Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 221 Ending
'Laughable Prince of Freedom! He thinks himself so clever, yet he doesn't understand that everything comes at a price!'

Xu Xiaoqing was very satisfied; all the effort she had put into serving Li Ziyou had been worthwhile.

But there was one thing Xu Xiaoqing felt was a real pity that she hadn't been able to tell Li Ziyou before he died!
Li Ziyou must have thought that it was Lin Xiufeng's Shattered Star Technique that revealed the location of his Heavenly Martial Heart.

In fact, Xu Xiaoqing had already observed and discovered this long ago.

Because of the things that men like, Li Ziyou kept refusing to let her do them.

During her time with Li Ziyou, Xu Xiaoqing once casually touched his entire body.

There was one area, one location, that Li Ziyou remained very vigilant about.

By combining Xu Xiaoqing's information, the location of Li Ziyou's Heavenly Martial Heart was pinpointed.

This was also thanks to the fact that Li Ziyou had no real feelings for her and was always wary and defensive.

If it were something like a golden knife or silver sword, Xu Xiaoqing wouldn't be able to detect it.

However, if that were the case, they would have already told her where the Heavenly Martial Heart was, and she wouldn't need to go through the trouble of observing and testing it.

Xu Xiaoqing didn't let Li Ziyou know this, and thinking about it now, it's a real pity...

However, the generous rewards made this regret insignificant.

As expected of the King of Freedom, with over 800 layers of Heavenly Martial Power, and this great achievement, Xu Xiaoqing brought back to the Heavenly Martial Group.

But then, Xu Xiaoqing hesitated slightly...

Should she leave and rush back to the Heavenly Martial Corps to report her achievements?

Or will they turn back, just like Li Ziyou did before his death?

It is almost certain that Xiang Liu was killed.

Xu Xiaoqing's concern was whether Lin Xiufeng would kill her.

If the Shattered Star Technique can know Li Ziyou's fatal weakness, it can also know hers.

Not to mention, Lin Xiufeng had already seen through and mastered Li Ziyou's signature skill.

Xu Xiaoqing knew perfectly well that she had no chance of winning.

To play it safe, the best course of action is to leave immediately and return to the Heavenly Martial Corps to report your success.

As for whether Lin Xiufeng will hunt her down in the future, that's another question, and it's not that easy.

To maximize profits...

Having absorbed most of Li Ziyou's Heavenly Martial Power, Xu Xiaoqing was full of confidence even in the Black and Red Sea of ​​Death.

These days, Xu Xiaoqing's martial prowess wasn't something she had accumulated little by little like Li Ziyou's, so she didn't feel as bad about using it.

Driven by the goal of maximizing her profits, she turned back and swam towards Xiangliu.

Xu Xiaoqing wanted a share, but she didn't want to be hunted down by Lin Xiufeng in the future.

So, she came up with a solution.

As long as she can demonstrate her unique value, Lin Xiufeng will be willing to spare her life, and even let her share some of Xiang Liu's flesh and blood.

As for the Heavenly Martial Power that dissipated after Xiang Liu's death, the closer one gets, the more one can absorb.

Xu Xiaoqing turned back and saw from afar that the two snake heads were shooting out black and red orbs of light like machine guns.

Xu Xiaoqing dared not get too close, for fear of being hit by the black and red light.

From her distance, she could only see the outline of the snake's head in the distance, along with a series of black and red orbs of light flashing by.

As for the target they were chasing, Lin Xiufeng was nowhere to be seen.

Lin Xiufeng noticed the approach of the humanoid Tianwuli.

Lin Xiufeng was not surprised, as he had not previously pursued Li Ziyou.

Because it is not necessary.

If Li Ziyou notices that Xiang Liu's snake head is injured, he will most likely turn back.

Given Li Ziyou's personality, his attack on Lin Xiufeng only made him a tool to be used as cannon fodder.

Are they willing to simply slink away in the end?

Basically impossible.

Li Ziyou knew perfectly well that their blood feud was already established, and if he didn't use Xiang Liu's power in the water to kill Lin Xiufeng, it would be even more difficult to do so in the future. Lin Xiufeng was certain that Li Ziyou would turn back.

The only question is, when will Xu Xiaoqing kill Li Ziyou?
Xu Xiaoqing's best option would definitely be to hope that Li Ziyou kills Lin Xiufeng, and then she would kill Li Ziyou.

