Martial Arts Overlord
Chapter 1037 - 1034: Life and Death in the Blink of an Eye
The palm of the Evil Blade exploded with intense blood light, dazzling and glaring, directly pressing a palm toward Luo Feng.
Boom, boom, boom, boom...
The bloody Palm Gang grew larger with the wind, transforming into the size of a house in an instant. Sinister blood Qi swirled around it, a thick smell of blood pervading the space, nauseating and revulsive. The violent palm force tore the earth, rampaging with destructive power, blasting towards Luo Feng dozens of meters away.
Crack, crack, crack...
Before the Palm Gang even reached him, the ground around Luo Feng began to crumble massively, cracks spreading in all directions.
In the distance, Lin Hongyi observed the scene, tightly clenching her fists, a look of worry in her beautiful eyes.
From her position, she could see the battle situation clearly.
After the Evil Blade used the Slaughter Yuan Blood Hand, he immediately followed up with Blood Shadow Explosion. Had Luo Feng not realized this point, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Even if Luo Feng noticed, and chose to evade, he would inevitably be subjected to the Evil Blade’s storm-like attacks afterwards, falling into a disadvantage.
The only remaining path was to choose a head-on confrontation.
However, the Evil Blade had started burning his Yuan Qi, probably restoring his strength to its peak state, and Luo Feng would likely not be a match for him.
From any perspective, the current situation was utterly unfavorable to Luo Feng.
Luo Feng himself, of course, was aware of this, but from the very beginning, he had no intention of evading.
"Then let’s see who can last until the end. It’s a good opportunity to test the power of the Demon Form Technique!"
With blood light flashing in his pupils, Luo Feng advanced instead of retreating, rushing toward the Palm Gang. Along the way, a Floating Slaughter Demon Image condensed behind him, with demon Qi surging fiercely as he unleashed a punch.
"Dominating for Thousands of Years!"
The red fist gang pressed the air until it twisted, forming a translucent membrane several meters in diameter. Due to its speed, it even created a vacuum zone.
Boom!
With a thunderous roar, the two fiercely aggressive forces, palm force and fist gang, met in mid-air, starting a savage clash.
The stalemate lasted for half a breath’s time before the red fist gang cracked inch by inch, obliterating seven to eight-tenths of the bloody Palm Gang, pushing toward Luo Feng.
Luo Feng didn’t even glance at it, reaching out to crush the residual palm force, feeling greatly assured.
Earlier, he was somewhat worried about not being able to withstand the opponent’s palm. If he fell into a disadvantage, he would have to temporarily avoid the edge with Sky Cloud Step. Unexpectedly, the power displayed by Sky Fire King Fist far surpassed his imagination, almost matching the Evil Blade, which means his punch already held the power to rival top-tier Martial Artists in the late stage of the Spiritual Rotation Realm.
Despite this, Luo Feng quickly calmed himself. The Sky Fire King Fist itself, within Profound Level top-grade Martial Arts, was among the best. Moreover, he infused a touch of grand momentum while executing the fist. The Demon Form Technique was a mid-grade Earth Level Secret Technique! For all these reasons, such an effect was produced.
Hidden within the Blood Shadows, the Evil Blade’s heart skipped a beat upon witnessing this scene, as he knew the power of his palm just now.
He had begun burning Yuan Qi, returning to his peak state; the Slaughter Yuan Blood Hand was also a Profound Level top-grade Martial Art with considerable might. That palm was enough to severely injure a Martial Artist in the late stage of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s ninth refinement!
Yet Luo Feng effortlessly blocked it, seemingly without much effort.
However, the Evil Blade wasn’t panicking because of this. If the Slaughter Yuan Blood Hand could kill Luo Feng, that would be great; if not, it didn’t matter.
Because what came next was his real killing move.
Swish, swish, swish, swish...
As the Palm Gang shattered, hundreds of ghostly blood shadows surged toward Luo Feng from all directions, covering the sky with blood shadows, blocking all of Luo Feng’s escape routes.
"Hehe, I want to see how you’ll distinguish the real one among them!"
