Chapter 22

"Blazing Blood Slash! Die!"

As the leader spoke, his long sword slashed forward with a force as swift as lightning.

Xu Wuzhou tried to dodge, but the leader was too fast, so fast that if Xu Wuzhou retreated, he might be struck by the sword.

The long sword, enveloped in a blinding blood-red aura, came fiercely, making Xu Wuzhou's heart race.

He did not dare to underestimate it; the blood qi within his body surged violently, and the blood qi from the seven blood-colored rivers all rushed to the sword.

The two weapons collided at a tricky angle.

"Boom!"

A powerful shockwave erupted, impacting the cobblestone street and lifting the stones, which crashed into the surroundings with a continuous clatter.

Both figures retreated, Xu Wuzhou's arm trembling, and the cobblestone he stood on had already turned to powder.

"Huh! His strength is excessively powerful."

Yu Feng, looking at Xu Wuzhou who had actually blocked the attack, exclaimed in surprise and asked Dai Yaoyao, "Do you have such formidable strength at the Seventh Rank of the Innate Realm?"

"To actually block a warrior of the same rank using pure strength while the other used a combat technique."

Dai Yaoyao's beautiful eyes flickered over Xu Wuzhou, and she was also surprised; such strength indeed exceeded her expectations.

"Did you notice any sword intent on his sword just now?"

Dai Yaoyao asked Yu Feng, as she was too far away to sense it clearly.

Yu Feng muttered, "If you couldn't sense it, I definitely couldn't."

The leader of the black-robed men did not expect Xu Wuzhou to block his attack, his expression slightly stiffened, but the ferocity on his face intensified: "Second and Third, attack together, finish this quickly, and kill him."

"Yes!"

The second man no longer had the idea of torturing Xu Wuzhou; this guy was too powerful.

They needed to resolve the situation quickly to avoid any unexpected changes.

At this moment, the three men's blood qi erupted, and the patterns in their palms condensed into inscriptions, which then merged with their long swords.

All three simultaneously used combat techniques, and they were all Blazing Blood techniques.

At this moment, Xu Wuzhou's expression changed; he was already at a disadvantage against one of them, and with three attacking together, his chances of survival were slim.

The second man slashed first, his long sword carrying a torrent of blood qi, sweeping in with a vicious and ruthless strike aimed directly at Xu Wuzhou's chest.

Xu Wuzhou resisted with his violent blood qi, colliding fiercely with him.

"Bang!" The sound of weapons clashing echoed as two blood-red lights collided, generating a terrifying shockwave that seemed to shake the air itself.

Cobblestones flew everywhere, and Xu Wuzhou had no strength left to avoid them. One stone hit his chest, the sharp edge cutting a wound on his body, blood seeping through and staining his clothes red.

"Annoyed to the core! With the Wheel of Reincarnation and my Extinction Sword, you are still so weak."

A voice suddenly exploded in Xu Wuzhou's mind, and he knew who it was.

It was the old man who had taught him medical skills and the Extinction Sword, but... didn't he say his residual soul couldn't sustain itself and would be completely extinguished?

The old man didn't care about Xu Wuzhou's thoughts and spoke rapidly, "In the path of cultivation, the cultivation of realms is the cultivation of strength.

However, equally important to the cultivation of realms is the cultivation of combat techniques.

The cultivation of combat techniques is the cultivation of the application of strength.

A warrior with only strength is of no use.

It's like a mountain; although it is incredibly heavy, it can't move, so what's the point?

It can't even kill someone.

This requires the application of strength. With strong combat techniques, achieving the effect of moving a thousand pounds with four ounces is not impossible, just like using a small force to lift a huge stone with a lever.

The cultivation of realms and combat techniques are both important and complementary.

The path of cultivation is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and cultivate the great way of heaven and earth.

Whether cultivating realms or combat techniques, the goal is to attain the Dao.

Therefore, the application of martial techniques also evolves from the Dao.

The Dao is formless and intangible, mysterious and profound.

The Dao itself cannot be manifested, but the sages of old, with their extraordinary talents, used various forces to carry the Dao, thereby materializing it, which is the Dao pattern.

The combat technique inscriptions are inscribed with Dao patterns.

These three men's Dao patterns are very rudimentary, so they can inscribe them even without reaching the Dao.

You have my Extinction Sword, yet you can't even handle such rudimentary combat techniques. You should just kill yourself."

The old man spoke a lot in one breath, his voice becoming weaker and more furious.

"Extinction Sword?"

Xu Wuzhou was puzzled.

"The Extinction Sword is imprinted deep in your soul. You can use it with a single thought, yet you pay no attention to it. I want to beat you to death."

The old man was furious.

The soul-deep communication took only an instant, and Xu Wuzhou was about to sense it more carefully but noticed the three men's momentum pressing down again.

"Attack together, kill him!"

