Chapter 447: Chapter 446: Who is stronger
The dazzling blade-light aimed directly at Shi Xiaole’s forehead, like the punitive blade of heaven, cleaved straight on. This blade, even for a regular warrior at the fourth level of the Dragon Gate Realm, would be hard to evade, because accompanying the blade technique was the True Intent that was thirty-percent heavy.
"Sixty percent of my full strength, that should be enough to give you a taste."
The Golden Saber Marquis smirked to himself.
Seeing this, the Crown Sword Marquis at one side clenched his sword handle, but his movement was locked down a step earlier by the Silver Spear Marquis.
In the rigid, leaden air, there was no presence of wind. Everyone seemed to envisage the sight of Shi Xiaole being seriously injured by the slice.
"Your blade technique is too slow."
Like a light breeze blowing past, Shi Xiaole appeared at the other side of the blade-light, completely unscathed.
"Huh?"
A shock rippled through the crowd.
Golden Saber Marquis widened his eyes, studying the traces of Shi Xiaole’s movement, he almost gasped, "True Intent, have you comprehended twenty percent of the Wind True Intent?"
Only with twenty percent of the Wind True Intent could one escape from his casual blade attack.
But how old was this kid?
The difficulty of comprehending top-level True Intent was several times higher than that of first-rate True Intent. Back when the Golden Saber Marquis had comprehended twenty percent of the heavy True Intent, he was already over a hundred years old. Compared with Shi Xiaole, it was a downright joke.
"No wonder you’re so arrogant, but do you believe that with an increase in True Intent, I won’t be able to do anything to you?"
The Golden Saber Marquis finally understood the source of Shi Xiaole’s confidence.
His flying skill was already exceptional. Combine that with twenty percent of the Wind True Intent, even if he couldn’t beat him, he could definitely escape.
"Golden Light Explosion Strike!"
Raising both hands towards the sky, the Golden Saber Marquis slashed a few times, a wave of golden blade radiance like water spread out. Wherever it struck, there would be a blast. The blast’s blade qi overflowed and crazily whirled about like a meat grinder, sealing off Shi Xiaole from all sides.
This move did not come from the Golden Light Earthly Mysterious Slash, but was a killer move created by the Golden Saber Marquis, specifically against those with high flying skills. He hadn’t used it before because he didn’t think Shi Xiaole was worthy.
The Hidden Edge Sword was drawn, Shi Xiaole swung out with his sword, but it wasn’t blue sword light, it was colorless sword light.
Chichichichi...
Amidst the bizarre sound similar to that of gears grinding, the speed of the golden blade-light slowed more and more. When it was still about ten feet from Shi Xiaole, it exploded, shattered into pieces, passed by Shi Xiaole, but not even his sleeves were harmed.
"How could this be?"
The Dragon Gate Realm experts at the scene were incredibly shocked, each of them as if they had seen something impossible.
Whether it was vigorous air intensity, True Intent, or technique, Shi Xiaole was at a disadvantage. Even though the Golden Saber Marquis hadn’t used all of his power, the ease with which he broke the opponent’s blade technique was just too effortless.
How could they know that after the Wind True Intent reached twenty percent, Shi Xiaole’s sword speed became faster. This made it possible for him to target a large number of flaws that he could detect in the past but was unable to exploit.
The Golden Saber Marquis believed that his self-created killer move was enough to suppress Shi Xiaole. Little did he know that without first-rate martial arts, even if his cultivation was restored, he still wouldn’t be a match for Shi Xiaole.
"Now you take a few of my moves."
Getting beaten passively wasn’t Shi Xiaole’s style. Silently and without warning, he thrust his sword directly at the forehead of the Golden Saber Marquis. Because his speed was too fast, the crowd had an illusion that the moment they were halfway through their sentence, the sword had already struck the Golden Saber Marquis.
Clang!
Clang, Clang, Clang...
It was as if Shi Xiaole had launched dozens, if not hundreds of sword strikes, each strike aimed at a different angle. In just a moment, it seemed as if there were countless attacks launched by him.
"His sword speed is at least twice as fast as mine."
Yu Meiren’s chest trembled violently.
What did this mean? It meant that when facing Shi Xiaole, she might not be able to block even a single sword strike from him.
"Even if he’s not on par with Shen Wumei, he won’t be far off."
Fan Donglai, not far away, let out a sigh. He still had a long way to go to catch up with such top-tier talent.
"Ten Thousand Feet Golden Light Slash!"
After a series of evasive maneuvers, the Golden Saber Marquis was about to launch his ultimate move, only for his sudden move to be preemptively blocked by a sword, causing his momentum to dissipate, and his move lost its effectiveness.
With no other choice, he had to change his cleaving move to a sweeping one, only for it to be interrupted midway again. A sword quickly stabbed into his exposed defense, forcing the Golden Saber Marquis to deflect it with his blade.
Thud!
The stab was a feint. In the blink of an eye, Shi Xiaole used his sword as a sabre, hacking at the Golden Saber Marquis, who trembled and retreated repeatedly.
"Impossible, this is impossible!"
The Golden Saber Marquis’ face reddened with shock and fury.
With his more than two hundred years of fighting experience, he was forced to the point of being unable to execute his ultimate move simply because he looked down on his opponent a little. What kind of observation and reaction speed did this require?
The Golden Saber Marquis even began to doubt whether Shen Wumei could do what Shi Xiaole did.
Shen Wumei’s face was somewhat gloomy.
In some ways, Shi Xiaole’s exceptional technique had exceeded his.
But soon, Shen Wumei returned to normal. It wasn’t that he was inferior to Shi Xiaole, but that he had spent a lot of energy cultivating the Capturing Sky Great Sword Skill. Otherwise, how could his technique be inferior to that of the opponent.
