Asura Sovereign VIII

by Shian Jeen

  “Absolute Killings in One Direction!” Sword qi pierced through every inch of space in the hall.

  High up inside the hall, a series of metal collision noises rang ‘dang! dang! Dang!’ forcing Huwang Xiao to reveal himself and his position, enmeshed by numerous sword qi rays. Those sword qi rays then took the shape of sea dragon, rotating at rapid speed accompanied by lightning’s destructive power, sweeping out to all corners of the hall.

  The sword qi of the Absolute Kill in One Directions move was transformed into a different attack.

  “Heart Demons Killing Sword!”

  The Absolute Kill Sword returned to Young Noble Absolute Kill Su Tang’s hand, and he thrust the sword straight at Huwang Xiao.

  Heart demons existed in every human since they possessed their own desires, their own obsessions. This Heart Demons Killing Sword was intended to kill the demon in one’s heart.

  It was as if Su Tang became one with the sword in his hand, his entire being was the Absolute Kill Sword. Space cracked and shattered where they passed.

  Something resonated deep inside Huwang Xiao’s heart and his mind became disoriented.

  Just when Huwang Xiao was disoriented, Su Yang’s Heart Demon Killing Sword qi stabbed into Huwang Xiao’s chest.

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  The instant the other side’s Absolute Kill Sword pierced into his flesh, Huwang Xiao felt a tearing pain travel up from his heart! This kind of tearing pain was something that Huwang Xiao hadn't felt in a long time, ever since his physique was reformed into the True Dragon Physique by the Dragon Pearl!

  In the nick of time, he pointed forward with both index fingers, the Absolute Soul Finger roared out in attack, straight at the enemy’s forehead. Young Noble Su Tang withdrew by leaping back, his figure flickering in and out between real and illusory, successfully avoiding Huwang Xiao’s Absolute Soul Finger.

  Huwang Xiao stole a quick glance at his chest and saw that blood was flowing out. Red blood tinged with a hint of golden as if Huwang Xiao’s blood was an ancient primordial dragon’s blood.

  Young Noble Absolute Kill leaped back, pulling his sword out. Shock was written all over his face as he stared at Huwang Xiao, “You actually did not die?!”

  Although the Heart Demons Killing Sword did stab into Huwang Xiao’s chest where his heart was, Young Noble Su Tang was clear that the stab merely pierced through Huwang Xiao’s flesh, without cutting into his heart.

  It was nothing but a flesh wound!

  The instant his sword pierced through Huwang Xiao’s skin, Young Noble Absolute Kill felt his hands numbed from the impact.

  “How can this be?!” Young Noble Absolute Kill Su Tang muttered in bewilderment, mostly to himself.

  His Absolute Kill Sword was a divine weapon. A treasure he stumbled upon in a fortuitous encounter more than a decade ago in an ancient land. His current strength combined with a full force strike from the Absolute Kill Sword could easily split apart a peak half-step God Realm warrior’s physique, splitting the victim’s heart open.

  But now…?!

  Did this mean that Huwang Xiao’s flesh was even more powerful than an early God Realm master’s half-God Body?!

  In that brief moment, these thoughts raced past Su Tang’s mind. His eyes saw the wound on Huwang Xiao’s chest healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The wound had fully closed!

  When Deities Templar’s Great Grand Elder Mo Jie saw that Huwang Xiao ultimately remained unharmed after being stabbed by Young Noble Absolute Kill’s sword, he could barely conceal the astonishment in his eyes. He was well aware of Young Noble Absolute Kill’s strength. In retrospect, if he was the one who received that attack just now, he would have been gravely injured.

  On the other hand, Huwang Xiao ignored the shocked expressions on these two men’s faces. His cold gaze fell on Young Noble Absolute Kill Su Tang, “Your three moves are done, it’s my turn to attack now!” Huwang Xiao’s figure had already disappeared from sight before the last word could be heard.

  Inwardly, Young Noble Absolute Kill was screaming ‘Shit!’ However, he was trapped by a sudden torrent of saber lights that filled his proximity. Some saber lights transformed into an angry thunderstorm, some transformed into lightning flood dragons that covered the floor, while others into blooming petals spinning in the air.

  Young Noble Absolute Kill felt cornered. There was nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide.

