Chapter 270: The Second Seal, Open

Chapter 270: Chapter 270: The Second Seal, Open

By now, the crowd had long forgotten that Yi Xiaoyao, who was facing off against the Right Protector, only had a Nascent Soul Realm cultivation.

In their minds, since Yi Xiaoyao could defeat Han Sheng of the Nascent Soul Transformation’s Second Realm and Di Village of the Third Realm while only at the Nascent Soul Realm, then he might just be able to defeat the Right Protector, who was now at the Fourth Realm.

At the same time, the atmosphere of the standoff in the air grew increasingly tense.

"Yi Xiaoyao, I’d long heard that the Celestial Fire Alliance’s Celestial Fire Illusion Body had been leaked. I never expected you to be the one who obtained it."

A covetous look appeared in Yuan Lie’s eyes. He gave a cold snort and said, "But so what if you’ve mastered the Celestial Fire Illusion Body? You don’t even have a weapon right now. This is nothing but a final, desperate struggle!"

Yuan Lie had personally seen Yi Xiaoyao discard his corroded longsword. A Sword Cultivator without a sword was like a beast without claws, ready to be slaughtered.

"Is that so?" From within the flames, Yi Xiaoyao’s grim, cold laughter echoed.

The next instant, a blood-colored long sword appeared in his hand.

The longsword emanated a suffocating, bloody aura. One could only imagine how much blood it had to be dyed in to possess such an astonishing presence.

"A blood-colored sword?"

Upon seeing the sword and feeling its bloody aura, Yuan Lie seemed to suddenly recall something.

And at the same time, the members of the Primordial Evil Alliance watching from a distance all exclaimed in shock.

"Blood Sword!"

"Could it be that Captain Yi is Blood Sword?"

"That’s it! Blood Sword originally made it onto the Chaos Alliance List by slaying a Nascent Soul Transformation Realm expert while still in the Nascent Soul Realm. Captain Yi has that same ability. They have so much in common. If they’re not the same person, who else could it be!"

With the appearance of the Bloodthirsty Sword, Yi Xiaoyao’s identity was completely exposed.

He understood that now, both the number-one-ranked Celestial Fire Alliance and the number-three-ranked Criminal Alliance—two of the three great powers of the Chaotic Alliance Domain—would hunt him down.

’But I have no other choice. Worst case, I’ll just go into hiding for a while after this is all over.’

"Yi Xiaoyao, you possess the Celestial Fire Alliance’s Celestial Fire Illusion Body and you’re also a target for the Criminal Alliance. If I kill you, I’ll definitely reap immense benefits!"

The Right Protector’s hoarse throat let out a grating laugh.

But he also understood that with the Celestial Fire Illusion Body, Yi Xiaoyao wouldn’t be killed so easily, so he didn’t rush to attack.

At this moment, Yi Xiaoyao tightly gripped the Bloodthirsty Sword, feeling a power within the blade that was on the verge of breaking through at any moment.

The next instant, a vast surge of the Power of the Soul rushed into the Bloodthirsty Sword, smashing violently against the seal within it.

"Second seal, break!"

Following Yi Xiaoyao’s low shout, under the assault of his Power of the Soul, the second seal on the Bloodthirsty Sword shattered instantly. The blood-red color on the blade became incomparably demonic.

In that moment, the aura of an incomparably savage and bloodthirsty Fierce Beast spread out. It was like a behemoth from ancient, primordial times letting out a roar that shook one’s very soul, even causing some with lower cultivation to feel as if they’d been struck a heavy blow.

When he had opened the first seal, the Fierce Beast within the Bloodthirsty Sword had also roared, but that sound could only instill fear.

But with this second seal released, Yi Xiaoyao could feel a tangible power within the roar of the Fierce Beast from the sword.

’This means a portion of the Sword Soul’s power has been released!’

"Sword Soul, lend me your power!"

Yi Xiaoyao communicated with the Fierce Beast’s Soul inside the sword through his own soul.

However, the Sword Soul didn’t react at all, as if it disdained to even acknowledge him.

Yi Xiaoyao naturally sensed this disdain and immediately snorted angrily through his soul. ’In this world, besides me with my Sword God Bloodline, who else is qualified to wield you? If I die, would you be content to let someone else control you?’

The Sword Soul seemed to waver slightly. Indeed, Yi Xiaoyao’s Sword God Bloodline was an immense temptation for it.

