novelraw Chapter 215 - 166: A Ruthless Man Appears, World-Slaying Thunder Prison, Bullfighting Saber Rush, "Martial Venerable" Advancement
Chapter 215 - 166: A Ruthless Man Appears, World-Slaying Thunder Prison, Bullfighting Saber Rush, "Martial Venerable" Advancement
The Barbaric Beasts on the scene froze for a moment.
Then, furious roars erupted from their mouths. Some stomped their hooves relentlessly against the ground, some leaped down from the tops of the ruined walls, and others were wreathed in flames.
[Deep Blue Destiny - Blade Master, Refinement Level increased to 35%]
[Trait "Sword Sect" promoted to (Middle Level)]
"Sword Sect (Middle Level): Wind and Thunder Slash Martial Artist, Brahma Sun Slaying Primordial Spirit. Greatly increases aptitude for the Sword Dao; increases the Cultivation efficiency of Saber Momentum and Sword Intent fivefold."
Demon Blood splattered everywhere. Ignoring the notification that appeared before him, Lu Mingyuan expressionlessly wiped the blood from his face with his forearm. Red Primordial Qi gathered in his palm, forming a fiery, tusked ghost mask that settled over his face.
He had activated a mode unique to a Ninth Realm Martial Artist.
Opening of Dragon Gate, also known as "Dragon Transformation."
His appearance changed drastically.
The Divine Fire Patterns hidden between his brows emerged. Thunder Patterns appeared on his chest, neck, and face. Affected by the Thunder Power, his hair stood on end and turned completely white.
Six hovering Winged Long Sabers materialized behind him.
Arcs of electricity coursed over his skin.
Intricate Taotie Patterns surfaced on the skin of his arms.
’If I can just buy some time for the Human Race experts to get here,’ he thought, ’this will all be over.’
At this moment, the members of the Demon Race stared at the human man before them, their eyes filled with immense fury.
They had chased a Human Race prodigy all the way here, cornering him and establishing themselves as the overlords of this region. And yet, a single human had just managed to kill more than twenty of their comrades.
How outrageous!
RUMBLE!
A huge, murderous horde of Demon Beasts charged toward Lu Mingyuan. The host—which included black Scorpion Beasts, a Blazing Rhinoceros Group, and Bloodthirsty Ants—numbered over a thousand Barbaric Beasts. Their stampede churned the yellow sand into a roiling dark cloud.
The charge of a thousand massive Barbaric Beasts was an imposing sight, causing the very nature’s spiritual energy in the land to tremble violently.
Forget a single human; even a great mountain would be trampled flat in an instant.
The Demon Race army’s astonishing momentum coalesced into a towering beast soul that radiated killing intent as it bore down on him.
Lu Mingyuan glanced up at the beast soul formed by the army, his steps faltering for just a moment. But he quickly faced forward again and continued on his path.
However, the moment he took his first step, the very air seemed to shift. A sharp, Thunderous Blade Intent shot out, sweeping out from him as the epicenter with such force that even the clouds above trembled.
The Sword Intent spread!
In mid-air, tens of thousands of strands of Divine Thunder Saber Qi coalesced, arranging themselves in a line that stretched for dozens of miles.
As Lu Mingyuan walked forward, the Saber Qi let out a "SHWISH-SHWISH" sound. It formed a thirty-foot-high wave stretching for dozens of miles, a veritable rain of blades that ultimately crashed into the horde of a thousand Barbaric Beasts.
In the blink of an eye, the towering beast soul shattered as if it were made of paper.
PFFT!
PFFT!
...
The sharp Thunder Blade Qi reaped the Barbaric Beasts row by row like straw. The Saber Qi was like charging into a bullfight!
In the end, out of more than a thousand Barbaric Beasts, only a few dozen powerful Seventh Realm ones managed to escape. The rest were all turned into bloody corpses.
From beginning to end, Lu Mingyuan maintained a constant pace, neither quickening nor slowing his steps.
Those Barbaric Beasts all possessed high intelligence. Seeing how terrifying this human man was, even they felt a bone-deep chill.
[Deep Blue Destiny - Blade Master, Refinement Level increased to 45%]
[Trait "Bullfighting (Basic Level)" unlocked]
"Bullfighting (Basic Level): The clustered stars revolve, the sun and moon shine in turn, Saber Qi charges the Bullfighting. When wielding a saber, Saber Technique and Cultivation are slightly increased."
As the notification appeared before him, Lu Mingyuan came to a stop.
SHWISH. SHWISH.
He watched as the hundred-meter-long wave of Saber Qi in the air continued to press forward.
The horde of Barbaric Beasts didn’t dare make contact with the Saber Qi, retreating continuously until they were deep inside Yingsha Ancient City.
The Human Race Cultivators hanging on the ruined walls were all astonished. They never expected to find someone so formidable in the Sword Dao among the young prodigies of the major Dynasties.
Who was he?
Only then did the crowd begin to study Lu Mingyuan seriously, secretly trying to guess his identity.
At this moment, Lu Mingyuan was carrying the Thousand Mechanism Blood Divine Jade, so ordinary people could not discern his features with their Spiritual Sense or Primordial Consciousness. Even if he showed his true face, no one would recognize him; with his Dragon Transformation active, his own mother wouldn’t know him.
And now, below the city gate, stood a half-human, half-beast Ox Demon. It had two curved, antelope-like horns and a humanoid body, its entire form covered in yellowish-brown muscle.
It snorted coldly. "I seem to have underestimated you. It appears you have some real skill."
WHOOSH—
The half-human, half-beast Ox Demon, wielding a War Axe, swung its arm and cracked a Long Whip, unleashing a massive, fiery wave dozens of miles long that crashed toward the wave of Saber Qi.
Its power was considerable. It was a Demon King at the Peak of the Eighth Realm, several times stronger than the previous Poison Scorpion Demon King.
Lu Mingyuan again extended a hand, forming a saber sign with two fingers as he activated the Thunder Prison Saber Scripture.
VWOOM!
The miles-long wave of Saber Qi rapidly contracted, coalescing until it formed a nine-foot-long white Battle Saber.
The white Battle Saber shot forward, letting out a deafening sonic boom. Transforming into a shuttle of white light, it pierced straight through the Ox Demon King’s flesh.