Chapter 26: Sword Beheading

  Zhao Wumian never thought that Xiao Chen's body would have the Yōu Míng Dú Yān (Dark Netherworld Poisonous Smoke), and under the sudden attack, he was directly enveloped by the Dark Netherworld Poisonous Smoke, even the Three Origins Fire within his body didn't have time to erupt.

  The moment the dark, poisonous smoke entered his body, Zhao Wumian's face twisted in an instant, and he felt a severe pain all over his body, as if the flesh, meridians, and bone marrow under his skin were being gnawed away inch by inch.

  "Ah!"

  Zhao Wumian let out a miserable cry, and relying on his strong will, he actually triggered the Triple Yuan Fire within his body to refine the Yinming Poisonous Insects inside him.

  But Xiao Chen would not give him this opportunity, Xiao Chen knew that the warriors of Ling Jue Mirror were not easy to kill, if it was not unexpected, even the You Ming poisonous smoke could not kill the warriors of Ling Jue Mirror, and the San Yuan True Fire was the nemesis of the You Ming poisonous insects.

  At this moment, just as Zhao Wumian's Triple Fire erupted within his body, Xiao Chen's killing sword also arrived, its cold light flashing, true energy bursting out and stirring up the wind and thunder.

  "You actually ambushed me!"

  The venomous insect of the underworld devoured Zhao's flesh, making him unable to sleep and in unbearable pain. He resisted with all his might, but at this moment, Xiao Chen's evil intention emerged, striking while the iron was hot, and he killed Zhao with one sword strike, taking his head directly.

  "It's what you asked for." Xiao Chen's arm was straight as steel, his sword shining brightly, his face cold and unfeeling as ice. With one swift stroke, he pierced Zhao Wumian's brow, shattering his soul and killing him instantly.

  If you want to kill someone, then do it like cutting a pig with a hot knife, be quick and decisive!

  One sword killed Zhao Wumian, and Xiao Chen also broke out in a cold sweat. Just now was simply a matter of life and death. If Xiao Chen had hesitated for even a moment, he would have been killed by the yin-yang poisonous insects that Zhao Wumian had cultivated in his body.

  Zhao Wumian's soul was shredded by the treasured sword, and the Three Yuan Fire in his body automatically dissipated. The Netherworld Poisonous Insects in his body grew rapidly, devouring all of his vital energy, turning Zhao Wumian into a puddle of rotten flesh.

  Xiao Chenyun turned 'Moyin Jiusong' to retrieve the Youming poisonous insects, while the fight here had already attracted the attention of other patrolling personnel who were rushing towards this place at high speed. At the same time, a signal was also sent out to inform the city's warriors that there was movement.

  However, Xiao Chen was not worried, he had already thought of the wording and could completely push Zhao Wumian's death to the Demon Gate, letting the Demon Gate take the blame.

  "What a pity, I couldn't use Zhao Wumian's magic sword." Xiao Chen looked at Zhao Wumian's magic sword with a tinge of regret. All inner disciples were equipped with magic swords, and as someone on the Potential List, Zhao Wumian's magic sword was definitely of high quality.

  However, at this moment, the other members of the "Dinosaur War Team" who were guarding this tens-of-li-long city wall also rushed over. From a distance came their anxious voices, "It's Shao Chen and Zhao Wumian who have been attacked."

  "Hurry! Hurry! The Great Demon Gate is indeed treacherous and has made its move at midnight!"

  Xiao Chen knew that others had arrived as soon as he heard the voices, and was about to release a wisp of dark smoke to fake the scene.

  However, at this moment, a black shadow suddenly rose to the top of the city wall like a ghost, followed by several black shadows, like demons in the night, with blood-stained mouths and fangs revealing a cold glow in the dark.

  Roar! Roar! Roar!

  A low roar burst forth from multiple places, echoing through the quiet depths of night, as if a pride of lions and tigers were letting out a mighty growl.

