Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 216 Fierce Clash, Supreme Yang Power
"The loser of Baiyue~"

In the alleys of Xinzheng City, Yan Ri parried with his sword, blocking two fire spirit hairpins that pierced through the air.

Looking at the woman in red who emerged from the shadows, a hint of surprise crossed his eyes, followed by a slightly playful tone in his voice.

Clearly, he recognized the person who had come.

On the other side, Jing Ni was sent flying by Wei Zhuang's all-around attack. The powerful impact caused the Heavenly-level assassin from Luo Wang to lose control of her body, crashing through several doors and windows. The sword energy swept across, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

"Loser?"

"That sounds like a very fitting name for you!"

Yan Lingji waved her hand in mid-air, returning the two fire spirit hairpins to her hand. Looking at the black-armored man holding the Sun-Covering Sword, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

For some people, certain memories represent nightmares. They have always wanted to forget the nightmares buried deep in their hearts, but they wake up in fright time and time again from nightmares, and then they can't forget them no matter how hard they try.

But that doesn’t mean they’re willing to bring up those memories, so at this moment, Yan Lingji exudes a murderous aura.

This fire lotus, which blooms in Baiyue, blossoms once again. Beneath the fiery red flames, each lotus flower resembles the other shore flower of the River of Oblivion, alluring and charming yet exuding a deadly aura.

“I recognize this sword. It’s the Yanri, one of the Eight Swords of Yue. It’s a pity that such a famous sword has fallen into the hands of a blind man.”

"blind?"

"Hehe~~ I'm curious, which eye of yours saw that I can't see anything??"

Yan Lingji covered her mouth and smiled.

"Some people are blind and cannot see what is in front of them. People generally call them blind. But some people can see things, but their hearts are blind. They are self-righteous and look down on everyone. I also call such people blind."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ri was so angry that he laughed instead.

"Self-righteous and arrogant, these words seem to describe you yourselves more. How much chance do you have against the mighty Qin?"

"A defeated remnant of the Baiyue army dares to spout such nonsense about being blind; in my opinion, it's utterly laughable!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black armor raised his sun shield high. Although it was their first time fighting, he could tell that the person in front of him was no match for him.

He was confident that he could defeat his opponent within two hundred moves.

Yan Lingji looked at the person in front of her quietly, and suddenly smiled.

"Not blind?"

Do you know where this place is?

Before Yan Ri could reply, Yan Ling Ji spoke again: "This is Xinzheng, the capital of the Kingdom of Han."

"Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that two top-tier assassins from the Luo Wang organization are buried here. If I remember correctly, one of them was also named Yan Ri, and the other was named Xuan Jian, Hei Bai Xuan Jian."

"The new Master Yan Ri, this is forbidden territory of the Luo Wang. One wrong step and you will be doomed!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ri paused. As a newcomer, he knew about his predecessor's affairs, but not in great depth. Now, hearing that two top-tier assassins from the Luo Wang organization had been buried in Xinzheng City, he fell silent for a moment.

"She's right. This is a forbidden area of ​​the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven), and your presence here has only one outcome: death!!"

Wei Zhuang gave Yan Lingji a look, signaling her to pay attention to Jing Ni behind her. Although the sword strike had severely injured her, he knew that she had not lost her fighting ability.

A Grandmaster is not so easy to lose his fighting power, or rather, a Grandmaster is not so easy to kill.

In the instant their figures parted, a snow-white sword light appeared before Yan Ri.

Yan Ri's expression was solemn as he looked at Wei Zhuang. This man from Guigu was different from the Baiyue woman before. He had a high probability of winning against that woman, but he had a high probability of losing against Wei Zhuang.

"Om!!"

Shark Tooth and Sun-Covering Sword collided, and a sword cry suddenly rang out. Wei Zhuang, who was holding the sword with one hand, switched to holding it with both hands. A terrifying force suddenly erupted. Sun-Covering Sword's eyes turned cold, and he had no choice but to grip the hilt of the sword with both hands to barely block the sword.

"Are you afraid?"

The clash of swords sent sparks flying, illuminating the eyes of Wei Zhuang and Yan Ri. Looking into each other's eyes, Wei Zhuang's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"Are you afraid of death, or afraid of the darkness where no one is around?"

In Wei Zhuang's hands, Shark Tooth became a divine weapon that allowed him to vent his murderous intent at will, and orange-yellow sword energy densely covered the area in front of Yan Ri in mid-air.

As Yan Ri felt the sword growing heavier in his hand, his eyes grew increasingly cold.

