Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 563 - 561: To Die Beneath a Peony, Even as a Ghost One Remains Amorous!

Chapter 563: Chapter 561: To Die Beneath a Peony, Even as a Ghost One Remains Amorous!

WHOOSH!

In the dimly lit corridor, a figure raced forward, fast as lightning, leaving only a faint afterimage.

The corridor reeked of blood. Bodies of students from various factions were strewn about; some had killed each other, while others had been torn apart by rock puppets. The sight was gruesome.

Seeing these corpses, Luo Feng’s expression grew grimmer. He quickened his pace, soaring forward.

Moving at full speed, he covered four or five li in the time it took to brew a pot of tea, arriving at a fork in the corridor.

The fork led to five different corridors. From one, faint sounds of fighting could be heard.

His eyes narrowed slightly. Luo Feng unsheathed his Rage Flame Knife and dashed into the corridor.

About three to four hundred meters down the passage, seven or eight students in Azure Cloud School uniforms had surrounded three people. Several corpses lay nearby, and the air faintly smelled of blood.

The three people surrounded, wearing Golden Sun Purple Cloud Robes, were students from the Purple Sun School.

One of the Purple Sun School students glared at the surrounding group and growled, "Our Purple Sun School has never had any conflicts with your Azure Cloud School! Why have you suddenly turned on us?"

A sinister-eyed student from the Azure Cloud School licked his lips and sneered, "No reason. Our senior brother just took a liking to that girl. Blame her for being too pretty..."

The three Purple Sun School students were furious. "What do you intend to do with our Senior Sister?"

"Heh heh, what do you think will happen to her once she falls into the hands of Azure Water Young Master?" the sinister-eyed youth said with a lewd smile.

"Shameless! Once Senior Brother Luo Feng hears about this, he won’t let you off!"

At these words, the Azure Cloud School students burst out laughing.

The sinister-eyed youth said disdainfully, "Luo Feng? You mean that so-called genius who comprehended the Grand Momentum? Others may fear him, but we don’t. Besides, do you really think any of you will leave here alive today?"

"Senior Brother, stop wasting words on them. Kill them!" an Azure Cloud School student urged.

"Alright! Kill them!"

They roared, each unleashing their ultimate techniques as they charged the three Purple Sun School students.

"We have to fight our way out! We must break free and tell our Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters what’s happening here!"

Facing opponents superior in both numbers and strength, grim expressions appeared on the faces of the three Purple Sun School students. They pushed their Yuan Qi to its limits, preparing for a desperate struggle.

"Azure Cloud School, you truly are a breeding ground for trash!"

Just as the two groups were about to clash, a voice suddenly echoed from a side passage. Simultaneously, a brilliant saber light tore through the void, shooting towards them.

SHLICK!

The saber light viciously struck an Azure Cloud School student who was raising his Longsword. Man and sword alike were cleaved in two, splattering blood everywhere.

"AH!"

The remaining five Azure Cloud School students were aghast, their gazes snapping towards the side passage.

The three Purple Sun School students also turned. Seeing the figure emerge from the passage, their faces lit up with joyous surprise.

"Senior Brother Luo Feng!"

"Senior Brother Luo Feng, kill these people! They killed Junior Brother Chu and Senior Brother Yuan Yan!" a young man holding a sword cried out, his face filled with grief and indignation.

The figure emerging from the passage was indeed Luo Feng. He nodded at the three students and said coldly, "Don’t worry. None of them will leave here alive."

"He’s Luo Feng! The one who defeated Xue Fei!"

As the five Azure Cloud School students looked at Luo Feng, fear filled their faces.

They had all heard the rumors of Luo Feng defeating Xue Fei. Moreover, just moments ago, Luo Feng had effortlessly slain a ninth-level Meridian Wheel Realm Martial Artist with a single strike. His strength was unfathomable.

The sinister-eyed student’s gaze flickered, and he began to retreat, saying, "I’ll go find Azure Water Young Master!"

The moment he finished speaking, he immediately used Light Martial Arts and fled deeper into the passage.

