251. Chapter 251 Savior!
251. Chapter 251 Savior!
Liu Family Village.
The pit at the village entrance and the simple defensive structures have all been completely flattened.
Liu Chang, the old mountain chief, and Liu Sheng, the hunting team leader, each leading a group of villagers, are engaged in a fierce battle with the invading villagers from Cui Family Village.
In terms of numbers, it is clear that Cui Family Village has the advantage.
And in terms of combat power, Liu Family Village is far inferior to Cui Family Village.
This time, it seems that Cui Family Village is determined to take down Liu Family Village, as they have sent both of their only two peak Body Refining Realm experts.
This has never happened in the past two years.
After all, Cui Family Village has a very bad reputation among the nearby villages and is surrounded by enemies.
Usually, they would leave one peak Body Refining expert in the village to guard against any sneak attacks and protect their stronghold.
So in the past, when they attacked and plundered other villages, they would not send out all their members, let alone have both peak Body Refining experts take action at the same time.
But now...
The two middle-aged warriors blocking Liu Sheng are clearly both peak Body Refining experts.
Their appearance caught Liu Family Village off guard.
It has been almost twenty minutes since the night raid began.
Not only have all the traps set up outside the village by Liu Family Village been flattened, but the villagers and hunters in the village are also retreating, about to reach the vicinity of the granary.
If this situation continues, it may only take another two or three minutes for their warehouse to be breached.
At that time, all the food and game they worked hard to harvest throughout the year will undoubtedly be looted by the people from Cui Family Village.
At this moment, Liu Chang, Liu Sheng, and the others are all anxious but helpless.
They are weaker than their opponents and can only passively endure the beating.
In fact, if it weren't for the restrictions imposed by the immortal and official families, the people from Cui Family Village would not hesitate to kill and would be more ruthless.
So now, it is likely that more than half of the villagers in Liu Family Village have been seriously injured or killed.
"Haha, Liu Chang, Liu Sheng, if you know what's good for you, surrender quickly!"
"We'll stick to our old rules, only plundering wealth, not taking lives!"
"If I'm in a good mood, maybe I'll leave you some food for the winter."
"But if you don't know your place and provoke us, don't blame us for being ruthless and attacking directly!"
"You know, even if we don't kill, we have many ways to make you wish you were dead!"
"..."
Leading the group is Cui Jiuzu, the second young master of Cui Family Village. At this moment, he is standing at the outermost part of the battlefield, arrogantly launching psychological attacks on Liu Chang and Liu Sheng.
For three consecutive years, they have failed to plunder Liu Family Village, causing the prestige of Cui Family Village to plummet among the nearby villages.
Cui Jiuzu and the martial artists from Cui Family Village are all holding a grudge and have vowed to make Liu Family Village pay the corresponding price this year.
That's why they not only sent out both of their only two peak Body Refining Realm experts, but also planned to take the opportunity to directly eliminate Liu Sheng, this troublemaker.
Without Liu Sheng, the peak Body Refining Realm expert, to support Liu Family Village, they will continue to be at the mercy of Cui Family Village.
"You damn bastards!"
"Don't think I don't know what tricks you're playing!"
The old mountain chief roared angrily,
"If you want to steal our food and cut off our livelihood, you'll have to step over our dead bodies!"
"Being extraordinary is just death. Even if we die today, we will drag your Cui family's stronghold down with us!"
"Fellow villagers, think about our families behind us. If the grain in our village is stolen by them, do you want to see how many people will starve to death this winter? Don't you want your family to survive by eating tree bark and digging for insects?"
"They are here to steal our grain, to take the lives of our families. Even if we have to fight to the death today, we absolutely cannot let them succeed!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The words of the village elder completely ignited the fierceness and killing intent of the villagers from the Liu family village.
They swung their swords, shovels, and hoes in their hands, fearlessly attacking the people from the Cui family in front of them.
For a moment, they actually managed to halt the Cui family's attack and kept them outside the granary.
"Hmph, a bunch of country bumpkins. If you don't accept our toast, then you'll have to drink the penalty!"
"Since you want to die, don't blame our Cui family for disregarding righteousness!"
Seeing that the people from the Liu family village were determined not to retreat, and even had the intention to fight to the death and exchange injuries, even lives, the expression on Cui Jizu's face couldn't help but change. He coldly snorted and directly ordered Cui Yuan and Cui Hua, who were currently pressing down on Liu Sheng,
"Second uncle, third uncle, don't hesitate anymore, cripple Liu Sheng for me!"
"Today, I won't let a single grain of food remain in the Liu family village!"
