Chapter 173: Earthfiend Sword Pang Ming (1/2)

The youngster was of a medium stature and lean. However, his pair of eyes were like blades, shining and giving off a coercive presence. His arms were crossed before his chest and a sword could be seen there. He gave off a powerful suppressive feeling just by standing there.

“You are the guy Zhao Quan found?” Chen Feng asked coolly. He did not view this newcomer as a threat. Chen Feng had noticed him the moment he utilized his unique movement technique to approach them.

A guy who hasn’t even condensed out his Soulflame dares to send himself to death’s door, Chen Feng thought.

“Earthfiend Sword, Pang Ming, Extreme Celestial Sect’s inner disciple,” the youngster said calmly.

“Extreme Celestial Sect’s disciple?” Chen Feng and Lu Ta exchanged glances. Reflexively, a frown appeared on each of their faces. They had yet to join Extreme Celestial Sect, but now someone had come to trouble them.

Shua!

A bright light suddenly flashed through the air. Like a crafty and dextrous snake, it attacked both Chen Feng and Lu Ta at the same time.

Pang Ming had launched his attack while the two of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts.

There was no overpowering force or extraordinary sword intent. However, both Chen Feng and Lu Ta felt as though there was a viper pouncing at them. Should the viper’s fangs clamp down on them, they would die.

Ding!

Lu Ta’s Endless Sky of Turbidity staff blocked their opponent’s attack. As for Chen Feng, he took a step back to dodge the opponent’s sword luminescence before observing the fight between Lu Ta and Pang Ming.

Chen Feng could see that this fellow who had suddenly appeared – this Pang Ming fellow – was at level 4 of the Concealed stage. He was one level higher compared to Lu Ta. Most importantly, he was Extreme Celestial Sect’s disciple. Thus, Chen Feng wanted to observe how powerful this fellow was and observe what kind of techniques the disciples from Extreme Celestial Sect cultivate.

After one breath’s worth of time, however, Chen Feng became somewhat disappointed. Although this fellow known as Pang Ming had the upper hand in the battle, he was not displaying the power that a disciple from a great sect should possess.

“Is this fellow an impersonator?” Chen Feng grew suspicious.

“Ha ha ha ha. And here I was wondering how powerful you might be. It turns out your strength is only so-so. Are you just an impersonator?” Lu Ta ridiculed him.

“Humph! The technique I used earlier is the Spirit Snake Swordsmanship. It is merely the introductory sword technique of Extreme Celestial Sect. Now that I have warmed up, you two can bear witness to my true might,” Pang Ming replied with a sneer.

“If so, let me witness your so-called true might. Don’t get beaten up to the point where you cannot even get up,” Lu Ta replied with a laugh. His skill with the Endless Sky of Turbidity staff had practically reached the acme of perfection. Swinging back and forth, he blocked off every one of Pang Ming’s attacks.

As the two of them fought, they limited the emanations of their power. If not, the aftermath of their exchanges could have levelled the small courtyard.

“Do you know why I am called Earthfiend Sword? Because I am cultivating the Earthfiend Swordsmanship!” Pang Ming barked out. Strands of black light abruptly burst out from the sword in his hand. Thrumming sounds rang out and the aura from Pang Ming’s body began surging out.

“Eh? This is a type of fiendish energy.” Chen Feng could clearly sense a vast amount of fiendish energy flowing out from the earth to fuse into the sword in Pang Ming’s hand. The sword became increasingly powerful.

“Ha ha ha ha! This is the Earthfiend Swordsmanship that I have cultivated. It is capable of absorbing the fiendish energy underground to increase my power.” Pang Ming laughed loudly. He was very pleased with himself. Facing the attacks from the Earthfiend Swordsmanship, Lu Ta was quickly on the verge of losing.

“So, it is the yin energy within the soil.” Chen Feng finally understood what happened. With a thought, he sent a ripple of energy out from the Magnetic acupoints in both his foot, which spread into the soil through a radius of tens of zhang.

As expected, Pang Ming’s face immediately sank. No more fiendish energy flowed out from the ground and the wild momentum from Pang Ming’s body slowly faded.

“What is happening?” Pang Ming’s face was extremely ugly to behold. He shouted as he gave it his all to attack Lu Ta. He wanted to finish off Lu Ta before the power in his sword dissipated.

“I thought that it is some high-level magic technique. It turns out you are just borrowing power from external forces. Without that external force, you are nothing. If all the techniques from Extreme Celestial Sect is like this, flashy but without substance, then it will really be meaningless.” Chen Feng shook his head as he revealed a sneer.

The two of them had been fighting for some time now. The resulting ruckus had long since attracted the attention of others around them. Chen Feng could already sense several divine senses coming over to scan their courtyard.

“No time to play with you anymore.” Chen Feng gently stamped his foot and a powerful force flowed through the earth to strike Pang Ming.

Bang!

The ground exploded and a potent force slammed into Pang Ming’s figure. The impact nearly sent him flying.

“Just scram.” Lu Ta swung his Endless Sky of Turbidity staff, striking Pang Ming’s body with it. The sound of bones breaking rang out right and Pang Ming cried out wretchedly while puking out blood.

“Just you fellows wait. I, the Earthfiend Sword, Pang Ming, will never let this slide.” Pang Ming, wielding his Earthfiend Sword while still coughing out blood, quickly jumped out from the courtyard. His figure flashed a few times and he disappeared.

Chen Feng and Lu Ta did not give chase. If Chen Feng had wanted to kill him, he could have taken action against Pang Ming early on.

“Is that fellow really from Extreme Celestial Sect?” asked Lu Ta, who gasped for breath. In the earlier fight, he had been unable to gain any advantage. Instead, he was constantly in a disadvantageous position. Only at the end did he managed to give Pang Ming a vicious blow.