Swallowed the Pride

Although the effectiveness of his attack was reduced to fifty percent, as he was executing the technique with a broken stance, it was still agile and swift, heading toward Yu Long's eyes.

Serenity Strike is a deceptively gentle strike that targets pressure points, causing paralysis or severe pain.

One of the pressure points of the human was eyes, and with him striking both of You Long's eyes, it would cause him severe pain, effectively paralyzing him.

With his stance now completely broken, as his other hand was free, losing the grip, he struck with his right hand even faster than Yu Long's thrust.

Yu Long had been focusing on thrusting his sword into Lu Zheng's heart, seeing Lu Zheng's sword in his peripheral vision, but quickly neglected it.

After all, from what he imagined, Lu Zheng was already a dead man.

However, he was wrong.

Slash!

"Arghhh!!!"

He screamed at the top of his lungs, losing his vision and feeling the extreme agony emanating from his eyes.

He quickly straightened his back, discerning he was about to fall, as he dropped his sword while reaching for his eyes, not daring to intensify it if he accidentally touched it.

He continuously shrieked in pain while hearing a thud in front of him.

As if he was snapped awake by the noise, he quickly turned around and began to run away from Lu Zheng.

He knew if he continued to stay, death awaited him.

He ran with his tail between his legs, but now that he had lost his vision, he inevitably stumbled upon a protruding stone, causing him to fall and roll on the floor.

The excruciating pain from his eyes was still vivid, endlessly attacking him, and his fall only worsened it.

He decided to remain lying on the floor for a while to focus on easing the pain, completely disregarding the presence of Lu Zheng.

He could smell the rusty smell of his blood, even discerning the blood slithering on his face from his eyes.

He was completely terrified.

Meanwhile, Lu Zheng, the culprit, finally stood up and casually patted the grime and dust from his shabby clothes with an indifferent expression.

He swung the sword downward, removing the blood from the sword as his eyes moved forward, reflecting the image of Yu Long rolling on the floor due to the immense pain assaulting him.

His expression did not change, remaining emotionless and cold as he began to saunter towards Yu Long.

When he arrived near him, he crouched, watching him rolling and shrieking in pain, causing him to smile.

"Which of us is a true rat now? Seeing you shrieking like that?"

Yu Long's body movement halted for a second before continuing to roll to the floor after he was distracted by the agony in his eyes.

Lu Zheng watched in amusement before growing bored.

Suddenly, he was struck by curiosity and asked Yu Long with a mischievous smile, "If you still have Qi Gathering Pills with you, I will end your suffering."

However, what he only received was the constant howl of pain.

He frowned.

In the end, he grabbed the leather pouch on Yu Long's waist and opened it.

He saw no Qi Gathering Pills, and worst, there were only two silver coins. 

His expression turned ugly.

He shot Yu Long a deadly stare before kicking him more than the times he kicked the other internal members.

Yu Long could only increase his howl.

Lu Zheng asked, "Why are you poor? Why don't you have Qi Gathering Pills? And what's with the remaining money? Don't you tell me you actually engage in illegal gambling or like to spend more time in a brothel? Keeping it a secret to your fellow internal members?"

Lu Zheng expressed his resentment through grumbling and kicking.

However, he did not expect to receive a reply from Yu Long.

"B-Brother…"

It appeared it was not a distress call but a reply to his complaint.

Lu Zheng was surprised, evident by his widened eyes, before a playful smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, you have a brother? And it seems you take care of him that seriously, too. Don't you want to know something?"

Lu Zheng moved his mouth forward just enough for Yu Long to hear his whisper to avoid getting bumped by Yu Long's excessive movements.

"I will also kill your brother. I'm pretty sure he is an internal member, too. After all, you can give him your Qi Gathering Pills."

Lu Zheng smiled.

At the same time, Yu Long's movement halted for a second, and suddenly attempted to open his eyes out of the blue.

It startled Lu Zheng as he hurriedly backed away.

However, Yu Long did not let the chance slip by as he pounced forward, grabbing Lu Zheng's shoulder and attempting to bite him.

Yu Long could not see Lu Zhen, but he heard him.

It was enough for him to fall into a rage and try to kill him.

But that turned out to be useless when Lu Zheng beheaded him in a single motion.

Blood spurted out from the headless neck.

The head rolled on the floor, and a wrath expression was depicted on its face.

The body soon fell onto the floor, and Lu Zheng was now covered with blood.

He was completely soaked with blood: half of his face and his shabby clothes.

His shabby clothes had been filled with blood after killing many people earlier, but now that he carelessly beheaded someone so near in front of him, he inevitably received a shower of viscous blood.

His eyes were half-closed, trying to prevent the blood from entering his pupils.

At the same time, he remained still for a while, recalling he was actually horrified by Yu Long's sudden attack.

While he was lost in thought, he heard the system announcing inside his head.

Even then, it did not startle him.

[Congratulations! You have successfully killed an Apprentice Rank Cultivator! 

You have obtained 1 agility point!]