novelapdf Chapter 67: One finger kills a Transformation Realm expert!
Chapter 67: One finger kills a Transformation Realm expert!
In the dimly lit alley, only half a broken street lamp flickered and crackled.
In the flickering light, the air felt frozen solid, so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.
Xuan Chenzi exuded a bone-chilling coldness, like an old ghost that had crawled out of a grave.
He approached step by step, his eyes so sinister they seemed to drip with poison.
Su Muyue and Tang Xiaoxiao were so frightened that they backed up repeatedly, their backs hitting the cold wall.
With nowhere to retreat, he trembled like a leaf, goosebumps falling all over his body.
Xuan Chenzi spoke in a cold, icy tone, his voice as harsh and grating as sandpaper grinding against a stone:
"In that case, little girl, this has nothing to do with you."
"You'd better not meddle in other people's business."
"Otherwise, I'll kill you too, and no one can stop me!"
Su Muyue's heart was pounding like a drum, almost jumping out of her throat.
She frantically pulled out her phone, her fingers trembling, and almost dropped it.
Su Muyue shouted in a panic:
"Don't do anything rash! I'm calling my grandpa right now!"
"Go ahead and try to touch us if you dare!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Chenzi's eyes flashed with murderous intent, as if he were about to breathe fire.
His robes fluttered and rustled even without wind, as his cultivation at the seventh level of the Transformation Realm erupted completely.
Xuan Chenzi let out a deafening roar:
"You're asking for it! You shameless bastard!"
A close-up shot revealed an incredibly sharp white aura.
It erupted from Xuan Chenzi's body with a thunderous roar, pressing down on the three of them like a tidal wave.
The ripples in the alleyway sent the pebbles flying, clattering against the walls.
Lu Jingchen stood motionless in the raging wind, like a nail driven into the ground.
He slowly raised his right hand and casually extended one index finger.
With a soft pop, like a soap bubble being popped.
The overwhelming, world-destroying aura instantly touched Lu Jingchen's fingertips.
It vanished into thin air like a bubble, without even a ripple.
Xuan Chenzi's pupils contracted sharply, and the sinister smile on his face froze instantly.
His eyes were filled with disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
Xuan Chenzi gritted his teeth and said:
"He does have some skill; no wonder he was able to cripple my disciple."
"But that's all you're capable of!"
"I'd like to see if you can stop me today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Chenzi's figure flickered and he instantly disappeared from the spot.
Like a ghost, it left only a blurry afterimage in the same spot.
Tang Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she let out a piercing scream, her soul almost leaving her body.
Tang Xiaoxiao screamed:
"Oh no! He's gone! Where did he go?!"
Lu Jingchen, however, remained calm, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
It was like watching a monkey show; there wasn't a ripple at all.
Lu Jingchen took a step forward seemingly casually.
It landed perfectly in a certain spot in the void.
In slow motion, Lu Jingchen extends his index finger.
It lightly touched the empty air, the movement so casual, like flicking a speck of dust.
The next second, Xuan Chenzi's face was filled with terror.
It struck Lu Jingchen's finger directly, the fingertip hitting his brow perfectly.
Xuan Chenzi's eyes widened, and he made a hoarse sound, his face full of disbelief.
Xuan Chenzi's voice cracked and trembled uncontrollably:
"This... How is this possible?! How did you know...?"
His figure, moving as fast as lightning, froze in place for a moment.
The light in his eyes faded rapidly at a visible speed, and his life force was extinguished in an instant.
A muffled thud.
Xuan Chenzi felt as if all the bones in his body had been removed, and he fell straight backward.
His head slammed onto the concrete floor with a dull thud, and then he fell silent.
The entire alley fell into a deathly silence in an instant.
All that remained was the howling wind at the alley entrance and the heavy breathing of two girls.
Su Muyue and Tang Xiaoxiao stared at the cold corpse on the ground.
Looking up at Lu Jingchen, who seemed completely calm and collected, she was utterly dumbfounded; her brain had completely overheated.
Su Muyue's voice trembled like a leaf falling in the autumn wind, and she could barely speak.
Su Muyue spoke tremulously:
"This... he's dead?"
She suddenly raised her head, looking at Lu Jingchen with eyes full of terror:
"Lu Jingchen, you...you killed him?"
Lu Jingchen picked at his ear, looking quite casual.
It was as if I had accidentally stepped on an ant, without making a ripple.
Lu Jingchen, with a faint smile on his face, spoke:
"I wasn't planning on killing him anyway."
He shrugged helplessly, his tone quite relaxed:
"But he was the one who decided to kill us first, determined to destroy us."
"I can't just stand there and let him chop me down; I have to let him die first."
Tang Xiaoxiao gasped in shock, the chill shooting from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.
She looked at Lu Jingchen in horror, her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
She had lived for eighteen years and had never even seen a chicken killed, let alone a person.
The sudden, lightning-fast scene completely stunned her; she was terrified.
