Chapter 145: Chapter 143: Bloodless Killing
Invincible in close-quarters combat, and unmatched with sharp, long-range attacks!
Only now did the crowd realize how terrifying this person was, so formidable at any distance.
Some were chilled to the bone seeing Jiang Jichen’s casual sword strike, so terrifyingly powerful that it easily lopped off a man’s head.
One Sword Life and Death Technique!
A casual sword technique from Jiang Jichen was an ultimate killing move, naturally stunning everyone present.
But his arrogance was infuriating. He ignored the Noble Family Descendants and cursed them as animals, pushing them past their breaking point.
The leader of the Noble Family Descendants sneered, "What big talk. You’re just a Junior Cultivator at the Innate Fifth Realm. Don’t think you’re invincible just because you killed a few pieces of trash. How ridiculous. How ignorant!"
Jiang Jichen was currently displaying a cultivation at the Innate Fifth Layer Perfect Realm. Compared to before, he was hiding very little of his power. But in the eyes of this group, whose cultivation ranged from the Innate Sixth Layer to the Innate Eighth Layer, he was still nothing.
They believed the only reason Jiang Jichen had managed to kill so many of their people was that he had caught them completely by surprise.
"If that’s the case, why waste words? Let’s just settle this with life or death!"
Once he entered a life-or-death battle, Jiang Jichen cast aside all hesitation. He forgot life and death, his strikes becoming merciless. Even facing a group of experts whose cultivation far surpassed his own, he showed no fear or intention to retreat.
With the Red Copper Sword in hand, he radiated an air of unrivaled dominance.
At that moment, four Minor Grandmasters at the Innate Seventh Layer Initial Stage attacked simultaneously. Their attacks surged like an endless tide, threatening to submerge the space around Jiang Jichen.
At the center of the assault, Jiang Jichen’s heart was calm, devoid of joy or sorrow. He brandished his longsword, whipping it out in an instant.
"Three-zhang Red Dust, I am heaven and earth!"
"Five-layered Golden Spirit Pattern Space!"
"Power of an Innate Body Refining Fifth Realm physique!"
Surrounded, Jiang Jichen held nothing back, immediately activating his strongest defensive state.
At this moment, Jiang Jichen was practically in a state of Innate Invincibility, even if he were to face a Spirit Cultivator at the Innate Eighth Layer Initial Stage.
BOOM!
Using the Illusory Unstable Technique, Jiang Jichen dodged the majority of the attacks, but a few still landed on him.
However, these attacks only managed to break through the protective sword screen of the Three-zhang Red Dust. They couldn’t even shake the Five-layered Golden Spirit Pattern Space. This scene stunned all the Noble Family Descendants.
’What is going on?’
’It’s one thing for him to be ridiculously skilled at both close and long-range combat, but why is his defense also this strong?’
’It’s like a tortoise shell—impossible to break!’
The Noble Family Descendants were once again left dumbfounded.
They had killed countless Loose Cultivators, but they had never encountered one who was this difficult to kill.
Moreover, he was only at the Innate Fifth Realm, a cultivation realm far below theirs, and he was facing their entire group alone.
’And not only that, he has a golden Spirit Vein! A Celestial Vein like that... even among us Noble Family Descendants, how many have one?’
The hearts of the Noble Family Descendants were filled with an indescribably complex mix of emotions.
The four Innate Seventh Realm Minor Grandmasters who had attacked thought their combined strike would be a guaranteed kill. But this was the result—they had only broken through a single layer of his defense.
This was difficult for them to accept. Their minds reeled, and they were too stunned to launch a follow-up attack.
But in that instant, Jiang Jichen moved!
He thrust out four times: Lesser Yang, Taiyang, Lesser Yin, and Taiyin.
It was the Four Symbols Sword!
Four beams of Sword Light shot out like lightning, one for each of the four cardinal directions.
PFFT!
Four sounds rang out as one. The four Innate Seventh Layer Initial Stage Minor Grandmasters felt a chill in their chests before they even knew what had happened.
They each looked down to see a sword mark over their hearts, yet not a single drop of blood seeped out.
"This... killing without blood!"
The four of them collapsed and died, without a single splash of blood.
They had never seen such demonic and unfathomable swordsmanship.
Seeing that the four Innate Seventh Layer Initial Stage Minor Grandmasters couldn’t even withstand a single exchange, a chill finally rose in their hearts, and a flicker of terror crossed their eyes.
But things had already come to this. There was no room for negotiation, only a battle to the death.
