MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again

Lu Hong glanced around the dilapidated hut and smiled faintly, "The mighty Sword Saint of the Empire reduced to this state?"

Sword Saint Li, with a self-mocking smile, replied, "Have you come just to mock me in the middle of the night?"

"Of course not. I'm here to find the two women your disciple offered as tribute some days ago."

"Offered women as tribute?" Sword Saint Li was baffled, "What do you mean?"

With those words, Lu Hong was also confused, "You don't know? Didn't you have Guan Yi offer beauties to gain the support of the Crown Prince of Saint Peace?"

"Beauties to gain the Crown Prince's support?" Sword Saint Li frowned, "If I truly wished to submit to the Crown Prince, why would I resort to such means?"

"What? Then someone has been using your name to make Guan Yi do these things."

"Perhaps. I will go to the border town myself tomorrow to inform Guan Yi. If you have nothing else, you may leave now." It was clear that Sword Saint Li didn't quite believe the news Lu Hong brought, and thus, he issued a dismissal.

"I can leave, but do you know where the Crown Prince resides?"

Sword Saint Li scrutinized Lu Hong for a long time before saying, "Who exactly are you? Are you also planning to break into the Crown Prince's Mansion at night?"

"Not to break in, just to meet."

"You might not be able to meet him. Currently, the Crown Prince is in the final stages of a breakthrough in his cultivation technique. The mansion is also on high alert, guarded by three Sword Saints following the Emperor's orders. You won't be able to enter."

"Alright, understood." Lu Hong nodded, then added, "How about we have breakfast together tomorrow?"

After a moment of contemplation, Sword Saint Li nodded, "That's possible."

With three Late Stage Third Transition powerhouses stationed at the Crown Prince's Mansion, Lu Hong might really not be able to get in. And since it wasn't Sword Saint Li who had offered the women, that left two possibilities. Either Guan Yi was lying, or someone indeed had stolen Sword Saint Li's identity.

As for the possibility of Guan Yi lying, that would be seen from Sword Saint Li's attitude tomorrow.

Walking out of Sword Saint Li's humble abode, Lu Hong strolled in the old, dilapidated district when a swordsman appeared at the end of the road.

Squinting his eyes, Lu Hong sensed the overt killing intent of the stranger, which cleared his intentions.

"May I ask your name?"

"Sword Saint Lu—Ben Cang."

Sword Saint Lu? It seemed he was also one of the seven Saints of the kingdom. Lu Hong then said, "Have you come looking for me?"

"Yes."

"And what brings you to me?"

"Just by coming here unknown and meeting Sword Saint Li, those two facts alone are enough for you to die ten times over!"

"Oh wow, so mighty, huh? My arrival is unknown? How so?"

"You are not from our realm."

"How did you come to know that?" Lu Hong asked, "Did Guan Yi send you the message?"

"Guan Yi?" Sword Saint Lu shook his head slightly, "You underestimate our information organization at Saint Peace too much."

"Understood." Lu Hong nodded, looking around, "Shall we fight right here? Aren't you afraid of breaking something you can't afford to replace?"

Drawing his sword from his waist, which was a replica closely resembling the Blood Holy Sword with a blood-red blade shimmering with a sinister light, it seemed this sword had claimed countless lives and was imbued with a thirst for blood.

"Just you? You're not worthy."

As Sword Saint Lu's voice fell, a Formation barrier instantly enveloped the area, locking both men inside.

"Huh? Isn't this supposed to be a world without magic? Why is there still a Formation that can be activated?"

Facing Lu Hong's confusion, Sword Saint Lu sneered, "Then why do you think we use the Demon Crystal as currency for trading?"

Spiritual Energy is the origin of all power transformation. Although unable to use Magic Power skills, a demon beast inherently transforms Spiritual Energy into Magic Power, which is stored in the Demon Crystals of their bodies.

Lu Hong instantly understood the implication.

"Thank you for the lesson."

After finishing, Lu Hong assumed a combat stance.

Sword Saint Lu pointed at Lu Hong with his sword, "Draw your sword."

"Are you sure you want to see?"

"I am one of the ten strongest in the capital, this is the respect Saint Peace Kingdom gives you, but please also respect my Saint Peace Kingdom."

