Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 663 - 661: Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique, Fifth Layer!
The Yuan Qi between heaven and earth raged chaotically, vast swaths of fierce energy sweeping out. Under the combined assault of Luo Feng and the other two, the Double-headed Blood Bats had no power to resist. Any Double-headed Blood Bats that entered the hundred-meter range plummeted from the sky, blood spraying out as if a rain of blood had begun.
Zhu Ling quietly observed Luo Feng. Seeing his casual saber strikes fell dozens of Double-headed Blood Bats, and recalling his previous battle with the White-faced Saber Guest, her heart trembled in shock. Although Luo Feng only has a cultivation at the third layer of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, his true strength is even slightly greater than a Martial Artist in the early fourth layer of the Spiritual Rotation Realm!
This was indeed the case. Luo Feng had cultivated within the great array in the core of Sky Mountain, and the Yuan Qi accumulated in his body had long surpassed that of an early fourth-layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist. It was only because of the crimson Yuan Qi cluster that he had been unable to break through. However, in terms of true strength, he could contend with a mid-fourth layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to kill the White-faced Saber Guest.
ROAR!
Suddenly, a piercing, terrifying beast roar echoed from the distant sea. Shockwaves, like ripples of glaze, swept out, causing the entire space to tremble violently.
Zhu Ling swept out with her spear. The fierce spear energy formed a purple tornado, cleanly dispatching the nearby Double-headed Blood Bats. She then looked into the distance, her beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows raised slightly. "Such strong Demon Qi! It must be a fifth-level, mid-grade Demon Beast—the Two-headed King Bat!"
Her words had barely faded when, from a kilometer away, a massive, two-headed bat, black in color with a wingspan of over thirty meters, flew over. Its speed was like lightning, even surpassing Ye Siyi.
Luo Feng glanced at the Two-headed King Bat, his expression unchanged. Compared to the White-faced Saber Guest, this Two-headed King Bat is too weak. Even the Triangular Dark Cloud Python is far superior.
"Astonishing Thunder!" Stepping into the void, Luo Feng slashed out with his saber.
CRACK! A clap of thunder boomed as a dazzling saber light shot straight forward.
PUCHI! The Two-headed King Bat had just drawn near and hadn’t even had a chance to display its might when both its heads were severed. Dark blood gushed out, dyeing a small hill red.
Killed... just like that...? Zhu Ling, who had just been preparing to attack, was stunned to see the Two-headed King Bat already a corpse. She knew Luo Feng was strong, but she hadn’t expected him to be so outrageously powerful as to slay the fifth-level, mid-grade Two-headed King Bat—a Demon Beast that struck terror into countless hearts—with a single slash.
Ye Siyi looked at Zhu Ling’s shocked expression and smiled faintly. "Don’t be surprised. You’ll get used to it soon enough."
Get used to it... Zhu Ling murmured the words, her gaze falling on Luo Feng beside her as she nodded thoughtfully.
With the Two-headed King Bat slain, the other Double-headed Blood Bats immediately fled in terror, disappearing completely in the blink of an eye.
Luo Feng didn’t pursue them further. Sheathing his Rage Flame Knife, he turned to Ye Siyi and asked, "Ye Siyi, how far are we from Red Valley City?"
"About half a day’s journey," Ye Siyi replied after a moment’s thought.
Luo Feng nodded, his gaze drifting northeast towards an endless expanse of rolling hills that stretched beyond the horizon.
"Then let’s part ways here." The Red Flame Mountain Range and Red Valley City are in different directions. With potential experts from Qingyun Mansion possibly still pursuing, I don’t want to implicate Ye Siyi and Zhu Ling. It’s best I travel alone.
Zhu Ling’s shapely eyebrows knitted slightly. "Luo Feng, you’re leaving now?"
Ye Siyi, being sharp and intelligent, instantly understood Luo Feng’s intentions. She stopped Zhu Ling and said, "Perhaps this is for the best. We’ll bid farewell here then. Luo Feng, take care of yourself."
"Mm. We shall meet again." Luo Feng cupped his fist, activated Teng Dragon’s Step, and soared away.
