Chapter 509: Chapter 508: Great Rejuvenation Pill
Kuangyun City had a large population. Even though they were all part of the same interest group, Shi Xiaole wasn’t naive enough to believe that everyone in the city was united.
If traitors could sprout up in a nation, why not amongst a group of factions?
Rephrasing it, even if all the factions were loyal, wouldn’t Kuanghai City have planted spies within?
"Wenhong, come with me. Don’t make any noise."
As Shi Xiaole mentioned Ai Wenhong, he utilized the Star Flight Shadow technique and quickly vanished into the jungle. When they reappeared, they were already on the outskirts of the large force of sixty thousand people, hidden in the branches of a large tree.
"Brother Shi, what are you trying to do?"
Ai Wenhong was puzzled.
Shi Xiaole remained silent.
Soon, a man reported to the leader that he needed to relieve himself, then, sneaking away, entered a dark area. With Shi Xiaole and Ai Wenhong’s keen eyes, they clearly saw this man leaving a message in the dark and set up a simple Array System.
Anyone familiar with Arrays would surely notice it.
"Brother Shi, a few days ago when you asked Brother Wenxiangtang about the spies, did you already suspect something?"
Ai Wenhong suddenly had an idea, a look of surprise on his face.
Reaching out into the open air, Shi Xiaole took control of the man, and then shot out two invisible streams of air from his eyes.
There was more than one spy. Using the same methods, Shi Xiaole quickly took control of another person. Ai Wenhong was a careful individual, and he suddenly noticed that the two controlled individuals had a physical resemblance to themselves.
Ai Wenhong whispered: "Brother Shi, I understand now. Since we have spies here, Kuangyun City will definitely receive a message, and they will send out strong masters to kill us. We should back off as early as possible. Safety first. Or have the masters of Kuangyun City also come?"
Shi Xiaole shook his head and laughed: "There were originally, but not anymore."
Ai Wenhong was confused again.
However, he quickly heard a loud noise coming from the direction of Kuangyun City. Looking up, he saw a brilliant display of Vigorous Airs in the distance. From the look of their aura, it was unmistakably an exchange between eight leading masters.
"Kuanghai City’s leaders have taken action and blocked Brother Wenxiangtang and the others."
Ai Wenhong’s face darkened.
Kuangyun City only had four leading masters, while Kuanghai City had five. Normally, with Yu He’s outstanding power, they could still hold their own in a 4vs5 situation.
However, tonight Kuanghai City only deployed four leading masters and were clearly waging a war of attrition, ready to retreat at any moment.
This meant that the person who was coming to kill him and Shi Xiaole could very well be the fifth leading master of Kuanghai City!
"Brother Shi, what are you doing?"
Just as Ai Wenhong was about to remind Shi Xiaole to leave, he saw Shi Xiaole took out some materials from nowhere. His slender fingers moved like lightning, and within a moment, the faces of the two controlled individuals suddenly changed to resemble him and Shi Xiaole.
Hiss!
"Is it the lost art of disguise?!"
Ai Wenhong couldn’t help but gasp in surprise.
Shi Xiaole also possessed this unique skill, doesn’t he ever run out of surprises?
"Wenhong, let’s go."
Without any explanation, after they exchanged clothes, Shi Xiaole took Ai Wenhong and left.
Shortly thereafter, the two controlled individuals woke up. The youth in green on the left said: "Wenhong, why are we here? We should quickly return to the main array."
"I’ll listen to Brother Shi."
If Ai Wenhong was here, he would surely be shocked. These two men had completely forgotten their own identities and assumed the roles of Shi Xiaole and Ai Wenhong. What kind of wicked technique were they under?
What they were under was precisely the Selfless Heart Transformation, the second form of Shi Xiaole’s secretly used Life and Death Four Transformations.
Executed by Shi Xiaole’s spiritual power, it was enough to cause confusion in their identity recognition for a long time.
If it wasn’t for fear of the leading master’s strong mental power, why would Shi Xiaole need to work so hard? A simple Unrivaled Soul Transformation would turn the enemy into his puppet.
...
In the dead of night, a figure slipped into the forest, like a Lone Wolf, perfectly hiding its presence. It was none other than Shi Hao.
He quickly moved his hands in the pattern of an Array System. This led him straight to the messages left behind, according to a path set by their aura.
"Hiding in the center of the array?"
Shi Hao sneered.
Every time the two major forces encountered each other, for safety purposes, the troops would arrange themselves in a certain order when resting. Leaders would sit right in the center, surrounded by tens of thousands of troops. This would offer maximum protection against any surprise attacks.
"Trying to lure me into your array, do you think I’m a fool?"
Unexpectedly, Shi Hao had no intentions of sneaking into the central array.
The fierce battle in the distance was still ongoing. Shi Xiaole couldn’t possibly ignore the possibility of a leading master assassinating him. Shi Hao also refused to believe that Kuangyun City wasn’t aware of Kuanghai City’s spies.
The coordination to reveal these positions was clearly a temptation for him to make a move. Once he was trapped in the combined attack of tens of thousands of people, despite his capabilities, escape would be impossible.
"You all probably didn’t expect that we found this wasteland a day ahead of you. The reason we waited for you to show up is to catch turtles in a jar."
Shi Hao used the Array System pattern again, and in his eyes, two dark beams appeared in the distance.
Somebody had triggered the peripheral array he had set up. And in this situation, the people suddenly hiding on the outskirts could only be Shi Xiaole and Ai Wenhong.
Whoosh!
Shi Hao turned into a streak of light and rushed out in a blink of an eye.
After a moment, he clearly saw the faces of the two people. If not Shi Xiaole and Ai Wenhong, who else could it be?
Exercising caution, Shi Hao chose to retreat once again, until he overheard the two discussing whether he had fallen into their trap. Then, without any further hesitations, he launched an attack.
