Urban Martial Saint

The power of the sword aura is truly extraordinary. Previously, when Ye Qing only managed to clear the meridians in his arms, he attempted to strike a sword aura using the Seven-Star Ancient Sword. At that time, casting a single sword aura nearly exhausted all his inner strength, which shows how much inner strength this sword aura requires.

Therefore, Ye Qing always thought it primarily related to inner strength. Once the meridians were cleared, he could utilize his entire inner strength, allowing him to unleash the sword aura.

Prince Nalan’s words suddenly made him realize that the situation was not as he had imagined. Because, when he exchanged blows with Prince Nalan, he didn’t dare to use too much inner strength due to the restriction of his meridians. However, Prince Nalan was different; he could strike with full force without any concerns. As it stands, he should be able to exhibit inner strength far surpassing Ye Qing’s. Yet, wielding the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade, he couldn’t unleash a saber glow; instead, he was somewhat flustered by Ye Qing’s sword aura. How could this be?

With doubts in his heart, Ye Qing also secretly monitored his own moves. Before, he struck without much thought, so he didn’t pay attention. Now that he observed closely, he suddenly realized that for some reason, his Seven-Star Ancient Sword traced a strange trajectory during the strike. And upon detailed observation, this trajectory seemed somewhat familiar, and recalling it carefully, three sword auras suddenly flashed in his mind, making his heart race!

At this moment, Ye Qing finally understood why he found the trajectory of his strike familiar. It’s because, when he executed the sword, he unconsciously imitated the three sword marks left by Wu Tianchi in the cave on Beimang Mountain!

When Ye Qing ventured into the depths of Beimang Mountain and saw the three sword marks left by Wu Tianchi, he was deeply shocked. He had copied those marks but couldn’t replicate the sharpness and killing intent of Wu Tianchi. Hence, even Southern Fist King Shen Tianjun couldn’t discern anything from those marks. However, Ye Qing memorized the trajectory of those three sword marks, and unconsciously mimicked them during his strikes. Each time he did so, the Seven-Star Ancient Sword could unleash a sword aura, a truly miraculous phenomenon!

This discovery greatly shocked Ye Qing; he hadn’t expected that mere mimicking of Wu Tianchi’s sword trajectory would yield such power. It makes one wonder, just how powerful was Wu Tianchi himself? If he were to strike personally, how many moves could the Five Unmatches of the World withstand under his hand?

Upon understanding the cause of the sword aura, Ye Qing felt even more invigorated. He completely followed the trajectory of Wu Tianchi’s three sword marks, using the stepping technique of Heavenly Gangs and Northern Dipper, striking sword after sword towards Prince Nalan. The sword aura flickered, stretching and contracting unpredictably, forcing Prince Nalan to defend with all his might. After all, the power of this sword aura was terrifying; one moment of inattention and he could be injured, which would be troublesome.

However, Prince Nalan was a well-known peak master with extremely rich combat experience and formidable strength. Moreover, due to the limitation of his meridians, Ye Qing couldn’t fully utilize his inner strength. In this situation, after over thirty exchanges, Prince Nalan spotted a flaw in Ye Qing’s technique.

Although Ye Qing’s sword aura was immensely powerful and his Heavenly Gangs and Northern Dipper stepping technique exceedingly profound, he only had those three moves and steps. Unable to quickly defeat Prince Nalan, it was natural for him to notice Ye Qing’s lack of technique.

”So, you only have these three moves.” Prince Nalan suddenly coldly laughed, dodging one of Ye Qing’s sword auras, then directly lunged forward, charging straight at Ye Qing.

Ye Qing quickly stepped aside, sweeping the Seven-Star Ancient Sword in an attempt to force Prince Nalan back. However, he had used this move several times already, and Prince Nalan had long been anticipating it. As Ye Qing stepped back, Prince Nalan immediately followed with a step of his own, swinging the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade ahead. Before Ye Qing could unleash his sword aura, the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade had already knocked his sword back, allowing Prince Nalan to take another step forward, almost reaching Ye Qing directly.

Ye Qing understood clearly that given Prince Nalan’s skill, directly engaging him would put himself at a disadvantage. Thus, as Prince Nalan stepped forward, Ye Qing quickly retreated. But they were standing atop a speeding vehicle, and retreating further would mean stepping onto the car’s hood, leaving him nowhere else to go.

”Let’s see where you run!” Prince Nalan shouted, blocking two of Ye Qing’s sword strikes and charging straight at Ye Qing, grabbing his collar with a large hand. Simultaneously, he reached for Ye Qing’s Seven-Star Ancient Sword, shouting, ”Come here!”

Seeing the situation, Ye Qing made a decisive move, immediately tossing the Seven-Star Ancient Sword towards the car in front. Even if he couldn’t hold onto the sword himself, he couldn’t let Prince Nalan seize it, or he would be at a huge disadvantage.

