C137 The Battle Invitation!!
The Annihilation Light continued its relentless spread in every direction.
"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"
"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"
As the Annihilation Light expanded, Qin Buyi was far from idle.
He focused all his offensive power, relentlessly pressing his attack on the Thunder Vermilion Bird.
"Clang!"
"Chi!"
Qin Buyi's Killing Saber cleaved through the left wing of the Thunder Vermilion Bird.
"Clang!"
"Chi!"
And then, the right wing was severed in a similar fashion.
"Chirp—!" "Chirp—!"
The Thunder Vermilion Bird cried out in agony twice.
With the Annihilation Light ravaging its insides and Qin Buyi's forceful strikes from the outside, it couldn't hold its form any longer. With a resounding "bang," it exploded, transforming into rich tendrils of thunder energy that scattered into the air.
Qin Buyi's golden blood surged with a potent suction, drawing in all the dispersed thunder energy into his body.
The physical strength Qin Buyi had expended was swiftly restored as the thunder energy was assimilated.
"This..." Qin Buyi, sensing the transformation within, was taken aback, yet there was a hint of elation in his surprise.
He had assumed the golden blood's role was solely to absorb thunder energy for blood production, never expecting it to also rejuvenate his physical strength.
"It looks like I need to further explore the potential of this golden blood..." Qin Buyi mused.
If his conjectures held true, sustaining himself through combat would no longer be mere fantasy.
Indeed, as long as his adversary possessed even a sliver of Spiritual Energy, Qin Buyi could potentially maintain an inexhaustible reservoir of physical strength.
Having vanquished the Thunder Vermilion Bird, Qin Buyi, with the Killing Saber in hand, charged towards the Thunder White Tiger.
Unbeknownst to him, in the aftermath of his departure, something remarkable occurred.
At the very spot where the Thunder Vermilion Bird had dissipated, a seed of thunder energy spontaneously materialized.
This seed leisurely spread out, absorbing the thunder energy from the Thunder Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise, coalescing into a diminutive Thunder Vermilion Bird.
The fledgling Thunder Vermilion Bird swiftly grew, regaining its former stature prior to Qin Buyi's lethal strike, and then stealthily withdrew from the battlefield.
Meanwhile, the Thunder Dragon and the other two Saint Tribulations broke free from the clutches of the blood moon.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
The trio of blood moons shattered like glass, exploding in an instant.
"Killing Swordsmanship: Annihilation, Immortal Slashing!"
Two streaks of blade light erupted from the Killing Saber, merging into a single pitch-black beam that hurtled towards the Thunder White Tiger.
"Awoo~!"
The Thunder White Tiger roared and bolted to the left.
Qin Buyi, seeing this, unleashed a flurry of strikes with his Killing Saber at the White Tiger.
"Killing Swordsmanship: Annihilation, Immortal Slashing!"
"Killing Swordsmanship: Annihilation, Immortal Slashing!"
"Killing Swordsmanship: Annihilation, Immortal Slashing!"
The three pitch-black blade lights, together with the initial one, sealed off the White Tiger's escape routes.
"Roar~!" "Buzz~!"
At that moment, the sounds of the Thunder Dragon and the Thunder Black Tortoise echoed from behind Qin Buyi.
With the Thunder Dragon and the Thunder Black Tortoise closing in, it was too late to turn around. Qin Buyi instinctively swung the Killing Saber behind him.
"Clang!"
The saber clashed against the shell of the Thunder Black Tortoise, emitting a harsh, grating noise. Qin Buyi seized the chance to pivot his body.
A jarring reverberation traveled up the blade, leaving Qin Buyi's hand tingling with numbness.
As the force from the Killing Saber persisted, Qin Buyi clenched his teeth and gripped the saber firmly, both parties locked in a deadlock.
The next instant, the Thunder Dragon whipped its tail against the shell of the Thunder Black Tortoise.
