Chapter 446 - 207: Star Shifting and Constellation Changing Heavenly Killing Demon Skill

Jiang Ran was, at this point, genuinely displeased.

Seeing the father and son duo in black putting on such a convincing act, Jiang Ran had thought he could take down the Setting Sun Sect in one fell swoop.

Who would have thought that after all that, they weren’t even the real targets.

"Who are you?"

The man in black frowned slightly and looked at Jiang Ran.

In the pavilion, the leader who had been gazing at the night sky also turned his attention away from it.

He looked at Jiang Ran, his gaze turning solemn.

He raised his hand slightly.

"Kill him."

They were not the only two men in black in the courtyard; at least a dozen others were on standby.

Hearing the order, they all looked up at once.

Their eyes were clear, yet held no trace of reason.

They broke into a sprint, rushing toward Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran strode forward slowly. With a single step, his body flashed, leaving an afterimage in his place.

A faint golden light was wrapped within the afterimage.

After nine consecutive afterimages, Jiang Ran had already passed through the group of men in black.

Everyone heard a single CLICK.

It sounded like a blade being sheathed.

But it also seemed like a signal horn. As the sound faded, the men in black behind him dropped to the ground, dead.

Heads separated from bodies!

The sight made everyone present gasp in shock.

After his initial shock, Hu Wanshan seemed to recall something.

"Celestial Nine Steps... Those are the Celestial Nine Steps of the Ye family from Red Maple Manor!

"Your Excellency, who in the world are you?"

Although he asked the question, Hu Wanshan clearly already had an answer in his heart.

The black-clad father and son also had their answer.

The leader was heard sighing.

"So, the Shocking God Saber has arrived.

"I have long heard that the Nine Shocking God Sabers is the world’s foremost saber technique.

"In years past, Wenren Tianzong relied on this technique to nearly become the greatest under heaven.

"If Chu Nanfeng hadn’t burst onto the scene... who could say what the martial world would have looked like for the past hundred years?"

Jiang Ran gave the leader a slightly surprised look.

"Since you recognize the Nine Shocking God Sabers, why aren’t you running with your son?"

"Run?"

The leader shook his head gently.

"How high the heavens, how deep the earth—the young truly know so little.

"Let’s not even speak of you, Jiang Ran...

"Even if Wenren Tianzong himself were resurrected, the victor would only be known after a fight.

"Why would I be afraid of a successor from a later generation like you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ran couldn’t help but see the man in black in a new light.

’A man who doesn’t even take the Nine Shocking God Sabers seriously must have an ace up his sleeve. But what could it be?’

Jiang Ran glanced at the corpses on the ground.

"Big words. It makes me curious. Your confidence isn’t based on this group of mindless, unfeeling living dead, is it?"

"When roaming the martial world, the only thing one can rely on is martial skill."

The leader stood up and said softly,

"I wonder, Young Hero Jiang, if you have ever heard this: When the Heavens unleash their killing intent, the stars and constellations shift. When the Earth unleashes its killing intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land. When Man unleashes his killing intent, Heaven and Earth are overturned!"

As his words spread, the surrounding area seemed to be shrouded in a gray-black mist.

The world fell silent, and a chilling, murderous aura instantly filled the air.

Jiang Ran’s gaze lifted slightly.

"So this is your martial art?"

But the leader just smiled faintly, and the surrounding anomaly instantly vanished.

He said to his son,

"The Nine Shocking God Sabers is a peerless art. You may as well experience it for yourself. This way, today’s trip will not have been in vain."

"Yes."

The man in black cupped his fist slightly, then turned to Jiang Ran.

"Your reputation has grown quite large recently. Even I have heard of you.

"I have long wanted to test your Nine Shocking God Sabers, but never had a suitable opportunity.

"Now is the perfect chance to see what they’re made of... Make your move..."

His final word was not yet spoken when he felt a flash of golden light appear before him.

He immediately clapped his palms together, trying to catch the blade.

But he never expected that the blade, which had been right before his eyes, would suddenly vanish.

A moment later, he felt a cold sensation on his shoulder, where a bloody line had appeared.

When this bloody gash appeared, everyone present was stunned!

Including Jiang Ran.

He looked at the Shattered Gold Saber in his hand, then at the man in black opposite him. Finally, his gaze fell upon the now-silent leader in the pavilion, and he spoke softly.

"That’s it?"

The leader’s brow furrowed slightly. He said to the man in black,

"You are now facing one of the top masters in the martial world.

"He is on a completely different level from the likes of Hu Wanshan. You absolutely cannot be careless...

"Fight him again."

"Yes!!!"

The man in black gritted his teeth. He seemed to pay no mind to the wound on his shoulder; it was as if he couldn’t even feel the pain.

With a soft cry, gray-black Gang Qi flowed endlessly between his hands, like vicious dragons roaming a poisonous swamp.

He clenched his fists, crossed them before his chest, and then suddenly struck, his fists lunging like dragons.

Jiang Ran knew his Inner Strength was strange and had no intention of letting it touch him. The light from his saber flared as he suddenly slashed down!

HISS HISS HISS!

The energy was torn apart, creating a sound like ripping silk.

The misty, gray-black Gang Qi was instantly scattered in all directions.

One stray wisp happened to land on a middle-aged man.

The man’s body shuddered. Strands of silver appeared in his hair, and his face aged in an instant.

Jiang Ran noticed this change, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

’Could it be...’

Just as he had this thought, he suddenly saw a wisp of gray-black energy coiling like a Spiritual Snake, creeping up his blade toward his hand.

Jiang Ran’s heart leaped in his chest!

’His opponent’s martial art is demonic; it seems to drain one’s life force.’

’Others might not know, but I’m well aware that I suffer from the Meridians of Nine Deaths.’