Chapter 488: 488
A terrifying soul wave directly clashed against Xu Zhong’s mind, causing his body that had been flying swiftly to once again stop .
Mo Wen stepped in the air, and in a few paces, caught up with Xu Zhong . He slashed his sword downwards . His sword Qi was imposing .
Xu Zhong cursed inside . He could not wait to fight Mo Wen to the death . Just now, he was clearly already very cautious, preserving his primordial soul and preventing Mo Wen from once again releasing a soul attack . But he still could not block that frightening soul power’s onslaught .
This was infuriating . It was as though he obviously knew someone was going to do him harm, but he just could not evade it . Also, the person that was harming him was a person whose cultivation was beneath him .
Rip! Xu Zhong could not evade the blow in time . With a slash of the sword Qi, another one of his arms snapped off and dropped to the ground .
Although he was mentally prepared when the second soul attack came, and his reaction was much faster than when he was unprepared, he was still heavily affected . It was just a matter of a split second, but in a battle of experts, a split second mistake was enough to decide the outcome of the match .
Xu Zhong bit down on his teeth . His heart was enraged as he once again ran for his life . He did not believe that Mo Wen could keep releasing soul attacks . That was because it was written in old manuscripts that even for Primordial Soul realm immortal cultivators, releasing soul attacks would expend soul power . It basically could not be maintained for long .
“You can’t run . ” Mo Wen’s voice quietly came from behind . Then, a huge roar sounded in Xu Zhong’s mind again . His figure shook and was stunned at his position for a split second .
A beam of sword Qi came slashing down at this moment, cleaving Xu Zhong in front of his chest .
“Ah!” Xu Zhong roared . His eyes were crimson, like a feral beast . He had actually used his Golden Elixir realm body and rich Inner Qi to forcefully block the sword Qi .
The sharp sword Qi actually did not manage to split apart his body . It only left a wound so deep that it reached the bones . Blood and flesh were sent flying . His innards spilled out of his stomach, his intestines hanging out .
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“B*stard, even if I die, I will not let you go . ” Xu Zhong felt the world turn gray . A sense of despair welled up inside of him . He could not block Mo Wen’s soul attack at all . If he simply tried to run, then he would surely end up dead .
If one was not afraid of death, then naturally they would not fear anything else . Not only did Xu Zhong not try to escape, he even turned back and frantically pounced onto Mo Wen .
Mo Wen’s eyes flashed with a look of surprise . His expression turned slightly serious . A Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner was very difficult to kill . No matter whether it was their body or cultivation, they were all at a frightening level . Even in this condition, Xu Zhong was still a very big threat . In reality, it was always the injured beasts that were the most frightening .
“Die!” Mo Wen’s eyes flashed with a golden light . He once again unleashed a soul attack, sending it crashing towards Xu Zhong . Xu Zhong’s figure shuddered . As he got closer, another sword Qi came slashing down .
However, whether it was because Xu Zhong’s emotions were too wild, or because Mo Wen had used soul attacks too many times, the power of his attacks was decreasing . This time, the disturbing effect was only a third of the ones before . Xu Zhong’s eyes fell into a trance for a moment, then he recovered right away . In the nick of time, he had actually avoided the slash from the sword .
Bang! Xu Zhong furiously sent out a palm strike, its frenzied power crashing towards Mo Wen . Mo Wen raised his eyebrows and retreated, this time not going head-to-head with Xu Zhong . Right now, Xu Zhong was too frenzied . He hadn’t held back at all with his palm strike and it caused Mo Wen’s blood to churn .
“Brat, if you have balls, don’t run . ” Xu Zhong was so enraged, he coughed blood . Mo Wen had actually retreated with the look of a rogue . He had already damaged his vigor, throwing out attacks without any regard for his life . He could not sustain it for long .
“Only a fool would not run . If you have balls, come after me . ” Mo Wen laughed . Wasn’t it suicide going head-to-head with a Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner who was fighting to the death? Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioners were very strong in many aspects . It was too difficult to kill one without using spell talismans .
However, it was also because his current cultivation was too low . If he had later stage Embryonic Breathing realm cultivation, maybe it would be much easier to kill Xu Zhong .
“I’ll slash you . ” Mo Wen simply slashed out with his sword . At the same time, he once again unleashed another soul attack . The moment that Xu Zhong’s gaze flickered, the sword Qi instantly appeared in front of him . Once he recovered, he hastily dodged it . However, this slash was too quick . It missed his vital organs, but another bone-deep slash wound appeared on his body .
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“As expected of a Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner . Your body is indeed very strong,” Mo Wen exclaimed .
If it was an Embryonic Breathing realm ancient martial art practitioner, Mo Wen would have long since sliced him in two . However, it was also because he could not use his more powerful techniques as they took time to prepare and were too slow . By the time he got ready, his opponent would have long since regained consciousness . It could not be used together with the soul attack at all .
However, a simple slash from Mo Wen’s sword was also very terrifying . Xu Zhong, a Golden Elixir realm ancient martial art practitioner, had nearly been slashed into pieces by him .
“Brat, I will take you down with me!” Xu Zhong roared frenziedly . He dashed hysterically towards Mo Wen, with a kamikaze look . But Mo Wen did not go head-to-head with him, dodging left and right . When the enemy retreated he advanced and when the enemy advanced he retreated . He thoroughly implemented the style of guerilla tactics .
