Chapter 656 - 69: The Flying Sword Leaves No Shadow but a Trace_2
Standing behind him, Luo Yuanhua stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Brother, this person just defeated Huang Fuzhou, so leave him to me."
Xiao Tang pondered for a moment and said, "Very well, but this person has the Five Spirits White Carp Shuttle to assist him, junior brother, be careful not to underestimate it."
Luo Yuanhua responded, "Brother knows, I do not fear this item."
Xiao Tang gazed at him for a moment, nodded, and added one more sentence, "Do not underestimate the enemy."
Luo Yuanhua furrowed his brow, turned around, stepped forward, and with a flash of light, he instantly reached the foot of the mountain.
He stood in front of Zhang Yan and said in a deep voice, "If you want to see Brother Xiao, you must first get past me this time."
Zhang Yan only saw this person rushing over with flying sword light, his speed even slightly faster than himself, and his heart was slightly cautious. With a turning of thoughts, he immediately guessed that this person should be the same sect as Xiao Tang, known as the Sword Immortal, Luo Yuanhua.
He had heard that this person was skilled in flying sword techniques, so he couldn’t help but carefully scrutinize the other from top to bottom.
This person had an ordinary appearance, wore the Nine Yang Cloth on his head, was of moderate build, clad in a gray-blue cloth robe, nothing unusual. However, the virtual light under his feet fluctuated erratically, giving people a strange feeling, as if he might suddenly fly away.
This was not a misperception. Luo Yuanhua had practiced flying sword techniques since childhood and had long cultivated himself to always integrate with Sword Qi, able to escape at the slightest danger, and with his flying sword speed, few Dharma treasures could catch up.
Zhang Yan thought it was a pity that on a normal day, he might have had the mood to spar with him, but today his main target was not this person.
When he came here, he had sparred with Zhao Guangwu and knew that if a Sword Cultivator was determined to fly escape, they could fight for half a day without deciding victory or defeat, so he had no intention to entangle with him, only thinking about how to subdue him in a short time.
He secretly contemplated, "This man has been immersed in the way of swordsmanship for no less than a hundred years, and has heard that he has sparred with Shaoqing disciples, he must have mastered a lot of superior swordsmanship, if I fight with him using sword skills, it would be unwise to attack him with my short against his strength, to defeat this person, I should come up with a surprising move."
His eyes flashed, having made up his mind, he raised his hand and sacrificed the Five Spirits White Carp Shuttle into the air.
When this spirit shuttle was out, Luo Yuanhua’s face showed a slight sneer, and in a flash, he moved away, his speed was like lightning, and in a blink, he was a hundred zhang away. The Five Spirits White Carp Shuttle could not catch up behind, circled blankly, and returned to Zhang Yan’s sleeve.
Outside, Luo Yuanhua said coldly, "Zhang Yan, this treasure is useless against me, you better not bring it out again. Let’s each rely on our swordsmanship to decide the outcome, and let me see what you are capable of."
As he spoke, his figure approached forward, swaying twice, reaching within twenty zhang.
Zhang Yan seemed not to hear him and raised his sleeve, sacrificing the spirit shuttle again.
Luo Yuanhua frowned slightly, seemingly somewhat impatient, and his feet shone with sword light, once again achieving body and sword as one, going to the distance, not even waiting for the Five Spirits White Carp Shuttle to catch up. The tunneling light flashed again, driving straight into the inner circle, unexpectedly throwing the Five Spirits White Carp Shuttle outside the circle in this back-and-forth.
All the people outside the field watched with astonishment, seeing a stream of light speeding by, evading the spirit shuttle in an instant, and killing straight to Zhang Yan, this sword escape speed was truly unimaginable, extremely fast, causing them to marvel.
Zhang Yan understood in his heart that the Five Spirits White Carp Shuttle was ultimately a treasure to break seals and destroy formations and was insufficient when used to harm others.
Facing its fierce momentum, he remained calm, snapped his fingers, and continuously flicked, causing drops of You Yin Heavy Water to continuously fly out.
Luo Yuanhua intended to test his mana this time, neither dodging nor evading, shouting clearly, the sword light blossomed like flowers, flashing one after another, repelling each drop of Heavy Water, a sudden and dense clashing sound immediately arose.
He originally intended to kill from the front, forcing Zhang Yan to make a move, but after receiving only a dozen drops of Heavy Water, he felt something was wrong.
It was as if he was confronting a strangely heavy giant stone head-on, causing his sword light to tremble and his chest to feel tight, almost unable to withstand the force.
Seeing that it was impossible, he immediately ceased tackling head-on, transformed into a streak of light, retreated swiftly, avoided away, and switched to Zhang Yan’s left-side clearance, slashing forward with a sword.
At this moment, he saw a roaring sound above Zhang Yan’s head, and a completely yellowish hand reached out, five fingers spread wide, grasping downward.
Seeing its fierce momentum, Luo Yuanhua was unwilling to forcefully break through, he turned and bypassed the giant hand, and initiated sword escape towards Zhang Yan’s back.
His actions were meant to avoid the real and attack the false, achieving One Qi Breath. Such sword skills did not confront directly but only needed flying back and forth, leaving you unable to respond in time.
Unless you encountered someone like Huang Fuzhou who stubbornly defended and was skilled at breaking flying swords, otherwise, in a very short time, he could overwhelm the opponent, leave them defenseless, and caught off guard.
He had just reached Zhang Yan’s back when suddenly, a yellow glow rose from beneath the latter’s feet, thick and solid like earth and stone, shielding the back firmly and securely.
Luo Yuanhua did not know what this was, but the way of the Sword Cultivator was to act like thunder and move swiftly like lightning, naturally not remaining in one place for too long, secretly thought, "Let’s see what other means you have."
Just now, he had consecutively switched to three positions, You Yin Heavy Water, Xuanhuang Great Hand, Earth True Light, each was only partially deployed and was evaded by him.
In his view, Zhang Yan had employed three Dharma techniques in a short time, and since each was different, he must have used most of his mana. Even if he barely mustered the last one as protection, it was sure to be outwardly strong but inwardly weak, far less than before, the prime spot to break through!
So he once again urged the sword light, intending to attack the void there.
But then, he suddenly saw Zhang Yan disappear from the original spot without warning, followed by a flash before his eyes, tunneling light shattered with a crash, then his chest felt a heavy hammer blow, forcing him to spit a mouthful of blood, his vision went black, before fainting, he had only one thought, "How could this be?"
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