Chapter 231: I Can Still Fight
Fang Cheng subconsciously reached out and caught the head flying through the air. He looked down at Yue Feihan’s miserable state, and his face instantly darkened. "You..."
Fang Cheng landed, joining the other Celestial Profound Sacred Land disciples to confront Shen Daoxing. His expression was as cold as ice. "How dare you kill a disciple of my Sacred Land? Do you have any idea what the consequences are for offending the Celestial Profound Sacred Land?"
"Consequences? What consequences? You think I’m afraid of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land?"
Shen Daoxing found it laughable. He looked at them coldly. "Even if you hadn’t come for me, I was going to come for you to settle our score!"
As he spoke, Shen Daoxing gave the disciples of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land a meaningful look. "Don’t forget, the Celestial Profound Sacred Land still hasn’t paid the debt it owes me!"
Arrogant!
What an arrogant bastard!
The disciples from the Celestial Profound Sacred Land stared at each other in a daze, not understanding what Shen Daoxing meant. ’Who in the world is this guy?’
Shen Daoxing’s eyes swept over the group. He counted them and shook his head in disappointment. "Why are there only four of you? Where’s the other one?"
"Our Senior Brother is at a critical juncture in his closed-door cultivation. We don’t need him to deal with you!"
Fang Cheng said coldly.
Shen Daoxing shook his head. "The last guy who said something like that ended up like this."
As he spoke, Shen Daoxing pointed a finger at Yue Feihan’s corpse on the ground. "And you will be next!"
"Arrogant! Truly arrogant!"
A tall man beside Fang Cheng stepped forward in anger. "Senior Brother, why are we wasting our breath on him? Let’s just kill him now."
With that, his figure blurred, leaving a series of afterimages as he suddenly appeared right in front of Shen Daoxing.
A cold glint flashed. A bone-chilling spear, like a soaring dragon, suddenly thrust forward. Its surging Spiritual Power and overwhelming aura marked him as a master at the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Demon Ape Meteor Step!
Shen Daoxing’s body bent backward at an impossible angle. He then retreated rapidly, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Just as Shen Daoxing dodged back, a sharp cry rang out.
"Soul-Catching Mirror!"
A man with a gloomy aura beside Fang Cheng suddenly leaped high into the air. A simple, dark green mirror appeared in his hand, and a sinister, cold beam of light abruptly shot from it toward Shen Daoxing.
Realizing the danger, Shen Daoxing quickly leaped away.
BOOM!
With a loud explosion, the spot where he had been standing instantly shattered. A dark green light flared, and everything in the vicinity took on a corrupted, decaying hue.
This gloomy man was also a master at the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
At the same time, Fang Cheng and another disciple from the Celestial Profound Sacred Land launched themselves into the air, flanking Shen Daoxing.
Both raised their weapons high. Dazzling light erupted as they brought them crashing down with unstoppable force.
BOOM!
Shen Daoxing executed his Great Ming Demon Sparrow strike, slamming his sword against Fang Cheng’s. The impact sent them both flying backward.
Shen Daoxing immediately used the rebound force to pivot and throw a punch, blasting the other disciple who was trying to ambush him from behind down to the ground.
That was another master at the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Fang Cheng’s strength was even greater; he was a master at the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Four figures leaped into the air.
In an instant, Shen Daoxing was surrounded by four Spirit Transformation Realm masters.
A blinding light flared. Fang Cheng, Mo Dingyi, Tiger Dominator, and Li Yi all shot up from the ground, soaring into the sky. They raised their weapons high and brought them crashing down.
"Destruction Thunder Shock!"
At that exact moment, a woman’s clear shout rang out.
Suddenly, a red figure wreathed in roiling lightning plunged from the sky. It exploded in their midst, and thick bolts of thunder shot out in all directions like a blooming firework of electricity.
Startled, Fang Cheng, Mo Dingyi, Tiger Dominator, and Li Yi zipped apart.
The red-clothed young woman, Dugu Sheng, proudly came to Shen Daoxing’s side.
Dugu Sheng said nothing, simply standing among them. Although she was only at the Ninth Layer of the Grotto Heaven Realm, her aura was no weaker than anyone else’s.
Then, the red-clothed young woman slowly raised her sword.
"Nine Thunders Shocking Heaven Technique! Nine Thunders Shocking Heaven!"
In that instant, a gale began to blow, and dark clouds gathered abruptly.
RUMBLE! RUMBLE!
The sound of roiling thunder echoed from within the dark clouds as arcs of lightning flickered.
Suddenly, with a deafening CRACK, a bolt of lightning tore through the sky!
A massive bolt that seemed to pierce the heavens descended, striking the sword in the red-clothed young woman’s hand.
RUMBLE!
A second bolt!
RUMBLE!
A third bolt!
RUMBLE!
A fourth bolt!
...
Nine thunderous cracks sounded in succession as a total of nine heavenly bolts struck the young woman’s sword, illuminating the entire sky in a blinding flash.
The red-clothed young woman’s long hair whipped about as countless bolts of lightning flickered around her body, making her look like a Thunder God.
"Strike!"
With a sharp cry, she brought her sword down.
"This is bad!"
Fang Cheng’s expression changed as he sensed the immense danger. "Everyone, attack together! Stop her!"
The men were about to surge forward and strike the red-clothed young woman.
RUMBLE!
But at that moment, the roiling heavenly thunder had already descended. A silver light flashed, and a shocking peal of thunder exploded.
"Argh..."
Fang Cheng, Mo Dingyi, Tiger Dominator, and Li Yi cried out as they were blasted into the air, then slammed heavily back down to the ground.
The accumulated snow around Shen Daoxing and the red-clothed young woman had completely melted, leaving only a patch of scorched earth.
PTAH!
Suddenly, the red-clothed young woman cried out and spat a mouthful of fresh blood. Her face instantly turned pale, and her already slender frame became even more unsteady, looking as if she might collapse at any moment.
Shen Daoxing quickly reached out to support her.
"I don’t need your help. I can stand on my own."
But the red-clothed young woman shook her head, refusing his aid.
However, the moment the words left her mouth, her body went limp, and she collapsed into Shen Daoxing’s arms.
Apparently, her internal injuries had not yet healed, and that last thunderous strike had consumed too much of her strength.
CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!
Suddenly, the sound of clapping broke the silence, and Fang Cheng’s voice rang out.
"As expected of the greatest genius the East Continent has seen in centuries. To possess such power... It’s a pity you’re only in the Grotto Heaven Realm. It was too naive of you to think you could kill us all in one fell swoop."
Shen Daoxing looked toward the voice and saw Fang Cheng getting to his feet, seemingly unharmed. Although his body was scorched black and covered in bloodstains, he didn’t appear to have sustained any serious injuries.
At the same time, the others also slowly got to their feet. Most of them were not seriously injured, but they looked to be in a wretched state.
Fang Cheng looked coldly at the red-clothed young woman. "Since you’re unwilling to join our Celestial Profound Sacred Land, we have no choice but to eliminate you. With your talent, your very existence is the greatest threat to our Sacred Land!"
The red-clothed young woman frowned, trying to push herself up from Shen Daoxing’s arms, looking as if she intended to continue fighting.
But just as she propped herself up, she cried out and spat another large mouthful of fresh blood, her face growing even paler.
Shen Daoxing watched her and shook his head. "If you keep fighting so recklessly, your injuries will never heal!"
Yet, the red-clothed young woman still struggled to get up.