Chapter 784: Chapter 783: You’re Almost There
The silver-white blade light and the brilliant spear light hit simultaneously, as if tearing the void into separate pieces. Each piece contained an astonishing explosive force. Any sixth-tier Earth Immortal present would either die or be critically injured, and even a seventh-tier Earth Immortal would hardly be unscathed.
"Niu’s Sword minimal trial, closed to visitors!"
With a roar in his heart, Niu Dali stepped in front of Shi Xiaole, brandishing his sword lightning-fast three times.
Swush, swush, swush.
Three sword lights extended outward, forming an equilateral triangle in an instant. The silver-white blade light and brilliant spear light hit it, only causing it to bulge slightly before getting swallowed up.
"Where did this guy come from? His strength is so formidable."
From a distance, King Huan, Miaoyan, and several men in golden outfits arrived. Miaoyan opened her mouth in astonishment.
Though her martial arts skills were not particularly high, her vision surpassed most. Having even seen Void Origin Realm experts, she could tell that Niu Dali’s strength was undoubtedly at the seventh-tier level and not weak even within that tier.
Such a character was considered top-notch even among the Golden Armor Guards, let alone in the Martial World.
King Huan remained silent, his eyes flashing slightly.
He was determined to save Kirin, but he could not act now. He had to wait until their resources were exhausted and they felt genuine despair, otherwise, his help would be too cheap.
"This person is the disciple of the South Sea eccentric, and his strength is truly unusual."
Further away stood an old man and a middle-aged man. The old man had a slim figure but gave off a feeling of stability surpassing a mountain range. The waves of his vigor made people automatically move aside.
"Even so, it’s very difficult for him to fight against three. I wonder how Kirin feels after owing King Huan a favor."
The middle-aged man sighed helplessly.
He felt guilty towards Shi Xiaole, but unfortunately, he could not afford to lose face with King Huan, especially since Shi Xiaole was not in danger. Sword Evaluation Elegant Mountain could only turn a blind eye.
Bang!
Having their attacks thwarted twice, the three hidden masters were furious.
A purple-black giant hand pressed down again. Within the palm, dark streams of Qi swirled. A gust of wind blew, and within a radius of several kilometers, all plants and trees turned pitch black.
This was actually an Earth Immortal who had mastered the Poisonous Skill.
The silver-white blade light surged by more than double, akin to a heavenly judgement blade, bisecting from another direction towards Shi Xiaole. The blade’s path left a distinct cut on many mountains, causing their upper halves to rumble and fall, leaving a smooth cross-section.
However, the fastest was the brilliant spear light. Point becomes line, line becomes surface, resembling a flaming-tailed meteor. It stained a major part of the sky yellow.
"Young Master Shi, retreat quickly!"
After blocking the previous wave of attacks, Niu Dali immediately instructed Shi Xiaole. Rushing towards the front, his sword light neutralized the purple-black giant hand. With a quick swing, it also blocked the silver-white blade light, but he was unable to prevent the dazzling spear light.
Seeing Shi Xiaole still standing in the same spot, looking as if he was petrified, Niu Dali’s eyes widened, but it was too late to rescue him.
The Golden Armor Guard in hiding had already prepared to help.
But at that moment.
Shi Xiaole’s figure vanished from the spot and reappeared at a location eight hundred meters high in the sky, just narrowly avoiding the strike of the spear light.
"Boy, even if a celestial being descended today, it won’t be able to save your dog life."
Someone laughed heartily, their laughter teeming with undisguised murderous intent, chilling the air around them.
"Stop wasting time, Xuan Spear, deal with this kid. I and Hidden Blade will handle that nuisance."
The owner of the purple-black giant hand shouted harshly.
The instant his words fell, a layer of fog spread around. Within the fog, a man dressed in black and wearing a reed hat appeared, launching a fierce attack on Niu Dali.
"Heartless Heavenly Blade!"
One blade light followed by another, the man named Hidden Blade didn’t show himself. Together with the owner of the purple-black giant hand, one far and one close, focused solely on Niu Dali’s weak points.
From the way they addressed each other and their level of tacit understanding, it was clear that they all hid their real names and had done similar deeds numerous times before.
"Ox-head Horse-face!"
Niu Dali was coarse by nature, and so were the names of his moves, yet his techniques were far from crude. With a back slice of his heavy sword, a straight sword light emerged from nowhere, aimed directly at Black Hand.
Clang!
The black fog dispersed.
But it wasn’t over, the straight sword light suddenly vanished and reappeared with a direct collision with a distant blade light. The resulting collision produced a flame-like brilliance that paled the world.
"Flying Bull Steps."
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Without hesitation, Niu Dali charged towards Shi Xiaole; he couldn’t let the son of his benefactor meet with harm.
However, Black Hand and Hidden Blade were no pushovers; the moment Niu Dali moved, both simultaneously launched attacks to intercept him.
"Hahaha, die, Kirin!"
At that moment, a cruel and cold laugh sent shivers down Niu Dali’s spine. He looked to see a man named Xuan Spear thrusting hard with his spear. The spear light was like heaven-scorching flames, and in the blink of an eye, it had enveloped Shi Xiaole, leaving no room to escape.
This was a true seventh-tier attack, among centenarian Earth Immortals, no one but Young Dragon could resist.
Some geniuses, though they shone brightly, were destined to only do so for a brief moment.
Unfortunately, Kirin was one such genius.
