Stronger by Killing

Chapter 423: Chapter 287: Consecutive Slaying of 3 Supreme Grandmasters (Part 2)

In Gu Zhan’s mind, the system prompt sounded.

Gu Zhan drew his sword, quickly stood up, his expression somewhat serious as he looked in the direction of Qi Baiyu and the others,

there, a sword!

...

On Danyang Mountain, rain and snow danced chaotically, as if the white snow covering the wilderness rushed back into the clouds at that moment, and the torrential rain in the sky shattered piece by piece like the snowflakes,

due to the endless sword curtain,

the entire Danyang Mountain seemed to be filled with limitless sword intent,

meanwhile, dense swords flying from various locations of Danyang Mountain filled the sky, the dark sky suddenly hummed with buzzes like a swarm of bees, quickly forming a dense rain of swords in the sky, hundreds upon thousands of flying swords appeared.

Those swords madly gathered, as abundant sword qi and fierce gang qi clashed, lightning intertwined, hissing and crackling, piercing the eardrums, a terrifying giant sword condensed, spanning the sky,

when the sword formed, the night shattered,

the sword light illuminated the world, like moonlight gently cascading down.

Under the white light, Qi Baiyu staggered forward two steps, looking at Gu Zhan in the distance, he said loudly: "This sword of mine, Qi Baiyu, can demolish cities, move mountains, can it kill you, Gu Zhan?"

Boundless sword intent shot towards the sky, instantly changing the colors of heaven and earth, the sword qi cut towards the firmament, breaking through the clouds, between intense brightness and the gradually fading night, suddenly there appeared a sword scar, so deep as if to pierce the sky, like a trench separating light and dark.

At that moment, the peaks shook and swayed, dense rocks rolled down, the rain in the sky stopped, the snow ceased, only the sword qi like a dense meteor shower fell with fiery tails, raising countless smoke and igniting countless scorching flames.

Standing atop the mountain, Gu Zhan’s gaze was calm, he said slowly: "Still lacking a bit."

"Still lacking a bit?"

On the muddy forest path, Qi Baiyu’s body collapsed in defeat,

that instant, the giant sword split,

night suddenly descended,

those swords seemed to lose their spirituality, floating gently in the air, falling towards the ground, reflecting the brightness from the sky, illuminating the world into twilight, as if a rain of swords was falling.

Gu Zhan lightly flicked his tattered black robe, tapped his foot lightly, flew forward, landing before Qi Baiyu, looking at the clear-eyed Qi Baiyu, he asked: "Have you recovered?"

"I’m also dying." Qi Baiyu slightly lifted his head, the look in his eyes towards Gu Zhan was quite complex, he said: "I always thought my opponent would be Sword One. I didn’t expect it to be you."

"I’ve lost!"

At that moment, in the night, Sword One walked over with his sword held gently, he had no demonic qi left, his mind clear, looking at Qi Baiyu, he said: "What was that sword of yours just called?"

"What was it called?" Qi Baiyu pondered for a moment, lowered his head slowly, then raised it and said: "White Lion."

"White Lion."

Gu Zhan softly repeated it, then said: "Liu Baishi?"

Qi Baiyu sighed deeply and said: "Gu Zhan, if possible, I want to request something from you."

"Speak." Gu Zhan replied calmly.

Qi Baiyu slowly said: "If possible, bury my ashes in Nanxi Mountain. That’s the place where I first met Liu Baishi. She... is also buried there."

"I can." Gu Zhan nodded, then asked: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Qi Baiyu took a deep breath, slowly looked at Sword One, and said: "Sword One, while you are still clear-headed, abandon the Yellow Court Scripture. This cultivation technique was specially deduced for me by Wei Wuya, he... wants to walk a different martial arts path. You and I are both his test subjects.

Don’t hold back, don’t follow my path...

I regret it, I truly regret it, if only I had the resolve to abandon the Yellow Court Scripture back then... it seems it’s useless, Wei Wuya would not be content!"

Gu Zhan frowned slightly and asked: "Do you know anything?"

Qi Baiyu, eyes full of sorrow, shook his head and said: "This is all I know. My entire life, I’ve lived within the world crafted for me by Wei Wuya; truly pathetic that even what I think and love were within his arrangement. It’s so pathetic, that the life I, Qi Baiyu, lived was under someone else’s control, except... except that sword I just wielded was my own."

With that, Qi Baiyu looked at Gu Zhan and asked: "Gu Zhan, if... if I had any residual strength left to bring down that sword, could it have killed you?"

Gu Zhan shook his head slightly and said: "Still lacking a bit."

"That’s enough, enough. Only that sword is truly mine, Qi Baiyu’s!"

Qi Baiyu smiled faintly, slowly struggling to stand up, looking at Gu Zhan, he said: "I didn’t kill Nie Ghost God, I kept my strength to show you the final sword, I merely seriously injured him. You can still catch up."

Gu Zhan nodded slightly,

slowly walked past Qi Baiyu.

At that moment,

the system prompt in Gu Zhan’s mind sounded:

[Experience Points +2 Billion]

He paused slightly, then walked into the night.

As Gu Zhan’s figure disappeared into the darkness,

Qi Baiyu’s chest seeped with blood, his body staggered slightly and fell heavily to the ground, splashing a puddle of water, resembling a broken mirror-like illusion.

His eyes opened wide,

at that moment, he seemed to see that white-robed woman smiling as she walked towards him,

he seemed to hear those words again,

there’s a sorrow, called you like me, and I happen to like you, but I don’t know, and you don’t know either,

there’s a satisfaction, called I know you like me, just as you know I like you,