The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 404 - 403: Battle with Nangong Lang

Chapter 404: Chapter 403: Battle with Nangong Lang

Nangong Lang’s Exclusive Sword had a notch, so he withdrew it into his Dantian for nourishment and took out another Magic Sword.

Once again, his sword pointed at Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang suddenly put away the Broken Sword and started using the Technique she thought she excelled at, the swift intricate movements of her delicate fingers as she formed seals with both hands—it was the Fire Dragon Chant, a secret method taught to her by Chaoyan.

A fire dragon tens of meters long came into being, seemingly accompanied by a dragon’s roar, it charged towards Nangong Lang rapidly. The howling sound was immense, shaking people to their core and presenting an unmistakable threat to life.

A tremor went through Nangong Lang’s heart.

The records only mentioned her fighting with the aid of external objects, and he had never heard of her being so proficient in the use of Techniques. He hurriedly lifted his sword, swiftly concentrated a sword qi, and met Xie Jiuniang’s attack head-on.

The two forces collided in the air, evenly matched for a time.

Suddenly, Nangong Lang moved swiftly, closing the distance between them and aiming his sword’s sharp tip directly at Xie Jiuniang’s face—he had identified her weakness and wanted to force her into close combat.

Xie Jiuniang indeed was not adept at close combat, but to think that would cost her life was a miscalculation, as a Puppet appeared in front of her and engaged Nangong Lang in combat.

Almost at the same time, another wood-elemental Technique, the Entanglement of All Things, targeted Nangong Lang. Plants from all directions seemed to turn overwhelmingly ferocious instantly, treating him as a foe to be swiftly killed.

With an abundance of greenery here and the assistance of plants, combined with the frontal attack of the Puppet, Nangong Lang’s situation suddenly fell into a slight disadvantage. He alternated between dodging and blocking, wielding his sword to create afterimages and quickly reversed the situation.

Xie Jiuniang knew this man was indeed strong.

Without employing her trump card, it would not be easy to take him down in a short period. Besides, her enemies—those wanting to kill her—were not just Nangong Lang; she couldn’t afford to play her hand right from the start.

Who knew what other dangers awaited her?

Moreover, the enemy was hidden, while she was exposed.

Xie Jiuniang seized the opportunity to launch a stealth attack on Nangong Lang with a Metal Elemental Technique, condensing several sharp arrows.

Nangong Lang was already entangled with the Puppet and the rampaging plants, and the Technique he had placed on the plants weakened gradually in the fight, but how could he have anticipated Xie Jiuniang’s sneak attack?

Was the Spiritual Power in her Dantian so strong?

After executing two major Techniques, she still had a third?

Based on the first Fire Dragon, she must have used at least a third of her Spiritual Power, and the wood-elemental Technique was even more draining—the widespread plant attacks were a massive drain on Spiritual Power.

The next wave of attacks came again!

Nangong Lang maintained his composure on the outside, but a shock ran through his heart.

This conflicted with the intelligence reports!

Were all the investigators from various families simply loafing around? How could they have failed to discover such crucial information?

Were they trying to get him killed?

Clang!

Clang clang!

Nangong Lang had no choice but to use a life-saving method, activating a high-level Protective Magical Instrument that created a Barrier blocking all attacks.

Blocking all of Xie Jiuniang’s sneak attack golden arrows.

Based on Nangong Lang’s speculation, Xie Jiuniang’s Spiritual Power should have been significantly depleted, yet he, being stronger, should have more robust Spiritual Power within him compared to hers.

His speculation was based on a reasonable assessment of himself.

But was Xie Jiuniang someone who conformed to common sense?

Her Dantian was more than tenfold larger than that of an average Golden Core Cultivator, naturally harboring a vast amount of Spiritual Power. Even after unleashing three major Techniques, Xie Jiuniang had only spent one-tenth of her Spiritual Power.

So, if Nangong Lang were only a Golden Core.

Xie Jiuniang wouldn’t need to use a life-saving killer move; she could deplete him to death purely with the robustness of the Spiritual Power in her Dantian.

