บท 17: Annihilation of Two Cultivators
บรรณาธิการ: Atlas Studios
"Be careful, Perfected One! That bone saber is really capable! Exalted Red Robe was killed with that saber!" Seventh Miss called out in concern.
Perfected White Stone was already in great shock when he saw the might of the bone saber. But after hearing Seventh Miss's words, his expression grew more strained. However, at the thought of Han Li behind him, he gritted his teeth and spat out a flying sword in the shape of a snake. His hand gestures changed immediately to coordinate with the flying sword.
A loud clang sounded!
The black glow around the sword grew in size and like a black python, it curled around the bone saber.
The devilish-looking teenager smirked coldly, his hand gestures changed and he pointed a finger forward.
The bone saber's glow grew even more, before it suddenly twisted.
A loud bang came from the black sword before it cracked and shattered into small pieces.
Perfected White Stone immediately waved his hands around in panic. A green round shield in the shape of a bronze coin immediately flew out and collided with the bone saber.
The bone saber's glow weakened a little. However, its strength remained the same as it continued to collide against the green round shield.
Crack!
Although there was some difficulty, the bone saber still managed to crack the green round shield into two halves. It stopped briefly, before it's glow grew once more and continued to move towards the elderly Daoist.
The elderly Daoist was immediately shocked and deftly used the moment when the green round shield blocked the attack to hide behind Han Li.
If it were in the past, he would still be able to hold on a little longer even though he could not defeat the devilish-looking teenager. However, most of his magical treasures had been ruined in the fight against Han Li earlier, as such he currently stood no chance against this bone saber.
With a flash, the saber appeared in front of Han Li. The chilling coldness appeared once more, as the bone saber planned to cut both Han Li and Perfected White Stone into pieces.
"Senior…" Perfected White Stone called softly.
Han Li's expression immediately darkened. However, he lifted his arm in the next second, his palm covered with a golden hue. Countless golden scales appeared and his fingers grabbed the saber with lightning speed.
A soft clatter sounded!
The dazzling glow from the saber and the endless wailing and howling instantly disappeared and dissipated into a small grayish white dagger that was held by Han Li. It twitched nonstop in his hand like it was a small fish, trying to escape his grip.
"How is that possible…"
The devilish-looking teenager's eyes were wide open, unable to believe what he was seeing.
This bone saber might look ordinary, but it was a copy of his clan senior's prized treasure, Sky Ghost Saber, made by his clan's elders using countless amounts of precious ingredients. It was extremely strong. Even a master who was at the late-stage of the Core Formation level would not dare fight against it. Yet, it was currently held in place by a person using just his hand.
Everyone else present were similarly stunned and watched with their mouths wide open.
"Liu Shi…" Seventh Miss was equally as shocked, her eyes dazzling prettilly as she stared at Han Li.
Perfected White Stone was dumbfounded as well. Although he guessed that Han Li might be able to block that bone saber, he never thought that Han Li would be able to do it so easily.
How strong was this "Senior Han"?!
Although he was shocked, he felt glad as well.
It was fortunate for him that Han Li did not use all of his strength when they were fighting earlier. If not, he would most likely have already died.
On the other hand, apart from the excited expression on her face, Liu Le'er was not too surprised. "Brother Stone" was already extremely strong in her eyes, so nothing he did would be too surprising to her.
"It's been a really long time since I touched such a low level evil treasure," Han Li glanced at the item in his hand and said indifferently before he clenched his hand.
A loud bang sounded!
The small bone dagger immediately exploded, dissipated into ash, and was blown away by the wind.
"No!"
The devilish-looking teenager's expression immediately turned pale before he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The saber was his most treasured possession. Now that it was destroyed, it was the equivalent to having chopped off one of his arms.
"Since you dare to ruin my precious treasure, you shall pay with your life!" The teenager's eyes turned completely dark and shouted as his hands moved together. A black glow emitted from all around him, coming together to form a black cloud. Countless numbers of ghostly silhouettes could be seen from within.
Not content with this, the devilish-looking teenager patted his chest three times and spat out three mouthfuls of blood. With every mouthful spat out, his complexion turned paler. After the three mouthfuls of blood, his face was as pale as paper, with not a hint of color.
The blood he spat out immediately turned into a large cloud of concentrated bloody mist and mixed into the black cloud.
The black cloud then became a bloody cloud and rumbled violently as it grew in size. The blurry ghostly shadows within immediately grew in number as well and they let out a shrill howl.
The devilish-looking teenager's body shrunk as he moved into the bloody cloud silently.
With the appearance of the bloody cloud, the entire mansion felt like it had been turned into a frozen tundra and the temperature fell drastically.
