Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One-Chapter 37 - 33 Silver Chains Golden Bells

Muqiang Baoshan didn’t need to expend mana to fly about like Zixia; he and the horse became one, flying freely as if they were a heavenly steed soaring through the sky, engaging in aerial combat with Zixia.

Not only did Muqiang Baoshan fly higher than Zixia, but his power attribute also held an absolute advantage. At this point, he no longer needed the skill of swordsmanship. With his overwhelming strength, he wielded the sword in his hand as if it were a Black Whip, relentlessly smashing it against the swords in Zixia’s hands.

He continuously drove Zixia, who fought in the air, down to the ground, while he rode his horse in midair. In just this short time, the momentum of offence and defense had changed.

“This won’t do! I must intervene!”

Li Ping’an could tell that Muqiang Baoshan had been holding back, probably because the Six Demons who had confused him had instructed him to capture someone alive.

“Secluded Cave!”

Li Ping’an’s eyes shone purple as he searched for ghosts, but he did not see a single one.

In his urgency, he finally spotted two drifting ghosts a hundred meters away to the northeast.

“Expel Spirits!”

With a mere thought from Li Ping’an, the two solitary ghosts he had locked onto uncontrollably flew towards him, and he immediately began controlling the ghosts to aid Zixia in attacking Muqiang Baoshan.

With the harassment of the two ghosts, Muqiang Baoshan’s double-handed sword attacks noticeably slowed, giving Zixia, who was close to being overturned, a chance to catch her breath.

Zixia, having steadied her footing, knew that close combat would put her at a disadvantage. Muqiang Baoshan’s strength was too great for her to withstand, so she resorted to controlling her swords using sword techniques to fight.

“What is that?”

While using his Divine Skills: Secluded Cave and Expel Spirits to do battle, Li Ping’an, with eyes emitting a purple glow, suddenly noticed a strange phenomenon.

That was a black line behind both Muqiang Baoshan and his horse, appearing and disappearing intermittently, extending from their bodies towards Five Fingers Peak at the back.

This secretive spectacle left him utterly puzzled, and he couldn’t afford to think about what it was at the moment.

“Ghost Control… that’s interesting…”

Muqiang Baoshan felt something amiss, as if his sword-hand and shoulder were restrained by two massive boulders, yet visually, there was nothing to see. However, being a skilled member of a Taoist sect, he immediately recited an incantation and with a flash in his eyes, he saw the two troublesome ghosts.

He knew that ordinary weapons could not kill ghosts, so he imbued the Black Sword with mana, and with a sound too faint to hear, the mana-imbued Black Sword swiftly slain the two ghosts, granting him instant freedom.

“Having mana is indeed great!”

This scene filled Li Ping’an with immense envy and jealousy.

“Apprentice, block your ears!”

Zixia knew that Li Ping’an had helped her by controlling ghosts, but even so, the formidable Muqiang Baoshan could fend off her Flying Sword with ease and effortlessly kill ghosts. It was clear that whether it was a competition of swordsmanship or close combat, she could not win.

The only way to defeat Muqiang Baoshan was through a battle of spells!

“Zixia, be careful! Why are you still daydreaming!”

Li Ping’an saw that after Muqiang Baoshan had dealt with the two ghosts, he directly spurred his horse into a gallop, heading straight for Zixia, but she stood motionless.

With a whoosh, in the blink of an eye, Muqiang Baoshan thrust his Black Sword, whistling with force, towards Zixia’s face, causing Li Ping’an great anxiety.

“Earth Escape Technique!”

Zixia suddenly crouched down, her hands plunging into the ground as she muttered curses, and in an instant, she disappeared from view.

“Hm?”

Muqiang Baoshan’s strike hit nothing but air, and as he was searching around for Zixia’s trace, the ground where Zixia had vanished erupted, and she flew out from behind him. This time, Zixia’s method of attack was rather unusual, something Li Ping’an had never seen before.

The Ziqing Dual Swords were already sheathed, and although Zixia was without a sharp weapon, when she emerged from the ground, her hands held a magical treasure: Silver Chains Golden Bells.

This Silver Chains Golden Bells were composed of a bracelet and a chain for the fingers, the finger chain had two rings, one each for the index and the ring fingers, and the bracelet was worn on the wrist with nine golden bells dangling from it. At first glance, it looked like the kind of bells a Western Regions singing girl would tie on her hands.

“Hey, hey, hey! Zixia! What are you doing at a time like this, putting on a show for him? Are you planning to seduce him because you can’t beat him?”

Li Ping’an, unaware of the tremendous power of Zixia’s magical treasure, watched with even more trepidation and urgency.

“Muqiang Baoshan, in terms of cultivation and swordsmanship, you surpass me, but when it comes to magical treasures, you are inferior to me!”

As Zixia spoke, her hands began to tremble constantly, and the Silver Chains Golden Bells in her hands also started to jingle:

“Today, you are fortunate to witness my life-bound magic treasure, but you are also unfortunate, for it means you have seen my life-bound magic treasure!”

The sound of bells surged suddenly, like countless needles piercing through the ears, making Li Ping’an and Muqiang Baoshan wish they could cut off their ears right there and then.

“This magical treasure still belongs to Fairy Zixia. In the past, Fairy Zixia used this magical treasure to defeat Erlang Shen, the True Lord Yang Jian, and the Four Heavenly Kings. As a mere cultivator, to die under this magical treasure is a blessing you’ve cultivated over hundreds of lifetimes!”

Muqiang Baoshan heard just a few chimes, and it was as if a thousand arrows had pierced his heart in agony. He wildly swung his Black Sword in all directions, and eventually, with his ears bleeding from the pain, he dropped the Black Sword and, like his horse, began to scream and howl in extreme agony.

When Li Ping’an first heard the sound, he also felt immense pain, as if demonic sounds were piercing his ears, but after a while, the pain vanished, replaced by pure delight. Listening to the bell sounds now was like listening to the music of heaven, and he began to experience illusions.

The sounds from the heavenly bells were like the singing of Han E from the Pre-Qin Dynasty and the harp debates of Wen Ji from the Three Kingdoms era, filled with endless deep affections!

It was like the stirrings of first love, a young girl’s burgeoning desire for spring; a sensation that could not be brought forth without deep affection.

When the heart is in turmoil, the sound is noise; when the heart is still, the sound is pure; when the heart is swayed, the sound is tarnished; when the heart is pure, the sound is clear.

Listening to Zixia’s bell ringing reveals who she is!