Judging from the humanoid form of the Heavenly Martial Force, there is clearly only one woman.

Lin Xiufeng guessed that when Li Ziyou returned, he planned to deal with Xu Xiaoqing first.

Xu Xiaoqing was thus forced to carry out the killing prematurely.

However, Xu Xiaoqing still dared to come back under these circumstances; she really has a lot of guts.

Lin Xiufeng used the Shadowless Step to move quickly in the water, dodging the continuous black and red light attacks from Xiang Liu's two remaining snake heads.

Lin Xiufeng discovered that the only drawback of activating the Shadowless Step was that it consumed too much Heavenly Martial Power.

What was originally a trivial movement became a drain on energy, like launching a heavy attack.

'When Li Ziyou performed the Shadowless Step technique on the water for so long during their previous encounter, wouldn't that have burned away several layers of his martial arts power?'

'This guy, he's really willing to spend money.'

After dodging for a while, Lin Xiufeng was quite certain that he had grasped the rhythm of the two snake heads shooting out black and red light orbs.

'It's time to take the initiative; we can't keep wasting our strength by avoiding attacks!'

Lin Xiufeng's movement became a curved path.

Clusters of dark red light always flew past empty-handed.

Lin Xiufeng is getting closer and closer to the snakehead!
The two intertwined snake heads were clearly frightened, swimming away and desperately trying to escape, while the black and red orbs of light in their mouths spewed out at full speed!

However, this did not stop Lin Xiufeng from getting closer.

As Lin Xiufeng approached, the two snake heads broke free from their intertwined state to protect each other's necks and swam away in different directions.

Lin Xiufeng couldn't help but chuckle.

He was initially worried that it would take a lot of effort.

Unexpectedly, the different snakeheads in Xiangliu were clearly independent individuals, and not united or friendly. In critical moments, they instinctively thought of avoiding danger instead of trusting and helping each other.

"That's true. Nine heads, competing for prey from birth, where's the love and affection? The lack of fighting is probably because they share pain."

Lin Xiufeng was delighted to approach the separated snake neck, and the Heavenly Martial Sword was propelled by Meteor Chasing the Moon and flew out of his hand!
As it pierced the snake's neck, the infused power, unmatched by any other, erupted.

In an instant, a bloody hole was pierced.

As the snake's neck thrashed wildly in fear, Lin Xiufeng narrowly avoided a direct impact.

Originally, it was unavoidable, but his Heavenly Martial Sword was thrown from his hand to stab, allowing him to distance himself slightly. This small distance determined whether he could avoid the impact.

Even if someone were hit, based on Li Ziyou's experience, they would only be unconscious for two seconds.

But Lin Xiufeng was afraid of pain, so of course she would avoid it if she could.

The last snake head, its eyes filled with fear, turned and swam away, carrying its enormous body, trying to escape!

'Hey! You have the nerve to run away because of a human? You're a super ferocious beast, for crying out loud!'

Lin Xiufeng activated the Shadowless Step, maintaining a rapid swimming state to catch up.

Before long, they caught up with the snake and reached its vital point, the snake's neck.

Meteor Chasing the Moon once again propelled the black Heavenly Martial Sword into action. At the moment of its release, the super-concentrated explosive Heavenly Martial Power formed by Who Dares to Compete was precisely poured into the Heavenly Martial Sword.

And so, the black Heavenly Martial Sword, which had grown to an enormous length, pierced through the snake's neck!
The last snake head, along with three still struggling and thrashing heads, and five drooping heads, sank towards the seabed along with the massive body and tail.

Lin Xiufeng chased after him, transforming into Yinglong, and tore apart Xiangliu's body.

The black-glowing Yinglong dragon head burrowed inside, found the heart, and bit through it.

Lin Xiufeng deactivated his transformation, touched Xiangliu's light bead, and emerged.

However, it was discovered that after Xiang Liu's death, the black and red Heavenly Martial Power became even stronger and more corrosive to the Heavenly Martial Armor.

Lin Xiufeng swam faster for a while, then pointed upwards to Xu Xiaoqing.

Seeing that he was swimming fast, Xu Xiaoqing hugged his feet and was carried to the surface of the sea.

(End of this chapter)