Ninth In the World

After being slashed by the saber twice in a row, Di Jiu looked more alarmed than before. He struck with his dagger a second time.

He had used the Di Clan’s first saber move. Even though he had been able to leave a mark on Sang Sha’s body on his first strike, this strike only ruffled his clothes.

Meanwhile, Sang Sha’s third saber move landed on Di Jiu’s back, causing blood to splatter from his wound.

Di Jiu was finally aware of the disparity between him and Sang Sha in terms of skill. Sang Sha was definitely a lot more powerful than him. His cultivation level had to be at least half a grade higher than Di Jiu’s.

“Is that all you know, boy?” Sang Sha sneered. The long saber in his hand was emitting a continuous stream of saber Qi as he lunged towards Di Jiu with successive strikes.

The successive slashes on Di Jiu’s body formed a bloody mess. Sang Sha realized that he had overestimated Di Jiu’s abilities. He was not surprised that Di Jiu had been able to kill several of Bi Zhengsheng’s men. It had actually been difficult to avoid his first strike. Once he had dodged it successfully though, the threat that Di Jiu posed had plummeted exponentially.

Even though Di Jiu was at the first-stage Qi Refinement realm and his body was much more flexible than it used to be, Sang Sha’s strikes had left trails of blood streaming down his body.

Sang Sha slashed the saber across Di Jiu’s right leg. Di Jiu’s posture contorted as he collapsed on the floor. There was no pity in Sang Sha’s eyes as he lifted the saber in the air and struck Di Jiu’s left leg with an even more frightening killing intent. “Rest assured. Brother Zhuan. I, Sang Sha, am a Black Tier warrior. Killing an ant like him is a piece of cake for me…” he said casually.

However, he still felt a little uneasy. It bothered him that Di Jiu had managed to survive his attacks with just a dagger.

Jia Qian had initially thought that Di Jiu would only get beaten, not killed. After seeing the sight before him though, he heaved a sigh of relief. Lui Wan and Sang Sha possessed similar abilities. It seemed that Lui Wan had not met Di Jiu yet, or else Di Jiu would not have fallen into Sang Sha’s hands.

It was a pity that Sang Sha was not his disciple. The main reason that Sang Sha had gone to Di Jiu’s residence was to find any valuable items that Di Jiu possessed. If Di Jiu owned any treasure, Sang Sha would have taken it first.

This did not matter anymore, though. What was important now was to capture Di Jiu. Jia Qian let his guard down for a while, before he was suddenly reminded of something. He immediately interrupted Sang Sha by saying anxiously, “Beware of his trickery…”

Jia Qian remembered that Sang Sha had asked Di Jiu if he only knew one technique.

Di Jiu had only used one technique so far, and he had stuck to that same technique in spite of being on the brink of death.

Unfortunately, Jia Qian’s warning had come too late. When Di Jiu collapsed on the floor, the aura of his dagger changed abruptly and a frightening killing intent rose from its bottom as it soared towards Sang Sha. It was the Di Clan’s second saber move!

The deadly aura enveloped Sang Sha, who could sense that the killing power of his saber Qi was 10 times stronger than his previous strike.

Sang Sha had been treating Di Jiu as a dead man. However, as he was about to strike Di Jiu’s left leg, he was intimidated by the sudden increase of the killing power of Di Jiu’s saber Qi.

It did not matter which side he turned to. The saber Qi’s killing intent would still surround him. The only way to escape was by moving upwards. However, the momentum of his oncoming strike was too strong, so he was unable to stop his strike.

Sang Sha, who was too distracted to hurt Di Jiu’s left leg, swerved his saber desperately in an effort to block the stream of saber Qi coming from Di Jiu.

Di Jiu’s saber Qi was immensely strong, so his saber only managed to block a small amount of it.

Blood suddenly spattered across the room as Sang Sha fell to the floor. Almost half of his body was immediately dismembered by the Di Clan’s second saber move.

Di Jiu sighed as he struggled to remain standing. He had almost been killed by Sang Sha. If he had not delayed using the Di Clan’s second saber move until he had fallen down, he would have been dead by now.

“You are really powerful…” Sang Sha said as blood flowed out of the sides of his mouth. Sang Sha knew that his life was about to end.

He did not think that Di Jiu was cunning, though. He had tried to take Di Jiu’s life, yet Di Jiu had only tried to defend himself. Any tactics he had used could be considered part of a fair fight.

