Another cold wind swept by.
Matsui Kazuo and Kouga Kōta couldn't help but shiver, as if the black and white impermanence from Chinese mythology had come to claim their lives.
Neither of them had expected Chen Jinzhao to be so blunt—
He had come to kill them!
Matsui Kazuo, having seen his fair share of grand occasions, said after hearing Chen Jinzhao's words, "Are you joking with us?"
Chen Jinzhao smiled faintly, "Do I look like I'm joking with you?"
The two of them felt their scalps tingle.
This god of slaughter rarely joked, which meant Chen Jinzhao was serious.
Kouga Kōta said, "Chen Jinzhao, I know you are very strong, but I am not necessarily much weaker than you. And why would you kill people for no reason? We haven't provoked you. Your identity is special, have you considered the consequences of doing this?"
The two were clearly frightened, otherwise they wouldn't have said so much.
Chen Jinzhao said indifferently, "You know better than I do what you did in Fengtian City, don't you?"
"Besides—"
"If I want to kill you, why do I need a reason? I kill if I want to, that's all."
Matsui Kazuo retreated step by step, ordering Kouga Kōta to keep an eye on Chen Jinzhao. "I don't know what you're talking about. We have been law-abiding since we came to Huaguo and have done nothing illegal. I must now contact the Eastern Ying delegation's office in Fengtian."
The next moment.
Matsui Kazuo turned and fled, as if greased.
Chen Jinzhao raised his hand and threw a short knife. It grazed Matsui Kazuo's ear and finally embedded itself into a stone pillar in the courtyard.
*Humph!*
The blade sank three inches into the wood and stone, trembling in the open.
Matsui Kazuo was terrified.
If Chen Jinzhao's throw had been even slightly off, he would have been dead by now.
"If you dare to run again, I will kill you now," Chen Jinzhao said eerily, his words freezing Matsui Kazuo in place, too scared to move.
Kouga Kōta's face also turned ashen. "Chen Jinzhao, don't you think you're going too far?"
"Too far?" Chen Jinzhao scoffed.
"I haven't done anything more excessive yet, how can you say it's too far?"
"You..." Kouga Kōta was speechless.
"What, do you have an opinion?" Chen Jinzhao countered.
Kouga Kōta's expression changed slightly, clearly hearing the hidden killing intent in Chen Jinzhao's tone.
After an internal struggle, Kouga Kōta said in a deep voice, "A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! Bamboo can be burned, but its integrity cannot be destroyed!"
"Young Master, I will do my best to stop Chen Jinzhao. You seize the opportunity to escape!"
"I can't hold on for long, you need to run fast!"
Matsui Kazuo immediately nodded.
Chen Jinzhao also said, "I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable, quoting our Huaguo culture with ease. Then I should not let you go even more. You are a loyal servant, I can give you a quick death."
Kouga Kōta was an S-class expert, and moreover, he was from Dongying.
This destined that Chen Jinzhao would not let him go, lest Kouga Kōta slaughter Huaguo soldiers on the battlefield in the future.
"Kill!"
Kouga Kōta let out a roar and charged forward with his sword.
Matsui Kazuo also seized the moment and bolted. However, the exit was already blocked by Chen Jinzhao. All he could do was contact the Dongying delegation, asking them to contact the Huaguo authorities as soon as possible, and then have the authorities stop Chen Jinzhao's actions.
*Whizz!*
A downward slash tore through the air.
Chen Jinzhao easily dodged the blow, making Kouga Kōta's eyelids twitch.
Kouga Kōta said in a deep voice, "As expected of an expert ranked in the top three, more terrifying than legend. I am not your match."
"I only need to hold you off for three minutes!"
"Three minutes? You think too highly of yourself," Chen Jinzhao said lightly.
Another slash fell.
This blow gathered Kouga Kōta's highest level of skill, he even felt that this blow could kill an S-class!
Chen Jinzhao nodded slightly, "Indeed strong, but still not enough."
This sword strike still missed.
Kouga Kōta was already sweating profusely. These two blows had exhausted all his strength, leaving him weak.
He gasped for breath and looked up at Chen Jinzhao.
He saw Chen Jinzhao standing there as if nothing had happened, like an immortal descending from heaven.
Untainted by the mud, clear and unstained by ripples.
Kouga Kōta gathered all his strength into his right hand, channeling it into the katana. He roared like a maddened lion, "This time, let's see how you dodge!"
This strike was incredibly fast.
If an ordinary person were standing there, they wouldn't even be able to see the trace of the sword, as if Kouga Kōta held nothing in his hand.
In an instant, the sword appeared before Chen Jinzhao!
The long sword cut through the air, creating a gust of cold wind that blew through Chen Jinzhao's hair, making it flutter.
Kouga Kōta's eyes turned red.
He was confident that even if this strike didn't kill Chen Jinzhao, it would at least heavily injure him.
Suddenly.
Kouga Kōta's pupils contracted sharply.
The long sword in his hand stopped in mid-air, unable to fall further. He looked closely and saw Chen Jinzhao holding the blade with two fingers.
Even with all his might, Kouga Kōta could not advance the sword by an inch.
"How can this be?" Kouga Kōta exclaimed in disbelief.
A smile appeared in Chen Jinzhao's eyes. "I told you, you are not my opponent. Fighting me leads only to death."
"Why struggle in vain?"
Kouga Kōta felt a deep sense of fear, as if he were facing not a human, but a demon god from ancient mythology. He stammered, "You, your strength is greater than a typical S-class! No, my wording is wrong, you are far stronger than a typical S-class! Have you broken through to the next realm beyond S-class?"
Chen Jinzhao shook his head, "Not yet."
With Chen Jinzhao's current strength, he was at most S+.
Only people like Ding Ling could be considered to have broken through to the level beyond S-class.
Kouga Kōta fell into despair. He was an S-class himself, so why was he so much weaker than Chen Jinzhao's S-class?
The gap between them was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Chen Jinzhao exerted force with his fingers, shattering Kouga Kōta's sword into pieces. Kouga Kōta spat blood and retreated more than ten steps before steadying himself. He then looked at Chen Jinzhao in terror as Chen Jinzhao walked up to him step by step. "If you can withstand three of my punches without dying, I will spare your life."
"Is that true?" Kouga Kōta blinked.
Chen Jinzhao said expressionlessly, "I always keep my word."
Before he finished speaking.
Chen Jinzhao unleashed a punch. Kouga Kōta hastily met it, only to find Chen Jinzhao's boxing style to be unpredictable and elusive. By the time Kouga Kōta reacted, the punch had landed on his chest, sending him flying back another ten meters.
Kouga Kōta could feel several ribs broken within his body, and his internal organs were injured to varying degrees.
He spat out mouthfuls of blood and then got up from the ground.
"I survived the first punch!"
"Only two more to go. I believe I can dodge them. I hope you keep your word!"