  "It's a ghost slave!" Xiao Chen suddenly recognized what it was, and his heart skipped a beat. Ghost slaves were bloodthirsty and deadly, with a notorious reputation. The sudden appearance of so many ghost slaves shocked everyone.

  At this moment, a ghost servant had already pounced towards Xiao Chen.

  Only to see his palm on the ground suddenly a flash, rise into the air, like a human-shaped giant eagle, five fingers open, fingernails long as sharp thorns, towards Xiao Chen's face scratched.

  Xiao Chen didn't dare to be careless, the Qi in his Dantian rotated rapidly, and his sword technique was unleashed, the treasured sword hummed, striking towards Gui Pu with a killing intent.

  Ding! Ding...

  The ghostly servant's fingernails were like steel, and the Cloud-Piercing Sword in Xiao Chen's hand couldn't cut them off. In the midst of intense collisions, amidst the dark night, bursts of dazzling sparks exploded out!

  "Unknown creature!"

  At the same time, other disciples also encountered attacks from unknown creatures, and cries of alarm rose everywhere. The sound of fighting echoed all over the city walls.

  Upon hearing the patrol team's signal, all the warriors in the city appeared, and Ma Tian Gang also organized personnel to start fighting. Torches rose in the city, flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the city as if it were daytime, a fierce battle unfolded.

  "Swallows dart and weaver birds soar, sand sinks and wild geese fall, solitary smoke rises from the vast desert, the long river sets with the sun..."

  Xiao Chen's Flying Spirit Swordsmanship had reached its peak, with various sword moves, sharp and fierce, powerful and sometimes gentle, fighting the ghostly servant in a fiery and intense battle, not falling behind.

  "What's going on? How can there be so many ghostly servants attacking all of a sudden? Didn't Ma Tian say that the number of ghostly servants was not many?" Xiao Chen became more and more shocked, seeing thousands of ghostly servants climbing up the city wall, like a swarm of black bats.

  "Kill him!"

  The disciples in the city burst out with a shout of killing, sword energy shocking the sky, murderous aura filling the air, blood flying everywhere, and from time to time, there were disciples who died under the ghostly claws, their blood being sucked away.

  "At this time, I'll use Zhao Wumian's method of the law sword. Others won't say anything else." Xiao Chen looked at the treasured sword that couldn't break through Gui Pu's scales that covered his entire body like fish scales, and he couldn't help but think of using the law sword on the ground.

  With a flick of his toe, Xiao Chen grasped Zhao Wumeng's sword in his hand and infused it with true energy. In an instant, a half-meter-long sword edge burst out from the sword body, sharp beyond compare, cutting through gold and iron!

  Bang!

  The sword in his hand, Xiao Chen's offensive was also sharp and fierce. One sword cut out, the wind howled, the sharp sword aura tore through the darkness, heavily chopping on the ghost servant's claws, sparks flew everywhere, cutting the scales on the ghost servant's arm into pieces that splashed everywhere.

  "Lei Yun San Shi!"

  Xiao Chen took advantage of the situation and showed no mercy, with one strike being effective, he immediately followed up with the "Lei Yun San Shi" (Thunder Cloud Three Styles), swift as a stormy wind and heavy rain, pressing down like Mount Tai, the sword's momentum was strange and unpredictable, making it hard to defend against, specifically targeting the weak points.

  The sword obtained the true energy infusion, exceptionally sharp, cutting iron like mud, and slashing on the ghost's body was like a kitchen knife cutting tofu.

  Swish! Swish! Swish!

  Xiao Chen's sword in his hand, pulled out a series of sword auras, the sword energy continuously bursting out blood holes on the ghost servant's body, cutting off the ghost servant's two hands, severely injuring the ghost servant with thirty-six swords, each sword stabbing at vital points, and beheading the ghost servant on the spot.

  "Not bad, killing a ghost servant can get 200 contribution points, which is even higher than killing a Da Mo Men disciple." After Xiao Chen killed the ghost servant, he immediately felt that the 'badge' had increased by 200 contribution points, and now he already had 1,000 contribution points.

