Chapter 155 The Flame of Meri (2/2)

The blood-colored ”Yuan” seemed to have a pair of eyes, and it was observing the commotion in the hall. It was watching the two people who bore a striking resemblance to each other fighting.

A pale blue Daoist robe moved, and it looked like a mysterious blue shadow. The other looked like a red silk cloth, leaving behind overlapping blood-red shadows.

The person in bloody clothes was not fast, but his tempo and speed were unpredictable.

It was as though he was not of blood and flesh, but truly a shadow.

Normal cultivator would pause between transitions of speed. From extremely fast to extremely slow, the transition would burden the body, and the momentary pause served as a buffering period.

Shen Lian had the finest control over his Mana, and his body had spent years in the River of Spirits. Yet, he still could not eliminate the buffering period. He managed to shorten the pause, and his body could handle more of the burden.

The hall in the Temple of Killings was not small, but it was only a few thousand feet big. To the strongest cultivators, this was merely distance that could be covered within a few breaths.

The blue shadow and the red demonic shadow chased each other without making any contact. Shen Lian followed the person in bloody clothes at a steady pace. He played along with the person’s variety of changes without worrying about burdening his body.

His Mana was flowing in his meridians and acupoints, just as how the Sky River never stops. His meridians and acupoints were scrubbed by the Mana, and black blood started coming out of Shen Lian’s body gradually. Due to the speed, the blood turned into lots of sparks and eventually burnt out as cloudy mist.

The faster he moved, the lighter he felt. The reduction in the Taixu Divine Qi within him lessened the burden he carried during the powerful transition of Mana.

The cloudy mist lumped together without being dispersed, as though it was smoke. Even though it did not attach on the red shadow, but the red shadow had slowed down significantly.

All of a sudden, the person in bloody clothes paused. The cloudy mist formed a giant whirlpool, and the person in bloody clothes was right in the middle of it. All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Shen Lian did not rush over, and eight cloths of different colors appeared around him, as though they were his tentacles.

The person in blood seemed to have gotten stronger in terms of his Mana, but his expression was not as calm and collected as before. As he looked at Shen Lian, a hint of shock passed in his eyes. ”Taixu Strategy? I know that too,” he spoke lightly.

His bloody clothes vibrated, and eight similar sword auras appeared. The nature, including Tian, Di, Feng, and Lei responded, and his performance was not any lesser than Shen Lian.

The eight sword aura cut towards Shen Lian at a high speed, as though they were eight strokes of quick lightning. Even though Shen Lian had used the dirt in his blood as cloudy mist, and forced the person in bloody clothes to materialize, but it was only when his opponent truly attacked that he felt his mysterious strength.

His opponent operated the eight Qi of Taixu better than Shen Lian did, and they cut towards him at the speed of lightning. He even felt that the eight Qi of Taixu were the same as the Mana within himself, which was why he found it so hard to defend against them.

Every collision saw Shen Lian’s Mana being weakened and his opponent’s Mana getting stronger.

Shen Lian could clearly feel his opponent attacking his Mana, and the demonic characteristics were affecting his heart slightly.

The person in bloody clothes stared at Shen Lian as though Shen Lian was a lamb waiting to be butchered, as though he was about to finally obtain his favorite toy.

The person in bloody clothes closed up to Shen Lian step by step.

When he was five feet away, Shen Lian smiled at him. A yellow wooden sword flew towards the person in bloody clothes and tried to pierce him. The person in bloody clothes raised his brows and pointed his finger. A flash of blood light appeared to stop the yellow wooden sword.

Right at this moment, a flame was ignited at the tip of the wooden sword. The flame was greenish yellow, and the blood light reacted as though it ran into its mortal enemy. Within moments, the blood light disintegrated and fell onto the person in bloody clothes.

Amidst the flame, the person in bloody clothes hissed, ”The Flame of Merit.” He was then consumed by the great fire and had turned into a blood-colored divine aura. He charged at Shen Lian.

Shen Lian knew that merit would overpower evil spirits, and the fire of Nirvana had the same effect as well. This should be able to restrain the person in bloody clothes. After all, he looked like sky demon or heart demon; why else would he have the same face as Shen Lian? Not to forget that he could steal away Shen Lian’s Mana as well. Unexpectedly, he still remained after Shen Lian’s attack. The blood-colored divine aura broke through from the fire and charged at Shen Lian, ignoring every obstacle in its way.

A clear cry was heard, and a strange Qi blocked the blood-colored divine aura away from Shen Lian. The blood-colored divine aura was bounced off and fell out of the hall.