Stronger by Killing
Chapter 208 - 204: Five Major Sects Besiege Gu the God of Slaughter (Final Part)_2
On the plaza, slaughter raged at the edges,
The Embroidered Uniform Guard and Gu Family disciples were locked in a bloody struggle with the various sects of Pingyang.
Three Great Cultivators pressed down on Gu Mo and Gu Fengwei, giving them not the slightest chance to aid Gu Zhan.
And at the very center of the plaza,
Seven Great Cultivators teamed up to surround and kill Gu Zhan. Shattered rocks flew through the air, primordial qi erupted unchecked, stone splinters shot out in all directions, massive fissures cracked open like an earthquake, weapons danced wildly, shadows darted everywhere. It was utterly terrifying.
"Gu Zhan, today you are doomed without a doubt! Stop your futile resistance — surrender, and you might keep your corpse whole!" Changfeng Valley Master bellowed in fury.
In that instant, a long sword attacked,
Gu Zhan blocked with his arm. With a clang, golden arm met blade, spitting sparks. Immediately after, the Mountain Moving Sect Leader’s Fangtian Halberd crashed down,
Gu Zhan slashed up with his saber to parry,
"Crack!" — the blade shattered instantly, and the Fangtian Halberd smashed onto Gu Zhan’s shoulder, sending his whole body flying backward.
The seven Great Cultivators, seeing this, were overjoyed and rushed in for the kill,
Gu Zhan dropped to one knee, slamming a fist into the ground, smashing open a pit and halting his retreat. Sensing murderous intent behind, his eyes narrowed slightly:
[Spend 30,000 Experience Points]
[Lingxi Sword upgraded to Entry Realm]
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[Spend ...]
[Spend 300,000 Experience Points]
[Lingxi Sword upgraded to Great Success Realm]
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"Weng—"
Amid the chaos of the square, no one noticed that several swords abandoned on the ground suddenly lifted into the air.
At this moment, the seven Great Cultivators closed in for the kill,
Leading was the Lu Family’s Second Realm Great Cultivator, his long sword thrust for Gu Zhan’s chest, heaven and earth’s primordial qi rippling, the blade laced with a biting, icy glow.
Gu Zhan clasped both hands and caught the sword between them,
in that instant, the sword tip halted just an inch from Gu Zhan’s chest.
Enormous force pushed Gu Zhan’s body flying backward, body tilting, his toes scraping the battered plaza and leaving deep furrows in his wake.
Simultaneously, the Mountain Moving Sect Leader’s Fangtian Halberd swept in a crescent from behind, chopping for Gu Zhan’s head. Wild true qi surged along the halberd, howling savagely.
Gu Zhan snapped his head aside, dodging the blow, his body shooting even faster off the ground, crashing straight into the Mountain Moving Sect Leader.
"Bang!"
The Mountain Moving Sect Leader spat blood, his Fangtian Halberd knocked from his grasp. Instantly, he reached behind and locked his arm around Gu Zhan’s throat, strangling fiercely, intent on killing him by force.
As Gu Zhan tried to kick back, the Changfeng Valley Master dropped from the sky, pointing with Frost Ice Finger. Instantly, the air filled with frost, and in a flash, ice formed, sealing up half of Gu Zhan’s leg.
At the same time, other Great Cultivators attacked,
fists pounded, feet flew, swords stabbed for vital points...
Seven Great Cultivators, in an instant, pinned Gu Zhan immobile,
"Wretched spawn, you still won’t die!"
Sui Qiyuan let out a fierce roar. His ten fingers shattered, hands nearly crippled, he dropped from above, stomping down for Gu Zhan’s skull,
This kick carried the weight of ten thousand jun,
Even a real Buddha Golden Body enshrined in a temple would be crushed beneath it, primordial qi roaring, murderous intent clear.
But just then, Sui Qiyuan suddenly shuddered, a chill racing down his spine,
A sword cry split the air, and a streak of light flew from the distance — a long sword tangled madly, sword qi rampaged, like clouds roiling, trailing a white torrent.
It was so close,
The foot was already at the crown of Gu Zhan’s head,
"Puh!"
But a long sword pierced through Sui Qiyuan’s back and out his chest, the force sending him flying like a severed kite, crashing to the ground silent and still,
The sudden blade caught all off guard,
But before anyone could react,
Several more streaks of light swiftly followed from afar—swords,
Some falling from above, some skimming along the ground, some weaving through the air—within a blink, they’d already arrived!
