Chapter 1180: Chapter 1178: Young Hero, Let’s Be Friends_1
"Annihilating Heaven Fury Fist!"
Among those present, no one was more shocked or more furious than Iron Mad Sky.
A dignified Forbidden Martial Emperor, suppressed by a lad with less than a hundred years of life essence. If he didn’t reclaim his dignity, he would become a permanent clown in the annals of the Martial World, a laughingstock for generations to come.
His white armor emitted a neat and rhythmic vibration. With each vibration, Iron Mad Sky’s fist strength increased, and the space couldn’t withstand the pressure of the fist, cracking inch by inch, further accelerating his speed. When he was a kilometer away from Shi Xiaole, his fist had reached its peak.
And for the Forbidden Martial Emperor, a distance of a kilometer could be directly ignored.
Whoosh!
In the eyes of the crowd, Shi Xiaole did not retreat or dodge, but stood there with his long sword held straight out in front of him, drawing a tight sword scar.
The world’s best defensive maneuver, "Sea and Sky as One"!
Iron Mad Sky was astonished to find that his fist, originally aimed at Shi Xiaole’s chest, was somehow attacking the tip of the opponent’s sword, as if moving towards it on its own.
Boom!
In the sound like thunderous drumbeats, the Cleansing Evil Sword collided squarely with the white armored gauntlet.
The space immediately shattered like glass, sparkling with a piercing luster. At first glance, it appeared as if ink stained the vast sky black, but it was the broken dark void, with its chaotic currents swirling madly, extending out a part and immediately annihilating a large swath of martial intent.
This time, the martial intent did not recover!
The void, one of the key components that make up the world, and the chaotic void currents, of course, can destroy everything, and martial intent was no exception.
Shi Xiaole and Iron Mad Sky both retreated, the former for eight hundred meters, and the latter for more than nine hundred meters, making Iron Mad Sky’s face look extremely ugly.
He found it hard to believe that his full-strength strike had still been matched by Shi Xiaole.
"Why is only the Forbidden Martial Emperor able to produce severe rifts?"
Shi Xiaole suddenly realized a key question.
His attacking power was not weaker than Iron Mad Sky’s, yet he couldn’t produce severe rifts. It seemed that it was still because of the Supreme Martial Arts, which meant, does this imply only the Forbidden Martial Emperor could possibly achieve Sky Origin Realm?
Because the Sky Origin, in essence, has already broken free from the shackles of heaven and earth, not confined by any single world. Think about it, if you can’t even produce severe rifts, how can you achieve Sky Origin?
Putting that question aside, seeing the Water and Fire Emperor and the Seven-injuries Wanderer make their moves, Shi Xiaole sliced with two swords, creating two beams of sword light in an intersecting cross, blocking the two great Forbidden Martial Emperors at the same time.
"Water and Fire Together!"
The expression of the Water and Fire Emperor turned fierce, as red and blue lights crushed the Sword Qi.
"Let’s extinguish him together, Seven Deadly Sentiments!"
In his gray-brown eyes, two barely noticeable whirlpools appeared, spinning rapidly, spreading an invisible wave of sorrowful emotions towards Shi Xiaole.
With light symbols involved, Iron Mad Sky no longer cared about face, and with a roar, his white armor vibrated together. A punch like thunder struck towards Shi Xiaole.
The simultaneous move of the three great Forbidden Martial Emperors, besieging Shi Xiaole, who was not a Forbidden Martial Emperor, was unprecedented in the history of the Martial World, at least in the history of the South Sea, and utterly unique.
A single Forbidden Martial Emperor was sufficient to oppress those not of his rank so they couldn’t raise their heads. Who could be so honored to have three great Forbidden Martial Emperors join forces against him?
This seemingly impossible scene appeared right before everyone’s eyes.
An even more fantastical scene emerged!
Shi Xiaole, surrounded, went straight for Iron Mad Sky. Mid-air, the Cleansing Evil Sword had already flown out ahead of him, spiraling green light surrounding the blade, like a rotating helix of colored ribbons, taking the sword’s lethality to a new level.
