novelhk Chapter 1270 - 620: Beaten Up by a Mob
Chapter 1270 - 620: Beaten Up by a Mob
"Domineering Sword!!"
"Boom boom boom!"
"Domineering Sword!!"
"Boom boom boom!"
"Domineering Sword!!"
"Boom boom boom!"
"Domineering Domineering Domineering Sword Sword Sword!"
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom!"
"This isn’t even the Domineering Sword!"
Xuan Yue was dumbfounded as well. Just when he was putting his sword away, he didn’t expect that even a domineering sword that splits in two could unleash a combo. He had no choice but to tunnel and retreat, transforming into a Sword Rainbow to awkwardly withdraw towards the edge of the battlefield, avoiding being caught in the sweeping Sword Rainbow and getting cut to pieces.
"What the heck!? Didn’t they say you could only strike three times!? Three strikes should be over by now!?"
And he actually managed to save face; Cai Qingluo was also screeching in agony, flapping her wings swiftly, chased by the Sword Gang like a frightened sparrow, fleeing straight into the clouds of Jiuxiao. She retreated faster than she descended!
As for Zhong Nanzi, he was the unluckiest, taking the brunt of it, swept into the Blade Mist storm. Heaven and earth, front and back, left and right, all around him were sword lights! They swirled and swirled, cutting him so badly his mother wouldn’t recognize him!
However, at this moment, the Kuang Dao had already gone berserk beyond the sky, waving the Hongming Treasure Sword chaotically, its vicious glow illuminating all directions, the blade lights weaving like a fabric. The air cleaved by the Sword Qi roared like waves, transforming into layers upon layers of Blade Mist spreading out, much like an aurora slowly scattering, etching slice marks across the painted Sky Dome!
Yet, although initially caught off guard, the intense Kuang Dao storm was unsettling, but experience counts. Xuan Yue quickly calmed down and could clearly see.
This kid is definitely not using the Domineering Sword.
Indeed, though shouting "Domineering Sword" with his mouth, everyone knows the Domineering Sword is famous for its two-split attack, decisively aggressive, breaking through strong defenses, as swift as breaking bamboo, unstoppable, the most straightforward and deadly martial arts on the battlefield. It relies on putting everything on the line, leaving no retreat, slashing with tenfold power to unleash countless strikes.
Back in the day, the Domineering Saber Team under the Immortal Venerable was the sharp spearhead of the Breaking Army Killing Formation, wildly chopping through without retreat, assassinating face-to-face, charging the front lines, slicing through the center, slaughtering their way through a bloody path, not stopping until they broke the mountain formation and toppled the banner, otherwise dying at the front like madmen.
Hence, the flaw of the Domineering Sword is that it’s all about slashing but lacks recovery. If the massive strike misses its target, or fails to kill, it leaves one vulnerable with a lethal Weakness. Therefore, even the Divine Sect dares not lightly use such an Ending Skill in front of the Mystic Sect unless encountering small fry.
That’s why the three were path-dependent, trying to bait out one strike to catch. But unexpectedly, the Kuang Dao started with the stance of the Domineering Sword, yet the drawn blade wasn’t.
Indeed, it was nowhere near the directness of the Domineering Sword. At this point, the Kuang Dao’s blade dance formed a circle, wrapping the opponent with layers of Blade Mist, creating an inescapable place, like a cage of sharp edges. Certainly profound, but clearly lacking the fierce, fire-like aggression. More akin to the wind, or no, like rain...
Ah, it turns out he achieved Enlightenment.
Indeed, it’s not impossible, anyone can achieve Enlightenment, everything can be a source of insight, even if an apple falls on your head, someone might discover the universe’s Great Dao, if you can’t, it’s your own issue, ahem.
Of course, sensing something, gaining insight doesn’t mean much. Everyone has moments of awakening and clarity, what matters is whether you can seize that moment and transform that realization into your own skillset, integrating it into your Martial Arts, thereby pioneering your own Dao, which signifies the potential to become a Daoist Lord.
And evidently the Kuang Dao achieved Enlightenment and truly did it. Despite yelling "Domineering Sword" in those few strikes, what was actually unleashed was his personal understanding and insight. Therefore, although it started with the posture of the Domineering Sword, it lacked its essence, resulting in a sudden change of approach that caught the three old strategists off guard, leaving them rather disgraced.
Unexpected as it might be, Xuan Yue, calming himself, glanced at the clear blade marks in the Sky Dome, revealing that this round of blade dance by the Kuang Dao should be an evolution of the Taiji World, the natural cycle of Wind and Rain Spiritual Qi.
In truth, this strike’s Weakness is rather evident: limited attack range. Although it caught Zhong Nanzi off guard and left Cai Qingluo flustered, it couldn’t annihilate like the true Domineering Sword. Once Xuan Yue drew out the Sword Rainbow and swiftly exited the sword’s embrace, it became helpless.
Thus at this moment, while the Kuang Dao entrapped two with one strike, Xuan Yue evaded one move, calculating and immediately discerning the Saber Technique’s Weakness.
This isn’t to say Xuan Yue was exceptionally formidable; primarily, the Mystic Sect’s specialty is knowing the how and then understanding the why. And the similar Evolution of Taiji Heavenly Dao’s Cultivation Technique inheritance is abundant within the sect’s Daoist Collection.
It’s easy to understand, isn’t it? The Mystic Sect has lasted six thousand years. Every time you look at the sky, contemplating the Dao, and finally think of a brilliant idea, after arduous deductions, you find it’s already cataloged in the Daoist Collection, with a pre-existing name. What can you do? You can’t do much, cursing those old folks while painstakingly copying your life’s work into an appendix...