The Eternal Soaring Sword
Chapter 33 - Soul Summoning Bell
Whooshing sound!
As the mighty Li Fire surrounded the rotten corpses, they burned to ashes; even the gray smoke around them was purified. The heat from Li Fire flew into Zhao Jiuge's face, sparking passion in his heart.
Before, he still felt angry about the broken blue long sword, but now that he had seen the power of Fire Li, he felt his blood boiling. It was as if the door of immortality was open to him and he could already see his glorious self in the future. He would be able to summon the wind, summon the rain, and pierce through mountains and rivers with his sword. At the same time, he fantasized about the mysterious and powerful magic treasures he would have in the future.
After succeeding in one move, Zhao Jiuge felt confident and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. His eyes were now filled with fighting intent. The skinny man was astonished—he had not expected the dozen rotting corpses he summoned using the Soul Summoning Bell to be burned to dust by Zhao Jiuge so easily.
It was not until now that the skinny man had stopped being so cautious and cursing in his heart.
He originally used this unmarked grave and preyed on a nearby village to cultivate the Corpse Gather Chant. He would absorb the corpse aura here and absorb the blood essence of the villagers to increase his cultivation level.
Unfortunately, he experienced a disaster known as Zhao Jiuge and the fearless troublemaker Su Su. They also happened to have the Li Fire Flag, which was completely against him.
Zhao Jiuge did not give the skinny man a chance to ring the bell—he pointed Li Fire at the skinny man. The ferocious Li Fire swept across the skinny man's face. The light from the fire made his pale face even more sinister and strange.
A dark green spirit light quickly surrounded him and formed a transparent light shield around him. The ferocious Li Fire collided with a strange green light. Every time Li Fire passed by, the shield of the green light would become slightly fainter.
However, the skinny man still had a lot of spirit power, so he could replenish the green light shield, and it shone brightly again while fighting the Life Flame. The skinny man knew that if he let the fire touch him, his fate would be no better than those corpses.
Zhao Jiuge's spirit power had already dissipated, so the moment he used Li Fire to attack the skinny man, his face was almost as pale as the skinny man's face. Li's fire seemed to be angered by the green light shield and surged even harder. It turned into a huge fire snake and ruthlessly smashed into the light shield.
Bang out!
A loud voice echoed in the night sky. A crack appeared on the light screen and spread throughout the shield. At this moment, Fire Li was like a hell king coming towards that skinny man, and he felt he had to retreat.
This was because his cultivation level was not high enough. If it was a strong cultivator who used this Fire Flag of Li, it would burn him into nothing on the first strike. Thinking of this, he no longer cared—he injected his spirit power into the broken shield of light like he was throwing money away. He no longer objected, as he was afraid of the flames burning his body.
Spells and magic treasures were only external help, the most useful thing was one's cultivation method. The cultivation method allowed one to gather and store spirit power, while spells and magic treasures would amplify it. If one did not possess spirit power, then no matter how powerful the spells or magic treasures were, one would not have the power to use them.
When one found a spell or magical treasure suitable for their cultivation method, then their strength would increase manifold. This was why people at the early stages of the cultivation realm could defeat someone at the late stages of the same cultivation realm. However, if the gap was the entire realm, then this would not be possible because the difference in spirit power between realms was too great.
Looking at the skinny man, who was in a sorry state, Zhao Jiuge laughed. This laugh was comfortable and happy because this was the first time he felt the joy of strength. There was a hint of madness in his eyes and he would bring out the spirit power within his dantian to continue using the Li Fire Flag.
Su Su's delicate face looked at Zhao Jiuge's face, puzzled. During the month he followed Zhao Jiuge in Dong Yang City, he had learned a lot about Zhao Jiuge's character, and today he had witnessed his caution and confidence. At this moment, he saw his strong and male side, and his heart was touched. It was as if the seed buried deep in his heart had taken root — it was an unspeakable feeling.