"Capture the Heavenly Demon!"
Driving his powers to their limits, Shi Hao’s black hair danced in the air as he thrust his hand forward, materializing a colossal palm sized almost a hundred feet. It swiftly came crashing down towards the duo.
This strike was too fast, too sudden. Even for the likes of them, experienced leaders, the reaction time was scarce.
Thunk thunk!
Two clouds of blood burst open.
Shi Hao bursted into raucous laughter.
He had succeeded. What first genius? In the end, hadn’t he fallen to his hand? The next Martial World publication would indeed feature his glorious name in the Shuntian section!
However, at the very next moment, Shi Hao felt a shiver run down his spine.
A dazzling and brilliant Sword Qi, erupting like a thunderbolt, abruptly pierced towards him. It happened precisely when he had depleted his energy, and when he was reveling in victory.
The Yi Sword Skill not only enhanced Shi Xiaole’s perceptiveness, but it also allowed him to grasp a stronger method of concealment, making him akin to a shadow, preparing his deadliest strike at the most opportune moment.
If he chose to attack, it was to kill!
If leaders of any assassination organization were present, they would undoubtedly want to recruit Shi Xiaole and train him intensively. His keen senses and ruthlessness made him a perfect killer.
Shii!
A flash of white light.
Shi Xiaole’s long sword plunged straight into Shi Hao’s neck, and his right hand swayed, preparing to decapitate the latter.
"You bastard, you’re seeking death!"
Shi Hao’s eyes bulged and reddened.
Being a leader himself, he tilted his head at a critical moment, avoiding the fatal strike. His left hand managed to grab onto the Hidden Edge Sword, as his right hand launched another palm strike.
Shi Xiaole remained unmoved, retreating with a flash of spiritual energy radiating from his eyes while he leaped backward.
Life and Death Four Transformations - first transformation, Unrivaled Soul Transformation!
In fear of consequences, Shi Xiaole triggered the Heavenly Sword realm the same instant, allowing countless Sword Qi to surge into Shi Hao’s body relentlessly.
Rumble...
Shi Hao bled from his ears and nose and appeared crazed. His body was doused in blood, making him look like a bloody figure. His energy was extinguished under the onslaught of Sword Qi.
"Hehe, hahaha, didn’t expect you to be this cunning."
The effect of the Unrivaled Soul Transformation was against the odds, but it required a vast differential in mental powers between the two parties to succeed.
Dazed, Shi Hao immediately regained clarity. The wound on his neck strangely stopped bleeding. A powerful surge of energy erupted from his body.
No one knew that Shi Hao, five years ago, had come across a miraculous opportunity. He had found a Great Rejuvenation Pill in some ruins!
The Great Rejuvenation Pill, one of the top treasures of the Shaolin Temple, possessed the power of resurrection. As long as one had a breath left, this pill could revive them.
From the day Shi Hao obtained it, he crushed the Great Rejuvenation Pill, enveloped it in a special thin film, divided it into multiple parts, and hid them in cracks between his teeth for emergencies.
He knew there would come a day when he would need it, but what infuriated him was the thought of such a precious pill was wasted in the hands of a junior not even as powerful as he was!
The thought of it filled Shi Hao’s heart with a molten rage and murderous intent. He wanted to rip Shi Xiaole apart.
"A medicinal pill?"
Noticing Shi Hao’s unusual condition, Shi Xiaole immediately figured out the key point. Despite all his calculations, he hadn’t expected this move from his opponent.
Transforming his body into a green star, he quickly moved away.
"Do you think you can escape?"
A blood-colored palm shadow descended from the sky, dyeing the night into a bloody red. Amidst the blood-red color, a pool of fresh blood surged forward, pulling Shi Xiaole’s blood from within his body, evaporating it bit by bit.
Fifty percent of the meaning of blood.
As one of the five leaders of Kuanghai City, with a cultivation level of the Dragon Gate Realm’s seventh layer, and possessing fifty percent of the meaning of blood, Shi Hao could easily defeat average ninth-layer experts of the Dragon Gate Realm.
Shi Hao’s palm strike was quick, but Shi Xiaole’s sword was quicker. Ignoring the descending palm shadow, he swung his sword to one side with a powerful strike.
Bang.
The palm shadow brushed past Shi Xiaole, leaving a deep imprint on the muddy ground.
Shi Hao, to his shock and anger, found that not only was his strike broken by Shi Xiaole’s sword, but his follow-up moves had also been disrupted. Even if he forced them through, their power would be significantly reduced.
In a series of loud bangs, Shi Hao kept striking with his palm. But without exception, all his attacks got deflected by Shi Xiaole’s sword, as if he were playing a game of chess with one wrong move leading to a series of mistakes, making him completely vulnerable to Shi Xiaole.
"What kind of sword art is Brother Shi using?"
Ai Wenhong, who was observing from the dark, was left stupefied.
Lamb playing with the tiger, that’s what it felt like for him. If it weren’t for Shi Xiaole’s lower cultivation level and shorter cultivation time, he would’ve suspected that the person sure to be defeated quickly would be Shi Hao.
"Blood Web Covering the Sky!"
Unable to penetrate through, Shi Hao, seething with rage, fumed his internal energy, and a blood web centered on him rapidly expanded, enveloping Shi Xiaole.
This move had no variations, but precisely because it had no variations, it had no weaknesses.
The sword energy on the surface of his body burst out, and Shi Xiaole transformed himself into a brilliant sword light, charging at the blood web.
The power of the Yi Sword Skill lies in anticipating the enemy’s move, it is more about the philosophy. It doesn’t prescribe specific sword paths, hence, the Outer Heaven Flying Immortal was still Shi Xiaole’s strongest frontal attack.
