Chapter 603: 602
A figure entered the Fan Residence. Who else could it be than Shi Xiaole? His steps were faltering, his face deathly pale, as if he had been seriously injured.
The servant of the Fan Residence informed Fan Wuqian immediately.
"Young Hero Shi, how could you be injured?"
Fan Wuqian rushed out, anxiously asking.
"I didn’t expect that the Heavenly Twin Swords Sect had hidden a master. We both got hurt in the fight, luckily I retrieved the Vitality Locking Vine. Speaking of which, where are Brother Sun and Brother Li?"
Shi Xiaole looked around.
Fan Wuqian’s anxious look vanished, replaced by cold indifference: "They were all captured, and you are the culprits!"
"Hahaha... Shi, we meet again."
With a whooshing wind, seventeen figures landed on the ground, among which fifteen, their energy radiating with power at the very least of high-end supreme lords, five of which were Limit Supreme Lords.
The other two, tied up, were none other than Sun Wei and Li Changde.
Sun Wei yelled, "Young Hero Shi, run! We’ve been set up!"
He never expected this was all a trap. With the current lineup of the Three Talents Association, even a fully-powered Shi Xiaole would have difficulty resisting, especially once he had been severely injured.
"It’s my fault for bringing this upon you!"
Li Changde burst into despairing laughter.
If he hadn’t brought them to the Fan Residence, none of this would have happened. It’s his fault for failing to see through people’s true colours.
Fan Wuqian coldly said, "Brother Li, the one who harmed you is Shi Xiaole! Without him, the Three Talents Association wouldn’t have kidnapped my children, and I wouldn’t have framed you. So, he’s the culprit, he deserves to die!"
Fifteen experts cornered Shi Xiaole, their Qi linked together, sealing off all his retreat paths completely.
A man with a full head of braids laughed, "Master Yundai, this is the kid no one is sure they can catch. He doesn’t seem so impressive."
The Wolf Head Man said, "North Forest Master, according to the agreement before, you only need to stop this boy later on. Don’t strike without proper reason."
In just a few short months, he had caught two three-star geniuses. Especially compared to Chu He, Shi Xiaole was definitely not an ordinary three-star genius. This would surely result in a massive reward from headquarters.
Despite the high price they paid to invite the North Forest Branch Master, in the end, the benefits outweighed the costs.
Thinking of this, the Wolf Head Man couldn’t help but laugh heartily.
The eight Choir Masters of the Yundai branch were also beyond excited. Things went smoother than expected; all their hard work over the past few days was not in vain.
"It seems everyone is here."
The deadly pale complexion vanished, Shi Xiaole regained his normalcy.
"Eh, you were pretending to be injured just now?"
The North Forest Master with his full head of braids narrowed his eyes slightly.
"If not, how could I lure all of you out? I never liked leaving anyone behind."
Mimicking an injury was difficult for others, but not for Shi Xiaole. He only needed to use the Undying Seven Illusions to temporarily turn living energy into death energy.
Through the conversation with Wu Mengqi, Shi Xiaole immediately realized that Fan Wuqian had deceived him. Thus, he decided to play along by pretending to be injured and returning, his aim was to draw out the snake from the hole.
However, the strength of his opponents was beyond his expectation. There were five Limit Supreme Lords and ten high-end supreme lords. Anywhere in the Yundai territory, this could sweep everything.
Even if it was him who just entered Tian State, he would end up losing.
You should know that just becoming a Supreme Lord represents an extremely high potential. There is not much difference between talented individuals, right?
Even the likes of Bai Zhanmei could only fight two Limit Supreme Lords at most it is difficult to defeat them. The combination of five Limit Supreme Lords had several times more killing power than two.
One could say that anyone else would believe this was a deadly trap and that Shi Xiaole could not escape alive.
Sun Wei and Li Changde’s faces were as pale as paper. They were sad about their own situation, and lamented for Shi Xiaole, an exceptional genius when he falls.
"Even if you see through the plan, you still have to die. Boy, if you’re smart, you surrender obediently, otherwise, I’ll kill your two friends."
Red Rock Altar Master sneered coldly, and grabbing Sun Wei and Li Changde, the palms of his hands accumulated a terrifying energy, pressing it towards the two.
Given the strength of the people present, catching Shi Xiaole shouldn’t be difficult. But why make extra efforts when there are better methods?
"Young Hero Shi, don’t mind us."
Sun and Li both yelled out, unwilling to be burdens.
"I let you off once before, I won’t do it a second time."
His voice was cold, Shi Xiaole raised his eyes. Two invisible blades suddenly sprung forward at a speed beyond any of their reactions, with two loud booms resonating from the brain of Red Rock Altar Master.
"Ah..."
Red Rock Altar Master screamed and fell to his knees, holding his head in pain.
Shi Xiaole’s spiritual power used the eye blades, it was no exaggeration to say that even a top-tier Supreme Lord would fall for it, unless you had superior spiritual defense methods, and you were quite good at it.
Obviously, the Red Rock Altar Master was not among them.
"Why do some people like to overestimate their abilities and act like a trapped beast?"
Wolf Head Man tilted his head upward, hating that he was not enough of a stubborn fighter.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, he really didn’t want the members of the North Forest division to step in and share his achievement, but seeing Shi Xiaole’s relentless resistance, he had no choice but to do so.
"He he he, Master Yundai, some people just won’t quit unless they hit a brick wall. So, let me teach him a lesson for you."
