Chapter 947: Chapter 946 Not So Much After All_1
Hiss! Hiss!
Two beams of finger-force imbued with tremendous power lingered in the air long after their path; if Shi Xiaole hadn’t dodged quickly, he would have been either dead or seriously injured.
"Wudao Xuan!"
The pupils of the three Yan Family Martial Emperors shrank simultaneously.
As members of the Yan family, their understanding of the Martial World of Daxia was far deeper than others’, so news of Wudao Xuan could not be concealed from them. They had previously seen his portrait.
This was a once-in-a-generation genius, who, solely by virtue of possessing the Selfless Sacred Bone, was destined to catch the whole Martial World’s attention. According to the Fire Emperor, this youth’s natural aptitude was top-notch, unmatched by many.
When combined, these attributes created a prodigy who, in the eyes of all significant figures, shone with boundless brilliance, unmatched under heaven.
Yan Jicheng even regarded him as one of his greatest rivals.
Yan Yuchai’s eyes flickered with light.
She knew more than the Yan family did; this Wudao Xuan had been observing various martial tomes since the age of six. By twelve, he could understand almost any second-rate tome at a glance, and by twenty-six, he was able to create his own first-rate superior martial arts.
After turning thirty, he embarked on the journey of Law Manifestation, watching sunrises and sunsets, admiring the ebb and flow of tides, and absorbing the principles of martial arts from all things to make his own.
To this day, it was said he had traveled throughout the great rivers and even explored the depths of the mysterious South Sea; no one knew the full extent of his foundation.
All they knew was that after his mentor, that reclusive elder who understood fate, tested him once, he no longer interfered with his disciple’s cultivation, letting him be.
In the eyes of many keen observers in the Martial World of Daxia, Wudao Xuan was undoubtedly one of the most terrifying and most promising figures in the future, possessing the qualifications to vie for rulership over the world!
The Mysterious Heart Blade Empress, the Thunderbolt Martial Emperor, and others might not have seen Wudao Xuan or heard his name, but those two fingers’ move had fully displayed his extraordinariness, leaving no room for underestimation.
Of course, these thoughts were fleeting, and the intense battles continued unabated, though with an added layer of caution.
"I’ll take that object."
Wudao Xuan’s gaze did not land on anyone; he only looked at the glass box on the stone table. Perhaps, in his mind, the others were simply not worth a second glance, yet the impression he gave was exactly that of someone who should feel this way.
No sooner had he spoken than Wudao Xuan nonchalantly opened his hand and a surge of palm energy emerged, drawing the glass box towards him.
Whoosh!
A streak of Sword Qi slashed across, striking the palm energy.
"Hmm?"
Wudao Xuan lifted his hand, and from nothingness, the palm energy surged, much like the seemingly calm surface of a lake where strength often lies invisible beneath, the sudden outburst threatening to rival the Human Realm Martial Emperor.
This was just a casual strike from him, yet the intensity of his power caused everyone present to twitch in their eyes in alarm.
The impacted Sword Qi crumbled immediately, but before the glass box could escape, the dispersed Sword Qi spontaneously reassembled, hissing as it sliced the palm energy into dozens of pieces.
This delay left the glass box hanging in mid-air.
Wudao Xuan to the west.
Shi Xiaole to the east.
"Don’t make a mistake."
The young woman narrowed her eyes at Shi Xiaole, "Our Young Master is a peerless talent and seldom takes lives lightly. Those two fingers, had he not held back, would have left you without a life. Yet now you dare to recklessly disrupt things, you should scram!"
A loud shout, brimming with unstoppable hidden energy, billowed towards Shi Xiaole, reaching the level of the Earthly Realm. Before Shi Xiaole could react, a wave of palm energy collided with the sound wave, shattering it.
The one who had acted was Yan Da from afar, who coldly said, "Using strength to bully the weak, what skill is that?"
The young woman laughed, "Using strength to bully the weak, at least, does not harm his undefeatable fortune. I do it for his good; otherwise, when he falls at the Young Master’s hands, it’ll be too late for tears."
The stooped old servant chuckled twice, having not taken action.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to; rather, his skills were so immense that, upon making an appearance, he had immediately been locked onto by the Fire Emperor and Yan Zhenning. Any rules broken would surely draw attacks from these two powerhouses, resulting in a loss not worth the gain.
"The things I want, I have never failed to obtain."
For the first time, Wudao Xuan set his sight on Shi Xiaole, "I know you’re strong, but you’re not my opponent, so, I hope you don’t provoke me."
An almost frenzied attraction emanated from the glass box, causing the Selfless Sacred Bone within Wudao Xuan’s body to tremble continuously. He knew that the glass box was crucial to him, hence no one could take it from him.
Shi Xiaole experienced the same effect, looking directly at Wudao Xuan, "Being too confident isn’t necessarily a good thing. You think you’re invincible, only because you haven’t met a real opponent."
The young woman snorted in disdain, while the stooped old servant showed an expression of great interest.
"So, you think you’re my true opponent?"
Wudao Xuan finally smiled, his exceptionally handsome face glowing, as if he were looking at a novel and interesting toy.
Since he began wandering the Boundless Mountains and Seas, except for a few unavoidable calamities, he had rarely met anyone who could match him in power. It wasn’t that he was intentionally arrogant; it’s just that across the world, there were few of his peers who could withstand even three of his moves, rightly earning the title of unparalleled bravery.
Wudao Xuan’s lofty demeanor, apparent to the onlookers, surprised no one, especially those in the know from the Yan family and the Yan Family, fully aware of how extraordinary he was.
