Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 355 - 299: The Death of the Knife Demon_1

Chapter 355: Chapter 299: The Death of the Knife Demon_1

"You sure have a sharp tongue."

Li Zhetian’s eyes were filled with gloom as he looked up and down at Li Xuan, "If it weren’t for that magical instrument on you, you would have been slain by me long ago!"

He had just sensed a wondrous power emanating from Li Xuan, which had allowed Li Xuan to demonstrate a level of combat capability far exceeding his expectations.

This had even caused a hint of danger to emerge within Li Zhetian’s thoughts.

It must be some kind of magical instrument, but he was still unsure of its location on Li Xuan’s body and what exactly it was.

It seemed like two supreme magical implements, yet also not quite.

"At my age, with my level of cultivation, how could I possibly contend with you, Li Zhetian, without relying on some external aid?"

Li Xuan was in fact quite curious about where the power he used to slay Zhang Zhaoyuan came from, but he knew that now was not the time to investigate this.

He chuckled gently, completely uncaring of Li Zhetian’s words, "So, you can’t even defeat me when I’m borrowing strength from foreign objects. Do you really deserve the title of ’Knife Demon’?"

Li Zhetian stood with his sword, seemingly revealing no emotion. But Li Xuan could feel his focus and murderous intent intensify in an instant, it was icy cold and severe enough to freeze one’s spirit and shatter it.

Li Xuan’s primordial spirit was also under tremendous pressure.

In the past, such pressure from strong cultivators would have been shouldered by Yu Hongchang. But now, he had to face it himself.

Luckily, the scroll of "The Song of Integrity" and the Wenshan Seal on his body both possessed incredible power in resisting the onslaught and repression of divine consciousness.

Over five thousand ’pseudo-confucianists’ from Taoism could also share the pressure for him.

In addition, there was an unfathomable unknown force that absorbed and dissipated part of it for Li Xuan.

This allowed Li Xuan to maintain his relaxed demeanor, "You know, you look just like a blustering jackal right now—"

Ding!

Just as Li Xuan was uttering the word ’jackal’, a multitude of sparks exploded around Fumo Vajra, accompanied by a dull metallic resonance.

The destructive force tore through everything, even the Ancestral Master Hall, the most central structure within the Shangqing Palace, could not withstand it. The courtyard walls crumbled inch by inch, and the ground was slashed with intersecting blade scars. The protective array in this area was also being slowly torn apart by their power.

Li Zhetian couldn’t lock onto Li Xuan’s position temporarily, nor keep up with his superconductive style. His Void Yi failed to crush Li Xuan’s spirit, so he simply attacked the ’Fumo Vajra’ blocking the entrance.

He knew this was an act of venting his anger, aside from causing Li Xuan to lose a considerable wealth, it wouldn’t contribute to the outcome of their battle.

But this unexpectedly worked as a distraction. Li Xuan cared greatly for the Fumo Vajra. Around this organ puppet, they exchanged over twenty blows in a single breath.

Li Xuan didn’t confront him head-on, he skirmished around him instead. Once he felt in danger, he relied on his Superconductive Style to escape. The puppet only defended and didn’t attack, using its sturdy Fumo Shield to withstand Li Zhetian’s Heavenly Sword.

However, due to Li Xuan’s pestering, less than one percent of Li Zhetian’s heavenly power could actually be used against the Fumo Vajra.

The space between the two was filled with sparks and afterimages of sword lights. Every strike of Li Zhetian could inflict severe damage on Li Xuan’s relatively weak flesh. But the HaoYi formed by over five thousand ’pseudo-confucianists’ could shake Li Zhetian’s vitality and spirit, aggravating his internal injuries in every direct confrontation.

Just ten breaths later, Li Zhetian’s eyes suddenly constricted, and the flame of rage in them seemed almost physical, "Are you using me as a whetstone?"

At this moment, Li Xuan was using Li Zhetian’s power to sharpen his own sword technique. This proved to be extremely effective. Li Xuan’s progress in the Dao of the sword was even observable to the naked eye. Most notably, his speed became faster with each passing moment, fully showcasing the mystifying aspect of the Huandian Knife, like lightning, like a phantom.

Moreover, the chilling cold power mixed within, this HaoYi, the ice and thunder, had perfectly merged together. Every time they clashed, Li Zhetian would feel bone-chilling cold and his vitality would stiffen.

But what was most astonishing was Li Xuan’s sword speed.

Under the influence of the unknown power, not only his Superconductive Style, but even his sword speed was gradually catching up to Li Zhetian’s, faintly showing signs of being on par.

The battle between the two had unknowingly escalated to the truly ’heavenly level’. Not limited to the Dao of the sword and physical strength alone, spirit, flesh, momentum, and even the manipulation and control of the mysteries of the heavens and earth—they were utilizing every power they could muster to the extreme.

That is the root of the rapid growth in Li Xuan’s sword Dao.

Boom!

Li Zhetian transformed his sword into a hundred feet long blade. A giant Void Sword descended from the sky.

At this moment, he was so humiliated that he could not control his anger. His unrestrained attack turned into a blades’ light that was capable of slicing everything, swaying across all directions.

"And so what?"

At this moment, Li Xuan didn’t retreat, instead, he advanced. He swung the ’HaoYi’ formed by over five thousand pseudo-confucianists from Taoism, and incorporated it into his sword technique.

And this sword stroke was ’I will mount a long wind some day and break the heavy waves, and set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea’.

Amidst the deadly barrage of blades, Li Xuan surged upstream, earnestly seeking each flaw and opening in his strikes. His Huandian Knife was like quicksilver spilling on the ground.

At the same time, the Fumo Vajra used the Fumo Sword for the first time in this battle, coordinating with his sword technique to launch a counterattack.