XIAO SHUXIANG'S
478 - Battle Path [Revised]
Xiao Shuxiang's right arm was decided in a very slow manner, this made his pain double. Even the pain spread throughout the body until it rose to his head.
Xiao Shuxiang felt his head like it was about to explode. Really, Qian Kun knew very well how to handle a young man like himself.
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He was panting, sweat was on his forehead, neck and also pouring on his chest. Both of Xiao Shuxiang's eyes even let out water due to the pain that Qian Kun had caused.
"Don't hate me, Shuxiang. You wanted this yourself. Don't you like it? Pain can clear your mind and make you realize that you've chosen the wrong path."
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Through the blurry of tears, Xiao Shuxiang saw that the piece of his arm that contained the universe bracelet was now in Qian Kun's hand. He himself was still panting to the point of not being able to argue over the fox-masked figure.
His heart was beating too fast and like it was out of control. His whole body was in pain and in great pain, this was a feeling that never even existed in his shadow.
During this time, it was Xiao Shuxiang who had always been in the position of torturing opponents in the most cruel way. However it seemed like the circumstances turned around if the one against him was Qian Kun.
Blood poured out quite profusely on the part of Xiao Shuxiang's body that was slashed, but it slowly and gradually stopped as the regeneration process of his body began.
The blood forms thin threads, stringing each other before finally solidifying until bone and flesh are formed. The process did not last long until the pain that Xiao Shuxiang felt disappeared. His slashed right arm was now back in one piece, though quickly the black chain wrapped around his wrist again.
"I'm impressed. It felt like I wanted to separate every other part of your body and see them re-formed."
"You're gonna take a long time to do it, sure you want to spend a whole day with me?" xiao Shuxiang's breathing had not been normal, but he was trying to reply to Qian Kun's words.
He asked what the figure would do to his right hand. On the skin of the arm on the hand there is a Universal Bracelet containing Yinng xiong. Qian Kun shouldn't be stupid enough to throw that hand away or burn it.
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Honey, what Qian Kun did next made Xiao Shuxiang startled and exclaimed in anger. He deliberately set fire to that right arm, right in front of the owner.
"You..!! Are you crazy!?" Xiao Shuxiang could not prevent it. Her Semest Bracelet was the most precious heirloom she had ever owned. He was able to lose some of his life, but could not afford to lose his Universal Bracelet.
"Qian Kun's..! Stopit! Don't burn it again. Put out your fire, quick!"
"Hmph, you know exactly what makes me stop." Qian Kun said calmly, he wanted the Universal Bracelet to move into his hands, but because of its tattoo-like shape he could do nothing about it.
"Do Xiao Shuxiang, or you want to lose your precious heirloom, huh?"
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Xiao Shuxiang did not say anything, but his face looked pale. He did not want to lose his Semestal Bracelet, but he also did not willingly if the heirloom fell into Qian Kun's hands.
"You've been thinking too long,"
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That piece of arm turned into ashes in just one powerful squeeze. Some of its ashes fell to the ground and some were fused with the air.
Xiao Shuxiang felt even more limp than before as he could no longer sense the presence of his Semestal Bracelet.
Such a valuable heirloom... A vast world he had never explored... Her herbaceous plants... The residence inside contained many pills, weapons, various ancient books and wine that he made himself... Now it just disappears.
Ying xiong, his White Jade Flute, his six pet horses, piles of spirit pearls, gold, Demonic Core, including Elder Da Lin's coffin were also reduced to ashes.
Everything gone. Whatever he had stored within that Universal Bracelet had vanished. Xiao Shuxiang was not sure there was a miracle, moreover he knew very well how hot the flames were.
His heart felt like it was being pierced by a sword, his feelings were not good and it was like something was broken inside his chest. He was angry at Qian Kun and angry at being unable to do anything to save his precious heirloom.
Seeing the reaction of Xiao Shuxiang who was like he had just witnessed the destruction of the world... Qian Kun felt that this was not enough.
The young man before him had to become even more ill. He wanted Xiao Shuxiang to get worse, making the young man feel overwhelmed with sadness, resentment and anger to the point of no longer being able to control his emotions, including no longer recognizing himself.
"You don't have to be that sad, I'll replace your heirloom with a better one."
Qian Kun was not a concern, this was precisely his next plan. He stood before Xiao Shuxiang while releasing Qi at the fingertips of his left hand. The mood suddenly changed drastically.
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Without warning, Qian Kun attacked by retracing the Alchemist Chef's stomach, his actions creating a ring-shaped hand seal of fire.
Xiao Shuxiang's heart seemed to stop beating before it finally galloped. As the hand seal faded and exposed the smooth skin of the body, in that instant, blackish thin veins formed to spread throughout Xiao Shuxiang's body.
The Alchemist Chef rebelled so strongly that his wrist was injured. It was inconceivable that the pain he was experiencing as well as his moans, yet he clearly felt his inner body explode.
