Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Binding Heaven Rope
When Sima Biao’s head dropped to the ground and rolled several times, many people at the scene were still in a state of shock, unable to snap back to reality.
To be fair, as the top martial artist of Feiyan City, the reputation of the ’Molten Divine Spear’ was too resounding. Especially since Sima Biao had completely controlled the situation just now, and capturing Su Yanru’s aunt and nephew was only a matter of time.
Who could have imagined that in a blink of an eye, his head would be on the ground, ruthlessly killed by someone.
Swish swish swish.
A series of deeply frightened gazes fell on Shi Xiaole. Particularly those experts from the Spring and Autumn Hall, their hearts were chilly, and Wang Bufan’s hand holding the knife was even trembling.
"Sima Biao’s head has fallen, the Spring and Autumn Hall ends in ruin today!"
The voice of Shi Xiaole echoed far in the alleyway. In an instant, the masters of Golden Phoenix Tower, as if they had taken some divine pill, surged with endless strength.
"The young tower master is invincible!"
"The Golden Phoenix Tower will prevail!"
They changed their previous decline and crazily attacked the deflated, unorganized masters of the Spring and Autumn Hall. Every move was so firm, stronger than at the beginning by threefold.
Belief is important in a bloody battle.
A person with a strong belief can exert twelve parts of strength out of ten. On the contrary, they can only exert six or seven parts at most.
Not only did Shi Xiaole’s sword just now kill Sima Biao, it also completely shattered the backbone of the masters in the Spring and Autumn Hall.
The beam known as the Spring and Autumn Hall, collapsed!
"Lele."
Su Yanru rushed over and hugged Shi Xiaole tightly, her face filled with joy of survival from the disaster, even the corners of her eyes were already moist due to excessive excitement.
But the next moment, she felt Shi Xiaole’s body trembling, his face was also turning pale. She anxiously asked, "Lele, what’s wrong?"
"Aunt, don’t worry, I just need to rest for a while."
The effect of the Blood Essence Pill began to fade, along with Shi Xiaole’s strength and vitality. He had a premonition that he would become very weak for the next while.
He turned his head to look at Elder Xue, who was in a fierce battle with Yu Fangge. Except for shock on his face, there was even a bit of maliciousness as if a tricky scheme was about to succeed. A heavy shudder seized his heart.
"Auntie, let’s leave quickly. Let’s get out of here," Shi Xiaole hurriedly complained into Su Yanru’s ear.
Su Yanru didn’t understand what he meant but that did not hinder her actions. Unfortunately, there were too many people on the scene. And to protect the two of them, the masters of Golden Phoenix Tower unknowingly formed a circle to prevent the masters of the Spring and Autumn Hall from attacking stealthily.
But in doing so, it made it impossible for Su Yanru to take Shi Xiaole away.
"Brothers of Knife Assistance Gang, kill for me, kill all of the people from the Spring and Autumn Hall!"
Cao Ruoyu had no more tricks at this moment, he only had one thought, he must exert his full strength to assist Golden Phoenix Tower. Anyway, Sima Biao was dead, the Spring and Autumn Hall posed no threat.
Kicking someone when they’re down was always his forte.
"Kill!"
With the Knife Assistance Gang exerting their strength, the situation instantly developed in favor of Golden Phoenix Tower. In a while, a large number of masters from the Spring and Autumn Hall were hacked to death by the chaotic knife, and fell in a pool of blood.
The Xue family’s Qi Absorption master who was fighting Cao Ruoyu was also split into two by him, which is the meaning of his nickname; ’One Cut Break’.
After dozens of moves, Meng Qi, at the cost of getting injured, also dealt with the Qi Absorption master of the Spring and Autumn Hall who was fighting him.
Subsequently, the freed-up manpower continued to injure the enemy’s masters, expanding their advantage like a snowball. In less than a quarter of an hour, the remaining forces of Spring and Autumn Hall and Xue family were completely surrounded, shrunk into a ball.
"Elder Xue, it seems your luck is running out today."
The second tower master was blood-stained, his body covered in sweat, but at this moment he was laughing heartily.
"Really? This old man doesn’t think so."
To the surprise of everyone, Elder Xue let out a sinister laugh; "Brother Jiang, as long as you kill Shi Xiaole and Su Yanru, you will fulfill the promise you made in the past."
"Are these two weaklings really worth it?"
A voice echoed from the darkness.
"Worth it."
Elder Xue’s face was filled with murderous intent.
Then, a shadow flashed and an old man about sixty or seventy years old appeared in front of Elder Xue.
This person was of average build, with ordinary features, and wearing a patched robe. The only noticeable thing about him was a thin, gold-tinted rope tied around his waist.
"You two, Elder Xue wants you dead. Won’t you come out?"
The gaze of the old man in the robe swept over the crowd and fell on Shi Xiaole and Su Yanru. He spoke with a voice of judgment.
"Who are you, to dare to be so arrogant?"
A master from Golden Phoenix Tower barked a question.
"Mr. Jiang doesn’t like people shouting."
The old man in the robe squinted his eyes. No one saw his move, but a gold flash flickered, and the Golden Phoenix Tower master at the peak of the Hidden Qi Ninth Layer fell to the ground with a "crack", without even screaming.
On his broken neck, there was a strangulation wound.
"Who are you?"
Meng Qi was furious but also somewhat fearful.
"Mr. Jiang, Jiang Buxu."
The old man in the robe declared proudly.
"Jiang Buxu, Binding Heaven Rope Jiang Buxu?"
The second tower lord looked at the gold rope in the hands of the old man in the robe, remembered the man’s name, and began trembling all over.
"Exactly."