The Great Cultivators all started in shock,
The Lu Family’s Great Cultivator tried to wrench his sword free to evade, but realized it was caught fast between Gu Zhan’s palms. Forced, he abandoned the blade and rolled aside, barely dodging a flying sword aimed at his back,
That sword darted past Gu Zhan’s ear, then shot for the Mountain Moving Sect Leader who was strangling Gu Zhan.
Panic-stricken, the Mountain Moving Sect Leader tried to dodge,
But Gu Zhan snatched out, gripping his arm in a death hold. That single instant’s delay kept him rooted, eyes wide as the sword sped for his face, the tip bursting through his skull from behind.
"Argh!"
The Mountain Moving Sect Leader let out a shrill dying scream.
Changfeng Valley Master instantly withdrew his hand, rearing back as a longsword flashed right past the tip of his nose, just barely missing his life.
Yet, in that same instant,
The ice binding Gu Zhan’s leg, given the opening, let him kick out fiercely, booting the Changfeng Valley Master square in the chest. The man crashed, shattering a massive stone pillar, the falling debris slamming onto his leg with a sickening "crack."
Several shards of sword whistled, circling around Gu Zhan’s position, then shot for the surrounding Great Cultivators, sharp and ferocious.
All in that single moment—
Sui Qiyuan died, the Mountain Moving Sect Leader died, the Changfeng Valley Master’s leg was broken, and the other four Great Cultivators had barely dodged,
The seven-man encirclement had been smashed!
Gu Zhan lifted his foot, kicking the corpse of the Mountain Moving Sect Leader from his back, then leaped forward. His hands came together in a complex seal — ten fingers locked, middle fingers snapped together, forefingers hooked inward, seam-ing a spell,
In a heartbeat, primordial qi surged,
Seven or eight longswords shot up, weaving through the air. In an instant they magnified, took flight, as if dragged by will directly toward those Great Cultivators.
"Lingxi Sword—impossible!"
The Lu Family’s Second Realm Great Cultivator cried out in horror, hurriedly sending forth a palm, conjuring a Primordial Qi Shield to block a flying sword.
He was a swordsman,
very familiar with Pingyang Prefecture’s most renowned Sword Dao Sect, the Lingxi Sword Sect. As Lu Family and Lingxi Sword Sect were always close, and often exchanged pointers, he instantly recognized this swordsmanship!
In a flash, the Great Cultivators countered as best they could,
Only the Changfeng Valley Master, his leg broken, crushed beneath rubble, could not react in time; he could only watch as a flying sword slashed past, carving a red line across his neck — blood instantly spraying out.
"Get in close!"
The Lu Family’s Second Realm Great Cultivator knocked aside a flying sword, seized it in hand and shouted, charging at Gu Zhan.
He knew Lingxi Sword’s greatest power lay in ambush and long-range attack; its weak point was close-quarters combat. As long as you stayed alert at close range, half its threat was lost.
The other Great Cultivators were the Second Realm Great Cultivator of the Longmen Chen Family, the Second Realm Great Cultivator of the Pengshui Ma Family, and the Lu Family Patriarch.
The four of them closed in to kill,
None of them had time to wonder how Gu Zhan knew the Lingxi Sword Sect’s legendary Absolute Technique—all they cared about now was ending the fight, fast.
At that instant,
Gu Zhan flashed a slight smile, holding the long sword just taken from the Lu Family’s Second Realm Great Cultivator, then flicked out a flourish—
[Spend 30,000 Experience Points]
[Wangchuan Swordsmanship upgraded to Entry Realm]
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[Spend 300,000 Experience Points]
[Wangchuan Swordsmanship upgraded to Great Success Realm]
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In that moment, an awe-inspiring Sword Intent soared to the heavens,
A single sword swept across the air, shrouded in surging true qi like a vast ocean. Gu Zhan thrust with wild force,
In an instant, a blinding light split the world—a pure, radiant sword cleaving the heavens, carrying supreme might, as if descending from nine skies, and pierced straight for the Lu Family’s Second Realm Great Cultivator,
The sword tips clashed, then slipped past in a flash, ringing with a hum, edge sliding along edge, deflecting the other’s blade,
and instantly sliced the throat!
The Lu Family’s Second Realm Great Cultivator stood dumbfounded, blood spurting from his neck. In a daze, he muttered, "The Dao is emotionless yet filled with feeling... Wangchuan Swordsmanship—how..."