From Sword to Slaughter: Evolution

"Shut up!"

"You are a coffin bearer, and you will always be a coffin bearer!"

"And if you dare kill me, you're done for!" Zhang Feifan roared in fury.

In an instant, he summoned a long blade from his room, which flew into his hand.

"Have you ever seen this? This is an A-grade superior weapon," he sneered. "Don't think just because you picked up some random sword, you can actually kill me!"

Zhang Feifan laughed arrogantly.

"Die!" Zhou Huachao yelled, charging at him with Ji Mie in hand.

He had endured too much! Was it so easy to bully an honest man? All he wanted was to buy his freedom and live his own life in peace!

Ji Mie gleamed as he thrust it forward.

"Courting death!" Zhang Feifan sneered and swung his treasured blade toward Ji Mie, confident his weapon would shatter Zhou Huachao's sword.

Clang!

In the next moment, as their weapons clashed, a loud metallic sound rang out, and cracks immediately spread across Zhang Feifan's supposedly superior blade.

Impossible! Zhang Feifan's face turned pale as though he had just witnessed something unbelievable.

But before he could recover, Zhou Huachao attacked again.

Zhang Feifan instinctively raised his blade to block, but this time, his weapon shattered into countless pieces, and Ji Mie sliced through his arm, sending blood splattering onto the sword's surface, where it was immediately absorbed.

[Absorbed Martial Master-level blood essence, gained 10 energy points]

"Martial Masters are still too weak," Ye Fan commented with a sigh.

"This Zhang Feifan really dug his own grave. With Ji Mie, Zhou Huachao's power has skyrocketed," Ye Fan added with a chuckle.

Zhang Feifan let out a scream of agony, stumbling back into his house, clutching his severed arm. His expression was one of disbelief. He had never imagined that his A-grade weapon could be destroyed so easily.

Meanwhile, Zhou Huachao strode forward, Ji Mie in hand.

"It seems the sword I picked up is far superior to your A-grade blade," Zhou Huachao said calmly as he approached.

Internally, he was thrilled. While he knew Ji Mie was no ordinary sword, he hadn't expected it to be so sharp that it could instantly destroy an A-grade weapon.

This sword... it might actually be an S-grade weapon!

"Zhou Huachao, calm down! Don't go down the path of a criminal!" Zhang Feifan shouted in desperation, fear evident in his voice. "This is Arid North City! If you kill me, the officials will hunt you down!"

"And so what?" Zhou Huachao sneered. "You were the one who wanted to kill me first."

Once Zhou Huachao made a decision, he would see it through to the end. Zhang Feifan had to die. If he spared Zhang Feifan now, the man would definitely retaliate later.

Seeing the murderous intent in Zhou Huachao's eyes, Zhang Feifan trembled in fear. Regret filled his heart. If only he hadn't pushed him so far. But it was too late.

"If you kill me, the Martial King won't let you go!" Zhang Feifan shouted, clinging to any hope he had left.

Hearing the name "Martial King," Zhou Huachao hesitated for a moment.

A good chance! Zhang Feifan saw this as his opportunity and quickly gathered his energy, launching a powerful palm strike.

Boom!

The energy hit Zhou Huachao's chest, sending him flying like a broken kite and crashing heavily onto the ground.

"Hmph! A mere weakling dares to challenge me?" Zhang Feifan sneered, his face twisted with rage. He extended his left hand, gathering even more energy for another attack.

As Zhou Huachao slowly stood up, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "As expected, people like you deserve to die."

He willed his remaining energy into Ji Mie.

[Healing Frenzy].

As the skill activated, healing energy surged from the sword, flowing into Zhou Huachao's body. His wounds began to close rapidly, and the pain subsided.

"Die!" Zhang Feifan roared as he unleashed a massive wave of energy shaped like a lava serpent.

Zhou Huachao remained calm. The information Ji Mie had conveyed to him was clear—this sword could sever any energy-based attack.

"Ahhh!" Zhou Huachao yelled as he slashed Ji Mie downwards.

The lava serpent was cut cleanly in half.

Zhang Feifan was frozen in disbelief. "Impossible… this is impossible…"

He mumbled incoherently, his worldview completely shattered. A sword that could cut through energy? He had never seen or heard of such a thing.

"Time to die!" Zhou Huachao charged forward with Ji Mie.

"Spare me!" Zhang Feifan screamed, but before he could finish, Ji Mie pierced through his chest.

Zhang Feifan looked down at the sword embedded in his body, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You…" he tried to speak, but blood poured from his mouth, and his body trembled before going limp.

[Killed Martial Master-level opponent, gained 100,000 evolution points]

[Absorbed Martial Master-level blood essence, gained 10 energy points]

[Absorbed Martial Master-level blood essence, gained 10 energy points]

…

As Ji Mie absorbed Zhang Feifan's blood, Zhou Huachao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You forced my hand," Zhou Huachao said quietly, pulling the sword from Zhang Feifan's chest. Looking down at Zhang Feifan's lifeless body, Zhou Huachao felt a sense of satisfaction, but also a creeping sense of worry.