Chapter 8 A Blade that Splits Heaven and Earth (Part 1)
Several dozen miles away, a mass of blood-red light rapidly descended into the forest.
"Ah!"
Members of Divine Sword Manor tumbled to the ground, vomiting blood in great gasps and their faces deathly pale.
These were the people like Lan Zijun who had escaped by using a sect secret technique.
"How can this be?" Lan Zijun shook his head in disbelief.
That kid's cultivation was clearly not high, so why was it that a single slash nearly killed so many of them?
"It's the spirit! That blade Qi contained spirit!"
…
Dong Nan was a Spirit Array Master with an exceptionally strong soul. She sensed something different and said aloud.
"Spirit?"
The faces of Lan Zijun and the others showed a trace of panic; they naturally knew what "spirit" was.
When an attack is imbued with "spirit," its power surges dramatically. That's what "spirit" means.
They had once witnessed an elder of the Divine Sword Manor who had grasped "spirit" use his swordsmanship. With one stroke, the Sword Qi flew a thousand miles and killed a cultivator that the Divine Sword Manor had on its wanted list.
That is the terror of "spirit."
But even among cultivators in the Yin Yang Realm, those who could comprehend "spirit" were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
How could that kid, who was merely at the Martial General Realm, possibly understand "spirit"?
Lan Zijun said with a dark expression, "Could that guy have cultivated some technique to hide his true cultivation level? His cultivation might be quite high actually. I've heard that those about to step into the Yin Yang Realm also have a certain chance of comprehending spirit."
Dong Nan shook her head, "No, his cultivation isn't high; I can feel that."
Lan Zijun trusted Dong Nan's words. After hearing what she said, he frowned slightly and asked, "If his realm is low, how can his attacks contain spirit?"
"It might be some fortuitous encounter where he refined a blade Qi infused with spirit, not something he comprehended himself," proposed Dong Nan.
"His luck is that good!" Lan Zijun's eyes almost bulged out.
Thinking of the terrifying blade Qi from Lin Feng, endless jealousy filled his heart.
Why could that kid possess such an incredible opportunity, while he did not?
"Let's go find Senior Brother Yuu Jin!" Lan Zijun said with a sneer.
"Senior Brother Lan, we are only injured and have no casualties. I think we should not persist in this matter. That person, he is not simple."
Dong Nan frowned slightly; she knew exactly why Lan Zijun wanted to find "Yuu Jin."
Yuu Jin was one of the top fifty experts in the Inner Academy of Divine Sword Manor, exceptionally powerful.
"The reason that kid's combat power is strong is because of the refined blade Qi, but how many times can he use such powerful blade Qi? I will ask Senior Brother Yuu Jin to help me, kill that kid, and claim his blade Qi for myself. I see that kid also has quite a few treasures on him, and so many Spiritual Medicines. I won't want a single thing when it's over."
Lan Zijun was talking with a hint of madness.
Dong Nan was also tempted. After thinking it over, she felt that with Lin Feng's indeed low cultivation, having a powerful person like Senior Brother Yuu Jin kill him should be no problem. Everyone knew that when Senior Brother Yuu Jin had first advanced to the Martial King Realm, he could defeat those at the Martial King Realm Fifth Layer Heaven despite being at a lower level – a veritable monster. Now that Senior Brother Yuu Jin had reached the Ninth Level of Martial King Realm, no one knew the extents of his combat power.
However, it was clear that asking for a powerful person like Senior Brother Yuu Jin to take action would come at a huge cost.
But these were Lan Zijun's concerns to deal with; she didn't need to worry about any of it. She was only interested in the treasures on that kid, maybe she could even find some powerful Spirit Array Skills. Thinking of Spirit Array Skills, Dong Nan felt a bit excited.
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Swoosh.
Lin Feng was moving at high speed through the forest, occasionally looking back. A Shadow Tiger was doggedly pursuing him.
The Shadow Tiger, king of the forest, was not only swift but also had sharp fangs and a scorpion-like tail with barbs that carried potent venom.
Lin Feng was ambushed by Shadow Valley creatures within the mountain forest and fought a fierce battle. A claw from a Shadow Tiger struck his left arm, instantly leaving him with blood flowing profusely.
The Shadow Tiger was truly terrifying.
"Roar..."
A deep roar echoed from behind as a black shadow rapidly pursued him.
The cold eyes of the Shadow Tiger fixed on Lin Feng, casting waves of intense killing aura that swept over him.
Shadow Tigers only hunted creatures with powerful bloodlines, evolving by devouring such beings; thus, the strength of a Shadow Tiger was often exceedingly formidable.
Now that this Shadow Tiger had locked onto Lin Feng, it sought to devour his bloodline.
Whoosh.
At that moment, Lin Feng plunged into a massive abyss. As he dived in, he could hear endless rumbling sounds around him, as if a Supreme Divine Weapon was trembling.
Instantly, a cold and sinister aura enveloped his entire body, giving Lin Feng the sensation of falling into a boundless hell.
"Killing aura, it's so thick it's almost impossible to disperse."
Lin Feng's face was filled with shock. How could there be such a terrifying killing aura?
Even when he had seen Great Ability Zong Yun and the Beast Emperor shrouded in mist fighting fiercely in the past.
The killing aura emitted by Great Ability Zong Yun, as well as that of the Beast Emperor, was minuscule compared to the aura of this abyss.
The killing aura here was too terrifying!
It was unimaginable what level of cultivator could release such dreadful killing aura. Lin Feng felt as if his body was being torn apart by the aura exuding from this place.
"Roar!"
At this time, the Shadow Tiger, seeing Lin Feng stop, roared excitedly and charged into the abyss to strike at Lin Feng.
"Pfft."
In the next moment, the Shadow Tiger was instantly pierced by the killing aura within the abyss; its body exploded, dying a most gruesome death.
"Too terrifying."
Lin Feng immediately felt his skin crawl.
Such a powerful being as the Shadow Tiger had died so miserably, one could hardly imagine how potent the killing aura contained within this valley must be.
"Hum."
A killing aura burst forth, slashing towards Lin Feng.
The breath of death instantly enveloped Lin Feng's whole body.
"Ahhh"!
Lin Feng roared, desperately summoning his strongest attack as a defense.
"Sword Qi."
The Sword Qi, infused with Sword Spirit, was unleashed by Lin Feng to bombard the oncoming killing aura.
Clang.
The Sword Qi collided with the killing aura, causing a terrifying energy fluctuation to sweep out, sending Lin Feng flying.
That killing aura was really too terrifying, shattering Lin Feng's Sword Qi and slashing at him again.
"It's over." Lin Feng's face turned as pale as paper.
"The Will of the Blade, never extinguishing."
At this moment of life and death, Lin Feng suddenly heard a deep voice, as if echoing from an endless eternity, passing through boundless space-time to reach his ears.
"Hum."
Behind Lin Feng, a galaxy appeared, and within the galaxy, a towering figure like a god emerged, wielding a Thunder Blade, causing all Heavens to tremble at his presence.