Chapter 195 - The Wondrous Use of the Void Fragmenting Finger
“不可能，居然挡住了。”
“Impossible, he actually blocked it!”
原宗博这招‘一剑冲天’十分消耗真气，先前一连出了十数剑，而后又发出超大范围的一剑，体内真气被抽去了十之六七，仅剩下来的真气勉勉强强可以施展几次小范围的，可小范围的一剑冲天明显锁定不住叶尘的身形，白白浪费真气。
This attack of Yuan Zongbo called “Sword Rising to the Heavens/Sky” really consumed a lot of Zhen Qi. He had previously released tens of swords in a row and then dispatched an excessively large-scaled sword. Sixty or seventy percent of the Zhen Qi in his body had been drawn out and the remaining Zhen Qi could barely be utilised to a limited extent. However, a small-scaled “Sword Rising to the Heavens/Sky” clearly could not hold Ye Chen’s figure in place and he would be wasting his Zhen Qi in vain.
“虽然我不知道你之前用什么丹药恢复了真气，但我有紫金回气丹，瞬间就可以弥补两三成的真气，耗都耗死你。”绝招尽出，依旧杀不了叶尘，原宗博打算靠紫金回气丹耗死叶尘，他不相信对方有更好的丹药，何况更好的丹药代表价值更高，有一两枚都已经很恐怖了。
“Even though I do not know what medicine pill you previously used to recover your Zhen Qi, but I have the Purple-Golden Qi Returning Pill. I can recover two to three folds of Zhen Qi in a flash consume it all to the death of you.” He put forth all of his last resorts and was still unable to kill Ye Chen. Yuan Zongbo planned to rely on the Purple-Golden Qi Returning Pill to consume all of his Zhen Qi to the death of Ye Chen. He did not believe that his opponent had an even better medicine pill. Let alone that an even better medicine pill meant that the price would be even higher. Possessing one or two medicine pills of the sort would already be very frightening.
往嘴里塞了一枚紫金色的丹药，原宗博拔出血丝密布的宝剑，身形压低，带着一溜残影逼向叶尘。
He shoved a purple-golden coloured medicine pill into his mouth. Yuan Zongbo pulled out the Treasured Sword that was densely covered by wisps of blood. He lowered his figure, blurring slightly as he forced it towards Ye Chen.
叶尘调转身体，直面原宗博的冲击，心中冷笑，耗死我，只怕你死了，我还活蹦乱跳。
Ye Chen changed the direction of his body and attacked Yuan Zongbo straight on, sneering in his heart. Consume all of your Zhen Qi to the death of me. I am only afraid that after you have died, I will still be leaping and frisking about.
当！
Dong!
星痕剑与对方的宝剑相撞，一圈明晃晃的冲击波四下辐射，常年累月笼罩在十倍重力下的坚硬草地层层爆裂，掀起一道道骇人的土浪。
The Star-Scarred Sword collided with the opponent’s Treasured Sword. Loops of dazzlingly bright attack ripples radiated in all four directions. Layers and layers of hard medow that accumulated all year round under ten times more than gravity exploded, giving rise to terrifying earth waves.
“鹰击拳！”
“Eagle Striking Fist!”
右手握剑，左手出拳，原宗博攻势如同狂风暴雨，一环接一环，杀招迭起，根本不打算给叶尘反应的机会。
Holding the sword in his right hand while his left hand unleashed a punch, Yuan Zongbo’s attack was like howling winds and torrential rains. The attacks came one after the other and his killing antics continuously rose. He was practically not planning to give Ye Chen a chance to react.
“霸气千秋！”
“The Aura of Domination!”
