Chapter 470: Chapter 469 Unmatched
The air vibrated ceaselessly, tinging everything a deep purple. The elders behind Shi Xiaole had no time to evade, hit by the scatterings of force, their faces turned red, spurting blood as they were blasted away.
On the contrary, martial artists in the Spiritual-Passage and Xuanqi Realm, knowing they could not bear the intensity, had pulled far back from the beginning to avoid significant injury.
Bang!
The spot where Shi Xiaole stood shaped a giant, yard-deep palm print in purple light, causing the wooden ground to crack inch by inch as if an earthquake had occurred.
"He must be dead, right?"
The two deputy city lords craned their necks, inexplicably feeling relieved.
They had indeed watched Shi Xiaole get crushed by the purple imprint and buried in the ground.
Just as many people were ready to compliment the City Lord, their admired hero lifted his gaze and everyone followed his direction. To their surprise, Shi Xiaole, who was supposed to be dead, was standing unharmed on the opposite roof.
"Three parts of the Wind True Intent, no wonder you’re so arrogant."
The pupils beneath the mask of the man in the purple robe shrank sharply. Even with his composure and experience, it seemed somewhat unbelievable.
He had trained for two hundred and forty-five years, yet he only barely understood four parts of the Chaotic True Intent. Although it was seemingly comparable to three parts of the Wind True Intent in terms of power, if calculated meticulously, the latter was undoubtedly more challenging to master.
Comparing his achievements with Shi Xiaole’s progress, it felt like he had wasted those years.
"City Lord, if you had agreed to me, even if unable to rule everything, you might still be alive."
Shi Xiaole voiced a cryptic message.
"Ridiculous, are you suggesting you could kill me?"
"Let’s give it a try."
"I’ll let you know how foolish your thoughts are, Purple Demon Capturing Light!"
With interlocked hands, the purple-robed man puffed up as fatal purple aura was rapidly racing throughout his body, quickly forming a cocoon-like structure encasing him.
The purple cocoon expanded and contracted. Each time it did so, a layer of purple light surged out. The terrifying destructive power shocked everyone, gasping in fear.
Just as the purple light was about to engulf him, Shi Xiaole didn’t draw his sword. Instead, he lightly lifted his foot, seemingly blending into the air and next appeared beside the purple-robed man.
Only then did the colliding layers of purple light explosively disperse, causing the ground to tremble incessantly.
"Three Elements Returning to One!"
Shi Xiaole pointed out again, a dazzling beam of vigorous air punctured through the air, its power exploding open the void.
Thud, thud.
The purple-robed man was forced back three steps, leaving a pool of blood behind along with a fragmented iron mask.
"The City Lord is bleeding?"
"This is impossible. How could the City Lord be pushed back by someone in his face?"
Everyone stared blankly. After a round of dead silence, they suddenly erupted in heated discussions.
The two deputy city lords clenched their fists, their faces pale.
They couldn’t believe the strength that Shi Xiaole demonstrated. A few months earlier, the two couldn’t defeat Shi Xiaole even when combined, but at least they could spar a few hundreds of strokes with him. But given the current situation, wouldn’t Shi Xiaole need only deals one blow to cause severe damage or even kill them?
Below the mask of the purple-robed man was a lean pale face. At this moment, apart from blood, the face was full of hidden resentment and anger.
The Purple Demon Capturing Light, his unique technique, couldn’t severely hurt Shi Xiaole. Instead, it got utilized to harm him. It had been ages since he had last been injured since he came to the Boundless Flower Prison and killed the former City Lord.
"I will personally crush you into pieces and feed you to the dogs."
Purple Demon Extinguishing Hand is indeed a first-rate lower grade martial art, though it was not the strongest unique skill of the man in purple robe.
First-rate martial arts are too profound. Unless you comprehend the meaning or understand its true intents, blending it hastily with other true intents would most likely backfire.
The combination of topmost true intent at three parts with the peak second-level superior martial arts could subtly exceed the power of the first-rate lower grade martial arts.
Of course, this refers to the common first-rate lower grade martial arts.
"Chaotic Evil Hand!"
The purple-robed man bellowed, his hands like two spikes jabbing ferociously at Shi Xiaole. The void instantly darkened. Upon closer inspection, it was full of palm shadows, covering the light due to their overwhelming density.
The four parts of Chaos True Intent he comprehended came precisely from the Chaotic Evil Hand.
Shi Xiaole watched the Chaotic Evil Hand approaching without showing any sign of panic. Surprisingly, he managed to analyze his opponent’s characteristics.
The same true intent, displayed by different people, would have subtle changes because it contains multiple attributes and individuals have different tempers. For instance, Chaos True Intent, when used by the purple-robed man, would add a touch of evil intent.
And the Wind True Intent tending towards shifting in his hands.
Shi Xiaole launched the Star Fei Shadow Technique and danced around in darkness. Within a radius of tens of yards, various scenes appeared abruptly; him dodging the palm shadow, him getting hit by the palm shadow and him fighting with the purple-robed man...
Due to the extreme speed, all the scenes seemed to occur simultaneously.
"With thirty percent of the Wind True Intent utilized, the speed of the ’Star Flying Skill’ may not be inferior to a first-class low-grade flying skill."
After some trials, Shi Xiaole got an approximation, his eyes becoming indifferent. He held the hilt of the sword at his waist with his right hand, and suddenly swung it toward the man in a purple robe.
