Chapter 877

Fresh blood dripped down his fingertips. Su Xiao's perception had been pushed to the limit, yet even so, he still struggled to keep up with Kanzaki Kaori's speed.

After the "warm-up," Kanzaki Kaori's speed was fully unleashed, fast to the point of being unbelievable.

Su Xiao stood in place, with no one around him. Kanzaki Kaori had not left; she had simply disappeared from the sight of most people because her movement speed was too fast.

Su Xiao suddenly raised the long blade in his hand. A heavy pressure transmitted from the blade. Kanzaki Kaori appeared, and by utilizing the kinetic energy generated from her own high-speed movement, she actually suppressed Su Xiao somewhat in terms of strength.

Ding-ling.

The blades scraped against each other, and the two separated as soon as they touched.

Both sides had their own advantages; Kanzaki Kaori had speed, while Su Xiao had rich combat experience.

The surroundings became a forbidden zone for living beings. Within a hundred meters, whether it was buildings or public facilities, they were either slashed to pieces or destroyed by the aftermath of their battle.

Just as he pushed Kanzaki Kaori back, a wind-breaking sound appeared at Su Xiao's side. He immediately turned to the side.

With a swish, a slash mark appeared on Su Xiao's chest. Although this slash was not deep, it spanned his entire chest.

Despite being struck by a blade, a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face.

After a muffled groan, Kanzaki Kaori, who had just slashed Su Xiao, clutched her lower abdomen and retreated a few steps. Four energy blades were embedded in her lower abdomen, and fresh blood dripped onto the road along the energy blades.

Just as Kanzaki Kaori wanted to pull out the energy blades from her lower abdomen, Su Xiao had already leaped forward.

From the start of the battle until now, Kanzaki Kaori had been avoiding close-quarters combat with Su Xiao, as that would cause her to lose her advantage; after all, her weapon was too long.

Just as Kanzaki Kaori wanted to use her speed advantage to retreat, a crow lunged at her from behind. The crow's unique aura caused her movements to pause.

What lunged at her was an Alchemy Raven. The Alchemy Raven's main function was reconnaissance, but this did not mean it had absolutely no combat power. Moreover, alchemical creatures all possessed a special aura—an aura between that of a living being and a dead object. Upon perceiving this aura for the first time, most people would remain vigilant.

Kanzaki Kaori only paused for a moment, but Su Xiao had already seized the opportunity to lunge forward. During the lunge, the Checking Zhan Long Shan in his hand disappeared, and several energy blades shot toward the long blade in Kanzaki Kaori's hand to avoid being blocked by a slash during his lunge.

With a bang, Su Xiao collided with Kanzaki Kaori. Kanzaki Kaori immediately knew that Su Xiao was preparing to engage her in close-quarters hand-to-hand combat. Although she used swordsmanship as her primary combat method, this did not mean she feared close-quarters combat.

Kanzaki Kaori disregarded the risk of exposure or being taken advantage of in close quarters. She first stuck her Seven-Flash Seven-Blade into the ground beside her feet. In close-quarters combat, this long blade, which was over 1.6 meters in length, was not even as useful as a fire poker.

Kanzaki Kaori's fair fist smashed toward Su Xiao's chin, her punching speed so fast that afterimages appeared.

With a bang, Su Xiao's head tilted to the side, and a dull pain transmitted from his cheek.

Engaging in close quarters with Kanzaki Kaori—was Su Xiao preparing to trade punches with her? Of course not. Given her punching speed, it wouldn't take many minutes before Su Xiao would be beaten to death by her small fists.

Su Xiao grabbed Kanzaki Kaori's arm with one hand, and the Slaughter dagger appeared in his other hand.

Seeing this suddenly appearing dagger, cold sweat instantly seeped from Kanzaki Kaori's back. She had observed Su Xiao before engaging in close quarters, and he hadn't been carrying any daggers or similar weapons.

Su Xiao held the Slaughter dagger in a reverse grip and delivered several stabs toward Kanzaki Kaori's full chest. His movements were crisp and clean, yet also exceptionally ruthless.

Puchi, puchi, puchi...

The blade edge pierced through skin and muscle, and fresh blood splattered everywhere. Several wounds appeared on Kanzaki Kaori's chest. The scene was both brutal and blood-pumping; this was true combat—it was either you die or I live.

The Qing Gang Ying energy invaded Kanzaki Kaori's body and showed signs of heading straight for her brain. Kanzaki Kaori gritted her teeth to keep her mind clear. It had to be said that she was lucky; she hadn't triggered the control effect of the Qing Gang Ying Lv. 30 additional ability, "Soul Electric Shock."

After taking three full stabs from Su Xiao, Kanzaki Kaori, with bloodshot eyes, grabbed Su Xiao's wrist that held the dagger. Although she had been stabbed three times, she had moved her body before each strike to avoid having her heart pierced by the dagger.

Just as Kanzaki Kaori grabbed Su Xiao's hand holding the dagger, a stinging pain transmitted from the back of her hand.

The dagger in Su Xiao's hand rotated and stabbed into Kanzaki Kaori's palm at an incredible angle.

While the dagger pierced Kanzaki Kaori's palm, Su Xiao nailed the Slaughter dagger into the ground.

Ding, asphalt debris flew.

The Slaughter dagger that pierced Kanzaki Kaori's palm was nailed into the road. Su Xiao released the dagger and stepped on the end of it.

Under the intense pain, Kanzaki Kaori could only grit her teeth and crouch on the ground. She was also driven to madness by the pain, and now that one hand was nailed to the ground, she only had the other hand left to attack.

Not knowing what Kanzaki Kaori was thinking, she clenched her fist and threw a punch straight at Su Xiao's crotch.

This punch truly shocked Su Xiao. An energy shield with 150 points of intensity appeared in front of Su Xiao. With a crack, Kanzaki Kaori's fist caused the energy shield to crack inch by inch.

Su Xiao dispelled the energy shield, stepped on the Slaughter dagger with one foot, and lifted his other leg, concentrating his body's center of gravity on the leg stepping on the Slaughter dagger. He kicked toward Kanzaki Kaori's head, the movement very much like playing soccer. With no other choice, Kanzaki Kaori blocked with her remaining movable arm against the side of her face.

Bang.

A shockwave spread out. Su Xiao kicked Kanzaki Kaori's arm, and she was almost kicked flat onto the ground.

After ensuring Kanzaki Kaori would not counterattack for a short time, Checking Zhan Long Shan appeared in Su Xiao's hand.

The moment Su Xiao took out Checking Zhan Long Shan, Kanzaki Kaori gritted her teeth and leaped backward with all her might.

With a rip, skin and flesh tore. Kanzaki Kaori's pinned left hand forcibly broke free, and the gap between the hand bones below the index and middle fingers was sliced open.

As Kanzaki Kaori leaped backward, she grabbed the Seven-Flash Seven-Blade from the side and delivered a slash straight at Su Xiao's throat.

Fighting until now, Kanzaki Kaori had long since developed the intent to kill. She was not a pedantic person and understood that she could not hold back in the current situation.

Su Xiao tilted his head back, and the tip of the Seven-Flash Seven-Blade grazed his jaw.

Kanzaki Kaori's blade was too long; she could slash Su Xiao at this distance, but given the length of Checking Zhan Long Shan, it clearly couldn't reach Kanzaki Kaori.

Kanzaki Kaori also discovered this point, but she still held the Seven-Flash Seven-Blade in front of her to prevent Su Xiao from slashing out a blade aura. Su Xiao did not slash out a blade aura; that would only be a meaningless waste of stamina.

Kanzaki Kaori landed, and the two sides opened up a distance of more than ten meters.

Drip, drip.

Both of their blood dripped onto the ground. After a round of close-quarters combat, both sides were severely injured.

Su Xiao flicked his toe, and the Slaughter dagger that had been stuck in the ground was kicked up. He stored the Slaughter dagger into his storage space and stared at Kanzaki Kaori while holding Checking Zhan Long Shan.

Kanzaki Kaori began to leap backward. After a few leaps, she arrived in front of a pile of rubble and kicked the pile away. Beneath the rubble appeared a scabbard—it was the scabbard for the Seven-Flash Seven-Blade.

Picking up the scabbard, Kanzaki Kaori sheathed the Seven-Flash Seven-Blade and assumed a stance for a draw-slash. Her aura surged as if she were charging up.

Seeing this stance, Su Xiao, who was dozens of meters away, immediately associated it with the possibility that the opponent was about to use "Only Flash."

Zheng.

A brilliant blade light appeared before Su Xiao's eyes. Fast—a speed fast to the extreme. After Kanzaki Kaori activated her Saint constitution, she could no longer be captured by sight or perception.

When Su Xiao perceived the slash of "Only Flash," there was nothing in his eyes except for the brilliant blade light. As for how Kanzaki Kaori had drawn her blade, he couldn't see it at all.

Fortunately, just as the blade light appeared, a golden circular shell shield had already appeared around Su Xiao. It was a skill attached to the 【Divine Remnant Glow】 scabbard: Saint's Blessing (Active): After activation, generates a secondary invincibility shield. The shield lasts for 1 second.