Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “This sword’s not bad, I’m taking it!” The Demon Birth Sword couldn’t be displayed randomly, so replacing it with this word wasn’t a bad idea.
“Impudence!” Tian Xiu Ning was furious. This guy was too arrogant, actually viewing him as nothing?
Ling Han carried out the Demon Fairy Step, arriving directly before Tian Xiu Ning and attacking with both fists repeatedly.
The five Corpse Soldiers became decorations; roaring angrily, they charged back, chasing behind Ling Han.
Now, it became a head-on fight between Tian Xiu Ning and Ling Han. The former wasn’t terrified, waving his sword while nine flashes of Sword Qi formed; under the blessing of the bone sword, each flash of Sword Qi became a terrifying silk two meters long, slashing towards Ling Han.
Ling Han obviously wouldn’t fear it, directly brandishing his fists in counterattack.
Peng, peng, peng, peng , these flashes of Sword Qi were instantly demolished.
Seeing this scene, everyone covered their heads and cried out.
This was too inconceivable. The nine flashes of Sword Qi were all set off by the bone sword, and their sharpness was equivalent to the sword’s; this was the reason why everyone sought a first-class Spirit Tool.
However, Ling Han shattered the Sword Qi with a single punch, and his fist actually wasn’t injured at all. Was that still a body of flesh and blood?
Tian Xiu Ning was also shocked. He originally thought that Ling Han blocking with his fists head-on would cause blood to splatter across the skies, but never would he have thought not a damn thing happened! He couldn’t help but doubt the bone sword in his hand, was this truly refined from the bone of the leftover species of a divine beast?
“No need to doubt. This is because my fists are harder!” Ling Han said, smiling. He cultivated Indestructible Heaven’s scroll, and if he truly attained the Diamond Tier Body, his physique would definitely be tougher than a true dragon’s.
Now, though he was at the Iron Sheet Tier, the opponent’s bone sword was only refined from the bone of a distant descendant of the Ba Xia that couldn’t be considered even a divine beast’s child, so how could it possibly harm him?
To threaten his sixth tier Iron Sheet Body, a seventh tier Spirit Tool had to be used.
While talking, Ling Han brandished both fists repeatedly, forcing Tian Xiu Ning to retreat.
It was very interesting. Tian Xiu Ning retreated and Ling Han chased, while five Corpse Soldiers were behind, forcibly turning this ganging-up into a one-on-one fight and chase.
“Haha, this youngster discovered the Corpse Soldiers’ greatest weakness.” Atop the city will, someone clapped and laughed.
“That’s right. Corpse Soldiers’ weakness is that they’re not fast enough. After all, they’re just a corpse, and can’t execute movement arts.”
“However, simply unleashing their power, they are equivalent to someone in the ninth layer of the Flower Blossom Tier, and there aren’t many that can surpass them in speed.”
“This youngster’s movement art is out of the ordinary.”
Many things were actually easily exposed, but even if they were thoroughly clear, there might not be people able to accomplish them. None knew the weight of another’s burden; if one were to personally take it up, one might only be able to groan.
Tian Xiu Ning was shocked. In this way, the five Corpse Soldiers were practically useless, and he now faced Ling Han alone! The majority of Thousand Corpse Sect’s battle prowess came from corpses, and if they couldn’t be brought into paly, their personal strength obviously decreased greatly.
He was actually quite extraordinary, having the cultivation of the eighth layer of the Flower Blossom Tier and battle prowess reaching even fifteen stars, which was enough to look down upon people of the same age. However, he encountered a freak like Ling Han, so he could only be miserable.
Ancient bone patterns accumulated on Ling Han’s fists. Close combat was now his forte, and as the power of physical cultivation burst forth, it was not much different from Origin Power. Each fist shot out like it was driving piles.
Only physical cultivators could attack so quickly, and when Origin Power cultivators couldn’t keep up in endurance, they could only put more effort on Qi, replacing speed with quantity.
Peng! Peng! Peng! Peng!
With a hundred consecutive punches, the bone sword in Tian Xiu Ning’s hand instantly slipped out, and Ling Han reached out to grab it.
