I Can Strengthen Infinitely-Chapter 34 - 33: Ambush

Crack, crack, crack!

The Ice Blue Sword and the Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror both slid down along the crystal slope. In this realm of the Celestial Demon’s Heart, everywhere was filled with the light of dreamlike glaze. A slightly careless slip of something, and it would soon be covered by the colorful lights, disappearing into an unknown place.

Shen Lang and the child instantly tensed up completely, their toes suddenly thrust down, directly leaping towards the remains of the Celestial Demon, no longer caring for Qin Yuesheng, who snatched away the Celestial Demon’s Evil Blade.

In Shen Lang’s view, the Celestial Demon’s Evil Blade had already been divided. It was something that belonged to the child, while his own share was the Ice Blue Sword. Once the Ice Blue Sword was lost, even retrieving the Celestial Demon’s Evil Blade would hold no benefit for him.

In the child’s eyes, although the Celestial Demon’s Evil Blade was a divine weapon, it was far less important than the Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror held in the mouth of the Celestial Demon’s remains.

Both holding their own thoughts, they quickly rushed near the continually sliding remains of the Celestial Demon.

Seeing they no longer paid him any attention, Qin Yuesheng immediately turned and prepared to leave.

The saying goes, "Biting off more than one can chew," Having already gained benefits, one should not covet more, lest greed results in losing what is at hand.

Shen Lang, being faster than the child, relied on the balance of an externally refined martial artist, steadied his footing, and grabbed the Ice Blue Sword, which was about to be swallowed by the tidal wave of crystals. In the blink of an eye, a large amount of frost erupted from the sword, causing Shen Lang to shiver.

The child, though grabbing his target as well, had less stable footing and was about to slip down the crystal slope into a swirl of colorful light.

Unwilling to let this happen, Shen Lang hastily swung his arm, and a brown long whip shot out from his sleeve, precisely coiling around the child’s wrist, and with a strong pull, intended to drag him back.

The child swiftly approached Shen Lang, pulled by the whip, "Thank you."

Shen Lang nodded without saying much, preparing to return to the top of the slope.

But just then, the pile of crystals beneath his feet suddenly collapsed, leaving no support for balance, and both began to fall downwards.

The child knew well how dangerous these colorful light clusters in the Celestial Demon’s Heart realm were. Once inside, with divine sense blocked and five senses sealed, without external help, escape would be impossible, ending as mere bones amidst starvation and despair.

No one wishes to die in such a manner.

Beneath the mask, a vicious glint appeared in the child’s eyes, and suddenly, he forcefully stepped on Shen Lang’s chest, using his body as a springboard to leap towards the top of the slope.

Already having lost his balance, Shen Lang completely lost his footing with this push, falling downwards at an even sharper speed, his figure disappearing amidst the dazzling lights like a startled face.

Without a sound.

Using Shen Lang as a stepping stone, the child safely returned to the secure place where the Celestial Demon’s remains remained standing. Qin Yuesheng had already vanished, having escaped with the Celestial Demon’s Evil Blade.

The child glanced back at the spot where Shen Lang disappeared, grumbling bitterly, "Damn it, things shouldn’t have turned out this way. Why did a third person have to appear? Now, with Shen Lang trapped in the Celestial Demon’s Maze, I cannot rescue him with my current strength. He is certainly doomed.

Any fortune meant for him is now lost, and I can neither engage nor seize it. One wrong step and everything is in chaos. How formidable the workings of fate are."

Looking back at the scroll gripped in his hand, the child found some comfort, "Fortunately, I still obtained the Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror. With it, even without Shen Lang’s other opportunities, I can still go far."

Stuffing the Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror into his chest, the child promptly returned to his entry point.

There lies the boundary between the Celestial Demon’s Heart realm and the outside world, the only entrance and exit.

Fuan Alley remained as quiet as ever. With so many disappearances, naturally, no one dared visit at night.

Once out of the Celestial Demon’s Heart realm, the child had no intention of lingering, quickly darting into a dim nearby alley.

Whoosh!!!

A sound of breaking wind suddenly came from behind, startling the child, who instinctively dodged to the side without turning his head.

Bam!

A blast of blade energy struck the ground, carving a slash several feet long into the blue stone slabs.

"It’s him!" The child instantly realized.

The one who snatched the Celestial Demon’s Evil Blade hadn’t left yet.

"Why are you the only one out, hmm? Could it be that you two turned on each other inside?" Qin Yuesheng, with a single shoulder resting on the Celestial Demon’s Evil Blade’s hilt, stood on a nearby rooftop, speaking.

Moonlight illuminated him from behind, leaving only a silhouette visible to the child.

"Who are you, really?"

"I would like to ask you that, too. But on second thought, never mind. You don’t seem like one to fear death. Even if tortured, I presume you’d reveal nothing."

Qin Yuesheng said, "I’ll give you a chance. Leave everything on you, and I’ll let you go."

As soon as he finished, the child immediately turned and fled.

He was no match for Qin Yuesheng and had just been injured in the Celestial Demon’s Heart realm. Confronting him now would be a death sentence.

"So decisively bold, not like a child at all." Qin Yuesheng suddenly stomped down, shattering the roof tiles beneath his feet, leaping out like a swift swallow.

