Poof—

The illusion burst open like a bubble with a pop.

The man’s mocking expression froze for a moment. He quickly realized he had been tricked; what he had just shattered was merely an illusion.

"Nice trick!"

"I originally just wanted to kill you with a casual slap, but now, I’ve changed my mind, I..."

The burly man sneered, a wave of anger surging in his heart.

He had been toyed with by someone much weaker than him, which made him feel disgraced.

However.

Before he could react, an astonishing sword light shot out from the void, piercing through the dim light on his body in an instant.

With a poof.

A sharp blade pierced into the man’s forehead.

The man’s ferocious face slowly solidified, a look of disbelief in his eyes.

"Merely a phantom..."

Lin Zheyu’s figure suddenly appeared before the man.

He shook his head slightly.

This guy was quite strong. If he had allowed the opponent to fully unleash the power of his totem, Lin Zheyu would still have to go through a hard fight to win.

It was just that the opponent was too confident, thinking he had encountered a weakling, filled with a mocking mindset.

Moreover, when Lin Zheyu made his move just now, he deliberately concealed his strength, causing the man to lower his guard.

Roar!

Suddenly, a powerful roar burst out from the burly man.

The giant ape’s phantom merged into the man’s body, and his form rapidly expanded, tearing his clothes apart, transforming into a massive creature over three meters tall.

The sword wound in his forehead instantly coalesced and healed.

"Not dead yet?!"

Lin Zheyu was slightly shocked.

He had slain a barbarian warrior before, but that one hadn’t displayed such a strong life force.

Whoosh—

A gigantic palm slammed down towards Lin Zheyu; the giant ape roared, its eyes blood-red, seemingly without any rationality.

Swish swish swish—

The Colorful Star Sword in Lin Zheyu’s hand continuously slashed out, the multicolored sword lights cutting through the mountain woods repeatedly.

His swordsmanship was ordinary, wielding the Colorful Star Sword as though it were a saber.

This magical artifact was of decent quality; even when used as a saber, its power far surpassed that of the Blazing Sun Blade.

Poof!

Powerful True Essence surged into the Colorful Star Sword, piercing into the giant ape’s body with a poof, yet encountered formidable resistance.

Bam!

The giant ape’s palm slapped on the Colorful Star Sword; the tremendous force shook Lin Zheyu back several steps.

"Such strong defense."

"Such terrifying strength!"

Lin Zheyu’s brows furrowed slightly.

The Colorful Star Sword was not his magical artifact, so he couldn’t unleash all its power.

The longsword slashed at the giant ape’s body, yet the dim light emanating from the opponent’s totem dissipated most of Lin Zheyu’s attack power.

What truly landed on the giant ape was only a small portion.

Fortunately, although the opponent’s Lightweight Skill was bizarre, it was much slower compared to Lin Zheyu’s speed.

"Haha, didn’t expect you to be a superior fighter."

"But, you’re nothing more than that!"

"Prepare to die!"

The giant ape let out a frenzied laugh, its fists hammering its chest with a thundering sound. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Whoosh!

A fierce gust of wind blew, the barbarian’s fist directly smashed down towards Lin Zheyu.

Swoosh—

Lin Zheyu moved with incredible agility.

With a simple movement of his feet, he easily evaded the opponent’s attack.

When Lin Zheyu burst forth with full force, his speed could be increased to six times the speed of sound while still maintaining strong body technique.

If he disregarded his body technique and operated at full capacity, reaching the body’s limits, Lin Zheyu could erupt with an astonishing seven times the speed of sound.

Poof—

Poof poof poof—

Sounds of poofing continuously emanated, the Colorful Star Sword transformed into multicolored sword light, endlessly slashing towards the giant ape.

Lin Zheyu urged his sensory domain to its utmost, while another barbarian strongman and those three had already vanished somewhere.

Lin Zheyu could truly exchange blows with this barbarian strongman transformed into a giant ape.

He hadn’t fully showcased his skills for quite some time, and now he wanted to test himself properly.

Boom boom boom!

Kaboom!

Swish swish swish—

The battle was extremely fierce, sand and rocks flying in the mountain forest.

A large swath of trees was blasted apart by the terrifying power during the two’s combat, debris scattered and flew everywhere.

"Coward!"

"If you’ve got guts, stop dodging and fight me properly!"

The barbarian man roared angrily.

This human male was extremely slick, his body technique exceptionally nimble. His attacks couldn’t reach the opponent, while he himself could only be a sitting duck, passively taking hits.

This feeling was extremely frustrating, igniting the anger in his heart.

"Come on!"

"Come hit me!"

"I’ll stand here and let you hit, and you won’t even make a dent!"

The barbarian man roared angrily.

He actually stopped, facing Lin Zheyu’s attack without making any attempts to block.

"Heh."

Lin Zheyu’s mouth curled into a slight smirk, revealing a cold smile.

The longsword swished down towards the barbarian man’s forehead, with the latter having no intention of resisting in the slightest.

Blood Burning Saber Skill!

Lin Zheyu’s mind turned, the Blood Burning Saber Skill operated instantly, the grayish True Essence instantly stained crimson.

"Heh heh..."

The barbarian man revealed a sinister smile.

The dim light on his body was poised to strike.

This was a deliberate flaw he revealed, to lure Lin Zheyu into attacking, then as soon as Lin Zheyu’s attack landed, exploit the flaw to annihilate him.

Chi—

The seven-colored sword light suddenly turned blood-red, landing on the barbarian man’s head, emitting a chi sound.

The barbarian man’s sinister grin froze once more, the momentum he had gathered dissipating with a slash, flooding like a dam break.

Squish—

The blood-red sword light cut through the opponent’s head like slicing tofu, completely bisecting him from top to bottom.

This time, Lin Zheyu did not intend to give the opponent another chance to recover.

He couldn’t believe that the barbarian warrior’s recovery power was this monstrous, comparable to demons.

"I lack a powerful means of attack."

"Having to rely on the Blood Burning Saber Skill to unleash great power is not a long-term solution."

"Moreover, the relevance of the Blood Burning Saber Skill is diminishing."

Lin Zheyu pondered.

He reviewed the recent battle, reflecting on his shortcomings.

In terms of Lightweight Skill, there was no immediate need for improvement; it was always his forte.

There was still considerable room for improvement in offensive means and physical defense.

"Don’t know if those three are dead; if not, hmm!"

Lin Zheyu snorted coldly.

Having been inexplicably tricked by those three, Lin Zheyu had no intention of letting it slide.

Moreover, those three definitely had good stuff on them; otherwise, they wouldn’t have deliberately tossed him a storage bag as a diversion.

Lin Zheyu quickly searched the barbarian man’s body, found the storage bag, and with a swift movement, vanished from the original spot.

He urged his sensory domain to the extreme, pursuing based on the traces left in the mountain forest.