I Have A Martial Dao World

After reaching the Blood-Exchange Realm, martial artists not only possess bones as strong as refined steel, but they also gain an incomparable vitality that allows them to ignore most fatal wounds.

This kind of vitality makes martial artists somewhat like... insects.

Insects can keep living for a while even after being pierced through the body, or even without their heads.

At this moment, Kogia Hideki had a hole the size of a teacup on the top of his head, his brain matter had burst all over the place, yet he was still moving.

He was swinging his katana wildly with eyes rolled back, and with his other hand, he fired two random shots from an elephant gun, moving aimlessly for a good while before dying.

The scene was somewhat horrific.

Meanwhile, Mikiko had already sprinted a good distance away, nearly escaping the garden. When the first comrade died, she knew it was a firearm attack by a Spirit Refining Expert.

Martial artists respond quickly and might dodge, while Spirit Refining Experts are precise shooters. The whole scene looked as if the martial artists were catching bullets themselves.

This is also a major characteristic of Spirit Refining Experts operating firearms.

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Seeing the enemy fleeing, Liao Ya did not give chase but instead ran to Li Pei's side.

Li Pei was kneeling on the ground, her condition appeared very weak, and she was not fully conscious.

Her arm where she had been shot was blackened, and a thick inky substance was spreading through her veins into her body.

"Withering Bullet!"

Liao Ya hurriedly went to fetch some silver, shouting towards the direction of the storeroom, "Don't let her escape!"

Lu Yao emerged holding the "Grenade Sniper." He had just returned and saw the enemy being driven away.

"Don't worry."

Lu Yao picked up the Grenade Sniper, squatted on the ground, then propelled himself into the air with a fierce push of his legs, leaping 20 meters high.

In the distance, three Spiritual Sparrowhawks continuously circled the fleeing enemy, informing their master of the enemy's position.

Lu Yao had entered the Spirit Refining State, and the enemy appeared to be moving at 0.3 times the normal speed.

The ability to see actions in slow motion did not further improve after reaching Fetal Breath, the biggest change being the peculiar and extensible "Mind Force," which can now interact with objects in reality.

Although now Lu Yao could only lift a paper airplane with it, he was able to interfere with objects in the real world after all.

From his elevated position, Lu Yao rapidly pulled the trigger three times, firing three armor-piercing grenade rounds endowed with Mind Force.

In a desperate struggle, Mikiko unleashed her hidden potential, slightly increasing her speed. In the blink of an eye, she ran over 500 meters away.

The velocity of the armor-piercing grenades was only 360 meters per second, meaning the opponent had a little over a second to respond.

A second is enough for a Blood-Exchange Warrior!

Mikiko suddenly turned around, performing the "Tornado Flash" drawing technique. The katana, like a crescent moon, sliced an armor-piercing grenade right down the middle, splitting it into two.

Watching her fluid movements, it was clear she was the strongest of the three.

Furthermore, the katana, borrowing the momentum from "Tornado Flash," spun around and struck at the second grenade with an even faster chop.

But something strange happened—the second armor-piercing grenade swerved ever so slightly to the right.

And it was precisely this slight deflection that caused the katana to miss!

In the midst of Mikiko's astonishment, the grenade hit her right in the lungs.

This weapon, capable of burning through an 80MM steel plate, caused horrific damage. Mikiko now had a charred, teacup-sized hole in her right chest and immediately lost her ability to move, collapsing to the ground.

The third grenade followed closely behind. This grenade's trajectory had been slightly elevated. Originally aimed at the chest, it hit her head instead.

Mikiko, a skilled martial artist and seductive female spy from the "Special Higher Police," met her death under the mysterious power of the "Spirit Refining Grenade."

After landing, Lu Yao still savored the experience, feeling that with a bit more cultivation, he could unleash the legendary "curving bullet".

"And... Can this ability be used on cannonballs!?"

Cannons are inherently less precise than firearms, and it often takes nearly 10 seconds for a shot to reach the target, giving the enemy ample time to dodge and escape.

If I could fine-tune the landing point of a cannonball, wouldn't I be able to snipe enemies from an ultra-long distance!

Spirit Refinement is truly wondrous, with many aspects yet to be explored.

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"Withering Bullets" cause flesh to wither and decay; these bullets carrying such power are specifically designed for the physically robust martial artists and are a flagship product of Western Countries' military sales.

The "elephant-hunting bullet" that Li Pei was hit with was not only of huge caliber, but it also had evidently been specially modified, covered with complex symbols.

Its power was also extraordinary, loaded with a vast amount of "withering" energy.

Liao Ya dared to touch it only with tools and then removed it.

After that, she applied silver to the wound; amidst sizzling sounds and a puff of smoke, the blackened veins visibly restored at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Li Pei was immediately all right.

Liao Qe had been silent all along. Seeing her "big" sister wake up, she asked, "You could have ignored me just now... Why did you take a bullet for me?"

"My master did something similar before, and when I asked her, she said—'I got carried away, and I regret it quite a bit.'

Li Pei said with a laugh, "I want to answer you in the same way. I didn't think too much about it at the time."

At this time, Lu Yao finished inspecting the enemy's body and was walking over.

Li Pei hurriedly whispered, "Sis~ think it over carefully, and if you really don't want to, then let it be. But it'd be best to agree, I'm already 21 this year, and if I can't get married soon, people will gossip~"

Liao Qe pouted and "hmphed" without responding.

Lu Yao had already come over and said, "They're Izumo People. It seems to be the doing of that 'Kuki Ryuichi' from last time."

Li Pei got up and said, "You mean the one who came with Eunuch An's visiting card last time?"

"Yes, that's him. He tried to employ me as their shrine maiden and did such a thing after I rejected him. But I really disliked him then and showed a slight killing intent."

"Trying to recruit and then killing when it fails, that fits their way of doing things."

Li Pei's expression was as somber as still water, "Izumo has been making frequent moves lately, and it's very possible they're plotting something mischievous using the chaos of the great powers' battle."

Lu Yao nodded, "I've read in the newspapers a long time ago that they have wolf-like ambitions. We were lucky to have Commandery Princess here this time; I can't thank you enough. If you want a massage in the future, just say the word, don't worry about sticking to those 30 times~"

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Li Pei replied with a beaming smile.

At that moment, a high-speed swooshing sound was heard, and Yu Yanmei with the Moonshadow Sword descended from the sky, summoned by the precautionary phone call Liao Ya had made.

Yu Yanmei's expression was exceptionally icy as she closely inspected her disciple, relaxing only after confirming she was unharmed.

Seeing the uniquely designed cartridge, she expressed surprise, "This is a Withering Bullet made from a Viscount-level Blood Core!"

Li Pei said, "It's from Genyo Society; they've always been well-equipped."

Immediately, Yu Yanmei took Li Pei away to thoroughly check her body at home, to avoid any potential lingering issues.

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After they departed, Lu Yao went off to tinker with the extraction equipment.

Liao Qe quietly asked her sister, "What should I do..."

As a Spirit Refining Expert, Liao Ya overheard the squabbling in the courtyard and saw the moment Li Pei blocked the bullet.

Puzzled and frowning, she said, "One of you is my dear little sister, and the other is my best friend; I really don't know... You should decide for yourself."

She truly did not know what to say, as her own relationship with her junior brother was also somewhat ambiguous...