SWNOVELXO Chapter 397: Fool!
Chapter 397: Fool!
Liu Mei gazed at Lin Fengmian, whose face was twisted in pain, and felt a deep emotion stir within her. Her eyes began to mist over.
She pursed her red lips and said softly, “Fool, aren’t you afraid of dying?”
Lin Fengmian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with one hand, then reached out and pulled her slender waist into his embrace. He chuckled slightly and said, “I am, but I’m even more afraid of losing you.”
“Fool!” Liu Mei couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time, her usual charm replaced by a genuine and heartfelt emotion that tugged at the heartstrings.
Her teary smile, like a rose adorned with dew, was so beautiful that it left Lin Fengmian momentarily stunned.
But an unwelcome round of applause interrupted the moment. Cao Cheng’an appeared on the balcony of the second floor, his face filled with malicious satisfaction.
“What a touching display of love between the two of you!” he sneered. “You filthy dogs!”
He looked down at the group on the ground and clapped his hands, laughing. “Ugly wretch, I didn’t expect you to show up. This is perfect.”
“You’re all here now, saving me the trouble of hunting you down one by one!”
His voice turned vicious. “Today you will all die! No, I will make you suffer before you die!”
Lin Fengmian was more than happy to engage in a bit of banter, using the time to quietly activate a healing technique to ease the injuries from the previous punch.
“How does Young Master Cao still have the face to show up here?” Lin Fengmian joked. “Have you come to take a walk in broad daylight again?”
“The last time, when you were ‘spreading your wings’ at the Joyful Union Sect, it was truly a sight to behold. I still remember it vividly!”
Cao Cheng’an’s expression twisted in anger as Lin Fengmian hit a nerve. He wanted nothing more than to kill this insolent brat.
“Ugly wretch, how dare you bring that up! Just wait, I’ll castrate you first, then I’ll slowly torture these bitches!”
Lin Fengmian couldn’t resist teasing further. “Young Master Cao, if you want to torture my senior sisters, you’ll need the right tools for the job.”
“If I remember correctly, you’re a ‘noble wanderer’ who can’t perform, right? Hahaha!”
Cao Cheng’an’s patience broke. He pointed at the group and barked orders.
“Capture them! Make sure they’re all alive – I want this ugly wretch to suffer!”
“Whoever captures these witches first can have them!”
Hearing this, the Heavenly Deception Sect disciples, their gazes fixed on the alluring Liu Mei and the others, began to breathe heavily.
The bearded man was the first to react, lunging forward, with the other two Core Formation Realm cultivators close behind.
Despite the temptation, Xiao Li stayed by Cao Cheng’an’s side, preventing Lin Fengmian and the others from attempting a “capture the leader” strategy.
Chen Qingyan let out a sharp cry and summoned her flying sword, which split into a dozen blue streaks of light, intercepting one of the Core Formation Realm cultivators.
Even in the heat of battle, she was meticulous and sent two more sword beams to cut the ropes binding Mo Ruyu and Zhuo Ningsi.
Liu Mei’s Qin floated in the air, and with a single hand, she plucked the strings, sending wave after wave of wind blades toward another opponent.
The enchanting melodies of her qin resonated, creating illusions in the minds of everyone present, forcing them to resist the mental attacks.
The bearded man roared like a thunderclap, his voice overwhelming the Qin’s melody. Then, with a powerful punch, he broke through the wind and aimed directly at Liu Mei, who was supporting Lin Fengmian.
Just as Liu Mei was about to act, Lin Fengmian chuckled and said, “Senior Sister, leave this to me.”
He pulled Liu Mei closer, his eyes flashing with killing intent as he activated the Demon Emperor Technique. The Golden Crow Sword shot out with a sharp whistle.
One sword to seal the heavens!
This time, the sword’s speed was like a thunderbolt, its golden light dazzling and blinding. All anyone could see was a flash of sword light slicing through the air.
The bearded man who was about to strike Lin Fengmian was sent flying by the sword. He was then pinned to the signboard on the third floor, dead.
The bearded man twitched violently, his hands clutching the Golden Crow Sword that had pierced through his body. His face was filled with disbelief.
