Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 255 - 174: A Match for the Opponent

Chapter 255: Chapter 174: A Match for the Opponent

"Who is it!"

A shout rang out, but before he could turn his head, it was forced down by the rough iron wire that grazed his long hair.

Yet the assailant was agile, bending and ducking while flipping forward, striking towards the Dantian with a counter-stab from the White Python.

Whoosh—

Facing this sudden counterattack, the youth actually leaped into the air, stepping directly on the Vajra Umbrella.

With a forceful push of his palm, the youth could only retreat three steps, but before the man could open the Vajra Umbrella in his hand, an emotionless voice was heard beside his ear.

"Paper Folding Spirit, Nether River Return Yin."

"What is this!"

Shock flashed through his eyes, the technique of the Flying Paper Beast was rare even in the Central Plains, truly worthy of the Fan Yin Sect’s ancestral secret technique.

A giant bear descended from the sky, swinging its massive paws, smashing down; although surprised, he was not panicked, with his cultivation realm he could be considered among the top in this entire mountain.

He immediately judged that it was that piece of talisman paper causing trouble, and though the Beast Spirit had no physical form, he was still somewhat shocked by the young man’s tactics, reacting immediately, his response was a simple action—taking cover behind the Vajra Umbrella.

Then forcefully opened it.

Clang—

The enormous Beast Spirit slammed fiercely against the Vajra Umbrella, making him involuntarily step back to forcefully withstand it; the pressure was palpable even for a Core Formation Stage cultivator.

But the next second, the hand grasping the umbrella handle jerked, actually pulling the handle out, and through the gaps of the umbrella ribs, he first thrust, then swept!

The core talisman paper was cut in two, fluttering with the wind, and the Beast Spirit dissolved.

What he held in his hand turned out to be an umbrella sword.

With a slight curve of his lips, after slicing the Bear Spirit, he countered similarly, grabbing the hollow umbrella handle with his left hand and twisting, the entire Vajra Umbrella emitting a metallic clank; the youth sensed the crazy inflow of Spiritual Energy into the handle, his face changing.

He forcefully propelled himself with his toes, quickly retreating seven or eight meters, but the umbrella ribs that shot out, composed of numerous steel spikes even carrying blue-colored Spiritual Energy at their ends, came flying towards him!

Ding, ding, ding—

Retreating while swinging, the iron wire swung so fast it bore faint afterimages, those pitch-black eyes furiously rotating, predicting the falling point of each umbrella rib shot.

Despite the slenderness of the iron wire, he deflected each one, especially the last one, which he forcibly smacked back towards the opponent!

"Excellent swordsmanship."

The equally handsome man in front didn’t dodge but just reached out to catch it, yet the next second suddenly turned his head extending his other hand, catching an umbrella rib flying towards the back of his head in his palm!

He smirked slightly.

The ribs that had initially flown out all returned to the Vajra Umbrella, casually breaking Jiang Feng’s infallible feint of misdirection.

"Nice idea, but showing such Guardian skills before me seems a bit underestimating, if you had used more of that type of move, it would have been a real threat to me."

The higher the realm, the less effective Guardian skills are, at his Core Formation realm he could basically catch most weapons manipulated through Guardian skills, the moves he referred to, of course, implying Paper Folding Spirit.

His tone full of confidence, slightly lifting his head, the youth who had avoided the attack now stood upright on a green bamboo, holding a weapon resembling a Longsword, which looked more like an unprocessed iron wire.

Eyeing each other up and down, neither initiated immediately, but this Lower Grade Core Formation cultivator quickly recognized who he was facing.

No help for it, in recent days this youngster had become too notorious.

"You’re the troublemaker these past few days."

Initially, he hadn’t caught wind of it, and his reason for choosing to head to the Mountain Gate only on the last day was somewhat similar to Jiang Feng’s, aiming to gather more Tokens, not just for his own future.

But also to earn some recognition for his family.

From three days ago, he had been scouring the mountain for traces of high-level cultivators, but to everyone’s surprise, they had all been preempted, with their accounts strikingly consistent.

It was a young lad wielding iron wire, shouldering a three-foot longsword, looking at most twenty, probably not even that age, and most crucially.

Merely Low Grade Foundation Establishment.

When he first heard this news, he thought it absurd, how could such a low-grade cultivator beat them so? Just talking about the difference in Spiritual Energy alone, the gap between Low Grade Foundation Establishment and the Foundation Establishment Peak is at least double.

Even if the other had some bizarre Divine Skills or powerful Magic Treasures, relying on physical endurance and cultivation, he should easily win.

So he thought the other was deceiving himself, but seeing the person insisting on approaching despite being wounded made him doubtfully let him go.

And then a second time, and similarly the third, until...

The mysterious youth stood before him in person.

Based on just that move earlier, probably no one within the mid Foundation Establishment realm in this mountain could catch it, and if he didn’t have a family heirloom Magic Treasure, it would’ve been difficult to handle.

"My name is Yan Fengchun from Jiangnan Zhang County."

He greeted politely, reporting his origins, which already marked the difference between Yan Fengchun and the other cultivators.

"From East Continent Qingshui, Jiang Feng."

He returned the greeting just as politely, but upon hearing this name, Yan Fengchun noticeably paused; East Continent was already remote enough, and he only knew of this place because he had idly studied the history of battles between the Central Plains and Southern Border.

Nearly ten thousand li from the Central Plains, but which Qingshui was this? Qingshui Village? Qingshui City? Or some notable landmark?

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