Unfettered Retribution: Slaughtering My Way through the World Chapter 58: Power Surge! Journey to the Commandery City

After seeing Hong Wentong off, Chen Xuan returned to his room, took out the *Thunderlight Phantom Escape* manual, and began to study it.

No wonder even Lu Zhentian had never managed to master this *Thunderlight Phantom Escape*.

This Cultivation Technique was surprisingly perilous.

It required one to visualize celestial lightning during a thunderstorm and condense a "Thunder Seed" within the body. From then on, this "Thunder Seed" would serve as a foundation to absorb the power of celestial lightning day and night, constantly nurturing the seed.

The process was fraught with danger. The slightest mistake would result in instant annihilation by lightning, a grueso death.

But once mastered, the benefits were endless.

Not only would one’s speed increase explosively when using it, but one could also instantly enter a "Thunder Phantom" state, moving so fast as to beco a blur, making it impossible for others to track.

’Visualize celestial lightning during a thunderstorm? And even draw it into my body?’

Chen Xuan frowned.

’This is a Cultivation Technique for soone with a death wish, isn’t it?’

’What kind of madman created this?’

’Even a master in the Gang Energy Realm wouldn’t dare to withstand the might of celestial lightning!’

’However, it might be a death wish for others, but that’s not necessarily the case for .’

A glint flashed in Chen Xuan’s eyes.

Other people had to toil and sweat over their cultivation techniques, training relentlessly through winter and sumr.

But he was different.

His skills were directly upgraded by the system.

The difference was night and day!

Chen Xuan smiled faintly, poured out a Qi and Blood Pill, and tossed it into his mouth.

’Retribution points, deduce *Thunderlight Phantom Escape*!’

[Ding! 2,000 retribution points have been consud. Deducing *Thunderlight Phantom Escape*... A massive amount of dicinal power from the Qi and Blood Pill has been detected in your body. You have successfully obtained a 40x Cultivation Speed. A raging sea of lightning appears before your eyes, and countless bolts dance wildly in your consciousness. A sudden inspiration strikes you, and you begin to visualize celestial lightning, attempting to draw it into your body!]

[Blue sparks suddenly erupt across the surface of your body. A piercing pain spreads through your skin, as if countless fine needles are threading through you. You grit your teeth and persevere, trying to control this lightning and compress it into a "Thunder Seed" within your body. However, you helplessly discover that the power of the lightning is too violent for you to control.]

[Without hesitation, you consu another 2,000 retribution points. Your Cultivation Speed soars again, reaching 60 tis that of an ordinary person. Finally, the frenzied lightning within you seems to be suppressed. Through your arduous effort, you feel as though your entire body is about to split apart.]

[At last, you have successfully subdued this Thunder Power and condensed a Thunder Seed!]

[*Thunderlight Phantom Escape*, First Layer mastered!]

BOOM!

A low rumble instantly echoed from within his body. A tingling, stinging sensation spread through his flesh and blood, and arcs of crackling lightning actually manifested on the surface of his skin.

Chen Xuan slowly exhaled a breath of hot air.

He felt as if his body had just gone through a scorching sauna.

An indescribable sense of relief and comfort washed over him from head to toe.

’Ah, that feels good!’

He carefully felt the changes in his body.

’The first layer of *Thunderlight Phantom Escape*... I mastered it just like that?’

’Even though I didn’t draw in any real lightning, this lightning still appeared on my body in such a strange and absurd way.’

’This is the power of the system panel!’

’Its function is simply heaven-defying!’

’It’s like creating sothing from nothing!’

’My retribution points have bottod out again.’

Chen Xuan sighed softly and looked at his status panel.

He now had only 300 retribution points left.

As for the Qi and Blood Pills, he had 6 remaining.

He got up from the bed, went out into the courtyard, and began to stretch his body.

In his current state, his strength, defense, and speed had all skyrocketed. He was countless tis stronger than he had been the previous night.

To be honest, he was even starting to look forward to the trip to the prefectural city.

It was more than just looking forward to it; he was practically buzzing with excitent!

...

「Ten days passed in a flash.」

News about Chen Xuan spread throughout several nearby cities.

From the righteous to the unorthodox, almost everyone in the martial world had heard of him.

Everyone knew that Chen Xuan, at a young age, had reached the Transforming Force Realm and had, in a single night, killed Yue Kaishan and Lu Zhentian—both masters of the Transforming Force Ninth Layer. His fa shook the region.

Martial artists from all walks of life were discussing him animatedly.

...

