Chapter 1002

Cao Zhengchun flew into a rage and turned his head to look.

He found that it really was Benefactor Guihai Yidao, wildly hacking at himself with a single saber.

"Zhu Tie Dan, you, the Number One Earth-Rank Secret Agent, with a body full of unorthodox saber arts, have truly fallen into the demonic path.

Are you really going to keep letting this go unchecked?"

At any other time, Cao Zhengchun would have long since struck out, knocking Benefactor Guihai Yidao to the ground first before saying another word.

But his sworn enemy, the Iron-Blooded Divine Marquis Zhu Wushi, was watching from not far away.

If he acted without restraint, Zhu Wushi would surely not sit idly by.

Therefore, although he felt aggrieved, Cao Zhengchun could only first question Zhu Wushi.

Zhu Wushi was also somewhat unable to make sense of the situation at this moment, but his eyesight was sharp; he naturally saw that the saber technique his adopted son was using was utterly unorthodox, not a righteous saber art.

But Benefactor Guihai Yidao had acted because Cao Zhengchun had just launched a sneak attack on Shangguan Haitang, causing Shangguan Haitang to sustain no light an injury.

On this point, Zhu Wushi was also angered in his heart.

Therefore, upon hearing Cao Zhengchun's questioning, he merely gave a cold snort and said,

"Cao Zhengchun, you are the Superintendent of the Eastern Depot, yet you bully the small with your greatness, launching a sneak attack on Haitang.

If Yidao had not already struck out, the one to act now would have been I myself."

Benefactor Guihai Yidao, hearing these words from him, grew even bolder in his arrogance.

The single saber in his hand swung faster and faster, bringing out almost the full power of that world-conquering unorthodox saber technique.

As his saber strikes grew faster and faster, his offensive became increasingly vicious.

The unorthodox aura on his saber also grew ever more intense.

This unorthodox aura, like a bone-rotting sore, followed Cao Zhengchun's true-essence shield, ceaselessly launching attacks into Cao Zhengchun's body.

It made Cao Zhengchun restless and irritable, extremely uncomfortable.

"Good! Zhu Tie Dan, your adopted son has committed murder, killing three people in a row—Yunzhou Shaolin's Master Liaokong, Sword Jingfeng, and Fire Qilin.

And just now, he also killed Yunzhou Shaolin's Master Liao Jie.

Yet you pay no heed at all, twisting right and wrong and confounding black and white.

Very well, very well!

Today I shall kill this boy in front of everyone, and then we shall go before Your Majesty to reason it out."

Saying so, Cao Zhengchun forcefully drew upon a breath of true essence, temporarily holding back the invasion of unorthodox aura.

Then he let out a great shout, "Boundless Ocean!"

And directly unleashed his strongest move!

This Boundless Ocean was truly the strongest move of the Yuan Tiangang Child Art.

He saw the heaven and earth's primal force, driven by Cao Zhengchun, swiftly surging and gathering.

In an instant, this narrow stretch of heaven and earth was entirely brought under Cao Zhengchun's control.

Although Benefactor Guihai Yidao continued to strike out with his saber, as Boundless Ocean gradually took shape, his saber moves could not coalesce.

Defeat seemed only a hair's breadth away.

"Foster father…"

Beside Zhu Wushi stood a black-clad saber wielder; looking closely, was it not Duan Tianya.

Seeing Benefactor Guihai Yidao in danger at this moment, Duan Tianya immediately sought Zhu Wushi's permission, preparing to step forward and aid Benefactor Guihai Yidao.

Zhu Wushi was also frowning at this moment, judging whether Benefactor Guihai Yidao was truly in danger.

His strength and eyesight were truly above Cao Zhengchun's.

At a glance he discovered that although Cao Zhengchun's Boundless Ocean was overwhelmingly domineering,

because he had just sustained a slight injury and spent a fair amount of true essence blocking Benefactor Guihai Yidao's unorthodox aura,

this move Boundless Ocean ultimately had that one flaw.

Yet this flaw was not so easy to seize upon.

