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Chapter 750: Killing with Ease
Chapter 750: Killing with Ease
"Haha, where did this wandering martial artist come from?"
"Before a fat sheep gets its head chopped off, it will always try to scare people with its horns..."
Facing Hu Ma's bright blade, Da Bu stepped forward boldly. The foraging soldiers, however, clearly didn't take him seriously. Amidst their laughter, they lightly tugged on their reins and suddenly accelerated, charging straight towards him. In their hands were three-zhang-long black hooked spears, pointing directly ahead.
The weapons they held had a sharp tip and a hooked end. Sitting high on their horses, they harnessed the power of their mounts as they charged forward, looking ferocious and terrifying.
But at this moment, Hu Ma took a deep breath, and the Punishment Official Saber in his hand seemed to sense the anger in his heart. Suddenly, it let out a loud ring.
In an instant, he took a misstep, leaning forward, and his blade moved like a dragon. With a shake of his body, the hooked spears that had pierced him were knocked aside. Then, with a spin of his blade, he sliced the three to five foraging soldiers in half.
Blood gushed out like fireworks in the night, and the killing intent in Hu Ma's heart seemed to surge uncontrollably.
The killing intent rose like a wave, and his blade gleamed like a forge, heading straight towards the other soldiers gathering from all sides.
"How daring!"
"Dare to kill our soldiers, capture him!"
"..."
Upon seeing the bloodshed, everyone in the town went crazy. A man cooking in an inn pulled out a burning wooden stick, a fierce woman who was salting something grabbed a nearby meat hook, a butcher picked up a cleaver as wide as a human face.
From the front and back, people emerged from various doors, some holding nets, others holding ropes, all rushing out in a dark wave.
This surging killing intent would likely suppress many martial arts sects in the jianghu.
But Hu Ma would not be suppressed. He didn't even use any special techniques; he was just displaying his own skills.
The soldiers were fierce, but Hu Ma was even fiercer. The Year Guard skills he had practiced for so long were now fully utilized, and with his agile movements, he dodged and weaved through the chaos.
At times, he used the Ghost Climbing Stairs skill, stepping on walls as if they were flat ground. Seven or eight heads flew high under his blade, and at other times, his running footsteps thundered like a storm. Charging towards the mounted soldiers, he collided with them, sending both horse and rider flying for four to five zhang.
When they landed, both man and horse had turned into a bloody mess.
With a murderous heart, he killed with ease.
In the night, even Kindness Fairy and Thursday Miss had paled in shock. There were indeed people charging towards them, but Thursday Miss punched a few nearby soldiers, sending them flying. Then, Xiao Douguan puffed out his cheeks and blew a gust of air.
The evil wind whirled around the large carriage, causing the soldiers to become disoriented and unable to see clearly.
If they had calmed down, they might have been able to locate him, but Hu Ma was slaughtering without restraint, drawing their attention.
This group indeed had many ways to escape the foraging soldiers, so they couldn't understand why Hu Ma was charging towards them.
"He wanted me to open my eyes, but what did he want me to see?"
Thursday Miss's face showed a hint of fear: "Actually, my father reminded me about this kind of situation before I left."
"I also told my father what he said, word for word."
"But I don't understand. When my father told me, I thought his words made perfect sense."
"But when he asked me to open my eyes and look, I felt a sense of guilt in my heart..."
"..."
"Little Boss, he's trying to find his identity..."
The Old Abacus by the cart seemed to see deeper than the others. He sighed softly and said, "To understand one's destiny in this world, one must first know one's identity."
"His destiny is too heavy and too complicated. Although he hasn't talked much about it on this journey, I can sense his inner turmoil. I think he's been turning things over in his mind, wondering who he truly is."
"But who could he be?"
"He's just a commoner from the village, learning skills in the jianghu, enduring hardships in this world as a lowly commoner. That's the most suitable identity for him..."
"So, he won't hide. He must draw this blade."
"Why should he use another identity to avoid what he can't escape as a commoner?"
"..."
Amidst the sighs, as they watched Hu Ma's fierce killing intent, a hint of resentment towards their master rose in their hearts.
"Am I a Reincarnator or a descendant of the Hu family?"
At this moment, the sound of the blade slicing through human bones was thrilling, but Hu Ma remained exceptionally calm.
The strange records in the Book of Life and Death had left him endlessly perplexed. Looking up, he felt that everything had been arranged by others, and no matter which path he chose, it wouldn't be comfortable. Instead, looking down, he felt a sense of relief: "In the end, I can't bear to part with the human nature of this world."
"Perhaps because I'm just an ordinary commoner, I carry the innate sorrow of shared suffering."
"The carefree Reincarnator and the lofty Ten Surnames above are just hiding my cowardly self."
"So, when I see such things, I can't turn a blind eye."
"It's because I've always been afraid, afraid that such things might happen to me..."
"..."
Ever since meeting the State Preceptor in Fox Coffin Village, he hadn't felt at ease. Now, facing himself honestly, he felt a sense of clarity.
