Translated by: La0o9
Proofreader: Arya
After saying such a self-satisfied thing, Shannu looked at Wang Hong Dao .
Wang Hong Dao’s expression was now very grim .
“Even if it’s two against one, both of you are no match for me” he said .
“Why is the elder so sure?” Shannu asked .
“I’ve trained with the Blade longer than the both of you have lived”
He drew the long Blade off his back .
The jet black Blade was surrounded with agonizing screeches as it was drawn .
Even the sound of the battle drums were overshadowed .
Taking a closer look, you’d see grey shadows drifting about the shaft of the Blade .
After lingering for a short moment, when the shadows found no spirit energy to sustain themselves, they slowly disappeared .
This Blade was long and slender, rather than a weapon to be used in close combat, it was closer to a medium used to unleash spells .
The Corpse King Blade .
Finally, another person who could make Wang Hong Dao draw this Blade showed up .
Gu Qing Shan stared at his blade, muttering: “I’ve never seen such a strange Blade”
Wang Hong Dao stroked the shaft of his Blade, mumbling: “Those who met this Blade are all dead”
“This Blade contains unimaginable power, unfortunately, I can’t use spirit energy now”
While saying so regretfully, his presence suddenly changed .
“No matter, it’s been so many years since I last truly used Blade techniques”
Immense killing intent rose from Wang Hong Dao’s body .
At this point, he was already forced into a corner, forced to give up all his calculations and use his Blade skills to risk his life in a battle with the opponent .
At this very moment, he finally seemed like a real Blade user .
Gu Qing Shan stopped his feet .
He stood still in place, not moving forward .
“Gongzi?” Shannu sent her voice asking .
“Wait”
“Yes”
Shannu also stopped with him .
They were about a half a dozen feet away from Wang Hong Dao .
Wang Hong Dao was already fully prepared for one final melee combat .
But Gu Qing Shan didn’t advance at all .
He just stood there with his sword, seemingly looking for a weak spot in Wang Hong Dao’s guard .
Wang Hong Dao held his Blade tightly, using it as a shield to block in front of himself .
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
The battle drums did not cease .
As Wang Hong Dao carefully listened to the sound of the drums, his unwavering presence that appeared just now slowly disappeared .
He was smiling triumphantly .
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“18 breaths’ worth of time left, you won’t kill me”
Wang Hong Dao raised his Corpse King Blade to block in front of himself .
He continued .
“I’ve been calculating how long is left all this time . In just 15 breaths, the quarantine formation will be repaired, when I’m able to use spirit energy again, I’ll make sure you stay alive just enough to feel every last spell I have on this Blade”
This was a provocation .
Wang Hong Dao quickly began to calculate again .
Because there really wasn’t that much time left .
15 breaths more, as long as I can endure for that long .
This brat will be nothing against the power of a Cryptic realm cultivator like myself .
Gu Qing Shan completely ignored his words .
It wasn’t until Wang Hong Dao confirmed the time that remained that he started to move .
He took one step forward
Shannu followed suit .
Both of them sped up in an instant .
Wang Hong Dao raised his Blade to receive them .
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
The drumming was becoming more rapid .
The killing intent that filled the air became so dense that it was getting hard to breathe .
Without any flashy lights or effects, the two swords and the Blade directly clashed .
The Blade drew a gleaming arc to block in front .
Both swords moved forward and pursued it relentlessly, attacking 36 times in a short moment .
Not backing down, the Blade was also moving quickly, weaving back and forth between the two swords’ attacks .
Taking advantage of a gap, Wang Hong Dao forced both Gu Qing Shan and Shannu back .
Over 1000 years of training certainly did bring his Blade skills up to its peak .
Gu Qing Shan and Shannu couldn’t help but step back .
The Blade drew another arc, but didn’t pursue them and instead returned to cover its master .
Wang Hong Dao also purposefully took a step back .
This was the most beneficial decision for him right now .
