Chapter 3297: A New Chapter in the Battle of the Sword Deity, A New Beginning in Xu Palace |
‘Who is messing with me?’
‘This seems to be, my Great God Descending Technique?’
‘Impossible! Besides me, who else could master this technique… wait, Xu Xiaoshou…’
Independence!
‘Xu Xiaoshou?’
‘Xu Xiaoshou, who is that?’
‘Why do the results shown by the Great Memory Technique, Great Abnormality Technique, bear this name?’
Independence, release!
‘It is indeed Xu Xiaoshou!’
‘But where does he possess the Memory Path… No! It’s the Great Path of Will, is it through this that the brand was left on me?’
Independence!
‘Xu Xiaoshou, who are you?’
‘Not good, I’m falling into Guidance, this thought just appeared…’
‘Yes, I should be considering how to deal with the current abnormality happening to me, I need to counterattack, Great Stripping…’
Independence, release!
‘Xu! Xia! Shou!’
‘Wait, why does it feel like I’m being spied on…’
‘I can’t care about this now, first I have to execute, the Great Stripping…’
Independence!
‘Hm?’
‘Xu Xiaoshou, who might you be?’
…
Returning to the Shengshen Continent from the Divine Relics.
Finding Hallmaster Dao from the Brand of the Will Dao Disc.
Using the brand as a basis, spatial transfer and consciousness intrusion, simultaneously moving the physical body and spiritual will to different locations.
Starting with the God Descent Technique, walking out from the fleshy chest of Hallmaster Dao, retracting one’s gaze from the environment of Beast Horn Capturing Moon, Dragon Mouth Palace…
Xu Xiaoshou, covered in blood, for the first time was truly convinced that he had mastered the ability to threaten the Ten High Nobles.
In the rapid opening and closing of Independence, as well as the perfect synergy with Intent Stripping, Xu Xiaoshou understood clearly.
Hallmaster Dao originally did not comprehend his own Independence; his cleverness was in the “Indirect Guidance”.
Whenever he encountered the forgetfulness of the Independence level, he would, like a robot, retrace to only one result—Xu Xiaoshou!
With this, he could respond accordingly.
After responding, with the confidence borne from assurance, he created the impression that he had seen through everything.
In reality, Hallmaster Dao knew only a vague outline.
But if the enemy becomes a scaredy-cat because of it, reducing the use of their spiritual techniques, then, to some extent, Hallmaster Dao had also cracked the technique.
‘Brilliant!’
One has to praise, there may be a mistake in names, but not in nicknames.
Unpredictable indeed!
But these thoughts that even Hallmaster Dao did not dare to expose in the past, under the “Intent Stripping”, had nowhere to hide.
‘So it turns out, your strength, 90% of it is a facade…’
With his spiritual source nearly depleted, now starting to use the Heavenly Ancestor’s Power, Xu Xiaoshou casually ended the Intent Stripping.
Confidence brings self-assurance, self-assurance brings Transformation.
Atop the high cliffs of Huitian Peak, Xu Xiaoshou, shrouded in golden light, saw his dangling flesh fall away, revealing the fiercely dancing black clothes.
Coldly raising his head, his gaze distant.
In the faraway skies stood Elder Wuyue, one-armed, and Wei Feng, knife-bearing, both extremely vigilant.
When the young man across from them lifted his head to reveal his true face, both of their faces displayed a look of utter disbelief as if they had seen a ghost.
‘Xu Xiaoshou?’
‘Lord Shou?’
And behind Xu Xiaoshou, the body of Hallmaster Dao twisted into a grotesque posture, still raising his hands high, devoutly kneeling.
Once “God Descent Technique” slipped from his lips, Hallmaster Dao gave up struggling completely, deciding to enjoy for the first time the pain of being pecked by a wild goose.
But truly inhabiting the role of one descended upon by a god in reality, not just in fantasy, Hallmaster Dao, looking at Xu Yue Grey Palace upside-down, had tears streaming down his face:
‘So it turns out to be this humiliating…’
…
Woo——
Screech——
The cliff’s mouth echoed with grief-stricken howls like those of wolves and ghosts, breaking up the murmuring voices, and sweeping away the dignity of the once Hallmaster Dao as he knelt on the ground into nothingness.
As the cry of the wind swept towards Sky City, it also pushed the imagery of the Dragon Head Palace and Beast Horn Capturing Moon even further.
Against such a bleak and grand backdrop.
The solitary figure of a black-clothed youth, who didn’t even hold a sword, moved with ease in the void.
He gazed into the distance, speaking indifferently:
‘It’s been a long time, two seniors.’
Is this really Xu Xiaoshou?
Elder Wuyue was so shocked he was speechless, at one point thinking he was going blind.
This was his second time seeing the real person, Xu Xiaoshou.
But compared to the naive youth in the Eighth Palace from before, he was completely different.
His composure, his demeanor, his confidence…
He was like someone thrown into the Holy Emperor’s secret realm for baptism, having undergone lifetimes of cultivation in the secular world like Senior Rao Yaoyao, no different from being a completely new person.
But fundamentally different!
Elder Wuyue understood that unlike Senior Rao Yaoyao, Xu Xiaoshou’s growth and Transformation was not an illusion but rooted in reality!
‘Really, eyes wide open…’
Wei Feng felt the same awe towards the terrifying madman who had emerged from Hallmaster Dao’s body.
It had only been a month, yet this fellow seemed to have truly transformed from “Xu Xiaoshou” to “Lord Shou”.
If not for recognizing the face he saw at the entrance to the Corridor of Ran Ming ruins, he would have believed him to be the young Bazhun’an!
‘What say you?’
The two old sword masters exchanged looks, both harboring hesitation.
On one hand, they could read the raging killing intent hidden beneath Xu Xiaoshou’s calmness, and on the other, Hallmaster Dao said he was “one of us”…
In the midst of their indecision, Hallmaster Dao, now kneeling behind Xu Xiaoshou with his head pushed into his back, struggled to move his lips and stammer:
‘Kill… him…’
…
‘Eek!’
Feng Tiantian shuddered, hunching her shoulders and scanning the surroundings warily.
Seems like there’s a killing intent?
But there’s no one around…
Feeling somewhat disappointed, she held the Dao Imparting Mirror tightly in her arms, calling out some old mountain songs to bolster her courage.