Atlas of Heaven and Man

Chen Chuan glanced at the snake-shaped ornament on the chest of the fallen man. It was the symbol of the Viper organization, included in the documents the Bureau had given him.

Before today, he had repeatedly reviewed the files of these armed groups, meticulously studying every individual's recordings and records.

Not only him, but he had also discussed each individual with Wu Yi's teachers, one by one, considering how to deal with them if encountered, how to end things quickly, and formulating specific plans for each.

The one lying before him, named Jin Leihan, was from the Voro Peninsula and particularly skilled in external martial arts.

Recalling this person's information, Bai Laoshi's voice echoed in his mind:

"Jin Leihan, who specializes in external martial arts, is almost impossible to defeat quickly. If you ask me if there's a way to win swiftly, there is one…

His kind of martial art is the simplest 'Gang Yue Force'. It's not easy to cultivate this force to this extent, but flexibility cannot defend, and rigidity cannot last. A combination of rigidity and flexibility is needed to achieve greatness.

When he attacks, he will gather the strength of his entire body in an instant. If, at this moment, a force far stronger than his breaks through from the front, then the entire structure of his body will shatter. However, this is only theoretical because even if it can be done, you need to seize the strongest moment of that gathering, otherwise it won't be enough to achieve the goal…"

Chen Chuan looked at the softened corpse. To achieve this goal, he first released a simulated field, a field signal that could give people an extreme sense of danger. This stimulated Jin Leihan to react strongly, forcing him to concentrate all his strength.

At that moment, he instantly overlapped with his Second Self, guided the Furnace Breathing Method, and unleashed the accumulated Cloud-Breaking Strike with a punch, directly shattering that strongest point, instantly shattering all the bones in his body.

It didn't end there. The opponent was only severely injured. For an expert in external martial arts, this was not fatal. If enough essence and blood were accumulated, he might even be able to stand up. Therefore, a second force erupted from within his body, going straight in and shattering the unprotected internal organs and brain tissue, killing him completely.

To onlookers, he had merely thrown a punch, directly killing Jin Leihan from the front, giving the Viper gang members who witnessed this scene a strong shock.

In reality, this strike combined field techniques, the Furnace Breathing Method, and the overlapping power of the Second Self. It was Chen Chuan's peak strike, combining skill and strength.

Moreover, Jin Leihan had become the first person sacrificed to the ritual. The secret sect's ritual on his body absorbed the first sacrifice, which could be used in the following battles.

But precisely because this tactic was too useful, the practice of alternative tactics could not be organized at all. Everyone was too lazy to bother with it.

But now this flaw was exposed, and the next thing would definitely be each fighting for themselves.

He was right. As he stopped, a figure rushed past him first.

Chen Chuan looked at the person rushing towards him. This person was wearing black practice clothes, had a hooked nose, sunken eye sockets, and moved nimbly and quickly. He used a foreign-style long saber, even longer than his own.

From the characteristics, he recognized this as Zhu Haiwu, an attacker in the Viper gang, a foreign mixed-blood. This person was very good at seizing opportunities. He must have seen him confront Jin Leihan and thought that his breath and strength were not yet adjusted, or even that he had suffered considerable injuries, so it was an opportunity to attack him.

Looking at the figure coming over, Zheng Laoshi's words echoed in his mind:

"This person's saber technique is very solid, and the saber moves and techniques are also remarkable. It's okay, I guess. If I were to fight? If I let go, I could cut him in two within three strikes. At his current level, no matter how many times he tries, the result will be the same.

If you ask me if I can solve him in one strike, my answer is yes, but it will cost a little…"

Chen Chuan faced the incoming saber, stepped back, and drew the Snow Monarch Saber from the scabbard diagonally inserted into the ground behind him, also slashing head-on.

If it was just a simple attack against attack, life for life, the opponent would definitely dodge, and might not confront him head-on, because they had plenty of people. As long as they could contain him and create opportunities for others, that would be enough.

Even if he showed extraordinary speed and strength, because of the spatial distance, if the opponent was well prepared, they would be able to react and not be killed with one strike.

And his current speed, when facing the same level of fighters, has not reached the level of crushing first and second limit fighters like the third limit, so not only should it not be fast, but it must be slow, to make the opponent feel that they can kill him in advance, so…

Zhu Haiwu's eyes flashed. In that instant, he had already judged that his saber would definitely hit the opponent first, so he maintained his saber momentum and slashed straight down at Chen Chuan's head and neck.

However, at that moment, he was horrified to find that Chen Chuan's figure was not in the position it should have been, but suddenly appeared two steps away, in a place where the blade could barely touch.

Sensing something was off, he reacted quickly, drawing upon all his strength and raising his wrist to redirect his blade from a chop to a thrust, still aimed at his opponent.