The North Forest division master laughed like a venomous snake. He twisted his neck, his braided hair flying about, and surprisingly conjured up phantom images of poison snakes in mid-air, frantically attacking Shi Xiaole.
"Kill the Wolf!"
Wolf Head Man couldn’t afford to be careless. Also fueled by resentment, he made a move at the same time as the North Forest division master. With a punch from his right fist, the image of a three-meter-tall evil wolf roared into action, casting a massive shadow over Shi Xiaole.
Despite the overpowering mental attack, their physical attacks were even stronger. They didn’t believe Shi Xiaole would still have the energy to launch a mental attack under their combined assault.
Indeed, Shi Xiaole didn’t launch a mental attack, not because he couldn’t, but because it was unnecessary. Drawing his sword, he swung it in circles around him.
Thump thump thump...
A circular Sword Qi struck the sky-full of snake shadows and the evil wolf image. The snake shadows were mostly eliminated, but some still lunged forward, while the wolf shadow dimmed somewhat, but its ferocity was undiminished, its claws and teeth still glinting sharply.
"You arrogant fool!"
The North Forest division master let out a disdainful laugh, yet the laughter froze in his eyes.
Shi Xiaole’s strike wasn’t meant to Repel Enemy, but to create a lapse. Honestly, his attack power was no much stronger than the North Forest division master or Wolf Head Man if he didn’t use his killing move, but he always preferred winning with skill, murdering effortlessly.
Weaving his body through, Shi Xiaole threw out three sword strikes in quick succession, each faster than the last. The North Forest division master shook his head sharply, conjuring a vibrant net with the images of snakes all over the sky, trying to block the Sword Qi.
Bang, bang, bang.
Three gaps emerged in the net and were quickly filled, but a blade of Sword Qi managed to burst through the central gap first. It turned out that Shi Xiaole seemed to swing out three strikes, but the fourth one fused with the third, hidden as a sneak attack.
Stomp, stomp, stomp.
The North Forest division master stepped back three times in a row, using his hands for defense in front of him. The spot where the Sword Qi hit him disrupted his move, causing the snakes to attack elsewhere, at which point Shi Xiaole’s sword stroke attacked again.
Wind Extreme Sword Technique’s sixth move, Wind of Lingxi.
"Snake Light Shield!"
Curling his body, the North Forest division master became just like a slippery snake. A luminescence flowed over his surface. When the Sword Qi struck, it automatically slid off, causing just about 20-30% of the initial force.
Shi Xiaole’s lips curved slightly. His left hand’s forefinger and middle finger combined to glide downward, launching another Wind of Lingxi.
By utilizing the exchange of the Life and Death Dual Qi, his one move equals to two moves by the North Forest division master. The latter had no chance to switch breaths, and his surface was hit by the Sword Qi again.
This time, the surface light shattered like glass. With a thud, the North Forest division master’s shoulder got pierced through. Blood spurted from his mouth, and an unstoppable terror painted his face.
He was an elite Limit Supreme Lord, confident that through years of hard training, he could overpower most three-star geniuses, but he got injured by Shi Xiaole in less than two breaths’ time!
"How is this possible?!"
Wolf Head Man was dumbfounded by horror.
He attempted to charge at Shi Xiaole, but got stalled by the sky-full of snake shadows. In that slight moment, the North Forest division master, who had a stronger ability than him, was defeated?
Just what level of power did this kid possess?
Not only the Wolf Head Man, but all onlookers also gaped in disbelief, unable to trust what was happening right before their eyes. It was so unreal that it seemed almost ridiculous.
However, for Shi Xiaole, all this was nothing more than business as usual.
Even Gu Nanfeng, a realm peer, was defeated by him, let alone the North Forest division master, although the former was underestimating him at the time.
"Everybody attack together, let’s kill this monster as fast as possible!"
Wolf Head Man shouted angrily in a hurry.
Without requiring any further persuasion, all the top fighters from the Three Talents Association initiated their attack, including the wounded North Forest division master. Their diverse Vigorous Air, resembled a giant grinding stone, imposingly pounced on Shi Xiaole.
However, the grinding stone was too slow in its movement. No, it was Shi Xiaole who attacked too quickly.
Thump!
One person burst into a cloud of blood mid-air, it was the master of the Red Rock Altar. From beginning to end, no one had been able to see how Shi Xiaole executed his sword attack.
"Die."
Almost simultaneously, Shi Xiaole targeted another Limit Supreme Lord. His sword seemed to swing out, but then again, it didn’t.
A jet of blood burst out from the back of that Limit Supreme Lord’s head, hitting a hole in the courtyard wall more than fifty meters behind him.
Two powerful fighters died within an instant, their ultimate moves only half released before they automatically collapsed. Taking advantage of the situation, Shi Xiaole dashed out of the gap in the grinding stone, looking cool and composed, like an immortal descending to earth, striking another blow with his sword.
Without even being able to scream, the third Limit Supreme Lord fell to the ground, his body cut neatly in half from head to toe.
Fourth.
Fifth.
The sword in Shi Xiaole’s hand seemed like a weapon of the death god, wherever it pointed, death would follow. No one could evade his sword strike!
"This youngster can’t be defeated by force, escape!"
Like a chef slicing through vegetables, Shi Xiaole had killed nine lords in quick succession. Everyone from both the Yundai division and the North Forest division was scared senseless. Their willpowers collapsed under his relentless sword strikes.