The leader of the black-robed men shouted, his eyes flashing with icy killing intent. Blood qi intertwined within him, forming an inscription, which overlapped nine times.

The other two also displayed the same combat technique, attacking Xu Wuzhou together.

Three Seventh Rank Innate Realm experts using combat techniques simultaneously, at this moment, a violent blood qi shockwave swept the street, causing the cobblestones to crack and shatter into powder.

The long swords glowed with blood-red light, carrying a fierce killing intent, aiming to completely slay Xu Wuzhou.

Yu Feng suddenly stood up; Xu Wuzhou couldn't even handle one of them, let alone three attacking together. He was about to rush down from the pavilion to save Xu Wuzhou.

"Wait a bit longer!"

Dai Yaoyao said.

"If we wait any longer, he'll die!"

Yu Feng muttered, about to jump down.

This demoness was always ruthless, perhaps in her eyes, Xu Wuzhou's death was no big deal, but this boy had helped him with his eyes and detoxification, so Yu Feng felt he could save him.

However, before Yu Feng could jump down, he saw Xu Wuzhou's sword suddenly tremble violently, and a piercing sword intent surged out.

The entire world seemed to freeze for a moment as the sword intent emerged, and a cold aura made the surrounding temperature drop sharply.

"Really, it's sword intent!"

Dai Yaoyao stared intently at Xu Wuzhou; this sword intent was very powerful.

"He has comprehended sword intent at the Innate Realm?"

Yu Feng was stunned; such talent could be considered exceptional.

However, although the sword intent made him stronger, blocking one person was manageable, but against three, he was still doomed.

"Look again!"

Dai Yaoyao pointed to the scene.

Yu Feng looked over and straightened his body. He saw Xu Wuzhou's blood qi surge out wildly, condensing into Dao patterns in his hand, and finally forming an inscription.

The inscription was very complex, and Xu Wuzhou's sword intent surged even more.

"This combat technique is comparable to a third-grade technique."

Yu Feng said.

Dai Yaoyao nodded, sensing Xu Wuzhou's momentum rising.

A third-grade combat technique was already very strong.

At least, it could match these three.

But the next moment, Dai Yaoyao's smooth, delicate feet stomped the ground, her eyes shooting a sharp light, staring intently at Xu Wuzhou.

In the scene, Xu Wuzhou's mind connected with his soul, and with a thought, the sword intent poured out, and one of the moves of the Extinction Sword moved at will.

At this moment, Xu Wuzhou felt his blood qi being violently extracted, as if by a pump.

The extracted blood qi instantly formed Dao patterns, which intertwined to form an inscription.

The inscription was complex, with countless lines, extremely profound.

This single inscription completely drained Xu Wuzhou's blood qi.

It appeared in his palm and merged with the sword in his hand.

In an instant, everything in the world dimmed, even the bright moon in the sky seemed to disappear.

Centered on Xu Wuzhou, there was only the sword intent.

As the sword intent trembled, the world seemed to moisten, and a strong wind arose.

Rain and wind appeared out of nowhere, pouring down from the sky.

"Extinction Sword... Rainstorm Cutting Ancient Peaks!"

Xu Wuzhou unconsciously shouted these words, and as he spoke, the world trembled violently. His sword glowed brightly, and with one strike, carrying the wind and rain, it slashed toward the three men.

Everything happened in a flash.

The three men's expressions changed, sensing the abnormality.

They tried to retreat, but they had been too eager to kill Xu Wuzhou and had attacked with all their might, leaving no time to retreat.

Xu Wuzhou's sword seemed to draw the wind and rain into itself.

With one strike, the wind and rain moved, and the sword qi was sharp and fierce.

A white expanse covered the sky, like a vast ocean surging with terrifying waves.

The three black-robed men felt a chill all over their bodies as they tried to block with their long swords.

But the sword qi, like countless fine rain threads, cut through their bodies with the speed of the wind.

Their long swords could not block it, and they saw their limbs and bodies being severed.

Blood flowed out, staining the ground red.

"Impossible, how can an Innate Realm warrior perform a combat technique comparable to a fifth-grade technique!"

Yu Feng stood there, his body frozen, staring in shock at the scene below.

"It's not a fifth-grade combat technique, but... he has entered the Dao."

Dai Yaoyao looked at Xu Wuzhou for the first time with a serious expression, disbelief in her eyes.

"With one strike, the wind and rain are startled.

In the Innate Realm, who do you know can perform such a sword technique?"

Dai Yaoyao asked Yu Feng.

"Sword Obsession, Chen Jinghong!"

Yu Feng's eyes widened as he looked at Dai Yaoyao, "You don't think this strike can rival Sword Obsession, do you?"

"Not just think, but we saw it with our own eyes.

Linfan City is truly interesting, living up to its reputation as a place of talented people."

Dai Yaoyao said, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Xu Wuzhou, her thoughts unknown.

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