Chapter 1168: Glorious Painting (1/2)

Only my saber retains eternal glory in that instant. Thousands of mysterious phenomena layered over each other, ten thousand kinds of light, one instant of glory, the rivers and mountains like a painting!

In one breath, Xiao Chen executed his strongest Profound Martial Technique, Instant of Glory.

In that instant, all sorts of mysterious phenomena from various Martial Techniques suddenly manifested with this one saber strike.

Peach blossoms drifted everywhere for fifty kilometers around. The summer sun hung high in the sky. Dead leaves fell off with the autumn wind. A bright moon like fire soared up. Many Azure Dragons flew around and swung their tails…

All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared in that instant, forming a painting of glory and freezing s.p.a.ce. Jiang Liangqi and the other three Consummation quasi-Emperors in this painting looked like they were locked down in there, unable to move, not even blink.

“Ka ca!”

Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and the glorious painting instantly shattered like gla.s.s, continuously producing tinkling sounds.

Jin Liangqi and the other three suddenly fell to the ground, all of them vomiting large mouthfuls of blood, horror filling their eyes.

Earlier, they suffered three heavy strikes. Then, they were frozen into a painting, undergoing a baptism of fire as a result of the various mysterious phenomena.

However, this was not the source of the fatal damage. Given their cultivation as Consummation quasi-Emperors, Jin Liangqi and the other three would not sustain a fatal injury from such damage .

The horrifying part was when the painting shattered. It felt like s.p.a.ce shattering. Although it was far from comparable to the true shattering of s.p.a.ce, the principle was similar.

The instant the painting shattered, they felt like their bodies had torn into several pieces.

With their tough physical bodies, they were still fine, but horrifying ruptures appeared in their internal organs.

Then, there was the third fold of damage, which came from the rebound from the interruption of their own Martial Techniques.

With this threefold damage, they lost all combat prowess. Even a Martial Monarch could finish them off.

“You’d best know what is good for yourselves!” Xiao Chen said indifferently as he coldly eyed the four people sprawled on the ground in sorry states. Then, he let go of Yue Bingyun.

After that, Xiao Chen took flight to leave this place entirely. Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi would soon receive news of this incident. He needed to get away from Black Water Island fast.

Yue Bingyun, who followed closely after, felt dazzled like she was dreaming.

No bladesman had ever managed to earn her heartfelt admiration—until now. The tyrannical yet elegant Saber Techniques that were not the least bit negligent. The icy indifference that did not sink into the depravity of ma.s.sacre. Xiao Chen’s character never changed.

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Jin Liangqi and the others remained speechless for a long time. As they watched Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun leave, their emotions were extremely complicated.

“This youth will definitely be famous for eternity, becoming an authoritative figure of this generation of bladesmen!”

“That was really scary. Unexpectedly, he did not kill us.”

“He probably does not even care about us. He does not see us old folks as a threat to him.” Jin Liangqi smiled self-mockingly. The earlier experience was like a dream.

However, it was a nightmare. He definitely did not wish to experience it again.

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The Blood Sword Sovereign’s cave was already a mess with everything collapsed. It was also fortunate that the various restrictions no longer existed. Using his explosive power, Xiao Chen blasted a hole in the roof of the cave and directly broke out of the ground.

Then, he took in the fresh air, which he had not smelled in a long time, in deep breaths. Finally, he waved his hand and summoned out the flood dragon war chariot.

Yue Bingyun exclaimed in surprise, “The flood dragon war chariot! Isn’t this the war chariot of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Palace’s Leng Shaofan?”

Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Come on aboard. It now has the family name Xiao.”

Yue Bingyun smiled. Clearly, she asked a nonsensical question. For some reason, Xiao Chen s.n.a.t.c.hed this flood dragon war chariot.

The four flood dragons worked hard in pulling the chariot. Soon, they tore through the dark clouds of the sky and galloped forward.

Under the dark clouds, it was constantly dim without sunlight all year round. However, above the dark clouds, it was all golden. The sky looked boundless, and the sea of clouds s.h.i.+mmered with a golden glow, looking like heaven.

“Where are you going? I’m heading to Dark City first before traveling straight to the Human-Demon Sea,” Xiao Chen said.

He wanted to meet Ba Tu in Dark City, to see if he could examine that corpse and improve his Dragon Seeking Art a little.

After that, he intended to rush to the Human-Demon Sea, to where the Thunder Emperor’s inheritance, which Ao Jiao mentioned, was. At the same time, he would take the opportunity to find the Flower of Life.

When Yue Bingyun heard Xiao Chen’s itinerary, she started laughing gently. Xiao Chen found this strange. He asked, “What are you laughing at?”

“It looks like we will be traveling together for quite a while. Your planned journey is exactly the same as mine. My final destination on this trip is the Human-Demon Sea as well.”

Xiao Chen could not make out Yue Bingyun’s veracity from her expression. He did not discern whether she was telling the truth or not, whether she said that on purpose for the sake of traveling with him.

“Don’t be surprised. My purpose in this journey is experiential training. I already told you this at the very start. I’m not lying to you. The affair at the Jadeite Mountain Manor was just a matter of convenience. Even if I had not done anything there, it would have been resolved perfectly.”

Xiao Chen asked suspiciously, “What do you mean? Could it be that there is more to Fei Lengyi’s attempt to advance the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword into a Transcendent Divine Weapon?”

“I will not tell you the inside story; it is of no importance. Right now, I just want to sleep in comfort. You don’t mind sitting outside alone, right?!”