Chapter 1021

Zhou Zhiruo, hearing these words, could not help casting a contemptuous glance at General Zhebie, and tried to persuade Yin Liting,

"Hero Yin Liu, why not just give him the sword!

If he insists on relying on his superior Wu Gong to bully the likes of us, there's nothing we can do about it.

You don't need to exhaust yourself over this sword."

How could General Zhebie fail to notice the contempt in Zhou Zhiruo's eyes?

If Yin Liting had not been standing before her, he would have blasted her to death on the spot.

Moreover, after being looked down upon by Zhou Zhiruo like this, he also felt a measure of helplessness in his heart.

Although Watching Bi Xuan's earlier defeat by a single move seemed to contain an element of coincidence, General Zhebie ultimately did not dare to gamble.

After all, if Watching Bi Xuan or Seeing Meng Chixing had failed, wouldn't this mission of his end in failure?

How could that be acceptable?

"Good!"

Yin Liting had no such roundabout thoughts; he had already been prepared to accept the path General Zhebie had laid out.

Hearing that it was only one move, although he felt it would be a stretch, he knew General Zhebie would not dare to kill him, so he agreed.

"Good! Bring it on!"

General Zhebie did not waste any more words, immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at Yin Liting, and reminded him,

"This is the Four Images Arrow Art, and its power is truly extraordinary.

It simultaneously contains the four great forces of nature: earth, water, wind, and fire.

If you cannot receive it, just step aside; I will absolutely not harm you."

"General, please loose your arrow."

Yin Liting settled into his opening stance, focusing his spirit to meet the attack.

"Whoosh!"

Seeing this, General Zhebie said no more, channeled his true essence into the arrow, and released the shot.

The arrow left the bow, and the four great forces of nature immediately attached themselves to it.

In an instant, the arrow's momentum was like a rainbow.

As if even a thousand armies and ten thousand horses lay ahead, they could not withstand the arrowhead's single shot!

Yin Liting, bearing the brunt of it, unhurriedly began to wield his sword art, as if entirely unconcerned.

"What sword art is he using? With an arrow this slow, does he really think he can receive the General's shot?

Even if the General held back quite a bit, I'm afraid he still cannot receive it, can he?"

Watching Bi Xuan, watching Yin Liting's snail-slow movements, could not help but say to Seeing Meng Chixing beside him.

"It is rumored that the Seven Dragon Heads have a fist art called Shadow Fist.

And based on the Shadow Sword, they created the Shadow Sword.

This sword art appears extremely slow, but in truth it is a brilliant sword art that uses softness to overcome hardness, and slowness to defeat speed."

Seeing Meng Chixing, however, had a bit more discernment than Watching Bi Xuan, and at a glance perceived that Yin Liting might be using the Shadow Sword.

"Hah! So what if it's the Shadow Sword? I am certain he cannot receive the General's arrow!"

Watching Bi Xuan did not dare to say anything about the Seven Dragon Heads, and could only pretend to look down on the Shadow Sword.

General Zhebie, hearing Seeing Meng Chixing's words, could not help but find it amusing as well.

If the Seven Dragon Heads were wielding the Shadow Sword, his Four Images Arrow might truly not be able to break through them.

But the one before him was merely Yin Liting—could it really not be broken?

To accommodate Yin Liting, this arrow not only had as little true essence infused as possible, its power was also not very great.

Even in terms of speed, it had been slowed considerably.

The purpose was to avoid accidentally injuring, crippling, or even killing Yin Liting outright.

Just as Watching Bi Xuan and Seeing Meng Chixing were speaking, the Four Images Arrow finally entered the Fan Chou of Yin Liting's sword circle.

Everyone had originally assumed that this Four Images Arrow, with its momentum like a rainbow, would surely crush everything in its path and directly break through Yin Liting's sword circle.

They did not expect that the moment the Four Images Arrow entered the sword circle, it was as if it encountered an invisible pulling force.

The arrow, swift as Lei Guang, abruptly halted above the sword circle.

Then it trembled incessently, as if about to follow the trajectory of the sword circle and be drawn aside by Yin Liting.

"How is this possible?"

Watching Bi Xuan was so shocked his jaw nearly dropped.

Even though General Zhebie had not channeled much true essence into this arrow, it was still a Four Images Arrow!

Even if Watching Bi Xuan himself went to receive it, he would probably have to exhaust all his true essence just to barely take it.

And he still could not guarantee remaining uninjured.

Yet why could Yin Liting's sword art not only halt the Four Images Arrow, but also draw it aside?

Could it be that the Shadow Sword was truly this brilliant?

"That was close!"

General Zhebie, seeing this, was also utterly shocked.

He silently thought to himself, how fortunate that he had not let Seeing Meng Chixing or Watching Bi Xuan go.

Otherwise, if they faced Yin Liting, they truly might not be able to take him down!

Only, he himself was not Watching Bi Xuan or Seeing Meng Chixing!

Although the Four Images Arrow had been loosed, General Zhebie could in fact still control it remotely.

He immediately circulated his true essence, guiding this Four Images Arrow through the air.

For a moment, the momentum that had been drawing the Four Symbols Arrow gradually slowed.

The four great natural forces upon the arrow's shaft once again blazed with brilliant light.

809 Damn that Zhou Zhiruo!

"Despicable! You, a master on the Heavenly Dao Gold List, would still stoop to such underhanded means?"

Zhou Zhiruo, as one who had attained the Heavenly Being Realm, immediately sensed something was off with the Four Symbols Arrow and furiously rebuked General Zhebie,

"You clearly said only one move — what is the meaning of this now?"

Having been caught by Zhou Zhiruo and rebuked to his face, General Zhebie could not help but flush crimson with embarrassment.

Strictly speaking, what he was doing now was indeed not merely a single move.

But this arrow of his had not yet fallen to the ground.

From the perspective of archery, it could still be counted as within a single move.

Therefore General Zhebie deliberately ignored Zhou Zhiruo, only continuing to strengthen the infusion of true essence.

Silently, using the Four Symbols Arrow's mental method, he guided the Four Symbols Arrow to break free from the pull of that sword circle.

Yin Liting, having received this Four Symbols Arrow, had already expended the greater part of his concentration.

On the surface, what he was employing was indeed the Taiji Sword.

In truth, however, it was the Taiji Sword combined with the Mandate Sword Dao!

Exactly!

It was precisely the Mandate Sword Dao, one of the Ten Supreme Martial Daos inherited from Wu Wudi.

The so-called Mandate Sword Dao is not only a way of swordsmanship, but also a way of fate and principle.

When cultivated to its极致, not only will the swordsmanship reach the divine, but one can also foresee the unknown and gain the initiative over the enemy.

The Taiji Sword was never an ordinary sword art, and now it was combined with this divine-reaching Mandate Sword Dao.

The sword circle he wove out was precisely what could halt the Four Symbols Arrow, and thereby draw it in.

So long as the Four Symbols Arrow truly veered off course, Yin Liting could use the way of Taiji to transform it, then send it forth again to strike the enemy.

This is precisely the essence of Taiji: receive, transform, send forth!

But at this moment General Zhebie cast aside all face, manipulating the Four Symbols Arrow in mid-air.

Yin Liting could only continue, in accordance with the Mandate Sword Dao and the Taiji Sword, to wield his treasured sword faster and faster, denser and denser.

Hoping these two supreme sword arts could once again display their divine might and help him win this contest.

As his sword circle danced, the drawing force truly grew stronger and stronger.

The Four Symbols Arrow, which had been gradually releasing the radiant light of the four great natural forces, once again gradually subsided.

"Damnable! What on earth is this ghostly sword art?"