Chapter 68: Thousand Divine Slashes

Chapter 68: Thousand Divine Slashes

Chapter 68: Thousand Divine Slashes

'What's going on?! How can she move so fast?!' Chi Xue internally cursed, gritting his teeth as he glanced at Hu Jiao'er with hatred.

It had been quite a while since their battle began, and not once could Chi Xue even come close to landing a hit on Hu Jiao'er.

Even after gaining control of Zi Mo's four 5th Order Monster Beasts, along with his own 6th Order Monster Beast, Hu Jiao'er could dodge the onslaught with little to no visible difficulty, regardless of what attack pattern or tactic Chi Xue used.

No matter who it was, something like this should've been impossible for a 9th Stage True Element Realm Cultivator, and that wasn't even the worst part.

His opponent wasn't even trying to attack himthe one controlling all the Monster Beasts, making it seem like she was using Chi Xue as an opponent to test her skills against, not even putting him in her eyes.

Thanks to that, the anger Chi Xue felt was almost endless, causing the murderous aura around him to thicken.

'It's easier than I thought, and the attack patterns of a Monster Beast are easier to read. No wonder a 7th Stage True Element Cultivator like Wu Cheng Yi could escape from Chi Xue, but...' Hu Jiao'er kept dodging the 6th Order Monster Beast's attacks while keeping an eye on Zi Mo's 5th Order Monster Beasts, running around the battlefield.

The reason she was able to dodge the incoming attacks was because of her training with Su Mu, whose speed and tactics were considerably faster and better than her current opponent, and the fact that she wasn't getting spanked by Su Mu every other minute also helped.

Her training with Su Mu also helped her keep a calm demeanour during her fight, allowing her to assess the situation and act accordingly.

'... My attacks don't have enough strength to kill that Monster Beast.' That was Hu Jiao'er's main concern.

Ever since the fight began, she had only managed to land negligible wounds on the 6th Order Monster Beast, as she needed a few seconds to gather her Sword Qi to launch a bigger attack, but it was enough for her opponent to dodge it, so it was almost impossible for her to land a clean hit, much less finish the Monster Beast in a single attack.

With both sides unable to land a clean hit on the other, this battle would end up being decided by their endurance, which wasn't something Hu Jiao'er was worried about.

Not only were her True Qi reserves higher than those of other 9th Stage True Element Realm Cultivators, but she also had the Monster Qi from the Heaven Shaking White Tiger, and that was without mentioning the True Qi she could borrow from her little sister, who also had the same amount as her.

"Oh." Hu Jiao'er kicked the ground, launching herself above while swiftly dodging the several wind blades created by the 6th Order Monster Beast. "That was close."

The Heavenly Sword that Hu Jiao'er was using wasn't a simple sword technique meant to attack, but a set of movements that could be implemented in every factor of a fight, from mobility to defence, and the number of 'techniques' that could be created by implementing those various movements were, at least according to Su Mu, infinite.

The Heavenly Sword's potential was infinite, only being restricted by the one using it, and the better a cultivator's understanding of Sword Dao was, the stronger technique they'd end up creating using it.

But currently, that wasn't something Hu Jiao'er could do, not with how minimal her accomplishments with the Sword Dao were, only being able to do the bare minimum. To make up for that, Su Mu taught her some basic techniques to master. nove(l)bi(n.)com

"Damn it!" Chi Xue suddenly roared, and just at that moment, Zi Mo's four 5th Order Monster Beasts attacked Hu Jiao'er from all directions, trying to pick her down, while the 6th Order Monster Beast attacked her from a distance, throwing dozens of wind blades towards her.

'From all directions, huh...'

Seeing the new attack pattern, Hu Jiao'er condensed Sword Qi around her sword, rotating her body sideways to create a perfect, silver circle around her, and...

Boom!*

With the sound of a small explosion, all four Monster Beasts around Hu Jiao'er were pushed back, flying for dozens of metres before crashing into the ground, killing three of the four Monster Beasts.

The last Monster Beast, however, crashed into the wind blades aimed at Hu Jiao'er, nullifying the 6th Order Monster Beast's attack with its life, leaving Hu Jiao'er unharmed.

This was one of the most basic defensive applications of the Heavenly Sword, protecting the user from various attacks coming from various directions.

"Wha...?!" Chi Xue unknowingly gasped after his attack was blocked with little effort by Hu Jiao'er.

"Okay." Hu Mei'er nodded, collecting the 6th Order Monster Beast's Blood Bead before activating her movement skill to disappear from the place she was standing at, along with Hu Jiao'er and Su Mu.

"Huh? What happened..." Zi Mo, who was left alone at the location, finally snapped back to reality, looking around the place with wide eyes before following Hu Mei'er and the others, not sure where else to go within this isolated place.

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"This place should be good enough." Appearing inside a rather secluded area of the isolated place, Su Mu placed Hu Jiao'er on the ground, allowing her to stand on her own. "There shouldn't be much time remaining before this place closes."

"If this place is about to close, shouldn't we look for the Brilliant Flame Liquid and Soul Cleansing Dew?" Hu Jiao'er asked, stretching her body a little to deal with the slight soreness she felt.

"Looking for it is pointless; you won't find it inside this isolated place." Su Mu replied, confusing the Hu Sisters, and Hu Mei'er was the first one to catch on.

"Wait, could it be...?"

"Indeed." Su Mu raised his hand a little, and soon, the Demon Mystic Tome appeared above his palm, followed by two liquid containers, surprising the Hu Sisters once again.

"Is that...?"

"The Brilliant Flame Liquid and Soul Cleansing Dew, yes." Su Mu smiled, looking at the Hu Sisters' somewhat surprised expressions, knowing that they were already used to such little things.

"Where did you even find them?" Hu Mei'er asked, visibly confused.

She had been surveying the isolated place ever since they had arrived, and she had yet to find a place where these treasures could've possibly been.

"I obtained the Brilliant Flame Liquid after killing a Sword Cultivator from the Great Han Dynasty. If I'm not mistaken, he was called Wu Cheng Yi." Su Mu explained, and from the looks of it, the Hu Sisters weren't surprised by the fact that the Sword Cultivator had died by his hands, waving off that without much consideration.

"And as for the Soul Cleansing Dew..." Su Mu pointed his finger in a certain direction.

Understanding what he was referring to, Hu Mei'er turned towards the place he was pointing at, and soon, she muttered. "It's gone."

"What's gone, Mei'er?" Hu Jiao'er asked.

"The mist that was covering a small area in that location." Hu Mei'er replied, turning back towards Su Mu. "Does that mean that the Soul Condensing Dew was at that place?"

"Indeed." Su Mu nodded.

"What happened while you were exploring this isolated place's secrets?" Hu Jiao'er asked, curious about the things Su Mu had encountered in this isolated place.

"Well, nothing much happened..."

And so, Su Mu started narrating the things he had experienced after separating from the Hu Sisters a few months ago while also listening to the things they had experienced here.

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A/N:

I seriously need to improve my fighting scenes (they barely have any tension xD).

Made the Thousand Divine Slashes because someone asked me to. The same person also asked for Yang Kai's mom lol.

Was that a foreshadowing?