Chapter 99

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Muffled yet violent explosions echoed across the wilderness.

Wave after wave of violent impact force, following the explosion of the arrows, slammed fiercely into Sun Jindong.

Unable to dodge and forced to take it head-on, Sun Jindong smashed the swarming arrows one by one with palm strike after palm strike.

The true qi in his dantian was being consumed rapidly.

At the same time, his internal organs suffered heavy damage under the successive shockwaves.

His blood and qi churned, surging upward uncontrollably, mixed with shattered internal organs and clotted blood, which he sprayed from his mouth.

"Pfft!"

"Wah~~"

Fresh blood mixed with fragments of internal organs sprayed into mid-air.

Having exhausted his true qi, Sun Jindong could no longer hold on, and his entire body flew backward.

But just two steps into his backward flight, five arrows that hadn't been smashed descended at extreme speed from behind, left, right, and above Sun Jindong—four directions!

"Pshhh~!" "Pshhh~!" "Pshhh~!"

Several strange sounds rang out simultaneously.

All five arrows hit Sun Jindong; his back, waist, shoulder, and chest were each pierced by an arrow.

And the moment the arrowheads pierced into his flesh...

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Five consecutive explosions occurred, and shredded flesh mixed with blood splattered the ground.

With half his body blown away, Sun Jindong stood straight where he was, with one breath remaining, his blood-red eyes wide open, staring straight ahead.

Before him, Chen Mu swung the Soul-Severing Blade with an expressionless face!

After bending the bow and nocking the arrows to fire all of them, Chen Mu crossed the two-hundred-meter distance in one stride, drew the Soul-Severing Blade, and arrived before Sun Jindong.

"Who... are... you?"

Sun Jindong asked, unwilling to accept his fate.

He did not recognize Chen Mu!

Yet he had been forced to exhaust his true qi and had half his body blown away by arrows fired from a hundred Crouching Tiger Bows.

At this moment, with only half a breath left, Sun Jindong struggled with his final bit of consciousness, wanting to figure out who Chen Mu was.

Why kill him!?

"Ten years ago, the Chen family of the outer city."

Chen Mu satisfied Sun Jindong's final wish, speaking coldly.

Ten years ago, the Chen family?

Sun Jindong was first bewildered, then astonished, and finally shocked, "It's... you..."

Swish~

A blade flash streaked by.

"Stop!"

"Pshhh~!"

A shout of shock and anger accompanied the strange sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh, ringing out simultaneously.

Sun Jindong's head, along with a gush of fresh blood, flew high into mid-air.

"You're courting death!!"

Xu Yibai's eyes spewed fire; his figure moved like lightning, swaying left and right, and within two breaths, he crossed several hundred meters, rushing before Chen Mu.

Swish!

A fiery red sword glow tore through the air, heading straight for Chen Mu's face.

"Clang~!"

Chen Mu swung the Soul-Severing Blade, executing the "Fate-Reversing Blade," attacking head-on at close range.

Clang! Clang! Clang~

Xu Yibai swung his sword like fire, his figure swaying left and right, the sword glow leaving scorched marks on the ground.

Chen Mu's figure swayed as well, not falling behind in the slightest, resisting Xu Yibai's thick sword glow head-on.

However, the blade qi released was nearly half as weak compared to the fiery red sword glow.

But the power that erupted steadily held off the sword edge.

The moment Xu Yibai made a move, Chen Mu sensed the opponent's approximate cultivation base.

At least Fourth Layer of the Innate Realm!

The newcomer's cultivation was about the same as Sun Jindong's.

Sun Jindong had been forced to exhaust his true qi by the Crouching Tiger Bow paired with "Soul-Chasing Arrows," dying a pathetic death in the end.

However, Chen Mu's consumption while firing the arrows was also not small, using up half of his true qi.

This was thanks to having switched to cultivating the "Heavenly River Manual."

If it had been the previous "Green Origin One-Qi Manual," his true qi would have been exhausted before even half of the specialized arrows were fired.

At this moment.

Facing Xu Yibai's attack, the remaining half of his Heavenly River true qi was also being consumed rapidly.