很久了，叶尘已经很久没有动用霸拳，自从修炼了惊云剑法之后，霸拳更是被彻底雪藏，但是今时今日，霸拳再次发威，一上来就施展出霸拳第四式——霸气千秋，这招还未曾大放光芒的绝招。
Ye Chen had not used the Domineering Fist in a very long time. Since cultivating the Shocking Cloud Sword Art, the Domineering Fist had been completely contained even further. However, at this point in time today, the Domineering Fist displayed its might once more. Once it was launched, it displayed the fourth movement of the Domineering Fist —— The Aura of Domination. This was a finishing move that had yet to release its greatness before.
一拳出，方圆数百米的气流涌动，如风起，如云涌，惊人的霸气仿佛要一统这方天地。
Once the fist was released, surges of airflows that had the circumference of hundreds of metres were like rising winds and surging clouds. The astonishing Domineering Qi seemed as though it was going to unify the heavens and earth in this place.
原宗博的拳劲寸步难行，被彻底隔绝在对方的拳锋外，如此倒也罢了，连续几次冲击的霎那，拳劲竟然有被洞穿的姿态，令他整条手臂都有些发麻，掌控不住力道。
Yuan Zongbo’s powerful fist was unable to move a single step forwards. It had been completely isolated outside the edge of the other party’s fist. It was only natural that the fist had fallen in such a manner. In the instant of that continuous barrage of several attacks, the strength of the fist actually had the stance of being penetrated. It caused his whole arm to be slightly numb and he could not control the strength of the fist.
砰！
Peng!
惊雷般的巨响爆发，两人各自倒飞回去。
A huge explosive sound that was like shocking thunder rang out. The duo flew backwards and returned respectively.
草地上被踩出数十个深深的脚印，原宗博惊疑不定，这是什么拳法，他的鹰击拳好说也是地级低阶拳法，配合上抱元境后期级别的真气，应该呈压倒性的优势才对。
There were ten deep footprints imprinted on the meadow. Yuan Zongbo was indeterminately bewildered as to what that Fist Technique was. His Eagle Striking Fist could be said as a Prefecture-Low levelled Fist Technique too. Adding onto the Zhen Qi at the later stage of the Baoyuan Realm, it was only right that his attack should be able to present an overwhelming dominance.
身体滑翔出去，叶尘心中大定，本以为用霸拳来抵挡对方的拳法，最多平分秋色，岂料效果比他想象中的要好，想想也对，霸拳在地级低阶拳法中属于最顶尖的货色，一式比一式厉害，第四式霸气千秋的威力已经和普通的地级中阶拳法差不多，除此之外，刚才那一拳他还动用了剑意，以剑意整合拳劲，无坚不摧，先天就占据了优势。
His body glided out. Ye Chen’s heart was greatly set. He had originally thought to use the Domineering Fist to stop the other party’s Fist Technique. The most it could do was that they both of them shared the same effect. The anticipated effect was better than what he had thought. If he thought about it, it was true as well. The Domineering Fist belonged to the finest category amongst the low levelled Earth Ranked Fist Techniques and each style was more impressive than the last. The might of the fourth style, Thousand Years Domineering Qi, was already more or less the same as a normal middle levelled Earth Ranked Fist Technique. Other than that, he had also utilised sword intent in that fist of his just now. Using sword intent to complete the fist strength, there was no stronghold that Ye Chen could not overcome and so he had occupied an advantage first.
“我就不相信你能撑到什么时候！”
“I do not believe that you can maintain this for a long time!”
原宗博恼羞成怒，剑法奈何不了对方，拳法同样奈何不了他，一时间火冒三丈，气血沸腾，一剑一拳杀了过去。
Yuan Zongbo flew into a rage out of humiliation. His Sword Technique could not deal with his opponent as was the same with his Fist Technique. For a moment, he was really angry to the point that his Qi and blood were boiling. He flew towards Ye Chen with killing intent along with his sword and fist.
“分！”
“Separate!”
脚尖一点地面，叶尘整个人迎着对方掠出，旋即两道真气残影闪了出来，一左一右随着叶尘包拢向原宗博。
Once the tips of his toes touched the ground, Ye Chen plundered out straight to his opponent. Soon after, two beams of incomplete Zhen Qi shadows flashed out with one flanking Ye Chen’s left and the other at the right as they approached Yuan Zongbo.
