"Although young friend can fight across realms, you are still some distance from the Martial Master Realm. I have been immersed in the Martial Master Realm for many years and have deep insights, which I can share with you.

These insights cannot be found anywhere in the Xu Family; they have always been passed down verbally," Old Master Xu was still struggling, making one last effort.

After killing the Red-haired Wolf King with great force, his current condition was extremely poor.

The flesh on his right shoulder was a bloody mess, and his arm hung weakly by his side, unlikely to recover in just a few months.

And with one arm missing, his combat strength was less than half of his peak. How could he possibly fight this terrifying youngster opposite him?

"What insights, the insights from imitating pig calls?" Lou Yi sneered.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Xu's eyes immediately turned red.

Thinking of imitating pig calls earlier, and his handsome beard being cut off by Lou Yi, his lifelong reputation was utterly ruined.

"Young brat, you're courting death!" he roared.

And while Old Master Xu was mentally unstable, Lou Yi had already charged up again.

His entire body was filled with surging Qi-Blood, an unmatched will fused with the Qi-Blood, transforming into an invisible, magnificent momentum pressing towards Old Master Xu.

"Ridiculous!"

Old Master Xu's eyes shot out a sharp light, his body also surging with an aura as deep as the sea.

His aura was more profound and heavy than Lou Yi's, instantly blocking the surrounding momentum coming towards him.

The two were in a stalemate for a while.

'Whoosh!'

Lou Yi broke through with force, swinging the Profound Iron Axe with all his might.

The sound of breaking through the air was like a ghost's scream, and even a faint white airflow was seen escaping, a manifestation of tremendous strength.

Old Master Xu, having witnessed Lou Yi's majestic power when he killed Lin, the chief of the escort, was afraid to take the strike head-on. He dodged left and right, his clothes fluttering.

Unfortunately, the space in the underground vault was too small, limiting the lightweight skill of a Martial Artist.

However, Old Master Xu understood well the principle that constant defense would eventually lead to a breakthrough, so he occasionally counterattacked.

"Soul Shattering!"

In his hand, the blood-red scimitar suddenly glowed with a red light, as if a pair of eyes from the abyss were gazing at Lou Yi, causing his mind to stagnate and his eyes to involuntarily close.

"Splitting Mountain!"

The spiritual deterrent wave was countering the same Soul Shattering Saber, this peculiar weapon.

Meanwhile, the white and purple Spiritual Pearls that Lou Yi obtained earlier emitted a faint light, further blocking the spiritual attack.

Seeing that the Soul Shattering Saber had no effect, Old Master Xu unwillingly retreated, looking for another opportunity.

After about a dozen moves, neither could overcome the other.

The once lavishly decorated, oil lamp-lit massive underground vault, with numerous red-lacquered columns, was marred by their confrontation; the surface of stone pillars pitted and two even broke.

The oil lamps extinguished one after another, plunging the vault into darkness.

Of course, darkness was like daylight for the two of them, as they were not ordinary individuals.

'Clang!'

Axe met saber again, weapons clashing fiercely against each other.

Old Master Xu just wanted to leverage himself into the air when he unexpectedly heard Lou Yi softly chant:

"Armor-Piercing."

In the next moment, Old Master Xu's expression drastically changed.

An incomparably sharp energy was transmitted from his own Soul Shattering Saber into his body, spreading over his internal organs!

He felt as if his internal organs were grasped by invisible hands, making his face contort.

The power in his left hand, which held the saber, noticeably stalled.

'Bang!'

Lou Yi seized the opportunity, using the Dragon-Piercing Secret Technique, his Qi-Blood surged, and Dual Strength flooding in like an avalanche!

Old Master Xu's treasured saber was split apart by a single axe, flying out.

And without the Soul Shattering Saber, how much strength was left?

"Petrification."

The blue web-like lines extended all over Lou Yi's body, an icy aura enveloping Old Master Xu, significantly slowing his movements.

Then, Lou Yi struck Old Master Xu's left shoulder with an axe, nearly beheading him.

"Ah!"

Old Master Xu let out a miserable scream, white True Strength flashing all over him as he desperately unloaded the force.

