181 His Big Cover Is Broken (1/2)

When information about the death of Silver Back was transmitted back through the primordial spirit contract, the corresponding penalty was also sent back to his master.

In an instant, Elder Chi Hou [1] felt as if he was burning in a city of fire. His primordial spirit fiercely trembled, as if it was about to melt on the spot… This was the penalty of the contract. While he enjoyed the convenience and benefit as the master of the spirit pet, he also must bear the responsibility to protect his spirit pet.

A moment of carelessness caused him to suffer the feeling of losing his right hand. When Silver Back died, its resentment went back along with the contract, giving an excruciating pain that he might as well die.

As if it was just a fleeting moment, and also as if it was a long time, Chi Hou’s whole body trembled in the face of the contract penalty. Yet on his face, in addition to pain, there was also a ferocious grim.

Those two bastards must die in the most painful and cruel way! When they died, their bones must turn to ashes, their primordial spirits must be captured and be put in a furnace to suffer an eternity of pain! How dare they kill Silver Back… No matter how much background they have behind them, they can’t stop my revenge!

Elder Chi Hou clenched his jaws. His anger has already reached the boiling point. However, on the other hand, underneath that fury, his Flaming Image Heart Method was exceptionally calm, causing him to not lose his sanity. Instead, he could analyze the situation soberly.

This time, it was their own side who was in the wrong indeed. Initially, he only thought that the opponents were, at most, elite disciples of Yue Family of the Celestial Water Lake, therefore, he casually let Silver Back face them. Unfortunately, this error in judgment led to the death of Silver Back!

Just now, he glimpsed that Wang Lu’s sword qi defense had withstood his Fire Thunder Shout method, as well as Liu Li’s flying sword’s all-conquering sharp intention that went wherever she wish. He knew that these two were definitely not cultivators that Yue Family of Celestial Water Lake could produce. It was likely that they were successor disciples of a great sect. The so-called Yue Family of Celestial Water Lake… either these two were that family’s ”lucky bastards” who, through some miracles, were accepted by a big sect, or simply a cover to shield their real identity.

In such a place as Cloud Region, while the identity of talented disciple from big sect brought great convenience, it was also accompanied by considerable risk—anyone knew that talented disciple was priceless. Even without the heavy treasures from their sect that were in their possession, these gifted disciples’ best quality spirit roots alone were enough to turn them into a walking humanoid supplement pill—many demonic or evil followers likes to collect these gifted disciples.

Since he had recognized that the enemy was not of a common origin, Chi Hou cast away his underestimation of them. Yet, he also knew that this fight could not be rushed.

Usually, this kind of great sect’s disciples would be equipped by a life-saving prop by their Master, like a fleeing talisman and so on, enabling them to swiftly escape. Or like a golden bell shield which would give them absolute defense, or they were simply being followed by their sect Elder’s primordial spirit incarnation.

However, in any case, if it were not the last resort, they would not dish out the card. Once they dished out the card, they might be able to successfully get through the immediate difficulty, but it would also end their experiential learning down the mountain. What Chi Hou wanted to do was to make the opponent not use the card until it was too late.

As for the method to accomplish that, the best way was to use the ”boil the frog in warm water” tactic—drag the opponent into a prolonged fight, deliberately exposing the flaw so that the opponent would think they could win, and then...

Thinking to this, Chi Hou slightly restrained his magical power. Despite having his strength declined after losing Silver Back, would two Foundation Establishment cultivators be a match for a Jindan? After all, he hasn’t seen the manner in which Silver Back was defeated; in his calculation, if he didn’t restrain his magical power, perhaps in just three to five moves, he would be able to push the opponent into a desperate situation.

Then two dazzling fiery red sword lights interrupted his thoughts.

In Chi Hou surprised eyes, he saw Liu Li rapidly approaching him. It was hard for him to believe that a mere Foundation Establishment young girl actually dared to take the initiative to attack him, and it was even more difficult for him to believe that this Foundation Establishment girl actually could wield out such a sharp sword intent!

