Overlord of the Wilderness

Seeing Zhaang Ye once again execute the Mountain-Breaking Slash, a savage look suddenly appeared on Mei Yuntian’s face, and his complexion abruptly flushed red. As his face reddened, the aura around him suddenly intensified.

From a distance, Xuli Qiqi sensed Mei Yuntian’s transformation and shouted, ”Be careful! He’s stimulating his body’s potential! Stop him quickly, or he’ll recover to his usual strength!!”

It turned out that Mei Yuntian, seeing how incredibly powerful Zhaang Ye was, had decided to go for a quick and decisive battle. He had swiftly used a Secret Technique to stimulate his body’s latent potential.

After using this method of stimulating his potential, Mei Yuntian would be sick for a long time at the very least, and his Cultivation might even regress. But at this moment, he couldn’t be bothered with that. He had only one thought: ’I’ll kill Zhaang Ye first, then capture Xuli Qiqi and deal with her later.’

Zhaang Ye was startled by Xuli Qiqi’s shout. One after another, Tornadoes flew out, locking tightly onto Mei Yuntian. Then, with a slight shake of his body, Zhaang Ye shot forward like a giant dragon, instantly crossing several dozen feet to slash directly at Mei Yuntian.

RUMBLE!

Zhaang Ye knew the time for a desperate struggle had come. The Dragon Elephant Power in his body rumbled like muffled thunder. Driven by this Dragon Elephant Power, his Heavy Saber spat out a blade of Sword Qi twenty to thirty feet long. This Sword Qi, generated by the Dragon Elephant Skill, was far more terrifying than ordinary Sword Qi; even a Martial Arts Eighth Layer expert would be sliced in two if they were so much as grazed by it.

BOOM!

Facing Zhaang Ye’s incredibly sharp attack, Mei Yuntian gave a cold smile. His Long Sword swept out, clashing head-on with Zhaang Ye’s strike.

When the saber and sword collided, Zhaang Ye felt a mountain-like power surge toward him, threatening to crush him completely. Horrified, Zhaang Ye used the Power-Borrowing Technique to divert a portion of the force. Even so, the terrifying power still rattled him so hard that the webbing between his thumb and forefinger split open, and he sprayed a mouthful of blood.

’What a powerful Secret Technique! And he just started using it. If he manages to use it to its full extent and recovers his usual strength, I’m a dead man!’ Realizing this, Zhaang Ye’s resolve to fight to the death solidified.

SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH—

The Heavy Saber in Zhaang Ye’s hands transformed into a Black Dragon, coiling tightly around Mei Yuntian and attacking again and again. Mei Yuntian couldn’t see through Zhaang Ye’s Saber Technique, so he had no choice but to clash head-on time after time. The Secret Technique he had just activated was being forcefully interrupted by Zhaang Ye!

PTHOO, PTHOO, PTHOO, PTHOO—

Zhaang Ye coughed up blood continuously. Bloody streaks seeped from all over his body, turning him into a man of blood. But the saber in his hand remained just as sharp, just as terrifying. Faced with Zhaang Ye’s assault, Mei Yuntian had no choice but to keep meeting it head-on.

’This kid! Not only can he control Water Qi, but he also has a marvelous Force-Dissipating Technique. And his physical body is abnormally tough. We’ve been clashing for so long... even a Martial Arts Eighth Layer Middle Stage expert would have been killed by me by now, yet he’s completely fine!’ Zhaang Ye’s performance filled Mei Yuntian with growing horror.

After using the Secret Technique to stimulate his life potential, Mei Yuntian had thought he could end the battle quickly. He never expected Zhaang Ye’s offensive to be so terrifying that it was preventing him from fully activating his Secret Technique.

PTHOO!

Under Zhaang Ye’s relentless attacks, Mei Yuntian could finally no longer suppress his internal injuries, and he too began to spit blood.

”Good!” Seeing Mei Yuntian also spitting blood, Zhaang Ye let out a great shout, ignoring his own heavy injuries.

Hearing Zhaang Ye’s cheer, Mei Yuntian felt anxious, furious, and humiliated. He was a great Martial Arts Ninth-Layer Expert, yet today he was being repeatedly suppressed by Zhaang Ye. He had used all his skills but was still unable to kill him. Not only that, but he had been forced to spit blood by Zhaang Ye. To him, this was an absolute, immense humiliation!

Zhaang Ye didn’t care what his opponent was thinking. Amid his great shouts, he continued to attack, unyielding and tenacious.

A worthy opponent is hard to find, and there were not many great Martial Arts Ninth-Layer Experts like Mei Yuntian in the entire Wei Kingdom. Having encountered such a person, Zhaang Ye’s battle intent surged after the repeated clashes. He now ignored his internal injuries, focusing only on one thing: attack, attack, and attack again!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!—

Another dozen or so clashes erupted. At this point, Zhaang Ye’s Mountain-Breaking Slash actually broke through to a new level. His Mountain-Breaking Slash had originally only borne a slight resemblance to the Space Storm, but under this repeated tempering, that hint of resemblance had grown even stronger.

Although Zhaang Ye had long ago cultivated the Mountain-Breaking Slash to the Great Success Realm, that was only the Great Success of the move itself. To truly display the power of the Space Storm, he also needed to bring forth the Realm of the Space Storm.

