Two Realms High Martial Arts: Gathering the Heavens to Become a Great Luo Immortal

Chapter 174 The Truth Never Came to the Forefront (Two-in-One Chapter)

After hearing what the other person said,

Li Jingde's expression darkened, his usual pretense vanished, and his sinister and chilling demeanor, honed over many years in the deep palace, was fully revealed.

A cold laugh, "Fine, fine, fine," echoed from afar in the night.

Without moving, a chilling, eerie aura, as if a venomous snake were spitting its tongue, suddenly erupted from him, completely different from the one at the previous banquet!

"The Life and Death Sword Sect and the Blood-Clad Pavilion will both pay the price in the future!"

next moment,

Li Jingde's figure blurred, leaving only a faint, almost imperceptible afterimage. His speed was far beyond what ordinary people could understand, as if he ignored the obstacles of space!

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

A sharp, ear-piercing sound instantly echoed throughout the courtyard!

No one saw how he drew his sword.

Several thin, almost transparent, pale white sword lights could be seen.

As if teleported, they appeared out of thin air at the throats, brows, and chests of the Blood-Clad Tower assassins at the forefront.

These sword lights were extremely cunning, faster than thought, and carried a sinister, bone-chilling coldness!

The assassins didn't even have time to react before their pale masks, along with their heads and throats, were pierced with pinpoint accuracy in an instant.

Before the blood could even spurt out, the person collapsed limply.

The wound had an eerie bluish-black tinge, as if it had been corroded by a deadly poison.

This is Li Jingde's secret martial art, which he has kept hidden for decades and which originated from the imperial palace—the Evil-Repelling Shadow-Chasing Sword!

They are known for their unconventional methods, prioritizing speed above all else, ruthless and vicious, and targeting vital points with extreme speed and unpredictable trajectories.

Now, with just one move, he suddenly killed several Blood-Clad Tower swordsmen, catching the opposing leader somewhat off guard.

"Um?

For the first time, a flicker of emotion crossed the blood-clad leader's cold eyes, masked by a bronze demon.

Seemingly somewhat surprised by Li Jingde's strange swordsmanship, which differed significantly from the intelligence reports,

However, the terrifying pressure emanating from him did not diminish at all; on the contrary, it intensified.

"A trivial skill!"

He remained motionless, but raised his pale hand and made a sword-finger gesture towards Li Jingde's ghostly, flickering figure.

As he raised his hand, the aura of death permeating the entire courtyard, the splattered blood, and even the lingering life force of the assassins who had just been killed by Li Jingde, all converged madly toward his sword finger!

A pure, profound "death intent," seemingly capable of ending all things and causing even the soul to wither and perish, suddenly coalesced!

This is no longer a simple sword aura, but a deadly move imbued with the intent of death.

"Life and death, stillness and extinction."

The Blood-Clad Sword Master uttered four cold words.

A condensed, profound, and almost pure black sword aura shot out silently.

The sword energy seemed slow, yet it appeared to have locked onto Li Jingde, causing Li Xijun, who was observing from the sidelines, to suddenly sense something.

Having practiced the "White Tiger Seven Killings Technique," he easily understood it.

This is not a simple sword technique.

It's more like an external sword technique that implies the "end of all things" and brings Li Jingde an inevitable death.

Li Jingde's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and he almost blurted out:

"The Unending Cycle of Life and Death: Sword Chapter!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xijun was also stunned and amazed.

No wonder this outdoor sword technique is so incredibly wondrous.

This was actually a move from the legendary "Three Lives and Tribulations Sword Manual," one of the three swords, specifically the "Heavenless Wheel of Life and Death Sword Chapter."

"This is incredible! Even the life-or-death sword techniques in the main world could never reach this level!"

Li Xijun's desire for the five supreme divine skills of this world grew ever stronger.

But Li Jingde on the other side suddenly let out a strange howl.

Feeling an unprecedented threat to his life, he pushed the [Evil-Repelling Shadow-Chasing Sword] to its limit!

His figure instantly transformed into dozens of pale, indistinguishable phantoms, dancing like ghosts, stabbing at the Blood-Clad Tower's half-step outer realm leader from all directions at inconceivable angles.

Each sword strike embodies his life's work, insidious, swift, and cunning, enough to instantly kill a master below the fifth level of the Opening Aperture Realm!

However, that pure black sword aura of death ignored all illusions and speed.

It seemed to pierce through the barriers of space, precisely "pointing" at the most crucial and real "point" among Li Jingde's countless phantoms.

"puff!"

A dull, soft sound.

All of Li Jingde's illusions vanished instantly!

His true form suddenly froze, appearing less than three zhang away from the other party, his face filled with disbelief, horror, and extreme pain.

The pure black sword energy did not cause a huge wound; it was just like a tiny black dot, imprinted on the Tanzhong acupoint in the center of his chest!

But at the very moment that black spot was branded,

The surging, chilling true energy around Li Jingde, like ice and snow thrown into boiling oil, instantly began to wither and dissipate.

