Chapter 125: Just How Powerful Are You?

As the smoke and dust cleared, everyone around them was left utterly dumbfounded.

Tiger Roaring Wind, who had been clad in full armor moments ago, was now covered in ragged tears and splattered with blood. In many places, his flesh had been mangled beyond recognition, making him look horrifying. If he had not still been standing there, panting heavily, everyone else would have assumed he was already dead.

Even more terrifying was the ground in front of him. Wu Tian’s Heaven-Splitting Earth-Sundering Slash had carved out a massive pit, so deep that its bottom could not be seen. It looked like a naturally formed chasm, and the sight was utterly shocking.

“How... how is this possible? He actually... actually injured Tiger Roaring Wind so badly! And just look at the power of that strike—it’s simply...” Everyone stared at the scene in disbelief, as though they had witnessed a ghost.

“Is Wu Tian really this powerful? Even the leader of Tiger Hall couldn’t withstand him?” Some people still wore expressions of utter disbelief.

“Could it be that, besides defensive equipment, he also possesses an incredible offensive weapon?” Some were still questioning Wu Tian’s true strength.

Nearby, every member of the Flying Adventure Group was trembling. Their leader said shakily, “Fortunately, Tiger Roaring Wind held me back. Otherwise, I’d already be dead.”

“No, Chief. I think our entire team would have been wiped out.” The other members’ legs were trembling as they spoke. Just thinking about how they had provoked Wu Tian earlier filled them with lingering fear. If Wu Tian had attacked them then, none of them would still be standing.

Wu Tian descended steadily from the air. He shook his head and muttered regretfully, “I’m currently a tenth-level Martial Spirit, while Tiger Roaring Wind is a second-level Martial King. The gap of two major realms is still too great. Although I used the Black Dragon Saber Art to unleash a double critical strike and depleted ten thousand of his health, it still wasn’t enough to kill him.”

Wu Tian had used the third stage of the Black Dragon Saber Art merely to test his combat strength. The result was indeed extraordinary. Even Tiger Roaring Wind, a second-level Martial King, had lost more than half his health from a single attack. However, the two-level gap between them was simply too large. Killing him in one strike was impossible.

“You... I never imagined you could unleash such a powerful attack. What level are you really?” Tiger Roaring Wind asked coldly, pointing at Wu Tian while gasping for breath. Just moments ago, he had been completely composed. Now, he could no longer remain calm. Wu Tian had given him far too great a shock.

“To tell you the truth, I’m only a tenth-level Martial Spirit. That’s all.” Wu Tian shrugged.

“Impossible! A tenth-level Martial Spirit couldn’t possibly unleash such a powerful strike!” Tiger Roaring Wind’s face was full of disbelief. Then his eyes widened. “I understand now. You must possess a high-grade weapon, just like your defensive equipment. No wonder you can unleash such a powerful attack!”

Wu Tian merely spread his hands without answering.

“However, in the face of absolute strength, even the finest equipment is useless!” Tiger Roaring Wind roared. He swung the great saber in his hand, and a violent aura erupted from his body. The next moment, he suddenly lunged forward.

With a thunderous boom, the sound of something tearing through the air rang out. Tiger Roaring Wind was already in front of Wu Tian, his saber surging with vast amounts of true energy as it slashed toward him.

“What incredible speed!”

Although Wu Tian had remained on guard the entire time, Tiger Roaring Wind’s speed still startled him.

But Wu Tian was no pushover. His brows lifted, and he instantly activated Wind-Riding Movement.

Whoosh!

Wu Tian’s body transformed into an afterimage. Tiger Roaring Wind’s saber cleaved through the fading image, and his expression changed at once.

Sssht!

Before Tiger Roaring Wind could react, a flash of violet light gleamed. Wu Tian’s Black Dragon Saber pierced straight through his chest.

“Urgh!”

Tiger Roaring Wind spat out a large mouthful of blood. With great difficulty, he turned his head toward the figure behind him, his eyes widening in disbelief as he stared at Wu Tian.

“You... to think that at such a young age, you could possess such powerful cultivation... How is this possible?” Tiger Roaring Wind said in shock as blood streamed from his mouth.

“There’s nothing in this world that’s impossible. You simply refused to believe it.” Wu Tian’s expression remained calm as he slowly withdrew the Black Dragon Saber.

Tiger Roaring Wind’s sturdy body crashed heavily to the ground. Even in death, he still could not comprehend what had happened. Until the very end, he could not believe that he had been killed by a young man barely in his twenties.

Ding!

“Congratulations, Player Wu Tian, on killing Tiger Hall Leader Tiger Roaring Wind. You have obtained 120,000 experience points and gained 100 Instant-Kill Points.”

Although killing Tiger Roaring Wind had not yielded any equipment, it had directly increased Wu Tian’s Instant-Kill Points by one hundred. This left him completely stunned. Normally, killing one person would grant only a single point. At most, the system might award a few additional points. A sudden increase of one hundred was truly beyond his expectations.

With those one hundred points, Wu Tian’s total had now risen above nine hundred. He was only a few dozen points away from reaching the advanced level, which made him extremely happy.

Wu Tian was delighted, but the other members of Tiger Hall were anything but. They stared at him in terror. Just moments earlier, they had been acting arrogantly before Wu Tian, yet their leader had been killed in the blink of an eye. The drastic reversal left them completely at a loss.

“Do you still want to take my head?” Wu Tian coldly swept his gaze across the remaining members of Tiger Hall.

Under his icy stare, everyone’s legs began to tremble. Then they all fell to their knees.

“B-Big brother, we wouldn’t dare! Never again! Please don’t kill us! Please! We’re only trying to make a living. It was our leader who wanted your head—we were only following orders. Please don’t kill us...”

“You bunch of trash. Killing you would only dirty my blade! Get lost!”

Wu Tian’s expression was cold. Then he turned toward the other people nearby who had been hoping to claim the bounty on his head.

“Who else wants to take my head? Step forward! Who else?!”

“It was a misunderstanding! All of it was a misunderstanding! How could we possibly want your head? We were only passing by. Just passing by. We’re leaving now...”

Everyone’s hearts tightened. Then they scattered like frightened ghosts.

Even the strongest person here, Tiger Roaring Wind, had been killed. How could these weaklings dare to provoke Wu Tian? They would have to be tired of living.

In the span of a few blinks, no one remained around Wu Tian except for Tiger Roaring Wind’s corpse.

“Damn! Those people ran fast. They’re practically faster than a Gale Wolf. Incredible.” Seeing the area empty in an instant, Niu Wuji wore an expression of great admiration.

“All right. Killing Tiger Roaring Wind delayed us quite a bit. Let’s keep moving. There isn’t much time left before we have to report to the headquarters of the Qitian Sect.”

“Young Master, let me heal you!”

Xiaohui stepped in front of Wu Tian and silently recited an incantation. Several rays of white light flashed above his head. Wu Tian immediately felt as though his entire body were immersed in warm sunlight. His health and depleted true energy rapidly recovered, while the pain caused by the battle quickly vanished.

“As expected of a Heaven-grade cultivation technique. Its effects are far more powerful than medicinal pills.”

Wu Tian looked at Xiaohui with admiration. She had already become an indispensable member of his team.