Chapter 916: Chapter 915 Curtain Falls_1
The curtain of rain carried a strong hallucinatory essence, which, under the stimulation of Shi Xiaole’s unrivaled spiritual quality, was enough to bewilder most of the masters in the world, but the most lethal aspect was that within the hallucinatory essence, there was also an indomitable Wind Sword intertwined.
This was the first combination of the Illusion Martial Way and the Wind Sword Way, making its first true appearance before everyone in this world.
The power was indescribable.
Even Shi Xiaole was deeply shocked by it.
The six Half-step Void Origin Experts on the opposite side were not comparable to those half-drunk with spring breeze, but in front of Shi Xiaole, they were still like clay chickens and pottery dogs, unable to withstand a single blow.
The scene shook the minds of everyone present.
"Wow!"
Sima Wu’s throat rolled a few times, and he finally couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood essence, his vitality greatly weakened. His pupils shrunk to the size of pinholes, his soul seemingly frozen from excessive shock.
"Attack, everyone attack, no matter the cost, this felon must be killed!"
Tie Wangui’s hair was disheveled, and blood seeped from his left shoulder, no longer looking assured of victory as before. He couldn’t believe that a person could be so strong, it must be some secret technique that exhausted the opponent’s blood essence.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
Immediately, another group of masters flew out, revealing that the court still had hidden forces.
With both hands grasping the sword, raised high above his head, Shi Xiaole didn’t even glance and swung his sword down, the sword’s radiance surged to thirty feet, and from within, countless inch-long sword glows burst forth, like drifting willow catkins, fluttering and shooting through the wind and rain.
In terms of power, Fearless Wind was the strongest form of the Wind Tribulation Sword Technique, but when it came to mass killing, undoubtedly, Wind Ocean ranked first.
Boom boom boom...
Amidst the explosion sounds, the surging masters hadn’t yet gathered when they were sent flying back with screams of agony, some with their bodies dismembered, some missing arms and legs, and others who narrowly avoided it but were internally injured.
"Truly invincible."
The Heaven-Shaking Fist King sucked in a breath of cold air, letting the rainwater pour into his mouth.
In his lifetime, he had seen all kinds of people and all sorts of bizarre things, but none of them, none of the events, could compare to this moment.
Could this Kirin really not be the son of heaven?
Why was he so favored by the heavens?
"Let’s go!"
Leading Gui Fuling and Gui Nanyan, Shi Xiaole rushed towards the periphery.
And at this moment, Gui Zhihang heroically struck, hitting Thin Impermanence in the chest with a palm and then with a sweep of his left leg, sent Fat Impermanence flying, single-handedly defeating the two great enforcers.
Mu Ling and Duanmu Keren were not to be outdone, having each improved after repeated bitter battles and life-and-death crises, they each defeated their opponents, fully demonstrating their monstrous potential.
The three quickly followed Shi Xiaole.
With Tie Wangui and others severely wounded, other Martial World masters also seized the opportunity to counterattack, howling as they tore open the surrounding circle.
"It seems the old man must take action after all."
The sky darkened, turning blood-red as if ink had spilled all over. An elder floated midair, behind him was a scene reminiscent of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
"Grand Commandant!"
Sima Wu and the others hesitated.
Of course, they didn’t doubt the Grand Commandant’s power, but the problem was, once he exerted his full strength, how would they deal with the backlash from the Jin Yuan Alliance’s Array System?
"With the Sky City Array System protecting me, fifteen minutes is enough."
Murong Chun looked down at the fleeing crowd, his eyes cold and crimson, lingering on Shi Xiaole for a moment before releasing a palm strike.
A boundless sea of blood surged from the void, with white bones floating and sinking within. Harrowing screams pierced the soul, causing everyone’s hair to stand on end as if they were about to become one with it.
"No!"
The faces of the Heaven-Shaking Fist King and the others underwent a drastic change.
This was a true Void Origin Realm power, unrestricted by the Sky City Array System! They should have thought of it earlier; the Sky City Array System was controlled by the court and naturally served the court’s forces.
"Fearless Wind!"
In trembling, a sky-piercing cyan sword radiance sliced towards the bloody sea.
Murong Chun stood unaffected by the Sky City Array System, which also allowed Shi Xiaole to unleash his true power.
There was no explosion, no dazzling light. Upon collision, the cyan sword radiance cut through the sea of blood, which in turn writhed and eroded the sword glow. By the time it dissipated, eighty percent of the sea of blood’s power was depleted, cleaved by a single strike from Shi Xiaole.
"What?"
"He blocked a strike from a Void Origin Realm expert?"
Sharp exclamations rippled through the crowd, some even beginning to doubt their own existence.
"Unrivaled below the Void Origin Realm" and "directly clashing with a Void Origin Realm expert" are two entirely different concepts, as different as heaven is from earth. This Kirin, is he even leaving room for others to live?
"Endless Blood Sea, my life as a boat."
Murong Chun’s mouth twitched, his gaze grew colder, and he released a second palm strike. Within a hundred meters, the blood was as red as rubies, the Vigorous Air ten times thicker than fresh blood, its terrifying corrosive force making everyone feel like ants awaiting death.
Yet another sword beam cleaved through the air.
But this time, Shi Xiaole spat blood and retreated dozens of meters, with strands of blood-leech-like power boring into his body at the wound, attempting to destroy his muscles and bones. Even the Wind Sword Way struggled to dispel it, until he used the Life and Death Martial Way to transform it.
"This person’s martial way has reached eleven perfect, I am temporarily not his match, I can manage to escape, but unfortunately..."
