Chapter 1: The Life and Death Formation (Prelude...)

  Ling Hong was taken aback and subconsciously said: "Indeed, one who has gone through the nine heavenly tribulations and entered the tenth level of cultivation, a great divine ability holder!"

  "Wrong! Absolutely wrong..." Liu Yun shook his head, a faint smile spreading across the corners of his mouth, somewhat cruel.

  "What makes you assist me in killing them is that your existence makes my kill feel more hateful!"

  Ling Hongru was taken aback: "You deliberately made them hate you?"

  Liu Yun nodded slightly. Although the situation earlier was not enough to make Ling Qinghong and Liu Yun kill those red-name players, he wanted to leave, and absolutely no one could stop him.

  "For what?"

  "Hurry up and get stronger."

  "You work hard and cultivate, it's better than anything."

  "You're wrong, cultivation value isn't the only condition for getting stronger, it can only be considered as a foundation."

  "What's going on?" The specific NPC 'Ling Leng Hong' was also somewhat puzzled.

  "Yes, a person's reaction speed, combat skills, awareness, skill connections and so on, these are all essential factors for the strong, and they surpass the cultivation value."

  These factors are all things that monsters cannot provide for Liu Yun, because when fighting against monsters, he is aware of the weaknesses and flaws of many monsters, so there is no skill to speak of in fighting these monsters.

  But people are different.

  Nū kuáng yǔ yuè yuè lěng pài lái bào fù liǔ yún de cún zài, jué duì bú huì shì fǎn gān zhī bèi, suǒ yǐ, rú guǒ yǒu qiān biàn wàn huà, guǐ jì duō duān de rén lái zuò duì shǒu, zhàn dòu jì shù yí dìng néng gòu zēng xǔ duō.

  "Time's up, the plan is about to start, let's practice first before that."

  Liu Yun tidied up her luggage while lost in thought.

  These people were obviously aware of their own red name status, so they had someone put some very good things in the warehouse. The equipment obtained from them was mostly whiteboards, but a single skill book for "Extinction" made Liu Yun feel somewhat comforted. Having offended a group of people, they couldn't even earn any extra money.

  The book of murder piled up to 11 layers, and the package was also filled with a full load of equipment, which is considered a small harvest.

  "You're actually a madman, thinking of using people to train your strength!" Ling Cold Red took a deep breath and looked into Liu Yun's eyes, with an inexplicable complexity added.

  "Am I crazy? Fine!" If all this continues to unfold with the same eeriness as before, Liu Yun will indeed go mad. So he must go mad now and change everything right now.

  "What is it that you're looking for me about?" Liu Yun asked after pouring a bottle of medicine.

  "Has Gu Shi Mei looked for you?" Upon hearing this, Ling Hong suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit and asked seriously.

  The gentle voice still had a few degrees of coldness.

  Is it another hidden plot quest? It can't be related to Gu Mei, right?

  Liu Yun's heart was filled with doubts, but she nodded afterwards.

  "Looking for you... It can't be to kill someone, right?" Ling's face turned slightly pale.

  "Yes!" Liu Yun sighed helplessly, and this task was inexplicably accepted, which was really unjust.

  "Are you ready to go?"

  "Your master's sister is so much stronger than me, you think I can stay alive if I don't go?"

  "If you're going to go, then... can you promise me one thing!" Ling Lenghong suddenly stepped forward, his eyes shining brightly as he stared at Liu Yun, his expression extremely serious.

  "What's up?" asked Liu Yun curiously.

  "Promise me, before you leave, you must go into town and buy ten pieces of embroidered clothing!"

  Ling Leng said coldly.

  Liu Yun was taken aback, "Are you crazy? That kind of clothing is worth one or two pieces of gold and has no practical use, why would I want to buy it? And yet you want me to buy ten sets? Are you paying?"

  "You don't have to actually buy it, just tell the boss and when the time comes, if you can't afford it, then just leave."

  "Is that so..."

  Ding! System: Player 'Liu Yun' has accepted the task 'Shui Hua Yi' released by NPC 'Ling Leng Hong'. Please complete the task within the specified time at the designated location. This task has no rewards and no penalties.

  Liu Yun felt a bit stifled and hadn't even agreed yet when another task was added.

  "Remember, don't forget."

  Ling Leng Hong finished speaking, turned around, hesitated for a moment, and walked away into the distance.

  Liu Yun's head was spinning and he couldn't keep up with the changes.

  What a strange task.

  Liu Yun took a deep breath and felt inexplicably strange.

  The massacre was lawless and rampant, one after another unexpected event occurred, and the unexpected person appeared on stage, which was not something that Liu Yun could have anticipated.

  However, the book of killing is not yet full, and the road of slaughter has naturally not stopped.

  In a quiet grove, Liu Yun was quietly crouching beside a large tree, his eyes calmly staring at the players who were killing the two-layered human-level violent ape demon in the distance.