His bravado was just a front. With his Cultivation only at the peak of the eighth level of the Meridian Wheel Realm, he didn’t dare linger.

Luo Feng sneered coldly. "Trying to escape? First, ask if my saber agrees!"

SWISH!

With a flick of his wrist, Luo Feng casually slashed out with his saber.

SQUELCH!

The brilliant saber gleam plowed a foot-deep gash into the ground, directly bisecting the fleeing Azure Cloud School student.

His corpse slid forward several meters before thudding to the ground, staining the floor a vivid red with blood.

Witnessing this, everyone nearby was deeply shaken. The eyes of the three Purple Sun School students lit up with excitement.

THUD! THUD...

Seeing the corpse on the ground, the remaining four Azure Cloud School Martial Artists immediately fell to their knees, begging for their lives. "Luo Feng, we were blind and ignorant! We failed to recognize your greatness! We deserve to die! Please, spare our lives..."

SLASH!

Before the four could finish speaking, a wide saber gleam flashed. It left a horrifying gash, nearly ten meters long, on the rock wall behind them.

The four Azure Cloud School students, so arrogant moments before, now showed regret on their faces as their bodies, severed in two, collapsed to the ground.

GULP!

Looking at the corpses scattered across the ground, the three young Purple Sun School students couldn’t help but swallow hard. Their gazes, fixed on Luo Feng, were filled with shock and admiration.

Even the weakest of these Azure Cloud School students was a Martial Artist at the peak of the eighth level of the Meridian Wheel Realm, yet they were all slain with a single strike! Such incredible strength!

Luo Feng looked at the three and asked, "Where is Azure Water Young Master?"

Hearing this, the three were startled. The calmest among them hastily pointed deeper into the passage. "Senior Brother Luo Feng, Azure Water Young Master is in there! Please, hurry and save our Senior Sister..."

WHOOSH!

Before he could finish his sentence, Luo Feng had already transformed into a black shadow, rushing into the inner passage.

"Such incredible speed! Azure Water Young Master is also a Martial Artist at the first level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, but he’s no match for Senior Brother Luo Feng at all."

One of them said in shock, staring in the direction Luo Feng had disappeared.

The calm youth sneered, "Senior Brother Luo Feng has comprehended the Grand Momentum; he’s a peerless genius! What is that Azure Water Young Master? He’s not even worthy to carry Senior Brother’s shoes!"

"That’s true."

The other two youths nodded in profound agreement.

"Oh no!"

The calm youth suddenly remembered something and exclaimed.

"What’s wrong?"

"I heard that Senior Sister Lin XiaoXiao and Senior Brother Luo Feng didn’t seem to get along well when they were in the Outer Court..." the calm youth said, his expression worried.

"Yes, I’ve heard about that too."

"Then what should we do?"

The other two were at a complete loss.

The calm youth frowned slightly and said, "We should go in too and act according to the situation."

"Alright!"

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The three immediately used their Qinggong and, like great birds, rushed into the inner passage.

Deep within the passage, a young woman was confronting a young man.

The young woman’s pretty face was slightly pale, her delicate nostrils flaring with rapid breaths. Her waterfall of black hair cascaded to her waist. Her Golden Sun Purple Cloud Robes bore over a dozen sword gashes.

These gashes had only torn her robes, revealing glimpses of a light red undergarment and her snow-white, smooth skin beneath. This, combined with her exquisite face, gave her a breathtaking, heart-stirring allure.

"Azure Water Young Master, my father is the City Lord of Frost Leaf City! How dare you treat me like this!"

The young woman clutched her treasured sword, her forehead beaded with fine, glistening sweat. Her beautiful eyes glared at the youth opposite her, but their slight tremble betrayed her helplessness and despair.

The youth in azure robes was none other than Azure Water Young Master, the foremost student of Azure Cloud School. He held a sword between two fingers, his small, shifty eyes lingering on the young woman’s exposed skin as he chuckled sinisterly. "Lin XiaoXiao, it seems you’ve forgotten who I am. ’To die beneath the peony blossoms, even as a ghost, is a romantic fate’—that describes me, Azure Water Young Master, perfectly. Don’t mention your father being the mere City Lord of little Frost Leaf City; even if he were the Lord of the entire Flowing Cloud Region, I wouldn’t fear him! Today, you won’t escape my grasp!"