Fortunately, the "Heavenly River Manual" was much more powerful, recovering while consuming!

It was just that the recovery speed couldn't keep up with the consumption speed.

Xu Yibai's true qi storage, at least at the Fourth Layer of the Innate Realm, was undoubtedly much greater than Chen Mu's.

In terms of blade technique, Chen Mu's realm was higher.

The weapons used were both low-grade spiritual weapons.

In terms of light-body movement techniques, there was little difference.

Xu Yibai, not having erupted with full power, could do nothing to Chen Mu in the short term.

This left Xu Yibai astonished; as Chen Mu's figure flickered, he made a decision.

Hum~!

Before Xu Yibai could erupt with true qi, Chen Mu focused his spirit, executing the ultimate move of the "Fate-Reversing Blade," using the spirit as the blade!

At close range, he released an invisible, colorless, and intangible spiritual attack!

"Ah~~"

Xu Yibai, caught completely off guard, let out a miserable scream immediately, his figure swaying as he retreated violently.

Whoosh~!

As Xu Yibai retreated, Chen Mu, who had long been prepared, also swayed his figure and pursued.

The Soul-Severing Blade in his hand brought with it a cold, icy light, enveloping Xu Yibai.

"Clang~~!"

Xu Yibai, suffering from a splitting headache, instinctively swung his sword to block.

Blade and sword collided, sparking a string of fire.

The sharpness of the Soul-Severing Blade overwhelmed the sword glow. Xu Yibai, however, could not withstand the powerful force it carried!

The pure physical strength of the "One-Tripod Body" tempering, combined with the Soul-Severing Blade, directly severed Xu Yibai's right hand that held the sword!

"Pfft~~~"

Crimson blood accompanied the arm as it was tossed high into the air.

"Ah!"

Xu Yibai screamed again, and while retreating, he struck out with his left palm.

Bang!

Chen Mu, at close range, took the palm strike head-on.

Whoosh~

His figure retreated three steps, and the churning clotted blood rushed straight to his throat; he spat it out with a "pfft" sound.

The next instant, Chen Mu's figure swayed, and holding the Soul-Severing Blade, he rushed before Xu Yibai again.

Clatter~!

A row of fine, diamond-shaped throwing darts was flung from Xu Yibai's left hand, heading straight for Chen Mu.

Swish swish~

Chen Mu swung the Soul-Severing Blade, knocking down the darts.

Taking this opportunity, Xu Yibai retreated, gritting his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain, and fled into the distance in a wretched yet extremely fast manner.

That's right, Xu Yibai was afraid!

Wei Dongliang had asked him to help Sun Jindong at a critical moment.

However, Sun Jindong was already dead!

Chen Mu's cultivation was a few levels lower than his, yet the true qi fluctuations on his body were thick and heavy; clearly, the cultivation manual he practiced was stronger.

Besides that, Chen Mu also won in blade technique, which faintly carried a blade momentum.

Xu Yibai discovered that he had also lost in the eruption of physical strength.

Most crucially, Chen Mu actually knew spiritual martial arts!

And it was a spiritual blade attack at that!

Just now, it felt as if his brain had been split open; his whole body trembled with pain. This was the first time he had tasted such pain; his head, body, and mind were all in agony.

The excruciating pain that seemed to come from his soul, added to the pain of his severed arm, left him without a single thought of counterattacking.

At this moment, Xu Yibai had only one thought.

Run!

Run as far away as possible!

Unfortunately...

Whoosh!

Chen Mu took one step, two steps, three steps, and caught up to Xu Yibai!

Swish~

The Soul-Severing Blade brought with it an icy light, enveloping Xu Yibai's entire body.

While running, Xu Yibai's entire body tensed up, cold sweat slid down his forehead, and his heartbeat sounded like a drum.

"Get lost~!"

Xu Yibai roared, his figure swaying, wanting to dodge.

Swish swish swish~

Pshhh! Pshhh! Pshhh!

The blade glow descended, and the blade qi sliced into Xu Yibai.

Pshhh~ Pshhh~ Pshhh!

A series of blade glows flashed by, and Xu Yibai, having lost the will to fight, had his limbs sliced into pieces!

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