Chapter 674: Let Me Borrow Your Head
The entire place lay quiet under the bright moonlight. This was illogical.
Zhong Li rushed to the great hall of the City Lord’s Residence with some anticipation but discovered no one there. It was so empty that it seemed scary.
“Brother Zhong Li, are you looking for someone? I have to tell you this first: I sent away the people in the City Lord’s Residence in advance. Hey, that is not right. I should be addressing you as notorious bandit Lone Wolf instead.”
Just when Zhong Li felt confused and could not understand what was happening, a white figure sitting on the roof ridge above looked at him with a faint smile.
Even Zhong Li, who had killed many people and no longer feared anything, was so startled that he took a step back when he saw the appearance of the white figure lit up by the bright moonlight.
Zhong Li exclaimed in extreme shock, “That is impossible. Didn’t I just chop your head off earlier? How are you able to come back here?”
Xiao Chen stood up serenely. His white clothes glowing in the faint moonlight made him look elegant and celestial, giving him an ethereal aura.
“You are not the only person with a Cloning Technique. I know some too.”
At this moment, Zhong Li had already calmed down. He felt that it was funny; he had overreacted. He smiled faintly and said, “So what? What do you think you can accomplish alone? You will just end up getting killed by me again.”
“I don’t really want to accomplish much. I just want to borrow your head.”
Xiao Chen raised the Lunar Shadow Saber over his head and gradually drew it out. The long, slender saber blade reflected strands of elegant moonlight.
When Xiao Chen had drawn his saber completely, it gave off a bright glow. A resonant dragon roar came from his body as he jumped off the roof ridge.
“Azure Dragon Tail Whip!” Xiao Chen’s body left behind a big purple arc as he instantly arrived beside Zhong Li and attacked with his saber.
Zhong Lin suddenly sensed the saber intent infused into the saber and the immortal state of thunder it contained, and his expression changed immensely. His heart raced wildly, palpitating quickly.
The saber intent Xiao Chen sent out had clearly achieved a perfect sixty percent comprehension. It was already very close to reaching Great Perfection and was much stronger than Zhong Li’s.
The electricity that leaped around the saber light contained an immortal attribute. It was very different from regular electricity and completely surpassed Zhong Li’s state of ice.
With a grave expression, Zhong Li drew his thick saber. He did not dare to be careless as he met Xiao Chen’s attack that came from the side.
A cold light flowed around Zhong Li’s saber light. All the cold Qi under the night sky seemed to have gathered in that saber light.
“Dang!”
The sabers clashed loudly. Uncontrollable energy turned into wind blades flying everywhere.
“Rumble…! Rumble…!” The wind blades reduced several buildings in the City Lord’s Residence to dust. With just one move, everything within five hundred meters turned into rubble.
“Xiu!”
A huge force moved from the saber into Zhong Li’s body, knocking him back a hundred meters. The electricity roamed his body chaotically.
This electricity contained an immortal attribute and was very hard to dispel, giving Zhong Li a headache.
What shocked Zhong Li even more was that when Xiao Chen’s Quintessence clashed with his, it was not much weaker than his. Xiao Chen did not seem like an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch at all.
When Zhong Li thought of a possibility, a look of shock appeared in his eyes. Could it be that this fellow refined his Quintessence by himself once before taking the Quintessence Gathering Pill while still an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch?
Even I, as a Half-Fiend, can’t endure such pain. Could this person endure that? However, I cannot think of an explanation other than that.
After Xiao Chen forced back Zhong Li with one attack, he said indifferently, “Don’t be careless. Otherwise, you will die very miserably. It is not my intent to kill you so quickly.
“After arriving in this Kunlun Realm, I still have not had a proper exchange with a bladesman of the same generation yet. Don’t disappoint me.”
The Azure Dragon image on which Xiao Chen stood circled around Zhong Li. Indistinct clouds hovered around it as it brought Xiao Chen to Zhong Li’s side with a ‘whoosh.’
“Dang! Dang! Dang!”
Saber lights danced around, infused with the perfect sixty-percent-comprehended saber intent and the immortal state of thunder. Xiao Chen’s aura flourished as he launched attacks at Zhong Li relentlessly.
“Despite being so young, your appetite is so big. Today, I will show you the true abilities of a notorious bandit.”
Zhong Li smiled coldly. He did not think that Xiao Chen had the ability to force him to submit.
Suddenly, a scarlet light flowed around Zhong Li. This light was formed by a pure baleful aura. Boundless miserable shrieks came from the light, and all sorts of vengeful spirits appeared.
This was not an illusion but something that really existed. There were old men about seventy years old, pregnant women, and newborns among the vengeful spirits.
The faces of these spirits were so twisted that their countenances could no longer be made out—a cruel sight that forced people to avert their gaze.
The most significant difference between a baleful aura and killing Qi was the resentment of the people killed. Only loose cultivators with a strong but vicious and perverted mind could achieve this.
Most cultivators would only kill to obtain the treasures of others. However, they would not attack ordinary people. This was the most basic principle. Unfortunately, loose cultivators did not follow this principle.
Because of this, their killing Qi mutated into the more frightening baleful aura—something a hundredfold more terrifying than killing Qi.
Zhong Li smiled cruelly and said, “My baleful aura can scare regular people into idiots. Let’s see how you are going to block it!”
He sent out a scarlet, icy saber Qi from within the sea of blood. His saber Qi was as tall as a pillar with blood clouds around it.
Each blood cloud contained a horrifying corpse screaming itself hoarse. From one glance, the red clouds floating around and the sea of blood looked boundlessly vast.
When Xiao Chen clashed with the saber Qi, it pushed him back a hundred meters. After that, he alighted on a tall wall with a grave expression.
