Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 986 - 986 9 Miracles Really Do Happen 2-in-1_2

Chapter 986: Chapter 9: Miracles Really Do Happen [2-in-1]_2 Chapter 986: Chapter 9: Miracles Really Do Happen [2-in-1]_2 The man who had spoken earlier had a look of despair in his eyes that could be seen through his mask. His newly formed unity of man and sword carried unstoppable momentum, but it was a pity that he lacked the strength to sustain it, leading to its disintegration as he fell straight down from the sky.

Before he even hit the ground, he had already been dismembered into eight pieces by other Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace experts—since they already had one person playing dead on the ground, they couldn’t afford to give the enemy the same opportunity!

A proud laugh came from within the demonic fog, “You scoundrel, don’t think Grandpa Jiang heartless. Just go ahead first, and once I’ve sent your two brothers to join you, you won’t have to worry about the loneliness on the road to the underworld. Isn’t it delightful to travel the nine springs together with your brothers?”

“Absolute Blade, truly cruel and vicious!”

“Jiang Changhai, come meet your fate!”

As an enemy fell, the battle between both sides grew fiercer, calls and fights resounded, becoming more intense.

Suddenly, with a muffled ‘clang’, a Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace expert staggered back, passing by the body of his feigned-death comrade without the slightest hesitation.

Fearing that he might step on the body of his already deceased brother.

However, a cruel look appeared in the eyes of the masked pursuer, who approached with his sword like a maggot on bones, relentlessly chasing down his target.

This reaction was expected, but to their surprise, the masked man suddenly changed the direction of his sword mid-strike, slashing toward the throat of the man on the ground. The trajectory of his sword was aimed to not only slice through the throat but also to sever the head from the body.

The Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace expert who had retreated in anger rushed forward to block and defend, “He’s already perished. Why can’t you even spare his corpse?! Are you even human?”

His grief and indignation were genuinely from the heart.

Because only a few close by knew the trick of the feigned death, and this man was not in the know.

But his reaction gave the masked opponent the mistaken impression that ‘the man on the ground must indeed have been poisoned to death,’ and cackled wickedly, “The man’s dead; what does it matter if I strike his body with one or two more sword strokes? Fighting over a corpse is the height of folly!”

Since he was already in the upper hand, and seeing that attacking a corpse could throw the other side into even greater disarray and emotional turmoil, he of course seized the opportunity to maximize his advantage.

So in each subsequent exchange, he would casually make a swipe at the ‘corpse’ on the ground.

And the Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace expert, in his efforts to protect his brother’s ‘corpse’, found himself increasingly flustered and angry, his eyes turning ever more bloodshot as he cursed repeatedly, “Despicable! Shameless! Despicable! Shameless!”

The more the expert cursed, the more enthusiastic his opponent became; clearly, it was done with the intention to enrage him further and then strike a fatal blow to end the battle.

However…

When his opponent once again carelessly slashed at the ‘corpse’, not waiting for the other to defend and protect, the ‘stiff body’ on the ground suddenly leaped up and with a swift sword strike cut off the hand of the man holding the sword.

Blood sprayed everywhere.

The once proud and complacent victor was now replaced by nothing but an instinctive, earth-shattering scream and a look of disbelief.

The ‘corpse’, having seized the advantage, pressed on with another fierce sword strike.

In an instant, a head soared into the sky!

The Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace expert, who had been driven to frantic desperation with bloodshot eyes, was stunned, still swearing, “Despicable! Shameless!”

But the opponent was already dead, killed by his own comrade who had feigned death earlier. This…

After a moment of shock, the expert came back to his senses and, looking at the ‘corpse’ now laughing at him, couldn’t help but feel his eyes well up with tears. He thought for a moment and then continued cursing, “Despicable! Shameless!”

But this time, he cursed with a smile, for he was cursing at his own comrade.

No matter the result of the battle, this lad had even fooled his own side. He was certainly despicable, certainly shameless. How could you not curse him?!

The two men, one cursing and the other being cursed, exchanged smiles and joined another battle group with their swords.

In the midst of these sudden turns of events, the Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace now clearly had the upper hand.

Several fighters who were free from engagement joined Dong Tiesong’s battle group to combat the formidable enemy, and the tide of the battle turned in an instant.

This also corroborated Dong Tiesong’s sagacity from his extensive experience in the martial world. If it weren’t for Dong Tiesong’s decision to engage the strongest opponent with all his might from the start, preventing any distractions to his fellow fighters, the Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace would have likely suffered two or three casualties on the spot by now.

Now, however, they were on the verge of complete victory.

And this was even without Feng Yin and Dong Xiaoyan lifting a finger, or rather, without the need to.

Seeing the battle quickly turning in their favor and nearing an end.

But whether it was Feng Yin and others, or every person still fighting, they all knew it wouldn’t end so easily.

Their own strength was entirely clear, and it was utterly illogical for the enemy, who had laid plans in advance, to send a force that was approximately similar or even slightly weaker in overall strength to intercept them.

It was unthinkable and utterly impossible!

As Feng Yin and the others pondered, the sound of whizzing clothes tearing through the air resounded incessantly.

From the slopes of both sides of the canyon, another dozen or so black-clothed masked men leaped down.

The leader laughed heartily, “Indeed, the experts of Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace are formidable as expected, truly sharp!”

Another muffled ‘thud’ sounded like a command signal, and the remaining ten or so masked men engaging Cloud Palace fighters attacked fiercely and rapidly retreated.

The Cloud Palace side did not pursue either, for it seemed that the main enemy force had arrived, or at least that this was a significant arrival. Without listening to what they had to say, and probing into the depths of the enemy’s strength, after such a fierce battle, catching a moment’s breath was also good, wasn’t it!