Just then, Su Muyue tightly gripped her phone.
Suddenly, a voice came through the receiver—Su Zhennan's anxious shout.
Su Zhennan's voice on the phone was full of anxiety:
"What's wrong? Granddaughter? What happened?"
"You suddenly called Grandpa but didn't say anything. Is someone bullying you?"
Su Muyue's mind went blank, and she froze completely.
Still reeling from the shock of the murder, his ears were ringing.
The phone in her hand kept ringing with Su Zhennan's questions, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Just then, a slender hand reached out.
He naturally took the still-on-call phone from Su Muyue's hand.
Lu Jingchen held his phone to his ear, speaking in a relaxed tone, as if chatting casually.
Lu Jingchen said with a smile:
"Grandpa Su, I am Lu Jingchen."
In the close-up shot, Lu Jingchen wore an innocent smile.
He's sunny and cheerful, like a friendly boy next door.
But at his feet lay Xuan Chenzi's cold corpse, creating a stark contrast.
Lu Jingchen continued in a gentle and unhurried tone:
"It's the jade pendant I sold you before, the one that protects you."
He glanced at Su Muyue, who was still in shock, and added with a smile:
"It just so happens that the three of us are having dinner together."
"So I had her call you and say hello."
Upon hearing that it was Lu Jingchen, Su Zhennan's tone changed instantly on the other end of the phone.
The anxiety from before vanished instantly, replaced by overwhelming warmth and politeness.
Su Zhennan said with a laugh on the phone:
"Oh! It's Mr. Lu!"
"I knew it! This girl suddenly stopped talking on the phone; it gave me quite a fright."
"That jade pendant you sold me last time was a huge help! I've been meaning to thank you!"
Lu Jingchen leaned against the wall, one hand in his pocket, speaking in a very casual tone.
Lu Jingchen said with a smile:
"You're too kind, sir. It was nothing at all."
"Your granddaughter is doing well, nothing's wrong, she just came out to play with me and missed you a little."
Su Muyue and Tang Xiaoxiao, who were standing nearby, looked at Lu Jingchen's appearance.
They were completely stunned. They looked at each other and saw "Holy crap!" in each other's eyes.
The corpse he had just killed with a single finger lay at his feet, yet he could chat casually with the Grandmaster of the Jiangnan Sword Sect without batting an eye, and even manage to pull off such a flawless lie.
This mental fortitude is simply outrageous!
Su Zhennan was all smiles on the phone, his tone incredibly enthusiastic.
Su Zhennan said:
"Mr. Lu, if you have the time, you must come and visit the Jiangnan Sword Sect!"
"It's my treat, please have the best tea! Let's have a good chat!"
Lu Jingchen smiled and agreed, then exchanged a few more pleasantries with Su Zhennan.
He said it was getting late and he needed to take two girls home, then hung up the phone.
He handed the phone back to Su Muyue, who was still in a daze, and casually patted her arm.
Lu Jingchen spoke:
"Alright, stop standing there."
"The matter has been resolved, everything is fine now."
Su Muyue took the phone, her fingers still trembling, and looked up at Lu Jingchen.
The fear in his eyes slowly turned into admiration and disbelief.
She never imagined that this academic genius who scored 708 points in the college entrance examination would have such terrifying strength.
Even a powerful figure at the seventh level of the Transformation Realm was instantly killed by him with a single finger.
Tang Xiaoxiao finally came to her senses and managed to stand up by leaning against the wall.
She looked at the corpse on the ground, then at Lu Jingchen, and swallowed.
Tang Xiaoxiao said tremblingly:
"Brother Lu... what... what do we do with this body?"
"We can't just leave it here, can we? If someone finds it, we're finished!"
Lu Jingchen chuckled, looking completely indifferent.
He raised his hand and snapped his fingers, a small flame leaping from his fingertips.
With a flick of his wrist, the flames landed on Xuan Chenzi's corpse.
In the blink of an eye, a raging fire broke out, but it didn't even burn the surrounding walls.
In just over ten seconds, the corpse on the ground was completely reduced to ashes, which were then scattered cleanly by the wind at the alley entrance.
Not a trace was left behind, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.
Su Muyue and Tang Xiaoxiao stared at the scene with wide eyes and mouths agape.
The person was completely stunned, with only one thought in their mind:
This isn't an ordinary student, this is clearly a living god!
Lu Jingchen dusted off his hands, looked at the two terrified girls, and smiled.
Lu Jingchen said:
"Alright, the rats are all taken care of."
"Let's go, I'll take you home."
Su Muyue and Tang Xiaoxiao nodded blankly and followed behind Lu Jingchen.
He obediently walked out of the dark alley, as if as long as you followed him, someone would be there to hold up the sky if it fell.
The neon lights at the alley entrance shone on Lu Jingchen's back, making him appear tall and reliable.
Both girls knew in their hearts that after today's incident, they would never again regard Lu Jingchen as an ordinary high school genius.