Chapter 218

The sword qi crisscrossed, and Qi Jianxing’s figure was like a long rainbow piercing the sun, wrapped in sword light and attacking in front of Yang Kai. The long sword in his hand shook out a curtain of swords, covering Yang Kai from above and sealing off the space within a radius of more than ten zhang.

The clanging sounds rang out continuously. It was as if someone was gently plucking a pipa in the void, and the sharp sound of breaking through the air came whistling. Streaks of fine sword qi visible to the naked eye crisscrossed, enclosing Yang Kai in a ball.

Amidst the flashing of cold light, Yang Kai’s expression became more solemn than ever. He furiously urged the primordial energy in his body, and his whole body exuded a terrifying heat. The primordial energy burst out from his palms, and he pushed out suddenly.

The primordial energies of the two collided, and a loud explosion sounded in the air. Hundreds of sword awns were instantly annihilated more than half.

Qi Jianxing’s expression turned cold, and he snorted softly, “Overreaching！”

The long sword rolled, and the remaining sword qi actually converged together and condensed into the shape of a long sword, slashing down towards Yang Kai from above.

Yang Kai’s eyelids shrank, and his big hand opened. A drop of Yang Liquid was forced out of his body. Under the guidance of his will, it turned into a blood-red shield and blocked in front of him.

A “bang” sound came. The sword qi hit the shield squarely. The blood-red shield a ripple and cracked a gap but it did not break. Instead, Qi Jianxing’s move disappeared without a trace.

In the blink of an eye, Yang Kai held the blood-red shield in front of himself, and with a shift of his feet, he rushed towards Qi Jianxing. The latter let out a soft whistle and quickly retreated. Yang Kai pursued closely, and both of their figures were as fast as lightning. One relied on exquisite footwork, and the other relied on profound cultivation. In terms of speed alone, they were evenly matched.

The figures of the two intertwined and crisscrossed, and their respective fierce killing moves bloomed simultaneously.

Qi Jianxing’s expression was slightly astonished. He never expected that this martial artist from a second-class sect with only the strength of the seventh layer of the Lihe Realm could burst out with such strength, and he couldn’t defeat him for a while.

Feeling annoyed in his heart, he became even more diligent with his hands. The long sword was danced so tightly that it was impenetrable. The three-inch sword qi on the tip of the sword was like a spirit snake emerging from its hole, constantly spitting and swallowing, and the moves changed between real and false, strangely unpredictable.

The trees all around fell. Wherever the two passed, there was flying sand and rocks everywhere, and the fight was extremely intense.

In just ten breaths of time, they exchanged thirty moves, and neither could do anything to the other. However, on the surface, Qi Jianxing had an absolute advantage, and eight out of ten moves were attacks.

Accompanied by a cold laugh, Qi Jianxing shook the long sword to create blooming sword flowers and stabbed it on Yang Kai’s blood-red shield with one sword.

With a crisp cracking sound, the blood-red shield formed by a drop of Yang Liquid finally couldn’t withstand this high-intensity attack and shattered with a loud crash.

Yang Kai’s complexion changed drastically. He was eager to jump out of Qi Jianxing’s attack range, but how could the other party give him this opportunity？

That long sword seemed to have gained spirituality. After shattering the shield, it directly wrapped around one of Yang Kai’s arms.

“Shua shua shua…” The clothes were completely torn, and pieces of cloth were flying.

Yang Kai let out a furious roar. His Yuan Qi erupted massively. With the resistance of the Yuan Qi, instead of retreating, he advanced. A fierce fist was pounded out, and a raging fire was burning on the fist, distorting the air.

Sensing the terrifying killing power contained in this fist, Qi Jianxing’s eyes revealed a look of horror. The long sword pointed at Yang Kai’s shoulder and pierced three inches. With the rebound force of this stab, he quickly retreated.

But it was still a little late. Yang Kai’s Blazing Sun Triple Explosion had already burst out.