Jiang Buxu admitted in a low voice, causing a chill to rise in the audience, including Su Yanru, Cao Ruoyu, Yu Fangge, and other masters. It felt as if the sunlight had become dim.
Jiang Buxu, with a cultivation of Qi Absorption Stage six, is known as the Binding Heaven Rope, famous in the nearby Martial World for his baffling and deadly rope technique. His strength even surpasses Sima Biao.
It is said that once his golden rope targets someone, there is no escape, whether they run to the heavens or hide in the earth. The living would die, while the dead would die again.
Due to his unpredictable behavior, sitting between good and evil, combined with his formidable martial arts and uncertain whereabouts, both the just and sinister sides of the Martial World avoid him like the plague.
Who would have expected such a terrifying killing god to appear in a critical moment when Su Yanru and Shi Xiaole were severely injured, Yu Fangge was exhausted from protracted fighting, and Meng Qi was wounded. And he was standing on Elder Xue’s side!
"Years ago, Brother Jiang was severely injured. I happened to help him, earning a promise from him. Hehe, Shi Xiaole, Su Yanru, you will undoubtedly die today!"
Elder Xue’s cruel laughter shattered the last sliver of hope in everyone’s hearts.
Everyone felt as if they were under a dark cloud.
Cao Ruoyu was filled with regret, his eyes flickering with indecision.
When Jiang Buxu made his move, Shi Xiaole sighed softly, focusing his mind on the system for the first time.
"I want to extract killing skills."
Shi Xiaole’s voice trembled slightly.
The recently unlocked killing skills were his last trump card but carried the possibility of being empty upon extraction. If they turned out empty, Shi Xiaole would be truly helpless.
He detested having his fate depend on luck.
"To extract killing skills, it is necessary to sacrifice one or more of the host’s martial arts, and after the extraction, exchange it with an appropriate reward value. The sacrificed martial arts cannot be re-learned. Does the host insist on this choice?"
The system asked mechanically.
In some ways, the murder skills seemed like cheating, which justified these stringent conditions.
"I insist on this choice."
Shi Xiaole gritted his teeth, "I sacrifice the Huajian Sect’s basic mind method, Huajian Sect’s basic sword technique, Floating Step, Miao Family Sword Technique, Huashan Sword Technique, Hengshan Mind Method, and also the Embracing the Origin Energy."
He sacrificed seven martial arts at once.
Though it might seem like much, for Shi Xiaole, these seven martial arts were as irrelevant as chicken ribs and he hadn’t even used them for a long time. Hence, giving them up would hardly affect his strength.
As soon as he finished speaking, seven rays of light emerged from his body, shining on the seven stone walls of the Martial God Hall.
Then the square light ring began to jump, obviously extracting a one-time killing skill.
Thump, thump.
Shi Xiaole’s heartbeat accelerated.
This matter concerned both his and his aunt’s lives and deaths, even someone with his stoic character felt nervous.
"You two, hiding won’t help. If you don’t want to implicate others, come out and surrender to your fate."
Jiang Buxu stood outside the crowd, looking indifferently at Shi Xiaole and Su Yanru as if he were looking at two dead bodies.
"Brothers of the Golden Phoenix Tower, let’s work together. This old bastard can’t kill us all."
Meng Qi was the first to react, summoning the others in a loud yell.
Under his lead, the experts from the Golden Phoenix Tower jumped into action forming a human wall to stop Jiang Buxu.
At the same time, Su Yanru took a dazed Shi Xiaole and fled swiftly.
"Hehe, there will always be some idiots who love to test my patience. Don’t you understand that anyone I want dead can’t be saved, even by God himself?"
Jiang Buxu revealed a bone-chilling smile.
The next moment, with a light step, he kept his body parallel to the ground, and his feet touched the wall as he sped past it. His speed was so fast it left a phantom in the air.
The experts of Golden Phoenix Tower swung their swords and knives. But before they could complete their attacks, Jiang Buxu was already at their front, his golden rope waving, stopping any close attacks.
"Die."
Jiang Buxu swept his golden rope when he was only three meters from Shi Xiaole and Su Yanru. The loyal men of the Golden Phoenix Tower fell to the ground, accompanied by screams.
"Giant Bear Fist."
Meng Qi charged forward disregarding everything.
Jian Buxu ignored him, throwing his golden rope back, knocking Meng Qi backward. He spat out blood, his body creating cracks on the ground with the impact.
"Meng Qi!"
Knowing she couldn’t evade, Su Yanru stood in front of Shi Xiaole with defeat on her face, tightly holding her dagger.
"Your stubbornness leads to the death of your men. Women like you — good-looking but incredibly silly — are what I hate the most."
Jiang Buxu drew near, mocking her coldly.
Su Yanru’s pretty face went green from rage. So according to his reasoning, should she obediently surrender and accept her death to be considered wise?
"Brother Jiang, thank you."
A burst of laughter came from behind. It was Elder Xue making an early courtesy.
"No need. I am just fulfilling my promise. Moreover, killing two insignificant people is more of an advantage for me."
Jiang Buxu wasn’t particularly bothered; his golden rope was already raised.
Preparing for the worst, Su Yanru felt her body being pulled back, and then she saw a figure in a green robe stepping forward, his back straight.
"Lele, what are you doing? Come back!"
While shouting, Shi Xiaole didn’t stop. He looked at Jiang Buxu, "Some people, self-assured of their high martial arts, don’t realize their doom is near. They are the true fools."
"Are you talking about me again? You’re courting death!"
Channelling his energy, Jiang Buxu swung his golden rope straight towards Shi Xiaole’s throat.
"The one courting death is you."
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Shi Xiaole raised his fist together with a roar, swinging a fierce punch.
