The Sect Master looked at the main character before saying, "Bao Obi, what is the meaning of this?", he could clearly feel the potent killing intent that was directed at him by the main character.
The main character hearing the Sect Master call him Bao Obi felt his eyebrows twitch. Enraged, he said, "That's not my name, you bastard!!!"
Having been arrogantly misidentified, he had to protect his pride, and so he pointed toward the Sect Master with cold eyes and an aloof expression, muttering under his breath, "Go get him, Staff!"
Like a bolt of lightning, the spear shot toward the Sect Master, arriving in front of him within an instant! Barely reacting to the attack, the Sect Master swayed his head to the side. The spear shot past where his head was a moment ago, clearly stating the obvious, 'If you hadn't moved, your head would have been blown to bits!'
Even when the Sect Master barely dodged the attack, he hadn't completely escaped its prowess as a small horizontal cut appeared on his cheek.
'HOW??? I DODGED IT???'
But before more could be divulged, Han Sen from the side employed his Saber Flash technique to quickly close the gap and deliver an attack.
*CLING*
Sparks flew as the sound of metal colliding against metal reverberated throughout the surroundings. Sect Master Lei gritted his teeth as he had barely managed to block the incoming attack! He circulated his cultivation technique to its absolute maximum as he poured a large quantity of his qi into his Demon's Stride technique; for an additional boon in speed, he also employed another movement technique called Rippling Footwork, making his footwork unpredictable. It created the illusion that instead of the ground, he was walking on a body of water, creating ripples wherever he went.
He zigzagged away trying to gain distance over the two but to his dismay, they were both hot on his heels! The staff seemed to contain unforetold speed as it easily closed the gap between the two. Spinning his spear around, he managed to perry the staff away. The same instant he did that, Han Sen appeared in front of him having executed his saber technique!
SABER FLASH!!
The Sect Master was caught off guard! He slashed with his spear trying to block the saber when suddenly, from the right, the staff darted by! The makeshift spear had passed clean through the spear slicing into two and taking the top with it, rendering the block useless!
Han Sen's saber slashed at his chest causing a deep bloody gash to appear. The Sect Master's eyes opened wide as he tried to contain the pain! He suppressed the mouthful of blood that rose to his throat, allowing only a single stream to leak from the corner of his mouth.
*AAAAAAGH!!!!*
He let out a raging roar causing his aura to erupt like a volcano! He stomped on the ground, causing Han Sen to retreat from the forming crater. With a flick of his wrist, the Sect Master took out a pill from his robe. Seeing this, the main character's eyes widened as he recognized the scene, thinking of that he hurriedly yelled out,
"DON'T LET HIM INGEST THAT PILL!!!"
Both Han Sen and the Staff made their move quickly trying to stop the Sect Master. But the Sect Master was quicker as he swallowed the pill even before they could make their move. A torrent of dark and evil energy pushed both of them back and caused the Sect Master to go into a vile transformation!
A black ooze seeped out of his amputated arm creating a veiny and discolored arm to take shape. His nails blackened as their length increased by a substantial amount making it seem like a monster's talon. His skin tightened around his muscles causing more and more veins to be visible. The discoloration wasn't limited to his skin as even his veins which had been glowing with a red light, turned black making his body seem like it was under the shade of a dead leafless tree.
Although his muscles lessened making him take on a leaner appearance, his aura kept rising! Adhering to the number one rule of watching your opponent transform, Han Sen stood by, his heart thumping uncontrollably. The Staff on the other hand did not have such compunctions causing it to fly towards the Sect Master's head!
The Sect Master ducked out of the way, allowing the Staff to pass unperturbed.
'It's still too fast!' he thought, but so what! He pushed off the ground darting towards Han Sen, he swung his right arm in a downward slash causing Han Sen to block the attack. But what he didn't count on was that the Sect Master would grab onto the blade of the saber! Fixing it in place, he attacked with his left hand.
His claws dug into Han Sen's abdomen before dragging them up causing even more damage! Blood sprayed everywhere followed by Han Sen coughing up a mouthful of blood. He had taken a lot of internal damage! Just as the Sect Master was about to land another attack, the Staff intervened, engaging him in close combat.
This gave a chance for the black sand-like matter to heal Han Sen's wounds allowing him to have a chance to get back into the fight.
Observing the two engaged in close combat, Han Sen observed the Sect Master with heightened focus. As he was doing that, his eyes glowed with a ghastly glow enhancing his sight. He was now able to see three clusters of dark ominous energy arranged in a vertical manner, the topmost being located in the Sect Master's head, the other two being in his chest and dantian region, respectively.
'Usually, a normal person would have a single power nexus, but to think he would have three!! I'll need to destroy the three in order to kill him, but I can't do it alone...'
