A sharp Sword Light pierced the heart of a One-Mark Blood Demon. The Blood Demon flew backward and let out a shrill howl.
"Chu Mu, what do you think of my sword move?" Liang Haishan asked as he sheathed his sword and looked at Chu Mu.
"You've improved, but it's not enough." Chu Mu said calmly, "When you stabbed your sword just now, your arm trembled, causing the stability and accuracy of your sword to deviate. The Sword Light is not condensed enough, and the sword energy attached to it did not crush the Blood Demon's heart in an instant. You can't really kill it with one strike."
Swordsmen's battles were very straightforward and focused on efficiency. Even the most magnificent sword moves pursued the effect of killing the target better. Therefore, it was best to kill with one strike.
Liang Haishan listened attentively and firmly remembered every word Chu Mu said.
Chu Mu's swordsmanship attainment was obviously much higher than Liang Haishan's.
Since the Sword Technique Meeting, Liang Haishan had been thinking about whether to ask Chu Mu for advice on swordsmanship. However, he was restrained by his status.
No matter what, Chu Mu was only a new student. In terms of seniority, he was only his junior brother. Liang Haishan could not bring himself to ask for advice from his junior brother.
However, after being shocked many times, Liang Haishan put aside all his concerns and finally asked for advice from Chu Mu. Chu Mu did not hide anything and tried his best to guide him. After Liang Haishan tried out Chu Mu's guidance on how to exert force, use the sword, and so on, he found that the power of his sword had obviously improved a lot. This made him feel even more humble. He even regretted not asking for advice from Chu Mu earlier. What was the use of boasting? It could not improve his strength.
While Liang Haishan was improving, Chu Mu was also improving. His improvement was even more obvious than Liang Haishan's.
Chu Mu was able to comprehend and improve his swordsmanship attainment to the level of a swordsmanship grandmaster because he walked the path of "the sword is a weapon, and the swordsmanship is a killing technique."
As such, if he wanted to improve his swordsmanship attainments again, killing was the most direct way.
However, after the first swordsman who took this path on Earth broke through to the Master Realm, there were few who could match him. Moreover, they had entered a peaceful era where law and discipline were very important. There were not many opportunities to kill people.
The most important thing was that the Guru knew the price he had to pay for taking this path. In order to avoid the appearance of a homicidal maniac, he did not spread out the method for further improvement. Instead, he was buried with his death.
Previously, Chu Mu did not understand this, which was why he had been practicing his basic swordsmanship diligently every day, hoping that his swordsmanship attainments would improve again. However, ever since he had broken through to the Sword Arts Grandmaster realm, he had not improved much.
However, even if Chu Mu knew that killing was the most direct way to improve, he wouldn't kill innocent civilians in order to improve his swordsmanship attainments. That would go against his principles.
If a swordsman went against his principles, even if he became stronger, he would eventually go astray and would not have a good ending.
It had to be said that entering the Blood Demon Realm was a very correct decision on Chu Mu's part. Even if he did not obtain many Blood Demon Cores in the end, just understanding how to improve his swordsmanship attainments in the most direct way was already a huge gain.
As for the challenge in the small sword pagoda in the outer mansion, although he kept killing, it was ultimately an illusion. No matter how realistic it was, an illusion was still an illusion.
"I wonder how much my swordsmanship attainments will improve after a month in the Blood Demon Realm?" Chu Mu thought to himself. If the Sword Arts Grandmaster realm was divided into the beginner level, Dacheng, and the consummate level, then Chu Mu's swordsmanship attainments were now close to the beginner level. At this stage, all kinds of knowledge were still in a state of blurring and gradually becoming clear.
After Liang Haishan dug out the Blood Demon Cores, the two of them continued to move forward.
"Chu Mu, look. What's that?" Liang Haishan suddenly pointed to the front, where a tall and sturdy figure was rushing towards them with quick steps.
Chu Mu narrowed his eyes. His eyesight was better than Liang Haishan's.
"It looks a bit like a Blood Demon!" Chu Mu said softly. He was not very sure.
Indeed, the tall and strong figure was somewhat blurry in Liang Haishan's eyes, but in Chu Mu's eyes, it was quite clear. It had dark red skin, and its appearance was 70% similar to the small Blood Demons they had killed earlier. However, it had a strong and full body, which was completely different from the small Blood Demons that were less than 1.2 meters tall and as thin as a match.
"Blood Demon? Impossible. How can a Blood Demon be so tall? "Liang Haishan could not believe it.
At this time, the tall figure was even closer. Even Liang Haishan could see the figure's appearance clearly. His face immediately changed.
Chu Mu's eyes narrowed into slits. A cold light swirled in his eyes as he stared at the lines on the tall figure's forehead. There were four lines.
This situation meant that this was a four-lined Blood Demon. Even if it was not a Blood Demon, it was at least inextricably linked to one.
"Mutated Blood Demon …" Liang Haishan's face changed greatly. He suddenly remembered the records in the ancient records. The ancient records said that the probability of mutated Blood Demons appearing was extremely low. The description of mutated Blood Demons was also very short. Therefore, Liang Haishan did not pay too much attention to it. "A four-lined mutated Blood Demon is even more powerful than someone in the perfected Qi Transformation Realm. We are no match for it.
