Chapter 708: Chapter 707: The Self-Arrogant Hero
Helian Ba was only sixty-nine years old, yet he had already reached the peak of the second level in the Divine Frontier Realm. Despite his strength being inferior to Helian Yong, who ranked thirteenth in the Earth Immortal rankings, the power of his punch was not less than that of Lin Ke.
The black-clad man from Dreamy Sect who made the move was even more terrifying; his blade’s light seemed to have been cut from another piece of void, hovering between reality and illusion, as if it existed and yet not.
Countless phantoms spread out like blowing bubbles, with the punch impelling away the majority of them, the blade’s light wiping away a large portion of them, and the impact between the punch and the blade scattered the last few.
In the hundred zhang wide square, every inch of the void suffered a strong impact.
Just when everyone thought that Shi Xiaole must have been injured, a wave of vigorous force repelled the residual ripples from the punch and blade. Amid this wave of energy, Shi Xiaole’s upright figure emerged.
"Such a brilliant discerning vision, instantly identifying the weakest point."
Helian Yong felt that he must reassess this man, Zong Yue.
The situation just now required more than just good vision. It also required rapid action and control. The ability to combine these three aspects in an instance was something that some in the Earth Immortal rankings could not achieve.
"You, stand back, don’t be in the way!"
Helian Ba shouted at the black-clad man from Dreamy Sect.
"I only follow the orders of the Saintess."
The black-clad man stood with his long blade encased in an airy otherworldly aura, but he didn’t attack again. He had his pride and would not join forces with Helian Ba against Shi Xiaole.
The circumstances before were merely the result of both men rushing to make a move.
"Why the trouble, come together."
Two paths of phantom shadows rushed towards Helian Ba and the black-clad man, whether punches were thrown, or palms struck, everyone watching was terrified. This arrogant madman truly intended to fight two enemies alone.
"You’re courting death, Overbearing Punch!"
An extremely overbearing momentum transformed into a punch only three zhang in size, shot out from Helian Ba’s fist. Boom, the punch abruptly expanded a hundred times, overshadowing the sky, stirring up the array light barrier around the square.
"Void Silence Blade!"
The face of the black-clad man was ice cold. With a soft swipe, the blade appeared ordinary. Still, the cutting edge cleaved the void causing ripples, reaching Shi Xiaole before everything else.
The attacks of the two were close to the strength of the Fourth Tier, even faintly surpassing Lin Ke. Among those present, besides Helian Yong, no one could withstand their attack.
Whoosh!
Innumerable phantoms were shattered by the punch, but more phantoms were born, ceaselessly. The punch, now exhausted, hadn’t cleared all the phantoms, which left Helian Ba quite troubled.
At the same time, the blade was entangled with phantoms. However, with a swift vibration from the black-clad man’s right hand, ripples burgeoned and phantoms were annihilated before they could regenerate.
"Phantom Fist!"
At the end of the blade’s light, Shi Xiaole’s true form emerged. He launched a punch when the black-clad man’s move was exhausted. The previous phantoms were just a blind, intended to reveal the black-clad man’s weakness.
Boom!
The punch met with the blade light, scattering like shards of ripped cloth.
The scene of Shi Xiaole retreating, as everyone anticipated, did not happen. Instead, it was the black-clad man who constantly retreated, running out of resistance under Shi Xiaole’s seamless attack.
"How is this possible?!"
Xiao Yujian shouted out. He should not have lost control in this way, but he couldn’t hold back.
Illusionary martial artists are weak in their attacks, which is a well-known fact in the Martial World. How come Zong Yue suppressed the black-clad man in a head-on collision?
Everyone was dumbstruck.
But no one was more surprised and angered than the black-clad man. The opponent took the advantage of illusion, always being one step ahead, not allowing him to exert his true strength.
"Empty Silence Oblivion!"
With a cold shout from his mouth, the black-clad man forcefully gathered his strength. The motion of his blade hadn’t been completed, but the void was already trembling with countless ripples.
However, with a loud bang!
The blade never got the chance to be released. Shi Xiaole’s fist had blocked the path of the blade light, as if grabbing the seven inches of a poisonous snake. At the same time, a stream of illusionary air gushed from his brows, shooting at Helian Ba, forcing him to punch back in defense.
"You asked for it, Overbearing Punch!"
Furious, Helian Ba, known for his audacity in Langyao Sect, had never been belittled like this before. Ignoring the fact that Shi Xiaole was grappling with the black-clad man, he punched ferociously towards Shi Xiaole.
Another illusion!
