Chapter 086 – Black Fire Burning (2/2)

That coldness was not just cold but gloomy cold.

Someone had asked Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva which objects in the entire world are the coldest, hottest and most domineering?

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva answered: fire is the hottest, underworld's fire is the coldest and heaven's fire is the most domineering.

Underworld fire is the coldest object on earth, able to freeze the limbs and body, freeze the blood vessels and freeze all thoughts—–

It could also freeze karma.

With the sky as a fabric, the black underworld fire as the dye, it spread throughout the fabric, rapidly blazing across in the direction of Li Muyang.

Kacha Kacha—–

Underworld fire had yet to arrive, but a chill already begun to invade over.

Li Muyang did not hide nor evade, but met the enemy head-on.

He knew that Cui Zhaoren's sword has formed fully; the moment he makes any slight movement it's also the instant Cui Zhaoren would strike out with his sword.

Ready and waiting for action, it was just that he hasn't found flaws yet.

If someone does not move, of course there's no flaw. But with any minor actions, flaws would also automatically emerge.

Of course, that's only because both sides are exceptional experts. If one side was weak, even if they did not move, they would be slaughtered in a split second.

Li Muyang's hair was wrapped by the white mist, his wet clothes were instantly frozen solid.

Even the drop of rain on his lashes and the bloodstain on the corner of his mouth solidified.

Kacha Kacha—-

Li Muyang's body became rigid and lifeless, just like an ice sculpture.

Before the underworld fire stopped burning, Cui Zhaoren's left hand in the process of forming hand seals and invoking the sword spell abruptly came to a stop.

With his left clutching the hilt of the sword, the sword was held high up with both his hands.

Then, the black flames held high above blazed across in the direction of Li Muyang.

A simple sword stroke.

A casual sword stroke.

An ordinary sword stroke.

However, for Cui Zhaoren, this was the highest sword achievement in his entire life.

His pace was not fast nor slow, his strength also not too strong nor too light.

Everything was just right.

Looking at it, it warms the heart and delights the eye. Everything seemed to be in aesthetic harmony.

Harmony, harmony is the supreme law in the world.

Cui Zhaoren attacked with his sword, to behead Li Muyang frozen by the black underworld fire.

Kacha——-

Black flames emerged in the sky, the flames were like a fiery dragon piercing through the sky towards the other side.

Rumble—

The entire sky was shrouded in underworld fire, the black fire was burning strongly, the world became blind, as if a giant black cloth was covering the sun and moon overhead.

——–

The sky sank into darkness for some time, the rainstorm was still battering down but it did not seem like the black underworld fire would go out anytime soon.

Within the darkness, there was a melancholy voice.

“Why is it like this?” This was Cui Zhaoren's voice. Cui Zhaoren was still alive, but his voice seemed exhausted and saturated with infinite regret.

From listening to his voice, it's clear that there were many problems he could not understand.

“I told you, you killed me before.” Li Muyang's voice echoed through from within the darkness. “Of course, it was not you, it was this sword technique. However, the person did not use this sword technique; not 'Sever the bonds of the earth' nor 'Sever Karma' but a different sword technique——-”

“Sever Heaven.” Cui Zhaoren laughed wryly.“There are three major techniques of the “Sword of Tribulation”, Sever Heaven is the highest level, for thousand of years no one in the family has been able to fully understand it——I had no idea you would know of 'Sever Heaven'. And also 'Sever Heaven' did not kill you——Who the h.e.l.l are you?”

“That sword didn't kill me, but I discovered a secret.” Li Muyang said.

“What secret?”

“There are flaws in both your first two sword techniques that you used——Only 'Sever Heaven' is perfect. I've seen it's perfect state before, so I discovered a flaw in the sword move you drew out just now.”

“This is really———” Cui Zhaoren coughed violently, a pain as if his chest is tearing and his lungs cracking.

This time, he could no longer maintain his aristocratic grace, his dignified image.

Black flames were dispelled, the sky once again returned back to usual.

Heavy rain stopped, black clouds scattered.

The sun once again illuminated the earth, the sky resumed its exciting blue colour.

The little companions swimming away in the river glanced up, before the smile on their face had the chance to bloom into full, they already fell into a state of panic.

It came and goes very quickly, all this was controlled by someone?

“Stop trying to be clever.” Cui Zhaoren coughed up a big gulp of blood, then said aloud.

“Far from it.” Li Muyang said. “Just that I remembered a period of the past.”

“You said you have seen 'Sever Heaven'?”

“That's right.”

“I have a request, although I'm in no position to ask this——but I will never have this chance if I don't. Could you, please, let me see the third sword technique?”

“I only know the form and not the spirit. ”

“I am already very satisfied with only the form. Please show me.”

Li Muyang hesitated slightly. “Fine, I could show you the moves by imitating it.”

“Thank you.” Cui Zhaoren said with immense grat.i.tude: “Use my good-for-nothing body to feed the sword.”

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