Chapter 265: Chapter 240 Arrow Releases Nine Sounds_1
Chu Hongye’s sword cut down, shattering the Spider Martial Spirit into pieces. A dark shadow writhed, a pitch-black spider tried to regenerate itself.
Chu Hongye gave it no chance to recover, sending forth another burst of her sword light.
Just then, Lu Yan had an alarming premonition. He felt a dangerous aura and spotted a flickering blood light rushing towards them from not far away. Its speed was astounding.
"Be careful..."
Lu Yan loudly warned and immediately fired an arrow towards the incoming blood light.
Only then did he see what the blood light truly was.
It was also a humanoid bat remarkably similar to Liu Boguang, but with a vastly different color scheme.
Liu Boguang had an entirely dark body, whereas this humanoid bat was bathed in a blood-red hue. Its wings were particularly striking as they seemed to mesh together from fresh blood, dazzlingly bright.
Without a doubt, it was another Martial Spirit. It was likely to be the "master" mentioned by the Spider Martial Spirit.
This Martial Spirit was terrifying. It reached out with a hand, catching Lu Yan’s fired arrow, then flung it back at him with high speed.
Lu Yan quickly fired two more arrows. One intercepted the incoming arrow, while the other sped towards the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
"Boy, you’re courting death."
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit seized the arrow. With a frightening expression, it charged at Lu Yan, its wings flapping with intensity.
However, Lu Yan’s diversion had given Chu Hongye enough time to completely destroy the Spider Martial Spirit. She redirected her sword light, cutting towards the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
Boom!
They clashed, causing an intense melee of energy which created a powerful shock wave that swept across the area.
Chu Hongye’s figure shook and she was pushed back several dozen meters. With a serious look on her face, she said, "He’s a high-level Martial Spirit, Lu Yan, be careful. This one is no ordinary Sixth-level Master’s Martial Spirit."
"High-level Martial Spirit, so even Martial Spirits have ranks?"
Lu Yan had a thought. Naturally, he didn’t dare slack off. His bowstring thrummed continuously, shooting out arrows one after another. However, all of them were blocked by the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
The cultivation level of the Blood Bat Martial Spirit was evidently also at the Sixth Master Level but its strength far exceeded that of the previous Spider Martial Spirit and the other elderly Martial Spirit.
"Has this guy mastered multiple channels of Inner Strength?"
Lu Yan had a thought.
As Chu Hongye retreated, she took the opportunity to counter-attack, elevating her strength to its peak. Engulfed in her Inner Strength, she looked as if she was clad in armor of ice. Even her raven hair was laced with frost, making her resemble an icy goddess of war.
She moved with the grace of an ice phoenix, issuing a sword strike that released a roaring ice dragon.
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit’s expression became serious as a thick blood light seeped from its body. Its blood-red wings, sharp as blades, swept out to collide with the ice dragon.
Amazing sounds filled the air as the ice dragon trembled and was forced back bit by bit, eventually exploding into a shower of ice crystals that rained upon the ground.
Chu Hongye gave a soft groan, her figure drawn back sharply. She spat out blood repeatedly.
"Girl, for a Fourth-level Master, you have quite the battle strength. You must be a formidable Internal God-man. I will recover quickly after I drink your blood."
"The people from the Mansion of King Ming injured me, and I will use the blood of the Mansion’s genius to recover. I am curious what expression King Ming would have when he learns this, hehe..."
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit laughed strangely, its wings stirring up a rich blood light, fiercely rushing towards Chu Hongye.
Papapapapapapapa!
Eight consecutive claps of thunder resounded as an arrow wrapped in the energy of thunder shot towards the head of the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
Lu Yan did not hold back with this arrow, it was fired with all his might.
Also, his Inner Strength was no longer divided into sixteen parts but elevated to twenty-one.
Facing such an unfathomable Martial Spirit, how could Lu Yan dare hold back?
The strength of this Martial Spirit was clearly superior to Chu Hongye. If Chu Hongye was to be killed, he would be next.
After all, his cultivation level was still low, one level below Chu Hongye. Even if he tried his hardest, he might not match up to Chu Hongye.
