Chapter 138: Chapter 115: What Kind of Monster Are You?
Amidst the crowd’s shock, the Little Sword Immortal’s face was also filled with astonishment. He couldn’t help but subconsciously take a step back, staring at Chen Xuan in disbelief.
"You... You’re at the True Qi Third Layer?"
’He’s younger than me!’
’And stronger!’
"What do you think?"
Chen Xuan’s tone was placid.
"You!"
The Little Sword Immortal’s lips were dry, his mind reeling. A thousand chaotic thoughts surged within him.
’The Celestial Secret Pavilion... since when do they fake their reports?’
’This intelligence is completely wrong!’
’Chen Xuan’s strength has to be in the top thirty of the Human List, at least.’
But the Little Sword Immortal lived up to his name. He quickly managed to calm himself down.
’It’s only the True Qi Third Layer.’
’It’s not like I haven’t killed someone at that level before!’
’At my absolute limit, I can fight a True Qi Fourth Layer expert to a standstill!’
"Good! Very good!"
The Little Sword Immortal glared at Chen Xuan, his voice icy. "You’ve successfully piqued my interest. Now I want to crush you under my heel even more. I will show you what true Sword Dao is!"
CLANG!
RUMBLE!
His treasured sword left its sheath with a deafening sound. True Qi erupted from his body, surging violently. An indigo torrent of True Qi, mixed with terrifying Sword Qi, shrieked through the air, looking like a jade dragon soaring up from his waist.
An incomparably sharp aura exploded from him.
The entire plaza was instantly swept by flying sand and pebbles.
Everyone fell back in terror, feeling an oppressive Sword Qi bearing down on them...
Even though it wasn’t aimed at them, it was enough to tear their clothes and split their skin.
"The Path of Wuji!"
The cold, arrogant words left the Little Sword Immortal’s lips.
The Sword Qi around his body radiated out endlessly, then condensed again. The light was dazzling, the Sword Qi resplendent.
In the end, it was as if man and sword had become one, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other.
BOOM!
The Little Sword Immortal transformed into a terrifyingly brilliant flash of sword light and shot straight toward Chen Xuan. In an instant, sand and stones flew, and the Sword Qi howled with a horrifying, ear-piercing shriek.
"Chen Xuan, be careful!"
Luo Hongtian shouted in horror.
Even though Chen Xuan had already broken through to the True Qi Third Layer!
He still wasn’t sure if Chen Xuan could block the Little Sword Immortal.
After all, his opponent had been at this level for a long time and had a stronger combat record!
DING!
A crisp sound suddenly rang out, echoing in all directions.
Without moving his body an inch, Chen Xuan had simply reached out and caught the blade. He clamped down on the Little Sword Immortal’s treasured sword, forcing his opponent’s body—which had been one with the sword—to reappear, shocking him so much his eyelids twitched wildly.
He felt as if his treasured sword was caught in some kind of divine vise, unable to move another inch.
"You?"
"Is that all?"
Chen Xuan sneered.
BOOM!
A layer of crimson-gold flame suddenly erupted, sweeping over them like a volcano. The Little Sword Immortal’s expression changed as he let go of the hilt and was sent flying, landing dozens of meters away.
His clothes and hair were nearly set ablaze.
An incredibly terrifying heat rose throughout the plaza...
Everyone’s mouths went dry. They retreated quickly, their faces filled with horror.
It was as if a human volcano had appeared in the area.
The terrifyingly high temperature seemed capable of incinerating everything!
"How is that possible?"
The Little Sword Immortal landed in the distance and quickly backed away, a look of shock on his face.
’With my cultivation, I can’t even withstand this temperature?’
’This guy!’
’He can fight above his level too?’
"Little Sword Immortal? More like Dead Sword Immortal!"
Chen Xuan’s expression was cold. The golden flames flared, engulfing the entire sword. The blade immediately began to glow red and SIZZLE, actually starting to melt under the intense heat.
It turned into molten droplets that dripped from his palm.
A sword that had been forged and tempered a thousand times, that had been with the Little Sword Immortal for years, was just like that, utterly destroyed by Chen Xuan...
Clad in fiery True Qi, he stepped forward. His entire body, as if armored in golden-yellow plate, radiated a terrifying aura as he walked toward the Little Sword Immortal.
"What other tricks do you have? Use them all at once. Show me what you’re made of!"
Chen Xuan’s tone was icy.
The Little Sword Immortal’s face was ashen. His heart filled with shock, he retreated again.
No one could know the shock that was coursing through his heart at this moment!
With just one exchange, he knew he was no match for Chen Xuan!
’There’s no way I can beat him.’
’Even my treasured sword was melted by this guy...’
’That was Thousand-Forged Refined Iron!’
"Monster, what kind of monster are you?"
The Little Sword Immortal’s face was a mask of shock.
The high spirits and absolute confidence he arrived with were completely gone.
’It’s questionable whether I can even leave this place alive today!’
’Damn that Human List!’
