Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 258 - 251 Second Time Down

Chapter 258: Chapter 251 Second Time Down

He didn’t know how long this state would last, but the hunger welling up from the depths of his heart was growing stronger and stronger.

The piece of meat lying on the ground was still there, and he was starting to lose control over himself, glancing at it more often than he should. This feeling made him very uncomfortable.

This shouldn’t be a normal phenomenon.

With that thought, he quickly took out the green fish lantern and placed it over his stomach. Instantly, the cool light seemed to penetrate his heart, significantly reducing the hunger.

"Indeed... it’s not normal hunger..."

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Swish!

A red sword mark flashed and vanished.

A distinct straight line lingered in the air, slowly fading away after a long while.

The night moon cast a faint silver glow.

A blood-colored figure with long, lion-like red hair floated on the breeze, reaching down to his waist.

In his hand, he held a blood-red longsword, his whole body with long arms and a thin waist, his eyes devoid of pupils, showing only whites.

Umph...!

Black panthers with snake tails slowly emerged from the surrounding woods, emitting threatening growls as they looked at the dismembered stag with two heads lying in front of the figure.

"Hey.... hahaha....." The blood-colored figure suddenly burst out laughing, somewhat hysterically.

He raised the Blood Sword in his hand.

"Heart Eye Sword Path... Heart Technique!"

No sooner had the words fallen than his figure appeared behind a black panther, leaving a trail of afterimages and an almost inaudible sound of a sword cry in the air.

That was the sound of flesh being instantly split.

The black panther suddenly stiffened, then, with a rustle, fell apart, its body splitting in two and collapsing to either side. Strangely, not a single drop of blood flowed from its body.

The rest of the black panthers became enraged, furiously pouncing toward the blood-colored figure. They spewed out streams of green poison from their mouths, creating green toxic clouds that shot toward him.

At the same time, the snakes on their tails spit out venom, striking from unexpected angles.

"Red Flower Chorusing!"

With a slight clang!

Paralyzing, stiffening sound waves spread out, causing all the black panthers’ movements to slow briefly.

The figure suddenly emitted a red line from his body, which flashed like lightning in a circle, passing fleetingly over all the oncoming black panthers.

In an instant, all the black panthers hit the ground, not standing firmly but falling over, their bodies neatly bisected yet without any bloodshed. The toxic clouds and venom were also cleaved in half by the red line, sprayed around without touching the figure.

The blood-colored figure took a deep breath, clutching the longsword, as a rich layer of bloodlight appeared on his body and the sword. After persisting for a moment, the bloodlight slowly faded.

Afterwards, the figure continued walking deeper into the woods as if without purpose, soon vanishing into the dark depths.

A moment later, two more figures appeared abruptly at the scene full of carcasses. They were a young man and woman.

"It’s the confusion from ’Lost Truth’ having an effect, but under normal circumstances, he should have run out of energy and come to his senses quickly, right?! What exactly are these snake-tailed panthers...." The young man with a square scarf looked serious.

"I don’t know... We’ve only just come in ourselves, and there might still be a lot we don’t understand," the woman said seriously, "After all, the information given to us by Uncle Master before his death was too scant. This area is our regular operational range, so let’s first see what the deal is with this sudden newcomer and how strong his cultivation is before we make a decision."

"Okay!"

The two quickly began examining the carcasses at the scene to determine the level of the killer.

The figure of the Red Leaf Sword Master floated high in the distant sky, overlooking everything below. From his perspective, he could see the blood-colored figure with the long red hair calmly advancing into the depths of the forest, all living beings he encountered being cleaved in two by his sword.

"A Demon Path Cultivator? His energy has lasted six days now, and he hasn’t run out yet?" He frowned slightly.

After careful observation, he understood.

"According to the normal situation, his energy should be depleting, but now, it seems he can absorb something to replenish his energy through slaughter."

"Master, do you need to notify Jamal?" A transparent humanoid shape appeared beside the Red Leaf Sword Master.

"The Four Emperors haven’t gathered for a long time."

"No need, he’s someone I’ve been personally cultivating, without interference from others," the Red Leaf Sword Master said without even looking at him. "I’ll handle it personally."

"You..."

"Are you afraid I’ll consume him?" The Red Leaf’s head did not move, but his eyes slowly shifted to look directly at the transparent shape.

"Subordinate dares not..." The transparent humanoid quickly bowed his head in fear.

"Don’t worry, I and the others have been cultivating our own seedlings together, naturally I won’t destroy him lightly..." said the Red Leaf Sword Master indifferently.

"Go and call Salinado over..."

"Salinado?! But that guy is...!" The transparent shape suddenly choked, seemingly in disbelief, "It will devour this fellow!"

"Do you question my decision?" The Red Leaf Sword Master’s eyes grew colder, exuding a bone-chilling intent.

