A palm-sized black bird circled high above the mountain forest, its sharp eyes accurately fixed on the figures moving through the woods.
"Master, how are you?"
Xie Qingyun, who was running at extreme speed, suddenly turned pale, and a trace of bright red blood flowed from the corner of her lips again.
Wei Yun immediately asked with concern from the side.
"It's fine, let's keep going, don't stop."
Xie Qingyun shook her head slightly, wiped the blood from the corner of her lips, and continued forward.
However, she hadn't gone far before she couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of blood, and her face quickly turned ashen.
Her body swayed, and she nearly fell to the ground, but fortunately, Wei Yun was quick to support her.
"Junior Sister, the Bone Strength in your body must be removed first, otherwise, if we delay any longer, the situation will not be optimistic."
Yu Zhao stepped forward, carefully examined Xie Qingyun's condition, and said with a frown.
He hadn't paid attention before, but upon examination, he didn't expect Xie Qingyun's condition to be much more serious than it appeared.
The Bone Strength in her body was constantly causing damage.
Even the slightest movement would cause intense pain, and he didn't expect her to have endured it for so long without a sound.
"No, we'll talk about it when we reach Qingquan Mountain..."
Xie Qingyun just shook her head slightly and wanted to stand up again.
"Master, let's remove the Bone Strength from your body first. It won't take long."
Before she could stand up, a large hand pressed her back down.
Lin Sheng also saw that Xie Qingyun's condition was extremely poor at this moment.
"Otherwise, even if we walk, we won't get far, and the other fellow Disciples also need to rest."
Hearing this, Xie Qingyun finally stopped insisting.
Yu Zhao immediately began to remove the Bone Strength from her body.
And the other injured Disciples finally got a chance to catch their breath.
More than half of this group were injured, and several were seriously injured.
They indeed needed to rest for a while, otherwise, they might not even reach Qingquan Mountain, and some might already be unable to bear their injuries and die on the spot.
Half an hour passed, and the group finally continued their journey.
Although their injuries hadn't recovered in such a short time, they were much better than before, and the speed of the group's progress also significantly increased.
However, things didn't go as planned. The group had only been traveling for about the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn.
Lin Sheng's ears twitched, and he stopped and looked back.
He then looked at the people who were rushing forward with their heads down.
"What's wrong, Xiao Sheng?"
Noticing Lin Sheng's abnormality, Xie Qingyun asked.
"Someone is coming, you go first."
"How can you stay here alone? We'll stay and face the enemy together."
Xie Qingyun immediately retorted.
Lin Sheng directly shook his head and refused.
"I am enough. You hurry and travel, don't delay, otherwise the pursuers will likely increase."
Hearing this, Xie Qingyun opened her mouth and wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Lin Sheng.
"Do as I say."
His voice was calm but filled with undeniable determination, causing the people who were about to speak to subconsciously close their mouths.
Finally, Yu Zhao said.
"Lin... Junior Nephew, I'll stay with you, so we can look out for each other."
"No need, you escort them and leave quickly."
Shaking his head, Lin Sheng didn't give them another chance to speak, and his figure had already shot towards the rear.
The crowd exchanged glances and could only continue their journey, their speed three points faster than before.
In the mountain forest, Lin Sheng didn't go far back, but quietly waited in place. His ears twitched from time to time, and his nostrils flared.
"Only one person, very fast."
When escaping with the crowd, she had already re-entered the high-perception Spirit Beast form to be able to avoid potential dangers in advance, and also to detect the pursuers behind her first.
She originally thought that the crowd had run such a long distance that no pursuers would follow, but unexpectedly, they came.
Although there was only one person, someone with such speed was definitely not an ordinary person, and daring to pursue alone clearly showed that the person had strong confidence in himself.
At this moment, Lin Sheng already had an answer in his heart. As his sense of smell spread, he finally caught a trace of a familiar scent.
