just who the hell was he?!

At this moment, Lu Tianzi was looking at the weapon in his hands, his blood boiling in excitement!

This time, he was holding onto neither the Torrential Sabre, nor the Sword of Ivory Rock. Instead, in his hands was a long spear that was of a beautiful silver colour from end to end.

It was none other than the Star Reaper Spear that he had chosen as a reward for the Nine Suns Trial!

The reason why he chose to use the Star Reaper Spear this time was because he did not wish to expose his main weapons.

For the upcoming Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet, it was highly likely that he would have to fight a few battles in order to prove his combat prowess. Despite his practice in spearmanship, Lu Tianzi knew that he was still lacking in this department as compared to his other techniques.

If the situation arose where he needed to fully display his combat prowess, using either the Torrential Blade or Sword of Ivory Rock was inevitable.

Considering that, if Lu Tianzi used either of those weapons here, then there would no longer be any meaning to him putting on the mask!

And apart than those two, the strongest weapon left in his possession was none other than the Star Reaper Spear.

In any case, Lu Tianzi was quite proud of his speed. If the situation took a turn for the worst, he could always make a run for it!

Of course, that was if the situation took a turn for the worst.

Right now, holding onto the silver spear as he confidently stared down Peng's group, Lu Tianzi cut an imposing stature, appearing like a valiant hero that had appeared to save the damsel in distress!

However, the shock from his appearance only lasted for a mere moment.

When Lu Tianzi took action to neutralise the earlier attack, he had materialised his Slaughter Essence while doing so, inevitably exposing his cultivation level for all to see.

This naturally did not escape Peng's eyes.

"Primary Essence Condensation realm?" Peng laughed mockingly as he regained his composure. "So there is one more hiding around! How lucky, now there will truly be no more witnesses!"

Hearing those words, the members of the young lady's group only felt even more confused!

They obviously knew for a fact that this stranger was not part of their group.

However, from how this stranger had let go of the perfect opportunity to attack them when they ran past him previously, coupled with Peng's attitude towards him right now, it was quite clear that this stranger was not with the other party either.

The young lady sighed in disappointment.

This stranger's sudden appearance was definitely suspicious, but that was the least of her concerns right now.

Had this stranger been strong enough, it might still have been possible to work together in a bid to defeat the other group.

However, what good was a mere Primary Essence Condensation martial artist in such a situation?

In the end, it seemed like they still had no options other than to try and escape!

Lu Tianzi was slightly surprised when he heard Peng questioning if he was part of the young lady's group. But when he thought about it, he was also able to understand why Peng would be mistaken about his identity.

Well, since the other party had already misunderstood, that only made things simpler for him!

Lu Tianzi was just about to reply when he suddenly heard the young lady's voice conveyed directly to his head.

"What are you doing, idiot? Hurry up and run!"

Surprised, Lu Tianzi turned around to see that the young lady and her two remaining companions had continued running, and were already quite a ways off.

Even though they did not know each other, the young lady had still taken the point to send him a warning. That was testament to her upright and trusting personality.

"Don't worry and stand your ground! We will be able to beat them if we work together!" Lu Tianzi immediately responded with his own voice conveyance.

Thanks to Nanhuang Jiansheng, Lu Tianzi was no longer as complacent as before.

He knew that with just his Slaughter Essence system alone, it was almost impossible for him to defeat this group of opponents.

But with the help of the young lady's group, things would be completely different!

"As if! Stop dreaming and start running!" the young lady's response was instantaneous.

At this moment, Lu Tianzi felt a strong killing intent directed towards him from behind.

When he turned around to face Peng's group once more, what greeted him was a sword that was slashing straight towards him!

It was Bie who was striking against him. "You dare to look away from us? You must be tired of living!"

Lu Tianzi did not even hesitate before sweeping out with his Star Reaper Spear, smashing it against Bie's sword.

Like a hammer smashing against a pen, Bie's weapon was directly blown away!

"What?!" Bie froze in shock.

As an Intermediate Essence Condensation realm martial artist, he actually lost in a direct confrontation of strength?

With a Primary Essence Condensation realm opponent?

Bie's three companions who had confidently left Lu Tianzi to him immediately halted as well.

They had already decided to leave Bie to take care of Lu Tianzi while they chased after the young lady and her other companions. Who knew that this stranger would be this strong?

If they really left Bie with him, it was unclear who would end up being taken care of in the end!

But Lu Tianzi was not quite done yet.

With his sword blown away by Lu Tianzi's spear, Bie was currently completely defenceless!

