Chapter 423 - 421: Blooming
Before, everyone thought Jiang Jichen was joking. Now, seeing his stance, it seemed he really intended to thrash Nangong Wanyu’s bottom.
At this moment, even though Jiang Jichen was gravely injured, no one dared to underestimate him in the slightest.
Moments ago, the ones who had died by his blade were all top geniuses of the Southern Continent.
Three Young Masters of the Pavilion from the Academy, and two experts from the top seven of the youth rankings!
A battle record like this would undoubtedly cause an uproar throughout the Southern Continent and might even become known in the world beyond.
What’s more, Jiang Jichen was currently only at the Mid-stage Spirit Infant Realm!
He had far too much room to grow and limitless potential.
Nangong Wanyu’s expression turned frigid.
She had never hated anyone this much.
His every word and action drove her mad, causing her to lose her composure.
Perhaps the only one who had ever felt the same way was Guan Xiaojing.
But Guan Xiaojing was already dead.
Naturally, there was no one left to share her suffering.
"Jiang Jichen, I will make you regret you were ever born!"
Nangong Wanyu practically ground her teeth to dust.
At the same time, she channeled the power in her hands to its absolute limit, unleashing a Dao of Attack even mightier than that of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Nangong Wanyu aimed her slender fingers at the void where Jiang Jichen stood and sliced through the air.
The next moment, mysterious rays of light drifted from her fingertips.
They grew larger and longer, crisscrossing the area. Wherever the mysterious rays passed, space itself was sliced into fragments.
Space Splitting Technique!
This was a Half-Immortal Technique Nangong Wanyu had obtained from a Half-Immortal Treasure. Its power was astonishing.
Now, the mysterious rays swirled ceaselessly, weaving through space.
Jiang Jichen was now surrounded by fractured space.
Countless mysterious rays of light spread out, closing in on him.
Then, the crowd watched as Jiang Jichen, along with the space he occupied, shattered into innumerable fragments.
"What... a terrifying Half-Immortal Technique!"
Seeing Nangong Wanyu’s ultimate technique, many spectators were filled with horror.
They backed away, not daring to get too close for fear that a stray ray of light would slice them in half along with the space around them.
"Was Jiang Jichen really sliced into a million pieces? Is he dead?"
At the same time, others were skeptical, feeling the scene was surreal.
After all, just a moment ago, Jiang Jichen had been an unstoppable force with overwhelming momentum.
And in the next, he was sliced to bits by Nangong Wanyu!
Still, some were convinced that Jiang Jichen was dead.
That was a Half-Immortal Technique, a terrifying power capable of slicing through space itself. No matter how tough Jiang Jichen’s body was, how could he possibly have resisted it?
Seeing Jiang Jichen killed, the vast majority of onlookers felt a surge of joyful surprise and breathed a collective sigh of relief.
However, on the battlefield, the expressions of the gold-robed youth, Tianyao, and Nangong Wanyu suddenly changed drastically.
"Watch out! Get back!"
Tianyao cried out in alarm, simultaneously unleashing the ultimate attack he had gathered in his hands toward the space beside Nangong Wanyu.
BOOM!
The power of the attack exploded, transforming into an endless Destruction Storm.
At the same time, Jiang Jichen’s figure materialized. He stood at the center of the storm of destructive power, his face stained with blood but twisted into a chilling smile.
"Vanish!"
Gripping his Holy Sword, Jiang Jichen unleashed a unique Sword Skill.
Dragon Roaming the World, Illusion Annihilation!
The Sword Light moved like a dragon, soaring in all directions. Phantoms of True Dragons swept out, and wherever they passed, all Power of Destruction collapsed into the void.
Jiang Jichen effortlessly broke through Tianyao’s attack and appeared behind Nangong Wanyu.
Nangong Wanyu had been focused on casting her Half-Immortal Technique, and her reaction was a fraction of a second too slow.
It was already too late for her to dodge.
However, she was indeed formidable. The defenses on her back activated, and endless, mysterious runes of light appeared.
The defense on Nangong Wanyu’s body was incredibly powerful, far surpassing that of the Young Master of the Pavilion from the Talismanic Rune System.
Nangong Wanyu even used a tattered defensive Holy Talisman, which formed a faint Holy Light to shield her back.
And the key area she was defending... was her bottom!
After all, she hadn’t forgotten Jiang Jichen’s threat to thrash her bottom.
At this moment, she was naturally a mixture of furious and alarmed.
’How did Jiang Jichen dodge my Half-Immortal Technique?’
’I clearly saw him get sliced to pieces along with the space around him. How could he have escaped?’
’Once space is fractured, even Space Transmission Talismans and Void Spirit Cultivation Methods are useless. There’s no way to escape!’
Of course, Nangong Wanyu didn’t know that Jiang Jichen possessed a Seven-Colored Divine Soul at the Spirit Infant Realm, allowing him to sense the danger a step ahead of time.
In the instant before Nangong Wanyu launched her Space Splitting Technique, Jiang Jichen had already executed Mountain River Shadow, leaving an afterimage behind.
Then, using the profundity of his Void Shadowless Technique, he appeared silently behind Nangong Wanyu.
Therefore, what had been sliced to pieces was merely a phantom imbued with the aura of his true self.
A wicked smile flashed across Jiang Jichen’s face. "Nangong Wanyu, it’s useless. No matter how thick your defenses are, you can’t escape your fate of being spanked by yours truly."
At this moment, many people nearly fainted from shock. All eyes were glued to Nangong Wanyu, eager to see what would happen next.
Feeling the searing gazes of the crowd, Nangong Wanyu was about to go mad with rage.
She felt that this was the most humiliating day of her entire life.
’Who would have ever dared to stare at me like this before?’
’And the part they’re staring at is... my bottom!’
’Damn it all! This is all because of Jiang Jichen.’
Nangong Wanyu was furious, frantic, and terrified all at once.
Because Sinking Mountain had already appeared in Jiang Jichen’s hand, and he was striking at her.
SMACK!
The sound echoed through the silent space, incomparably clear and deafening.
And what a scene the crowd witnessed!
They saw Nangong Wanyu being struck fiercely by the Sinking Mountain in Jiang Jichen’s hand.
Her powerful Defense Power, layered with faint Holy Light, was unexpectedly unable to block the strike from Jiang Jichen’s Sinking Mountain.
In truth, a Spirit Cultivator’s Defense Dao was of limited effect against attacks of pure Physical Strength.
This one strike from Jiang Jichen condensed the full power of his Golden Body Third Realm and was executed using the Six Harmonies Unite Saber Technique!
Thus, while Nangong Wanyu’s defenses were strong and blocked the majority of the impact, they couldn’t withstand the full force and shattered.
In the end, Sinking Mountain made intimate contact with her rear.
Although less than twenty percent of the Physical Strength remained, for a defenseless Spirit Cultivator—even one at the Nascent Soul Realm—it was still a terrifyingly powerful attack that would cause injury.
And so, blood sprayed from Nangong Wanyu’s rear, dyeing her pants red.
It was a very obvious patch, like a large, crimson flower had bloomed.
Her butt was, quite literally, blossoming with blood!
At that moment, Nangong Wanyu was on the verge of insanity.
She let out a horrifying scream, her figure kicking up a storm as she shot forward, instantly vanishing down the path of return.
"Jiang Jichen, for the humiliation I suffered today, I will repay you a thousandfold!"
Nangong Wanyu’s voice, filled with boundless resentment, echoed from the distance, reverberating endlessly throughout the mysterious land.
As for the crowd, they were all left utterly dumbfounded, looking as if they’d been struck by lightning.