Chapter 88

Although these four people were working together for the first time, they had been together for a long time. Moreover, they had all suffered under Su Yi's sword just now. The moment they made their move, they showed remarkable coordination, as if they had grown up together and often practiced together as fellow disciples!

At this moment, the four people, either in front or behind, to the left or right, covered every vital point of Su Yi's body. Faced with an enemy like Su Yi, whom they had never seen before, they unleashed all their potential...

Su Yi was slightly annoyed. Damn it, he could clearly identify the weaknesses and vital points of each of the four when they attacked individually. However, now that they were working together, if he focused on any one of them, the other three would immediately launch fierce attacks, making the situation extremely difficult!

Forget it, since that's the case... then I'll attack all four at once!

With this thought, Su Yi's sword technique instantly transformed into the "Phantom Shadows" from the Nine Swords of Dugu, creating countless illusory sword shadows that descended from the air. In an instant, the area within a few meters was filled with intersecting sword shadows, and countless sword lights crisscrossed, enveloping all four in the attack!

"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang...!"

A series of crisp sounds rang out. In an instant, Su Yi's sword had clashed with Sha Tongtian's iron paddle seven times. At the same time, he deflected countless projectiles shot by Peng Lianhu... Unfortunately, due to the interference of the projectiles, Su Yi did not have enough time to infuse much true qi into his sword when it clashed with Sha Tongtian's weapon, allowing Sha Tongtian to completely withstand the fierce sword technique without any injury!

With a cold snort, Su Yi quickly retreated. As he retreated, his right arm suddenly raised, and the Qingming Sword was thrown high into the air. Then he extended both arms and simultaneously exchanged palm strikes with Liang Ziweng and Lingzhi Shangren, who were pursuing him!

Bang!!

Two muffled groans sounded, and Liang Ziweng and Lingzhi Shangren both retreated more than ten steps. Liang Ziweng, whose palm technique was slightly inferior to Lingzhi Shangren, already had a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth!

Successfully repelling the two, Su Yi could not help but feel a slight pain in his chest, but with the Nine Yang True Qi circulating spontaneously, the discomfort instantly disappeared...

"This kid has such deep internal strength!"

Liang Ziweng and Lingzhi Shangren were almost bitter to the point of choking. How could they continue fighting? The enemy's sword technique was superb, and he was not at a disadvantage against the four of them. His internal cultivation was far superior to theirs. Fighting two against one, he could even injure them, while he himself only turned pale for a moment and quickly regained his color, clearly not even injured!

Su Yi raised his right hand and caught the falling Qingming Sword. He felt deep regret. Unlike Tiebi Canglong, who specialized in external cultivation and the Golden Bell Cover, both Lingzhi Shangren and Liang Ziweng were experts with profound internal cultivation. One-on-one, it would be fine, but fighting two against one, his Heart-Shattering Palm could not completely incapacitate them, only severely injure them!

"Don't give that kid a chance to catch his breath!"

Peng Lianhu shouted, his arm extended, and countless projectiles flew towards Su Yi under the cover of the night. Then, Sha Tongtian and Peng Lianhu charged forward again, while Liang Ziweng and Lingzhi Shangren, despite the pain in their chests, had to force themselves to join the attack.

Using the "Arrow Breaking" technique, Su Yi's long sword created a curtain of sword shadows, instantly deflecting the countless projectiles. Then he engaged the four again!

At this moment, Sha Tongtian and the others tightly surrounded Su Yi, each using their best skills, exerting all their strength, and determined not to let him break out of the encirclement!

Although Su Yi was surrounded, he was not at a disadvantage. The basic sword techniques of slashing, chopping, intercepting, sweeping, thrusting, hooking, and stabbing, when used by him, were incredibly powerful. Each move made Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, and the others tremble with fear!

Especially Sha Tongtian and Peng Lianhu, who knew the true identity of the invincible Dugu Qiubai and had seen Su Yi practice sword techniques in the inner chambers of the mansion many times. They never imagined that the simple sword techniques they had dismissed would now be so powerful!