「Aboard a large ship bound for the prefectural city.」

Chen Xuan and Hong Wentong had set out five days prior. At this mont, they stood at the ship’s bow, gazing at the vast, green waves in the distance.

Countless large ships sailed back and forth across the river’s surface.

He had to admit, this world was truly vast.

Their rchant ship had been sailing for five days, and only now were they approaching the prefectural city.

"Chen Xuan, I’ve already sent your information to my master ahead of ti. He’s already taken care of all the formalities for you. Once we arrive at the association, we’ll just need to et him first."

Hong Wentong smiled and said, "It just so happens to be the association’s biennial conference. The leaders of our branches scattered everywhere will all be heading to the headquarters. Who knows, you might get a chance to make a big impression."

"Oh? Are there many geniuses?"

Chen Xuan’s eyes lit up as he asked.

"Er, in the past, they would certainly be considered geniuses," Hong Wentong said. "But now, I’m afraid no one can be called a genius in front of you."

’Chen Xuan’s realm is just too monstrous!’

Any genius would pale in comparison to him.

’Perhaps only those super sects of the Martial Dao could nurture soone like him, right?’

"It doesn’t matter. I don’t care if their realm is high or not. I’m mainly interested in those arrogant and insolent characters. I imagine there won’t be a shortage of people like that, will there?" Chen Xuan said lightly.

"Of course not."

Hong Wentong chuckled. "The young prodigies from various regions are naturally proud and arrogant. Who among them would submit to another? Soone will probably challenge you right away!"

"In that case, I’m rather looking forward to it!"

Chen Xuan chuckled.

...

The large ship passed through the waters ahead and gradually turned into the port.

「In another direction.」

A huge sailboat was also slowly approaching.

「Inside a cabin.」

In a spacious room, a beautiful young woman with delicate features, dressed in a white martial arts uniform and disguised as a man, looked at a ssage she had just received with a mocking expression.

"Heh, this is hilarious. Chen Xuan? Transforming Force Realm? And he killed Yue Kaishan and Lu Zhentian, both at the Transforming Force Ninth Layer? Hahaha..."

The young woman laughed as she crumpled the letter in her hand, tossed it aside, and said:

"Does that Hong Wentong have no fear of his lies blowing up in his face? Let’s not even talk about the prefectural city, which is teeming with masters. Even among the branches of our Twelve Alliances, there are countless geniuses. Even if Hong Wentong is desperate to stand out, he should use his brain. Does he think people will just accept it if he makes up a master like this? At the very least, I certainly won’t."

The young woman sneered, her face filled with disdain.

’Soone who can kill a Transforming Force Ninth Layer master?’

’I get that you want to brag!’

’But you’ve exaggerated way too much!’

’What do you take us for?’

She had survived a fall from a cliff and accidentally consud a strange fruit, and only then, with great difficulty, had she broken through to the Transforming Force First Layer.

And now soone who can kill a Transforming Force Ninth Layer master just pops out of nowhere?

"Hong Wentong has been stationed in Black Stone City for years. Black Stone City is a remote area, and he’s desperate to show so results. However, the local powers are complex and intertwined, so he can’t completely subdue the city in a short ti. He also doesn’t want to lose face at this association conference, so a little bit of exaggeration is understandable," a middle-aged man in green robes said in a calm tone.

"A little bit of exaggeration? You call this ’a little bit’?"

The young woman’s voice was sharp. "Dad, even you are only at the Transforming Force Ninth Layer. Is Hong Wentong insane? By making up such a young master, isn’t he implying that this person could even kill you?

Fine. I’ll go test him out myself in a bit. Let’s see what this young man who can supposedly kill a Transforming Force Ninth Layer master is really made of. Hehehe, I just hope he can at least beat , soone at the Transforming Force First Layer!"

The young woman let out a crisp, bell-like, mocking laugh that sounded exceptionally jarring.

The middle-aged man frowned slightly.

In the end, he didn’t say anything.

Originally, he had wanted his daughter to use this association conference as an opportunity to make a na for herself and catch the Alliance Leader’s eye.

But now, Hong Wentong had just happened to produce soone who could kill a Transforming Force Ninth Layer master...

More importantly, this person was supposedly not even twenty years old.

’Do you believe this news?’

’Well, I don’t believe it.’

’I wouldn’t believe it if you beat to death.’

Although he didn’t know what on earth Hong Wentong was thinking, he wouldn’t stop his daughter either.

"Zhao’Er, just make your point and stop. You must not take a life!" the middle-aged man said lightly.