The Terrifying Power of the New Path

Two fifth-rank fighters against one newly ascended to the fifth rank.

The atmosphere was dark, and the winds were strong. Yan Yue and the others had reached Farkan's palace, finding it completely destroyed, and began searching for him among the large rocks.

Lu Xian was bald with massive muscles, while Chen Wang had long yellow hair and a frail body.

"Hurry up, he might be injured inside these damn rocks!" shouted the third elder, deeply affected because Farkan was his friend.

"Chen Wang, his friends could arrive any moment. We need to hurry."

"I told you he got here using a movement ability."

Chen Wang spoke to Lu Xian, then turned his gaze to Farkan, whose body was nearly in its final stages of death.

"Hey, you! If you don't want to die, give us all the information about the kingdom."

Farkan glanced behind him, "Yan Yue and the others might arrive. Should I keep pretending to have fourth-rank battle strength?"

Chen Wang punched Farkan hard in the face for not giving them his full attention.

"You turn your head like there's nothing in front of you? Fool, hahaha!"

"I've got you," Farkan said in a low voice, then punched Chen Wang in the stomach with Savage Piercing Fist.

Chen Wang coughed up a little blood, "Heh heh, not bad for a fourth-rank ability. You're still weak."

"Hmm, 500 meters—they might not sense a fifth-rank aura."

At that moment, Farkan made his decision. His killing intent surged, and his fifth-rank, initial-stage aura rose.

Seeing this, Chen Wang laughed at him, "Heh heh, well done, well done. You were hiding your rank."

While he was talking, he turned his head to Lu Xian to discuss Farkan's deception. In that moment, Farkan gathered a quantity of blood scattered on the ground, his hand behind his back.

"Blood Slaughter."

Slash…

The blood in Farkan's hand was unleashed as a sharp blade, severing Chen Wang's leg.

"Damn you—" Farkan fired multiple blades as Lu Xian picked up his friend and fled.

Lu Xian felt pain in his stomach, then looked down to find a relatively long blood blade.

"The leader told us not to linger. This is all your fault."

"I thought he was fourth rank. He's a fraud."

At that moment, Farkan was above them, "You made me unleash my power, and now you run?"

Everyone had been asleep, but now most had heard the sounds of combat and risen from their beds.

Farkan struck Lu Xian's head, causing him to fall while carrying Chen Wang.

"Absolute Ruin Storm," Lu Xian uttered his ability.

An electric tornado formed, pulling everything toward it and tearing apart the opponent with electricity.

"Hmm, this isn't ordinary. Even my body's moving involuntarily. Heh heh heh, an impressive ability."

A group of knights tasked with protecting this small area appeared.

"Fourth elder, we'll help you!!"

Farkan turned to them and laughed, "Bad luck for you."

He grabbed a long blade and beheaded them—a group of 11 people—then gathered their blood with his left hand, forming a massive axe 15 meters long.

Whoosh whoosh…

The tornado vanished after Farkan's powerful swing. Lu Xian looked at him but wasn't surprised, as it was a clever move.

Chen Wang shouted, "Unquenchable Flame Heart."

After uttering his ability, his leg reformed with flames, though the ability was limited and would only last ten minutes.

"Lu Xian, let's attack together."

"No, his abilities are terrifying. We might end up shredded without even moving. Not to mention, his experience surpasses both of ours."

"If those words came from your mouth, Lu Xian, then I'll take it seriously."

Farkan turned his head and looked at the path ahead, "They'll arrive in six minutes. Ugh, I need to hurry."

Lu Xian and Chen Wang advanced, then split into two directions—Chen Wang on the left, Lu Xian on the right.

Lu Xian raised his hand to the sky, charging a strike with natural lightning, while Chen Wang charged his hand with his fiery power.

Farkan swung his giant axe, cutting through houses and nearby trees, uncaring of the citizens or surrounding nature. He wanted to kill them as quickly as possible.

Lu Xian threw a punch behind Farkan, which Farkan blocked with Hardened Blood Shield.

A fifth-rank defensive ability, it froze his blood on his skin's surface, forming a solid shield to protect against direct attacks.

Farkan turned to Lu Xian with a sinister smile, "Lu Xian, get back!!!"

He formed a long, razor-sharp blade from his blood, unbelievably sharp…

Slash…

He severed Lu Xian's head. Lu Xian's body didn't move, frozen by Farkan's terrifying gaze. Lu Xian, an old friend of Chen Wang, died.

Chen Wang screamed, tears streaming down his face, "I'll kill you, you filth!!!"

He charged at Farkan with terrifying speed, but Farkan's gaze remained indifferent.

"Your defense is gone," he said in a low voice.

"Absolute Blood Massacre."

Farkan aimed his hand at Chen Wang, turning every drop of blood scattered on the ground and his body into sharp blades flying toward Chen Wang.

"Embodied Hellfire Fist."

Chen Wang's hand filled with black fire, and a strike would cause a massive fiery explosion.

"One minute until they arrive."

Chen Wang shattered all the blades aimed at him but couldn't find Farkan, "Where's that bastard?"

Farkan was high above him, silent.

In that moment, a blood spear formed in his palm.

Bam!!!

The spear pierced Chen Wang from the top of his head through his internal organs, long and sharp.

Farkan had once admired those from the calamity path, so he landed on the ground, delving into Lu Xian's mind and stealing his terrifying ability, "Law of Final Destruction."

Before leaving, he sent thousands of blades to pierce the eyes of the onlookers…

Having killed many in the area with his giant blood axe and blinded others with his blades, there would be no witnesses, so he decided to vanish.

Yan Yue, along with the first, second, and third elders, arrived at the site of the battle.

The first elder asked, "Why is everything red?"

All their gazes were filled with utter shock, wondering whose bodies these were.

"Damn it, citizens died because of the fight that happened here," the third elder said.

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"Miss Yu Xin, when my interrogation comes, please tell them I was with you tonight."

"Your entire body is burned, so I need to treat you. Please sit down."

"Just tell them that when his palace collapsed, he came straight to me."

"And by the way, I'll grant you one condition."

"Alright."

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"Search for anything related to the fourth."

The investigation and treatment team arrived, "Elders, we need to head back."

"But the fourth elder…" the third elder said.

"Hmm, maybe he's fine."

The investigation team leader spoke to Yan Yue, "Unfortunately, we found nothing. Even the onlookers' eyes were gouged out by sharp, long blades."

"That's bad. Alright, clear and clean the area."

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The End