The pressure on the Killing Saber surged, and Qin Buyi's grip was deflected by the overwhelming power.
Qin Buyi's chest was now exposed, utterly defenseless.
The Thunder Black Tortoise's shell, carrying immense force, was on the verge of crashing into Qin Buyi's chest.
In a critical split-second, Qin Buyi's left hand clenched into a fist and rocketed towards the tortoise's shell.
"Boom!"
A thunderous explosion echoed as the tortoise's onslaught momentarily stalled, then it collided with Qin Buyi's body at an even greater velocity.
"Boom!"
Qin Buyi took a solid hit from the Thunder Black Tortoise, his figure sent flying thousands of feet before crashing heavily to the ground.
"Crash!"
Dust billowed as Qin Buyi's towering two-hundred-foot frame carved out an immense crater a thousand feet in radius and a hundred feet deep.
"Cough!"
From within the pit, Qin Buyi coughed up a large mouthful of golden blood, which upon hitting the earth, burst forth with a potent vitality.
In less than a single breath, blades of grass sprouted where the golden blood had spilled.
As Qin Buyi was just coming to, the Thunder Dragon's assault bore down on him, quickly followed by another crushing blow from the Thunder Black Tortoise's shell.
"Roar!"
The Thunder Dragon extended a foreclaw, pinning Qin Buyi to the ground.
Qin Buyi's entire upper body and arms were trapped under the dragon's claw as it opened its jaws wide, aiming for his neck.
In that critical moment, Qin Buyi let go of the Killing Saber in his right hand and flicked the blade with his finger.
"Swoosh!"
The Killing Saber flew to hover above Qin Buyi's head at an astonishing angle.
Qin Buyi clenched the blade of the Killing Saber between his teeth, holding it against the Thunder Dragon's maw.
The Thunder Dragon's offensive was halted. As it clamped down on the Killing Saber, struggling against Qin Buyi, it gathered the Thunderous Dragon Breath in its mouth.
Qin Buyi mustered all his strength to fight back, veins bulging on his forehead. Despite his efforts, he was losing ground, the Killing Saber inching ever closer to his neck.
Then, a surge of excruciating pain ripped through Qin Buyi's body.
He had already sustained severe injuries from the Thunder Black Tortoise's earlier attack.
His left arm hung limp and useless at his side, its bones completely pulverized.
His chest was caved in, ribs entirely shattered.
As Qin Buyi strained, his chest skin split, and golden blood oozed out.
His internal organs screamed in agony, as if aflame.
Yet, the ordeal was not over; the Thunder Black Tortoise's shell was mere moments away from crashing down again.
In a pivotal moment, Qin Buyi disregarded the agony coursing through his body, clenching his teeth on the blade of the Killing Saber, and bellowed, "Killing Saber Obliteration! Immortal Slashing!"
Twin beams of light erupted from the Killing Saber, merging into a single force, and hurtled toward the Thunder Dragon mere inches away.
Simultaneously, the Thunder Black Tortoise's assault reached its peak, with the Thunder Dragon unleashing a fierce dragon breath.
The trio of attacks converged in a confined space...
A series of thunderous booms echoed, as the potent surge of energy rippled outward.
The earth collapsed thousands of feet down, creating a vast abyss stretching tens of thousands of feet wide and plunging thousands of feet deep.
Spectators held their breath, peering into the chasm, whispering among themselves, "Could Instructor Qin have survived such a fearsome onslaught?"
"It's uncertain. The ferocity of that attack in such a cramped space could mean certain death even for someone who has perfected Tribulation Crossing, let alone Instructor Qin who is still amidst his."
"The Tribulation is horrifying. If mine were that intense, what would I do?"
"You're overthinking it. With your abilities, do you really think you'd face a Tribulation that severe?"
"I was just speaking hypothetically. You don't have to be so discouraging."
"Hmph, it's not about discouragement. Some are destined to stand atop all creation from birth, while others could strive their whole lives and never close the gap by an inch."
