HSSB283: The perilous sword
s.h.i.+ Tie came before s.h.i.+ Songtao, his great frame resembling a mountain.
However, Yan Zhaoge’s and Xu Fei’s hearts both fell.
While his back was still ramrod straight and his features still firm, one could clearly sense a seldom felt heavy air on s.h.i.+ Tie’s body.
s.h.i.+ Tie shook his head slightly, saying to Yan Zhaoge, “Hand him to me.”
Saying thus, he extended his hand, his fist-intent surging as it landed on s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body.
Yan Zhaoge nodded, his palm leaving s.h.i.+ Songtao’s neck as he retreated.
But just in the instant where s.h.i.+ Tie’s fist-intent suppressed s.h.i.+ Songtao, s.h.i.+ Songtao’s face suddenly changed!
The expressions of s.h.i.+ Tie, Yan Zhaoge and Xu Fei also changed slightly at this moment.
From within s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body, an immense force suddenly erupted!
As s.h.i.+ Tie’s expression hurriedly changed, his fist-intent instantly manifested, clear light illuminating the surrounding area, enveloping s.h.i.+ Songtao’s entire body, wanting to suppress that great force.
As fresh blood spurted madly from his mouth due to the rampaging force he felt within his body, s.h.i.+ Songtao’s gaze revealed shock.
His entire body trembled, every single bone, every single blood vessel, every single acupoint resembling the eruption of a flash flood at this moment.
Just standing by the side, not having neared, Yan Zhaoge and Xu Fei could already feel the infinite, boundless sword-intent appearing within s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body.
At this moment, s.h.i.+ Songtao’s entire person seemed to be formed of sword-qi and sword-intent.
Infinite sword-intent shot out from within s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body in an unending stream.
All of s.h.i.+ Songtao’s pores were dripping blood, seemingly about to erupt in simultaneous geysers, transforming into innumerable bloodied swords as his entire person broke apart.
That vast, majestic sword-intent evoked both the limitless height of the heavens and the dense heaviness of the great earth.
Amidst that sword, it was like a whole new heaven and earth.
It was just that at this moment, it seemed about to turn s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body into a heaven and earth of flesh and blood.
And the target of this sword intent was s.h.i.+ Tie!
The vast, powerful force left Yan Zhaoge and Xu Fei unable to even near.
However, this sword-intent was definitely not foreign to them.
Of Broad Creed Mountain’s Three Supreme Arts, the Limitless Heavenly Sword!
Created by the Heaven Diviner Zhan Xilou that year, it was a supreme martial art ranked alongside the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm and the Immeasurable Heavenly Sabre!
However, at this moment, its target was a martial pract.i.tioner of Broad Creed Mountain!
s.h.i.+ Tie’s gaze flickered with light as he sucked in a deep breath, his entire person exuding the appearance of Vajra as he was bright and transparent as gla.s.s.
His powerful fist-intent was circulated to the maximum, suppressing the force suddenly erupting from within s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body.
But the first thing that this force emanating from s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body wrecked was s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body itself.
s.h.i.+ Tie grit his teeth, and separated his palms, forming a distorting suction force. He was no longer only suppressing the sword intent, but guiding it as well.
The terrifying sword-intent condensed into a tangible sword-light, resembling an unstoppable steed as it shot out of s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body, headed straight for s.h.i.+ Tie!
s.h.i.+ Tie’s features were tough as granite as he instead shed his high-grade spirit artifact, the Profound Light Divine Armour, at this critical moment.
The Profound Light Divine Armour transformed into a black light, enveloping s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body, wanting to temporarily suppress his body that was on the brink of shattering.
However, just at this time, the clear, majestic sword-light flickered with strands of strange golden light.
The numerous strands of golden light actually entangled the Profound Light Divine Armour, obstructing it for a moment.
While that majestic-sword light struck s.h.i.+ Tie’s vitals at his chest straight on!
A strong light erupted on s.h.i.+ Tie’s body, flas.h.i.+ng incessantly.
However, that sword-light seemed infinite and boundless as it unceasingly beat down mightily on s.h.i.+ Tie’s body.
Roaring, s.h.i.+ Tie punched mightily, shattering that sword-light.
Looking over, Yan Zhaoge and Xu Fei saw that while s.h.i.+ Tie’s chest was not bleeding, it appeared to have broken and caved in deeply as it was densely riddled with numerous cracks.
