In a flash, the fight had just begun, but it had come to the moment of life and death.
Silent, fierce, and crazy.
Blade light and shadows of knives shone dazzlingly in the forest. Thunderbolts and raging fire diffused and spread. The pursuit and escape directly became a struggle for life and death in ten seconds or so.
There were never so many rules and regulations in the battles of the Dark World. One sentence could sum it all up; to kill the enemy with the greatest force in the shortest time. In this world without benevolence, justice, and morality, life and death were the only two ultimate truths.
Perhaps because of that, the w.a.n.g family of Beihai in Zhongzhou State was regarded by many secretly as the strongest force in the Dark World, not only because of Zhongzhou Sword Emperor w.a.n.g Tianzong’s ranking on the Divine List but also the martial inheritance of the w.a.n.g family of Beihai.
For hundreds of years, no matter how their Martial Arts changed, the essence they pursued remained the same.
That was the outbreak of force!
They could abandon defense, speed, and strength. They gave up everything, but they would never give up the pursuit of the ultimate explosive power.
Both w.a.n.g Tianzong and an ordinary master from the w.a.n.g family of Beihai could utterly burst forth all their strength in the shortest time to destroy everything in front of them.
Their instant outbreak of force did not belong to any of the top a.s.sa.s.sins, and their continued explosive power made everyone feel desperate. It wasn’t because of w.a.n.g Tianzong that the w.a.n.g family of Beihai could enjoy the current status. In the final a.n.a.lysis, it was due to four words.
The outbreak of force!
Absolute explosive power may not determine one’s martial achievements, but it definitely could maximize a person’s combat strength. For the masters from the w.a.n.g family of Beihai, no matter how strong or weak they really were, they were superiors when they gave full play to their strength. At the very least, they were stronger than most of their peers.
Amidst all the martial arts forces in Zhongzhou State, the Martial Arts of the w.a.n.g family of Beihai exerted the biggest influence on Jade Pool.
Based on the Three Sword Storms, the Martial Arts of Jade Pool produced seven kinds of sword intent which focused on different sword storms and sword movements. The seven types of sword intent varied, and each had its own merits. But more than half of the seven unique techniques of Jade Pool pursued explosive power, too.
Dongcheng Wudi, Zhongzhou G.o.d of Ma.s.sacre, specialized in Nine Heavens Thunder Sword.
Xu Chu majored in Wind & Thunder Sword.
Dongcheng Rushi devoted herself to Invincible Myriad Sword.
The essence of these techniques was the pursuit of ultimate explosive power. Also, because of this, holding Silence, the famous sword of Jade Pool, Dongcheng Rushi gave everyone a big surprise as she started to attack.
The lightning and raging fire intertwined. The moment when all sight was filled with light and shadows, Dongcheng Rushi, who sprang into action one second earlier than Du Hanyin, abruptly shook the long sword in her hand.
Silence the sword suddenly began to tremble. Although the long sword was unsheathed, the cold sword intent had been hovering in the air.
The four Thunder-shocking Realm experts hadn’t realized what was going on, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t react to it. The moment Dongcheng Rushi showed up in their sight, they instinctively drew their swords at the same time.
The Chop of Fierce Wind!
It was the most basic but also the most significant unique technique in Jifeng Sword-reining School.
Four slender, straight swords suddenly thrust forward.
That was the simplest action, but with the advance of the sword tip, there was a sudden wind in the forest.
The sword light resembled lightning. Four flashes of dim blue light instantly appeared out of nowhere on the whole battlefield, looking deep and dangerous.
Dongcheng Rushi’s figure was already in the air. Before the four flashes of dim blue sword light covered her with a fierce wind, her figure had flown directly into the night sky, which was covered by trees.
Silence shook violently. The scabbard that covered the sword body looked ancient and solemn. But at this point, the whole sword body was covered by a weird layer of cyan light.
The cyan light was spreading softly high above. Dongcheng Rushi’s figure rose higher and higher and had become blurred in the air. Only the cyan light kept diffusing.
Like a bright moon in the sky!
Everything happened so slowly and yet so quickly.
Just in the blink of an eye, the cyan light in the sky suddenly lit up. The cyan sword intent was suddenly stained with orange flames. The flames kept falling, one after another.
The sound of thunder faintly echoed in the sky.
Dongcheng Rushi’s vague figure suddenly became clear.
She held the sword with both hands and made a downward gesture!
Flames fell from above.
The figure fell, too.
Sharp sword, sharp eyes.
The owner of them, however, focused all her attention on the whole sky.
The Fighting Stance of the Sword Move of the Flying Fairy from Outer s.p.a.ce, the sword intent of the Invincible Myriad Sword.
Without any reservation, Dongcheng Rushi burst forth all her strength!
The flames that fell from the sky mingled and solidified below Dongcheng Rushi. They then shot in all directions, and the broiling heat swept across the sky. A huge sword, hundreds of meters in size, suddenly formed in the air.
The huge sword was surrounded by flames, and it stabbed downward along with Dongcheng Rushi’s move. Looking from afar, anyone could see that in the upper air, Dongcheng Rushi seemed to be pushing a huge sword many times larger than her body, suppressing everything below.
Silence the sword was never unsheathed. However, Dongcheng Rushi, who had gone all out, had made the best use of the sword intent outside its sheath. She managed to do this. As a result, the great force caused damage to her body, but it made the power of this blow break through the limit of the Fire-flaming Realm.
