Indestructible Body Of Vajra Of The Village Leader-Chapter 1439 - 1104: Without Strength, Don’t Talk About Upholding Justice!
Almost in the instant Jiang Dali finished his slightly mocking words, the young man opposite suddenly retreated a step, fully unleashed his power, quickly pulling the bowstring to a nearly full moon state.
A surge of abundant True Qi gathered from the bowstring to the arrow, making the bowstring hum, and threads of True Qi swiftly infused the surface of the arrow.
Even the Ice Emperor and the Divine Mother couldn’t help but suddenly become serious.
This was the Sun-shooting Four Symbols Arrow, a terrifying arrow skill that just now could even threaten the Purple Robe Scripture King.
However, Jiang Dali held his broadsword with a calm expression, seemingly intending to appreciate this legendary arrow skill which shone brilliantly during the Hundred Countries War.
A booming sound!
The bowstring emitted an exceptionally dull and vibrating sound.
The arrow, filled with True Qi, spun up like a gust of wind, dispersed into a mist, seemingly transforming into an enormous Azure Dragon, whirling between the trees, oscillating up and down, rolling right and left, twisting and shaking its tail, attacking Jiang Dali in an instant.
A mad dragon dances above Qingqiu!
Seeing such an arrow, Jiang Dali inexplicably thought of the domineering sword he encountered in Luoyang City in the past.
The Big Brushwork of the Domineering Blade with Sentiment was as unrestrainedly scattered as a mad dragon dancing above Qingqiu.
However, the arrow he faced now, in terms of lethality, was countless times more potent than the Affectionate Blade of the domineering sword, and the arrow intent it carried was much stronger than the sword intent.
But for the current Jiang Dali, an arrow of this level, even if it struck unexpectedly from the shadows, might not be able to harm him, let alone being shot openly at him now; it could only be said that this Arrow Concealer before him—had commendable courage!
With strength in his arm, the Great Strength Fire Qilin Saber, weighing over six hundred pounds, sliced through the air like a huge door panel, directly blocking in front, with a resounding "clang"!
The arrow energy like an Azure Dragon smashed against the blade, sparking astonishing flames.
The dragon claws seemed to want to break through the blade, transforming into intense arrow energy to rip through and penetrate Jiang Dali.
But at that moment, the vigorous Saber Qi suddenly expanded by several zhang, effortlessly shredding the Azure Dragon arrow energy along with the arrow into fragments.
In that split second, the Arrow Concealer let out a long howl, his arms bulging, and the capillaries under his skin suddenly burst, as the Eight-direction Sun-shooting Bow blossomed with blazing light, being drawn and bent once more, gathering terrifying tension, while the arrow on the bowstring twisted like a snake, emitting blinding black light, suddenly shooting out as the bowstring quivered.
"Hiss!!"
A black light-filled arrow suddenly shot out like a twisting python head, emitting astonishing suction, aiming to devour as it sped towards Jiang Dali.
No!
This was not even a python-shaped arrow energy, but a——Xuanwu!!!
But at the moment the arrow was released, Jiang Dali seemed entirely unconcerned, advancing instead of retreating, holding his broadsword and fiercely charging at the astonishingly sucking Xuanwu arrow energy.
The surrounding air seemed to solidify as the two approached.
The next moment, the crimson Saber Qi broke through the black arrow energy instantly, tearing the massive Xuanwu apart like paper!
With a thunderous crash.
Jiang Dali’s robust figure, wrapped in air currents like a blurred phantom, rushed to stand before the Arrow Concealer, his arm muscles suddenly bulging, unleashing a fierce punch!
The Arrow Concealer unhesitatingly swung his bow to withstand.
"Clang!!!"
A deafening explosion echoed.
The Arrow Concealer’s arms made a fragile breaking sound under pressure, as he spat blood and flew backward, harshly crashing onto the ground. Before the Fist Power running through him could completely explode, he immediately rolled on the spot to disperse the force, the ground he rolled over instantly cracking and soil splattering, forming a wave of impact spreading out.
"Wow!"
The Arrow Concealer coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, stars flashing before his eyes, and his already pale complexion turned even paler, devoid of any blood color.
Thud, thud!
A pair of thick, solid black war boots walked leisurely over, neither urgent nor slow.
Jiang Dali’s towering figure cut into the surrounding surging Qi Force, his black cloak fluttering in the gusts of Qi Force, striding to stand before the Arrow Concealer. Casually he thrust the Great Strength Fire Qilin Saber into the sheath behind him, crossed his sturdy arms over his chest, his chest muscles bulging like mountains, and looked down at the breath-weakened yet calm-faced Arrow Concealer, nodding.
