364 The Third Battle (1/2)
Lei Wu Bei suddenly let out a sharp scream. His black silhouette then broke through the green tide like a silver-white knife, and soared high. It seemed as if a fountain had emerged from the green ocean, and had shot towards the heavens. It glowed brilliantly in the sunlight, and shone over a large portion of the surrounding area. He displayed extremely strong and formidable power, and his attitude was one of 'not willing to back down' as he brazenly charged into the sky.
”The true battle starts now,” someone spoke-up. The onlookers then quickly became more focused. They didn't even blink as they watched the fight.
Jun Mo Xie's expression became solemn as he looked on. He had even forgotten about the pain for a little while. The Snake King's and the Cold-Blooded Great Master's style continued to change. They moved quickly. They went forward and retreated at a fast pace. And, they dodged and weaved nimbly. Their minds would slowly replay everything that their eyes would see. It was evident that they were modifying their own styles in accordance with their opponent's. They were using the other's strength to make up for one's own weakness.
Long Crane and Big Bear stretched their necks from the Tian Fa's side. Jun Mo Xie could clearly feel Venerable Mei pinch the soft flesh below his waist from behind. They then twisted the meat into a circle. Jun Mo Xie felt the pain reach his very soul. So, he shuddered… [Dammit! Why would you pinch a man like that!? Isn't this done to women?]
Then, Jun Mo Xie suddenly realized something. [Could it be that the Snake King is facing grave danger in this earth-shattering fight with the Great Master? Why else would these three Beast Kings be so anxious?]
[But, I can only see that the Snake King is handling the fight with ease… She should 'get by' with ease…]
Jun Mo Xie was unable to deal with the pain as this thought crossed his mind. So, he opened his eyes wider to see…
The Snake King — Green Hunter — gave a loud screech at this point, and her slender body spun around. The green ocean on the ground disappeared. Then, she shot up high; she was covered in a bright green light.
And then, a silver-white blade-light shot up to the sky. This light was vaguely intertwined with a black silhouette. A sharp whistle was heard as this figure shot into they sky. In fact, this whistle could've ripped the world apart. It seemed like a raging dragon had just escaped from beneath the earth after breaking away from its shackles. This strangely combined form of a man-and-blade shot towards the sky in such a splendid manner that it seemed as if they'd shoot the sun down!
This ensuing light had an immense glare, and the faces of everyone watching from below had become deathly pale.
”The unity of man and blade! Moreover, it's not a usual unity of man and blade!” Jun Mo Xie cried out in shock, ”This is the very essence of the purest form of blade technique! I never thought that the Great Master Li possessed such a trump card up his sleeve!”
Then, Jun Mo Xie had second thoughts, and thought-out aloud, ”Lei Wu Bei can possess such a trump card, and that's reasonable since he's one of the Eight Great Masters. But, that young woman is also very dangerous…”
The Snake King first raised her face upwards as she soared higher into the sky. And then, she screeched angrily. Her voice tore through the air, and thousands of Xuan Beasts bowed their heads at that. Then, she spun in the air, and transformed into several cold stars as she showered downwards.
It was like two meteors had started from different points, but were about to collide in the sky.
The many people who were watching from below held their breaths as the wind howled above.
A melodious and tender cry was heard at first. Then, an oppressive snarl was heard. After that, the sounds of a huge explosion reverberated as the two rays of light collided.
After that, unceasing crashing sounds arose… like those from a battery of cannons. The earth shook endlessly as a result, while the sky looked like it had been filled with fireworks. And then, everything above thirty meters in height seemingly plunged into darkness for a moment. Only a bright rainbow was present in the sky at that moment…
Jun Mo Xie felt pleased. He felt like he had returned to his previous world, and was witnessing the fireworks at the lantern festival…
”They are evenly matched.” There was another collision in the air. But, Lei Bao Yu, Bu Kuang Feng, and Venerable Mei had already come to this conclusion.
A ”Bang!” sound echoed as the two crisscrossed. The towering silver-white blade-light continued to rise above like a long-tailed comet. Then, a cold and black light hurriedly charged towards the ground.
Then, there was something of a rain of blood. Countless fragments of several chopstick-sized snakes fell to the ground. And soon, a thick layer of them had been formed on the ground.
What no one could get was… how could the delicate Snake King take all those with her into the sky in order to shower Lei Wu Bei with them?
”Bang!” the Snake king hit the ground spinning. She staggered about a dozen steps backwards before she eventually came to a stand-still. A thick stream of purple blood slowly flowed out of the corner of her mouth. Her complexion was pale, and her green dress had been torn from many places by that sharp blade. Her delicate and white arms had now been exposed to everyone's eyes since her long and wide sleeves had been transformed into green butterfly-like wings.
Then, a soft sound was heard as Lei Wu Bei dropped to the ground. He landed softly on his toes at first. And then, he pressed his legs heavily on the ground to stand up straight. His appearance was even worse. That black gown of his' was muddy and tattered with a myriad of snake bites due to that attack. Moreover, many rips were visible. They had apparently been made by a weapon. His hair was disheveled, and appeared similar to that of a beggar's. Wisps of dark red blood flowed from the corners of his mouth at first. Then, he couldn't control it anymore, and the blood started to flow more freely. His rock-like cold face had become red. It seemed as if he had become drunk. And then, it became snow-white the next instant. After that, it turned red again. It then continued that cycle of changing its complexion from red to white for several iterations.
Both of them were on an equal-footing.
The two stood staring at each other for a while. Then, Lei Wu Bei spoke-up with clenched teeth, ”That was good! The Snake King is truly exceptional!”
”The Cold-Blooded Master genuinely deserves to be a Great Master!” Green Hunter smiled tenderly. The blood flowing from the corners of her mouth dropped down as she smiled. However, this didn't diminish her beauty in any way. In fact, it somewhat enhanced her beauty.