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Chapter 1186 - Chapter 1186 Chapter 1188 Restraint_1

Chapter 1186: Chapter 1188 Restraint_1 Chapter 1186: Chapter 1188 Restraint_1 Having received the guidance of Elder Gu Tutian, Song Jian finally realized his shortcomings. After releasing the Thousand Swords Art, it was entirely controlled by the Sword Spirit; Song Jian had previously been proud, believing there was no need for him to control it, thereby saving much mental effort.

But only now did he discover that the power of the Thousand Swords Art was not fully utilized without his control. After accepting the teachings of Elder Gu Tutian, he began to practice the Thousand Swords Art according to his guidance.

The first step was to control the number of Spirit Swords; to summon several Spirit Swords, he had to form them in accordance with his own will, starting with just one Spirit Sword.

Song Jian multitasked, controlling both the Spirit Sword and the Sky-breaking Sword in his hand as he charged towards the humanoid demonic beast before him.

The Eye of Insight allowed the humanoid demonic beast to also detect Song Jian; suddenly, black flames erupted on its body surface. It turned its head to look at Song Jian, and with a deep roar, the humanoid demonic beast raised its right hand, where a huge white skull floated above its palm.

The skull floated weightlessly in mid-air, its surface ablaze with black flames, and a sinister crimson light shone from within its eye sockets.

With a flick of its right hand, the humanoid demonic beast sent the white skull flying towards Song Jian, who, in mid-air, saw the skull opening its large mouth, continuously making biting motions. Its full set of sharp, dense teeth clashed against each other, producing a “clack clack” sound.

Clang, clang~

The Spirit Sword and the Sky-breaking Sword simultaneously struck the skull, sparking a series of sparks. The skull was much more durable than anticipated; regardless of how the Spirit Sword and Sky-breaking Sword hacked at it, there was not the slightest damage.

“Huh?” A look of surprise appeared on Song Jian’s face. The Spirit Sword was one thing, but the Sky-breaking Sword was a legendary-grade longsword, and its innate skill “Holy Sword” was always in effect, rendering ordinary skills incapable of withstanding a single hit from the Sky-breaking Sword.

Roar!

Seeing that Song Jian had managed to hold his ground against the white skull, the humanoid demonic beast seemed somewhat dissatisfied. It growled lowly, pointed its right hand at the white skull, and a ring of black energy particles, flashing with blinding light, shot towards the skull in circles.

Crack, crack~

The black energy particles enveloped the surface of the white skull, and the black flames upon it suddenly expanded. The size of the skull thickened several times over; originally white as jade, its surface now developed fine cracks, and its color turned a dull yellow.

In an instant, a sense of alarm rang through Song Jian’s mind. A chill ran up his spine, and with a thought, his figure violently shook, creating two identical Song Jians in everyone’s sight.

One of the Song Jians threw himself at the humanoid demonic beast, while the other continued to clatter against the trembling white skull, a relentless din of collision sounds filling the air.

Boom!

A loud boom came from behind Song Jian; a strong surge of force struck his back, pushing him forward five or six steps before he finally regained his balance. Turning his head, he saw one of the Sword Shadow Clones covered in blood and in a disheveled state lying on the ground, struggling to stand up.

A few steps away from him, a crater with a diameter of over five meters appeared where the white skull had previously been. The giant white skull had exploded, severely injuring the Sword Shadow Clone!

If it hadn’t been for the Sword Shadow Clone being upgraded several levels by Song Jian, if it had been at its previous level, that explosion would have been enough to completely obliterate the clone.

Xin Ling, who was initially eager to join the fray from a distance, felt as though a bucket of cold water had doused her enthusiasm after witnessing that strike. She looked at the large crater with a horrified expression on her face.

“The power, the damage must have exceeded five thousand points, right?” Xin Ling thought to herself. If she took that hit head-on, she feared she would be gravely injured, if not dead.

“Heeheehee, fresh flesh~” The humanoid beast revealed a greedy look in its eyes, and drool actually began to trickle down from the corners of its mouth, filled with covetous desire.

Song Jian’s eyebrows knitted slightly. The strength of the beast before him had exceeded his expectations. He had originally intended to use it as a sparring opportunity, but now, he realized that he had to kill it quickly. Sounds were approaching from all around, as if a myriad of monsters were encircling them.

“A swift battle, a swift conclusion!” Song Jian thought. Sword Qi surged rapidly toward the Sky-breaking Sword in his hand, trembling slightly as numerous Spirit Swords quickly manifested around him.

Karmic Fire Red Lotus Ten Thousand Swords Art!

Countless Spirit Swords flew towards the humanoid beast like a blanket covering the sky;

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

The piercing sound of the swords cutting through the air even tore a large hole in the surrounding black fog, and the complexion of the humanoid beast instantly contorted, showing a hint of terror.

Thud thud thud~

The Spirit Swords continuously struck the humanoid beast’s body, forcing it to stagger backward. At the moment the Spirit Swords penetrated it, countless black chains sprouted densely all over its body. These chains appeared almost identical to the ones wrapped around its arms, quickly moving across its body and soon coalescing into a pitch-black chainmail armor.

The Spirit Swords clashed with the chainmail, causing intense vibrations and shockwaves. Each time a Spirit Sword struck the armor, it exploded, one after another, relentless in their onslaught.

It took only about a dozen Spirit Swords to blast open the black chainmail on the surface of the beast, breaking it into tiny black fragments that fell away.

The purifying flames, as if sentient, spread along the Spirit Swords onto the humanoid beast’s body. When touched by the flames, it ignited violently like fire meeting gasoline. The dark red flames roared to life with a “boom”.

“No, no, this can’t be…” The humanoid beast flailed its arms in desperation, the chains on its limbs whipping through the air like long pythons, but it was all in vain. Hundreds more Spirit Swords ruthlessly slashed at the beast, each strike leaving deep, bone-revealing wounds. In a matter of moments, the humanoid beast collapsed to the ground, the black flames on its body completely extinguished, overtaken by the dark red Karmic Fire. The beast now resembled a gigantic torch, burning fiercely.

“Hiss, I overestimated it. It died before the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation could even be triggered!” A puzzled look appeared in Song Jian’s eyes. Based on previous battles, this humanoid beast’s strength shouldn’t have been so weak.

Just then, a series of low growls resounded from all around. Song Jian’s expression changed. He quickly stepped forward, picked up all the spoils dropped by the beast, and, grabbing Xin Ling, they bolted toward the distance.

Before long, the figures of five or six humanoid beasts emerged from the dense fog. They walked straight towards their freshly slain comrade. Coming to a halt about three to four meters away from the fallen beast, still engulfed in dark red flames, they exhibited a look of fear on their faces.

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