当当当当……
Dang, dang, dang, dang...
砰砰砰砰……
Peng, peng, peng, peng...
剑与剑的交击，拳与拳的碰撞，其中夹杂着拳头击打护体真气的闷响，两人交手之处，混乱不堪。
The swords crossed and the fists collided as the dull ringing of punches hitting the Body-Protective Zhen Qi mixed together within them. The area where the two were in close combat was extremely chaotic.
“裂！”
“Break!”
任由真气残影攻打自己的护体真气，原宗博身形跃起，一拳带着尖锐的音爆声轰向叶尘的头颅。
Yuan Zongbo allowed the incomplete Zhen Qi shadows to attack his Body-Protective Zhen Qi. He leaped up and a fist which brought along a sharp sound bombarded explosively towards Ye Chen’s head.
叶尘脑袋一歪，背后一座荒芜的小山当即被轰爆，趁着对方一拳击出，招式连接不上来，叶尘一步踏前，左拳带着螺旋劲道朝对方的丹田气海狂轰，只要有一丝落实，都可以让对方变成废人。
Ye Chen tilted his head to the side and a small desolate mountain behind him exploded at once. Taking advantage of the opponent’s last punch and being unable to continue his attacking form, Ye Chen took one step forwards. His left fist held a spiral force motion as he violently attacked his opponent’s Dantian. As long as there was a trace of being able to carry that attack out, it could then turn his opponent into a useless person.
“气海剑！”
“Ocean Qi Sword!”
原宗博右手握剑刺向叶尘的胸口，同时，丹田处突然迸发出一道犀利无匹的剑气，与叶尘的拳劲轰在一起。
Yuan Zongbo thrusted his right hand that was holding onto the sword towards Ye Chen’s chest. At the same time, a beam of sharp and unbending Sword Qi suddenly burst out of the Dantian and collided explosively with Ye Chen’s powerful fist.
当！
Dang!
星痕剑封住对方的刺击，叶尘身形一闪，分出两道人影。
The Star-Scarred Sword sealed the stabbing of the opponent’s stab. Ye Chen’s figure flashed and divided into two shadows.
“哪个是真，哪个是假！”叶尘的动作太快了，原宗博只觉眼前一花，已然多出了一个人，不及细想，他连忙朝后飘退，血丝密布的宝剑接连出斩出蛛网般的剑气。
“Which is real and which is fake!” Ye Chen’s movements were too quick. Yuan Zongbo only felt that the sight before his eyes was a blur and suddenly there was one extra person. He did not have the time to think through the matter and hastily floated backwards in escape. He continuously slashed Sword Qi out with his Treasured Sword that was densely covered with wisps of blood to from something that looked like a spider’s web.
噗！噗！
Pu! Pu!
两道人影尽皆破碎。
All of the shadows shattered.
原宗博头皮发麻，心中大叫，不好，两个都是假的，可恶的小子，脚尖一点地面，原宗博拔地而起。
Yuan Zongbo’s scalp felt numb. He let out a loud cry in his heart, “Dammit, both of them were fake! Vile brat!” Once the tips of his toes touched the ground, Yuan Zongbo rose steeply from the ground.
哧！
Chi!
地面裂开，剑气飞出。
The ground split open and Sword Qi flew out.
“为人虽然不怎么的，不过战斗经验和反应挺厉害。”从地底下钻出，叶尘抬头望向高空中的原宗博。
“Even though his conduct is not anything special, his battling experience and response is rather impressive.” Ye Chen bore his way out from under the ground and raised his head, looking towards Yuan Zongbo who was high up in the sky.
悬浮在空中，原宗博脸色发青，刚才若是有一丝迟疑，只怕就要伤上加伤，彻底落入下风。
Yuan Zongbo’s complexion was green as he floated in the air. if he showed a hint of hesitation just now, he was afraid that he would have injuries and completely be in a disadvantageous situation.
