"You... you killed Master Hu Jiu, how is that possible?"
Wang Gui and Qiu Ping trembled all over, their faces full of shock and disbelief.
With Master Hu Jiu killed, they felt like the sky over Yun City was about to collapse.
Wei Fan raised the tiger head in his hand and said, "It's just an old tiger, is it really that hard to kill?"
Qiu Ping's scalp tingled, and he shouted, "Wei Fan, you have caused great trouble! Master Hu Jiu is the ninth son of the Tiger King. Killing him means the Tiger King will definitely unleash a bloody revenge."
As Li Shen's confidants, Qiu Ping and Wang Gui knew more than most.
The tiger in the courtyard was just the Tiger King's junior son, born only a few years ago, not very skilled. The truly terrifying one was the Tiger King.
"Trouble, or big trouble? Does it mean I should obediently let him eat me?"
Wei Fan's gaze hardened, a murderous intent surged forth: "You call him Master Tiger constantly, you're so close with the Tiger Demon, surely you've delivered many people for it to eat. Now it's gone, I'll send you two down to accompany it!"
Wang Gui and Qiu Ping's expressions changed dramatically.
Only now did they realize they were in danger. Wei Fan had the ability to eliminate Master Hu Jiu, and naturally had the ability to kill them too.
He wasn't naive, unaware that they brought him to die; rather, his skills were high, and his courage even higher, not needing to flee, instead killing the Tiger Demon.
[Wang Gui: Colluding with the Tiger Demon, feeding people to demons, already his heart is black!]
[Kill him, gain two years of power!]
[Qiu Ping: Colluding with the Tiger Demon, feeding people to demons, already his heart is black!]
[Kill him, gain three years of power!]
The panel began showing information about the two.
Indeed, they had offered quite a few; the skeletons in the courtyard were partly thanks to their efforts.
"I'll fight you!"
"No need to fear, he's only practiced martial arts for three months. We don't know what despicable means he used to kill Master Hu Jiu. If we don't kill him, we'll hardly survive going back!"
Qiu Ping and Wang Gui rushed to attack first.
Wei Fan had killed the Tiger Demon they feared, but they weren't afraid of Wei Fan.
Because if they didn't kill Wei Fan, they'd face something more terrifying than death.
Instantly, the two drew their battle sabers, the long blades emitted a faint red glow, attacking Wei Fan from both sides.
"Two fools, practicing martial arts for years, the Blood Evil Saber Technique only at minor achievement, not even reaching entry level with the Golden Bell Shield!"
Their rapid attack didn't surprise Wei Fan; these spineless people didn't dare fight demon fiends but were adept at fighting humans.
Boom!
Wei Fan's True Qi exploded, instantly forming a golden membrane over his body, making his muscles swell and his physique more robust.
Though the Golden Bell Shield isn't purely horizontal external training, its body refinement surpasses ordinary martial arts.
Now at the Sixth Layer of the Golden Bell Shield, just his physical strength enabled his arm strength to exceed a thousand pounds; facing the two who barely reached the First Layer, he didn't even need to pull out his saber.
These two were perfect for testing the Sixth Layer's defensive capacity of the Golden Bell Shield.
Thump thump!
The two strikes hit his body, the membrane quivered, instantly knocking their sabers out of their hands, unable to harm a hair on Wei Fan.
"Body like copper skin, one yellow sheet, this is the Sixth Layer of the Golden Bell Shield!"
Qiu Ping and Wang Gui screamed, their hands gripping the sabers cracked by the counterforce, blood flowing freely.
"You each struck me once, I return a kick to each of you, settling the score,"
Seeing that they couldn't even break through his protective True Qi, Wei Fan felt disappointed, delivering a kick that created a sonic boom.
"Spare us, Wei Fan!"
"It was Captain Li colluding with the Fierce Tiger Gang, ordering us to harm you!"