"No... I dare not...."

With a whoosh, the humanoid form shrank into a bright streak, like a television suddenly turned off, and then completely disappeared.

The Red Leaf Sword Master, however, continued to watch the figure below.

"Let’s see just where your limits lie..." he murmured, his eyes gleaming strangely.

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Clink...

Clink...

Clink...

A series of rhythmic, clear sword sounds kept spreading, and where the sound reached, all living creatures with blood, those close by exploded, while those farther away seemed to flee rapidly, as if they had seen some terrifying creature.

In the depths of the Linhai forests, the figure with blood-red hair advanced rapidly, with all the startled creatures retreating slowly amidst the bizarre sword sounds that issued from him now and then.

Suddenly, the figure came to an abrupt stop as his pupil-less eyes slowly looked up toward the slightly fish-belly white sky.

The clouds were ethereal, dense, and dark, like enormous heavy cotton blankets covering the sky above the earth.

The wind grew stronger, lifting leaves from the forest floor, and they continually took flight.

The figure’s blood-red hair fluttered in the wind, rising high behind him.

Seemingly having found nothing, the figure slowly lowered his head and continued moving forward.

All of a sudden, the sky darkened dramatically as a massive, elephant-like hoof tore through the clouds, aiming straight for him.

The massive hoof was tens of meters thick, like a colossal stone pillar plummeting from the sky.

Boom!!!

The huge hoof landed heavily in the area where the figure was, covering a radius of dozens of meters around him.

All the trees within that span were crushed with a thunderous collapse, and the ground caved in violently, with dust and debris shooting out like bullets in all directions, toppling the surrounding trees instantly.

A circular gap appeared in the Linhai, with turbulent airflow and collapsing trees, the colossal hoof standing like a pillar between heaven and earth.

After all the dust had settled, the figure with the blood-red hair was also revealed.

He held a sword in both hands, standing in front of the massive hoof, narrowly missing being trampled, by the skin of his teeth.

Huff...

He exhaled deeply, lifting his head to reveal a face that was identical to Lin Xin’s.

The expression that flickered on this face was one of extreme savagery and a blood-thirsty nature.

"Heh... hehehehe...!"

Shh!!

The Red Flower Sword gleamed as it was firmly held in both hands and suddenly chopped onto the massive hoof in front of him.

Clang!

The white hide, as tough as steel, made a crisp sound like that of metal.

The tip of the sword lifted.

With a ring, it only left a faint white mark on the white hide.

But the massive hoof struck out like lightning.

Bam! It slammed into Lin Xin, who couldn’t dodge in time.

He was sent flying like a cannonball, creating a straight path through the woods as he broke through continuous giant trees, sending leaves rustling loudly.

Soon another huge hoof descended from the sky, relentlessly aiming for Lin Xin once more.

Boom!!!

Another vast footprint appeared in the center of the Linhai, with the blast of air curling outwards in all directions like an explosion.

A cloud of grey dust rose, blurring visibility in the forest for a time.

All was quiet once again.

The Red Leaf Sword Master looked down from on high, a tinge of disappointment in his eyes.

"It’s over... What a pity, such a gifted seedling," the translucent figure beside him sighed softly.

"To be stepped on directly by Salinado, even the Bai Que could not withstand it..." He glanced at the back of the Red Leaf, "Does the master not feel regret?"

"Perhaps," the Red Leaf Sword Master closed his eyes, releasing the ring he had been caressing in his hand. "So many people die every day that I’ve forgotten what regret feels like."

"Let’s go," he said as he turned and flew off into the distance.

The translucent figure also sighed softly and swiftly followed.

At that moment:

Hum...

A sudden intense heat surged up from below.

Right in the second deep pit made by the massive hoof, a burst of red glow suddenly lit up.

The Red Leaf duo stiffened, swiftly turned around, and looked below.

The red glow enveloped and engulfed the massive hoof, turning instantly into blood-red flames with a roar.

Boom!!!

The sky-high flames spread up along the hoof, consuming it.

"Red Flower Sword Path... Qilin!!"

A deep voice emanated from amongst the dust and smoke.

With a flash of red light, a figure with a blood-red gleaming sword appeared, his body wrapped in liquid that resembled blood, his hair like flaming fire waving in the breeze.

The blade slashed downwards!

With a thunderous crash, his body’s flames suddenly transformed into a ferocious, unknown beast’s head, biting at the massive hoof.

The flames crackled as they burned through the trees, soil, and stone, but none of that could compare to the howling from the gigantic beast’s head, which was as large as the hoof and moved with incredible speed, clamping onto the surface of the hoof.

Bang!!!

Roar!!!

A pained roar echoed from the sky as the hoof hastily retracted back up, but not before a massive gash was torn open in it. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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