Zhu Ling watched Luo Feng’s retreating figure and called out from afar, "Luo Feng, remember to visit Jade Hall when you have the chance!"
Without looking back, Luo Feng waved his hand. In a moment, his figure vanished into the clouds.
Once Luo Feng’s figure had vanished, Zhu Ling turned to Ye Siyi. "Ye Siyi, we’re still quite a distance from Red Valley City. How could you let Luo Feng travel alone? Qingyun Mansion wants to cripple his cultivation. If the three of us are together, we can at least watch out for each other."
Ye Siyi gave a helpless, wry smile and shook her head. "If our pursuer is an expert more formidable than Qiu Qianren, you and I would only be a burden to him."
Zhu Ling was taken aback; she hadn’t considered that. "So, Luo Feng left now to avoid implicating us?" she suddenly asked.
"Yes."
What an unfathomable fellow. His own life hangs by a thread, yet he’s still worried about others. Zhu Ling gazed in the direction Luo Feng had departed, pursing her red lips.
"Let’s go. We should return to Jade Hall as quickly as possible," Ye Siyi said. "Elder Lan Qing and Shui Linglong, the Second Hall Master of Linglong Hall, are good friends. We can ask her to intervene and help Luo Feng."
Zhu Ling’s eyes lit up. "Then what are we waiting for!" she said eagerly. "Let’s go! We’re not going to Red Valley City; we’ll head straight back to Jade Hall!"
As her words fell, a burst of airflow erupted from beneath Zhu Ling’s feet, and her figure shot away.
Such an impatient one... A smile touched Ye Siyi’s lips. With a beckon of her slender fingers, she mounted her sword and flew off at full speed.
The two moved as fast as a gale and lightning, the scenery on either side instantly left far behind them.
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After parting ways with Ye Siyi and Zhu Ling, Luo Feng traveled at full speed. Ten days later, he left the confines of the Red Ancient Wasteland and entered the Red Flame Mountain Range.
During this time, aside from traveling, he seized every spare moment to cultivate. The two crimson Yuan Qi clusters near his heart remained unchanged. However, after ten days of arduous cultivation, his Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique smoothly advanced to the third layer. When executed, he could conjure three golden suns, greatly increasing its power.
「Another ten days passed.」
In the Red Flame Mountain Range, amidst a majestic expanse of continuous mountains and precipitous ridges, a dense fog obscured vision. From the depths of the mountain forest, the occasional roar of a beast echoed, sending chills down the spine. Above, the scorching sun hung high, radiating boundless heat, causing the forest mist to shift and shimmer with an ethereal play of colors.
This was deep within the Red Flame Mountain Range. The dense Evil Qi of heaven and earth nourished countless Demon Beasts, including many fourth-level and fifth-level ones.
On a hillside that had been split in two, Luo Feng stood solemnly, Rage Flame Knife in hand, his sharp gaze fixed ahead. On the opposite side of the slope, the fog churned violently. A colossal shadow, accompanied by earth-shattering rumbles, gradually drew nearer.
ROAR! A terrifying roar ripped through the air, so powerful that the shockwave blasted away the dense fog. Dozens of nearby towering ancient trees exploded, and a giant tiger appeared opposite Luo Feng.
The giant tiger was covered in jet-black scales. Nine sharp bone spikes, each over a meter long, protruded from its back, reflecting an intimidating, cold glint. Its pair of blood-red pupils stared intently at Luo Feng, as if they were about to drip blood.
A Black-scaled Giant Tiger, a high-grade, fifth-level Demon Beast. It can use its Demon Qi to launch attacks with the bone spikes on its back. Its strength is equivalent to a fourth-layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist... Despite the raging winds, Luo Feng stood motionless, carefully observing the Black-scaled Giant Tiger.
"Tyrant Flame Return Wind!" Without waiting for the beast to act, Luo Feng attacked first. Stomping a foot on the ground, his figure shot out like an arrow loosed from a bow, transforming into a fiery tornado that blasted forward.
"ROAR!" Enraged, the Black-scaled Giant Tiger threw back its head and roared. The nearby ground trembled violently as it opened its mouth and spat out a pitch-black Yuan Qi blast to meet the astonishingly powerful fiery tornado.