Wei Zhuang's attacks were too rapid and continuous, leaving him no opportunity to counterattack.

“Yanri, one of the Eight Swords of the King of Yue, I can hear it weeping, it is weeping for its master’s weakness and powerlessness.”

"Parrying is the choice of the weak. As a strong person, what we need to do is face death, accept death, and then conquer death!"

The sword intent continued to condense, and the Shark Tooth sword in Wei Zhuang's hand became faster and faster until it was just a blur. Yan Ling Ji's lips twitched as she watched the man descend the mountain like a tiger.

She discovered that this man's desire to fight was stronger than anyone else's; thankfully, a real fight didn't break out yesterday.

If they had actually made a move yesterday, even with Tianze and himself combined, they might not have been a match for this madman.

Tell me, what is your answer?

Seeing Wei Zhuang's wide-open defense and his seemingly suicidal attack, Yan Ri's eyes twitched violently twice.

As an assassin for the Luo Wang organization, he was not afraid of death, but he still found it hard to accept the way his opponent was walking a tightrope.

But as he prepared to draw his sword, his mind began to frantically warn him. He had never doubted this intuition that had saved him from the brink of death countless times.

So after hesitating for a moment, he did not choose to attack directly. Instead, he used a block to quickly retreat and increase the distance between himself and Wei Zhuang.

"A swordsman must always remain calm, but what I see here is not a disciple of Guigu, but a madman!"

Wei Zhuang joined two fingers together and traced the blade of the Shark Tooth sword. Looking at Yan Ri, who had distanced himself from him, the fighting spirit in his eyes beneath his slender white eyebrows instantly reached its peak.

"Any retreat is just an excuse for the weak to run away!"

"Today is your death day!"

"boom!!"

Wei Zhuang shattered the ground with a single stomp, and then he transformed into an arrow shot from a bow, charging towards Yan Ri.

Yan Ri narrowed his eyes as he watched Wei Zhuang approach once again.

In martial arts battles, the most crucial element for victory is momentum, much like military formations. If one weakens their momentum from the outset, they will be constantly at a disadvantage in the ensuing engagements. In this respect, he has already fallen into a disadvantageous position.

Therefore, he did not choose to back down in the second round of the competition.

"To cover the sun!"

The sky suddenly darkened, and a violent internal force enveloped the space about half a meter in front of Yan Ri.

Sensing the fluctuation of this internal force, Wei Zhuang did not hesitate at all, and the Shark Tooth sword in his hand once again unleashed eight sword energies.

Seeing Wei Zhuang charging towards him at full speed, Yan Ri couldn't hide a hint of joy in his heart, but the next moment, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"Concealing the Sun" serves as a prelude to the killing move of the "Concealing the Sun" sword, creating an effect similar to nighttime to disrupt the enemy's vision.

It can be followed up with the killing move "Yin Overwhelms Yang - Day Darkness", where darkness is the best cover and the goal is to deliver a fatal blow.

But Wei Zhuang didn't play by the rules, disrupting his plans all at once.

The ultimate move of the Horizontal Sword Technique can sweep across all directions and is extremely powerful. An ordinary Grandmaster-level expert would likely be seriously injured by this move.

Just like Jing Ni before, she was caught off guard by Wei Zhuang's sudden attack and was directly cleaved away, and there has been no movement since.

Therefore, at this moment, Yan Ri hesitated. If he continued to use this move, Wei Zhuang might be controlled. Although it would only be for a brief moment, if the timing was right, he could severely injure him with a single sword strike.

However, to achieve this result, there is a prerequisite: Wei Zhuang must lose his composure when facing the "Hidden Sun" attack, creating an opening, and then seize that fleeting opportunity to strike.

Judging from the current situation of their exchange, this disciple from Guigu Valley has an extremely high level of mental cultivation.

There's a 70-80% chance that your opponent won't make a mistake when facing your own concealed attack. However, the result could be an exchange of injuries, or you might be injured by the opponent's all-around attack while the opponent remains largely unaffected.

For him, this deal would be an unprofitable one.

Assassins are focused on completing missions, not winning or losing, so they generally pursue maximizing their profits. After weighing the pros and cons, Yan Ri stepped forward, changed his moves, and sent two sword energies in the air in a cross shape, rushing towards Wei Zhuang.

At the same time, he retreated rapidly, instantly leaving his original position. Eight sword energies crisscrossed and struck the Sun-Covering Sword simultaneously.

