Chapter 674 – A Stone (1/2)

Chapter 674 – A Stone

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Eunuch Lin's raised eyebrows slowly descended, but the corners of his lips perked upwards.

This was sorrow and self-ridicule, but ultimately, it was mocking Chen Changsheng.

Eunuch Lin had grown up in the Imperial Palace and possessed both incredible talent and extensive knowledge. He cultivated in the most masterly of methods and had reached the peak of Star Condensation many years ago. If not for the situation in the palace becoming extremely dangerous in Taizong's waning years—causing him to castrate himself and enter the palace at the most critical point in his cultivation, thus making him a person of irregular constitution—perhaps he might have already stepped into the Divine Domain.

No matter how talented Chen Changsheng was in cultivation, even if he had all sorts of treasures and countless tricks that had almost killed Zhou Tong on that night, he was still no match for Eunuch Lin.

He was only seventeen years old, and in Mount Han, he had failed to enter Star Condensation.

Earlier outside the Orthodox Academy, Su Moyu, out of concern for Chen Changsheng's safety, had prevented Eunuch Lin's followers from entering, stating that only one person was sufficient to proclaim a decree.

Eunuch Lin's answer had been that if he needed to kill Chen Changsheng, a decree and himself was enough.

These were not empty words, but the truth.

Yet now Chen Changsheng was very seriously asking him, ”Can you actually kill me?”

Eunuch Lin's smile gradually faded and he said to Chen Changsheng, ”Since I've been away from the capital for twenty years, it seems that youths nowadays have already forgotten who I am.”

Chen Changsheng said nothing, using his actions to express his intentions.

Two plumes of dust drifted up from the bottoms of his shoes, a marker of his strength. Then, the dust and his clothes were suddenly thrown into disarray, transforming into several lines that dragged his blurred figure through the space of the library.

He vanished from his original position.

Ten-odd extremely faint footprints appeared on the glossy black floor.

Those footprints appeared simultaneously, no first or last.

If someone were to carefully examine the positions of these footprints, perhaps they might associate them with the positions of some stars in the sky or the lines on the Reflecting Monolith.

The incomparably complex positions of the stars, the incalculable pattern of stars, signified position and order, and contained a movement of position that surpassed speed.

It was the secret technique of the demons, the Yeshi Step.

The space at the front door of the library slightly deformed.

A figure of a sword pierced through the sunlight spilling in from outside.

Chen Changsheng's body followed.

He had already reached Eunuch Lin.

His speed was extremely fast, even giving off the impression of a lightning bolt.

Perhaps it was because when he used the Yeshi Step, he also used his most powerful Blazing Sword.

A sword glow illuminated the front door of the library, suppressing even the sunlight.

A blazing Qi enveloped the scene and quickly spread outwards.

The already yellowed grass outside the library instantly became even more listless. The pages of the books on the bookshelves of the library began to visibly curl as if deprived of all moisture.

A flame burned on the Stainless Sword as it stabbed towards the center of Eunuch Lin's brow.

Eunuch Lin became slightly serious, somewhat surprised at what had occurred.

He had not expected that the might contained within this strike would be so formidable!

Somewhat contrary to the rumors, the amount of true essence Chen Changsheng possessed was actually so abundant that it was in no way inferior to that of experts who had cultivated for several centuries.

Perhaps it had to do with this sword technique? It was said that Su Li had passed on to Chen Changsheng a sword technique that could explosively increase true essence in a very short amount of time, and it seemed that this was it.

While he was thinking of these things, Eunuch Lin's sleeve was already flying.

An extremely pure starlight emanated from his body and poured into his sleeves. Like two stone mountains descending from the heavens, the sleeves trapped Chen Changsheng's sword between them!

Confronting a divine weapon of the Tier of Legendary Weapons, the incomparably sharp Stainless Sword, Eunuch Lin had actually split his Star Domain into two and used them as weapons!

This sort of response was both brilliant and extremely tyrannical!

Battles between cultivators concerned themselves with perception, like the understanding of battle, adaptability, and experience. However, the most important aspect was still strength itself.

Eunuch Lin was a peak Star Condensation expert. His Star Domain was nearly perfect, his quantity of true essence exceedingly abundant. His understanding of the principles of the heavens and earth also far exceeded Chen Changsheng's. Thus, it was only natural for him to have control over this fight.

Would this battle end just like this? Of course not. Both Eunuch Lin and Chen Changsheng both knew that it had only just begun.

The Vault Sheath still contained several thousand exceptional swords.

With the protection of those several thousand exceptional swords, Chen Changsheng was able to beat Zhou Tong until he was drenched in blood, and so he would at least be able to stave off Eunuch Lin for a few moments. Eunuch Lin understood this very well, so he was not intending to give Chen Changsheng any chance to take out those swords. It was for this reason that he chose to divide his Star Domain. This seemed like a valiant maneuver, but it was actually quite dangerous, even a strategy that treated his opponent lightly.