I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 115 How much is your life worth?

"Yes, so I've come to send you down now, to keep them company."

Speedy!

Swoosh!

Ye Qingzhou moved with lightning speed, once again entering the realm of divine speed, his sword surpassing the speed of sound.

Wind speed, lightning speed, Blazing Slash!

The Suspended Slash Sword rubbed against the air at three times the speed of sound, its crimson flames resembling the tail feathers of a Vermilion Bird, fierce and domineering. It struck Song Xin, and the violent impact sent him flying, crashing into a large section of the stone wall.

"Um?"

Ye Qingzhou frowned: "It's blocking it?"

"Ye Qingzhou!"

Amidst the smoke and dust, Song Xin, dressed in tattered clothes yet unharmed, reappeared.

At this moment, his face was filled with smugness and madness: "My armor is complete, you can't kill me!"

After he finished speaking, dragon scales appeared on his body, and even his face underwent strange changes. His teeth became sharp, his eyes turned into vertical pupils, his body began to swell, and even sharp spikes grew on his spine.

Song Xin actually activated his dragon transformation in front of everyone, turning into a half-dragon.

Ye Qingzhou looked at the faintly visible golden scale-like aura surrounding Song Xin and was slightly surprised: "The Five-Scaled Emperor Armor from 'Fish-Dragon Transformation'?"

The Five-Scaled Emperor Armor is a special defensive super-level martial skill. It is the most advanced true qi martial armor among professional martial artists, and it has five forms: python, snake, fish, crocodile, and feather.

When one reaches the highest level of mastery, one attains the Five-Scaled Emperor Armor, which is impervious to all magic.

And Song Xin, standing before us, had clearly mastered one of them.

It gleams with golden light; it is the indestructible golden scale fish armor.

True Qi Armor originally required at least a professional-level martial artist who had awakened martial arts true qi to successfully cultivate it.

However, due to bloodline modification, Song Xin obtained a portion of Yinglong's bloodline power. With a half-dragon body and innate internal energy, he simulated some characteristics of martial arts true qi, thus obtaining the True Qi Martial Armor.

Relying on the absolute defense of his armor, Song Xin became arrogant and boastful: "Ye Qingzhou, the humiliation you inflicted on me back then, I will repay you tenfold today!"

Fish and dragon transformation!

The wind blows, the fish swim!

Song Xin suddenly accelerated, using the wind as water, moving freely. Relying on the characteristics of his martial arts, his speed suddenly broke through to the speed of sound.

Fire, fiercely slashed!

He slashed at Ye Qingzhou with his sword, the blade igniting flames as it scraped against the air, its power extremely fierce.

"Too slow."

Ye Qingzhou remained indifferent, narrowly avoiding Song Xin's attack. His sarcastic words were like needles, piercing Song Xin's heart: "Your knife is so slow, how can you kill anyone?"

Song Xin swung his sword repeatedly, his attack speed exceeding the speed of sound, yet he couldn't even touch the hem of Ye Qingzhou's clothes. He immediately became somewhat frantic: "Damn it! I refuse to believe I can't hit you!"

bang bang bang~

Song Xin stomped heavily on the ground, unleashing his power once more, and the speed at which his half-dragon body's bloodline was mutating accelerated.

The human characteristics are decreasing, while the features characteristic of the Scaled Race are increasing.

But his rage began to slowly overwhelm Song Xin's reason, driving him into a frenzy: "Die! All of you die! You all deserve to die!"

The wild, chaotic swordplay created a fierce gust of wind; the aftershocks of their battle alone were more than anyone else could withstand.

Xu Yuebing and the others had already returned the way they came. They were not strong enough, and staying would only be a hindrance. They were taken hostage by Song Xin and used as hostages to threaten Ye Qingzhou.

As for Yuan Jingfei, she simply couldn't believe it. Although she had guessed that Ye Qingzhou must be very strong, she never expected that Ye Qingzhou would be this strong!

She couldn't even see their moves clearly. If it were her, she probably would have been killed by Song Xin in one strike.

Just as Yuan Jingfei was stunned, a gust of wind swept past her, cleaving the earth and creating a shockwave.

After her face was covered in dust, she broke out in a cold sweat.

With blood still spreading all over her body, Yuan Jingfei cried out to Ye Qingzhou again, "Help me! Ye Qingzhou, please get me out of here!"

Ding~

Ye Qingzhou swung his sword, sending the already crazed Song Xin flying, before landing in front of Yuan Jingfei: "How much is your life worth?"

"what?"

Yuan Jingfei was stunned when she heard this question.

Ye Qingzhou protested, "You charge money for killing, so naturally you should charge money for saving people. Isn't that just common sense and a matter of course?"

