Eternal Saber-Chapter 321 - 45: The Great Battle!
Chen Tang stood still for a moment, not moving until he was sure there was nothing unusual around him.
He seemed to be wandering leisurely around the street, buying some beef here and a roast chicken there, but in reality, he was quietly on guard, not daring to be careless.
According to the customs of the Divine Land, Chen Tang bought some fireworks in addition to some food.
He walked around but didn’t see anyone.
When Chen Tang was ready to head home, it was still before noon, but the sky suddenly changed and gradually darkened as a large cloud covered the sky over Qianzhu City.
Qianzhu City is located by the sea; the climate is warm, and the weather changes unpredictably.
In the blink of an eye, it started to rain heavily.
The crowd on the street quickened their pace.
Some people opened umbrellas.
Some quickly ran to the eaves to avoid the rain.
Chen Tang suddenly felt something, his steps halted abruptly, and he threw the package of New Year’s goods he was carrying into the distance, freeing his hands.
A woman with a black umbrella walked out of a nearby alley towards the street.
At this moment, there were quite a few people with umbrellas on the street.
But this woman was too unique.
She was wearing a spotless white dress while holding a black umbrella, creating a stark visual contrast.
Moreover, the woman’s umbrella was slightly tilted, covering her face, with only the long hair falling on both sides visible, making her extremely mysterious.
Dark Ranking, Qian Chuan!
Clang!
At this moment, a heavy object dragging sound came from the corner of the street.
Chen Tang looked towards the sound. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
He saw a tall and burly man walking slowly over, dragging a huge sickle, his whole body soaked by the rain, walking toward Chen Tang.
As soon as this man appeared, he brought a sense of oppressive momentum!
Dark Ranking, Sickle!
Swish!
Chen Tang heard a strange sound of the wind, glancing with his peripheral vision.
The woman in the white dress had disappeared from the alley.
The black umbrella originally in her hand spun rapidly, floating toward Chen Tang.
As the umbrella spun, the rainwater was flung out.
If it were just rain, it would pose no threat to Chen Tang.
But he frowned slightly, used the Wind Listening Technique, and his ears twitched as he detected a slight rustle!
Swish swish swish!
Although the strange sound was minuscule under the cover of the rain,
countless needle-thin concealed weapons shot swiftly toward Chen Tang as the black umbrella spun and the rainwater splashed out!
Chen Tang dared not be careless, exerting force with his legs, leaping back to avoid the concealed weapons from the umbrella.
But the umbrella seemed to possess spiritual sense, and in midair, it changed direction, pursuing Chen Tang!
After dodging the concealed weapons, Chen Tang stopped retreating, wielding his sword backhand to strike down at the umbrella!
As the long sword swung, a sound of roaring ocean waves emanated from the blade, deafening!
Vast Sea Force erupted!
Clang!
The long sword struck the black umbrella, unleashing a great boom!
Chen Tang’s heart tightened.
His long sword struck the black umbrella, distinctly feeling a powerful backlash force.
Not only this, but the black umbrella also had a twisting force mixed within the backlash, steering Chen Tang’s blade; the long sword almost flew out of his hand!
Had it not been for Chen Tang’s daily practice at the seabed, cultivating the Fifth Grade Extreme Realm and comprehending the Vast Sea Force for the past ten days,
his weapon would have been disarmed!
"Good!"
Chen Tang exclaimed lightly, his gaze brightening.
The stronger the opponent, the more it ignited his fighting spirit!
"Take another strike from me!"
Chen Tang swung the sword again.
The blade tore through the rain curtain, as if raising a monstrous wave, crashing down toward the umbrella!
Boom!
The rapidly spinning black umbrella shuddered, pausing instantly.
The woman in the white dress appeared again under the black umbrella.
Qian Chuan was secretly startled.
This black umbrella was an exotic weapon, with countless mechanisms on it.
The previously spinning black umbrella could easily disarm an opponent.
Qian Chuan had not disappeared into thin air but was curled up under the umbrella, hiding her presence.
Once an opponent’s weapon was disarmed, she had endless killing moves to gain the upper hand.
She didn’t expect Chen Tang’s two strikes to be like Mount Tai, the force even transporting through the umbrella and shaking her out!
The force was too overwhelming.
Qian Chuan felt as if she had just blocked not two strikes, but the impact of huge waves, overwhelming and almost impossible to withstand!
Just blocking two strikes made her arms feel sore and numb.
The information was wrong.
She had seen much about Chen Tang’s insights previously and was well aware of his trump card, hidden strengths, and weaknesses.
This person’s most frightening feature was a lightning-fast sword skill.
The weakness was supposedly lack of strength due to limited realm.
After this encounter, Qian Chuan realized something was wrong.
Don’t clash head-on!
Qian Chuan rotated the black umbrella again, simultaneously pressing lightly with her fingers.
Swish!
The umbrella ribs suddenly extended with shimmering blades, swiftly slicing toward Chen Tang’s neck under high-speed rotation!
The blades were poisoned!
And Qian Chuan suddenly drew a hidden sharp blade from the umbrella handle, her form flickering as she attacked Chen Tang from the side!
The umbrella and the person separated, attacking independently.
In an instant, Chen Tang felt as if he was facing two powerful opponents!
Whoosh!
A sudden gust of evil wind hit Chen Tang from behind!
The burly man, who was originally ten zhang away from Chen Tang, began sprinting towards him the moment Qian Chuan attacked.
At the same time, he flung a massive sickle from his hand!
The sickle, with tremendous force, cleaved through the air from several zhang away, making a whistling sound.
