Chapter 212: 141. Kill Kou Chun, Foreign Sky Demon (5K Big Chapter)
Contrary to what most spectators outside the Marquis Mansion anticipated, the duel between the two great masters was devoid of flashy maneuvers. This was especially true for Shooting Sun Marquis Wuyi. His techniques didn’t resemble those of a warrior specializing in the Path of the Physical Body; instead, they were strikingly similar to a Ghost Immortal focused on the Yin Soul. With every move, no boiling, sea-like torrent of blood energy seeped from his body. And the iconic Ink Qilin totem, a hallmark of his power, did not fight alongside him. Their exchange of punches and kicks, were one to ignore their ability to linger in mid-air—a mark of a powerful person—was almost indistinguishable from a common street brawl.
"Has he actually reached the Leakproof Realm, the first stage of the Celestial Human Realm?"
In a secluded courtyard in Yujing, a middle-aged man clad in magnificent clothes gazed at the scene, muttering to himself. His right hand was clasped behind his back, while his left held a scroll. As he finished speaking, the scroll slipped from his grasp, unnoticed.
"Shooting Sun Marquis Wuyi is merely forty now; how did he cultivate so rapidly?"
"I might believe he reached this realm by cultivating since the womb. Yet, he only abandoned literature for martial arts after becoming a scholar. Even then, he studied Confucianism in the intervals of his martial practice."
"Mo Fei... is he a Foreign Demon?"
In another courtyard, leaders of ancient Daoist schools had gathered, witnessing this battle, the most astonishing in a hundred years. Shooting Sun Marquis Wuyi believed that martial artists using their prowess to break the law was a transgression, and he harbored the ambition to sweep away all Jianghu Sects. Because of this conviction, the Jianghu Sects and Shooting Sun Marquis Wuyi were practically mortal enemies.
At this moment, an elder from Tianyi Palace, consulting the Classics, theorized that Wuyi was the Foreign Demon mentioned in Ancient Books.
Such great loyalty, yet it appears as treachery! In reality, it concealed an intent to overturn the world.
"If there are no surprises..."
"Kou Chun is bound to lose this time. Should we intervene and save him?"
Elsewhere, in Yujing’s Fan Tower, a man and a woman, both exuding an immortal-like aura, conversed softly. Like Kou Chun, they were among the Top Ten Demon Immortals. They were Blood Snake King Dai Feng and Heavenly Fox King Xiang Jun.
Kou Chun had come to challenge Shooting Sun Marquis Wuyi this time specifically to undergo his Eighth Ghost Immortal Tribulation. Observing this battle would greatly benefit the transformation of their Yin Gods into Yang.
Within their sight, Kou Chun, though steadily retreating, was nurturing a thought as incandescent as the blazing sun within his being. As they fought, this thought grew increasingly brilliant, radiating an immense light.
"Let’s not be hasty..."
"Kou Chun didn’t come to Yujing seeking death; he must have a contingency."
"Fifteen years ago, Saintess Shi Yuyan of Universal Salvation Teaching entered Shenjing’s Yicui Building as a courtesan to select a contender for the throne. Emperor Hongcheng’s cruelty, including the massacre of the Wukong Temple monks, had enraged the various sects..."
"Shi Yuyan believed Flower Explorer Wuyi had the potential to vie for the throne and was a True Dragon Emperor. Therefore, she gifted Wuyi the Ink Qilin’s blood, which was preserved by the Universal Salvation Religion. This was what forged Wuyi into such an unparalleled master."
Blood Snake King Dai Feng idly fanned himself with a white bone folding fan as he casually divulged this great secret of the world.
After a moment, his tone shifted, "But merely a portion of Ink Qilin’s blood could, at best, elevate Wuyi to the Blood Change Realm. The Celestial Human Realm... Ink Qilin’s blood is insufficient for that. Rumor has it that thirteen years ago, both Wuyi and Kou Chun chanced upon Moyun Palace and obtained great fortuitous encounters within."
Hearing this, Heavenly Fox King Xiang Jun seemed to have an epiphany.
They were both among the Top Ten Demon Immortals and shared a degree of friendship. However, this friendship and the debt Kou Chun owed them for saving his life were not enough to compel him to reveal the opportunities he had obtained in Moyun Palace. Therefore, they were now using Shooting Sun Marquis Wuyi to force Kou Chun to reveal all his hidden methods. Then, they could exploit the situation, reaping the rewards like the proverbial fisherman. Whether as friends or foes, they would secure an unassailable position.
...
Kou Chun sensed the malicious intentions lurking around Yujing.
They see me as fish on the chopping block...
They’re far from succeeding.
Kou Chun’s eyes flickered.
Muttering an incantation, he opened his mouth slightly, and a Flying Sword shot out. Shaped like a yellow carp-dragon, it expanded in the wind, transforming into a three-foot sword. The unguided Flying Sword relentlessly attacked Shooting Sun Marquis Wuyi’s vital points. In a short span, this Flying Sword divided into three, their light sharp and menacing.
"Mere parlor tricks."
Wuyi weaved through the sword light, his movements as swift as lightning. Even though the Flying Sword was controlled by the Divine Sense of a Seven Tribulations Ghost Immortal, its attacks lacked his intuitive reflexes.
Finally, Wuyi seized an opening. He parried the Carp Dragon Flying Sword with his own sword, then shot forward like a cannonball, smashing a fierce punch into Kou Chun’s body.
"Die!"
With a low roar, Wuyi grabbed Kou Chun’s arms and ripped.
The Refined Corpse Kou Chun inhabited was instantly torn in half. Strangely, no blood sprayed into the air from the torn body. Wuyi, however, was unfazed, having ample experience fighting Ghost Immortals. A Refined Corpse was merely a corpse; its blood had long ago transformed into nutrients and vanished completely.
Strange!
Where did his Yin Soul go?
Wuyi frowned, looking at the two halves of the corpse in his hands.
Then, he abruptly sensed something. His cold gaze fixed on the Carp Dragon Flying Sword as it rapidly fled northwest. If he wasn’t mistaken, Kou Chun had transferred his Yin Soul into the Flying Sword the instant he used it to attack. This method of transferring a Yin Soul was so exceptionally profound that even he hadn’t detected it.
The Carp Dragon Flying Sword flashed a few times and, in less than a breath, had flown dozens of li, its tiny, hair-thin silhouette gradually vanishing from everyone’s sight.
"After this defeat, Kou Chun will not make an appearance in the world for thirty years."
Wuyi sheathed his sword. Standing poised in the air, he looked towards the Forbidden Army Generals and declared solemnly.