Qian Kun himself walked calmly and left Xiao Shuxiang just like that. His facial expression was hard to tell as it was covered by a fox mask. But before he actually left, he had a chance to look back and say that the Alchemist Chef would be very grateful to him.
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As he arrived outside his headquarters, Qian Kun saw someone walking quietly towards him. The figure was dressed all in red and appeared to carry an object that was most likely a human head.
"Why are you here?" Qian Kun asked as the figure had been nearby. That person was none other than Rou Mei Qi.
"I saw Gong Zitao go carry Ling Qing Zhu, I think he managed to kidnap the girl. So I came here to collect your promise, isn't it my turn?" Rou Mei Qi threw the human head that was in her hand just like that, her beautiful face looked to be dirty with traces of blood splashing.
"He's inside. Do whatever you want with him, but be careful. You know full well what the consequences are until he's free."
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Rou Mei Qi flinched, but the look in her eyes twinkled like she heard some very good news. He seemed to only care about Qian Kun's first sentence, without listening to the figure's warning.
"So.. Xiao Shuxiang is inside?! You caught him?!"
Qian Kun was astonished because the woman in front of him looked so elated. He flinched as Rou Mei Qi suddenly walked excitedly and like an impatient person.
"......."
Qian Kun turned back for a moment and looked at the woman's back which was getting further away. A thin black smoke began to form on his feet which slowly enveloped his body.
It didn't take long until Qian Kun disappeared and seemed to fuse with the wind.
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Elsewhere, Hou Yong and Zhi Shu were under one of the trees. The two took care of Jing Mi without losing any vigilance against the attacks that might have come.
Jing Mi had eaten the Dragon Breath Pill and it made the wound on her stomach completely covered. But even so, he still did not move from where he leaned his body, his facial expression looked somewhat different.
It was not only Jing Mi who was expressing that way, but also Hou Yong and Zhi Shu. They were like they were still thinking about Yi Wen and the actions of that fellow student some time ago.
"More and more thought .... Brother Wen's actions were deliberate. Does the enemy control his mind?" Hou Yong seemed to cross his arms and try to solve the problem that befell them.
Mi Jing. "No Brother Hou, Yi Wen is not under any influence. I don't want to believe it either, but he .... Might be one of the masterminds of this mess."
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Zhi Shu and Hou Yong were shocked to hear Jing Mi say. They knew what Yi Wen looked like, their brother had no reason to be on the enemy's side. Moreover, Yi Wen was their own brother, she was a good girl.
Zhi Shu felt a pain inside his chest as he said, "I can't believe he's going to betray us,"
Jing Mi closed her eyes for a moment and took a breath before continuing her words. When imagining Yi Wen, the feeling inside her chest was like raging.
Jing Mi, "I don't know why she's doing this. Nothing, not even in my dreams .... Yi Wen would betray. What exactly does she want..?"
"Brother Jing, only Yi Wen can answer your question and he should give us an explanation." Hou Yong was actually already unable to bear any more patience, "I'm really disappointed in him."
Hou Yong, "For me, Yi Wen has gone too far. If only Zhi Shu did not have the Dragon Breath Pill, then your life could be in danger and most likely would not have survived. Whatever Yi Wen's reason, he shouldn't have hurt his own fellow-schoolers."
Hou Yong drew his sword, "You two stay here. I'm going to go find Yi Wen-"
"Don't, Brother Hou!" Jing Mi prevented Hou Yong from leaving, "Right now we don't know where Yi Wen's exact position is and the circumstances that occurred don't give us a chance to look for him."
Jing Mi, "Yi Wen is facing off against the Mad Beggar Boy, and although I have no doubts about your abilities-but you still can't get involved in their fight. So you better not,"
Hou Yong, "But Brother Jing, do you want to stay here?"
"We're leaving, but not looking for Yi Wen. It was much better to save people than to think of this unease," Jing Mi stood up. He invites Zhi Shu and Hou Yong to put more importance on the safety of the citizens and take them to a safe place.
Ordinary humans should not be involved let alone be a victim of this battle, they should be able to save many people.
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The only cultivator who was definitely capable of being responsible for protecting the lives of ordinary humans was none other than Tianqi Mao. The Mayor of Dewun Bunga City used his ability to move the residents to an uninhabited island.
He could have actually moved them to the outer region of this barrier seal, but he was worried that the impact of the chaos would wake up the sleeping monsters on the Snow Hill Without a Season.
"It would be bad if the people who have been saved even become victims of the ferocity of the monster. I don't want to take any chances and also don't want to bother twice moving them."
Tianqi Mao was not alone, he was together with his trusted servants. They are divided into several groups and look for any residents who try to hide from other residents who have been possessed by evil spirits.
Only Tianqi Mao or the user of the Mirror Moving technique could enter and exit the seal. He can go anywhere and help a lot of people.
"Master, why don't we send in cultivators who are outside the barrier seal? They could help a lot of things," one of Tianqi Mao's servants asked. He had just saved the little girl that his father had almost eaten.
