Chapter 83. Die already.

At that moment, a sinister laugh emerged from among the ronin of the Qingyun Pavilion.

"Hehehe. For a Great Spirit Demon to threaten us, what kind of world is this becoming? Sir, do you need to use a bull's knife to kill a chicken? Let me handle it."

"Do you know that show-off?"

"He's a young punk who used to rob in Henan Province about twenty years ago."

The Great Spirit Demon, trembling, gritted his teeth and asked,

"Who are you?"

The Great Spirit Demon couldn't believe the current situation.

Since the Ye Shui massacre, the Galaxy Hall has been a terror in the martial world. And yet, this person was making such a fuss to the Guardian of the Galaxy Hall?

Guchien Nodou also laughed and said,

"What good would it do for a man about to die to know such things? It's annoying, so come quickly. Our young master doesn't like to waste time."

With that, Guchien Nodou drew his Willow Leaf Sword and strode forward.

His actions showed that he didn't give a damn about his opponent.

"Looks like you're a crazy old man!"

Even as he cursed, the Great Spirit Demon didn't move.

He was intimidated by the opponent's formidable aura.

He decided to watch how the old man would handle the ronin. Just one swing of the sword could reveal the opponent's skill, a reasonable approach.

As the Great Spirit Demon watched, the ronin hired by the Nanyang Merchant Association blocked Guchien Nodou's path.

But Guchien Nodou's steps didn't slow down.

When the ronin were within a yard, they drew their weapons.

"Stop!"

"What?"

In an instant, Guchien Nodou's Willow Leaf Sword sliced through the air.

Swoosh. Swoosh.

The arms of the ronin holding weapons fell off.

Realizing their arms were cut off, the ronin screamed and retreated.

"Ah!"

"Ugh!"

Guchien Nodou advanced, swinging his sword like a farmer harvesting crops.

In the blink of an eye, the ronin scattered.

No matter how skilled they were, they couldn't withstand Guchien Nodou's ruthless sword.

Next was the turn of the Hongfang.

The leader of the Hongfang, Tie Xue Da Jian Hong Dase, roared,

"Attack!"

But the members of the Hongfang hesitated and didn't dare to step forward.

Unable to bear it, Hong Dase raised his great sword and charged forward.

He used the Heaven and Earth Separation technique, striking his great sword from above.

"Scum! I am Tie Xue Da Jian Hong..."

Crack.

As he passed by, Guchien Nodou struck Hong Dase's forehead with the hilt of his sword.

Hong Dase collapsed with a groan.

It was an overwhelming display of martial prowess.

The intimidated members of the Hongfang cleared a path.

Guchien Nodou walked straight to the Great Spirit Demon and sneered,

"Hehe. Great Spirit Demon. Was it fun being the king in a mountain without a tiger?"

The Great Spirit Demon slowly drew his sword.

Though he didn't want to admit it, the opponent was a master who could not be defeated even by the combined forces of the ronin and the Hongfang.

"I know you are the Guardian of the Galaxy Hall, yet you dare to attack. You must be a bold old man. Not only you and the young master you serve, but also the organization you belong to... Huh!"

Swoosh.

Guchien Nodou suddenly attacked the Great Spirit Demon with his Willow Leaf Sword.

The Great Spirit Demon hastily swung his sword horizontally and vertically to block the attack.

Clang.

The Great Spirit Demon's face tensed.

In a single exchange, he realized how strong his opponent was.

Guchien Nodou pressed the Great Spirit Demon relentlessly, like a fish in water.

The Great Spirit Demon tried to intimidate him with the name of the Galaxy Hall but didn't get a chance to speak.

Clang. Clang. Clang. Clang.

Guchien Nodou swung his sword five times in quick succession and then suddenly stopped.

"The Galaxy Hall is nothing. Seeing how weak their Guardian is, it's not much."

The Great Spirit Demon felt a chill down his spine.

The opponent clearly didn't fear the Galaxy Hall.

"I am one of the Ten Cavalry of the Mingming Sect..."

The Great Spirit Demon, growing desperate, invoked the name of the Mingming Sect, but it didn't work.

A smile appeared on Guchien Nodou's face.

"Die already."

Guchien Nodou slowly lowered the tip of his sword to the ground.

The Great Spirit Demon quickly raised his sword in front of his chest and stared at the tip of Guchien Nodou's sword.

Swoosh.

Suddenly, a sound like a snake brushing against leaves came from the air.

"Ah!"

The Great Spirit Demon's eyes widened.

Suddenly, the sword qi shot up from the ground, aiming for his knees, waist, and neck.

The Great Spirit Demon gathered his inner energy and drew his sword in a diagonal line like lightning.

This was his famous technique, Great Spirit Flash.

The two strands of sword qi met in the middle and collided fiercely.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

The explosion echoed deafeningly.

Unable to withstand the impact, the Great Spirit Demon staggered.

At that moment, the tip of Guchien Nodou's Willow Leaf Sword, which had been pointing upwards, fell to the ground.

This was the Dragon Ascends to the Sky technique of the Guchien Style.

In an instant, a strand of sword qi pierced the Great Spirit Demon's chest.

Dark red blood gushed out of the hole in his chest.

"Y-You... You dare... The Mingming Sect is not... afraid..."

The Great Spirit Demon couldn't finish his sentence and his head dropped.

Guchien Nodou, confirming his opponent's death, turned around.

At that moment, something unexpected happened.

The Great Spirit Demon's head and limbs slowly moved, as if stretching.

"..."

The members of the Hongfang stepped back, their faces pale as if they had seen a ghost.

The atmosphere suddenly turned tense, and Guchien Nodou glanced back.

