Chapter 1825: Two Fingers!

"Damn it, this vile slave reacts so quickly!"

Hearing An Sou’s fierce questioning, Yun Xiao’s heart sank as he realized that these Lu Family slaves who followed Lu Qinwan for many years were indeed hard to deceive.

In fact, Yun Xiao never truly thought he could deceive An Sou; he merely wanted to buy some time to catch An Sou off guard and then let the Dragon Taming Sword suddenly strike with success.

Yun Xiao believed that as long as the distance between them reached a certain point, even if the old fellow was a strong Hua Xuan Realm Peak cultivator, he absolutely couldn’t withstand a stab from the Dragon Taming Sword. Then the situation might be reversed.

But who would have thought that within just a few words, An Sou uncovered the trick and used a small technique to reveal the truth, which undoubtedly caused some deviations in Yun Xiao’s previous plans.

"Seems like I can only gamble!"

Since the other party already recognized that Lu Qinwan was not the true body, Yun Xiao also knew that saying more would only make An Sou more vigilant. So he had to go all in.

"You... "

Swish!

Just as An Sou was about to speak again, preparing to fiercely question, a strong wind-breaking sound suddenly rang out.

Then everyone was astonished to see that the originally human figure Emperor Canglong, Lu Qinwan, had transformed into what appeared to be an extremely ordinary Black Light Wooden Sword.

"It’s Yun Xiao’s wooden sword!"

Some sharp-eyed individuals, who had witnessed the power of the Dragon Taming Sword in Murong Tomb, recognized it immediately and became increasingly eager and greedy for that magical wooden sword.

Just now, the crowd personally witnessed the wooden sword transforming into Emperor Canglong. None of them could tell; such a realistic transformation technique was simply unheard of.

If An Sou hadn’t followed Emperor Canglong for years, he probably couldn’t have recognized it so quickly. Had it come to that, no one could predict what might have happened.

"But unfortunately..."

One of the elders slightly shook his head, obviously not optimistic about Yun Xiao’s tactics this time. The reason was simply that An Sou discovered Emperor Canglong was fake too quickly.

At this moment, the Dragon Taming Sword, transformed into a wooden sword, was still nearly a yard away from An Sou. Since that wooden sword had already emerged in front of everyone, as a powerful Hua Xuan Realm Peak cultivator, An Sou couldn’t possibly avoid it.

Compared to the crowd, when An Sou realized Emperor Canglong was transformed from a wooden sword, even his heart couldn’t help but be shocked. What a magical wooden sword this was.

But the reality turned out to be somewhat different from what the crowd imagined. Some of them had seen the sharpness of the Dragon Taming Sword under Murong Tomb, but the slave of Emperor Canglong had never seen it.

In An Sou’s view, this wooden sword was at most extraordinarily effective, capable of transforming freely into human form, but after being exposed, how powerful could it be?

It might be because the Dragon Taming Sword had just transformed into Lu Qinwan, deceiving An Sou for a while, which caused a slight shift in his ever-cautious mindset.

In An Sou’s mind, though this was a wooden sword transformation, it was an insult to Emperor Canglong’s dignity. If he couldn’t tear this wooden sword into pieces, he couldn’t dispel his anger.

The next moment, everyone saw An Sou lift his own Black Heavy Sword, aiming to slash at the swiftly approaching wooden sword, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Even those who had experienced the power of the Dragon Taming Sword were uncertain at this moment whether Yun Xiao’s wooden sword was sharper or An Sou’s Black Heavy Sword more formidable.

Of course, the vast majority were not optimistic about Yun Xiao, given the significant Meridian Qi gap between the two, and the Black Sword in An Sou’s hand, hailing from the Emperor Canglong Palace, clearly wasn’t a Mortal Grade, possibly even reaching Holy Rank Low Level.

With such seemingly unequal swords clashing, is the result even worth mentioning? Therefore, in most people’s minds, they had already sentenced Yun Xiao’s wooden sword to death.

Some even found it truly regrettable that a sword capable of transforming so realistically into a human form was about to be destroyed in An Sou’s hands; it was indeed sorrowful and lamentable.

The crowd did not see, however, that when An Sou made this move, his opponent, the rough-clothed youth’s eyes, suddenly lit up with delight.

Initially, Yun Xiao had already gone all in, thinking that An Sou, having discovered the essence of the Dragon Taming Sword, surely wouldn’t face it directly.

Who would have thought that the cautious old man became so impulsive this time, wanting to use his Black Sword to contend with the Dragon Taming Sword? This came as a surprise to Yun Xiao, a true delight indeed.

Regarding the Black Heavy Sword in An Sou’s hand, Yun Xiao could also guess its grade, which should have reached the Holy Rank Low Level. Yet, he had more confidence in the Dragon Taming Sword under his control.