  “Lifeline Amidst Plight!” He hollered in rage, propelling his body forwards, once again becoming one with the Absolute Kill Sword. Countless sword qi rays appeared from all directions, violent, sharp, emitting monstrous killing intent.

  Sword qi collided with saber lights.

  Huwang Xiao replied with a cold snort, delving into another attack. The Asura Blades in his hands made a slash, flying saber lights rotated at high speed, forming a blood red eyeball, and some of them elongated into numerous chains.

  Su Tang was befuddled for a moment, but he recovered fairly quickly. However, the chains formed of saber lights enlarged in his pupils as they locked the space around him, imprisoning him in a small spherical space.

  “Absolute Kill Sword Barrier!” Sword qi hummed as it vibrated at high speed, coming out from Su Tang’s body to form a sword qi protective barrier around him.

  Yet, at this time, Huwang Xiao’s ten fingers bent like claws, swiping at Su Tang. The Asura Demon Claw shredded space, landing on the sword qi protective barrier with a boom. The barrier shook violently and shattered into pieces.

  The saber light chain snaked up Su Tang’s limbs and body, binding him like a dumpling.

  A shrill shriek rendered the air as Su Tang plummeted to the floor from high above. The bone-deep saber wounds were obvious to the eyes, as if his body could, at any time, fall apart into several pieces.

  “You!” Su Tang stared fixedly at Huwang Xiao, then erupted in a sudden laughter, “I didn’t imagine that you could combine several of Asura Sword Skills and execute them at the same time, multiplying their attack power! A small little Martial Spirit World actually nurtured such a genius. Fine, I lost. You’re called Huwang Xiao, right? If you want to kill me, then kill, I won’t retaliate.” Su Tang struggled to his feet, swaying unsteadily on his feet.

  Huwang Xiao’s instincts were screaming danger all of a sudden and he did not hesitate, initiating his innate martial spirit ability, Space Concealment. In the split second after Huwang Xiao vanished into thin air, a stack of black needles whistled through the spot he stood barely a second ago, piercing into the stone pillars in the hall.

  Underneath the daylight, these needles reflected a faint green glow, a clear indication they were laced with toxic poison.

  Moments later, Huwang Xiao exited the space pocket with the same aloof expression on his face, looking at the Deities Templar’s Great Grand Elder Mo Jie. Those poisonous black needles came from Mo Jie’s sneak attack.

  Great Grand Elder Mo Jie was surprised that Huwang Xiao actually dodged his poisonous needles, however, he concealed it behind a cold laugh, “Huwang Xiao, count yourself lucky for dodging my poison needles. Regardless, since you dare to walk into our Deities Templar headquarters, then don’t dream of ever escaping. Here is where your bones will lie!” Finished saying that, he disappeared in a puff of smoke, undetectable.

  When Mo Jie appeared again, he was behind Huwang Xiao, aiming his two fists at Huwang Xiao’s back.

  Huwang Xiao spun around, clenching both hands into fists, slamming them into the two fists coming at him.

  Bang! A loud collision echoed in the hall, shockwaves exploded, shattering the floor tiles into fragments. The center hall building swayed like it was about to topple.

  Mo Jie was forced back from the collision, wobbling more than thirty meters before he managed to steady himself. Both of his hands throbbed with numbness. He was beyond shocked, only now did it dawn on him the terror of Huwang Xiao’s physique.

  He failed to fathom how a human being could train their physique to such an exten
t!

  Yet, he laughed widely in the next moment. A brilliant smile bloomed on his face, “Huwang Xiao, you’ve been hit by my Ten Points Poison Devil Scorpion Fist! My Ten Points Poison Devil Scorpion Fist comes from absorbing the world’s most toxic scorpion, the Purple Scorpion King’s poison, for cultivation. Once struck by my fist the contains the Purple Scorpion King’s poison, only a God Realm master’s half-True Godforce will be able to dispel the poison from your body. Now, you’re dead for sure!” As Mo Jie was boasting about this, he even waved his fists around complacently in front of Huwang Xiao.

  The skin on Mo Jie’s fists was inky black, looking like aubergines. Bulky green veins protruded to the surface, resembling lines of poisonous scorpions. Even the air around his fists turned an inky black from contamination. This was clear proof of its acute toxicity.

  Huwang Xiao looked at his own two fists. Strands of black energy could be seen swirling on his skin, moving up along the length of his arms, wiggling their way to his heart.