“Give it back!” Tian Xiu Ning hurriedly shouted. This was a treasure that the lord sect master personally bestowed on him.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “It’s a waste of this Spirit Tool to leave it in your hands!” He turned around and stared at the five Corpse Soldiers that charged over.
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Ling Han charged towards the five Corpse Soldiers and brandished the bone sword, carrying out Desolate Hell Sword in a purely defensive way.
A circle of white light swirled, creating impenetrable defense and repelling the five Corpse Soldiers beyond the sword light.
He just saw Xuanyuan Zi Guang condense 22 flashes of Sword Qi. It wasn’t a ray yet it possessed some powers of the ray, bringing him great inspiration; why couldn’t he do it as well? Even though it was simulating a ray, he might be able to actuate the second style of the Three Styles of Black Origin, which had extremely terrifying destructive power.
Although the limit of Mysterious Three Thousand was firing 3000 sword lights, their destructive power terrifying, but intrinsically, this was an area-of-effect-type ultimate move, whereas 10,000 Techniques Return to One was the truly all-conquering one!
Accumulating three thousand attacks in one sword strike, just how terrifying was this destructive power?
Ling Han treated the five Corpse Soldiers as training partners. As he swung the bone sword, Sword Qi whirled, but was all in a mess.
He was in the process of comprehending, and didn’t have a clue exactly how to make it work, so it was naturally like a child waving a sword—completely without coherence.
However, this didn’t matter. Desolate Hell Sword was a Heaven Grade art known for its defensive ability, and carrying it out, his defense was impenetrable. Unless one’s battle prowess suppressed Ling Han, it was difficult to overcome his purely defensive sword art!
Tian Xiu Ning bawled in anger. His entire body emitted Corpse Qi, which was used to stimulate the five Corpse Soldiers and make their battle prowess skyrocket in order to take down Ling Han in one go.
Ling Han was immersed in his own world. The bone sword was almost moving based on his instincts. Occasionally, there would be an oversight that was caught by the Corpse Soldiers, but so what if they hit him? He had Iron Sheet Body, which was hard enough to be comparable to same tier rare metals. The fiercer and more forceful the Corpse Soldiers were, the more the rebound shook their bones, making them face danger of collapsing.
This wasn’t an illusion. Just like a stone man fighting a wooden man, even if the former sat still and let the latter attack at will, the fiercer his attacks, the easier it was for the latter to collapse.
However, the difference between Ling Han and the Corpse Soldiers hadn’t reached the same extent. Moreover, the power of impact was still genuine, and though Ling Han’s physique was certainly formidable, it still made him feel somewhat unwell.
Fortunately, he was only struck once or twice occasionally, and with Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll circulating, the shock that penetrated his body immediately subsided.
Looking at such a battle, everyone was speechless.
‘Are they the Corpse Soldiers, or are you? How could you be so tough?’
Some people thought of how agile Ling Han was previously in battle, shaking off five “heavy” Corpse Soldiers and forcing Tian Xiu Ning to fight one on one. Now, he displayed terrifying strength in defense.
This guy was too much of an all-rounder; his atta
cks transcended concept and were untraceable, and when he defended, he was firm like a mountain, extremely skilled, and almost without a single weak point!
Battling in the same tier, who could rival him?
Xuanyuan Zi Guang? Yao Hui Yue?
Ling Han didn’t care about everyone’s astonishment. He simply treated the five Corpse Soldiers as whetstones, grinding his accumulation of Sword Qi. Moreover, not far away, Xuanyuan Zi Guang was battling fiercely with Ju Tian Ge, and he could refer to him at any time, practicing what he had just learned.
This was equivalent to being imparted with knowledge on the spot. Also, Ling Han had the Eye of Truth; he kept observing the way Xuanyuan Zi Guang combined 22 flashes of Sword Qi, turning it into his own comprehension.
Tian Xiu Ning couldn’t possibly know that Ling Han was attempting a breakthrough, and instead assumed that Ling Han was finally suppressed by the Corpse Soldiers. Instinctively, he bellowed repeatedly and intensified their attacks, swearing that he would kill Ling Han on spot.
