Chapter 585: Chapter 564: One-Hit Kill!
Sun Zhe made up his mind, his gaze growing increasingly fierce, as he quietly initiated the Blood Burning Secret Technique taught by the Little Dragon Girl.
"I need to find a way to get this old witch close. There’s only one chance—I must make it a one-hit kill."
As he was lost in thought, an even more overwhelming force suddenly crushed down upon him.
The Fifth Elder’s figure flashed in mid-air, and with a sword momentum like the wind, she dove at him, sword in hand, in an instant.
"You brat, prepare to die!"
"So fast!"
Sun Zhe’s heart trembled, the aura of death spreading across his mind like a virulent plague. He dared not hesitate and pushed the Witch’s Step to its extremes.
The disciples of the surrounding aristocratic families saw this scene and smiled, as if they could already envision Sun Zhe’s tragic end.
"Is this the legendary ’Spirit Shocking Flash Sword’?"
"Yes, the Fifth Granny even used this move... Dying under this sword would indeed be an honor for that kid."
"Heh, that kid is doomed!"
However.
Contrary to everyone’s expectations, Sun Zhe, facing the Fifth Elder’s deadly strike, did not dodge or pull away using his body technique, but instead chose to meet her head-on.
"Swoosh!"
Without suspense, as the Fifth Elder closed in, her sword pierced through Sun Zhe’s chest.
Time seemed to freeze.
Sun Zhe maintained his forward rushing posture, unmoving.
The Fifth Elder stood before him in a stepping stance, both hands gripping the sword, her gaze sharp.
"Ha, haha... this kid..."
Someone in the crowd suddenly burst into laughter.
"He actually dared to face the Fifth Granny’s ’Spirit Shocking Flash Sword’ head-on. Is he afraid of dying a second too late?"
"..."
Amidst the chaos.
The Fifth Elder slowly straightened her body, holding the sword in one hand, while the other reached out to firmly grip Sun Zhe’s shoulder, her gaze sinister and terrifying.
That seemingly old and withered hand felt like an iron clamp, painfully squeezing Sun Zhe’s shoulder bone.
"Brat, I know once you die, Her Majesty will also perish with you, but before you take your last breath, there is a way I can break the Jade Slave Seal you placed on Her Majesty."
As soon as she finished speaking, Sun Zhe’s entire body trembled violently. He felt a sharp pain in his brain, realizing in shock that the elder’s Divine Sense was forcefully invading his consciousness!
"Old witch, trying to use your Divine Sense to control me into breaking the Jade Slave Seal... It seems you came prepared."
"A dying man, what are you babbling about!"
The Fifth Elder snorted coldly, immediately increasing her output of Divine Sense, while her hand on the sword began to twist slowly, causing the sword penetrating Sun Zhe’s chest to stir.
But Sun Zhe seemed to have no sense of pain, letting the elder invade his consciousness, while secretly activating the Blood Burning Secret Technique.
"Roar—!"
A soul-shaking dragon roar suddenly echoed in the void.
Sun Zhe’s left eye flashed gold, and his entire body suddenly exuded a scorching aura.
"Old witch, die!"
At the critical moment when his consciousness was about to be invaded, Sun Zhe finally mobilized the Dragon Qi generated by burning his Essence Blood.
"Boom—!"
A loud bang reverberated, causing the entire valley to tremble.
Everyone in the valley simultaneously stopped their actions and looked toward where Sun Zhe was, their gazes full of shock.
"How... how is this possible?"
Those family disciples closest gazed wide-eyed, finding it hard to believe.
The Fifth Elder slowly lowered her head to look at the scaled arm that pierced through her chest, she too was in disbelief.
The sharp dragon claws, even her protective Spiritual Qi could barely defend against, were as fragile as paper.
"Old witch, you brought this on yourself. You want to kill me, so I’ll kill you."
Sun Zhe flashed a wicked smile, slowly raising his head to look at her. His golden vertical pupils filled with extreme fury, making one shudder with fear.
With a crashing sound!
Sun Zhe’s gaze turned vicious, and his entire left arm covered in dragon scales suddenly erupted with black lightning, instantly striking through the Fifth Elder’s entire body inside and out.
"You can hit the road now!"
The Fifth Elder spat out a mouthful of blood, unable to hold the sword any longer, staggered backward.
"No... this is impossible..."
She found it hard to accept that she would suffer a downfall at the hands of a mere Spirit Gathering Realm first-stage fighter.
"Brat, what did you do to me?"
The Fifth Elder’s expression was filled with pain as she knelt on the ground, her eyes full of unwillingness as she looked at Sun Zhe.
The black lightning that Sun Zhe left in her body had already begun to burst, destroying her flesh and bones while devouring her Blood Essence Qi, even her Divine Sense couldn’t escape destruction.
The extreme agony rendered her unable to scream.
Under the shocked gazes of everyone, her elderly body shriveled visibly from the spreading black lightning, eventually turning into a dried corpse, disintegrating into ashes and scattering away.
On the other side.
Liu Bingyue silently sighed while glancing at the Fifth Elder, who was holding Jiang Xiong back.
...
"Ah Zhe, are you okay?"
Leng Yueshuang rushed over to help Sun Zhe up.
Sun Zhe looked at her, his voice strained, "The children?"
"They’ve all been sent in."
"That’s good."
Sun Zhe smiled, raising his hand to grasp the sword still lodged in his chest, slowly pulling it out.
At the critical moment when the Fifth Elder’s killing strike arrived, Sun Zhe realized that he couldn’t dodge it. So he chose to receive the sword strike head-on, cleverly avoiding his heart.
The Fifth Elder’s action played right into his hands—he intended for her to close in so he could deliver a fatal blow while she wouldn’t dodge, achieving a one-hit kill!
"Ah Zhe..."
Upon seeing the bloodied sword slowly being withdrawn from Sun Zhe’s chest, tears welled up in Leng Yueshuang’s eyes.
Sun Zhe gritted his teeth, shaking his head to maintain his composure, and said, "I’m almost at my limit, Shuang’er... stay away from me."
"Swoosh!"
At this moment, the Little Dragon Girl suddenly flew out from the ring and landed on Sun Zhe’s shoulder, flicking him on the head with her tail.
"It’s not that, Sister Long... I’m already in this state, and you’re still hitting me?"
Sun Zhe’s face was full of bitterness.
The Little Dragon Girl hummed with a chuckle, and said, "What are you afraid of? You’ve already reached the Spirit Gathering Realm; you can barely withstand the power of my Essence Blood now. You won’t lose your mind like last time."
Hearing this, Sun Zhe’s heart filled with joy, "Really?"
The Little Dragon Girl scrutinized him for a moment, and said, "But that old granny’s sword isn’t just for show. Xiao Zhezi, your injuries are severe, if you proceed with Dragon Transformation by burning Essence Blood in this state, your body will be ruined."
"You’re really ruthless, daring to deliberately take that sword strike, pretty gutsy."
"I can’t care about that now!"
Sun Zhe suddenly gritted his teeth, and forcefully pulled out the last piece of the sword blade, casually discarding it, then strode toward the altar.
"Today, even if His Majesty came, he’d still face two of my big bidos!"
"Ah Zhe!"
Leng Yueshuang was full of worry and was about to chase after him.
The Little Dragon Girl flew back to block her, "Don’t worry, he’ll be fine. I’m here after all."
Leng Yueshuang pursed her lips, wanting to speak but holding back.
The Little Dragon Girl glanced at the sword that Sun Zhe had thrown on the ground, and said to Leng Yueshuang, "This sword isn’t bad, you can take it."
"..."