Chapter 191: Fierce Battle
Chapter 191: Fierce Battle
Under the light of the full moon.
Fang Xing gazed at the three Grandmaster-level cultivators approaching him: "Five Elements Old Ancestor, Fire Yu True Person... and a Grandmaster from the Wansheng Sect. How nice of you to come and die together."
"Hmph... You're just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet you dare to be so arrogant!" Lei Jing Meng's body was surrounded by a halo of lightning, making him seem like a living god of thunder: "I've killed False Dan True Persons during my Foundation Establishment days... We're from a top-tier sect, and our true inheritances are far superior to those of rogue cultivators or small sects."
Lei Jing Meng's words made Fire Yu True Person's face turn pale.
Fang Xing nodded, gazing at the battlefield below.
Lu Ying True Person was struggling to maintain a Five Elements Sword Array, already clashing with the first few False Dan True Persons from the Five Elements Sect.
Although she could hold on for now, once the Five Elements Sect's disciples formed a battle array and attacked, she would likely fall behind. Fang Xing smiled slightly.
"Your time is almost up, yet you still dare to smile..."
Fire Yu True Person conjured a brown, earthenware bowl in front of him - his famous "Hunyuan Bowl". The bowl emitted a layer of light, protecting him.
It was clear that cultivators who had reached the Grandmaster level were no fools.
Fang Xing was rumored to have killed a Grandmaster from the Wansheng Sect during his early days. Regardless of whether this was true or not, his strength was the weakest among the three Grandmasters, making him the most dangerous.
Moreover, sword cultivators excelled at single, swift strikes. If they missed, they could retreat quickly.
Fire Yu True Person naturally wanted to protect himself.
"You three are coming to die willingly, and the Five Elements Sect's army is about to arrive. Once I take care of you... this great opportunity will fall into my hands, and I'll be the one laughing!"
Fang Xing let out a long roar, and his rusty sword flashed out!
A dazzling sword light, like lightning, split the night sky!
In an instant, the sword light divided into three, each striking the three Grandmasters with incredible speed!
The extremely condensed sword energy made Five Elements Old Ancestor's expression change: "Indeed, this is the legendary sword art that can kill False Dan True Persons with a single strike!"
Five Elements Old Ancestor didn't use any magical tools, instead, he simply raised his hands, and a layer of colorful light appeared.
The Five Elements cycle flowed, unceasing and unbroken, and somehow managed to block the sword energy.
On the other side, Lei Jing Meng lazily raised his hand, unleashing the third stage of his "Bing Fire God Thunder" divine ability.
The thunderous flames destroyed one of the sword shadows.
For Grandmaster-level cultivators, mastering several third-stage divine abilities was only natural.
As a member of the Lei department, Lei Jing Meng had an abundance of lightning techniques at his disposal.
Compared to the other two Grandmasters, Fire Yu True Person's expression was grave. He swept his sleeve, injecting a crimson, fire-like Grandmaster true energy into the Hunyuan Bowl.
This managed to stabilize the bowl's tremors.
However, the light screen in front of him had already thinned to a mere layer.
Fire Yu True Person's forehead was covered in cold sweat: "This person's rumored ability to kill Grandmasters might not be an exaggeration..."
Just then, Fang Xing had already merged with his sword, appearing before Fire Yu True Person. A sword aura, accompanied by thunder, struck down!
In a battle, one must always target the enemy's weak points!
Fang Xing's sword struck down in an unusual arc, causing the Hunyuan Bowl to cry out in despair. The light screen shattered, and a sword intent entered Fire Yu True Person's spiritual sea, momentarily stunning his Grandmaster-level spiritual awareness.
The sword light flashed again, ready to strike down Fire Yu True Person.
A loud thunderclap!
A burst of blue lightning appeared, like a giant hand, pressing down on Fang Xing.
Fang Xing could have ignored his own safety and killed Fire Yu True Person, but as a sword cultivator, his defense was weak, and he would certainly be heavily injured!
Compared to killing a single Grandmaster, his own life was more important.
He withdrew his sword and struck again!
The sword intent, under the heavens, split the blue lightning hand in two!
Lei Jing Meng was both astonished and relieved.
The astonishment, of course, came from Fang Xing's innate talent, which seemed to be a carbon copy of Chu Kuangtou from the past.
His relief stemmed from the fact that the Celestial Sword Sect was a sect of sword cultivators. The more talented the disciples, the less they were coddled and protected. Instead, they were pushed out to temper their skills against the world, often encountering setbacks and even losing their lives in the process.
Even so, the Celestial Sword Sect remained unwavering in its approach, living up to its reputation as the most stubborn sect of sword cultivators.
Naturally, the sect did offer some protection to its disciples. In a situation like this, where a Foundation Establishment cultivator kills a Core Formation cultivator, the sect would undoubtedly mobilize all its resources to exact revenge if they found out afterward.
But now that the Myriad Phenomena Sect was already at war with the Celestial Sword Sect, what was there to fear? It was only natural to crush and kill the geniuses of their enemy, especially those with higher cultivation levels.
