Firmament Sword

Xu Luo executed the Shaking Light Step, his speed reaching its absolute limit.

SWISH!

He left seven or eight afterimages in his wake as his real body flashed to one side.

But his speed was so immense that even Wan Tong couldn’t be certain which was Xu Luo’s true form.

CLANG!

Water Blue slashed against Wan Tong’s sword, letting out a sharp crack. Immediately after, the equally impressive Long Sword in Wan Tong’s hand snapped in two!

”What a sharp sword!” Wan Tong couldn’t help but exclaim, his eyes filled with thick greed. ”Relying on a superior weapon and a peculiar movement technique, you’re quite a character. But it’s your unlucky day—you ran into me!”

As he spoke, Wan Tong suddenly pulled an Elixir from his pocket and tossed it into his mouth.

His entire aura changed in an instant!

Then, a series of CRACKLING sounds came from Wan Tong’s body, as if his very bones were being forcibly elongated.

Looking at Wan Tong now, he was a full head taller than before!

He glared at Xu Luo with a ferocious expression and sneered, ”Kid, you forced my hand! You can die proud, knowing you pushed me, Wan Tong, to this point!”

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A mocking smile touched Xu Luo’s lips. His movements were unbelievably fast. The instant Wan Tong finished speaking, Xu Luo charged forward and landed three vicious punches on his body.

”Great Mountain Collapse!”

”Great Mountain Collapse!”

”Great Mountain Collapse!”

This was the fourth of the Breaking Army Seven Kills, an incredibly tyrannical killing blow that contained terrifying power.

However, Wan Tong didn’t even try to dodge. He just stood there, sneering at Xu Luo with eyes full of mockery. ”I’ll let you in on a little secret before you die,” he said lightly. ”Do you know what that Elixir I just swallowed is called?”

Without waiting for Xu Luo to answer, Wan Tong said flatly, ”It’s called the Golden Body Elixir!”

”So you took it and now you have an indestructible golden body?” Xu Luo’s lip twitched as he asked with a faint, mocking smile.

”Of cour—” Wan Tong had just uttered a single syllable when his expression suddenly changed. The triumphant smile froze on his face, his eyes turning to sheer horror.

CRACK!

A faint shattering sound came from his body.

”Impossible... After taking the Golden Body Elixir, my physical fortitude is equivalent to a Tier Nine Sword Venerable... You... you aren’t even a Sword Venerable, so how could you possibly injure me? How?!” Wan Tong mumbled, his eyes wide with disbelief.

”Impossible, absolutely impossible... This... this is an illusion! It must be! I, Wan Tong... I can’t die here like this!”

CRACKLE...

Another series of faint cracking sounds echoed.

Wan Tong let out a roar, grabbed his shirt with both hands, and ripped it clean off, revealing the powerful muscles underneath!

His bronze-colored skin radiated an eerie light. This... was the effect of the Golden Body Elixir. His entire body was as hard as bronze and iron—impervious to blades!

But now, that glowing skin was covered in a spiderweb of cracks, all of them surprisingly uniform and neat.

Wan Tong stared blankly at his own body, then looked up at Xu Luo. ”What... what kind of Cultivation Technique is this? How could you break through my Golden Body?”

”The fourth of the Breaking Army Seven Kills... Great Mountain Collapse,” Xu Luo said flatly, looking at Wan Tong.

”A deadly technique... truly a deadly technique! You really are the one who dominates the Southern theater. I underestimated you... I underestimated you.” Wan Tong muttered to himself as the cracks on his glowing, hardened body grew wider and deeper.

Finally, with a loud BANG... Wan Tong’s body shattered into pieces!

Countless streams of killing intent erupted from Wan Tong’s shattered body, shooting toward the sky.

The killing intent was so dense it was almost tangible, stirring up sinister winds and a biting chill under the clear, bright sky.

Now that his power had reached the level of a Tier Eight Great Sword Master, executing the Breaking Army Seven Kills had undergone a qualitative transformation.

Even Xu Luo himself was surprised. He had managed to kill Wan Tong—a Tier Two Sword Venerable whose physical fortitude had been boosted to that of a Tier Nine Sword Venerable by the Golden Body Elixir—with just three Great Mountain Collapse punches.

One could say this was due to Wan Tong’s carelessness and arrogance, but more than that... it was a testament to the power of the Breaking Army Seven Kills!

The true might of the Breaking Army Seven Kills scaled with the Cultivator’s own strength, growing ever more powerful!

This... was what it meant to be a truly Unparalleled Technique!

Having killed Wan Tong, Xu Luo’s heart surged with emotion. Much of the frustration he’d felt from being suppressed by Wan Tong’s junior martial brother had finally vented.

Just then, a grief-stricken cry echoed from the sky above. ”Senior Brother... Senior Brother! Damn you! You killed my Senior Brother! I’ll never forgive you! Never!”

The youth who had been locked in a fierce battle with Master Mao abruptly abandoned his opponent and lunged straight for Xu Luo.

