Chapter 1572: His Determination and Resolve
Chapter 1572: Chapter 1572: His Determination and Resolve
Watching Gai Huangji walk towards the Sword Soul, Mu Hanyan quietly gripped the sword hilt.
Although exchanging blows with Ao Fangchen earlier had consumed all her Qi, Mu Hanyan was surprised to find her recovery speed was tens or even hundreds of times faster than before. In just a short time, she had already recovered half. If she guessed correctly, this was likely related to the Sword Soul.
Of course, with just fifty percent of her Qi, clearly she wasn’t Gai Huangji’s match. But the Sword Soul was too important to her; she absolutely couldn’t watch it fall into someone else’s hands. No matter what, she had to make a desperate attempt!
"Dragon Break, Sword Slash!" Just as Mu Hanyan was about to make her move, Wei Xiaotian suddenly leaped into the air, charging towards Bo Xuanji again.
Seeing Wei Xiaotian’s actions, Mu Hanyan was slightly surprised. With his injuries, this was a death mission. Yet there was not a trace of hesitation on his face, only resolute determination. This Wei Xiaotian was a far cry from the despicable person in her mind who would do anything to achieve his goals.
"Clang..." Another crisp sound echoed as Wei Xiaotian was once again knocked back by Bo Xuanji’s sword, spitting out blood.
"Do you not value your life!" Ao Fangchen supported Wei Xiaotian, giving him an elixir.
"We cannot let them get this Sword Soul, or else a great disaster will befall the Holy Court!" Wei Xiaotian spat out more blood, but his expression grew even more determined.
"Is this Sword Soul really that important?" Ao Fangchen couldn’t help but ask.
"Uncle Wu Chen’s Wuchen Sword also comes from the same Sword Soul." Wei Xiaotian had no time to explain too much. Without the Holy Master’s permission, he dared not reveal this secret to others and so simply said this one sentence.
But this one sentence was enough. Ao Fangchen had suffered under Jian Wuchen before, and he knew the power of the Wuchen Sword. Upon hearing this, his expression became extremely serious.
He had been considering retreating if necessary because living to this age wasn’t easy. Dying like this wasn’t worth it, but now he knew that he couldn’t retreat. No matter what, he couldn’t let the Sword Soul fall into the hands of the temple!
"Ao Shi, Dust Destruction!" Ao Fangchen shouted, charging towards Gai Huangji, with Wei Xiaotian close behind.
Gai Huangji and Bo Xuanji unleashed their Sword Force, knocking the two back once more.
But neither of them paused for a moment. As soon as they steadied themselves, they raised their swords and charged again.
Once, twice, three times... The sound of swords clashing continuously echoed, and within a moment, the four had exchanged over ten blows.
Finally, after another crisp sound, Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian both fell to the ground. Both were covered in blood, not just spitting blood from their mouths, but even blood slowly seeping from their noses and ears.
Already heavily injured and repeatedly wounded, not only were their internal organs shattered, but even their meridians were breaking.
However, their reckless attack wasn’t in vain. Gai Huangji and Bo Xuanji’s faces also turned pale, and their chests heaved, indicating they too had suffered some internal injuries.
After all, although Bo Xuanji had been promoted to Sword Saint, he couldn’t compare to those Saints. If Wei Xiaotian hadn’t been injured, Bo Xuanji wouldn’t have been his match. As for Gai Huangji, although aided by a Magic Artifact, its power was limited, and he couldn’t unleash his full potential.
Despite having the upper hand, Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian demanded a price.
"I’ll kill them, you go take the Sword Soul!" Gai Huangji finally grew impatient, his gaze murderous as he spoke to Bo Xuanji.
"Yes, my lord!" Bo Xuanji replied and headed towards the Sword Soul.
As he walked, Bo Xuanji took out a Magic Artifact, shaped like a Palace Lantern, exuding an ancient aura with a faint yellow glow. In the Holy Soul Illusion Realm, these powerful Sword Souls could be discovered by fate and comprehended independently, but taking them wasn’t easy. The Palace Lantern-like Magic Artifact in his hand was specifically for acquiring the Sword Soul and was his ancestor’s relic.
Seeing the murderous intent on Gai Huangji’s face, Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian’s expressions became even more solemn.
"Divine of darkness, grant me the sacred power to imprison all evils... Lifeless Prison!" Gai Huangji suddenly chanted, and within a few meters, the air twisted like an invisible cage enveloping Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian.
Mu Hanyan’s heart shook. She remembered the last time Gai Huangji fought Fen Qianji; he used this move too. If not for Fen Qianji risking severe harm to use Divine Prison Refining Fire, he wouldn’t have been a match.
But wasn’t breaking the Seal barrier with a Forbidden Technique necessary to use Lifeless Prison, borrowing Heaven and Earth Power from the Divine Continent? Mu Hanyan looked up, but didn’t see the drastic changes that occur when the Seal breaks.
Seeing the black mist like flames around Gai Huangji and his face aging ten or twenty years in an instant, Mu Hanyan understood. He was using a strange and mysterious art similar to the Blood Sacrifice Technique, sacrificing lifespan to forcefully use Lifeless Prison.
"Lifeless Prison!" Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian clearly also knew this powerful temple strange technique, their expressions changing drastically.
The two exchanged a glance, and suddenly, each spat blood. With the blood burning, they also forcibly increased their strength with the Blood Sacrifice Technique.
"Ao Shi, Dust Destruction!" Ao Fangchen shouted, facing Gai Huangji.
Using the Blood Sacrifice Technique, his combat power increased significantly. Despite his serious injuries, this sword still held the power of destruction.
Mu Hanyan now understood that her previous success in injuring Ao Fangchen was merely luck. If he hadn’t been so overconfident and used this sword right away, she wouldn’t have had a chance to enter the Heaven and Earth Sword Heart and would have been gravely injured under his sword long ago.
With one sword strike after another from Ao Fangchen, Gai Huangji’s Lifeless Prison couldn’t imprison him for the moment.
"Dragon Break, Sword Slash!" Wei Xiaotian seized this opportunity, flying out from the gap in the Lifeless Prison, attacking Bo Xuanji again.
"Wei Xiaotian, considering the generations of friendship between your family and the Bo Family, I didn’t want to kill you. But since you insist on courting death, you leave me no choice." Bo Xuanji said, drawing his longsword and mercilessly stabbing.
"Poof!" The cold sword edge pierced directly under Wei Xiaotian’s ribs, through his back.
Bo Xuanji was slightly taken aback. Wei Xiaotian didn’t dodge or parry his thrust at all, instead letting himself be pierced, or rather, he had thrown himself onto Bo Xuanji’s longsword.