Chapter 106: The Flying Sword’s Might
Chapter 106: The Flying Sword’s Might
A fine drizzle fell~
The sword light moved like a silver snake, darting among several people. A series of damage numbers popped up above their heads.
“What’s happening? Who is it?”
“The damage is so high! I only got hit twice and I’m down to just two hundred Health Points. That’s terrifying…”
“Who is it? Just who is it? How is the attack power this high…”
The members of the Doomsday Ark Alliance immediately grew restless. Seeing the white Sword Qi charging toward them, they quickly scattered and fled.
“Reinforcements are here~” The people from Thunder Martial Hall cheered.
Xu Feng’s figure appeared at the edge of the battlefield.
“Flying Sword, return!” Xu Feng’s face was slightly pale as he controlled the Flying Sword back into his body.
He could only control the Sword Embryo within ten meters around him. Once it went beyond that range, the Sword Element True Qi consumed increased greatly. Those few strikes just now had almost drained all of his True Qi. It was important to note that Xu Feng’s virtual inventory contained the Priest’s Page, which had increased his Sword Element True Qi by a full three hundred points.
“Hall Master, quite the scene you’ve got here,” Xu Feng said, looking up to greet him.
“You brat, why did you take so long to get here?” Sun Lei breathed a sigh of relief. Just moments before, he had almost agreed to the Doomsday Ark Alliance’s demands and retreated from the area.
“Hall Master Sun, do you think one extra person is enough to turn the tables?” the Black-robed Man said impatiently.
Pushing back his hood, the Black-robed Man coldly stared at Xu Feng.
Xu Feng looked up and met his gaze. He couldn’t help but feel a shock in his heart.
This person’s head seemed to lack flesh and blood, with only a layer of skin wrapped around the bones. His eyes were very peculiar: the left eye was like that of an ordinary person, but the right eye was a full size larger, and the pupil was different too—brown with a faint hint of red.
“Malicious Spirit Impact!”
The Black-robed Man waved his staff, and the ghostly flame at its tip roared, blazing fiercely and shooting up into a flame over two meters high.
A phantom of a Skeleton Soldier holding a bone knife leaped out from the flames and charged toward Xu Feng.
This Skeleton Soldier was dressed in tattered clothing and exuded a putrid smell. Its charging stance, as if running on air, gave people the feeling of being on a battlefield filled with mountains of blades and seas of blood.
Although it was just one being, it gave off the impression of a thousand troops charging forth.
“Kill!”
The Skeleton Soldier opened its mouth wide and let out a soundless roar.
Even before it reached him, Xu Feng felt a soul-shaking tremor. It seemed like the Skeleton Soldier opposite him could harm his very soul.
Xu Feng’s heart raced, and he instinctively activated Absolute Defense.
A faint golden glow enveloped Xu Feng from head to toe.
Clink~
A crisp sound rang out as the bone knife in the Skeleton Soldier’s hand slashed fiercely against the golden protective shield covering Xu Feng’s body.
It had no effect whatsoever.
The Skeleton Soldier lifted its head and, with empty eye sockets, looked at Xu Feng inside the golden shield, as if somewhat regretful. Then, it turned into a black mist and vanished into the air.
“You actually blocked my Malicious Spirit Impact?” The Black-robed Man’s expression changed. This move was his trump card, which had killed many powerful opponents before.
It was important to know that although the Malicious Spirit Attack only struck once, it damaged the target’s soul. At present, almost no one had a means to resist soul attacks, which was why it often worked for him.
“Who are you?” the Black-robed Man asked coldly.
“Not returning a favor is impolite. Now it’s your turn to taste my skills!” Xu Feng’s lips curled slightly as he formed a sword gesture with the fingers of his left hand and pointed toward the Black-robed Man.
A beam of white light shot out directly from Xu Feng’s body, flying straight at the Black-robed Man.
As it flew, the tiny light, no bigger than a fingernail, suddenly transformed into a silver Sword Qi over six feet long, slashing fiercely toward the Black-robed Man.
The Black-robed Man’s face turned serious. He gently waved the Bone Staff in his hand, and a series of complex incantations spilled from his lips.
“Bone Shield!”
A shield made of white bones appeared in front of the Black-robed Man. On its surface, carvings depicted people struggling in hellish flames, unable to break free. The edges were lined with sharp Bone Spikes.
Once the Bone Shield appeared, it floated quietly in front of the Black-robed Man.
One shield didn’t seem enough. The Black-robed Man’s eyes turned sharp as he pulled out a light blue potion and drank it.
Immediately, his casting speed increased significantly, and two more identical Bone Shields appeared before him.
“To possess a Flying Sword at this stage, it seems you’ve had some remarkable encounters,” the Black-robed Man said, a trace of weariness showing on his face, though he still managed a smile. “My Bone Shield can rival a shield of Silver Quality. No matter how powerful you are, you can’t possibly shatter it…”
Snap, snap, snap~
The sword light struck the Bone Shields like a hot knife cutting through butter, or a rock smashing an egg—as if it met no resistance at all, it sliced through all three Bone Shields one after another. The speed was so fast that the Black-robed Man couldn’t even react.
“Impossible…” A look of disbelief and fear appeared in the Black-robed Man’s eyes. Watching the sword light already descending upon him, he instinctively raised his Bone Staff horizontally in front of himself.
Crack~
The Bone Staff split in two, and the green ghostly flame at its tip went out with a puff.
The sword light slammed fiercely into the Black-robed Man’s body. Instantly, one colorful glow after another lit up on him.
Crack, crack, crack~
Every single triggered protective item on the Black-robed Man was destroyed. The sword light struck his body directly, sending him flying three or four meters away.
“Impossi—urk~” The Black-robed Man couldn’t believe his eyes. Even as he was sent flying, he thought he must be hallucinating.
As he stood up, his black robe split in two with a rustling sound and fell away completely.
Ssshh~
A sword mark appeared on the Black-robed Man’s chest, and a stream of blood shot out from the wound. His Health Points instantly dropped by half.
“Why is your attack so high? It’s impossible!” Staggering as he barely stayed on his feet, the Black-robed Man no longer had the composure of being in control of everything. He retreated two steps, his face showing shock and terror as he stared wide-eyed at Xu Feng and screamed.
“Hall Master, is everyone alright?” Xu Feng ignored the Black-robed Man completely and turned to ask.
Sun Lei seemed to have been stunned by that strike as well. He stood there dazed, and when he heard Xu Feng’s question, he turned his head stupidly and replied, “Yes, yes…”
Xu Feng felt frustrated and tried hard to signal Sun Lei with his eyes, but Sun Lei, still caught up in the power of that earlier sword strike, didn’t notice anything unusual.
“Hall Master, shouldn’t we leave this place first?” Xu Feng had no choice but to speak up.
“Leave? Why should we leave?” Only then did Sun Lei suddenly notice Xu Feng’s intense eye signals. He quickly caught on and said, “Right, we should leave first. Everyone, let’s go. We’ll settle this score later.”
The members of the Doomsday Ark Alliance were also stunned by Xu Feng’s attack. They simply watched as Sun Lei led the others in retreating toward Black Water Lake.