Cui Yuan and Cui Hua glanced at each other upon hearing this, and simultaneously increased their attack speed against Liu Sheng.
Boom!
After about a minute, Cui Yuan struck Liu Sheng's right chest with a palm.
And Cui Hua was also hit by Liu Sheng's desperate strike before he was heavily injured.
Exchanging injuries, this was the strategy Cui Yuan and Cui Hua wanted to use to quickly end the battle, and it was also the forced counterattack by Liu Sheng.
After the strike.
Liu Sheng flew back tens of meters and fell to the ground.
Cui Hua didn't fare any better either. After being hit by Liu Sheng's furious strike, he directly spat out blood and collapsed to the ground, temporarily losing the ability to continue fighting.
But the problem now was that the Cui family stronghold still had one intact Peak Body Refining expert.
And the Liu family village, after losing Liu Sheng, their only Peak Body Refining expert, no longer had the strength to resist Cui Yuan.
The balance of victory had completely shifted to the side of the Cui family stronghold.
The faces of Liu Chang, Liu Jian, Liu Hui, and others were filled with despair.
Meanwhile, Cui Jizu, who was standing behind the battlefield and constantly shouting, couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and laugh triumphantly. He loudly called out to Cui Yuan,
"Second uncle, quickly, cripple Liu Sheng for me!"
"Among the ten miles around the Cui family stronghold, we cannot allow such a formidable person to exist!"
"From now on, let's see who dares to challenge the Cui family stronghold!"
He didn't care about Cui Hua, who was also seriously injured.
As long as they could eliminate Liu Sheng, the biggest threat, everything would be worth it!
Therefore, after seeing Liu Sheng heavily injured and falling to the ground, Cui Jizu immediately issued the order to abolish Liu Sheng's cultivation.
For the Cui family stronghold, the nighttime attack on the Liu family village and looting their winter reserves was secondary.
Their true target was Liu Sheng, the biggest troublemaker!
That's why, even if their own Peak Body Refining expert was heavily injured and fell to the ground, they still wanted to completely eliminate the hidden danger of Liu Sheng!
"No!"
Upon hearing Cui Jizu's command, Lao Shanzhang couldn't help but let out a cry of despair and frustration as he saw Cui Yuan rapidly approaching the critically injured Liu Sheng.
He had the intention to go and save Liu Sheng, but the warriors in front of him had already surrounded him, leaving Lao Shanzhang powerless.
The other villagers in the village were in the same situation, their eyes bloodshot with sadness as they watched Liu Sheng lying on the ground, and Cui Yuan raising his right palm to strike Liu Sheng's lower abdomen.
It's over!
Their only peak Body Refining expert from the Liu family village was about to be crippled!
Without Liu Sheng, who among them could withstand the full force of the Body Refining expert from the Cui family fortress?
Boom!
Cui Yuan's face was filled with a sinister expression as he struck Liu Sheng's dantian with his palm, his eyes filled with ferocity and satisfaction, sending chills down people's spines.
"Get lost!"
"If you want to harm my brother Liu Sheng, you have to get through me first!"
At this moment, a slender figure suddenly descended from the sky, pushing Cui Yuan back with a palm and standing in front of Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng, who was sitting on the ground, as well as Liu Chang, Liu Jian, and others with bloodshot eyes, all looked stunned, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.
"Yuner?!"
"Little Yuner?!"
Many villagers from the Liu family village exclaimed in surprise.
Never would they have expected that at this critical moment, the savior of Liu Sheng and the Liu family village would be Lao Shanzhang's daughter, Yuner.
What shocked them even more was that when Yuner appeared, she actually managed to repel the peak Body Refining expert from the Cui family fortress!
Could it be that Yuner had also reached the peak of the Body Refining Realm?
"Damn it, who is this person who suddenly appeared?!"
Outside the battlefield, Cui Jizu, who had been eager to watch the show, couldn't help but feel furious when he saw Liu Sheng being saved.
He pointed at Liu Yun with his hand and shouted loudly to Cui Yuan,
"Uncle, kill her for me!"
"Since she wants to stand up for Liu Sheng, let's fulfill her wish and cripple her as well!"
Just a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, no matter how strong she was, how strong could she be?
In Cui Jizu's opinion, Cui Yuan must have been careless just now, which allowed that little girl to successfully launch a surprise attack.
As long as Cui Yuan took it seriously, even if there were ten of these little girls, they wouldn't be able to save Liu Sheng!
Hearing the words, Cui Yuan couldn't help but take a deep breath and looked at Liu Yun with a hint of caution in his eyes.