Xu Zhong was so angry that he coughed up tens of mouths of blood . Despite the words coming out of this mouth, he could not do anything against Mo Wen .
As time continued, Xu Zhong’s aura grew weaker and weaker . His strength was also frantically decreasing . He even found it difficult to maintain being in the air .
“Old thing, don’t struggle . You’d better just die quickly . If you don’t die soon, even I will pity you,” Mo Wen said with a voice full of pity as he waved the Sacred Fire Sword around .
“Ptui…I hate you!” Xu Zhong spat out a mouthful of fresh blood again . He raised his head to the sky and gave a long exclamation . His body twitched twice and then he furiously fell to the ground . He crashed onto the ground with a loud bang .
Mo Wen came down from the sky and stood on the crown of a tree . He looked at Xu Zhong’s corpse from afar, but he did not approach it . He just stood quietly with a depressed look . He looked like a melancholic poet appreciating the scenery of the mountains .
He did not go, and also did not move . Time passed by slowly . 15 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour…
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Suddenly, Xu Zhong, who was lying seemingly dead on the ground, sat up . His eyes were full of hate as he looked at Mo Wen . With his last strength, he roared loudly . “How could you know?”
“Because you are an idiot . ” Mo Wen pouted, staring at Xu Zhong as if he was indeed looking at a fool .
“I…” Xu Zhong opened his mouth and pointed at Mo Wen . After saying this one word, his head then dropped to one side . He had completely stopped breathing .
“This is really a tragic tale,” Mo Wen sighed with a melancholic look . He flew above Xu Zhong’s corpse and slashed off his head with a wave of his sword . Then he turned and flew out of the forest .
Before this, Mo Wen had branded Chen Zi with a Spirit Imprint . As long as she wasn’t too far away, Mo Wen could very easily find her .
Fifty miles away from Panli City, Chen Zi stood on top of a rock in the middle of a small pond . She quietly gazed at the blue waters of the pond, remaining motionless for quite some time .
Zou Guangbo was ragged . He knelt beside the pond washing his wounds . He had tens of wounds on his body . Obviously, when they were in the midst of fleeing for their lives, they had encountered a fierce battle . Right now, his face was pale . Clearly, his injuries were substantial . Chen Zi was also injured . Even the Phantom Wolf Cat at her feet was covered in wounds . Clearly, their escape from Panli City had not been easy .
“Young mistress, we should be on our way . Otherwise, those Jianyou Sect ancient martial art practitioners will find their way here,” Zou Guangbo said to Chen Zi as he simply bandaged the wounds on his body and stood up . Although they had escaped the encirclement, they could not stay here . Otherwise, the members of the Jianyou Sect would sooner or later find their way here .
“What about Mo Wen?” Chen Zi had a worried look .
“Young mistress, right now, we can barely protect ourselves . We can’t worry about others . Also, Mo Wen’s cultivation is comparable to the Golden Elixir realm . He won’t necessarily need to fear Xu Zhong . Even if he is not a match for Xu Zhong, he will certainly be able to defend himself . Instead, it should be us, with cultivation that is too low, who should be careful . ”
Zou Guangbo laughed bitterly . Only Xu Zhong could be a threat to Mo Wen . All the Embryonic Breathing realm ancient martial art practitioners of the Jianyou Sect in Panli City had left to hunt them down . Comparing the two scenarios, he believed that they were actually in greater danger . Rather than worry about Mo Wen, they should consider themselves first .
“What if he can’t find us?” Chen Zi frowned .
“Right now, he certainly will not be able to . However, you don’t have to worry . He should know that we are headed to Intentionless City . He will certainly choose to meet up with us there . ”
Zou Guangbo shook his head . They were already fifty to sixty miles away from Panli City . Along the way, in order to evade the Jianyou Sect’s hunt, they had not left behind any sort of markers at all . It would be almost impossible for Mo Wen to find them . It was only possible for all of them to meet up in the Intentionless City .
“Alright then . We’ll head to Intentionless City first . ” Chen Zi sighed . Right now she had no other choice .
She bent over to lift up the Phantom Wolf Cat lying at her feet . She gently stroked the wounds on its body . Her eyes were full of pity . Surprisingly, the Phantom Wolf Cat did not resist Chen Zi, quietly lying in her arms .
Just as they were preparing to once again start their journey and head towards Intentionless City, a scraping sound of footsteps suddenly sounded in the surrounding forest . There seemed to be more and more of them, as though quite a few people were heading over to surround the place .
“Not good . They’ve caught up . ” Zou Guangbo’s expression changed drastically . He frantically looked at the forest behind him . His expression was grim . They had just escaped from a group hunting them and now another group had actually caught them up .
“Run!” Zou Guangbo and Chen Zi looked at each other . Without another word, they fled to the other side of the forest .
The Jianyou Sect had numbers on their side . Aside from running, the two of them could not do anything else .
“Humph, trying to escape again? Let’s see where you escape to this time . ” A group of people walked out of the forest in front of them . Their leader was a middle-aged man . He had two small mustaches and a nose like an eagle’s beak . He was blind in one eye and wore a black cloth over it .
A group of Jianyou Sect ancient martial art practitioners swarmed in from both in front and behind them . The pincer attack managed to surround both Zou Guangbo and Chen Zi in one swoop .