X-Dragon Era

Hearing Xin Yun's voice, the guy who had been lowering his head and looking puzzledly at his own wrist finally felt the pain, and with a fierce move, he hugged his severed wrist, trying to stop the gush of fresh blood, but to no avail.

Seeing this scene, Yi Luo Xiang fiercely furrowed her brows, a feeling of nausea welling up from the bottom of her heart, while Yan Qingying, on the other hand, watched everything in front of her with a calm face, not even slightly furrowing her brow.

"Hmph!" It was at this time that a cold snort sounded, and the leader of the group walked out, his old face extremely serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Young brother, which path are you from? I find you quite unfamiliar, and I don't know why you chose to meddle in our business today!"

Looking at the wary appearance of the leader, Xin Yun said coldly, "They say when there are paths that aren't even, there are people to tread them; when there are affairs that aren't right, there are people to deal with them. You bullying a helpless widow seems quite excessive!"

Taking a deep breath, the leader suppressed his anger and continued, "Even if you want to intervene, you didn't have to be so ruthless, did you? Now what do we do? You chopped off my brother's hand!"

Smirking, Xin Yun said disdainfully, "That was already being light-handed. I have been merciful enough. If I weren't in a good mood, that fellow would already be a corpse now!"

"What! You..." Hearing Xin Yun's fearless words, the leader became even more furious but also more wary.

In his view, a child of eight or nine years old wouldn't dare to be so arrogant. He must have some backup, and moreover... from his clothes and the boomerang axe technique he used, it was clear this kid had a significant backing.

As the leader hesitated over how to proceed, Xin Yun gently bent down, his right hand loosely at his right waist, his fingers excitedly twitching, and he said, "Enough talk, I won't discuss reason with you. Either scram right now or let the fight begin!"

Hearing Xin Yun's words, the leader could no longer hold back. No matter what background this child had, if he backed down today, there would be no place for them in Shanshui City anymore!

With a cold wave of his hand, six sturdy fellows standing behind the leader, brandishing their clubs, stepped out, staring intently at Xin Yun, about ten meters away, their muscles bulging, appearing extremely fierce.

Glancing around, Xin Yun couldn't help laughing. It wasn't that he looked down on these fellows; rather, their strength wasn't much to speak of, just a small team that mixed in the night markets, not worthy of his concern.

Of course, if these fellows all summoned dragons, the outcome might change. Not to mention anything else, the leader, at the very least, had the strength of a silver rank. But what of it? This was inside the city, and who would dare to openly summon a dragon!

While in human form, a dragon's power is limited by the physical body and can only unleash one ten-thousandth of its power, and silver rank, only about one thousandth. Once a dragon is summoned, it can absolutely challenge ranks one or two levels higher. Therefore, anyone who dares to summon a dragon within the city would inevitably be pursued and killed by all martial artists.

A silver-rank expert who has summoned a dragon can instantly kill hundreds, even thousands of unsummoned gold-rank experts. Therefore, no one would tolerate someone summoning a dragon within the city to fight, as they might become collateral damage.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! Counting one by one, Xin Yun excitedly licked his lips. Goodness... there were precisely seven of them, and the distance was so close; it was too thrilling.

Right now, Xin Yun had exactly seven boomerang axes, meaning... he had to completely deal with these seven fellows within seven throws, or else, once it came to close combat, Xin Yun stood no chance!

It wasn't just Xin Yun who had a dragon in this world. Although he had decent aptitude, good talent, and kept up with his efforts, his age was still too young. Therefore, he could neither compete physically nor energetically with his opponents. The only advantage Xin Yun had was his complete set of nine boomerang axes, all fully stimulated!

Although one needs to be of the silver rank to activate the boomerang axes, when a silver rank does so, the boomerang axes can unleash the power of the crystal rank or even stronger. Xin Yun, although only at bronze four-star, could already bring forth the power of the boomerang axes beyond the silver rank!