Lou Yi crashed into his arms, his two fingers turning pale silver, thrusting sharply into his chest and quickly pulling out!

Blood spurted from his chest, splashing all over Lou Yi.

However, a crazed expression appeared on Old Master Xu's face.

Opening his mouth, a blood arrow wrapped in white light shot out immediately.

'Pff!'

At such a close range, Lou Yi couldn't avoid it in time.

His throat was pierced by the blood arrow, resulting in a visible bloody hole!

"Let's die together..."

Old Master Xu displayed a venomous smile, but it froze on his face.

The bloody hole on Lou Yi's throat was healing at a visible rate, quickly returning to normal.

It seemed as if the rupture was just an illusion.

"Impossible!?"

With a thud, Old Master Xu fell to the ground, eyes wide open, unable to die in peace.

"This old fart, really hard to kill."

Lou Yi touched his throat, feeling some emotion.

The opponent had less than half the strength of his peak, yet still made him work so hard.

After all, there is a significant gap between Martial Masters.

Someone like Jiang Chi who just broke through was clearly the weakest type.

Patriarch Fang and Lin, the chief of the escort, were considered proficient among Martial Masters.

But Old Master Xu, Tai City's number one, could rank in the top five or even top three in Wangjiang County, a top-notch Martial Master.

However, Lou Yi was confident that even if the opponent was at his peak state, he could still find a way to kill him, albeit with more effort.

He walked to Old Master Xu's side, energy +20.

After searching the body, he found nothing valuable.

Yet with Old Master Xu's death, the Xu Family vault was now completely open to him.

Not far away, the stone doors of several secret chambers had just been broken open, revealing densely packed boxes inside, likely containing countless treasures.

Lou Yi was just about to head there when he suddenly stopped.

Beside him was a pure silver cage, crafted entirely from Profound Iron, housing a small pile of meat, scattered white beast hair, and fresh blood which caught his attention.

'What on earth is this?'

Lou Yi instinctively reached out.

'Energy +20'

What?!

Lou Yi was utterly shocked.

This small pile of meat, seemingly from a dead beast cub, could generate as much energy as Old Master Xu?

But that wasn't all.

The Attribute Panel continued to show a prompt:

'Consume one hundred points of energy to slightly enhance the wind affinity, consume?'

Wind affinity, what is that?

Plus, it required a full one hundred points of energy.

To his knowledge, even talents typically only cost him ten points of energy at most.

However, it was definitely something good, as the Attribute Panel would not deceive him.

"Yes."

Energy reduced by one hundred points.

Subsequently, it seemed that a weak energy entered his body from the void, making him feel comfortably warm.

The sensation came and went quickly.

Lou Yi looked at the Attribute Panel, but there was no mention of 'wind affinity' anywhere.

[Name: Lou Yi]

[Age: 19/80]

[Realm: Five Blood Warrior (40/600)]

[Cultivation Technique: Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique (Stage two, Great Achievement 0/10000 + 1 Spirit Tempering Flower), Hu Family Breathing Technique (Not yet started 0/10)]

[Skills: Lou's Axe Skill (Great Achievement 0/5000), Extreme Fist (Great Achievement 0/3000), Stone Throwing (Proficient 0/30), Light Body Technique (Great Achievement), Basic Spear Technique (Beginner 0/6), Secret Skill: Dragon Piercing Technique - Fragment (One), Qi Locking Technique (Beginner 0/3)]

[Talents: Petrification (Minor Achievement 0/1000 + 5 White Dew Stone + 1 Star Cold Iron), Swift (Proficient 0/100 + 1 Celestial Silkworm Silk), Disguise (Proficient 0/300 + 1 Earth Vein Spirit Marrow), Tenacity (Proficient 0/200 + 1 Soft Gold), Venom (Beginner 0/20 + 1 Bone Decay Grass), Control (Not yet started 0/3)]

[Energy: 1688]

The greatest change was the addition of a new talent called 'Control.'

He obtained it from the Red-furred Wolf Demon.

Due to the hunt for Old Master Xu, there was no time to research it, but now he'd have time to carefully parse it.

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