Chapter 1156: Chapter 1154: Senior, Save My Life_1
"Supreme Sword Way!"
If the rumors were true, Shi Xiaole dared to be sure that what was contained within these two leaves must be a strand of the Supreme Sword Way.
As soon as his spiritual power entered, he immediately saw a burst of sword light.
What kind of sword was this, seeming to traverse ancient and modern times, breaking through the constraints of time and space? With one strike, the universe and the firmament were overturned, mountains and rivers shattered, and everything ceased to exist!
A sliver of sword thread emitted from the sword light, and it was this thread that seemed to collapse the blue sky, instantly crushing the spiritual power Shi Xiaole had extended into it.
Turning pale, Shi Xiaole opened his eyes.
"Is this the pinnacle of the sword path? How far am I from it, and can I ever reach it?"
Shi Xiaole had always believed that he could surpass his predecessors. Although he didn’t voice it out loud, he was indeed striving to become the Sword Emperor. But now, he suddenly felt somewhat uncertain.
Just a wisp of sword thread had made his heart tremble violently, and he couldn’t imagine how powerful the Supreme Sword Way would be—the essence of all swordsmanship from swordsmen throughout the ages, fused into one!
"No, my heart will not waver. If I myself dare not even contemplate it, how am I to achieve it?"
Soon after, Shi Xiaole came to his senses. One must take it step by step. Objectives that appeared out of reach could be gradually approached over time.
Heart steeled, Shi Xiaole put away the other six leaves of the Supreme Martial Way, and using the method of the "Compendium of the Supreme Sword Way" he had received in the tomb of the Yuan Sword Emperor, he combined his spiritual power with the Wind Sword Way and infiltrated one of the Supreme Sword Way leaves.
The tremendous sword threads came at him again, but this time, his spiritual power withstood the pressure.
Through the sword threads, Shi Xiaole felt an endless essence of swordsmanship, traces of ephemeral sword marks that seemed like the moves of various swordsmen, filled with unimaginable mysteries.
Shi Xiaole immersed himself in it, instinctively beginning to swing his sword.
This was his first time being so close to the Dao, far surpassing the Humanoid Light Shadow of the Tortoise Shell Sword Art. The latter’s sword momentum was more intense, but it was far less sophisticated.
"The sword, a tool for killing, is practicing the sword for the purpose of killing?"
"No, it is not my wish to kill, but with the sword in hand, unsheathing it must result in killing. This is the true swordsman."
Following the ephemeral sword marks, Shi Xiaole thrust out the Cleansing Evil Sword time and time again. In the midst of it, he felt his sword becoming faster and more ferocious than before.
The past Shi Xiaole, although resolute in killing, lacked a certain murderous aura—a mission-like murderous aura unique to swordsmen. To unsheathe the sword and kill the ones who must be killed, that is the true bridge that unites a swordsman with his sword.
The same sword, now thrust by Shi Xiaole, seemingly no more powerful than before, carried with it an intangible cold deterrence, daring no one to face it head-on.
Shi Xiaole reveled in this state, his sword swings becoming faster and faster.
A quarter of an hour later.
The wisp of sword thread dissipated, and Shi Xiaole’s consciousness returned to his body, the leaf in his palm silently crumbling.
"It can only last such a short while. If one’s accumulation is insufficient, lacking insight, then even possessing the leaves of the Supreme Martial Way is futile and may instead harm one’s spirit and confidence."
Shi Xiaole couldn’t help sighing, but without delay, he followed the same method, his spiritual power entering the second leaf of the Supreme Sword Way. Having grasped the essence of the sword way, his realm of the sword seemed uncontrollable, showing signs of a breakthrough!
Time passed, moment by moment.
Shi Xiaole’s sword realm reached a critical point.
"Just a little more."
Seeing that the sword thread was about to dissolve, at which point all his insights would be greatly reduced.
Shi Xiaole grew anxious, his spirit, energy, and mind converging into a single point. At that point, countless sword marks crossed and interwove densely, leaving only one compound sword mark that struck at Shi Xiaole.
Boom!
Sword Qi burst forth like a startling swan, piercing through the mountain wall thousands of meters above Shi Xiaole’s head, continuing high into the sky, penetrating the atmosphere, straight into the depths of space, shattering a small meteorite.
