Blind Spot
Chapter 565: I love you facing death

Chapter 565: I love you facing death

What is called a war, in reality, victory or defeat is concentrated on just over a hundred people.

Each master’s breakthrough or fall would cause substantial changes in the battle situation.

"This time in the battle, we must pay attention to the Qingmu Sword Sect. Yao Chengli was injured last time and his injuries should not have healed, yet he dares to come back to fight again... There must be a fallback plan. If we rashly attack..." Elder Long, following the rules, spoke first to analyze the situation.

Because of his superior strategies, he would normally be the one to analyze the battle before it began.

"Let me do it," Huo Qingkong suddenly interrupted him and stepped forward on his own.

Suspended in the air, he stepped toward the enemy camp through the cold and icy wind.

"This boring game should also come to an end," he said.

The brows of the other three people furrowed slightly.

Kui Ling and Elder Long found Huo Qingkong’s actions somewhat disrespectful and arrogant.

Taoist Qingyang, on the other hand, had doubts in his heart.

According to the timeline, Huo Qingkong has just started the Good-Evil Fusion, and it shouldn’t be completed yet. Moreover... no one knows the effect of the Good-Evil Fusion, not even the Demon Emperor who was doing it for the first time.

Looking at Huo Qingkong’s state at this moment, something seemed off...

All eyes were drawn to Huo Qingkong, who had walked out alone.

"I am already tired of such uninteresting games," Huo Qingkong’s voice spread through the high sky, clearly piercing through the wind and snow, reaching the camps on the opposite side.

"I stand here, you can join forces against me," he said in a deep voice. "One-on-one or a group, formations or whatever, come and try to kill me..."

"How arrogant!" Yao Chengli, the vice-head of the Qingmu Sword Sect, leaped out, holding a sky-blue glowing longsword, his robe shimmering with starlike, splendid blue specks.

"Today, I will make you understand..."

Yao Chengli’s body was layered with countless True Yuan force fields, the protection reaching the utmost level, pointing at Huo Qingkong as if he was about to start cursing.

But in an instant, a shadow silently appeared beside him.

"Void Step."

Schlick!!!

The layered True Yuan force fields, stacked hundreds of layers high, were sliced open in that moment.

A dark sword tinged with blood red sliced unimpeded across Yao Chengli’s neck with force.

A head flew off, its face still retaining expressions of disbelief, astonishment, anger, and confusion.

Huo Qingkong stood behind him in the void, holding a longsword that gleamed with a dark sheen and blood light, slowly turning around.

In his hand, a jade pendant inlaid with large purple beads was being squeezed, softly cracking under the strain. This was the trump card the opposition had prepared to play.

"Next?"

"Kill!"

In an instant, the remaining two Elders of the Qingmu Sword Sect, with a mix of shock and rage on their faces, ascended to take action simultaneously. They needed to retrieve Yao Chengli’s body in time—if done promptly, his body could still be retrieved without resulting in death.

The Yuheng Sect Master also drew her Golden Life Flame Sword, eyeing him with predatory intensity.

Blue Sword Light and Rainbow Sword Light shot out from the peak of the mountain, seemingly trying to beat the Faceless Sword Sect’s support and eliminate Huo Qingkong first.

The terrifying speed and power that could erupt instantly must have been enormously taxing; this was the best opportunity to resolve the enemy swiftly.

The dense sword lights completely enveloped Huo Qingkong. A high-level master of this caliber being attacked by others, along with the suppressive presence of the Yuheng Sect Master, no one beneath the heads of the Four Sects could guarantee a safe exit.

But...

Huo Qingkong raised his hand and waved it forward.

Black and red sword light suddenly shot out in an Instant Prison method, scattering the converging sword lights coming from ahead and slamming fiercely into the opposite snow-capped mountain.

The two Elders who tried to resist were immediately sent flying back, spitting blood.

Clang.