Although it appeared that he had the advantage, he couldn’t turn the advantage into a victory. Ling Han looked like he only had the power to hold his own, yet he was guarding safely and stably, counterattacking occasionally out of the blue.
Ling Han’s gaze became brighter and brighter. He suddenly laughed loudly, and said, “I understand! I understand!”
‘What do you understand?’
Tian Xiu Ning looked at Ling Han, simply thinking this opponent’s mind was somewhat abnormal, and he just shouted, “Good that you understand. Give me back my sword!”
“Alright, here!” Ling Han swung the sword, firing out a flash of Sword Qi. However, this flash of Sword Qi was extremely thick. Moreover, it was also like a wriggling snake, extremely unstable.
Tian Xiu Ning, however, was greatly shocked. This flash of Sword Qi felt too terrifying, making him feel with a chill that he definitely shouldn’t block it forcibly.
Pa!
This flash of Sword Qi exploded on its own as it was fired out; the shattered Sword Qi surged, raising a sky full of dust.
“Hahahaha.” A few Thousand Corpse Sect disciples instantly guffawed, but even more people revealed a thoughtful expression.
This Sword Qi… was unusual.
“He, he’s condensing Sword Qi!” Someone finally saw through it, crying out in surprise.
“Yes, he’s forming a ray!”
“Impossible, how could a ray scatter? Moreover, this was clearly a flash of Sword Qi, without a hint of a ray in it.”
“I got it. This guy is imitating Xuanyuan Zi Guang, combining Sword Qi and not fusing it into a ray!”
Hiss!
Now, everyone was speechless; this youngster was too freakish. He obviously saw Xuanyuan Zi Guang’s battle, and then thought of imitating it. However, the question was: was such a mystical art something that could be learned just from watching for a short while?
Similarly, many people had seen Sword Qi and Saber Qi, yet how many people could cultivate it?
Seeing it and personally comprehending it… these were two completely different things.
“It failed.” Ling Han shook his head but didn’t look disappointed at all. This was a test, of course. “Again!” He struck with the sword again, and hong , a thick pillar of light resembling Sword Qi shot out.
However, it was still the same. Not long after the Sword Qi was shot out, without unleashing any power, it broke down on its own.
It failed again.
“It’s a very apparent matter. To grasp a mystical art in such a short time, could it be that easy?”
“There’s definitely a key to operating it. It can’t be learned simply by watching it a few times.”
Atop the wall, quite a few people made cynical remarks. Ling Han was too freakish, making many people feel envious. However, some attentive people discovered that Ling Han’s flash of Sword Qi lasted a tiny bit longer compared to the one earlier.
Truly just a tiny bit, but it certainly lasted longer!
Regarding this, Ling Han was obviously the clearest. He revealed a smile, waving the sword again without flagging at all, improving on his own deficiencies.
Ten strikes, twenty strikes, and thirty strikes… his improvement was more and more apparent—apparent to the point where most people discovered that the time his Sword Qi was maintained was becoming longer and longer.
Tian Xiu Ning was shocked; was he acting as Ling Han’s whetstone? He roared and said, “Blood bones break!”
Instantly, the five Corpse Soldiers roared fiercely, letting out a beast-like shriek. A bizarre change happened to their right arms, turning them into bone spears that emitted a terrifying presence.
The five Corpse Soldiers brandished their bone spears simultaneously, stabbing at Ling Han. The momentum of the spears was as if they could penetrate through any defense no matter how powerful it was.
“Break!” Ling Han also shouted lightly, striking a dazzling blow with the sword.
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As the sword swept by, it was as if a true dragon had revived. The thick and long Sword Qi spread its claws, slashing towards the five Corpse Soldiers.
Peng, peng, peng, peng, the Sword Qi swept past, and the five corpses were sent flying all together as if they were five feathers too frail to stand a gust of wind, unable to stand even a single blow. After they landed, everyone saw clearly that there were actually spiderweb-like cracks on their bones.
Hiss!
Everyone gasped in astonishment. Corpse Soldiers had formidable physique, but under Ling Han’s sword attack, cracks actually appeared; wasn’t this too ridiculous?
The Sword Qi was only fired out with a sixth-tier Spirit Tool, and even if it were stronger than the Corpse Soldiers, it shouldn’t be powerful to such a degree!