"You are indeed a remarkable archer, at least cool-headed enough, but I am very curious why you decided to act against this mountain village chief?"
Saying this, Jiang Dali was indeed puzzled inside.
Because although the Arrow Concealer gave his all to shoot two arrows at him, there was no killing intent.
To the extent that in his eyes, there wasn’t even a hint of red light on the other person’s body. Otherwise, he just now wouldn’t have held back against this rude fellow.
Standing to the side, the observing Ice Emperor and Divine Mother were also quite curious. Although they both had knowledge and vision, knowing the Black Wind Village Chief wouldn’t be a match for the Divine Sovereign Emperor Shitian, they still maintained basic respect for such a formidable opponent, not daring to be too reckless.
Even when they acted against the Purple Robe Scripture King, it was because they misjudged the strength of the Purple Robe Scripture King, mistaking him for Boss Zi Yi, and it was also necessary for a plan; otherwise, they wouldn’t have taken such a risk.
The Arrow Concealer opened his mouth to speak, but another "hup!" sound was made, followed by a mouthful of blood gushing out. Gasping, sweat like bird claws dripped down from his head, he struggled to sit up halfway, staring at Jiang Dali, said calmly, "Because you have... an aura of evil Demonic Qi about you, I wanted to probe your depths..."
As he spoke, the Arrow Concealer’s eyes showed a hint of doubt, "But you seem to be able to control that evil Demonic Qi... you seem quite rational..."
Jiang Dali chuckled lightly, calmly saying, "So what if there’s Demonic Qi? Could mere Demon Nature really hope to control the mind of this mountain village chief? You’ve underestimated me. If you wanted to test, you should have hidden away, shooting cold arrows like you did to the Purple Robe Scripture King, rather than appearing openly before me. To kill you would only take one move!"
The Arrow Concealer snorted coldly, picked up his bow, and stood up trembling, his nose covered in sweat, determinedly said, "I am a descendant of the Arrow God, upholding the righteousness of Heaven and Earth. Against those with evil intentions, like the Scripture King slaughtering wantonly, I can shoot cold arrows at him, but not everyone deserves such treatment!"
"Oh?"
Jiang Dali’s expression played with amusement as a smile curved at the corner of his mouth, staring at the Arrow Concealer, who was two heads shorter than him, "So, the reason you openly shot arrows at this village chief is that you recognize that this village chief is not an evil person with overwhelming sins and wicked intents? I fear you do not know, those who have died at the hands of this village chief could stack into a small mountain."
The Arrow Concealer responded blandly, "Justice and evil often depend solely on one’s thoughts; at least right now you have not committed evil and have saved many innocent people of Yuan Country."
Jiang Dali gave a light snort, shook his head while pacing with hands held behind his back, "Put away your self-proclaimed savior act. To uphold justice, one must possess the strength for it.
It is said that your Arrow Concealing Clan’s Sun-shooting Four Symbols Arrow, when paired with the Eight-direction Sun-shooting Bow, with the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu Four Symbols Arrow unleashed simultaneously, was revered by all in the Martial World during the chaotic Hundred Countries War... Even the Da Fantian from the Divine Martial Country, who could produce the Nine Heavens Fan Arrow with Heavenly One Divine Energy, and Li Guang from Han Country, who could shoot demons with a single arrow, visited to ask your clan for guidance. Thus, your clan became so famous, capable of upholding justice.
But in today’s world, it is no longer the Hundred Countries era.
After Qin destroyed the Six States, the Five Generations of the Warring States vanished like smoke, with the Holy Dynasty suppressing the world, and all vassals submitting. Your clan has long declined in the Martial World. Unless a strong figure of the Returning to Truth Realm emerges, how could you speak of upholding justice?"
Listening to Jiang Dali recount the ancient history of his clan, the Arrow Concealer’s heart inevitably stirred.
Surprised that this person knew so much about matters buried in the river of history, yet secretly sneered at this person’s limited view, only knowing his clan’s Sun-shooting Four Symbols Arrow but unaware that the most formidable thing in his clan wasn’t the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu Four Symbols Arrow, but the Fifth Arrow—Qilin Arrow!
Unfortunately, what the other party said was also true.
Let alone reaching the Returning to Truth Realm, achieving without breakthrough to the Heavenly Human 9th Realm also struggles to claim the upholding of justice.
With his current strength, he couldn’t trigger the Fifth Arrow, Qilin Arrow, nor manage to unleash four arrows simultaneously.