BOOM! Amidst the deafening sound, a powerful shockwave radiated in all directions, instantly scraping away a layer of the ground.
Luo Feng felt an immense force rushing towards him. His figure shot backward explosively, each step he took stomping a deep crater into the ground.
Impressive! Looking at the Black-scaled Giant Tiger, a hint of gravity appeared in Luo Feng’s eyes. This Black-scaled Giant Tiger possesses incredibly potent Demon Qi. Its strength likely surpasses that of a mid-fourth layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist.
A Black-scaled Giant Tiger at its peak should be able to help me hone my Saber Technique! A glint flashed in his eyes. Instead of retreating, Luo Feng advanced, his steps cracking the ground as he charged head-on towards the Black-scaled Giant Tiger.
If anyone else had been present, they would have been utterly dumbfounded. Demon Beasts absorbed the Evil Qi of heaven and earth, making their bodies exceptionally robust. Even a late fourth-layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist wouldn’t dare to underestimate a Black-scaled Giant Tiger at its peak. An ordinary peak third-layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist, upon encountering a Black-scaled Giant Tiger, would have their first thought undoubtedly be to flee for their lives! Yet Luo Feng not only didn’t flee but faced it head-on—this was sheer madness.
Halfway through his charge, Luo Feng flipped the Rage Flame Knife in his hand and slashed out. The ferocious momentum was like a thunderbolt descending from the ninth heaven.
"Mad Thunder Overturning Sky!" Thunderclaps boomed, and a sheet of brilliant saber light completely enveloped the Black-scaled Giant Tiger.
Contempt flashed in the Black-scaled Giant Tiger’s savage eyes. The jet-black Demon Qi around its body surged as its massive form leaped into the air, swiping forward with its front paw.
BOOM! The Demon Qi swept out, transforming into a colossal black hurricane. Nearby trees and rocks were instantly pulverized. It directly shattered the vast saber light, and the remaining force carved a terrifying trench into the ground.
Even the Shocking Thunder Saber Technique isn’t enough... Luo Feng’s eyes flickered. At that moment, the Black-scaled Giant Tiger let out another furious roar and spat a massive Demon Qi sphere, three to four meters in diameter, at Luo Feng.
Dangerous! Facing the incoming black Demon Qi sphere, Luo Feng immediately pushed his Teng Dragon’s Step to its limit, his figure leaving a series of afterimages.
BOOM! The afterimages were instantly devoured and obliterated by the Demon Qi sphere. Immediately after, a sky-shattering explosion erupted. The entire hillside trembled violently, and several large cracks rapidly snaked up the mountain peak.
Luo Feng narrowly dodged the Demon Qi sphere. Looking back, he couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath. At his previous position, all trees and rocks had vanished, leaving only a massive crater more than ten meters across!
It seems if I’m not careful, I could still be caught off guard, Luo Feng muttered. His figure flashed, appearing to the left of the Black-scaled Giant Tiger. The airflow around him churned, and faint sounds of wind and thunder echoed in the void.
"Astonishing Thunder!" SWISH! The thick saber beam condensed into a single line and shot out at an incredible speed.
PUCHI! The Black-scaled Giant Tiger had no time to dodge. Its pervasive Demon Qi was split apart, and the saber beam left a deep, bone-visible gash on its forehead. Crimson blood gushed out.
ROAR! Wracked by excruciating pain, the Black-scaled Giant Tiger’s eyes turned completely bloodshot. The Demon Qi around its body erupted skyward, obscuring the sun. The nine massive bone spikes on its back suddenly shot into the air like nine giant scimitars, hurtling towards Luo Feng.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM... The nine bone spikes, trailing black Demon Qi over thirty meters long, danced wildly in the air, forming a Demon Qi storm that sealed off the surrounding kilometer of space. Wherever they passed, mountains crumbled and the earth cracked; hundred-meter-tall trees were sliced in half at the trunk.
Luo Feng’s brows furrowed slightly as he slashed out with his saber in mid-air. The thick saber beam was exceptionally tyrannical, compressing the air before it into a transparent film as it fiercely struck the Demon Qi storm.
