Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 193: Chapter 190: Three Heads and Six Arms, One Punch, One Roar

BZZZ—

As Yue Lianxi’s fingers swept across the zither strings, a melody filled with killing intent erupted.

The song was like clashing metal and charging steeds on a battlefield, its murderous aura flooding the area.

”Overestimating your own abilities.”

Elder Wu took a step forward, a long whip in her hand. With a single flourish, she filled the sky with countless afterimages of the whip, each one powerful enough to split mountains and slay experts on the Innate List.

BOOM!

The endless whip afterimages and Sound Blades collided, and a tremendous, deafening sound shot into the sky.

Yue Lianxi clenched her teeth and channeled her Spiritual Qi, her fingers moving so fast they became a blur. Each pluck of the strings unleashed a fierce, murderous attack.

”This woman is quite something. I’d say she only recently broke through to the Spirit Realm, yet she can hold her own against Elder Wu,” Elder Han commented.

In Qing Province, there were few Martial Artists like Yue Lianxi who used a zither.

And Martial Artists who used zithers were always difficult to deal with. The moment their music began, it served as both offense and defense, and it was all long-range.

”I’ll go, too.”

After watching for a moment, Elder Zhou stepped forward. Now two Spirit Realm Powerhouses were attacking Yue Lianxi together.

The pressure on Yue Lianxi instantly doubled.

’I absolutely cannot let them interrupt him.’

Reciting this in her mind, Yue Lianxi’s ten fingers flew across the strings. In that instant, all ten of her fingertips were sliced open by the strings. Her fresh blood stained the zither, but it only made the music’s power even greater.

This was a Secret Technique. Once activated, it could increase the power of her music by thirty percent, but it came at a cost to her body.

But in a moment of crisis like this, Yue Lianxi couldn’t worry about such things.

”A Secret Technique may boost your power, but how long can you last?”

The two Elders were disdainful. In their eyes, Yue Lianxi was already a spent arrow. It was only a matter of time before she was defeated and killed.

Yue Lianxi said nothing, focusing on dealing with the two of them.

Her only hope now was that Elder Han, who was watching from the side, wouldn’t intervene. That way, she could buy more time for Ning Jiang.

BOOM.

Thunderous sounds kept echoing from within the karst cave, one for every breath, with an unnerving regularity.

”Hm?”

A strange look appeared on Elder Han’s face. As the thunderous vibrations continued, a powerful aura gradually began to spread out from the cave.

”Damn it, she’s stalling for time! Finish her, quickly!”

Having realized this, Elder Han stopped watching from the sidelines. He clapped his palm, and a torrent of earthy-yellow Qi Force condensed into a giant rock palm that pressed down toward Yue Lianxi.

The palm was incredibly heavy, its entire body covered in rock.

This was an Earth Attribute Palm Technique.

’This is bad.’

Yue Lianxi’s gaze wavered. The moment the attack was launched, she knew she had no hope of blocking it.

Evasion was the only wise choice.

But when she thought of Ning Jiang behind her, she gritted her teeth. With a surge of determination, she neither dodged nor evaded, instead viciously striking a single string with both hands.

BZZZ—

A wisp of music erupted, forming a white wall of sound to block the giant rock palm.

BANG.

The giant palm crashed into the sound wall. The resulting gale of force was like a massive storm. A pale look washed over Yue Lianxi’s face, and as her mouth opened, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

”To take a palm strike from me, you must have some skill.”

Elder Han stood in the air and immediately struck out with his palm again. The giant rock hand was heavy, solid, and seemingly indestructible.

Feeling the attack, which was even more ferocious than the last, a bitter smile flashed in Yue Lianxi’s beautiful eyes. Facing Elder Han, who was close to the Spirit Realm Middle Stage, she had no chance of victory.

’I must buy him enough time!’

Unshakable resolve flashed in her eyes. Ignoring her injuries, Yue Lianxi stood her ground with absolute determination and continued to play the zither.

BANG.

She blocked the second palm, but the price was another mouthful of blood, her face growing even paler.

”Hmph.”

With an icy expression, Elder Han mercilessly launched a third palm strike.

Yue Lianxi’s delicate body shuddered as if struck by lightning. She staggered back several steps, the blood staining the front of her clothes red.

”Still won’t move?”

”Never!”

”Yue Lianxi, do you think I really don’t dare to kill you? Since you’re looking for death, I’ll grant your wish!”

As if enraged that he hadn’t been able to take down Yue Lianxi with three palm strikes, Elder Han flew into a rage.

BOOM!

The giant rock palm shot forward. The fierce fluctuations of power emanating from it made even Elder Zhou and Elder Wu’s faces change color. A heavily injured Yue Lianxi had absolutely no way of stopping this palm strike!

Yue Lianxi clenched her teeth and tried to channel her Spiritual Qi.

But she discovered in despair that after such an intense battle, her Spiritual Qi was almost completely depleted. At this moment, she had no strength left to resist the attack.

”I’m sorry, I’ve done my best...”

Yue Lianxi murmured softly. She closed her beautiful eyes, her body exuding the resolve of one facing death.

The giant palm thundered down. But just as it was about to land on Yue Lianxi, a golden light suddenly surged forth.

With a BANG, the giant rock palm exploded into pieces.

The sudden turn of events stunned everyone. Yue Lianxi, after a moment of shock, whipped her head around, her beautiful eyes staring straight at the karst cave behind her.

”Sorry to have kept you waiting.”

An apologetic voice slowly echoed from within the karst cave.

Then, a white-haired youth, his body surging with golden light like a Taiyang God Child descending to the mortal world, slowly walked out.

”Did you succeed?” A look of profound, pleasant surprise appeared in Yue Lianxi’s eyes.