Deng deng deng deng… Qi Jianxing retreated more than a dozen steps in a row to unload the strength of this fist. At the same time, he circulated his True Yuan to resolve the scorching Yuan Qi that had invaded his body.

It was only after a long while that Qi Jianxing’s complexion turned pale, and he took a deep breath.

The invincible Blazing Sun Triple Explosion was actually completely resolved by him, without causing him the slightest injury.

On the contrary, on Yang Kai’s right arm, the clothes had been shredded into pieces by the long sword. On the exposed arm, countless tiny bloodlines were densely packed, instantly dyeing the arm red, looking extremely terrifying.

Just as Qi Jianxing resolved the force of the Blazing Sun Triple Explosion, Yang Kai also let out a soft gasp, shook his arm, and incinerated the sword qi that the opponent had invaded his body into nothingness.

“Hehe…” Qi Jianxing’s gaze was cold and fierce, staring fixedly at Yang Kai. “Merely a Seventh-layer Separation Stage martial artist, yet you can have such strength！ I admire you！”

As he spoke, his long sword pointed remotely: “You are the most powerful Separation Stage martial artist I have ever seen. The purity of your Yuan Qi is no less than that of an ordinary True Yuan Stage martial artist, and even not much inferior to mine! But… a poor background is a poor background. The sword skills of my Nine-Star Sword Sect have infinite power. How could someone like you be able to crack them.

With a proud expression and a cold voice, Qi Jianxing said in a low voice： “Just now, I only used 70% of my strength. If I use all my strength, how long can you resist？”

Holding the sword with both hands and erecting it in front of his chest, Qi Jianxing’s expression was solemn, his True Yuan burst out, and he let out a deep shout： “Sword Body！”

Zheng… A clear sword hum rang out, and the long sword in his hand trembled continuously.

A sharp momentum burst out from his body. The whole person was like a peerless long sword. The True Yuan outside his body surged. In an instant, his momentum reached its peak. His long hair fluttered without wind, and countless tiny short swords circulated continuously outside his body.

Looking around, it was as if this person was protected by ten thousand swords.

The sword skills of the Nine Star Sword Sect are truly mysterious.

Yang Kai narrowed his eyes, and his expression became extremely serious.

Obviously, Qi Jianxing was a bit angry and ashamed after being punched just now, so he would use this so-called “Sword Body” martial skill. With the ten thousand swords condensed by true yuan protecting him, Qi Jianxing now looked like a hedgehog. If Yang Kai wanted to punch him again, he would definitely have to hurt himself first.

“Being able to force me to use the Sword Body, you are worthy of pride！” Qi Jianxing looked at Yang Kai coldly, with a kind of pride and disdain for looking down on all living beings in his expression. As he spoke, he walked over step by step, as if nothing had happened.

Yang Kai didn’t dare to be negligent and quickly used the Unyielding Pride.

The momentum of the seventh layer of the Lihe Realm instantly climbed to the peak of the Lihe Realm.

When he was at the first layer of the Lihe Realm, Yang Kai could use the Unyielding Pride to temporarily give himself the strength of the peak. Now that he has reached the seventh layer, it is still the same.

It can be seen that the Zhenyuan Realm is a huge watershed for warriors. The complete transformation of the vitality in the body into true yuan is by no means as simple as a little bit for the improvement of a warrior’s strength.

Sensing the climb of Yang Kai’s momentum, Qi Jianxing’s expression was stunned, and then he smiled slightly and said disdainful edly: “Not bad, it turns out that you didn’t use all your strength just now. But now you are only at the peak of the Lihe Realm and not my opponent…”

“Whether I’m your match or not, we’ll only know after a fight.” Yang Kai sneered with a sinister laugh. With a flick of his hand, another blood-red shield appeared.

Qi Jianxing’s expression turned cold. He had just suffered a loss from this shield and couldn’t break it after attacking for a long time. Now seeing Yang Kai easily condense another one, he was naturally extremely angry and shouted furiously, “Let me break your crappy shield and then teach you a good lesson！”

His pace quickened, and as he charged forward, the true yuan sword qi outside his body was like an extension of his arm, with several streaks shooting out rapidly and ferociously attacking Yang Kai.

