Chapter 414: Chapter 413: Joint Force Kill
As it was his first time using his Eye Blade attack against an opponent, Shi Xiaole was unsure of its effectiveness. Therefore, he exerted his full force from the start without any reservation.
A substantial amount of his spiritual power flowed from his eyes, shooting into the mind of the Maple Forest Shelter Master.
Sizzle.
Two blades of spirit power, before the Maple Forest Shelter Master could react, violently struck his spiritual sea, causing his brain to ache acutely and his vision to spin.
Since the Maple Forest Shelter Master had not yet fully assimilated his gains from absorption, his spiritual sea was unstable. Coupled with being at the lowest point of his spiritual defense, a combo attack led to crack formation on the surface of his spiritual sea.
"Ah...."
Maple Forest Shelter Master roared in rage towards the sky.
But before he could react, Shi Xiaole’s second Eye Blade was already upon him.
Sizzle, sizzle!
Two solid, razor-sharp blades, struck exactly the same spot causing cracks to spread and deepen like a spider’s web until a cacophonous sound was heard, making it seem as if the entire spiritual sea was going to shatter.
"Control the Spirit, Guard Thyself!"
After two Eye Blades, the Maple Forest Shelter Master finally overcame the nadir of his defense. With a flushed face and murderous intent in his eyes, he hurriedly operated the strongest defensive method within the Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill.
On the surface of his spiritual sea, a layer of pale golden light enveloped it. Wherever the pale golden light passed, it acted like strong glue, mending the seemingly broken cracks.
Through the golden thread, Shi Xiaole and the Maple Forest Shelter Master could clearly see each other’s spiritual sea. Aware of this, Shi Xiaole had to admit the formidable strength of the Maple Forest Shelter Master.
Even without absorbing his and the woman in black’s spiritual power, the power of the Maple Forest Shelter Master’s spirit was among the strongest.
Moreover, the Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill was very strong. That layer of pale golden light sped up the healing of his spiritual power, possibly even matching the speed of the Faceless Divine Skill in restoring physical strength.
Another three Eye Blades were launched consecutively.
The pale golden light kept indenting and rebounding. The spiritual sea of the Maple Forest Shelter Master was continually splitting open, but the effect was far from the first two times.
From this trend, if he wanted to break the opponent’s spiritual power, he would need at least dozens more Eye Blades.
Not to mention Shi Xiaole’s spiritual power, which simply couldn’t support so many Eye Blades; even if he could, it would leave him blind and even damage his mental state.
"After this round, I will turn you into a Golden Puppet Death Soldier. You will have no control over life and death. You will obediently do whatever I ask!"
The previously calm face of the Maple Forest Shelter Master was now twisted and green, his muscles trembling endlessly, showcasing his inner rage and killing intent.
"There won’t be a next time."
Shi Xiaole conclusively said, bracing the pain and weakness from his spiritual sea, deploying the sixth Eye Blade.
This time, two blades of spirit power divided into left and right. A sharp noise and a golden light appeared, and the aftereffect of the blade’s strength heavily struck the surface of the spiritual sea.
In the midst of a resounding cacophony, the crack expanded by more than five times, with spatters of spiritual power overflowing. This was a precursor to the spiritual sea’s impending collapse.
"Impossible! How do you know the weakness of the Control Divine Skill?"
The face of the Maple Forest Shelter Master twisted in horror and rage, with a hint of fear.
Shi Xiaole didn’t say a word.
As early as the first awakening, he had found out that the Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill was mentioned in the Outer Heaven’s Secret Record that Shi Xuanzhong had given to Liu Yingying.
Only after some rounds of ordeal, in connection with the description in the Outer Heaven’s Secret Record, was Shi Xiaole able to quickly find the weakness of the Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill.
"Brat, defeating me isn’t so easy. Here comes the Golden Divine Spear Technique!"
Facing a life-and-death situation, the Maple Forest Shelter Master, with ruthless determination, forcibly fused his disintegrated spiritual power into a golden spear, which channeled through the golden thread, striking Shi Xiaole’s forehead.
Thump!
Shi Xiaole’s spiritual power, resembling a solid mountain, managed to bear the brunt of the spear attack, only quivering slightly. This sight made the face of the Maple Forest Shelter Master change drastically.
He knew that Shi Xiaole’s spiritual sea was solid, but he didn’t expect it to be this solid.
The worst was yet to come.
Because Maple Forest Shelter Master’s spiritual sea was heavily damaged, his spiritual power was widely diffused, actually following the golden thread and flowing into the brows of Shi Xiaole and the lady in black.
"Return to me, return to your master!"
The Maple Forest Shelter Master was on the verge of madness, desperately pulling back his scattered spirit power, but it was like water in a funnel; as much as he scooped back, more flowed out.
While the Maple Forest Shelter Master was stopping the spread of the spirit power and desperately attacking Shi Xiaole’s spiritual sea, he was unable to shake it. Shi Xiaole then took the opportunity to rest and prepare for the next round of attack.
Just at this moment.
A hissing sound!
A black arrow suddenly shot into the Maple Forest Shelter Master’s mind, pushing his already collapsing spiritual sea further towards the edge of destruction.
"You!"
Maple Forest Shelter Master turned to the girl in black.
One Shi Xiaole was troublesome enough, adding this girl, whose spiritual power was just second to Shi Xiaole’s, was simply intolerable. If he had known, he would have killed them both directly!
"That was close."
The lady in black took a deep breath.
If it weren’t for Shi Xiaole, she wouldn’t have woken up so quickly. Even though she was confident about overcoming the Maple Forest Shelter Master eventually, it would have resulted in considerable damage to herself.
As she thought about this, the lady in black curiously looked at Shi Xiaole and then, with a mind gesture, formed ten sharp black arrows with her spirit power and consecutively stabbed into the brain of the Maple Forest Shelter Master.