His skin, which had been pale and bluish-white from the rapid changes, lost its luster at a visible speed, becoming ashen and shriveled, as if the black spots were frantically draining away his life force.

A deep-seated, irresistible sense of "deathly stillness" erupted from his body like a plague and spread rapidly!

"Uh... Ah!"

Li Jingde let out a bloodcurdling scream, as if his spine had been ripped out, and collapsed to his knees with a thud.

The longsword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and the pale light on the blade went out completely.

He clutched the tiny black spot on his chest with both hands, his body convulsing violently. Each convulsion brought out large gushes of dark blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, and his breath was as faint as a candle in the wind, rapidly fading away.

The pure meaning of "death" directly shattered Li Jingde's eerie speed and insidious true energy, which were essential for his survival.

The power of the supreme divine skills and ultimate techniques of this world, and the devastating power of the external killing moves, are fully demonstrated at this moment!

Li Xijun, whose swordsmanship is based on killing, taking life, and death, embodies the essence of swordsmanship.

At this moment, I set a goal in my heart: when I have the opportunity in the future, I must learn the "Heavenly Revolving Life and Death Sword Chapter," one of the supreme divine skills!

Just as Li Xijun was increasingly impressed by the wondrous swordsmanship of this martial arts world, and was thoroughly satisfied with what he was watching...

Kneeling on the ground, covered in blood and barely breathing, Li Jingde suddenly raised his head and shouted at Li Xijun:

"Your Highness, hurry! This old servant can't stop him!"

This looks like a very typical tragic drama of a loyal servant.

However, Li Xijun showed no reaction or emotional fluctuation whatsoever.

Although the other person's expression, tone, and emotions can almost fool most people,

With his sincere heart, he could clearly sense that the other party had absolutely no concern for his life or death.

therefore,

Li Xijun had absolutely no intention of acting according to the little drama the other party had put on.

only,

Just as Li Xijun was about to take action and directly manifest his true form to bind this world to itself.

"Ignore him!"

A streak of light seemed to have been blasted through the night sky.

One of the old men, dressed in a black and white robe, was in a sorry state. His clothes and hair were charred black as he flew from a distance and came to a stop. His long sword was full of cracks and even some of it had melted.

In this world, those who can fly are all experts at the Outer Realm!

Furthermore, it seems that he is an outer realm expert from the Life and Death Sword Sect.

The moment this elderly man, whose appearance was at the level of an exterior-level cultivator, appeared above the mansion, he said coldly:

"That unfortunate kid is just a cover-up."

"Go and kill that servant; he's the real one!"

As the old man spoke, he released a jet-black sword light carrying the intent of death and annihilation, which swept across the sky towards a certain spot in the mansion.

All the assassins in the mansion, as well as the half-step Outer Realm martial artist, looked over and then realized:

When Li Jingde first made his move and killed several people, he created an opening, through which several trained martial artists rushed out. Li Yan, who was mixed in with them, almost had to climb over the wall to escape.

But a sword light shot straight toward him from mid-air, and in the next instant, it was about to lead him to his death and end.

"Hmph, you never learn your lesson, daring to attack me in front of me!"

A noble yet domineering female voice rang out.

Endless golden-red flames appeared, instantly illuminating the entire night as if it were daytime.

A divine bird's clear cry resounded throughout heaven and earth.

A faint, flickering crimson-gold flame instantly incinerated the sword light.

At the same time, she suddenly stretched out her jade hand and struck out with a palm so fast that it was beyond the reach of sight, leaving only a golden-red trail that stretched across the sky and burned everything!

The old man, who was at the level of an exterior-level cultivator, could only parry with his sword, but he was still struck hard by that palm, causing blood to gush out.

"Kill him!"

The old man hurriedly let out a low shout, while the leader, a half-step outer realm martial artist with a bronze mask, instantly transformed into a top-tier assassin. With a flash, the sword light representing death relentlessly stabbed towards the fleeing Li Yan.

Li Xijun seems to have been completely ignored.

Originally intending to overturn the table, he watched as two powerful outdoor fighters, who were fighting in the sky but were both trying their best to restrain their range, silently stood aside like a nobody, and turned his head to admire Li Yan's figure.

This person, facing the full-force sword strike of the half-step Outer Realm martial artist, was actually able to struggle!

Faced with the leader of the half-step outdoor assassins' all-out, unreserved killing blow, the shadow of death instantly engulfed Li Yan like a cold tide.

That pure black sword energy contained the same "End of All Things" meaning as the one that had just severely injured Li Jingde, but was even more condensed and pure. Its speed was so fast that it almost surpassed his thinking, sealing off all his space to dodge!

Between life and death, there is great terror, but also great potential!

Suddenly, Li Yan's eyes flashed with an unprecedented light—not the light of fear, but a near-mad calculation and insight.

He seemed to have forgotten the carnage around him, forgotten the fierce battle in the sky, and his eyes were only fixed on that deadly black sword light and... the countless "qi" flows along its trajectory that ordinary people could not perceive!