Now, the greatest test for Xin Yun was that he must deal a fatal blow with each axe swing. One miss, and his opponent could close in on him. Relying on the opponent's formidable physique and powerful energy, Xin Yun had no means to triumph, even if Yi Luo Xiang, Yan Qingying, Ming Xuan, and his mother joined forces, they wouldn't be enough.

"Attack! Seize this brat!" Finally, amidst Xin Yun's silent vigilance, the leader shouted an order, leading seven of his subordinates in a fierce charge towards Xin Yun.
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The distance of ten meters was not long, taking less than three seconds to close in, leaving Xin Yun with very little time to react.

As the opponent's body moved, Xin Yun's eyes flashed, his right hand whipped out lightning-fast, his middle finger accurately hooked into the reverse grip of a Boomerang Axe handle. With an upward swing from below, the Boomerang Axe instantly became a sharp gleam, whistling as it spun out.

Xin Yun's movements didn't stop there. As he swung the first axe, his body followed the momentum, turning swiftly, and he ran quickly for two steps.

With the second step taken, Xin Yun's right hand reached out again, his middle finger hooking into yet another Boomerang Axe. Simultaneously, he twisted his body and threw another spinning axe horizontally while leaping through the air.

Just as the second axe flew out, the shadow of the first axe finally struck his opponent's body. Amidst a dull thud of the axe embedding into flesh, the Boomerang Axe, having described a beautiful arc in its flight, cleaved deeply into the throat of an enemy, as fresh blood gushed forth.

"Swish, swish, swish..." In the following two seconds, Xin Yun moved with agility, contorting and maneuvering, shooting out six more Boomerang Axes in quick succession from various positions and angles. Amidst the succession of muffled thuds, all six axes invariably found their targets in the throats of six henchmen, leaving nothing in their wake.

"Thud... thud..." Slowly turning around, Xin Yun casually weighed the last Boomerang Axe in his hand, sneering at the last enemy standing five meters in front of him, the very leader of the assailants.

Under Xin Yun's gaze, the leader didn't dare to approach, not because he didn't want to, but because he was too afraid. Xin Yun's Boomerang Axes were too fast, their trajectories too unpredictable, hovering erratically, and impossible to gauge, especially at such a close distance, leaving him too little time to react.

The Boomerang Axe, a weapon difficult to master, was something most people forsake in favor of bow and arrow, opting not to choose this extravagant weapon. Despite its powerful strength, it was notoriously hard to master and consumed too many resources.

A Boomerang Axe couldn't be forged by any ordinary blacksmith; as a weapon designed for long-range spinning attacks, it required exquisite balance in terms of weight, proportions, and shape. Even a small error could render the Boomerang Axe useless—a one-millimeter discrepancy could turn it into garbage.

By comparison, bow and arrows were more favorable. Though also challenging to perfect, they were at least easier to learn and less costly. An arrow once shot and lost was just that—lost, not costing much, thus more widespread.

Indeed, the leader of the assailants was an archer. However, firstly, he hadn't brought his bow with him, and secondly... even if he had, it would have been useless at such close range where anyone would know to dodge the direction of the arrowhead.

But Boomerang Axes were different. Their flight path could be so strange that, with skilled technique, it could even trace an 'S' in mid-air or have the axe head draw two circles before cutting down the enemy. You had no way of predicting from which angle or path the Boomerang Axe would fly towards you.

Watching the last Boomerang Axe in Xin Yun's hand, the leader finally began to retreat. Although he knew Xin Yun might miss, the probability of such a miss was undoubtedly more than eighty percent, and he didn't have the courage to gamble on it.

Finally, under Xin Yun's icy stare, the chief suddenly turned and ran at full speed. Seeing this, Xin Yun raised his right hand high and then, like throwing a grenade, launched the last Boomerang Axe in his hand.

"Swish, swish, swish… thud!" Eventually, amidst a series of whistling sounds, the last Boomerang Axe flipped end over end for over a dozen revolutions in the air before deeply burying itself into the back of the man's head.

"Thump..." Under everyone's gaze, the leader of the assailants fell to the ground with a thunderous crash, dying swiftly…