Thud. Thud. Thud......
A single black arrow may not be strong, but it excelled in its numerous quantity. The golden spear had just destroyed six of them, the other four were already deeply embedded within the spiritual gap, causing the Maple Forest Shelter Master to howl in pain.
Countless spiritual power, like a flood released from the gate, continuously flowed back to Shi Xiaole and the girl in black. Just within a moment, the pair’s spiritual power had returned to its prior peak state.
"I want you dead, Golden Spear Divine Technique!"
Without the girl in black, the Maple Forest Shelter Master could not handle Shi Xiaole in the contest of spiritual power. At worst, he could retract the Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill, and then using his own internal power, control Shi Xiaole and the other girl with ease.
Now, being restrained by the girl in black, he is stuck in a dilemma. With murderous intent in his heart, the Maple Forest Shelter Master, unconcerned with his dissipating spiritual power, condensed a giant golden spear and suddenly thrust it out.
This was the extinct skill within the Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill, every time it was performed, it would permanently consume one’s own spiritual power, but right now, the Maple Forest Shelter Master could not care less.
The newly-formed black light shield was penetrated by the golden spear in the blink of an eye. The girl in black’s mind sea was shaken, her complexion faintly grew pale.
With continuous strikes, the Maple Forest Shelter Master’s spiritual power was depleted. The black-clothed girl also took a beating, blood already seeping from the corner of her mouth, her spiritual sea started to destabilize.
"Brother Shi, if there were any past offenses, I hope you will forgive them. Can we form a united front now?"
The girl in black sound-transmitted to Shi Xiaole, her voice distressful and pitiful.
The golden spear, again and again, struck at the girl’s spiritual sea. Like an iron pillar ramming at a city gate, each time a bit of spiritual power was leaked out.
This spiritual power constituted an important foundation for warriors, once lost, the understanding would also decrease.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The Maple Forest Shelter Master completely sank into a state of madness. After more than a dozen times, seeing the black-clothed girl’s momentum greatly reduced, he immediately prepared to withdraw the Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill.
At the critical moment, two blade glimmers descended from the sky.
Shi Xiaole had no choice but to act. If it was left to him alone, even if he could exterminate the Maple Forest Shelter Master, he would pay an unbearable price.
"Puff!"
The Maple Forest Shelter Master’s body trembled violently, a large mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth. His mental sea in his mind was already unstable. Under Shi Xiaole’s fatal double knife attack, it finally completely collapsed.
A large amount of spiritual power, like a landslide, continuously gushed into the brains of Shi Xiaole and the black-clothed girl.
Half done.
Achieved.
...
Soon enough, the spiritual power flowing into Shi Xiaole’s brain reached one and a half times of his own mental power.
Strangely enough, as soon as this spiritual energy touched Shi Xiaole’s spiritual sea, it was automatically filtered into the purest spiritual energy, and impurities were expelled from the body.
"I will fight you to the death, destruction of all!"
The Maple Forest Shelter Master’s eyes were blood red, and blood droplets oozed from the pores all over his body. The remaining spiritual power swelled wave after wave, as if it was about to explode at any moment.
This was the taboo technique within the Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill. Once it was used, both the enemy and oneself would perish.
Shi Xiaole made a decisive move, and his eye knife slashed at the golden thread. The girl in black got the warning and made all her effort to shoot out with her sharp arrows.
At this moment, the two of them had more or less an overwhelming amount of spiritual power compared to the Maple Forest Shelter Master. With their combined efforts, it was easy to interrupt the other’s Golden Puppet Control Divine Skill.
Once the golden thread was severed, Shi Xiaole and the girl in black quickly stepped back.
At this moment, they realized that their internal power had almost increased by more than three times compared to the past.
"Golden Puppet Liquid."
Thinking of the information in the Outer Heaven Secret Record, Shi Xiaole had an epiphany.
The liquid in the pool could quickly enhance a warrior’s internal power, but it would also harm the foundation, and one must find a way to eliminate this effect.
Bang!
A giant hand appeared in front of them, covering the sky, and draped over Shi Xiaole and the black-clothed girl. It was the crazed Maple Forest Shelter Master.
"Astonishing Sky Finger!"
Her body flickering constantly, the black-clothed girl pointed her slender hand.
At the same time, Shi Xiaole also drew the Hidden Edge Sword from his waist and swung it, creating a wind blade.
In the terrifying sound of an explosion, the three of them were thrown out simultaneously.
The Maple Forest Shelter Master had the cultivation of the eighth stage of Dragon Gate Realm; however, at this point, his spiritual power was barely one percent, unable to exert even a tenth of his power.
The black-clothed girl spat blood from her mouth, half-kneeling on the ground. Comparatively, Shi Xiaole’s injuries were the lightest, his vitality was only slightly unstable.
The three of them clashed together once again.
"Dragon-controlling Hand!"
The black-clothed girl crossed her hands, waves of palm power appeared in different ways, either grabbing or capturing, slowing down the Maple Forest Shelter Master’s assault while shouting: "Brother Shi, quickly!" Blood bursts from her lips, clearly suffering from serious injuries.
Seizing this opportunity, Shi Xiaole thrusts out his sword with all his strength.
Shi!
The sword tip was stained with blood, piercing through the throat.
"Argh... Master, your...your disciple is unwilling."
The Maple Forest Shelter Master could never dream that he would die at the hands of two young fellows only at the Spiritual-Passage Realm. His eyes, crystal clear, fell back to the sky with an evident bitterness.
"Brother Shi, that was really close, we almost joined the underworld."
The black-clothed girl collapsed on the ground, her expression no longer as lively and cunning as usual, instead looking somewhat weak.
