"Kill!"
With a loud shout, Wei Hong's Sword Light shone brightly, burning with red flames. The surroundings were scorching hot as it rushed toward Chu Mu like a fire python. It was extremely powerful, and the air seemed to be ignited. Waves of roars were heard as if it was some kind of ferocious beast.
"High rank sword art!" Chu Mu's heart skipped a beat. Such power was far beyond the mid rank sword art.
Yao Bifeng's eyes reflected the red flames. Her face was full of shock. With her knowledge, she naturally recognized that Wei Hong was using the basic form of a high rank sword art.
The power of an advanced sword art was far greater than that of an intermediate sword art. Even the power of a basic sword art could easily have the power of a low-level sword art. Every basic sword art was equivalent to a low-level sword art's killing move. Moreover, the sword qi consumed would not be as much as using a low-level sword art's killing move. It would be endless, which was very terrifying.
The scorching heat rushed toward his face. As he breathed, the air became scorching hot. It rushed into his nostrils, making Chu Mu feel very uncomfortable.
He frowned slightly. The red flames reflected in his eyes rapidly approached. The scorching heat seemed to want to ignite his whole body.
"It is even more powerful than the Cloud Sea Sword Art of Eldest Senior Brother." Thinking to himself, Chu Mu quickly retreated. At the same time, his wrist rotated at high speed. The Sword Light flashed, and the fake Clear Wind Sword spun at high speed along with his wrist, forming a tornado.
Chu Mu used a trace of his wind mentality. In an instant, a large amount of air was pulled over, forming a wind whirlpool. It absorbed all the scorching heat in the air.
With a low shout, he pushed forward and stabbed out with his sword. A blazing vortex of wind shot out, instantly colliding with Wei Hong's sword. With a bang, an explosion occurred. Sword Qi swept out, slicing through the air and slicing apart the grass on the ground.
As sparks flew, Wei Hong's sword paused for a moment. Chu Mu used Wind Walk, floating to Wei Hong's left like a wind spirit. He casually swung his sword, leaving no trace behind.
Wei Hong's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly turned around and slashed out with his sword. It was as if a raging wave of flames had swept up as it fiercely slashed towards Chu Mu.
Chu Mu's Sword Light rotated, and the tip of his sword lightly touched Wei Hong's sword. With an ear-piercing clang, Wei Hong's sword was knocked away, and Chu Mu's sword stabbed towards Wei Hong's throat.
He waved his left hand, and three scorching sword Qi shot out towards Chu Mu. They were extremely powerful, and because of the high temperature, they let out crackling sounds.
Chu Mu turned his body and dodged the three sword Qi. He focused his mind, and the sword Qi outside his body surged. It condensed into a faint arc of light and shot out. At the same time, the fake Clear Wind Sword swept up a light blue wind. It was extremely fast, and there was nothing it could not penetrate.
Shua Shua Shua! Wei Hong hurriedly waved his fake sword, and countless fiery red sword shadows formed a wall in front of him, blocking Chu Mu's attack. At the same time, he flew back and waved his sword continuously. Streaks of fiery red sword Qi flew towards Chu Mu, fast and fierce.
Yao Bifeng's eyes could not take it all in. Her face was full of shock. She could not imagine that an early stage ninth phase sword artist could fight with a peak tenth phase sword artist in such an intense battle. It was like a dream.
Even if this peak tenth phase sword artist did not use his full strength, he was still an existence that could not be resisted.
For no reason, a glimmer of hope appeared in Yao Bifeng's heart. She hurriedly took out several Energy Recovery Pills and threw them into her mouth to recover her sword Qi. Her beautiful eyes stared at Wei Hong and Chu Mu, and they shone brightly.
"I thought that Elder Yao Ri's worries were unnecessary. I didn't expect that he still underestimated you." Wei Hong stared at Chu Mu, his eyes as sinister as a viper's. He stared straight at Chu Mu, and his voice was incomparably cold. He did not hide his killing intent at all. "You are qualified for me to use my full strength. High grade Fire Python Sword Art, I will send you to your grave."
After saying this, without waiting for Chu Mu to reply, Wei Hong attacked again.
This time, the attack was even more powerful. When the sword pierced out, it actually condensed into a thick fire python. It opened its mouth and roared like a high-level fierce beast. It was incomparably ferocious. Moreover, the blazing aura was even more intense. The air trembled and exploded. The thick fire python viciously charged at Chu Mu, as if it wanted to swallow Chu Mu in one gulp.
"So strong!" Chu Mu was shocked.
Wei Hong's Fire Python Sword Art was a fire-type sword art. Fire-type sword arts had always been known for their destructive power. Moreover, it had the special effect of high temperature. It felt like it was even more powerful than Li Yi's Cloud Sea Sword Art.
Chu Mu's eyes slightly squinted. A light cyan lustre blew through his pupils like a gust of wind. Under the great success of Sword Vision, he was able to clearly see the trajectory of Wei Hong's sword.
However, whether it was the power of the sword art or the purity and strength of the sword Qi, Chu Mu was far inferior. Unless he directly used the Breeze Kill under the Concept of Wind.
Chu Mu used all his strength to use the Wind Walk Movement Technique. Following the air currents brought by the roaring fire python and the trajectory of Wei Hong's sword, he easily dodged.
"Let's see how long you can dodge." Wei Hong shouted, and the sword Qi around him surged violently. One sword after another, he used the basic move of the Fire Python Sword Art.
Although the speed was not as fast as the Breeze Sword Art, the power was much stronger. Every sword caused the surrounding air to become shockingly hot. The green grass on the ground quickly turned yellow because of the high temperature.
As Chu Mu dodged, he saw thick fire pythons appearing one after another in front of him. They all roared and bit at him. Once he was hit, even the invisible protective sword Qi would not be able to protect him.
