Chapter 95: Sword Technique Fusion, Fierce Battle

“Darn, the System cheated!”

Ye Rong shouted loudly. He had been luring the monsters perfectly, but suddenly all the Flying Evil Ghosts were startled.

This was clearly a System setting. Once the remaining number of Flying Evil Ghosts dropped to a certain level, they would inevitably wake up. No amount of caution could avoid it. They would then use their full strength to kill any Player who entered the Immortal Manor—

Just like now. Twelve Flying Evil Ghosts flapped their fleshy wings and shot into the sky, surrounding Ye Rong from all sides.

Their blood-red eyes, like pieces of bright red jewels, turned stiffly and mechanically twice, locking firmly onto him.

System Notification: You have been locked by the Blood God Time Eye. Your maximum Qi and Blood is temporarily reduced by twenty percent. You cannot use Sword Flight to leave. The duration depends on the Level difference between you and the caster.

Ye Rong felt as if twenty-four sharp swords were pointing at his body from a distance, pricking his skin painfully. The slightest movement would trigger their energies, drawing the most violent attacks. Moreover, under the gaze of this so-called Blood God Time Eye, he couldn’t even use Sword Flight. Wasn’t this spell too powerful, too overpowering?

If another Player mastered such a spell, wouldn’t they be nearly invincible in one-on-one combat?

Ye Rong felt like crying but had no tears. His biggest advantage was his speed, which was somewhat faster than these large, ugly monsters. Now that the possibility of flight was forbidden, he had no choice but to rely on his two feet and the swords in his hands to face the enemy.

“So close! Luckily, I realized the danger quickly. A moment slower and I would surely have been tricked by these seemingly dumb monsters. I’d definitely be smashed into Auntie Xiang’s meat paste, a death so miserable it couldn’t be worse.”

After the Flying Evil Ghosts were activated by the System with the setting to chase down intruding Players with full force, their AI seemed to have improved as well. Two Flying Evil Ghosts moved forward as if to attack, drawing Ye Rong’s attention, while the remaining ghosts suddenly threw their clubs at him all at once.

Watching these clubs, each thicker and taller than himself, fly over his head, Ye Rong broke out in a cold sweat.

Ye Rong was already operating his two Flying Swords to their limits. The Qingcheng Sword Flight techniques in his hands were once again split apart and reassembled, giving birth to countless impossible and marvelous variations, continuously and endlessly.

The sword techniques of the Far Shore were peerlessly gorgeous and profoundly mysterious, countless times more complex and dazzling than the sword moves in Shushan Sword Heroes. No wonder one company went bankrupt making their game, while the other attracted over a hundred million Players, becoming the hottest online game currently—the difference was like clouds and mud.

But precisely because of this, without hard work and spending a lot of time, using the Free Control Style to smoothly utilize the Qingcheng sword techniques would still fall far short of reaching their maximum potential.

When Ye Rong was dealing with the Dark Red Bats before, he had felt inspired and gained some insight, improving his application of sword techniques in certain aspects. Now, under this intense pressure, he even began trying to split and reassemble each move of the Qingcheng sword techniques, thoroughly integrating his own understanding, attempting to reach a state where he could use them effortlessly and seamlessly.

This kind of progress, if not achieved under great pressure, would have taken at least three to five months of game time to accomplish.

Myriad Birds Pay Homage!

When even his rapidly advancing swordsmanship could no longer withstand the fierce Flying Evil Ghosts, Ye Rong decisively activated the attached spell of the Black Phoenix Sword.

At the same time, he wondered, if he took the Chaos Origin Rebirth Pill, could he remove the negative effects caused by the Blood God Time Eye?

“Probably not. This Blood God Time Eye is a continuous spell. Even using one Chaos Origin Rebirth Pill would just be a waste!”

The Finch Essences appeared in the Three Stars Cave. This time, without the river water blocking them, their sharp cries spread out smoothly. The Demonic Qi armor on these Flying Evil Ghosts trembled and seemed to solidify unstably, as if on the verge of falling apart at any moment.

Faced with such an obvious weakness, how could Ye Rong not seize the opportunity? With the Black Phoenix Sword in his left hand and the Self-Restraint Sword in his right, he fiercely slashed at the Flying Evil Ghost closest to him. In the blink of an eye, over ten strikes had landed on its body.

At the same time, some of the Finch Essences also attacked the same target as Ye Rong. The Level 40 monster was immediately beaten to the brink of death. With a flick of the Black Phoenix Sword, Ye Rong finished off this Flying Evil Ghost, while letting out a muffled grunt and taking a step back.

Under the negative status effect of the Blood God Time Eye, Ye Rong’s Health Points were barely over seven hundred, unable to withstand many attacks.

He dodged the most brutal and terrifying clubs, but one Flying Evil Ghost crashed into his chest and shoved hard. A damage number of -180 floated above his head.

With one less Flying Evil Ghost, Ye Rong immediately felt a weight lift off him. The pressure from the Blood God Time Eye lessened considerably.

Ye Rong fought more courageously with each passing moment. Without even taking one Blood Restoration Pill, he stubbornly endured the attacks of the remaining ten Flying Evil Ghosts—only dodging the swings of their clubs—and managed to kill three more Flying Evil Ghosts.

Double Swords Pierce the Eyes!

The sword tips plunged straight into its brain. The Flying Evil Ghost let out a heaven-shaking roar, heart-rending and lung-splitting, spraying a fountain of blood into the air.

But immediately after, Ye Rong suffered the fiercest counterattack. Three consecutive clubs hit him, sending him flying out and crashing into the stone wall. Fortunately, at that moment, Myriad Birds Pay Homage ended. The eighteen Finch Essences returned to the Black Phoenix Sword one after another. With each Finch Essence’s return, a number indicating Health Points recovery appeared above him.

+244, +252, +271…

A series of recovery effects happening right after each other allowed Ye Rong to replenish the lost blood the moment he was knocked flying by the clubs.

His whole body flew backward, with a string of Finch Essences following behind him like young swallows returning to the forest, each rushing into the Black Phoenix Sword’s blade at an even faster speed.

Thud! -600!

After landing, Ye Rong suffered a huge damage number, scaring him into quickly taking a Blood Restoration Pill.

Luckily, the Finch Essences had the effect of converting half the damage dealt into his own Health Points. Otherwise, he probably would have died right then and there in mid-air.

“Six left. Kill them!”

Ye Rong straightened his body and advanced instead of retreating. It was only six Flying Evil Ghosts; he could definitely kill them head-on.

The Black Phoenix Sword was as swift as lightning, and the Self-Restraint Sword radiated righteous authority. Even without the help of the Finch Essences, Ye Rong’s aura grew even stronger.

Without sufficient numbers, the Blood God Time Eye could no longer restrain Ye Rong. The restriction disappeared!

As the Sword Light shone brilliantly, his sword path shifted, becoming completely different from any sword technique he had used before. The two Flying Swords each traced one circle after another, with subsequent force mellow and long-lasting. While firmly trapping one Flying Evil Ghost within, they subtly pushed the other five away.

Divide and conquer!

More than ten minutes later, Ye Rong sat down cross-legged. All the Flying Evil Ghosts in the stone cave were finally cleaned up by him.

After regulating his breathing, his Qi and Blood Energy was fully restored, and his mental state reached its peak. Only then did he raise his head and step through a black mirror frame hanging upside down.