However, Nangong Lang didn’t know this fact, which was a misfortune for him, given that he encountered Xie Jiuniang—a freak of nature.

The Puppet sent Nangong Lang’s activated Barrier flying away.

Nangong Lang’s first reaction was to widen the distance from Xie Jiuniang, having learned that close combat would not be to his advantage.

He ingested a Spirit Revitalizing Pill.

The exchanges moments ago had cost him a significant portion of his Spiritual Power.

Xie Jiuniang’s eyes flashed, and she asked Jian Lingyan, "Did he just take a Spirit Revitalizing Pill?"

"Yes, Master." Jian Lingyan did not interfere in Xie Jiuniang’s battle.

Xie Jiuniang seemed thoughtful.

Then she took out a bottle of Spiritual Liquid and took a small sip, pretending to need to recover her Spiritual Power.

Nangong Lang, not far away, saw this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the opponent was also greatly drained of Spiritual Power, Nangong Lang could see the possibility of killing her rather than being aware of his inferiority and having the urge to retreat.

Xie Jiuniang did not want him to escape.

Ever since Nangong Lang dared to make an attempt on her life, she had not planned on letting him leave the Secret Realm alive.

Nangong Lang was creating distance to regain the initiative. His attack rhythm had been completely disrupted by Xie Jiuniang, causing him to miss the opportunity.

But, would Xie Jiuniang give him a chance?

Clearly, she would not.

Xie Jiuniang put away her Puppet and instead threw out six Puppet Beasts, all kinds of Puppet Demonic Beasts that were combat types. When manipulated, they could unleash attacks at the strength of an Initial Golden Core level.

She was adopting Zhan Chengxiu’s fighting style, planning to wear down Nangong Lang to death.

"Go! Kill him!"

Xie Jiuniang pointed at Nangong Lang.

Nangong Lang had long since received news that Xie Jiuniang was skilled in the Puppetry Technique, so he was not panicked.

He took out a Spirit Talisman.

He threw it at the Puppet Beasts rushing towards him and continued to retreat, throwing while attacking the Puppet Beasts from a distance, clearly not wanting to get trapped within the encirclement of the Puppet Beasts.

Xie Jiuniang manipulated the Puppets to dodge.

Whiz whiz!

A Puppet fired hidden weapons from its mouth.

Nangong Lang dodged to the side.

The hidden weapon grazed past his face, leaving a trail of blood.

While controlling the Puppets to attack, Xie Jiuniang did not hold back her words, taunting him, "Tsk tsk tsk, you’re a Sword Cultivator, are you not? Using Talismans instead of a sword, don’t you feel ashamed? You’re not embarrassed, but I feel embarrassed for you, embarrassed for the Sword Sect! What happened to the so-called ’One sword breaks all techniques’ of the Sword Sect? Is this all?"

"Shut up!"

Nangong Lang’s face twisted fiercely for a moment, his eyes looking at Xie Jiuniang were filled with viciousness. "You won’t disturb my mind."

"Hehe!"

Xie Jiuniang laughed!

The opponent realized something, but it was already too late.

Following that, her taunting words continued. Nangong Lang was repeatedly attacked by the Puppets, constantly using Spirit Talismans to block, and only occasionally used his sword to push back the Puppets that got too close.

For the time being, Xie Jiuniang could not defeat him.

Nangong Lang found it equally difficult to disengage and had to deal with Xie Jiuniang’s verbal provocations from time to time.

Is this really a Child of Destiny?

Utterly shameless!

Not a hint of martial spirit!

If things continued like this, it was extremely disadvantageous for him; he might very well get dragged to death by the Puppets.

He had underestimated Xie Jiuniang’s proficiency in the Puppetry Technique.

Very strong!

Indeed, he could not kill her with ordinary methods. Nangong Lang took out his Exclusive Sword once again.

His Exclusive Sword was missing a small chip, but it was not unusable.

Was he planning to use his trump card?

Xie Jiuniang squinted her eyes slightly and remained vigilant.