The Shadow Appears
In a battle between experts, there was no room for error, even in the blink of an eye.
Qin Xiu's train of thought was interrupted, but he quickly regained his senses. Even so, he was still a step too late.
In his eyes, a short sword covered in black light emerged from the shadows. With a low hum, the sword tore apart his Yang Gang Qi with an unstoppable force and stabbed towards his lower abdomen.
Seeing this, Qin Xiu turned pale with fright and hurriedly retreated.
In his hand, the blood sword came out of its sheath with a clang. With a flash of blood-red light, it blocked the black short sword and prevented it from piercing through his abdomen.
"Ghost Head!"
Qin Xiu spat out a mouthful of blood. Her blood sword transformed into the head of a ghost and swallowed the pitch-black short sword into its mouth. It even wanted to swallow Qin Xiu as well. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the air exploded, creating a strong wind that blew the two away.
Boom!
Qin Xiu's abdomen was injured. The strange black sword aura attached to the wound had already caused great damage to his Spiritual Sea. Spiritual Energy flowed out of the wound like waves. He was unable to resist and crashed into the wall.
As for the opponent.
His body was shrouded in a pitch-black cloak. When the strong wind swept over his body, it actually produced a muffled sound. A wisp of golden brilliance spread out from the cloak, dispersing the impact. He only took a few steps back.
"Dark Energy?" Qin Xiu looked at his wound. The black sword aura was so familiar. It was so similar to the dark energy on Qin Xianjun's body.
His heart trembled. He immediately knew that the person standing in front of him was the infamous Shadow Swordsman!
"As expected of the Swordmaster's son. Your strength is indeed tyrannical. Even after being hit by my Frightening Eye, you still managed to avoid being hit. But no matter what, you will still die today." The person took a step forward. In his hand, the black short sword was still humming.
Hearing this, Qin Xiu's eyes were filled with surprise.
What surprised him was not the Shadow Swordsman's killing intent, but the Shadow Swordsman's voice.
This voice was clear, ethereal, and as moving as an oriole!
It was hard to imagine that the infamous Shadow Swordsman in the Wanjian Pavilion who had killed countless people was actually a woman!
"Just who are you?" Qin Xiu tightly covered his wound. Although the blood could be stopped, the injury to his Spiritual Sea could not be delayed. His Spiritual Energy was constantly leaking out, causing his aura to weaken.
"A dead person does not need to know too much." The Shadow Swordsman shook his head. She charged forward. Demonic Yin Energy was released into the black short sword. and stabbed towards Qin Xiu's heart.
Qin Xiu hurriedly retreated, the shock in his eyes growing.
He could clearly feel that the other party's cultivation was only at the ninth level of the Earth Spirit Realm. He had yet to control the power of the Yang Force, and had yet to enter the Heaven Spirit Realm. Just who was this Shadow Swordsman?
While thinking, Qin Xiu suddenly became calm.
He scanned his surroundings and found that the entire secret cultivation room was covered by a black light. No sound, light, or movement could attract the attention of others.
In other words, he could only forcefully open a path of blood to save himself!
Thinking of this, Qin Xiu held the blood sword tightly with one hand. He mobilized all the Spiritual Energy in his body. With a furious roar, the sword light turned into a ferocious ghost head. It was unstoppable as it charged towards the Shadow Swordsman. The sharp whistling sound cut through the void.
Feeling the horror of the ghost head sword light, the Shadow Swordsman let out a soft sound.
Clearly, she didn't expect that Qin Xiu, whose spiritual sea had been injured to such an extent, could still display such a terrifying martial art. The cloak on her body was lifted up by the wild wind, revealing a set of grayish-black light armor.
This light armor was covered with complicated carvings. It faintly emitted a vigorous aura. In the center of the armor, there were three divine runes. It was a three-patterned King Artifact.
The ghost head sword light rushed towards the grayish-black light armor. The two collided and instantly released a sonic boom. At the same time, the Shadow Swordsman's body surged with golden light again. It was sharp and vigorous, quickly weakening the aura of the ghost head sword light.
"Another King Artifact!" Qin Xiu's eyes widened.
At the Shadow Swordsman's waist, there was a golden jade bead. This jade bead emitted a sharp brilliance. There were two divine runes on the bead. It was clearly a double-patterned King Artifact.
Adding the black short sword in the Shadow Swordsman's hand, this person had a total of three King Artifacts!
And this was not all.
Qin Xiu could feel the aura of other King Artifacts on the Shadow Swordsman. Who was this person? Why did she have so many King Artifacts?
Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, the Shadow Swordsman had already torn apart the ghost head sword light. She took a step forward and her body immediately melted into the darkness. She was silent, as if she had never existed.
Soon, she appeared behind Qin Xiu.
The short sword was incomparably sharp. With a demonic black brilliance, it pierced through Qin Xiu's arm. Blood spurted out and dyed the ground red.
"Get lost!" Qin Xiu clenched his teeth. With a wave of his hand, the Shadow Swordsman disappeared and melted back into the darkness.
Swish! Swish!
Swish! The sword light flashed endlessly as if it would never reach the end. Every ray landed on Qin Xiu's body, bringing him great pain. However, it did not take his life.
"I am the son of the Swordmaster. What good will it do you to kill me?" Qin Xiu was a bit afraid. He found that his spiritual sea was already shrinking. His dense astral Yang energy was also dissipating. There wasn't the slightest bit left.
He finally knew why the Shadow Swordsman would have a hole in the abdomen of every person she killed.
Once a cultivator lost their Spirit Sea, their strength would be greatly reduced.
At that time, it would be much easier for the Shadow Swordsman to attack. Killing or cutting, it would be up to her.
This was why she could kill a Heaven Spirit Stage cultivator even though her cultivation was only at the 9th Heaven of the Earth Spirit Stage.
"When I kill, I never need any benefits. If you want to blame someone, blame your greed for blinding your eyes." The Shadow Swordsman condensed her aura to the extreme and pointed her sword at Qin Xiu's chest.
The sword hummed and a black light flashed through the air.
"No!" Qin Xiu instantly roared. However, the black light did not show any signs of stopping. The cold killing intent mixed within it caused him to tremble in fear.
Finally, the black light descended.
But it did not land on Qin Xiu's body. When it was half a foot away, a pitch-black heavy sword covered with obscure inscriptions suddenly blocked in front of him. It easily blocked the Shadow Swordsman's killing blow.
Such a situation was too dangerous. It caused Qin Xiu's forehead to be covered with sweat. He held his breath and stared at the pitch-black heavy sword in front of him. He seemed to have thought of something and his gaze trembled.
He suddenly raised his head — —
He saw the air in front of him ripple. A valiant figure strangely appeared in the rippling void.
That figure was a young man. He was dressed in black and held a pitch-black heavy sword in one hand. His eyes were looking straight ahead and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. It made his entire face look devilishly handsome.
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