"The emperor can read the qi (vital energy) and kill with a laugh... I'll see through this!"

Li Yan roared inwardly, the life-or-death crisis forcibly triggered.

He "saw" it!

He saw the most subtle fluctuations at the core of that death sword energy, and he saw the almost non-existent "lag point" that inevitably arose during the rapid flow of its sword intent.

This is the [Emperor's Qi Observation Technique]! It allows one to perceive the Qi of heaven and earth, detect the weaknesses of one's opponent, and find a glimmer of hope in the most impossible situations!

"This is it!" Li Yan roared in his heart. At the critical moment, his body twisted violently to the side and backward at a speed and angle that exceeded his own limits.

He wasn't trying to completely avoid the fatal blow—that was impossible—but rather to avoid the most vital spot, the heart, and try to make the sword energy only pierce through his shoulder blade!

His twist was both strange and precise, full of anticipation, as if he had foreseen the trajectory of the sword energy.

"Huh?!"

This time, it wasn't just the half-step outer realm assassin leader who showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Even the charred old man in the sky, who was fiercely fighting against the figure surrounded by golden-red flames and as noble as a goddess, couldn't help but let out a short, surprised cry!

Unfortunately,

The gap in cultivation level is, in the end, a gap!

Even the most wondrous Heavenly Emperor's Qi Observation Technique requires sufficient cultivation to support and exploit those fleeting flaws.

Li Yan saw the opening and even made the theoretically optimal dodge move.

But how could a weakling who had not yet truly awakened his full potential possibly cope with the speed, strength, and sword intent containing the death and end of a half-step outer realm expert?

"Pfft—!"

A piercing sound, even more muffled and chilling than when Li Jingde was hit, rang out!

The pitch-black sword energy did not strike Li Yan's shoulder blade as he had hoped. Instead, it deviated slightly and pierced his chest with unparalleled precision, instantly turning his vital organs into lifeless, obliterated objects.

"Uh...!" Li Yan froze instantly, and the light in his eyes dimmed quickly, like a candle flame being extinguished.

He looked down in disbelief at the rapidly expanding, withered, grayish-brown hole in his chest.

An even stronger and more domineering sense of "deathly stillness" than what Li Jingde was experiencing was like a maggot clinging to his bone, frantically eroding his vitality.

"How could this happen? I... I should have..."

Li Yan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but only a large amount of dark blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed out.

His body swayed, as if all his bones had been removed, and he fell softly backward.

boom!

With a muffled thud, Li Yan's body crashed heavily onto the cold ground, kicking up a few specks of dust.

His eyes were wide open, his pupils completely dilated, leaving behind only the last traces of resentment, shock, and fear of death, before his breath ceased instantly!

One sword, and he's dead!

The whole process was incredibly fast!

From the moment Li Yan unleashed his Emperor's Qi Observation Technique in an attempt to dodge, to the moment he was precisely pierced through a vital point by the sword energy and killed, only a single breath passed.

His stunning struggle, in the face of absolute power, merely allowed him to live for... a fleeting moment!

Of course, his moment was still valuable because...

"The Emperor's Aura Observation Technique! Only someone with a dragon-like destiny can use this martial art! Heh, it really was him!"

Above, the charred and disheveled old man in the exterior view let out a cold laugh upon seeing this.

"Hmph!" The noble, goddess-like figure snorted coldly, seemingly disdainful of the old man's distraction. Her attacks intensified, forcing the old man to defend himself in a sorry state, leaving him no time to spare.

The half-step Outer Realm martial artist who had confirmed that he had killed the other party also breathed a sigh of relief.

Having killed this illegitimate son with the destiny of a dragon, their mission was complete.

Li Jingde finally breathed a sigh of relief after witnessing Li Yan use the Emperor's Aura Observation Technique, have his identity confirmed, and be instantly killed.

People always like to believe in the truth they have discovered.

Especially intelligent people, they tend to be extra skeptical of everything they see.

However, if they successfully arouse their suspicions and indeed see through their scheme, uncovering the truth...

They would be even more convinced that they are right.

Little did he know, he never allowed the real one to appear on the table.

"Given these people's character, they would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free. My 'son' should also die."

He was thinking this when he suddenly remembered something and looked at Li Xijun.

Logically, both teenagers who are of the appropriate age should be killed.

At this moment, Li Jingde should have simply given up and died.

In this way, there will truly be no more problems.

However, the temperament Li Xijun displayed at the banquet just now, as well as the experience of raising him over the years, made him unable to resist looking at her.

At that moment, looking at Li Xijun who seemed to be standing there stunned, a thought suddenly popped into his head:

"I wonder if Miss will save him?"

And at this moment,

The Blood-Clad Tower assassin, who had just killed Li Yan and was at the half-step Exterior Realm, also turned his gaze to Li Xijun.

"Although the prince is dead, just to be on the safe side, consider yourself unlucky!"

Having said that, he drew his sword again!

(End of this chapter)