The leader of the Noble Family Descendants, at the Innate Eighth Layer Initial Stage, stepped forward to attack, his Cold Light Treasure Sword in hand. "Everyone, hold nothing back! Use your strongest techniques and kill him together!" he roared.
Although they were chilled to the core and filled with fear, their desire to kill this terrifying youth was even stronger. Besides, there was strength in numbers. If they all attacked together, they refused to believe they couldn’t eliminate this young brat.
"Mountain-Suppressing Spirit Palm, seal the very rivers and mountains!"
"Overlapping Waves Three Swords, every slash is fatal!"
"Spirit Pattern Tide, wave after unending wave!"
...
With cold shouts, these people unleashed their strongest offensive techniques—some were Sealing Techniques to restrict movement, others were sharp Ultimate Killing Techniques, and some were indiscriminate attacks that could blanket the entire area...
At this moment, even an expert at the Mid-stage of Innate Eighth Realm would likely die with regret if they stood at the center of this assault, let alone a mere Junior Cultivator at the Innate Fifth Realm.
He had been able to block the attacks of four Innate Seventh Layer Initial Stage Minor Grandmasters, but against Minor Grandmasters at the Innate Seventh Realm Middle, Late, and Perfection, and even the leader of the Noble Family Descendants at the Innate Eighth Layer Initial Stage, it seemed impossible for him to resist.
If Jiang Jichen were to use a corner of the Azure Heaven Killing Array, he could of course easily annihilate these people. But they were not yet enough to force his hand to that extent.
Besides, after his cultivation had advanced while in the Hua Family’s forbidden grounds, he also wanted to test the limits of his combat power at his current realm.
But facing these attacks, he too felt a life-threatening danger. The leader of the Noble Family Descendants, at the Innate Eighth Layer Initial Stage, was especially dangerous. With his Cold Light Treasure Sword in hand, the Sword Intent he channeled and the Sword Techniques he unleashed were terrifyingly lethal.
Three more disciples at the Innate Seventh Layer Perfection Realm attacked from the other three directions, their three attacks the sharpest of all, aimed directly at Jiang Jichen’s vitals.
"Wretch, die!"
The Noble Family Descendants roared as their attacks rained down on Jiang Jichen. The space around him was saturated with Attack and Kill Skills, making it impossible to evade even with Illusory Indeterminacy.
A cold, dangerously merciless glint flashed in Jiang Jichen’s eyes. He first pushed his defenses to their absolute peak, then unleashed the cultivation of an Innate Sixth Layer Early Stage as he sent out a sword technique.
"Sword Shadow Like a Dream, Ten Thousand Stars!"
This was the first form of the Star Sword Technique, a terrifying area-of-effect swordsmanship that could be used for both offense and defense!
Layer upon layer of Sword Light filled the area like the stars in the night sky.
PFFT! PFFT!
As the Sword Light swept out, eight Noble Family Descendants at the Innate Sixth Layer Perfect Realm were killed instantly, completely unable to block Jiang Jichen’s starlike Sword Light.
Of course, Jiang Jichen could only block most of the attacks. The assaults from the three at the Innate Seventh Layer Perfection Realm and the one at the Innate Eighth Layer Initial Stage were unavoidable.
"Die!"
The few of them roared as their attacks landed on Jiang Jichen almost simultaneously.
A cold glint flickered in Jiang Jichen’s eyes. He actually ignored their attacks, allowing them to strike his body.
"Yin-Yang Two Principles!"
Jiang Jichen slashed out with a black and a white Sword Aura, like two dividing lines of Yin and Yang, striking toward two Minor Grandmasters at the Late Stage of Innate Seventh Realm.
BOOM!
PFFT!
Jiang Jichen was engulfed by the endless attacks, his body pierced several times. But his Divine Soul was astonishingly powerful, and he had already tracked the trajectories of the strongest attacks. Although he couldn’t dodge them completely, he could at least avoid his vital points.
As a result, both of his shoulders were pierced through, and his right chest was slashed open and dripping with blood—a truly gruesome and terrifying sight!
But at the same time, the two Minor Grandmasters at the Late Stage of Innate Seventh Realm were also slain. The other three experts at the Innate Seventh Layer Perfection Realm and the leader of the Noble Family Descendants were overjoyed, knowing the chance for an ultimate kill had arrived. They prepared to strike again!
However, just as they were about to attack, a profound sense of crisis suddenly welled up in their hearts.
The next moment, they saw the black and white Sword Lights of Yin and Yang, which should have been dissipating. After annihilating the two Noble Family Descendants, they suddenly transformed into four beams of Sword Light.
It was the Four Symbols Sword!
