novelraw Chapter 59 – Ye Xiangdou makes a move
Chapter 59 – Ye Xiangdou makes a move
Thirty Azure Guards, not a single match!
And the one who achieved all this was Luo Xiu, only fourteen years old.
Zhang Shaohai watched as the Azure Guards were slain one by one, his body involuntarily trembling.
Although the Zhang Clan Ancestor, Zhang Lüliang, was a master at the ninth layer of the Innate Realm, the Zhang Clan in Qingyun City had no successors. Whether it was the former patriarch Zhang Shaoxiong or the current Zhang Shaohai, at over forty years old, they were only at the sixth layer of the Qi Sea Realm.
However, in front of Luo Xiu, someone at the sixth layer of the Qi Sea Realm was like grass, easily killed with a single sword strike. This left Zhang Shaohai, who originally thought Luo Xiu was doomed, utterly terrified.
"Run!"
Seeing that only two or three of the thirty Azure Guards were left, Zhang Shaohai snapped out of his shock, with only one thought in his mind: to escape quickly, or else Luo Xiu would surely kill him.
Zhang Shaohai knew very well that if he could escape to the Martial Hall, with the cultivation of the Outer Sect Steward Shen Gaojian, killing Luo Xiu would be a piece of cake.
"Zhang Shaohai, you can't escape!"
The Shadow Sword sliced through the air, creating ripples of disturbance. The last two Azure Guards fell to the ground, lifeless.
Luo Xiu's body left a phantom in place, and in the next moment, he appeared in front of Zhang Shaohai, a mocking cold smile on his face as he stared at the patriarch of the Zhang Clan.
Zhang Shaohai was about to beg for mercy, but a sword light shot straight for his face.
Luo Xiu's strike was swift, decisive, and ruthless, without a hint of hesitation.
"No!..."
Zhang Shaohai roared with all his might, the light of True Qi bursting from his body, unleashing all his potential in the face of a life-and-death crisis, trying to resist with all his strength.
But in the next moment, Zhang Shaohai clutched his throat and knelt on the ground, blood gushing from his mouth, eyes wide open, unable to utter a word.
Luo Xiu, expressionless, walked directly towards the Martial Hall, not sparing a glance at the corpses of the thirty Azure Guards and Zhang Shaohai.
Zhuang Nantian and the Master of Qingyun Hall emerged from the Hunter Guild, seeing the corpses and the shocking scene, equally stunned.
"This... was this done by Luo Xiu?" Zhuang Nantian could hardly believe it.
"To have such strength at the third layer of the Qi Sea Realm, his talent is terrifying. Once he grows, he will surely be a formidable figure."
Even the Master of Qingyun Hall had to give Luo Xiu a high evaluation, though he was puzzled why such a genius, treasured by any sect, was targeted for death by the Outer Sect Leader Lu Feichen.
...
Ye Xiangdou walked behind Luo Xiu, and with his experience, he could roughly guess why Lu Feichen was determined to kill Luo Xiu.
To be enemies with such a genius, if one cannot eradicate him completely, once he grows, he will undoubtedly be a tremendous threat.
In the land of Yunlong Prefecture, many astonishing talents have emerged, but Ye Xiangdou felt that none could match Luo Xiu's strength at the third layer of the Qi Sea Realm.
He even noticed that when Luo Xiu fought the thirty Azure Guards, he was completely at ease, clearly not using his full strength.
What does this mean?
Killing thirty Azure Guards is already equivalent to the best among the seventh layer of the Qi Sea Realm martial artists. If Luo Xiu's full strength is revealed, wouldn't he be comparable to the eighth or even ninth layer of the Qi Sea Realm?
And he is only at the third layer of the Qi Sea Realm!
Geniuses who can fight across realms are not uncommon, but those who can cross so many realms to defeat opponents, once they grow, will undoubtedly be dazzlingly brilliant!
Of course, the difficulty of challenging across realms increases with cultivation, but if Luo Xiu can maintain this, reaching the Spirit Refining Realm or even the King of Martial Dao Realm, he will undoubtedly be terrifying!
