I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 119 - 101: All Bottom Cards Revealed
Chu Fan nocked another arrow, aimed for Tang Xiao’s right shoulder, and abruptly let go.
The arrow streaked through the air like a meteor!
But Tang Xiao was prepared. With a swing of his curved saber, he deflected the arrow with a CLANG. The shaft tumbled down the cliff, the sound of its impact faint and crisp.
Such was the terrifying might of the Entering the Realm of Strength!
The next moment...
BOOM!
The wind howled atop the cliff as Tang Xiao’s figure, like a meteorite, crashed down onto the summit!
The force of his landing was immense, sending shattered rock and dust flying in all directions!
His black robes were caked with blood and grime, yet he still radiated a fearsome aura!
The fierce wind whipped up loose stones and broken blades of grass, making Chu Fan’s robes flap wildly. He retreated rapidly, trying to create more distance between them so he could continue to keep Tang Xiao at bay with his bow.
"Die!"
But Tang Xiao had no intention of letting him pull away.
Even ignoring the excruciating pain in his left leg, he lunged forward the moment he landed. His left hand shot out in a rapid-fire series of strikes, slamming violently against the jagged rocks at his side!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Chunks of rock the size of millstones were blasted into the air by his immense Palm Force, hurtling toward Chu Fan like cannonballs and carrying a terrifying force!
The gap in their power was enormous; Chu Fan didn’t dare to face the attack head-on. With a light push of his feet, he floated backward with incredible agility, his movements as light as a willow catkin in the wind. He was using his Light as a Feather skill combined with the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step.
The massive stones whistled past, merely grazing his robes before crashing to the ground behind him with dull, heavy thuds.
One of them slammed into a black pine, instantly felling the massive tree!
Meanwhile, Tang Xiao seized the opening while Chu Fan was dodging the barrage of rocks. Ignoring the searing pain in his left leg, he charged forward!
Each of his steps made the ground tremble. In an instant, he closed the last several yards between them, appearing right before Chu Fan!
The terrifying Qi Blood Power of the Entering the Realm of Strength formed a nearly tangible pressure that enveloped Chu Fan. It crushed down on him, making it hard to breathe and forcing his breaths to come in short, rapid gasps!
"Now, die!"
Murderous intent exploded in Tang Xiao’s eyes. His curved saber, imbued with an eerie red glow, slashed straight for Chu Fan’s face!
The blade sliced through the air with a piercing shriek...
Before the blade even arrived, the fierce wind from its passage stung Chu Fan’s cheeks and whipped his hair back!
Chu Fan, however, had already cast his bow aside and drawn his Long Saber with his right hand.
A glint of light flashed from his Long Saber. Utterly fearless, he swung it up to meet Tang Xiao’s descending curve blade!
CLANG—!
The two blades clashed violently, erupting in a shower of blinding sparks!
The ringing of metal on metal reverberated through the valley, sharp enough to numb the eardrums!
Tang Xiao’s savage expression froze. A look of disbelief flashed in his eyes—the power coming from his opponent’s saber, the way he channeled his Force, even the piercing shriek of the blade cutting through the air... it was all so familiar it made his heart pound with apprehension.
"The Nine Blood Soul Blades?! Who in the hell are you?!"
Tang Xiao roared, his voice hoarse and trembling slightly.
He swung his curved saber again, his Sword Momentum unleashing like a furious tempest. Each slash was faster than the last, every one aimed at Chu Fan’s vital points. Yet, each time, Chu Fan parried, deflected, and even drove him back with a more exquisite and seasoned version of the Nine Blood Soul Blades!
’His opponent’s Qi Blood Power is clearly far weaker than mine, but his blade speed is hardly any slower than my own, despite me being in the Entering the Realm of Strength!’
’And his version of the Nine Blood Soul Blades... it’s far more refined than mine!’
’He executes with ease all the subtle nuances I haven’t even been able to grasp!’
’Is someone from within the Blood Saber Sect trying to take out me and Master Liu?’
The thought slithered into his mind like a venomous snake, striking fear into his heart!
Chu Fan remained silent. The attacks from his Long Saber only grew more ferocious, each slash laced with resolute killing intent.
Ordinarily, even with his Nine Blood Soul Blades at the Great Success stage, there was no way he could have lasted more than ten moves against an expert of the Entering the Realm of Strength while only at the Bone Marrow Forging Realm.
But he possessed the Vajra Iron Fist and Vajra Iron Leg. His limbs were as tough as if they were Vajra Indestructible!
More importantly, there was the Black Kite Arrow lodged deep in the bone of Tang Xiao’s left leg!
Every time Tang Xiao tried to move or exert force, a searing pain would shoot up from the wound in his left leg. This inevitably caused his movements to falter and his body to contort, slowing him down considerably.
Moreover, the excruciating pain severely hampered his concentration, preventing him from focusing fully on his attacks. As a result, his Sword Momentum would occasionally deviate ever so slightly.
With one’s strength rising as the other’s fell, the two were now surprisingly evenly matched!
For a time, the air was filled with the flash of blades, the incessant clang of metal on metal ringing out. The wind from their strikes sent loose stones on the clifftop scattering in all directions.
CLANG!
After another hard clash, Tang Xiao used the momentum to leap backward, putting several yards between them.
His brows knitted tightly as his left hand shot inside his robes, intending to retrieve the Golden Sore Medicine he carried to staunch the bleeding.
The dark shaft of the Black Kite Arrow in his left leg was a jarring sight, with fresh blood gushing steadily from around it.
’If this keeps up, he’s going to wear me down and kill me!’
However, Chu Fan wasn’t about to give him that chance.
The moment he saw Tang Xiao retreat, Chu Fan pressed his advantage, unleashing the full might of his Nine Blood Soul Blades, a technique he had nearly mastered to the stage of Great Success.
The flashing blade followed him like a shadow, sweeping up like a great net to ensnare him. Tang Xiao was forced to parry, with no time to reach for the medicine vial in his robes.
As Chu Fan pressed his frenzied assault, he pushed his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step to its absolute limit. His movements seemed erratic and without pattern, but he was stealthily forcing Tang Xiao to slowly turn, positioning his back toward the other side of the cliff—
—where Zhao Tianxing had silently closed in to within several yards. He had once again drawn the string of his Bengyue Bow!
Three Black Kite Arrows were nocked, their heads aimed at the center of Tang Xiao’s back. Zhao Tianxing had completely concealed his presence, as if he had melted into the surroundings...
"Eclipse: Crescent Arc Light!"
Zhao Tianxing let out a low cry as he put his full strength into his arms and released the bowstring!
The three Black Kite Arrows flew in a triangular formation, tracing an uncanny arc as they shot with incredible speed toward the center of Tang Xiao’s back and his shoulders!
A vicious gust of wind assaulted him from behind. The hair on Tang Xiao’s neck stood on end as a sense of mortal danger washed over him!
PFFT!
One of the arrowheads grazed his left shoulder, kicking up a spray of blood.
While not a fatal blow, it was enough to make him falter for an instant.
In the split second that his attention was diverted by the arrow from behind, a cold glint flashed in Chu Fan’s eyes. He executed the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step, his figure closing the distance like a phantom as he slashed at Tang Xiao’s right leg!
A flash of saber light...
A blood-red flash, too fast for the eye to follow its path!
PSHHHT!
Chu Fan’s blade sliced open a long, deep gash on the outside of Tang Xiao’s right thigh—a wound so deep that bone was visible!
Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly soaking his pant leg in crimson!
