Free Web NovelChapter 41: Chapter 28: Flipping a Palm to Capture the Vicious Jiao, Splitting Light to Slay the Demon Marquis
Before He Shanhai had time for any emotion to register, a deep chill ran through him, far colder than the lashing rain and waves. The Shrimp Soldiers and crab generals all stiffened, then tumbled to the ground in four or five pieces.
ROAR! A dragon’s roar echoed from the distance. The furious bellow of Marquis Fuhai rolled through the clouds like thunder. "What cur dares to attack and kill my soldiers!"
"Steward He, continue directing the crew to change course. Just go around this area and proceed," Xuzhuang’s calm voice said, its source unclear. Before He Shanhai could reply, he saw Xuzhuang unleash a heaven-shaking Sword Rainbow and charge directly toward the two confronting behemoths.
The Sword Rainbow cut through the wind and rain, closing the distance in an instant. Faced with its ferocious approach, Marquis Fuhai let out an earth-shattering roar, "You’re courting death!" He swiped a claw, unleashing a bolt of lightning that shot toward Xuzhuang. With a sway of his sword’s light, as elegant as a soaring dragon, Xuzhuang easily dodged it.
"It’s rude not to return a favor." Xuzhuang smiled faintly. He extended a hand from his sleeve, revealing a grain of cloud sand held between two fingers. It no longer resembled its former state; a violent fire element, ready to detonate at the slightest touch, roiled within its crystalline form. It was none other than a Red Fire Gang Thunder.
"Go!" With a flick of his finger, Xuzhuang sent the Red Fire Gang Thunder shooting out. Marquis Fuhai’s Jiao Dragon body was ten thousand feet long; while immensely powerful and capable of overturning rivers and seas at a whim, it lacked agility. Unable to dodge in time, it was struck squarely by the Red Fire Gang Thunder. A deafening explosion and the Marquis’s roar rang out simultaneously across the heavens. Where the thunder hit, scales were blasted away, revealing the blackened flesh beneath.
"Ah, a fourth-tier Red Fire Gang Thunder. Its power is quite extraordinary," Xuzhuang nodded in satisfaction. However, he had only refined a few of them so far. ’It’s too soon to rely on them to decide a battle.’
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Marquis Fuhai roared, raising a claw to lift a monstrous wave that scraped the heavens. The surging Demon Fiend energy was so dense it almost solidified, clinging to the wave and forming what looked like a rolling torrent of steel as it crashed down toward Xuzhuang.
"Annoying!" Xuzhuang barked. He formed a sword-finger sign with one hand, and a shimmering sword pellet shot out. It transformed into a streak of cyan light that tore through the air, slashing horizontally. It grew as it flew, swelling to ten thousand feet in the blink of an eye until it seemed to replace the very horizon where sea met sky!
Marquis Fuhai saw only a startling flash of cyan light. Xuzhuang, flying alongside his Flying Sword, effortlessly cleaved the towering wave in two. The sundered water crashed back into the ocean like a waterfall, creating endless ripples.
It takes a moment to describe, but it all happened in a flash. After slicing through the wave, Xuzhuang’s Flying Sword slashed viciously into Marquis Fuhai’s Jiao Dragon form. Another earth-shattering roar echoed out, but this time it held no majesty or dominance—only a heart-rending wail of agony.
Xuzhuang’s single strike had nearly cleaved Marquis Fuhai in two. It tore a terrifying gash across the Marquis’s body, which was hundreds of feet thick. Deep within the wound, his stark white spine could be seen, seemingly severed. Jiao blood gushed out like a river!
A true battle between masters is decided in a flash. Xuzhuang had no intention of waiting for Marquis Fuhai to recover, trade boasts, and compare the might of their techniques. As his sword nearly sliced the Marquis in half, his sword-finger sign changed. Several more Red Fire Gang Thunders appeared between his fingers, and he flicked them out in quick succession!
He used the same trick, but this time the effect was completely different. The Red Fire Gang Thunders flew straight into the Cyan-Scaled Jiao Dragon’s wound and detonated!
Instantly, the Cyan-Scaled Jiao Dragon let out a piteous cry. Its body seemed to snap as it plummeted into the sea. frёewebηovel.cѳm
"What a formidable human cultivator." The Evil Flood Dragon, Lieyun, had watched Xuzhuang utterly defeat Marquis Fuhai in a matter of moments. A strange light glinted in its eyes as its long body slithered closer to Xuzhuang. It spoke in a sinister tone, "In this Earth Realm, we haven’t seen someone as powerful as you in over a decade, fellow cultivator... Could it be that you’re the one who killed that stupid insect from the Dragon Palace and stole the Dragon Pearl?"
With his hands clasped behind his back, Xuzhuang stared at the spot on the ocean where Marquis Fuhai had fallen. His gaze didn’t shift toward Lieyun for even a second. In a flat voice, he said, "You’re courting death."
Lieyun’s hidden malice had yet to erupt when he heard this. He froze, his heart suddenly pounding in his chest. His long body whipped around, poised to strike first. But Xuzhuang remained motionless. A torrent of majestic white qi erupted from the crown of his head, shooting straight into the clouds. In a flash, it transformed into a massive, thousand-foot hand with clearly defined lines. Its five fingers curled slightly before it snatched down violently!
As easily as snatching a small snake from a field, it seized Lieyun’s ten-thousand-foot Jiao Dragon body. It squeezed him in its grasp and slammed him down onto the reef! With a deafening CRASH, the Jiao Dragon thrashed its tail wildly. The immense power of the Innate Tai Su Qi Grand Capture shattered the reef mountain on impact. The peak that had risen above the water crumbled and fell into the sea, kicking up colossal splashes.
Jiaolong Liyun let out a furious hiss as Demon Fiend energy billowed from him. His body, already ten thousand feet long, began to transform. First, it expanded madly, desperately trying to break the grip of the Innate Tai Su Qi Grand Capture. Then, it shrank rapidly, reducing itself to just a few dozen feet, then mere feet in length, in a vain attempt to escape. But no matter how it struggled, the Innate Tai Su Qi Grand Capture changed along with it, keeping it pinned firmly to the reef.
From start to finish, Xuzhuang’s gaze never once shifted toward the Jiao Dragon. He kept his eyes fixed on the sea, a flicker of surprise rising in his mind. ’He’s not going to run?’
As if in answer to Xuzhuang’s question, an explosive sound erupted from the sea. The Cyan-Scaled Jiao Dragon burst from the water, its massive body held ramrod straight. Where its lower half should have been was a cross-section of dripping blood and stark white bone. It had severed its own body to escape.
