Chapter 679: Chapter 678: Are You Tired of Living?
The Nine Profound Array enshrouded the Nine Heavens Mountain again. With the departure of the people from the Martial Arts Alliance, the gloom that had been pressing on the hearts of the people in the mountain villa also vanished.
The villa resumed its previous atmosphere.
The Five Poison Elder did not immediately take action. After mingling in the Martial World for so many years, he had long learned the knack of staying calm. He had an even bolder plan in his mind: he would take his action when Kirin returned!
There were three days left until the five-month deadline.
A figure in a green robe stepped out of the Yinfeng Pavilion.
"Ah, look, it’s the head of the villa!"
"Really?"
There are nine peaks in the Nine Heavens Mountain. In addition to Wuling Villa, three more have been built. They are however disguised by the Array System and have not been publicly disclosed yet.
Everyone subtly perceives Shi Xiaole’s ambition. Thus, in private, everyone refers to him as the "Head of the Villa", while Xin Zhuliu is referred to as the "Second in command".
Woosh, Woosh, Woosh.
Figures flashed over. It was Xin Zhuliu, the Three Wonders, Su Yanru, and other high-ranked individuals.
"Lele, how are you?"
Under the public gaze, Su Yanru vigorously restrained her urge to embrace Shi Xiaole. She silently congratulated herself that Shi Xiaole had chosen this moment to come out. Otherwise, given his character, he might have actually clashed with the people from the Martial Arts Alliance.
"Master, it all went well, the problem is resolved."
Zhu Ling joyfully informed.
Shi Xiaole nodded, then looked up in a certain direction, his eyes deep: "Fortunately, we made it in time."
The others did not understand the meaning of his words yet.
Suddenly, a chilly, mysterious, and gloomy killing intention soared from somewhere, like a giant poisonous mushroom, which violently struck the interior wall of the Nine Profound Array, emitting a dull, gloomy roar.
"Who is there?"
Everyone in the villa turned their gaze.
The killing intent was terrifying. After the poisonous mushroom bloomed, it evolved into phantoms of poisonous snakes, centipedes, toads, scorpions, and spiders, lurking in the sky above the villa, seeming to be ready to pounce at any time and strangle everyone’s life.
"Kirin, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, you finally dared to show up and deliver yourself to your death."
From within the five poison phantom, stepped out a short, dark-skinned old man with venomous eyes - the Five Poison Elder from Hell Gate.
He had previously killed the villa’s gardener and used substitution art to disguise himself for many days, all for this moment. Thinking of this, the Five Poison Elder shook his body. His terrifying killing intent combined with the poisonous gas and permeated in all directions.
In a sizzling sound, a large number of flowers in the villa withered, the trees shed leaves, the grass turned pitch-black. When the poisonous gas spread to Green Water Lake, many rare fish in the lake turned belly up, floating on the surface of the lake in clusters.
The skilled fighters in the villa turned pale with fright and madly backed into the houses. They knew this was a Terrestrial Immortal, and not just any ordinary one.
"Stop, Xin Zhuliu!"
A grand palm force shot towards the Five Poison Elder. The palm force shot out in a spiral, the edge bearing clear serrated shapes, tearing the black gas to shreds.
The Five Poison Elder casually waved his hand, shattering the palm force. Squinting his eyes at Xin Zhuliu across from him, he said, "I did not expect such a small mountain villa to harbor not only Kirin, but another Terrestrial Immortal as well."
"There are many things you wouldn’t expect."
Xin Zhuliu spoke indifferently.
The Five Poison Elder burst into a scornful laughter.
He had ascended to the Divine Barrier Realm over a hundred years ago and had realized the Five Poison Martial Road among the first-rate martial arts. He was confident that he was definitely a Twice Tier Earth Immortal. With the combination of first-class mid-ranking Poisonous Skill, he was not weak among Twice Tier Earth Immortals and could not be compared to just any Divine Barrier Realm first-ranked Earth Immortal.