The next moment.
All the Sword Qi converged, as if it had never been there.
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"This sword Qi?"
Lonely Lance Emperor’s heart trembled slightly as he fought against his enemy.
Was it an illusion?
It must have been, for there were quite a few swordsmen in the South Sea martial arts world who had comprehended the Wind Sword Way. The Lonely Lance Emperor knew of two people whose strength surpassed Shi Xiaole’s; it must have been one of them who had unleashed it.
Suppressing the ridiculous suspicion in his heart, the Lonely Lance Emperor ferociously attacked the expert who was competing with him for resources.
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"You can’t run away, just stop obediently, otherwise once I catch you, I will make sure you regret it!"
"Heh heh, Senior Brother, we have enjoyed many peerless beauties in our lifetime, but we have never tried one with such high martial arts skills. This time, we must give it a try and see how she differs beneath us from other women."
"Good idea."
These were two old men with distinct appearances, looking about sixty years old, one with a face full of pockmarks, the other with a sinister look, both sneering evilly as they pursued a woman shrouded in countless orchid petals.
The two old men’s attacks were like thunderous bombshells, blasting away large swathes of orchid petals and exposing the woman’s figure.
Her figure was undoubtedly very appealing, with the loose robe she wore appearing ready to burst open, only slightly less impressive than Qiu Yuchu herself. The combination of an oval face and a prominent nose gave her facial contours a perfect and three-dimensional allure, as if she were a masterpiece crafted by a skilled painter.
However, at that moment, the woman’s complexion was sickly pale, dimming some of her natural radiance.
Hearing the old men’s words, the woman remained silent, but her ancient-looking eyes flashed with an uncommon intensity of anger.
"Come here, fence off the area as a prison!"
The pockmarked old man’s eyes burned with fervor. He reached out with one hand, and the void within ten thousand meters instantly condensed like iron, the air stopped flowing, and the woman’s speed greatly slowed.
"Chaotic Dance of Demons!"
The sinister old man was perfectly in sync with the pockmarked old man. As soon as he saw the other man make a move, he paused only for a moment and then, with a surge of black Qi in his palm, unleashed a force that transformed into thousands of fiends tearing at the woman from all directions.
"Orchid Realm!"
A layer of pale blue light shield hundreds of meters in size appeared around the woman. Thousands of demons struck it, causing the shield to dent inward continuously, but it ultimately did not break.
However, the recoil also affected the woman, turning her complexion even paler, with blood trickling from her luscious lips. Her body staggered, barely able to stand.
"To think that I, the master of Illusion Orchid Tower, once called the shots in Rainbow State, and now I’ve been driven to such straits."
The woman’s expression was one of misery.
Over a decade ago, Wuyuan Palace shattered, and taking advantage of the situation, she unexpectedly arrived in the South Sea martial arts world.
Under the influence of a more abundant spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and more intense competition, the master of Illusion Orchid Tower showed exceptional talent. In just over a decade, she had grown from a top-tier Heaven Realm Martial Emperor to one of the top thousand experts of the South Sea.
Yet even so, she still fell short compared to many others, and this time she was being chased with no escape, neither to the heavens nor down to earth.
Just then, an earth-shattering sword Qi burst out not far away.
The master of Illusion Orchid Tower’s face showed a look of determination, and without hesitation, she rushed towards the source of the sword energy.
There must have been an exceptional swordsman there, and perhaps she could seek aid from them. But what if this person was also of malicious intent? What then?
The master of Illusion Orchid Tower could no longer afford to think so much. When it came to the worst, it would just be death. Even if she were to die, she would not let those two scoundrels succeed.
"Quick, use all your strength!"
Seeing the direction in which the master of Illusion Orchid Tower was fleeing, the pockmarked old man’s expression changed. They were almost certain of victory in this operation, and he did not want any complications.
The two men attacked frantically, but perhaps it was her determination that allowed the master of Illusion Orchid Tower, despite being on the brink of death from severe injuries, to reach a point only ten thousand meters away from where the sword Qi had appeared.
She could run no more. Her exquisite body fell forward, and while mustering her last bit of strength, preparing to sever her own lifeline, she called out, "Elder, save me!"
"No one can save you!"
The sinister old man sneered, reaching out with his palm to grab the master of Illusion Orchid Tower.
