Chapter 441: Chapter 440: Full Illusionary Intent Realm
The Jade Maze Disc was very tough and defensive arrays were scattered everywhere. The white spear light struck it, leaving no mark at all.
"Dismantle Foe Triple Flash."
Marquis Silver Spear sneered as he jabbed his long spear towards Shi Xiaole from a distance.
The distance between them seemed instantly bridged. Even though they were clearly three meters apart, in the blink of an eye, the spear had reached Shi Xiaole. The formidable spear light appeared to tear the air asunder, emitting a nerve-wracking sound.
Clang!
Shi Xiaole blocked the spear with his sword, but the force of the spear light penetrated the sword and struck him squarely in the chest, making him groan.
Wind True Intent emphasized speed and change, and its direct attack power was undoubtedly weaker than that of Gold True Intent, especially from someone who only has one-tenth of Wind True Intent against another with thirty percent Gold True Intent.
If it weren’t for Shi Xiaole’s higher realm in Sword Mastery compared to Silver Spear Marquis’s spear skill realm, that spear would have killed him.
But that was not all.
The silver spear suddenly flashed again, this time behind Shi Xiaole. As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Shi Xiaole swung his sword behind him in anticipation, his sword tip meeting that of the spear.
An invisible force was felt, pushing Shi Xiaole towards the spear light. At the critical moment, Shi Xiaole managed to evade directly like a drawn sword.
Flying Skill, Star Shadow.
"Huh? You have some skill, but you will still die. The spear is invincible!"
With his right arm muscles bulging, Marquis Silver Spear’s momentum suddenly increased. A dazzling light burst forth from his spear, illuminating his surroundings.
Shi Xiaole immediately realized that the light was composed of countless fragments of spear energy. The clash between the spear energies created a terrifying force capable of disintegrating a human body.
This was a top-tier spear technique!
As is well known, most Dragon Gate Realm martial artists cultivate top-tier internal skills, but not all Dragon Gate Realm martial artists have practiced top-tier techniques.
After all, top-tier martial arts are too precious. The number of Dragon Gate Realm martial artists who can practice both top-tier internal skills and techniques is very small.
Those who can are mostly from large sects in the Martial World. Only these sects have the resources to possess both top-tier internal skills and techniques.
Marquis Silver Spear was from a top-level force in Xuanwu State, the Ten Thousand Spears Association. His Silver Spear Nine Forms was a lower-level top-tier spear technique.
The endless light engulfed them, and this time Shi Xiaole couldn’t find any weakness. The mystery of top-tier martial arts had exceeded his abilities.
Unless his mental strength was twice as strong as it was now.
"Meteor Demise!"
Doing nothing to await death was not Shi Xiaole’s style. Following his instincts, he held his sword with both hands and bravely rushed to the upper left.
"Courting death."Marquis Silver Spear sneered, not making any move.
With a few hissing sounds, sparks scattered.
Shi Xiaole’s face was pallid, blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, and his body was pierced with over a dozen wounds. But he had finally found an opportunity and hastily deployed his immature Star Shadow to escape from a weak point in the light.
"My spear technique?"
Marquis Silver Spear’s expression stiffened. Not because his technique was broken by Shi Xiaole, but because the flaw that just emerged wasn’t supposed to be there.
It seemed like some invisible force had interfered with his spear technique.
Suppressing his doubts, Marquis Silver Spear pursued Shi Xiaole relentlessly.
While zigzagging in the maze, they inevitably encountered other experts. These people died instantly at the hands of Marquis Silver Spear before they even had a chance to speak.
For Dragon Gate Realm practitioners, especially middle and high tier ones, the difference between two tiers often represents a disparity of decades. Even when cultivation is suppressed to the same level, the difference in strength is immense.
A more important reason was to prevent the plan from going awry, the two cloaked elders dared not hand the Jade Sword Order to high tier Dragon Gate Realm warriors, lest they use tricks beyond their control.