Otherwise, relying on the power of the Eight-direction Sun-shooting Bow, even without entering the Returning to Truth, might still not fail to injure a strong figure of the Returning to Truth Realm.
Just then, a few faint groans came from within the forest.
Guan Yutian and others had already awakened from unconsciousness.
Jiang Dali glanced at the Eight-direction Sun-shooting Bow in the Arrow Concealer’s hand, turned around and ducked his head to avoid some tree branches, entering the forest, where he saw Guan Yutian and others looking pallid.
"Foster Father!"
Liao Rushen, enduring the pain that felt like his head was splitting, immediately scrambled up from the ground and kneeled on one knee towards Jiang Dali, "Many thanks to you, Foster Father, for arriving timely. Otherwise, I fear I might never be able to serve you in filial duty in the future, never thought this Purple Robe Scripture King is so formidable."
Jiang Dali cast a disgusted glance at Liao Rushen, who uttered "Child" every other word, and said blandly, "It’s not that you didn’t think of it, but that you thought of it but didn’t dare not to come, right."
Liao Rushen’s face changed slightly, giving a couple of awkward laughs without daring to speak.
He had already calculated that Jiang Dali would appear to prevent the Purple Robe Scripture King from pressuring Yuan Country and the two Eight Desolate Disciples, maintaining the prestige of Black Wind Village.
After all, it was currently an intense time during the Black Wind Martial World’s number one martial arts tournament, and he presumed Jiang Dali wouldn’t wish for the prestige of Black Wind Village to falter before the climax of the tournament, impacting the morale of the many abnormal people participating in the tournament within the village.
Therefore, knowing that Jiang Dali would appear, if he, the nearby city lord of Divine Iron City and filial foster son, didn’t show up, he might face accountability afterward. Thus, he could only pretend to be righteous and follow Guan Yutian and others here.
"Brother Jiang, it was thanks to you this time!"
Guan Yutian took a breath to rise, his face pale, cupping his fists towards Jiang Dali.
"Ah!"
Jiang Dali made Xiao Feng’s signature hand-raising gesture and smiled, "Mr. Guan, why be so formal with me? Among us supreme Black Wind clan, we are one family, moreover... this time this Purple Robe Scripture King didn’t adhere to Martial World rules, also aimed at me.
In essence, you are all implicated because of me; not acting wouldn’t make sense!"
With these words, the atmosphere suddenly eased significantly. Everyone introduced themselves politely, and the Ice Emperor, Divine Mother, and Arrow Concealer, the three fresh faces, mingled, allowing everyone to get familiar with each other.
After chatting for a bit more, the group then began gathering the bodies of their deceased comrades.
The wind wailed for a moment, with a night fog seeming to carry a hint of blood and solitude, rendering the atmosphere silenced and wordsless.
Jiang Dali wasn’t one prone to sentimentalism; most of the deceased were unfamiliar, and he merely lamented the fleeting life of Martial World people, especially heroes often destined to loneliness and brutality, before indulging in wine and observing players on the Jianghu Forum.
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One hour later.
A scroll was solemnly handed from Guan Yutian’s hands into Jiang Dali’s.
Jiang Dali glanced at the few ancient-style gold lacquer characters on the leather-bound scroll cover—"Qiankun Great Shifting"!
"Brother Jiang, this was discovered among the relics of the Ming Sect Leader Yang Dingtian, the Ming Sect’s secret technique ’Qiankun Great Shifting’. Other relics have been properly arranged, but this technique alone, I believe, should be entrusted to you, best delivered to the Ming Sect by Black Wind Village."
"Oh?"
Jiang Dali’s gaze lifted from the secret manual, looking at Guan Yutian in surprise, "Why is that?"
If placed before him a year ago, with such a ’Qiankun Great Shifting’ in front, he wouldn’t have bothered asking why.
But now, though interested in this Heavenly Rank Martial Arts, he wasn’t overly concerned:.
As with his current martial arts foundation, techniques like Moving Technique could be easily simulated and created through skills like Dragon Capturing Skill, Absorption Skill, Undying Seal Technique - considered minor.
Guan Yutian cheerfully cupped his fist and said, "Because Brother Jiang, aren’t you acquainted with that Golden Lion King Xie Xun of the Ming Sect? Sect Leader Yang in his lifetime most appreciated Xie Xun, I think handing over this ’Qiankun Great Shifting’ to Lion King Xie, the Ming Sect won’t decline due to Sect Leader Yang’s death."
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(Feels even better with a bit more! Huh, sleep!)
