Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 579: Chapter 574: Power of Stars

A flash of sword aura suddenly appeared, slashing toward the Shattering Star Finger. The massive ball of light was instantly cleaved down the middle, splitting in two.

”Ning Jiang!”

Gu Huaying turned to look. A figure was striding over, appearing by her side. Who else could it be but Ning Jiang?

The moment Ning Jiang appeared, Gu Huaying couldn’t help but sigh in relief. The flower petals surrounding her body vanished, retracting within her. Her delicate form then went limp, and she started to fall.

Ning Jiang reached out just in time to support Gu Huaying. ”Looks like I made it,” he said.

”If you had been any later, you might not have seen me again.”

Gu Huaying gave a bitter smile. Chu Xinghun’s strength was indeed immense. She had been completely suppressed by him from start to finish. There was a good reason he was known as one of the two titans of the Hidden Dragon List.

”Be careful,” Gu Huaying warned. ”This Chu Xinghun is even stronger than the ordinary members of the Ten Great Earth Martial Realms.”

Ning Jiang nodded. The impression Chu Xinghun gave him was indeed different. The sheer density of his aura made him the strongest of his generation that Ning Jiang had ever encountered. Even Ao Lie of the Flood Dragon Clan couldn’t compare.

”You must be Ning Jiang. To be able to break my Shattering Star Finger, you have some skill. But anyone who stands in my way dies!”

Chu Xinghun’s gaze hardened, and a wave of killing intent so dense it was almost tangible shot toward Ning Jiang.

”You want to kill me? You’re not qualified.” Ning Jiang gripped his Thunder Dragon Sword, and a sharp Sword Intent surged relentlessly toward Chu Xinghun.

”A mere newcomer to the Hidden Dragon List dares to run his mouth at me?” Chu Xinghun sneered, his tone chilling. ”It seems you have no respect for me. In that case, I’ll just have to shatter every bone in your body and make you truly understand the gap between us.”

”For those words alone, you will bleed today,” Ning Jiang said, his expression indifferent.

In the space of a few sentences, the tension between them became palpable, like a drawn bowstring. A sharp crackling filled the air—the sound of their auras colliding.

If anyone were to step between them at this moment, they would be instantly torn to shreds by the force of their colliding auras.

”Make me bleed? You’re not worthy!”

SWOOSH!

The moment the words left his mouth, Chu Xinghun jabbed his fingers out repeatedly. Streaks of starlight shot toward Ning Jiang, each one pulsing with a fierce energy powerful enough to overwhelm an expert at the Earth Martial Realm Peak.

Ning Jiang’s expression remained unchanged as he settled into his stance. In an instant, his Thunder Dragon Sword thrust out dozens, even hundreds of times. A rain of explosive sword auras erupted, shattering every last streak of starlight.

Chu Xinghun’s eyes narrowed slightly. From that one exchange, he could tell Ning Jiang’s strength surpassed Gu Huaying’s. ’But that’s not enough to make me reconsider,’ he thought. ’No matter how strong Ning Jiang is, he can’t possibly be my match.’

He stomped his foot, his body streaking toward Ning Jiang like a flash of light.

Gripping his Thunder Dragon Sword, Ning Jiang leaned forward and shot forth like an arrow loosed from a bow. The distance between them closed in an instant. When they were less than thirty feet apart, they attacked simultaneously.

Ning Jiang with his sword, Chu Xinghun with his finger.

”Sword Suppressing Sun and Moon.”

”Meteor Finger.”

As Chu Xinghun pointed, a massive fireball shot from his fingertip like a meteor. The air became scorching hot, just like the searing flames generated by a real meteor burning through the atmosphere.

The power of this Meteor Finger surpassed even his Shattering Star Finger. Not even an expert at the Earth Martial Realm Peak could have withstood this blow.

But Ning Jiang’s sword aura seemed capable of sundering anything in its path. It sliced the Meteor Finger right open, though the sword aura’s power was depleted in the process.

”Hmph. Let’s see how many moves you can block.”

Chu Xinghun snorted coldly. His fingers flicked, a blur of countless afterimages. Balls of light shot from his fingertips like a volley of meteors, filling the corridor in a beautiful yet deadly meteor shower.

Sharp sword auras erupted from Ning Jiang’s body, enveloping him completely. Achieving the state of Man and Sword as One, he cleaved through all the Meteor Finger Qi and appeared before Chu Xinghun in a flash.

”Sword Decides Life and Death!”

Ning Jiang slashed out, activating the fourth form of the Divine Sword Technique.

This was his Decisive Killing Sword. Even Kings as powerful as Ao Wubian had been wounded by this very strike.

’Not good.’

Chu Xinghun’s pupils contracted violently. He felt the immense danger radiating from the attack. ’I never thought Ning Jiang could unleash such a terrifying sword strike!’ he realized. If he had looked down on Ning Jiang before, this one attack proved that Ning Jiang was now powerful enough to be his equal!

”Ning Jiang, I’ll let you witness my true power.”

Chu Xinghun let out a long cry as a terrifying energy erupted from within his Dantian. A brilliant light burst forth from it, as blinding and dazzling as a star.

”It’s the Power of Stars!”

Gu Huaying’s expression changed as she watched.

The reason Chu Xinghun was so powerful was that his birth had triggered a celestial phenomenon, imbuing his body with a terrifying Power of Stars.

This Power of Stars had always been his trump card, and now Ning Jiang had forced his hand.

”Meteor Finger!”

He pointed his finger once more. This time, however, the Meteor Finger was infused with an astonishing amount of the Power of Stars, making it several times stronger than before.

Standing in the distance, Gu Huaying felt as if all the air in the corridor was being forcefully expelled. She could hardly breathe.

”Using the Power of Stars in front of me? You’re showing off your paltry skills before the master.”

A mocking smile touched Ning Jiang’s lips. ’In my previous life, I cultivated the Myriad Stars Flying Immortal Technique and mastered the Power of All Heavens and Stars. When it comes to manipulating the Power of Stars, I am the original master. Chu Xinghun’s little tricks are beneath my notice.’

”Great Mixed Cave Technique.”

Ning Jiang made a grasping motion with his hand, and a black hole materialized in his palm, swallowing the meteor whole.

Chu Xinghun snorted and was about to channel the Power of Stars for another attack.

”Hm?”

Suddenly, his expression changed. He felt the Power of Stars within him growing faint, slipping from his control. It even felt as if it was about to tear itself free from his body.

’What’s going on?’

The discovery stunned Chu Xinghun. The Power of Stars had always resided within his body, under his complete and perfect control. Yet now, it felt as though it was slipping away.

”What did you do?”

Chu Xinghun’s gaze snapped toward Ning Jiang. He wasn’t a fool; he knew this had to be Ning Jiang’s doing. He just couldn’t fathom how it was possible.

”What if I told you I am the Master of Myriad Stars, and all the stars in the heavens are mine to command? Would you believe me?” Ning Jiang asked, a faint, unreadable smile on his face.

”Nonsense.” Of course, Chu Xinghun didn’t believe him. He struggled with all his might to control the Power of Stars, jabbing his fingers toward Ning Jiang several more times.

A tyrannical wave of stellar energy flooded the entire corridor.

However, Ning Jiang simply shook his head. With a light grasping motion, he caught the Power of Stars that Chu Xinghun had just unleashed, holding it right in his hand.