Even with Perfected White Stone's cultivation, he shivered in the cold as well. He hurriedly gathered strength to call upon a sparkling white jade-like treasure, covering himself and Liu Le'er, who was standing not too far away from him, before he moved them back and away from the others.
The men dressed in black, the remaining Yu family members and the three hired cultivators were all so cold their faces turned pale and their bodies shivered violently.
In an instant, Liu Le'er felt extremely cold, but she was overcome with warmth in the next second. She found herself protected by a white shield and Perfected White Stone had somehow appeared next to her. Seeing the teenage girl looking over, the elderly Daoist smiled at her, as he moved her more than a hundred feet away from the fighting.
Han Li stared at the bloody cloud in the air. He contemplated for a moment before he punched out into an empty spot not too far away.
"Boom."
A wave of faint ghostly shadow flew out from the hollow space. However, it cried out loud in the air and immediately exploded, turning into a clump of gray ash.
However, at this moment, a loud ringing sounded out from under Han Li. Countless numbers of black snakes shot out and immediately bound Han Li.
With that, a man dressed in gray with his hands clasped together, appeared silently from another side. It was the devilish-looking teenager's companion.
The aura this person was exuding was stronger than that of the devilish-looking teenager's. However, his body was currently covered by a black ghostly shadow. The two of them seemed to have become one, his body becoming translucent as well, as if he could disappear into the void anytime.
"Haha, such great timing, Senior Brother Fan! Let's exterminate this person together!" The devilish-looking teenager's manic laughter trailed from the bloody cloud, before he continued to chant.
A foul wind started to blow crazily and the bloody cloud arrived before Han Li.
Han Li remained expressionless and rooted in place as he let the bloody cloud surround him.
The eyes of the ghostly shadows in the bloody cloud all glimmered with bloodthirstiness. They bared their fangs and growled loudly as they pounced over, looking like they wanted to tear Han Li apart and eat him alive.
The devilish-looking teenager immediately smiled happily.
All of these bloody souls were made using a special and secret way. They were the existence of something between the soul and the physical body, so they were extremely hard to kill. As long as they mingled with someone, they would be like maggots and torture the person alive.
"No matter who you are, since you dare to go against our Sky Ghost Sect, we must destroy you completely, even your soul!" Although the gray-clothed man was shocked that the hidden ghosts were exposed by Han Li, he still continued to speak cruelly.
With that, his figure shook and he appeared above Han Li who was still caught in the bloody cloud. He clapped his hands together and two giant ghostly claws appeared. The claws were wrapped in a weird green glow and exuded a strange smell. Han Li guessed they were laced with a fatal poison, as it ruthlessly grabbed at him.
"Brother!" Seeing this, Liu Le'er wanted to run over without a care for anything else.
"Don't go over there! Senior Han is extremely capable and knows many things. He must know of a way to get out of that." Perfected White Stone immediately held back Liu Le'er in shock.
Although he said so, he was still a little worried as well. Another strong enemy had arrived suddenly and looked even harder to deal with compared to the first one. He did not know if "Senior Han" would really be able to deal with them this time.
The expressions of Seventh Miss, the three hired cultivators, and the rest standing not too far away, immediately changed as well. Their hearts immediately leaped to the top of their throats in fear.
However, Han Li chuckled. A crackling sound suddenly emitted from his body and his body immediately grew dramatically as golden scales appeared on his skin one after another.
Crack.
He merely shook his shoulders, yet the black chains twirled around his body immediately broke apart. In quick succession, the shadows of numerous golden fists appeared close to each other and created what appeared to be a storm of punches.
Banging sounds continued incessantly.
The moment the black ghostly claws touched the golden punching shadows, they immediately disintegrated with a loud crackling. The black ghostly shadow on the man dressed in gray also broke apart amongst the silent and numerous storm of punches. His body flew out like it weighed nothing and crashed against the floor in a bloody mess. His body and soul were instantly shattered and he never took another breath.
At the same time, the entire bloody cloud and the ghostly shadows within it were punched into nothing by the golden punching shadows. With a loud thunderous sound, the devilish-looking teenager's body was revealed.
He was instantly dumbfounded. However, the moment he met Han Li's cold eyes, a chill ran down his spine. Without another word, he changed his hand gestures and a large black cloud surged from his body while he immediately turned around to run away.
Han Li narrowed his eyes upon seeing this. Taking a deep breath, his chest puffed up before he opened his mouth and spat out.
With a loud hiss, a white beam shot out from his mouth. It disappeared into the black cloud in a flash.
After a shrill cry of despair, the black cloud dissipated into nothing and a corpse with a bloody hole in its head fell from the skies. It was that devilish-looking teenager.
The entire place fell silent, so much so that even a falling needle could be heard.
"Sword cultivator…" A soft unknown voice suddenly muttered.
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