Chapter 219

Clang—!

Chen Jie's footwork was like stepping on wind-and-fire wheels, his speed inconceivably fast.

His waist twisted instantly, both sabers striking out together!

The Thrusting Blade Form and the Downward Splitting Form fused together, integrating offense and defense.

Hum!

The air itself seemed to be split open by this combined blade momentum, trembling.

The saber technique was fierce and sharp, unstoppable!

Whirr—!

The forceful wind roared, sweeping across the surroundings.

The saber shadows completely sealed off all of Leng Hanshan's escape routes.

Have to say, fighting saber technique against fist technique indeed holds a huge advantage.

At this moment,

With Chen Jie's current Blade Path Realm, his saber speed was inconceivably fast.

However,

Bang!

The saber technique in Chen Jie's hands became increasingly fierce, savage, and swift at this moment.

But,

Can't do it!

Leng Hanshan's agility and reaction speed, too fast...!

Even though Chen Jie's "Dual Saber Style" had already locked onto Leng Hanshan's position, he simply could not truly trap him.

"Hmph! Today I want to see just how strong this 'Xingyi Sect' Eldest Senior Brother's strength really is?"

One meter outside the edge enveloped by the saber shadows.

Can't match him!

Chen Jie's 【Reaction Speed】 has already broken through to within 0.11 seconds.

The blade momentum revealed its sharp edge; the giant saber formed from dense mist seemed to let out a roar!

Of course,

The Qi Family Saber Technique Continuous Form, one saber after another, simply giving the opponent no chance to counterattack.

One saber after another, continuous without end!

Qi Family Saber Technique consecutive killing moves.

At this time,

Every one of Chen Jie's sabers chopped down at him, originally thinking he could strongly suppress the opponent.

All of this is merely illusion, just the blade momentum manifesting in the Dream.

Under the blade momentum's enhancement, he felt his speed had reached the limit of his current Martial Arts Realm.

This is a "brave and invincible" blade momentum mindset, never retreating.

He consecutively chopped out forty-nine sabers, yet achieved nothing, not a single saber hitting the opponent.

A figure moved swiftly, like a ghost, speed so fast it made one gasp in amazement.

Chen Jie thought that as long as he killed Leng Hanshan, he could obtain the "Xingyi Twelve Forms" Martial Arts Force Generation Inheritance.

Every saber struck empty air, fundamentally unable to threaten Leng Hanshan.

Within the range the long sabers pointed, all was enveloped by saber shadows.

In an instant—!

He chopped out seventy-seven forty-nine sabers at Leng Hanshan!

The "blade momentum" condensed from dense mist behind Chen Jie seemed to have gained a soul.

Leng Hanshan's movement speed too fast!

Even though Chen Jie's blade momentum locked onto him, it still could not truly hit him.

But,

The stronger Leng Hanshan, the harder to deal with, doesn't that mean the "Xingyi Twelve Forms" Force Generation Inheritance is even more powerful?

The saber shadows manifested by the blade momentum merely passed through the middle of Leng Hanshan's figure, quickly turning into dense mist, dispersing into the surroundings.

If viewed from afar, one could clearly see that at this moment Chen Jie's surroundings were like a dancing saber shadow barrier.

Everything in the surroundings was enveloped by Chen Jie's blade momentum, locking onto Leng Hanshan's neck vital point.

Exhale—!

Chen Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath, arm muscles tensing, gripping the "wooden table leg" in his hand tightly!

Grandmaster Level speed, overturned Chen Jie's understanding!

Originally he thought his sure-kill saber, even if it couldn't hit Leng Hanshan, would absolutely force the opponent back.

He couldn't help but take a deep breath, his mood slightly better.

This moment, his inner heart extremely helpless—!

Leng Hanshan's figure like a ghost, now left now right, dazzling the eyes, fundamentally unable to accurately lock onto his position.

This feeling hard to describe.

Whirr...!