Unlike Cui Jizu, this second-generation prodigal son, he was an expert in the field. He could tell whether someone had the ability or not just by extending his hand.
When he attacked Liu Sheng just now, he was not careless or holding back at all. He was fully intent on completely destroying Liu Sheng.
He used at least ninety-nine percent of his strength.
But even so, he was easily blocked by the little girl in front of him, and he was even pushed back three steps by the residual force from the little girl.
This was definitely not something that just anyone could do.
Unless there were unexpected circumstances, this little girl in front of him was at least at the peak of the Body Refining Realm!
Although Cui Yuan also found it somewhat unbelievable, the fact was already in front of him, and he had no choice but to treat it seriously.
After all, there are countless geniuses in this world, not to mention those who have reached the peak of Body Refining at the age of twelve or thirteen, even those who have reached the peak of Body Refining at the age of three or five are not uncommon.
If the Liu Family Village really had a stroke of luck and produced a young genius, it would definitely not be a good thing for the Cui Family Fortress.
Therefore, if possible, it would be best to completely suppress and kill such a genius before they fully grow up, in order to eliminate future troubles.
With this in mind, a murderous intent flashed in Cui Yuan's eyes.
This time, he truly had the intention to kill.
"Yuner, stop fooling around, quickly go back to the village!"
Liu Sheng, who was sitting behind Liu Yun, was the first to sense the icy murderous intent emanating from Cui Yuan.
Liu Sheng shuddered and instantly realized Cui Yuan's intentions. He quickly shouted at Liu Yun, hoping to save her life.
Although he didn't know why Yun'er suddenly became so powerful, seemingly reaching the peak of the Body Refining Realm, he understood very well that realm was one thing, and strength was another.
Liu Sheng had watched Liu Yun grow up, and he knew her martial arts skills and combat experience better than anyone else.
In Liu Sheng's memory, it seemed that Liu Yun had only learned a set of "Golden Body Tempering Formula" and a set of boxing techniques that complemented the Body Refining Formula.
Apart from that, there was nothing else!
In this situation, even if Liu Yun had reached the peak of the Body Refining Realm, she might not be able to fully unleash the true power of the peak of the Body Refining Realm.
Facing Cui Yuan, an old martial artist who had been honing his skills in the peak of the Body Refining Realm for at least twenty years, Liu Yun was definitely not a match!
That's why he was anxious and wanted Liu Yun to leave this place quickly, so as to avoid her being killed by Cui Yuan.
It was not easy for the Liu Family Village to produce a martial arts genius, and they couldn't let her perish here!
However, Liu Yun ignored Liu Sheng's words and remained unmoved.
Her feet seemed to be rooted in place, facing Cui Yuan's overwhelming killing intent, with a fearless posture like a newborn calf facing a tiger.
She had just swallowed a "Dragon Scale Fruit", and now her body was filled with spiritual energy and her energy was extremely vigorous, as if she had inexhaustible strength.
She wanted to find someone to fight against and vent the excess energy in her body.
On the other hand, Cui Yuan had just fought against Liu Sheng for half a day. Although he was not injured, he had already consumed nearly half of his internal energy and blood strength.
Liu Yun didn't think she would definitely lose.
Whether it was to prove herself or to save Liu Sheng and the entire Liu Family Village, she couldn't take a step back.
"Seeking death!"
Seeing the undisguised provocation in the little girl's eyes, Cui Yuan's killing intent grew even stronger.
Without any hesitation, Cui Yuan directly displayed his most proficient skill, the "Divine Traveling Palm", and attacked Liu Yun head-on.
Seeing this, Liu Yun didn't retreat but instead moved forward. She planted her feet on the ground, and with a swing of her body, she also swung her palms towards Cui Yuan.
She knew that she lacked combat experience, so she simply didn't dodge or evade, but exchanged blows with her palms, trading injuries for injuries.
Boom!
Their palms collided, and Liu Yun's attack missed, while Cui Yuan used a variation of his move to strike her back directly, hitting her in the heart.
This was the difference between a rookie and an experienced veteran.
It was impossible to defeat a highly experienced veteran at the peak of Body Refining with brute force alone.
Liu Yun's body trembled, leaning forward, and the spiritual energy in her body surged like a drum, easily dissipating most of Cui Yuan's palm strength.
"I didn't get injured?!"
"And when this palm struck, it caused the spiritual energy in my body to resonate, making it seem easier to absorb and refine!"
Liu Yun's eyes lit up as if she had found a way to quickly absorb the residual spiritual energy in her body. Regardless of the consequences, she charged at Cui Yuan again! (End of this chapter)
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