Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Heavy Rain and Pear Blossom Needles
In the dark night, a deep cyan sword glow unbelievably dazzling, like a stunning rainbow streaking from the distance, directly penetrating more than three inches into the bluestone ground, the sword body unceasingly wobbling.
The expert in the early phase of Qi Absorption Realm, who had 60% of his leg strength broken, was forced to change his posture in mid-air. He yelled out, "Who’s that cowardly rat? Come out if you dare."
All eyes turned in unison towards the rear.
At some point, under the moonlight on the eaves appeared a tall and graceful young man in green clothes. He was giving the Gown Gang members a cold look.
"It’s him!"
Lai Lingyao’s eyes brightened and he pointed at Shi Xiaole with a laugh, "This is the man who killed my Gown Gang brothers. Hahaha, the lousy dog could finally not stand hiding."
"Master, why did you come out?"
Contrary to the excitement of the Gown Gang, Yang Jiuding saw Shi Xiaole and gave a miserable cry, powerless despair filling his eyes.
Shi Xiaole’s martial arts skills were at most comparable to his. Regardless of Lai Qianyong and his two Protectors, the ten high-level experts of Qi Absorption Realm could easily put him down.
Originally, as long as Shi Xiaole didn’t appear, even if the Positive Pole was destroyed, some minor hope of revenge would remain. But now, it was all gone.
"He’s still too young after all."
Watching Shi Xiaole fall lightly, Yang Jiuding gave a helpless smile.
"You’ve disappointed Master’s trust, and all the sacrifice of the disciples of the Positive Pole."
Yang Zheng’s eyes were moist. His gaze landed on Shi Xiaole’s young face, and he couldn’t bear to look away.
Yang Yi clenched his fist and bit his lip, not saying a word.
This Master was too immature.
"I should take the blame for dragging you all down."
Shi Xiaole sighed with regret. He shot a look at the members of the Gown Gang on the other side and murmured, "Luckily, no one died. If they did, even if I killed you all, it would not compensate for my regret."
With many tricks up his sleeve, he was not afraid of the Gown Gang. But without absolute assurance, he didn’t initiate an attack on the Gown Gang.
"What did he just say? Did I hear it wrong?"
"Hehehe, what he means is, he alone can kill all of us."
"Really a bold and reckless little bastard who is naive and foolish."
The members of the Gown Gang laughed aloud disdainfully.
Shi Xiaole just showed his power and his aura was only Qi Absorption Level Four. With this cultivation base, he wished to kill all of them. Was he out of his mind?
Even the unmatched genius topping the First in the Young Xia List wouldn’t be able to do it.
"Young Master, just come back to the Gown Gang with me. I reckon you don’t want the Positive Pole’s people to accompany you in death, do you?"
Lai Qianyong’s eyes narrowed into slits, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved. Invisible momentum diffused, engulfing Shi Xiaole’s surroundings.
He didn’t believe Shi Xiaole’s strength could be a threat to him. However, the fear was of the possibility where the other party could be hiding a powerful hidden weapon. This seemed to be the reason why Shi Xiaole remained calm.
Luckily with his locked-in aura, any minute action from the opponent could not escape his perception. He wanted to catch him in tricks.
Shi Xiaole seemed not to have heard what Lai Qianyong said. He spoke, "Whoever attacked just now, stay. Everyone else, I’m giving you one last chance. Leave."
Utter silence fell on the scene. Everyone thought they had misheard.
Lai Ling gasped heavily to prevent his chest from exploding. He yelled, "What are you all still standing around for! Finish this clueless little asshole for me! I want to crush his face under my foot!"
Whoosh.
Before Lai Ling’s words finished, a figure faster than anyone else made the first move and rushed towards Shi Xiaole. It was the Qi Absorption Realm beginner whom Shi Xiaole had attacked before.
"You got a hit on me by sneaking attack last time. Let’s see what you will do this time."
This man hovered in mid-air, stretching his legs straight like a serial mortar, kicking constantly due to the speed. He seemed to grow eight more legs. The immense pressure generated from between his leg strength was not yet near, but it had already made many Positive Pole disciples struggling to breathe, nearly suffocating.
"Not good. Quick, go help the Master!"
Yang Jiuding, gravely injured, could only shout at the disciples nearby.
He underestimated this leg-kicking martial artist. The man fighting with all his might could be a great challenge, even for him.
Yang Zheng and Yang Yi always obeyed Yang Jiuding’s orders, and rushed out on his command, stirring up their maximum power.
But Shi Xiaole moved even faster.
Or to put it another way, only a few people on the scene could see his move clearly.
Clang!
The dizzying flurry of kicks shattered instantly. The originally formidable leg strength was cleaved into two by a cyan sword glow, exploding around Shi Xiaole, ruffling his body.
"Wait, that was a decoy."
The Qi Absorption Realm beginner was taken aback, his feet tapping in mid-air, rebounding more than ten feet high.
Suddenly a wail sounded from below.
He couldn’t help but look up, only to see a sword glow falling straight from above.
"Shadow Splitting Kick!"
He flipped his body upside down. His right leg swelled by more than a third, and kicked with immense force. Internal power surged from both sides, crashing against the place where the sword glow existed.
"Die."
Rebound force surged up. With a rapid speed that violated the laws of nature, Shi Xiaole stopped his plunging body, flying backward while lifting his sword, and slashing an incredibly dangerous cyan sword glow.
Death technique, Landslide and Water Split.
With the nearly perfected Brahma-I Unity’s internal power blessing, the power of this sword reached the peak of Shi Xiaole’s life achievement. Many people saw only a flash of cyan light. The next instant, a scream rose, blood spluttering.
"No...."