Now Yuan Jingfei understood, and immediately cried out, "My dad is very rich! If you save me, you'll be richly rewarded!"

"How much is the reward? State it clearly."

Ding~

Ye Qingzhou didn't even turn his head, blocking Song Xin's sword strike, and continued to question Yuan Jingfei earnestly.

Ye Qingzhou is now very serious about anything related to money, and no one can stop him from making money to practice martial arts!

Seeing Ye Qingzhou so nonchalant about the terrifying Song Xin, Yuan Jingfei was almost in tears. She was terrified that Ye Qingzhou might be careless and die at Song Xin's hands.

In that case, she would truly have no chance of survival.

"5000 million! I'll transfer the money to you as soon as we leave!"

"What?! Your life is only worth 5000 million?"

Ye Qingzhou felt a little regretful, but even a mosquito's leg is still meat. Although he now has a mountain of gold, it is not a long-term solution to sit around and eat it all up.

Moreover, he had no intention of selling those divine metals; he kept them for his own use.

After negotiating the terms, Ye Qingzhou raised his hand and unleashed a sword strike, activating the Heart Sword Secret Technique of Intent and Action to sever the Blood River Sword Aura on Yuan Jingfei's body.

Within the grand formation, the Blood River Demon Lord roared in fury, "You're courting death!"

It turns out that the blood flowing from Tianhong Sword Lord's body was actually the mental image of Blood River Demon Lord, whose name was Blood Flowing River.

Although the Four Saints Sealing Evil Formation has developed cracks, the Blood River Demon Lord can only extend a small portion of his power. He mainly relies on devouring the negative emotions in people's hearts to grow stronger, such as the fear and despair of Yuan Jingfei and others.

This is precisely what Ye Qingzhou's Heart Sword Secret Technique, which specifically targets the mind and will, can counter.

Once the demonic thoughts within the sword aura are extinguished, the Blood River Heart Image will have no way to continue.

"Sword Emperor's successor, if I break free, I will refine you into a blood slave, ensuring you are never reincarnated!"

clang~ clang~ clang~

While blocking Song Xin's attack, Ye Qingzhou responded with a cold smile: "Let's talk about it when you can get out. Maybe when you do, you'll just run away when you see me."

"I want you dead, Ye Qingzhou!"

The Yinglong bloodline within Song Xin began to surge wildly, greatly increasing his strength and speed. His attacks became fierce and swift, filled with a wild and exotic beauty that broadened Ye Qingzhou's horizons.

"As expected, even combat skills can be inherited in the dragon bloodline. They are truly a powerful race."

Ye Qingzhou didn't end the battle quickly because he wanted to see the effects of a human body transforming into a dragon, since he was still researching and improving the "Fish-Dragon Transformation" technique.

Many bloodline experiments cannot be conducted on Leon and Zhu Jinfeng, but Song Xin can be used as the guinea pig.

"Die! Die! Die!"

Enraged and filled with hatred, Song Xin grew sharp teeth, his eyes turned into vertical pupils, his hair began to fall out, his body was covered with scales, and even his tail, which had degenerated, grew back. It was still a dragon tail covered with sharp spikes, which Song Xin used as a whip.

In his previous half-dragon form, Song Xin still retained more human characteristics from a distance.

In his current dragon-human form, Song Xin no longer resembles a human; instead, he looks remarkably like a large lizard capable of walking upright. Even his face has completely transformed into that of a lizard.

His powerful body seemed to be equipped with a stroke engine, with dragon blood flowing through his veins like the Yangtze River, and one could almost hear the splashing sound of water.

Song Xin casually slashed out with his sword, and the speed reached Mach 2!

A strong wind blew in his face, and Ye Qingzhou began to take things a little more seriously.

First gear!

Ye Qingzhou manipulated his dantian, opening and closing it with great mental power, and meticulously controlled the flow of his internal energy.

At first, it was a slow opening and closing motion. As the movements became more skillful and the frequency increased, the range of opening and closing became smaller and tighter, and the surge and burst of internal energy almost became one.

As the opening and closing rhythm of the dantian accelerates, internal energy bursts forth in the dantian like popping beans.

At this moment, it was as if a high-powered engine was installed in Ye Qingzhou's abdomen. The high-frequency micro-vibration of his internal energy successfully stimulated the sympathetic nerves in his coccyx, causing his muscles and bones to tremble as well.

Rumble~

Ye Qingzhou vaguely heard the sound of waves in his mind, as loud as thunder!

A terrifying power is rapidly sprouting within him.

This is a powerful force capable of breaking conventions and transcending boundaries!

Rumble~

The roar of waves and thunder within his body surged incessantly, his inner energy erupted repeatedly, and the violent power even gave Ye Qingzhou the illusion that he could tear the sky apart.

