Free Web NovelChapter 5: Chapter 5: Fierce Battle
Gu Yun’s eyes went cold. He took a step, his form flickering like a phantom as the light of his saber flashed and he charged Bai Mo.
They clashed with a sharp SSSSHK!
Gu Yun couldn’t handle the immense power behind Bai Mo’s fist and was sent flying.
Gu Yun instinctively used the Wandering Dragon Step, catching himself on a large tree to halt his momentum and quickly spinning around.
He unleashed his Blade Momentum, and a blue electric light flared. With an upward slash, his saber seemed to tear the very air apart!
Bai Mo’s body was harder than steel, but now, his arm was split open. The Blade Qi that passed through him sliced a fissure nearly thirty feet long into the ground beneath him!
Just then, Xiao Chen shot into the air, Silver Spear in hand. He dove down, his weapon cutting through the air in a wide arc aimed at Bai Mo.
Bai Mo sensed danger. He tried to dodge, but found himself locked in place by a powerful aura.
A cold glint of light appeared above his head. The next moment, the very air seemed to explode as the Silver Spear, like a silver dragon, thundered down upon him.
The cold glint arrives first, followed by the spear, striking like a dragon!
This was the essence of the Spear Technique, the secret to a single, killing blow.
’Xiao Chen actually unleashed Spear Momentum!’
Bai Mo’s head exploded, blood erupting in a violent torrent.
Had an ordinary person suffered such a grievous wound, they would be beyond dead.
WHOOSH!
The dark red blood from Bai Mo’s severed right arm and exploded head acted like a viscous glue, connecting and pulling the pieces of his body back together.
The wounds healed at a visible rate.
Not only that, but with a sharp CRACK, Bai Mo’s hands broke off at the wrists. Propelled by a dark green power, they shot toward Gu Yun and Xiao Chen.
The nails on the disembodied hands grew instantly, becoming as sharp as daggers.
One aimed for Gu Yun’s head, the other for Xiao Chen’s chest.
A Demon Technique. This was an innate talent unique to Demon Fiends, a power they were born with. These techniques were strange and varied—some allowed a Demon Fiend to spew fire, summon tidal waves, call down Thunder, or corrode all matter.
Bai Mo called his Demon Technique ’Sundering’!
He could voluntarily detach his own limbs and head, controlling them with Demonic Power to attack his enemies like Flying Swords!
Gu Yun’s heart tightened. ’It’s here!’ He gripped his saber with both hands, bringing it down hard on the incoming claw while unleashing a torrent of Thunderous Blade Qi!
As Gu Yun’s Thunder Listening Saber met the claw, Blade Qi erupted and Thunder roared with a loud SIZZLE. The claw was obliterated by the raging energy, sending flesh and blood flying!
Meanwhile, Xiao Chen summoned flames from thin air, which wreathed his Spear Momentum. He used this power to sweep the other claw aside. Gu Yun realized Xiao Chen was using a fire-based Cultivation Technique.
Taking such repeated, heavy damage—even having his head destroyed by the spear—was not fatal to Bai Mo. However, recovering from it consumed a vast amount of Demonic Power and caused him excruciating pain. This drove him to the brink of madness, his dark-green pupils turning completely bloodshot!
Just then, Li Xingyue materialized dozens of silver sword phantoms in the air, which shot swiftly toward Bai Mo!
Bai Mo dodged frantically. He could have blocked them, but he no longer had enough Demonic Power to recover from another serious injury.
Even so, a few of the sword phantoms inevitably struck him. While they couldn’t cause any substantial harm, they were a significant annoyance.
"AAAAAGH! You all deserve to die! I’m going to kill you! I’ll tear you to shreds!" Bai Mo roared, utterly enraged.
From Bai Mo’s newly healed body, the head once again detached from the neck. The ferocious Demon Fiend’s head roared and shrieked.
It swerved around Gu Yun and shot straight for Li Xingyue, whom it perceived as the weakest. Opening its cavernous maw to reveal rows of sharp fangs, it lunged for Li Xingyue’s neck.