The Golden Armor Guard in hiding had already activated his unique skill, his mighty vigor filled the air like a ready-to-erupt volcanic magma.
King Huan’s eyes were shining, his face adorned with an indifferent expression as if he was in complete control of every action.
Miaoyan was both worried and excited. She was worried that Shi Xiaole might really be killed, and excited because she anticipated Shi Xiaole’s reaction if he was saved.
Whoosh!
A cyan colored sword light was faster than everyone’s thoughts and could be seen in all eight directions. As soon as it appeared, it pierced through the dazzling spear light approaching from all sides. Inside the passageway, the Sword Qi was madly gushing and continued to corrode outward.
In the blink of an eye, the spear light had disappeared, as if it had never existed.
"What, is that his sword move?!"
Xuan Spear stood still, dumbfounded, doubting if his eyes were deceiving him.
To block that earlier shot, one must have the attacking power at the Seventh Tier level. But from the Sixth to the Seventh Tier, how many young talents have stumbled? He didn’t believe Shi Xiaole had such strength. It completely turned his worldview upside down.
Those who were surprised were not just Xuan Spear, but also King Huan, Miaoyan, the Golden Armor Guard, the Grand Elder of Sword Evaluation Elegant Mountain, and the middle-aged men. They were all startled.
"The Wind Sword Way at fifty percent peak level!"
The Grand Elder’s cloudy eyes flashed with sharp brightness, dazzling and intense, then disappeared in an instant.
"This is too incredible! How the hell did Kirin train?"
The middle-aged man mumbled to himself, unable to accept what he was seeing.
He considered himself to have witnessed numerous swordsmanship geniuses, but none were like Kirin, constantly creating surprises, as if there was no limit.
"Impossible, this can’t be."
King Huan clenched his fists, his body shaking slightly.
Next to him, Miaoyan had her mouth covered, with no trace of complacency left on her pretty face, only filled with shock.
Even Niu Dali and other two generals who were fighting intensely, their actions slowed down momentarily, as enormous waves surged in their hearts.
"You’re still not completely ready to kill me," Shi Xiaole said to Xuan Spear, expressionlessly.
His overwhelming psychic power allowed him to quickly figure out the identities of everyone around him and analyze their respective motives, leaving him with no worries.
"Don’t get ahead of yourself - Heaven Scorcher Hundred Strikes!"
Xuan Spear felt a great loss of face having his shot blocked by Shi Xiaole. As his right arm muscles bulged, his spear violently trembled as if it were countless dragon heads, each with the power to kill a middle-level Sixth Tier Earth Immortal. They densely rushed towards Shi Xiaole.
This attack was at the astonishing level of mid-level Seventh Tier.
"Wuji!"
With the Vigorous Air, Wind Sword Way, and the power of the twenty-five Heart Swords all activating together, Shi Xiaole swung his sword.
Clank!
Centred around the sword and spear lights, the void space of five thousand miles seemed to have been cut off from the sky, constantly vibrating. The void space outside the five thousand miles area was completely covered in cyan and yellow colours, continually exploding like thousands of fireworks blooming.
In the powerful aftermath, a silhouette was flung backwards - it was Shi Xiaole.
Compared to head-on attack power, he was after all half a step behind Xuan Spear.
"Hahaha, The Power of Heaven and Earth, Thousands to Hundreds of Strikes!"
Boosting his confidence, Xuan Spear quickly aimed at Shi Xiaole, his spear piercing forward a thousand times in an extremely short period. These thousand lights merged into a hundred, then ten, crossing each other, completely blocking Shi Xiaole’s escape routes.
This move, although less powerful than the previous one, was obviously more dangerous. Xuan Spear had previously killed two experts of the same level with this move.
Even if Shi Xiaole was lucky enough to avoid it, Xuan Spear’s follow-up move would send him to hell.
There was no panic, no fear. When the ten spear lights were still ten feet away from him, and his protective Vigorous Air was compressed inward, Shi Xiaole moved.
Whoosh!
His body was like a beam of tangible sword light. From an inconceivable angle, he managed to avoid the encirclement of the ten spear lights. The next moment, his sword was stabbed out as if casually.
Clang!
Sparks flew and Xuan Spear retreated in horror. At this point, the follow-up move he had prepared for Shi Xiaole was just beginning to take form. It wasn’t that Xuan Spear was slow, but that Shi Xiaole was too fast, extraordinarily fast.
The Wind Sword Way inherently amplifies speed, integrates the essence of the fast swordsmanship, and is used together with his body as a sword. At this moment, his destructive power far exceeds Thousand One, and he can also use it repeatedly.
In some sense, this is even more terrifying than Wuji.
Xuan Spear thought close combat was his advantage, not knowing that he was just plugging Shi Xiaole’s muzzle.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The sword light moved like lightning: every time it struck, sparks erupted. Accompanied by Xuan Spear’s shouts of surprise and anger, his killer moves died at birth.
Xuan Spear tried desperately to widen the gap, but each time he was intercepted by Shi Xiaole in advance, not even seventy percent of his skill could be used.
"Not good!"
After just barely blocking a few more hits, Xuan Spear’s arms went numb, completely open to attack. Just as he thought to retract his spear to block, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and a sword had already pierced his body.
"Spear Spirit Tactics!"
With a grim face, Xuan Spear’s two spearhead projections of psychic power aimed at Shi Xiaole. This was his hidden trump card. Knowing he couldn’t hold on, he secretly activated his psychic power, just waiting for this moment.