This moment, the dense mist in all directions violently churned, like a tsunami rising up, shocking.

That's right,

Leng Hanshan's towering, robust figure was instantly split open by Chen Jie's saber technique——!

But,

one saber strike hit empty air!

The overbearing blade momentum condensed the surrounding thick mist together.

This strike only hit Leng Hanshan's afterimage, and did not truly hit his body.

Just like a child attacking an adult with all their might, it seemed everything was under the other's control.

"Ow——!"

But,

Even with Chen Jie's top-tier 【Shen Yi Su Du】, and fierce attacks with his saber technique, at this moment he still could not determine its position.

No, it should be said he simply could not keep up with its trajectory.

Too fast!

This superhuman speed had already surpassed Chen Jie's sensory limit.

Even if Chen Jie went all out at this moment, holding nothing back, displaying the power of the Qi Family Saber Technique at its peak.

For a while, he simply could not shake Leng Hanshan in the slightest!

It seemed...

Everything around was under Leng Hanshan's control.

"Leng Hanshan is nothing but a dead 'Corpse Stiff'! Only retaining the most basic combat instincts, but the combat power he is displaying right now is actually so much stronger than me!"

"The gap in Martial Arts Realm, the difference in strength is too great!"

"No wonder those 'Grandmaster-level' powerhouses can instant kill 'Half-Step Grandmasters'!"

"If he hadn't died, and was still in his Peak State, I simply could not get within two meters of him——!"

"Even if I unleash the Qi Family Saber Technique at full power, he only needs one counterattack to instant kill me!"

The longer they fought, the more shocked Chen Jie became.

Leng Hanshan's control ability was simply invulnerable!

With Chen Jie's Third Realm saber technique, he simply could not get close to the opponent, could not fight!

Fortunately Chen Jie had kept drawing him to the edge of the Alert Zone.

Once he couldn't win, he would immediately leave the Alert Zone, then return to attack again, drawing hatred, continuing to fight Leng Hanshan.

It was only because 'Leng Hanshan' had no consciousness, only combat instincts left, that Chen Jie could take the initiative.

Otherwise, Chen Jie simply had no opportunity to fight Leng Hanshan for long.

"A Grandmaster-level powerhouse, strength so terrifying, actually had his throat pierced in one strike!"

"It seems among Grandmaster-level powerhouses there are strong and weak; other Grandmaster-level powerhouses within the Martial Kui must be even more terrifying!"

Feeling Leng Hanshan's strength, Chen Jie's inner heart let out a sigh.

Could not get close, could not fight!

It seemed challenging the 'Grandmaster-level' powerhouse Leng Hanshan tonight would end in failure once again!

Next,

Chen Jie stopped at the edge of the Alert Zone twenty meters away.

He kept taking deep breaths, adjusting his state, while observing 'Leng Hanshan' up and down.

This guy is so strong, how exactly did he die?

Next,

Chen Jie stared at the wound two Village below Leng Hanshan's throat.

There was a penetrating wound there, the size of a silver dollar.

Very obviously,

Leng Hanshan had his throat pierced instantly by someone, was instant killed.

This was not an ordinary saber wound, nor an arrow wound, nor an injury caused by fist techniques and leg techniques.

Exactly what weapon could pierce the throat?

At this time, Chen Jie finally saw it: Leng Hanshan's weakness was his throat!

If he could strike his throat again with one saber, perhaps he could instant kill this 'Grandmaster-level' powerhouse Leng Hanshan.

Suddenly,

Chen Jie remembered the grapevine he used when killing 'Tan Leg Gate's Hong Mei last time.

Just now Chen Jie had already tried laying obstacles on the Ground, to see if they could disturb Leng Hanshan.

But,

Leng Hanshan was completely different from Hong Mei; his Foot Bu speed was very fast, and he could simultaneously avoid obstacles.

That is to say, if he wanted to use a simple noose made of grapevine to bind Leng Hanshan's movement, the difficulty was very great.

