Chapter 19: The War Begins (Part 1)

  Lei Xingfeng was amused, he took a glance and roughly knew the opponent's strength, which was at most mid-tier wheel master. To him, it was nothing to worry about. At his level, cultivators below True Person were merely a matter of numbers, posing no threat to him whatsoever. Even if they had more people, they couldn't break through his defense.

  When Lei Xingfeng approached the opponent's formation, a dense wheel master shouted: "Hit!"

  Innumerable flames, innumerable golden and silver glows burst forth, using all skills to attack. Everyone pushed their wheel of power to the limit, unleashing their most powerful attacks, attempting to take down their opponent with a single blow.

  Unfortunately, this attack is still too low-level no matter how many times it's repeated.

  A layer of lightning light floated on Lei Xingfeng's body, he still walked step by step, but the steel spear in his hand had already been raised, and a faint smile appeared on his face. He said lightly: "It's useless!"

  A loud rumbling sound, amidst which a clear voice of Lei Xingfeng rang out.

  Various skills were unleashed, instantly submerging Leixing Peak, but before the crowd could cheer, Leixing Peak's words came out, which even the deafening noise couldn't block. Instantly, the face of that Mysterious Wheel Master turned ashen pale, and he almost immediately understood that Leixing Peak was absolutely a True Person-level expert, and only a True Person-level expert could be so calm and composed.

  Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed, and a loud thunderbolt was emitted from Leixing Peak's hand. This was the first time he had used his skills against an enemy after cultivating to the True Person of the Great Wheel Seal.

  A current as thick as a water bucket was emitted, and when it reached the neat queue, it suddenly spread out. In an instant, more than 80 people, without exception, all started shaking violently, with wisps of blue smoke emerging from their bodies.

  When Lei Xingfeng was ready to fight with his steel spear, he suddenly found that this electric current had instantly killed more than 80 people. Each person was like charcoal, and the power was completely beyond his expectation. The power seemed a bit too big.

  Lei Xingfeng was stunned for a moment, and he finally understood that once he reached the True Person level, especially after the fourth ring of true body, every move he made had great power. No wonder when Qi Meiyun and Yin Yao fought earlier, their battle directly affected the people below, killing tens of thousands of people. It wasn't that they intentionally wanted to kill, but it was really an unintentional impact.

  He shook his head slightly, and Lei Xingfeng didn't regret it. He swung the steel spear, and a gust of wind appeared with its dance, instantly sweeping the charred corpses on the ground into powder. The strong wind rolled over, leaving only some scorched marks on the ground. The electric current just now had actually shattered those guys' bones into ashes. If not for this gust of wind, the charred corpses would still be there, but anything that touched them would turn to dust.

  Lei Xingfeng flipped his wrist and the steel spear suddenly disappeared, he turned around and walked away.

  Arriving at the dock, Lei Xingfeng asked: "How is it? Are they still killing on the other shore?"

  Tan Da said: "They are still fighting, but those big sailboats have scattered, and only one has come over."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Are you here to seal off this section of the river?"

  Tan Da said: "It seems so, they are heading towards our dock."

  Lei Xingfeng stared at the upstream of the river, and indeed a large sailboat came over with the wind and waves. This boat was much larger than the sailboats Lei Xingfeng had seen in Hui Snake Mouth. It wasn't a force with great financial power that could produce such a large ship. He said, "They're going to destroy this dock."

  "Wu Zhen said: 'Let's retreat.'"

  Lei Xingfeng did not refuse this time, he couldn't figure out his opponent's strength and didn't want to engage in a meaningless fight. Just as he nodded, a fireball suddenly rose from the ruins of the small town, rising into the air and exploding, like fireworks, visible from very far away.

  Tan Da couldn't help but curse loudly: "Damn it, there's actually another damn person still alive!" He turned around and rushed towards the location where the signal was coming from.

  In less than a minute, Tan Da came back and said, "It's over, we can't escape now."

  Many people rushed to the bow of the large sailboat, pointing and gesturing towards the dock. Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "If we can't leave, then we can't leave. Since heaven wants us to stay behind, then let's just stay."

  "Damn it," Wu Zhen said with a wry smile, "this idiot doesn't know that once we leave, he'll still be able to keep his life?"

  "Alright, our luck is really bad, we can even get someone else involved in this unlucky matter... Alas, it's all my fault... If I hadn't thought of Lu Huan, none of this would have happened."

  Lei Xingfeng shook his head and said, "It's just a coincidence, nothing special."

  The ordinary people on the small boat were terrified, and Lei Xingfeng said: "Don't hide on the boat, hurry up and go ashore, escape from the town, no one in the town will kill you anymore."

  "Wu Zhenyao shouted loudly: 'Hurry up and escape with your lives! If you stay in the river, when a big ship comes over, you'll be done for. Hurry up and run!'"