Shi Xiaole dropped from the sky, hitting Helian Ba’s head hard, exactly when he was exhausted. Helian Ba raised his arms in defense, but amidst the explosive sound, he retreated rapidly.
"You two, are no match for me."
While Shi Xiaole was dodging the blade’s light from the black-clad man, he was also relentlessly attacking Helian Ba. Everyone who saw this was nearly driven mad.
"Don’t mess with our young master!"
Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh.
Lin Ke, Zhu Tang, along with the other two young masters from the Langyao Sect, all attacked in anger. Four streams of Vigorous Air merged into one, becoming an unstoppable torrent of energy.
"Hahaha, no matter how many of you come, it’s all in vain."
Firstly, Shi Xiaole traded a punch with Helian Ba, then he turned around and aimed a kick towards Lin Ke. After barely evading the blade’s aura of the black-clothed man, he used his illusion skill to rush towards Zhu Tang and the others.
Despite being surrounded by six powerful opponents, he did not fall into a passive situation. On the contrary, the more he fought, the more ferocious he became.
"This, guy, he’s been hiding his strength so deep!"
Mo Wan stuttered.
Among the ten Ghost Guards initially, the only ones that she actually considered as rivals were Xiao Yujian and few others. Moreover, she was confident that as time passed, she would surely surpass them all.
Only now did she realize how naive she had been.
The coldness on Yun Chuoxi’s face had vanished completely, replaced by shock, an undeniable shock.
She had considered that since Zong Yue was able to gather all five Illusion Stones, there might be a surprise awaiting her. But this surprise was far too overwhelming.
The strength that the opponent displayed was far above Zhou Fengping. It was strong enough to rank among the Earth Immortals.
"I must win him over!"
Yun Chuoxi took a deep breath. A spark of hesitation flickered in her eyes as if she thought of something, but it soon turned into determination.
The battle was entering its climax.
Utilizing his elusive illusion technique, Shi Xiaole resisted the attacks from the six powerful opponents. Especially when he focused his attacks on the black-clothed man, the latter even showed signs of being unable to resist.
Radiance filled Ren Mengzhen’s charming face. Her eyes were ablaze as she ordered the four Dreamy Sect bodyguards behind her, "You too, seize that lunatic."
What?
The four exchanged glances. But when they realized that Shi Xiaole’s arrogance irritated the Saintess, which gave them the reason they needed to take action, they let out a collective battle cry and charged forward.
All of a sudden, the six powerful opponents turned into ten.
Among the ten, Helian Ba, the black-clothed man, Lin Ke, Zhu Tang, and one of Dreamy Sect’s young masters were categorized as upper third tier Earth Immortals.
The remaining five, three of them were top twice tier Earth Immortals, one was a mid twice tier Earth Immortal, while the last one was an initial twice tier Earth Immortal.
The black-clothed man with dark eyes pushed his abilities to the limit, his long knife angrily slashing towards Shi Xiaole’s head.
Helian Ba’s fists flew like a torrent, aimed at Shi Xiaole’s chest.
A black fog surrounded Lin Ke’s body, swallowing all five senses, and shrouding Shi Xiaole in all directions.
Zhu Tang no longer intentionally created weak spots, all his knife force concentrated into one, aimed straight at Shi Xiaole’s legs.
The remaining six, each using their own lethal moves, attacked Shi Xiaole from all sides, like a Heaven and Earth Net, covering every part of Shi Xiaole’s body within their sight!
"Stop..."
Yun Chuoxi suddenly stood up and screamed, but it was all too late.
"You brought this on yourself!"
The emotionless Xiao Yujian laughed heartily in his heart.
Shi Xiaole’s existence already threatened his position as the leader of the Ghost Guards. He even prayed in secret for Shi Xiaole to be defeated in this battle.
Of course, judging from the current situation, even if the opponent survives, he would be severely injured and incapacitated for a while.
Sensing the terrifying Vigorous Air from all directions, Shi Xiaole stood motionless in the middle, his gaze became terrifyingly calm. Suddenly, the air around him was pulled in all directions.
The Vigorous Air that entered this range also transformed in shape. Looking from afar, it appeared as numerous paintings under a magnifier, bizarre and surreal.
"Get lost!"
Time seemed to freeze as Shi Xiaole’s power reached its peak and the warped energy was suddenly flattened.
Bang, Bang, Bang...
A series of explosive sounds rang out.
Helian Ba retreated drastically, the black-clothed man also retreated, so did Lin Ke, Zhu Tang...
Everyone retreated!
"Impossible!"
In the pavilion, Xiao Yujian’s eyes widened like copper bells, hardly able to believe his own eyes.
