Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 204 - 172: Seizing the Immortal Slaying Sword! _2

Chapter 204: Chapter 172: Seizing the Immortal Slaying Sword! _2

Xie Wenren feared that the Dragon King of the Jing River, in his attempt to kill the fleeing Pei Yuanjing, might accidentally kill him as well. Therefore, he immediately aimed his bow and arrow at Pei Yuanjing who was running towards him, determined to shoot Pei Yuanjing dead if he came within twenty meters.

"Although the civilian houses up ahead offer some cover, they slow down my escape, no matter!"

Pei Yuanjing, looking at the dark depth of the Fallen Dragon Pit’s civilian dwellings, sensing something hidden inside, thus changed his direction again, continuing to run towards the right where the pit’s dwellings had been flattened, all to escape the Fallen Dragon Pit sooner.

"Damn it, that scared me to death!"

Xie Wenren breathed a sigh of relief, but Pei Yuanjing was still extremely nervous. In his desperate scrambling and crawling, he finally reached the boundary on the right side of the Fallen Dragon Pit, just as the lightning chased after him!

"Li Ping’an, we’ll see about this!"

At this moment, Pei Yuanjing felt both joy and anger. Joyful because he could finally escape the Fallen Dragon Pit without being killed by the Dragon King of the Jing River and Li Ping’an, but angry because he had lost an arm in the process yet hadn’t killed Li Ping’an. Although his own realm had improved, the perfect condition of his body had been damaged, which would inevitably affect his future cultivation. It could truly be said that he had lost his wife and his troops in this escapade!

Nevertheless, he had no regrets. His own realm was about to reach that of a Terrestrial Immortal, his master, Zhuge Junchen, would naturally find a way to reattach his severed arm. Meanwhile, Li Ping’an would have to face the pursuit from Flame Cloud Sect and Minister of the Household Cen Wenjin. Losing twice yet gaining once, he considered it like losing two deer to gain a tiger, overall, he felt he still came out ahead!

Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana was unaware just how formidable the dual Formation Barriers of the Fallen Dragon Pit were. Seeing Pei Yuanjing about to escape to safety, he couldn’t help but raise his head and say anxiously to Li Ping’an, riding high above on the Dragon King of the Jing River:

"Little brother! Why aren’t you chasing him? If you let Pei Yuanjing escape, you’ll constantly be hunted by Flame Cloud Sect in the future!"

Li Ping’an, confident in his plans, replied:

"No rush, let’s toy with him a bit more! I want to see if his so-called genius can save his life!"

Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana also knew that Li Ping’an wouldn’t likely let Pei Yuanjing escape, so he didn’t speak further.

"Li Ping’an, I think you’re even more arrogant than Pei Yuanjing! If Pei Yuanjing escapes from here, then I’ll have no choice but to kill you!"

Xie Wenren came here specifically to kill both Pei Yuanjing and Li Ping’an, but the idea of Li Ping’an letting Pei Yuanjing go was beyond his expectations!

"Huh? What’s going on here?"

Hiding in a secretive spot, Xie Wenren saw Pei Yuanjing run to the boundary of the Fallen Dragon Pit. It appeared that as he stepped out with his right foot, it was as if he stepped on something transparent and slippery, his right foot continuously slipping, although he couldn’t see clearly what that thing was.

"Strange!"

At this moment, Pei Yuanjing, dripping with sweat from nervousness, thought he had escaped to safety. However, no matter how he walked, he couldn’t step beyond the Barrier. In his anger, he used both his fists to punch and the Immortal Slaying Sword to chop, but he could not break the invisible Barrier in front of him!

"Li Ping’an!"

Filled with desperation, Pei Yuanjing, after several attempts, finally gave up, turned around, and glared furiously at Li Ping’an. Though he only spoke a name, he very much wanted to find out from Li Ping’an what was going on!

"Hahahaha! You little beast! Did you think I would let you go? Let me tell you, the Formation Barrier will not vanish until you die today!"

Hearing Li Ping’an’s triumphant laugh reverberate within the Barrier, Pei Yuanjing was infuriated beyond words, but he no longer had time to argue with Li Ping’an, because he had run to the boundary of the Barrier. The Dragon King of the Jing River, warned by the idea, meant that Pei Yuanjing, who had unwittingly triggered the dual Formation Barriers, was now marked for death by the Dragon King of Jing River!

Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana, Xie Wenren, and Pei Yuanjing watched as the Dragon King of Jing River’s body began to tremble violently. Trying to please Li Ping’an, he promptly threw his dragon head into Li Ping’an’s hands. Li Ping’an, based on the last spell-casting state of the Dragon King of Jing River, aimed the dragon head toward the sky, where it immediately shot two sharp beams of light into the clouds.

Under Li Ping’an’s control and with the cooperation of the Dragon King of Jing River, the lightning from the clouds transformed from a single bolt into two, three... five... countless bolts striking simultaneously!

Pei Yuanjing still wanted to escape, but the descending lightning began to spread out, constantly squeezing his space for evasion.

"..."

Pei Yuanjing leaned against the barrier, looking right where lightning blocked the way, peering left to see a net of lightning forming, and then looking ahead as dozens of bolts of lightning struck down one after another!

At this point, Pei Yuanjing fell into complete despair. Nonetheless, as a cultivation genius, he reacted quickly. Desperate to survive, he recalled the Five Elements concept where Earth overcomes Thunder, just like Li Ping’an did last time. He swiftly drew a few holes beneath his feet with the Immortal Slaying Sword and dove into them, attempting to save his life!

"Hahahaha! You’re quick on the uptake, but I’ve been prepared for you! Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman!"

Li Ping’an, calm and collected, pulled out a Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman and stuck it on his Hundred Plays Steel Rod. He swiftly swung it towards the spot where Pei Yuanjing had dived in. He dropped the talisman quickly onto the ground above where Pei Yuanjing had entered. Li Ping’an no longer bothered with creating a fire mudflow; he simply wanted to blast Pei Yuanjing with earth thunder, thus directly shouting:

"Explode!"

With a thunderous boom, comparable to the Thunder Method of the Dragon Clan, a loud sound erupted from the ground. Simultaneously, the spot where Pei Yuanjing was hiding was blown into a deep pit, revealing his hiding place as soil was blasted into the air!

"Li Ping’an, you beast! If you want me dead, I won’t let you live either. I’m going all out against you!"

Seeing there was no place to hide, with several bolts of frightening lightning striking towards him and survival hanging by a thread, Pei Yuanjing risked it all. He immediately infused his mana into the Immortal Slaying Sword, bracing himself to intercept an incoming bolt of lightning!

With a crisp crack, Pei Yuanjing managed to block the bolt with the Immortal Slaying Sword, but his arms were already numb from the shock prior to this. After this bolt, his entire arm, through the sword, was struck with the lightning and he completely lost control of the Immortal Slaying Sword, it was about to slip from his grasp!

With a thunderous explosion, another bolt of lightning struck, hitting the Immortal Slaying Sword that was about to fly out of Pei Yuanjing’s hand!

"Ah!"

Pei Yuanjing screamed in agony, he and the Immortal Slaying Sword being struck by the lightning and slamming against the barrier, before being bounced back and crashing harshly onto the ground.

Upon looking at Pei Yuanjing again, his entire upper body’s skin was blackened, charred, and smoking. Except for his eyes being able to move, there wasn’t a patch of unharmed skin on his upper body. Had the Immortal Slaying Sword not absorbed more than half of the lightning’s power during its release, he would have been killed on the spot!

"Hehehe! Darling, you’re mine now! Hahahahaha!"

Having secured a total victory, Li Ping’an rubbed his hands together greedily looking at the Immortal Slaying Sword that had fallen beside Pei Yuanjing, immediately employing the Art of Object Control to summon the sword to fly towards him.

But just as the sword started to rise, it had barely moved half a meter before flying back towards Pei Yuanjing:

"Li Ping’an... this is... my... Life-bound Magical Instrument... you can’t take it away..."

"Why do you claim the Immortal Slaying Sword is yours?"

"Because... engraved on the... hilt... is my... name... I still need it... to regroup and recover..."

After hearing this, Li Ping’an sneered and questioned:

"Why would you engrave your name on my Immortal Slaying Sword?"

"Li Ping’an... you thug... If I lose the Immortal Slaying Sword... I can’t face returning to the Flame Cloud Sect..."

"So you finally understand what I used to be!"

With that, Li Ping’an employed the Art of Object Control, pulling back and forth incessantly with Pei Yuanjing, who was mentally controlling his Life-bound Magic Treasure.

"I used to live as a bandit! Also, do you think you can survive tonight and return to the Flame Cloud Sect? If it weren’t for my fear the Dragon Clan Thunder Method of the Dragon King of the Jing River might damage my Immortal Slaying Sword, you would be dead already! Go!"