"Shi Xiaole, you are indeed not a rash person."
From the beginning, Crown Sword Marquis felt that Shi Xiaole’s attitude was a bit strange. Even though he suspected that Shi Xiaole had improved, he hadn’t expected such a leap in progress.
This implies that Shi Xiaole’s mental realm far exceeds his battle strength. Thus, once his battle strength improves, his overall boost in power will be much greater than others’.
"Brat, fight me fair and square, dare you not take my killing move?"
Golden Saber Marquis shouted, but due to a consumption of his energy, a blood mark was immediately drawn on his chest by Shi Xiaole.
In response to such absurd words, Shi Xiaole didn’t bother to reply. His sword was faster than the last. Even at tens of meters away, everyone could feel his ruthlessness, indifference, and undisguised killing intent.
This youngster dares to kill under Shen Wumei’s deterrent, is he really thinking of murder here?
"Do not go to extremes! This place forbids killing, stop your attack, boy!"
Just as Shi Xiaole was swaying off Golden Saber Marquis’s saber with his sword, preparing to use the blade to kill him, a silver spear flew out with an unthinkable speed.
"Despicable."
Green Willow Sword Qi burst out, and Crown Sword Marquis blocked Silver Spear Marquis’s spear with his sword.
Almost at the same time, another sword light rushed in between Shi Xiaole and Golden Saber Marquis, trying to prevent all of this.
The one who made the move was the one-armed elder.
He thought he could stop Shi Xiaole, but unexpectedly, the tip of the sword stabbed only an afterimage left in the original place.
It was merely a pause, but to Shi Xiaole, it was already too much.
The sword mercilessly swept across.
Splat!
Golden Saber Marquis couldn’t even let out a scream, his head was directly sliced off by Shi Xiaole. Until his death, his face still held an incredulous expression.
He had roamed the Martial World for over two hundred years, seen all kinds of situations, yet in the end, he fell at the hands of a young man in his twenties. What’s even more ironic is that two months ago, Shi Xiaole was nothing more than an ant he could crush easily.
"Young Hero Shi, we are all stuck here, it’s time to put down our grudges and work together. Yet you committed a murder, if everyone behaves like you, won’t everything become chaotic?"
The inability to save Golden Saber Marquis made the one-armed elder feel humiliated, and his expression started to look displeased.
"He who kills shall be killed."
Shi Xiaole indifferently said.
"Well said, ’He who kills shall be killed.’ So does that mean since you killed Golden Saber Marquis, I can kill you?"
A strong aura pervasive across the whole field, making the air tense. The speaker was Shen Wumei. He stared at Shi Xiaole and said word by word: "Didn’t you hear what I said before? I said, no one is allowed to kill."
Sword Qi as substantial as a rainbow rolled towards Shi Xiaole like a landslide and tsunami.
At this point, Shen Wumei could almost confirm that Shi Xiaole had received the Jade Sword Seal, and the effect of nourishment he had definitely surpassed everyone present.
Of course, he didn’t want to kill him. But those who defy his dignity will have to face their deserved punishment.
"Young Hero Shen, Shi Xiaole is just hot-blooded due to his youth, I hope you won’t take it to heart."
With a flicker of shadow, Crown Sword Marquis promptly stood in front of Shi Xiaole to confront with his sword art. However, the next moment, he felt a tremor in his blood and energy, giving him a sense of difficulty to reinforce.
"Your Sword Realm has approached the Heavenly Sword Realm?"
Crown Sword Marquis was astonished.
In his previous actions, Shen Wumei was extremely swift, so he didn’t get a clear view. Only now did he truly feel the other’s strength; a true genius of swordsmanship, far surpassing him several times over!
The situation looks grim. With Shen Wumei alone, he could barely cope, let alone Silver Spear Marquis, the one-armed elder, and other masters who stood by Shen’s side. If they were to start a fight, Shi Xiaole would definitely be at a huge disadvantage.
Actually, Crown Sword Marquis could totally be a bystander, but his personality doesn’t allow him to back off. Since he considered Shi Xiaole as a friend, how could he ignore a friend in need?
Yang Feng didn’t utter a word, but clenched his saber and stood beside Shi Xiaole.
From the moment Shi Xiaole saved him amidst the chaotic battle, he had considered him a friend. People of the Martial World didn’t need fancy words; actions spoke louder.
"Hot allusions of youth? Hehe, Crown Sword Marquis, do not forget, Young Hero Shen is not that much older than your friend Shi Xiaole. One considers the bigger picture, while the other only thinks of personal feuds. Regardless of their abilities, just their perspective of matters has a huge gap."
Silver Spear Marquis shook his head and sneered incessantly.
"I’ll give you a chance, disable your own arm."
The sword Qi on Shen Wumei’s body grew stronger and stronger, continuously suppressing Shi Xiaole, even the powerful individuals behind Shi Xiaole had to shift their positions due to the unbearable pressure.
Various gazes fell on Shi Xiaole, each holding different emotions.
"If you possess the strength, you can kill or mutilate as you please. But if you lack the power, your words amount to nothing."
The blue robe fluttered. A majestic, overwhelming, and sharp sword aura suddenly erupted from within Shi Xiaole, just like an erupting volcano, or gigantic waves hitting the shore.
In the face of this sword Qi, Shen Wumei’s proud and arrogant sword intent, like a subject in front of an emperor, was forced to retreat and subsequently torn apart.
Even more startling was the fact that at the end, there seemed to be a trend of Shen Wumei’s sword Qi being absorbed. It was like it became a part of Shi Xiaole’s sword intent.
"What?"
The faces around were full of stunned expressions.
This clearly indicates that Shi Xiaole’s Sword Realm is closer to the Heavenly Sword Realm compared to Shen Wumei, and the gap between the two is not minor but several tiers apart.
