Chapter 296: No More Hengdao School in This World (1st Update)

"Who is there?"

Kuroda Shinbu immediately became vigilant. He let out a muffled shout, and the broadsword on the wall of the secret chamber hummed like the roar of a tiger or the cry of a dragon.

The fact that a single muffled shout could trigger the broadsword's humming showed the depth of his cultivation. Of course, this broadsword, which he hadn't used for many years, was definitely a precious blade; otherwise, it would have been impossible for it to emit the sound of a tiger's roar or a dragon's cry.

This was indeed the case. This broadsword was the famous "Hengdao" from the island nation's weapon records, and the "Hengdao School" was named after it.

Whoever held this blade was the true leader of the "Hengdao School" and the actual person in power of the Kuroda Family. Although Kuroda Taro was the nominal Clan Chief of the Kuroda Family and the nominal Sect Master of the "Hengdao School," he did not possess this blade. Therefore, his appointment or removal was entirely up to a single word from Kuroda Shinbu.

"Are you deaf? Didn't I tell you long ago that I am Zhou Lang?"

A very loud voice came in, but it only entered the ears of Kuroda Shinbu; Kuroda Taro and the others could not hear it.

"Old Ancestor, what's wrong?"

Kuroda Taro and the others did not understand why their Old Ancestor had suddenly become so tense, as if facing a great enemy, so Kuroda Taro asked.

"Zhou Lang is here."

Kuroda Shinbu said slowly. He beckoned with his hand, and the Hengdao on the wall flew out of its sheath and into his hand. He stared at the entrance of the secret chamber, his expression grave, not daring to relax in the slightest.

He was now certain that Zhou Lang was undoubtedly a Cultivator, and since he had only just stepped into the Early Stage of the Qi Refining Stage, he had absolutely no confidence in dealing with Zhou Lang.

Kuroda Taro and the others were terrified upon hearing Kuroda Shinbu's words. If Zhou Lang had come to kill them, they would be doomed, because their martial arts had been crippled, and even walking was difficult. Escaping from a powerful Cultivator was almost impossible.

Kuroda Shinbu prepared to use the "Hengdao" to deliver a fatal blow to Zhou Lang the moment he broke open the secret chamber door, but Zhou Lang never broke in.

Just when Kuroda Shinbu was very puzzled, a figure flashed before his eyes, and a handsome man appeared out of thin air in front of him.

This man was naturally Zhou Lang. Possessing the invisibility and Wall-Passing Talisman, he could naturally come to the Forbidden Land of the Kuroda Family without anyone noticing, and could easily enter Kuroda Shinbu's secret chamber.

"You… how did you get in?"

Kuroda Shinbu gripped the "Hengdao" in his hand and said with some fear.

As for Kuroda Taro and the others, they had completely lost their composure. Zhou Lang had appeared out of thin air like a ghost, which was completely beyond their range of understanding. They knew that if Zhou Lang wanted to kill them, they might have been finished off in their sleep, without even knowing how they died.

"Of course, I came in by passing through the wall."

Zhou Lang looked at the white-haired and white-bearded Kuroda Shinbu and said, "You are quite old, but your IQ is not high; you always ask such idiotic questions."

"Zhou Lang, I was just about to look for you. I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my door. You have made a decision that you will regret, because you will die here."

Kuroda Shinbu suppressed the shock in his heart, but he did not weaken his Aura. With Killing Intent overflowing, he glared at Zhou Lang and said.

He had read some records in ancestral classics stating that powerful Cultivators could fly and burrow, and could turn invisible. Zhou Lang was undoubtedly able to turn invisible, so he was very afraid of Zhou Lang. However, he knew that showing weakness would lead to a quicker death, so he pretended to be confident, hoping to make Zhou Lang wary and scare him away.

"You are nearly a hundred years old, yet you are only at the Early Stage of the Qi Refining Stage. How do you still have the confidence to say you want to kill me?"