Therefore, Benefactor Guihai Yidao's peril was indeed not low.

Hearing Duan Tianya's request, Zhu Wushi was about to nod in assent.

Suddenly, Benefactor Guihai Yidao's throat kept writhing.

A strange sound, like a blade cutting flesh, issued from his throat.

Then Benefactor Guihai Yidao's entire person became extremely unorthodox.

The saber technique in his hand also changed once again.

If Benefactor Guihai Yidao's world-conquering saber art before had been domineering plus unorthodox,

then the saber move Benefactor Guihai Yidao now used was left with only unorthodoxy.

And within this unorthodoxy was contained endless cold cruelty.

The onlookers all around, seeing this, those with low cultivation all felt a chill rise from the soles of their feet.

"This is a demonic saber, this is a demonic saber!"

Liaofan had always been deterred by Zhu Wushi's presence, not daring to openly speak out against Benefactor Guihai Yidao.

Seeing Benefactor Guihai Yidao unleash this saber now, he could not help but greatly change color, yet with a hint of secret delight he shouted,

"Right! This is a demonic saber, a demonic saber that cannot be tolerated in this world.

Could Benefactor Guihai Yidao truly have fallen into the demonic path?"

A Zhengdaozhang Sect leader, hearing Liaofan's words, could not help but also say,

Once they said this, the other Gepaizhang Sect leaders and elders at this moment also all said Benefactor Guihai Yidao had fallen into the demonic path.

Duan Tianya, hearing this, could not help but feel immensely indignant.

Just as he was about to explain on behalf of Benefactor Guihai Yidao, Zhu Wushi had already sensed his intention and gently shook his head.

Seeing that Zhu Wushi would not allow it, Duan Tianya could only fume in frustration.

On the other side, Benefactor Guihai Yidao's blade technique had finally finished condensing.

Within the boundless, endless Maha Wuliang that controlled this small stretch of heaven and earth, it suddenly erupted outward.

That heaven-swallowing evil qi, even Cao Zhengchun could not help but feel his heart tremble at the sight of it.

That single moment of shock caused the flaw in his Maha Wuliang technique to be exposed.

Benefactor Guihai Yidao, like one gone berserk, now possessed an exceptionally sharp battle instinct.

Catching sight of that flaw, he immediately swung his blade, driving the technique forward in attack.

Maha Wuliang, though infinite and boundless, was also incomparably powerful.

But once Benefactor Guihai Yidao locked onto the flaw and struck, it instantly collapsed like melting ice.

Without Maha Wuliang to block the way, only the true-essence shield before him remained.

Under normal circumstances, Cao Zhengchun would indeed have been confident he could withstand this blade.

But right now he was not only lightly injured, he had also had his Maha Wuliang broken through.

It was precisely the moment when his mind and spirit were in utter disarray.

Seeing this blade wrapped in heaven-swallowing evil qi, one glance alone was enough to make the heart pound with terror.

Cao Zhengchun no longer had any confidence that he could withstand this blade.

He tapped the ground with both feet, preparing to use his movement art to retreat from the blade's edge.

"Eunuch Cao, you absolutely cannot retreat!

Every small step you take back is a great loss to Wu Lin!"

Zhu Wushi's eyesight was terrifyingly sharp; in a single glance he saw straight through Cao Zhengchun's intended movement.

The very instant Cao Zhengchun began to exert his force, he immediately spoke up in mockery.

For Cao Zhengchun to retreat a step was, in itself, perfectly ordinary.

After all, there was no martial artist who could claim he never once retreated.

But once Zhu Wushi said it like that, it left Cao Zhengchun roasting over an open fire.

So angry that Cao Zhengchun's blood and qi churned throughout his body; a mouthful of fresh blood rose from his dantian, nearly spraying out.

In the end, Cao Zhengchun could only forcibly swallow that mouthful of blood and retreat violently by several dozen steps.

After all, retreating only cost him a little face.

If he did not retreat, this bizarre blade art might well embarrass him publicly beyond recovery.