"Heart Thunder One Sword"!
Yes, it was the newly revised "Heart Thunder One Sword"!
Years ago, at Endless Risky Peak, Shi Xiaole witnessed the master of the Ghost Carriage combine the Spiritual Path with martial arts in a move, which greatly inspired him.
With the foundation of "Heart Thunder One Sword," and coinciding with a great rise in his Wind Sword Way Realm, he had finally conceived a brand-new "Heart Thunder One Sword" technique within the past year.
"You bastard!"
Shi Xiaole targeted no one else but him, clearly belittling him, and Iron Mad Sky could hardly contain his rage, striking with all his might towards the Cleansing Evil Sword.
Simultaneously, Shi Xiaole used his arm as a sword, raising it diagonally, condensing Sword Qi into a beam of light to slash at the Water and Fire Emperor. With Shi Xiaole’s current capability, it didn’t matter whether he had the Cleansing Evil Sword or not.
"Die."
The Seven-injuries Wanderer sneered.
Iron Mad Sky felt belittled by Shi Xiaole, and the Seven-injuries Wanderer even felt ignored. Why was Shi Xiaole prepared to handle those two but not him? Did he think his move was easy to catch?
The first attack to reach Shi Xiaole was that sorrowful spiritual assault.
However.
Shi Xiaole’s spirit, honed to fifteen percent greater strength, was already much tougher than before; like iron ore slowly transforming into steel, the essence remained the same, but the level it displayed was vastly different.
The spiritual attack struck Shi Xiaole’s sea of spirit, shaking it slightly, to no great consequence.
Hiss!
Thud!
First, the Cleansing Evil Sword withstood Iron Mad Sky’s fist. The void acted like the ground as Iron Mad Sky’s feet scraped back, creating transparent ripples that spread outward.
Then came the Sword Qi, slicing through the Water and Fire Vigorous Air. The Water and Fire Vigorous Air in turn constantly assaulted the Sword Qi, the two forces injuring and nullifying each other until they exploded at the same time, making the entire sky seem to collapse into ash.
Even the Flying Snow Sword Emperor and the Yellow Springs Trio, who were engaged in fierce combat at a distance, were affected, prompting them to retreat.
"Good grief, did that kid take some kind of medicine?"
The two gentlemen couldn’t believe it.
A year ago, the three of them joined forces and had chased Shi Xiaole to the point where he had no way to ascend to heaven, nor a door to descend to earth. A year had passed, and yet he had withstood the onslaught of three Forbidden Martial Emperors without appearing to be injured.
If they, the Yellow Springs Trio, were to take his place, they definitely couldn’t achieve the same feat.
"Gentlemen do not harbor grudges, let’s set aside the matter of him taking our light symbols for now," said the Great Gentleman in a deep and muffled voice.
The so-called gentlemen love to snatch what others desire; in his view, the light symbols on Shi Xiaole’s body were originally theirs. It could be said that all ’weak ones’ held light symbols that belonged to them.
Now that Shi Xiaole had escaped the ’weak one’ category and stood at a height similar to theirs, the situation naturally warranted a different discussion.
"His strength now surpasses mine."
Flying Snow Sword Emperor felt both shocked and that it was expected, as he understood Shi Xiaole’s aptitude and knew the terror of his opponent.
"This kid is unscathed?"
Seven-injuries Wanderer’s eyes bulged in disbelief.
How could this be possible? His "Heartbreaking Sorrow" was such that even some Forbidden Martial Emperors did not dare to directly receive it. It’s not to say that the mental strength of the Forbidden Martial Emperors was absolutely stronger than others, but it was generally so.
Seven-injuries Wanderer was certain that Shi Xiaole’s mental strength was strong enough to be unmatched under the heavens and perhaps second only to the six masters of the Fake Sky Origin Realm!
"Ah!"
Iron Mad Sky trembled with anger.
