Bizarre Cultivation: Starting from Being Beaten Up by Reality

Chapter 201 Ordinary People

Magistrate Cao's lips curled into a slight smile. He had been feeling terrible all day. The man before him was like a rock in a latrine—stinky and stubborn, with bizarre and unpredictable moves.

It seemed the helpers he had found were blocked outside the county government office; there was a clashing of weapons outside, but no one came in to help. However, this was still better than the other side getting in.

Especially that golden mace from the previous dynasty, it really terrified him. You see, if that thing belonged to the current dynasty, he would most likely be dead today. Although the current dynasty does not punish high-ranking officials, imperial gifts from the previous dynasty still have such strong suppressive power. If it were from the current dynasty, he would have no room to resist.

Fortunately, it seems the other side has already played all their cards.

"Stop resisting! You all deserve to die quickly!" Magistrate Cao threatened, making hand seals as he spoke.

Lin Fan and his clone were clearly already struggling. They hadn't made any moves since the beginning, only dodging or blocking attacks. They were even staggering and almost lost their footing several times.

However, the attack from the five long-footed weapons showed no signs of abating, and Magistrate Cao felt that it was only a matter of time before they were captured.

Niu Dadan collapsed to the ground, his desperate escape having exhausted him. Even after swallowing a strange, blood-red bead, he showed no improvement in the short term.

He was completely unable to get up, so he took out a black, ointment-like substance and smeared it on his body. This was a hemostatic powder given to him by Doctor Lei, far less effective than Lin Fan's gray pills, but fortunately, it had few side effects. Lin Fan had also temporarily stopped the bleeding with this hemostatic powder when he lost his arm and summoned a clone.

Lin Fan used the Soul-Suppressing Pearl to predict the direction of the long ruler's attack. Yes, this long ruler also had killing intent. Lin Fan didn't know if it was Magistrate Cao's killing intent that was transmitted, or if this thing was originally alive.

The Crane Spirit Wood Greatsword is large and easy to parry, making it much better than the clone.

He dodged while speaking, "Hey Cao, you still have a chance to explain Zhan Peng's matter. If you explain it clearly, I can even leave you a last wish."

Magistrate Cao sneered, "Old man, what are you talking about? At this point, pretending to have some trump cards won't help. You're here to avenge those dogs from the Criminal Investigation Division, aren't you? I killed them! Come on then, if you dare!"

Lin Fan sighed. Sometimes things are just like that. Magistrate Cao is very strong, especially his regenerative abilities, which are extremely troublesome. Capturing him alive is impossible, but he's the type who won't admit defeat until he's faced with a death sentence, so it seems impossible to get any information out of him.

Although the righteous energy condensed into a long ruler, this was a move Lin Fan had never seen before in his dream. However, Lin Fan dared not be careless, for he felt that doing so would render them powerless.

Lin Fan and his clone kept dodging without drawing their swords or blades, obviously to accumulate sword intent.

Concealing its edge, it harbors intent, and with a single strike, it shatters the heavens and earth!

He diverted a sliver of attention to his navel, aimed at Magistrate Cao, and shot towards him.

Of course, one cannot waste sword energy on attacking the three long rulers that come forward to block one's way.

A long ruler swept across the giant sword, leaving a white mark.

A long ruler sliced ​​open Lin Fan's shoulder.

A long ruler cut open the side of Lin Fan's stomach, and his intestines almost spilled out.

Fortunately, Lin Fan's extreme movements still managed to avoid vital organs.

Before Magistrate Cao could react, these rulers, seemingly possessing their own consciousness, began to protect their master. The two rulers in front of the clone withdrew.

Two long rulers blocked Magistrate Cao's path.

The clone also moved at the same time, its hand making a grasping motion in that direction, its body flying forward like a blur.

The five rulers froze for a moment, their bodies trembling slightly, unsure of which way to go. However, their hesitation lasted only a second before they allocated themselves according to proximity. Two of the rulers that flew over blocked Lin Fan's path, while the three that Lin Fan had left behind went to block the clone.

Bang! Swish!

A dull and a crisp slashing sound rang out at the same time.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. From Niu Dadan's perspective, he could only see that these people and things moved, but he couldn't see the specific process.

Magistrate Cao was sent flying and crashed into the wall, his head caved in; an ordinary person would have died on the spot.

The two long rulers beside him were knocked askew and lost their flexibility, wriggling on the ground as they moved toward their owner.

The three long rulers beneath the clone's feet were cleaved in two, and the six fragments were struggling to move. The clone looked down at the black sword in its hand; the black sword, which had never been damaged before, now had three nicks.

Lin Fan and his clone both felt as if their bodies had been hollowed out, panting heavily. What exactly was this energy inside their bodies?

Exhausted to the extreme, now was not the time to rest. The two of them used their bodies to pin down the long rulers that were still trying to rescue Magistrate Cao.

Lin Fan hesitated for a moment, torn between stopping the long rulers or cutting off Magistrate Cao's head. However, he dared not gamble; surely cutting off his head wouldn't cure his righteous spirit.

Although the long rulers weren't moving fast, they were incredibly strong. Lin Fan desperately held down the two long rulers that had been knocked askew.

The clone lunged forward, but only managed to hold down two broken rulers.

The slit in the black knife flew out and stuck a broken ruler into the ground.

Seeing that there were still three pieces of broken ruler crawling on the ground, Xiao Yi crawled out of the soil, dragged one half of the broken ruler into the soil, and held it tightly.

Niu Dadan shouted and pounced to hold down the last two broken pieces of the ruler.

Magistrate Cao watched as his methods were completely controlled, his only remaining eye stained with blood. Looking at the blood-red world outside, he had no idea what had just happened.

His throat was churning but he couldn't make a sound, he couldn't lift his hands, and his consciousness was gradually fading.

His head was missing more than half; an ordinary person would have died long ago. However, his body, nourished by righteous energy, was naturally extraordinary. As long as a long ruler could fly over, he still had a chance to live. This had little to do with the location of his injury; even if his head was severed, it could be reattached.

The final battle was a silent struggle. In the end, it was a contest of survival instincts and endurance between the two sides. There were no earth-shattering events, no events that shocked the entire audience. Everyone gritted their teeth and persevered.

Even an ordinary person could change things now...

Whoa whoa whoa!

It was the sound of a baby crying.

Without even turning their heads, Lin Fan and Magistrate Cao could see that it was Old Man Liu who had walked in.

Old Liu was covered in blood, and he was holding a crying baby in his arms. He had killed the two men, but he couldn't bring himself to kill the child.

When Old Liu saw the mess, he rushed over.

"How did it get like this!" he muttered, as if afraid that being too loud would disturb something.

He looked at Magistrate Cao, whose chest was still heaving, and his resolve hardened. If he hadn't acted just now, the old man would never have had the courage. But that's how people are; once they've taken action, things change.

The old man looked around, his gaze finally settling on the black knife stuck in the ground. He slowly walked towards it.

Lin Fan's pupils dilated. He knew the old man wanted to help him, but he couldn't draw the black knife! That would only make things worse!