Hearing Su Wuchen's words, the Tall Man narrowed his eyes, his face turning grim. "Young in age, but your tone is quite arrogant. Kid, I'd like to see what you, with your measly Mortal Martial Realm first level cultivation, have that makes you think you can demand our lives!"
Just then, the Short Thin Man stepped forward, reaching out to stop the Tall Man. "Brother Mo, don't be angry. How about I handle this kid?"
The Tall Man paused, then nodded. "Alright."
"Thank you, Brother Mo!"
The Short Thin Man flicked his curved blade, then licked the blade's edge. Turning his gaze to Su Wuchen, he revealed a strange smile. "Kid, let me test you!"
With that, his figure suddenly flashed forward, executing a very practiced lunge, instantly appearing before Su Wuchen and slashing with his blade.
Su Wuchen, focused and calm, gripped his sword and likewise swung it out.
Clang…
One person, one blade.
One person, one sword.
Blade and sword clashed!
The stone room was immediately filled with the grating sound of metal colliding.
Meanwhile.
Chen Jiushan and the Tall Man also engaged in a fierce battle, also clashing swords and blades.
In a life-or-death struggle.
Neither side yielded.
Every strike was deadly.
Each sword thrust aimed for a vital point.
But soon, Chen Jiushan began to falter.
His original wounds were not only worsening, but he was also sustaining new injuries under the Tall Man's relentless attacks.
Su Wuchen frowned slightly after noticing Chen Jiushan's situation.
Seeing this, the Short Thin Man was infuriated: "You little brat, you can't even take care of yourself, yet you're worried about others! You don't take me seriously at all, you arrogant little punk, you're asking for death!"
He finished speaking.
With a stomp of his foot, his body transformed into a streak of lightning, charging at Su Wuchen once more, and swung his blade again.
However.
His blade struck nothing.
Because Su Wuchen had just used the Shadowing Illusion Sword.
"What!"
The Short Thin Man was startled.
He had just struck a phantom of Su Wuchen, who had already retreated several yards.
This made the Short Thin Man somewhat angry: "Brat, with just Mortal Martial Realm, Second Heaven cultivation, you can actually stalemate with me. Interesting!"
With that, all the energy within him erupted.
This display clearly showed he was enraged and taking things seriously!
He glared at Su Wuchen and said, "Kid, no one with a lower cultivation level than me has ever forced me to go all out. You're the first!"
"So, even if you die by my hand next, you should feel honored, you..."
But before he could finish!
Su Wuchen casually waved his hand, and a sharp sword qi slashed towards him.
His expression changed drastically. He immediately blocked with his knife, but with that single block, he was directly knocked away by the sword qi, his body crashing to the ground.
He quickly stood up, staring at Su Wuchen in astonishment, and said, "You're actually a swordsman?"
"You talk too much!"
Su Wuchen snorted coldly, then his body abruptly vanished from where he stood, appearing before the Short Thin Man with lightning speed.
The instant the Short Thin Man reacted, Su Wuchen slashed out with his sword, sending another terrifying sword qi shooting forth from the blade.
The Short Thin Man's expression changed again, and he was forced to parry with his blade once more!
However, this time, the greatsword in his hand was instantly sliced away.
"What!"
The Short Thin Man was shocked. "You kid, you were hiding your strength just now!"
Su Wuchen didn't bother wasting words with him, immediately closing the distance and swinging his sword with a backhand strike!
Whoosh!
A perfectly good head instantly flew off.
The Short Thin Man was decapitated, blood splattering the scene, and he was now undeniably a corpse.
On the other side.
Chen Jiushan was kicked away by the Tall Man, his body slamming hard against the stone chamber's wall.
The Tall Man pressed his attack, raising the greatsword in his hand, intending to finish Chen Jiushan off with one blow.
But just then!
A figure suddenly blocked Chen Jiushan.
It was Su Wuchen.
Su Wuchen swiftly swung his sword, instantly deflecting the Tall Man's blade.
The Tall Man was forced back.
He looked at Su Wuchen in surprise, then turned his gaze towards the Short Thin Man.
But at this moment, the Short Thin Man had already become a headless corpse.
"What, you... you actually killed my brother!"
The Tall Man's eyes widened in shock.
Su Wuchen said coldly, "If you miss him so much, then I'll send you down to keep him company!"
His fighting spirit surged at this moment. He pushed off with his toes, suddenly lunging forward like a whirlwind, and slashed his sword at the Tall Man.
Tall Man was startled.
When he tried to dodge Su Wuchen's attack, Su Wuchen's speed suddenly increased dramatically.