With his life hanging in the balance, there was no point in concealing his strength anymore.
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit, obviously looking down on Lu Yan, was completely caught off guard when Lu Yan’s attack power suddenly shot up.
In the nick of time, it swung one wing to block.
Thump! The wing was pierced by the arrow, which barreled on and hit the Blood Bat, blasting a large hole in its body.
Chu Hongye, despite being surprised by Lu Yan’s strength, gave a light cry and lunged forward. Her hands clasped her sword, quickly slashing out two strikes.
An Ice Dragon and an Ice Phoenix sprang forth, their roars echoing in unison. One on the left and one on the right, they charged towards the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
Meanwhile, Lu Yan bent his bow and set his arrow again. Twenty-one channels of Inner Strength wildly surged into the arrow. The arrow shot out with a resounding eight claps of thunder, pointing straight at the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
Yes, it was still eight claps.
To fire a Nine Ring Arrow with the Thunder Nine Sounds technique, he needed to gather his strength.
Gathering strength required time.
In an urgent situation, the most he could fire was an Eight Ring Arrow.
Squeak! Squeak!
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit let out a piercing cry, the blood light around it growing thicker. An intense blood light cascaded out from it like a spring, transforming into numerous blood bats.
In an instant, hundreds of blood bats appeared, fluttering about at will.
Hundreds of blood bats formed a straight line, blocking the path of Lu Yan’s arrow.
Thump, thump...
The arrow penetrated about fifty or sixty of the blood bats, but its momentum was eventually depleted and was stopped by the remaining bats.
While the blood bats formed, the Blood Bat Martial Spirit’s hands solidified into a pair of gigantic blood claws, swiping towards the Ice Dragon and Ice Phoenix.
One blood claw seized the head of the Ice Dragon, while the other grabbed the head of the Ice Phoenix. Both sides were locked in a stalemate for two breaths until the Blood Bat Martial Spirit exerted a sudden burst of strength, slamming downwards.
Crash! Crash!
The heads of the Ice Dragon and Ice Phoenix were smashed into the ground, their radiance dimming.
"There, there’s a wound."
Lu Yan saw a fist-sized wound on the back of the Blood Bat Martial Spirit. The wound was so deep that almost penetrated its body. He could see that its internal organs were damaged.
Despite his regenerative abilities, he still hasn’t managed to fully recover.
"The Blood Bat Martial Spirit earlier mentioned about drawing our blood to heal its wounds. It seems that it has suffered quite a heavy injury, one that hasn’t been healing over time. Even a Martial Cultivator of Master Level would not be able to endure it. Could it be a wound inflicted by True Vigor?"
A thought occurred to Lu Yan, and he suddenly devised a plan.
Whirr! Whirr! Whirr!
He poured all his strength, even manifesting some of the might of the Body Refining Martial Arts, enhancing his strength to pull back three bows.
One arrow shot straight towards the Blood Bat Martial Spirit. The other two, however, followed strange trajectories.
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit repeated its previous tactic, aiming to use hundreds of blood-colored bats to block the arrows.
However, it only managed to block one. The other two arrows swished through the swarm of bats like agile fishes, unimpeded.
These arrows were indeed unbelievable, causing both Chu Hongye and the Blood Bat Martial Spirit to hesitate momentarily.
The two arrows promptly closed in on the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit released the Ice Dragon and Ice Phoenix, attempting to dodge quickly.
"Your opponent is me!"
As a Tianjiao of Chu Hongye’s generation, she couldn’t allow her opponent’s disdain, shouted lightly, and the Dragon and Phoenix once again sprang up, charging towards the Blood Bat Martial Spirit. Wherever they passed, the ground was covered with a thick layer of frost.
Chu Hongye’s attack was undoubtedly terrifying. The Blood Bat Martial Spirit couldn’t ignore it and had to block it.
While trying to block Chu Hongye’s attack on one side and dodging Lu Yan’s arrows on the other, it was at its wit’s end and could only manage to dodge one of the arrows. The other one, with a ’puff’, hit the wound on the back, and then it exploded.
