Chapter 318 - Dual Sword Requiem (2/2)
Bang-!
With that powerful collision, all four blades came to an abrupt stop as they were locked against each other in pairs, none of them able to advance a single inch further.
The resultant energy undulations stirred up a wild storm, causing the wooden stage to creak loudly in response, as though it was about to give way under the intense pressure.
”You are better than I thought!” Master Dongran remarked in surprise. ”How sad, you would have had a great future ahead of you if you hadn't been this greedy!”
As though it was a signal of sorts, the Dongran couple's aura suddenly surged, forming two waves of Origin Force that charged towards each other, catching Lu Tianzi right in the middle.
This surge of Origin Force contained the sharpness and flexibility from the Law of Swords, and even Lu Tianzi's protective layer that utilised the dampening effect from the Law of Water was unable to avoid the fate of being sliced through.
Slice-!
Exposed to the waves of sword energy, numerous small cuts started appearing on Lu Tianzi's body.
”Hahaha! Why don't you give up on the pointless struggle? All you are doing is just delaying the inevitable,” Master Dongran laughed upon seeing the wounds opening up on Lu Tianzi's body. ”This is our combined sword technique, the Dual Sword Requiem. Now that you have been caught, it is akin to facing an opponent at the Sixth Cycle Origin Core realm! It is only a matter of time before you die, so why not make it quick and painless?”
This was a combined technique that Master Dongran had come up with along with Madam Dongran, one that they were extremely proud of.
It was also the trump card that they had been keeping under wraps for the sake of this day.
With this technique at their disposal, even if it had not been the First Origin Cycle Lu Tianzi but any other opponent at the Fifth Origin Cycle or below, they would not have any issue taking them down at all!
Damn it!
Lu Tianzi cursed in his heart.
Master Dongran was not exaggerating at all. This Dual Sword Requiem from the Dongran couple was indeed much stronger than Lu Tianzi had expected. His comprehensions into the Law of Water were actually insufficient to stand up against these two.
But he had his own trump cards as well!
The Radiant Raven Bracelets on Lu Tianzi's wrists suddenly glowed brightly, sending a surge of Essence energy into Lu Tianzi's inner world, which he in turn channelled towards his protective layer of energy.
After obtaining the Radiant Raven Bracelets, Lu Tianzi had tested them out on more than one occasion.
They were similar to beast cores in the sense that they contained Slaughter Essence energy. But the difference lay in the fact that unlike ordinary beast cores, these bracelets were constantly absorbing World Origin Energy to replenish the pool of energy within.
After storing up a certain amount, the user would then be able to tap on this external source of Essence energy, bursting forth with a sudden surge of strength far beyond what he was originally capable of.
And judging from its effect right now, these bracelets were indeed worthy of being Origin Core rank treasures!
Hmm?
Master Dongran frowned as he sensed the waves of sword energy being neutralised, no longer able to deal as much damage to Lu Tianzi.
This monster…
But at that moment, Master Dongran suddenly lit up in surprise.
He could sense that attacks were about to come for Lu Tianzi from another direction.
Below the stage, there were plenty of martial artists among the masked townsmen as well. After hearing their leader's call for help, they had gathered their strength and were now targeting the entrapped Lu Tianzi.
As martial artists below the Origin Core realm, they might not be able to do much to Lu Tianzi alone. But with the Dongran couple involved as well, their involvement could just prove to be the tipping point to break open Lu Tianzi's defences!
”Why don't we start the countdown to your impending death?” Master Dongran grinned. ”You have two options now. You can give up now and let us grant you a quick death, or you can be slowly ground to dust by the insects' attacks. Which one would you choose?”
Since Master Dongran could sense the impending attacks from the masked townsmen, Lu Tianzi naturally could as well.
However, contrary to Master Dongran's expectations, Lu Tianzi was not worried at all.
”Neither,” Lu Tianzi grinned.
”Hah! Dream on!” Master Dongran sneered. ”I'd like to see just how you keep up those pretences in a while!”
Unfortunately, the result that Master Dongran was expecting never came.
Below the stage, just as the masked townsmen were about to launch their attacks, chaos ensued.
Slash-!
Sword light flashed, and blood spurted out like a fountain, catching everyone by surprise.
Slash-! Slash-! Slash-!
The pale blue sword danced under the rain of blood, taking down the shocked members of Blazing Wings one after another.
”What are you doing?!”
”That crazy bitch! Defend yourselves!”
”What's going on here?”
The masked townsmen immediately sank into a state of confusion as a masked young lady started slashing out at everyone near her, her long hair fanning out behind her like a shadow.
This masked young lady was none other than Nanlan Qianxue who had been hiding among the crowd since the very start.
With the sudden influx of members due to the Dongxian Family's recent atrocities, no one found it strange that there was someone new among them, especially since she already knew of the code from Lu Tianzi.
Wearing the jade pendant from Xihuang Yuanfeng, no one could tell her apart from just another random non-martial artist.
Because of that, they had let their guard down around her, and they were paying dearly for it.
One by one they fell, their blood seeping into the ground and feeding the ritual that had already been activated.
The emblem of light on the ground grew even brighter, testament to the fact that the process was being accelerated.
”This… Peak Essence Condensation realm?” Master Dongran exclaimed in shock, a feeling which quickly turned into anger. ”Bringing your companion here despite her low cultivation level, do you really think she will be able to live to see tomorrow?”
”Oh, she will,” Lu Tianzi spoke coldly. ”But I wouldn't be too sure about you. I was hoping that you will quickly run out of strength from keeping up this sword technique, but that doesn't seem to be the case seeing that you are still able to speak this casually. Since that is the case, I have no other choice.”
”No other choice…?” Master Dongran had a bad premonition. Does that mean Lu Tianzi still has more trump cards hidden up his sleeves?
Lu Tianzi smirked.
Beastial bloodline… activate!