Zhou Lang said, "Your Juniors are all arrogant and despotic; they all deserve to die. It seems you didn't teach them well. I came here this time to cripple you, old man, and let there be no more 'Hengdao School' in this world from now on."

Zhou Lang sneered. He had long known Kuroda Shinbu's strength, so he was calm and composed, with a plan in mind. He actually hoped that Kuroda Shinbu would be stronger, so that he could gain more combat experience.

"Who doesn't know how to talk big? You are just a greenhorn; can your foundation be as deep as mine? If you want to destroy the 'Hengdao School,' you must first ask the 'Hengdao' in my hand."

Kuroda Shinbu laughed wildly. He had stayed at the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm for decades before stepping into the Realm of a Cultivator, so his accumulation was indeed relatively deep. He believed that his combat power should be far stronger than an ordinary Early Stage Qi Refining Cultivator, and perhaps he could fight Zhou Lang.

"Since that's the case, then come on!"

Zhou Lang's expression changed slightly, and his Aura pressed outward.

Zhou Lang was at the Peak of the Qi Refining Stage and had already stepped half a foot into the Foundation Establishment Stage. His cultivation was not just a little higher than Kuroda Shinbu's. His Aura was like a mountain, pressing down on Kuroda Shinbu.

Kuroda Shinbu felt as if the air was suffocating; he almost felt as if he couldn't breathe.

"How is this kid so powerful? If I don't strike first, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to turn the tables."

Kuroda Shinbu was greatly alarmed and slashed out wildly with the "Hengdao" in his hand.

Now he knew that there was a significant gap between his cultivation and Zhou Lang's. The only thing he could rely on was the divine weapon in his hand, the "Hengdao."

The "Hengdao" was an ancestral object of the Kuroda Family. Cutting through iron like mud or severing a hair blown against it was a given. More importantly, when driven by True Qi, this blade could emit Saber Qi, or rather, a Saber Ray, which could conduct long-distance attacks. If he attacked first, he might be able to win by a surprise move and kill Zhou Lang.

The "Hengdao" was indeed a divine weapon. As Kuroda Shinbu slashed with the blade, a bolt of Saber Qi surged toward Zhou Lang.

That Saber Qi was like white lightning, fast and fierce, giving people a feeling of invincibility. In fact, this was the case. With Kuroda Shinbu's strength, even from a dozen meters away, if he fully drove the "Hengdao" with True Qi, he could slice directly through a one-inch-thick steel plate.

"I didn't expect the island nation to have such a divine weapon."

Zhou Lang felt the momentum of Kuroda Shinbu's strike and couldn't help but sigh. With his level of cultivation, ordinary swords and blades could no longer hurt his body, but facing this "Hengdao," if he didn't defend, he was afraid he would be cut in half.

Boom!

Zhou Lang circulated his True Qi throughout his body, used a move from the Long Fist, and threw a punch.

The Fist Aura and the Saber Qi collided instantly.

Bang. In the next instant, both the Fist Aura and the Saber Qi were shattered, leaving many dents and slash marks on the walls of the secret chamber. The power of the two people's strike was evident.

"Take a few more slashes from me!"

Kuroda Shinbu saw that Zhou Lang's Fist Aura hadn't hurt him, and his self-confidence skyrocketed. He immediately unleashed a brilliant sword technique, slashing a dozen times at Zhou Lang with a swish, swish, swish.

Saber Qi crisscrossed the room, and the shadow of the "Hengdao" was everywhere inside the secret chamber.

With the power of the "Hengdao," Kuroda Shinbu's momentum was like a rainbow. Zhou Lang couldn't easily get close to Kuroda Shinbu and could only use his flexible footwork to dodge, or circulate his True Qi to perform the Thirteen Forms, Long Fist, Yin-Yang Fist, and Five Elements Fist to emit Fist Aura and maneuver around Kuroda Shinbu.

After all, he was not yet at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the range of his Fist Aura attacks was only a dozen meters or so; the attack distance was not as far as Kuroda Shinbu's using the "Hengdao."

Of course, Zhou Lang had only displayed a small portion of his strength and had not attacked with all his might.

