Chapter 286 - 260: Facing the Green-Eyed, Clash of Powers Beyond Ten Elephants! (Double - )
The change of weapon masters, the situation suddenly changed!
Golden flames erupted around Song Changming’s body once more, as he swung his saber down with immense force.
Boom!
The sword qi crashed into the ground, and at the last moment, Song Changming was kicked away by the green-eyed Corpse Puppet.
The previous slash was narrowly avoided by the green-eyed Corpse Puppet.
Song Changming touched his abdomen, unable to remember when he last felt pain.
If that kick had landed on another Martial Artist, their intestines would have been ruptured and they would meet their doom.
Even if it hit an Innate Powerhouse unprepared, they would still be injured!
But Song Changming only felt a slight pain and had no injuries at all.
That’s the benefit of Body Refinement, a strong physique makes him hard to injure!
Not to mention his Dragon Body adds an additional layer of protection.
Even the green-eyed Corpse Puppet found it not easy to break his defense.
For a moment, the Qi Family brothers in the distance couldn’t distinguish which was the refined Corpse Puppet and which was the Martial Artist of flesh and blood.
Song Changming continued to use the Flying Thunder Technique, chasing the green-eyed Corpse Puppet.
Strikes of golden flame sword qi crashed continuously, cleaving deep, scorched grooves in the ground!
In one of those grooves, the green-eyed Corpse Puppet, after enduring several slashes from Song Changming, lay there.
Its limbs were severed, and half of its head was cut away, rendering it completely combat ineffective.
Thud!
Song Changming landed next to the green-eyed Corpse Puppet, extending his saber in front of it.
The only remaining eye of the green-eyed Corpse Puppet, its eerie green glow was fading.
Looking at the saber before him, a subtle softness appeared on its otherwise rigid face.
"I destroyed your saber, this one is an apology... It’s called Qiushui, named after my beloved, I hope you cherish it well." The Corpse Puppet said.
"At last, thank you..."
Before Song Changming could respond, the Corpse Puppet went silent.
In the distant foggy sky, the Qi Family brothers hurried about in panic.
Suddenly, Qi Tian’s head throbbed with dizziness and pain, instantly aware his green-eyed Corpse Puppet was slain.
"Brother, what do we do, without the green-eyed Corpse Puppet, we can’t return!" Qi Yun said with a worried face.
"Hide first, survival is priority now, we’ll figure the rest later!" Qi Tian steadied his emotions, saying.
But just as he spoke, a golden sword qi streaked through the mist, arriving in an instant.
"Not good!" Qi Tian’s face changed drastically.
Unlike the green-eyed Corpse Puppet, they couldn’t withstand such an attack. If this sword qi hit them squarely, survival was unlikely!
With quick decision, he pulled out a folded yellow paper from his bosom, using his Spiritual Power to activate it.
Buzz!
A novel energy emanated from the yellow paper, instantly forming a golden, translucent shield before them.
The sword qi fell upon the shield, exploding into energy.
The translucent shield violently trembled, then shattered into pieces.
The sword qi was blocked, but the impact sent them plummeting from the air, rolling to the foot of a mountain.
Both were quite battered by the fall; if not for their Qi Refining Cultivation, the outcome would have been severe injuries, if not death.
"Get up quickly!" Qi Tian pulled his dirt-covered younger brother, intending to keep running.
He knew if Song Changming caught up to them, there would be no escape.
In moments of life and death, there was no room for delay!
However, when he just got up, he saw a slender figure standing on a large boulder ahead, holding a saber, quietly observing them.
Their hearts instantly turned cold.
The person before them was none other than their pursuer, Song Changming.
Song Changming’s gaze settled on the yellow paper affixed to their waists.
It bore numerous intricate symbols, densely packed like tadpoles.
It emitted an unusual faint glow, indicating some energy source.
"This yellow paper, and that translucent shield just now..."
Indeed, these two Martial Artists from Ancient Abyss Country had things he had never seen before.
As Song Changming pondered, noticing the younger Corpse Refining Sect Member’s movements, he became alert, and without hesitating, slashed out a sword qi, severely injuring the target.
"You!" Qi Tian’s eyes widened, wanting to retort harshly, but remembering they were in the Abyssal Land without family or sect protection, he knew reckless words could spell quicker doom and shut his mouth.
After all, this native before him had no knowledge of his family and sect’s power.
Song Changming leapt down from the large rock, walking towards them, asking, "Why not use that protective shield again?"
"None left." Qi Tian felt insecure and kept his emotions in check as he replied.
He wanted to live and not provoke Song Changming.
Hearing this, Song Changming stared at them for a moment, then continued, "You clearly don’t have Innate Realm cultivation, how did you fly into the air just now? And how did you cross the Abyssal Land?
Do you rely on this yellow paper on you?"
Song Changming noticed something unusual; the yellow paper affixed to them was quite extraordinary.
"This is a Flying Talisman, produced by the Talisman Mountain Sect, it grants temporary flight ability upon activation..." Qi Tian truthfully answered.
"Talisman paper..." Song Changming recalled, vaguely remembering ancient texts he had browsed.
Once, during Ancient Abyss Country’s prime, a golden age of diverse cultivation talent, countless techniques and sects thrived, a bloom of myriad arts, it was a flourishing era of a thousand paths!
Martial Tao was merely one among many disciplines, but as more people cultivated and advocated it, it became a widely traveled path.
Though Ancient Abyss Country had since fractured, some sects lost to history, completely extinct.
Yet some sects’ techniques still remained, aside from Martial Tao, this talisman paper represented another surviving Talisman Tao achievement.
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