For the high-tier Dragon Gate Realm warriors who got the Jade Sword Order outside of Jade Sword Palace, entering the palace was futile. The two elders had previously set up an Array System inside so they would simply be wasting their time.
Therefore, except for the two cloaked elders, figures like Marquis Silver Spear had already become the most top-tier experts in the Jade Sword Palace.
"Eye Blade!"
At another crossroad, after gauging the distance between them, Shi Xiaole suddenly turned around, and his eyes shot out two blades of Spirit, which only he could see.
This time, he had imbued the blades with eighty percent Illusion Intent Realm, making them even more unfathomable.
Boom!
Marquis Silver Spear hesitated, his spear passing by Shi Xiaole’s body.
"Pupil Skill?"
Not angry but delighted, Marquis Silver Spear’s eyes were filled with fervor.
Dragon Gate Realm practitioners usually have much stronger mental strength than ordinary people and, more or less, have the potential to cultivate Pupil Skills.
Marquis Silver Spear naturally practiced Pupil Skills as well, but unfortunately, his was only of a third-tier top quality level and not very powerful.
How could he not see that Shi Xiaole’s Pupil Skills were at least second tier middle quality level, perhaps even higher? If he could acquire it, his strength would greatly improve, if not drastically. At least he would have an unexpected edge to use.
"Kid, let’s make a deal. I can spare your life."
Marquis Silver Spear laughed as he attacked, aiming at Shi Xiaole’s legs intending to incapacitate him in order to capture him alive.
Shi Xiaole remained silent and kept running forward. He continued to use Eye Blade multiple times, but still couldn’t keep distance from Marquis Silver Spear.
The gap in their strengths was too vast.
"If only my Wind True Intent reached twenty percent."
Shi Xiaole’s most significant disadvantage was his short period of cultivation. Compared with his peers, he was fine, but compared with old monsters who had cultivated for hundreds of years, he fell short.
All of a sudden, his body was filled with a sense of danger. Without thinking, Shi Xiaole shifted his position.
A streak of knife light descended with great momentum from the place he’d just vacated, creating a brief vacuum in the air.
"Golden Saber Marquis, long time no see."
With a serious look on his face, Marquis Silver Spear looked at the newcomer.
Golden Saber Marquis, also a Sixth Level Dragon Gate Realm martial artist, was not weaker than Marquis Silver Spear in strength.
"Chasing a kid and struggling so much, Silver Spear Marquis, you’re slipping up. Watch me."
Mocking with a smirk, Golden Saber Marquis swung his knife and the golden saber glow, like the roaring Yellow River, blocked the passage between the two bifurcations. There was no way to avoid it.
In his eyes, Shi Xiaole was only a tool to flaunt his own skills, to be extinguished with a flick of the wrist.
Thump!
A large mouthful of blood spewed out. Shi Xiaole felt as if his internal organs had shifted, the residual energy of the saber made him feel as if his body was falling apart.
With Golden Saber Marquis in front and Silver Spear Marquis behind, he was trapped in a hopeless situation.
"Impressive, still alive. Try to take another blow from me."
Golden Saber Marquis was in high spirits. Previously, he had slashed horizontally, but now he switched to a vertical cut.
The ten-meter-long golden saber glow, filled with unstoppable momentum, descended from the sky. As soon as it collided with the meteoric sword light that Shi Xiaole transformed into, he was thrown sideways and blood spilled from his body.
"Alas, if it weren’t for the interference of some force within the maze, to block one of my strikes within the same realm is an incredible feat for you."
Seeing that Golden Saber Marquis intended to strike again, Silver Spear Marquis coldly said, "Don’t kill him yet."
"Oh, seems like there’s something valuable on this kid?"
Golden Saber Marquis laughed like a fox.
A flash of chilling sharpness flickered in the eyes of Silver Spear Marquis, but he ultimately did not make a move.
The maze was mysterious, preserving energy was the most prudent choice. The Silver Spear Marquis didn’t want to clash with Golden Saber Marquis unless absolutely necessary.