”I did.” Ning Jiang nodded. ”Leave everything to me now.”

”Hehe, you really are a dependable man.” As if forgetting her injuries, Yue Lianxi giggled sweetly.

But no sooner had she finished speaking than her delicate body gave way, and she started to collapse. Ning Jiang quickly reached out and caught her.

”Miss, are you alright?”

The handmaiden, Qiu Yue, rushed to support Yue Lianxi, her face full of worry.

”Get some rest. I’ll kill them for you.”

Looking at Yue Lianxi’s paper-white face, the killing intent in Ning Jiang’s eyes flared.

The only reason she had suffered such grievous injuries was to buy him time.

Otherwise, Yue Lianxi could have easily escaped. After all, the Fire Cloud Sect was after him.

”How do you want to die?!”

As Ning Jiang transformed into a streak of golden light and shot into the sky, his voice, filled with killing intent, crashed down on the area like Celestial Thunder.

”Arrogant whelp! We didn’t finish our fight last time. Let’s go again!”

Elder Zhou snorted coldly. He held a large saber, and as he brought it down, the blade’s gleam was exceptionally sharp.

Compared to him, the skills of the Sword King, Duan Wuya, were mere child’s play.

”Elder Zhou, be careful of his Flying Sword technique.”

Elder Han reminded him. In his view, Ning Jiang’s most troublesome ability was his Flying Sword. As long as they defended against that, Ning Jiang posed no threat.

SWOOSH.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Ning Jiang didn’t use his Flying Sword. Like a golden rainbow, he charged head-on toward the saber’s gleam.

”You’re courting death.”

Elder Zhou’s face was full of contempt. ’Without his Flying Sword, does Ning Jiang think he can fight me with his physical body alone?’

”Miss, what is he doing?”

The handmaiden, Qiu Yue, watched, dumbfounded. ’He’s not going to be killed by this one strike, is he?’

”Don’t worry. He isn’t the impulsive type. If he dares to do something, it means he’s absolutely certain of the outcome,” Yue Lianxi said, shaking her head. She wasn’t worried about Ning Jiang at all.

BANG—

A massive explosion.

The saber’s gleam struck Ning Jiang’s body—or more accurately, it struck a layer of golden light.

The golden light surged and bloomed, transforming into a Golden Body.

The Great Sun Dharma Body!

It was still ten feet tall, but it now had six arms and three heads.

Three heads and six arms—this was the Great Sun Dharma Body at Perfection!

”How is this possible?”

Elder Zhou was so horrified he cried out. His saber gleam had been shattered by Ning Jiang’s charge, and now Ning Jiang was continuing toward him, his momentum unbroken. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of him.

”Great Sun Demon Slaying Fist!”

Ning Jiang’s eyes were ice-cold. His six arms stretched out to their full extent, gleaming with brilliant gold, and then smashed down like a dense shower of rain.

BOOM!

The air exploded. Elder Zhou felt as if a sky-full of golden fists was crashing down, completely sealing off the space in front of him.

’Crap.’

Elder Zhou’s expression changed dramatically. He held his saber horizontally in front of him and frantically channeled his Spiritual Qi, forming a barrier of light to block Ning Jiang’s attack.

But how terrifying was the Great Sun Glazed Golden Body at Perfection?

As the Qi and blood in Ning Jiang’s body circulated, it was like the roaring of thunder. With six arms, each hand unleashing the Great Sun Demon Slaying Fist, was its power not more than six times stronger than before?

In just the blink of an eye, the light barrier shattered with a boom.

SPURT.

Elder Zhou spat out blood. He felt as if his internal organs were about to be shaken to pieces.

’How can such a terrifying physical body exist?’

He roared in his heart, while his mouth let out a shrill cry: ”Save me!”

”Damn it.”

Elder Wu had already rushed out at the first possible moment. With a flick of her long whip, she stirred up a fierce wind and lashed out toward Ning Jiang’s back.

”ROAR!”

Just as the whip was about to strike Ning Jiang’s body, the three heads of the Great Sun Dharma Body suddenly tilted back and let out a long roar.

Vajra’s Fury!

One of the Martial Techniques of the Great Sun Glazed Golden Body.

This heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar sent a visible golden sound wave expanding outward. The long whip in Elder Wu’s hand was sent flying back at her.

”Aaargh!”

Elder Wu let out a pained scream. Her ears were instantly deafened, and the Sound Wave Power surged into her mind.

”BANG—”

”BANG—”

Two sounds rang out at the same time. Before the disbelieving eyes of the others, Elder Wu’s head exploded like a watermelon.

At the same time, under Ning Jiang’s fists, Elder Zhou’s body was turned into a mist of blood.

One punch, one roar.

Two Spirit Realm experts, instantly killed!

The entire scene fell silent!

Even Yue Lianxi was utterly shocked. Although she had expected Ning Jiang to win, she never imagined he would be so overwhelmingly dominant, crushing them as if they were dead wood!

Before Ning Jiang, the two Elders from the Fire Cloud Sect seemed as fragile as clay.

”Even that prodigy from the Star Sword Sect is probably only on this level, right?” the handmaiden, Qiu Yue, stammered, her voice trembling.

’This boy must not be allowed to live,’ Elder Han thought, a mixture of shock and rage on his face.

”Old bastard, now it’s your turn.”

In the air, Ning Jiang was enveloped by the three-headed, six-armed Great Sun Dharma Body, his indifferent gaze devoid of any emotion.

”You killed Elders of my Fire Cloud Sect! I will make you pay with your life!”

Elder Han’s eyes were brimming with surging killing intent. For a Sect, Spirit Realm Masters were precious resources, and now two had just fallen in succession.

”Is that so? Good. I was hoping to test out the strongest Martial Technique of my Golden Body Perfection on you anyway.”