Chapter 258 – A Green Greener Than the Lake Water (2/2)

He held her arms as tightly as iron bands.

The woman's color slightly changed. A harsh whistle burst out of her whips, then her clothes split apart like spider webs and an extremely powerful Qi suddenly emerged.

If it was measured in terms of human cultivation levels, the Qi that she emitted was comparable to the upper level of Ethereal Opening, which was the same as Chen Changsheng. Moreover, the true essence that was released was many times more.

Chen Changsheng's body began to fiercely tremble, but he did not loosen his grip.

Holding her tight, he broke through the lake and leaped into the azure sky.

With one leap, he covered dozens of yards.

Afterwards, he landed on top of the rock in the center of the lake.

In this short period of time, he had used the Yeshi Step to make himself fall even faster.

Holding the woman tightly, he was like a stone, falling towards the rock in the middle of the lake.

Boom!

The rock in the middle of the lake suddenly split apart. At least one third of it collapsed and fell into the lake.

In the face of such powerful force, Chen Changsheng was no longer able keep his grip and he went flying back into the lake.

The woman was in even more miserable straits. Under that fierce attack, it was unknown how many bones had been broken in her nigh-perfect demon body. Her face was pale and two lines of blood streamed from the corners of her lips.

At this moment, another shadow came to attack.

Zhexiu had come.

Swish swish swish. Several streaks of light exploded in the air above the rock.

Afterwards came a yell filled with anger and pain.

Even if the woman's cultivation level had been greater and her true essence was even more powerful, she was unable to block Zhexiu’s attack after having her sea of consciousness shaken by Chen Changsheng's attack and being caught off guard.

Those streaks of light had emerged from Zhexiu's fingers.

His fingers had grown several extremely sharp and metallic claws, which had left several extremely deep and bloody marks on the woman's body.

When Zhexiu roamed the world and hunted demons, he never needed weapons. His weapons were his two hands. He knew more than anyone else where the weakest points of the bodies of the demons were.

Seething with anger atop the rock, the woman gave an angry hiss. Her left hand shot out to press Zhexiu onto the rock. However, in a flash, the extremities of her fingers had been severed by Zhexiu's claws.

At this moment, Chen Changsheng had also come.

The blue-green of the lake suddenly turned a fiery red, like this was the place where the sun had chosen to set.

The evening clouds of the twilight enveloped the rock in the lake's center.

Wenshui Sword's Third Move, Hanging Sunset!

Borrowing the power of the sword, Chen Changsheng swiftly moved from the water onto the rock. Once his two feet landed on the rock, he concentrated the sword energy, then with a clank, the dagger left its sheath.

This was the first time that the dagger at his waist had truly left its sheath.

There was a crisp swish.

The glow of sunset suffused the sky, and the rock at the center of the lake had a warm red color.

Using some sort of demon technique, the woman had maneuvered her right hand until it was only half a foot from Chen Changsheng's throat, yet it could proceed no further.

That was because her right hand had been severed and had been sent flying into the air.

The woman gave a wretched cry, and then her body disappeared. Stepping over the water, moving hurriedly backwards, with a few steps, she had arrived at the shore.

Who would have thought that Zhexiu had long already gotten there before her?

With water splashing all about, Zhexiu swung his arm. In a flash of light, an additional line of blood appeared on the woman's ankle and she collapsed on the beach.

Chen Changsheng's sword pierced through the air, which the woman was barely able to avoid, only for Zhexiu to straddle her body.

Zhexiu's fingernails pressed against her throat. The tip of his sharp claws had already pierced an extremely difficult to find cartilage in her throat.

If he exerted the slightest amount of strength, her throat would end up being pierced.

The woman's pupils contracted and she did not dare to make another move.

Only at this point did her severed hand finally land in the lake.

Only now did that stream of blood, which followed her as she rushed across the lake, finally fall into the water.

The clear water of the lake, by the blood, was dyed a deeper shade of green.

The blood that had dripped onto the beach looked like patches of moss.

Her blood was actually green.

Chen Changsheng walked out of the lake, lifted up his dagger, and walked over to the two.

The woman did not have a single thread of clothes and she was being straddled by Zhexiu. This would have seemed to be very erotic, but it was not, because Zhexiu's fingernail were still tucked into her throat.

Seeing the green blood that flowed from that woman's severed wrist, Chen Changsheng was somewhat at a loss. He could not recall the color of blood from that member of the Yeshi tribe who he had encountered in the Orthodox Academy had.

This was not his first battle, but it was his first battle that was so fierce and where it mattered between life and death.

He had seen blood before, but rarely had he seen such a bloody scene.

Most importantly, this was his battle, and some of this scene had been caused by his actions.

Since he was but a youth, he still had not adapted much towards scenes like this, so he was momentarily speechless.

Zhexiu was very used to it, so he was very calm.

The woman's face was very pale and her expression was delicate and weak. Matched with her beautiful looks, it was easy for her appearance to arouse pity in others.

However, Zhexiu's face had no expression whatsoever.

The woman determined that she would be unable to entice the two young humans, so she finally gave up. She stared up at the azure sky. Her chest heaved gently up and down, and her beautiful face became pale.

The sunset glow over the lake had long dispersed. The sun remained suspended high up in the air. The wind blew from the lake, which was slightly chilly. The trees on the shore swayed in the wind, creating innumerable waves.