Chapter 413 - 225: Prodigies Join Forces, a First Display of Might (Part 2)

Chapter 413: Chapter 225: Prodigies Join Forces, a First Display of Might (Part 2)

No matter how fast he was, Mr. Qian could not outpace the sword already in front of him. He had no choice but to pull his own sword back to parry Xie Yuan’s, then sweep it outward to clash with Zhang Junyi’s wooden sword. At the same time, he strained to strike back with his left palm, meeting Huie Jue’s fist head-on.

BANG! Fist and palm met. Mr. Qian’s body swayed, a numbness creeping up his palm. He was inwardly shaken.

’This monk... where does he get so much strength? He’s a whole realm below me!’

Though Mr. Qian used every trick he had to block the trio’s combined attack, he was already at a disadvantage.

The three of them had each exchanged a move with Mr. Qian, and seeing that their initial assault hadn’t taken him down, they too felt a chill.

The power of the Qi Blood Third Transformation Realm was truly not to be underestimated. Mr. Qian’s hasty counterattack, surging with Qi and Blood, contained a formidable power that sent a slight tremor through all three of them.

However, these three young men were no ordinary folk. The stronger the enemy, the more excited Zhang Junyi became. Huie Jue, for his part, maintained a pure, unreadable smile. As for Xie Yuan, he was a veteran of many battles with an iron will. He had even fought a Grandmaster and once toyed with two Third Transformation Realm enemies all by himself. With two strong allies now by his side, why would he feel any fear?

After a brief pause, the three of them charged forward again in unison, each launching an attack at Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian was both shocked and enraged to see three Martial Artists, a full generation younger and a realm lower than himself, pressing their advantage so ruthlessly and surging forward again. ’When has a Qi and Blood Second Transformation Realm practitioner ever dared to charge a Third Transformation Realm expert?’ Yet, seeing that each of their techniques was impressive, he couldn’t help but feel a pang of fear.

’This guy... I’ll let him off for now. If it weren’t for his helpers, I’d teach him a lesson today!’

His footwork shifted as the thought of retreat crossed his mind, but Xie Yuan immediately saw through it and called out:

"Careful! This bastard is slippery! Don’t let him get away!"

The other two were also on guard, each blocking off a direction. Huie Jue said with a smile:

"Amitabha! The Qian family’s Body Technique is world-renowned for its stealthy escapes. This humble monk has long heard of it. To think you’d try to flee the moment the battle begins—it truly lives up to its reputation!"

Zhang Junyi thrust his sword from behind and sneered:

"Surely a Third Transformation Realm expert wouldn’t run from those in the Second Transformation Realm, would they?"

Seeing his intention exposed before he could even take a step, Mr. Qian gritted his teeth. He could only dodge and weave in a tight space to avoid Huie Jue’s fist and Zhang Junyi’s sword, then turn and charge at Xie Yuan.

’If I can’t escape easily, then I’ll take this annoying guy down first, even if I get injured in the process! I’ll think about leaving after that!’

He slashed down with his sword, full of fury. The Blood Qi of a Third Transformation Realm expert, glowing with a faint light about a foot long, erupted forward. He was already using his Gang Qi!

’What a powerful sword strike!’

As the sword’s Gang Qi emerged, the very air in front of Xie Yuan seemed to distort, and alarm bells screamed in his mind.

He looked at Mr. Qian’s grim face, a faint light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly seemed to vanish from the spot.

Mr. Qian abruptly lost his target. His sword slammed into the ground where Xie Yuan had been standing. With a BOOM, the green bricks of the long street shattered, and waves of earth billowed outward, extending for over a hundred feet!

Zhang Junyi and Huie Jue were both awestruck by the power of that strike. But just as they were worrying about Xie Yuan, they realized he had slipped away with incredible speed, dodging it completely?

Mr. Qian was stunned for a moment that his strike had missed. Then, he let out a cold snort, a glint in his eye.

’Lucky for you, you’re fast!’

He flicked his short sword, sending a wave of Sword Qi backward. The rampant Gang Qi forced Zhang Junyi and Huie Jue to frown and dodge.

At the same time, Mr. Qian paused his footwork for a split second and immediately dashed forward, preparing to use the Qian family’s renowned Light-Body Technique to escape.

However, just as he took his first step, Xie Yuan appeared to his front and side, thrusting forward the Long Sword he had been readying. He was waiting for Mr. Qian to charge right into it!

Mr. Qian hadn’t noticed Xie Yuan’s position at all. Seeing him abruptly vanish and reappear with a gleaming sword tip pointed right at him, his soul nearly fled his body.

’With this Body Technique, my charge is as fast as lightning! If I run into that sword, it’ll put a huge hole right through me!’

Ordinarily, Xie Yuan’s own Swordsmanship probably wouldn’t have been enough to make him this nervous. But now, it was equivalent to him using his own Third Transformation Realm power to slam himself into the blade. The combined force would mean the difference between life and death.

At the critical moment, Mr. Qian once again demonstrated his skill and adaptability. He dropped into a low, sliding kneel, gliding as if on water, about to slip under Xie Yuan’s sword.

Fearing that Xie Yuan would switch from a thrust to a chop, an idea flashed through his mind. He viciously angled his short sword up toward Xie Yuan’s lower abdomen, once again deploying that imperceptible, hidden Swordsmanship.

Fueled by his forward momentum, this strike, combined with his tyrannical Blood Qi, was something a Second Transformation Realm practitioner could never hope to withstand!

Xie Yuan watched Mr. Qian execute his uncanny Body Technique. He was a beat too slow to react and was about to let him slip past;

But feeling the cunning and vicious strike, a flash of inspiration hit him. His Long Sword abruptly traced a perfectly natural arc, striking first at the point where the hilt and blade of Mr. Qian’s short sword met.

Mr. Qian never expected such a thrust. He had no time to react before he felt his grip on his sword inexplicably loosen as it was sent spinning into the air.

Although the sword hadn’t pierced Mr. Qian, he was hit by a massive counterforce that brought his sliding kneel to a perfect stop, leaving him kneeling right in front of Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan stood to his side, Long Sword raised. For a moment, the two just stared at each other, wide-eyed, falling into a strange silence.

’What just happened?’

The same thought surfaced in the minds of three people on the scene.

How did Mr. Qian, who had just dodged and charged at Xie Yuan with his sword, end up disarmed and kneeling in the blink of an eye?

A Third Transformation Realm master... had his weapon knocked away in a single exchange?

Huie Jue and Zhang Junyi’s eyes were wide. They hadn’t understood how Xie Yuan, with his flickering movements, had made Mr. Qian walk right into his trap. And this subsequent sword move, like a strike from beyond the heavens, had shaken them even more.