Chapter Twenty: Solo Duel

  Jiang Huan glanced around with his spare vision, surrounded by six people, apparently a small gang. The leader was the络腮胡子 who had shouted earlier, wearing only his upper body, with a large black axe on his back, staring at Jiang Huan with a ferocious gaze, as if Jiang Huan was a sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

  These six people, the strongest one is the leader in front, probably around eight-star warrior, the strongest of the other five is a five-star warrior, and the other four are all two-star warriors. Jiang Huan rubbed his head, looks like there's going to be some trouble.

  "Boss, look at this kid's clothes and accessories, he must be the son of a rich family, today we can make a big profit."

  "Yes, boss, it's been several days since we've had any business. This kid is really a timely help." Several people echoed in agreement.

  Jiang Hao stood quietly, coldly staring at the six people in front of him, silent and unspoken. At this time, Jiang Hao's mind was constantly thinking about how he could escape danger. Although the strength of the opponents was not very high, two fists were hard to defeat four hands. If they rushed up together, his current five-star warrior strength would probably be enough. Taking the initiative to strike first, Jiang Hao glanced around and began to slowly circulate his battle aura.

  From a young age, Jiang Hao often got into fights, but in reality, he was usually the one getting beaten up. Except for Jiang Kui, many of his siblings in the Jiang family had hit him before. The reasons were varied: Jiang Hao couldn't cultivate from a young age, was weak and sickly, and on top of that, he was born out of wedlock. Additionally, Jiang Hao had a stubborn and unruly temper, so getting beaten up became a regular occurrence for him.

  Jiang Hao slowly calmed down, and the dagger that Zi Feng had given him was already clutched in his palm.

  "Hey, kid, don't think about running away, hand over your valuables obediently." The leader of the bandits looked at Jiang Huan and saw that he was still a young and inexperienced boy, his eyes showing disdain as he spoke in a fierce and menacing tone.

  "Big brother, don't waste your breath on him, just chop him up and feed the wolf." A skinny guy next to him licked his lips, staring viciously at Jiang Hua, afraid that the duck that had come to their mouths would fly away.

  "Hehe, you guys are bullying me, a little kid. If this gets out, it won't be good for your reputation either. I'm just a poor kid with empty sleeves, what goods could I possibly have? Just let me go, okay?" Jiang Hao chuckled and said calmly, but his eyes had already darted to the skinny guy, and he had made up his mind.

  "Cut the nonsense, are we going to fight or not? Do we have to take matters into our own hands?" The skinny man was getting impatient, his hand already on the hilt of his sword, ready to strike at any moment.

  "Huh, why isn't the kid saying anything? Not good, everyone be careful." The leader with the goatee was just about to make a move when he suddenly saw Jiang Huan's figure standing in place gradually fade away until it disappeared. Only then did he realize that it was just an afterimage, and his hairs stood on end in alarm.

  "Hmph."

  A dull sound came from the side, and the thin man opened his eyes wide, staring at a blood hole in front of his chest. A large amount of fresh blood flowed out of his mouth, and he fell backwards stiffly, his eyes fixed on the place in front of him until death, unable to understand how he died at the hands of a child, after all, he was also a five-star warrior.

  "Shi Lang, you dare to be so presumptuous!" Lian Jin Hu Zi shouted loudly in anger as he saw Shouzi suddenly fall to the ground. With his own eight-star strength, he hadn't even seen how Jiang Huan had made his move, it was too terrifying!

  "Heh heh, big brother, are you looking for me?" Jiang Hao's figure slowly emerged, appearing in the same spot where he was standing earlier. At first glance, it seemed as if he hadn't moved at all. If not for the dagger in his hand dripping with bright red blood, no one would have dared to believe that such a young child could be so ruthless, striking a fatal blow.

  Jiang Hao's heart was also racing wildly, earlier when he made his move, his hand shook violently, almost failing, if not for the fact that his cultivation of the Pursuing Wind Step was exceptionally mysterious and profound, seizing the initiative, it's likely that he wouldn't have succeeded so easily.

  Across from him were six people, the four two-star warriors were not a concern, but the leader was an eight-star warrior. He couldn't achieve a one-hit kill on his own, so Jiang Heng set his target on that skinny guy. Firstly, this skinny guy kept saying he wanted to take his life, and secondly, his strength was equivalent to his own. The possibility of achieving a one-hit kill under stealth attack was the greatest, so Jiang Heng decided to make a move. The strangeness of the Wind Chasing Step combined with the extreme sharpness of the Dagger Breaking Wind resulted in him succeeding so smoothly.

  Luo Yan's whiskers gazed at the corpse in front of him, putting away his previous disdain, his eyes becoming solemn. He didn't expect that Jiang Hua, who seemed to be young and inexperienced, had such impressive strength and a terrifying mind. His moves were ruthless, leaving no room for mercy.