Qiu Ping and Wang Gui pleaded desperately, the Sixth Layer of the Golden Bell Shield terrified them—a martial artist at the Sixth Layer could kill them with just a finger poke.
Crack!
Wei Fan's expression remained cold, his initial kick killed Qiu Ping, nearly shattering him, exposing bones through flesh.
He chased down Wang Gui, who had taken two steps to flee, launching a kick. Wang Gui flew like a ball, landing lifeless!
[Slain Wang Gui, gained 2 years of power]
[Slain Qiu Ping, gained 3 years of power]
[Current Power Level: 10 years]
The number ten made Wei Fan's eyes brighten.
"Constable Qiu Ping, Constable Wang Gui encountered demon fiend during a case, unfortunately serving and sacrificing their lives. Constable Wei Fan fought to the death, slaying one Tiger Demon!"
Throwing their bodies into the courtyard, Wei Fan turned to walk back to the city, hearing footsteps behind him as he reached the village entrance.
Looking back, he saw a group of elderly, sick, and weakly kneeling behind, shouting "Warrior's great virtue immeasurable."
"These beasts!"
In his sight, he didn't see a single young or child, only those nearing the end of their lives.
"You better hurry away, Tiger Demons will soon come!"
He could only warn them with a sentence, then Wei Fan turned away.
Walking for a while, he sought a concealed forest and dove into it.
"Use four years of power to enhance martial arts Golden Bell Shield!"
Earlier using four years of power, he broke through to the Sixth Layer of the Golden Bell Shield; with only the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Layers remaining, four years ought to be enough to raise it to the highest Ninth Layer!
But the outcome was not as Wei Fan expected.
[Deducted four years of power!]
[Five years of power, your Golden Bell Shield didn't break through, still lacking firepower!]
[Six years of power, your Golden Bell Shield achieved some success, broke through to the Seventh Layer!]
[Seven years of power, your Golden Bell Shield broke through to the Eighth Layer!]
[Eight years of power, your Golden Bell Shield remains in place!]
[Golden Bell Shield (Eighth Layer)]
[Current Power Level: 6 years]
The wildly expanding True Qi and an iron-like physique made Wei Fan frown slightly; the later three layers required far more power than the initial six.
He added another year of power!
[Deducted one year of power!]
[Nine years of power, the Ninth Layer bottleneck of the Golden Bell Shield loosened slightly!]
Still not enough, Wei Fan added another year!
[Deducted one year of power!]
[Ten years of power, your Golden Bell Shield broke through the Ninth Layer, Copper Skin and Iron Bones, Golden Bell Body Protection!]
[Golden Bell Shield (Ninth Layer)]
[Current Power Level: 4 years]
Upon breakthrough in the Ninth Layer, the most drastic transformation occurred, this change even exceeded the combined changes of the previous eight layers.
Thump thump thump...
The consolidation of skin, flesh, and bones created internal explosions, under introspection, the bones exhibited a cold metallic shine.
Originally tall, now in the fierce change, his body further increased in girth.
Swell muscles, fine golden skin, making it appear as though draped in golden armor.
The Ninth Layer, Copper Skin and Iron Bones of the Golden Bell Shield, was achieved!
Meanwhile, perfect and overflowing True Qi seeped from his pores, forming an inverted golden bell around his body, rotating in the void.
"Is this the martial arts Golden Bell Shield? Why does it feel like high martial arts?"
Wei Fan charged forward with the golden bell, immediately shattering a small tree of more than ten centimeters in diameter, while his arm freely passed through the bell.
"It's indeed body-protecting martial arts, just the recoil force alone could kill my previous self!"
On a whim, he recalled the True Qi forming the bell into his body, returning to normal.
"Still have four years of power!"
The Golden Bell Shield can still be enhanced, but Wei Fan didn't attempt further—reaching the highest Ninth Layer, further enhancement means creating a self-created technique, not achievable in a few years of power.
Master-level Blood Evil Saber Technique was inadequate for his abundant True Qi, he decided to apply the remaining power into that technique.