How could Lu Tianzi miss this golden opportunity?

The silver spear instantly swept back down, and the side of the spear shaft mercilessly struck Bie on the side of his torso!

Pu-!

Bie spat out a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying straight to the ground!

At this point, Lu Tianzi could not help but to feel emotional.

Since he started practising martial arts, he had always wanted to one day be able to suppress his opponents with a single sweep of his spear.

Now, he was finally able to at least see the beginnings of this dream being realised!

This was the feeling that he had always wanted! How addictive!

In the end, the spear truly was the king of weapons!

"Get him together! Finish him quickly before those idiots get away!" Peng ordered impatiently.

"What?" Lu Tianzi turned to look at the young lady and her companions who had already disappeared into the trees. "Tch!"

Lu Tianzi had not expected them to trust him based on his words alone, but how could they not even take a single look back after leaving?

Did they not feel the slightest tinge of guilt for leaving someone else behind?

Had they seen how he handled Bie in just two moves, they would have understood that he was not just boasting earlier!

Lu Tianzi easily glided out of the way as another sword swung down where he was standing just a moment ago.

This time, it was Jiao who had attacked.

Seeing Lu Tianzi's strange movements as he evaded Jiao's sword strike, Peng suddenly felt a bad premonition.

"Hold it!" Peng signalled for his companions to stop. "You are not part of the Wind Leaf Sect, are you? Just who are you exactly?"

Seeing that the young lady's group had escaped, Lu Tianzi let out a sigh as he swept his gaze over the three people who remained standing before him.

Change of plans.

Lu Tianzi had originally wanted to work together with the young lady's group to suppress these people.

But now that the young lady's group had escaped without so much as taking a single look back, it also meant that there would no longer be any witnesses left. In that case, Lu Tianzi no longer had to restrain himself!

The opponents were at the Peak, Advanced, and Intermediate Essence Condensation realms respectively.

Just how much primordial Slaughter Essence would they provide him if he killed them all?

If he really tried, would he be able to take out all three of them without letting a single one escape?

After all, Lu Tianzi did not want any future trouble.

Judging from how slow they were in chasing after the young lady's group, the only one whom Lu Tianzi had to worry about was probably Peng.

But that also meant that as long as he was able to take out Peng, the rest would not pose a problem to him.

As for the young lady's group acting as witnesses, Lu Tianzi was not too afraid of that.

From start till now, Lu Tianzi had not revealed any information about himself that anyone in the capital would be able to identify him with.

The Star Reaper Spear was something that only the top five rankers and Elder Jingren would be able to identify. However, they were all members of the Nine Suns Sect, and would likely not sabotage themselves by reporting him.

As long as he did not use the Star Reaper Spear during the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet, there would be no problems in that regard.

As for the mask from Nanlan Qianbing, it might not be common, but it was not a unique item by any means.

Even if the young lady's group somehow managed to miraculously figure out his identity and pointed their fingers towards him, who would believe their words when they say that a mere Primary Essence Condensation realm martial artist managed to clean up the entirety of Peng's group?

On the other hand, there were plenty of witnesses as to how the young lady's group had left the capital along with Peng's group.

Thus if anyone was going to suffer the vengeance of the Flying Dragon Hall, it would certainly be young lady's group themselves!

This was also the reason why Lu Tianzi had thought of working together with them initially, because they would be the ones ultimately taking the blame anyway.

When that happened, the Wind Leaf Sect would definitely suffer.

But that no longer had anything to do with Lu Tianzi.

Lu Tianzi might not be like Peng's group that actively went around looking for trouble, but neither was he a saint that was bent on saving everyone.

There was simply no reason for him to step out and help the Wind Leaf Sect in such a situation, especially when he did not possess sufficient strength to do so.

Of course, all of that was on the premise that he successfully defeated these guys before him!

For now, he should concentrate on plundering these people's wealth, as well as the primordial Slaughter Essence within them!

Yes, just like a bandit with a boundless greed!

After all, was this not the culture of the people from the capital?

Disregarding each individual's backgrounds, deciding each others' life and death with the power that they held within their own two hands?

"Stop trying to act mysterious and answer me!" Peng frowned.

"So you noticed?" Lu Tianzi grinned.

"Do you think we are blind? Your moves are too different from the rest of them!" Peng felt a chill running down his spine upon seeing the look on Lu Tianzi's face.

"Listen carefully then!" Lu Tianzi raised the Star Reaper Spear and pointed it directly towards Peng's face. "You can call me Great Bandit Zhanyuan!"