”Do you think you can escape like this?” Prince Nalan sneered, with a shake of his right arm, his arm extended an extra foot, grabbing the Seven-Star Ancient Sword firmly in his hand.

Ye Qing was stunned; he hadn’t anticipated that Prince Nalan’s arm could extend. Meanwhile, grabbing both the Seven-Star Ancient Sword and Ye Qing’s collar, Prince Nalan leaped off the vehicle. With a swing of his right hand, both weapons landed on the ground behind him, embedding wholly into the ground, leaving only the handles exposed.

At this moment, Ye Qing finally snapped back to reality. Without hesitation, he stretched out both hands and struck straight towards Prince Nalan’s chest.

”Foolish!” Prince Nalan coldly shouted, extending a hand to meet the attack. He had exchanged blows with Ye Qing a few times earlier, and understood Ye Qing’s situation, knowing that Ye Qing’s Inner Strength wasn’t strong, so he didn’t pay much attention this time.

However, when his hand made contact with Ye Qing’s palms, he realized something was wrong. His palm seemed like rotten wood under Ye Qing’s hands, unable to support even a bit of force, and was directly pressed down by Ye Qing. Ye Qing’s strength was terrifying, even shocking this peak master.

Nevertheless, Prince Nalan was still a peak master. In that instant, he managed to raise his other hand, directly meeting Ye Qing’s palms. But, in his haste, he was no match for Ye Qing. Although he blocked Ye Qing’s palms, he was still slapped away, retreating seven or eight steps before stabilizing.

Ye Qing successfully ambushed, grabbed two weapons from the ground, and turned to run without a word. A few vehicles nearby started to slow down, preparing to come back to assist him. As Ye Qing pursued, those vehicles immediately sped up again.

”Run!” Ye Qing shouted, using the Qinggong of Carefree Movement, he leapt onto the last vehicle with a few jumps. These vehicles, meanwhile, seemed to be going all out, not slowing down, crazily charging out, just wanting to escape from Prince Nalan. The Bloody Monk was at the door; once they exited the cave entrance, they would be safe!

Prince Nalan steadied himself on the spot, his face turning ashen in an instant. He couldn’t imagine that he would be forced back several steps by Ye Qing. Those two palm strikes from Ye Qing had even caused him some internal injuries. However, after circulating his Inner Strength slightly, the injury healed quickly. A peak master is not so easily injured.

”Ye Qing!” Prince Nalan gritted his teeth and fixed his gaze on Ye Qing, who had already jumped onto the vehicle’s roof ahead, and pursued quickly, saying in a low voice, ”I will kill you with my own hands!”

Ye Qing didn’t speak. He had just leapt onto the vehicle roof and immediately collapsed onto the ground. In his ambush on Prince Nalan, he not only utilized all his Inner Strength but also used a move left by the monk in Beimang Mountain, boosting his Cultivation Power by several levels to repel Prince Nalan. However, he had also broken a few meridians in the process, seriously injured, and was barely able to jump onto the vehicle.

”Ugh.” Ye Qing’s energy and blood surged within, and he couldn’t help but vomit several mouthfuls of blood, already suffering from internal injuries.

”Ye brother, how are you?” Cui Yulong quickly pulled Ye Qing down from the vehicle, asking nervously.

Prince Nalan saw Ye Qing vomiting blood from afar and was initially stunned, then laughed loudly, ”Ye Qing, your strength is still insufficient. Even though you managed to find a temporary way to increase your power and repel me, you suffered internal injuries. It seems that killing you is a trivial task for me, hahahaha, I want to see how far you can run!”

Prince Nalan, being a peak master, saw that even though he couldn’t fully understand Ye Qing’s meridian problem, Ye Qing couldn’t possibly wield much strength.

Ye Qing didn’t reply to Prince Nalan. He crouched on the vehicle seat, taking several deep breaths before recovering slightly. He slowly leaned against the seat, whispering, ”I’m fine, I just need to rest for a moment. But, I fear I won’t be able to use my Inner Strength for a while!”

”No worries, we only have a few hundred meters before we burst out of this cave. At the current speed and distance, Prince Nalan can’t catch up to us!” Left Protector said, ”The Sect Leader is outside the cave. Once we’re out, he will surely stop Prince Nalan.”

”Don’t be too optimistic...” Ye Qing whispered, ”If the Blood Robe Sect Leader is outside, how did Prince Nalan get in? I suspect the Sect Leader is either not outside or being held by some master. So, we must plan thoroughly and must not... must not be caught by Prince Nalan!”

Ye Qing’s guess was very accurate. Not only the Bloody Monk but also Helian Tiehua was being held up. Once they ran to the cave entrance, the scenario wasn’t optimistic. Outside, there was no one who could stop Prince Nalan!