The powerful Inner Strength instantly tore the body of the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
Black fog filled the air, the body of the Blood Bat Martial Spirit was rapidly regenerating.
"Chu Hongye, can you hold him off for ten breaths?"
Lu Yan asked.
"Leave it to me."
Chu Hongye gave a simple reply. Her Inner Strength surged, her icy hair fluttered in the wind, her waist emitted a dazzling glow as if to become transparent.
In the dazzling light, two visions emerged.
On one side, an Ice Phoenix was resting on a tree.
On the other side, an Ice Dragon was coiled around a stone pillar.
The Dragon and the Phoenix, initially with closed eyes, suddenly opened them and flew off from the tree and stone pillar, respectively.
Compared to the previously appeared Ice Dragon and Ice Phoenix, these two were more real, more condensed, and more lifelike.
Naturally, their power was also stronger.
The Ice Dragon and Ice Phoenix crashed into the rejuvenating Blood Bat Martial Spirit. The just-recovered Blood Bat Martial Spirit’s body exploded again, and the broken body parts were frozen into ice.
Squeak! Squeak!
A sharp cry came out, and a blood-colored bat emerged from the human body.
This was the martial spirit’s true form.
A powerful force erupted within the body of the Martial Spirit, filled with dense black fog, attempting to restore the exploded body of the Spirit Communicators.
But the Dragon and Phoenix circled around the martial spirit, emanating an astonishing chill, and a dense wave of cold fell on the martial spirit and the bodies of the Spirit Communicators.
Not only the broken body of the Spirit Communicators but also the body of the Martial Spirit was covered with a layer of frost.
The Martial Spirit exerted power frantically, combating the Ice Dragon and Ice Phoenix.
While Chu Hongye was giving her all, Lu Yan was again drawing the bow and arrow, but he didn’t shoot immediately.
He was charging power.
The most potent move of Thunder Nine Sounds required power charging.
This was its disadvantage, but its power was undoubtedly stunning.
Ten breaths passed, and the arrow in Lu Yan’s hand shone brightly, like a tiny sun, with thunder circulating around the arrow shaft.
Whoosh!
The arrow shot out, splitting the night sky in two.
Thump thump thump.....
The continuous nine sounds echoed through the forest, staggering Chu Hongye enough to open her eyes wide.
Nine sounds were the sign of the Unity of Man and Martial Arts of Thunder Nine Sounds.
Lu Yan’s previous display of eight sounds had already surprised Chu Hongye dramatically, but now was emitting nine sounds, rendering Chu Hongye even more astonished.
Cold Magic Palm Unity of Man and Martial Arts was acceptable since they have been cultivating for many years.
But for Thunder Nine Sounds, how many years has Lu Yan cultivated?
As Chu Hongye was engrossed in these thoughts, the arrow had already hit the martial spirit.
Smack!
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit, including the body of the Spirit Communicator, exploded into pieces.
Small threads of lightning were violently destroying the life force of the Blood Bat Martial Spirit.
Simultaneously, the Ice Dragon and Ice Phoenix continued to rotate around the Blood Bat Martial Spirit, pouring down a substantial amount of chills.
It must be said that the Inner Strength of Internal God-man was incredibly mysterious. Although there was only one thread, the power was immense, containing a shocking destructive force. The damage to the Martial Spirit was also extraordinarily stunning, even exceeding the same level of Innate Martial Body.
The Inner Strength of the Innate Martial Body triumphs in quantity.
Whereas the Inner Strength of Internal God-man triumphs in quality.
The power of extreme cold was swiftly depriving the Blood Bat Martial Spirit of its life force.
The Blood Bat Martial Spirit kept screaming, but the energy in its body was getting weaker and weaker, its body was more and more vague, and it finally turned into a shadowy figure like a dying fire in the wind.
"The Holy Sect will never let you off. Lord Xueshen will take revenge for me..."
Before the voice fell, the Blood Bat Martial Spirit exploded and turned into black smoke, completely dissipated, and only the broken body of the Spirit Communicators fell to the ground.
