Chapter 104: Wood Monarch Wu's Trump Card

Supreme killing intent ravaged heaven and earth; the world turned into a sheet of blood‑red, endless killing intent surged into the minds of the five Wood Monarch Wu, seeking to erode her soul.

But it was obvious that relying solely on killing intent could not annihilate the Wood Monarch Wu's soul, yet it could plunge her mind into blankness.

Even Bai Yuan, who dwelled within its body, was affected.

The blood light filling the sky condensed into a sword.

In an instant, the huge jade‑green willow tree was split into two.

The four Wood Monarch Wu, each with a different bearing, also fell beneath this sword: their flawless heads and perfect bodies separated, and they plummeted from the sky.

"Is it over?" Tang Chen muttered to himself.

He had full confidence in this sword of his; even if Bo Sai Xi were standing on the sea, he could not survive!

But just as his voice fell, the corpses in mid‑fall suddenly hovered in midair; Tang Chen's expression stiffened, and he stood frozen in place.

Extremely rich life energy burst from the jade‑green great tree; she instantly regained her original appearance, and the four women also instantly returned to their former state.

Tang Chen clenched the Asura Sword and roared, "You're playing dirty! How could a divine artifact fail to kill you!"

At this moment, even with Tang Chen's mindset,

he still couldn't help but feel somewhat collapsed.

The four Wood Monarch Wu gave no reply; their expressions were uniformly cold, as if they were looking at a dead person staring at Tang Chen.

Tang Chen raised the Asura Sword high.

The four Wood Monarch Wu gave him no chance, transforming into four streams of light that completely merged into the huge jade‑green trees.

A strange "willow" hundreds of meters tall reappeared.

Earth formed the roots, metal the trunk, water the willow branches, wood the leaves; flames that never die burned on the leaves, and countless dust fell back to the ground, merging into the roots.

Next, the strange tree transformed into a humanoid form, taking the shape of Wood Monarch Wu; but at this moment, her long green hair behind turned gray‑white, and her jade‑green eyes turned gray‑black.

Furthermore, five‑colored light swirled around her, combined with her emotionless gray‑black eyes, making her appear as a true god dwelling high above the nine heavens, looking down upon all beings.

Tang Chen's heart jumped, yet he continuously poured his soul power into the Asura Sword, then struck down with all his might.

"I don't believe I can't kill you!"

The Asura Sword fell, without the sky‑filling blood light; only Tang Chen, in that instant, drew near, wielding the Asura Sword emitting a blinding light, and slashed at Wood Monarch Wu!

This sword swing was like that of an ordinary mortal, lacking the previous world‑destroying might, yet its destructive power and potency far surpassed that of the previous strike!

Yet facing such a sword, Wood Monarch Wu's gray‑black eyes remained calm as water, and she did not seem to use any technique.

Wood Monarch Wu merely extended a single hand, a flawless right hand carved like white jade, and gently patted the Asura Sword that Tang Chen was slashing with.

Tang Chen felt a surge of joy in his heart.

To resist a divine artifact with a flesh‑and‑blood body.

How could he not die?

You must know that the previous strike was merely sword qi, and the killing intent carried within that sword qi could not be compared to the Asura Sword itself.

The hidden Bai Yuan also felt anxious, almost unleashing all seventy‑three Dragon Scale Swords at once, but fortunately Wood Monarch Wu's voice sounded in his ear.

"Master, trust me."

Wood Monarch Wu said only four short words, yet in that instant of Bai Yuan's hesitation, that flawless right hand met head‑on the Asura Sword emitting a piercing blood light.

No flesh and blood flew; only Wood Monarch Wu's flawless right hand, wrapped in gorgeous five‑colored light, then seized the Asura Sword.

Accompanying this, the piercing blood light emitted from the Asura Sword continually faded and dimmed upon contact with the five‑colored light.

"Impossible!" Tang Chen exclaimed in disbelief.

Bai Yuan also looked somewhat dumbfounded.

But just then, the sword‑shaped blood‑colored demonic mark on Tang Chen's brow once again released a piercing blood‑colored light.

Instantly, the dimmed light on the Asura Sword flared brightly; even as the five‑colored light continuously eroded the sword, it could not stop it from becoming ever more brilliant.

Wood Monarch Wu slightly furrowed her brows, sensed the threat, and with a casual wave, flung Tang Chen together with the Asura Sword away.

Tang Chen gripped the Asura Sword, hastily steadied his stance, yet a sense of impending death suddenly arose in his heart.

Tang Chen looked up, only to see Wood Monarch Wu extend that flawless hand again, then lightly tap toward his direction.

In an instant, heaven and earth lost color; all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the Five Elements Formation moved as her fingertip descended.

Subconsciously, Tang Chen once again raised the Asura Sword before him.

"Boom!"

Space completely collapsed; the world, under that finger, turned into five‑colored hues, appearing gorgeous and variegated, like a dreamy illusion.

Yet within this beautiful range, even a powerhouse of Title Douluo level would instantly fall, becoming dust of history.

After several seconds, the five‑colored light dissipated.

Tang Chen's figure was flung backward; relying on hiding behind the Asura Sword, he barely survived, yet even so he suffered grave injuries.

He spat out a mouthful of blood; Tang Chen, blasted out of the Five Elements Formation, turned and ran without hesitation, fleeing with extreme decisiveness.

But at this moment, a voice came from beside his ear: Bo Sai Xi said, "Tang Chen, are you really so ruthless? Will you really abandon me like this?"

Even though he knew it was an illusion, Tang Chen still couldn't help but turn his head; yet the sight that met his eyes made his blood pressure surge throughout his body.

It was Bo Sai Xi being pressed against the wall by Qian Daoliu, while Bo Sai Xi, filled with despair and sorrow, had two streams of tears slide from her eyes as she gazed at him.

"That's fake!" Tang Chen's fury blazed, yet he still turned his head back, ignoring whatever shouts came from behind, and he would not turn again.

But several five‑colored sword lights then attacked at this moment.

Fortunately, Tang Chen was rich in combat experience, highly sensitive to danger, and besides being far away, he managed to dodge them several times.

After several such attacks, Tang Chen disappeared at the horizon, vanished from Wood Monarch Wu's sight; she could do nothing about him.

She let out a sigh; the goddess‑like figure surrounded by five‑colored light drifted down, landing before Bai Yuan and lowering her head: "Master, the disciple failed to kill him."

Bai Yuan said nothing; he merely silently reached out, grabbed Wood Monarch Wu's pink ear, and softly said: "Do you know why Master wishes to punish you?"

The goddess‑like Wood Monarch Wu allowed Bai Yuan to pull her ear, like a child who has made a mistake, saying: "The disciple failed to keep him."

Bai Yuan shook his head and said: "No."

"Why is that?" Mu Junwu lifted his head, and in his gray-black eyes appeared a hint of puzzlement and grievance.

Bai Yuan heard, grabbed Mu Junwu's ears harder and said: "You should have opened up earlier; do you know how anxious I am as your master?"

(End of chapter)