BOOM! Amidst the massive explosion, the saber beam shattered first, while the Demon Qi storm was only gashed by a small opening.
"Such power! Take another slash from me!" With a low shout, Luo Feng gripped the Rage Flame Knife with both hands. A ferocious aura erupted from him, and behind him, fiery light blazed, forming five dazzling, blinding blood-gold suns. Empowered by the five blood-gold suns, Luo Feng’s aura reached its peak as he chopped down with his saber.
"Golden Sun Breaking Slash!" The saber beam formed a gigantic golden sun, brilliantly radiant, capable of rivaling the blazing sun in the sky. It swept the air before it clean, imbued with boundless explosive power.
BOOM! The golden sun saber beam collided with the Demon Qi storm. Amidst the deafening explosion, the Demon Qi completely shattered. Six of the nine bone spikes were severed, and the rest were blasted away.
The Black-scaled Giant Tiger’s body shuddered, blood spewing from its mouth, eyes, and ears. These nine bone spikes were intimately connected to its life force; now that they were broken, it was instantly injured.
A fifth-level Demon Beast’s intelligence was already considerable. The Black-scaled Giant Tiger glanced at Luo Feng in fear, the Demon Qi around its body flaring intensely as it suddenly turned to flee into the distance.
"Stay," Luo Feng said coolly. With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed two consecutive slashes.
PUCHI! The Black-scaled Giant Tiger barely dodged the first saber beam but was struck by the second. Its entire head was cleaved open. Its enormous body crashed to the ground, smashing out a large crater. It struggled weakly for a moment, then breathed its last.
Letting out a breath, Luo Feng leaped to the side of the Black-scaled Giant Tiger.
A high-grade, fifth-level Demon Beast is indeed formidable. If my Golden Crow Great Annihilation Method hadn’t progressed, I’d probably be the one fleeing for my life right now... Recalling the terrifying Demon Qi storm from before, Luo Feng still felt a tremor of apprehension. That last attack had been more than ten times stronger than Ye Siyi’s swordsmanship, enough to instantly kill any third-layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist! Of course, Luo Feng was not among them.
But it wasn’t entirely without gain. At least I now know the power of the Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique, Luo Feng muttered to himself, a smile appearing on his face.
Upon entering the Red Flame Mountain Range, he hadn’t immediately headed for the Red Dragon Mountain Range. Instead, he had remained in this vicinity, cultivating the Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique. The scorching sun is relentless, and so too is the Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique. Each move is like the blazing sun itself—filled with tyrannical power and terrifying destructive force.
In ten days, Luo Feng’s Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique had smoothly advanced to the fifth layer. He had been wanting to test its power, and this fierce battle had given him his answer. With the Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique at the fifth layer, its power was more than ten times greater than the Shocking Thunder Saber Technique. Even his self-created technique, ’Astonishing Thunder,’ couldn’t compare!
I suspect the reason for this is likely related to the mysterious crimson Yuan Qi cluster in my body. The Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique contains fire-attribute power, and the crimson Yuan Qi cluster is countless times more explosive than ordinary Fire Yuan Qi. That must have an influence.
Luo Feng mused internally. My current strength is enough to defeat a mid-fourth layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist. If I were to encounter the White-faced Saber Guest now, even without using the venomous gall, I’m confident I could stand undefeated.
After retrieving the Demon Core from the Black-scaled Giant Tiger, Luo Feng straightened up and gazed into the depths of the Red Flame Mountain Range. Within lay one of the Canglang Dynasty’s eight great perilous lands—the ’Red Dragon Mountain Range’! Every year, countless experts perished inside.
It’s time to go to the Red Dragon Mountain Range, Luo Feng muttered to himself, preparing to depart. During this period of cultivation, he had consumed all five Flame Gold Pills he received from Ye Siyi. There was little point in staying here any longer. Besides, I have an intuition that going to the Red Dragon Mountain Range might help me understand the reason for my inability to break through.
SWOOSH! Tilting his body, Luo Feng leaped onto a massive tree a hundred meters away. After a few flickers, he vanished into the vast, boundless forest.
