Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 854 - 854 814 The Man in Black

854: Chapter 814: The Man in Black 854: Chapter 814: The Man in Black From a distance, the figure of Dongfang Cheng could be seen staggering forward, his body lurching from side to side as if he could topple over at any moment.

His face was swollen, and his eyes were squeezed into narrow slits by the swelling, barely able to make out the figure of Lu Chuan.

Upon seeing Lu Chuan, he breathed a sigh of relief and desperately ran towards him, aware that within all of Forest City, only Lu Chuan could save him now.

Witnessing this, Lu Chuan immediately felt a surge of rage.

Suddenly, a black figure appeared in the distance, slowly walking towards Lu Chuan.

“Young Master Lu, I’ve come for you.

Did you bring the Divine Tree branch with you?”

He asked with a cheery laugh, walking downwind and towards Lu Chuan with an air of nonchalance.

Lu Chuan gazed at the approaching figure and said, “The Divine Tree branch is on me.

If you want it, come and get it.

I’m afraid you don’t have the ability, though.”

“Very good, it’s better that you’re carrying it.

I wouldn’t want to have to search for the Divine Tree branch after killing you.

So, prepare to die!”

His tone was flat, as if he was pronouncing Lu Chuan’s death sentence, walking toward Lu Chuan with utter disregard, his steps exuding supreme confidence.

Lu Chuan walked towards him as well.

Li Xunying quickly stepped forward and helped Dongfang Cheng to the side, sitting him down before administering a Hemostasis Pill.

“Big brother, let’s join forces to deal with this guy quickly and settle this trouble, then hurry back.”

“Dongfang Cheng has some serious injuries that need treatment.”

Lu Chuan looked back at Li Xunying and said, “You take him to rest, and leave the rest to me to handle.”

“Can you handle this guy alone?

He looks very confident, and his strength must be extraordinary.”

Lu Chuan merely shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, “I’ll spar with him first.

If things go wrong, I’ll call for you, and then you can make your move.”

Li Xunying nodded reluctantly, pulling out some white cloth from his bosom and started bandaging Dongfang Cheng’s wounds.

Lu Chuan walked towards the other party and asked indifferently, “State your name, let me know who you are.

I’d rather not slay an unknown.”

“My name is Duan Qianluo.

You may not know me, but I’ve long heard of your great reputation.”

“Duan Qianluo…

I truly don’t know you, but that won’t prevent me from drawing my sword and slaying you.”

Lu Chuan gripped the Soul Terminating Sword and walked slowly towards Duan Qianluo.

Both seemed calm as water, but in reality, they were both suppressing surging waves, ready to collide furiously once the battle commenced.

“Today, let me witness for myself how your swordsmanship fares, and also the true quality of the immortal weapon in your hand!”

Whoosh!

Duan Qianluo took the initiative, charging at Lu Chuan with incredible speed, like a black shadow skimming over the ground, turning into a dark afterimage, and in an instant, he was in front of Lu Chuan, swinging his longsword down at him.

His swordsmanship was very unique; from the first stroke, Lu Chuan could feel that this man had already prepared the second and third moves.

Once hit by a combo, he would end up in a perilous situation.

Lu Chuan raised the Soul Terminating Sword to block.

Clang~~

Sparks flew as the swords clashed, and Lu Chuan felt his right arm trembling slightly.

Duan Qianluo retracted his longsword, then the second strike came swiftly at Lu Chuan.

His speed was extremely fast, leaving no opportunity for Lu Chuan to counter or flee.

If he didn’t continue to block, he would surely be placed in danger.

Lu Chuan quickly raised his hand to block again!

Clang~

He didn’t hesitate and once again launched a slash at Lu Chuan from every angle and weak point, continuously swinging the longsword and relentlessly striking at Lu Chuan, pressing closer step by step, forcing him to retreat.

Cold sweat broke out on Lu Chuan’s forehead; the swordsmanship of the man before him was astonishingly good.

His longsword seemed to be a series of phantoms, dazzling to those who watched.

Lu Chuan kept blocking and defending, rarely able to find a chance to attack.

At that moment, Lu Chuan realized that his level of swordsmanship was quite low.

First of all, he hadn’t practiced swordsmanship thoroughly; what he had practiced was the ancient swordsmanship tome given to him by the Carefree Taoist Priest.

Beyond that, Lu Chuan hadn’t cultivated any additional sword skills.

The rest was the swordsmanship that Lu Chuan had honed in real combat, a process that, although highly effective, wasn’t targeted and thus his skill level remained inconsistent.

Therefore, during his sparring with Duan Qianluo, it was easy for him to fall into a passive situation, struggling to find the opportunity to fight back.

Having realized this, Lu Chuan firmly decided that he must find an opportunity to significantly enhance his swordsmanship.

Otherwise, possessing an immortal weapon precious sword but not being able to unleash its full strength was too regrettable.

Duan Qianluo seemed to have noticed Lu Chuan’s deficiency in swordsmanship and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Your swordsmanship, any worse and you’d be no better than an amateur; you’re completely relying on your own strength to struggle on,” he said.

“You are strong, but that’s all there is to it.

I have countless methods to play you to death!” Duan Qianluo taunted.

Lu Chuan scoffed, “That’s something I should be saying to you!”

Without any mercy, Lu Chuan began to counterattack, launching a stab aimed right at Duan Qianluo’s chest.

Just at that moment, Duan Qianluo had just moved, his longsword falling towards Lu Chuan.

Duan Qianluo bellowed, “Are you crazy?

Don’t you see that my attack is about to succeed?”

Logically, in this exchange, Duan Qianluo’s sword was faster; if Lu Chuan chose to counterattack instead of block, there was no doubt that Lu Chuan would be injured while Duan Qianluo might be as well.

In such a situation, any normal person would choose to block rather than engage in a mutually destructive counterattack.

Moreover, a mutually injurious situation was only the best-case scenario.

If Duan Qianluo happened to dodge in time, then Lu Chuan would be the only one injured.

Whoosh!

Duan Qianluo’s blade struck, glancing past Lu Chuan’s chest.

With a splatter, blood gushed out.

Immediately after, Lu Chuan’s sword accurately hit Duan Qianluo in the chest.

Blood flowed down the blade.

Duan Qianluo, pained, gritted his teeth and retreated quickly, hastening to create some distance.

Gazing at Lu Chuan’s figure, he felt a profound shock.

“You bastard, is this how you always fight?

Are you crazy?” he exclaimed.

He pulled out a small ceramic bottle from his bosom, opened it, and hurriedly gulped down the contents.

Then, the small hole that had been pierced in his shoulder stopped bleeding.

As for Lu Chuan, a large gash had been sliced into his chest; logically, he should have been bleeding much more profusely than Duan Qianluo.

However, Lu Chuan summoned the Nine Heavens Profound Fire within his body, and in almost an instant, the wound on his chest began to heal.