Scripture of Days Past

Chu Youtian was also astonished to see Chu Qiguang's use of gale force.

Fifth-state martial artists possessed such tremendous explosive power that they could compress the air with their weapons or limbs, producing bursts of force. Those with sufficient mastery of fist techniques could even wield this force as a weapon.

Compared with conventional weapons, gale force had the advantage of being highly malleable. It could take on many different shapes and forms, whereas a weapon generally had a fixed shape.

However, gale force was ultimately just highly compressed air, so it naturally wasn't as hard or destructive as a high-quality weapon. On the other hand, as long as the martial artist had enough stamina, they could use gale force over and over again.

Thus, compared with weapons, gale force had the advantages of greater flexibility and adaptability, but at the cost of having inferior destructive power.

After diverting Yi Siman's saber, Chu Qiguang reached toward Yi Siman's chest, his hand once again enveloped in a layer of gale force.

Yi Siman's eyes narrowed into thin slits at the sight of the approaching gale force. He let loose an explosive roar as he pushed his Baleful Blood Arts to the extreme. His qi and blood surged violently through his body, enhancing his strength and explosiveness while inflicting additional internal injuries.

The red hue of his skin deepened even further, and a faint scent of blood began to emanate from his body.

With his physical prowess further enhanced by the Baleful Blood Arts, Yi Siman lashed out with his saber again, this time aiming for Chu Qiguang's throat.

The sound of tearing fabric rang out as the saber swept through the air, as if it were slicing through the very fabric of reality.

The power and saber intent behind Yi Siman's attack were far more formidable than anything Chu Qiguang had ever faced. In comparison, Jiang Longyu's Heaven Weep Saber Techniques were a complete joke.

It had only taken Yi Siman two swings to defeat Shen Guhong, a Thousand-Man Commander of the Demon Vanquishing Department. With the second swing, he had shattered Shen Guhong's blade and split him in two.

Alarm flashed through Chu Qiguang's eyes, and he was struck by the instinctive urge to retaliate. However, Qiao Zhi's reassuring voice rang out in his mind. Look closely, Chu Qiguang. This is the Rasengan variation of the Undying Seal!

Once again, Chu Qiguang reached out to grab Yi Siman's saber, but this time, Yi Siman was confident that he would come out on top.

That won't work a second time! My saber is too fast for you to catch now. Even if you use gale force, I can slice through it and sever your hand before you manage to divert my saber!

However, in the next instant, the gale force Chu Qiguang's palm suddenly began to rotate at an astonishing speed, forming a miniature spherical tornado.

Even though Yi Siman's saber was moving far faster than last time, he could still sense that it was veering away from its intended path. It felt as if its blade had been sucked into a vortex.

Even if his saber had been restrained by iron chains, he would have been able to slice through them instantly without losing any momentum. However, when the miniature sphere of gale force exploded against the edge of his blade, his saber was stopped cold for a split second.

That tiny opening was all Chu Qiguang needed to press two fingers down against the top of the saber's blade.

Yi Siman's heart instantly sank slightly upon seeing this.

While in motion, his saber was near unstoppable and indestructible, but now that it had been brought to a standstill, it had become fraught with vulnerability.

With Chu Qiguang forcefully pressing down on his saber, Yi Siman felt as if he were contending against the weight of a mountain, and his saber began to plummet involuntarily toward the ground below.

At the same time, Chu Qiguang reached out with his other hand, aiming a palm strike at Yi Siman's face.

In this situation, Yi Siman appeared to have only two options. He could resist the downward pressure and try to slash his saber upward, or he could abandon his saber and retreat.

However, he chose neither. He continued gripping the hilt of his saber with one hand while raising the other hand, his fingers fully extended to form a blade. It was the saberless variation of the Asura Saber Techniques.

His entire hand instantly turned bright red, and droplets of blood began to seep through his skin as he viciously swung his hand saber at Chu Qiguang's palm with all his might.

Qiao Zhi remained completely unfazed. On the contrary, he was buzzing with excitement as he exclaimed telepathically, Your body has become much stronger since the last time I used it! Is it because of the Sumeru King Scripture? With what I have to work with now, I should be able to pull off that move. Watch closely! This is the Kaioh-ken variation of the Undying Seal!

Just as Yi Siman's hand saber was about to collide with Chu Qiguang's palm, the latter abruptly made a grabbing motion, instantly releasing a burst of highly compressed gale force.

The gale force erupted from his hand like an air cannon, creating rippling sound waves that were visible even to the naked eye.

The sound waves swept across Yi Siman's body, briefly disrupting the circulation of his qi and blood. As a result, the power behind his hand saber was significantly weakened.

Seizing the opportunity, Chu Qiguang drove a powerful elbow strike directly at Yi Siman's chest. Yi Siman could only redirect his hand saber and swing it at Chu Qiguang's elbow.

In his weakened state, Yi Siman's hand saber was no match for Chu Qiguang's elbow strike. The resulting sent a violent jolt through his entire body.

Eager to press his advantage, Chu Qiguang immediately followed up with another palm strike. With a frustrated roar, Yi Siman finally released his saber.

The instant he let go, he felt as free as a bird soaring through the heavens, as if his soul had suddenly been liberated and unfettered.

He sprang backward, instantly opening a gap of nearly twenty meters between himself and Chu Qiguang to evade the incoming palm strike.

Somehow, the act of relinquishing his saber and retreating had brought Yi Siman into a very special mental state that he had never experienced before.