Chapter 267 - 158: Reverse-Slaying the Profound Gang
BOOM—!
BOOM—!
BOOM—!
On the Qinglin River, monstrous waves churned like furious dragons.
Two figures clashed madly amidst the dusk and mist. Each exchange was like a thunderclap, shaking the river’s surface for miles around and causing it to roil violently.
Sword Gang and Fist Force raged across the water, whipping the once-calm river into a boiling vortex.
Chen Sheng fought with growing fervor.
At first, he had been somewhat cautious. After all, fighting a Profound Gang Martial Master as an Earth Fiend was crossing realms—an exceedingly dangerous feat that almost no one in the Ning’an Martial World could accomplish.
But as their battle wore on, that caution gradually transformed into a surging will to fight.
’So, this is all a Profound Gang Martial Master amounts to...’
True, the nature of Profound Gang Qi was superior to that of Earth Fiend qi. A typical Earth Fiend would have been completely suppressed.
But Chen Sheng cultivated the Nine Nether Yin Fiend, a renowned power from the Earth Fiend Rankings.
This Yin Fiend was the epitome of yin and cold, its power absolute. Let alone in Ning’an Prefecture, even across the whole of Yunzhou, those that could compare were few and far between.
The Earth Fiend Rankings compiled all the strange fiend energies in the world; anything that made the list was extraordinary.
And since the Nine Nether Yin Fiend was ranked among the upper thirty-six, how could Elder Liu’s paltry, ordinary Cyan Wood Profound Gang possibly hope to suppress it?
What’s more, Chen Sheng practiced Dual Cultivation of Body and Spirit. His physical body, tempered a thousand times over by the Six Extremes Golden Bell Technique, was far stronger than his peers’.
His Sword Skill was nearly perfect, having reached a state of profound mastery. Every move was sharp and aimed directly for a vital point.
Though his moves seemed unremarkable, they concealed a heavy killing intent.
With several advantages stacked in his favor, it was enough for him to gradually gain the upper hand in this cross-realm battle.
Meanwhile, as the fight continued, Elder Liu’s heart was already in utter turmoil.
He had cultivated for over forty years and fought in more than a hundred life-or-death battles, yet he never imagined he would one day be pushed into such a corner by a junior from the Earth Fiend realm.
That bone-chilling Evil Qi was insidious. With every clash of Sword Gang, wisps of coldness would seep through his weapon and into his Meridians, slowing the circulation of his qi and blood.
’This boy... must not be allowed to live!’
A look of grim resolve flashed in Elder Liu’s eyes.
He knew there was no escape for him today. Sun Yuzhi’s cold eyes were like a shadow, and his path of retreat had long been cut off.
His only choice was to risk everything. Even if it meant his own utter demise, he had to severely injure, or even kill, this monster from the Jingwu Bureau.
At this thought, Elder Liu no longer cared about the consequences.
"HAAAH—!"
Seizing the moment he was forced back by one of Chen Sheng’s strikes, Elder Liu retreated a dozen yards, whipped out a blood-red Pill from his robes, and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation.
GULP.
The Pill entered his stomach like a raging fire falling into a pot of oil.
BOOM—!
In an instant, a faint red mist of blood sprayed from Elder Liu’s pores. His aura, which had been gradually weakening, suddenly surged, climbing frantically higher and higher.
Veins bulged beneath his exposed skin like writhing earthworms, and his eyes instantly filled with blood. The long blade in his hand hummed and trembled, its body beginning to glow with an unnatural, scorching red light.
"The Blood Boiling Shocking Essence Pill..."
On the riverbank, Sun Yuzhi’s brow furrowed slightly. She recognized the forbidden, life-risking drug.
One who consumes this pill can temporarily stimulate their Qi Blood Dao Seed, causing their Gang Qi to surge by several degrees. But after the drug wears off, they will suffer grievous injuries. While it might not go as far as destroying their Meridians and shattering their Dantian, their very foundation would definitely be damaged.
’The old bastard is really putting his life on the line.’
"Junior!"
Elder Liu’s roar was like that of a dying beast—hoarse and savage:
"Even if I die today, I’ll drag you down with me!"
As his voice fell, Elder Liu’s arms trembled. The Gang Qi in his Dantian rushed out like a flood from an open sluice gate as his palms rapidly formed a Sealing Technique.
As his Seal Techniques shifted, vast amounts of cyan Gang Qi gathered frantically before him.
A mournful wolf’s howl tore through the twilight.
The Gang Qi transformed into the head of a cyan wolf nearly one hundred feet tall. Its eyes were scarlet, its fangs bone-white, and it was wreathed in a terrifying, almost tangible aura.
The river water parted wherever it passed. Carrying the force to shatter mountains and sunder peaks, it charged ferociously toward Chen Sheng.
This attack was infinitely close to the might of the Peak of Profound Gang.
"Mere parlor tricks, and you dare show them off before a true master?!"
Chen Sheng let out a long laugh, his will to fight burning to its peak. He sheathed his Cold-Intimidating Blade at his waist with a reverse-hand motion. Then, his palms formed a seal before his chest, the movements as smooth as flowing water, imbued with a certain profound rhythm.
Six Extremes Golden Bell Technique—North Pole Black Tortoise Seal!
With a low shout, immense Nine Nether Yin Fiend energy surged from the acupoints all over his body. It merged with his Qi and Blood Power, tracing a complex, mysterious, and ancient seal in the air before him.
This was the strongest offensive Divine Technique of the Six Extremes Golden Bell Technique: the Six Extremes Profound Seal.
As his cultivation deepened, his mastery over this Cultivation Technique had become increasingly effortless.
The seal took the form of a tortoise entwined with a snake. Its entire form pulsed with an interwoven light of dark gold and spectral cold, exuding a majestic aura as heavy as a mountain, as immovable as a great peak.
The phantom tortoise and snake raised their heads, facing the cyan wolf directly.
BOOM—!!!
The moment the tortoise and wolf collided, the entire section of the river seemed to have been struck by a colossal, invisible hammer.
A vacuum zone over three hundred feet in diameter blasted open at the center of the clash. River water shot skyward, forming a rare, circular curtain of water that was over two hundred feet high.
The aftershocks formed visible white rings of air that swept out in all directions.
On the shore, grass and trees were snapped in two, and rubble flew everywhere.
Chen Sheng was blasted back several yards, the river’s surface exploding into a deep crater beneath his feet. But the Black Tortoise Seal before him merely flickered, refusing to collapse.
In contrast, the head of the cyan wolf phantom that Elder Liu had condensed shattered by nearly half in the head-on collision, its power drastically reduced.
"Again."
Chen Sheng’s will to fight was boiling over; he gave his opponent no time to breathe.
His Seal Techniques changed again as the Qi and Blood Power and Evil Qi within him surged wildly along a specific path.
West Pole White Tiger Seal.
"ROAR—!!!"
Evil Qi erupted forth, and a tiger’s roar shook the mountains and forests.