Chapter 133: Chapter 133: Spicy Ghost Hand
Ling Tianhua is only seventeen years old this year, but he has already reached the mid-stage of the second tier in Qi Absorption, with exceptional talent comparable to Su Junhao when placed within the Cloud Triangle area.
Even in the Floating River Area, he is quite renowned.
So, facing Shi Xiaole, who also seemed young, he had no reservations.
Boom!
The forces of their fists clashed.
Suddenly, with a crack, Ling Tianhua opened his mouth wide and let out a monstrous scream from his throat. His body was slammed directly into the wall.
"How is this possible, his strength..."
Ling Tianhua’s arm twisted at an odd angle and shock waves surged in his heart. Suddenly, his body trembled as if he had realized something.
Second-rate lower-tier Internal Power!
With the same Qi absorbtion at the first tier, Shi Xiaole’s internal power level was entirely above his own. There was only one explanation, the other party had cultivated the second-rate lower-tier internal power.
As for second-rate mid-tier or second-rate upper-tier, it would not be possible. The level of the other side’s internal power had not yet reached that degree.
Where did this damn kid come from?
Ling Tianhua was both jealous and resentful.
For the top sects in the Floating River Area, their town’s martial arts had reached the level of second-rate mid-tier. Therefore, as long as the disciples in the sect had the talent and strength, they could fully cultivate the second-rate lower-tier martial arts before the age of twenty.
For example, his elder brother, and other top-notch talents, were all amongst them.
Because of his strength, Ling Tianhua temporarily had no qualification to cultivate it, otherwise, he firmly believed that he wouldn’t lose to the boy in front of him.
Taking a silver pellet out of his chest, Ling Tianhua threw it out with a pained expression.
Pop.
A fireball burst open in the stone room, like a small mushroom.
"The fire bomb of the Tang Sect?"
Shi Xiaole stepped back in time, so he wasn’t affected. He was just surprised that his opponent still had such a life-saving treasure on him.
The power of the fire bomb wasn’t particularly big or small, but such an explosion, even the lower-tier experts of the Xuanqi realm, would not dare to rush out rashly, which made it one of the most practical secret weapons in the martial world.
Shaking his head, Shi Xiaole continued to move forward.
As time went on, the sounds of fighting gradually subsided, the frequency of encounters between warriors also became very low, and even when they did encounter one another, few would fight.
The main reason was that the weaker ones were basically gone, the remainder were either young prodigies or well-known experts from the martial world, if it wasn’t necessary, no one was willing to go head-on with them.
Unknowingly, Shi Xiaole was nearing a gigantic stone room. With the activation of the Purple Light Divine Skill, the sight ten meters ahead of him was immediately clear. It turned out to be four young men in a fierce battle.
To be precise, it was one young man, battling three others.
"Your kung fu is not bad, but unfortunately, it lacks the final touch."
The young man in a grey robe seemed unstoppable under the attack, between flashes and movements, one palm sent one of them coughing up fresh blood.
Looking closely, the blood-spitting man is none other than the Cloud Triangle’s old acquaintance, ’Blood-colored Tyrant Saber,’ Ba Renxiong.
"Xue Ang, I already gave you the bronze key, do you really need to be so ruthless?"
Swinging his fists and unleashing a wave-like Qi, a casually dressed young man was furious.
He is one of the Four Outstanding Youths of the Cloud Triangle, ’Dream Color Young Master’ Liu Mengse.
Liu Mengse usually enjoys roaming the martial world. This time, he happened to come to the border of the Floating River Area. He heard about the ruins of Dongfang Haoran’s retreat and rushed over.
He had a proper mindset, knowing that it wasn’t good to forcefully pursue opportunities, so when Xue Ang set his eyes on the bronze key, he hesitated for a moment and handed it over.
Of course, mainly because Xue Ang was too strong. Although he came from an underworld family, Xue Ang’s strength definitely belonged to the top tier in the same generation of Floating River Area, and Liu Mengse couldn’t compete with him.
"Who told you that I would let you go just because you handed over the bronze key?"
Xue Ang had a playful smile on his face, like a cat teasing a mouse.
He always loved watching people’s ridiculous faces, full of fear and helplessness. After playing with them enough, he would kill them one by one. The hearty feeling is simply one of the great pleasures of life.
Isn’t this the sense of control that martial artists strive for?
"Divine Wind Sword!"
Taking advantage of the moment Xue Ang was engaged with Liu Mengse, Zuo Feiyang, standing on the side, grasped the hilt with both hands. Suddenly, he swung out a sword, the strands of Qi was like sword wind, silently attacking Xue Ang.
"Insignificant skills, how dare you show off."
Xue Ang smiled nonchalantly, his left hand stretched out, seemingly sparkling with golden light on the surface. He suddenly grasped it, directly crushing the imaginary sword wind.
"Divine Wind Wail!"
An unexpected thing happened. Zuo Feiyang, who had just launched the killing move, changed his sword motive and released a second killing move.
The intensive training he underwent recently not only helped Zuo Feiyang break through to the early stage of the second tier of Qi absorption, but also allowed him to comprehend a more powerful second-style killing move - the Divine Wind Wail.
If the Divine Wind Sword only simulated the wind of the sword, then the Divine Wind Wail had the shape of sword wind, taking a further step based on the original foundation.
Sizzles...
The water-like ’sword winds’ spread out, giving people an indescribably sharp feeling, as if nothing could stop it.
"Powerful."
Even Liu Mengse’s eyes lit up. He knew that he could not miss this opportunity, immediately gathered his qi at his lower abdomen, stretched both hands flat, and attacked Xue Ang in the posture of a hawk soaring in the sky.
