Xuanxia

Chapter 647: A Thousand Lights and a Corner of Darkness

"Then... I'll start."

Master Baihe was very gentlemanly and dignified in giving advance notice of his move.

However, when she said the word "that", she had already started to raise her hand!
"Be careful!" Qiu Chan gasped.

This was not the first time that Fu Qingzhou faced a master of this level.

Jiang Baichuan, Huo Yaer, Huijue... He had already "communicated" with the world's top practitioners under different circumstances.

But this time, it's different.

No matter what, he had never been alone, fighting against those big shots with his own strength. He either had the help of the Smoker, or the help of artifacts such as the King Sword Scabbard and the De Sword, and so on.

Only this time, he was truly alone, and had no intention of using any external aid... to fight against a powerful man at the fifth level of the Cave Heaven Realm!
Even if there is only one move.

The third eye? The third eye is not an external object. It grows on your own head. How can it be considered an external object?

Normally, a warrior at the seventh level would not have the slightest chance of resisting a great cultivator who had opened the fifth level of the cave heaven.

Those who have reached the fifth level of the Cave Heaven Realm can truly "kill you with just one look" if they are willing.

However, Fu Qingzhou was not panicked.

First, he knew that Master Baihe would not really kill him.

Second…now, his “eyes” should be more powerful.

In the instant before Master Baihe made his move, the Sky Eye had already captured everything!
Fu Qingzhou's eyes suddenly opened as wide as they could, and the scene in front of him underwent countless changes.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still and space seemed to be broken.

The world in his eyes shattered into countless mirrors, each of which reflected the cold and calm face of Shirakawa Masamune, as well as her slowly raised hand.

The mirror continued to shatter and split, evolving into countless possibilities of what would happen next.

In the countless broken mirrors, every possibility was like an extremely detailed painting, slowly unfolding under Fu Qingzhou's "Heavenly Eye".

He understood, this was a sword technique.

He didn't know what kind of sword technique this was, but his heavenly eye had helped him see thousands of sword lights.

These sword lights may be the result of a single move, or they may be the result of countless possible changes, but... it doesn't matter.

The sword light of Master Baihe seemed to condense the most subtle rules between heaven and earth. Every ray of sword intent contained the ultimate truth of the universe. It was vast and boundless yet subtle and delicate, gentle as water yet cruel as ice.

A wonderful idea grew in Fu Qingzhou's mind - perhaps, the strongest person under Xuanxing now is not Jiang Baichuan, but Master Baihe.

She has already touched the realm of Xuanxing!
Logically speaking, with Fu Qingzhou's level of attainment, he shouldn't have understood this matter at all, but he just knew it and even saw it.

Her sword techniques were like a silent symphony, with every note dancing with the rhythm of heaven and earth, condensing the invisible rules into tangible sword light.

Some of those sword lights were like meteors streaking across the night sky, brilliant but short-lived; others were like long rivers, deep and lasting. They intertwined together to form a series of dazzling pictures that were both beautiful and dangerous.

Under the reflection of thousands of sword lights, the figure of Master Baihe became blurred and mysterious, as if she was no longer a mortal body, but had transformed into the rules and order between heaven and earth, using the sword as a pen and the world as paper, writing her own chapter on kendo.

Fu Qingzhou seemed to be caught in a vortex of sword light and rules, unable to extricate himself.

He saw himself being swallowed by the endless sword light, and also saw his figure struggling to dodge the interweaving sword shadows, but more often than not, he saw the tragic scene of him falling under the sword light with wounds all over his body.

but……

Even under the blazing sun, there are bound to be shadows.

In the depths of these countless mirror images, there is also a barely perceptible shadow hidden. It is the only hope of life among all possibilities, just like a corner of the night, quietly existing in the endless light, tiny, but able to continue countless new possibilities.

"Found it..." Fu Qingzhou muttered to himself.

This corner of darkness was not far from where he was standing.

Perhaps in order to avoid Qiu Chan who was not far away, or perhaps in order not to really hurt Fu Qingzhou, Bai He left a blank in his sword.

This tiny gap is Fu Qingzhou's opportunity!

But when he was about to move his body and stand in that corner of darkness...

He found that he couldn't move.

It wasn't that Baihe bound him, but because... at this moment, with the help of the Sky Eye, his mind was much faster than his body.

At this moment, his eyes had already caught a corner of the darkness in the Qianfang sword light, but in fact, Master Baihe's hand had not even been raised!

Needless to say, the speed of attack of the strong men in the fifth realm of Cave Heaven was so fast that no matter how strong Fu Qingzhou was, he could not keep up at this stage.

What's more, he now has to catch up!
He wanted to move, but his whole body seemed to be frozen in time and he couldn't keep up with the speed of his thoughts!

Master Baihe's hand was already halfway raised.

The sword techniques also condensed between her fingers.

Fu Qingzhou's pupils shrank suddenly, and the true energy in his body burned wildly like a raging fire!
This is not just an adjective, it is real and burning.

