The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 520 - 16: The Qi Sword That Broke Through the Sky

Chapter 520: Chapter 16: The Qi Sword That Broke Through the Sky

"Unfortunately, you are too arrogant."

Who did the Three Swordsmen think Zhang Xuanji was? He was a traitor who had escaped from the pursuit of Dragon Tiger Mountain years ago, a madman hunting True Pill Realm Martial Artists in worldly society.

He himself also possessed the Thunder Skill of Shenxiao Dao and, after years of being a hermit, had used the Human Furnace Method to raise his power to heights unattainable by ordinary people.

Even if Qing Yu were to go all out, using every bit of his strength, he wouldn’t dare to say he could fight and come out victorious against Zhang Xuanji. The Three Swordsmen together might be able to protect themselves, but with only two, forget about it.

"Boom—"

Out of nowhere, thunder exploded, and five different-colored thunder lights rose around Zhang Xuanji. His Qi Mechanism surged to an overwhelming level.

Shenxiao Five Thunders Method.

He gathered the Five Elements Qi, using it to create Five Thunders, combining his Qi with the Five Qi, and his spirit with the Thunder God—in this, the "Shenxiao Five Thunders Method" was realized.

Zhang Xuanji suddenly unleashed his full strength, and the thunder roared, catching Fan Jinyu and Sima Jie, both Sword Masters, completely off-guard. Amidst the flashing thunder light, the Sword Qi was blasted away, striking their bodies.

"Ah—"

Half of Fan Jinyu’s body was charred black by the thunderbolt, and he was flung backward, while Sima Jie’s sword-hand trembled uncontrollably, his entire arm numbed.

In an instant, both had lost their ability to fight. Especially Fan Jinyu, whose internal meridians had been ravaged by the thunder. If not for the Three Elements Combined of the True Pill Realm Martial Artists, which is far superior to the Divine Origin Realm, even without Body Cultivation, that one move could have ended Fan Jinyu’s life.

"Old Fan! Sima!"

Qu Hansheng cried out in alarm, but his strikes became even more grave and urgent, his cold wind carrying a murderous aura as it violently rushed in.

With a resolve like Qu Hansheng’s, this setback couldn’t shake his mental state. As someone advancing into the True Pill, even with a somewhat weaker foundation, his mental state was surely up to the mark.

Qu Hansheng knew that their defeat had been exposed, and only by quickly defeating Qing Yu could there be a chance for a turnaround.

"Hah! Wishful thinking."

The Qi around Qing Yu suddenly intensified, his imposing aura immediately apparent.

Qi Dual Flow.

The Visible and Invisible Meridians operated simultaneously, doubling the output of True Qi in an instant.

"Two Extremes Bounce My Sword."

The Xuanyin Sword Energy twisted and reverberated, its sword momentum bouncing and its explosive force rapidly increasing with each rebound, directly smashing through the Qu Linghan Sword.

"Boom—"

The cold wind and sword momentum shattered with a single strike. The Xuanyin Sword Energy continued to echo, increasing in strength tearing through Qu Hansheng’s body, leaving crisscrossing sword wounds across his chest and abdomen.

The Sword Qi did not cease, bursting through Qu Hansheng’s body and rushing straight outwards, causing all the houses it passed to collapse under the invincible Xuanyin Sixth Sword.

"And then there’s you—"

Qing Yu suddenly turned around, projecting dozens of sword shadows from the Lingshuang Sword. The connected sword shadows swung left and right, drawing the sword into an array. Amidst the interlacing, they formed a ghastly green venomous scorpion, trapping Xiao Qiye who was attacking him within.

Xuanyin Twelve Swords·Sword Scorpion Cross.

Xiao Qiye waved his ’Hidden Blade’ sword, not a hint of its edge revealed, yet the sword net it created managed to block all the Xuanyin Sword Energy.

This Young Master Xiao was exceptionally skilled, and with ’Hidden Blade’ in his possession, he would have been unbeatable if not for Qing Yu’s advantage of the Xuanyin Twelve Swords.

But in this world, there are no "if only"s, and no "what if"s. From the moment they, with their high opinions of themselves, forced their way in, their defeat was sealed.

With the spiritual senses of Qing Yu and Zhang Xuanji, even a sudden ambush from Xiao Qiye and the others could not have gone unnoticed until they broke into the base.