“难道真要施展那招？”叶尘的战斗经验算不上老辣，但天马行空，无迹可寻，往往出乎人意，到了现在，原宗博开始怀疑自己能否留下对方，内心深处，甚至产生了退意，不过这个退意只是在脑海中一闪而过，立刻被他否决，开什么玩笑，一个抱元境初期巅峰武者都能把自己吓跑，以后肯定会产生心魔，修为停滞不前。
“Could it be that he really wants to display that attack?” Ye Chen’s battle experience could not count as being shrewd and ruthless. However, he was like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies and no trace of his could be found. He would frequently be beyond one’s expectations. Until now, Yuan Zongbo started to suspect as to whether he could leave his opponent behind. It even gave rose to the intent of retreating in the depths of his heart. However, this intent of retreating was only a thought that flashed across his mind and had been immediately vetoed. What is this joke? A devil would definitely emerge in his heart in the future if a Martial Artist at the initial stage of the Baoyuan Realm could even scare him away, causing him to be at a standstill in terms of his cultivation.
蓝色光线一闪，叶尘再次施展出炼心一剑。
A blue coloured light ray flashed and Ye Chen tried to display the Heart Refinement once more.
见状，原宗博心下发狠，沸腾的真气以霸道的姿态灌注到右臂血肉之中，皮肤顿时出现龟裂，有血丝与真气融合在一起，使得真气越发粘稠红艳，血雾缭绕。
Looking at the circumstances, Yuan Zongbo developed a fierceness from the bottom of his heart. Boiling Zhen Qi poured into the flesh of his right arm in a tyrannical way. Cracks immediately appeared on his skin. Wisps of blood and Zhen Qi fused together, causing the Zhen Qi to thicken and redden as it was being released with blood mist swirling around him.
“小血魔解体大法！”
“Small Blood Demon Disintegrating Technique!”
膨胀了不止一圈的右臂握着宝剑，原宗博一剑斩下。
His right arm that was holding the Treasured Sword had expanded more than once over and Yuan Zongbo sliced down.
呼啦！
Hula!
血色剑气迎风急涨，化为一道上百米长的剑气碾碎叶尘的蓝色剑气，朝着下方落下。
The blood coloured Sword Qi rapidly expanded in the wind and turned into Sword Qi that was more than a hundred meters long, pulverizing Ye Chen’s blue coloured Sword Qi as it fell down.
恐怖的剑压使得大地塌陷，一道近千米长的巨大剑坑浮现。
The frightening sword pressure caused the earth to cave in. An enormous sword pit that was close to a thousand meters long appeared.
叶尘不敢怠慢，右手握剑挥出三道各不相同的剑气，左手忽然握拳狂轰，忽然幷直如刀横切，忽然又伸出食指隔空虚点。
Ye Chen did not dare to slow down. He brandished the sword in his right hand and three different Sword Qi was sent out. His left hand suddenly clenched into a fist and violently attacked, suddenly cutting horizontally out like a knife. He suddenly reached out with his index finger again and separated the space.
这一系列动作皆是在电光火石间完成的，快的不可思议，连贯的不可思议，若是有别的高级武者在这里，一定会目瞪口呆，高手对决，一心两用已经是极限，一心三用除非是修炼了什么秘法，还从来没见过有人在一霎那间出手六次，六次都是不同的招式，勉强可以称为一心六用了，当然，这和真正的一心六用其实还有着不小的差距。
These series of movements were all completed like lightning flint, inconceivably and incoherently quick. If there were other high levelled Martial Artists here, they would certainly be dumbfounded. In a master’s showdown, using one heart for two purposes was already a limit. Using one heart for three uses was only for cultivating some secret technique. No one had seen someone attack six times in that flourish of a moment before with all six times being different styles. It could barely be called using one heart for six purposes. Of course, this actually still had quite a gap between the real using one heart for six purposes.