However, as he made this move, he discovered that Chen Chuan was still in his original position. Everything he had just seen seemed to be an illusion, causing his pupils to contract sharply.

Chen Chuan stepped forward, allowing the tip of his opponent's blade to pass harmlessly over his shoulder. With a flash of light, his Snow Sovereign Blade executed two consecutive slashes. As they passed each other, Zhu Haiwu was instantly cut into three pieces.

Chen Chuan took two steps forward, steadying himself. Behind him, the two severed parts of the body and the flying head fell to the ground one after another.

He looked up and said, "The third!" At the same time, another flash of light emanated from his clothing and the inside of his mask.

After sacrificing Jin Leihan, the ritual's effect was to create a sensory displacement. By exploiting this, he was able to kill Zhu Haiwu without paying any price.

Now that he had sacrificed another person, the ritual had gained another effect, one he intended to reserve for his next opponent.

Those who were preparing to step forward and find an opportunity couldn't help but stop in their tracks. In the blink of an eye, the second person had fallen under Chen Chuan's blade. Moreover, victory was still decided in a single move. This situation greatly exceeded their expectations.

Although they didn't care about their companions' lives, they were aware of their strength. This couldn't help but make them become fearful and cautious, and none dared to rashly step forward again.

Chen Chuan gazed at the three figures in front of him. The Viper Team was composed of six Third Threshold fighters. Of course, not everyone was an expert. Counting Jin Leihan, the truly outstanding experts barely made up half the group, with the rest being mediocre. However, the main point was that each person had their own unique characteristics.

Once they combined and complemented each other, they became quite formidable.

In a battle between experts of the same level, facing one person versus two was a completely different matter, let alone facing several. This required the solo combatant to have several times the overall strength to have a crushing advantage.

Even though he had a Second Self to bear the damage, he didn't want to face such a situation. It was best to create a one-on-one situation and then defeat them one by one in the shortest amount of time.

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Standing on the left was Sheng Hui, who looked like a recent college graduate. He possessed decent strength and was the brain of the Viper Team. However, it wasn't easy for him to lead such a team.

The alluring woman in the short skirt in the middle was called Xian Quanfeng. Although her combat strength was very average, she was a master of interrogation and a medic in the team. She could save her teammates as long as they didn't have fatal injuries. Furthermore, she seemed to possess a high-level ability to interfere with life force fields, so the information suggested prioritizing her elimination.

Finally, there was a person with a peculiar appearance, hunched over and ageless. This person's hands almost reached the ground. Cyan protective clothing wrapped around wiry, slender muscles, especially the exaggerated latissimus dorsi muscles, which seemed to spread out like wings, making him look like a bipedal snake.

This person was called Lao Han, and he was the most skilled fighter in the entire Viper Team besides the leader. He was the latter's true confidant, possessing considerable strength. Many difficult missions were carried out by him.

The reason the Bureau had to mobilize more people before, not even one less, was mainly due to their fear of him and the leader, Xu Xianwen.

As he observed, an unfathomable and ethereal field came into contact with his biological field. It seemed to carry some kind of bewitching change and attempted to further influence his mental state.

Teacher Jiang's somewhat lazy voice was recalled at this moment:

"People who are skilled in biological force fields often possess both caution and impulsiveness. On one hand, they are unscrupulous in force field collisions, and on the other hand, they never strike without seeing the opponent's bottom line.

Such people are often very careful. As soon as they sense something is wrong, they will have the idea of saving their lives, and their companions will fully support them, so they are not easy targets to kill.

If you want to solve it quickly... well, unless you have a way to strongly influence her spirit during the force field collision, although I think it is difficult to do, maybe there is such a method?"

The instant he felt the field contact, Chen Chuan's gaze turned to Xian Quanfeng. At the same time, the ritual on his body was stimulated by the opponent's field.

It was an effect that amplified the senses and caused the spirit to ascend, a ritual used by sacrificers to communicate with some kind of worshiped anomaly. Therefore, at this moment, what Xian Quanfeng saw was almost a scene after taking special drugs, and it was even more absurd and bizarre than that. Her spirit inevitably faltered for a moment.

At this moment, Chen Chuan suddenly took out the Thunderclap Pistol, the dark muzzle aimed at the still somewhat dazed and suspicious alluring face.

As he pulled the trigger, with a boom, there was another thunderous roar, and half of Xian Quanfeng's head was instantly blasted into fragments. The huge noise caused the surrounding leaves to sway in waves.

Chen Chuan looked at the corpse lying on the ground, the muzzle of the Thunderclap Gun in his hand still emitting a wisp of unscattered smoke, and said in a calm voice:

"The third!"

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