"Oh, quite a lively scene."
A voice with a slightly teasing tone suddenly came from under the eaves.
A red-haired man leaned leisurely against a pillar, dressed in a blue shirt and red pants, watching the scene unfold while toying with a ball of eerie blue flame in his hand.
As his words fell, the red-haired man threw the blue flame towards Chen Tang.
The torrential downpour couldn’t extinguish this flame!
"It’s Ghost Fire!"
"Three top Dark Ranking experts simultaneously assassinating a single target; it’s the first time in decades. Even if Chen Tang dies, it’s worth it."
"The three have never cooperated before; this is their first joint strike, yet they’re so coordinated."
"To cultivate to their level, their combat instincts are too strong, and they won’t miss any opportunity!"
Even though it was raining heavily in the city, many people had gathered around the street to watch, and many more were rushing to the scene, craning their necks to look.
"Hurry up and run; it’ll be over if we’re late."
"That Chen Tang should be able to hold on for a bit longer, right?"
"Being targeted by three top experts for assassination; if he survives for three breaths, it would be a stroke of luck!"
Qian Chuan, Sickle, Hasshaku — three top-tier experts on the Dark Ranking simultaneously launched an attack, sparking a great battle!
Chen Tang’s expression remained unchanged. In an instant, he entered the Divine Illumination State and slashed four times toward the directions of the black umbrella, Qian Chuan, the sickle, and the blue flame!
After cultivating the Vast Sea Force, the power of the Divine Light Slash had also increased.
His slashes were not only fast but also unleashed a mighty force like ocean waves!
These four slashes were too fast!
The rain-mist blurred everything, and the crowd only saw a dazzling flash of light, unable to discern how Chen Tang had acted.
Some people mistook it for lightning streaking across the sky.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Chen Tang’s blade struck the black umbrella, the sharp blade in Qian Chuan’s hand, and the giant sickle, producing a sound of clashing metal.
The three slashes came almost simultaneously.
The black umbrella fell, and Qian Chuan let out a muffled groan.
Though he blocked Chen Tang’s Divine Light Slash, he couldn’t withstand the immense force and was sent flying by the blow.
The massive sickle was also slashed down by Chen Tang, plummeting heavily to the ground.
Slash!
The fourth slash struck the Ghost Fire thrown by Hasshaku.
With rainwater swirling around the blade, combined with the Vast Sea Force, the slash extinguished the Ghost Fire!
The first wave of assault from the three experts was neutralized by Chen Tang’s four slashes.
Hasshaku’s lips curled slightly, casting a faint smile as he looked at the long blade in Chen Tang’s hand.
Hiss! Hiss!
Chen Tang heard a strange noise beside his hand and looked down.
Although the long blade had just extinguished the Ghost Fire,
the Ghost Fire’s fierce power seemed to have corroded the blade, wisps of green smoke rising, revealing small pits and hollows on its surface.
Chen Tang frowned slightly.
This blade was specially selected from Blacksmith Feng, yet it couldn’t withstand the erosion of the Ghost Fire.
Suddenly!
A unique sense of crisis descended upon Chen Tang!
In that instant, it felt as if an invisible giant hand had clenched his heart, making him extremely uncomfortable!
Chen Tang could almost smell the stench of death!
A shadowy figure glided silently through the rain to appear behind Chen Tang without making a sound.
The Wind Listening Technique was completely ineffective at this moment!
Chen Tang knew — it was Ghost Concealment!
Only Ghost Concealment could exert such terrifying pressure on him!
Unfortunately, Ghost Concealment’s strike this time was a bit rushed.
Chen Tang was still in the Entering the Divine State, having just swung his blade continuously within the Divine Illumination State.
Though the Wind Listening Technique failed, Chen Tang’s perception was heightened in the Divine Illumination State; any movement around him became incredibly discernible.
If Ghost Concealment had struck a bit later, waiting for Chen Tang to exit the Divine Illumination State, it would have been much harder for him to notice.
Unfortunately, Ghost Concealment was unaware of the Entering the Divine State.
Moreover, Ghost Concealment chose a moment just when Chen Tang had expended the full strength of his previous four slashes but hadn’t yet regenerated his new strength.
It was also right after he had resolved the siege of Qian Chuan, Sickle, and Hasshaku, leaving him momentarily mentally relaxed and at his weakest.
From any angle, the timing of Ghost Concealment’s strike was almost perfect.
Chen Tang didn’t have time to turn around, so while still in the Divine Illumination State, he slashed backward over his shoulder!
Clang!
The blade struck Ghost Concealment’s weapon with a clear, crisp sound.
Ghost Concealment was able to block the Divine Light Slash, as Chen Tang had anticipated.
Not only that, but in terms of strength, Ghost Concealment was not inferior, even slightly surpassing Chen Tang!
As Chen Tang swung, he turned around.
He finally saw Ghost Concealment’s true form.
Ghost Concealment turned out to be a petite girl wielding dual daggers!
At first glance, her appearance was ordinary, with a sallow and thin face, resembling a naive village girl who wouldn’t attract any attention in a crowd.
With such a face, it wouldn’t leave an impression even if seen multiple times.
Crack!
A crisp sound cut through the air like thunder on a clear day!
The seemingly frail girl exerted force with her daggers and instantly severed Chen Tang’s blade!
Chen Tang’s heart sank.
The hidden flaw left by the Ghost Fire’s corrosion erupted at this moment, leaving him no chance to catch his breath!
At this point, the onlookers realized Ghost Concealment’s presence and gasped in surprise.