“Spread out!”
The four Thunder-shocking Realm masters below faced the sword carrying overwhelming power without any hesitation and confusion. The leader let out a cry, and the bodies of the four began to move.
Du Hanyin, who acted a second later than Dongcheng Rushi, rushed to the four at about the same time. The two knives in her hands glistened, and she made the best of the mutated Wind Vein. In the blink of an eye, her speed had reached the limit. She spared no effort to wield the knives with the strength at the peak of the Fire-flaming Realm. The Sword Energy broke through s.p.a.ce and approached the four Thunder-shocking Realm experts. It was as if they were being attacked at the same time, and there was a pause in their attempts to disperse.
The huge sword that was encircled by flames plummeted towards the earth from the sky.
In the cracking sounds as if the earth trembled and the mountains swayed, all the trees within a radius of a hundred meters in the fire rose to the sky.
Dongcheng Rushi, Du Hanyin, and the four Thunder-shocking Realm masters all disappeared on the horizon and fell directly into the deep pit that was blown up by this sword move.
The deafening sound almost attracted everyone’s attention, and the Big Dipper instinctively glanced at the glow.
On the battlefield which was filled with a raging fire, the moment when the several people fell, he clearly saw the figure of Du Hanyin jumping into the center of the fire. Her figure was like a spinning top, rotating like crazy, and the chill, sharp blades were like flowers blooming in the fire, with the light of death.
The Big Dipper suddenly roared. The daggers of Deep Dream and Sunset Shadow had already reached his chest and back respectively. In a split second, his figure jerked sideways.
Two flashes of blade light grazed his body, leaving two deep blood marks.
The figure of the Big Dipper rushed high into the sky.
The daggers of Deep Dream and Sunset Shadow collided with each other and moved upwards at the same time.
A bolt of dazzling blue lightning burst forth between the two blades, turning directly into a natural arc. With endless fierceness and killing intent, it swept toward the body of the Big Dipper.
At the critical moment, the lightning all over the Big Dipper became extremely dense. To everyone’s surprise, he didn’t fight back and even left Sunset Shadow and Deep Dream behind. He paid no attention to the condition of the four Thunder-shocking Realm experts behind him, either. His body shook violently in the air, and unexpectedly, he directly threw himself on Li Tianlan in an instant!
At any risk!
Even if he had to bear the fatal strike from Deep Dream and Sunset Shadow, even if he had to undergo the decline of his strength to the Thunder-shocking Realm, even if he must die, he still charged toward Li Tianlan.
This man was a crucial figure in Zhongzhou State. Whether he was killed or captured alive, it was enough to rewrite the overall situation.
Therefore… the Big Dipper proceeded without hesitation!
He drew his sword!
A storm whistled and surged at his sword tip.
Near.
He was getting near.
Twenty meters left.
“No!”
In the rear, Deep Dream and Sunset Shadow screamed with fear.
The Big Dipper’s eyes suddenly lit up. In such a distance, if he joined hands with Wind Ghost, the d.a.m.n young Heavenly Son would absolutely die.
The lightning with a natural arc whizzed past and shattered the wind wall behind him. It then hit him hard on the back.
Blood gushed from the corners of his mouth. His body parts that had been struck by the lightning had almost completely split open, exposing his bones.
But his hands still held the sword steadily.
The long sword swept away.
A strong wind together with a flash of lightning darted from the point of his sword. The lightning intertwined with the wind and glowed like a tornado which was filled with thunderbolts.
Li Tianlan hastily turned around. Before he had time to react, the tornado had hit him hard. The violent wind shook his body in a moment, sending it high into the air.
Another flash of sword light lit up again.
Wind Ghost drew his sword!
The moment Li Tianlan was blown away, along with the wind, Wind Ghost’s body directly appeared above Li Tianlan.
And he wielded the sword downward.
The bright sword light penetrated the strong wind and instantly triggered the thunderbolts!
The figure of Wind Ghost looked cool and relaxed in the air, but each of his sword moves was full of extreme fierceness and violence.
Reining Sword by Wind!
That was the ultimate unique technique of Jifeng Sword-reining School.
The sword light danced in the air while sprinkling thunderbolts. Li Tianlan’s body soared into the air. Along with the downward strikes made by Wind Ghost, the fierce sword intent and incredible power made Li Tianlan utterly lose balance. He could not fall in the wind and thunderbolts!
Covered with blood from head to toe, the Big Dipper shook his long sword. The wind gusted again.
The Big Dipper gave a wild laugh. He was about to go forward when he suddenly floated out of control.
His face changed dramatically, and he looked back abruptly.
In his sight, Deep Dream was still rushing forward.
But Sunset Shadow had stayed where he was.
His hands moved quickly to make handprints, and his aura immediately swelled.
The Big Dipper was looking at Sunset Shadow.
Sunset Shadow was looking at the Big Dipper as well.
There was nothing but determination in his eyes.
His Young Governor couldn’t die!
His hands finally stopped moving.
“Sunset Shadow!!!”
Deep Dream’s scream was sadder and shriller than ever.
She knew about the last move of Sunset Shadow.
It was the move that even she couldn’t do.
Or rather, it was just a half.
This half named Athanasy.
Using the half move named Athanasy, Sunset Shadow attempted to break Li Tianlan’s impa.s.se, but what would happen to him?