Yet Li Xingyue remained unfazed. His eyes cold, he slashed his sword upward at the Demon Fiend’s head. The resulting Sword Qi erupted like a Flood Dragon soaring into the sky.
The very instant Li Xingyue’s blade met the Demon Fiend’s head, Gu Yun moved. He instantly executed the Wandering Dragon Step, his movement as graceful as a soaring swan, as fluid as a roaming dragon, leaving only an afterimage in his place.
And Gu Yun was already upon it, channeling the power of a thunderclap as he unleashed the third form of the Wind and Thunder Saber Technique: Wind and Thunder Annihilation. His Blade Qi surged skyward, crackling with immense power.
He slashed down at the Demon Fiend’s head.
Panic flashed in its eyes; it wanted to flee but was powerless to escape.
With a loud BOOM!, the head exploded, shattering to pieces.
At the same time,
it’s body was pierced by Xiao Chen’s Silver Spear, which descended from the heavens like a silver dragon, carrying his Spear Momentum as it pierced through the Demon Fiend’s torso and pinned it firmly to the ground.
"Mercy... spare me... Please, sirs, stay your hands," came a terrified plea from the remnants of Bai Mo’s head.
"Stay our hands? Alright!" Li Xingyue said, feigning confusion.
Then, as Bai Mo watched in bewilderment, Li Xingyue raised his hand and sent several slashes of Sword Qi at the Demon Fiend’s shattered head and body.
Demon Fiends did indeed possess an Undying Body, but they were not truly immortal. To recover from decapitation or grievous wounds would consume their Demonic Power.
Once that Demonic Power was exhausted, death was the only path left!
Bai Mo found this unacceptable. He was a Demon Fiend, a life form naturally superior to the Human Race! To think he would die at the hands of those he considered mere food.
After an unknown amount of time, the screams from the Demon Fiend’s body parts finally ceased.
Not a single complete piece of the Demon Fiend remained on the ground, only shattered, dismembered parts.
At last, the Demon Fiend was dead.
’That wasn’t easy.’
The battle had been incredibly difficult, but Gu Yun’s gains were substantial.
Gu Yun opened his status panel and looked at the string of notifications.
[You used Wind and Thunder Saber Technique in the fierce battle with the Demon Fiend. Skill Level for Wind and Thunder Saber Technique +2%]
[You used Wandering Dragon Step in the fierce battle with the Demon Fiend. Skill Level for Wandering Dragon Step +2%]
[You used Blade Momentum in the fierce battle with the Demon Fiend. Your understanding of Blade Momentum has deepened. Blade Momentum +2%]
...
Name: Gu Yun
Realm: Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Early Stage
Cultivation Technique: Celestial Thunder Technique (3rd Layer 69%)
Martial Techniques: Wind and Thunder Saber Technique (Great Success 91%)
Mountain-Breaking Fist (Great Success 50%)
Wandering Dragon Step (Great Success 79%)
Technique: Celestial Thunder Technique (Minor Success 19%)
Blade Momentum: Minor Success Blade Momentum (4%)
...
As Xiao Chen released a gout of flame to incinerate the remains, a fierce fire began to rage.
"Hm? What’s this?" Gu Yun asked, confused, as he noticed a light shining from within Bai Mo’s burning, shattered head.
At the sound of Gu Yun’s voice, everyone turned to look at the glowing head.
"This is..."
Looking closer, they saw an irregular, thumb-sized prismatic crystal. It was a deep, dark green, and a strange power seemed to flow within it, making it look like a magnificent gem.
Though it had come from inside the head, the Crystal Core was pristine and unstained by any filth.
Xiao Chen said in a low voice, "Brother Gu contributed the most in this battle. This item should belong to him."
Li Xingyue nodded as well. "I have no objection to Senior Brother taking it."
Chief Zhao felt a pang of desire for the item, but he nodded along as well. He hadn’t lifted a finger during the entire battle, so he didn’t dare raise any objections.
Gu Yun’s expression was calm. "Since Brother Xiao and Junior Brother have said so, I will accept it."