Yi Xiaoyao seized on this moment of hesitation and hastily added, ’I promise you, one day, I will remove all the seals and set you free!’

The next instant, Yi Xiaoyao felt an ancient, primordial power surge from the Bloodthirsty Sword, through his right arm, and directly into his body.

’The Sword Soul agreed!’

Yi Xiaoyao grinned in excitement. Only now could he fight someone at the Fourth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.

The entire process of him communicating with the Sword Soul was, in reality, just a brief fluctuation of Divine Thought, over in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the Right Protector on the other side frowned. He had only just sensed Yi Xiaoyao’s expression flicker a few times before a heart-stopping aura emanated from the Blood Sword.

"What... is this? A Sword Soul?"

The Right Protector’s gaze hardened. He saw a blood-red phantom of a Fierce Beast instantly appear over Yi Xiaoyao’s body. Wreathed in the flames surrounding him, it looked exceptionally demonic.

Moreover, Yi Xiaoyao’s aura had also strengthened considerably.

’The power the Sword Soul lent me is immense, but it’s still not quite enough to slay someone at the Fourth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.’

"This still isn’t enough!"

With a cry, he brought the Bloodthirsty Sword horizontally before his chest. His left hand gripped the sharp edge of the blade, and as if his hand were a scabbard, he slowly drew the blade through his grip.

Blood flowed, greedily devoured by the Bloodthirsty Sword. The entire blood-colored blade erupted with a dazzling, crimson light.

Having drunk the blood of the Sword God Bloodline, the Fierce Beast’s Soul within the sword grew even more berserk, and the power surging into Yi Xiaoyao’s body grew stronger along with it.

At this moment, the blood-red phantom of the Fierce Beast on Yi Xiaoyao’s body became incredibly solid, and a demonic, blood-red light covered his form like a suit of battle armor.

This was actually Sword Spirit Possession!

’But this Sword Soul isn’t just lending me its power; it’s also devouring my Essence!’

A twitch tugged at the corner of Yi Xiaoyao’s mouth as he realized the situation. ’If I can’t use this power to slay my opponent quickly, the Sword Soul will eventually drain all my Essence and I’ll die.’

At this thought, Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze became tangible, instantly shooting toward the Right Protector opposite him.

"You were saying something about killing me? About collecting a reward from the Criminal Alliance and the Celestial Fire Alliance?"

Yi Xiaoyao’s icy voice made the Right Protector’s heart tremble.

The brat he’d thought was his to slaughter was now, with a single glance, making him feel the threat of death!

’It must be that strange sword!’

With this thought, the Right Protector’s figure instantly vanished. He couldn’t give Yi Xiaoyao any more chances.

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!

Streaks of black light appeared out of thin air in front of Yi Xiaoyao and shot toward him.

Battle intent burned in Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes. A flash of blood-red Sword Aura knocked all the black streaks of light away.

Previously, the potent poison on these black streaks of light had easily corroded his Earth Tier longsword, but the Bloodthirsty Sword was completely unaffected.

At the very instant Yi Xiaoyao struck with his sword, the Right Protector’s figure bizarrely appeared behind him. Two snake-shaped short swords, shimmering with a dark light, stabbed directly toward Yi Xiaoyao’s vital points.

PFFT! PFFT!

The snake-shaped short swords sank into Yi Xiaoyao’s body without any resistance, as if they had stabbed into empty air.

The Right Protector’s expression changed drastically; the Yi Xiaoyao in front of him dissolved into a Flame Illusion Body and dissipated. It was the Celestial Fire Illusion Body again.

At the same time, a dangerous aura, accompanied by the sharp sound of Sword Qi tearing through the air, resounded behind him.

Cold sweat broke out on the Right Protector’s forehead. He immediately let out a furious roar, hastily turned around, and swung an astonishing black light behind him in a counterattack.

BANG!

Yi Xiaoyao’s blood-red sword light violently shattered the Right Protector’s black light, and the remaining force of the blow sent him flying backward, vomiting blood.

"Right Protector, if you don’t use your real strength now, you won’t get another chance!"

Yi Xiaoyao gave the Right Protector a cold smile, then shot a grim glance at Yuan Lie, who was hiding off to the side, his face a mask of shock.

"After I kill him, you’re next, Yuan Lie!"

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