"Tap, tap, tap..."
A series of footsteps and hoofbeats approached, and on Luo Xiu's way to the Martial Hall, another team of Azure Guards charged towards him.
Leading this team were two men on warhorses, one wielding a spear, the other a crescent blade.
"Bold Luo Xiu, surrender now!"
The man with the crescent blade shouted coldly, his thick eyebrows and large eyes, along with his burly stature, exuding an invisible sense of oppression.
But Luo Xiu ignored his reprimand.
"Kill!"
The Azure Guard shouted angrily, clamping his legs and pulling the reins with one hand, the black-maned horse beneath him neighed and charged at Luo Xiu.
Coldly watching the charging warhorse, Luo Xiu showed no intention of dodging, suddenly leaping into the air.
"Die!"
The Azure Guard swung the crescent blade, bringing forth a dazzling, almost tangible blade light. He was a captain among the Azure Guards, with a cultivation of the seventh layer of the Qi Sea Realm!
As the warhorse charged past, Luo Xiu's figure was torn to pieces in mid-air by the blade light.
Thud!
After the black-maned horse ran dozens of meters, the Azure Guard's body suddenly fell, lifeless.
Luo Xiu's figure continued to stride forward, holding the blood-stained Shadow Sword, the body torn apart in mid-air was merely a phantom.
The movement technique he practiced, the Ten-Directional Phantom, was a top-notch martial art of the fifth grade, and he had mastered it to perfection!
Even many powerful Martial Masters in the Innate Realm could not match Luo Xiu in the intricacy of movement techniques.
After all, more powerful sixth-grade martial arts, though requiring a minimum cultivation of the seventh layer of the Qi Sea Realm to practice, were generally only accessible to Martial Grandmasters in the Spirit Refining Realm.
The opposing Azure Guards were dumbfounded, filled with fear and awe. That was a captain at the seventh layer of the Qi Sea Realm, killed in a single encounter?
And the movement technique Luo Xiu displayed, leaving phantoms in place, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, was truly terrifying...
"Good lad, killing a seventh layer of the Qi Sea Realm with one sword."
Ye Xiangdou's eyelid twitched, raising his evaluation of Luo Xiu even higher.
Though the Azure Guards killed by Luo Xiu were far inferior to the geniuses from major forces, they were still martial artists who had condensed True Qi into substance, three realms apart from Luo Xiu.
Seeing the captain killed in one encounter, the remaining Azure Guards couldn't help but retreat.
After all, no one wanted to die, and the Martial Hall's orders weighed less than their own lives.
Among the opposing Azure Guards, Luo Xiu saw a familiar figure, Xu Qiusheng!
Xu Qiusheng had also broken through to the Qi Sea Realm, but due to his average talent, he couldn't join the Free Spirit Outer Sect, so after becoming a Qi Sea Martial Artist, he joined the Azure Guards.
"I don't want to kill you, you'd better get out of my way!" Luo Xiu said coldly.
At this moment, his heart was filled with killing intent, striking without mercy. The True Qi infused with the power of death could directly damage the Vital Meridians. If touched by his sword, it would be fatal or crippling.
Moreover, his sword was as fast as lightning, and ordinary Qi Sea Martial Artists couldn't dodge it. A hit to a vital spot would mean instant death.
"Don't be arrogant!"
Another mounted Azure Guard shouted coldly, "There are so many of us, and only one of him. Everyone, attack together! The Martial Hall has promised great rewards for killing Luo Xiu!"
Hearing this, many Azure Guards realized, yes, there are so many of us, and only one of him. Why should we fear him?
However, they didn't know that a previous team of Azure Guards had already become victims of Luo Xiu's sword.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!..."
Over twenty Azure Guards shouted in unison, then charged at Luo Xiu.
The mounted Azure Guard didn't lead the charge but held a spear, circling nearby, looking for an opportunity to strike.
Clearly, the captain being killed in one strike made him wary of Luo Xiu's sword.
