Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 453: Chapter 449: Mysterious Expert?

Immense Primordial Spirit Power descended, blanketing the area and making the atmosphere unbearably oppressive.

Many members of the Blood Skull Pirate Gang spat up blood and fell back. Those with weaker Cultivation died on the spot.

”Who is it?”

The gray-robed old man’s expression changed abruptly. The strength of this Primordial Spirit Power was comparable to that of an Earth Martial Realm expert. ’Is there really an Earth Martial Realm expert hiding on this Chu Family ship?’

Immediately, his Divine Sense shot out, sweeping over everyone.

A moment later, he frowned. He hadn’t found the hidden Earth Martial expert.

’The other party’s Primordial Spirit Power must be even stronger than mine. If they’re deliberately hiding, I won’t be able to find them at all.’

’If it were the Chu Family’s Patriarch, he would have shown himself long ago. It must be some other master.’

At this thought, the gray-robed old man cupped his fist and called out, ”I wonder which expert is present? If we have offended you, I hope you can forgive us. This is a private matter between us and the Chu Family. I ask that you please not interfere.”

The gray-robed old man’s voice echoed across the sea, but there was no reply. Just as he was growing impatient, an icy voice rang out.

”Scram.”

The sudden voice emerged from within the immense Primordial Spirit Power, echoing in everyone’s ears.

”Miss, did our Chu Family hire an expert to secretly protect us on this voyage?”

The faces of the Chu Family guards lit up with pleasant surprise. At this point, they naturally figured out that an expert was secretly making a move.

However, Chu Qingqing’s eyes were also filled with confusion.

She had no idea who this mysterious expert was. ’Could our luck be this good? Did we just happen to run into a powerful warrior who enjoys helping those in need?’

”Scram? Are you trying to make an enemy of our Blood Skull Pirate Gang for the Chu Family’s sake?”

Hearing this, a vicious glint flashed in the gray-robed old man’s eyes. They were pirates, every one of them ruthless. How could they be scared off by just a few words?

If word of this got out, they would lose all face.

”Scram within three breaths, or die!”

The voice’s response to the gray-robed old man was extremely concise. Everyone present could hear the cold arrogance in that voice. It was the tone of a dragon in the heavens speaking to an ant: scram or die.

The gray-robed old man’s face twitched, his expression turning grim. Their Blood Skull Pirate Gang had carved out a fearsome reputation in the Meteor Sea Region through years of slaughter. Many experts had tried to annihilate them over the years, but they had always managed to escape.

’Hmph, we even escaped pursuit from an Earth Martial Realm Middle Stage expert back in the day. This person is hiding, so he can’t be that powerful.’

As the gray-robed old man thought this, a cunning glint flashed in his eyes. He shouted, ”Fine! I’ll give you face today and let the Chu Family go...”

Just as the words ”Chu Family” left his lips, a cold light erupted from the gray-robed old man’s eyes. He stomped his foot, and his body shot forward, rushing toward Chu Qingqing.

”Die!”

His tyrannical Domain Power erupted at full force, pressing down on Chu Qingqing like a mountain and immobilizing her.

”Despicable!”

The expressions of the Chu Family guards changed drastically. A dignified Earth Martial Realm expert was actually launching a sneak attack on a woman in the Immortal Realm. This was the way of pirates—they would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

”Sister!”

Chu Xiu’Er’s small face turned deathly pale.

”You’re courting death. Divinity Sealing Tower!”

The moment the gray-robed old man charged, the voice, filled with killing intent, rang out again. It was as if it had anticipated his sneak attack all along.

BOOM!

An even greater surge of Primordial Spirit Power descended. A small tower appeared in the void, radiating Primordial Spirit Power as vast as mountains and seas.

”Is this... a Primordial Spirit Treasure?”

The gray-robed old man’s face changed drastically, his expression one of utter disbelief.

