Unrestricted Dao Lord

DRIP. DRIP.

Blood trickled down the blade of Jiang Taizhen’s sword and dripped onto the ground.

The rain quickly washed the blood away.

"Your Wind and Thunder Sword Technique... I know of it, but it shouldn’t be this powerful. Not even an Unparalleled Swordsmanship should be this strong. Can you tell me why?"

Jiang Taizhen’s voice was very soft.

"Divine Intent! Shen Mo’s Swordsmanship must have contained Divine Intent as well."

Zhang Su said calmly.

"Shen Mo... Now that you mention it, I remember. No wonder his Swordsmanship was so formidable. So that’s why... To think that even my Three Meridians Unite couldn’t block your sword..."

Jiang Taizhen’s voice grew quieter and quieter until it faded into silence.

THUD.

Jiang Taizhen collapsed to the ground.

A bloody line had appeared on his throat. Blood gushed from the wound, taking his life with it.

Jiang Taizhen was dead.

Slain by Zhang Su’s sword.

Neither the Guiyuan Sect nor the Five Elements Sect could have possibly anticipated such a turn of events.

They knew full well what Three Meridians Unite signified.

Even if Jiang Taizhen were to be defeated, he shouldn’t have been so utterly unable to block Zhang Su’s sword and end up being killed.

But the truth was right before their eyes.

Jiang Taizhen was dead.

His throat was slit by a single strike from Zhang Su.

"Zhang Su..."

Suddenly, a jet-black spear thrust out from the drizzling rain.

It was Sikong Shuang again.

She couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

The Elder had warned her repeatedly that no matter what, Jiang Taizhen must not die.

But now, Jiang Taizhen was dead.

In a sense, she was Jiang Taizhen’s Guardian.

With Jiang Taizhen’s death, Sikong Shuang could not escape the blame!

Therefore, Sikong Shuang was filled with hatred for Zhang Su.

This thrust was filled with her fury, and she wished for nothing more than to run Zhang Su’s body through.

However, the moment Sikong Shuang made her move, Zhang Su had already sensed it.

But he didn’t even need to dodge.

Because there was a shadow behind him.

CLANG.

A brilliant flash of a saber sliced through the curtain of rain.

The strike was majestic and powerful, pressing down like a mountain. Even Sikong Shuang felt a tremor run through her entire body.

’I can’t block it!’

She couldn’t block this strike!

Moreover, she had already guessed the identity of the saber’s wielder.

’Han Guiyi!’

Only Han Guiyi of the Guiyuan Sect possessed such a terrifying Saber Technique.

They were both Huajin Martial Artists.

Sikong Shuang was even ranked high on the Huajin bounty list.

But even among Huajin, there were different levels of strength.

And the gap could be immense.

Han Guiyi was one of those top-tier Huajin experts who could completely crush her.

’I can’t believe Han Guiyi was also hiding in the night.’

Just as Sikong Shuang faced a life-or-death moment, a point of Sword Aura, like a beam of light in the darkness, instantly collided with the saber strike.

BANG.

A terrifying shockwave of Power spread out in all directions.

Both Zhang Su and Sikong Shuang immediately retreated several steps to get away from the Power.

"Dugu Jian!"

Han Guiyi stared intently at the figure opposite him.

Dugu Jian! Number one on the Guiyuan Sect’s bounty list for Huajin Martial Artists!

Only Dugu Jian’s sword could block Han Guiyi’s saber.

Dugu Jian said coolly, "I didn’t come here to fight you today. Jiang Taizhen is dead. I’m taking his body."

Han Guiyi gave Dugu Jian a long, hard look before finally nodding.

"You can take the body."

Without a moment’s hesitation, Dugu Jian picked up Jiang Taizhen’s corpse, turned, and vanished into the night.

Sikong Shuang didn’t dare to stay either.

Not only was Han Guiyi here, but this place was also near the Guiyuan Sect’s encampment.

With Dugu Jian gone, staying here would be suicide.

And so, Sikong Shuang also left.

In the dead of night, the rain continued to fall.

The scent of blood in the air had long been washed away by the rain.

There wasn’t even much blood left on the ground.

If they hadn’t witnessed the battle with their own eyes, many would find it hard to believe that the fight between Zhang Su and Jiang Taizhen was already over.

It was as if they were still in a dream.

It all felt too surreal.

"Jiang Taizhen... is dead?"

"Jiang Taizhen, who with his Three Meridians Unite was on the verge of catching up to the Five Elements Sect’s Celestial Pride, Shi Buyi, actually died at the hands of Senior Brother Zhang Su?"

"That last strike from Senior Brother Zhang Su should still be the Wind and Thunder Sword Technique, but... it seemed different from the Wind and Thunder Sword Technique I’ve seen before..."

"That clap of thunder just now sounded like real thunder. That kind of Swordsmanship looks a little familiar. It seems Shen Mo’s Swordsmanship was like that, with a feel of turning something ordinary into something miraculous."

Many of the Guiyuan Sect disciples were overjoyed.

Once, the Guiyuan Sect’s Celestial Pride, Yu Hualong, had been defeated by the Five Elements Sect’s Celestial Pride, Shi Buyi.

It would be a lie to say that this hadn’t been a blow to the Guiyuan Sect disciples.

But now, Zhang Su had killed Jiang Taizhen of the Five Elements Sect, a practitioner of Three Meridians Unite, with a single slash to the throat. This truly gave the Guiyuan Sect disciples a feeling of vindication.

Within the Five Elements Sect, someone who achieved Three Meridians Unite could absolutely be called a "Little Celestial Pride."

That was how many disciples of the Five Elements Sect viewed Jiang Taizhen.

But now, Jiang Taizhen was dead.

That title of "Little Celestial Pride" had become a joke.

CLICK.

Zhang Su sheathed his sword.

He bowed toward Han Guiyi.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Han."

Zhang Su naturally recognized this Han Guiyi.

Han Guiyi nodded.

He was not a man of many words, and he promptly turned and left.

He vanished into the night once more.

Zhang Su also returned to the Guiyuan Sect’s encampment from beneath the drum tower.

Xie Guanchao, Zhou Peng, and the others quickly gathered around him.

"Hahaha, good kid! Truly incredible, just incredible! To think you even killed Jiang Taizhen... It’s truly unbelievable..."

Xie Guanchao was usually fearless, seemingly looking down on everyone.