However,

What Chen Jie thought of at this time was not the grapevine, but the grapevine trellis.

At this moment,

Chen Jie looked at the wound on Leng Hanshan's throat, and a flash of inspiration struck his mind.

"This penetrating wound, it seems was pierced by the 'Storm Pear Blossom Spear'!"

"According to 'Kuang Tianyou's' memory, besides Xingyi Sect and Tan Leg Gate in this area, there is another school called 'Pear Blossom Spear'!"

"I understand! The person who killed Leng Hanshan must be a 'Storm Pear Blossom Spear' Grandmaster!"

Chen Jie revealed a smile on his face, turned and ran toward the eastern small courtyard of Tan Leg Gate.

That grapevine had already been fashioned by him into a simple noose; though crude, it was still usable.

Immediately after,

Chen Jie forcibly pulled out one of the grape trellis's support posts.

The grape trellis just happened to span across two enclosure walls, with only a single support post; it originally looked as if it were about to rot away, and Chen Jie had not paid it any special attention.

And now,

after Chen Jie pulled out this support post, he discovered that the section underground was indeed already rotten.

Yet holding it in hand, he felt it was very heavy.

Who knew what kind of wood this wooden stake actually was?

The surface of the wooden stake actually emitted a faint flowing luster, giving an indescribable feeling.

Not metal, yet hard as iron!

Clang—!

He put away the "wooden table leg" in his hand, then raised the wooden stake he held.

Looking at it,

the wooden stake was just like a zhang-two long spear, its tip very sharp.

Not to mention, although Chen Jie had never practiced "spear technique," gripping the wooden stake in hand unexpectedly gave a very solid feeling.

Although on the surface this wooden stake appeared nearly rotten, whether in hardness or sharpness, it counted as a very handy weapon.

At least far better than the "wooden table leg."

One inch longer, one inch stronger!

As long as he could strike the wound at Leng Hanshan's throat, there would be a chance to finish him off.

All preparations complete.

Chen Jie once again returned to the periphery of Leng Hanshan's alert zone.

Next,

he did not hold the wooden stake in hand, but according to his stance, stood the wooden stake upright at the most convenient position behind him for retreat.

He slightly closed his eyes, simulating in his mind the scene of his fierce battle with Leng Hanshan.

Simultaneously,

he placed the grapevine noose at a distance of about one point five meters in front of the wooden stake.

As long as Leng Hanshan avoided the vine noose, Chen Jie calculated the opponent's movement route.

The next moment,

Chen Jie once again launched an attack toward "Leng Hanshan," triggering the other's alert zone.

Swish—!

Leng Hanshan moved in an instant.

Woo woo...!

One saw "Leng Hanshan's" body, at this moment, seem to transform into a fierce tiger, pouncing toward Chen Jie.

Speed unbelievably fast!

Xingyi Twelve Forms — Tiger Form!

His footwork stomped left and right, body lunging forward, accompanied by a gust of wind attacking, overbearingly tyrannical.

Fierce tiger momentum, sweeping away all enemies!

Chen Jie felt the dominance of "Leng Hanshan's" Tiger Form killing move; his mindset nearly collapsed under the suppression.

Woo woo—!

Just as Leng Hanshan avoided the vine noose Chen Jie had placed first, the moment he chased toward Chen Jie.

Bang!

The "wooden table leg" in Chen Jie's left hand was suddenly hurled at him.

"Leng Hanshan" stomped his foot, followed by a Collapsing Fist, smashing a fist toward the "wooden table leg."

An explosive sound rang out.

What shocked Chen Jie was, after the "wooden table leg" left his control, under "Leng Hanshan's" fist it was actually smashed to smithereens!

However, because of the "wooden table leg's" obstruction, "Leng Hanshan's" attacking rhythm was instantly broken.

After all, he was merely a dead "corpse stiff," retaining only residual combat awareness.