Feeling the surging power within him once again, Ye Qingzhou was overjoyed: "It seems that as my physique grows stronger, my first level is also getting stronger."

"Ye Qingzhou!"

Song Xin leaped into the air, his Hundred-Refined Blade cleaving through mountains and valleys, its speed exceeding Mach 3.

At three times the speed of sound, the blade friction against the air, without the need for internal energy, rapidly accumulates heat, causing flames to ignite and turning the blade red-hot, just like the rage in Song Xin's heart at this moment.

He was just one step away from breaking the seal, releasing the Blood River Demon Lord who was suppressed here, and thus obtaining the power of blood essence to further enhance his strength.

But all of this came to an abrupt end because of Ye Qingzhou's arrival.

step!

They were so close!

Song Xin was indignant. Why should he be trampled underfoot by these martial arts geniuses?

I am the true chosen one of heaven, destined by destiny!

"Ye Qingzhou, you'd better die!"

Looking at the sacrificial offerings that Ye Qingzhou had rescued, Song Xin's hatred and rage surged even higher, and the golden scales on his body turned crimson.

Reverse scale!

Blood Rage!

Dragons have scales that cannot be touched; to touch them is to die.

In "Fish and Dragon Transformation", there is also a martial art called Reverse Scale. Once the Blood Rage state is activated, the user will become ruthless and bloodthirsty, gaining several times the combat power.

"You're not the only one who mastered the 'Fish-Dragon Transformation'."

Ye Qingzhou exhaled slowly. His "Refining True Gold in Fire" technique had already achieved some success. With Geng metal as his bone and Xin metal as his flesh, his physical strength was in no way inferior to Song Xin's bloodline modification, and he didn't have all those side effects.

Seeing Song Xin rushing towards him, Ye Qingzhou suddenly accelerated.

First gear!

Speedy!

Ye Qingzhou activated his inner energy at full power, and his speed suddenly increased to Mach 7, a level beyond divine speed.

Incredible speed!

"I told you, you're too slow..."

Fire, rising dragon!

Ye Qingzhou's expression was solemn. The Emperor Sword Longyuan was drawn from its sheath with a clang, rising into the sky like a dragon. With a speed of seven times the speed of sound, it cleaved Song Xin and his sword into pieces before Song Xin could even hear Ye Qingzhou's words.

Song Xin's golden-scaled fish armor was no match for Ye Qingzhou's all-out attack with the Rising Dragon Sword.

Dragon blood rained down, and entrails and severed limbs were scattered all over the ground.

Song Xin's half-dragon face was not quite dead yet; his vertical pupils still held intense anger and resentment.

A mountain nine ren high can be ruined by a single basket of earth.

The Song family had been planning and scheming for so many years, even actively promoting the plan for martial arts upstarts to explore Lingyun Cave Heaven, all for this opportunity.

As a result, Song Xin was defeated by Ye Qingzhou at the crucial moment and also lost his life.

"I'm so... unwilling to accept this..."

Even with his bloodline modified body, Song Xin, whose physical and mental health were severely damaged by the Rising Dragon Sword, had no choice but to die.

Even his soul and his hidden second personality became nourishment for repairing the Dragon Abyss Sword Soul.

After killing Song Xin, Ye Qingzhou was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he looked at the center of the Four Saints Sealing Evil Formation and asked, "Senior summoned me with your sword intent, why did you refuse to show yourself?"

"Hahaha, stop shouting. Tianhong has long since perished, and this body of his is now completely possessed by me."

"I'm not dead."

Tianhong Sword Master suddenly opened his eyes, his expression calm and composed as always.

He looked at Ye Qingzhou and nodded approvingly: "As expected of the successor chosen by the Sword Emperor, you have done very well."

"Impossible! Didn't you perish long ago?"

"I still have the power to strike with one sword. Originally, I planned to save this sword for the day you were freed."

Tianhong Sword Master looked at Ye Qingzhou: "But it's not necessary now, the Sword Sect has successors."

Upon learning that Tianhong Sword Lord was plotting such a thing, Blood River Demon Lord was furious: "You bastard, you actually wanted to launch a sneak attack! What happened to your reputation as a righteous sect? Have you no shame?!"

"Blood River, you took advantage of the Sword Emperor's absence to launch a sneak attack on the Sword Sect, destroying my sect and slaughtering my disciples. With these blood feuds before us, do you still expect me to talk to you about the rules of the righteous path?"

Clearly, Tianhong Sword Lord was not a pedantic person.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to a suicidal tactic when he was no match for the Blood River Demon Lord, using himself as a cage to absorb the Blood River Sword's energy into his body, thus trapping the Blood River Demon Lord here to his death.

