Patter*
Patter*
As Zhu Dingxiang was walking down the gloomy alleyway, the air was frosty and motionless.
Slowly, he treads along the lonely passage with light footsteps. One can only hear the noises of his straw sandals gently brushed against the surface of the hard stone ground.
He was still unfamiliar with this place, but Xiao Jin had guided him through this area yesterday. This departed alleyway was close to the slum. Ordinary people usually avoid walking through here to avoid trouble.
As the sounds of his steps echoing off the alley wall. The tension increase with each second, creating an eerie atmosphere.
ZING!*
Then, a humming vibration of a sword suddenly reverberated out of nowhere and broke the tension.
Taking a sidestep, Zhu Dingxiang narrowly evaded the iron sword. He twisted his body and turned around. Reinforced his tails with nature Qi; the strength behind them was swift and deadly!
The mysterious attacker is a blue-haired woman. Her name is Yi Ze, dressing in tight black and silver leather armor; she looks evilly attractive.
"W-wha..." Yi Ze was surprised that she missed her sneak attack. However, before she could manage to perform the following strike, Zhu Dingxiang's tails swung speedily and struck her in the abdomen.
BANNGG!!!*
With a heavy sound of a violent impact, Zhu Dingxiang sent her flying and collided brutally with the alley wall.
Dust and broken rubbles scatter everywhere.
"Khuu-aakkk!" Leaning against the fractured stone wall, she coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood, looking at Zhu Dingxiang with deep resentment.
"Ran out of patience already? It looks like I greatly underestimate the temptations of the White Cloud Lotus. Say, am I looks like an easy target to you?" Keeping a distance from the attacker, Zhu Dingxiang said calmly.
Yi Ze's face changed color; her limbs trembled, trying to get a good grasp of her sword. "You...you...Hahaha, good, very good! I was taken off guard and fooled by you; this won't happen again."
Getting injured by Zhu Dingxiang's counter strike, she was unconvinced. She was at the (Late) Stage 4 Qi Condensation Realm, while Zhu Dingxiang was only at the peak of Stage 3.
Yi Ze strongly believes that the extra amount of spiritual Qi and higher cultivation base would put her at an advantage in a straight confrontation. The gap wasn't small; convinced by this reason, she rushed up and performed a martial technique.
She uses the stone wall with agile movements to gain momentum; Yi Ze launches herself forward, activating her sword martial spirit's first spirit ability, [Sharpness].
ZINNGGG!*
As she slashed out with her weapon, it started humming, producing an ear-piercing cry. The sword grew shaper, beaming with a faint metallic light.
"Chicken Slaying Sword Art, Ultimate move: Castration!"
Along with Yi Ze's shout, strands of demonic Qi began reinforcing her sword as it weirdly descending downward.
Her eyes were vicious, like an eagle marking its prey; they are merciless.
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Facing Yi Ze's sudden attack, Zhu Dingxiang hurriedly disappears from the spot, a trickle of cold sweat flowed down his forehead. "You, what an evil witch!"
Who knows what would happen if that strike earlier hit him?
"[Fourth spirit ability: Plant manipulation]." Feeling upset, Zhu Dingxiang uses his spirit ability. Holding a flower seed with his right hand, it has quickly grown into a 16-foot long flower vine.
Evading yet another sinful sword thrust, in the blink of an eye, he swiftly attacked her. The flower vine began swirling in the air for a brief moment, resembling a deadly serpent, launching itself toward Yi Ze.
CRACK!*
Unable to react in time, the pointy thorns of the flower vine successfully leave a bloody cut on her body.
"Ahhh!" Letting out a painful shriek, Yi Ze was pushed back and rolled on the ground, leaving behind a blood trail. Ignoring the terrible wounds on her body, lifting her head, she widened her eyes in horror while looking at Zhu Dingxiang.
'What a monster!'
"What are yall dumbass keep hiding for? Do you think you could defeat him alone? Let's not talk about the White Cloud Lotus; someone who can casually take out a Mid-Tier Human Rank martial skill would surely have much more treasures on him."
"Let's take him on together!" Gritted her teeth, Yi Ze roared out loudly; she knew that others were silently watching on the sideline, waiting to reap the benefit.
Initially, she planned to end Zhu Dingxiang in a surprise attack, but she didn't expect him to be so terrifying. Even her prided ultimate sword technique, which has put thousands of men into hopelessness, failed miserably.
She was in despair! The difference in strength was too significant, with only her alone. There is no chance for her to turn the table around even if she burns her lifeforce.
The moment Yi Ze shouted out to the empty space, many figures quickly emerged, blocking the two sides of the alleyway. Along with their appearance, the tension in the air began to rise rapidly.
Zhu Dingxiang was still calm; under his bamboo hat, he seems much more serious than before.
"Finally showing up heh? and here I was worried that you all would take a much longer to make up your mind." He has long detected their presence; leading them into this remote place was only his effort not to cause collateral damages.
There are seven new faces, combined with Yi Ze, totaled to eight Qi Condensation realm sexperts. Three women and five men, out of which were four demonic cultivators.
At this time, a blue-robed elder steps forward; he has the highest cultivation stage out of everyone present here. "Brat, now that your guardian beast is not here to protect you. With all of us here, you won't be able to escape. Although you might be a genius, at the end of the day, you are still limited by your cultivation."
"Severing the connection between you and your storage ring, perhaps we will let you go..." The blue-robed elder said with a deep voice; he was a little uncertain because of the speed displayed by Zhu Dingxiang in the previous fight.
Finished speaking, he released his aura, the pressure of an Initial Stage 6 Qi Condensation Realm expert flooded the area.
"That's right, from your aura, you probably never kill before, have you? Just surrender your storage ring; there is no need to fight to the death." A woman in red said playfully. However, the dense killing intent lingering in her eyes speaks otherwise.
...
"Cut the craps; since you all showed yourself, why not stay here forever." Looking at the blatant display of hostility, Zhu Dingxiang takes out his weapon.
With the appearance of the Crimson Blood Axe, its boundless bloodlust shrouded everything in the surrounding 20 meters.
Boom*
With a violent step, the surface of the ground underneath his feet cracked, looks like a spiderweb. Rushing forward, Zhu Dingxiang said in a determined voice.
"Your blood shall be my Axe's nourishments!"