Chapter 255 - The Abandoned Disciple of Swords Gate (1/2)

The old lady Nan Qianfang didn't cast her Inner Core level power but the Awakening level power. She was purely casting the skill with her Yuan Shen; however, the skill she had cultivated was incredibly abstruse — the mountain god Yuan Shen had four arms, each of which had an eye, with each of those eyes having cultivated a sword ray.

The sword rays were formed by countless Sword Qi that interlinked together like gears to form a pillar that whirled around and slashed apart anything that stood in their way!

If it were only four punches, Zhong Yue would have been able to handle it by shielding himself with the Golden Crow wings, but these four Sword Qi was not something that his Golden Crow wings could withstand.

The Sword Qi extruded out of eyes in the palms of Nan Qianfang's Yuan Shen. It was as if the hands of her Yuan Shen were clenching at the Sword Qi. The destructive potential was thus not restricted to the power of the Sword Qi itself but the inherent strength of her Yuan Shen that was wielding it. After all, she wouldn't be the hall master of the Seal Suppression Hall if she could be easily dealt with!

Zhong Yue had been through countless battles, more than any ordinary Qi Practitioner would experience in their lifetime. He had seen many things and experienced even more. With just a single taste, he was able to feel the raw power in Nan Qianfang's strike, and he couldn't help but praise her strength!

When the four Sword Qi were launched out, his Golden Crow wings were mangled and crushed away, only leaving behind the broken feathers!

Zhong Yue stood steadfast while the three-legged celestial being released a loud shriek. It suddenly opened its eyes, and in its eyes, there were nine concentric layers of totem patterns, enveloping one another like gears!

The Sword Eye!

Two surges of Sword Qi blasted out and clashed with two of the four incoming Sword Qi, while the other two continued thrusting over in the middle!

Right at this moment, the divine third eye emerged on the three-legged celestial being's forehead, blasting out a godly ray which appeared to be the Pure Yang Sword Qi. It clashed with the nearest approaching Sword Qi of the remaining two.

As the incoming Sword Qi was crushed away, the broken Sword Qi splintered into countless Sword Qi that chaotically blasted in all directions!

This was because Nan Qianfang had gathered too much Sword Qi and pooled it one in the palm eyes of her mountain god Yuan Shenk. Although doing such a thing would strengthen the power of the Sword Qi to an incredible state, at the same time, it would make it incredibly difficult to control – far more difficult than the other Sword Qi.

She could crush her targets like a petty bug without exerting any extra effort if she was facing with the normal Sword Qi or soul weapon.

But, Zhong Yue's Pure Yang Sword Qi was incredibly sharp, even more so than her Yuan Shen's Sword Qi. Even if the Pure Yang Sword Qi was not superior in terms of raw power, he was able to control it with much greater precision than she could her's. Zhong Yue thought to exploit this weakness of her's by breaking and splintering her Sword Qi pillar so that it would careen out of her control.

If it were ordinary Sword Qi being splintered, the master could still divide it into halves and continue engaging in the battle, or the Sword Qi could be merged back together again. Either way, the master would still have options they could turn to.

But Nan Qianfang's Sword Qi pillar was too complicated, causing it to crumble right as it was crushed away Zhong Yue's Pure Yang Sword Qi!

Countless strands of Sword Qi blasted out in all domains, the other elders furrowed their brows and surged out their psyche to curb the Sword Qi in mid-air.

Meanwhile, Zhong Yue's Pure Yang Sword Qi continued on relentlessly and broke away the second incoming Sword Qi. The Sword Qi pillar crumbled again and another deadly round of Sword Qi confetti erupted out in the air!

Zhong Yue then kept his Pure Yang Sword Qi, it flew back into the divine third eye of the three-legged celestial being and as the divine third eye slowly disappeared as it closed shut. He said, "Senior martial sister, shall we stop here?"

Nan Qianfang kept the rest of the two Sword Qi pillar back into her mountain god Yuan Shen while Zhong Yue's Sword Eye Sword Qi also returned back to the eyes of the three-legged celestial being. The nine layers of totem patterns also gradually disappeared.

Nan Qianfang turned around and bowed to the elders, she raised the jade seal in her hands and limped heavily as she stepped forward and passed it to Grand Elder Yu. She said, "Junior Martial Brother Zhong is a talented young man, he can take my place as the hall master of the Seal Suppression Hall. My heart is at ease knowing that my position and the responsibility that comes with it will be conferred to him."

The elders had also caught a glimpse of Zhong Yue's strength. They praised and laughed, "Hall Master Nan, the responsibilities you've once held are now nothing but burdens to your aged body; this time, you can finally unload the burdens and enjoy the leisurely life you've long wished for."

Nan Qianfang heaved a breath of relief, she smiled and said, "I've watched over the Seal Suppression Hall for over a hundred years. Not a single day has gone by where I was able to feel relieved of the tension in my heart. I was afraid that the entities sealed in this hall would find their way out and escape back to the wild. And now, I can finally lift the greatest weight in my heart. Junior Martial Brother Zhong, this hall which I've guarded for countless years – the Seal Suppression Hall, will now be under your watch. I've just passed my biggest fear to you."

Grand Elder Yu looked around and said, "Dear junior martial siblings, let's start."

The elders restrained their laughter and forced serious expressions. The jade seal was lifted up to the mid-air while the Grand Elder Yu suddenly pointed a finger at it and chanted, "Unseal!"

The jade seal quivered rapidly, all of a sudden, a surge of an appallingly strong aura erupted out from the jade seal, pressuring at them as if there was an invisible hand slowly clamping on their hearts!

"Krong—!!"

On the surface of the jade seal, the totem patterns were moving around violently; suddenly, a huge head emerged out from the jade seal, opening its mouth wide and letting out a ferocious roar — it was the Jiao Tu's head! Its roar was so loud that it brought out a strong gale through the palace that caused their clothes to flutter in the air!

The other nine elders also moved, raising their fingers at the jade seal and chanting in their mouths. They then released the seals they had left behind on the jade seal.

Another loud and sonorous roar that sounded like a bell blasted in their ears. A mountainous dragon head then emerged from the jade seal — it was the Pu Lao!

Then, another loud roar erupted again. Ba Xia's dragon head extruded out of the jade seal and let out its own roar.