"Zhou Lang, now you know how powerful I am, right?"

Kuroda Shinbu felt that he had the upper hand and immediately became proud, mocking Zhou Lang.

"Old Ancestor, cripple this bastard Zhou Lang! We have all been crippled; we must also make him taste the life of a cripple for the rest of his life."

The previously extremely worried Kuroda Taro also clamored.

"First cripple Zhou Lang, and then we must also cripple that Zhou Xi, Yamamoto Yuki, and Poison Venerable."

Kuroda Kimura, Kuroda Tuoji, and Kuroda Toshio were not idle either. They felt that with Kuroda Shinbu holding the precious blade, he would definitely be able to defeat Zhou Lang, and by then, Zhou Lang would be at their mercy.

"You think you can do something to me by relying on a broken blade?" Zhou Lang sneered and said, "I was just using you to test my moves."

Immediately, Zhou Lang changed his moves, his figure swaying continuously, skillfully advancing into Kuroda Shinbu's circle of Saber Ray.

The Thirteen Forms, Long Fist, Yin-Yang Fist, and Five Elements Fist were a complete set of Martial Skills. They were extremely exquisite, capable of overcoming hardness with softness and defeating the strong while being weak. Previously, Zhou Lang had not advanced into Kuroda Shinbu's circle of Saber Ray; he just wanted to spar with Kuroda Shinbu to gain some combat experience and practice. After all, in modern society, Cultivators were few and far between, so it was hard for him to find an opponent.

Now that Kuroda Shinbu was spouting wild words, he naturally had to teach this arrogant old guy a lesson and end the battle as soon as possible.

Zhou Lang's footwork was like lightning, like a fish in the sea, like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, leaving no trace. Yet, he was rapidly closing the distance with Kuroda Shinbu.

Kuroda Shinbu was alarmed because he knew that his own cultivation was inferior to Zhou Lang's. He was only able to restrain Zhou Lang by relying on a divine weapon. Once Zhou Lang engaged him in close-quarters combat, he would undoubtedly lose.

Kuroda Shinbu increased the speed of his "Hengdao" even more. Every move was a killing move; he wanted to kill Zhou Lang before he could get close to him.

But his plan fell through. Zhou Lang's footwork was simply too ingenious. Even though he had formed a barrier of Saber Ray, he couldn't stop Zhou Lang's advance.

Soon, the distance between the two shrank from a dozen meters to ten meters… eight meters… five meters…

Once the distance closed, the power of Zhou Lang's Fist Aura was revealed. Even when clashing head-on with Kuroda Shinbu's Saber Ray, he could shatter the Saber Ray.

Kuroda Shinbu's pressure increased instantly, and he had to retreat repeatedly, starting to maneuver and open up the distance from Zhou Lang.

"Kuroda Shinbu, aren't you very tough? Why are you retreating repeatedly?" Zhou Lang laughed and said.

"Zhou Lang, stop using reverse psychology. If you have the ability, defeat me first." Kuroda Shinbu said. He thought that as long as he controlled the distance from Zhou Lang and relied on the power of the "Hengdao," he could remain undefeated.

"I originally wanted to use you to practice, but I didn't expect you to be so weak. You don't have any Martial Skills at all; you only know how to attack in a simple and crude way." Zhou Lang laughed and said, "Very well, today I will kill you and let there be no more 'Hengdao School' in this world!"

Immediately, he beckoned with one hand and summoned the qiankun sword from the ancestral copper coin, the "Qiankun Palace."

He swung his long sword, and a bolt of white Sword Qi slashed toward Kuroda Shinbu.

His Sword Qi was countless times stronger than Kuroda Shinbu's Saber Ray.

Kuroda Shinbu was alarmed. He wanted to use his Saber Ray to block Zhou Lang's Sword Qi, but Zhou Lang's Sword Qi suddenly curved and slashed directly onto his arm.

Clang!

Blood splashed everywhere, Kuroda Shinbu's arm was severed, and the "Hengdao" fell to the ground!