I Have Unlimited Dantians

Chapter 330: Chapter 309: Seeing Nie Tong Again

"So, you’re not planning to step aside?" Nie Yun’s eyes narrowed, killing intent boiling within him.

"That’s right, Your Majesty Nie Yun. I respect you for coming to my kingdom, and you must respect me in turn. If you break the laws of our Empire here, then don’t blame me for not treating you as a friend!"

Huangg Ling sneered.

"Your friend? An honor I can’t afford!"

Done with words, Nie Yun flipped his hands and unleashed his full power.

His fist shot out, shaking the heavens and the earth.

"You..."

Huangg Ling hadn’t expected the young man to strike so suddenly. His face stiffened. With a long cry, he rubbed his palms together and moved to block the incoming fist, intending to stop the assault.

BOOM!

However, the power in Nie Yun’s strike was simply too immense. As Huangg Ling met it with his palms, he felt an overwhelming force surge toward him. His arms went limp, and he was sent flying backward!

"Hmph!"

After knocking Huangg Ling back with a single punch, Nie Yun ignored him and accelerated, rushing straight toward the violent fluctuations of True Qi.

"Don’t go!"

The two Ultimate Venerables who had been blocking Nie Yun were stunned to see him knock back His Majesty the Emperor and charge forward. They hastily gave chase, but they were only Earth List powerhouses. How could they possibly keep up with Nie Yun’s speed? By the time their shouts faded, the young man had already vanished.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Streaks of Sword Aura flashed through the hall of the room.

This Sword Aura was completely different from the attacks of a typical Ultimate Venerable Powerhouse. It carried no trace of True Qi fluctuations, yet it was no less powerful. A single slash obliterated the room’s fixtures, tables, and chairs. Anything in its path was doomed.

"ROAR!"

As the Sword Aura flashed, a piercing roar echoed. A massive Tiger-Headed Beast flickered like a phantom through the crowd, appearing at the weakest points of its opponents’ attacks, making it impossible to guard against.

"Kid, we’ve laid a Grand Array across this entire room. There’s no escape. Today is your day to die!"

With a cold laugh, a powerhouse in blood-red armor let out a long cry and threw a punch.

The Sword Aura originated from the back of the Tiger-Headed Beast, where a masked boy sat. Seeing the force of the punch coming, he swung his longsword, creating a shower of sparks in the air.

"You knew I was going to make a move on Mengg Liao today?"

The masked boy asked as he broke through the force of the punch. His voice was withered and hoarse, like an old man’s, completely at odds with his physical frame.

He had the build of a frail thirteen- or fourteen-year-old, yet his voice sounded like that of a man in his seventies or eighties.

"That’s right. We deliberately leaked the news that Mengg Liao was a member of the Celestial God Association to lure you into our trap. Otherwise, with your Tiger-Headed Beast that comes and goes like the wind, how could we ever have caught you?"

The powerhouse in blood-red armor laughed and strode forward. As he spoke, several other similarly dressed experts gradually surrounded them.

Every one of them possessed the power of the Peak of the Celestial List. The seven or eight of them together formed a Grand Array, powerful enough to challenge even a supreme expert from the Secret Realm Potential List. Once the boy was surrounded, his advantage in speed was nullified, and he immediately found himself at a disadvantage.

"Fine. Your plan is a good one. But if you want to catch me, you’ll have to pay the price!"

The masked boy sneered and suddenly leaped from the Tiger-Headed Beast’s back. He looked at the massive Demon Pet before him, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"Xiaohu, you’re my brother’s Demon Pet. You can’t die here, or else I’ll have no way to face him. I’ll hold them off. Leave now and find my brother!"

"No! The master ordered me to protect you and the old master. If I fail, I’ll never be worthy of seeing him again! If we go, we go together. If we die, we die together!"

The Tiger-Headed Beast was also an Ultimate Venerable Level powerhouse. It spoke human language, its tone filled with unshakable resolve. Man and beast, neither willing to abandon the other, their bond an immortal testament.

"Haha, how touching. But none of you are going anywhere. You’re all going to die!"