He couldn’t understand why Xiao Li had been able to catch the sword so easily earlier, while he had been killed in a single strike.
But he didn’t have much time to ponder this before his life force faded away, leaving his wide, bulging eyes staring into death.
This single sword strike left everyone stunned, their faces frozen in shock as they stared at the bearded man pinned to the signboard.
This was a cultivator of the Core Formation realm!
Although Liu Mei wasn’t seeing Lin Fengmian’s ability to kill a Core Formation Realm cultivator for the first time, the sheer power of the strike still left her deeply shaken.
At the same time, she felt her own spiritual energy being drained by more than half, and a realization dawned on her. She instinctively moved closer to Lin Fengmian.
Lin Fengmian smiled faintly. Indeed, it was only with someone like Liu Mei, who he was intimately familiar with, that he could use his abilities so effortlessly.
Zhuo Ningsi had been like an incompatible interface before – it just didn’t work as smoothly.
With a wave of his hand, the Golden Crow Sword began to circle above the balcony, splitting into more and more sword beams that formed a continuous loop, spinning endlessly.
Lin Fengmian looked at Cao Cheng’an and the others, his face beaming with a confident smile. “Cao Cheng’an, you made a big mistake. Do you know what it was?”
Xiao Li quickly stepped in to shield Cao Cheng’an, who looked at Lin Fengmian with a mixture of fear and uncertainty.
“What?” Cao Cheng’an asked, his voice trembling.
Lin Fengmian chuckled and said, “You failed to use them as leverage against me right away!”
With a sudden downward motion of his hand, he coldly shouted, “Sword Cascade!”
The sword beams hovering in the air suddenly poured downward, crashing around the female disciples of the Joyful Union Sect.
When they touched the ground, the sword beams bent and flowed out like water, sweeping over the surrounding area.
The Heavenly Deception Sect disciples were instantly caught in the torrent of sword energy, struggling to resist as they were pushed further and further away.
Xiao Li, who was protecting Cao Cheng’an, had intended to rush into the stage area to take the Joyful Union Sect disciples hostage and use them to threaten Lin Fengmian.
However, countering such a powerful stream was no easy task. Not only were they unable to advance, but they were also pushed further and further away.
Above, below, and all around them, dense sword energy surged like a school of fish, washing over them.
They couldn’t fathom how someone could generate such a massive torrent of sword energy and control it so precisely.
The sword energy flowed around Lin Fengmian and the others, leaving them completely unharmed.
Liu Mei’s face had turned pale, her body feeling weak and boneless as she clung tightly to Lin Fengmian.
Her spiritual energy was rapidly draining out, like water rushing out of a broken dam, leaving her with a sharp, piercing pain.
Fortunately, Chen Qingyan reacted quickly and stepped in from the side, wrapping her arms around Lin Fengmian.
Lin Fengmian found himself caught in a double embrace, sandwiched between two beauties, unable to escape the depths of their warmth.
Feeling the pressure of being ‘caught in the act’, Lin Fengmian suddenly perked up, his spirit soaring as if he had been injected with adrenaline.
It wasn’t clear whether it was the excitement of having two beauties in his arms or the boost from the spiritual energy of two Core Formation Realm cultivators, but the torrent of sword energy remained unyielding and vigorous.
The Heavenly Deception Sect disciples trapped within the sword energy soon began to falter, overwhelmed by the relentless assault.
In the end, only Xiao Li and Cao Cheng’an, protected by Xiao Li, along with two other Core Formation Realm cultivators, managed to hold on.
With the two beauties hugging him, Lin Fengmian’s hands were freed. He took a deep breath and raised his hands, lifting them upward.
The sword rays formed three spherical barriers, trapping Cao Cheng’an and the others inside, where they were continuously buffeted and beaten.
Now, it was a test of endurance to see who could last longer.
Soon, screams echoed from two of the orbs as the Core Formation Realm cultivators inside were killed.
Only Xiao Li and Cao Cheng’an’s sphere remained, still struggling to hold on, while Chen Qingyan and Liu Mei beside Lin Fengmian grew paler by the moment.