  Mo Jie let out another burst of triumphant laughter watching Huwang Xiao’s reaction.

  “Is that so?” Huwang Xiao sneered when a dark red energy flowed out from his body. In an instant, that inky black mist wiggling up his arms was incinerated with a snap.

  “You!” Great Grand Elder Mo Jie’s wide smile froze stiffly on his face.

  The dark red energy flow was a form of Huwang Xiao’s true essence fire.

  Deities Templar Great Grand Elder Mo Jie once again transformed into a vapor of smoke, disappearing from view and re-emerging above Huwang Xiao’s head.

  “Soul Binding Needle!”

  He was holding numerous black needles in his hands, pinning them down on Huwang Xiao from above.

  Huwang Xiao had his guard up the whole time. In an instant, a layer of black scales emerged from his skin and two pointed horns grew on his forehead. Strands of dark red energy swirled close to his body. Instead of summoning the twin dragon martial spirits, Huwang Xiao released the suppression on his Asura bloodline, transforming into the Asura Physique.

  When those black needles were inches from the crown of his head, Huwang Xiao blocked with his arms. The black needles that hit Huwang Xiao’s arms were repelled instead.

  At this precise moment, a piercing sharp sword qi exploded into a resplendent light. With a mad slash, it aimed a horizontal cut across Huwang Xiao’s throat.

  “One Sword Cleaving the Heavens!”

  The attack came from the gravely injured Young Noble Absolute Kill, Su Tang.

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  Young Noble Absolute Kill’s eyes were scarlet, filled with violent killing intent.

  “My One Sword Cleaving the Heavens can even split a divine stone in half, I want to see if it still can’t chop your head off!” His crazed voice shrieked. But his body suddenly disappeared, leaving only horrifying sword qi.

  Zheng! A loud noise of metal clashing rang out as the sword qi met Huwang Xiao’s throat like striking against an iron wall. A burst of fire sparked due to friction, then the sword qi died out. However, the actual Absolute Kill Sword appeared with a swift horizontal cut across Huwang Xiao’s throat, giving anyone under those circumstances no time to react.

  For this attack, Young Noble Su Tang exerted every shred of power left in him, his spirit, his soul, his will. This was an attack driven by intense killing intent. The most powerful attack belonging to a peak half-step God Realm master.

  A sure-kill sword attack! And it was many times stronger than the previous Heart Demons Killing Sword.

  The moment after Young Noble Absolute Kill felt his sword make contact with Huwang Xiao’s throat, he leaped ten meters back looking slightly pale, panting hard as he stared at Huwang Xiao. This one full force attack took everything out of him.

  The saber wounds Huwang Xiao left on his body split open once again, with more blood flowing out, dyeing his body and tattered robe red. Despite that, he wasn’t the least bit concerned with all these, his eyes were fixed on Huwang Xiao’s throat, refusing to blink until he confirmed the result with his own eyes.

  A sword slash appeared on Huwang Xiao’s throat. From that sword slash, a thin cut mark ran across his skin. Blood gurgled out endlessly along the cut.

  Watching this, Young Noble Absolute Kill breathed in heavy relief, the joy on his face evident. In the next moment however, he saw spots of blue light rise from Huwang Xiao’s feet to his head. Surrounded by these spots of blue light, the sword slashed and cut on Huwang Xiao’s throat began to heal at horrifying speed.

  Innate martial spirit ability, Instant Recovery!

  “No, impossible!” Young Noble Absolute Kill’s face was blood-drained, falling into denial as he shook his head vehemently, giving birth to hopelessness and despair inside him.

  Even this failed to injure the other party?!

  Was he still human?! That was a monster that wouldn't feel pain being beaten, and couldn't be killed!

  Horror! This was the first time in his life when Su Tang felt horror!

  In recent years, the number of half-step God Realm experts that died in his hands exceeded a few dozens, if not a hundred. That included peak half-step God Realm experts, but now, he was rendered helpless by a mere peak mid-Tenth Order Saint realm human, leaving a trauma in his heart.

  “God Destroying Palm!”

  A cold harrumph broke the brief moment of silence. Great Grand Elder Mo Jie made another attempt to kill Huwang Xiao by slamming his palm down on Huwang Xiao’s head. The size of his palm enlarged to a tremendous size as if it could cover the heavens. Before the palm arrived, the tile floor beneath Huwang Xiao’s feet cracked, and even the earth shook.

