novelraw Chapter 932 791: No Su Jikuan Left in This World (Part 2)
Chapter 932 791: No Su Jikuan Left in This World (Part 2)
He quickly cast spells to forcefully seal the wound.
This move proved effective, instantly cutting off the blood mist's overflow.
Combining with the useless trap he needed to toss out, Su Jikuan immediately realized why the opponent, despite his weak strength, was desperate to come closer — it was due to this blood absorption technique.
Shi Chun, witnessing this scene, was filled with shock and doubt, as the blood overflow was actually contained, something he couldn't achieve in past experiments.
Being able to withstand three strikes of the "Demon Dispel Hand" until now had already shocked him, and now seeing the blood being sealed off surprised him once again.
However, there was no time to delve into the reasons, as the opponent's distraction led to a sudden decrease in the intensity of the "Star-shattering Finger" attacks.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he suddenly advanced.
A hint of madness flickered in Su Jikuan's eyes at that moment, grasping the opponent's backup plan and understanding why he was being approached. Since he could suppress that plan, and he also wanted to get close for a full-blown attack, remote strikes were really ineffective. Thus, he went along with the flow and intentionally exposed a flaw to the enemy.
He pretended to be dizzy from blood loss.
Hence, Shi Chun was allowed to come closer, as Su Jikuan had intentionally let him approach, luring the enemy near.
Even after noticing that the opponent could cut off the blood mist overflow, Shi Chun still charged forward.
The distance between them wasn't far, as Shi Chun, despite being hit several times, reached the opponent almost instantaneously.
With blood marks on his face, Su Jikuan, seemingly unstable, suddenly widened his eyes, a gleam of determined radiance bursting forth. Using all his fingers on both hands, he rapidly attacked Shi Chun's chest, apparently aiming to finish everything in one move.
At the same time, a sudden unease surged in his heart.
The approaching Shi Chun hadn't revealed his blood-absorbing blade, nor did his sly hand strike during the opponent's attacking gaps cause significant damage or possess the peculiar force of the previous three strikes. This was the strangest part.
Boom, boom, boom...
Su Jikuan's fingertips produced a series of rapid explosions on Shi Chun's Battle Armor, supposedly his strongest attack from his cultivation, far more powerful than before, instantly striking Shi Chun's chest eight times, sending him flying.
He wished to pursue for another lethal blow, but before reaching Shi Chun's side, a rapidly increasing force of delay enveloped his entire body.
Immobilization skill! The word flashed in Su Jikuan's mind. He had been waiting for Shi Chun to use it but hadn't seen it, only for it to finally appear when his own scheme succeeded.
However, this skill couldn't hold him!
His fingers swiftly shone with faint golden cracks, rapidly breaking free from the restraints on his hands, and his spinning wrists quickly freed his body from the binds.
The cracking speed was fast.
However, Shi Chun had already plotted ahead, and with his figure jolted away from the attack, he kicked in mid-air and quickly it reflected him and kicked once more, he instantly reached behind Su Jikuan.
For the first time in his life, he moved this fast, unleashing his speed to the fullest.
He dared not face Su Jikuan directly.
The blood blade slung across his back finally revealed itself.
It was no secret to the people of Wukang Mountain that the Divine Sect's "Star-shattering Finger" could break immobilization charms, which is why he dared not rashly use the immobilization skill on Su Jikuan.
Su Jikuan dared to engage him in close combat because he expected the opponent could likely break the immobilization skill.
Yet, he was more aware than the people of Wukang Mountain of what truly happens when a person is immobilized with a charm: if the immobilizing substance remains intact or detached to a certain degree, one cannot easily escape. Breaking through with the "Star-shattering Finger" comes with a time lag.
And this brief time lag was exactly what he aimed for.
He witnessed firsthand the method of breaking restraints using the "Star-shattering Finger," and indeed, it went as he had anticipated.
Seeing Shi Chun suddenly vanish from his sight, Su Jikuan, unable to move his head, was alarmed, his freed hands quickly reaching behind him, intending to unleash a chaotic burst of the "Star-shattering Finger" force.
In the moment he turned his hand, Shi Chun, clutching his blade with both hands and forsaking his "Immortal Strangling Silk," thrust the blood blade with force. The blade's edge sparked against the binding threads, producing a sound akin to snapping guitar strings.
He intended to see what would happen once the "Blood Soul Blade" penetrated the opponent's body, to observe how the foe would continue to contain the blood mist.
Puff!
Su Jikuan's widened eyes, his whole body vibrated, trying to lower his head to look, but his immobilized head couldn't move.
Shi Chun was prepared for Su Jikuan's hands to perform a series of devastating "Star-shattering Finger" strikes behind him, yet the opponent's trembling arms had reached outwards but ceased further action.
Shi Chun wanted to impale Su Jikuan's chest with a single strike, but as the blade reached Su Jikuan's chest, it couldn't pierce through, restrained by the immobilization skill enveloping Su Jikuan's body.
He exerted force with both hands, unable to push the "Blood Soul Blade" further nor shift Su Jikuan's body, immediately realizing the immobilization skill was the cause.
It was bizarre: the blade could pierce into Su Jikuan's body externally but couldn't break through from within.
In an instant, Su Jikuan's trembling hand started to wither rapidly, reaching to touch the un-emerged blade tip on his chest, now a lump there.
His cheeks also shriveled swiftly.
The once black-clad, white-robed, long-haired, sword-brow, thin-lipped, clean and refreshing handsome man, frequently carrying a superior demeanor in his expression, now suddenly resembled a husk.
His eyes' gleam vanished in an instant, he struggled to utter, "Good armor..."
The voice clearly exhibited the gradual drying nature.
His quickly decaying eyes bore no resentment or hatred, only a hint of self-mockery.
He used to disdain those fifth-grade magical treasures because they couldn't withstand his destructive power. Previously, he mentioned to the Command Center that bells and mirrors were nothing but scrap—those weren't mere words, he genuinely believed them.
Unexpectedly, today he fell prey to these magical treasures.
He also looked down on battle armor, never bothering to wear the Heavenly Court Battle Armor since it couldn't withstand a single blow from his finger's force.
Only after Shi Chun endured a barrage of attacks and could still strike did he realize that the battle armor upon Shi Chun was something he couldn't demolish even in death, that his adversary carried abundant treasures.
More regrets quickly vanished, as within mere breaths, he transformed into an inactive corpse, indistinguishable to anyone who could recognize his lifetime appearance.
Shi Chun, with a red tassel on his head, clutching the blood blade, donned in black armor, face covered with a black ghost mask, swiftly withdrew his blade with his hands, a knife poised in one hand, the other reaching towards the immobilized corpse as if to console himself from the fierce battle, loudly proclaiming, "Su Jikuan exists no more in this world!"
His five fingers grasped the air, and the "Immortal Strangling Silk," binding the corpse, swiftly strangled, instantly shredding the corpse into flying fragments.