The Azure Sword God
First Duty

Jian Chen pulled out the Azure Sword then directly slashed it towards the bald man's arm at an extremely high speed.

The sraing!

Srak!

Blug up!

An arm fell to the floor along with an arm holding a weapon.

“Argggh!” The bald man cried out loudly as he felt an excruciating pain. He slowly knelt down while holding his right shoulder with his left hand.

Cracks!

Jian Chen who managed to cut off the bald man's arm immediately put the sword blade into the enemy's neck.

Cold sweat splashed across the bald man's forehead as he knew that Jian Chen was not an indiscriminate child.

Naturally Jian Chen would be like that when he had almost been killed twice. He will never be merciful to his enemy or provoke an enemy he cannot face.

It could be said, Jian Chen was the type of child who would do anything for the sake of winning even if it was in a fraudulent manner.

Right now, Jian Chen was aware that Zhen was trying to see how powerful he was. He will certainly show it because he also has other goals from Zhen.

Zhen's eyes widened staring at Jian Chen's movements. His movements were so stiff, but what surprised him, Jian Chen covered it up using qi.

Qi could be used in various ways and at this moment Jian Chen practiced it right before his eyes. “Qi can be used like that? Amazing!” Inner Zhen.

What Zhen saw was Jian Chen using qi as a force of thump. It made his movements more agile, the speed of the movements seemed to increase by twofold. Although he can see it clearly, he certainly will not be that easy to practice it.

“Son, if you kill me, boss Zhen won't let you go!” said the bald man threatening Jian Chen.

“Really? What if I replace your position as his subordinate?” Reply Jian Chen with a cruel smile on his face.

The bald man's face was pale to hear it because he certainly knew how the boss was. He would definitely throw away useless subordinates. And Jian Chen had more uses because he was stronger.

The bald man stared at Zhen for help but Jian Chen, who was not compassionate towards the enemy, pulled the sword and stabbed the bald man in the head.

Jem!

The Azure Sword pierced through the bald man's head. Jian Chen's face still looked flat as he did that.

What Zhen was thinking was indeed true. Jian Chen only thought logically as he almost died at the hands of Zugong. It is not cold-blooded, but if one tries to kill it, he will kill the enemy as well. He would not try to kill someone who did not provoke him.

No!

Jian Chen sheathed the Azure Sword and looked towards Zhen with a flat gaze. He also glanced at all of Zhen's subordinates who were there at a glance. They all had dark faces. He knew that there would definitely be problems later but apart from Zhen, he was not afraid of facing all of them even though there were some of them who had a third stage Martial Spirit cultivation level.

Zhen's eyes returned to their normal color. He raised the corner of his lips knowing that Jian Chen would definitely be useful if working under him. He was aware that Jian Chen had a purpose in approaching him. However he let it go while he could use Jian Chen's strength. When he felt that Jian Chen could no longer be controlled, he would definitely take care of him.

“Ha-ha-ha! You are amazing, son. If you join us, I'll give you a lot. Wealth, sword techniques and also cultivation resources. But you have to show your loyalty. You know, apart from us, there is one bandit group that often clashes with us.”

“They will come from time to time to this small town. Usually they would search for many slaves then sell them to another city not far from here. The city was quite large and was ruled by one large Clan. They often make trades. But the bandit leader was trying to capture this city. Are you sure you want to join?” Zhen asked with a wide grin on his face.

At that very instant, Jian Chen glanced at all of Zhen's subordinates getting ready to attack him if he refused. He knew something like this would happen.

“If what you say is true that you will give it to me, then I will join.” Reply Jian Chen with a small smile on his face. He would certainly make a backup plan, he did not want to stay in the small town for a long time.

“If you want to follow the rules, then I will give you the first task. At a distance of several kilometers from this city, the bandit group had made a temporary base. I want you to attack them because right now their boss is going to the city to deliver the slaves they captured in the last few days in the small villages that are around the forest.” said Zhen.

Jian Chen's eyes narrowed slightly as he felt that the Bandit group that Zhen was saying was the Bandit group that attacked the village where Xiao Yu came from.

“It can be said, from the time we clashed a lot, the boss of the Bandit was very strong, he was a cultivator who had the Birth Form taking the form of a spirit animal, namely the Black Tiger!” said Zhen.

Hearing that, Jian Chen raised the corner of his lips slightly as it was indeed the Boss Bandit that attacked the village where Xiao Yu came from took the form of a tiger.

“Shape Tiger?” Jian Chen asked puzzled as he wanted to pry some information from Zhen.

“You don't know what that is? Okay, I'll explain a little. When a cultivator reached the third stage Martial Spirit level, they would be able to transform into the shape of a spirit beast, and that form was a Demi-Human form. To unlock the full form of spirit beasts, a Martial Master level power was required. The difference from Demi-Human strength and full form was actually not too far away. Merely, the body's endurance would increase in an enormous amount if it was able to take the full form of a spirit beast.” Zhen said giving a little knowledge to Jian Chen because it could be categorized as general information.

Jian Chen gave a small nod and did not ask any more because he knew that Zhen would definitely not know of a higher evolution than that which cultivators could achieve.

“Since you understand, then you will go on a mission with Lei Zhu and the others. And also, I heard information that the Bandit Boss was storing an important object in their temporary base. If you manage to bring that thing, then I will give you a reward worth.” Zhen said.

“Before that, I want to ask. If there really is an important item there, why don't you take it personally? For sure it will be easier.” said Jian Chen.

Hearing what Jian Chen said, the corner of Zhen's lips curved slightly. “Nak, you're still a beginner. Do you think that Bandit Boss would do that for free? I'm sure that he will attack this city when you move with some other cultivators to it.”

“While he is currently in the city I mentioned, the way he returned from that city must have led to this city. That said, this is a trap so that he can rule over the city without doing battle with me!” said Zhen.

Hearing that, Jian Chen understood that Zhen was indeed not as stupid as the face displayed by him. From this, he realized that in the world of cultivators, one should not judge a book just by its cover.