Even the sword demons stationed on the periphery were actually dead disciples of the Sword Sect, their resentment and fighting spirit undiminished. With their own obsession, they had been blocking outsiders from entering the depths of the forbidden area for ten thousand years, preventing the Blood River Demon Lord from escaping.

"Though the Sword Sect has perished, the spirit of the sword lives on forever."

Tianhong Sword Master looked at Ye Qingzhou: "I see in you a steadfast heart that seeks the sword, therefore I intend to save this final strike for you."

Clang~

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of swords clashing rang out.

The low, mournful sound of a sword echoed faintly in Ye Qingzhou's ears.

"The greatest sound is silent, the greatest form is formless; this sword is named Boundless."

Magnificent and vast, filling heaven and earth, this is a sword that knows no bounds and has no limits!

Tianhong Sword Lord unleashed his last strength, imprinting this sword move deep into Ye Qingzhou's heart: "Ten years from now, the great formation will collapse. At that time, if you have mastered the Heart Sword, you can come here and settle things between me and the Blood River."

This was a respectable swordsman, indomitable, willing to sacrifice himself for his beliefs.

His sword intent is all-encompassing, limitless, and of extremely high purpose.

It's a pity that it wasn't completely completed; otherwise, killing the Blood River Demon Lord would have been a piece of cake.

Ye Qingzhou accepted Tianhong Sword Lord's kindness in passing on his sword, and solemnly nodded: "Ten years is too long, at most one year, and I will make him die by my sword."

"How arrogant!"

On the surface, the Blood River Demon Lord appeared disdainful, but inwardly he felt inexplicably flustered.

After all, the genius before them was the successor of the Sword Emperor.

No matter how much he disliked the Divine Feather Sword Emperor, he would never dare to doubt the Sword Emperor's judgment.

No, I have to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible!

The Blood River Demon Lord cursed the Rain Master inwardly: "You bastard! You promised to help me spread the 'Blood River True Scripture,' find a suitable host, and then bring someone to help me escape! Damn it, all talk and no action! Why don't you bring someone over so I can even take a look?"

…………

Rumble~

Ye Qingzhou destroyed the passage leading to the underground seal to prevent anyone from entering and released the Blood River Demon Lord ahead of time.

"Ye Qingzhou!"

Xu Yuebing rushed forward and thoroughly checked Ye Qingzhou's chest and back, asking, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, better than ever before."

Ye Qingzhou received a peerless sword technique from Tianhong Sword Master, and the power of this technique far surpasses that of super-level martial arts.

This is still the state where the Boundless Sword is not truly complete. Once this move is fully perfected, even Ye Qingzhou can hardly imagine how powerful he will become.

"I will never forget Ye Qingzhou's life-saving grace."

Yuan Jingfei stepped forward to express her gratitude. Her tall figure and long ponytail made her look exceptionally youthful and beautiful, though in terms of looks, she was only slightly less attractive than Xu Yuebing.

Ye Qingzhou nodded to her in acknowledgment: "Just remember to pay."

Then, he looked at the other three unlucky guys behind Yuan Jingfei: "You guys are in the same boat. Don't force me to come knocking on your door to collect debts."

"No, no."

The group quickly waved their hands, acknowledging that their escape was entirely thanks to Ye Qingzhou, and they dared not renege on their promise in such a matter.

Otherwise, if word gets out, will anyone be willing to help them if they encounter danger again?

The nine returned to the camp. Yuan Jingfei was about to run to Weng Tiejun to complain, after all, she had almost died at Song Xin's hands.

Ye Qingzhou stopped her: "Don't go, it's pointless."

The existence of the Blood River Demon Lord is not a wise move to tell too many people.

It wasn't that Ye Qingzhou didn't trust Weng Tiejun, but rather that people's hearts are unpredictable, and he couldn't afford to gamble. What if someone around Weng Tiejun had ulterior motives?

There are always people who don't know their own limitations and think they can make deals with evil and heretical people in exchange for benefits.

However, these words were not suitable to be said openly, so Ye Qingzhou changed his perspective and reminded everyone: "Now that the passage has collapsed and Song Xin is dead, there is no way to verify what we said. On the contrary, Song Xin did indeed die at our hands."

Yuan Jingfei was speechless: "Didn't you kill Song Xin?"

"Well, you can explain it to Song Yanhai like that. Hopefully, he's a reasonable person."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jingfei instantly shivered.

If Xiangnan were to compile a list of the most unreasonable martial arts masters, Song Xin's father, Song Yanhai, would definitely be on the list, and certainly in the top three.

No one present could withstand the revenge of a master martial artist who had suffered the pain of losing his son.

Seeing that everyone realized the seriousness of the problem, Ye Qingzhou spoke up, "I haven't seen Song Xin today. What about you?"

"We don't have any either!"

(End of this chapter)