C85 He Fought Against Honglian(part I)

The murderous aura had seamlessly integrated with Qin Buyi, leaving him unaffected by its influence.

The relentless waves of the blood sea battered against Qin Buyi's form.

Unfazed, Qin Buyi stood atop the blood sea's surface, enduring the onslaught of the crimson waves.

With a crisp "Pah ~ Pah ~," Honglian approached Qin Buyi, applauding. "You've cleared the first hurdle," she declared.

Qin Buyi gazed at Honglian, inquiring, "And what comes next?"

To his surprise, Honglian's lips curled into a sly smile, her words laced with ill intent. "Boy, given how much I detest you, do you really think I'd reveal the next step?"

"You're far from worthy of being my master."

"Now, just await your demise in the blood sea."

"I've meticulously selected this death for you. Are you fond of it?"

Qin Buyi was left speechless, rooted to the spot.

Then, unexpectedly, he burst into laughter, a joyful sound that filled the air.

"What's so funny? Have you lost your mind to fear?" Honglian taunted.

Qin Buyi fixed his eyes on Honglian and spoke deliberately, "You seem quite eager for my death."

"Always plotting to consume me. If you're so keen on my demise, why assist me twice before?"

"Had you not intervened, wouldn't your wish have already been fulfilled?"

Honglian's demeanor turned icy as she retorted, "Death is your only option, and it will be by my hand."

"The lives I, Honglian of the Killing Swordsmanship, choose to take are not for others to claim."

Qin Buyi chuckled softly, "Excellent, very excellent."

"I'm quite taken with your chosen method of death, yet your tone displeases me."

"Besides, I'm not prepared to die just yet, so I'm afraid I must disappoint you, Honglian."

With a cold laugh, Honglian shot back, "A dying duck's quack is the hardest. I'm curious to see how you'll escape this predicament."

"Perish under the blood sea's assault."

With those words, Honglian extended her slender finger towards the sea.

Waves transformed into blood arrows, speeding towards Qin Buyi.

Instinctively, Qin Buyi reached for his Killing Saber, but grasped nothingness.

Determined to evade the blood arrows, Qin Buyi attempted to take flight.

A potent force of restraint emanated from his body, anchoring Qin Buyi firmly to the blood sea's surface.

With no other choice, Qin Buyi turned and sprinted into the distance, attempting to dodge the onslaught of blood arrows.

"Bang!"

The blood arrows grazed Qin Buyi's body and plunged into the sea, churning up massive waves.

The resulting shockwaves from the waves sent Qin Buyi tumbling onto the blood-soaked surface.

Scrambling to his feet, Qin Buyi tried to evade the incoming blood arrows.

But he was a moment too late. Despite sidestepping most of the arrows, a few still struck him.

"Chi!" "Bang!"

"Chi!" "Bang!"

The blood arrows pierced through Qin Buyi, leaving several bowl-sized holes that vanished almost instantly.

Qin Buyi examined the gaping wounds, which, curiously, bled not a drop; within moments, they knitted themselves back together.

Once his injuries had fully healed, a wave of weakness washed over him, as if he were convalescing from a grave illness.

A realization dawned on Qin Buyi, and he grasped the full picture.

His consciousness had been dragged into the blood sea by Honglian, his very form composed of Divine Consciousness.

The swift healing within the blood sea was a property of this Divine Consciousness.

Injury meant the depletion of Divine Consciousness, and its total consumption would signal Qin Buyi's demise.

Facing Honglian, Qin Buyi acknowledged, "Honglian, impressive tactics, well played."

Honglian responded coolly, "Have you figured it out? But isn't your realization a bit belated?"

A swarm of blood arrows coalesced above the sea, all targeting Qin Buyi.

With a simple command, Honglian unleashed them, "Go!"

"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

Innumerable blood arrows tore through the air with sonic booms, homing in on Qin Buyi.

Qin Buyi accelerated, fleeing into the expanse.

Honglian's taunting voice reached Qin Buyi's ears, "What's the matter? Without my assistance, are you reduced to such a pitiful flight?"

"Or is it that your survival up to this point has been entirely dependent on my aid?"

"After losing my help, you've become nothing more than trash?"

Qin Buyi dodged the onslaught of blood arrows while rapidly devising a strategy to escape the predicament.

As Honglian's taunts echoed from above, Qin Buyi bellowed, "Quiet!"

Without the Killing Saber in hand, Qin Buyi found himself incapable of tapping into his full combat potential.

In that moment, the significance of the Killing Saber to his power became starkly clear to him.

He longed to counter Honglian's remarks, yet the bitter truth in her words left him without a retort.

Honglian looked down with a sneer at the desperately fleeing Qin Buyi, "Boy, your rage and volume won't alter the imminent reality of your death."

"Savor these final moments of life. As for an afterlife..."

She feigned shock, "Oh, that's right, you won't have one."

"After I slay you, I'll utterly obliterate your sea of consciousness."

"I'm pondering how to do it... Soul Dispersing seems fitting."

"To die by the very Soul Dispersing technique you've used to vanquish foes would be quite fitting, don't you think?"

As Qin Buyi absorbed Honglian's merciless words, he seethed with the urge to pull her down from the heavens.

He wanted to pry open her skull and see exactly what she was thinking.

Observing the tangible killing intent enveloping him, a spark of inspiration struck Qin Buyi.

"No more hesitation, it's do or die now."

He harnessed his Divine Consciousness to control the solidified killing intent, initiating its compression.

Resistance came swiftly as the killing intent fought fiercely against the compressive force of his Divine Consciousness.

In the midst of this deadlock, the blood-red sword at his chest emitted a refreshing breath of cool air.

This coolness infused his Divine Consciousness, amplifying its power manifold.

Under the relentless pressure of his Divine Consciousness, the killing intent began to diminish, slowly but surely.

After a few moments, the concentrated killing intent began to take form.

Then, within several breaths, a blood-red long blade materialized before Qin Buyi.

He firmly grasped the newly formed Blood Long Blade.

Whirling to face the innumerable blood arrows behind him, Qin Buyi launched his attack.

"Killing Swordsmanship: Extermination!"

A full moon ascended from the blood sea.

It shrouded every blood arrow, and within its glow, phantoms of the Blood Long Blade materialized.

The blade phantoms collided with the blood arrows within the moon's embrace.

"Clang!" "Clang!"

"Clang!"...

As the moonlight dissipated, so did the blood arrows trailing Qin Buyi.

Honglian's face shifted through a gamut of expressions upon seeing the Blood Long Blade in Qin Buyi's grasp.

"How... How did you manage that!" Honglian demanded, her voice laced with bewilderment.

Qin Buyi faced Honglian, his gaze steady. "Now, you'll witness whether I'm truly worthless without your aid."

"Killing Swordsmanship: Death Domain!"

"Killing Swordsmanship: Extermination!"

"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"

"Killing Swordsmanship: Soul Dispersing!"

The gloomy domain surged outwards, centered on Qin Buyi.

A blood moon rose within the blood sea, casting Honglian in its ominous shadow.

A myriad of Blood Long Blade phantoms lunged at Honglian.

"Crack!"

A sharp snap echoed from within Qin Buyi, and the sea of blood's hold on him vanished in an instant.

Blade in hand, Qin Buyi soared towards Honglian.