"It seems it's not that simple, an intense battle is inevitable. Well, it's a good opportunity to see how far I can go now."
Ouyang Lengshui stepped on his sword and traveled. Compared to his awkwardness more than half a year ago, his sword riding technique was quite skilled now. Although he was still a bit rusty when facing enemies, it was easy to use for traveling.
Traveling by sword, he didn't have to consider the terrain factors at all, so his speed could be maximized.
A faint sound of breaking wind suddenly rose from under the forest. Two cold glints shot out from the dense branches and leaves, moving at extreme speed.
However, Ouyang Lengshui's expression didn't change at all. He just flicked his finger, and two gusts of finger wind struck the flying knives that shot towards him, sending them flying.
"A rat hiding its head and showing its tail..."
He snorted lightly, made a sword gesture with his hand, and pointed downwards.
The pale golden Bone Strength directly shattered the large tree below.
Revealing the tall figure under the large tree.
"One person?"
Seeing that there was only one person, Ouyang Lengshui chuckled.
"I remember you, you are the Disciple behind Xie Qingyun. Heh, did she send a useless person like you to die?"
Although he looked down on everyone in the Seven Forms Sect, he still remembered the face of every single person in the main hall.
"It's not certain who will die."
Lin Sheng stood with his upper body bare, revealing his strong muscles, and slowly spoke while looking up at the figure on the sword.
"I don't know who gave you the courage to stand before me, but it doesn't matter anymore, die."
Ouyang Lengshui spoke indifferently, casually flicking out a stream of Bone Strength, which went straight towards Lin Sheng.
He could see that this Martial Artist, who was only in the Blood Transportation Realm, seemed to be somewhat unusual, but so what?
For someone like this, he didn't even bother to draw his sword.
However, soon, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Blocked it?"
"Interesting."
He seemed to have gained some interest.
Below, as the green light on his palm lit up, he blocked the golden Bone Strength. Just as Lin Sheng was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed.
He saw that the golden Bone Strength, which was originally no longer a threat, instantly penetrated the energy on his palm, and even pierced through his palm.
"So this is the Tianxiang Formless Sword Qi, its power is indeed incomparable to ordinary Bones Transformation."
Looking at the bloody hole blown open on his palm, Lin Sheng slowly spoke.
"You think you can block my Bone Strength? Even your Master is not qualified."
As Ouyang Lengshui spoke, his body had already landed on the ground. He had to admit that he had a tiny bit of interest in Lin Sheng in front of him.
"However, being able to reach this point in the Blood Transportation Realm, you are still passable, but it's a pity, you are still a useless person in front of me."
"I'll give you a chance. If you can take a sword from me and not die, I will consider letting you be my sword servant."
"Is that so? What an honor."
Lin Sheng smiled, a dangerous aura emanating from his body.
"Unwilling? Very good, then I will shatter your ridiculous self-esteem."
Ouyang Lengshui didn't care about the dangerous aura emanating from the other party at all.
Chī—
A light shout came from his mouth, but when it reached Lin Sheng's ears, it was like a clap of thunder, causing his body to subconsciously retreat a few steps, his eyes losing focus.
"What a weak mind."
Seeing this scene, Ouyang Lengshui revealed a hint of disdainful smile.
His Sound Sword cultivation was quite advanced. Not to mention Blood Transportation, even Bones Transformation Martial Artists with slightly weaker minds would be shaken.
Some even had their spirits completely shattered on the spot, becoming foolish and useless.
Therefore, he didn't think that a Blood Transportation Martial Artist in front of him could resist his Sound Sword attack.
He stepped forward. Just now, from the other party, he actually felt a faint sense of threat.
So he was very curious about what secret the other party was hiding.
However, just a few steps closer, the sense of threat instantly expanded countless times, causing a warning sign to rise in his heart.
At this moment, he finally discovered that at some point, the opponent, who had been in a daze, had regained clarity in his eyes, and his body had expanded as if inflated. A slit had already opened on his forehead, from which a yellow vertical pupil extended, staring at him without blinking.
