Chapter 1139: Chapter 1139: Blood-Soaked Battle
How could Yang Yan possibly let it have its way?
You have to know, this move is immensely powerful, and the consumption is just as huge!
Even Yang Yan himself couldn’t possibly use it continuously.
Since that’s the case, it meant that every strike Yang Yan made was absolutely critical.
"Slash!"
Before the words had even fallen, Star Night flew from his hand, its speed a few points faster than that shadowy figure.
Rumble!
Starlight flared, dazzlingly bright, carrying the might of thunder as it tore through the air and hacked heavily into the Snake Demon’s back.
"Aaah!!!"
The Snake Demon in Daoist robes had the clothes on its back shredded in an instant by that endless starlight, turning into scraps that scattered through the air.
Blood splattered as Star Night carved a deep, bone-revealing wound into its back, then reversed and flew back.
"Ah!"
Struck again, the Snake Demon turned its head with endless resentment and glared at Yang Yan.
It twisted around and, seething with rage, charged the group of disciples on the ground!
There, dozens of Inner Sect Disciples had just caught Lin Zimu safely. A few held swords on guard, but the only role they could really play was just that—standing guard.
"Spread out, now!!"
Anxious to the extreme, Yang Yan stepped directly onto the returning Star Night, turning into a streak of light as he rushed toward the Snake Demon.
The Inner Sect Disciples of the Ancient Abyss Sect weren’t idiots. Hearing Yang Yan’s shout, they scattered at once.
Two disciples disregarded everything, one staying behind to cover the retreat, the other carrying Lin Zimu on his back and fleeing madly!
What does it mean to be the Inner Sect’s senior brother?
Other sects might not be the same, but in the Ancient Abyss Sect, the senior brother was the Young Sect Leader, a future Sect Leader–level existence!
He wasn’t just highly respected among the disciples, he also possessed sufficient talent and strength!
It was no exaggeration to call him the future hope of the Ancient Abyss Sect.
"Trying to run?!"
The lightning-fast Snake Demon caught that disciple who was covering the retreat. With a vicious grin, its right hand turned into a claw and crushed the disciple’s shoulder in one grip!
"Ugh!"
The disciple grunted and fainted on the spot.
"Life and Death Slaughter!!"
In blazing fury, Yang Yan’s head went hot. He was clearly still sending out the sword, yet his body moved at the same time, slipping through space!
Multitasking with one mind and two uses?!
Was this still a Qi Cultivation disciple of the Ancient Abyss Sect?
Could he be some Immortal Monarch reborn?!
Even though the Snake Demon sensed it, even though it was afraid, even though it let go of that disciple and tried to flee, it was still too slow.
"Bang!"
Star Night shattered the Snake Demon’s Protective Elemental Shield in one stroke, hacking viciously into its body that was hard as metal or stone.
"Aaah—"
The Snake Demon let out a heart-wrenching scream.
But Yang Yan had no intention of stopping.
Once that strike landed, another sword of light, fast to the extreme, whistled out with overwhelming momentum.
"Get lost!"
The Snake Demon’s reaction was fairly quick. It turned and slammed a palm at Yang Yan’s chest with an Overwhelming force.
The timing was critical, but Yang Yan had more than enough time to change his move mid-way and block that palm.
He didn’t.
Yang Yan chose to trade injury for injury!
If he didn’t, he was afraid the Snake Demon would use Earth Escape Technique and slip underground in the blink of an eye.
The chance would vanish in an instant.
If he let the Snake Demon escape, what else could he do?
Rumble!
The ferocious palm tore the air apart, the raging, howling wind of the strike slamming heavily into Yang Yan.
To the Snake Demon, Yang Yan’s Protective Gang Qi was no more than paper.
It crushed through it like dead wood, almost without hindrance, shattering it with a single palm.
At the same time, Yang Yan’s sword also slashed into the Snake Demon’s shoulder.
It wasn’t the Life and Death Slaughter Sword, but this strike that used up most of Yang Yan’s Spiritual Power was nothing to scoff at either.
Star Night hacked a deep, bone-revealing gash into the Snake Demon’s shoulder.
"Boom!"