When he sensed the "wooden table leg" launch an assault at him, he quickly halted the execution of the "Tiger Form" killing move, stopping to shatter the "wooden table leg" with one punch.

"Die—!"

Chen Jie let out a fierce roar.

He had prepared for so long, waiting for just this opportunity.

Only to see his waist violently twist, his hand instantly grabbing the "wooden stake long spear" prepared long ago!

This moment,

he condensed all the strength of his entire body onto the "wooden stake long spear"!

Qi Family Saber Technique Seventh Move — Return Horse Posture!

Using spear in place of saber!

Center of gravity lowering, body reversing, one spear thrust out!

Boom!

Blade momentum erupted frenziedly at this moment!

This saber technique differed slightly from ordinary Qi Family Saber Technique; rather, it executed a — Return Horse Spear using saber technique!

Leng Hanshan seemed to have triggered an alarm, sensing a crisis.

He wanted to dodge Chen Jie's spear thrust.

However,

At this time, his forward Route had been calculated by Chen Jie.

And because he had just shattered the 'wooden table leg' with a punch, his move was exhausted, leaving him exactly in a state of spent force.

He simply could not retreat in time, forced to watch helplessly as the 'Mu Zhuang Chang Qiang' in Chen Jie's hands stabbed toward his throat wound.

Puchi—!

Just like piercing through a wooden board, it let out a dull sound.

The 'Mu Zhuang Chang Qiang' was incomparably tough; executed with 'Return Horse Spear', it was fast as thunder, gone in a flash.

Fast, accurate, ruthless!

Chen Jie's Return Horse Spear strike erupted with full power, its killing power terrifyingly immense.

Next,

One saw the 'Mu Zhuang Chang Qiang' penetrate out from Leng Hanshan's throat.

There was originally a penetrating wound hole here!

Swish!

Chen Jie's spear found its mark; suppressing his excitement, he retreated several steps in an instant.

For some reason,

At this moment, his inner heart actually gave rise to a thread of sorrow!

That's right, it was sorrow!

As if at the world's injustice, a heavy sorrow arose.

Hu—!

After retreating several steps, Chen Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He didn't know why at this very moment, his inner heart suddenly gave rise to sorrowful emotion.

Hum—!

Immediately after,

Leng Hanshan fell; his body quickly turned into light points, suspended in midair.

A moment later, the light points condensed, pouring into the top of Chen Jie's head.

At this moment,

Chen Jie sat cross-legged, accepting Leng Hanshan's Memory Inheritance.

Assassinating Leng Hanshan, though somewhat opportunistic.

But one has to say,

This battle, Chen Jie fused footwork, saber technique, and leg technique together.

Simultaneously fusing Blade Momentum with 'Mu Zhuang Chang Qiang', he erupted the most fierce killing move.

Saber technique, fist technique, leg technique, footwork...

With the eruption of various martial arts, his Martial Will became firm as a rock!

At this time,

Chen Jie could feel that his Martial Arts Power Realm, after battling a Grandmaster-level Powerhouse, became increasingly spontaneous.

The Three Major Martial Arts switched freely in the battle just now, movements flowing smoothly, executed in one breath.

And his control over the timing of killing move eruption grew stronger and stronger.

Boom—!

As he continuously absorbed Leng Hanshan's Memory.

Chen Jie's brain sea, at this moment, was like a storm whipping up.

Breakthrough!

Martial Arts Power Realm, finally broke through!

Half-Step Grandmaster!

"Combining hardness and softness, both rigid and soft, ruthless and merciless, decisive and fierce, Xingyi Twelve Forms, truly vast and profound—!"

Hum!

Chen Jie's brain roared.

Leng Hanshan's Memory continuously flashed in his brain sea.

The memory scenes were like short videos, flowing through Chen Jie's brain sea.

Hu—!

Chen Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath, close his eyes, and inwardly experience Leng Hanshan's lifetime—!

(Chapter End)