The sword was bent under the pressure of the eight sword energies. Yan Ri gripped the hilt with one hand and placed the other hand against the tip of the sword. His internal energy surged and quickly flowed through his arms.

"asshole!!"

Feeling his body being pushed backward uncontrollably, Yan Ri couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Wei Zhuang's combat experience was too rich; he didn't gain the slightest advantage against this person.

On the other side, he watched as the two cross-shaped sword energies rushed towards him.

Wei Zhuang tightened his grip on the Shark Tooth sword, then suddenly spun it in his hand. In the next instant, Wei Zhuang gripped the hilt, and a surge of sword energy, even more powerful than before, erupted from the tip of the sword.

"break!"

Wei Zhuang let out a cold shout, and Shark Tooth tore through the heavens and earth, its sword energy slashing vertically out.

The three sword energies collided violently in mid-air, and the violent shockwaves even lifted up the nearby floor tiles.

Wei Zhuang frowned, looking at Yan Ri who had been repelled by the all-encompassing attack on the other side, a hint of resentment appearing in the corner of his eyes.

The opponent left too much power in those two sword energies, so my sword strike just now didn't completely disperse them, which is why the current situation has occurred. If my sword strike had been fast enough, those two cross-shaped sword energies would definitely have been dispersed. Then, if he had pressed his advantage, the outcome of this round would have been 70% certain.

The battle situation changed rapidly. Just as Wei Zhuang and Yan Ri were fiercely clashing, Yan Ling Ji also had to be on high alert to deal with Jing Ni.

Jing Ni's first response was a sword aura, a sword aura amplified by the Jing Ni Sword. The power of this sword was even comparable to Wei Zhuang's final strike.

Of the four present, although they were all at the Grandmaster level, Wei Zhuang was the strongest in terms of combat power, followed by Yan Ri, then Jing Ni, and finally Yan Ling Ji.

Therefore, the sword strike that Jing Ni unleashed was a considerable pressure for Yan Ling Ji.

However, things are different today. If it were Yan Lingji from a year ago, she would probably need to use her secret techniques to have any chance of blocking this sword.

But now that she has entered the Grandmaster realm, her combat power has been greatly enhanced, and her methods of fighting enemies have also improved.

Faced with this sword, Yan Lingji's hands flew, and a stream of light shot out from her hair bun and was then grasped in her hand.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying wave of energy erupted from her hand.

The Fire Spirit Hairpin trembled slightly, and a burst of scorching flame power surged out from it, transforming into a small, blazing sword in mid-air, which then crashed straight into the sword energy that Jing Ni was slashing at.

Seeing this, Jingni gave a cold smile.

"Yan Lingji, a witch from Baiyue, is most skilled in fire control techniques and also possesses an extremely troublesome fire charm technique!"

"Flame, though an extremely terrifying power in the world, is not as sharp as sword energy. Your attack has no effect on my sword energy whatsoever."

Before Jing Ni could finish speaking, a terrifying sword aura suddenly emanated from mid-air, accompanied by a burst of intense heat.

It looked as if the nearby streets had been set on fire.

The scene before Jing Ni completely silenced the rest of his words, and then he abruptly retreated.

Within this scorching power, she sensed a crisis, a crisis that could instantly take his life.

"This is... the power of ultimate Yang!!"

The power between heaven and earth is divided into many forms, such as yin and yang, the five elements, wind and thunder. As long as one can skillfully use one of them, one can roam the world freely.

The power that Yan Lingji just displayed is a type of flame, and also a type of Yang power. The power contained within it is far beyond what ordinary flames can match.

From a distance, it was clear that the sword energy that Jing Ni had just unleashed had been completely neutralized by Yan Ling Ji's attack.

It's hard to imagine that if this blow had landed on a person, a living person would probably have been turned into charred remains in an instant.

Standing to the side, Wei Zhuang sensed the fluctuations behind him and subconsciously glanced over. Seeing the fleeting flame, this disciple from Ghost Valley subconsciously thought of something.

Back when Xiu Yuan was still at Zi Lan Xuan, he had a wooden sword in his hand. At first, he naturally didn't see anything strange about the wooden sword, but later he discovered that the wooden sword contained fire essence and contained the power of extreme yang.

Seeing this supreme yang power again, Wei Zhuang couldn't help but take another look at Yan Lingji. Perhaps this girl hadn't been lying before, and her current master really was that young man.

As his thoughts raced, a shout came from outside the city gate.

"kill!!"

(End of this chapter)