"You see them? Spirits that were out of nowhere could also enter and control the minds of cultivators. I don't want to take any chances. Those outside the seal could have been sent in to help, but what if their bodies and minds were taken over by the evil spirits instead? Instead of helping us, problems will be more."
The reason Tianqi Mao did make sense. Although her body looks like a little girl of about 10 years old, but she is still able to think ahead. He asked his servants to stick to their respective tasks and move faster than usual.
"The attack..!!"
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A cry made Tianqi Mao shocked. Suddenly the situation around him became boisterous with the residents who ran away while shouting. His eyes were round when he found out that the residents were running from the pursuit of wild animals that came out from the depths of the forest.
"Master, that.. It was the Demonic Beast..!"
Tianqi Mao spontaneously turned his head as the servant who was beside him looked pale-faced. He was so shocked by the servant saying that the Demonic Beast they saw was a corpse.
This is really bad. By utilizing the undead and evil spirits, then the opponent had already taken over the plot of the battle. Tianqi Mao was not even sure of the percent of the chances they could win.
"Whatever happens, the group in charge of guarding the Moving Mirror must not die, this applies to you as well. Now go,"
"All right..!!"
The five Tianqi Mao servants replied in unison, along with them leaping into the air.
A Moving Mirror appeared and made them enter into it. At the same time, the servants appeared in five different places. They gathered with his comrades and relayed Tianqi Mao's message.
There were about a hundred people who were servants of Tianqi Mao and served in the rescue mission. Even so, there were only 45 people who mastered the Mirror Transferring technique.
They were divided into several groups and their top priority was not to let the fellow who mastered the Moving Mirror technique die. Not only were Tianqi Mao's fellow servants, but they were also cooperating with the existing cultivators and warriors.
Tianqi Mao himself had the task of controlling his eleven Moving Mirrors scattered in various places in the Middle Sun Empire.
The ones guarding those mirrors were the third stream cultivators. They were even unsolicited, having been able to make excellent use of the presence of the mirror, even though sometimes some cultivators corpses barely entered it.
TRAANG..!!
Chaos was still going on in the Eastern Continent, as if there was no way out to stop this grueling battle. In the Middle Continent, it was even worse.
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A loud explosion occurred in the territory of the Southern Sky Empire. Their enemy was only one, the Skull Sword Party. But because of the vast difference, they are difficult to win.
The third alliance flow seemed useless when faced with an opponent who was able to reshape the body again after being cut off. They were truly faced with an enemy that had countless lives.
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The Southern Sky Empire was vast, and only a few places had known the weakness of the enemy. The others were still struggling with despair.
For in the Middle Sky Empire, precisely in the Thousand Year Inn region.. Ling Lang Tian had truly become a hero in Nie Shang's eyes.
He had managed to make the Thousand Year Inn area a safe place.
Nie Shang's residence was now protected by the 'Red Wisteria Seal', Ling Lang Tian's special ability whose effect was similar to that of a Demonic Beast marking a territory into his own until other animals dared not enter.
This seal did not require much Qi, Ling Lang Tian only needed to enter a bit of his Qi while drawing the wisteria flower on the outer wall of the Thousand Year Innate region.
The conditions of the Middle Continent that were difficult for cultivators using Qi made Ling Lang Tian create a special seal of his own.
The feeling of gripping and full of pressure on his opponents when he saw or dared to step into the 'Red Wisteria Seals' region'. This was not only true for Demonic Beasts or cultivators, but also for evil spirits whose abilities were below Ling Lang Tian's.
The name of his seal was not him himself who gave it to him, Ling Lang Tian had never given any name to his sword techniques, seal techniques, including his immortal sword. Who did it all if it wasn't Ling Qing Zhu, then it must be Ling Ya Bing.
"Young Master Ling..! You saved my life..!"
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Ling Lang Tian flinched as he had just his foot tread on the ground and Nie Shang immediately hugged him tightly. He really did not know what to do with this young man who never stopped crying and panicked too much.
"Young Master Ling..! I thought I was going to die, you really saved my life. In the future, whatever you want I will definitely grant it."
"Calm down, Young Master Nie." Ling Lang Tian patted Nie Shang's back softly and requested that this young man no longer hug him too tightly.
Nie Shang nodded, he let go of his embrace and wiped his tears. Not forgetting he cleaned up the water on his nose which made Ling Lang Tian blink and then take one step back.
Actually other than Nie Shang, many people were thanking Ling Lang Tian. It's just that this young man dared to embrace him, although honestly he was not comfortable with the action.
"Young Master Nie, you take care of them. Take care of the injured, I still have to leave." Ling Lang Tian said calmly, he did not wait for a response from Nie Shang and immediately darted away.
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Nie Shang was surprised, yet could do nothing. Ling Lang Tian had already left him.
He was summoned by one of his injured guests. Starting from here, Nie Shang showed his talent that was quite capable in terms of leadership.
If the tension was successfully passed by Nie Shang and the people who were in the Thousand Year Inn area, then another with the tension that befell Ling Qing Zhu at this time.
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