The Story of the Swordsman

Fierce Battle

"You can't face it alone? Your power should be higher than her, right?" Yun Lintian asked back in confusion. In his view, Hua Litong was much stronger than Luo Kun.

Hua Litong shook his head, "You've been deceived by him."

"Crauded?" Yun Lintian was confused.

"Wanru told me that Luo Kun had provoked you back then. What do you think of him?" Hua Litong did not immediately reply. He asked her another question.

Yun Lintian replied casually, "He is arrogant and likes to rely on his family background."

Hua Litong chuckled, "That's why I said, you've been deceived by her ... Actually, all he does in front of you is acting. He might seem like an arrogant and foolish youngster who showed off his family background, but in truth, he was a very cunning person. Do you think that Yang Chen, a genius who can understand sword intent at the age of sixteen, would actually lose to Luo Kun in a fight?"

Yun Lintian had also doubted this matter before, but he did not care at that moment. Thinking about it now, it was true, just like Hua Litong had said. Sword intent was not an easy thing to grasp. With this sword intent, Yang Chen could be said to be invincible among his peers. Then, how could Yang Chen be defeated by Luo Kun? Except...

Seeing her expression, Hua Litong nodded. "really. He used a devious method. During the fight, someone used a soul attack on Yang Chen. This guy is very strong. The method is very clean. No one can detect it."

"Then how do you know?" Yun Lintian asked.

Hua Litong was already expecting this question. He replied calmly, "Because I'm special." Suddenly, his eyes shone as he looked into Yun Lintian's eyes.

"Hmm?" Yun Lintian could see a strange light in his eyes, and he felt as if something was attacking his mind. His consciousness began to disappear. All he could see right now was a pitch-black world. Unknowingly, the phoenix pattern in Yun Lintian's ring lit up, and warm currents quickly flowed into his body. His mind slowly returned to normal.

"Ugh..." Suddenly, Hua Litong got a backlash, causing him to cough up blood.

Yun Lintian regained his senses. He took out an iron bow from his ring and aimed at Hua Litong. He asked sternly, "What are you doing?"

Hua Litong wiped the blood from his lips. He replied, "I'm sorry. My fault. I just want to show you my strength."

Yun Lintian frowned, "Your strength?"

Hua Litong nodded weakly, "Yes. I have a special soul inherited from our ancestors. This is called the Illusory Flower Soul. With this soul, I am very sensitive to any soul activity around me. This is the reason why I can feel that person's soul attack."

Yun Lintian thought for a moment and he lowered his bow.

"How did you do that?" Hua Litong asked. He was curious as to how Yun Lintian had broken away from his technique.

"Do what?" Yun Lintian asked back. In fact, he was also wondering about it as well.

Seeing Yun Lintian not wanting to talk about it, Hua Litong did not ask any further. "Hows it? Do you want to join me to kill Luo Kun?"

Yun Lintian replied. "Keep that problem for now. We will face an enemy that is ten times stronger than Luo Kun. Do you want to join me in killing him?"

"Enemy?" Hua Litong did not understand.

Yun Lintian explained, "I've offended a Spirit-level Beast, and it'll be coming soon."

"Spirit level beast? How come!? This place cannot contain the power of the Spirit Realm." Hua Litong replied in disbelief.

"Well, that's what happened." Yun Lintian did not want to waste his time talking to him any further. He scribbled down the runes on the Formation stones one by one quickly.

Though it's hard to believe. He chose to believe his words in the end. "You can write ancient runes? Don't tell me, other than being a genius doctor, you're also a Formation Master?" He was astonished to see Yun Lintian skillfully inscribing some complicated ancient runes on the Formation stone ... What kind of monster is this? How could someone have such an amazing talent? Hua Litong's mind was in a mess.

Yun Lintian did not answer him. He quickly moved to several places and buried the formation stones into the ground.

Yun Lintian patted the dust from his hands and checked the killing formation carefully once again. After making sure it worked well, he took out three low-tier profound stones and placed them in the center of the formation, connecting with the other formation stones.

"What's your decision?" Yun Lintian turned to ask Hua Litong, who was currently opening his mouth wide with a dumbfounded expression.

Hua Litong replied firmly, "Of course, I will stay. After all, I still need you to help me fight Luo Kun."

The roarrrrr!

A loud roar sounded from afar, causing the two to involuntarily look towards him.

"That's ..." Hua Litong's eyes widened open when he saw the huge body of Crocodile appearing before him.

Yun Lintian's face turned serious. His right leg was placed in the eye of the formation, ready to activate it at any time.

The crocodile immediately targeted Yun Lintian. His energy surged out of his body ferociously. Instantly, he shot towards Yun Lintian.

"I'll activate the killing formation. You can launch your attack immediately." Yun Lintian told Hua Litong and stomped in the eyes of the formation.

Woosh!

The stone in the middle shone brightly and energy quickly flowed into the other formation stones. Afterwards, the barrier was formed into a large dome that covered the area.

The crocodile noticed the changes around him, but it was too late. He had entered into a killing formation completely.

Yun Lintian stepped on the eye of the formation once more and several energy blades appeared in the air and shot towards the crocodile.

"Room!" The crocodile roared furiously, trying to fend off the incoming attack.

Yun Lintian and Hua Litong did not give him time to breathe. They hurriedly launched an attack.

Booms! Booms!

Yun Lintian's arrow attacked the Crocodile's skin, leaving many small wounds on it. Meanwhile, Hua Litong sent a deadly storm to his head, causing the blood of the crocodile to splatter like a fountain.

The energy bar continued to bombard the beast and inflicted some injuries on its body. The crocodile tried to form a protective barrier, but it shattered one after another instantly.

Yun Lintian did not stop to shoot arrows consecutively at him. His attack might not be as strong as Hua Litong, but under the bombardment, the wounds on the crocodiles gradually deepened.

"A little more!" Hua Litong shouted excitedly. This was his first time fighting a Spirit-level Beast, and he was extremely happy.

"No! It's not that easy ..." Yun Lintian did not finish his sentence as he could feel a raging force coming out from the crocodile.

Booms!

Suddenly, the killing formation shattered into pieces under the great power of the Crocodile. Before Yun Lintian and Hua Litong could say anything, his figure shot towards them — to be exact, at Yun Lintian.

"Damn..." Yun Lintian exclaimed in shock and he was struck directly by the Crocodile.

"Dead!" Hua Litong's sword unleashed a powerful force as it charged towards the Crocodile's head.

Puffs!

"Rohrrr!" Blood spurted in the air along with the painful screams of the Crocodile. One of his eyes was injured by Hua Litong's attack and a deep fatal wound also appeared on his head. Due to the intense pain, the Crocodile instinctively whipped its pointy tail at Hua Litong.

"Aah!" Hua Litong was hit. He was startled and crashed into a tree, causing him to cough up blood. It looks like his ribs might have broken too.

Yun Lintian stood up from the ground, wiping the blood from his mouth. He took out a long iron spear and jumped onto the Crocodile's head.

Puffs!

The spear went deep into the Crocodile's head, at the same time, Yun Lintian was bounced off by its tail. His body flew out like a cannonball, smashing into several trees along the way before stopping at a giant rock a hundred meters away.

Yun Lintian could feel at least three of his ribs and his right shoulder bone being broken. He raised his head to look at the beast. Powerlessness and despair surfaced in his mind for the first time since he came to this world. Weak... He's too weak.