Chapter 689: Heart Sword

"Your Dao force has already reached a bottleneck."

"After reaching the realm of ease, continuing to strengthen your intent, Qi and blood, and force will no longer be able to raise the height of your Dao force. To reach a higher realm, you need a clearer state of mind."

"Only by first penetrating your own heart can you influence others and lay down a mysterious scene."

The words the chairman had said to him surfaced in You Ming's mind.

He had always understood what he craved deep in his heart, which was why he specifically chose to publicly kill Huang Jin on this occasion, under the eyes of the masses!

This was his first appearance as a Martial Arts Master; this "opening" had to be beautiful enough!

Shentu Yue and Huang Jin were actually not very injured, but the pressure You Ming brought upon them gave them both a sense of suffocation.

This was completely different from the sparring with sect elders on ordinary days; the Martial Arts Master before them would truly take their lives!

Shentu Yue was the first to shake off this sense of suffocation, and she attacked You Ming with her sword again.

You Ming showed a look of approval.

As expected of the closed-door disciple designated by that Pavilion Master, such a clear sword heart is truly enviable.

The black flood dragon circling around him bit toward Shentu Yue once more.

The bright yellow flying feathers reappeared, but this time they did not form a small world, but instead danced along with Shentu Yue's sword light.

Hundreds of bright yellow feathers crossed with the flood dragon, like a skilled butcher dismembering an ox, passing through key nodes of force circulation, weakening this flood dragon bit by bit.

The final sword light completely slashed the flood dragon into nothingness!

All of this seemed complex, but in reality, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Even in You Ming's eyes, this was a stunning sword strike.

Being able to break the situation while at a disadvantage in absolute power—this is the mystery of techniques.

Shentu Yue displayed her exquisite attainments in sword art and showed the demeanor of the second-ranked on the Wind and Cloud General Ranking.

She broke through the obstruction of the black flood dragon, her figure disappearing into the air like a phantom, then instantly appearing before You Ming, thrusting her sword toward his throat.

Flying Phoenix Shadow!

This is the perfect combination of a core-level extraordinary ability and martial arts; it is a unique ultimate technique belonging to Shentu Yue!

"Come."

You Ming calmly extended his right hand.

Swish—

A sword light flew out from the teahouse beneath his feet, instantly piercing through several floors, breaking through the roof, and arriving in his hand.

At this moment, Shentu Yue's long sword had already reached You Ming's throat.

One more inch and it would pierce the throat of this Martial Arts Master!

You Ming's gaze remained calm, and he did not activate his protective force.

The circulation of force also requires time, and at this distance, Shentu Yue's sword was faster than the speed of a Martial Arts Master's force circulation!

It appeared that You Ming was about to pay the price for his arrogance and underestimation of the enemy.

But Shentu Yue's sword suddenly stalled for a moment.

Her eyes shifted, revealing a look of pain.

In this instant, her world of consciousness was shrouded in darkness.

Then the darkness was torn apart, and her consciousness was torn along with it; her whole person felt as if she had been split in two!

Divine Ability—【Heart Sword】.

You Ming's divine ability did not involve the body or matter, but the soul.

Those whose consciousness or mental power were not strong enough would be extinguished upon contact under the 【Heart Sword】!

That was why, just moments ago, as You Ming's gaze swept over them, one warrior of the Stop-War Department after another died without warning.

Shentu Yue's mental power was at the peak of the Dao Foundation realm, so she was not extinguished upon contact, but she still suffered heavy damage.

In a battle between experts, only a fraction of a second matters.

Facing an opponent of the same realm, a momentary stall could lead to defeat and death, let alone facing a powerhouse one realm higher than oneself?

The sword in You Ming's hand moved, thrusting toward Shentu Yue.

But just as the tip of the sword was about to pierce her body, a burst of force shot out from within her, slamming heavily into the sword tip, and the subsequent reaction force sent Shentu Yue's body flying backward.

Core-level extraordinary ability—No Leak!

It did not require conscious control; as long as the body was in danger, the implant within the body would spontaneously erupt with power, driving force to protect the body.

The whole body is without leaks, perfect and flawless.

Before You Ming could pursue, Huang Jin arrived, killing with his sword.

If it were someone else, perhaps Huang Jin would have chosen to flee at this moment.

But when Shentu Yue stood before him, all his concerns ceased to exist.

The sword light surging from the sword body was like magma erupting from a volcano.

It was not just the sword body; magma was also surging from within Huang Jin's body!

His entire person seemed to have been ignited, and he charged at You Ming with a momentum that would burn everything to ashes!

Under the witness of ten thousand people, a huge fireball suddenly appeared in the air, like a small sun descending into the human world.

Bright yellow sword light pierced out from within the fireball.

Dao force—【Bright Phoenix Burns the World】!

This is the killing move with the most intense killing intent and the strongest eruption in the "Bright Phoenix Sword Scripture," truly burning everything to nothing!

In You Ming's eyes, the surrounding world had been completely ignited, and all things were melting.

The sky above had cracked, a sword scar was spreading rapidly, and a world-destroying sword light was about to descend!

But the next instant, everything before You Ming returned to normal, and his consciousness was no longer affected by anything.

The 【Heart Sword】 divine ability is not just for offense.

You Ming glanced faintly ahead.

That bright yellow sword light had not yet completely pierced out from the fireball, and its momentum had not reached its peak, but it was suddenly cut off and then rapidly declined.

In the eyes of others, this move had immense momentum, and terrifying power was about to erupt.

But Huang Jin knew that his move had already been interrupted.

The huge fireball in the air exploded directly!

Shentu Yue had just crashed into the outer wall of the Red Sleeve Restaurant, breaking the wall.

She regained her senses, and seeing Huang Jin in danger, she immediately channeled her force and instantly disappeared from where she was.

Like a teleportation, Shentu Yue appeared before You Ming again, thrusting her sword to "besiege Wei to rescue Zhao."

And You Ming merely glanced at her.

This time, Shentu Yue had already used a defensive Dao force in advance, constructing a "high wall" within her own consciousness.

Although she still could not block the 【Heart Sword】, at least she was not heavily injured by one move like before.

It was just that because she used Dao force for defense, she could no longer use Dao force for offense at the same time, and attacks below the level of Dao force were simply insufficient to threaten a Martial Arts Master.

You Ming held his sword horizontally at his side, blocking Shentu Yue's thrusting sword very casually.

Shentu Yue felt as if her sword had pierced into a dark night, failing to hit anything.

At the same time, You Ming raised his left hand and grabbed toward his front.

Huang Jin, whose ultimate move had been forcibly interrupted, was covered in blood; he wanted to resist, but he was struck by another 【Heart Sword】 and was then grabbed by the neck by You Ming.

"No!"

Shentu Yue widened her eyes and shouted subconsciously.

You Ming smiled slightly, twisted Huang Jin's neck, and threw him from the air as if throwing away trash.

He had indeed, as he said just now, not used his sword to kill Huang Jin.

A broken neck was not a fatal injury for a Dao Foundation realm powerhouse; what was truly fatal was the force You Ming had injected into his body.

Huang Jin's internal organs were corroded away in the blink of an eye!

He fell from the air, looking at that beautiful figure in the sky with a blurred consciousness.

He used his last bit of strength to reach out his hands toward the sky, wanting to grab something.

Thud!

The corpse landed on the ground.

"Senior Brother—"

Shentu Yue disappeared into the air again and appeared where Huang Jin had landed, looking at his corpse with grief.

At this time, the flames in the air finally dissipated, and You Ming, whose white clothes were not stained by a speck of dust, used the force of the explosion to leap even higher.

The explosion of that fireball had caused nearly half of the Red Sleeve Restaurant to collapse!

Debris, broken wood, and bricks falling from the sky all landed in the crowd, causing heavy casualties.

The surrounding crowd screamed, cried, and crowded together, trying to escape.

Only then did the people in the distance realize what had happened, understanding that this person who had suddenly appeared was not Li Fei, but a villain with terrifying strength!

The opponent was not here to compete in martial arts, but to kill, and he did not care about the lives of these ordinary people around him.

Shentu Yue looked up at You Ming, who had landed back on the roof of the teahouse, her eyes filled with rage!

She had thought that even if she couldn't fight a Martial Arts Master for a hundred moves without being defeated like Zhu Fenghua, she could at least last a few dozen moves.

Plus, with Huang Jin joining forces, they would definitely be able to delay until reinforcements arrived.

Yet she hadn't expected that in just a few moves, her Senior Brother would die at the opponent's hands.

Originally, with "Flying Phoenix Shadow" and "No Leak," Shentu Yue had been confident that she could hold off someone stronger than herself.

However, the opponent's Heart Sword directly ignored defenses based on distance and force.

For the first time in her life, she felt a sense of powerlessness.

"If you beg for mercy, I might consider not killing you."

You Ming looked down at Shentu Yue mockingly and said in a loud voice.

Shentu Yue gritted her teeth, a flash of determination appearing in her eyes.

Just as she intended to start fighting for her life regardless of the cost, a voice came from afar:

"Hey."

This voice was not loud, but it was like a nail, firmly pinning itself here, inexplicably making people feel at ease.

You Ming turned his head to look.

In the distance, a dark golden figure was approaching with a blade, and the second sentence followed immediately:

"Are you very good at fighting?"

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