Chapter 414 - 176: Fierce Battle, Defeated Retreat

Chapter 414: Chapter 176: Fierce Battle, Defeated Retreat

"WHOOOOOOO!!!"

A sound like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves rang out. A bloody light swept forth, and a massive ghostly shadow rushed toward Fang Xing.

Crisis was imminent.

Seeing the ghostly skeleton charging at him, Fang Xing activated the Life-taking Slash without hesitation!

BOOM—!

A single slash shot out, tearing the ghostly shadow apart.

But Xuan Yin was unharmed, his gaze chillingly cold.

The bloody aura all around him grew even thicker.

The Golden Body Dharma Aspect surged forward, knocking Xuan Yin back.

’This is about the limit,’ Fang Xing thought. ’With my current strength, I still can’t kill a Grandmaster.’

The thought flashed through Fang Xing’s mind. As he looked at Xuan Yin, whose aura was churning violently, a divine light shone from him.

Two towering Divine Spirits materialized.

"ZHA—!"

A Brahma Sound vibrated, instantly sealing the space around them.

At the same time, the Vajra Guardian God activated the Vajra Divine Seal and viciously smashed it down on Xuan Yin.

Even if the seal only lasted for a single breath, it was enough to secure him a sliver of victory.

"HUMMMMM—!"

Overwhelming Slaughter Qi surged as the Life-taking Demon Saber materialized and suddenly slashed out.

This was the Extreme One Slash!

It tore through the air and annihilated the Void!

BOOM—!

A massive shockwave, like a volcanic eruption, blasted out in all directions, shattering the Array that had sealed the area.

The Golden Body Dharma Aspect vanished. The moment Fang Xing unleashed the slash, he had already started to flee.

He sped away at his absolute limit!

Dust and smoke shot into the sky. Amidst the billowing clouds, a figure bathed in blood appeared.

"Pfft...!"

Xuan Yin’s body swayed as he spat out a large mouthful of blood. The aura all around him plummeted, and the light in his eyes dimmed by a fraction.

His clothes were tattered, and the Dark Gold Treasure Armor he wore was shattered. A conspicuous gash marked his body, from which blood flowed unstoppably.

The slash was so deep it exposed the bone.

One could even catch a glimpse of his internal organs.

"Fang Xing!"

A roar filled with rage thundered across the heavens and earth. Xuan Yin’s figure transformed into a streak of bloody light and vanished in hot pursuit.

But after chasing for only several hundred miles, his injuries forced him to a stop.

BANG!

His body wavered, and he plummeted from mid-air, crashing into a mountaintop and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Pfft..."

Xuan Yin coughed up another mouthful of blood as his wound burst open. His expression became listless.

He no longer had the strength to pursue.

The damage from that final slash was too severe. The rampaging Sword Qi inside him was running wild; if not for his vast True Essence suppressing it, the injury would have been fatal.

A dignified Martial Arts Grandmaster, defeated at the hands of a True Gang Perfection Martial Artist.

And the loss was so devastating.

This was the first time he had been so grievously injured since becoming a Grandmaster.

A person with Perfect True Gang Cultivation should be extinguishable with a flip of a hand before a Grandmaster, but what happened today defied all imagination.

In this battle, not only did he fail to capture his target, but he himself suffered unprecedented harm.

’Damn it, what will happen if he actually becomes a Grandmaster!’

Besides extreme fury, a trace of fear inevitably rose in Xuan Yin’s heart.

Before even becoming a Grandmaster, he already possessed the strength to grievously injure him.

Once he stepped into the Grandmaster realm and crossed that heaven-shaking chasm, their next fight would surely be a complete rout.

Even he felt a deep sense of dread from that bizarre Divine Technique.

This was the first time he had ever witnessed such freakish strength in a True Gang Martial Artist.

"Cough, cough..."

Clutching his chest with one hand, he barely suppressed the blood-colored Blade Qi in his body. Without time for further thought, Xuan Yin vanished from the spot in an instant.

Having failed to kill Fang Xing, he now knew it was no longer possible.

The next time they met, he would probably be the one running.

’I have to return to the Holy Sect!’

’As long as I get back to the Holy Sect, none of this will be a problem.’

...

BANG—!

Deep within a nameless mountain in Qing Province, a staggering figure appeared.

"Cough, cough..."

Fang Xing coughed, suppressing the roiling qi and blood in his body. His face was pale. He quickly took out an Elixir and swallowed it, after which his complexion eased slightly.

’Still not enough. Even the Life-taking Demon Saber couldn’t kill that guy.’

Fang Xing sighed internally.

Although he desperately wanted to kill this Xuan Yin, he knew it would be incredibly difficult with his current strength.

Void Silence had very little effect on a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Just to hold him for a single breath, he had expended half of his Primordial Spirit Power.

Any longer, and he feared his Primordial Spirit would have been completely drained.

He would probably have kicked the bucket before Xuan Yin died.

’Without becoming a Grandmaster, I really don’t have the strength to kill one...’

Fang Xing sighed and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He had intentionally used this battle to test his current strength.

Although he hadn’t reached the point of being able to kill Xuan Yin, he had still managed to inflict heavy injuries.

If he had truly fought to the death, the only outcome would have been mutual destruction.

A one-for-one trade at the absolute limit!

However, it wasn’t worth such a risk for him.

He couldn’t kill Xuan Yin now, but it would be a different story once he stepped into the Grandmaster realm.

’The next time we meet, I will kill him without fail!’

After swallowing the Elixir and beginning its Refinement, some color returned to his pale face.

Besides the consumption of his Power and Primordial Spirit, his expenditure of qi and blood was also immense.

He had used up a full seventy percent of his body’s qi and blood.

His body felt as if it had been completely hollowed out.

He enhanced a Demon and Monster Core from an Initial Realm Demon King, swallowed it, and began to absorb its energy while he sped towards Qing Province City, not daring to linger.

It wasn’t safe to be out in the open while so heavily injured.

Although he had the Celestial Secret Order to conceal his Celestial Secret aura, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t run into someone.

After all, the current bounty on his head was enough to tempt countless people.

—

Meanwhile, not long after Fang Xing and Xuan Yin had disappeared, several figures appeared at the site of their battle.

Looking at the wreckage-strewn, destroyed mountaintop, the figures’ eyelids twitched.

"We were a step too late. It’s already over," a figure in a black robe said, his face grim.

"Moon Emperor, can your Innate Divine Technique track them?" another figure in white robes asked, turning to a young man dressed in brocade.