Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 187: Confronting Xia Hongbo

Chapter 187: Chapter 187: Confronting Xia Hongbo

"Su Luo is here?"

Apart from Su Luo, he had never seen anyone else conjure fireballs out of thin air. Hence, the moment Xia Hongbo realized this, he instantly charged out.

"Boom!"

Just as Xia Hongbo rushed out, the vehicle he was sitting in exploded, turning into a ball of firelight.

Only the Xia Family expert who had been communicating with him barely escaped, but he too was severely injured by the aftermath of the explosion, covered in blood.

Xia Hongbo was furious.

He scanned his surroundings with extreme caution.

"Patriarch Xia, no need to look any further, I’m right here!"

Su Luo appeared right in front of him, his gaze cold, his voice carrying an unprecedented level of aloofness.

Xia Hongbo immediately looked towards Su Luo, and upon confirming Su Luo’s location, he felt a sense of relief in his heart, then his anger blazed: "Su Luo, how could you be so ruthless? I will slay you!"

"Ruthless my ass," Su Luo couldn’t help but curse, "You lead people to hunt me, and you expect me to be soft-hearted and merciful? Go to hell."

"You’re courting death," Xia Hongbo burst out violently.

And this time, he did not charge out empty-handed but drew a soft sword from his waist the moment he charged. The soft sword swung in the air, generating Sword Qi, and with Inner Strength infused into it, the sword suddenly became rigid and seemed indestructible.

"Slash!"

Xia Hongbo wielded the sword toward Su Luo, the Sword Qi coming at Su Luo even before the sword reached him.

The sword in his hand was a treasured heirloom of the Jinling Xia Family, passed down from ancient times. Normally a soft sword, it could be worn like a belt, easily carried on the body, but once Inner Strength was infused, it would become an indestructible blade in an instant.

This was something he took out from his home after seeing Su Luo’s Great Luo Immortal Gold Sword Embryo, which could enhance his combat power and was not used lightly on ordinary days.

However.

Far from being frightened or scared, Su Luo scoffed at this.

If it was his Qi Refinement Realm True Qi contesting with a Martial Arts Grandmaster’s Inner Strength, he might not have enough confidence, but if it was a competition of weapons, Su Luo was not afraid at all.

He drew the Great Luo Immortal Gold Sword Embryo.

He slashed with his sword as well!

Sword Qi formed out of nowhere, carrying the sound of tearing through the air, colliding with the Sword Qi released by Xia Hongbo, instantly exploded, creating shockwaves and kicking up dust.

This caused a slight change in Xia Hongbo’s expression.

He was a Second-Grade Peak Martial Arts Grandmaster, yet his Sword Qi could not overpower Su Luo in a head-on clash, but was instead broken by Su Luo’s Sword Qi?

"Die!"

Although Xia Hongbo was shocked, he was extremely enraged and, brandishing his sword, he quickly advanced, directly slashing at Su Luo’s neck.

He tried to behead Su Luo with a single strike!

Upon closer inspection, his strike was formidable; the body of the sword was filled with condensed, undissipated Sword Qi, exploding layer upon layer like the overlapping waves of the sea, becoming more powerful and unstoppable as it progressed.

This strike was the display of Xia Hongbo’s lifetime of swordsmanship, and he was very confident.

In contrast, Su Luo intended to block with his sword?

To Xia Hongbo, this seemed as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot, utterly laughable!

But.

The next instant.

The expression on Xia Hongbo’s face suddenly froze.

He saw that his family’s peerless soft sword, upon colliding with Su Luo’s still embryonic-like weapon, had its once indestructible, iron-cutting, hair-splitting blade snap into two.

It was cut in half by Su Luo’s sword!

How could this be?

Xia Hongbo was utterly stunned.

However, Su Luo’s strike did not stop there; after cutting the soft sword, it continued towards Xia Hongbo’s neck, sending a chill down his spine, a hint of death in the air.

If he were truly hit by Su Luo’s strike, he would undoubtedly die.

Xia Hongbo broke out in a cold sweat, his scalp went numb, and he immediately retreated explosively; even so, he was still grazed on the shoulder by Su Luo’s sword.

Suddenly, a deep, bone-deep blood mark appeared on his right shoulder.

Blood poured out from within, trickling down his right shoulder, staining his entire right side dark red.

"Hiss!"

The pain from his shoulder swept through his nerves, causing Xia Hongbo to involuntarily draw in a breath of cold air.

But Su Luo had not the slightest hesitation; she was already raising her sword to strike once more, leaving Xia Hongbo no choice but to react without delay.

He spread his fingers and swiped downward, and layers of inner strength piled up, pressing down like a mountain as they charged towards Su Luo.

However, Su Luo simply lifted her hand and threw a punch, with the momentum of a thunderclap and lightning strike, forcibly blasting it away.

Seeing Su Luo’s bravery, Xia Hongbo’s face changed again and again.

How was this guy even stronger than when he was in the tea house?

In a head-on fight, he was actually no match for Su Luo?

No.

It was that sword!

Xia Hongbo immediately realized that Su Luo’s sword was exceptionally sharp. He didn’t know what material it was forged from, and although it wasn’t even a real sword, it could easily cut through his family’s heirloom blade, making him reluctant to clash directly with Su Luo’s sword.

He could only dodge.

And that put him at a disadvantage.

One wrong move, and the whole game was lost!

Xia Hongbo felt extremely frustrated!

After several exchanges, Xia Hongbo tried to seize an opportunity to take Su Luo’s sword or knock it away, so he could use his own strength to overwhelm Su Luo.

But the final outcome was that he tried to steal a chicken only to end up losing his rice, as another deep, bone-deep blood mark appeared on his right arm, nearly severing the limb.

Xia Hongbo’s face turned even uglier.

"Su Luo, what kind of hero are you, relying on a sword? If you have the ability, discard your sword and fight. If you can win against me then, that will be true skill," Xia Hongbo said, resorting to reverse psychology, hoping that the individualistic heroism common among young people of Su Luo’s age might present him an opportunity.

Initially, Xia Hongbo was just testing.

But unexpectedly, Su Luo actually stopped and threw the sword embryo she was holding outwards, the tip stabbing into the ground, while she stood with bare fists and watched him coldly, "Even without this sword, I can still kill you."

"Go to hell," Xia Hongbo said with joy upon seeing Su Luo discard the sword embryo. Enduring the pain and injury of his right arm, he leaped forward, his fists flying out simultaneously towards Su Luo with a crushing force.

Inner strength roared, bringing an extremely terrifying might.

This was the full display of his second-grade peak Grandmaster strength, unleashing everything in a single effort.

Without the enhancement of that sword, he did not believe Su Luo could defeat him.

However,

Su Luo simply dodged and did not face the attack head-on.

At the same time, there was a smile on her face.

Only... that smile seemed somewhat odd.

What exactly was odd about it?

For the moment, Xia Hongbo couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

But in the next instant, Xia Hongbo suddenly felt an immense sense of crisis, which didn’t seem to come from Su Luo. Where was it coming from?

Before Xia Hongbo’s attack could land, he was already filled with dread.

"Something’s wrong."

Xia Hongbo felt his inner strength suddenly dissipating.

What was happening?

He looked down...

Unbeknownst to him, Su Luo’s Great Luo Immortal Gold Sword Embryo had already pierced through his chest.