Chapter 243: Blood Prison Sword

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Blood Prison Sword

The moment Yi Xiaoyao said this, Thousand Moon Slash’s expression changed drastically.

The Moon Slaying Alliance was secretly a force under the Imperial Army Mansion—an absolute secret that Yi Xiaoyao had just exposed.

Then, Thousand Moon Slash’s expression relaxed. ’With me here, Yi Xiaoyao is a dead man walking,’ he thought. ’What does it matter if a dead man knows a secret?’

With a heavy, cold snort, he sneered at Yi Xiaoyao, "Arrogant whelp. I’d like to see you try to destroy my Moon Slaying Alliance right in front of me!"

At the same time, the four Squad Leaders burst out laughing.

"Kid, you’re the pinnacle of ignorance. Do you have any idea who you’re facing right now?"

"This is the Alliance Leader of our Moon Slaying Alliance!"

"What’s wrong? Scared stiff now? You’ve got some rotten luck. You wanted to come back to the Moon Slaying Alliance for another killing spree, but I bet you never imagined our Alliance Leader would be here."

"Haha! Looks like the kid was right. We won’t be needing that method we were just discussing, because the infamous Blood Sword is about to meet his end right here at the Moon Slaying Alliance!"

The four Squad Leaders chimed in one after another, their faces radiating absolute confidence.

A cold smile played on Yi Xiaoyao’s lips. "You’ll find out soon enough whether I’m arrogant and ignorant."

He then raised his sword, pointed it at Thousand Moon Slash, and said coolly, "Thousand Moon Slash, I came here today to challenge you. Do you dare accept?"

The four Squad Leaders stared, dumbfounded. ’Is this a joke?’ they thought. ’He finds out the Alliance Leader is here, and instead of being terrified, he dares to challenge him?’

"Hmph. Kid, since you know my name and still dare to challenge me, it seems you truly have a death wish!"

With a furious laugh, Thousand Moon Slash shot forward, appearing instantly before Yi Xiaoyao.

"In that case, allow me to teach you the meaning of death!"

The moment he finished speaking, Thousand Moon Slash opened his mouth and bellowed a single syllable at Yi Xiaoyao: "Die!"

The word "Die" then materialized, infused with immense Spiritual Power. It swelled to hundreds of feet in size as it hurtled toward Yi Xiaoyao, threatening to crush him.

"A Sonic Attack?"

Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes flickered. ’I’ve heard of this kind of attack before, but this is the first time I’ve ever faced one.’

The next moment, he instantly activated the Soul Burning Forbidden Technique. In almost the same breath, a Flaming Sword Light shot from his blade, cleaving furiously toward the giant, tangible word.

BOOM!

Space shuddered as the two astonishing attacks collided.

The four Squad Leaders stared, transfixed, at the clash overhead. A moment later, their faces lit up with joy.

Before their very eyes, Thousand Moon Slash’s attack crushed Yi Xiaoyao’s Sword Aura, then continued its roaring descent toward him.

"Hmph! This Blood Sword actually thinks he’s something special, daring to challenge someone in the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm while only at the Nascent Soul Realm himself!"

"He’s just an idiot. A mantis trying to stop a chariot—he doesn’t know his own limits!"

"The Alliance Leader can obliterate this kid with a single move."

But just as the Squad Leaders were sneering, their expressions froze.

Less than a hundred feet from Yi Xiaoyao, Thousand Moon Slash’s attack let out a mournful cry before splitting in two, the halves roaring harmlessly past him on either side.

"Thousand Moon Slash, you’d better start getting serious," Yi Xiaoyao said, staring coldly at his opponent a few hundred feet away. "You won’t get another chance."

While he intended to kill the man, he didn’t want it to be too easy. He craved a soul-stirring battle to temper himself.

Thousand Moon Slash was stunned that Yi Xiaoyao had shattered his attack. He also felt a sting of humiliation for failing to kill him in a single blow.

"If that’s what you want, then I’ll grant your wish! I’ll show you the true gap between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm!"

The next moment, Thousand Moon Slash drew a Crescent Saber from his waist.

A flash of light, and a new moon slowly rose from behind Thousand Moon Slash. Its brilliant moonlight instantly enveloped Yi Xiaoyao.

This moonlight was Sword Intent.

"Moon Shaping Slash, Upper Lunar Phase!"

SWOOSH!

The moment he spoke, a chilling crescent of light shot toward Yi Xiaoyao.

Before Yi Xiaoyao could even move, Thousand Moon Slash struck again.

"Moon Concealment Slash, Lower Lunar Phase!"

SWOOSH!

Two crescent moons spun and overlapped in the void, slicing through space itself as they advanced.

Seeing the two crescent moons, Yi Xiaoyao grinned, his eyes blazing with battle spirit.

"Sword Qilin Flame Dragon!"

With a shout, his Bloodthirsty Sword flashed, unleashing two beams of Sword Aura at an incredible speed.

Two Sword Qilin Flame Dragons materialized, roaring as they met the two crescent slashes.

BOOM! BOOM!

In the void, Sword Qi and Sword Qi erupted. Flame and moonlight clashed. The flame dragons tried to tear apart the crescent moons, while the crescents sought to cleave the dragons. For a moment, they were locked in a stalemate, neither able to gain an advantage, before both attacks ultimately dissipated.

"What?! That kid is fighting the Alliance Leader to a standstill!"

"What kind of monster is he? He’s only at the Fifth Realm of Nascent Soul! His Cultivation is even lower than ours, so how can he possess such terrifying power?!"

