Chapter 448 - 207: Star Shifting and Constellation Changing Heavenly Killing Demon Skill

Jiang Ran mouthed the name, shaking his head slightly.

"That’s quite a mouthful. Compared to that, the name ’Blood Cauldron Scripture’... sounds like it was picked by an evil stepmother.

"Let me ask you, what’s the deal with the Setting Sun Sect?

"And who is your Sect Leader?"

"The Sect Leader..."

Hearing this, the black-clad leader seemed to remember something and whipped his head around.

"The Sect Leader... Sect Leader!!!"

He took a single step, about to leap away and flee.

How could Jiang Ran let him escape? The man had spent all this time spouting bullshit and acting all mysterious.

His moves were as fierce as a tiger, but in the end, he was just a moron.

Jiang Ran even felt a little ashamed of himself.

’To think I was actually intimidated by someone like that, even acting all cautious and careful.’

He spun the Crushed Gold Saber in his hand, about to take another one of his legs.

But just as the gleam of his saber was about to flash, the black-clad man’s legs went soft, and he crumpled to the ground.

Jiang Ran, who had been aiming for the back of the man’s knee, changed the saber’s trajectory and flicked off his black face covering.

It was a man in his forties, but now his face was aging at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, his black hair turned white and fell out, his face grew gaunt and withered, and his teeth fell from their sockets. Only a few strands of white hair remained on his head. Within moments, he was no longer breathing.

"This..."

Jiang Ran’s expression changed, and he instinctively took a step back.

After confirming the man was completely dead, he slowly approached and prodded the corpse with his scabbard.

His face, however, was a mask of utter confusion.

’This man... could he be like that fat cook, just filled with air?’

’The fat cook was... was popped by a single finger from Man Shengming. And I just cut off one of this guy’s fingers, and all his life force drained away?’

’Or is this related to the Star Shifting and Constellation Changing Heavenly Killing Demon Skill?’

’If I hadn’t cut off his finger, would he not have ended up like this?’

’What a sloppy way to die.’

Jiang Ran muttered to himself, but his hand moved without the slightest hesitation, and he lopped off the man’s head in a single strike.

’This man’s martial arts were bizarre. His techniques must be extraordinary, even among those in the Eighteen Celestial Demon Records.’

’Right now, he’s like a popped inflatable doll... but what if he secretly re-inflates himself when I’m not looking and comes back to life? I’d be in a bad spot.’

’Just in case, lopping off the head is more reassuring.’

’It’s a shame. Now that he’s all old and withered, I have no idea who he was. I wonder if I can still get a bounty for him?’

Just as he was thinking this, a commotion erupted from outside the courtyard.

Hu Wanshan, seeing Jiang Ran decisively end the fight, was just about to stand up and thank him when he heard the noise.

He glanced toward the gate and saw it burst open with a loud BANG.

The first to enter were a group of the old, the young, women, and children of Wanshui Manor.

They were being pushed and shoved, surrounded by a group of manor guards.

In just a few moments, the small courtyard was already packed with people.

Those who entered next were mostly Martial Artists, while the sounds of battle raged from outside the gate.

Hu Wanli immediately recognized his son’s voice, who was currently shouting:

"Help... Help! Hero Jiang, help us!!!"

"You told us to lure them here, and we did it... What do we do now?"

Jiang Ran didn’t even need to look to know that the alley outside the courtyard was now filled with men from the Setting Sun Sect.

He leaped up and landed before the gate. Taking another step out, he saw dozens of black-clad men packed densely together, trying to force their way in to kill.

The few young men he had seen earlier were using every technique they had to desperately hold them back.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran flew forward, grabbing them one by one and tossing them back into the courtyard.

With a few pained yelps of "OW, OW," all the young men were thrown back inside by Jiang Ran.

Then, with a turn, he was back in the courtyard himself.

He even casually shut the courtyard gate behind him.

The manor guards standing nearby were completely baffled.

’What’s the use of shutting the gate?’

While they were still stunned, they saw Jiang Ran’s Crushed Gold Saber begin to tremble violently in its scabbard, as if it couldn’t wait to be drawn.

The next moment, Jiang Ran gripped the saber with one hand, and with a HUM, he unleashed a streak of golden light.

The instant the golden light left the blade, it transformed into a single line.

It was the technique: Qi transformed into a single line, the saber moved without a sound, crossing a thousand miles... startling ghosts and gods!

This horizontal slash of saber qi covered nearly the entire length of the alley.

The moment it was unleashed, the courtyard wall and the gate in front of them were all sliced clean in half.

As the blade’s aura passed, the alley was instantly filled with the sound of bodies thudding to the ground.

But there was also the sound of rushing wind. Jiang Ran looked up to see a few black-clad men leaping into the air, trying to jump into the courtyard, which had ironically allowed them to escape the attack.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran tapped his foot and launched himself into the air. He grabbed one man, and with a flash of his saber, a head fell to the ground.

There weren’t many who had jumped. Before they could even land, Jiang Ran dispatched them with just a few slashes.

Finally, he returned to the courtyard, dragging one of the black-clad men with him.

This black-clad man was expressionless. His eyes were clear but held no trace of life.

He struggled mechanically in Jiang Ran’s grip, but his movements were limited as Jiang Ran had him by a vital point on his back.

The young men had scrambled back to their feet by now.

"Hero Jiang, we did it!!"

"Yeah, yeah! Too bad Hero Jiang didn’t get to see our heroic display just now."

"Hero Jiang, you even caught one alive! Are you gonna keep him as a pet?"

"Hero Jiang..."

These young men were incredibly noisy.

Listening to them, Jiang Ran started to get a headache. For a moment, he almost forgot why he’d captured this black-clad man in the first place.

Fortunately, Hu Wanli came to his senses and quickly shouted from the edge of the crowd:

"Quiet, all of you! Don’t be rude to our benefactor!!"