With the opening and closing of his hand, the Five Poison Elder casually emitted a palm, and the menacing Five Poison Phantom overshadowed half of the villa’s sky.
Thunk, thunk, thunk.
The sky above was alternating between light and dark. Each exchange between the two Earth Immortals caused ripples to explode on the interior wall of the Nine Profound Array.
While observing the fierce fight, Shi Xiaole privately activated the Life and Death Dual Qi, which was still in its infancy.
The Life and Death Dual Qi could not yet be used for combat, but the more it’s used, the faster it would mature. In fact, the reason why Shi Xiaole did not stop the Five Poison Elder earlier was to hone his Life and Death Dual Qi.
Of course, the main thing was that the other party had only released their aura. Shi Xiaole was confident that he could handle it, otherwise, he would not joke with other villagers’ lives.
Under the rapid transformation of the Life and Death Dual Qi, gradually, the flowers, trees, and even the fish in the Green Water Lake affected by the poisonous gas, all regained their vitality. Everything was as before.
"Five Poisons Wrapping Around, Snake Strangle!"
The ability of Xin Zhuliu was somewhat beyond the Five Poison Elder’s expectations, and after a few moves, he raised his strength by 50%. The palm shadow turned into a snake as big as a water bucket, it’s tail wrapped around Xin Zhuliu, and strangled him with all its might, easily breaking his defensive Vigorous Air.
"Second in command!"
Many people shouted in anxiety upon seeing this.
Shi Xiaole still did not make a move.
Although the Five Poison Elder was indeed tough and slightly stronger than the three Earth Immortals previously killed by him, Xin Zhuliu, on whom he had great expectations, should not have just this much strength.
With a cold expression on his face, Xin Zhuliu calmly revolved an indescribable aura around his body.
Then he flung both his hands out, and the aura voluntarily blended into the palm force. Like inflating a balloon, it continuously escalated the power of the palm force to the limit of the surrounding environment.
Whack!
The serpent shadow shattered.
"This is... the Effortless Seeking Technique?"
Three odd men gaped in astonishment.
Having possessed the Effortless Seeking Technique for five months now, they have been laboring daily in their training, yet they have not even reached minor mastery. However, looking at Xin Zhuliu’s demeanor, it was clear that he had already surpassed minor mastery.
This might be the difference in talent, perhaps.
"Huh?"
Five Poison Elder widened his eyes, as his every hope and desire were ignited, burning bright.
Although Hell Gate was a top-tier entity, it maintained stringent control over the knowledge of premium martial arts, ensuring that only those who earned enough merit had the opportunity to train.
This was undoubtedly the perfect opportunity. As long as he could obtain the martial arts of his adversary, his own skills would be elevated to the next level.
At the foot of Nine Heavens Mountain, two figures were also breathing heavily.
While Xu Zhenhai had practiced a set of top-grade martial arts, who would reject more?
Especially in his eyes, the owners were merely a weak flock of lambs, ready to be slaughtered. If he missed such an opportunity, he would not forgive himself.
The man with the squashed nose clenched his fists, his face burning with greedy anticipation. If this operation succeeded, knowing Xu Zhenhai’s cunning, he would not hesitate to share the martial arts with him. He must have it!
"Kid, you are dead, Five Poison Tangle, Toad Spits!"
The aura of Five Poison Elder greatly swelled. Under his seventieth percent strength, a ten-foot toad stood tall in the sky, its mouth widely open. The next moment, the stinky venom turned into deadly arrows and shot out.
"Whirling Palm!"
With the activation of the Effortless Seeking Technique, Xin Zhuliu gave his all in a single strike. The force of the palm absorbed the surrounding power vigorously, reaching its limit in an instant, and violently collided with the venomous arrows.
Boom!
First came a heavy hit.
Then, a hissing sound!