  "Huh?" Xiao Chen suddenly raised his head and saw a ghostly servant pinning down one of the disciples to the ground, with both sides entangled in a fierce struggle.

  He took three swift steps, his true energy focused on the sword, the sword's edge tearing through the air, swallowing and spitting out a shocking sound, as he swung it with force, Xiao Chen aimed at that ghostly servant's head and slashed down with one stroke.

  Splash!

  Blood splashed everywhere, and Fa Jian directly beheaded the ghost servant, with fresh blood spraying onto the face of that disciple.

  "Thank you, Xiao Chen." It turned out that the disciple who was knocked to the ground by the ghost servant was actually Zhou Pianlong.

  "Killing the enemy is urgent."

  Xiao Chen responded with a sound, and once again raised his sword to engage in a fierce battle with another ghostly servant.

  At this moment, on the city wall, thousands of ghostly servants and over a thousand disciples of the Yuxian Sword Sect engaged in a life-and-death battle. Ma Tian's weapon was a heavy greatsword that measured one meter five in length, resembling a door panel; when swung, its power was astonishing. Those ghostly servants who were struck by it would immediately spit blood and fly backward like kites with broken strings, their scales scattering everywhere like ice shards.

  Ma Tiangang's martial arts were astonishingly powerful. With a hundred-man squad, he forcibly carved out a bloody path. His heavy great sword led the way, and even the ghostly servants were terrified!

  However, even so, they couldn't kill off the momentum of the ghostly servants' attack. Today, for some reason, the number of ghostly servants was astonishingly high, with several thousand of them, outnumbering humans by several times. Moreover, their bodies were impervious to swords and guns. One-on-one, the outer sect disciples couldn't even hurt these ghostly servants. Xiao Chen was only able to kill them relying on the power of his magic sword.

  In the dead of night, the cold wind howled, and the hundred-mile-long city wall was bathed in a bloody frenzy. The ghostly servant's powerful attack sent chills down people's spines. Ordinary outer sect disciples were no match for it; only those who had cultivated their spirit to the seventh or eighth level could withstand its assault. At this station, a large number of disciples fell, yet there was hardly any fresh blood on the city wall. The corpses of the dead disciples were sucked dry by the ghostly servant, turning them into desiccated mummies.

  "Everyone gather around and come over here!"

  Ma Tiangang's eyes saw that the disciples were really too scattered, and they couldn't resist the ghostly servants at all. The continuous beheading made his eyes bloodshot, and he operated with full true yuan, bursting into a loud shout, his voice echoing throughout the entire Huangshi Town.

  At the sound, many disciples rushed towards Ma Tiangang's location. Xiao Chen had Fahua Sword in hand, fighting his way through a bloody path, killing until both arms were numb and weak, his dantian true energy almost depleted, before finally arriving at Ma Tiangang's side with his last breath.

  However, on this road, Xiao Chen killed 14 ghost servants and obtained 2800 contribution points. Adding the 1200 points he had previously obtained, Xiao Chen's 'Badge' now has a total of 4000 contribution points.

  Such achievements are almost the same as those of the inner disciples in this war, far surpassing the outer disciples.

  "All inner disciples form a human wall on the outer periphery, resisting the unknown creatures. Outer disciples enter within the human wall and wait for an opportunity to attack!" Ma Tiangang has been stationed in Huangshi Town for many years and is an old hand at deploying troops. Under his leadership, the casualties of the disciples have greatly decreased.

  "Master Ma, this won't work out, we're already surrounded!" a disciple of the inner sect exclaimed while fighting off the ghostly servants.

  "Yes, Master Ma, we must fight our way out!" another inner disciple suggested.

  "Hold on till dawn, our reinforcements will arrive!" Ma Tian Gang said, slicing down a ghostly servant that pounced on him with one sword.

  "What kind of reinforcements are these? This ghostly servant is so formidable, unless an elite disciple from the sect arrives, even a large number of outer disciples would be useless!"

  "It's a core disciple of the Izumo Sword Sect!" Ma Tian gave everyone a big reassurance.