Zhaang Ye had previously been able to bring forth the Realm of the Space Storm, but this Realm had only a hint of resemblance. Now, under the deathly pressure from Mei Yuntian, Zhaang Ye had finally made a breakthrough in the Realm itself; the resemblance between his Mountain-Breaking Slash and the Space Storm had grown stronger.

With just this small breakthrough, Zhaang Ye’s combat power increased significantly. The might of the Heavy Saber he swung instantly grew by fifty percent. Faced with this terrifying Saber Technique, Mei Yuntian was no longer able to blast Zhaang Ye back and make him spit blood.

PTHOO!

After spitting out another mouthful of blood, Mei Yuntian felt a wave of weakness. He was startled. ’My injuries are too severe,’ he realized, ’they’re starting to act up!’

WHOOSH!

Mei Yuntian’s body sank as he tried to drop to the ground. His Swordsmanship could only display its greatest power when he was on the ground. If he could just land, he would no longer be so passive.

Zhaang Ye now had two choices. The first was to immediately retreat and take Xuli Qiqi far away from this place. The second was to pursue Mei Yuntian and not stop until he had killed him.

Zhaang Ye already had the faint upper hand and could see that Mei Yuntian’s injuries were flaring up. He made his choice without hesitation. He decided to kill Mei Yuntian in one fell swoop.

FWOOM!

Just as Mei Yuntian’s body began to descend, a terrifying Tornado suddenly appeared beneath his feet. Blocked by this Tornado, it was now impossible for him to land on the ground, even if he wanted to!

Zhaang Ye’s voice drifted over. ”You’re not touching the ground unless it’s as a corpse.” The sheer dominance and confidence in that voice nearly made Mei Yuntian spit up more blood.

WHOOSH—

At this moment, a figure arrived silently. It was Xuli Qiqi, who had been regulating her breathing.

Seeing Xuli Qiqi appear, Mei Yuntian was terrified and instantly thrown into a panic. Xuli Qiqi was a Half-step True Dao expert; even if she only had the strength for a single strike, it was not to be underestimated. Mei Yuntian was already at a disadvantage. ’If Xuli Qiqi attacks now,’ he thought, ’I’m definitely dead!’

In his terror, Mei Yuntian momentarily revealed an opening.

Zhaang Ye had already locked onto him firmly. The moment Mei Yuntian revealed an opening, Zhaang Ye attacked. The Heavy Saber followed a profound trajectory as it slashed straight toward Mei Yuntian.

This slash from Zhaang Ye looked exactly like the others.

The difference was that Zhaang Ye had condensed all of his Spiritual Qi into this one slash. As he struck, the Dragon Elephant Power in his body surged forth, pouring into the Heavy Saber. With a strange WAILING sound, the Heavy Saber trailed a thirty-foot-long black blade light, tearing through the void with fierce, unstoppable momentum.

This was an all-out strike from Zhaang Ye, holding nothing back. Once this slash was unleashed, either Mei Yuntian would die, or Zhaang Ye himself would!

Mei Yuntian sensed the absolute killing intent contained within Zhaang Ye’s slash, and his face turned deathly pale. Zhaang Ye’s slash was aimed squarely at his opening, while Xuli Qiqi was positioned right at his weakest point, ready to strike at any moment. His situation was now dangerous to the extreme!

”AAAAH!”

Mei Yuntian roared, his True Qi bursting forth to form a visible Air Wall in front of him. At the same time, the Long Sword in his hand instantly transformed into a beam of Sword Qi as thick as a thigh, meeting Zhaang Ye’s Heavy Saber.

The Heavy Saber’s Sword Qi and the Long Sword’s Sword Qi collided like lightning, but they were unexpectedly locked in a stalemate, emitting a strange PFFT PFFT PFFT sound. As this strange sound arose, Mei Yuntian discovered to his horror that the Sword Qi he had unleashed with all his might was vanishing inch by inch, as if being devoured mouthful by mouthful by some monstrous beast!

SWISH!

As Mei Yuntian’s soul was about to fly from his body in terror, the Heavy Saber in Zhaang Ye’s hand dissolved and devoured all of Mei Yuntian’s Sword Qi. Mei Yuntian wanted to retreat, but with his qi locked in place, there was no escape. Under Mei Yuntian’s ashen gaze, the Sword Qi from the Heavy Saber gently swept across his body.

SCHLICK!

Mei Yuntian, this incredibly powerful Martial Arts Ninth-Layer Expert, was thus sliced in two by the Sword Qi and fell from the sky. As his body was cut in half, his eyes were still filled with unwillingness. He was exceptionally talented, with profound Cultivation, and had been arrogant his whole life. He could never have imagined that he would be slain by a junior.

PTHOO! Having successfully slain the Martial Arts Ninth-Layer Expert, Zhaang Ye let out a long sigh of relief as blood began to trickle from his seven orifices. Although his earlier unstoppable slash had successfully killed Mei Yuntian, Zhaang Ye had not come out unscathed. With new injuries piled atop old ones, he could no longer control his qi and blood, and it began to seep from all seven orifices.

Forcing his body under control, just as he was about to descend to the ground, Zhaang Ye saw Xuli Qiqi suddenly plummet downward. It turned out that Xuli Qiqi had been forcing herself to use her Body Technique to coordinate with Zhaang Ye’s attack. Now that Mei Yuntian was dead, she could no longer hold on and was falling from the sky.

Although this woman had hunted him once before, this time, he and she had shared in hardship. Seeing her fall, Zhaang Ye flashed over, caught her, and then slowly descended to the ground. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with Recommendation Tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)