The seemingly unprepared appearance earlier was just a ruse of weakness.

Otherwise, it would indeed be impossible to defeat these four people in such a short time.

"Once I kill you, that will be more or less it..."

The Lingshuang Sword glowed with an elusive, ghostly green sword light, with three sword snakes winding unpredictably along the blade.

By killing four True Core Realm Martial Artists, Yu Jian Manor’s strength would be greatly damaged, enough to account for it to the Shadow King.

However, at this moment, Qing Yu felt alarm bells ringing in his heart, facing an unprecedented crisis, the threat of imminent death was about to strike.

He was going to die! Absolutely going to die!

Having been killed dozens of times by Bosses guarding checkpoints, Qing Yu recognized this familiar sensation; it was the scent of death.

The next instant, the storm surged, and from the heavens above, the Heavenly Sword descended, a colossal Qi Sword broke through the air.

"Swoosh—"

Before the sound arrived, the sword had already reached, only when the Qi Sword flew by did the sound leisurely follow.

"Xiao Qianxiu!"

Zhang Xuanji cried out the name of the owner of this Qi Sword loudly. The Five Thunders trembled, and amidst the clear sky, thunder suddenly boomed, striking down with a heavenly bolt upon the Heavenly Sword.

"All Things Become My Sword."

Qu Hansheng, who had been seriously injured by Qing Yu’s Two Extremes Bounce My Sword, suddenly showed countless dark green sword marks on his body. The toxic Sword Qi turned his avatar into a sword in Qing Yu’s hands, confronting the huge Qi Sword.

It wasn’t over yet.

A life-and-death Qi Mechanism suddenly emerged in Qing Yu’s hand, and he unleashed the final move of the Undying Seven Illusions, Life to Destruction, into the sky and into Qu Hansheng’s body, stimulating his True Qi to rapidly boost his power.

"Boom—"

This was not the sound of clashing techniques but the explosion of thunder and Qu Hansheng, turned into the Xuanyin Sword.

The Qi Sword was overwhelmingly powerful, directly blasting both to pieces, with the shockwave only causing it to pause for a moment.

"Blade, reveal."

A sudden outburst of brilliant, dazzling sword light was extremely blinding, its radiance at its peak. The ’Hidden Blade’ revealed its edge once more, and this time, the intensity of its sword light far surpassed the sword that had previously forced Qing Yu back.

At this life-and-death moment, Xiao Qiye could no longer care that this was helping the enemy; survival was the top priority. If he died, then everything would be gone.

"Boom—"

Another loud noise erupted, this time from the collision of the Qi Sword with the ground.

The earth shook and mountains trembled, the severe tremors affecting the land within several miles.

In the small town, suddenly, a crack that traversed the entire town appeared. Starting from where Qing Yu and the others were, it bisected the whole town. Along the way, buildings and living beings were all consumed by this crack. The once thriving small town lay in ruins in an instant after the strike of that one sword.

"Boom boom boom—"

Wave after wave of shockwaves, a figure violently broke through the air. In just a few short breaths, what was once a barely perceptible figure had already appeared in the skies above the town.

A middle-aged man, dressed in a plain blue-green sword robe, but his sword momentum that pierced through the clouds, proved that he was far from ordinary.

"Manor... Manor Master..."

Outside the town, the remaining elite disciples witnessing this figure that seemed to be the center of the heavens and earth, called out in a daze.

Indeed, this man was none other than the Manor Master of Yu Jian Manor, Xiao Qianxiu.

Xiao Qianxiu extended his claw and channeled energy, his surging Sword Qi formed a vortex cutting through the rubble, without harming the people underneath. Instead, the sharpness receded, transforming into True Qi, sucked in the seriously injured and unconscious person, and pulled them into Xiao Qianxiu’s hands.

"The unknown power of that Extreme Yin Sword Energy, exceeds even my estimations," murmured Xiao Qianxiu, holding the injured Xiao Qiye in his hand.

He had originally thought that the Extreme Yin Sword Energy, just like ’Hidden Blade’, could only save the Sword Master’s life, but now it seemed that not only could the master of the Sword Qi escape, but he was also better off than the unconscious ’Hidden Blade’ master Xiao Qiye.