”AHHHHHHH! There’s a price to pay for ignoring Master Mao!” With Master Mao’s roar, a yellow shadow flashed like lightning, streaking past the youth. A vicious claw tore into the youth’s back, ripping away a large chunk of flesh and sending blood flying!

The youth merely let out a muffled grunt, his body not slowing in the slightest as he continued to charge at Xu Luo.

”I’m going to kill you!” Tangible killing intent shot from the youth’s eyes, flooding the air. It was even denser than the killing intent that had erupted from Wan Tong’s body upon his death!

Xu Luo’s figure flickered. He used the Shaking Light Step to evade the youth’s attack and said coolly, ”The dead can’t be brought back to life. My condolences.”

”AHHHH! You tell me to mourn... You... you deserve to die!” The youth was driven mad with rage. The man who had killed his brother was now calmly offering condolences.

Watching from a distance, Huangfu Chongzhi and the others were speechless. ’Even now, you’re still in the mood to joke around?’

Xu Luo had told them to get far away—the farther the better—because the youth’s power was simply terrifying. But as his brothers, even though Huangfu Chongzhi and the others couldn’t help in the fight, they could never abandon him to save themselves.

And so, not a single one of them had run.

Just then, Master Mao sauntered over to Xu Luo’s side. With his head held high, he looked at the youth, his feline eyes glinting with disdain. ”You little whelp, go cry to your mommy. The paltry skills you have are a joke here!”

”You’re infuriating me! You and this beast are two of a kind!” The youth’s face was ashen with rage, and he was nearly at a loss for words. Blood was still streaming from the wound on his back, but if anyone could see it, they would be shocked to find that it was... healing at a rate visible to the naked eye!

”Kill!”

Xu Luo bellowed and lunged at the youth.

The speed of the Shaking Light Step was nearly unmatched in the world. Although the youth’s power far exceeded Xu Luo’s, he couldn’t even touch the hem of his clothes, which made him roar in frustration.

But it wasn’t easy for Xu Luo to injure him, either. The youth’s physical resilience far surpassed that of Wan Tong after using the Golden Body Elixir. Even a weapon as sharp as Water Blue could only leave a shallow scratch on his body.

Only Master Mao could gouge out a deep wound with each swipe. But the youth was no easy target; as Master Mao struck him, the youth’s own attacks would land on Master Mao in return.

”Miaomiao, be careful!” Xu Luo had to shout a reminder to Master Mao, afraid his companion was fighting too recklessly and ignoring his own injuries. At the same time, Xu Luo gave Master Mao a subtle look.

Having been with Xu Luo for so long, Master Mao knew that his seemingly harmless companion was actually quite shrewd.

A cold smile then appeared on Xu Luo’s face. ’You may be powerful, and I may not be able to injure you severely, but I can still hit you!’ he thought.

With that thought, Xu Luo pushed the Shaking Light Step to its absolute limit and began to circle the youth.

The youth sneered. ”Petty tricks. What can they possibly do to me?”

SLAP!

A loud, crisp slap echoed abruptly, right after the youth’s words.

The youth froze on the spot. A bright red handprint appeared on his fair-skinned face.

”AH!” The youth, nearly mad with rage, roared, ”How dare you humiliate me like this?”

SQUELCH!

It was Master Mao, seizing the opportunity to leave another deep gash on the youth’s leg.

SLAP!

Another slap landed viciously on the youth’s face.

The stinging pain wasn’t a serious injury, but the humiliation was enough to drive anyone mad, let alone a hot-blooded, impulsive youth. He found it utterly unbearable and began to attack Xu Luo with frenzied abandon.

Even with the protection of the Shaking Light Step, Xu Luo was still in constant peril.

Given the youth’s power as a Tier Nine Sword Venerable, even a glancing blow would likely leave Xu Luo gravely injured.

But this, in turn, created the perfect opportunity for Master Mao, who repeatedly inflicted wounds, large and small, on the youth’s body.

The youth, however, seemed to have gone mad, completely ignoring Master Mao’s attacks, focused solely on killing Xu Luo.

Below the castle, blasts of killing intent shot out in all directions, striking the sturdy castle walls and piercing them with countless deep, bottomless holes.

The sight made Huangfu Chongzhi and the others’ hearts pound in their chests, and they all broke out in a cold sweat for Xu Luo.

Xu Luo’s own body was also struck by the youth’s killing intent, creating numerous wounds. Though none were fatal, blood flowed freely, turning him into a horrifying, blood-soaked figure.

”Damn it! This kid’s constitution is something else! He can automatically heal his wounds, and so fast!” Master Mao roared to Xu Luo.

”Then we’ll make him bleed to death!” Xu Luo said through gritted teeth.

”You’re bleeding too!” the youth snarled, glaring at Xu Luo with immense hatred.

”Heh, then let’s see who dies first!” When driven to madness, Xu Luo was no less frenzied than the youth.

SLAP!

SLAP!

SLAP!

The sound of one slap after another rang out.

Xu Luo’s speed was too great; the youth couldn’t catch any trace of his movements. All he could do was focus his Protective True Essence to its maximum strength while attacking wildly.