’How could a guy this strong only be ranked ninetieth?’
At this thought, without a second’s hesitation, he turned to flee, bolting away like a flash of lightning.
But just as he turned, Chen Xuan was already one step ahead, appearing behind him in an instant with a terrifying wave of heat.
The hair on the Little Sword Immortal’s arms stood on end. The blood vessels all over his body lit up, and a blinding light burst from him as his aura instantly surged to a new level.
*Sword Rushes the Eight Meridians!*
*Universe Swordsmanship!*
An astonishing aura swept out from within him. His eyes suddenly flashed with brilliant sword light, and a dense barrage of powerful Sword Qi erupted from his body, shooting out in all directions.
He twisted his body back around, formed a sword-finger, and gathered all of his Sword Qi and True Qi, stabbing it directly at Chen Xuan with extreme speed.
This was a heaven-defying, life-risking technique from the Celestial Sword Sect!
*Sword Rushes the Eight Meridians* could multiply his power several times over.
However, facing this high-speed strike, Chen Xuan didn’t even bother to look. He simply reached out, grabbed the other’s finger, and gave it a sharp bend.
CRACK!
"Ah!"
The Little Sword Immortal let out a pained scream. His sword-finger had been snapped, bent back grotesquely by Chen Xuan.
"My hand!"
BANG!
Chen Xuan’s other fist had already shot out like lightning, so fast the Little Sword Immortal couldn’t react at all. The next moment, a sharp pain blossomed in his chest as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
PFFT!
’That blow must have shattered fourteen of my ribs at once and damaged my internal organs.’
His face was contorted in pain, the whites of his eyes showing. His body was sent flying like a dead fish, trailing a rush of air before crashing hard dozens of meters away, shattering the ground on impact.
The entire training ground fell deathly silent. Everyone stared at the scene in utter shock.
’The Little Sword Immortal...’
’...was defeated by our Foreign Affairs Envoy Chen too?’
’This is insane!’
"Trash!"
Chen Xuan frowned and waved his hand. "Come on, strip him naked and hang him on the city walls for me!"
[You have publicly and severely injured a Human List expert. Retribution points +9000!]
[The Little Sword Immortal’s spirit has collapsed. Retribution points +10000!]
Everyone shivered.
Luo Hongtian, in particular, trembled with fear.
"Wait, Chen Xuan, calm down! You must calm down..."
he pleaded hastily.
’This is a mortal insult to the Celestial Sword Sect.’
’That’s a great Martial Dao sect with a thousand-year history!’
’If he does this, the consequences will be unimaginable.’
’Countless experts might come here to kill us...’
"Yes, Foreign Affairs Envoy Chen, calm down, you must calm down!"
The remaining people, their faces pale, quickly chimed in.
’We already hung one person up, but luckily we didn’t know who he was.’
’But we know exactly who this is—the Little Sword Immortal! How could any of us dare to hang him?’
"Calm down?"
Chen Xuan frowned, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
When he noticed the trepidation and unease on their faces, he suddenly understood.
’Right.’
’To them, the Celestial Sword Sect is indeed an unimaginably powerful super-sect of the Martial Dao!’
’A martial sect with a thousand-year legacy...’
’The Twelve Alliances have only been around for about a hundred years. At the end of the day, they’re still just upstarts from the backwaters of the Jianghu...’
’How would they dare to offend the Celestial Sword Sect?’
’Forget them, even I wouldn’t dare to offend them.’
’The problem is, I’ve already offended them.’
’Once the bow is drawn, the arrow must be released.’
’Since we’ve already torn off all pretenses, I might as well go all the way. The only thing that matters is getting as many retribution points as I can and growing stronger as fast as possible.’
"Forget it. I’ll go hang him myself!"
Chen Xuan strode forward, grabbed the Little Sword Immortal, and started walking away.
"Chen Xuan, don’t be so reckless..."
Luo Hongtian quickly gave chase, his face pale as he shouted.
But Chen Xuan had already vanished from sight.
"That bastard..."
Luo Hongtian’s expression flickered.
’That guy is completely lawless!’
’But his aptitude is just too terrifying!’
’From the Gang Energy Ninth Layer to the True Qi Third Layer... how long has it even been?’
’This is something I wouldn’t even dare to dream of.’
’Could anything be more ridiculous?’
"Luo Hongtian, if he wants to do it, just let him. To be honest, I’m quite interested in him too. He’s a very interesting little fellow."
A light, chuckling voice suddenly sounded in Luo Hongtian’s ear.
Luo Hongtian’s heart jolted, and he quickly turned his head.
From the main hall walked a figure dressed in a magnificent robe, with salt-and-pepper hair and a face full of smiles.
"Mr. Zhuo!"
Luo Hongtian’s pupils contracted, and his spirits instantly lifted.
"When did you arrive?"
’I didn’t sense a thing before.’
’Yes, yes, yes!’
’My great reinforcements have finally arrived!’
’I thought I’d never be able to contact him again in this lifetime!’
