Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 218 Intrigue and deception
Xiangliu's snake-like body, over ten meters thick, twisted rhythmically back and forth in the dark red seawater.

As Lin Xiufeng and Li Ziyou swam closer, they felt the surging power emanating from the snake's body growing stronger and stronger.

The immense pressure from that power made one even more tense.

Li Ziyou is still swimming, and Lin Xiufeng is also swimming.

As Lin Xiufeng approached the snake's body, his position was low, and he was adjusting himself when Li Ziyou made his move!

Even while in the water, Li Ziyou still unleashed his signature move, "Who Dares to Challenge Me!"
The silver Heavenly Martial Sword in his hand suddenly more than doubled in length!

With astonishing power, the silver sword pierced through the scales and flesh of the Xiangliu snake, leaving a bloody hole a meter deep!
As soon as Li Ziyou struck, Lin Xiufeng felt the Heavenly Martial Armor connecting him to Xu Xiaoqing instantly separate.

The corrosive Heavenly Martial Power emanating from Xiang Liu touched Lin Xiufeng's skin, causing a burning pain that stimulated his nerves!

He was prepared and promptly extended his Heavenly Martial Armor.

When he turned his head, he saw Li Ziyou giving him a regretful look.

His all-out attack was meant to attract Xiang Liu's attention. Then, as long as he could outrun Lin Xiufeng, the person Xiang Liu was watching would be Lin Xiufeng.

Then, Li Ziyou's body in the water suddenly began to move at an extraordinary speed.

'Wow! I've learned something new; it turns out his Shadowless Step can be used in water too.'

Lin Xiufeng originally planned to use Meteor Chasing the Moon to pull himself over, but when he saw Li Ziyou activate Shadowless Step, he suddenly had a different idea.

He used the Meteor Chasing the Moon technique to propel the Heavenly Martial Sword, chasing after Li Ziyou in the past.

Lin Xiufeng himself used his left hand to shoot out Meteor Chasing the Moon, which landed in the sand at the bottom of the water. The force of the explosion pulled him over.

Sand rose up, obscuring a patch of ground.

Suddenly injured, Xiang Liu's nine heads moved together, glaring angrily at the body below.

In the dark red seawater, the tiny people were barely visible.

However, Xiang Liu sensed the only remaining, abnormal, and moving fluctuations of celestial martial power after the meteor chasing the moon exploded.

Lin Xiufeng propelled the Heavenly Martial Sword with Meteor Chasing the Moon.

And in front of the sword, Li Ziyou is swimming rapidly!
Xiang Liu moved, and the nine snake heads formed an encirclement, blocking the moving Tianwu Sword and Li Ziyou.

As the meteor chased the moon, its stable state became increasingly unsustainable, and it suddenly burst open, creating a surge of water that pulled Li Ziyou backward.

When Li Ziyou regained his footing, he saw nine enormous snake heads surrounding him.

Li Ziyou's tiny figure was not taken seriously by Xiang Liu at all.

However, in Xiang Liu's judgment, this tiny creature possessed a Heavenly Martial Power stronger than that of a large prey, and had even managed to injure it by sneak attack!

Li Ziyou could see the fierce glint in the angry eyes of the nine giant snake heads!
He hurriedly searched for Lin Xiufeng's figure, but couldn't see him at all!
Xu Xiaoqing, who was behind him, never expected things to turn out this way. She was shocked, frightened, and filled with regret!
The thinnest snake head, with the shortest neck, quickly approached.

The snake's mouth opened a little.

Li Ziyou extended the silver Heavenly Martial Sword in his hand, observing the distance between the surrounding snake heads, estimating the speed at which the snake heads moved closer, and considering how to break through and escape.

Just as a snake's head was about to attack, Li Ziyou suddenly activated the Shadowless Step.

Li Ziyou swam at an astonishing speed in the water, passing right by the snake's head, which he would have inevitably collided with.

After dodging, Li Ziyou swam towards the snake's neck and plunged his silver Tianwu sword deep into it!

Li Ziyou's Heavenly Martial Sword, a mobile cultivation path combining two major systems, has a maximum length of ninety centimeters.

This sword, combined with the phrase "Who can contend with me?", is a full two meters long, and it truly pierces solidly!

