Chapter 643 - 641: Terrifying Sword Intent
Jiang Chen stood there, his face expressionless.
He watched the man in black dispassionately.
Only Feng Qi looked anxious, worried that Jiang Chen was no match for the Golden Saber Expert.
"Thinking of leaving? It’s too late."
When the Golden Saber Expert said this, bitterness welled up inside Feng Qi.
He said to Jiang Chen, "Young Master Jiang, I’m afraid I’ve dragged you into this. My apologies."
Jiang Chen paid Feng Qi no mind, his eyes fixed on the man in black.
"You’re overthinking it."
"Since I have come, I have no intention of leaving."
The man in black sneered. "Excellent. I just love people who talk tough right before they die."
"I wonder how long you’ll keep it up."
"Now, die."
With that, the man in black brandished his Golden Saber and lunged forward.
His speed was incredible, like a bolt of lightning, and he closed the distance in an instant.
Jiang Chen already knew his opponent was an assassin. Assassins excelled at two things: speed and stealth.
This one, however, was extremely arrogant and hadn’t bothered with a stealth attack.
Still, his speed was truly astonishing.
SWOOSH!
As he neared Jiang Chen, the man in black slashed down with his Golden Saber.
The blade wind was fierce, carrying a terrifying killing intent.
’Hm?’
At that moment, Jiang Chen’s brow furrowed slightly.
He was surprised by his opponent’s speed.
Fortunately, Jiang Chen cultivated the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, which allowed him to perceive even the most subtle movements with sharp clarity.
So, even though his opponent was fast, his movements couldn’t escape Jiang Chen’s perception.
Just as the saber was about to strike, Jiang Chen’s body flickered, and he dodged the attack with incredible speed of his own.
After all, the man in black was an expert at the Martial Arts Sect Third Heaven. Since breaking through to the Martial Arts Sect Second Heaven, Jiang Chen hadn’t yet been in a true life-or-death battle.
He couldn’t afford to be careless now.
Once a cultivator reached the Martial Arts Sect realm, no opponent could be underestimated.
"Interesting. To think you could actually dodge my attack."
Clearly, the man in black was surprised that Jiang Chen had so easily avoided his strike.
He had killed so many people, and few could last more than a few seconds against him. Against those of the same realm, he could achieve an instant kill.
So, for Jiang Chen, whose cultivation was lower than his, to evade his attack was unexpected.
Of course, it was merely unexpected. He didn’t take it to heart.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his speed suddenly surged once more.
WHOOSH!
The man in black’s figure blurred into a phantom as he shot toward Jiang Chen again.
His saber swung viciously toward Jiang Chen’s heart.
Having dodged the first attack, a silver light flashed in Jiang Chen’s hand.
SWISH!
He had drawn his Magical Treasure, the Cloud Mist Sword. As a Supreme-Grade Treasure Artifact, its power was naturally immense.
Holding the Cloud Mist Sword, Jiang Chen paused for a brief moment.
He let out a low shout, "Shadowless Sword."
"Sword Intent Startled Swan!"
Following his shout, a brilliant Sword Intent instantly condensed around the Cloud Mist Sword in his hand.
Jiang Chen’s control over the Shadowless Sword had already reached a state of perfection.
He could summon his Sword Intent with a single thought.
BZZZZZ...
As the Sword Intent emerged, a phantom Sword Aura materialized around the Cloud Mist Sword, fully five meters long.
The Sword Intent soared to the heavens.
In that instant, the man in black was stunned.
’Sword Intent! Such powerful Sword Intent!’
Seeing Jiang Chen actually manifest a five-meter-long Sword Intent, the man in black’s expression changed slightly.
However, as he charged forward, he also let out a low shout.
"Fierce Wind Sweeps Fallen Leaves!"
As he spoke, a Saber Aura, four or five meters long, suddenly condensed around his Golden Saber.
That’s right, the man in black could also unleash Saber Intent.
He swung his saber, unleashing a vicious horizontal slash in Jiang Chen’s direction.
It was like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
A gale suddenly erupted.
CRACKLE...
The terrifying Saber Intent tore through the void itself as it slashed toward Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen’s eyes narrowed. He swung his Cloud Mist Sword, its Sword Aura cleaving viciously toward the opponent’s Saber Aura.
BOOOOOOM...
A violent tremor shook the area.
Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent collided with the man in black’s Saber Intent. In the end, the two forces annihilated each other, turning to nothing.
They had canceled each other’s attacks out.
The man in black was taken aback.
Then he let out a savage grin. "Not bad, kid. You’re full of surprises."
"I see you have some skill, but do you think this is all I’m capable of?"
"Now, feel my wrath!"
As he spoke, another Saber Intent condensed around his Golden Saber in the blink of an eye. This one was a full fifteen meters long and terrifyingly powerful.
The moment the Saber Intent appeared, the entire area trembled.
Feng Qi and Feng Hu, who were watching, were so frightened they trembled from head to toe.
They cried out in alarm again and again.
Jiang Chen scoffed. "In that case, allow me to show you what I can do."
In the next moment, Jiang Chen stood with his sword in his right hand, pointing it toward the sky.
"Sword Intent Startled Swan!"
BZZZ!
Instantly, endless Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi surged madly toward Jiang Chen.
In just a few short moments, a Sword Intent thirty meters long materialized above his Cloud Mist Sword.
The phantom longsword formed by the Sword Intent stretched across the sky, making it seem as if Jiang Chen was wielding a colossal, heaven-piercing blade.
Its divine might was immense, and its Sword Qi shot to the heavens.
Seeing this, Feng Qi and Feng Hu were utterly shocked, rooted to the spot.
"Such powerful Sword Intent!"
"Young Master Jiang can actually manifest such a terrifying Sword Intent! He’s too strong!"
Although the man in black’s Saber Intent was fifteen meters long, Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent had reached thirty meters.
It was twice as long as the man in black’s.
This disparity meant that Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent instantly overwhelmed the man in black’s Saber Intent in sheer presence.
At this, the man in black’s jaw dropped, and he stood there in shock.
He couldn’t believe that Jiang Chen, whose cultivation was lower than his, could summon a Sword Intent several times more powerful.
His mind reeled in shock.
He said, horrified, "Impossible!"
"Not even our leader could do this!"
He had just gone all out to manifest a fifteen-meter Saber Intent, an attack powerful enough to sweep away those of the same cultivation level, or even kill those a realm above.
But now he had encountered someone with lower cultivation who could manifest an even more terrifying Sword Intent.
He truly couldn’t accept it.
Even their leader, with his Martial Emperor Cultivation, might not be capable of producing such a Sword Intent.
"Heh, nothing is impossible."
Jiang Chen spoke indifferently as he raised his sword and slashed down viciously at the man in black.
The strike seemed powerful enough to shatter the heavens as it descended rapidly.
The man in black hurriedly swung his Golden Saber, using his Saber Intent to block Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent.
SPLAT!
Faced with Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent, the fifteen-meter Saber Intent proved utterly fragile, shattering instantly.
Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent, however, was unstoppable and continued on its path toward the man in black.
The man in black wanted to flee, but he was locked in place by Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent and knew there was nowhere to run.
Moreover, he couldn’t summon another Saber Intent so quickly.
"No—"
He raised his Golden Saber, attempting one last, desperate struggle.
SPLAT!
The Sword Intent descended.
In that instant, the man in black was slain, not even bones remaining.
Until the moment of his death, he could never have imagined he would be killed like this.
It was the last mission he would ever undertake.