Just like Kindness Fairy, even though she was from the Robbing Calamity Sect, she could admit that she didn't know anything. Why was it so difficult for him, with his two other identities, to admit that he was just a timid commoner?
Not at all difficult!
"This is precisely my opportunity!"
Amidst the chaos of swinging his knife, Hu Ma's heart unexpectedly surged with a mighty aura, "The strange thing in the Intermediate Realm has clearly become wary of me. My third attempt to pass through the Life and Death Barrier may not succeed, but if..."
"What if we enter together with so many people?"
"Facing this human calamity, let's see how that thing will calculate these destinies!"
"..."
His heart became increasingly clear, and in a swift move, he slashed with his knife, simultaneously cutting in half the black iron hook net that was covering him and the person holding the net.
Then, with a sudden halt in his footsteps, a thunderous roar erupted as he charged towards the two horses in front of him. Both horses reared up in fright, only to be cleaved in two by his knife. Taking a deep breath, his entire body transformed into death, and a surge of Yin Energy gushed out.
Riding on this Yin Energy, at least seven or eight souls were blown out of their bodies by him, leaving them stiff and lifeless.
At this moment, Hu Ma didn't display any extraordinary skills.
His true prowess lay in the Great Thunder General Spell Form and the Evil Suppression Bureau, but now, amidst the chaos, he had to guard against the killing aura of these soldiers. Consequently, he resorted to the simplest Dharma Gate, relying solely on his formidable aura to slaughter them, causing them to fall like dominoes.
From the moment these people charged towards him, they had transformed into the food-seeking army, retreating in terror, while he advanced like a fierce demon.
"Hss!"
A sharp sound erupted from behind, and a fierce woman, holding an iron hook, aimed it at Hu Ma's eyes from behind.
Hu Ma raised his hand, grasping the iron hook and the woman's hand together, twisting them into a contorted mess.
The woman screamed in pain like a slaughtered pig, but Hu Ma swiftly dragged her in front of him, holding the Punishment Official Saber to her neck.
"Sir, please spare my life..."
The woman pleaded in fear, but Hu Ma, amidst her cries, slowly slit her throat.
"Wuu..."
Suddenly, from the direction of the town chief, a heavy ox horn sounded, reverberating through the late night, audible for dozens of miles.
This town was merely a campsite for the food-seeking army, and upon witnessing such chaos, countless people were gripped with fear. Unable to bear it, they blew the horn, and the troops stationed twenty miles away would soon receive the signal and rush over.
However, Hu Ma remained indifferent, kicking over the big pot, toppling the human rack, and slaughtering the over two hundred people in the food-seeking army, along with their associates.
Usually, he was a clean person, not wanting blood to stain his body, but now, he couldn't care less. He killed until he was covered in blood, the lights dimmed, and even the dog cowering in the corner, feasting on entrails, was chopped in half.
It was at this moment that outside the town, there were distinct cries like thunder, and troops led by generals, each seated high on their horses, clad in full iron armor, and holding banners, arrived.
They had heard the commotion in the camp and were rushing over, their killing intent palpable.
Hu Ma, holding his knife, walked towards the outskirts of the town.
Just then, a sudden, powerful gust of wind blew outside the town, enveloping everything in darkness. The lights inside the town dimmed, shrinking to the size of beans, and the brightness halved.
The vanguard of the troops, consisting of several dozen iron-armored cavalry, had just reached the outskirts of the town when they were abruptly blocked by a person.
The person rode a horse with over ten legs, had a short body and a large head, and looked comical, yet possessed an air of solemnity.
Facing the iron-armored cavalry that had reached the front, this person took a deep breath and suddenly shouted.
The entire team of cavalry abruptly stopped, their bodies stiffened, and then, one by one, they fell silently from their horses.
In the flickering firelight, their faces turned ashen, and blood flowed from their seven orifices—they had been shaken to death.
"Is it him?"
Upon seeing the figure on the strange horse, Hu Ma's heart skipped a beat, for he had encountered him before.
At that moment, he sensed something, and slowly turning his head, he saw a figure emerging from the shadows behind him.
The figure wore a gray coarse cloth robe with flowing sleeves, his expression calm, standing there as if he had always been there. Yet, until he stepped out of the shadows, Hu Ma had been completely unaware of his presence, and even his appearance seemed indistinct.
Just as the man with the large head and short body roared, killing an entire team of cavalry, outside the town, a black wind started blowing, enveloping everything in darkness, preventing the troops from entering. At that moment, the people by the carriage also reacted.
Especially Thursday Miss, who, upon seeing the man's appearance, rubbed her eyes and exclaimed with joy, "Father..."
The man behind Hu Ma merely nodded slightly at her, his gaze fixed on Hu Ma. He bowed slightly and smiled, "Young friend, are you heading towards the capital?"
"I am Zhou Zhi Ming, the head of the Zhou Family."
"I was entrusted by the State Preceptor to come and assist you on this journey, knowing that it wouldn't be peaceful..."
(End of Chapter)
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