CHAPTER 279: CHAPTER 278 ELDER OF MYRIAD BEASTS_1

CRACK!

The tip of the sword pierced the black-clad elder’s body, but no blood flowed. It only penetrated about an inch, unable to go any deeper.

"Huh?" A trace of astonishment flashed in Ling Chen’s eyes. My sword failed to penetrate. It seems this black-clad elder must have used some powerful secret technique.

His sword having failed to penetrate, Ling Chen became vigilant. His figure suddenly exploded, transforming into four shadows that scattered.

The black-clad elder’s full-powered claw strike, however, only shredded a few of the shadows.

Ling Chen was shocked, but the black-clad elder was even more so. A sword had pierced him three inches deep, nearly reaching his heart; how could he not be startled? Most terrifyingly, his opponent had sensed the danger and retreated beforehand. This meant that, given the chance, a single sword strike could have pierced his heart.

Thank God. It seems his sword qi can’t break my defense. I can take this opportunity to kill him!

Though shocked, the black-clad elder had also gauged Ling Chen’s attack strength. Since Ling Chen couldn’t break his defense, what did he have to fear?

With this thought, the black-clad elder quickly pursued Ling Chen, vast True Qi surging into his palms.

WHAM!

Locating Ling Chen, the black-clad elder struck out with his palm, shattering Ling Chen’s True Qi afterimage. The large tree behind the afterimage was even split by the force and collapsed.

"Let’s see how long you can dodge!" the black-clad elder sneered. In his eyes, Ling Chen was already a dead man, destined to be killed by his palm sooner or later.

"You think I really can’t kill you?"

A sharp light suddenly glinted in Ling Chen’s eyes. In the next moment, he pushed his Sword Intent to its absolute limit. Suddenly, an extremely sharp, invisible qi sword burst forth, seeming to slice the Void above his head in two.

Empowered by the Sword Intent, the Cloud-hidden Sword in his hand suddenly extended noticeably.

"Dragon Revealing Touch!"

Ling Chen slashed out with his Cloud-hidden Sword. Faintly, a dragon shadow flickered past. This dragon shadow was incomplete, its eyes dark and lifeless, lacking spirit. Finally, the tip of the Cloud-hidden Sword dotted the dragon’s eyes, illuminating them in that instant.

The moment its eyes were illuminated, the dragon shadow swept towards the black-clad elder.

"Not good!"

Sensing the ferocity of the dragon shadow, the black-clad elder’s expression changed. He quickly halted, frantically mobilizing his True Qi to form a True Qi Wall before him.

CRASH!

The moment the True Qi Wall formed, the Sword Intent dragon shadow ferociously struck it.

In a mere instant, upon contact, the True Qi Wall shattered. The black-clad elder was blasted away, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his appearance utterly wretched.

"Thousands of Mountains and Rivers!"

Ling Chen pushed his Sword Momentum to its limit. Within his Sword Momentum, it seemed as if thousands of mountains and rivers materialized, all pressing down on the black-clad elder.

"Tiger Crouches and Dragon Coils!"

The black-clad elder steadied his stance and roared, immediately releasing an aura as stable as Mount Tai, attempting to resist Ling Chen’s suppressive Sword Momentum.

FIZZ! FIZZ! FIZZ!

Ling Chen’s Sword Momentum pressed down on the black-clad elder, causing dazzling sparks to erupt. The tip of the Cloud-hidden Sword was blocked by the black-clad elder’s True Qi Wall, unable to penetrate further.

"Break for me!"

Ling Chen shouted, suddenly releasing his grip and then pressing his palm onto the hilt of the Treasure Sword. With a twist of his palm, Ling Chen, along with his sword, spun madly, drilling into the True Qi Wall at the black-clad elder’s chest. The True Qi Wall abruptly shattered, and Ling Chen’s sword qi seeped through, striking fiercely at the black-clad elder’s chest.

WHOOSH!

The black-clad elder’s imposing momentum completely disintegrated, and he was sent flying once more, trailing blood.

Pressing his advantage, Ling Chen’s sword struck like a dragon, shadowing him closely, his figure as swift as lightning.

While his opponent was still airborne, Ling Chen unleashed eight consecutive slashes.

SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH!

At such close range, the black-clad elder couldn’t even dodge. His body was pierced full of holes by the sword’s edge, like a sieve, blood gushing from the openings as if from a leaky bucket.

The Wind Dragon Tornado, after all, was not formed from ordinary sword qi. After continuous impacts, its rotational force diminished until it finally dispersed. Ling Chen paused in mid-air and, with a lightning-fast thrust, his sword instantly sank into the black-clad elder’s forehead, the tip emerging from the back of his skull.

The black-clad elder crashed to the ground, all signs of life extinguished.

"Finally, he’s dead."

Ling Chen slowly exhaled. This black-clad elder had been truly difficult to deal with. If not for his own significant increase in strength, he probably wouldn’t have been able to defeat him.

Sheathing his sword, Ling Chen searched Feng Chen and the black-clad elder. He collected everything of value from them into his Heavenly Mansion Ring.

Ling Chen then focused on the black-clad elder and absorbed his cultivation power.

Having done all this, Ling Chen was about to leave when, suddenly, a sharp bird cry echoed from the horizon.

Ling Chen looked up to see a vast shadow descending over him.

The crescent moon emerged from behind lotus-like clouds. In its faint light, he could see the giant shadow belonged to a strange, three-headed bird. The bird’s eyes glowed like Ghostfire, shimmering ominously like two lanterns above the forest, radiating a brutal aura.

On the bird’s back stood a silhouette.

The figure was the Elder of Myriad Beasts, who had pursued him all the way from East Desolation City.

A Top Sky Apex Strong!

Sensing an incredibly powerful aura emanating from the figure, Ling Chen’s eyes flashed with shock.

"You little beast! You dared to kill my beloved disciple Xu Chao! Today, you die!"

From the back of the Ghostly Spirit Bird, the Elder of Myriad Beasts let out a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and reverberated through the nearby forest.

"Beloved disciple Xu Chao? You must be the Elder of Myriad Beasts!"

Ling Chen’s expression changed. This elder is actually the infamous Sect Master of the Myriad Beasts Sect from the Demon Way, the Elder of Myriad Beasts! This demon has personally tracked me down.

This is bad.

Ling Chen’s heart sank. If it were anyone else, he might have considered fighting with all his might. However, standing before him was a Top Sky Apex Strong.

A strong practitioner of this caliber was simply beyond his ability to fight.

"It’s too late for regrets now, little beast! Go and accompany my disciple in death!"

The Ghostly Spirit Bird flew over Ling Chen’s head, and the Elder of Myriad Beasts suddenly leaped down from its back. Simultaneously, he struck out with his palm. Vast and unparalleled Black True Qi condensed in mid-air into a massive black hand, ruthlessly descending upon Ling Chen.

SMASH!

Just before the True Qi Palm Seal landed, Ling Chen anticipated the attack. He used his Wind Shadow Step at full power, leaving a True Qi afterimage where he had stood, which was instantly pulverized by the palm strike.

Ling Chen himself had just barely managed to evade the direct impact of the Palm Seal. However, the Elder of Myriad Beasts’s palm striking the ground created a shockwave of True Qi that still sent Ling Chen flying, coughing up blood.

The gap in strength was simply too vast; merely the shockwave of the Palm Seal could injure him so.

"The strength of an ant," the Elder of Myriad Beasts thought, his expression unchanging as he struck out with another palm. Ling Chen might have dodged once by sheer luck, but he definitely won’t dodge a second time.