Chapter 104: Chapter 87: One-Slash Beheading
Its eyes gradually began to turn red, and its body swelled slightly.
"Be careful! The Ironhoof Bull’s Qi Blood is surging. It’s about to make a desperate last stand!" Qin Yue shouted a warning.
Suddenly, the Ironhoof Bull targeted Jiang Che, its hind hooves digging into the earth as it charged violently forward!
Qin Yue was shocked to see Jiang Che show no intention of dodging.
’This kid actually wants to fight the Ironhoof Bull?’
’Did he drink too much? Doesn’t he know his own limits?!’
’Even if Jiang Che has an Innate Iron Body, he’s still only in the Stone Skin Realm. If that thing hits him, he’ll be killed on the spot! How could I possibly explain that to Li Rushan?’
With a thunderous roar, he charged forward, trying to save Jiang Che.
Jiang Che, however, was completely unfazed. Although the Ironhoof Bull’s body was massive and its hide was tough, it was far weaker than Lotus and Red Tiger had been after their Transformations.
It wasn’t even a match for Sacrificial Envoy Li.
Besides, it was already injured and had lost a lot of blood.
And he himself was much stronger than before.
He felt that he could probably win even without using his Transformation!
Jiang Che was suddenly eager for the challenge.
Gripping Kunji, he had already entered the Heart Stream State. Just as the Ironhoof Bull closed in, he mimicked the others, instantly sidestepping and slashing his blade at its neck.
In an instant, a massive bull’s head flew high into the air!
Its enormous body crashed to the ground, shaking the very earth with a tremendous THUD!
Qin Yue stopped dead in his tracks mid-charge.
He stared at Jiang Che, who had just decapitated the Ironhoof Bull with a single strike, unable to believe what he was seeing.
The others wore the same stunned expression. A sudden silence fell over the scene.
Jiang Che wiped his blade, feeling quite pleased.
That last strike hadn’t just landed squarely on its deepest wound.
The angle had also been perfect, slicing right through the gap in the Ironhoof Bull’s cervical vertebrae.
On top of that, the critical hit from [Break Extreme] had activated.
That was what had allowed for the one-strike decapitation.
Of course, Kunji’s sharpness had also played a huge part.
He felt he could have sliced through a bull made of solid iron with that one blow!
Qin Yue slowly came to his senses. His voice was laced with a complex mix of emotions as he spoke:
"Little Brother Jiang, you’re a beast! This time, I’m truly and utterly impressed!"
The other men also snapped out of their stupor and crowded around.
"Amazing! Little Brother Jiang, you truly live up to the name of the Innate Iron Body!"
"You can beat someone in the Iron Skin Realm while you’re still in the Stone Skin Realm. Once you actually reach the Iron Skin Realm, you’ll be unstoppable!"
One after another, the men chimed in, showering Jiang Che with praise.
Jiang Che felt a little embarrassed. He said,
"Honestly, I just followed the wound. If you all hadn’t broken its hide first, I couldn’t have killed it in one strike either."
That was the truth. If the Ironhoof Bull hadn’t been injured, it probably would have taken him two strikes to cut its head off.
’Mhm, the first strike would get about halfway through, and the second would finish the job. That sounds about right...’
Qin Yue finally understood why Li Rushan had insisted on bringing the kid to drink with them.
He’d initially thought Li Rushan just wanted them to look after his junior.
All that talk about an "Innate Iron Body" was just boasting about a younger generation, nothing to be taken seriously.
He understood; after all, everyone did it.
But he never expected the kid to be this strong! Frighteningly strong!
’A Stone Skin Realm practitioner who can not only draw the Eight-Stone Bow, which requires the strength of a thousand catties, but can also decapitate a Mid Stage Iron Skin Realm Ironhoof Bull in a single strike!’
’Could it be... that his blade really weighs two hundred catties?!’
Qin Yue suddenly recalled the earlier scene, and his heart skipped a beat.
He walked over and said,
"Little Brother Jiang, may I see your blade?"
Jiang Che nodded, handing Kunji over.
Qin Yue took it, and the sudden weight in his hand almost made him drop it.
His expression changed in an instant. He cried out in astonishment,
"It really is two hundred catties!"
Hearing Qin Yue proclaim the blade weighed two hundred catties, everyone was shocked, but they no longer thought Jiang Che had been boasting.
"Let me try!"
"Let me try, too!"
One by one, they took turns holding it and found that it was, indeed, a two-hundred-catty blade!
"If I may be so bold... where did you get this blade?"
Qin Yue suddenly asked.