Xiang Liu, struck in the head and neck by the sword, was in agony, his head and neck thrashing wildly.

Blood gushed out, and Li Ziyou felt that the Heavenly Martial Armor was being corroded and worn down even faster! But the blood stained a section of the sea.

Li Ziyou didn't have time to dodge and was hit hard by the snake's neck, which swung wildly.

The force of that impact completely destroyed Li Ziyou's tenth level of martial arts power!
What terrified Li Ziyou even more was that the shockwave from the impact made everything go black!
Fortunately, it recovered immediately.

Xu Xiaoqing, still holding Li Ziyou, clung to him tightly, her legs wrapped tightly around him, as if afraid of being abandoned by him.

Once he recovered, Li Ziyou quickly activated the Shadowless Step, moving at full speed through the water.

Lin Xiufeng had a clear understanding of all of this.

The sand on the seabed had already scattered far away, but Xiang Liu's attention was all on Li Ziyou.

Lin Xiufeng couldn't see clearly with the naked eye, but he relied on the exceptionally strong Heavenly Martial Power flowing within Li Ziyou's body.

Lin Xiufeng had originally planned to find an opportunity to spar with Li Ziyou every two or three years and absorb his new insights into the Shadowless Step.

As it turned out, Li Ziyou intended to use someone else to do his dirty work, and according to Lin Xiufeng's principle of reciprocity, he certainly wouldn't be polite to him.

If Lin Xiufeng hadn't wanted to see the rhythmic secrets of Li Ziyou's use of the Shadowless Step technique in the water, Li Ziyou would have died even faster.

'The rhythmic flow of the Shadowless Step's martial power in water seems simpler than on land; it's just a repetitive pattern...'

Lin Xiufeng observed for a while but didn't see anything new.

However, he discovered that Xiang Liu's head and neck had been severely injured, seemingly struck in a vital area.

The snake's head thrashed about wildly, and the Heavenly Martial Power at the injured spot was continuously and massively leaking out.

'Strike the snake at its seven-inch mark; Xiangliu's snake has that vital spot on its head, so he has a good chance of winning.'

'However, it would take Li Ziyou's exceptional skill to pierce such thick neck flesh; otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to penetrate the skin.'

'Xiang Liu encountered Li Ziyou's formidable skill today; it's like he's met his nemesis.'

'Let him continue fighting with Xiang Liu. I'll go around to the front without alerting Xiang Liu, just to prevent Li Ziyou from breaking through and escaping.'

Lin Xiufeng hoped that Li Ziyou could hold on and eliminate a few more snakeheads, such as Xiang Liu. If he could kill them, that would be the best outcome.

Lin Xiufei was in the water, imitating Li Ziyou's rhythm of moving his legs and feet, coordinating with the rhythm of his leg movements.

When the rhythm is in harmony, the effects of the Heavenly Martial Realm gravity on the body almost disappear.

In the water, there is also the illusion that one has become water, so the water no longer hinders the body.

When the body moves in water, it is as if it is moving within a larger whole.

The feeling of speed, comfort, and freedom amazed Lin Xiufeng.

'The rhythm of this Shadowless Step is clearly the key to unlocking the mysteries of gravity in the Heavenly Martial Realm!'

Lin Xiufeng realized the secrets of the Shadowless Step and that there was still much room for improvement in the future, making him even happier with this achievement.

At that moment, Li Ziyou, swimming at full speed, was being intercepted head-on by a snake's head.

Just as they were about to collide, Li Ziyou suddenly slowed down.

A huge snake head, with its mouth agape, swept over him.

The resulting undercurrent of power is enough to render ordinary Heavenly Warriors helpless.

But Li Ziyou's Shadowless Steps were able to move even amidst the powerful undercurrents.

The silver-glowing Heavenly Martial Sword suddenly doubled in length, unleashing tremendous power that pierced a bloody hole in the neck of the second-headed snake!
The giant snake, with a sword in its neck, thrashed violently in pain.

Even though Li Ziyou was prepared, he still couldn't dodge in time and was hit hard by the snake's neck. His vision went black and he was unconscious for two seconds!
(End of this chapter)