The instant Tall Man's pupils dilated wildly.
Su Wuchen slashed down with his sword, fast as lightning, like the judgment of the Grim Reaper, impossible to defend against.
Whoosh!
Tall Man's right arm, holding the knife, was instantly sliced off.
"Argh…"
Tall Man screamed in agony.
Shadowing Illusion Sword!
Su Wuchen's body flickered, disappearing from where he stood and instantly appearing behind the Tall Man.
When the Tall Man reacted, a sharp sword pierced through his body from behind.
"Ugh…"
The Tall Man groaned in pain, his body slowly collapsing to the ground, falling into his own pool of blood, his eyes still wide open.
Seeing this, Su Wuchen took two steps forward and stomped on his head, crushing it. Then, he collected the Spatial Rings of both the Tall Man and the Short Thin Man.
Watching this scene, Chen Jiushan was once again shocked by Su Wuchen's strength.
He hadn't expected Su Wuchen, with only the cultivation of the Mortal Martial Realm, Stage 1, to leap across a level and kill two experts at Mortal Martial Realm, Stage 2.
This was terrifying!
"Thank you, Brother Wuchen, you've saved my life again!"
Su Wuchen smiled faintly and said, "Your injuries are quite serious. Heal here for half an hour before we go out. I'll protect you!"
"Alright, I'll trouble you, Brother Wuchen!"
Chen Jiushan nodded slightly.
Su Wuchen was right.
He did indeed need to heal.
If he encountered enemies again, he would only be a burden to Su Wuchen.
Therefore, he couldn't go out with his injuries. It was better to heal here first.
Without dwelling on it, he sat cross-legged and took a Grade 2 Source Blood Pill from his Spatial Ring, then put it in his mouth.
The pill entered his stomach.
He closed his eyes and began to circulate his cultivation technique, absorbing the pill's energy.
Half an hour passed.
Chen Jiushan had finished absorbing the pill.
His injuries were almost completely healed.
Thus, the two of them decided to leave the stone room.
But just then.
Boom!
The entire cave dwelling shook violently, as if an earthquake had struck.
The intense shaking caused both Su Wuchen and Chen Jiushan to lose their footing and fall to the ground.
"What's going on?"
The two of them were full of confusion!
At this moment, Chen Jiushan, lying on the ground, said, "Brother Wuchen, I heard that some powerful cultivators' cave dwellings have self-destruct mechanisms to prevent intruders from stealing their treasures."
"Once these self-destruct mechanisms are touched, they will begin to activate their self-destruct mode. Perhaps… this cave dwelling also has self-destruct mechanisms!"
Su Wuchen asked, "You mean, someone triggered the cave dwelling's self-destruct mechanism?"
"Exactly!"
Chen Jiushan nodded and said, "Brother Wuchen, this cave dwelling is probably about to collapse. We need to quickly find the exit and escape!"
"Alright!" Su Wuchen nodded slightly.
The two of them helped each other and ran out of the stone room.
At this moment, they saw many people inside the cave dwelling frantically fleeing in all directions.
The two of them then started running towards the path they had come from.
Just then!
The rock walls around the cave began to crack rapidly, the fissures widening.
Immediately afterward!
The entire cave began to collapse, with various large and small stones plummeting from above.
When the two found the exit of the cave they had entered, the ground in front of them instantly split open, revealing a massive chasm. The entire passage then collapsed.
A few meters ahead, a swift underground river appeared, blocking their path.
The two were startled.
If they accidentally fell into this underground river and were swept away by the current, they didn't know if they could survive.
However, the violent tremors and collapse of the cave dwelling still hadn't stopped.
And the ground beneath the two men's feet began to cave in as well!
Chen Jiushan's body swayed violently, and his foot slipped. He instantly began to fall towards the underground river.
Just then!
Su Wuchen rushed forward.
He stepped onto an independent stone block, reached out, and grabbed Chen Jiushan's hand in time, then pulled with all his might.
"Brother Wuchen!"
Chen Jiushan was startled for a moment.
He was flung away, his body finally flying out of the cave's entrance.
At the same time!
The stone beneath Su Wuchen's feet also collapsed.
With no place to stand, he plunged directly into the underground river, swept away by the rapid current…
A moment later, the entire cave completely collapsed, and everything fell silent.
Outside the cave entrance.
Chen Jiushan, who had been successfully rescued, looked at the collapsed cave and slumped to the ground, filled with remorse: "Brother Wuchen, you shouldn't have saved me. We'd only just met, we weren't even friends yet. Why did you sacrifice your life to save me? Brother Wuchen, you're so foolish…"
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