The force of the palm was pierced, but the venomous arrow, still holding more than half of its power, did not slow down. Fortunately, due to the previous slackening, Xin Zhuliu managed to react in time, narrowly sidestepping the attack, and was forced back several hundred meters, his face turning slightly pale.
Effortless Seeking Technique, complying with the Way, as long as it does not exceed the limit, it can boost the user’s strength to a level equivalent to the environment, making it perfect for defeating opponents who are just a notch stronger. It is invincible.
Unfortunately, the gap between Xin Zhuliu, who had just entered the Divine Barrier Realm less than a year ago, and Five Poison Elder, a Twice-Tier Earth Immortal with a triple stage of the Divine Barrier Realm, was too large.
However, for being able to fight to this point, Shi Xiaole was already very satisfied.
"Kid, get out of my way first."
Five Poison Elder opened his massive hand, intending to catch Xin Zhuliu first, then conquer the Kirin. Thinking of returning with a full harvest, he was exhilarated.
Just as the people in the villa were jumping in their hearts, worried about their fate and that of Xin Zhuliu, a figure in green robes appeared before Zheng Zhuliu. He casually waved his hand, and the black smoke and poison gas was torn in half and dissipated.
"Your power?"
Five Poison Elder’s eyes widened slightly.
It must be noted that the strike he had just used was seventy percent of his strength, yet it was easily broken by Shi Xiaole. It seemed that the opponent had made significant progress in these five months.
Looking at Shi Xiaole’s calm and handsome face, for unknown reason, Five Poison Elder suddenly had a very bad premonition.
"Impossible! Anybody who enters the Divine Barrier Realm will slow down in their cultivation speed. I don’t believe that in just over five months, this kid can turn the world upside down."
Surrounded by the Nine Profound Array, there was no escape. Five Poison Elder forced himself to calm down and laughed grimly: "Kirin, today will be your end! Five Poison Tangle, Scorpion Kill!"
With one hundred percent of his power unleashed, his body began to spin rapidly, and the pitch-black poison gas turned into a segmented, slender scorpion tail, cold and grim, looking like a scythe. With a light sweep, the cold light appeared, making everyone’s scalp tingle.
They didn’t know if the villa master could withstand this strike. The anxiety clogged their throats, rendering them speechless.
If this were five months ago, even if Shi Xiaole gave his all, he might not have been able to block this attack.
But now...
Two fingers whilst eating were put together, Shi Xiaole smoothly but quickly cut towards the front.
Snap!
The irresistible scorpion’s tail was cut into two parts. The Sword Qi from the cut accelerates and directly stabs at Five Poison Elder.
"Damn it!"
Five Poison Elder was so shocked that his limbs turned weak. With both hands turned into palms, he pushed desperately forward.
Amid the ’puffing’ sounds, layers of palm force were pierced through. Five Poison Elder moved to the right at the fastest speed in his life. Although he had a close call, his body was covered in cold sweat.
How is it possible, a killing move launched with all his strength, wasn’t enough to resist the opponent’s casual sword attack?! What kind of joke is this!
"Dare to make a fuss in my Wuling Villa, daring to kill people, you’re tired of living."
Pointing his finger, Shi Xiaole didn’t give Five Poison Elder any time to digest. He drew his long sword from his waist with his left hand. Under the impetus of Dragon Gate Divine Skill, the sword radiance of a hundred feet was like the first light that opened the heavens and earth, illuminating the sky above Nine Heavens Mountain.
"No, Hand towards sky!"
With his body targeted, Five Poison Elder exhausted all his strength, channeling all his lifelong skills into his palms, and pushed upward with all his might.
Crack.
The hand strength only persisted for less than one-tenth of a blink of an eye before it was easily split in half by the sword light. The remaining force did not stop, skimming past the body of Five Poison Elder, and almost severed half of his body.
Blood rain mixed with remnants of arms and limbs were shredded by the pervasive Sword Qi.
In the sky, Shi Xiaole in green robes looked like a jade, like a god among swords, invincible.
