Chapter 396: Third Round – Miaomiao & Fogan VS Zhang Liao & Qu Yi – Part Two (2/2)

The first factor was related to the sword dao that Miaomiao had mastered.

Normally, a swordsman's dao could only be comprehended after one's had formed several elemental continents as their foundations to support a dao pillar. Then, the swordsman could manifest a dao avatar as a part of their core pillar realm's skills and abilities.

But in Miaomiao's case, he had neither elemental continents nor a core pillar to manifest his dao into a dao avatar. Yet, his experience, sword intent, killing intent, and boundless Life Essence were so strong that he could emulate the dao avatar power with his physical and mental energy without the need of the dao manifestation process or a dao pillar.

The second major factor was Miaomiao's obscene sword technique, which no mortal should have learned.

Fang Yanxu knew of a crazy immortal, who was a part of the family of sword lunatics, the Immortal Jian Clan. They came up with unique sword art, which had been passed down from generation to generation.

Some said that it was the deathliest sword art, while many feared them for their perverted nature. However, Fang Yanxu understood the true potential of this sword technique as he had sparred with one of them before.

The technique itself focused on stripping their opponent's weapons, armors, clothes, and power. A master of this technique could interrupt, intercept, or even cancel their opponent's Qi-based power!

Their sword art and techniques were known as ”Stripper Swordsmanship”.

Fang Yanxu was confused about how the prestigious immortal clan's divine-grade technique appeared here. He suspected that it might relate to the people from the Xu Clan, the infamous succubus family.

He remembered a rumor that one of the Jian Clan's young masters pursued Xu Chu and Xu Huang, and that idiot might have leaked the secret of the Stripper Sword Technique to one of the succubi. He didn't know what happened afterward, but he guessed that the technique might have been passed to this mortal world.

And lastly, Miaomiao's power came from Nero's bloodline and his specialties, Dragon Metal Element Qi.

While Dragon Fire Qi favored burst power and offensive techniques, Dragon Metal Qi was compatible with all elements since it supported all defensive and offensive skills.

By coating one's weapon or body with Dragon Metal Element Qi, their weapons, armors, bodies, or Qi-based techniques could inflict a Qi-sense suppressing effect like the black amethyst crystals or gemstones in Nero's cave!

Miaomiao increased his sword range with his sword dao and the stripper swordsmanship technique. At the same time, he merged the stripper technique with Nero's Dragon Metal Qi and applied the Qi-Sence suppressing curse to Zhang Liao and Qu Yi with his long-ranged slash.

As a result, with a slight graze to the overlapped domains, Fogan, Qu Yi, and Zhang Liao's Qi-Sense abilities were disabled, resulting in the present development.

Combining these three factors together, Miaomiao coincidentally mimicked the famous domain's ability of Immortal Jian Clan, Power Stripping Domain!

Seeing how insanely strong Miaomiao was, Fang Yanxu gritted his teeth.

'Meng Xin or Mao Miaomiao? Should I go for the Yama Election, or should I abandon that thing and invest in this brat? If I nurture him and make him join the Fang Clan, our immortal clan will get the Jian's Stripper Sword Technique and the bloodline of Nero!'

'But if I draw Meng Xin on my side, not only I can be the next Yama for a hundred years and get the dreamt authority, Meng Xin's three dao fruits and his supreme fate can be passed down to his children and Fang Meirong. Her ascension to the Divine Realm is definitely guaranteed, and the Fang Clan can move to the higher realm with her influence!'

Fang Yanxu hesitated if he should reconcile with Miaomiao or proceed with his scheme and kill the boy right here.

He wanted them both, but he could only pick one as his son-in-law as he only had one daughter!

'Dammit!'

As Fang Yanxu couldn't decide, he sent a telepathic voice to his superior officers and his wife, consulting with them.

…

As Zhang Liao had given up fighting, he closed his eyes and waited for the final blow.

However, ten seconds had passed, but Miaomiao didn't move the katana in his neck. The blade simply stuck there, draining his Qi and Essence from his meridians and blood vessels.

Zhang Liao opened his eyes and glared at Miaomiao. As his vocal cord had already been severed, he tried to send a telepathic voice to the latter.

However, the power couldn't come out. Zhang Liao couldn't use any ability.

Without a choice, Zhang Liao's lips moved as if he said the words out loud, hoping that Miaomiao could read his lips.

'What are you doing? You've already won. Now, kill me!'

Miaomiao had been gazing at Qu Yi, who had reluctantly jumped off the platform and stood outside the ring. The archer bitterly smiled and cupped his fist, bowing to Miaomiao and gesturing surrender.

The dragonewt sighed, ”How dullard.”

'What!?'

Zhang Liao was fumed with rage. He thought that Miaomiao had belittled them because of their weaknesses.

'You can kill us, but don't insult our hard work and dedication! We have reached this stage because of our blood and sweat. A brat that got lucky with several fortuitous encounters like you can't possibly understand what kind of world we, the bottom feeders, have been through to get this far!'

Miaomiao frowned for a moment as he noticed Zhang Liao's mouth movements. He turned to the guy, ”I'm sorry. What are you trying to say?”

'Just stop playing around and kill me! I've lost!'

”… Haiz,” Miaomiao rolled his eyes as he didn't understand what Zhang Liao was trying to communicate. He gently pulled Killer Queen from Zhang Liao's neck. Blood started gushing out from the latter's wound.

The counterpart of the great general collapsed on the ground, waiting to be bled to death. He bitterly smiled and struggled to lie on his back, so he could gaze at the dark cloud and the tribulation eyes in the sky.

Zhang Liao thought of himself that his pitiful life of a loser like him finally came to an end. He wouldn't be bullied, insulted, or humiliated by the stronger clansmen from the Holy Land anymore. He closed his eyes, waiting for his consciousness to fade.

SPLASH

Suddenly, Zhang Liao sensed something cold hit his face and neck. He snapped open his eyes and glared at the culprit, who had splashed water at him.

Zhang Liao coughed and scratched his neck. He sat up and yelled at Miaomiao, ”FUCK YOU! CAN'T YOU JUST LET ME DIE IN PEACE!? HOW FAR ARE YOU GOING TO TORTURE OR HUMILIATE ME BEFORE I DIE!?”

While rolling his eyes, Miaomiao sighed again. He walked closer to Zhang Liao and gently pulled off the general's battle helmet. Afterward, Miaomiao smacked the back of the latter's head, sounding a loud bang.

”Is that how you talk with your savior!? Now that I repaired your vocal cord, say that again! What have you been trying to say to me earlier?”

”Huh?”