Of course, they deliberately refrained from reminding Wudao Xuan that the young man clad in green, whom he was slighting, was himself a rare talent of the millennium, whose past deeds were nothing less impressive than Wudao Xuan’s!
Shaking his head, Shi Xiaole did not respond to Wudao Xuan’s words. Instead, the light in his eyes became deeper than ever. Just when everyone was caught off guard, his body remained still but a bolt of Thunderbolt Sword Light suddenly surged towards Wudao Xuan.
Because of its incredible speed, the air currents formed by the sword’s tip piercing through the air created exaggerated ripples, and those ripples, due to the constantly increasing speed of the sword, were violently compressed to the sides, erupting with a terrifying thunder that could shatter the eardrums of ordinary people.
This sword attack was too sudden and too powerful; even space and time seemed to contract, making way for the strike. At least in the mind of the Blue Flame Martial Emperor, if Shi Xiaole had used this move earlier, the probability of him being hit would have been as high as 90%.
Boom!
The Sword Light came to a halt.
With two fingers like white jade lightly tapping the air, ten feet away from the sword tip, Wudao Xuan raised an eyebrow indifferently, "Controlling Sword with Qi Skill? You’re still lacking a bit."
"Is that so?"
Boom!
Another thunderclap resounded, several times louder than the earlier one.
The halted Spring Fury Sword, as if having accumulated endless power, was unleashed at that moment. The sword movement resembled a dragon, bringing up countless thunderous booms like beating large iron drums, stabbing forwards with a force that could bring down mountains and overturn seas.
Heart Thunder Sword.
Wudao Xuan’s calm face suddenly changed drastically, his two fingers retracted, but his left hand couldn’t be pulled back in time and could only meet the attack with a punch. However, before his arm was fully extended, it was pierced by the Spring Fury Sword.
Thunk...
The Spring Fury Sword flew back, but Wudao Xuan was also sent flying for thousands of meters. At the same time, Shi Xiaole’s left hand reached out, and the colored glaze box in mid-air quickly rushed towards him.
"You’re courting death!"
The young woman standing beside Wudao Xuan first shocked, seemingly unable to believe that the Young Master, who had always been omnipotent and undefeatable, would be repelled by someone of the same realm. Angered, she saw Shi Xiaole moving to attack, and a palm carrying the might of the Earthly Realm instantly struck towards him, ruthless and unforgiving.
But Yan Da blocked her again.
While that was happening, Wudao Xuan from a distance got up with a jolt, his left hand swinging across and thousands of meters away in the void generated a torrent of Vigorous Air, obstructing Shi Xiaole’s action.
"Paltry tricks."
With his left index and middle fingers joined together, Shi Xiaole slashed diagonally, and the torrent of Vigorous Air was instantly cleaved apart.
Both the stooped old servant and the young woman were shocked.
That’s because Wudao Xuan’s move contained the principles of the ocean’s transformation and wasn’t something that could be broken by sheer strength. Moreover, the power of Shi Xiaole’s sword finger wasn’t considered very strong – could it be that he had grasped the principle of the Vigorous Air torrent in one glance?
Impossible!
"Boundless Mountains and Seas."
Wudao Xuan waved his hands, with one pulling and the other pushing. The torrent of Vigorous Air reassembled, and on top of that, a power as solid as a mountain emerged, seeming like the two poles of heaven and earth, perfectly complete, and rolling towards Shi Xiaole.
Swish!
With the Spring Fury Sword in his hand, Shi Xiaole drew the colored glaze box towards his left hand, and with his right hand, he executed the Fearless Wind. This effortless gesture made everyone gasp secretly.
"Wind and Rain Expedited!"
The forces of action and stillness transformed abruptly, like apocalyptic winds and earth-covering rains, permeating everything, determined to pierce through all the pores of Shi Xiaole’s body.
One move after another, modeled after nature, following the heart’s desires, the crowd finally witnessed the unparalleled elegance of Wudao Xuan. Without a profound understanding of heaven and earth, how could such unpredictable martial arts be possible?
Even Shi Xiaole was secretly astonished, but it was just that, astonishment, and it didn’t reach the point of panic.
With the sword’s momentum soaring, Shi Xiaole didn’t draw his sword, but his entire body was imbued with Sword Qi, surging against the flow and demolishing the surrounding wind and rain Vigorous Air.
"What profound mastery of the Heart Sword, it must be close to perfection!" exclaimed a Void Origin Realm Sword Emperor, hardly able to believe his eyes.
According to the vague rumors, this Kirin Young Emperor wasn’t even forty years old, right? It was unimaginable how he had cultivated.
"Spring Breeze Blows and Regenerates!"
The colored glaze box was just three feet away from Shi Xiaole’s hand, almost within reach, when the just dispersed wind and rain Vigorous Air suddenly scattered to the sides and quickly covered the area in an irregular shape again.
The rapidity and unexpectedness of the change was astonishing.
But Shi Xiaole was even faster, not giving any chance to gather force. With the long sword, he struck a hundred times in an instant, breaking a hundred flaws, and the force of the Spring Breeze dissipated like smoke, its follow-up force nothing more than a light breeze brushing past, rustling through his deep white hair at the temples.
"Impossible!"
The young woman screamed incredulously, having never seen anyone who could match the Young Master’s reflexes, not even half as much.
Amidst the gentle breeze, Shi Xiaole in a green robe stopped his sword swing with his right hand and spread his left hand open. Under the gaze of numerous eyes, he grabbed the colored glaze box, looking like an unbeatable god of the sword, effortlessly Repelling Enemy.
"So this is your true strength, merely this."
Shi Xiaole said calmly as he looked towards Wudao Xuan, whose expression was growing increasingly grim.
