The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 365 - 228 Night Rain Assault_2

Chapter 365: Chapter 228 Night Rain Assault_2

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"The river monster blocks the water route, and the storm blocks the land route, let’s see who can help them this time!"

"Dock the boat!"

"Yes, General!"

At the command, the black-clad men immediately busied themselves.

Some hoisted sails, some steered, some rowed, and the wooden boat’s speed suddenly increased, approaching a shallow beach amidst the storm.

Seeing everyone disembark, the river monster in the distance ceased its pursuit, flicked its tail to send up a splash, and dove into the Yangtze River, disappearing from sight.

The black-clad men then climbed up the steep hillside.

Biting on steel knives, they ascended the hill with agility, using the vines to aid their climb under the cover of heavy rain and darkness, gradually approaching the Three Tour Cave.

In the cave, everyone had fallen into a deep sleep, with snores echoing.

Li Yan had just finished his meditation and saw Sha Lifei was sound asleep, so he didn’t wake him for the night watch. Instead, he poked the campfire with a stick, making the flames stronger.

At that moment, a noise came from the side.

Li Yan turned to look, and it was Lv San’s adopted Little White Fox, suddenly awake, ears perked up, staring intently outside the cave.

Something is there?

Li Yan frowned and quickly formed the Yang Jue.

However, outside the cave, the rain and mist churned, and the mountain wind roared, obscuring many scents except for the smell of water.

He grabbed the Duan Chen Blade and gently nudged Lv San awake, whispering, "Lv San, listen to what’s outside."

Lv San, upon seeing the Little White Fox’s unusual behavior nearby, was startled, quickly formed the Yang Jue, and listened intently with his ear.

Subsequently, his expression turned serious.

"The wind is too strong to hear anything clearly, but Little White Fox’s extraordinary spiritual sense has detected danger."

"Wake them up!"

Li Yan shouted softly and then stepped outside the cave.

He slowly drew the Duan Chen Blade and crouched down to observe below.

Outside, the wind and rain were as dark as night, leaving nothing visible, but he sensed danger, formed the Yang Jue, and took a deep breath.

This was a method of using divine skills to temporarily enhance.

Although the duration was short, it allowed him to smell many scents, both human and metallic from blades.

Moreover, there were many!

Meanwhile, everyone inside the cave was awakened.

The ship workers were just ordinary people, their eyes blank and somewhat helpless, except for the foreman, who had some martial knowledge and picked up a stick for protection.

Sha Lifei and the former Hundred Households drew their long knives, protecting Wang Daoxuan behind them, while Wang Daoxuan quickly spread out a yellow cloth, setting up the magic platform, rapidly arranging several Wandering Soul Vases imprisoning the Rampaging Soldiers.

This had been their prearranged strategy.

In the darkness, Wang Daoxuan’s troops could perform, albeit few, each formidable, with the Earth Dragon Soul Rampaging Soldier holding the line.

As for Lv San, he held his blade in both hands, bending over to approach Li Yan, whispering, "In the mountain crevices, there are many venomous snakes, likely the Beggar Gang’s snake-driving art."

Remembering the noise from that night, Li Yan immediately speculated, whispering, "The intruders are not friendly, strike first!"

Lv San nodded, took the bamboo whistle hanging around his neck, placed it in his mouth, and blew it while forming a spell with his hand.

A melodious whistle was distinctly apparent in the night.

"Ah!"

A cry of anguish erupted from below.

A black-clad man was bitten by a venomous snake, his footing slipped, and he rolled down the hillside.

Li Yan was about to investigate when his expression suddenly changed, and he swiftly blocked Lv San behind him with the Duan Chen Blade.

Clang!

Blades clashed, sparks flying.

The rolling smoke dispersed, revealing the old beggar, crimson light flashing in his eyes, and his long sword just blocked by Li Yan.

The old beggar had used the Escape Skill to ambush.

His skill level seemed different from the "North Emperor Mysterious Water Escape" Li Yan practiced, more like an illusion technique from the Xicai Sect.

Even so, it was extremely clever.

Especially in this dark night, it was invisible and traceless, and it wasn’t until it got close that Li Yan could smell its scent.

"Hmph!"

Li Yan snorted coldly, striking with his left palm.

