Chapter 136 - 110: 3rd Layer Mixed Element Skill, Strength Surges, Battle Against the Blood Saber Sect

Chapter 136: Chapter 110: 3rd Layer Mixed Element Skill, Strength Surges, Battle Against the Blood Saber Sect

If this strike landed, he would undoubtedly die!

BANG!

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, He Yuan seemed to catch sight of another dazzling ray of light shooting out rapidly from the side. Its target was shockingly the Blood Saber Sect Leader!

ZING!

The Blood Saber Sect Leader paused mid-motion. Flipping his palm, he brought his saber horizontally across his chest. An ear-piercing screech rang out as the blade’s body fiercely collided with the incoming tip, causing a deafening boom to echo in all directions.

THUD THUD THUD.

Caught off guard, the Blood Saber Sect Leader staggered back several steps. The hand tightly gripping his hilt was actually trembling along with the blade.

CLANG.

Having its offensive thwarted, the steel saber lost its momentum and plummeted to the ground. Yet, it continued to hum, vibrating against the earth.

The Blood Saber Sect Leader stared at the sudden steel saber with a dark expression. With a shake of his arm, he forcefully quelled the humming of his own treasured saber. However, at this moment, a sudden CRACKLE rang out. A fragment broke off from the center of his originally smooth and razor-sharp treasured saber.

Immediately after, as if a fuse had been lit, the chip expanded into lines. Fissures quickly spread outward like a spiderweb across the entire blade. With a loud CRASH, the treasured saber shattered, scattering into pieces across the ground.

"Who are you?" Noticing Su Chen appear ahead, the Blood Saber Sect Leader locked his gaze on him and asked coldly.

Still shaken, He Yuan looked over at the sound and froze in place, but his shock was quickly replaced by a look of pleasant surprise.

Su Chen didn’t speak. He approached the two step by step. Seeing this, the Blood Saber Sect Leader’s pupils contracted slightly before his face twisted into a fierce scowl. "I asked you a question!"

With that, he stomped his foot violently against the ground, bouncing the fallen steel saber up with immense force. He reached out and grabbed it, then launched himself forward like a cannonball. In mere breaths, he closed the distance to Su Chen.

SWISH.

Overlapping saber shadows scattered in all directions, locking down the space around Su Chen like a cage of light.

Su Chen quickly dodged, but the Blood Saber Sect Leader’s attacks only grew more vicious. Every strike was fatal, showing no mercy!

As Su Chen evaded, his expression gradually turned solemn. The Blood Saber Sect Leader’s blade was actually a fraction faster than his own.

"Dodge, dodge, dodge! How much fucking longer can you dodge?!" The Blood Saber Sect Leader sneered. How could he not see that Su Chen was at a disadvantage? Pressing his advantage, he stared at Su Chen with a grim gaze, closing in with every step.

"Blood Shadow Mad Saber!" he roared in anger, his speed somehow increasing even further. The chaotic saber shadows swept forward like an impenetrable net, causing the surrounding air to whistle and howl.

"Sword Drawing Technique!"

His face tense, Su Chen was forced into a corner with no room to retreat. His sleeves billowed. In a flash of lightning, a streak of blade light suddenly reflected in the Blood Saber Sect Leader’s pupils.

There was no time for him to wonder why a blade had suddenly appeared from Su Chen’s arm. After a brief moment of panic, he steadied himself and quickly retreated, attempting to dodge Su Chen’s counterattack.

"What?"

Unfortunately for him, even though this strike was forced out of Su Chen, its speed was still astonishing. The moment the blade was drawn, it carried an indomitable momentum, pushing speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness to their absolute limits.

Faced with such a technique, even the experienced and level-headed Blood Saber Sect Leader failed to dodge in time. As the cold glint flared, a streak of crimson instantly stained his clothes. At the very instant Su Chen’s blade sliced through his opponent’s garments, it caught a few drops of vibrant, glistening red. The blood gathered on the edge of the blade before slowly dripping to the ground.