With his speed of 4.0 and his lightness skill, "Reed-Leaping Swallow," adept in pursuit and escape, Qin Yuesheng leapt over seven and a half feet, swiftly closing the gap with the child.

"What?!" The child couldn’t have anticipated Qin Yuesheng’s Lightweight Skill to be at such a level. If he continued to let him leap, intercepting him would only be a matter of time.

Unable to defeat him in a fight or escape from him.

The child, in a moment of urgency, decided to turn around and face Qin Yuesheng head-on, intent on a death match.

The opponent’s Silk Twisting Hand was quite difficult to handle; Qin Yuesheng deeply felt its threat as he observed the child’s unusual arm posture, which was the starting move for the Silk Twisting Hand.

Qin Yuesheng had no intention of being gentlemanly; in an instant, he unleashed the Sea One Slash Blade Skill.

A blade skill experiences one feeling when used with a plain knife and quite another when used with the Moon Concealing Saber.

The Moon Concealing Saber’s long blade and handle offered a distance advantage when swung.

But as the saying goes, "an inch longer is an inch stronger; an inch shorter is an inch more dangerous," the child relied on his Lightweight Skill to dodge, then swiftly closed in on Qin Yuesheng’s body.

Qin Yuesheng saw him perform the Silk Twisting Hand, and instantly his left hand shot out in a Crane Form. The Silk Twisting Hand had to catch up with the crane’s rapid movement to exert its power.

Yet suddenly, the child’s offensive changed abruptly; his palms slightly clenched into fists, striking out with the back of his palms. Qin Yuesheng didn’t see the child’s fist hit him, but his chest suddenly hurt as if he’d been hit by a heavy hammer.

Fortunately, Qin Yuesheng had practiced Iron Cloth Shirt, or he’d be in real trouble.

The child executed a ground roll, flipping past Qin Yuesheng’s feet, and followed up with a fierce attack, his fingers like drills.

This person’s tactics were insidious, his attacks dirty and underhanded, yet he utilized his size in the Earth-Contact Skill quite effectively.

If it had been other outside-trained martial artists, they would inevitably suffer from his treacherous tactics. Thankfully, Qin Yuesheng was no gentleman.

The Millennium Kill move had long been boring for him after repeated use on others; when someone approached from behind, he instinctively made protective moves to ensure safety.

"Huh?!" The child was slightly stunned at not having hit the mark, noticing that Qin Yuesheng, who seemed only fifteen or sixteen years old, could avoid this move.

This person was no simple man.

Qin Yuesheng forcefully plunged the Celestial Demon Evil Blade into the ground. With the sharp blade of the Celestial Demon Evil Blade, it was immediately lodged into the road surface. Without strength comparable to Qin Yuesheng, ordinary people couldn’t possibly pull it out.

Freeing his hands, Qin Yuesheng spun and unleashed the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist simultaneously—the highest realm of all the martial arts he had learned.

So when Qin Yuesheng performed it, the child immediately felt intense pressure; from the get-go, Qin Yuesheng had never fully unleashed his power.

In his hands, the Celestial Demon Evil Blade’s blade skill was too low to exert much power, unlike the ferocity of the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist.

Left hand as a crane, right hand as a tiger.

Qin Yuesheng attacked with the tiger, disturbed with the crane, forcing the child to continually retreat, rendering the Silk Twisting Hand useless.

How could small spider silk bind a fierce tiger racing through the forest, a wild crane soaring through the sky?

Bam!

After just a few exchanges, the child sensed the deadly pressure. Qin Yuesheng, who punched with both hands, compared to when he punched with one hand, seemed like a different person altogether.

The danger level skyrocketed, the oppressive force almost suffocating.

"Can’t keep going like this." The child knew now wasn’t the time for a life-or-death struggle with the opponent.

He possessed the Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror. If he moved carefully and practiced diligently until mastery, returning later would surely see martial arts flourish, with the future looking promising.

Striving to block Qin Yuesheng’s tiger-shaped punch, the child appeared to make a major decision, biting the pad of his thumb until it bled.

"Huh?!" Qin Yuesheng was startled.

Suddenly, the child’s figure seemed to flicker slightly, a glow of blood spreading from head to toe, instantly shooting towards the distance.

"Don’t run!" Qin Yuesheng reached out to grab the child’s chest before the blood light could shoot away, attempting to yank him back.

But the blood light had an unreasonable thrust, flying away from the spot, while the child’s chest cloth was torn to shreds by Qin Yuesheng.

The blood light faded into the distance, a golden light dropped from mid-air to the ground.

A furious and despairing roar accompanied it:

"Is this escape skill also martial arts?" Qin Yuesheng’s mind was filled with doubt.

Walking over to pick up the golden light, Qin Yuesheng instantly recognized it as the scroll from the Celestial Demon’s Heart Realm, held in the mouth of the Celestial Demon’s remnant body.

What did that child call it?

Qin Yuesheng quickly remembered.

Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror.

"This place is not suitable for a prolonged stay. It’s better to examine this carefully once back." Stowing the Profound Celestial Treasure Mirror in his chest, Qin Yuesheng tore off the rag covering his face, retrieved the Celestial Demon Evil Blade, and swiftly left the place.