Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Insanity
"So this is the young master who defeated Lian Tu, he doesn’t seem impressive at all."
The man with a masked face chuckled with a tone of disdain, and his second sword immediately stabbed towards Shi Xiaole.
A shimmering light flashed in cyan. Shi Xiaole stepped forward, employing the ’Taiyue Three Green Peaks’ technique, imbued with an odd and risky intent.
Clang!
Three consecutive linked swordswings stabbed directly at the opponent’s vital pressure points.
However, it seemed that the masked man had anticipated this. Even as Shi Xiaole started to attack, he already began backing away. Only when Shi Xiaole’s moves were exhausted, did he pounce and counterattack.
Hence, although it was difficult for the masked man to knock down Shi Xiaole, similarly, Shi Xiaole also found it hard to shake off his opponent.
The situation did not afford Shi Xiaole the luxury of squandering time.
He noticed Su Yanru being gradually disadvantaged under Sima Biao’s pressure, Meng Qi having a tough fight with a Qi Absorption Realm master from the Spring and Autumn Hall. He also observed ’One Cut Break’ Cao Ruoyu fighting one of the Xue family’s experts; however, it looked like Cao was not using his full strength.
Shi Xiaole understood that once the situation turned to the enemy’s favor, Cao Ruoyu, with his detached attitude, would not only refrain from helping, but might even strike back!
Above all, the alliance between the Golden Phoenix Tower and Knife Assistance Gang was just mutual exploitation.
Amid the chaotic battle field, Shi Xiaole killed two ambushers from the Spring and Autumn Hall and withdrew a pill from his pocket.
"Beaten and preparing to take a potion, huh?"
Mocking undertones filled the eyed contact established with the masked man.
"Provocations don’t work on me. As long as it kills you, I don’t mind using any means necessary."
The pill in Shi Xiaole’s hand was precisely the Blood Essence Pill he found in the underground stone chamber in Mountain Luyan.
Although the predecessor had clearly mentioned that there would be serious side effects after taking the Blood Essence Pill, Shi Xiaole no longer bothered about these consequences.
He would use some people’s deaths to pay for their own folly.
The moment the pill entered his mouth, a warm current spread throughout his body and immediately, Shi Xiaole felt himself filled with strength. His eyes even faintly turned red.
"What kind of drug is this?"
Caution filled the eyes of the masked man.
Shi Xiaole did not say anything unnecessary, he just sent a straight sword thrust.
Even though it was the same Taiyue Three Green Peaks technique, this strike was more than 50% stronger than before! Not even a moment after the sword left his hand, the blade tip was already close to the masked man’s chest, which shocked the latter into defending hurriedly.
Clang clang!
The second strike of Shi Xiaole’s sword blasted the long sword away from the opponent’s hand. The third thrust was about to penetrate the opponent. The masked man shouted: "You want to kill me? No way!"
He suddenly clenched his hand into a fist and struck Shi Xiaole’s sword tip with a punch faintly jacketed with a black gleam. It instantly neutralized the offensive of Taiyue Three Green Peaks.
"Black Evil Fist?"
Privately monitoring, Su Yanru let out a soft yell, exclaiming, "The leader of the Black Evil Gang, so it’s you!"
Kong Zijian knew deep down it was not good once he launched the Black Evil Fist. Without a second thought, he headed towards an area crowded with Golden Phoenix Tower experts. He didn’t believe that Shi Xiaole would dare risk the safety of these people.
Regrettably, Zijian had underestimated Shi Xiaole’s killing intent towards him and overestimated his own abilities.
At the moment before their confrontation, Shi Xiaole had covertly initiated his Stone Qi Cyclone, hence he knew the intentions of Kong Zijian the moment he moved.
"Go to hell."
Relaxed, with his hands raised high, Shi Xiaole slowly drew out a swordmark
It was his killing technique, ’The Line of Life’, which was a fusion of the Huashan sword technique.
In the next moment, Kong Zijian screamed. Blood gushed out from his waist and soaked the blue-stoned ground in an instant.
"I, I, haha..."
Kong Zijian convulsed on the ground before he died.
He had accepted Elder Xue’s invitation this time in order to establish a path into the Xue family, while also seeking to avenge acts against the Golden Phoenix Tower. He didn’t want to expose his identity, so he did not bring his gang members with him.
However, he never expected that Shi Xiaole would have a miraculous drug accompanying him, and it would result in him losing his life.
After killing Kong Zijian, Shi Xiaole immediately dashed toward his aunt’s side.
As Su Yanru had started to falter under Sima Biao’s continuous attacks.
"Cheap woman, why don’t you surrender.."
With his black iron spear in hand, Sima Biao was causing space warp with each swing, creating an uncontrollable force inside Su Yanru.
Even though Su Yanru practiced Fuyang Qi Skill and Heaven and Earth Net Force, she had not had very much time to practice. The fact that she had held out this long without being defeated, was due to the miraculous nature of her martial skills.
Boom!
Sima Biao broke into a hearty laughter as he hurled a heat-wave-like spear strike, which instantly smacked Su Yanru into a retreat, causing a trickle of blood to seep from the corner of her mouth.
Without wasting a moment, Sima Biao’s other hand seized the opportunity to reach towards Su Yanru’s chest!
Caught at the most critical moment, Su Yanru’s pretty face turned deathly pale.
Just in time, a sword technique consisting of interposing crises swung in from the side, slashing towards Sima Biao’s left arm.
"You meddling bastard, get lost!"
Sima Biao bellowed angrily and had no choice but to withdraw his left hand, instead using both his hands to turn the iron spear vehemently towards Shi Xiaole, the force sending a great arc in Shi Xiaole’s Green Peak sword.
Under the effect of the recoil, Shi Xiaole was rebounded to his aunt’s side.
