Divine Brilliance

Wrapped up between numerous threads, a flame was crashing and surging within, burning at the Red Spider Threads from within.

The red sword energy stabbed into that invisible wall, giving out pu pu sounds, but she was unable to completely pierce through.

Xuanyuan Yiren at that moment bit her lower lips until they broke, her face was white as snow and she felt really weak. The golden needles stabbed in the major acupoints of her body had started to shake.

But her two eyes which looked like cold stars were still shining like knives, filled with determination.

Yuan Ding acted helplessly, shaking his head. At the top of his head a moon rose and gave out a cooling glow. It suppressed the flames surrounding Xuanyuan Yiren by a large amount.

Just as he was about to speak, his brow furrowed, looking towards the south.

“The aura of that Ren Qianchou disappeared? How quick..”

At that moment he realized that something wasn’t right and his eyes changed, filled with shock, not understanding.

Ren Qianchou’s aura didn’t disappear because he concealed it after settling the matter, it had totally disappeared from his spiritual sense cleanly, without anything left and no signs.

A moment ago it had exploded out, but a breath later there were no signs of it.

At the same time another aura appeared and disappeared right away, stunning him.

Doubt entered Xuanyuan Yiren’s eyes and she felt a little anxious.

“Senior Brother! No matter whether that Ren Qianchou is dead or alive, the situation there has ended. Are you still not letting me go? Are you trying to make me hate you for the rest of my life?”

“This…” Yuan Ding instantly hesitated and didn’t know what to do. Just as he was doubting himself, his face changed, an astonishing look appeared in his eyes and took in a deep breath.

“Who is that? What strong killing intent!”

Suddenly realizing something, Yuan Ding solemnly shook his head, “I’m sorry, Junior Sister! Since he made that person personally act, some accident must have happened. This person is a habitual killer and if he goes crazy, although I can control him, I might not be able to protect you. Junior Sister should just wait here peacefully until the dust settles..”

Xuanyuan Yiren was startled, and in the next moment her expression changed. “That crazy man came? Hundred Thousand Blood Li Yunhong from Yunxia Mountain?”

“That’s him!” Yuan Ding nodded slightly, his expression really complicated, but he smiled helplessly, “But he has changed his name, you should call him Li Yaling!”

Xuanyuan Yiren didn’t say anymore, her teeth gritted tight. She suddenly took out a red pill from her Heaven and Earth bag, popping it into her mouth before Yuan Ding could react.

In just a moment, a pale red color rose on her face. Her porcelain-like skin actually showed blood vessels tearing open.

Her sword strength grew by several times. Just a few swords and eighty percent of the threads were cut open. That invisible pillar also seemed to have started burning up.

Yuan Ding’s mouth was agape behind her, it was too late even if he wanted to stop it. After a short while he laughed bitterly, “Little Burning Energy Pill, why did master give it to you? Junior Sister, why are you doing this? With Li Yaling here, how can Zong Shou have any chance of surviving? Even if you rush, over you wouldn’t be of help and would instead lose your life..”

Seeing Xuanyuan Yiren not care, Yuan Ding thought about it for a while before making a decision, contracting the cage by half. He flashed and came beside her. He opened his sleeves and a ball of cold Yin spirit power surged forth. He stretched out numerous vines to try and wrap around Xuanyuan Yiren.

His eyes were still fixed on the south in curiosity.

That Deceitful Sword, Mist Sword, and Rage Sword were all famous for years, and weren’t weak. The former had comprehended the strength of the martial path and could break through to Martial Ancestor Realm. Who knew who it was that stepped out? To actually deal with the three of them so quickly…

He also felt unfortunate, to anger that Hundred Thousand Blood Killer Li Yaling, Zong Shou was really unlucky.

That maid of Xuanyuan Yiren’s was most probably dead.

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Within the forest sixty miles away, Li Yaling’s head was covered with sweat beads. His blood sword slashed diagonally to be able to block the path of the silver bear, only to see a silver glow appear in the middle of the silver bear’s brows.

Li Yaling once again retreated quickly, desperately heading into the forest. The blood sword glow once again stabbed out, barely pushing away that silver cone.

His field of sight was totally covered by Zong Shou’s shadow and a gleaming cold sword.

It was really sharp, ferocious to the extreme. As it entered his sights, it was inches away.

A purple lightning glow and in that moment the tip of the Lightning Tooth Sword seemed to become the only light source within the forest. The dusk in the sky and the moon that hadn’t faded seemed really dim.

It was like the entire world was only left with that sword.

Li Yaling’s eyes were wide,the vein in his left wrist exploded as blood lashed towards the sword like it had a mind of its own.