"Let’s take out this kid first. Although he can’t threaten us, it will give us some peace of mind."
Golden Saber Marquis pointed at Shi Xiaole.
"You don’t need to remind me."
Silver Spear Marquis flicked a finger, aiming at Shi Xiaole’s dantian.
Whoosh.
Bouncing off the ground, the severely injured Shi Xiaole dashed towards Golden Saber Marquis. In their eyes, it was nothing more than a desperate final struggle.
"Utterly stupid."
Golden Saber Marquis shook his head. His palm turning into a knife, he swung without even looking.
"The stupid one is you."
Not caring about the potential lasting damage, Shi Xiaole, at the brink of death, unleashed three consecutive Eye Blades, almost simultaneously piercing Golden Saber Marquis’ brain.
Including these, he had used the Eye Blade technique no less than ten times in a short period of time. His once profound eyes had now become lifeless.
Thump thump thump thump thump thump.
Six consecutive blasts made Golden Saber Marquis’s sea of consciousness quiver violently. The surface even flickered with tiny cracks, signifying mental damage.
His motion was greatly affected, allowing Shi Xiaole to swiftly charge forward.
"You’ll pay for this!"
Golden Saber Marquis angrily grimaced, his old face distorting grotesquely.
The importance of spiritual force to warriors was almost akin to the dantian. Damage to the sea of consciousness directly affected a warrior’s state, indirectly affecting their comprehension, concentration, even the five senses.
In that moment, Golden Saber Marquis was ragingly cursing, disregarding everything in pursuit of Shi Xiaole who’d just turned into a corner.
"Such a pity."
Silver Spear Marquis followed closely, his eyes glinting.
What he regretted was that Golden Saber Marquis recovered too quickly otherwise he wouldn’t mind giving him a big ’surprise’.
The two masters relentlessly pursued Shi Xiaole, making him truly feel the predicament of a dead end. But absurdly, besides the expected anxiety, a peculiar exhilaration was also rising within him.
The suffocating sensation of treading the line between life and death accelerated the flow of his blood, boiling over.
The maze in front of Shi Xiaole split into two, becoming blurry. It was an illusion caused by an excessive consumption of psychic energy.
"Illusion, born of the heart, born of me, I am the illusion, the illusion is me."
A flash of electrical current ran through his mind. Under the pressure and stimulation of death, Shi Xiaole’s potential burst forth, suddenly touching the key point that he usually could not reach.
Ninety percent of Illusion Intent Realm.
One hundred percent of Illusion Intent Realm.
Pop!
A fleeting cloudy aura flashed by, the light of the maze seemed to flicker for a moment.
Shi Xiaole’s Illusion Intent Realm had reached a perfect state at this moment.
What could be more profound and intense than the realizations gained at the edge of death?
He turned and this time, he executed the Soul Capturing Skill.
In terms of lethality, the Soul Capturing Skill was certainly inferior to the Eye Blade, but it had the advantage of durability, and could affect the opponent over a long period of time.
Hum hum.
Golden Saber Marquis and Silver Spear Marquis shook simultaneously, feeling that the space in front of them had distorted for a moment before it returned to normal. They nearly took the wrong path.
"He broke through?"
The complexion of Silver Spear Marquis changed.
The aura of illusion in the opponent’s eyes was almost twice as powerful as before. Coupled with his terrifying psychic talent, it had misled him.
Even in despair, he could still explode with such great potential. This kid must not be allowed to live!
The scene in front of them changed constantly. Golden Saber Marquis and Silver Spear Marquis repeatedly made mistakes. Watching themselves drift further and further away from Shi Xiaole, the two of them could no longer care about anything else and unleashed their trump cards.
Golden and silver light exploded, Shi Xiaole lunged forward. This time he even vomited out fragments of his liver and his face exposed a bitter smile.
He was still unable. His psychic energy hadn’t recovered, unable to truly exert the power of the Perfect Illusion Intent Realm. Coupled with his severe injury, it was hard for him to hold on any longer.