Hearing this, Lu Hong nodded, "Sorry, I will display my full strength next to show my respect for you."

The moment the Blood Holy Sword landed in his palm, the sea of Blood Qi seemingly exploded around Lu Hong, like a giant wave striking at Sword Saint Lu's heart.

Seeing this genuine Holy Sword, Sword Saint Lu's pupils slightly constricted, "Are you really a Third Transition Bloodthirst?"

"Absolutely!"

"Good." Sword Saint Lu then transformed into a shadow of blood, charging fiercely towards Lu Hong.

Although this guy was a top-tier Bloodthirst from the late stage of the Third Transition, in this small realm, opportunities were too scarce, and even being in the late stage of the Third Transition, he was only an ordinary formidable being; Lu Hong, although his current strength had returned to the early stage, his real combat power could already rival that of the peak existence.

This disparity in combat power meant that it should not be very difficult to take down Sword Saint Lu.

But Lu Hong did not rush to defeat his opponent; he wanted to see what the peak combat power of this small world was actually like.

Sword Saint Lu was fast, instantly appearing before Lu Hong, swinging his heavy sword and unleashing wave after wave of blood, like a continual tide of successive surges.

Honestly, this skill isn't available in the warrior class; it must be a creation of Sword Saint Lu himself, and it seemed quite powerful.

However, its shortcomings were also quite evident. If the opponent's total Magic Power exceeded the spellcaster's, then it could easily be overpowering.

Thus, a bigger wave of blood emerged from within Lu Hong, rolling back against Sword Saint Lu's skill.

Though Sword Saint Lu marveled at the vastness of the opponent's Blood Qi sea, his actions did not slow down by half a beat.

Bloodlight surged, cutting out a full moon.

After splitting the blood wave, Sword Saint Lu quickly closed in and, feeling that Lu Hong's Blood Qi was more abundant than his own, he decisively chose close combat.

In terms of swordsmanship, Sword Saint Lu was confident in himself; after all, his killer blade had ended the lives of countless people.

Heavy Sword wielding huge swings but imparting a sense of subtleness, continuous like flowing water subtlety hiding murderous intent within its moves.

"Nice sword technique," Lu Hong blocked Sword Saint Lu's relentless attacks and affirmed.

"The real show is still to come!" After several consecutive attacks failed to take down Lu Hong, Sword Saint Lu grew somewhat irritated — damn it, the opponent was just at the early stage of the Third Transition, how could he match him in every aspect? Wasn't the warrior class already extinct in the outside world? Why did this guy seem even more specialized than them?

With the crisp sound of clashing swords, the two blades collided; Sword Saint Lu immediately unleashed a Blood Qi Shockwave, aiming to catch Lu Hong off guard.

However, Lu Hong had already sensed it, and the Chaotic Uprising surged directly towards his opponent's heart.

Both being of the Bloodthirst class, the intricacies of their skills were naturally well known.

Sword Saint Lu immediately released the tremendous Blood Qi held at his heart and then gathered his strength to stabilize his veins, not giving Lu Hong a chance to induce chaos in his blood flow.

Seeing the Chaotic Uprising resolved, Lu Hong switched to releasing a Blood Qi Shockwave.

Originally, Sword Saint Lu could also have unleashed a Chaotic Uprising in reverse to repel Lu Hong, but unfortunately, it seemed he was not quite skilled in this ability, choosing instead to retreat and evade.

As the Blood-Red Nuclear Bomb exploded within the isolated Formation, the surroundings instantly fell silent.

Sword Saint Lu was indeed seriously injured under that impact; the power of the Blood Qi Shockwave was just too great, and despite being well-prepared, he was still torn through his defenses and his viscera were shocked.

Holding the Blood Holy Sword, Lu Hong called out to Sword Saint Lu not far away, "My friend across, are you okay?"

Sword Saint Lu looked at Lu Hong with a very strange expression, "Is there really a warrior class in the outside world?"

"There is, but not many. However, there should be more in the future. Speaking of the Bloodthirst class, you wouldn't believe it, but there's a Heavenly God-level warrior called the Warrior Deity of Rage Sun, who is also one of our Bloodthirst lineage."

"There are Heavenly God-level warriors outside?"

"That's natural."