百米长的血色剑气在频繁的攻击下，逐渐消磨，威力锐减，临近叶尘之时，还剩下十数米长短。
Under frequent attacks, the blood coloured Sword Qi that was hundred meters long gradually whittled away and the might of the Sword Qi faced a steep decline. When it approached Ye Chen, only tens or so meters of it was left.
噗！
“Pu!”
威力大减的血色剑气破灭，叶尘脚下一蹬地面，整个人扶摇而上，凌空分出一道道真气残影，这些真气残影有的极为真实，有的模糊不清，有的前面清晰，后面模糊，千姿百态，这般做法，是为了让原宗博产生视觉欺骗，更加无法分清真身所在。
The blood coloured Sword Qi that faced a great reduction in its might fell below Ye Chen’s feet with a stomp. His whole being shook and ascended, separating into multiple incomplete Zhen Qi shadows high up in the sky. Some of these incomplete Zhen Qi shadows were extremely real whereas some were blurred; some were clear in front, whereas some were blurred behind. They came in different poses along with different expressions. For Ye Chen to do as such was to make Yuan Zongbo feel as though his sight was lying to him and would then be unable to determine where Ye Chen’s real body was.
“管你有多少真气残影，我一剑破之！”
“Who cares how many incomplete Zhen Qi shadows you have? I will destroy them all with this one sword!”
原宗博的这门小血魔解体大法是从一位魔道高手那里买下来的，据说是当年九幽教一百零八大鬼将之一血魔真人的血魔解体大法简化版，简化后的小血魔解体大法虽然威力减少了许多，但没有了自爆的危险，也伤及不到根本，只是副作用依旧不小，这条右臂不出意外的话，将会变得干枯如柴，血液枯竭，没有补血养肉的灵药调养，手臂也就废了。
Yuan Zongbo bought his Small Blood Demon Disintegration Technique from a Devil Dao/Way Master. Rumour has it that the 108 great ghosts from the Nine Evil Cult had simplified the Blood Devil Disintegration Technique from a Blood Devil Daoist. After the simplification, even though the might of the Small Blood Devil Disintegration Technique had decreased a lot, it did not have the danger of self-detonation and the injuries that the technique caused was not as serious as it originally was. The only thing was that the side effects were still as large as before. If nothing unexpected happened to his right arm, it would become dried up like firewood and all of the blood would dry up. Without the recuperation of spirit medicine that could replenish the blood and nourish the flesh in his body, his arm would then become useless.
渐渐消瘦下去的手臂血雾盘绕，原宗博脸上狰狞无比，朝着那一片人影挥斩出一剑。
Blood mist coiled around the arm that was gradually thinning. Yuan Zongbo’s face was incomparably malevolent as he slashed out at one shadow.
宛如血红贯日，所有人影瞬间被斩碎。
All of the shadows were chopped to pieces in a flash just like blood red strings of sun.
“施展魔道秘法后，你的反应速度变慢了。”突兀的，叶尘的声音从原宗博背后传来。
“After displaying the Secret Technique of the Devil Way, the speed of your response became slower.” Ye Chen’s voice aburptly came from Yuan Zongbo’s back.
“解放！”
“Liberate!
原宗博大骇，后背猛然龟裂，真气与血丝融合成血色气盾护住自身。
Yuan Zongbo was greatly astonished. His back suddenly cracked and Zhen Qi as well as blood merged together to form a blood coloured Qi shield that protected him.
啵！
Bubble!
叶尘只出了一指，血色气盾立刻被捅出一个小洞，指劲隔空击在原宗博的后背上。
Ye Chen only displayed one finger and a small hole was immediately poked into the blood coloured Qi shield. The finger strength of the space separating attack struck Yuan Zongbo’s back.
