Chapter 27: The Duo Crimson Lightning

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: The Duo Crimson Lightning

A red magical rune appeared in front of Qingyu’s forehead, releasing a crimson lightning attack that clashed with the power of their water wave technique.

The wave shattered and exploded, splashing water across the surrounding area and soaking their bodies.

[Let me help you fight them, Ye Xuan.]

Qingyu’s body began to transform from a small white snake into a large white serpent.

Ye Xuan watched the transformation, feeling the powerful qi aura radiating from her body.

"A Spirit Beast at the Spirit Beast Realm?"

Ye Xuan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He stood up and walked forward, stopping beside Qingyu as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Two of them have cultivation bases equal to mine, while the last one is at Mid Foundation Establishment," Ye Xuan explained.

"I’ll try to deal with those two. Focus on the man in the middle," Ye Xuan instructed firmly.

Qingyu hissed and roared like a dragon before shooting forward at incredible speed, her body covered in crimson lightning.

The third man looked shocked when Qingyu targeted him.

"You?! Who are you really?!" the other two shouted, pointing at Ye Xuan.

"That doesn’t matter, because you’re going to die by my hand!"

"You’re courting death, you brat!" one of them shouted.

They attacked again, launching water qi swords that flew straight toward Ye Xuan.

However, the young man had already anticipated their movements.

He moved swiftly from one tree to another, leaping from branch to branch.

The speed granted by his crimson lightning made their water qi swords ineffective and difficult to control.

While running in a circle around them, Ye Xuan swung his sword and unleashed a sweeping slash in their direction.

"Blazing Flame Sword!"

One of them reacted quickly, protecting his companion with a Water Wall technique. Ye Xuan seized the opportunity and rushed between them in a flash of crimson lightning.

After a powerful leap, Ye Xuan landed between the two men. Both looked shocked, their eyes widening as they tried to attack him with their swords.

But Ye Xuan moved faster. He thrust his flaming sword into one man’s body while delivering a powerful kick to the other.

"ARGH!"

Ye Xuan’s sword pierced the man’s abdomen, filling him with a burning sensation as the lightning coursing through the blade electrocuted him.

The water qi swords also stopped moving as their wielder suffered the injury.

"Y-You...?"

"I may be weak when it comes to mastering techniques, but not when it comes to speed and martial arts," Ye Xuan explained.

He pulled out his sword, grabbed the man’s throat, and threw him high into the sky before unleashing a flaming sword slash toward him.

"Blazing Flame Sword!"

The flaming sword slash shot through the air and struck the man before he could form a protective barrier.

An explosion of flames erupted in the sky, sending him flying toward the other side of the forest with serious injuries.

"Die!" the other man shouted.

From another direction, he launched the same orca-shaped attack that Ye Xuan had faced earlier. This time, the young man chose a different approach.

He formed a hand seal with both hands and thrust his palms forward, unleashing a qi palm attack.

"Qi Palm!"

A qi palm shot out from the magical rune in front of Ye Xuan, rushing forward and colliding with the power of his enemy’s orca technique.

However, Ye Xuan realized that this attack alone wasn’t strong enough to defeat the orca technique.

He chose to charge forward, allowing his technique to be destroyed so that the man wouldn’t anticipate his next move.

An explosion occurred, shattering Ye Xuan’s qi palm technique.

The man looked pleased when he couldn’t see Ye Xuan anywhere, apparently believing that the young man had been destroyed by the blast.

"HAHAHA!"

However, his shrill laughter stopped when he noticed someone standing on a nearby tree branch out of the corner of his eye.

The man instinctively turned toward the figure and pointed at Ye Xuan in shock.

"Y-You... How is that possible?!"

"You used the qi palm technique to distract me?"

Ye Xuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The backlash from his failed technique had injured him when it clashed with the power of the man’s orca attack.

However, that wasn’t important. At the very least, Ye Xuan had succeeded in lowering his opponent’s guard.

"You need to think of every possible way to survive!" Ye Xuan declared firmly.

He leaped forward at incredible speed, propelled by his crimson lightning.

The man tried to protect himself with a water qi barrier, but when it collided with Ye Xuan’s flaming, lightning-infused sword, cracks began to spread across its surface.

"Impossible!" the man exclaimed.

The barrier shattered into pieces. Ye Xuan’s flaming, lightning-infused sword slashed across the front of the man’s body, leaving him bleeding and wounded.

He continued attacking without giving his opponent a chance to defend himself.

"AAAAAGH!"

Ye Xuan kicked the man away before launching his final attack with a flaming sword slash.

"Blazing Flame Sword!" Ye Xuan shouted.

He swung his sword, sending a flaming slash toward the airborne man.

His opponent summoned another defensive qi barrier, but his qi had already been severely depleted, making it difficult to maintain the barrier for much longer.

BLAST!

An explosion erupted in front of Ye Xuan, injuring the man and leaving him lying helplessly on the ground. Ye Xuan collapsed onto his knees, exhausted.

His sword was visibly worn and damaged, with cracks beginning to appear along its blade.

Still, he felt somewhat relieved that he had managed to defeat them. At the very least, given their injuries, they wouldn’t be able to pursue him anymore.

"ARGH!" someone shouted from another direction.

Ye Xuan turned and saw the man who had been fighting Qingyu, now injured after their fierce battle.

The white serpent arrived beside Ye Xuan, the red rune still visible in front of her forehead.

"They won’t pursue us anymore, not in their current condition," Ye Xuan explained.

"It’s time to leave," Ye Xuan added.

Qingyu obediently listened. She transformed back into a small white snake and coiled around Ye Xuan’s hand.

Ye Xuan took off at high speed, flying away from the forest while standing on his sword.

The man who had fought Qingyu got back up and tried to chase after Ye Xuan. However, he eventually gave up.

Ye Xuan hadn’t noticed him, but Qingyu had informed him of what happened.

[Why didn’t you let me kill them all?]

"Too risky," Ye Xuan explained. "This forest is close to their sect. If they call their elders or senior disciples for help, things could become dangerous."

"We should leave as soon as possible before an even greater danger comes our way."

[That makes sense.]

[We need to find a safe place. I need to recover. It’s been a long time since I fought like that.]

"We’ll find somewhere suitable and rest there."

Ye Xuan continued flying, occasionally glancing behind him. The three cultivators from the Ocean Sword Sect were no longer pursuing them.

They were already too far away, making it impossible for the injured men to catch up.

At least Ye Xuan was safe for now. All he needed to do was find a suitable hiding place where they could recover.

They eventually found a cave in a rocky mountain. Ye Xuan arrived without anyone following him, recognizing the quiet, rocky mountain as a suitable place to hide.

He stepped inside and examined the cave. No one was there. It was simply an empty chamber that cultivators had once used for cultivation, as evidenced by the cultivation altar inside.

Ye Xuan took out a bag of low-grade spirit stones and tossed it forward.

"Recover your strength, Qingyu."

Qingyu obeyed, jumping down from Ye Xuan’s neck and using the spirit stones inside the black bag to recover.

Ye Xuan, meanwhile, did things differently. He sat on the cultivation altar and used the opportunity to absorb the spiritual qi in his surroundings.

This was my first victory against disciples from another sect. But they belonged to the Ocean Sword Sect.

If they reported this incident to their elders, things could become troublesome.