The injured Blood Saber Sect Leader looked down at his body. Although the wound wasn’t severe, it was highly insulting, causing his face to darken drastically.

Locking his murder-filled eyes on Su Chen, the Blood Saber Sect Leader laughed out of extreme anger. "What a fine trick! Too bad it didn’t kill me. Since I’m not dead, the one dying next is you!"

Before his voice had even faded, the enraged Blood Saber Sect Leader erupted into a frenzied state, pouring his boundless fury into his techniques. A torrential wave of attacks swept forward, threatening to blot out the sky.

Su Chen was completely unafraid. Gripping his short saber, he met the charge head-on. In an instant, shadows of blades multiplied, light and dark intertwined, and the resounding clashes of metal rang out.

Dust and dirt billowed from the ground as loose rocks were sent flying. The trees on both sides swayed without any wind, scattering leaves in a chaotic storm.

Eventually, He Yuan could no longer see the silhouettes of the two clashing; he could only hear the ceaseless, heavy sounds of their impacts.

A halo of light formed with the two at its center. Erratic streams of inner force shot outward, turning the surrounding ten meters into a devastated wasteland.

In terms of saber techniques, the Blood Saber Sect Leader was clearly superior. However, in the clash of inner force, Su Chen held a slight edge.

For a time, the two were locked in an inseparable battle, fully immersed in the feeling of having met their match.

It had been a long time since Su Chen had fought someone so heartily. He unleashed almost everything he had learned to its fullest extent.

In particular, the Blood Saber Sect Leader’s lightning-fast saber play and his tricky, unpredictable inner force gave Su Chen an entirely new experience. It made him addicted to the thrill, spurring him to attack with even more unreserved fervor.

The Blood Saber Sect Leader, on the other hand, grew increasingly alarmed the longer they fought. Su Chen’s reckless expenditure of inner force made his eyelids twitch and his scalp tingle. If not for his exquisite saber techniques, he would have likely been drowned by his opponent’s tidal wave of inner force long ago.

Even so, as time dragged on, a faint sense of powerlessness crept into his heart. If this continued, he would sooner or later be battered to death by the sheer weight of the young man’s power.

Faced with the maddeningly intense Su Chen, the Sect Leader—who had just felt victory was within his grasp—now harbored thoughts of retreat. Faking an attack, he quickly pulled back, extricating himself from the fierce melee.

"Where do you think you’re going?!"

How could Su Chen let such an evenly matched opponent escape? With his sleeves fluttering, he lunged forward, intercepting the Blood Saber Sect Leader in the blink of an eye.

"Lunatic!" The Blood Saber Sect Leader cursed inwardly. He had absolutely no intention of continuing to clash head-on with Su Chen. Running into a madman like this meant today was just his incredibly rotten luck!

URGH!

Suddenly, while struggling to fend off Su Chen’s desperate blade strikes, the Blood Saber Sect Leader’s inner force abruptly stagnated. The strength throughout his body felt as though it was forcefully drained away. Although it only lasted for a split second, it left him absolutely terrified.

"The blade is poisoned!"

The Blood Saber Sect Leader stared at Su Chen in horror. Caught between shock and rage, he wanted nothing more than to crack open the opponent’s skull to see what exactly was inside. How could he be so full of venomous plots and treacherous tricks?!

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and a hint of confusion crossed his face. He wondered why the young man was completely unaffected when his own saber was also poisoned.

As if guessing his thoughts, Su Chen mocked, "Idiot, it’s obviously because your poison is too weak. It doesn’t work on me!"

"You..."

The Blood Saber Sect Leader was consumed by towering rage, but what greeted him was Su Chen’s earth-shattering blade strike.

As the blade slashed down, fierce winds raged. The surroundings seemed to form a sealed space, with only the two figures standing within it.

THUD!

Soon, one of the figures crashed to the ground, blood violently spurting from his neck.

SHING!

Su Chen slowly sheathed his blade and turned around. A chilling gaze abruptly landed on He Yuan, making him feel as if he had been plunged into an ice cellar!