If it was a humiliation before, now this humiliation was enough to make him die of shame; he had been blocked by a single sword, and his face was completely lost.
The expressions of the Water and Fire Emperor and his comrades weren’t any better to look at. The three of them joined forces, yet were pushed to an equal level by the opponent, an utter joke!
Around them, gasps of amazement arose as everyone was stunned by this earth-shattering miracle!
In fact, in a one-on-one fight, Shi Xiaole was not much more powerful than the three Forbidden Martial Emperors. The law of equivalence in ranks potentially being overthrown also had its limits, with full suppression being the most that could be achieved.
After all, the Forbidden Martial Emperors were not cabbages; they were one in a billion talents, and the gap could not possibly be that vast.
However, Shi Xiaole had too many methods at his disposal, all of which were extremely powerful in various aspects, some even surpassing the realm of the Void Origin. That was what led to such a result.
"Now, receive another move from me."
With the Cleansing Evil Sword in hand, Shi Xiaole silently spurred the power of the life and death martial way, releasing three strikes that were all the "Destruction of All", each aimed at one of the three, splitting the world into four.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The center of the conflict was completely filled with Sword Qi, the power of water and fire, the force of iron fists, and sorrowful emotions.
Halfway through his retreat, Shi Xiaole suddenly gathered his mental strength and levitated the objects in the air, collecting all twenty-four light symbols, then turned around and walked away, greeting Flying Snow Sword Emperor on his way out.
"Kid, leave the light symbols!"
"In the heavens or on earth, I will surely kill you!"
"Stop!"
Although they missed catching the mental attraction of the objects, the disappearance of the light symbols’ aura was still quite evident, and the faces of the Water and Fire Emperor and his comrades twisted hideously as they chased after Shi Xiaole desperately, launching heavy blows along the way.
Flying Snow Sword Emperor and the Yellow Springs Trio also hurriedly followed.
With the significant enhancement of the Wind Sword Way, not only did Shi Xiaole’s strength improve, but his Flying Skill saw remarkable progress as well. Since the three Forbidden Martial Emperors were not speed-type experts, the more they chased, the further away Shi Xiaole got, until they could no longer even see his shadow.
It was the Yellow Springs Trio, however, who eventually gained the upper hand. The combined speed of the three was three times that of an individual. This was a noteworthy feat; perhaps even if there were a ranking for Flying Skill, the three would be within the top ten in the South Sea, surpassing most Forbidden Martial Emperors.
About a quarter of an hour later, the trio caught up to Shi Xiaole.
"Gentlemen speak but do not act; boy, give us half of the light symbols," the Great Gentleman called out.
Under normal circumstances, the Yellow Springs Trio wouldn’t intentionally provoke Shi Xiaole, but twenty-four light symbols were something none could ignore.
Shi Xiaole’s response was a single sword strike.
"Yellow Springs Cutting World!"
The Yellow Springs Trio braced for battle.
Boom!
As their killing moves collided, both sides were forced to retreat, but for Shi Xiaole, it amounted to an advance. Each time the Yellow Springs Trio caught up, he would promptly strike with his sword.
This time, with equal strength, the way of life and death was adjusted accordingly, no longer desperately lacking as before. In contrast, the Yellow Springs Trio, exhausting their power in the relentless chase, began to weaken and gradually found it difficult to maintain their effort.
"Gentlemen enjoy making friends with heroes from all over the world; young hero, what do you say to us becoming friends?"
When brute force failed, the Great Gentleman tried a softer approach.
"Boss, what are you saying? We are sworn enemies; how can we be friends? Second brother, what do you think?"
The third brother disagreed, looking expectantly at the second gentleman.
The second gentleman spoke coldly, "There are no eternal enemies in the world. For a personage like the young hero, I have long admired."
The third brother: "..."
Shi Xiaole was speechless upon hearing this; were these three delusional? They had almost killed him last time, and now they wanted to be friends as if he had forgotten that grudge?
He didn’t bother to respond and suddenly accelerated, shaking off everyone.
