Chapter 499: Chapter 498: Unstoppable
There was continuous horrifying turmoil above the sky, causing the people on the ground to feel as if their internal organs were churning in their bodies due to the impact.
Not far away, two forces - one large and one small were approaching. The larger force clearly consisted of Xiahou Wuyi and Ninth Elder from the Ai Family, and dozens of others. The smaller force was comprised of Fang Yijun and Ai Yinghao.
As for Black and White Impermanence and the Wine Beggar, their power was so formidable that anyone couldn’t stand it if they got too close.
The three fought and traveled farther and farther away, plowing through bamboo groves along the way, creating a channel that suddenly turned left and right, extending to where the eye couldn’t reach.
"Who are you, I don’t remember offending you."
Far from the center of the battle, Shi Xiaole looked at the black-clothed youth who always maintained a ten-step distance from him.
Corner of the black-clothed youth’s mouth hooked up, he mockingly said, "It’s too late to regret now, you shouldn’t have got too close to Junior Sister."
Junior Sister?
Shi Xiaole frowned secretly, took a closer look at the black robe, and suddenly found that its material and workmanship were similar to the black silk worn by Ren Mengzhen. They were apparently made by the same person.
Could it be that this person is related to Ren Mengzhen?
"You’re not too stupid."
Seeing Shi Xiaole’s expression, the black-clothed youth gave a little laugh, "Most people are not worth my time. But you, the so-called number one genius of Shuntian Capital, have a sufficiently resounding name that does not disgrace me."
"What an arrogant guy."
Ai Wenhong didn’t like his arrogant act. But at the critical moment, she shouted at Shi Xiaole, "Brother Shi, don’t mind him, let’s go first."
As long as they escape, the Ai Family can fight without any worries against the strong soldiers of Xiahou Clan.
In fact, without Ai Wenhong saying much, the other four had already sprinted towards the perimeter at their fastest speed.
"Leave?"
The black-clothed youth disregarded Ai Wenhong and her party. He pointed his finger at Shi Xiaole and a black ray of light spread around that seemed like a rift in space. The aftermath accidentally brushed the Crown Sword Marquis, who defended with his sword. As a result, his arms were numb, blood oozing from his palms, and the sword almost flew out of his hand.
"This person’s power..."
Fear surged in the Crown Sword Marquis’ heart.
He was known to be at the Fourth Tier of the Dragon Gate Realm but inside the circle of the middle-rank Dragon Gate Realm martial artists in Xuanwu State, his name is well-known, and could rank in the top fifty.
Despite this, he was almost injured by the aftermath of the black-clothed youth’s finger strike. This spectacle startled everyone and even Ai Wenqian took another look at the black-clothed youth.
The black finger ray continued to rush forward, directly targeting Shi Xiaole. Just then, a green Sword Qi suddenly met it head-on, shattering the black finger ray.
"I told you, you can’t escape."
The black-clothed youth stroked the tie that hung on his shoulders, speaking in a confident and indifferent manner.
Without uttering a word, Shi Xiaole turned around abruptly and sprinted in the opposite direction of the Crown Sword Marquis and the others.
The black-clothed youth sneered and quickly followed.
He didn’t even bother with Ai Wenhong and the others. The act of killing them would only dirty his hands.
"Brother Shi!"
Ai Wenhong shouted, looking worried about Shi Xiaole’s safety, and quickly followed the direction in which the two left. Crown Sword Marquis and Yang Feng also made the same choice.
Seeing her younger brother leaving, Ai Wenqian had no choice but to quickly follow.
However, as soon as they moved, the masters from the Xiahou Clan followed in that direction. From the air, the light spheres formed by the three groups of battles gradually merged together.
Seeing all of this, a cold look flashed across Shi Xiaole’s face.
The black-clothed youth appeared to be about twenty-five or six years old. Given his Sixth Tier Dragon Gate Realm cultivation, his actual age should be over thirty and his power was definitely strong.
Originally, Shi Xiaole planned to lead the guy to a safe place before dealing with him. But now it seems that he could only get rid of this troublesome guy as soon as possible.
"If you don’t want to die, get out of here, now."
Shi Xiaole didn’t want to waste time, he said coldly.
"What did you say?"
Hearing this, a strong killing intent appeared in the eyes of the black-clothed youth. Without saying a word, he extended his hand and pointed out three times, forming a trinity of finger lights, attacking Shi Xiaole.
"Be careful!"
The distant Crown Sword Marquis shouted when he saw this.
He could sense that the black-clothed youth’s power was above Yu Zhao’s, even surpassing the Shi Xiaole during the Linjiang Immortals Meeting. They must not be careless.
Without looking back, Shi Xiaole swung his sword towards the rear with the full speed of his Fifth Tier Dragon Gate Realm power. The fresh Wind Sword Qi was like a green arc of light, directly cutting the trinity of finger lights into two, then quickly disappeared.
In less than a tenth of a blink of an eye, countless sword rains covered the black-clothed youth. The original Wind Sword Qi was divided into countless sword threads for the second wave of attacks.
"Go back!"
The black-clothed youth snorted, with a wave of his big hand, he created a hard black barrier in front of him.
Puff...puff...puff...
The sword rain suddenly became extremely violent. The first wave pushed the black barrier inward, the second wave punched many holes, and the third wave tore the black barrier apart like floodwaters rushing out of a gate.
The strength of Sword Qi fluctuated unpredictably, following his heart’s desire. This was the privilege of being in the Heavenly Sword Realm.
The black-clothed youth retreated hurriedly, and when he reached a distance of a hundred meters, his robes turned into flying ash. If not for his amazingly strong Vigorous Air and prior rigorous training, he would have been seriously injured.
