Chapter 622: Chapter 621: Kirin Stand Still
At the moment when the five invincible lords launched their attack, a thick layer of hallucinatory aura centered on Shi Xiaole spread out in all directions at a fast pace.
Shi Xiaole knew that if he were trapped in the encirclement, even with his martial arts, it would be nearly impossible for him to escape. He must strike first.
Buzz, buzz, buzz...
Under the influence of the illusion technique, all five of them slightly paused, but then resumed their movements immediately.
A truly powerful illusion can enchant many people at once.
Unfortunately, as the level of his opponents increased, the Undying Seven Illusions gradually became inadequate. Of course, this was only in terms of offense. In defense, the cycle of life and death that derived from the Undying Seven Illusions held boundless potential.
Although it was just a moment, Shi Xiaole, ever the opportunist, seized the opening and swung a wind kill towards the weakest of them, the Red Leaf Sword Lord.
"No Barrier to the Wind and Rain!"
Freed from the illusion, Wind and Rain Blade Lord raised both his hands and swiped down quickly. His blade was so fast that no path could be discerned, only the sound of countless piercing strikes echoed through the air.
The invisible, yet dense blade light filled the void, but failed to obstruct the slight sword qi.
With a hiss!
A burst of fresh blood bloomed in the sky.
Red Leaf Sword Lord let out a miserable scream, blood pouring freely from his chest, dripping into the ocean below. He was desperately trying to suppress the sword qi in his chest with vigorous air, attempting to prevent it from invading his body even further, with a mix of shock and dread in his heart.
Luckily he managed to snap out of the illusion in time, or else he would have surely died from that strike.
"Dark Yin Divine Finger!"
A loud shout echoed, the Yin Pole Lord was filled with fury. The shadowy finger light abruptly turned greyish white, emanating an endless gloomy aura, it struck down from the sky.
Invincible Lords were divided into three tiers.
The lowest tier naturally being those who just barely met the Martial World’s standards for Invincible Lords.
A higher tier comprised of Invincible Lords who had created superior-grade True Intent techniques.
As for the highest tier, not only did it require the previous two conditions to be met, but it also required other extraordinary abilities, like super speed or exceptional psychic skills, and so on.
The Yin Pole Lord belonged to the second tier of Invincible Lords, and his Dark Yin Divine Finger was his unique True Intent technique.
The five of them combined to attack a single Limit Supreme Lord, and not only failed to bring him down, but one among them was also severely injured by him. The Yin Pole Lord was beside himself with rage.
"Earth and Heaven Duba!"
A large shadow of a fist heavily crashed down from the sky. Within the shadow of the fist, a figure stood tall, exuding an indescribable tyranny.
Not just the Yin Pole Lord, but the Tyrant Sky Lord too was likewise furious and unleashed his True Intent technique.
"Xuanshui Realm."
A layer of fine ripples, like ripples on a water surface, spread out quickly, but automatically avoided the finger light and fist light. Anyone caught within the ripples felt suffocated, as though taking a single breath required all their strength.
Xuanshui Realm was Xuanshui Lord’s True Intent technique, anyone affected by it would have their movement slowed down to less than a third of their normal speed.
Among everyone present, perhaps no one wanted to kill Shi Xiaole more than the Xuanshui Lord, hence he used all his strength from the very beginning.
With the exception of the Wind, Rain Blade Lord, the three Invincible Lords joined forces and attacked right after Shi Xiaole swung his sword. Such timing, such terrifying offensive force, even if it was the three Invincible Lords themselves, they didn’t believe they could dodge it.
Regrettably, they had still underestimated the True Intent of Life and Death.
No sooner had Shi Xiaole swung his first sword when he twisted his wrist and, without pause, swung the second one. The jet-black sword light sliced through the ripples on the water’s surface, making a sizzling sound.
Visible to the naked eye, a corroded hole appeared on the water ripples, causing a great drop in the internal pressure. The Soul Extinguisher represented Death True Intent, which could corrode everything including life and vigorous air, with nothing exempted.
Of course, it was primarily because Shi Xiaole had found a flaw in the Xuanshui Realm in the first place, otherwise, even with the mightiness of Death True Intent, it wouldn’t have been possible to have such a noticeable effect.
Relying on the Life and Death Dual Qi, Shi Xiaole rapidly attacked twice. By the time he launched the third attack, he could only muster eighty percent of his strength, but that was evidently enough. His body was like a light breeze as he broke through the hole.
Boom Boom Boom!
The aftermath of the fist light and finger light exploded behind him and violently struck Shi Xiaole, causing him to spit out a mouthful of vital blood. Luckily, at this point, he was already hundreds of meters away and used the Xuanshui Realm to greatly reduce the momentum of the two different styles of attacks.
"Do you wish to die?"
Utilizing the forward momentum, Shi Xiaole thrust his sword towards Xuanshui Lord, saying through his voice transmission.
Xuanshui Lord looked grim, his eyes flashing with intense struggle.
If he had severely injured Shi Xiaole just now, he was confident of killing him before he could divulge any secrets. But looking at the situation, it seemed that Shi Xiaole was only moderately injured. To kill him, he would need at least four or five more strikes.
That amount of time was enough for him to reveal the secret.
With so many people watching around, there might be spies of the Sixteenth Elder among them. Once the report was passed on, with the Sixteenth Elder’s means, he could easily extract the truth from Huiru.
Damn this kid! Why is he so hard to kill!
Xuanshui Lord put on a shocked expression, as if he couldn’t believe that after their full-force attack, Shi Xiaole still managed to counter-attack. When he finally came back to his senses, the Wind Kill sword qi had already arrived, forcing him to dodge with all his might.