The Yuheng Sect Master swiftly drew her sword, blocking the black and red sword light. With a slight flick, she dispersed and vanished it.

Her eyes coldly fixed on Huo Qingkong. That man with a single flash and one sword had cut someone in two, with no one able to match him.

’He’s gotten stronger again... We can’t go on like this... This man must be eliminated quickly!’ her mind raced.

"Retreat!" she yelled abruptly.

This battle had been lost by them.

The Qingmu Sword Sect and Yuheng Sect’s forces retreated. Huo Qingkong wanted to pursue, but Taoist Qingyang stopped him.

"You can’t break their sect’s grand formation. What we’ve achieved now is sufficient," said Qingyang solemnly.

"..." Huo Qingkong forced a slight smile. The Good-Evil Fusion was still proceeding within his body; every swing of his sword, every word he spoke, every step he took, for him, was a torturous ordeal.

Yet, as time went on, this pain was gradually easing.

And his cultivation was soaring rapidly.

Now, he was at the pinnacle of the Eighteen Seals, on the cusp of entering the Nineteen Seals, a threshold that other Elders might never cross in their lifetime. But for him, it was as easy as eating and drinking, effortlessly surmounted.

When he flew back to his original formation spot, he suddenly saw Elder Kui Ling, who had been left to guard the formation.

"It seems it’s been some time since I last saw Bai Lu. Elder Kui Ling, do you know where your white deer is now?" he asked suddenly.

Kui Ling never expected him to suddenly take an interest in her foster child.

"He’s doing well. He had an epiphany while outside and is in closed-door cultivation. The sword intent I placed on him has not signaled any trouble. He has also sent back a message before."

"Is that so... that’s good..." Looking at the beautiful and curvaceous Kui Ling, Huo Qingkong suddenly felt a surge of malice in his heart.

He thought: If I kill Kui Ling now, could it bring Bai Lu back, eliminating future troubles once and for all? Save everything?

Perhaps, Bai Lu had already sensed the danger, which is why he hadn’t returned to the sect.

Huo Qingkong was tired of acting within so-called frameworks.

The rules of the sect, the unwritten rules of the Four Sects, the rules of sword fighting... everything was about rules...

Such a life was meaningless.

There were many times when following a different approach could greatly improve efficiency and resolve matters straightforwardly.

But instead, due to these rules, one had to go round and round, entering a dead end.

If this antiquated Panguang could act according to his own will, the Sword Sect wouldn’t have developed so slowly! Nor would the world have to face such calamities?

"It looks like my nephew apprentice is a bit tired; why not go back and rest for a while?" Kui Ling, noticing that something was amiss with Huo Qingkong’s complexion, spoke up to offer comfort. "You’ve made great contributions today and have expended a lot of energy. We will inform the sect master on your behalf."

"Alright... I will head back first." Huo Qingkong’s expression remained unchanged as he withdrew his gaze.

By this point, even he wasn’t sure just how much his power had increased.

With no comparison and no reference, Yao Chengli, who was previously his opponent, couldn’t withstand a single sword strike from him now.

Although the Yuheng Sect Master had blocked the sword light, they hadn’t truly crossed swords, so the outcome remained unclear...

Somehow though, he had a peculiar feeling.

That feeling told him that any attack on him would not be able to unleash its full strength.

It was a strange sensation; his body hadn’t undergone any changes, but the thought naturally emerged in his mind.

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Two months later...

The Sea of Black Mist.

On Origin Island, the black fog slowly dissipated, the cracks vanished, the prism lights faded, and apart from the trees and soil being frozen into layers of ice, everything else remained unchanged from a year ago.

Li Chengyi floated up gently, looking up at the now much quieter Sea of Black Mist.

The integration with the Floral Dress was finally complete.

And now, it was time to end everything once and for all.

His Seven Spirit Holy Technique had also reached perfection, and all that was left was to acquire the Thousand Face Sword Canon and confront Huo Qingkong.

After integration, the Floral Dress had completely evolved into the Divine Flower Gourmet.

