820 The Final Battle At Tianxuan Cliff 2 (1/2)
Only the furthest end of this dark path, like the end of the sky, had the dimmest of glimmering light. It was faint, vaguely visible to the eyes.
No one knew what path this was, there was no hint of its nature either. Everyone who was attacking Yun Yang, however, was immediately struck with an astounding realization – it was the path of reincarnation!
This was the reincarnation passage that only existed in the Yellow Spring of legends.
The inky passage seemed to attract all of the observers' concentration like it was exuding an indescribable temptation. It caused everyone who saw it to feel stirred, unconsciously ruminating on their past and current lives.
The unique glow belonging to the style Reincarnation Under Saber bloomed in the air. As Yun Yang struck, he felt a strong sensation wrenching at his wrist. An overwhelming force had pushed itself over but it vanished immediately. Feeling the extinguished countering strength, Yun Yang was relieved. Then, a low grunt came from farther away.
Thinking quickly, Yun Yang guessed that it was due to the collision between his Divine Edge and his opponent's weapon, thus causing the initial obstructing force. His opponent's cultivation base was obviously tremendous; otherwise, how could the resulting trauma affect him? In spite of this, the legend of the Divine Edge's unparalleled sharpness still held true. A moment later, the opponent's weapon had been broken, it's wielder injured.
The outline of a person flashed once more despite the dark. Two more light beams shot out as Yun Yang's saber broke his opponent's weapon and wounded him, coming to a halt before him threateningly.
Yun Yang dared not be mindless, retreating speedily, and at the same time, his saber light switched to a horizontal sweep, his right palm striking backward ferociously.
With a loud bang, the ambusher approaching from his back was flung away by the accurate hit while the sword of another attacker from the side was fractured by the Divine Edge. A man could only do so much, however. Despite Yun Yang's unreserved counterattack, he could not avoid the last ambush, only having enough time to twist his body before a sharp glint swept across his chest.
As he felt a stabbing pain in his chest, Yun Yang had already retracted his saber and continued his counter-attack with the style, Merciless Dao, dealing it with an intensity several times stronger than his previous rebuff.
A crisp clang resounded. The last person of the four-direction ambush withdrew with a somersault. As he tumbled away, the enemies of the other directions withdrew as well without lingering, as if discussed.
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On the other side of the altercation, Ji Lingxi's sword was commanded with flowing ease and persistence. The sparks created were radiant like the fireworks. The girl attacked without care for defense, surprising her four opponents.
How could there be such a feisty girl whose cultivation base was so proficient? It was hard to imagine a girl whose combat power and battle aggression was so overwhelming in this world. Seeing was truly believing!
Nevertheless, such a flawed combat style would lead only to death when it was used against them, the ambushers thought, no matter how proficient Ji Lingxi's cultivation base.
As their eyes met, two of the attackers had dealt the first set of blows, working together to deflect Ji Lingxi's sword. One of them strengthened his palm force to divert Ji Lingxi's right hand away while another person aimed right for the gap and slid to Ji Lingxi's right side swiftly before he brought down his blade ardently.
The target was Ji Lingxi's slim neck. There was no hint of gentleness at all, the fact that she was a girl notwithstanding.
Death was already imminent for Ji Lingxi as the battle unfolded to this stage. Although she had an outrageously high cultivation base, it was impossible for her to endure such a direct blow to a vital part of her body!
The girl seemed to be oblivious to the attack, however, as she pushed herself in a frenzy to attack the two collaborating swords in front of her, intending to break the interception and kill her opponents.
It had happened faster than words could tell. The saber light flashed like a zap of electricity and landed precisely on Ji Lingxi's neck with a loud pop. The attacker's other arm extended simultaneously, five fingers spread out in a vicious grip; he was planning to behead the girl and leave, grabbing his loot with one hand, to use the head to overwhelm Yun Yang later!
Once he thought about how he would be killing Yun Yang's prized assistant, his highly capable girlfriend, in one simple strike and throwing this beauty's head to Yun Yang, he would love to see if the venerable and intimidating Supreme Cloud would break down instantly and lose his composure.
The man's gaze was brutal, his hand ready to grab his prey, but at the very next moment, he was dumbstruck!
The savage chop that could flatten a mountain and crush rock had indeed landed on the girl's neck, but it did not behead the target! No – not only did it not sever the head, there was no feeling of hitting anything…
What was happening?
Could there be an oddity to this lady's defensive arts that allowed her to attack without any care for defending herself?