Chapter 93: Chapter 91: Slaying Cang Songzi
Was this the same arrogant Cang Songzi who had threatened to kill all his family and friends?
He was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, wasn’t he?
Now he lay here, beaten like a dead dog, his bones shattered, his cultivation half-crippled, one side of his face mangled. It was a gruesome sight.
’What in the world happened outside?’
The moment the lake water had surged, Jiang Jichen and the Little Skeleton had stealthily leaped off the cliff. Then, led by the Little Gray Skeleton, they had traveled through an underwater cavern and into the Ancient Hall. As a result, they were completely unaware of what had happened outside the hall’s main gate, much less that Little Yue’er was anxiously waiting on the roof above...
So, when he saw the battered Cang Songzi suddenly drop down here, Jiang Jichen was inwardly shaken.
But he recovered quickly, his cold gaze fixed on Cang Songzi, unconcealed killing intent shining in his eyes.
But Cang Songzi was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, after all. His Life Cultivation was astonishing. Even severely wounded and half-crippled, his aura was not weak, and he would not die so easily.
Lying on the ground, he snapped his head around. His glare was as sharp as a hawk’s as he stared viciously at Jiang Jichen. "So, it’s you, you little animal," he snarled. "Did you see that I was seriously injured and think you could kill me?"
Seeing Cang Songzi’s glare, Jiang Jichen was secretly alarmed. ’Foundation Establishment Cultivators truly are powerful,’ he thought. ’As long as their Dao Foundation isn’t shattered, their physical bodies can recover in an instant.’
Right now, Cang Songzi’s Dao Foundation was half-shattered and his cultivation was crippled, but he was still incredibly strong. The bones and tendons in his body and the mangled flesh on his face were all regenerating at an astonishing rate.
Jiang Jichen didn’t answer Cang Songzi’s taunt. Instead, he gripped his longsword and shot forward like a bolt of lightning, lunging to kill.
"One Sword Life and Death Technique!"
No hesitation, no mercy. The moment Jiang Jichen attacked, he used his strongest Killing Technique.
He knew very well that the longer he delayed, the more of Cang Songzi’s strength would recover. Once his body was fully healed, even if his cultivation had fallen from the Foundation Establishment Realm, he would definitely possess the power of a Minor Grandmaster.
This was his weakest moment, yet he still possessed the strength of the Innate Fourth Realm Perfect Realm. It was only because his bones and tendons had not yet healed that he was unable to attack.
It was because Jiang Jichen understood how terrifying Foundation Establishment Cultivators were that he didn’t say a word and attacked directly, every move aimed to kill!
Cang Songzi had wanted to stall for time, but he hadn’t expected this brat to be so decisive. ’If he’s allowed to grow, he’ll definitely become a terrifying figure.’
With his bones and tendons shattered and not yet healed, he couldn’t even stand up.
He no longer had the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but he still possessed Foundation Establishment Divine Sense. That was the most terrifying part. He could anticipate every single one of Jiang Jichen’s attacks a step ahead.
Therefore, Cang Songzi could only roll on the ground to evade Jiang Jichen’s strikes.
But this meant Cang Songzi had to deal with Jiang Jichen’s assault while also consuming the Spiritual Power he had just painstakingly gathered, making it even more difficult to heal his physical body.
One thrust, the other rolled. Jiang Jichen’s sword strikes grew faster and faster, not even pausing to breathe, clearly fighting with his life on the line. Cang Songzi’s rolls became quicker, but his body’s regeneration grew slower and slower.
At this moment, Cang Songzi was secretly horrified. The boy before him was only at the Innate First Realm Perfect Realm, yet he could unleash such terrifying combat power. If not for his Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, he would have likely been skewered like a pincushion and died long ago.
"You little animal, so you possess such talent. But to kill me, you’re still just a little bit short! Though my body is healing slowly, it is still healing. Once I recover one arm and one leg, I can crush you like an ant!"
Cang Songzi said quickly as he continued to roll.
Jiang Jichen remained silent, but his sword thrusts became even more desperate.
Cang Songzi spoke again. "Little animal, I know why you’re in such a hurry to kill me, haha... Are you afraid that if I get out of here alive, I’ll kill your family and friends? If so, then rest assured, I won’t kill you. I’ll leave a wisp of your soul intact so you can personally watch as your family and friends die because of you, one by one! HAHA... That feeling must be absolutely wonderful!"
As he spoke, Cang Songzi began to laugh, his excitement twisting into a perverse glee.
Jiang Jichen didn’t speak, but his expression grew extremely grim. His killing intent intensified, and his Sword Techniques became even fiercer.
Cang Songzi had, of course, voiced his greatest fear!
His only option now was to kill Cang Songzi here at all costs. That way, the Cang Family and Lingxu Temple wouldn’t find out what happened, at least for a while.
Jiang Jichen continued to thrust his sword to its absolute limit, using his strongest single-target Killing Technique with every strike. After about a hundred breaths, he had no idea how many times he had thrust his sword.
Even with his vast Spiritual Power and formidable physique, he was starting to feel like he couldn’t keep going. He was soaked in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
"Little animal, are you finally spent? But I... I can stand up now. And then, I’ll slap you to death with one hand!"
Cang Songzi dodged what would have been a fatal strike from Jiang Jichen. He suddenly swayed and pushed himself up onto one foot, a terrifying power gathering in one of his hands.
In that instant, he had actually healed one leg and one arm!
Jiang Jichen’s expression changed drastically. A sinister smile spread across the mangled, bloody side of Cang Songzi’s face. "Thinking of running? Too late. I—"
"PFFT!"
But Cang Songzi’s words stopped abruptly. His eyes went wide as he looked down in disbelief at the small bone hand piercing through his heart.
It was the Little Skeleton. The one being Cang Songzi had completely ignored. He couldn’t imagine how a wobbly little skeleton could possibly pose a threat to him.
But in the end, it was this very skeleton he had ignored that had silently wobbled up behind him and delivered the fatal blow.
When the heart is shattered, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s physical body will collapse in an instant!
"This..."
Cang Songzi felt the life force in his body drain away like a receding tide, and his soul began to separate from his flesh.
When the soul leaves the body, it signifies the true death of the flesh!
"Old animal, the feeling of killing you is also quite wonderful!"
Jiang Jichen finally spoke.
He had been holding his breath the entire time, forcing Cang Songzi into this corner of the Ancient Hall. He had never intended to actually land a blow. His only goal was to force him into this corner and make him stand up within three meters of the Little Skeleton—well within its attack range.
In truth, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Spiritual Sense should have been able to detect the Little Skeleton’s presence. But Cang Songzi’s attention was completely focused on Jiang Jichen. He had to use all his concentration to deal with Jiang Jichen’s sword, so he had completely overlooked the Little Skeleton.
Besides, when the Little Gray Skeleton really got wobbling, it was terrifying!
Cang Songzi’s body finally convulsed as his soul floated out, about to flee. But with a slight wobble, the Little Gray Skeleton suddenly appeared before his soul. The gray Soul Fire inside its skull pulsed with a suction force and gave a gentle tug.
As a Foundation Establishment Realm soul, Cang Songzi’s was powerless to resist. It was sucked directly into the Little Gray Skeleton’s gray Soul Fire.
