Chapter 218 – Grave Purging Strike (2/2)

Sequences of runes rushed out as Jin Kui flipped his hands over, combined together to form a large, flat tablet shape.

The Grave Purging Strike was a direct amplifying strike, so its power scaled well to the user’s Qi, and Jin Kui’s Qi was denser than most cultivators; he always enjoyed taking advantage of this one speciality of his, which he took great pride in.

“Swoosh!”

The rune sequences on the tablet continuously packed tighter above his palms, and the suction force became strong enough to restrict the initiates’ movements all the way at the back of the square.

Jin Kui made an effort to straighten his back as the tablet glowed brighter and became denser. After a quick aim, he swung his arm, sending the cluster of runes quickly flying towards Ye Wei. Its size was no more than seven feet, but it had the weight of a mountain.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The tablet pierced through the air with a shrill screech, turning the green stone foundation under its path into fine powder.

Ye Wei groaned and stomped the floor, whereas his clone appeared and rushed towards the oncoming strike fast as a flash of light.

“Why bother fighting at all, if that’s all you’ve got!?” Jin Kui grunted disdainfully and utilized different hand seals, firing another similar runic tablet at Jin Kui.

“Bang! Bang!”

The two tablets flew at Ye Wei and his clone, and Jin Kui did not seem to be bothered by spending a hefty amount of Qi.

‘You have nothing on me if I keep this distance at all time. You will be nothing more than a practising target.’ In Jin Kui’s eyes, the only threat Ye Wei posed was in close combat range since he had not seen anything else than a body-enhancing stance from the young Runemaster.

“Bang!”

Before the eyes of the shocked audience, Ye Wei’s clone extended its fist and harpooned into the tablet. The rumble resonated throughout the trembling square, startling the initiates.

The raging Qi from the tablet spiked out and struck the clone continuously. Within only a few seconds, the clone was beginning to fade.

“Now blow up.” Ye Wei stared at his clone. His calm face turned pale, mumbling as he saw his clone’s state.

“Bang!”

The clone exploded as per Ye Wei’s will, turning into a spray of starlight. The brightness of the scattered runes outshone the sunlight. The exploding energy blasted the runes onto the tablet, splitting it into smaller chunks.

“Rumble!”

The dense pieces of Qi fell down like rain, denting the square’s foundation. Even Baili Hengtian was not confident in defending himself against the falling runes, so he backed up to the corner with initiates and deployed a barrier in unison with them.

“Nice little trick! But no matter what your tactic is, you need raw power to make it effective!”

Jin Kui stared from above and laughed contemptuously. “Are you going to keep trying?”

The three-star returned prime Warrior was extremely confident, could not see his opponent’s chances, smiling as he watched the dense fragments fall down.

“Swoosh! Swoosh!”

Before the other tablet even came close to Ye Wei, the spikes of Qi on its surface grew violet and raked across the ring, pressuring the young Runemaster.

“My Eternal Star Stance does not affect the light clone, so I agree it is not the strongest trick.” Ye Wei groaned and clenched his fist. His eyes were focused on the tiny weak spot of the tablet.

Ye Wei launched himself forward and up, his muscles warmed up and shining. The raging Qi spikes were absorbed into his meridians, broken down into a warm stream of energy that nourished and quickly toughened his body.

Ye Wei had already mastered the Eternal Star stance to a point where he could manipulate Jin Kui’s strike to his advantage, squelching his skin and bones in combat.

“Your trick is nice.” Ye Wei smiled, swung his arm and punched the tablet with ferocity.