"Damn it!"
The originally composed expression on the face of the youth in black was no more, and a hint of livid rage was subtly surfacing on his face.
Humiliation!
A colossal humiliation!
He had pledged with utmost certainty to slay Shi Xiaole and did not consider him as a threat in the least, yet right out of the gate, it turned out he himself ended up being the one to make a fool of himself.
But what on earth happened?
The youth in black wasn’t a rash person. In fact, he had thoroughly investigated Shi Xiaole. After careful comparison on multiple fronts, he was certain Shi wasn’t his match.
How could it be that in just over ten days, Shi’s cultivation had advanced from the late Fourth Tier of the Dragon Gate Realm to the early Fifth Tier? Moreover, to his knowledge, even if Shi did increase his cultivation, his strength had increased substantially.
The youth in black had no idea that Shi Xiaole cultivated a top-tier mid-grade internal cultivation technique. Moreover, given that his foundation was unshakeably solid, his progress was more challenging than ordinary people. However, as long as he achieved the slightest progress, it would result in a significant leap in strength.
"Did he repel the other party just with a move?"
Sword Marquis and the others couldn’t conceal their astonishment.
Of course, they had considered that Shi Xiaole had certainly grown stronger through the Sun Moon Crystal Shards given by Fang Wanwan. But they never anticipated that the change in his strength before and after was so dramatic.
"Don’t move, Black Wood Barrier to the Blue Sky!"
No longer holding back his full strength, the youth in black brought his hands together. A fragile cluster of black qi transformed into a vine dozens of meters long and as thick as a thumb, covered with thorns.
As he shook his arms, the single vine divided into two, then four, finally forming tens of vines. Even the sunlight above couldn’t penetrate the barrier, which wrapped up Shi Xiaole in the middle firmly.
Shush...
In a rain of swords, dozens of vines either arched upwards or fell downwards, with a few being pierced to reveal a gap. However, with the black qi surging over, they rapidly repaired themselves, and attacked Shi Xiaole with even more ferocity.
"Wood True Intent!"
This was the first time that Shi Xiaole had ever encountered Wood True Intent.
Among the top-notch True Intents, Five Elements True Intent undoubtedly is the most symbolic and common True Intent.
These five types of True Intent each have their characteristics, which are hard to compare. Perhaps in terms of lethality, Wood True Intent is inferior to the other four types of True Intent. But in terms of recuperative power and tenacity, Wood True Intent takes the lead.
Fully realizing this wasn’t the time to drag out the fight, Shi Xiaole pushed the Heavenly Sword to its limit. Dividing neither man from sword, they transformed into a brilliant sword light that seemed to pierce the sky and stretch into eternity.
Outer Heaven Flying Immortal!
Sizzling...
The sphere formed by the black vine was instantly pierced to form a massive hole, and the sword light surged out.
"Die for me, Black Wood Great Palm Imprint!"
The youth in black had long been awaiting here. He smacked down hard with his hand, transforming the black qi into a palm print exuding an unyielding vigor, appearing as though nothing could destroy it. Even if everything else withered away, it would continue to exist.
"The Black Wood Great Palm Imprint is closely connected with me. As long as I’m unharmed, it will always draw upon the vigorous air within me. You won’t be able to break through."
With this move, the youth in black had once worn down and killed a major expert at the Eighth Tier of the Dragon Gate Realm. No matter how strong Shi Xiaole’s sword qi was, as long as he couldn’t break through with a single strike, he would not harm him.
The power of the Outer Heaven Flying Immortal was only half left. The moment it pierced three inches into the palm print, it got stuck mid-air. Shi Xiaole twitched his eyebrows, and two formidable spirit blades quietly flew out.
In the Linjiang Immortal Conference, Shi Xiaole never used his spirit killing move to attack others. Not because it wasn’t strong enough, but because it wasn’t necessary. To be fair, given his current spiritual strength, the lethality of the Eye Blade Absolute Technique far surpasses Meteor Demise.
It’s strong, and moreover, it operates silently, making it difficult for people to guard against.
Boom, boom!
The youth in black’s prideful expression hadn’t even disappeared. Suddenly, his vision turned white, as if he was struck heavily. The intense pain from his psychic sea made him unsteady on his feet. Influenced by this, the strength of the Black Wood Great Palm Imprint was greatly reduced.
Numerous green sword qi of varying lengths surrounded Shi Xiaole. Seen as a whole, they looked like a massive, glowing green diamond.
Without any pause, the sword qi burst out all at once. The sharp sound of piercing the air occurred in an instant, and it seemed as though one’s eardrum was pierced by a sharp sword, and all the pores felt a sense of pain.
Clang!
Hisss, Hisss, Hisss!
Without someone controlling it, the vigorous air defending the youth in black’s body and his arterial blood qi only lasted for a moment. They were instantly pierced like a paper mache.
"Ah...."
Blood splattered out, and the youth in black screamed continuously. He fell to the ground with dozens of blood holes in his body, from which blood gushed out continuously.
"What?"
Everyone, including Sword Marquis and Ai Wenqian, were stunned.
Frenzied, sharp, unstoppable, this was the impression that Shi Xiaole gave them at the moment. They found it hard to believe that the man in black, who was much stronger than Yu Zhao, was defeated in just two or three moves.
Could this be the real strength of Shi Xiaole?
Just how many moves had he hidden?
"If this kid assists the Ai Family in the future, he’ll be trouble."
The Breaking Thunder Lord, Xiahou Wuyi, and other experts of the Xiahou Clan were all paying attention to this scene, their eyes filled with a burning killing intent.
Shi Xiaole was too amazing, so much so that he exceeded everyone’s imagination time and again. If such a person was left unchecked, what would become of them?
