Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled

Chapter 475 - 471: Blood Dragon Sword Heart Gained Again, First Trial Complete

The blood-colored sword dragon’s crimson eyes also glanced in Xia Feng’s direction, its intent for battle evidently clear.

The moment their eyes met, the war erupted violently.

The Heaven-Burying Sword, enveloped in a dense aura of heaven and earth’s natural might, directly oppressed the blood-colored sword dragon hovering mid-air, leaving a deep mark on its body with the first strike.

The blood-colored sword dragon roared in pain, causing everyone in the Sword Pool to feel their blood and energy churn, as if they could hardly control their emotions.

Strangely enough, even though everyone was on the plaza, only those inside the Sword Pool felt this, while those outside seemed to feel nothing at all.

It’s as if the oppressive might on the blood-colored sword dragon’s body was too stingy to press upon them.

Xia Feng furrowed his brows slightly, casting a glance at the people outside the Sword Pool, uncertain whether this blood-colored sword dragon evolved by sheer coincidence or if it was an originally intended challenge in the first trial.

Nonetheless, it didn’t matter. The Power of Rules in the Sword Pool poured over Xia Feng, gradually causing his body to slow down.

In contrast, the blood-colored sword dragon across from him seemed to thrive in the Power of Rules.

Xia Feng could even see the sword marks on the blood-colored sword dragon’s body healing after soaking for just a moment in the Power of Rules.

Though he predicted this might happen, Xia Feng found it somewhat troublesome.

The Heaven-Burying Sword in his hand emitted a clear sword cry, urging Xia Feng to resolve the blood-colored sword dragon swiftly while he still had the strength for battle.

Gritting his teeth, Xia Feng swung his sword again.

Under the blood-colored sword dragon’s pressure, people in the surrounding pool couldn’t withstand it and began to exit the Sword Pool one by one.

Li Qingyu, growing more anxious, shouted, "Don’t leave! Hang on a bit longer, the longer you endure, the better the rewards, have you all forgotten?"

But the people remaining in the pool looked indifferent, knowing full well that the dead in the Sword Pool had their essence blood absorbed into the blood-colored sword dragon, enhancing it further.

They had already endured until their bodies started to corrode under the dragon’s pressure, staying longer was insane.

Having withstood the ordeal for an hour already and passed the first trial, they saw no need to risk their lives any further.

As more people left the Sword Pool, Li Qingyu became even more anxious.

Meanwhile, Xia Feng noticed a peculiar sign, it seemed the fewer people remained in the Sword Pool, the weaker the blood-colored sword dragon became.

Especially after people left the Sword Pool, the dragon’s regenerative ability weakened as well.

Xia Feng, holding the Heaven-Burying Sword, attacked again, seemingly to test how much damage the blood-colored sword dragon could withstand.

During his clash with the blood-colored sword dragon, he found that the residual energy from the Blood Dragon Sword Heart within him was rapidly being digested, becoming part of his own body.

His eyes no longer gleamed red when anger overtook Xia Feng.

If the blood-colored sword dragon weren’t so ferocious, fearing that he might not restrain himself and injure Li Qingxue and Xia Tianming, Xia Feng might have wanted them to join in the fight against the Sword Dragon.

The battle lasted a full two hours.

By then, everyone had exited the Sword Pool, even Xia Tianming and Li Qingxue couldn’t endure beyond three hours and left.

Watching Xia Feng’s battling figure, Li Qingyu’s eyes were filled with malice, almost wishing to aid the blood-colored sword dragon.

Yet she forced herself to suppress that impulse, avoiding doing anything foolish enough to attract unwanted attention from the Holy Sword.

Once everyone exited the Sword Pool, the blood-colored sword dragon’s attack power significantly weakened, allowing Xia Feng to land over a dozen bone-deep sword scars on it with the Heaven-Burying Sword.

The blood-colored sword dragon, roaring, fell into the Sword Pool, yet the Power of Rules that once healed its wounds now had no effect, leaving it to roll in the pool without any sign of healing.

The surrounding sword beasts seized the opportunity, rushing forward to take bites out of the blood-colored sword dragon.

Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, watching as the blood-colored sword dragon was about to be reduced to bones, transformed into an illusion, and swiftly snatched the blood-colored sword heart from the midst of the sword beasts.

Li Qingyu’s greedy eyes immediately fixated on him, filled with envy.

Raising an eyebrow, Xia Feng heard Li Qingyu speak, "Kid, you three have already absorbed a Blood Dragon Sword Heart, there’s no way you can absorb a second one."

"You disrupted my subordinates’ battle back then; this Blood Dragon Sword Heart should compensate me!"

Watching her righteous demeanor, Xia Feng clicked his tongue twice in his heart.

Without a word, Xia Feng placed the Blood Dragon Sword Heart on the Heaven-Burying Sword, which was lightly trembling, eager to devour the Sword Heart.

Sneering, Xia Feng glanced back at Li Qingyu, "Give up on it, the Blood Dragon Sword Heart is such a treasure, even if you had it, you couldn’t absorb it, better not to waste it."

As he spoke, Xia Feng drew the Heaven-Burying Sword and Blood Dragon Sword Heart into the Dream Realm Pearl to let it refine the Sword Heart on its own.

Meanwhile, Li Qingyu stood at the edge of the Sword Pool, glaring venomously at Xia Feng as if she was ready to kill him at any moment.

A golden light suddenly shot from the heart of the area, resembling the appearance when the Holy Sword previously manifested.

Li Qingyu trembled, seemingly realizing something, and cast a glance at Xia Feng.

"Kid, count yourself lucky, just you wait, I will find a way to kill you."

Smiling, Xia Feng didn’t respond, instead, he turned his gaze toward the Holy Sword Elder, who had reformed into human shape.

The Holy Sword glanced down at Xia Feng still in the Sword Pool, and for an instant, it seemed a dazzling golden light flashed through his eyes, as if seeing entirely through Xia Feng.

The Holy Sword Elder nodded slightly, hardly uttering a word, "Little one, your foundation is solid, truly a good seedling for a sword cultivator."

The corners of Xia Feng’s lips curled up slightly, taking it as a compliment from the Holy Sword Elder.

With a flick of the Holy Sword Elder’s sleeve, the Sword Pool vanished instantly, and those whose bodies had been corroded were instantly healed.

Some couldn’t help but regret; had they known they’d be healed, they might have endured a bit longer in the Sword Pool.

They had been worried the severe injuries from the first trial might affect the subsequent ones, quick to regret now that they knew healing would occur.

The Sword Pool around Xia Feng vanished in an instant as well, and the part of the Power of Rules he couldn’t absorb was also purged by the Holy Sword Elder.