  The people on the small boat hesitated for a moment, and immediately understood that Leixing Peak's words were very correct. If they didn't run away, the big ship would come over, and once a fight broke out, it would be difficult for them to escape even if they wanted to. In an instant, the people on the small boat ran ashore and fled in groups towards the outside of the town.

  There were also a few who couldn't bear to part with their small boats and rowed away in them.

  Lei Xingfeng slightly shook his head, understanding that the most dangerous thing was the river surface. With the speed of the opponent's large ship and the power of the oars, the small boat's progress could only be compared to a turtle crawling. However, he didn't speak again, it was all his own choice. He was able to speak up to warn them, still a bit of compassion left from his past life, not wanting to see people being slaughtered without any power to fight back.

  Soon a large area of the dock was empty, and the remaining small boats were all unmanned.

  The three of them stood on the platform, knowing that even if they ran, it would be useless. The other side had more people and momentum, and they would definitely chase and kill them. However, the three were not afraid, thinking that in the worst case, they could just fight back.

  The way for practitioners to solve problems is either violence or violence, rarely calm and peaceful, relying on their own strong strength to try to suppress the other party. As long as both parties have equivalent strength, the solution is mostly violent, unless one party has an overwhelming advantage, the other party will either escape, surrender, or be killed, with no fourth option available.

  If both sides are evenly matched, the battle can last for several years or even hundreds of years. The fight between cultivators is extremely cruel, which is also one of the reasons why many cultivators hide in the countryside and become local tyrants. Many ordinary cultivators, after witnessing the cruel battles, have the final thought of escaping to remote areas, which also allows the cultivation culture to spread widely.

  Lei Xingfeng had gradually come to understand the cruelty of this world. This time, the massacre and the previous battle between two female cultivators that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths made it clear that an ordinary person was nothing in this world. He secretly rejoiced that he could cultivate and had good aptitude, otherwise he really didn't know how to survive in this world, which was too damn frightening.

  About five minutes later, the large sailboat was approaching the dock. Wu Zhen couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow, this boat is huge!"

  The bow of the ship was packed with a large number of cultivators, each holding weapons and staring intently at the three people on the dock.

  The two sides were a hundred meters apart, and Lei Xingfeng could clearly see the appearance of the enemy, all of whom were low-level cultivators. The highest was only a Muddy Wheel Master, and not even one True Person was seen. He couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed: "No True Person!" After the previous battle, he had already understood that ordinary low-level cultivators were completely unable to resist his attacks. This kind of slaughter-like battle didn't interest him much.

  To kill an opponent who is almost evenly matched, that's the only way to help oneself grow. Lei Xingfeng thought to himself, feeling a bit twisted inside, perhaps influenced by this world, especially after cultivating the Thunder Wheel Technique, his inner fury often couldn't be controlled, and he didn't know if it was good or bad. However, he once heard Old Man Leibao say that those who cultivate the Thunder Wheel Technique must control their emotions in order to make better progress.

  So it's best to control one's emotions, and Lei Xingfeng did a great job in this regard. Due to the influence of his previous life's personality, he was able to control his emotions when they flared up from time to time, gradually calming down during intense battles instead of continuing to rage on.

  Just like this time, watching the cultivator slaughter ordinary people, at first his eyes were red, but as he slaughtered, he gradually calmed down and didn't continue to go crazy. He himself had a kind of fear, afraid that his violent emotions would destroy himself.

  At this time, he was in control of his emotions. Lei Xingfeng said: "Tan Da, if there is no true master-level expert on this big ship, I will give it to you. If there is a true master-level expert, I will take care of it myself. By the way, Wu Zhen, just watch and don't need to fight."

  Wu Zhen nodded and said: "Yes!" He was the Thousand Wheel Master. If he joined the battle, it would likely be a case of dead more than alive, so there was no need to join in.

  Tan Da was somewhat embarrassed, as there were too many people on the big ship. Just at the bow of the ship, there were at least hundreds of people, and it was unknown how many more were in the cabin. However, since Lei Xingfeng had entrusted him with this task, he couldn't not carry it out. This kind of slaughter was really troublesome for him; he didn't like killing, but he had been forced to this point. Even if he didn't kill anyone, others would still want to kill him. So he nodded and said, "Alright, I'll take care of it."

  Three people wait for the big ship to approach.

  The people on the big ship had already sensed that something was wrong. The ones who arrived in the small town earlier couldn't be seen anywhere, and the whole town was engulfed in flames with black smoke billowing into the sky. Explosions crackled non-stop, and from time to time, there were sounds of houses collapsing. Then, there were three people standing on the dock, looking exceptionally eerie.

  The killing sounds on the small island still lingered, but the eerie silence on the dock made everyone on the big ship feel a chill run down their spines. Immediately, someone rushed into the cabin to report.

  Just as the big ship was about fifty meters away from the dock, a burly man appeared at the bow of the ship. He wore a black mask and stood up straight, saying: "Hand this person over to me!"

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