The skinny man had a terrifying face as he continued to fight back. Zhao Jiuge's spirit power paused for a moment, causing Li Fire to pause as well. Taking advantage of this, the skinny man waved his hand and his spirit power formed a gigantic green palm in the air. The palm of the hand hit Li Fire. Even the space around him began to distort and fragment.
That palm smashed Li Fire on the ground, and regardless of the result, the skinny man turned to run. Zhao Jiuge let out a cold snort when he saw the skinny man running, and a long sword made of golden light appeared in Zhao Jiuge's right hand.
Sword Spirit, Slanted Finger.
Bang out!
The two spirit forces collided and a shock wave of violent spirit power spread out. Even the coffin lid was opened with this. The coffins that had been there for a long time were all destroyed and the branches and grass around them trembled violently.
After regaining consciousness, Zhao Jiuge exerted his spirit power to activate Fire Li within the Fire Li Flag to follow the golden sword. The skinny man had just neutralized the golden sword when he saw the terrifying sight of Li Fire rushing towards him. He had just solved one problem when another problem arose.
The skinny man felt his heart almost in his throat and would use the bell to surround his body to fight Fire Li again. However, this time, Li Fire did not give him a chance. A milky white and orange flame surrounded him.
“Ah... Ah.. Ahahaha..”.
A miserable cry broke the peaceful night and made the atmosphere gloomy. This caused Su Su and Zhao Jiuge to goosebumps.
The flames continued to burn the skinny man, revealing only his gloomy face and painful limbs. It was as if he was wearing orange clothes that covered his entire body.
Zhao Jiuge was filled with shock. He thought that cultivators were different from ordinary people. Li Fire instantly turned the corpses to ashes, leaving nothing behind, but the skinny man was still burning because of his body. He has not lost his vitality.
He helplessly sighed and his tensed heart finally relaxed. Before long, the skinny man lost all signs of life and fell to the ground with only the sound of his bones burning left. He had completely disappeared from this world.
Li's fire lit up until there was no remnant left.
Several tens of kilometers away, in another unmarked grave, there was an old man shrouded in darkness who looked similar to that skinny man. When he opened his gray eyes, there was no trace of any emotion.
However, at this moment, a powerful fluctuation appeared and was filled with disbelief. “Who killed my son!? How could there be someone strong enough to kill Heng Er before he could destroy that jade tube!?”
His voice was hoarse, but he could not hide his anger. Then he started to think about who in Dong Yang City could kill his son so easily. Even the Xiao or Mo family would have no strength, not to mention Heng Er had stayed inside the unmarked grave without coming out.
"Hmph, no matter who killed Heng Er, this old man will throw his life away to find you." After which, the skinny old man stood up and, with a single step to the ground, disappeared.
The unmarked grave.
Looking at the thin man who was actually dead, Zhao Jiuge looked at the red painted coffins scattered across the battlefield. There is no pleasure from the victory, but rather a complicated feeling. The clever Su Su did not make a sound and just silently observed Zhao Jiuge's every move.
Upon seeing the scattered coffins and rotting corpses, Zhao Jiuge sighed softly. He remembered the old man he had buried in the mountains. Regardless of how heavy his body was, he used spirit power to make Li Fire burn the coffins around him so that these corpses would not be exposed in the wilderness.
As Zhao Jiuge looked at everyone who was turned into dust by Fire Li, he felt all sorts of emotions. He regretted how fragile ordinary people were, how short their lives were. He did not know if it was a blessing or a curse for him to walk on the path of cultivation, but since he had stepped on it, there was no turning back. Because he is now walking on this road, he should strive to go as far as he can and become the strongest existence rather than being like those who died after 100 years and were buried in the wilderness.
He had just finished a high-intensity battle and there was a new wound on top of his old wound. As he thought about such heavy things, he suddenly felt like his head was split in two.
Zhao Jiuge coughed a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground. Su Su's normally smiling face was now filled with worry as she shouted, "Jiuge, what's wrong?" He rushed next to Zhao Jiuge and hugged her.