The sword edge has yet to arrive, but the irresistible brilliant sword intent had already pierced through Chi Hou’s defensive magical power and touched his primordial spirit. To Chi Hou whose primordial spirit was far more powerful than the opponent, he actually felt a sudden unbearable pain!

Chi Hou promptly sacrificed out a beast skull painted with scarlet stripes. The light from the skull’s eyes were brightly reflected on his naked upper body, of which emerged out blood stripes. The malevolent and ferocious aura of this ancient ferocious beast skull along with the war stripes entered Chi Hou’s body. Suddenly, his skeleton began to elongate as his muscles swelled, turning him into a half beast half human monster, roaring with fierce killing intent.

”Oh, beast transformation of Beast Master School? Xian’Er, full output.”

Seeing this change, Wang Lu promptly sent out his instruction. Without hesitation, Liu Li immediately released all the remaining ten flying swords from her sleeves, which then assembled together around the two swords in her hands and multiplied her attack power by several times. Those pair of innocent and naive eyes then turned as indifferent as ice—the Brilliant Sword Heart had been activated to the fullest.

As for Wang Lu, he put his hand around Liu Li’s waist while his other hand wielded his sword. The thick sword carried out sword power like it was an impregnable shield.

A moment later, the collision occurred. Liu Li’s two swords clashed head on against Chi Hou’s bare chest. Under the glistening sweat, his bronze skin appeared like metal. A sharp piercing sound surged up as strings of sparks appeared where the two fiery swords clashed with the skin, leaving behind two scorched marks, yet unable to really break open the skin and injure the muscle.

The defensive ability of a Jindan Stage cultivator was without a doubt. Liu Li’s always-successful Brilliant Sword Heart was even unable to penetrate the outer layer defense of his body. Even her sword intent, pointed by her primordial spirit, was canceled out by his boiling fighting intent.

At the same time, Liu Li felt her surrounding had turned completely dark. A frightening shadow fell from the sky, which was the several times enlarged version of the beast skull. Its two rows of sharp teeth fiercely bit her down.

However, Liu Li seemed unfazed with this imminent death. With a shake of her wrist, she let loose of her fiery swords and subsequently grabbed the septa golden swords and swung them at the opponent again. Her action was as smooth as flowing water, yet the speed of the two swords was comparable to a clap of thunder, which was incomparably fast.

Two successive explosive sound was heard as Liu Li’s two septa golden swords clashed with the opponent, and the two rows of teeth of the giant skull were finally closed. Beads of blood finally oozed out of Chi Hou’s chest. However, in order to counter attack with that giant skull, he had to open his two powerful arm wide which could not be closed in any case.

Wang Lu went all out to defend Liu Li so that she could open up an opening. Though small, it was enough for the young girl to swirl her waist and, borrowing from the stored up force, the flickering rays of lightning of the two flying swords once again attacked the opponent; its power has once again risen to another level!

Chi Hou’s countenance finally changed. Liu Li’s unbroken successive attack was without interval to circulate qi, and each sword strike was more powerful than the previous, so much that they seemed to be endless. Though there were one and a half stage gap between him and her, if this went on, he was afraid in the next two swords strike, his fundamentals would be injured! His original plan was to use the boiling frog in warm water trick, lulling the opponent little by little, and jumping on them when the opportunity presented itself so that they didn’t have the opportunity to resist, but who would’ve thought that in just two or three moves, there were already signs that he was about to lose!?

On the other side, perhaps that ancient fierce skeleton beast no longer has the same might as thousands of years ago, but its biting power should be able to cut through gold and break the jade, yet the flesh of a mere Foundation Establishment was actually hard enough to withstand it? The reason for this was simple. With his hands and sword, the seven feet area around Wang Lu was impregnable!

After the third strike, blood began to flow from the corner of Wang Lu’s mouth. A trace of unnatural redness had also appeared on Liu Li’s face.

”Senior Brother, level-eight Jindan -5, three more swords attack and I can defeat him.”