The sword flashed out and with a light ding, just as the sword was about to pierce into his skull, it was deflected to the side. In the next moment the sword flowed like a waterfall, slashing back. The blood image seemed to have gone crazy, looking like it was going to chop the half-monster teen in front of into a million pieces.

Zong Shou smiled in pity, making a hand sign with his left hand. A mist rose and covered his body. The sword image also became really illusionary and uncertain while the blood sword started to hesitate.

Just as his body was about to be drowned by that blood light, the Black Wave Sword pierced forth once more.

Stab in diagonally from the most unexpected angle , the sword strength was indiscernible and gave one the idea that this sword was even more deceitful than Ren Qianchou’s!

That bloody sword image suddenly halted. Li Yanling scoffed coldly and backed off once more, coincidentally avoiding the silver giant bear charging at him. The tip of his foot lit up as he flew up, and numerous sword lights charged down crazily.

Only then did Li Yunniang recover from her shock, but she was stunned once more as she watched, dumbfounded.

Those two images rose and shifted left and right, the speed that they were moving at extremely quick. In just a short moment, they had switched attack and defense sides several times.

Li Yaling’s sword attacks were simple and direct, purposely designed for killing. Although there were not many changes, they were much more ferocious and difficult to block than other more exquisite sword techniques.

Zong Shou stood in front of the bloody sword shadow, like a boat in front of raging waves as he went up and down along with the waves, showing no hesitation at all, allowing that sword light to smash onto him, but he didn’t allow the boat to have any danger of capsizing.

Using spiritual techniques and sudden sword techniques, sometimes controlling the swords, sometimes controlling the spirit beast. He was always able to forcibly suppress the killing intent of Li Yaling at the most suitable time.

It seemed like that blood sword was being wrapped up by numerous locks, unable to fully display its might.

Looking at how Zong Shou was totally unfazed, and his carefree body, Li Yunniang’s fists clenched tightly once more.

Even before, when Zong Shou killed the three of them in a few breaths, it didn’t shock her as much as right now.

Not because of her Out of Body spirit master cultivation, but because this Gantian Mountain Prince could actually fight with a talent seen by the world as extraordinary, a shoe-in to get to the Ascended level. In their battle, with both sides going all out, he was not on a back foot.

At that moment, her impression of Zong Shou had totally changed, the useless and cowardly impression from before was gone.

There was only the casual waving of the purple lightning sword, the overbearingly deceitful sword, the viciousness when he killed Ren Qianchou. There was also that disbelief and impossible strength. All of it were meshed together and imprinted in the deepest parts of her mind.

That face was still just as handsome and also really delicate. In her eyes he didn’t feel weak any longer.

He was using soft to counter hard, on the insides of the gentle cover was absolute sharpness.

The moment it shone, it would send a chill down the spine.

She couldn’t help but step forwards, hearing a cold scoff. As she looked over, Lian Fan was watching her with cold eyes.

He didn’t bother about the intense battle in front of him, his hand wielding a sword as he stepped in front of her, unmoving.

Li Yunniang frowned, and heard a “keng” collision of two swords. She immediately turned her attention back to the battle situation.

The two of them were going neck and neck, each of them retreating frantically. Zong Shou stood on top of a branch and looked down. Li Yaling backed off by two hundred feet as he half-knelt on the ground.

“What good sword technique, what great technique. Be it your martial path or your sword driving technique they are terrifyingly strong, you didn’t disappoint me!” Li Yaling smiled arrogantly, a wound torn open on his face, but instead he was really excited, “My estimations were wrong. Killing you can make up for ten thousand, no, twenty thousand! Killing you, I can comprehend the intent of the killing sword!”

Zong Shou shook his head and didn’t reply, his eyes solemn. A killing intent which was long overdue burned in his chest like a flame.

Although he didn’t support this fool’s character, his strength was undeniably great. This was the first real opponent he’d had since he came to this world.

As that Li Yaling spoke, his head turned towards the side. His smile slowly disappeared, coldly scoffing, “It actually is a Xuanwu Emperor. Hehe! Prince, your father really takes good care of you! Looking at the situation they wouldn’t keep staying still. Those Blazing Flame Mountain people are useless. My partners, three Martial Ancestors and four Xiantian peaks, actually couldn’t hold on for such a short time. Forget it, we don’t have any more time. This sword will decide victory or defeat!”

Zong Shou spiritual sense could feel that a strong aura was rushing over. However Li Yaling’s suggestion was exactly what he wanted.

His lips rising up, Zong Shou didn’t hesitate and nodded slightly, his sword pointing down. “Ok! This sword will decide our life and death!”