"Aunt, let’s join forces. As long as we kill this man, we will have control over the situation today," Shi Xiaole proposed.
"Okay."
Su Yanru only had one thing in mind, her heart was filled with strong killing intent towards Sima Biao.
"Great, I’ve been wanting to clean up you and your niece. Now it saves me the trouble of doing it one by one."
Sima Biao laughed ferociously, his iron spear trembling, unleashing an intense, hot breath that hit them all almost instantly. Shi Xiaole felt as if his internal power was uncontrollable.
"Leaving Fire Intent Realm? No, it’s not yet at the realm level, but it’s getting dreadfully close."
Shi Xiaole was shocked.
Sima Biao’s Leaving Fire Spear Technique obviously carried a hint of intentic properties even though due to some reasons, it had not fully transformed.
You can just imagine, once he comprehends the Leaving Fire Intent Realm, how terrifying he would be.
Death, Sima Biao must die!"
Without any hesitation, Shi Xiaole exerted all his strength into channeling his Fuyang Qi Skill. He launched a sword move, a thread of life.
Under the effect of the Blood Essence Pill, Shi Xiaole’s internal power almost doubled. Coupled with the dangerous atmosphere, in an instant, it clashed with the black iron spear.
Overwhelming power surged towards both individuals.
"Pflip!"
Shi Xiaole coughed up blood.
Looking at Sima Biao, his face became white but he was still okay. He then roared out and stabbed with his spear.
This spear was blocked by Su Yanru’s curved knife, which took most of the force. However, in doing so, Su Yanru found herself harder to break free from Sima Biao’s Leaving Fire Spear Technique.
"Leaving Fire Scorches the Plains!"
Provoked, Sima Biao used all his strength like a beast, each spear thrust was more powerful than the one before. Because of the speed, it caused layers of spear shadows to appear in the air.
To outsiders, Su Yanru was completely enveloped in spear shadows, offering no opportunity for anyone to assist.
Inside the spear shadows, Su Yanru couldn’t react in time and was continuously pierced by the long spear. Fresh blood flowed continuously from the wounds, making her red dress even redder.
"Lele, run!"
Faltering in her steps, Su Yanru cried out in pain. She knew she could not hold on anymore.
"Run? None of you are going to escape. You should worry about yourself first, Ms Su, can you guess what I’m going to do to you?"
Like a hunter about to catch his prey, Sima Biao laughed wildly.
Those fighting with the experts of the Golden Phoenix Tower noticed this. Under great turmoil, their momentum dropped whereas the experts of the Spring and Autumn Hall were exhilarated.
"Brothers, let’s make it a bloodbath, today we’ll annihilate the Golden Phoenix Tower!"
Sima Biao’s adoptive son, Wang Bufan shouted, garnering a response from the experts of the Spring and Autumn Hall.
On the outskirts of the battlefield, Cao Ruoyu’s eyes flickered, seemingly in a dilemma.
Listening to his aunt’s painful groans and watching that figure that might collapse at any moment, Shi Xiaole’s eyes became startlingly red, yet his heart was strangely calm.
Maybe the pain and anger were so intense they surpassed the limit of his emotional fluctuations.
The noise of the battlefield seemed to be fading away from him.
In his mind, Stone Touching Qi Cyclone began to spin uncontrollably for the first time, recklessly harnessing the energy of thought.
Risks aside, everything around him became clearer. Even Sima Biao’s speedy spear technique, which was almost imperceptible, had now become traceable.
Simultaneously, Shi Xiaole’s vitality was gradually weakening.
If there were no superior Stone Touching Techniques to replace the Perception Tactics in the future, Shi Xiaole’s perception would suffer an irreparable damage.
But he had no other choice.
As for the newly unlocked killing skill from the system, he didn’t dare to bet due to the risk of wasting time on drawing with luck!
With increased concentration, Shi Xiaole could clearly see the desperate expression on Su Yanru’s face beneath the spear shadows.
Feeling victorious, Sima Biao reduced his speed. In Shi Xiaole’s eyes, this undoubtedly exposed several fatal flaws.
A unspeakable grin appeared on his face. Shi Xiaole activated the Flying Phoenix Technique and rushed forward.
"Lele, don’t come here!"
Su Yanru shouted, her voice tearing apart.
"Ha, what’s the use of being a genius? You still have to die."
On seeing this scene, Wang Bufan reveled in a strange sense of excitement.
"I really want to kill you , but I still need you. First, I will ruin your manhood."
Sima Biao, grinning nefariously, jabbed fiercely at Shi Xiaole’s crotch with his spear. It bore the momentum of a slicing bamboo, creating an illusion of irresistibility.
Amidst the despairing expressions of Su Yanru, who was on the verge of fainting, and the Golden Phoenix Tower’s high-ranking members, Shi Xiaole watched, expressionless, and once again performed his sword strike - The Thread of Life.
The azure sword trail flashed across like a knife slicing through tofu. It slashed into the flaw of the spear’s path with a swishing sound. A spurt of blood sprayed into the air.
Someone screamed and knelt down. It wasn’t Shi Xiaole, but rather Sima Biao, who had been confident of his victory.
Sima Biao tried to disable Shi Xiaole, but he ended up being mutilated. He looked at Shi Xiaole in disbelief, his eyes wide as if he’d seen a ghost.
Before he could utter a word, Shi Xiaole ignored him completely and swung his sword across without a glance.
Swish!
A good head was tossed high into the sky, its expression still brimming with disbelief until the end.
The chaotic battlefield became incredibly quiet in an instant, as if time had stopped.
At that moment, a figure stood up under a distant eave, murmuring to himself, "I thought I wouldn’t have to take action. Looks like I need to step in one more time."