That concept, unbreakable, inextinguishable as Vajra, also dimmed greatly at this moment.
s.h.i.+ Tie’s expression did not change in the least as it was like he completely couldn’t feel any pain at all.
He looked towards s.h.i.+ Songtao, an irrepressible look of sorrow revealed within his eyes.
While he had guided the sword-intent to attack himself in time, also attempting to protect s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body with the Profound Light Divine Armour, the sword-intent had originally been emitted from within s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body. Whether or not it harmed s.h.i.+ Tie, s.h.i.+ Songtao would also have to bear this sword first.
And this sword was not something that s.h.i.+ Songtao could withstand.
Whilst concealing sword-intent within s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body, the other party had also secretly set up other traps within.
The essence of the unique flower Dormant Dragon’s Slumber, rare within this world, specifically suppressing the main material used in forging Profound Light Divine Armour, Profound Light Divine Iron.
While s.h.i.+ Tie had been swift in his reaction, going all out, s.h.i.+ Songtao had still received a heavy blow.
s.h.i.+ Songtao opened his mouth, chuckling as he completely seemed not to mind the blood gus.h.i.+ng unceasingly from within, “Unexpected, unexpected; senior apprentice-uncle Fang actually buried sword-intent within my body. I also don’t know when…”
He looked at s.h.i.+ Tie, “Hah, looks like it was specifically prepared for you. Only your fist-intent could stimulate this sword-intent to emerge. After all, you cultivate in the Vajra Body, your fist-intent different from others, unique under these heavens…”
“That golden light, was Dormant Dragon’s Slumber? Also specifically used to deal with your Profound Light Divine Armour…”
s.h.i.+ Tie held his injured chest with one hand, his other hand suppressing s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body with his fist-intent, not letting it shatter.
He sucked in a deep breath, first swivelling his head to look at Yan Zhaoge and Xu Fei as he said in a heavy tone, “Immediately report to the clan at the quickest speed, reporting the spy, whose ident.i.ty is the Lord of the Decimating Abyss.”
s.h.i.+ Tie paused with every word, “The Decimating Abyss’s Lord, is not junior apprentice-brother Fang, but senior apprentice-uncle Xin, Xin Dongping!”
Yan Zhaoge and Xu Fei both raised their brows, whereas a stunned look appeared within s.h.i.+ Songtao’s gaze.
“Hearing Songtao’s words, also bearing this sword, I can now confirm this matter,” s.h.i.+ Tie shook his head slowly as he looked at s.h.i.+ Songtao, “You have been misled.”
s.h.i.+ Songtao met s.h.i.+ Tie’s eyes, saying mildly after a long time had pa.s.sed, “You are forever prioritising the clan’s matters before your own.”
“Why do you not feel that it was not me knowing the truth but intentionally withholding it, trying to mislead and deceive you?”
“You hold control over the clan’s punishments, knowing all of Broad Creed Mountain’s punishment methods, with interrogations being your speciality, but you have still yet to move. On what basis cam you determine that I did not cheat you, with I being the one who was misled?”
s.h.i.+ Tie said calmly, “I can tell.”
s.h.i.+ Songtao was silent for a while before he said, “To me, whether or not senior apprentice-uncle Fang is the Abyss Lord is actually not important.”
He swivelled his head to look at the two crystalline coffins which contained his wife’s and son’s bodies, “To me, what’s important is them.”
s.h.i.+ Songtao looked at the third crystalline coffin, sighing, “After a fallen pract.i.tioner dies, he dissipates into nothing. Even in death, I will also be unable to accompany them.”
While being suppressed by s.h.i.+ Tie’s fist-intent, s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body which had originally been on the brink of collapse finally began to completely disintegrate at this moment.
His expression was mild, as though he didn’t mind this at all, only endless longing visible within his gaze that was on his wife and son.
Yan Zhaoge suddenly asked, “Senior apprentice-brother s.h.i.+, within your heart, is what you hate actually the fact that eldest apprentice-uncle prioritised his responsibility to the clan, setting his personal feelings aside back then, or is it your own powerlessness to protect your wife and child?”
s.h.i.+ Songtao said in an indifferent tone, “It’s all no longer important…”
His voice lingered for a moment before dissipating within the air.
s.h.i.+ Tie watched s.h.i.+ Songtao’s body disintegrate.
His entire person resembled a statue.