Because he already had a good grasp on his opponent’s level of swordsmanship .
Wang Hong Dao’s heart slowly calmed down .
Only 10 breaths left, there’s no need to risk and try to end it right now .
As long as I can protect myself and endure for 10 more breaths .
As soon as that time is up and the quarantine formation resumes operation, I’ll be able to use spirit energy .
At that time, killing this brat will be as easy as weeding the grass .
This is an assured victory!
Wang Hong Dao was determined .
Gu Qing Shan and Shannu both dashed forward again, swords swinging .
Wang Hong Dao held his Blade and took a defensive stance .
For the next few moments, swords and Blade clashed countless times, not leaving a single gap in between each strike .
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
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The drumming suddenly started to slow, no longer as rapid as before .
5 breaths left!
Shannu stepped back, Gu Qing Shan stepped forward .
Their two swords alternated attacking .
Wang Hong Dao swung three times in a row to parry their attacks and took a step backwards .
The opponent also can’t use his sword techniques, and without spirit energy, he can’t even form a sword phantom .
Blocking such attacks was easy, if I really couldn’t then I can just retreat .
Without sword phantoms to extend the reach, as long as I keep retreating, their attacks will ever only miss .
There were only a few breaths’ worth of time left, no need to risk anything .
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Shannu stepped forward and swung downwards .
The sword and Blade clashed again .
Wang Hong Dao abruptly used some strength to push Shannu back .
Always retreating also isn’t a good idea, some attacks are necessary to make sure that there’s still room left to retreat .
Dong! Dong!
The drumming slowed greatly .
2 breaths left
Wang Hong Dao was silently laughing .
Time’s almost up!
When Shannu was flying backwards, Gu Qing Shan stepped forward .
He attacked .
Wang Hong Dao hesitated, parrying with his Blade while retreating .
The final breath!
The sword suddenly sped up!
Wang Hong Dao’s pupils dilated .
So fast!
So fierce!
This attack trounces every attack that came before it combined .
As if every attack before that was to lull the opponent into a sense of false security, building up to this final strike .
This strike was unavoidable!
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
The drums resounded for the last few times before going completely silent .
The floating island regained its silence .
Total silence .
Wang Hong Dao and Gu Qing Shan stood still across from each other .
“You… why didn’t you dodge…”
Wang Hong Dao coughed up some blood with an expression of disbelief .
His Blade had pierced Gu Qing Shan’s chest all the way through .
Gu Qing Shan said nothing .
The Earth sword had also fully pierced through Wang Hong Dao’s body, so deep that Gu Qing Shan’s hand was already touching Wang Hong Dao .
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Oong!
The large-scale quarantine formation began to move again .
The black jaws in the sky slowly disappeared .
Without sensing any spirit energy at all, the realm demon’s unconscious offshoots begrudgingly left .
Wang Hong Dao was unbelievably glad .
I can use spirit energy now!
Intense spirit energy waves started to flow from Wang Hong Dao’s body .
Letting go of his Blade, Wang Hong Dao wanted to cast a spell .
But at the same time, Gu Qing Shan disappeared .
Gu Qing Shan brought both Wang Hong Dao’s Blade and his own Earth sword and disappeared without a trace .
Divine Skill, [Shadow Shift]!
At almost the same time, Shannu appeared where he originally stood .
Shannu’s hand was already reached out, touching Wang Hong Dao exactly where Gu Qing Shan did before .
Wang Hong Dao roared impatiently, throwing out a spell to force her away .
But Shannu stood still as she was unaffected by any spell!
In her hand was a jade tag .
Tian Shan Ye’s jade tag!
Regardless of what trap or spell was imbued in this jade tag, it wouldn’t affect Shannu at all .
But Wang Hong Dao wasn’t that fortunate .
As soon as the jade tag touched Wang Hong Dao, it began to release a dim light .