The information feedback from the Mark of the Evil Flower now indicated that upon the first time wearing the Divine Flower Gourmet, all changes will be fully initiated.

The newly revealed information was vast.

Especially the summoning function, which required careful consideration.

Beyond that, upon the final integration, the Flower Language Technique merged into a unique one.

Once wearing the Divine Flower Gourmet, all previous Flower Language Techniques would become ineffective, and instead, combine into a single Flower Language Ability.

This was why he hadn’t immediately donned the Divine Flower Gourmet; although the power of that single Flower Language Ability was incredibly terrifying, in terms of functionality and versatility, it was far less convenient than using the various Flower Language Techniques separately.

’Next, I’ll go back and see. It’s time to bring an end to everything.’

Li Chengyi accelerated with a leap, suddenly flying out of the periphery of the black fog surrounding Origin Island.

His strength had now reached Seventeen Seals; his foundational techniques were perfected; the Divine Flower Gourmet integration was complete, and his overall power had reached an unprecedented level.

Seventeen Seals alone naturally wouldn’t be enough to overpower True Fire Powerhouses from the Four Sect, but with the significant boost from the Divine Flower Gourmet, things were different.

Beyond that, he had a feeling in his heart...

A special feeling...

It was as if this feeling was telling him... any attack with evil intent upon him would see half of its effect turned into energy that aids in regenerating health, stamina, and wounds.

In the Sea of Black Mist, Li Chengyi flew past one floating island after another, gradually freeing himself from the joy and relaxation in his heart, as his focus shifted to the increasingly desolate environment outside.

’Hmm? What happened to all those demons from before??’ A doubt arose in his mind.

All the demons were gone, and the floating islands were covered in frost.

The temperature was at least fifty to sixty degrees below zero.

Soon, Li Chengyi accelerated forward, flying over the boundary of the Sea of Black Mist. The outpost of the Faceless Sword Sect lay below, equally shrouded in white, eerily silent.

The outpost’s middle-aged Taoist was wrapped in a thick cotton robe, sitting with his disciple by the entrance of a cave, quietly chatting by the fire.

Li Chengyi’s brow furrowed; something felt off.

He gazed into the distance.

The landscape afar was also cloaked in a dazzling snow-white cover.

’It’s not supposed to be snowing at this time of the year...’ he thought with a chill in his heart.

’It seems that the great calamity triggered by Huo Qingkong is about to erupt sooner than expected... Is it because of my arrival, stirring up variables?’

Li Chengyi felt heavy-hearted.

’I must resolve the source quickly, or if the Faceless one re-emerges, this world might be destroyed.’

With those thoughts, he sped past the outpost, rocketing towards the Faceless Sword Sect.

From the border to the Sword Sect outpost, he occasionally looked down, but all he saw was land covered by layers of ice and snow.

Farms couldn’t be planted, houses couldn’t bear the weight and some had collapsed.

And it was still only autumn; all this starkly defied the natural laws of the seasons.

Before long, he saw the Sword Sect outpost from afar. He suppressed his sword light and lightly landed on the Leap Platform, steadying himself.

"Brother Bai Lu!! You have finally returned!" The two Disciples guarding the place instantly recognized him, and with great joy, greeted him with a bow.

"Hmm, is Brother Huo here?" Li Chengyi went straight to the point.

"Brother Huo is still participating in the Four Sect battle, and Elder Kui Ling has gone as well," one of them quickly replied.

"My mother went too? Where is the Four Sect battle taking place?" Li Chengyi frowned.

"At the Martial Song Mountain Range."

"Good!"

With a flash of sword light, he took off into the sky again, heading into the distance.

He had to hurry; if the calamity erupted, it would be too late for regrets.

If before the integration with the Divine Flower Gourmet he had little confidence, now...

With that terrifying strength in hand, nothing seemed to be a problem in his eyes anymore.

So.

This world, he was determined to save!