There were few in the Meteor Sea Region who possessed a Primordial Spirit Treasure, and such an individual was not someone a mere pirate like him could afford to provoke.

”Your Excellency, please calm your anger! We’ll leave right now.”

He wanted to retreat, but Ning Jiang gave him no such chance.

”Too late.”

SHIIING!

The Divinity Sealing Tower transformed into a streak of light and shot directly into the gray-robed old man’s sea of consciousness. Within it, the old man’s Primordial Spirit was terrified. The power radiating from the tower posed a mortal threat.

”Get out!”

The old man’s Primordial Spirit roared, erupting with its full power.

But before the Divinity Sealing Tower, this burst of Primordial Spirit Power was like a gentle breeze against a great mountain; it couldn’t shake the tower in the slightest.

”Suppress.”

In the blink of an eye, the Divinity Sealing Tower appeared above the old man’s Primordial Spirit and descended upon it with the crushing force of an ancient, colossal mountain.

”No!”

The old man roared in fury, but it was useless. Before the Divinity Sealing Tower, his Primordial Spirit crumbled piece by piece.

As everyone watched in stunned silence, the gray-robed old man’s head burst apart like a watermelon.

”Hiss...”

A series of sharp gasps rippled through the crowd. A grand expert of the Earth Martial Realm... had been killed, just like that?

”Let’s get out of here!”

Seeing this, the remaining members of the Blood Skull Pirate Gang were scared out of their wits. They immediately fled at full speed, scattering in all directions.

”You’ve disturbed my peace. You will all die.”

The Divinity Sealing Tower trembled, and a ring of invisible power spread out like a ripple, sweeping over the pirates.

”Squelch.”

In their seas of consciousness, their Primordial Spirits shattered, and they died on the spot.

However, the five Immortal Realm experts merely coughed up a mouthful of blood, having withstood the attack.

”Godslaying Sword.”

Just as they thought they had escaped with their lives, the cold voice sounded again. Five small swords shot out, like soul-reaping specters, entering their seas of consciousness and annihilating their Primordial Spirits.

Silence returned to the area.

The Chu Family guards were all dumbstruck, as if they were in a dream.

”The Blood Skull Pirate Gang, a scourge upon the Meteor Sea Region for decades, was... completely annihilated? Just like that?” one of the Chu Family guards swallowed hard.

”Who is that mysterious expert?”

The guards looked in all directions, but the surrounding sea was empty. There was no one to be seen.

”I am Chu Qingqing of the Chu Family. Thank you for your help, Your Excellency. I wonder if you would be willing to show yourself?” Chu Qingqing cupped her fist in a bow, her voice full of gratitude.

But there was no response.

On deck, a wry smile touched Ning Jiang’s lips. ”My injuries haven’t fully healed yet. Using the Divinity Sealing Tower’s power was too much of a strain.”

With that, he sat down on the deck, leaned back against a railing, closed his eyes, and promptly fell asleep.

He had overexerted his Primordial Spirit, and the best way to recover was simply to sleep.

The Primordial Spirit of the Immortal Realm was called ”Immortal” precisely because it could repair itself. Of course, an ordinary person’s recovery speed could never be as fast as Ning Jiang’s.

This was thanks to the God Obliteration Technique he cultivated. This Top Level Refining God Technique allowed for a recovery speed dozens of times faster than that of an ordinary person.

Moreover, the Primordial Spirit it produced was astonishingly strong. Even though Ning Jiang was in the Immortal Realm, his Primordial Spirit was significantly more powerful than that of an ordinary Earth Martial Realm expert.

When no response came, Chu Qingqing sighed in disappointment. It seemed the mysterious expert was unwilling to meet her.

Back on the ship, as if guided by some sixth sense, her gaze drifted inexplicably toward Ning Jiang.

She saw him leaning against the railing, fast asleep right there on the deck.

’What am I thinking? How could it possibly be him?’ Chu Qingqing laughed at herself.