The Sword God of the Universe-Chapter 148: Unthinkable Killing

Jing Yan had not officially used the short sword since he acquired it. Today, he would make his initial cut on the body of the Wei Family Great Elder.

"Hmm?"

"You little thief, you actually still have a hidden weapon!" Wei Zhenzhi only felt a chill rushing toward him; with a fierce stimulation of his Primordial Energy, he thrust the red magic artifact longsword at an angle.

He faintly sensed that from the beginning, Jing Yan had been strategizing against him!

That’s right, judging from the sudden surge in speed, he must have used some special Body Technique Martial Arts. Otherwise, there couldn’t be such incredible speed, not even for a Martial Artist at the Peak of Innate Realm.

Before this, the young man had not used any Body Technique Martial Arts, only to suddenly employ it now, catching him off guard.

With the aid of this Body Technique Martial Arts, he also concealed a short sword suitable for stealth and assassination.

This young man’s schemes run deep!

Wei Zhenzhi also felt a chill in his heart. Today, he must kill this boy, otherwise there would be endless troubles.

"Old fool, die!"

"Sword Intent!"

Jing Yan’s eyes slightly hardened, and with a streak of black light, the short sword in his hand aimed for Wei Zhenzhi’s neck.

Sword Intent!

Harnessing the forces of heaven and earth, becoming one with the sword!

Infinite powers between heaven and earth could be mobilized. However, the Sword Intent that Jing Yan had grasped could only be considered superficial. Therefore, if the distance between them during combat was too great, the Sword Intent Jing Yan could invoke would not significantly affect a strong opponent like Wei Zhenzhi.

But now, Jing Yan was just one meter away from Wei Zhenzhi. At such a small distance, the terror of Sword Intent was fully unleashed.

Wei Zhenzhi’s magic artifact in his hand, which was initially swift, suddenly stiffened, drastically reducing its speed.

Wei Zhenzhi only felt a tremendous pulling force, his longsword seemed to be stuck in a quagmire affecting his speed, and even the flow of his Primordial Energy felt sluggish.

"Not good!" Wei Zhenzhi felt the shadow of death enveloping him.

Originally, he could have timely used his magic artifact to intercept Jing Yan’s black short sword, but because of this eerie influence he could no longer intercept it.

Inside Wei Zhenzhi’s clouded pupils burst a trace of horror; his eyes saw Jing Yan’s black short sword approaching his neck like lightning.

"Ahh!"

With a furious roar, his body tremulously shook, and the Primordial Energy within the Fog Vortex was stimulated to its limit. His figure retreated swiftly, trying to widen the distance between himself and Jing Yan.

"Old thing, do you think you can evade?" Jing Yan sneered from one corner of his mouth.

Sky Wings activated, Jing Yan stuck to him like a bone maggot, instantly closing the distance.

Wei Zhenzhi’s actions were completely within Jing Yan’s predictions.

When Jing Yan was at Martial Arts Fourth Heaven, he could slay a Second-level Spirit Beast Wind Shadow Wolf, which even those at Martial Arts Sixth Layer Heaven found daunting—what was it if not his ability to anticipate?

"Ah!" Wei Zhenzhi’s scream echoed throughout the area.

The black short sword plunged into his neck, spewing a jet of blood.

With a flick of his arm, Jing Yan twisted the black short sword, and as the Sword Light flashed, Wei Zhenzhi’s head was suddenly sent flying.

Until death, the Wei Family Great Elder still had his eyes wide open. He died with his eyes unshut!

His strength clearly could have killed Jing Yan, but why, in the end, was he the one who died?

"Thud!" Wei Zhenzhi’s body slowly fell to the ground, making a soft sound.

But this soft sound seemed as if the entire Wei family could hear it.

The whole scene fell silent, no other sounds to be heard. Pair after pair of eyes filled with immense shock stared at Jing Yan, who stood beside Wei Zhenzhi’s body.

Wei Zhenzhi was dead!

The strongest of the Wei family, a Late Innate Realm Martial Artist, one of the top fighters within Duyang City, was just killed like that.

He was slain by a young Martial Artist under twenty, who was merely in the Early Innate Realm, right within his own clan.

Countless eyes witnessed this scene. Yet, the people here still couldn’t believe their eyes for a moment longer.

The youth in the midst of it all stood upright, straight as an unsheathed Longsword.

"What... happened?" After a long while, Nian Lan finally let out a breath and uttered these words.

If it wasn’t for Wei Zhenzhi’s body quietly lying there, she might have thought she had seen an illusion.

Of course, she wasn’t the only one; others felt pretty much the same.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?" Wei Jiuhe murmured in a low voice, his face turning pale.

He couldn’t maintain his composure because he knew what Wei Zhenzhi’s death meant for the entire Wei family.

Wei Ming’s death might have just reduced the overall strength of the Wei Family a notch. However, Wei Zhenzhi’s death was completely enough to cause the Wei family to fall from a second-tier family in Duyang City. Now, the Wei family would have to cede a large part of their assets to maintain peace.

Wei Jiuhe was all too aware of the greed of these families. They were like a pack of bloodthirsty, starving wolves.

With the great loss of strength of the Wei family, they were now like fat meat to these hungry wolves. If they didn’t make a move on the Wei family’s assets, that would be strange.

Not to mention hostile families, even the Qian Family, which the Wei family depended on as the first family of Duyang City, would make their move against the Wei family with no mercy.

Now, the Wei family had only one Late Innate Realm strong warrior left, Wei Jiuhe. In Duyang City, they could barely be considered a third-tier family.

"Wei Family Patriarch!"

At that moment, an elderly voice suddenly rang out.

"Hm?" Wei Jiuhe looked towards the speaker.

The person wore a black robe, had long silver hair, appeared very old, but his complexion was rosy and radiant, with barely any wrinkles.

"Elder Qian?" Wei Jiuhe uttered as he looked at the old man.

This person was one of the elders of the Qian Family, the leading family of Duyang City.

"Patriarch Wei, keep calm, this thief called Jing Yan is from Donglin City, yet he caused trouble in our Duyang City. As an elder of the leading Qian family of Duyang City, it is my responsibility, my duty, to kill this boy," Elder Qian spoke slowly and steadily to Wei Jiuhe.

Then, his gaze swept over to Jing Yan, his eyes flashing with a sinister brilliance.

"How daring, thief, to commit violence in Duyang City, your crimes are grievous, unforgivable. Today, if I cannot kill you, then Duyang City will lose all its dignity!" Elder Qian spoke while slowly stepping out from the crowd.

As the others around looked towards Elder Qian with furrowed brows, no one dared speak, for he was one of the top three elders of Duyang City’s leading family, his status and power deeply intimidating.

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