  The player held a staff in his hand, with agile steps and murmured incantations, one powerful spell after another was easily cast by him, while on top of his head, a bright red blood sword stared at him fiercely.

  Red Name Player, Ninth on the List of Great Evils: Qing Ling Zi.

  Liu Yun drank another bottle of demon-slaying potion and lightly grasped the blade of the Qinghong sword with his fingertips.

  Qīng líng zǐ yě shì mó zhèn yíng wán jiā, zhèng shì tā yào tú lù de duì xiàng.

  Translation:

  Qinglingzi is also a demonic camp player and he is the one who wants to slaughter him.

  How many times have I been killed? I've lost count already.

  However, Liu Yun was not a careless person. Since he had found him here, he didn't rush up, but instead observed his combat skills from the side. It's worth saying that even in the early stages of the game, some high-level players' techniques were worth learning.

  For example, this person called Qinglingzi, before launching an attack, always accumulates a powerful spell that requires hand gestures and incantations. Then he approaches the monster, uses a swift technique to kill it instantly, and then releases the accumulated skill in an instant, striking two skills at once. The violent ape demon hadn't even reacted yet, but was left with only half its blood. Qinglingzi just ran two steps and cast another spell, almost able to take down a violent ape demon with just one hit.

  The violent ape demon can knock off about 20% of Qinglingzi's blood with one hit, and he almost eats blood every two times. Liu Yun aimed at Qinglingzi who was solving a violent ape demon, his pace condensed, the whole person was like a hunting leopard waiting to be released, he raised Qinghong, learned from Qinglingzi, and began to accumulate a move "Demon Slashing Sword".

  Wow!!

  The distant violent ape demon fell again, dropping several bottles of medicine. Qing Lingzi hastily picked up the medicine and prepared to pour it into his mouth.

  At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed out from the bushes on the side.

  "Hmph, I've had a bad feeling about this from the start! So it's another reckless fool trying to blow me up? Do you have the qualifications for that?"

  Qing Lingzi was picking up the medicine water when he suddenly stood up straight, took out a dan medicine from his bag and threw it into his mouth.

  His blood volume was instantly restored.

  Instant Blood Return Pill!

  Liu Yun's face darkened, and he let out a low shout. His fingers moved slightly, and the mud beneath Qing Lingzi's feet suddenly surged up, trapping his legs and rendering him immobile.

  "What is this? Sudden stone change?"

  Qing Lingzi was taken aback, extremely shocked in his heart. As he looked at the rushing Liu Yun, he hastily waved his staff, and a nimble aura appeared on the staff.

  "Magic Shield!"

  Gasp!

  A golden light flashed and a circular shield instantly enveloped Qinglingzi.

  "Slayer of Demons Sword!"

  The long-held Qinghong Sword was swung out, and two fierce sword auras burst out from the sword, heavily colliding with Qinglingzi.

  Pfft! Pfft!

  The sword energy broke through the spell shield and directly chopped onto Qinglingzi's body, leaving two deep sword marks, and the gushing blood stained Qinglingzi's robe red.

  '--21 (percent sign). Kuang Jian.'

  ‘— 25%. Soul Break.’

  Qing Lingzi's eyes widened in shock: "Impossible, the magic shield can weaken 60% of physical damage. Even if the shield is broken, I would at most suffer 5 to 6 points of life force damage. How could...how could you cut off so much with one slash? Are you...are you a Qián Kūn or a Miè Jué?"

  Liu Yun, wearing a cloak, didn't say a word and instead took three steps in two strides, approaching Qinglingzi. With one move of the Symbol of Ghosts, he was about to make his move.

  "Resist the Fire Ring!!"

  Qing Lingzi let out a loud shout and Liu Yun, who was just about to get close to him, was suddenly pushed back by a powerful force.

  "No matter who you are, today you must die!"

  Qing Lingzi gritted his teeth and quickly cast a spell, so many days, he didn't know how many people had been chasing him to kill him, but the final result was always only one, that is, they were all killed by him, this one was no exception.

  Liu Yun, who was knocked open, didn't panic. In less than 2 seconds, he could accumulate the magic that ordinary players could only cast in 4 seconds, and directly activated 'View Domain Cloak'.

  Hah!!!!!!!

  A large patch of dark aura was immediately released from the cloak on Liu Yun's body, blocking Qing Lingzi's line of sight.

  "What?"

  Qing Lingzi was shocked and looked around in horror, the dark smoke obscured his vision and blocked Liu Yun's figure: how could he even see him, let alone attack him?

  Waaaah!!!!!

  A low, mournful sigh seemed to come from the darkness, followed by the sound of heavy footsteps slowly approaching.

  Qing Lingzi's scalp tingled, he tightly grasped his staff and stared in the direction of the sound.