  "Kid, I was going to spare your life, but now you can only hope that I leave your corpse intact." The man with the braided beard pulled out a massive axe from behind his back, releasing a powerful battle aura as he slowly pressed in on Jiang Huan, clearly not holding back.

  "One on one or a group fight?" Jiang Heng gripped his dagger tightly and calmed down the tension in his heart, saying coldly.

  "Ganging up on me? You overestimate yourself. If you hadn't ambushed us, do you think my brother would have died so easily? Let's see how tough you are, kid. My brother won't die in vain, you're going to pay for this!"

  With a loud roar, the giant axe pointed forward, his body surrounded by a swirling aura. "You little brat, you go first! Let me show you what it means to have a gap in strength that can't be made up for with your cheap tricks!"

  "Hmm." Jiang Huan's heart was delighted, this was the effect he wanted. Although he was only a five-star warrior, his cultivation method was exceptional, and challenging higher-level opponents wasn't a problem for him. With the assistance of Pursuing Wind Step, as long as it wasn't a War Master-level expert, he wouldn't be afraid.

  Jiang Hao took a slow step forward, and then his figure disappeared again in the air. With his current strength, he could sustain the Wind Chasing Step for five minutes, after all, it required the consumption of terrifying battle qi. Jiang Hao didn't waste any words and directly launched an attack.

  Luo Yan's eyes narrowed slightly as Jiang Heng's figure disappeared, and the battle aura that had been surrounding his body was retracted to its surface. Although his own strength was three levels higher than Jiang Heng's, this kid's footwork was indeed strange, so he couldn't help but be more cautious.

  "Hey kid, are you just going to hide? Get out here!" The man with the braided beard swung his axe, sending shockwaves of sonic booms through the air, cutting it open and creating ripples that spread out.

  "Clang." A crisp sound rang out, the giant axe halted abruptly in mid-air, and Jiang Hao also appeared, his dagger and the giant axe's disproportionate size making him look somewhat comical. However, at this moment, Jiang Hao was able to withstand Lao Er's deadly axe blow purely through physical strength.

  With one strike, Jiang Hao's legs kicked off from the head of Luo Dai, his dagger flashed and flew straight towards Luo Dai's forehead, swift as a thunderbolt.

  "Hmm." With a stifled hum, feeling Jiang Heng's speed was troublesome, Lian Jiaozi no longer held back his strength, grasping the giant axe with both hands, raising it and chopping out again, faintly leaving behind a trace of tearing space, charging straight towards the incoming dagger.

  Jiang Hao saw this scene, the corner of his mouth revealed a sly smile, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Just as the dagger and giant axe were about to collide again, the dagger trembled slightly, and at an imperceptible speed, it suddenly shifted to the right by a tiny bit, barely avoiding a head-on collision with the giant axe, passing through its shadow.

  Luo Dui Hu Zi saw this scene, startled and hastily withdrew his giant axe. He wanted to stop the dagger but it was already impossible. Luo Dui Hu Zi's palms were held horizontally, and suddenly they became incredibly large and thick, with a faint yellow glow flowing between them, resembling a pair of lotus fans.

  In the blink of an eye, there was nowhere to hide. Luo Yan's whiskers chose a hard connection, and his formation seemed like a good combat technique. Jiang Huan's figure froze in mid-air, watching as the dagger broke through the wind with a shocking thunderous momentum, exploding towards Luo Yan's double palms. His own dagger wasn't an ordinary one; it was a sharp blade that could easily cut open the body of a second-tier demonic beast. He wondered if Luo Yan's double palms could withstand it.

  "Ahh!" a mournful cry echoed, the dagger easily broke through Luan's defense, piercing his palms and then, with slightly reduced force, plunged into his abdomen, leaving only the hilt exposed. Luan violently spat out a mouthful of blood, apparently severely injured by this single strike.

  "Kid, what kind of weapon is this? It's so easily broken through my giant rock palm! And why can the dagger dodge my axe and change direction? What...what's going on here?" Luo Xie panted heavily, his face flushed with terror.

  "Heh heh, a dead man doesn't need to know so much, don't be a bandit in your next life." Jiang Huan didn't waste any words, and with a flick of his hand, the dagger that hadn't fully entered Luo Jia's body was pulled out with a "puchi" sound. With a light lift, it left a bloody hole on Luo Jia's chest. Before Luo Jia could even catch his breath, he was killed by Jiang Huan's dagger!

  Seeing the corpses of Di Shang and Luan Yu on the ground, those four men were so frightened that they fell to the ground, their faces as white as gold paper.

  Jiang Hao wiped the blood off his dagger, put away the storage bags on his waist and said lightly: "You can go now. Don't be bandits again in the future. If I meet you again, don't blame me for being ruthless. Scram."

  Those four men were like pardoned convicts, scared out of their wits, and they rolled and crawled as they ran far away, gradually disappearing from Jiang Hao's line of sight.

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