The sinister laughter of the Evil Blade echoed from an unknown place, rolling and reverberating.
This Blood Shadow Explosion was obtained from slaying a disciple of the Blood God Sect of the Western Regions’ Demon Sect. It was a lower-tier Earth Level Light Martial Art. Not only incredibly fast, but when cultivated to Small Success, it could use Yuan Qi to create indistinguishable blood shadows to confuse enemies. The higher the level, the more vivid and numerous the blood shadows became.
Originally, he could manage to produce no more than sixty or seventy blood shadows, but once he started burning Yuan Qi, he broke through the limit and released hundreds of blood shadows. Moreover, these blood shadows had facial features identical to his, making even the Evil Blade feel like he was looking into a mirror, enough to deceive reality!
Silently gathering Yuan Qi, the Evil Blade stayed hidden, coldly watching Luo Feng. As long as the opponent couldn’t find his true body, he could unleash a deadly strike, killing him in one blow!
Luo Feng swept his gaze around, sneering in his heart. With his soul perception, finding the true body was an easy task.
However, he didn’t need to do that at all.
Clang!
Returning Emperor Yan’s Sky-breaking Saber to the sheath, Luo Feng folded his hands and stepped forward.
Hmm?
The Evil Blade found this strange, thinking, "What’s going on? Could it be this kid can’t find the true body and is giving up?"
No, that’s not right!
This kid didn’t even fear someone like Lu Xiao Yun. How could he give up so easily? It must be a ruse to lure me out by feigning vulnerability.
"Kid, age and cunning are still your betters. You dare show off your little tricks in front of me."
The Evil Blade eyed him with disdain, controlling a dozen blood shadows to attack Luo Feng while his true body approached from behind.
At this moment, Luo Feng took a second step.
Buzz!
Just as his foot landed, resplendent golden flames soared into the sky, a surging might erupting from his body. The initially slightly thin figure amplified infinitely in momentum, even dwarfing the distant rocky mountains.
"Not good! Scatter!"
The Evil Blade, who was preparing to sneak attack, showed a sudden change in expression, frantically performing Blood Shadow Explosion again, dashing into the distance.
"Step of Sky-Burning Monarch!"
At that moment, Luo Feng’s foot stepped onto the ground.
In the next moment.
Boom!
The ground trembled fiercely, and with one step, a tangible shockwave erupted from Luo Feng’s body. The hard rocky ground vibrated intensely like boiling water. Immediately, golden flames soared into the sky, exploding outward layer by layer.
Bang!
In a panic, Evil Saber couldn’t dodge in time and was struck by a pillar of fire. His protective Gang Qi nearly shattered, making his body stagger unsteadily.
"Slash!"
Holding the knife handle, Luo Feng’s gaze was icy.
Silently, Emperor Yan’s Sky-breaking Saber unsheathed instantly, the astonishing saber light dreamlike like the spring breeze, making it feel both fast yet deceptively slow as if it could be caught by reaching out.
Evil Saber had experienced the terrifying move before, scared out of his wits, frantically circulating his Yuan Qi, trying to block the saber.
If he was at his peak, blocking the saber wouldn’t be difficult with his cultivation. However, now his Yuan Qi was less than thirty percent.
Slash!
The condensed saber light flashed, shattering the protective Gang Qi, piercing a fist-sized blood hole in Evil Saber’s left abdomen.
"Ah! Kid, I want you dead! Sky-Burning Three Slashes!"
Evil Saber roared madly, instantly igniting all his Yuan Qi. His skin began to crack and even bleed. His body sprung, leaping towards Luo Feng, his blood-colored long saber bursting with scorching saber glow, disappearing into the void, leaving only three huge saber lights slashing at Luo Feng.
"Thunder Fire Shocking Heavens!"
Luo Feng sliced horizontally, the domineering saber Qi shattering the three scorching saber lights.
"Slaughter Yuan Blood Hand!"
Evil Saber’s eyes were blood red, his figure darted, transforming into a blood light, pouncing towards Luo Feng, pressing down with a palm in mid-air.