  But at this time, the sound suddenly accelerated, and then seemed to open the acceleration skill, quickly approaching here. Soon, a massive and sturdy figure of the Earth Guardian appeared in the darkness.

  Qing Lingzi was shocked and hastily wanted to deploy the anti-fire ring, but it was too late. The massive body of the Earth Guardian had already smashed onto his body.

  Boom!

  Knockout effect!

  Qīng líng zǐ tóu hūn nǎo zhì, dōu lái bù jí fǎn yìng, zhěng gè rén biàn fēi le chū qù.

  Translation: Qinglingzi's head was dizzy and swollen, and before he could even react, his whole body had flown out.

  Buzz...

  A light and agile sword appeared behind him, and as he flew backwards, it was easily inserted into his back.

  Hmph!

  “——19%.”

  Ding! System: You have entered a dizzy state, lasting for 1 second.

  Qinglingzi spun around in a daze, his back hurting terribly.

  However, after hearing a second of dizziness, his heart was in despair.

  Several swords came down, and another angry roar sounded.

  Qinglingzi's heart was racing and his mind was trembling, a sense of terror suddenly struck him.

  Ding! System: You have entered a state of fear, lasting for 3 seconds.

  Hmph!

  Qing Lingzi's vitality was finally cut off, and he fell to the ground with a loud explosion. A series of sharp control moves and killing moves were used on Qing Lingzi, leaving him completely unable to fight back...

  Qing Lingzi died, and things fell all over the floor. Unfortunately, nothing good came out of it, still just a blank slate.

  Picking up some valuable things, Liu Yun pulled down her cloak and quickly headed towards the nearest city.

  The Book of Murder has already reached 25 layers.

  Increases damage output by an additional 12.5%.

  For the past two days, Liu Yun has been killing some red-name players, including those on the ranking list and some encountered by chance. In short, any red-name player targeted by him was not spared.

  Entering the city, Liu Yun rushed straight to the warehouse, and Bai Yezhu was already waiting by the side of the warehouse.

  "Cloud brother, got new equipment again?"

  Bai Yezhu brought two younger brothers and saw Liu Yun walking over, his face suddenly delighted, and he hurriedly ran over to say enthusiastically.

  "There are some good things here, take them away, and consider it as payment for the essence of the cloudy gas!"

  Liu Yun traded the equipment exploded from Hong Ming's player to Bai Yezhu.

  Baiyemazhou traded 1000 turbid gas essences and 21 turbid gas yuanhua from his inventory to Liu Yun.

  Liu Yun glanced over and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He then stored the turbid Qi essence and Yuan Hua in the warehouse.

  Each takes what they need and each is happy.

  "Eh, Yun Ge, I've seen you wear this cloak a long time ago. Say, what level of treasure is this?" Bai Yezhu looked at Liu Yun's clothes and asked curiously.

  "It's just an empty shell, worthless."

  "Joking aside, even if Yun Ge's equipment is just a whiteboard set, it's still worth a lot of money!!" Bai Yezhu said with a flourish.

  "Really? Alright then, next time my white dress will cost double." Liu Yun said with a straight face.

  "Uh... Yun Ge, I was just joking..."

  "I'm not joking... I heard that the price of your refined spiritual energy has already reached 8 copper coins, and now most players have entered the second level of cultivation. The price of this white equipment has also been driven up. Can I joke about the price?" Liu Yun glanced sideways, staring at Bai Yezhu, his pale face under the dark cloak without a hint of a smile.

  Ba Ye Zhu: “....”

  "Don't worry, trade with me and you won't lose out! I'll add a lot more." Liu Yun waved his hand, preparing to leave: "Next time we trade, I'll look for you again."

  "No problem."

  The white wild boar was overjoyed upon hearing this.

  But Liu Yun had just taken two steps when he suddenly shouted again.

  "Cloud Brother."

  "Huh?" Yú Yún turned sideways, looking at him.

  Bai Yezhu hesitated for a moment and asked: "Yun Ge, I don't know if you've heard of the 'Men in Black'?"

  "Men in Black?" Liu Yun was perplexed.

  "Yes, the man in black." Bai Yezhu nodded: "In the past two days, some red-name players in Shen Zhou District have been attacked by a person wearing a black cloak. It is said that this person's strength is very powerful, and even the masters on the evil list have been killed by him. This person has been killing red names everywhere, so he has offended many people. Now many people are looking for the trail of the man in black... Yun Ge, I just remind you, if you still wear this cloak, it will only bring trouble."

  Liu Yun listened and fell into a few seconds of contemplation, then nodded: "I understand, thank you for reminding me."

  Having said that, he left.

  "Hmm... Yun Ge, that... that man in black, could it be you?" Bai Yezhu finally spoke out the words he had been suspecting.

  Liu Yun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled slightly:

  "Guess."

  “....”

  A bit of a cold, feeling depressed.