Chapter 1766: Chapter 1766: Hundred Swords Become One
"Sneak attacking from behind, that’s hardly the act of a hero or a true gentleman."
Li Feng performed a swift roll to dodge once more. He lifted his head and looked at Tong Ling’er, taunting her. Tong Ling’er scoffed coldly, paying him no heed.
The ten small swords that missed their mark turned around again, surrounding Li Feng completely.
"Hmph, do you think just because you managed to dodge once and then dodge again, you can evade every single time?"
"Keep dreaming."
"This is merely the beginning."
Tong Ling’er’s lips curled into a slightly cold sneer. With a thought, the Wandering Dragon Sword Qi encircling Li Feng suddenly split off with one sword, fiercely stabbing towards Li Feng.
Li Feng spun and dodged, avoiding it once more.
However, at this moment, another small sword broke away from the Wandering Dragon, attacking from another tricky angle, forcing Li Feng to dodge again in haste.
Tong Ling’er chuckled coldly from the corner of her mouth.
Since you can dodge, let’s see how long you can keep it up.
The Wandering Dragon Sword Qi continuously surrounded Li Feng, like a hula hoop or the rings of Saturn. No matter how Li Feng moved, the Wandering Dragon Sword Qi would closely pursue him.
During the constant encirclement, ten small swords launched attacks towards the trapped Li Feng from all directions.
Initially, with just one or two of the small swords attacking, Li Feng could still handle it easily and dodge. But as Tong Ling’er kept increasing the pressure, using more and more small swords, Li Feng’s room to maneuver became very limited.
"Ha, is this your limit? If that’s all you have, you’ll have to pay the price."
Tong Ling’er sneered disdainfully.
Li Feng watched the triumphant Tong Ling’er. Relying solely on his movement technique to dodge was indeed challenging, as the Wandering Dragon Sword Qi was constantly surrounding him. And with five or six small swords attacking from different angles, Li Feng truly had no way to continue evading.
Even if his brain could calculate the trajectories, his body couldn’t react in time.
In that case.
Li Feng shook his head, "I originally wanted to play with you a bit longer, but since you can’t play along, I’ll stop entertaining you."
Tong Ling’er, listening to Li Feng’s words, was immediately filled with anger, "Play? Who’s playing with you?"
"I hope you can still be this arrogant in a while."
This bastard, his self-righteous demeanor was infuriating, clearly unable to hold out much longer, yet still stubbornly denying it.
Fine.
Let this little shopkeeper see how long you can hold on, she thought, as she directed all ten sharp swords to join the chaotic attacks, rushing towards Li Feng standing within the circle.
"Then let’s just end this directly."
In the next moment, the Wandering Dragon Sword Qi attacked all at once from all directions, leaving no angle uncovered, stabbing towards Li Feng.
This time, Li Feng had no room to dodge; from any direction, he was bound to be pierced by a sword.
Ha.
This time, Li Feng didn’t even try to dodge. He stood proudly in place, allowing the ten chillingly sharp short swords to stab at him from all sides.
Yet, as the short swords approached Li Feng, they could go no further, as if frozen three feet away from him.
"Hmm?"
As the controller of these swords, Tong Ling’er naturally felt this phenomenon. She sensed that the swords seemed to be blocked by something, unable to advance any further.
"Is this your Sword Control Technique?"
"I don’t dodge, yet you can’t harm me at all."
Li Feng said coldly, then reached out and grabbed one of the short swords from mid-air. This short sword still bore a trace of Tong Ling’er’s Sword Intent, and at this moment, the sword’s body trembled slightly.
"This is impossible."
Li Feng’s casual handling dealt a heavy blow to Tong Ling’er. Standing a short distance away, Liu Qinghou frowned, while Jin Manlou was also mildly surprised, "Just what level of cultivation does this kid have?"
Is this the Golden Core Early Stage?
How can someone at the Golden Core Early Stage be this strong?
Shui Furong also furrowed her brows, "It’s indeed unbelievable. I’ve sparred with the little shopkeeper; though her mastery of the Hundred Sword Manual is still fresh, and her Sword Intent is lacking, with the support of her Ice Soul Golden Core, her Sword Control Technique shouldn’t be so easily thwarted by someone at the Golden Core Early Stage."
"Nothing is impossible; you aren’t the only one making progress all this time."
With that, a surge of overpowering Domineering energy erupted from Li Feng’s body.
Instantly, the swords fixed around were scattered in disarray by the Domineering energy. The Sword Intent suffered, and Tong Ling’er experienced some backlash as well.
Pfft.
Tong Ling’er spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Little shopkeeper."
Upon seeing this, Shui Furong and the others were about to intervene.
"Do not come over." Tong Ling’er raised a hand to stop Shui Furong and the others.
"This is a matter between him and me, besides, I haven’t lost yet." Tong Ling’er’s stubbornness flared up again.
"Good, very good. If you were to be defeated by me just like this, wouldn’t all my efforts be in vain?"
"I have prepared a grand feast for you."
Tong Ling’er wiped away the blood from the corner of her mouth. A bit of backlash from Sword Intent wasn’t a big deal.
Tong Ling’er steadied her breath and reached for the Sword Box once more.
"The Sword Skill I’ve newly learned is called the Hundred Sword Manual, and this Sword Box is named the Hundred Sword Box. You should know what that means."
As the mechanism within the Sword Box was activated, suddenly, one sword after another shot out from the Sword Box.
Seeing this, Shui Furong’s expression shifted slightly, as she knew that Tong Ling’er had not yet fully mastered the Hundred Sword Manual, let alone control a hundred swords.
Forcing the use of such a Sword Move would only deplete herself, and Shui Furong was urgently about to step in to stop, but Liu Qinghou pulled her back.
"Why are you pulling me back, can’t you see that the little shopkeeper...?"
Liu Qinghou looked ahead with a serious expression, "Of course I can see it, but we can’t interfere."
"The little shopkeeper is cultivating the Sword Dao, and to cultivate the Sword Dao one must have the courage to move forward relentlessly. Our overprotectiveness, though with good intentions, is hindering her path, which will prevent her from surpassing herself."
"For us cultivators, understanding the Dao in the morning and dying in the evening is acceptable; moreover, this is the first time the little shopkeeper is going all out against someone."
"This might also be her opportunity. After all, simply following a set routine does not guarantee all things will naturally fall into place."
Standing beside, Jin Manlou also said, "The Top Scholar is right; the little shopkeeper is breaking through herself. We can’t rashly impede her. Sure, we could pummel this kid to vent some anger, but excessive pampering will result in the little shopkeeper achieving nothing."
"As for if this kid really dares to harm the little shopkeeper, hmph." Jin Manlou clenched his chubby hand, eyes gleaming fiercely.
Listening to their reasoning, Shui Furong took a deep breath as she too was driven by concern.
But she also knew Liu Qinghou was right, unless the little shopkeeper only wanted to be a carefree young lady, otherwise, the path of cultivation would never be smooth sailing.
Excessive protection is not beneficial.
"Hundred Swords·All Swords Return to One."
At the same time, the Sword Box spat out over a hundred swords, the first one being the long-handled short sword used initially, with the subsequent swords all being the chopstick-length short swords.
And with a decisive shout from the little shopkeeper, Tong Ling’er, the over a hundred swords floating around instantaneously converged into a single sword suspended in front of Tong Ling’er. The sword’s blade was filled with Sword Qi, chilling coldness, and a powerful Sword Intent gathered, conveying an insurmountable force.