"Indeed, this boy is formidable, but for us Core Formation cultivators in the middle stages, he's still manageable..."
The Five Elements Old Ancestor laughed heartily. The five-colored robe on his body shimmered and expanded rapidly, resembling a giant five-colored bowl that flipped over and covered everything beneath it.
"The 'Five Elements Robe' of the Five Elements Sect, capable of forming the 'Five Elements Mystical Traceless Formation' instantly on the robe itself. What a rare sight to behold."
Lei Jing Meng smiled faintly.
Although he was only in the early stages of Core Formation, he was, after all, a true disciple of a Nascent Soul sect. In terms of strength, he was almost on par with the Five Elements Old Ancestor.
With their combined efforts, they would surely be able to slay Fang Xing. "When dealing with sword cultivators, the first priority is to restrict their escape routes... and the second is to break their sword."
Lei Jing Meng kept performing hand seals, chanting incantations as he did so.
Around him, bolts of cyan and crimson thunderous lightning gathered, each representing one of the five elemental attributes.
Jia Wood Divine Thunder, Bing Fire Divine Thunder, Wu Earth Divine Thunder, Geng Metal Divine Thunder, and Ren Water Divine Thunder...
The convergence of these five types of Yang-attributed thunderous lightning created a dazzling display of colors, as if they carried the might of the heavens themselves!
"Go!"
Lei Jing Meng pointed, and the Five Elements Yang Thunderous Divine Might descended with a boom!
At that moment, Fang Xing was restricted by the Five Elements Mystical Traceless Formation, unable to evade. However, a smile appeared on his face as he swung his sword to meet the attack. "This Yang Five Thunder is impressive, and it doesn't seem like a demonic technique at all..."
In the cultivation world, the distinction between the righteous path and the demonic path was not always clear-cut.
Not all cultivators of the demonic path relied on corpse mountains and blood seas to practice their evil arts.
While such practitioners were more common among the demonic path, there were also powerful individuals who dedicated themselves to meditation, striving to overcome their inner demons.
These latter cultivators often became the hegemons who united the demonic path!
Swish!
Fang Xing's sword flashed, and he executed a set of Five Elements Sword Art. Suddenly, the sword light turned soft and gentle, with the metal element restraining the wood element, and the wood element restraining the earth element...
The Five Elements sword light clashed and collided with the Five Elements thunderous lightning, creating a cacophony of explosions...
The stray lightning and sword energy that escaped were enough to make Fire Yu True Person feel like he was facing venomous snakes and scorpions!
Fang Xing unleashed his Sword Intent, and the Five Elements Yin Sword descended, ultimately shattering the Five Elements Yang Thunder.
Within the lightning, there was also a purple thunder cone treasure, resembling a venomous snake as it fought fiercely against the Rusty Sword.
After a brief exchange of moves, Lei Jing Meng's expression changed, and he recalled his thunder cone treasure. To his surprise, he found a grain-sized chip on it. "Impossible!! My Purple Thunder Cone is forged from ten thousand years of thunder crystal..." He glared at Fang Xing. "What kind of material did you use for your flying sword?"
"Just some scrap metal," Fang Xing replied casually.
With a swift swing of his sword, accompanied by the sound of thunder, he appeared before Lei Jing Meng in an instant.
Lei Jing Meng's face twisted in shock, and he transformed into lightning, appearing on the other side in the blink of an eye.
"Thunder Escape Technique? Indeed, the Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning departments all have excellent cultivation techniques."
Upon witnessing this scene, Fang Xing couldn't help but sigh.
The strength of this clone he had created in the cultivation world was barely at the peak of the early Core Formation stage.
Now, trapped within the formation and facing the siege of three Core Formation cultivators, he was starting to feel overwhelmed.
Moreover... if he couldn't end the battle quickly, his allies below would suffer a crushing defeat.
After a brief exchange, Fang Xing realized that among the three Core Formation cultivators, one was a weakling, while the other two possessed remarkable skills that he couldn't overcome in a short time.
Unless... he called for reinforcements!
"Kill!"
With a loud roar, he summoned the power of the Celestial Sword, the light so dazzling that it seemed to blind everyone around him.
As the sword energy howled and surged, engulfing the three Core Formation cultivators, a silver light flashed within the Five Elements Mystical Traceless Formation, and a figure clad in bone armor appeared.
"Hmph!"
Fang Xing's main body snorted coldly, and the Buddha Relic between his eyebrows shone brilliantly, emitting a terrifying martial will.
A ghostly head appeared on the hilt of the sword in his hand, and both the sword and the ghostly head unleashed a powerful mental attack that struck Fire Yu True Person's sea of consciousness.
Whoosh!
Fang Xing's main body and the ghost-headed sword became one, and the ghost-headed sword, a low-grade treasure, shone brilliantly. Empowered by his Golden Core's energy, the sword light exploded, slicing through the Hunyuan Bowl and, in the same motion, cleaving Fire Yu True Person in two!
Crack!
Fire Yu True Person's face was frozen in shock, a bloody line appearing on his forehead and extending downward across his nose and chin...
And then, his body split in two.
(End of Chapter)
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