Free Web NovelChapter 391: Chapter 247: Green Blood Sword Demon (Part 2)
With barely any time to think, Qin Xuan immediately activated the Six-winged Cyan Cicada.
The next moment.
A faint aura, brimming with sharp killing intent, forcefully tore through the void!
SWOOSH—!
A green shadow pierced through the Cave Mansion’s defensive light barrier like a phantom.
It was a sword.
The blade was long and narrow, its body as green as jade, save for a single crimson point at its tip. It looked as if it had drunk its fill of fresh blood, emanating a heart-pounding, coppery-sweet scent.
The blade was aimed straight for Qin Xuan’s heart.
Just as Qin Xuan’s body was about to dematerialize, the Cyan Cicada Shell technique, which had never failed him before, suddenly malfunctioned for some unknown reason.
His body only managed a bizarre sideways shuffle, a movement far beyond what a normal Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator should have been capable of.
RIP!
The green sword grazed past his robes, and its sharp Sword Qi sliced a gash in the durable fabric, leaving a faint white mark on his skin.
"Hm?" A soft grunt of surprise sounded.
The green shadow solidified, revealing a middle-aged man in dark green robes.
The man’s face was gaunt, with high cheekbones. His eyes were long and narrow like a snake’s, his pupils a strange, dark green.
He stood there, holding the Green Blood Longsword, his aura cold and restrained, as if he were one with the surrounding shadows.
Although his Cultivation was only at the Purple Mansion Peak, he felt more dangerous to Qin Xuan than an ordinary Early-stage Golden Core cultivator.
’This must be the Green Blood Sword Demon, Lu Hanzhou!’
Qin Xuan recognized him immediately.
If it hadn’t been for the Golden Finger’s advance warning, he would have died from that sword strike!
"Not bad, kid. A mere Purple Mansion Ninth Level, and you managed to dodge my Green Shadow Piercing Heart?"
Lu Hanzhou’s gaunt fingers gently stroked the blade of his sword, his dark green pupils fixed on Qin Xuan as he offered a cold smile.
Alarm bells rang in Qin Xuan’s mind. He secretly pushed his internal Demonic Essence to its absolute limit, but his expression remained impassive. He slowly straightened up and patted his torn robes.
"You arrive uninvited and immediately strike to kill. Isn’t that a bit overbearing, sir?"
The corners of Lu Hanzhou’s mouth lifted into a faint, cold smirk.
"Overbearing? This Huai Heavy Industry Company is about to become no man’s land. If you can be here, then naturally, so can I."
Lu Hanzhou chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the wound on Qin Xuan’s side.
"You carry that nauseating Cyan Wood Aura of the Profound Cliff Du Family... It seems the rumors were true. You really have resolved the karma of the Golden-Breaking Blood Talisman and are about to head to the Blood Pool Sword Tomb to awaken the Blood Demon True Spirit?"
Clearly, Lu Hanzhou was not completely ignorant of the Giant Spirit Blood Demon’s existence.
However, he was unaware that the Giant Spirit Blood Demon True Spirit had already awakened ahead of schedule.
Qin Xuan’s thoughts raced, and he instantly realized that this man was most likely here for the Giant Spirit Blood Demon’s inheritance.
"And what if I am? What if I’m not?"
"If you are, hand over the Golden-Breaking Blood Talisman, and I will grant you a swift death."
Lu Hanzhou’s tone was completely flat, as if he were discussing a trivial matter.
"If you are not... then you will hand over the Demon Order, let me claim the Extremely Cold Profound Ice, and then... die."
As he uttered the final word, "die," the temperature in the Cave Mansion plummeted.
Qin Xuan took a deep breath, his eyes sharp.
"If you want my inheritance and my life, I’m afraid it won’t be that easy."
"Oh?"
Lu Hanzhou seemed intrigued by Qin Xuan’s defiance, a cruel, cat-and-mouse amusement glinting in his eyes.
"A mere Purple Mansion Ninth Level cultivator dares to speak so boldly in my presence? A moment ago, I sealed this area’s Positional Divine Techniques. Without your Cyan Cicada Shell, how many more times can you possibly dodge?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan’s expression darkened.
’No wonder I couldn’t escape.’
’Just who is this Lu Hanzhou? He can even seal Positional Divine Techniques?!’
"Don’t bother wondering. I simply used an Equivalent Talisman, sacrificing my own Positional Divine Technique to prevent you from using yours."
HUM!
The entire Cave Mansion trembled slightly as countless fine, jade-green strands of Sword Qi materialized from thin air. Like a swarm of venomous snakes, they locked onto the space all around Qin Xuan.
Lu Hanzhou twirled the Green Blood Longsword in his hand, and the crimson point at its tip suddenly flared to life.
Myriad strands of green Sword Qi surged toward Qin Xuan like a furious tide!
Qin Xuan’s pupils contracted as he explosively retreated several steps.
Purple Mansion Peak versus Purple Mansion Ninth Level might seem like a small gap, but in reality, the former held an overwhelming advantage in the quality of their Spiritual Power, the strength of their Divine Sense, and their control over the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
If not for the empowerment of his *Giant Spirit Tyrant Body Art*, which made his Flesh Body far stronger than his peers, that last wave of Sword Qi would have been enough to severely wound him.
"Oh? You took that head-on and survived?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Lu Hanzhou’s gaunt face, but it was quickly replaced by an even deeper chill.
"It seems the Five Poison False Pill inheritance from the Cyan Nether Demon Monarch truly is something special."
"A pity your Cultivation is too shallow. If you don’t use your trump card now, how long do you plan on lasting?"
The Green Blood Longsword in his hand trembled again, the crimson light on its tip growing brighter. The Qi Mechanism locked onto Qin Xuan grew even more bone-chillingly cold.
At these words, Qin Xuan’s expression grew even fouler.
’This Lu Hanzhou has even investigated my Five Poison False Pill Secret Technique.’
’He’s genuinely trying to kill me!’
Knowing he could no longer hold back, a vicious glint flashed in Qin Xuan’s eyes.
Without hesitation, he connected with the three Late-stage Purple Mansion Demon Pills hidden deep within his Dantian.
BZZZT—!
A torrential wave of Demon Power, carrying a desolate, primordial aura, instantly erupted from his Dantian, flooding his meridians and acupoints.
This power was violent and impure; if his Flesh Body hadn’t already undergone a preliminary tempering with Giant Spirit True Blood, he would have likely burst apart on the spot.
Qin Xuan’s aura began to skyrocket at a visible rate, instantly shattering the bottleneck of the Purple Mansion Ninth Level and soaring all the way to the Purple Mansion Tenth Level!
Faint, illusory phantoms of purple Demon Power even began to flicker around his body.
"Hm?"
Lu Hanzhou’s eyes narrowed, a sharp glint flashing through his pupils. "Such pure Demon Power... Heh, a Demon Pill Burning Blood Secret Technique that can temporarily boost one’s Cultivation. It must have been quite difficult for you to prepare such a trump card, gathering three Purple Mansion Demon Pills."