Yang Kai dodged to the side, but unexpectedly, those true yuan sword qi were a bit different from before. They could actually turn and track according to Qi Jianxing’s will.

After hastily dodging three or four times, Qi Jianxing had already rushed in front of him. With a ferocious laugh, he unleashed a powerful sword technique, slashing ferociously towards Yang Kai.

Yang Kai raised his shield to block. With a boom, the shield shook a few times and he almost lost his footing. Qi Jianxing laughed heartily unleashing move after move without a moment’s hesitation. Coupled with the unpredictable true yuan sword qi, he chased Yang Kai in a sorry state, causing him to complain incessantly.

During the battle, the yuan qi of both of them was depleting rapidly.

Such a high-intensity life-and-death battle was no small burden on the body of any martial artist. Physical strength was secondary, and the use of yuan qi was the most crucial issue.

A powerful and battle-savvy warrior will carefully calculate every bit of his vitality and achieve the greatest lethality with the least amount of effort.

Neither Yang Kai nor Qi Jianxing could do this for the time being. The strength and realm of the two were not at that level. They could only recklessly consume their vitality to maintain their moves and momentum.

In just half a stick of incense time, Yang Kai didn’t attack a single move and was always on the defensive. Qi Jianxing, on the other hand, was killing with excitement. While laughing, he kept taunting and ridiculing, looking like he had Yang Kai firmly in his grasp.

During the evasion, Yang Kai seemed a bit collapsed, and his staggered almost fell to the ground.

Seeing this good opportunity, how could Qi Jianxing let it go？ The long sword in his hand cut horizontally, directly aiming at Yang Kai’s neck.

Yang Kai flustered raised his shield to block but Qi Jianxing had been prepared for a long time. The long sword trembled in the middle of the way, changing from a sweep to a stab. Yang Kai’s shield also responded accordingly and suddenly stabbed downward.

Qi Jianxing sneered continuously, and a hint of calmness flashed in Yang Kai’s eyes.

Just as the shield was about to chop the long sword, the blood-red shield changed and wriggled for a while, and actually shrank rapidly and turned into the shape of a dagger.

Qi Jianxing’s expression became astonished and unbelievable and he watched helplessly as the blood-red dagger cut through his long sword.

With a click, the long sword broke directly！

Back when he was in the Kaiyuan Realm, Yang Kai could use the weapon condensed from Yang Liquid to destroy a mortal-grade defensive secret treasure. Now that his strength has reached the Lihe Realm, his Yuan Qi is even more refined and rich. The long sword in Qi Jianxing’s hand is just a sharp weapon forged from fine steel and doesn’t even count as a secret treasure. How could it withstand such a chop？

Yang Kai had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and the dagger danced like a flower.

A series of soft sounds came, and the long sword in Qi Jianxing’s hand broke into several pieces. If he hadn’t retreated quickly, even the hand holding the sword would have been chopped off.

“You…” Qi Jianxing’s eyes trembled, looking at Yang Kai in shock. His previous swordsmanship was quite flexible and he would never collide with Yang Kai’s weapon head-on, so he didn’t need to worry about the weapon being damaged. But he never expected that the defensive shield could actually change.

Caught off guard for a moment, the weapon was instantly destroyed！

The nine-star sword sect disciple without the long sword was bound to have his strength discounted.

“Now it’s my turn!” Yang Kai took a deep breath, changing his previous disheveled expression and weak look. His eyes shone with, full of fighting spirit, looking down on Qi Jianxing.

The latter suddenly realized that the other party had just been acting, including the shield that had been shattered by himself before. He had deliberately done so to paralyze himself and reduce his vigilance. He had endured for so long just to abolish his long sword.

What a deep mind and what a sharp means！ Qi Jianxing looked at Yang Kai seriously for the first time.

But he still didn’t fear. He threw away the handle of the sword in his hand and said proudly, “So what if there is no weapon？ You are still not my opponent！”

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