Since the quarantine formation was now running, the light only probed around for a split second before turning into the figure of a cultivator .
The Sword and Blade dual master, Tian Shan Ye!
Taking only a single glance, he quickly understood Wang Hong Dao’s current situation .
“My disciple, I didn’t think this would be how we would meet again”
Tian Shan Ye was showing a triumphant smirk as he looked at Wang Hong Dao’s face .
Jumping out from the jade tag, he went straight into Wang Hong Dao’s body without any resistance .
The take-over will now begin!
Wang Hong Dao’s expression warped intensely as he was trembling .
“No!”
A great battle was about to unfold inside his head .
This was a battle of soul vessels, where the winner would gain control of both this body and its Cryptic realm cultivation .
“If you try to fight me now, both of us will die . Let me deal with the current situation first, then I’ll get you a new body!” Wang Hong Dao hurriedly said .
“If you go back on your words?” his voice changed, asking in a low but forceful voice .
This was Tian Shan Ye questioning him .
Immediately, Wang Hong Dao’s voice became high-pitched as he spoke like he was swearing an oath: “I’ll be struck down by heaven and earth!”
“Good!”
At the very next moment, Wang Hong Dao’s eyes regained clarity .
Tian Shan Ye actually let go of his 1000-year grudge and gave up on fighting for that body .
In not even a second, he and his disciple formed a ceasefire from mutual understanding .
He wanted to live .
Wang Hong Dao also wanted to live .
A grudge was nothing compared to being able to live!
These two master and disciple smoothed things over so quickly and so decisively that no one could predict this .
Wang Hong Dao’s spirit energy started to circulate again .
When Shannu noticed the problem, she had already activated another thaumaturgy .
Smiting thaumaturgy, [Severance]!
An arc of lightning erupted from her hand as it went into Wang Hong Dao’s body .
Wang Hong Dao’s gathered spirit energy instantly scattered as his body went into a blank state .
For 3 seconds, neither him nor Tian Shan Ye was able to control this body .
[Severance] was a powerful thaumaturgy that no living being was immune to .
Shannu disappeared .
The second [Shadow Shift]!
Gu Qing Shan once again appeared where she was .
Light erupted from his body as he already finished his hand seal, already prepared for this exact moment .
All his preparations were done for this one exact moment!
He swung the Earth sword with his full power .
The blinding white sword phantom formed from the 86,370,000 tons Earth sword slashed through the air .
As blood spilled, a severed head flew to the sky .
Wang Hong Dao was beheaded!
Shannu appeared again by Gu Qing Shan’s side, swinging her sword twice at the headless body .
The first strike cut off the string on Wang Hong Dao’s gem ornament .
After taking Wang Hong Dao’s storage item in hand, Shannu triggered the second strike .
Secret Art, [Torrent]
A tsunami-like rush of sword phantoms came out, decimating Wang Hong Dao’s headless body into nothingness .
Like this, even if Tian Shan Ye and Wang Hong Dao had any hidden trump cards, they wouldn’t be able to revive anymore .
Gu Qing Shan quickly jumped forward chasing after the severed head .
The head still had an expression of total disbelief .
As a Cryptic realm cultivator, Wang Hong Dao still wasn’t dead .
However, after losing his body, no matter how powerful he was or how much life force he had, death was only a matter of time .
“You killed me!? Ahaha, you really killed me!?” Wang Hong Dao broke into a frenzied laugh .
“Wonderfully devious! Wonderfully shrewd! I never thought such psychological warfare was possible!”
Wang Hong Dao’s expression suddenly changed, his tone became calm: “Young man, find me a body, I will teach you my secret to Sword and Blade dual mastery”
This was Tian Shan Ye’s tone .
Gu Qing Shan smirked: “Senior, the reason you sacrificed a split soul was to wait for a moment just like this, didn’t you?”
“Split soul… no, no one should know about that in this world, no one should have ever seen it, how did you know!?”