If Shi Xiaole could escape on his own, there was no need for him to expose himself.
"Die."
Above Sky City, strands of mysterious and unfathomable heavenly power were converging, assaulting the invisible barrier, aiming squarely at Murong Chun. Despite the separation by Sky City’s Array System, the power of the Golden Abyss Alliance still sensed Murong Chun, ready to bring down punishment.
Hence, at the third attempt, Murong Chun used all his might, believing this strike would be enough to kill Shi Xiaole and all the other irrelevant people.
Shi Xiaole’s face was without fear.
A beam of heavenly light pierced through the Endless Blood Sea. In front of Shi Xiaole, a short, plump masked man appeared, laughing, "It’s not right to bully someone weaker."
His aura was even more powerful and astonishing than Murong Chun’s, another Void Origin Realm expert!
"Endless Blood Sea Palm!"
With twitching eyebrows, Murong Chun’s hands transformed into a vortex, at the center of which lay endless hatred and slaughter.
The short, plump man chuckled mischievously, raised his fist, and shattered the blood sea vortex, and its residual force broke through the distant city walls and buildings. Fortunately, the nearby crowd had been dispersed, or else it would have resulted in heavy casualties.
"Old man, you can’t beat me, let someone else come out instead."
The short, plump man shook his hand.
"Your divine power is unparalleled, definitely not an unknown person. Your martial aura does remind me of someone from the past."
Suddenly, on the eastern front, a stretch of pure white light appeared, a light that seemed to dispel the evil in people’s hearts. Under its radiance, everyone’s killing intent was greatly diminished. A white-robed old man emerged from it slowly.
"It’s the Dean, the Dean is here!"
The experts from Jixia Martial Academy were excited. The white-robed old man was indeed the Dean of Jixia Martial Academy, also known as the sixth-ranked expert among the ten great experts of the Flying Horse Dynasty, the Innocence Elder, Bai Lingsheng.
"Surname Bai, you recognize me, but I don’t recognize you."
The short, plump man’s smile remained unchanged, suddenly turned back and glared at Shi Xiaole, "Hall Master Shi, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take your people and leave, Bai’s martial skills are not inferior to mine."
"Then, senior, please be careful."
Shi Xiaole led a group of people away down another street, as Murong Chun was about to make a move, he was immediately enveloped by the short, plump man’s aura, Bai Lingsheng did not stop him, but merely sighed, "So you really came back, Witch Granny, Murong San, where is Tian Jizi?"
The short, plump man let out a cold chuckle, "Trying to trick me again, Surname Bai? Last time, you fooled me once, there will not be a second time."
The group faced unobstructed passage, while intense explosions rang out from behind, signaling that the three Void Origin Realm experts were engaged, but all were controlling their power, or else the palace city would be destroyed.
Just as they were about to break through, countless iron arrows were shot at them once again, killing many on the spot.
Shi Xiaole had been injured several times before, particularly from Murong Chun’s hit, and was seriously wounded. His strength was less than half of his usual, and while protecting people like Gui Fuling, he too was grazed a few times by iron arrows. Luckily, it did not affect his performance. As for the poison on the arrows, it was meaningless to him.
Out of the more than six thousand martial world experts, only a pitiful hundred or so remained, each injured, and in dire condition.
"All of you, stay."
As misfortune would have it, after several rounds of arrow barrages, more silver-robed figures emerged from both sides of the street, numbering over five hundred, each pair of eyes carrying a look of cruelty and coldness.
Seemingly aware of Shi Xiaole’s toughness, six of them formed an array system and attacked him. Although they were repelled by Shi Xiaole’s single sword strike, they did not collapse.
"Despicable!"
"I am not reconciled."
Just as the martial world experts who had painfully escaped were massacred once again, some were captured by the silver-robed figures and managed to break out of the chaos.
"Silver Robe Alliance, you shall not become accomplices to evil!"
The cries of battle rose up, and unexpectedly, another group of experts entered the fray, fighting with the Silver Robe Alliance. Among them, one split the six-person formation with a single blow, relieving the siege on Shi Xiaole.
Shi Xiaole looked at that person.
"Master Shi, hurry up and leave!"
While transmitting the message, the masked man wielded dual blades, fearlessly charging at the six silver-robed experts, his eyes alight with the fervor of a martial fanatic.
"What is your relationship with the Japanese, are you not afraid that I will find out? Are you confident or is there another reason?"
Remembering their meeting that day, Shi Xiaole shook his head and stopped thinking about it, joining forces with Mu Ling and others to fight their way out of the encirclement. Midway, a third group arrived, turning the remaining people pale with fright.
But Shi Xiaole remained silent.
Because he knew that this group was the Divine Sect experts. In secret, they acknowledged Shi Xiaole with a gesture, caught a few people, and immediately flew away.
Shi Xiaole noticed that the Silver Robe Alliance, as well as the Japanese and Divine Sect from before, were all interested in capturing people alive. Remembering what Mu Qianji mentioned about the Gui Family’s grand scheme, he had an inkling.
It seemed that every faction wanted to take this chance to gather intelligence. The imperial court, in turn, used these baits to massacre martial world people en masse, weakening the Martial World’s strength.
With a thought, Shi Xiaole then realized that the Zuo King had disappeared at some point, whether abducted or already gone with the Dreamy Sect’s people?
Without an answer, Shi Xiaole simply stopped thinking about it. To him, having rescued the three siblings of the Gui Family, he considered his mission accomplished.
What awaited him next would probably be the attention of the entire Martial World and a towering storm.