Looking towards the Staff Han Sen had a sudden thought, he closed his eyes as he concentrated on transmitting a message. The main character who was floating quite a distance away could be seen moving his hand in all types of ways, under further investigation the [Cameraman] found out that he was actually directly controlling the staff. Having fooled even the [Cameraman], the MC let out a sly smile. In fact, his actions only served to make him look cool...
Having had his act revealed by [Author], the MC clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction before suddenly having his thoughts interrupted by a voice.
'Hey, kid... Do yo-', Before the thought could continue, it was immediately interrupted by the MC saying, 'Who are you calling a kid?!'
Han Sen was taken aback as he cleared his throat before continuing, 'My intentions weren't to offend you, I only wanted to ask if you had any means to temporarily restrain the Sect Master...'
The main character pondered for a second before he let out a smile as he thought, 'I indeed do! But it will cost me a lot, what are you willing to pay for it?'
Han Sen was again taken aback as he thought, 'I did just destroy the Sect, so after the battle, I can let you take anything of value from the treasury...'
As soon as he heard the word 'treasury' the main character was already hooked.
'Alright, I'll help you, but you must make it count!'
After saying that the MC stopped his shenanigans before biting into his finger and tracing out an array diagram. The Sect Master clicked his tongue as he had been observing the main character's actions from the corner of his eye.
'I don't know what he's doing but I know it isn't anything good… Also, since he is the one commanding this stubborn spear, if I get rid of him, I should attain victory.'
As he was thinking that, the spear in his hand jerked wanting to go back to its master. Feeling the strong pull, the Sect Master let out a scoff before saying, "If you want it so bad then here!"
He parried the staff-spear that relentlessly attacked him away before throwing the saber at Han Sen with all his might.
*SWOOSH!*
The saber was too fast to be dodged! It impaled itself in Han Sen's chest, piercing through his heart; causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood. Staring at his impaled chest, Han Sen gripped the blade before slowly pulling it out. Every ounce of movement caused untold misery but it had to be done! Once that was done, the black sand-like matter surged out of the wound, healing him completely.
The Sect Master dodged an attack from the spear before suddenly taking out a metal and wooden bow with runic engravements. Summoning arrows with his other hand, the Sect Master aimed at the main character before drawing the bow to its maximum potential before releasing it.
The arrow flew through the air cutting it apart causing a low whistle-like sound to ring. The MC was surprised but he soon returned to his array due to the staff blocking the arrow mid-flight. But even if it hadn't blocked the arrow, the MC would have still been fine as the golden liquified energy bits of a sphere would have stopped it... would have probably stopped it. Trying to distract the Sect Master, both Han Sen and the Staff attacked relentlessly. But throughout the skirmish, the Sect Master still managed to target the main character with his bow and arrow; prompting the staff to go on the defensive.
Unfortunately for the Sect Master, he was unable to gain grounds towards the MC as bother Han Sen and the staff-spear would push him back every time.
Han Sen had landed multiple Saber Flashes, only to see the injury he had created heal instantly.
'So this must be what he felt like...' he almost sympathized with him.
For a moment, the three were tied in a stalemate, both sides experiencing injuries... namely, Han Sen, but both sides got back from it almost instantly.
The main character finally finished the array, letting out a warning as he said, "Get ready!!!"
Han Sen and the Staff who had been engaged in close combat, suddenly backed off. The Sect Master squinted his eyes in alertness when suddenly a large array shined from beneath his feet. Sensing danger, he activated all his movement techniques, successfully escaping the array. . . Or so he thought, from behind he felt a powerful tug. Turning around he saw the golden outlines of a testicle wrapped around his leg!
For some odd reason, his heart started palpitating, almost seeming to sense his impending end. He fiercely tried to escape the tentacle's grasp but it was all in vain as more and more tentacles came out of the array, wrapping around him and sealing his fate!
In the distance, the staff-spear glowed with a golden aura as it got ready to attack, the air around it seemed to stagnate as it hummed with power.
Han Sen also got ready to attack, standing peacefully with his saber being carried by the outlines of an energy-based sheath. His aura became tranquil as his surroundings turned calm. At that moment even a pin drop could be heard.
***[Author]: Classic Wuxia novel line.***
'A calm blade causes a thousand's demise.
A calm blade causes a thousand screams.
A calm blade caused a thousand's regret.'
His aura surged to the absolute peak, the surroundings frozen in an eternal calm. He slowly reached for his saber, reality distorting around it as he did! But the instant he grabbed it, it was as if a glitch had happened in the universe.
The instant he grabbed it, he was already putting the saber back into its outlined sheath. At that same instant, the staff-spear could be seen with the spear tip covered in blood, stuck in the ground having blasted through the Sect Masters's head.
Everyone ([Reader]) waited with battered breath wanting to see what had happen, but nothing came after that. The Sect Master didn't regenerate as when the tentacles that held him disappeared, his body had turned into a bloody meat paste.
The Sect Master had died!