Yao Bifeng stared at Wei Hong, trying to see his every move clearly. At the same time, she continuously recovered her sword Qi.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Wei Hong roared and waved his fake sword again and again. His entire body became a fiery red area and a high temperature spread out. If it weren't for Chu Mu's Formless Sword Aura isolating him from the heat, he would probably feel uncomfortable all over and his condition would be greatly affected.
Using the Wind Travel movement technique to the extreme, Chu Mu was like a cool breeze, constantly brushing past the Fire Pythons that bit at him. It seemed to be extremely dangerous, but Wei Hong couldn't do anything about it.
Taking advantage of that brief moment, Xiao Chen thrust out his sword a few times. It was the basic move of the Clear Wind Sword Art under the concept of wind. Each sword was like a gentle breeze, blowing the fire python to the side and stabbing towards Wei Hong.
"Damn it!" Wei Hong's expression became even more unsightly. With his cultivation and sword arts, he was still unable to kill an early stage ninth phase cultivator after such a long time. Once this spread back to the Sword Academy, he would lose all his face.
His feet were like flames. Wherever he landed, the grass would quickly wither, leaving behind clear marks. Wei Hong's entire body seemed to be on fire. Sword aura revolved around his body, directly resisting Chu Mu's Clear Wind Sword Technique.
"Kill!" A thunderous roar rang out. Wei Hong's sword was even more powerful and ferocious. It was earth-shattering, as if he wanted to kill Xiao Chen with one sword strike.
Peak tenth phase sword Qi was released without holding back. An extremely powerful pressure shook the surroundings. A terrifying repelling force pushed away the air, causing bits of grass to fly into the air and burn to ashes. Chu Mu only felt waves of heat assaulting his face, forcing him to retreat.
"This is not good. This fellow's sword Qi cultivation far surpasses mine. Adding on the difference in purity, the overall difference is at least ten times greater than mine. If he uses his full strength, I won't be able to get close to him," Chu Mu thought with a frown as he used the momentum to retreat.
Even though he was a sword grandmaster, had Dacheng's sword vision, and had external sword Qi, the purity of his internal sword Qi was far inferior to Wei Hong's.
What he had could only make him undefeatable, but it would be difficult for him to defeat Wei Hong.
"Even if I condense all my external sword Qi into my sword and temporarily merge it with my internal sword Qi, it will still be difficult to kill him. Moreover, doing so will take some time. " Chu Mu thought to himself. The only reason he was able to use it before was because he only had a sword duel with Xiao Qianfeng. In a life and death battle like this, even a second could change the situation.
"If I use the simplified version of Wind, I might be able to defeat or even kill him. However, with my current sword Qi cultivation, it's still not enough to use the complete simplified version of Wind.
"If his cultivation was only at the early tenth phase, it wouldn't be too difficult to kill him if I used my full strength. However, the difference between the peak of tenth phase and him is too great."
For the first time, Chu Mu felt helpless.
He deeply understood that as a swordsman, the most important thing was not only sword arts, but also sword Qi cultivation.
No matter which aspect was protruding, it wasn't true strength. It was like the edge of a wooden barrel. If there were some protrusions, the water wouldn't be able to fill it. Therefore, only by advancing both sword arts and sword Qi simultaneously could a truly powerful swordsman be called a true swordsman. If it was one-sided, it would only lead to abnormal growth.
Even if one's sword arts attainments were unfathomable and could surpass a stage in battle to kill an enemy, when faced with a stronger sword Qi cultivation and a stronger sword art, one would be suppressed.
On the other hand, even if one's sword Qi cultivation was incomparably dense, when faced with an enemy whose sword Qi cultivation was similar to yours and whose sword arts attainments far surpassed yours, one would still be suppressed.
The most direct comparison was between the Sword Qi realm and the Qi Transformation realm. A Qi Transformation realm expert could stand still and rely on their protective sword Qi to casually attack a Sword Qi realm swordsman without being harmed in the slightest.
But now, Wei Hong had used the full strength of his tenth phase peak sword aura. It filled the surroundings and created a powerful repelling force that prevented Chu Mu from approaching.
If he couldn't get close, then it would be difficult to use his unpredictable sword arts. It would be difficult to break through Wei Hong's defense with just the Clear Wind Sword Art. If this continued, Chu Mu's sword Qi would be exhausted first, and then the situation would not be good.
"I can only leave first and find some spirit medicine to raise my cultivation to the peak of ninth phase. At that time, I should have enough sword Qi to use the simplified version of the Wind Appearance." Chu Mu thought to himself, then looked at Yao Bifeng and said in a low voice, "Hurry up and leave."
Yao Bifeng was surprised at first, but she reacted quickly and quickly waved her sword, sending out several sword Qi towards Wei Hong. She quickly turned around and used all her strength to escape.
At the same time, Chu Mu merged the concept of wind and used the Clear Wind Kill. A one meter long light blue wind blade broke through the air, as if it could cut through space, and attacked Wei Hong.
Yao Bifeng's sword Qi hit the sword Qi around Wei Hong's body, and they were all dispersed. However, Chu Mu's Clear Wind Kill arrived and ruthlessly cut through the sword Qi around Wei Hong's body, and attacked his body.
Wei Hong's face changed, and he hurriedly waved his fake sword, rolling up a fire python and destroying the weakened Clear Wind Kill.
"Don't even think about escaping!" With a loud shout, Wei Hong didn't even look at Yao Bifeng, and used all his strength to chase after Chu Mu.
Wei Hong already had a strong desire to kill Chu Mu. He was very worried that when Chu Mu grew up, he would be a fatal threat to him.
Therefore, no matter what, even if he didn't kill anyone else, he had to kill Chu Mu.