KA-BOOM!0

Maybe this was what a thunderbolt out of the blue felt like? At least that was what the expressions of the people visible beyond the falling dust and debris seemed to say.0

Zhou Xuchuan quickly scanned the area ahead to figure out how many Seven Stars Division warriors they'd be facing. They were exactly eighteen in number.0

"Who—?!"0

One of the Seven Stars Division warriors was about to yell only to fall silent, his eyes widening as he seemed to recognize the intruders.0

"Zhou Xuchuan!"0

Sure enough, Zhou Xuchuan's name echoed through the underground space.0

"How?!"0

Despite the confusion, the warriors responded swiftly. A baldy, his scalp shining as if freshly shaven, urgently brought his podao down in a heavy chop.0

His momentum was fierce and overbearing, yet not enough to intimidate Zhou Xuchuan, who calmly met the incoming strike with his own heavy sword attack.0

"Uwhack?!"0

This bald warrior's strike was clean and swift. But it lacked the usual sharpness after the sudden intrusion had unsettled him.0

Zhou Xuchuan seized the opening. He swung his sword diagonally upward to deflect the baldy's attack with relative ease before slashing downward immediately.0

On the surface, at least, his attacks seemed plain. However, the power behind them was nothing to scoff at. With the weapon's weight doubled, it acted more like a greatsword instead.0

The baldy didn't even have a chance to scream. Zhou Xuchuan's sword shattered his skull and crushed his brain before cleaving right through to his groin.0

This sight was as gruesome as it could get, but no one batted an...0