Luo Yu heard the other party raging with a Dongying accent and his gaze sharpened instantly as he called forth the Zhuxian.
"I didn't expect you, boy, to be a martial artist and even see through our true nature. Now you cannot be left alive," the other party said angrily.
"You had the choice of heaven but didn't take it, and now you've barged into hell without a door, seeking death!"
The middle-aged man sneered and, wielding a dagger along with his six subordinates, blended into the shadows, charging over to kill.
Qin Lan and Jia Lan retreated backward, tense but biting their red lips to hold back, not crying out for help, afraid to distract Luo Yu during the fight.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
The seven figures continually leapt within the shadows, like assassins from Youming, directing all their killing intent at Luo Yu.
Luo Yu let out a cold laugh, held the Zhuxian, and thrust it diagonally forward.
"Puchi!"
The sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh echoed, blood splattered, and a short man appeared, incredulously looking down at the longsword piercing his abdomen, then at Luo Yu, not understanding how the other had seen through his stealth Ninjutsu.
To the others, it looked as though the man had deliberately run into Luo Yu's sword, as if seeking a collision.
"Just a rat showing its tail," Luo Yu said dismissively.
Luo Yu quickly withdrew the Zhuxian and casually released several sword moves into the void around him.
"Clang clang clang!"
After a series of clashing sounds, the noise of metal on metal rang out continuously, the swordplay seamlessly unified, blocking all openings, firmly protecting him completely.
The other six men looked on with shocked faces as they were forced back.
The middle-aged man looked down at his trembling dagger, incredulously raising his head to look at Luo Yu, never expecting such an ordinary-looking young man to be so fierce, ridiculously so.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"A young man able to withstand so many Fourth and Fifth Rank experts could absolutely not be a nobody in Great Xia!"
"Cut the crap. The likes of you and a son of a bitch have nothing to discuss," Luo Yu retorted.
Holding his sword, Luo Yu advanced. There was room for discourse with people, but nothing to say to animals unworthy of being compared to dogs and pigs.
"Dammit!"
"Use your full strength, quickly kill off this genius. We definitely won't come out at a loss this time," the middle-aged man said in an angry, cruel tone, eyeing Luo Yu. He added in his mind that snatching two unruly beauties would certainly not be a loss for them.
"Boom!"
As Luo Yu charged forward, fire seemed to blaze from the eyes of these short men.
"Not only does he not run, but he also dares to counterattack?"
"Who gave you the courage?"
"Then die!"
Explosive sounds erupted in an instant, and Ancient Spirits appeared behind them: a giant python covered in patterns, a general in Dongying-style armor, and an Onmyoji in a kimono, surrounded by various strangely shaped Shikigami.
They launched their attack together, planning to finish the battle quickly while still unnoticed and resolve the conflict swiftly.
Qin Lan, watching from behind, pressed her lips tightly together, her pretty face showing palpable concern for Luo Yu. The attackers exuded strong auras and approached menacingly, clearly no easy targets, and it was obvious they were after them, leaving a bitter taste in her heart.
Seeing this, Luo Yu was not at all panicked; instead, the corners of his mouth curled upwards.
"Tch," he clicked his tongue.
"It seems there are no ordinary brats here. Killing them will be all the more satisfying."
He didn't activate the murderous intent of the Zhuxian Sword, instead instantly summoning the Ancient Spirits.
An aura of imperial command swirled around, sweeping through the alley.
A tall man appeared, dressed in a Black Dragon Emperor's robe, intimidating all around him, with an Imperial Sword hanging on his waist and a Jade Seal in his hand.
"Ancestral Dragon!"
"Ying Zheng."
The fusion of human and spirit was but a moment, as Luo Yu's form merged with that of Ancestral Dragon Ying Zheng, his aura skyrocketing instantly.
At this moment, he turned his hand and put away the Zhuxian, smashing the Jade Seal forward.
"Boom——"
"Granted by heaven, may you live forever," Luo Yu declared.
A Golden aura of imperial command surged, carrying a weight as heavy as mountains with a grand momentum, overwhelmingly smashing forward.
Before Luo Yu, the six ninjas with surging auras were like mudfish in the soil encountering a true dragon, trembling uncontrollably, their pupils shrinking to the size of needle tips.
"Impossible!"
"How can this guy be so strong?"
The middle-aged man began to retreat, abruptly using his Spiritual Power to stop his motion in mid-air, desperately trying to flee the alley.
The other five ninjas weren't quick enough to retreat. All the Ancient Spirits were initially crushed by the Jade Seal, and then they were violently shaken, coughing up blood, as if a mountain had smashed down upon them from above, forcibly collapsing straight to the ground from the air, kneeling down, the earth trembling, their knee bones shattering instantly.
Painful howls filled the air, blood flowing from their knees to the ground, spilling out from the pits.
"Think you can leave?" Luo Yu said scornfully, stomping his foot and vanishing on the spot with unrestrained imperial energy.
He surpassed the middle-aged man, suddenly appeared at the mouth of the alley, and kicked him squarely in the chest, sending him flying back.
"Crack!"
The sound of bones breaking echoed out of nowhere, followed by the thud of a heavy object hitting the ground.
The battle, from start to finish, lasted only a matter of seconds. Luo Yu stood there unharmed, walking back inside the alley under the last rays of the setting sun.
A ninja lay pierced through, sprawled on the ground already beyond life and death.
The other six were kneeling, trembling, with the lead middle-aged man lying prostrate on the ground like a dead dog, his eyes filled with disbelief and fear.
He had not expected, truly had not expected.
He had merely acted on a whim, desiring to play a role, to scare the man away, and to deceive two young beauties into giving him their hearts.
As a top spy sent by Dongying to investigate the specifics regarding the God's Child, to later summon stronger forces for a precise assassination, his skill and ability were more than enough to handle a young man and to deceive two women.