Chapter 1144

Why did he strike at himself?

Though Gai Nie found it strange in his heart, he instinctively prepared to use the Vertical Sword Art to defend against Weizhuang's sneak attack.

Clang!

A crisp ringing sound rang out as the Yuan Hong Sword and the Shark Tooth Sword collided fiercely in midair.

Countless sparks instantly burst forth where the blades met.

The dazzling Miss Xiao Li and Miss Feixue both felt they could barely keep their eyes open.

"Xiaozhuang, why?"

Seeing that the one launching the sneak attack was truly Weizhuang.

Gai Nie defended with the Vertical Sword Art while also asking in confusion.

"A woman's mercy — you've been like this your whole life."

Weizhuang did not explain further; he naturally knew that even without Miss Feixue's warning, he would not have been able to land the sneak attack.

He immediately pushed the Guigu Horizontal Sword Art to its utmost.

The Horizontal Sword Art focuses on offense — of ten sword moves, nearly nine and a half are attacking moves.

The remaining half-move is also half offense, half defense.

The Vertical Sword Art is the exact opposite — defensive sword moves actually outnumber the attacking ones.

So much so that it looked as though Weizhuang was pressing Gai Nie back.

But Miss Feixue, watching from the side, could tell that Gai Nie and Weizhuang were not using their full strength.

For the two of them to determine a victor was exceedingly difficult.

Unless Weizhuang unleashed the unique method he had just used to slay the Mirage Beast, otherwise no matter what he did he likely could not break through Gai Nie's defensive moves.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged over a hundred moves.

Under the crisscrossing sword Qi, the sand dune itself was shaved down quite a bit.

Were it not for a great master like Miss Feixue protecting her, Miss Xiao Li standing so close would long since have been wounded by the sword Qi.

"Sister Feixue, will Mr. Gai lose?"

Miss Xiao Li hugged the Pixiu and asked worriedly.

"He won't! Your Mr. Gai's strength is extraordinary — though he is only at the Heavenly Being Realm, that sword heart of his is truly the only one I have ever seen in my life.

I'm afraid even…"

At this point, Miss Feixue paused and did not continue.

What she had wanted to say was that she feared even Can Jian's sword heart could not match Gai Nie's.

But thinking of that former lover who had betrayed her, Miss Feixue felt a heart-wrenching pain.

Mentioning him, naturally she would not continue speaking.

"Eh? But Mr. Gai lost to Weizhuang not long ago…"

Miss Xiao Li said.

"What? That's impossible!"

Miss Feixue immediately shook her head resolutely,

"Brother Gai's defensive swordsmanship is truly the strongest I have ever seen in my life.

Moreover, from his sword art I observe he still hides an extremely lethal killing move.

Once this move is unleashed, Weizhuang will surely be no match for him."

"Are you talking about the Hundred Steps Flying Sword? Weizhuang knows that too…"

Miss Xiao Li, thinking Miss Feixue meant the Hundred Steps Flying Sword, could not help but say.

"How could that be? He knows it too?"

At this, Miss Feixue's earlier confidence was gone.

"Ju Mo Zhi, Gusu Murong Fu, stop playing around — combine your strength for Us and kill Gai Nie first."

Cheng Jiao saw that below the sand dune, the Shadow Guards were still continuously assaulting the Despair Shanzhuang's battle line.

Above the sand dune, Gai Nie and Weizhuang had fought a hundred moves with no victor yet decided.

As Ying Zheng's rival, and as the one who had once come closest to the throne of the Great Qin Emperor,

he understood Ying Zheng better than anyone, and knew full well the strength of the Great Qin Huang dynasty.

Clearly Ying Zheng had come in haste on this trip, and had not had time to bring much force.

Therefore, those who had followed him were only a mere contingent of Shadow Guards.

But if this dragged on, waiting for the Great Qin reinforcements to arrive, his plan would surely hit complications.

So delay was out of the question.

Seeing Ju Mo Zhi and Gusu Murong Fu going through the motions without truly exerting themselves,

he hardened his heart and gave the two of them an order.

These two had not truly pledged themselves to the Despair Shanzhuang, so they had been dragging things out as much as possible.

Seeing their cover blown, the two smiled bitterly and prepared to use their true strength.

"Not good! That Ju Mo Zhi and Gusu Murong Fu are truly great masters no weaker than Mr. Gai.

If they step in to aid Weizhuang, Mr. Gai will be in grave danger.

Sister Feixue, quickly step in and give Mr. Gai a hand!"

Miss Xiao Li, seeing Ju Mo Zhi and Gusu Murong Fu about to charge in, could not help but plead with Miss Feixue.

Miss Feixue had originally been thinking that since Gai Nie and Weizhuang were from the same sect, even though they were fighting now, who knew what it really meant.

If the two were merely sparring, wouldn't she be disturbing them?

But now, hearing Hearing Cheng Jiao's order and seeing Miss Xiao Li's plea,

his heart stirred, and he knew he could no longer sit idly by.

If Hearing Gai Nie were truly surrounded and attacked by the joint forces of Weizhuang, Jiomozhi, and Gusu Murong Fu,

even if Hearing Gai Nie used that one move, he would still find it hard to win.

What's more, Miss Xiao Li had also said that Weizhuangye Society knew that move of Hearing Gai Nie's.

"Good!"

Miss Feixue immediately drew her long sword, a layer of frost shrouding the blade, and charged toward the battle circle of Hearing Gai Nie and Weizhuang as swift as thunder.

She was a swordsman of the supreme Mythical Realm; in theory, defeating even Hearing Gai Nie and Weizhuang together would be no problem.

What's more, she had come to aid Hearing Gai Nie and defeat Weizhuang.

Seeing Miss Feixue's attack coming, Weizhuang was first thrown into a panic.

He clearly saw that if Miss Feixue's attack reached him, he would truly be defeated.

But when Miss Feixue's sword plunged into the battle circle,

Weizhuang suddenly smiled eerily, and the sword thrust at Hearing Gai Nie abruptly shifted in flight to slash at Miss Feixue's blade.

Then a strange suction force actually drew Miss Feixue's sword toward Hearing Gai Nie's chest.

"This…"

Hearing Gai Nie's heart trembled greatly; this move was not the Horizontal Sword Art, and he had never seen Weizhuang use it before.

Seeing Miss Feixue's sword about to reach him, Hearing Gai Nie immediately drifted back a foot or so.

"Where do you think you're going."

Unexpectedly, Weizhuang followed right behind, the Shark Teeth Sword thrusting in one motion, its tip never more than a hair's breadth from Hearing Gai Nie's chest.

Hearing Gai Nie sighed, preparing to use another Vertical Sword Art to hold Weizhuang back.

But from the tip of Weizhuang's sword, a sudden sword-light shot forth.

This sword-light was not especially fierce, only about a foot long, Empress Yinyue.

In its flickering, it directly sliced open a slit in Hearing Gai Nie's lapel.

A vermilion strange fruit dropped out from that slit.

924 Hearing Gai Nie, you are truly too soft-hearted

"…"

Hearing Gai Nie felt it strange in his heart—why had Weizhuang cut open his lapel at this moment.

He happened to see that vermilion strange fruit, which was precisely the Fire Bodhi the divine physician had given him, falling out.

His heart stirred, and instinctively he wanted to catch the Fire Bodhi.