Let's go. "Without hesitation, Chu Mu and Liang Haishan quickly turned around and used their movement techniques to fly away.
"What is a mutated Blood Demon?" Chu Mu asked as he turned and ran.
"I'm not sure either. In short, it is a type of mutated Blood Demon. The probability of it appearing is very low, but once it mutates, it gains abilities that ordinary Blood Demons do not have. Overall, it is stronger than ordinary Blood Demons. A one-lined mutated Blood Demon has the strength of an ordinary two-lined Blood Demon." Liang Haishan hurriedly explained, "This mutated Blood Demon has four lines on its forehead. It has the strength of an ordinary five-lined mutated Blood Demon. Ordinary cultivators in the perfected Qi Transformation Realm are no match for it."
"Humans, delicious fresh blood." The tall Blood Demon opened its mouth and let out waves of creepy laughter. The small wings on its back flapped fiercely. Although it could not fly like the other small Blood Demons, its speed was doubled. With a whoosh, it turned into a blood-colored bolt of lightning and charged toward Chu Mu and Liang Haishan.
"Not only is this mutated Blood Demon faster than the small Blood Demons we killed before, but its strength is also very prominent. Its overall strength is too strong. Even the prison-breaking sword might not be able to kill it." The strength of Chu Mu's soul made him more sensitive to auras.
The aura emitted by this tall Blood Demon was like a tsunami. It was extremely vast and terrifying, as if it was going to drown people. It was difficult to remain calm in front of it. Under the impact of that terrifying aura, people with weak willpower would directly go soft, let alone fight.
The creepy laughter behind them kept coming, and it was getting closer and closer.
Chu Mu and Liang Haishan simultaneously slashed out several Xiantian sword Qi with their hands.
The Xiantian sword Qi was extremely fast, and the mutated Blood Demon was charging at them at high speed. It did not dodge at all, or perhaps it thought that there was no need to dodge.
The Xiantian sword Qi shattered like whips hitting leather, but the mutated Blood Demon was not damaged at all.
Realizing this, Chu Mu's heart sank. He was very clear about the sharpness of the Xiantian sword Qi. Although it was not as good as the direct attack of a low-grade sword, it was still very shocking.
If the Xiantian sword Qi did not cause any damage, then even a low-grade sword would not be able to cause any obvious damage.
The Blood Demon was a terrifying and evil creature that could not be killed without destroying its heart.
"Chu Mu, it's almost catching up." Liang Haishan's expression was very ugly. This mutated Blood Demon was too fast. It was rapidly closing the distance between them and was less than 100 meters.
"Split up," Chu Mu said without hesitation.
Liang Haishan was also very decisive. The two of them immediately adjusted their directions and dashed to the left and right, increasing their speed.
At this time, there was no need to conserve their sword Qi. Although the spirit energy here was scarce and difficult to recover, if they did not use their movement skills with all their might, they would be caught up by the mutated Blood Demon. At that time, only death would await them.
It seemed that the mutated Blood Demon did not expect Chu Mu and Liang Haishan to split up. It was slightly startled and slowed down a lot. It looked left and right as if it was making a choice.
"The blood Qi here is purer." After three breaths, the mutated Blood Demon made a choice and chased after Chu Mu. Its reason was that Chu Mu's blood Qi was purer and more attractive to it.
The reason why Chu Mu's blood Qi was purer than Liang Haishan's was that he had obtained external sword Qi after breaking through to the Grandmaster Swordsmanship level. His body had been nourished by external sword Qi for a long time. He did not expect that this small benefit would become the reason why he was being chased by this terrifying mutated Blood Demon.
"It's not chasing?" Liang Haishan did not feel the pressure behind him. When he looked back, there was no one behind him. He knew that the mutated Blood Demon had gone after Chu Mu.
"I hope you can get rid of that mutated Blood Demon." Liang Haishan said, "No matter what, I owe you a favor. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely pay you back."
"It dares to chase after me." Chu Mu cursed inwardly. He merged forty percent of the Wind Essence into the Flashing Wind Body Art and ran at full speed. He was so fast that he was like a gust of wind, rolling up the sand and stones on the ground.
The small wings on the back of the mutated blood demon flapped very fiercely, making dense flapping noises. Its speed increased again, and its running legs almost turned into dark-red wheels rolling. Wherever it passed, it left footprints on the ground and shattered the sand and stones.
However, Chu Mu used his Body Art with all his strength, and the distance between them was widened little by little.
"Human, stop right there!" It roared as it chased after Chu Mu. Its terrifying and ferocious aura surged like a tide.
Chu Mu ignored it and kept running. The mutated Blood Demon was incomparably furious. It opened its mouth and a bloody light condensed. In an instant, it turned into a blood-colored ball of light the size of a human head and shot out at lightning speed.
The whistling sound made Chu Mu's scalp tingle. He did not even look back as he used the Phantom Steps. The phantom was shattered by the blood-colored ball of light and exploded on the ground. Gravel flew everywhere, and the explosion created a ten-meter-deep pit.
The explosion caused a strong airflow impact. It was like a rolling wave, forming a gust of wind. With the help of the gust of wind formed by the surging airflow, Chu Mu's speed increased to another level … If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.
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