It seemed like a casual blow, but the Soul Hook whistled out.

To his surprise, the old beggar’s eyes flashed red, his expression changed dramatically, and with a puff, he turned into smoke, dissipating and retreating again.

Indeed, the opponent had awakened the Eye Divine Power, able to see the Soul Hook.

Meanwhile, chaotic flute sounds rose from below.

Another beggar with a lame leg stood below the cliff, blowing the Snake Whistle to counter Lv San’s Beast Taming Skill.

Though his magic method was nowhere near Lv San’s, it disrupted the snake’s attack, giving the black-clad men a chance to catch their breath.

These black-clad men no longer concealed themselves, unstrapped the Flying Claws from their waists, swung them a few times, and suddenly tossed them upward.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The Flying Claws whistled through the air, some aiming for the cave’s outer pathways, while a few others flew directly at Lv San’s head.

Lv San quickly retreated, interrupting his spell.

As for Li Yan, he could still detect the old beggar’s scent, crossing the Duan Chen Blade horizontally, ready to pursue.

Clang!

In the darkness, a cold gleam whistled towards him.

Before Li Yan could react, it aimed at his brow.

What a fast sword!

Li Yan was startled, abruptly sidestepping with his shoulder, and stretched out the Soul Hook with his left hand.

The one ambushing him turned out to be a sword-wielding woman.

She had a cold expression, formidable skills, and her swift sword, characteristic of a Hidden Energy peak practitioner, was exceptionally ruthless.

However, against the Soul Hook, she was powerless, her entire body stiffening, her eyes losing focus.

With a thud, she fell heavily to the ground.

Just as Li Yan was about to swing his blade to kill her, his expression suddenly changed, slashing upwards to block an attack.

It was the old beggar ambushing again.

A massive force surged, forcing Li Yan to take two steps back.

Despite his advanced age and weakened vitality, the old beggar was a Force Transformation master, his sword imbued with a vibrating force that sent Li Yan reeling.

A fierce glint flashed in Li Yan’s eyes as he moved forward again.

However, the old beggar had grabbed the woman from the ground, a flash of smoke enveloping them, escaping to the rear pathway in an instant.

The opponent’s Escape Skill was indeed formidable.

It could confuse with illusions, hid some scents, and added with Force Transformation skills, proving a challenge to deal with.

"Be careful, don’t get close to him!"

The old beggar was also somewhat alarmed, growling, "There’s something strange about this kid, Daoist Cheng, make your move!"

Behind him, an old Taoist was forming a spell.

In front of the old Taoist on the pathway, three human skin puppets lay. As the spell was formed, they floated up, inflating like balloons.

"Wee-hee-hee, hahah..."

An eerie laughter suddenly echoed in the dark night.

Human Skin Puppets!

Seeing this, Li Yan’s expression changed slightly.

He had heard about such things from Zhou, the Shadow Puppet Troupe’s leader.

First, human skin is peeled to create shadow puppets, then used in performances to absorb the audience’s various emotions daily through incense offerings.

Over the years, the human skin shadow puppets developed spirituality.

Subsequently, human blood is dropped for the shadow puppet to absorb, and after several years, it transforms into a spirit. Then it’s refined into a puppet with formidable power.

This evil technique was originally created by some craftsmen of the Mystical Sect’s Shadow Puppet Troupe for vengeance.

Later, it fell into the hands of certain evil paths for cultivation.

What’s even more terrifying is that they could use these shadow puppets to conceal their identities.

Unexpectedly, during this trip to Ezhou, this evil technique was encountered.

"Wee-hee-hee hahah!"

In the dark night, the sinister laughter echoed continuously.

Three human skin shadows, shrouded in black mist, flew up and down in the air, swirling, headed towards the Three Tour Cave.

Meanwhile, inside the cave, a Yin wind blew fiercely.

Frost spread across the ground, revealing several footprints, including the massive beast claws of the Earth Dragon.

Wang Daoxuan had dispatched the Rampaging Soldiers.

"Yah!"

The bizarre human skin shadows seemed frightened, darting outside the cave, the surrounding Yin wind howling, clashing with some other force.

On the other side of the pathway, several black-clad men had climbed up, unstrapped their bows and crossbows from their backs.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

In an instant, arrows rained down, all aimed at Li Yan...

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