Whoosh!
As blood rained down, Xuanshui Lord retreated hundreds of meters, and Shi Xiaole broke through the siege.
The few thousand peak Dragon Gate Realm masters behind watched the scene, hurriedly launched attacks. However, everyone’s reaction speed was different, none of them could organize an attack. By the time their sparse vigorous air struck out, Shi Xiaole was already several thousand meters away, leaving only a silhouette in the distance.
"I will not rest until you are dead!"
Xuanshui Lord was furious, he was the first to chase after him, followed closely by Yin Pole Lord and others. However, they couldn’t possibly be faster than Shi Xiaole who had fully comprehended the Wind True Intent.
The Wind and Rain Blade Lord was not slow, but the issue was that with only him alone, he wouldn’t dare to chase after.
"Xuanshui, what’s going on?"
Hovering over the sea surface, the Yin Pole Lord’s face was as gloomy as water as he coldly stared at the Xuanshui Lord.
With his level and strength, such a basic mistake shouldn’t have occurred.
"I’m sorry, I just don’t understand. How can there be such a Limit Supreme Lord in this world? He is even more troublesome than the Invincible Lord. He simply isn’t human."
The Xuanshui Lord’s face was filled with regret and a self-blaming expression.
Hearing this, The Yin Pole Lord’s eyes twitched, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
In fact, it wasn’t just the Xuanshui Lord who was shocked, wasn’t he also astonished? If it were the strongest among the Twelve Lords, the Cloud Tiger Lord, facing their joint force, wouldn’t the result be the same?
That kid clearly isn’t as powerful as the Cloud Tiger Lord, but in terms of group battle capabilities and survival skills, he’s probably a notch above the Cloud Tiger Lord.
"Yin Pole, don’t blame Xuanshui. It’s a common human feeling. We should consider a plan to capture the enemy."
The Tyrant Sky Lord persuaded from the side.
There was no point in blaming each other for a failed operation; it was better to make other arrangements.
"What other method can there be? Now we can only notify everyone in all the sea areas. Even if it costs lives, we need to hold back that kid till we arrive."
As he spoke, the Yin Pole Lord threw a signal flare from his sleeve. The flare rose a hundred feet into the sky and exploded into a black broken sword figure.
This was the Whale Alliance’s deadly order. With this order, all the members in hundreds of sea areas had to be ready to sacrifice their lives, at any cost.
"This aura?"
Not even a moment after the battle ended, a figure appeared in mid-air. What was terrifying is that the members of the Whale Alliance could not even see him.
"He headed east."
The round-faced man lightly hooked the corner of his mouth and swept through like a bullet, covering a few thousand meters in an instant.
"Eh? Are there other Divine Barrier Realm experts nearby?"
In order to understand the situation in advance, the robed elder of the Ghost Lethal Sect also arrived at the original battlefield shortly after.
From the lingering fluctuations, he keenly sensed everything.
"A mundane matter cannot draw the attention of such experts; this matter is significant. I must go and check it out."
With a flash in his eyes, the robed elder also dashed towards the east. In terms of speed, he was even faster than the round-faced man.
...
Over the sea, Shi Xiaole was flying in the sky alone.
With the assistance of Wind True Intent and powerful Vigorous Air, he could fly continuously for a 2-hour period, enough to shake off the expert chasing him. Moreover, after breaking out of the inner circle, the encirclement in front of him certainly wouldn’t be that strong.
However, Shi Xiaole’s expression didn’t relax; instead, it became more serious.
The uneasy feeling was getting stronger and stronger, as if it was closing in on him from behind.
Desperately driving his energy that had already reached its limit, the sea retreated under Shi Xiaole’s feet, eventually turning into golden-white shimmering waves of light.
A thousand meters.
Two thousand meters.
...
At some point, Shi Xiaole’s hair stood on end, and he suddenly sensed an oppressive gaze, heavy as Mount Tai, sweeping over him.
Divine Barrier Realm Master.
It must be a Divine Barrier Realm Master.
"Stop!"
The voice came from thousands of meters away. Even though it wasn’t loud, it was extremely condensed, and it made the sea surface ripple slightly.
Shi Xiaole didn’t dare to look back, but without looking back, he knew that the distance between them was rapidly shrinking, and when the distance was two thousand meters, their mental force even collided with each other.
"Impressive!"
The round-faced man was initially shocked, then overjoyed.
In his category of Divine Barrier Realm Masters, without employing a secret method, the range of mental force was about eight hundred meters. But to detect each other’s mental force from a distance of two thousand meters...
What did that imply?
Shi Xiaole’s mental force was actually stronger than his!
This truly was a once-in-a-generation genius.
"Kirin, stop obediently. You can’t escape."
The round-faced man’s eyes shot a terrifyingly hot beam of light, as if in determination.
The Assembly Master of the Three Talents Association once publicly promised that anyone who could capture a monster-level genius would immediately be promoted to Protector, gaining access to endless cultivation resources and honor within the association.
With his aptitude, becoming a Protector would mean he could even advance further in the future, becoming a true top-tier figure of the Flying Horse Dynasty.
At a single mention of "Kirin", Shi Xiaole knew that the man was indeed after him. He swiftly removed the second layer of the mask from his face to prevent his disguise from being exposed. But his heart sank.
He didn’t know how the man was certain he was Shi Xiaole, but one thing was clear: he didn’t stand a chance against a Terrestrial Immortal from the Divine Barrier Realm, no matter how many tricks he had up his sleeve.
The gap between the Dragon Gate Realm and the Divine Barrier Realm is immense, almost as far apart as heaven and earth.