The Qi Absorption Realm beginner’s eyes bulged out. He reached out to touch his chest, where a sword scar penetrated front to back. As wind blew, he fell to the ground, suddenly dying of anger.
"This little guy?!"
The many experts of the Gown Gang couldn’t believe their eyes.
With the cultivation level of the fourth stage of Qi Absorption, Shi Xiaole managed to kill a masters in the ninth stage of Qi Absorption with only two swords. Could it really be true?
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Lai Lingyao was stupefied at first, then started to scream crazily. Jealousy and anger twisted his face.
Yang Zheng and Yang Yi almost simultaneously stopped in their tracks. They looked at each other, seeing deep shock in each other’s eyes.
Yang Jiuding’s mouth slightly opened, saying: "He shouldn’t have come out, he should not have."
Shi Xiaole’s power had startled him. It was only now he realized just how gifted this young ancestor was. But the more remarkable Shi Xiaole was, the more regretful he felt.
If Shi Xiaole had been more prudent and stayed concealed, there would certainly have been a great chance for him to avenge them in the future. But now, was that possible?
After all, Lai Qianyong and the two Protectors have yet to make a move.
Boom!
The blast interrupted Yang Jiuding’s train of thought.
Many masters rushed at Shi Xiaole, among them, was one who had triangular eyes, and was the left-hand protector of the Gown Gang who had reached the Xuanqi Realm.
Using his Bird Crossing Skill, Shi Xiaole evaded the myriad of internal power and Qi attacks, and killed everyone at the scene whilst in the air.
His power now is enough to contend with a master in the late stage of the ninth stage of Qi Absorption. Because of his flying skill and mentality, he was not afraid of being besieged.
The only ones that he needed to be wary of were Lai Qianyong and the two Protectors.
But as long as he seized the right opportunity, it might not be hard to kill these three as well.
No one knew Shi Xiaole’s true thoughts. If they did, they would undoubtedly call him a madman.
"Myriad Weight Extermination!"
The Left Protector’s weapon was a pair of heavy metal rings.
With every swing of his hands, his heavy metal rings brought forth an overwhelming attack toward Shi Xiaole. There was a loud explosion in the air, and the invisible Qi waves were completely disturbed.
Avoiding the direct collision, Shi Xiaole escaped with the Bird Crossing Skill.
However, the heavy metal rings seemed to be controlled by the Left Protector. Whenever he moved, the heavy metal rings followed still aiming to kill Shi Xiaole.
"I must wait, at least until the other one makes a move."
Like a bird, never falling from the air, Shi Xiaole looked at Lai Qianyong and the Right Protector.
"I refuse to believe that I cannot hit you."
The Left Protector gritted his teeth, with large waves rising in his heart.
Shi Xiaole’s flying skill could only be described as inconceivably outstanding. He began to doubt whether he could take down Shi Xiaole himself if it weren’t for his gang leader and the Right Protector being here.
In fact, not just the Left Protector, everyone present was intimidated by Shi Xiaole’s impressive flying skill.
"Left Protector, let me assist you."
After more than ten moves, the Right Protector, standing with his arms folded across his chest, could no longer stand by and watch. He moved and punched at Shi Xiaole. His colossal dark red internal power, like a net in the night, spread out, blocking all Shi Xiaole’s escape routes.
Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh.
Shi Xiaole released three Landslide and Water Split moves in succession, yet the sword energy still couldn’t break the red net. At most, it could only slow it down slightly.
"Is this the gap?"
If it wasn’t for his Bird Crossing Skill, Shi Xiaole believed that he couldn’t withstand even two or three blows from a master of the Xuanqi Realm.
Masters at Qi Absorption Realm only have their lower and middle Dantian activated.
By the time they reach the Xuanqi Realm, even their upper Dantian field has been activated. The overall internal power that those three fields could carry, as well as the changes in their operation routes, were definitely beyond the reach of Qi Absorption Realm.
"You will be hit!"
Being forced to take action by the Right Protector, the Left Protector felt completely humiliated. His power reached its peak, and in this moment, the two heavy metal rings merged into one, speeding towards Shi Xiaole.
"Net Binding Hand!"
At the same time, the Right Protector put more force into his hands, making the large net of dark red internal power even more steady, preventing Shi Xiaole from moving at all.
The combined attack of the two masters at the first stage of the Xuanqi Realm was their attempt to definitively kill Shi Xiaole.
"Don’t kill him. We need him to lead us to the whereabouts of Green Horse," Lai Lingyao burst into laughter, full of satisfaction.
What’s the use of having high talent, when in the end, he will still become my prisoner?
"Ancestor."
Yang Jiuding and the others were extremely anxious. However, unable to get close due to the overwhelming internal power emanating from the Right Protector’s Net Binding Hand, they couldn’t do anything.
"These Lai individuals are indeed cautious."
Glancing at the composed Lai Qianyong, Shi Xiaole sighed. He intended to arrest them all at once, but the situation was not up to him. It seemed he had to act early.
His eyes suddenly became sharp, and a strange and eerie internal power ran wildly within Shi Xiaole, erupting like a storm.
The internal power permeated everything, penetrating the dark red net and making a sizzling sound.
"Such a waste of energy."
The Right Protector sneered.
"Is it?" Shi Xiaole was also smiling.
In the same instant, countless tiny needles suddenly mixed with the internal power, shooting out in all directions, easily piercing through the dark red net.
Without even the time to scream, the Right Protector instantly turned into a human beehive.
"Damn it!"
Finally, Lai Qianyong in the rear showed a change in complexion.
He had been locking onto Shi Xiaole’s Qi all along, but he didn’t expect Shi Xiaole to be so cunning, using his internal power to propel hidden weapons. Of course, the main factor was that Shi Xiaole’s internal power was too high-level and tricky, making it hard for even him to discern its authenticity.