“He, he condensed Sword Qi!” someone said in a quavering voice.
Not a Sword Ray, but condensed flashes of Sword Qi. Their power far surpassed average Sword Qi, but was inferior to Sword Ray’s. This was a stage where one could both retreat and advance, possessing might that surpassed Qi but was not constrained by a Ray; one could still continue to increase the amount of flashes of Qi.
A genius! A freak!
Simply looking at Xuanyuan Zi Guang operate it for a short while, he learned it already? My God, could there really be such a terrifying guy in the world?
However, they didn’t know that Ling Han had stood at the heights of the Heaven Tier, and in this lifetime, he’d even acquired a Mystical Power—the Eye of Truth, which could reach the essence of things, allowing him to clearly see how Xuanyuan Zi Guang combined and used Qi.
Once he had the inspiration, with his martial talent and the height he’d once stood at, combining Sword Qi became a piece of cake.
“Damn it!” Tian Xiu Ning roared angrily and unleashed from within his body waves of Corpse Qi, which surged into the five Corpse Soldiers. Instantly, the cracks on their bodies healed at an extremely fast rate.
This was the advantage of Corpse Soldiers; as long as there was an endless supply of Corpse Qi, they were almost undying. Else, why had Xuanyuan Zi Guang not won against Ju Tian Ge despite grasping the mystic arts of combining Qi, and having reached 22 flashes of Qi?
On one side, Ju Tian Ge was certainly very strong, and on the other, it was because of the undying characteristic of Corpse Soldiers.
“Kill!” Tian Xiu Ning controlled the Corpse Soldiers again to attack at Ling Han.
Ling Han, however, was unperturbed, and muttered, “Sword Qi combining has succeeded, but to adhere the bone patterns on it… is somewhat difficult.” He wanted to adhere the Old Vicious Mongoose’s bone patterns onto the Sword Qi; this could greatly increase the Qi flashes’s power.
However, now that the Sword Qi was an amalgam, adhering the bone patterns onto it was difficult!
Ling Han continued to use the five Corpse Soldiers as sparring partners, continuously striking out
with Sword Qi. As the terrifying sword attacks swept past, the five Corpse Soldiers were injured repeatedly. Even if Desolate Hell Sword was mainly defensive, the combined Sword Qi’s power was too strong.
Tian Xiu Ning no longer had the energy to partake in the battle, simply unleashing Corpse Qi continuously to repair the Corpse Soldiers; otherwise, once these corpses were shattered, it would also mean his crushing defeat.
Although he was a highly ranked disciple in the Thousand Corpse Sect, Corpse Qi still had its limits, and he soon felt immense pressure.
After countless slashes, Ling Han struck again with the sword, yet discovered that there were no Corpse Soldiers that came to block the sword. He was startled; looking at Tian Xiu Ning, he said, “Why aren’t you fight… sh*t, why are you looking so ghastly, trying to scare people to death!”
Although Tian Xiu Ning was far from being handsome and bright, he was still tall and masculine, emitting an astounding presence all over his body… but now? He actually became emaciated, so much that his skin stuck onto his bones as if he’d starved for several months.
“You, you still want to humiliate me?!” Tian Xiu Ning said with a quavering voice; he continuously repaired the five Corpse Soldiers and had exhausted his Corpse Qi, even consuming quite a bit of Origin Source Corpse Qi, so he naturally shriveled up into a skeletal monster.
“Haha, didn’t notice, didn’t notice,” Ling Han said without any sincerity while revealing a regretful look. He still hadn’t adhered the bone patterns onto the combined Sword Qi—mainly because his opponent couldn’t take much of a beating.
Tian Xiu Ning mustered up some remaining strength and leapt back to his own side; this battle was obviously a crushing defeat.
“Next!” Ling Han said indifferently.
Bai Yuan stared at Ling Han, feeling a sense of speechlessness.
He’d known that there were hidden talents in the middle state and that the current prodigies were even more likely to appear at a place like Million Treasures City; thus, he’d brought ten of the sect master’s disciples to come here for a challenge, toughening these conceited youngsters.
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