"Rip!"
Taking that palm head-on, Yang Yan’s meridians and Spiritual Qi went wild, and his whole body was sent flying.
Spurt!
In midair, with his qi and blood surging, Yang Yan couldn’t hold back a mouthful of fresh blood that sprayed out.
In an instant, he felt his consciousness start to blur.
The Snake Demon, having been slashed by Yang Yan, immediately blasted backward.
In the blink of an eye, it vanished from the surface, actually using Earth Escape Technique again to drill into the ground.
His soles scraped violently across the ground, slipping back dozens of steps without being able to brace. Only then did Yang Yan barely manage to stabilize himself.
"Cough..."
He spat out a mouthful of clotted blood and, with no time to worry about himself, quickly turned his gaze toward those disciples who had scattered.
Liu Yizheng was unconscious, Lin Zimu was severely injured; in this vast Inner Sect, for a moment there was actually no one to take command!
All the disciples subconsciously focused their gaze on Yang Yan.
Grandmaster Yang, with only Qi Cultivation Stage strength, had forced a Foundation Establishment Snake Demon into such a miserable state—this scene was already deeply etched into their hearts.
But when Yang Yan looked over at them, they panicked a little inside.
Because Yang Yan didn’t speak; he just kept twisting his neck, turning his head from side to side.
Finally, his gaze suddenly stopped on a Qi Cultivation seventh-layer disciple to his right.
The disciple being locked onto felt a chill rise in his heart and subconsciously shrank his neck.
He didn’t know why. Why was it that the moment Grandmaster Yang stared at him, a cold dread surged up inside?
Roar!
Yang Yan suddenly bellowed, his whole body shooting out ahead of time.
That disciple had already been tense as a bowstring. Hearing Yang Yan’s angry shout, although he didn’t understand why, he still retreated at once.
However, his speed was ultimately still too slow!
In Yang Yan’s perception, even though the Snake Demon had hidden its presence underground, there was still a faint trace of Demon Qi that he could catch.
It was just that when it used Earth Escape Technique its speed surged; even Yang Yan had to keep turning his head, locking onto the opposite directions.
When that trace of Demon Qi locked onto that disciple and shot straight at him, Yang Yan knew it had to be the Snake Demon!
This time, Yang Yan rushed out even faster than before, his speed swelling by another margin.
If this kept up, the Snake Demon might not even have time to kill anyone—just as it emerged from the ground, Yang Yan would already arrive to strike!
Once the Snake Demon sensed the commotion on the surface, it abruptly shifted direction, turning back and shooting toward the opposite side!
Even with Yang Yan’s monstrous mind, his strength was still lacking in the end.
That one turn left him a few breaths slower than the Snake Demon!
Between experts, victory or defeat could be decided in a single exchange, let alone a few breaths’ worth of time.
In the direction opposite Yang Yan, a disciple realized something was wrong and tried to pull back.
The ground began to bulge slightly like a drilling earth dragon, shooting toward that disciple at great speed.
One moved like a toddler learning to walk; the other like a soldier in full sprint—how could those speeds even be compared?
As expected, that disciple was seized by the throat. Even as he desperately maintained his True Qi Protection Shield and struggled with all his might in that grip, it was useless.
"Heh heh! Die for me!"
The Snake Demon gave a cruel laugh and clenched its right hand fiercely.
"Crack!"
The disciple’s neck went limp; his breath vanished in an instant.
Someone had actually died!
"You beast!!"
"Life and Death Slaughter Sword, to me!!"
Shocked and enraged, Yang Yan roared.
Before he arrived, Star Night was already shooting toward the Snake Demon at a speed even faster than his.
The Snake Demon didn’t have time to think and immediately tried to flee underground.
"Boom!"
Yet just as the Snake Demon was about to sink into the ground, Star Night struck its back.
Hit by that blow, the Snake Demon’s injuries worsened. The Earth Escape Technique it was casting was also disrupted, and it tumbled out mid-way in a sorry state.
It rolled clumsily across the ground before it finally avoided Star Night’s pursuit.
By the time Star Night completed its strike and shot toward it again, the Snake Demon had already vanished.