The colorless sword Qi was fast yet slow, hard yet soft, like an endlessly stretched wire, threading through the gaps of numerous palm shadows, slashing the man in the purple robe dozens of feet away.
In terms of power, the Chaotic Evil Hand, which combined forty percent of Chaotic True Intent, was not weaker than the Thirteen Styles of Gentle Wind that incorporated thirty percent of the Wind True Intent. Considering the cultivation factors, the former might be even stronger.
However, Shi Xiaole was able to avoid the man in the purple robe’s attack, but the man in the purple robe could not dodge Shi Xiaole’s sword technique.
In this give and take, the gap became clear.
"What, the City Lord was repelled by just one sword?"
Everybody was stunned, their heads spinning.
The omnipotent, invincible City Lord was just defeated so easily by a young man in his twenties. The shock this scene caused made everyone feel like a piece of their heart was missing, their long-standing belief collapsed.
"Hahaha, even if you can defeat me, I bet you can’t kill me."
After stumbling back, the man in the purple robe suddenly burst into crazed laughter. He reached behind his head and put on the hood connected to his robe, leaving only his face visible.
Many people only then noticed that the sword unleashed by Shi Xiaole just now didn’t harm the City Lord. His purple robe seemed to have defended against the sword Qi’s damage.
"This Purple Phoenix Robe is a treasured armor I obtained from a relic in the outside world. Even if your strength is twice as high, don’t dream of injuring this City Lord."
The blood on his face made the man in the purple robe’s face extraordinarily ferocious. Grinning ominously, he even pulled out a cloth from inside the robe and covered his face, leaving only a pair of eyes filled with a strong killing intent.
"A City Lord is indeed unfathomable. With the Purple Phoenix Robe, he could just slowly kill Shi Xiaole, hahaha."
"The so-called victor is king. The means aren’t important. What’s important is the result. Let’s see how this Shi can continue to be arrogant."
In the hearts of the majority, even though the man in the purple robe was dark and ruthless, he was after all the protector of the old order of Divine Transformation City, representing their common interests.
And Shi Xiaole was attempting to overthrow this order, aiming to divide their cake, so they wished nothing more than his quick death and no reincarnation.
"Kill you? I don’t think so."
A faint smile appeared on his face, Shi Xiaole pushed thirty percent of the Wind True Intent to its extreme. Along with this, an unparalleled sharp sword intent surged out, ready to pierce the sky. With a stroke of Shi Xiaole’s right hand, a giant sword light was slashed to the front.
At this moment, even the air had become a part of the giant sword light, making way for it and willingly merging into it.
Phew!
The giant sword light sliced straight onto the man in the purple robe. The robe wasn’t damaged, but the man in the purple robe let out a piercing scream first, with a part of the cloth on his face turning red.
"Your sword Qi? No, the Heavenly Sword Realm?"
The man in the purple robe’s voice was almost hoarse as he cried out to the sky.
Although the Purple Phoenix Robe blocked the majority of Shi Xiaole’s attack, a touch of sword intent remained, penetrating through the robe and severely injuring the man.
This sword intent, merging with the air, was everywhere, leaving no gap untouched, unscathed. Only the legendary Heavenly Sword Realm could pull this off.
Shi Xiaole presumably hadn’t comprehended the Heavenly Sword Realm yet, otherwise, this strike would have killed him. But even if he hadn’t comprehended it, he wouldn’t be far from it.
This youngster was undoubtedly an extraordinary swordsmanship genius. Hahaha, the heavens have wronged me!
"Everyone attack, attack him together, kill this kid!"
The man in the purple robe cried desperately at the surrounding crowd, releasing his killing move without regard for his life and flew backwards.
"Should we make a move?"
"The City Lord wasn’t even a match for him. Are you planning to go up to die?"
Many people were hesitant, but there were also many who were clever. Ignoring the man in the purple robe’s words, they immediately fled into the distance.
Just now, they were mocking Shi Xiaole, hoping for his death. If he regains his composure, how would they deal with him? Divine Transformation City is vast after all. It’s best to find a place to hide first.
"Anyone who steps forward dies."
Shi Xiaole showed no mercy. Using the Hidden Edge Sword as a carrier, countless sword Qi shot like rain from the ground into the sky. Any Spiritual-Passage Realm warrior and Xuanqi Realm warrior within the range of the sword Qi storm died instantly.
Dragon Gate Realm experts managed to block a few blows, but they were greatly outnumbered. Once Shi Xiaole had them in his sights, he slashed several times rapidly, blood rained down, and every Dragon Gate Realm expert who tried to escape was without exception killed.
Those who stood still or hadn’t had a chance to escape yet were terrified by this approach. Some were trembling all over with fear, even their pants became wet.
How could one’s strength at the same rank be so strong? Was this child even human?
The man in the purple robe fled desperately, and as soon as he reached a deserted street outside the City Lord Mansion, he saw Shi Xiaole blocking his way not far ahead.
"Don’t kill me, I can work as a servant for you."
The man in the purple robe no longer had a proud demeanor and began to beg for mercy.
"Spare your life? After I leave the Boundless Flower Prison, everything will be in chaos again. You’d better die."
Before the man in the purple robe had a chance to react, his body was controlled. Shi Xiaole’s hand landed on his shoulder, a suction force emerged, absorbing his Vigorous Air without restraint.