At least since Yun Xiao obtained the Dragon Taming Sword, in terms of sharpness, he hadn’t encountered any opponent, and countless cultivators had died under its slash.

At this moment, Yun Xiao was already suffering from internal injuries. If he were to compete with An Sou in Meridian Qi Cultivation, it would be obvious that he’d be powerless to turn the situation around; surely he’d be captured and might even be rendered devoid of Meridian Qi, a fate worse than death.

Who would have thought the turning point would come so quickly? When Yun Xiao saw the Dragon Taming Sword and An Sou’s Black Sword clashing together, the expectation in his eyes intensified several-fold.

Crack!

In an instant, from the sky above Yingrong Lake, a light sound was heard, then An Sou felt his right hand lighten as his Holy Rank Low Level black treasure sword was split into two pieces.

"Damn, this wooden sword is this sharp?!"

It was not until this moment that An Sou realized how absurdly wrong his judgment had been. This magical wooden sword, capable of transforming into a vividly lifelike human form, its sharpness was truly terrifying.

The Black Heavy Sword in An Sou’s hand was personally bestowed upon him by Lu Qinwan, a Holy Rank Low Level weapon he always regarded as one of his strongest means.

In the past hundred years, countless cultivators have died under An Sou’s Black Sword, including several who reached the same Hua Xuan Realm Peak as him.

To some extent, An Sou’s Black Sword and the Dragon Taming Sword share a similarity—both inconspicuous and capable of achieving spectacular results when in battle.

Unfortunately, while their inconspicuousness is similar, their sharpness differs vastly, arguably incomparable.

This became evident in the very moment the Dragon Taming Sword clashed with the Black Heavy Sword. The Black Sword of Holy Rank Low Level couldn’t withstand even a moment and was immediately sliced in half by the Dragon Taming Sword.

Swish!

And, under Yun Xiao’s control, the Dragon Taming Sword didn’t linger; at the moment of slicing through the Black Sword, it was already swiftly piercing toward An Sou’s chest, aiming to take advantage of the opportunity to end An Sou’s life.

"Scoundrel!"

No matter how unwilling An Sou was, after witnessing the wooden sword’s sharpness, he wouldn’t dare to use his own chest to meet the wooden sword’s tip even if he were lent some courage.

One must admit, this slave of the Empress Lu Qinwan reacted incredibly quickly; upon seeing the terrifying momentum of the Dragon Taming Sword, his body suddenly tilted, and then, without moving entirely, he shifted sideways three feet to the left.

"Zombie Body Technique?"

Seeing An Sou’s movement, Yun Xiao’s heart sank. He was immensely familiar with this movement technique, having once used it to defeat many young talents on the Hidden Dragon Continent.

Relying on this Zombie Body Technique, An Sou undoubtedly dodged a disaster, but just as he was secretly rejoicing, he suddenly felt pain in his right hand and instinctively looked down.

At this glance, An Sou’s face changed drastically, for he saw that the two fingers originally gripping the Black Sword handle were missing, and only now did blood begin to gush out from the finger base.

It turns out that the moment An Sou used the Zombie Body Technique to avoid the vital point, Yun Xiao also made a decisive move, controlling the Dragon Taming Sword to swiftly shift right, aiming at slicing off An Sou’s right arm.

But alas, man proposes and heaven disposes, An Sou’s sideways shift using the Zombie Body Technique this time was too far, causing Yun Xiao’s sword to only slice off the sleeve on the outer side of An Sou’s right arm, along with the little finger and ring finger.

With things like this, although An Sou was furious under the shock, Yun Xiao’s expression wasn’t good either, as this greatly deviated from his prior plan.

If he could, unexpectedly, directly pierce An Sou’s heart, causing instant death, this battle of the weak overcoming the strong would surely become a classic.

At the very least, if An Sou’s right arm were sliced off, Yun Xiao would have gained more chances to escape, but now, having only sliced off An Sou’s two fingers, though the severe pain from the ten fingers connected to the heart was extreme, it ultimately amounted to nothing more than a superficial wound.

After brief pain, it’s unlikely to significantly affect An Sou’s combat power, while Yun Xiao has already exhausted his means, having nearly depleted the Ancestor Vein Power with little combat ability left.

This brief but thrilling exchange, aside from the mind games between the two principals, had the spectators completely stunned, so different from what they imagined.

Even having witnessed the power of Yun Xiao’s Dragon Taming Sword, if a mere magical wooden sword could allow a cultivator at Heavenly Realm Peak to defeat a strong Hua Xuan Realm Peak opponent, then what is the point of their cultivation?

But that boy, who defied convention, not only sliced An Sou’s Holy Rank Low Level Black Sword with a wooden sword but also sliced off two of his fingers; such achievements would certainly be legendary, right?