Their eyes met.

"Wow! I've seen everything in my life."

The Great Spirit Demon's eyes were completely filled with black qi, staring at Guchien Nodou without any white.

Guchien Nodou shivered from the eerie cold and muttered,

"You must have learned black magic from the Mingming Sect. This time, I'll make sure to kill you."

At that moment, the Great Spirit Demon's mouth opened.

"Kyaah!"

With a sharp scream, the Great Spirit Demon twisted his body.

Thud. Thud.

Surprisingly, every time he twitched, his clothes and skin burst open.

The martial artists of the Hongfang and the Nanyang Merchant Association were startled and retreated.

Guchien Nodou was equally bewildered.

Despite watching, he couldn't understand what was happening to the Great Spirit Demon's body.

The Great Spirit Demon's body, now stripped of his clothes, was bizarre.

He had grown about a foot taller and his body had swollen proportionally.

His exposed skin was red like lava, and black smoke emerged from the cracks.

Guchien Nodou's mouth dropped open at this unexpected transformation.

Could this monster still be the Great Spirit Demon?

If not the Great Spirit Demon, then what was it?

"Kwooo!"

With a roar, the Great Spirit Demon reached out to Guchien Nodou, who was nearby.

Startled, Guchien Nodou quickly cut off the Great Spirit Demon's hand with his Willow Leaf Sword.

Clang.

With a heavy sound, Guchien Nodou's Willow Leaf Sword was deflected.

Startled, Guchien Nodou took a step back and raised his sword.

The Dragon Ascends to the Sky technique of the Guchien Style was unleashed.

The sword qi from the Willow Leaf Sword struck the Great Spirit Demon's head.

Boom.

Black smoke rose from where the sword qi struck, but that was all.

The Great Spirit Demon, seemingly unaffected, continued to advance towards Guchien Nodou.

"Grurr!"

A beast-like sound came from the Great Spirit Demon's mouth.

"What, what? This guy. Die! Die!"

Guchien Nodou, stepping back, swung his Willow Leaf Sword continuously.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Each time the sword qi struck, black smoke rose from the Great Spirit Demon's body.

Despite this, the Great Spirit Demon remained alive.

Thud.

Guchien Nodou's back hit the outer wall of the Nanyang Merchant Association.

The Great Spirit Demon, having cornered Guchien Nodou against the wall, swung his hand like swatting a fly.

Startled, Guchien Nodou raised his Willow Leaf Sword to block the Great Spirit Demon's hand.

Bang.

"Ugh!"

A stifled groan escaped Guchien Nodou's mouth.

The impact was unimaginable, and his grip on the sword was torn.

Just one block, and his dantian already felt numb.

"Grurr..."

With a strange sound, the Great Spirit Demon swung his fist.

Guchien Nodou quickly adjusted his grip on the Willow Leaf Sword and gathered his inner energy.

His only thought was to survive.

At that moment, a sword flew from a distance and struck the Great Spirit Demon's back.

Thud. Thud.

The sword failed to penetrate the Great Spirit Demon's body and fell to the ground.

"Kaaa!"

The Great Spirit Demon turned around with a painful scream, seemingly looking for the one who attacked him.

The ronin of the Qingyun Pavilion, startled, fled like a swarm of locusts.

Lian Jieha, standing alone at the front, slowly extended his hand.

Swoosh.

The sword that had fallen at the Great Spirit Demon's feet flew into his hand.

"Air Fetching!"

Sow Jin's eyes widened.

He hadn't expected Lian Jieha to use Air Fetching.

Xiao Jiao, equally surprised, couldn't close her mouth.

After Guchien Nodou, now Lian Jieha.

An unimaginable battle was unfolding in the small city of Nanyang.

Xiao Jiao glanced at the Luoyang Five Heroes.

They seemed to already know Lian Jieha's prowess and remained calm.

'No wonder they were so patient.'

Indeed, even the leaders of the Seven Sects and Five Schools would be impressed by such a display.

While Xiao Jiao was distracted, the battle between the Great Spirit Demon and Lian Jieha had reached its climax.

From Lian Jieha's fingertips, the techniques of the Guchien Style flowed continuously.

Dragon Ascends to the Sky, Dragon Ascends to the Sky, Dragon Soars in the Wind, Dragon Roars in the Storm...

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The Great Spirit Demon, despite the storm of sword qi, slowly advanced.

Lian Jieha, seeing him getting closer, didn't retreat.

Finally, the distance between them narrowed to about three meters.

A distance where a single leap would bring them into contact.

The Great Spirit Demon's knees slightly bent, and he lunged at Lian Jieha like lightning.

In an instant, Lian Jieha leaped into the air.

The Great Spirit Demon's hand narrowly missed Lian Jieha's feet.

"Kwooo!"

With a roar, the Great Spirit Demon wildly swung his hands.

However, Lian Jieha, having leaped into the air, didn't fall to the ground.

Above the Great Spirit Demon's head, Lian Jieha's figure changed positions nine times.

This was the Nine Dragons Turn Over, a technique that awakens the dragon sleeping in the Eight Vessels and the Meridians.

Following this, the final technique of the Guchien Style, Thunder Divides the Form, was unleashed.

Rumble.

With a thunderous roar, sword qi fell from the sky.

Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom.

Nine lightning-like sword qi struck the Great Spirit Demon, causing his body to convulse.

The Great Spirit Demon, trembling, stood before Lian Jieha, who landed gracefully.

"Grurr..."

A boiling sound came from the Great Spirit Demon's mouth.

"Wow!"

Lian Jieha's mouth dropped open.

Surprisingly, this monster had survived the Thunder Divides the Form, which contained his full inner energy.