身体被这一指给击的飞扑出去，原宗博大叫道：“不可能，一指就破了我的小血魔解体大法。”
His body flew out with the strike of this finger. Yuan Zongbo shouted out loudly: “Impossible! Only a finger broke my Small Blood Devil Disintegrating Technique!”
叶尘摇摇头，迅速追上去，暗道：原本我还没察觉，原来破虚指有着破除真气的效果，此时威力及不上剑气，但论破真气效果，剑气反而比不上，再配合上剑意，这一指算得上破真气的杀手锏。
Ye Chen shook his head and rapidly chased after him, monologuing: Orginally, I still had not sensed that the Void Fragmenting Finger actually had the effect of eliminating Zhen Qi. Its might is not up to par with the Sword Qi in this moment. However, when discussing the effect of the Broken Zhen Qi, the Sword Qi cannot compare to it at all. In addition to coordinating the Broken Zhen Qi with the Sword Intent, this finger could be considered as the Broken Zhen Qi’s killing weapon.
先前一霎那施展出六种不同的招式，其中就有破虚指，叶尘意外发现，破虚指针对真气时，威力还要在剑气之上，可惜的是，对武者的杀伤力有点弱，否则刚才那一指落下，原宗博不死也残。
The Void Fragmenting Finger was amongst one of those six different styles that had been displayed in that previous instant. Ye Chen unexpectedly realised that when the Void Fragmenting Finger was directed against the Zhen Qi, its might was still above that of the Sword Qi. The unfortunate thing was that the killing power that it had towards a Martial Artist was a little weak. If not, when that finger landed on Yuan Zongbo just now, he would have been disabled if not, dead.
“少侠，得饶人处且饶人，何必赶尽杀绝。”
“Young hero, where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them. There is no need to kill to the last one.”
就在叶尘快要追上原宗博，一道人影横空拦在前方，一掌拍了过来。
Just as Ye Chen was about to catch up to Yuan Zongbo, a shadow covered the sky and blocked the path ahead as a palm slapped towards him.
随着这一掌拍出，巨大的真气手印破空迸发，沉重万分，其上指纹清晰可见，一把便要抓住叶尘的身体，迅速制住他。
Following the slap of the palm, the enormous Zhen Qi palm burst forth as it broke through the air. It was extremely heavy and the fingerprints on the palm could clearly be seen. The palm wanted to grab ahold of Ye Chen’s body and rapidly restrict him.
叶尘脸色阴沉，蓄势待发的破虚指连连点中真气手印上。
Ye Chen’s complexion dulled and the Void Fragmenting Finger that he had accumulated energy for in waiting to use it landed again and again without fail on the Zhen Qi palm print.
瞬间，真气手印千疮百孔，破破烂烂。
In a flash, the Zhen Qi palm print was riddled with gaping holes and was in tattered pieces.
咦！
Eh!
那人略带惊讶，面带微笑的倒退回去。
That person was slightly shocked as he retreated with a smile on his face.
“哪里走！”刚才那一掌分明是针对他，叶尘岂会不知，心里产生杀意，叶尘抛下原宗博，追向此人，并趁机打量了对方一眼，此人一身棕色衣衫，相貌看上去五十多岁，脸上始终带着一副处事不惊的微笑，仿佛先前所做的一切只是开玩笑。
“Where are you going!” That palm was evidently directed towards him. How could Ye Chen not know? A killing intent arose in his heart. Ye Chen abandoned Yuan Zongbo and chased after that person, taking the opportunity to size the other party up. That person was dressed in brown coloured clothes and appeared to look over fifty years old. A smile that implied that he would not be alarmed when dealing with matters was plastered on his face since the start, as though everything he had previously done was only a joke.
对方见叶尘追上来，眉头皱起，“少侠，我是来劝架的，你怎的追我，也太蛮不讲理了吧！”
Seeing as Ye Chen had chased up to him, the opponent furrowed his brows, “Young hero, I have come to urge an end to stop the fight. How is it that you are chasing after me? Isn’t this too unreasonable as well!”