"If the Alliance Leader can’t kill him today, then in the future..."

The Squad Leaders watching this were utterly horrified. They didn’t dare to imagine the consequences if Yi Xiaoyao were to leave here alive today.

It wasn’t just the Squad Leaders. Thousand Moon Slash himself was horrified. He knew better than anyone the immense gap between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm. And yet, the person fighting him on even terms was just a kid at the Fifth Realm of Nascent Soul!

Seeing his opponent’s expression, Yi Xiaoyao let out a cold laugh.

’Back when I was at the Second Realm of Nascent Soul, I could use the Soul Burning Forbidden Technique to kill a peak Nascent Soul Realm Squad Leader,’ he thought. ’Now, at the Fifth Realm, the Forbidden Technique boosts my Cultivation by three whole realms. Adding that to my Dual Nascent Souls and other advantages... just holding my own against a First Realm Nascent Soul Transformation expert is not my goal.’

Yi Xiaoyao’s goal was to *slay* a Nascent Soul Transformation expert!

"Thousand Moon Slash, it’s no wonder you’re ranked 487th on the Chaos Alliance List. With a ranking that low, it seems your strength is pretty average after all!"

Yi Xiaoyao’s words made Thousand Moon Slash’s face twitch.

"Hmph! Only those at the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm and above can even be on the Chaos Alliance List! No matter how low my rank is, I won’t be judged by some kid who isn’t even qualified to make the list!" Thousand Moon Slash snarled.

Yi Xiaoyao scoffed. "Is that so? Once I kill you, I’ll be the first person ever to make the Chaos Alliance List while still in the Nascent Soul Realm!"

As his voice fell, a heaven-shaking Killing Intent erupted from Yi Xiaoyao. In an instant, a monstrous, blood-red Slaughter Qi flooded the area for thousands of feet in every direction.

"Nine Swords of Slaughter, Seventh Technique!"

"Blood Prison Sword!"

At his cry, anyone enveloped by the Slaughter Qi found themselves instantly plunged into a Purgatory of blood and carnage.

As Yi Xiaoyao slashed down, a Blood-colored Giant Sword thousands of feet long materialized from the Blood-colored Purgatory and came crashing down on Thousand Moon Slash.

"What?!"

Thousand Moon Slash’s face was a mask of terror. He was horrified not only by Yi Xiaoyao’s unbelievably powerful sword strike, but also by the Blood-colored Purgatory that now surrounded him.

Within this Purgatory, it felt as if countless powerful, bloody hands were gripping him, trying to hold him in place for the descent of the Blood-colored Giant Sword.

Even though Thousand Moon Slash was a peak expert of the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm and could struggle against the Purgatory’s restraints, his speed was still suppressed by at least half!

Facing such a powerful technique, his face went pale as he unleashed his own strongest move in response.

"Celestial Eclipsed Moon!"

With that cry, a black light that seemed to corrode all it touched flared from Thousand Moon Slash’s Crescent Saber. He slashed down, and the void itself seemed to tear open. From that rift, a massive black crescent moon shot forth.

The black crescent then slammed into the Blood-colored Giant Sword.

CRACK!

The Blood-colored Giant Sword immediately began to crack. However, the black crescent’s power was severely diminished by the surrounding Blood Prison, and it was instantly sliced in two by the giant sword.

"No!!!"

Thousand Moon Slash watched the cracked Blood-colored Giant Sword bear down on him. He tried to flee, but his speed was crippled by the surrounding Blood Prison. He only had time for a single desperate roar before the crimson light engulfed him.

A powerful Alliance Leader, an expert at the First Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation, had been slain by Yi Xiaoyao.

At the same time, when the four Squad Leaders of the Moon Slaying Alliance saw their leader slain beneath the Blood-colored Giant Sword, they were completely and utterly dumbfounded.

At first, they had thought Yi Xiaoyao was a fool with a death wish.

But now, they saw him as a devil, and all they wanted to do was run for their lives.

But because of the surrounding Blood-colored Purgatory, they could barely even move.

"What kind of Spiritual Skill is that?! It’s even more terrifying than a Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill!"

Hearing the Squad Leaders’ cries of terror, even Yi Xiaoyao himself was astonished by the power of this technique.

Both were Celestial Tier Spiritual Skills, but the power of the Nine Swords of Slaughter’s Seventh Technique far surpassed that of the First Layer of the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger.

The Blood-colored Giant Sword alone, which had killed Thousand Moon Slash, was equivalent in power to the First Layer of the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger.

But the Blood-colored Purgatory, with its ability to bind and suppress his opponent’s movements, had been the true key to his victory.

But a moment later, Yi Xiaoyao understood. He had spent half a month of constant slaughter to condense the Slaughter Qi needed for this additional Blood-colored Purgatory. Mastering this technique was far more difficult than the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger, so it was only natural that it would be more powerful.

Since he’d already started, Yi Xiaoyao finished the job. He slaughtered everyone left in the Moon Slaying Alliance, condensing even more Slaughter Qi before departing, satisfied.

Soon, news that the Moon Slaying Alliance had been annihilated by Blood Sword spread like wildfire.

And just as he’d predicted, the name "Blood Sword" replaced Thousand Moon Slash’s, appearing at rank 487 on the Chaos Alliance List.

He was, indeed, the first person ever to be listed on the Chaos Alliance List while still at the Nascent Soul Realm.

The event was so unbelievable that it sent shockwaves throughout the entire Chaotic Alliance Domain.

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(Sorry for the late third update. This Chapter is about fifty percent longer than usual.)