Chapter 99

The Sinful Sword?

"Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles." Jiang Wei, of course, had studied Fang Siqi's ultimate move, the "Sinful Sword," which was said to harness the power of one's own sins to unleash an incredibly powerful attack.

Sin, in itself, is a form of power.

Take Meng Feiyun, for example. When he first entered the Ghost Realm, his soul strength was not particularly high. However, because he was shrouded in the bloodlight of sin, his power far exceeded that of ordinary ghosts.

Fang Siqi's sins, though not yet concentrated enough to produce the bloodlight of sin, were sufficient to support his ultimate move, the "Sinful Sword."

One strike, and a ghost cultivator at the peak of the Divine Meeting stage would likely be annihilated, leaving not a trace behind. Even a Soul Condensation stage ghost would be injured!

It was this move that had earned Fang Siqi his reputation.

"I also have a sword technique I would like to present to Senior Brother Fang for your guidance!" Jiang Wei said. "But this technique is one I've only recently learned, and I haven't mastered it well yet..."

Fang Siqi immediately understood Jiang Wei's implication. "Junior Brother Jiang, there's no need to hold back. On the arena, life and death are not to be discussed. Just come at me with all you've got!" On the surface, Fang Siqi appeared magnanimous, but in his heart, he was sneering with disdain. "How long have you been in the Ghost Realm? How many sword techniques have you seen? Even if you have high insight, how powerful could your sword technique be? Trying to show off in front of me... I'll show you the cost of such arrogance!"

Fang Siqi didn't believe that a mere ghost who had only been in the Ghost Realm for a few months could have a sword technique that surpassed his own!

After exchanging polite greetings, both sides fell silent and began to prepare their ultimate moves with ulterior motives.

"Swish!"

Sinful bloodlight suddenly emerged from Fang Siqi's ghost horns. Under the influence of his soul energy, this bloodlight continuously flowed into the long sword in his hand.

At the same time, Jiang Wei noticed that Fang Siqi's soul energy was rapidly depleting, and his soul strength was sharply declining. What was originally a hundredfold soul strength quickly dropped to ninety, eighty, seventy... until it finally stabilized at thirty.

Jiang Wei saw clearly that most of Fang Siqi's soul energy had been channeled into the sword along with the sinful bloodlight, while the rest was consumed in the process of channeling the bloodlight. After all, harnessing the power of sin was no easy task!

"A thousand injuries to the enemy, but eight hundred to oneself!" Jiang Wei shook his head. This move was a great harm to the user; it would take Fang Siqi a long time to recover his strength after using the Sinful Sword.

All of this seemed to happen slowly, but in reality, it occurred in the blink of an eye. Soon, Fang Siqi's Sinful Sword was fully prepared. Even before the sword was unleashed, the overwhelming energy could be felt!

"So powerful!"

"Senior Brother Fang's Sinful Sword is even more formidable than before!"

"Once Senior Brother Fang accumulates enough sins, his strength might rival that of Zeng Jingluo and others!"

These comments came from Fang Siqi's followers.

For the vast majority of ghosts, sin was something to be avoided at all costs, for fear that it would harm their next life. However, for the top disciples of the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion, accumulating and utilizing the power of sin was a joy—because their yin lifespan could be much, much longer than that of ordinary ghosts!

Even...

Endless yin lifespan!

With an endless yin lifespan, there was no need to worry about the next life; one only needed to live well in this life!

Therefore, disciples at Fang Siqi's level often deliberately accumulated sins. And the more sins Fang Siqi accumulated, the more powerful his Sinful Sword became!

"Alas!" Seeing the power of Fang Siqi's move, Lin Nianluo couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that a precious jade talisman will be wasted!" Lin Nianluo didn't believe that Jiang Wei could withstand this move on his own strength.

The stronger one's strength, the better one's judgment. Jiang Wei accurately assessed Fang Siqi's move: "This move is indeed powerful enough to instantly kill most ghost cultivators at the peak of the Divine Meeting stage!"

However, Jiang Wei wasn't impressed by this level of power. With Jiang Wei's strength, even without using the "Flowing Water Sword Manual," he could easily kill ordinary ghost cultivators at the peak of the Divine Meeting stage. Of course, to deal with a ghost cultivator at Fang Siqi's level, he would need to use a secret technique.

"Perfect, let's see how you fare!" Jiang Wei calmly looked at the fiercely murderous Fang Siqi.

Since achieving a minor mastery of the "Flowing Water Sword Manual," Jiang Wei had never had the chance to test it. It wasn't that Jiang Wei didn't want to, but he simply couldn't find a suitable test subject—given Jiang Wei's soul strength, only a Soul Condensation stage ghost would be qualified to be his test subject!

"Junior Brother Jiang, watch carefully!"

At this moment, Fang Siqi's eyes emitted an eerie light, as if his rationality was clouded by the influence of sin.

Controlling sin was no easy task!

With that, Fang Siqi's Sinful Sword, carrying an overwhelming force, rushed straight at Jiang Wei. This sword was like a venomous dragon, ready to unleash terrifying energy upon contact with Jiang Wei.

"Ha ha ha, come on!" Jiang Wei laughed, advancing instead of retreating.

In fact, if Jiang Wei unleashed his full strength, he could easily dodge Fang Siqi's attack with his speed. However, one of the main reasons Jiang Wei had come to this competition was to take the opportunity to eliminate Fang Siqi. Now that the chance had come, how could Jiang Wei let it slip away?

"Life and death are not to be discussed, this is perfect!"

"Senior Brother Fang, farewell!"

Jiang Wei's excited shouts went unheard by Fang Siqi.

"Flowing Water Sword!"

Jiang Wei directly unleashed the "Flowing Water Sword Manual."

Instantly, the long sword in Jiang Wei's hand began to dance in a unique rhythm.

The sword did not slash forward relentlessly but instead made a slight forward slash, then quickly retracted, then slashed forward again, and retracted, repeating this cycle like waves. In an instant, the long sword in Jiang Wei's hand had oscillated dozens of times.

Moreover, this oscillation had a very subtle rhythm; to the onlookers, it seemed like watching waves crash against the shore.

"What a beautiful sword technique!"

This was the impression of the onlookers.

However, Jiang Wei knew that the sword he was wielding was not just for show; the power it contained made even Jiang Wei feel a sense of trepidation.

"This power should be more than enough to kill Fang Siqi!"

At that moment, Jiang Wei's long sword finally clashed with Fang Siqi's sword.

Boom!

The power of Fang Siqi's Sinful Sword instantly erupted in full force.