Chapter 107 - Xiao Chuqing, Slain (1/2)
A golden Sword Qi flew out under the legs of Zhong Yue, flying close to the ground and merging together with the three sword silks at the front, forming the [Fourth Sword Style].
Immediately, blood splashed everywhere and the half-borned head of Xiao Chuqing immediately got cut off!
"Tian Gou, the devourer of the moon!"
However, the other head of Xiao Chuqing managed to grow out fully and it appeared to be the head of a Pan Ao!
The word "Pan" referred to the movement of when a dragon coils up. Therefore, the word "Pan" is often associated with dragons. In legend, there was an ancient god named Pan Gu, he split the skies and earth apart with his axe and he was the ancestor of the Sui Sovereign. With that, the word "Pan" had a simple yet mysterious meaning, which suggested that Pan Gu was a dragon god.
Whereas for the Pan Ao, it was actually a dog that had the blood of the dragon. Thus, the new head of Xiao Chuqing had the looks of a dragon with draconic fangs and horns but it took the shape of a dog, appearing extremely intimidating!
The Pan Ao opened its jaws and swallowed the Starry Moon Jade Toad then along with the head of Xiao Chuqing, they shouted together angrily, "How dare you! How dare you behead me!"
One of them sounded like a wild beast and the other one sounded like an alluring lady. When they spoke at the same time, the superposition of their wildly disparate voices created a discordant resonance that evoked an eerie feeling in those who heard it. Other than that, after devouring the Starry Moon Jade Toad, the Pan Ao's power increased tremendously to a terrifying state.
So what Junior Martial Sister Jin'er was talking about was this abnormal energy flowing in the body of Xiao Chuqing? Thought Zhong Yue.
"Tian Gou devouring the moon, so she is from a celestial race!"
In Zhong Yue's psyche ocean, Xing Huo said surprisingly, "I was curious about what race this Xiao Mang Celestial Race belonged to, so they are the descendants of the Tian Gou! Given the fact that they like to devour the moon's core, no wonder the core and the spirit in the moon is gone. Brat Yue, be careful, the moon spirit she possesses is the Tian Gou, not something you can easily deal with. With her current state of [Spirit-Soul as One] and after devouring the moon spirit, her strength must have reached incredible heights now!"
"That is if she has the chance to unleash her full strength!"
Zhong Yue shouted and he let out a loud thunderous voice while he quickly approached Xiao Chuqing. At the same time, he unleashed the full power of the [Fourth Sword Style] sword array and the four sword silks danced around Xiao Chuqing. In a blink of an eye, blood spilled everywhere and Xiao Chuqing's body was littered with grievous wounds!
The power of the [Fourth Sword Style]was even stronger than the [Third Sword Style] due to the four Sword Qi had undergone thousands of rounds of refinement by Zhong Yue. Among them, the Xiang Dragon Sword Qi was the strongest as it was constantly replenished by the beast god essence from the beast god inner core, making it the strongest of the four Sword Qi!
But as Zhong Yue turned the Xiang Dragon Sword Qi into the form of sword silk, it was only natural for some of its power to be lost in the process. However, the strength of the Xiang Dragon Sword Qi never relied on its sharpness, nor was its sharpness ever comparable to that of the gold Sword Qi in the first place. This Sword Qi performed best when it adopted the form of a Xiang Dragon during battles, thus, using it on the sword cocoon thread array would be a little bit of a waste.
Whereas for the Gold Sword Qi, Zhong Yue created it by siphoning the gold qi from dozens of soul weapons. Unlike the Xiang Dragon Sword Qi, due to the sheer sharpness of the Gold Sword Qi, it is a more suitable Sword Qi for the [Fourth Sword Style] sword array.
However, Zhong Yue could still feel a huge obstruction from the [Fourth Sword Style] due to the power unleashed by both heads of Xiao Chuqing. Along with the Pan Ao head, Xiao Chuqing's visualizing power and speed increased drastically and unleashed an onslaught of powerful attacks one after another. Clashing with the four Sword Qi from the [Fourth Sword Style] and continually eroding the power of the sword array.
At the same time, the power of the Pan Ao head of Xiao Chuqing continued to raise tremendously after devouring the Starry Moon Jade Toad!
"[Heavenly Star Disintegration]!"
Xiao Chuqing roared and the air became engraved with innumerable totem carvings that then merged into an array. As soon as the array was completed, the earth shook and sank, creating a strong pressure that slowed the momentum of the sword silks to a crawl.
With the slowing down of the sword silks, Xiao Chuqing immediately let out a loud shout and jumped out from the encirclement of sword silks, accompanied by ever more injuries.
However, after a sudden gleam of sword light and a shrill shriek let out by Xiao Chuqing, the Pan Ao head detached from her body and flew up to the sky as soon as she jumped out of the sword array!
"One step ahead and every step ahead, this Zhong Shan Clan is indeed very strong. I can't turn the tables anymore after he gained the upper hand first!"
Xiao Chuqing crouched on the ground with her four limbs planted firmly on the ground. She then immediately catapulted herself into the air. While in the air, her four limbs became covered in fur and they grew long and muscular while she ran away riding on the clouds that formed under her limbs.
Clearly, she had also achieved the level of subconscious and unconscious visualization as every step of her hooves onto the air would be accompanied by a billowing cloud beneath her. It provided a constant lift to her and granted her extreme speed that breached the sound barrier in but a few steps!
There are only four ways to fly. The first of which would be through the visualization of wings. Following after that are the flying techniques of the Martial Master that allow them to walk in the air as if they were walking on a flat ground. The third way is by using specialized soul weapons like the airships, floating clouds or flying swords, riding on them to fly. The final method would be through the use of flying mounts.
The flying technique employed by Xiao Chuqing was a hybrid of second and third methods; the clouds that formed under her legs were the actualization of her psyche visualization and her running in the air corresponded to the flying techniques employed by the Martial Masters.
Besides, as she hailed from the celestial race, her body was naturally stronger than that of ordinary Qi Practitioners. Now, the full strength of her fleshly body was now on full display as she returned to the original form of the Xiao Mang Celestial Race, enabling her to easily use the techniques of the Martial Masters.
Zhong Yue dared not guarantee that his [Fourth Sword Style] could challenge any Awakening level Qi Practitioner. But he was certain that the number of Rebirth Qi Practitioners who could withstand the same were few and far between. The fact that she was able to withstand such an attack was a testament to the strength of the Xiao Mang Celestial Race.
Boom ————
In just a few steps, a loud sound could be heard at Xiao Chuqing's back as she broke through the sound barrier, causing a shockwave that propagated through the air that was accompanied by a raucous thunder.
She indeed lived up to her status as one from the celestial race as her speed was incredibly fast, capable of breaching the sound barrier within seventy feet!