  Mo Jie may be fast, but Huwang Xiao was much faster. His figure vanished in an instant. Before Mo Jie could react, Huwang Xiao was already right above his head, slapping down an Asura Demon Claw down at the back of Mo Jie’s head.

  When the noise of impact subsided, Great Grand Elder Mo Jie was lying face-down on the floor. Huwang Xiao’s figure flickered into a blur, appearing in front of Young Noble Absolute Kill, Su Tang.

  Su Tang’s face contorted with fear.

  “Wait!” He shouted, but the Absolute Kill Sword made a sudden thrust at Huwang Xiao. Still, his movements were too slow.

  Shaping his left hand into a claw, Huwang Xiao’s Asura Demon Claw pierced right through Su Tang’s chest, coming out from his back. With a wave, Su Tang’s body was sent flying, only Huwang Xiao’s hand maintained the same angle, holding something bloody in his palm—Su Tang’s beating heart.

  With a little pressure, Su Tang’s heart exploded into pieces.

  Su Tang fell to a corner of the center hall with blood spurting madly from his mouth, and eyes widened with unwillingness staring at Huwang Xiao.

  “Huwang Xiao, I’m a core disciple of the Star Sword Sect. This time, I came over to the Martial Spirit World because of Mo Jie’ invitation, there was no intention of becoming enemies with you!” Su Tang blurted out: “You cannot kill me!”

  Unfortunately, just as Su Tang shouted, the Blade of Asura in Huwang Xiao’s hand cut down from the top of Su Tang’s head. A horrifying saber light split Su Tang’s body into halves from his nose down to his crotch.

  Su Tang’s voice died instantaneously as he stared at his lower body. Then, his body halves separated, falling in opposite directions. Blood splattered all over the floor.

  Huwang Xiao did not bother to take a second look, taking out the Ghosts and Devils Flag and summoning the Poison Corpse Scarabs.

  These were a half-step God Realm experts’ flesh and soul, and precious resources shouldn’t be left in vain. Before these two banes, not even Su Tang’s soul could escape his fate of becoming nourishment for the Devils and Ghosts Flag and the Poison Corpse Scarabs.

  “Huwang Xiao, the Star Sword Sect will not spare you!” The last words Su Tang shouted before his true death, echoing in the spacious hall.

  Huwang Xiao was unperturbed.

  ‘Star Sword Sect?’


  When he was just a small Xiantian realm warrior, he didn’t even put the Deities Templar in his eyes. At the time, if a flood comes, he’ll cover it with soil, if soldiers come, the general will battle.

  After dealing with Su Tang’s corpse, Huwang Xiao turned around, ordering the Poison Corpse Scarabs and the Devils and Ghosts Flag to start on Great Grand Elder Mo Jie.

  After the two corpses were handled, Huwang Xiao put away their spatial rings. With the Eye of Hell, he looked deeper into the hall.

  A dozen breaths later, Huwang Xiao closed the Eye of Hell. He was frowning in wonder, for Deities Templar’s Temple Preceptor Ying Tian was actually not around. And Li Lu was nowhere to be seen either.

  Did that Ying Tian somehow predict that he would attack Deities Templar and escaped in advance?

  No, Huwang Xiao shook his head. His plan of attacking Deities Templar had no way of being leaked, Deities Templar couldn’t have gotten wind on it. Ying Tian probably did not know. If he did, he probably would have taken some precautionary measures, and Huwang Xiao definitely won't be able to reach here so easily.

  Huwang Xiao flew into the inner hall, scanning the surrounding with his spiritual sense and combing every inch carefully. Even so, he failed to detect any signs of Ying Tian and Li Lu.

  “It seems like Ying Tian really isn't here!” Admittedly, Huwang Xiao was disappointed. He had thought that he’d be able to uproot Deities Templar in one fell swoop this time around. He wouldn't be able to feel at ease for a day unless Ying Tian was dead.

  Although he failed to find Ying Tian, Huwang Xiao ran into quite a few Deities Templar’s experts hidden inside the inner hall, and those people were easily dealt with.

  Other than peak half-step God Realm, Huwang Xiao cared not for other warriors. After making checking the center hall and inner hall one last time, Huwang Xiao flew out of the building.