Upon hearing Azure Water Young Master’s words, Lin XiaoXiao’s delicate frame trembled, her pretty face draining of all color.

Her opponent was a master at the first level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, while her Cultivation was only at the peak of the eighth level of the Meridian Wheel Realm. Their strengths were not on the same level. He wasn’t attacking in a hurry, clearly intending to slowly humiliate her.

Biting her red lip so hard it nearly bled, a resolute glint flashed in Lin XiaoXiao’s eyes. "You despicable cur! Don’t even think of laying a finger on me! I would rather die than let you have your way!"

Saying this, Lin XiaoXiao suddenly gripped her sword with both hands and raised it towards her snow-white neck, intending to end her own life.

TING!

Seeing Lin XiaoXiao about to commit suicide, Azure Water Young Master gave a cold smile. He brought his index and middle fingers together and flicked them through the air.

FWOOSH!

A beam of azure light shot out, accurately striking the sword’s edge. The cold, treasured sword was knocked from Lin XiaoXiao’s grasp, flying through the air to embed itself in the rock wall ten meters away.

Lin XiaoXiao stumbled, taking several unsteady steps backward.

"Now that you’ve encountered me, Azure Water Young Master, your life and death are in my hands. You cannot die unless I permit it."

The corner of Azure Water Young Master’s mouth quirked up. Gazing at Lin XiaoXiao with an expression of someone in complete control, he suddenly smiled. "Lin XiaoXiao, why pretend to be so chaste? Didn’t you always like to curry favor with the powerful? As the foremost student of Azure Cloud School, I’m hardly inferior to Duanmu Yu, am I?"

"You... How do you know about that...?"

Lin XiaoXiao’s delicate frame jolted. Her beautiful eyes widened in astonishment as she looked at Azure Water Young Master, her face ashen.

Azure Water Young Master gave a sinister smile. "I am Azure Water Young Master, after all. I’ve investigated all the beauties from the various academies in the Six Southern Domains. You were originally on good terms with Luo Feng in the Outer Court of Purple Sun School, but later..."

"Don’t say any more..."

Lin XiaoXiao’s face was a mask of misery as she staggered backward. Ever since Luo Feng had become the foremost student of Purple Sun School, she had buried these matters deep in her heart, daring not to touch them again.

"Well? Have you considered it carefully?" Azure Water Young Master said with a faint smile.

Lifting her gaze, Lin XiaoXiao’s face was like frost. "I will never submit to you!"

Azure Water Young Master frowned slightly and sneered, "Refusing face when it’s given! Since you’re so ungrateful, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

With that, Azure Water Young Master’s right hand emitted an azure radiance, which transformed into a massive Yuan Qi hand that descended upon Lin XiaoXiao.

Lin XiaoXiao pursed her lips tightly, pushing all her Yuan Qi to its absolute limit, preparing for a final, desperate struggle.

Just as the Yuan Qi hand was about to land on Lin XiaoXiao, Azure Water Young Master’s eyes twitched. He suddenly withdrew his attack, his figure transforming into a streak of azure light as he rapidly retreated.

In the next moment,

SLICE!

a brilliant light illuminated the entire passage as if it were day. Where Azure Water Young Master had just stood, a huge fissure, a foot wide and over ten meters long, had appeared. Its edges were perfectly smooth and even.

Seeing the saber mark on the ground, Azure Water Young Master turned pale. If he had reacted a fraction of a second slower, he would have been slain on the spot. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Taking a deep breath, Azure Water Young Master directed his icy gaze towards the passage from which the saber light had come and barked, "Who?!"

That Saber Technique... could it be...?

Lin XiaoXiao stared at the saber mark on the ground, her beautiful eyes flickering. She looked back towards the passage entrance, her stunning face revealing a mixture of astonishment, disbelief, and a dawning, faint excitement.