However, the four were not weak. Although they were flustered by Su Yi's attacks, they still managed to maintain a stalemate due to their numbers. This was already their best effort, and it was impossible to gain the upper hand!

"I'll go help!" Seeing Su Yi and the others in a stalemate, Guo Jing could not resist wanting to join the fight!

Huang Rong pulled Guo Jing back, "My silly brother, can't you see that they don't want your help? Look..." Huang Rong gently tugged at the collar of her robe, which Su Yi had slashed, clearly upset... She didn't care if this guy was there to save them; she only knew that her Jing brother had almost been killed by him. Although his sword technique was superb and unlikely to make mistakes, she was still worried about the possibility...

"Jing brother, let's leave now while no one is around. Haven't you already found the medicine? Hurry and go save Daozhang Wang. If we're not here, this young master can leave at any time."

"But... how can we abandon our savior?" Guo Jing firmly disagreed with Huang Rong's suggestion!

Huang Rong whispered a few more words, but Guo Jing stubbornly insisted that they could not abandon their savior, a simple phrase that outweighed all of Huang Rong's words, making her both moved by her lover's righteousness and worried for him!

...

"The young lady is right. You leaving would make things easier for me!"

At this moment, Su Yi, who was in the midst of the battle, spoke. Although he was tightly surrounded by Sha Tongtian and the others, his Nine Swords of Dugu became stronger when faced with strong opponents. With full effort, he showed no weakness. Hearing Guo Jing's words, he could not help but respond.

Sha Tongtian and the others were greatly alarmed. They had already exerted all their strength, even using all their might, but the opponent still appeared calm and composed. From the way he spoke, if he closed his eyes, one might think he was leisurely sipping tea and casually speaking!

Could he still have more strength to spare?!

This thought flashed through the minds of the four. Their attacks became even more fierce... They must not let him break out of the encirclement. Now, with the four of them working together, they could barely maintain a stalemate. If he broke out, they might not even have a chance to escape!

Especially Peng Lianhu and Sha Tongtian, who were quite fearful of Su Yi's ghost-like lightness.

At this moment, Su Yi was already exerting his full strength. The reason he could speak casually was due to the immense power of the Nine Yang True Qi, which did not require his deliberate control.

However, after more than three hundred moves against such strong opponents, Su Yi suddenly had an epiphany...

The Nine Swords of Dugu were said to have no fixed techniques, and he had always been striving in this direction, practicing by forgetting sword techniques... He had been trying to forget all the sword techniques he had learned, including the Phantom Shadows and the Quanzhen Sword Techniques. Although he had not completely succeeded, he had made some progress. Now, he realized that he might have fallen into a misconception!

If he truly forgot all the sword techniques, it would be fine, but Su Yi was not Zhou Botong, who had the talent to forget all techniques. The familiarity with the Quanzhen and Phantom Shadows sword techniques was deeply ingrained in him. Just now, despite forgetting most of these techniques, he had subconsciously used two moves from the Phantom Shadows!

The Nine Swords of Dugu emphasized spontaneity and freedom, but Su Yi had always been deliberately avoiding the techniques and postures of the Phantom Shadows and Quanzhen sword techniques, as if they were forbidden zones. This deliberate avoidance made the Nine Swords of Dugu fall short!

His current Nine Swords of Dugu were indeed powerful, but when facing ordinary experts, it was fine. If he encountered a true master, this fatal flaw would be exposed.

I have already far surpassed the Phantom Shadows and Quanzhen sword techniques in the realm of the Nine Swords of Dugu. As long as I can think of it, using the old techniques is not a problem! As long as I persist in studying the Nine Swords of Dugu, one day, only one set of techniques will remain in my memory—the Nine Swords of Dugu! At that time, the Quanzhen and Phantom Shadows sword techniques will be fully integrated into the Nine Swords of Dugu!

Su Yi finally understood. The Nine Swords of Dugu did not pursue the absence of techniques but the absence of any constraints. It was about techniques without any form, like a horse galloping freely in the sky. This was the true essence of the Nine Swords of Dugu!