Xiao Chen’s eyes were filled with shock. He had not expected there would be such a Martial Technique in this world that completely infused a baleful aura into the Saber Technique. The world of evil cultivation was an extraordinary eye-opener for Xiao Chen.
“However, it is just a small trick in the end.”
Xiao Chen held his saber and stood upright as he laughed coldly. He activated the trace of the ancient sovereign’s bloodline, and his aura became as heavy as a mountain.
Vast, ancient, lingering, honorable, and intolerant of blasphemy!
The ancient sovereign’s aura surged out like a fierce gust of wind. It easily swept away the scarlet light around the saber Qi, leaving that saber Qi bare.
“The scorching sun blazes, Burning to Desolation!”
Xiao Chen’s Lunar Shadow Saber became as bright as the scorching sun in the dark night. Then, he leaped up from the tall wall, wielding his saber.
“Bang!”
Due to the bright moon and the quiet night, the might of Burning to Desolation was reduced. It was only able to match that scarlet, icy saber Qi.
A loud, ear-piercing sound rang out, and a huge, deep pit appeared on the ground. Both of them retreated a hundred meters, leaking blood from their mouths.
The Azure Dragon below Xiao Chen’s feet circled around as he shook his head slightly. “In the end, my cultivation is slightly weaker. If I advanced to Medial Grade Martial Monarch, it would not be this difficult.”
The shock in Zhong Li’s eyes was even stronger than Xiao Chen’s. Against all expectations, Xiao Chen managed to easily break the baleful aura that Zhong Li was so proud of.
“Fated Person in Autumn Waters!”
Without any hesitation, Xiao Chen charged over again the instant he landed. He turned into a gentle autumn wind and split the air with an unending chain of saber lights.
“Damn it!”
Zhong Li’s aura, state, and saber intent were weaker than Xiao Chen’s. His advantage in cultivation was not very obvious. After repeatedly exchanging moves, he had not gained any advantage.
Zhong Li lost his patience entirely. A red light flickered in his eyes as he roared ferociously. His body swelled up, and his clothes tore. Under the full moon, he turned into a white wolf standing upright.
He immediately used an even stronger saber Qi to break the saber light of the state of autumn. His powerful legs pushed off, leaving behind an afterimage as he arrived beside Xiao Chen.
After Zhong Li transformed into a man-wolf, his speed increased by twenty percent. His sharp claws slashed at Xiao Chen’s head.
“Open!”
An acupoint on Xiao Chen’s right foot opened. Life and death could be decided in the time it took for a spark to fly. Xiao Chen quickly turned around and held his saber with two hands to block.
The claws were as hard as Frost Iron, causing sparks to fly when they clashed with the saber. The impact forced Xiao Chen back into a continuous retreat.
“Pa!”
Zhong Li placed his two hands together, and his strength increased, sending Xiao Chen flying even further.
“Ha ha ha! Let’s see if you still dare to spout so much nonsense again!”
After getting such a big advantage for the first time, Zhong Li felt very happy. He laughed maniacally and prepared to chase Xiao Chen.
“Roar! Roar! Roar!”
However, just at this moment, three dragon roars came from Xiao Chen’s body. Aside from the Azure Dragon image already under his feet, another two Azure Dragon images appeared.
Xiao Chen used Azure Dragon Tail Whip, retreating instead of advancing. Then, he brandished his saber light, executing Cycle of Seasons. All sorts of mysterious phenomena—Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter—appeared.
“The power of the Cycle of Seasons?”
Zhong Li’s face filled with shock. With a flip of his hand, he drew his thick saber and infused into it the Quintessence of the Fiends. Scarlet snowflakes exploded from his saber.
“Bang!”
Even after using all his Quintessence, tears appeared in Zhong Li’s wolf paws, inflicting intense pain. Specks of blood flew out. However, he succeeded in blocking this attack.
“Dang! Dang! Dang!”
Xiao Chen rode the three Azure Dragon images, quickly pursuing the transformed Zhong Li. The two were embroiled in an extraordinarily arduous battle once again.
Dark clouds filled the sky above, completely covering the moon. One man and one wolf fought an intense battle over the vast City Lord’s Residence. The shock waves of the fight leveled the nearby buildings.
If Xiao Chen had not sent away the innocent people in advance, several people would have died tonight.
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At this moment, a big battle was taking place outside the city gates as well. Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping led ten-odd Medial Grade Martial Monarchs to surround the transformed Lone Wolf clone.
After spending their Quintessence without care, they finally gained the upper hand. As long as they slowly dragged this out, “Lone Wolf” would definitely die.
Qiu Yi checked his Quintessence and discovered that it was about to be exhausted. He shouted, “Everyone, put in some more effort. We will kill Lone Wolf soon. This is a bona fide notorious bandit.”
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Far in the distance, Xiao Chen and Zhong Li’s battle had almost reached its end; it was currently at a crucial moment.
Earlier, Lone Wolf had clashed head-on with Xiao Chen’s Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, Return of the Azure Dragon, which had inflicted a horrifying wound on his chest.
This wound extended all the way to his abdomen, and several bones had broken. Blood dripped out continuously.
However, despite all this, Lone Wolf was still as tenacious as before. He counterattacked at the last moment and landed a claw on Xiao Chen, causing Xiao Chen to vomit a mouthful of blood.
The two panted as they stared ferociously at each other. At this moment, they were competing in willpower. Neither could relax at all.
“Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop!”
Xiao Chen flung his head resolutely and took the initiative to attack. He quickly sent out seven saber images, which split into a total of twenty-one saber images and surrounded Zhong Li.
“Dang! Dang! Dang!”
Zhong Li’s eyes lit up as he dragged his injured body to block all twenty-one saber images forcefully. He even prepared another counterattack.