"Slash!"
A flash of sword light, and an Azure Guard's throat was instantly cut.
The sword light didn't pause, like a reaper's scythe, quickly cutting down three more Azure Guards.
With the augmentation of Life and Death Extremes True Qi, unless someone wore Human Grade mid-grade armor, they couldn't withstand the Shadow Sword's edge.
Armor of the same grade was more expensive than War Armaments, so these Azure Guards naturally couldn't possess it. The azure armor they wore was just ordinary armor.
Moments later, Luo Xiu continued forward, his black clothes stained with bright red blood, leaving behind a field of corpses.
In this team of Azure Guards, only one survived, Xu Qiusheng, because he didn't attack Luo Xiu, standing dazed in the river of blood, as if soulless.
Two consecutive teams of Azure Guards, over sixty people, all slain, causing a huge stir in Qingyun City.
In Qingyun City, there were three teams of Azure Guards, numbering over a hundred.
When Luo Xiu arrived at the Martial Hall's gate, the third team of Azure Guards appeared.
Leading them was Guan Yunzhen, the commander of the Azure Guards, a master at the ninth layer of the Qi Sea Realm.
His team was the strongest, with the lowest cultivation at the fourth layer of the Qi Sea Realm, and three at the seventh layer.
The two teams previously killed by Luo Xiu combined were not as strong as Guan Yunzhen's team.
The Martial Hall's doors opened, and Luo Xiu saw his parents and sister, with three Azure Guards holding swords to their necks.
"Boom!"
Dark, flame-like True Qi erupted from Luo Xiu, a chilling, terrifying aura of death spreading, as if he were a demon from hell.
Ye Xiangdou glanced at Luo Xiu, frowning slightly. To his knowledge, Luo Xiu practiced the Pure Yang Technique, known for its extreme yang energy. How could his True Qi feel so eerie?
Moreover, the dark flame power on him seemed to contain a fire attribute.
While Ye Xiangdou was puzzled, Luo Xiu turned to him, bowing slightly, "Please, senior, save my family."
Hearing this, Ye Xiangdou snapped back to reality, responding with just one word, "Alright."
As soon as he spoke, his figure vanished, reappearing beside Luo Xiu's parents and sister, while the three Azure Guards fell to the ground, lifeless.
"Who are you?"
Guan Yunzhen's face changed drastically. No one present noticed how this white-bearded elder did it, clearly a terrifying existence beyond the Innate Realm.
How did Luo Xiu invite such a strong person?
At this moment, Luo Xiu had already charged with his sword!
Ye Xiangdou only helped him save his family. Unless someone threatened his life, Ye Xiangdou wouldn't help him deal with others.
These people had taken his parents and sister, threatening him with their lives. Luo Xiu's anger wouldn't be quelled until he killed them all!
The Shadow Sword, wrapped in the dark flame of death, struck with full force, without mercy.
In his dantian's Qi Sea, the Heaven's Life and Death Cycle spun rapidly, converting all Life and Death Extremes True Qi into dark flame True Qi.
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However, this team of Azure Guards was not comparable to the previous two, and with Luo Xiu's True Qi greatly depleted from the journey, he found himself in a tough battle.
As the saying goes, human strength has its limits, and Luo Xiu was not omnipotent.
No one dared provoke Ye Xiangdou, the mysterious strongman, so everyone attacked Luo Xiu.
Thud!
A spear pierced his shoulder, marking Luo Xiu's first injury.
Immediately, beams of True Qi light erupted as three seventh-layer Qi Sea Realm martial artists attacked simultaneously, along with the even stronger Azure Guard commander Guan Yunzhen. Even in his prime, Luo Xiu couldn't easily withstand them.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a powerful aura descended, a terrifying pressure sweeping over, forcing all the Azure Guards back, as if a mountain weighed down on them, making it hard to breathe.
Ye Xiangdou appeared beside Luo Xiu. Just by standing there, without lifting a finger, no one dared to act rashly.