At the moment when his mind was running at its peak and his body was trying to catch up with his mind, the two powers in his body burst into flames. The first to burst into flames and explode like fireworks were his meridians.

Then came bones, flesh, and skin.

At this moment, Fu Qingzhou seemed to have transformed into a ball of burning flame. The true energy in his body raged like a storm, breaking through the constraints of his physical body and resonating with the external energy of heaven and earth in an incredible way.

His meridians, bones, flesh, and skin seemed to be ignited at this moment, releasing dazzling light. It was the ultimate explosion of his potential!
Master Baihe's hand was finally raised to the top, and the countless mirrors that Fu Qingzhou saw began to merge and the cracks began to disappear, which meant that countless possibilities began to collapse and integrate, moving towards the final and only ending.

The sword technique was about to be released, and thousands of sword lights condensed into an irresistible force, pointing directly at him.

At this critical moment, Fu Qingzhou's figure suddenly blurred.

He seemed to have passed through the cracks of time and moved into that corner of darkness at a speed beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

The next moment, thousands of sword lights appeared like an upside-down Milky Way, pouring down like a waterfall!

Each ray of sword light contained the power to destroy the heavens and the earth. They intertwined and collided in the air, bursting out with dazzling light, like falling stars, illuminating the entire night.

The swamp around Fu Qingzhou was torn into pieces in an instant under the ravages of thousands of sword lights. The mud and sewage were evaporated by the high temperature of the sword light, turning into billowing steam that rose up. The swamp seemed to have turned into a sea of ​​fire, burning fiercely and releasing suffocating heat waves. Those creatures that had been lurking in the swamp were torn into pieces by the sword light under this horrific attack, without even being able to utter a wail.

The river water behind him was stirred up into huge waves under the impact of thousands of sword lights!

The river water seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, forming huge whirlpools. In the center of the whirlpools, the sword light raged like a tornado, tearing the river water into pieces, splashing water in all directions, and turning into mist all over the sky, which intertwined with the sword light to form a terrifying picture.

However, in this endless destruction and devastation, Fu Qingzhou was like a blade of grass standing quietly in the eye of the storm. His figure blended perfectly with that corner of darkness. Thousands of sword lights bypassed him and continued to bombard downwards, but failed to hurt him at all!
After a moment, the sword light disappeared completely, and Fu Qingzhou's figure was revealed in the flying smoke and dust.

The third eye on his forehead had disappeared, and his whole body seemed to have turned into a blood gourd. The brief burst of true energy almost burned everything he had!
"what?"

Baihe Zhenren's pupils shrank: "Did he escape?"

Plop.

Not far away, Qiu Chan's legs softened slightly and she knelt in the swamp.

It was only then that she finally absorbed all the cold air she had initially taken.

"Senior Baihe..."

At this time, Fu Qingzhou, covered in blood, slowly raised his head.

The true energy in his body had just been drained in an instant, which was even more exaggerated than using the German sword. At this moment, just raising his head to speak was more tiring than fighting a fierce battle.

But he still spoke.

"…You have already used up all your moves."

"Now, it's my turn as a junior... to make a move."

After saying that, he drew out the Cloud-Splitting Sword at an extremely slow speed.

Bang.

He propped the long sword on the ground.

He used the long sword to support himself and took a step forward, but then his body swayed and he almost fell down.

The swampy mud that was like flat ground before now became an extremely heavy object that held him back!

"Qingzhou!"

Qiu Chan cried out in surprise, but ultimately did not move forward.

Master Baihe stood there, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.

"Hu, hu, hu..."

Fu Qingzhou took a deep breath, and it took him several breaths to steady himself again. He held the knife and walked forward again.

He was only twenty steps away from Master Baihe, but he walked for a very long time.

When he came in front of her, Fu Qingzhou was almost no longer in human form.

The splashing mud and water mixed with his blood. His dried-up true energy left him with serious injuries that could not be healed. Even bones could be vaguely seen under the blurred flesh and blood. Master Baihe couldn't even imagine how he could walk in front of him with such serious injuries?
But Fu Qingzhou didn't just walk up to her.

He raised the knife again.

The long sword that he had once swung with ease, now seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds. He tried to lift it with both hands twice but failed. Finally, he even bent down with difficulty, bit the handle with his teeth, and finally pulled the sword out of the mud with both hands.

Qiu Chan bit her lips tightly, her eyes were wet, but her eyes were full of pride and excitement.

Master Baihe narrowed her eyes slightly and did not move… After all, she had already used up all her moves.

And Fu Qingzhou, taking advantage of the inertia of pulling out the knife, finally staggered... half swung and half threw the knife, and placed it on the shoulder of Master Baihe, with the blade pointing at her neck.

When the knife was swung out, the mud spots on the knife could not touch Master Baihe at all. They were all swept away by an invisible force half an inch around her.

But the knife was just put up like that without any hindrance.

"I..." Fu Qingzhou grinned, revealing a row of white teeth on his bloody face: "I won."

(End of this chapter)