Di Jiu grabbed a few quilts and dropped them onto the pool of blood. “You do not look like an idiot. Why did you sacrifice your life for Trustworthy? Don’t worry, he will be joining you soon,” he said.

The corners of Sang Sha’s mouth twitched a few times as he said in a weak voice, “I did not sacrifice myself for him. I came here in search of something. Plus, you are inferior in comparison to him…”

After uttering these words, Sang Sha collapsed in a pool of blood. He showed no more signs of life.

As Di Jiu turned around, his eyes landed on the TV screen, where Jia Qian was still visible. “Wait for your turn, Trustworthy,” he said. “I will come and peel off your skin soon.”

Jia Qian’s face went pale as he said coldly, “You are rather impressive, but Sang Sha was right. You are nothing in comparison to me.”

Sang Sha had been a mere Black Tier Warrior, while Jia Qian was an Earth Tier Warrior. Jia Qian regretted sending Lui Wan to the Swallow Capital instead of going there himself.

He had initially been sure that Lui Wan had not found Di Jiu. However, he was not that sure anymore. Lui Wan and Sang Sha were almost equal in terms of skills. If Sang Sha had been killed by Di Jiu, then could Lui Wan also have gotten killed? This would explain why he had been unable to contact her.

“Would it kill you not to boast, old boy? Given your skills, I could have strangled you to death with just a few words!” Di Jiu shouted loudly as he pointed at Jia Qian.

Despite his rash words, he knew in his heart that Trustworthy had told the truth. If he had met Trustworthy, he would not even have lasted a minute.

It was rumored that Trustworthy was an Earth Tier Warrior. Sang Sha, whom he had just killed, had been a Black Tier Warrior. If Sang Sha had been so frightfully strong, then how much stronger would Trustworthy be?

“I will help you understand…” Trustworthy’s face relaxed and his voice became calmer. Only the people who were really close to him knew that, the calmer he looked, the stronger the killing intent in his heart was.

Di Jiu laughed. “I cannot understand. I will find you soon enough though, you scumbag. I’ve already killed some useless men of yours. Didn’t you send a woman named Lui Wan to find me? I have captured her and I am planning on tormenting and killing her slowly. She was very obedient, though. She came to me voluntarily and begged me to accept a martials arts institute registration token. She said that you had forced her to find me.”

“Because of her docile nature, I allowed her to become my 18th mistress. When I find you, I will decapitate you and send all your mistresses over to your men… Are you sure that you are Trustworthy? Shouldn’t you be called Dog Faeces instead? No, that would have been too insulting to dog faeces…”

Di Jiu had suffered a great deal that day. He rested one hand on his waist and pointed at the TV screen with the other as he shouted at Jia Qian wilfully. No one could speak louder than him when he was provoked.

Unsatisfied with the abuse he shouted at Jia Qian, he took out the registration token to infuriate him even further.

Bang! The TV screen turned black. Jia Qian, whose face had paled from anger, had stopped the live broadcast. How could someone insult him like this? This was outrageous!

However, what bothered him the most was why Di Jiu had Lui Wan’s registration token. He was certain that what he had seen was the registration token he had given Lui Wan. He had planned for Lui Wan to continue her studies at the Institute of Martial Arts after she captured Di Jiu. Di Jiu would then be handed over to Bi Zhengsheng and taken to Dai Cheng City.

It was strange that Lui Wan remained uncontactable while Di Jiu had her registration token.

Click! The door suddenly opened. Qi Xiang stood at the entrance and looked at Di Jiu in shock. He had overheard the insults Di Jiu had shouted a while ago. This side of Di Jiu’s personality was very different from the impression he had of him…

Before he was able to speak, he caught glimpse of the mess on the floor and Sang Sha’s dead body. “Ah!” he shouted in fear.

Di Jiu heaved a sigh of relief as he said, “This fellow was sent here by Trustworthy. He was so powerful that he almost killed me. Let’s clean up the place and get out of here immediately.”

Everyone knew that Trustworthy would not be able to resist coming over to seek revenge after being insulted so much.

Despite his harsh words, Di Jiu knew deep down that he would not be able to beat Trustworthy. Therefore, he planned on visiting the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts first.

Qi Xiang finally understood the situation. He was not a timid man, so he and Di Jiu tidied up the house quickly and disposed of anything that had to be moved to a desolate location.

Two hours later, Qi Xiang and Di Jiu had finished packing and were heading to the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts.