Chapter 243: Decisive Battle (Part II)

Duan Fengyun flew into the air and launched a probing palm strike; he wanted to test what kind of strength Xu Fu possessed now after Refining two dragon pellets.

Suddenly, a giant dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, biting toward Xu Fu.

"A mere trick!"

Xu Fu let out a cold shout, extended a Dragon Claw, and crushed the giant dragon in his hand; in an instant, the giant dragon vanished into thin air.

Xu Fu laughed:

"Duan Fengyun, if this is all the strength you have today, then your Dragon Gate can be wiped off the face of the earth."

Duan Fengyun retorted playfully:

"Xu Fu, if this is all the strength you have, then today shall be your day of death."

After a bout of verbal sparring, the two flew into the air and began to fight.

They started with primitive, savage fighting styles, trading punches and kicks, each blow landing with visceral impact.

Xu Fu thrust a claw into Duan Fengyun's chest, intending to shatter all of Duan Fengyun's internal organs.

Duan Fengyun, in turn, struck Xu Fu's head with a palm; every move they made was vicious, both intent on putting the other to death.

After each took a heavy blow, they both retreated several steps.

From this initial exchange, both sides gained an understanding of the other's strength.

Xu Fu had not expected that Duan Fengyun could actually fight him to this extent with two dragon pellets.

And Duan Fengyun had not expected that Xu Fu, having Refined two dragon pellets, could hold his own against his Ni Qiankun Second Cycle.

Xu Fu traced a circle with his hands, and a giant Ice Sculpture Mask appeared in the air; it was clearly the very mask Xu Fu had worn when he first transformed into Di Shitian.

The Ice Sculpture Mask opened its gaping maw, and a tremendous suction force from within tried to swallow Duan Fengyun.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun focused his Spirit Sense, and the eyeballs in his sockets suddenly flew out.

Lightning and thunder swirled around the eyeballs as they stood in opposition to the Ice Sculpture Mask.

The Ice Sculpture Mask swallowed the eyeballs, while the eyeballs continuously unleashed lightning inside the mask's mouth.

After a burst of lightning and thunder, the Ice Sculpture Mask opened its mouth once again.

The eyeballs flew back into Duan Fengyun's sockets; after this intense battle, Duan Fengyun's Spirit Sense had suffered significant damage, and blood slowly flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Xu Fu was suffering just as much; at the same time the eyeballs returned to Duan Fengyun's sockets, Xu Fu also retracted the Ice Sculpture Mask.

Blood flowed from the corner of Xu Fu's mouth; clearly, the lightning and thunder from the eyeballs had caused him no small amount of injury.

However, for the two of them now, such minor injuries were things that would recover in the blink of an eye.

Subsequently, Xu Fu slowly drew the Tai'e Sword from his back, and upon seeing this, Duan Fengyun immediately drew the trembling Xuanyuan Sword.

Xu Fu stroked the Tai'e Sword and said:

"Old friend, today I will let you taste the flavor of dragon blood."

Xu Fu held the Tai'e Sword and said to Duan Fengyun:

"Duan Fengyun, you can die content knowing you fell under my Tai'e Sword."

Upon hearing "Tai'e Sword," Duan Fengyun was greatly shocked; as a former history class representative in his past life, he naturally knew the legend of the Tai'e Sword.

Duan Fengyun voiced his shock:

"The Tai'e Sword, legend has it that it was forged by the two great swordsmiths Ou Yezi and Gan Jiang working together, and it was regarded by the Chu State of that time as a national treasure.

After Qin Shi Huang conquered the six states, he kept this sword, which was seen as a symbol of royal authority, by his side; I never expected this sword would fall into your hands."

Xu Fu laughed heartily upon hearing this, and he raised the Tai'e Sword, saying:

"Duan Fengyun, I didn't expect you to know about the Tai'e Sword.

That is correct; the Tai'e Sword was indeed kept by Qin Shi Huang as a symbol of royal authority.

When he ordered me to search for the phoenix, he bestowed this Tai'e Sword upon me.

I used this sword to successfully slaughter the phoenix, and I let the Tai'e Sword drink its fill of Phoenix Blood.

Today, I will let the Tai'e Sword drink its fill of the dragon pellet blood within your body."

After hearing Xu Fu's words, he finally understood why the Xuanyuan Sword had been so agitated.

As the personal sword of the Yellow Emperor, the Xuanyuan Sword had been regarded as the Sword of the Son of Heaven since ancient times, and it still carried the blood of the Yellow Emperor's mount, Yinglong.

As a sword of authority, the Tai'e Sword must have birthed a phoenix sword spirit within it due to the Phoenix Blood after slaughtering the phoenix.

It seems the Xuanyuan Sword is destined to decide the victor against the Tai'e Sword today.

Xu Fu charged directly at Duan Fengyun with his sword, while Duan Fengyun held the Xuanyuan Sword in front of his chest.

The first clash between the Xuanyuan Sword and the Tai'e Sword emitted a crisp ringing sound.

This was the two swords sensing each other's presence and provoking one another.

Although Xu Fu's Tai'e Sword was not inferior to Duan Fengyun's Xuanyuan Sword, Xu Fu's Sword Art was far behind Duan Fengyun's.

Xu Fu's Sword Arts were all techniques he had learned from various sects while hiding his identity, such as the Wudang Taiji Sword Technique, the Liangyi Sword Technique, and so on.

Although the Sword Arts he learned were considered famous in the martial arts world, they were truly not worth mentioning in front of Duan Fengyun.

Conversely, the Sword Arts Duan Fengyun had learned included the Duan family's ancestral Eclipse Sun Sword Technique as the most basic, followed by Sword Twenty-Two and the Holy Spirit Sword Technique.

And Duan Fengyun's trump cards were the Demon Blade and the War Sword Art, blade and sword techniques that should not exist in this world.

Therefore, Xu Fu had hoped to use the ferocity of the Tai'e Sword to help him defeat Duan Fengyun, but he never imagined he would still be beaten back step by step by Duan Fengyun.

Seeing that even the ferocity of the Tai'e Sword could not suppress the golden sword in Duan Fengyun's hand, Xu Fu finally asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time.

"Duan Fengyun, what exactly is this golden sword in your hand?

I have lived for so many years; why have I never seen or heard of the reputation of this sword of yours?"

To this day, Duan Fengyun no longer had to worry about anyone coveting his Xuanyuan Sword.

He laughed loudly:

"Xu Fu, today I will let you die with clarity."

"The Tai'e Sword in your hand is a sword of might, but the sword in my hand is the sword of kings—the Xuanyuan Sword!"

Xu Fu was greatly shocked after hearing this and said:

"What! The sword in your hand is the ancient Xuanyuan Sword.

How is this possible? Did the Xuanyuan Sword not vanish from the Human Realm long ago along with Xuanyuan Huangdi? How could it have fallen into your hands?"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"As the Son of Destiny, the Xuanyuan Sword naturally chose me.

To tell you the truth, Xu Fu.

The day I obtained the Dragon Vein in Lingyun Cave, I also obtained the Xuanyuan Sword.

Therefore, I am destined to be your nemesis. Prepare to die."

Duan Fengyun held the Xuanyuan Sword, directly achieved Man-Sword Unity with it, and thrust toward Xu Fu.

Seeing this, Xu Fu likewise achieved Man-Sword Unity with the Tai'e Sword, clashing head-on against the Xuanyuan Sword transformed by Duan Fengyun.

The sword spirits of the two swords sensed the fighting intent of the two men and flew out from the swords one after another to assist them.

A giant fire phoenix on the Tai'e Sword stretched out its sharp phoenix claws, its mouth continuously spitting flames to attack the front.

In front of the phoenix was the sword spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword—a giant golden dragon.

The majestic golden dragon spat out a massive dragon breath, colliding with the phoenix's flames.

The Xuanyuan Sword had been silent in Lingyun Cave for too long; even though it had followed Duan Fengyun through many battles over these years, it still had not completely awakened the Xuanyuan Sword's spirit.

But the Tai'e Sword was different. When Xu Fu wreaked havoc in the Human Realm, the Tai'e Sword devoured too much blood, and its ferocity had long since surpassed that of the Xuanyuan Sword.

Ultimately, under the phoenix's constant attacks, the golden dragon was defeated.

And Duan Fengyun, having suffered a backlash, was immediately seized upon by Xu Fu.

The Xuanyuan Sword was struck to the ground by the Tai'e Sword, and the Xuanyuan Sword, having suffered backlash and attack, turned back into Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun knelt on one knee, blood flowing from his mouth incessantly.

"Hahahaha, Duan Fengyun, even if your Xuanyuan Sword is a sword of kings.

My Tai'e Sword has long since become a supreme weapon of slaughter after devouring so much blood.

Today I shall break your Xuanyuan Sword. Prepare to die!"

After spitting out a large mouthful of blood from the backlash, Duan Fengyun stood up once again.

He then took off his upper garment, revealing a dragon-shaped tattoo.

"Ahhh!"

After letting out several shouts, Duan Fengyun charged toward Xu Fu like a madman.

Because of the earlier backlash, the bestial nature of the dragon essence and the Qilin Blood within his body had flared up.

Layers of scales grew directly on his Kirin Arm, and the entire Kirin Arm resembled the beast hoof of a Fire Qilin.

The crazed Duan Fengyun channeled his Kirin Arm and hammered toward Xu Fu.

"Beast, today this old man shall send you to hell."

Xu Fu saw at a glance that the current Duan Fengyun had given in to his bestial nature and had been reduced to a wild beast.

Xu Fu exerted force with his Dragon Claw and caught Duan Fengyun's Kirin Arm.

Xu Fu mistakenly believed that his Dragon Claw could grab the Kirin Arm and then destroy this indestructible, invulnerable Kirin Arm of Duan Fengyun.

Unexpectedly, under the fierce and tyrannical Kirin Arm, Xu Fu's two claws were directly shattered.

An enraged Xu Fu kicked Duan Fengyun flying with one leg, and the shattered Dragon Claw then returned to its original state.

Xu Fu picked up the Tai'e Sword to the side and charged toward the now-demented Duan Fengyun.

At this moment, on the steps behind the Mountain Gate, Bu Jingyun saw that Duan Fengyun's situation was not right and was about to fly forward to assist him when he was stopped by Nie Feng.

"Brother Yun, Brother Duan is now at a disadvantage; I must go to assist him."

Nie Feng shook his head and said:

"Brother Yun, the task Brother Duan gave us is to look after Youruo and the others.

I believe Brother Duan will definitely be fine."

Under Nie Feng's firm gaze, Bu Jingyun had no choice but to desist.

The group continued to focus their attention on the battle in front of the Mountain Gate.

Xu Fu's Tai'e Sword thrust straight at Duan Fengyun's face, but it was clamped directly by Duan Fengyun's Kirin Arm.

Watching this scene, Xu Fu smiled coldly; he had intentionally let Duan Fengyun clamp his Tai'e Sword.

Xu Fu shouted loudly:

"Now that your Kirin Arm has been drawn away by the Tai'e Sword, let's see how you can still block my Longzhua Shou.

Duan Fengyun, your time of death has arrived!"

Xu Fu released the Tai'e Sword, and then a pair of Dragon Claws directly grabbed Duan Fengyun's thighs.

The crazed Duan Fengyun suddenly regained his senses after being grabbed by the thighs by Xu Fu; he immediately released the Tai'e Sword and then grabbed Xu Fu's head with a backhand.

But it was too late; Xu Fu had already tightly gripped Duan Fengyun's legs.

"Duan Fengyun, goodbye!"

Xu Fu exerted force with both hands and directly tore Duan Fengyun into two halves.

Blood flew everywhere instantly, and Xu Fu, bathed in Duan Fengyun's blood, let out a soul-stirring laugh.

Brought to you by the great god Duan Fengyun, "Crossing the Heavens Starting from Wind and Cloud"