It was the killing move he had shown at the Cloud Sky meeting before - Sky Soaring Skill.
"And me."
Ba Renxiong also got up, not caring about the surging qi and blood in his body, he swung a bloody blade glow full of energy.
It was a killing move - the Invincible Blood Saber Slash.
All three young prodigies of the Cloud Triangle were moving at the same time. Their power was naturally extraordinary, causing even the dim stones room seemed to brighten up and the air rippled and swept around, causing the broken stones on the ground to scatter.
However, Xue Ang just sneered.
"Three imbeciles overestimating their abilities. Phantom Serpent Hand."
With a dismissive shout, Xue Ang swiftly attacked with both hands, his Qi forcefully transformed into exactly ten venomous black snakes, targeting the three and shooting out venomously.
Boom, boom, boom....
Six venomous snake illusions were blasted away, but the Qi of Liu Mengse’s trio was also neutralized. Taking advantage of this, four remaining snake illusions rushed down to bite.
Whack, whack, whack.
Liu Mengse, Zuo Feiyang, and Ba Renxiong simultaneously spat blood, their bodies weakly collapsed.
"Is this the strength of the greatest talents in the Floating River Area?"
Ba Renxiong wore a bitter and disillusioned expression.
Compared to the Cloud Sky Meeting, he could only be considered to have made a slight advance.
But Liu Mengse and Zuo Feiyang were different; the former had advanced to the third tier of the Qi Absorption, the latter to the second tier. Even the three of them working together still were easily defeated by the opposition?
Liu Mengse and Zuo Feiyang were both extremely pale and weakened.
"Too weak. Weaklings like you should kneel before true power."
Xue Ang laughed loudly. His eyes gleaming, he suddenly reached out and pushed Zuo Feiyang’s head, seemingly to force him to his knees.
"A gentleman can be killed, not insulted!"
Zuo Feiyang spat out more blood, using all his remaining strength, he prepared for one last desperate fight.
Just then, a sharp Sword Qi shot over from a distance.
With a swish.
Xue Ang withdrew, his eyes squinted, coldly watching the figure entering from a side passage, he said: "Another looking to die, quite interesting."
"It’s you."
"Shi Xiaole."
Liu Mengse’s trio also looked over to see him. Their faces immediately registering surprise.
What was different, however, was that Zuo Feiyang and Ba Renxiong were slightly hesitant but hopeful, whereas Liu Mengse could only sorrowfully shake his head.
By then, Shi Xiaole’s feats had thoroughly spread through Cloud Triangle. Whether it was the impressively dual-wielding at the Snow Appreciation Pavilion or the single-handed demon slaying at the Bloody Red Altar, everyone recognized his genius.
Many even bestowed the title of ’This generation’s young leader’ upon him.
To Zuo Feiyang and Ba Renxiong, Shi Xiaole having killed the fifth tier Qi Absorption, Qiu Wunan, meant he might stand a chance against Xue Ang.
"Brother Shi, this is ’Spicy Ghost Hand’ Xue Ang. Don’t mind us, just go!"
Liu Mengse tried to shout loudly.
He had been away for many years and was, thus, unsure about Shi Xiaole’s strength. Considering it had only been a short while since the Cloud Sky Meeting, how strong could he have gotten?
Xue Ang, however, was different. Although he was from the dark circles, his strength was universally accepted as formidable in the Floating River Area. To him, any average master at the fifth tier of Qi Absorption was no different from a child.
He didn’t want Shi Xiaole to die in vain.
Ignoring the trio’s looks, Xue Ang saw Shi Xiaole’s calm facade and cracked a sinister smile, he said mockingly: "Kid, where are you from, dare to tell your name."
Hearing his name and still being so calm could only have three causes.
Either overwhelming strength or simply never having heard his name, or he’s a fool.
After sizing up Shi Xiaole, Xue Ang first ruled out the third possibility, hence deciding to probe first.
If he found out that Shi Xiaole was pretending to be deep, he swore to make his death particularly ugly.
"Who I am is none of your concern."
Shi Xiaole replied coldly.
Having been in the Floating River Area for quite some time, he’d of course heard of ’Spicy Ghost Hand’ Xue Ang.
Well, so what?
Ever since he took residence in Wangyuan City, Shi Xiaole’s martial arts hadn’t faltered. Besides the Blood Battle Ten Forms, the Purple Light Divine Skill had greatly improved.
To be honest, he really wanted to find a powerful opponent to gauge his true strength.
"The last person who said that to me, his heart was crushed into a pile of mangled flesh."
Xue Ang’s eyes narrowed into slits, flickering with a venomous glow.
Initially, he had intended to give Shi Xiaole a chance. But since Shi Xiaole didn’t know any better, he was to blame. Just thinking about it... Shi Xiaole couldn’t have much of a threat given his age, his talent couldn’t possibly exceed him, could it?
With this thought, Xue Ang no longer hesitated, he activated his internal power and abruptly thrust out his hand.
Hiss, hiss, hiss.
Amidst the eerie noise, ten python illusions shot out. Their fangs bared, they charged towards Shi Xiaole from all directions Whether biting or coiling.>
"Brother Shi, dodge it."
Liu Mengse struggled to stand up, but his body swayed because of the injury.
The next moment, his eyes widened in shock.
Shi Xiaole raised his hand level and threw a punch that seemed slow yet fast.
Boom!
The explosive punch, filled with Yang energy, was hidden within the gentle punch. Like an unstoppable shockwave, it directly shattered the ten python illusions.
"Stronger than those three wastes, let’s see how long you can hold on."
Xue Ang’s killing intent grew stronger, his internal power surged like a flood within him, amplifying his momentum dramatically.