"King is Invincible, break for me!"
Luo Feng didn’t retreat a step, his entire body boiling with Yuan Qi, eyes like knife blades, meeting the attack with a punch that carried crushing power.
Bang!
A thunderous explosion erupted, vicious shockwaves lifted waves of dirt, the blood-colored Palm Gang shattered inch by inch, even Evil Saber’s left arm twisted and exploded, revealing a section of white bone.
"Die for me!"
Evil Saber gazed crazily, a slash shocked Emperor Yan’s Sky-breaking Saber away, suddenly releasing the blood-colored long saber, left hand with white bone, stabbed at Luo Feng with Wind and Thunder Momentum.
Slash!
Just as the white bone was about to pierce Luo Feng, Evil Saber’s body trembled, suddenly halted, his eyes wide, filled with disbelief.
"Tail...tail..."
The three flaming fox tails behind Luo Feng, somehow emerged, one directly cut off Evil Saber’s left arm at the wrist, the other two pierced his body, leaving two bowl-sized blood holes, blood flowing freely.
As Luo Feng retrieved the flaming fox tails, Evil Saber’s body lost support, fell to the ground with a thud.
Simultaneously, an unexpected scene occurred, Evil Saber gradually shriveled, his stout body turned into skin and bones, looking like a skeleton wrapped in human skin, very eerie.
Luo Feng saw Evil Saber’s life extinguished, sighed in relief, gathered his aura, eyes returning to normal. Suddenly, a feeling of powerlessness surged in, making his legs feel weak, he leaned on Emperor Yan’s Sky-breaking Saber to stay standing.
Whoosh!
A figure rushed over, supporting him, it was Lin Hongyi.
Lin Hongyi saw the blood mark on Luo Feng’s neck, her brows furrowed, it was left by Evil Saber’s last strike.
"Luo Feng, you were too careless just now! Evil Saber is an old hand in the arts, and since he knows his life’s achievements are limited, hopeless of breaking through the True Yuan Realm, he would be desperate to increase his combat power. Such a person’s final counterattack is no trivial matter. You shouldn’t have let him get close; you should have cut him down in one go."
Lin Hongyi’s tone carried some reproach.
"Hmm, I was too careless."
Luo Feng nodded, showing a bitter smile. Just now was indeed extremely dangerous. His hands were restrained; without the Demon Form Technique, it was hard to say whether he could have avoided Evil Saber’s final strike.
"Learn from experience, I have clarity as an observer, if it were me fighting Evil Saber, I probably wouldn’t be as calm and composed as you were. Evil Saber had his unique qualities, killing many Golden Palace disciples over decades. To kill him today is something to be proud of."
Lin Hongyi smiled faintly, her beautiful eyes glancing at Luo Feng.
She was very curious about the secret technique Luo Feng used, his strength increased by at least one level after releasing the secret technique!
But some things should be asked, some shouldn’t. Typically, secret techniques are the Martial Artist’s biggest trump card, the fewer people know, the better.
Without asking more, Lin Hongyi took out a Spirit Pill, shot it into Luo Feng’s mouth, saying, "Your Yuan Qi is almost exhausted, this is a Mysterious Clearing Qi Returning Pill, quickly take it."
Luo Feng nodded, swallowed the Spirit Pill, immediately a cool sensation spread through his body, the medicinal power began to nourish the dried-up meridians.
Turning around, Lin Hongyi’s beautiful eyes fell on Evil Saber, sighing slightly:
"Seems he overburned his Yuan Qi, leading to such an end. If he hadn’t slaughtered his classmates back then, at least he would be a Yuangang Hall elder today..."
Shaking her head, Lin Hongyi crouched down, carefully searched, then handed a storage ring and several Yuan Stones to Luo Feng.
"Here, quickly see if there’s a secret manual you need."
"OK."
Thinking of the Four Symbols Ultimate Saber, Luo Feng felt a bit excited, took the storage ring, about to check.
Suddenly, his brows furrowed, quickly stowed the storage ring, spoke in a deep voice:
"Be careful, someone’s coming, and it’s a master!"