With another loud laugh, an old man strode out from the side of the room. He was tall with unusually long limbs. It was none other than Elder Bi, whom Nie Yun had met before.

"You want us dead? I’ll make you pay dearly for it!"

The masked boy let out a long cry, suddenly darted forward, and thrust out with his sword.

The sword’s light was vast and overwhelming, surging forward like a monstrous wave, as unstoppable as a tiger descending a mountain. The blade carried a special Sword Intent—unyielding, indomitable, as if struggling against fate itself.

His Swordsmanship was terrifying, but the boy’s movements were even stranger. He kept his legs rigid as he moved. With every step, his knees refused to bend, as if his legs were made of stone. Yet, this gait was not the least bit slow. The entire display was exceptionally bizarre.

"Great Back Emperor Hand!"

Although the boy’s blade carried no True Qi, Elder Bi could see its unstoppable power. He roared and swung his palms forward from behind his back.

Great Back Emperor Heaven Palm, a Royal Family’s Top-Grade Martial Art. A single strike produced a continuous flow of Palm Seals. It was said that upon reaching Great Success, a practitioner could stand by a great river and sever its current with their Palm Force alone.

BAM!

A wound appeared on the masked boy, his sternum caving in slightly. Yet, he did not retreat a single step. His rigid legs took firm strides, continuing forward as he unleashed one sword strike after another.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

"Kid, your strength is far beneath mine. Continuing like this is just suicide!"

As his palms rolled, the force of Elder Bi’s strikes grew ever stronger. The tide of battle began to turn. The boy and the Tiger-Headed Beast were starting to falter.

SLASH!

Another gash opened up on the boy’s body, and blood trickled from the wound.

"Sword, follow my will! Sword Cry Annihilation!"

In the blink of an eye, the boy had sustained seven or eight wounds. Still, he did not flinch, pressing forward courageously, as if his Swordsmanship knew only advance and no retreat. With a sudden cry, he became one with his sword and thrust out in a frenzy.

"Converge the array! Concentrate our power and block!"

Seeing the ferocity of the attack, Elder Bi didn’t dare meet it head-on. He retreated several steps and raised his hands, activating the Yi Rune Technique within the Array. A powerful Qi Force instantly formed an iron-like barrier before him, deflecting the Sword Aura.

PTHOO!

His strongest strike had failed to land. The boy’s forward momentum finally halted. He coughed, spraying a mouthful of blood.

THUD!

At the same time, the massive Tiger-Headed Beast was wounded by the remaining seven or eight Celestial List experts and crashed heavily to the ground in front of the boy.

"Xiaohu..."

Seeing the massive hole in Xiaohu’s side gushing blood, clearly the work of an enemy’s longsword, the masked boy’s eyes burned with a furious grief.

’He and Xiaohu were both strong, but their opponents were stronger and had the aid of an Array. Victory was simply impossible.’

"Young Master Nie Tong, I’ve failed the master. He told me to protect you, but you’ve suffered so much, and now... I won’t have the face to see him even in death!"

The massive Tiger-Headed Beast lay on the ground, letting out a long, mournful cry. Its hazy eyes recalled its time with its master as a single tear slowly rolled down.

"Xiaohu, don’t say that. You’ve done your best. My brother won’t blame you. He won’t blame anyone. He’s magnanimous; he won’t mind. It’s just... I won’t be able to see him one last time in this life!"

Tears slid from the boy’s resolute, unyielding eyes.

A man does not weep easily, only when his heart is truly broken.

"But Xiaohu, even if we die, we have to take a few of them with us! I can’t bear the thought of them getting away unscathed!"

The masked boy suddenly lifted his head, battle intent flaring like fire in his eyes, his blood boiling with fervor.

It was as if he were born to kill, and born to die killing!

"Nie Tong! Xiaohu!"

Just as the boy resolved to take Elder Bi and the others down with him, a familiar voice echoed from the sky. The boy’s body shuddered as if struck by lightning. He hastily looked up to see a familiar figure appear in his line of sight, as kind and brilliant as ever.

"Brother..."

"Master..."

Seeing this figure, both the masked boy and the Tiger-Headed Beast felt a jolt run through them as tears streamed down their faces. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it with recommendation and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)