In an instant, his heart was filled with fear, and the hairs on his body stood on end. His muscles kept trembling. This was his body feeling the threat of death and desperately sending him a warning, but at this moment, he couldn't move at all.
A finger glowing with a green halo pointed towards his forehead.
The next moment, Ouyang Lengshui's figure narrowly avoided this fatal blow with an unnatural speed, only a bright blood flower bursting from his neck.
"As expected, it's not that easy..."
Seeing Ouyang Lengshui, who had escaped from under his fingers and was standing dozens of meters away, Lin Sheng sighed softly.
Originally, he had wanted to rely on the deterrent effect of the Heart Ape to launch a close-range sneak attack and take him down in one blow.
He hadn't expected the opponent to wake up so quickly and react so nimbly.
Trying to use the deterrent effect for a surprise attack next time wouldn't be so easy.
"As expected, this kind of top-tier Genius is far beyond what ordinary Bones Transformation Martial Artists can compare to."
"You're very well hidden, but you won't get another chance. Kid, you've successfully angered me."
On the other side, Ouyang Lengshui's hairpin had been knocked off, his long hair was disheveled, and blood was flowing from his neck.
Feeling the searing pain on his neck, he was both shocked and angry at this moment.
The feeling of being on the verge of death just now was the first time he had experienced it since birth. He was sure that if his reaction had been even a beat slower, he would truly have died.
And he would have died at the hands of an unknown Blood Transportation Warrior.
He took out a pill from his 怀中 and threw it into his stomach. The wound on his neck quickly stopped bleeding.
"As a return for injuring me, I will slice you into pieces."
The Lengshuang Sword was unsheathed. The next moment, his figure had vanished from where he stood.
Lin Sheng's eyes narrowed, and his figure simultaneously disappeared from where he stood.
At this time, he had integrated with agile Spirit Beasts like the Green-Eyed Fierce Eagle and the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey.
His speed was already at its peak, yet before he could get close to the opponent, he felt a chilling coldness coming from behind him.
He immediately shifted positions, avoiding the attack from behind, but then sword light suddenly appeared on the other side.
This time, he couldn't dodge in time, and his shoulder was pierced by the sword light, leaving several blood holes.
"It's actually this fast."
Lin Sheng frowned slightly.
He hadn't expected the opponent's invisible Sword Qi to be so strange.
It completely ignored physical rules and could appear from any angle, truly making it impossible to guard against.
"Azure Extreme Pulse Transformation."
Feeling the coldness 襲來 around him again, Lin Sheng didn't hesitate to directly use his secret technique.
His entire speed increased by another two points.
At the same time, streaks of azure light halos emerged from his hands, heading straight for Ouyang Lengshui in front.
"Ridiculous."
Seeing this scene, Ouyang Lengshui sneered. Golden sword light surged from his long sword, exploding into seven layers of sword shadows. In the blink of an eye, the sword shadows had disappeared.
Instantly, two golden sword shadows appeared in front of Lin Sheng.
Lin Sheng didn't dodge and directly slapped at the sword shadows with his two large hands.
Poof—
The sword light directly pierced through his large hands, but he acted as if he hadn't noticed, heading straight for Ouyang Lengshui.
However, soon another five sword shadows emerged from behind him, aiming directly at his vital points.
Feeling the pressing coldness behind him, Lin Sheng frowned slightly. Bone spurs grew wildly from his back, blocking in front of the sword shadows.
The extremely tough bone spurs only blocked the sword shadows for an instant before shattering.
And with that brief moment, Lin Sheng had already turned around, and the surging qi on his hands enveloped the five sword shadows.
After getting 5 more blood holes on his palms, he finally managed to dissipate these five sword shadows.
Drip...
Drops of fresh blood dripped onto the ground. Lin Sheng's two large hands were covered in wounds.
"Blocked it? Too bad I only used fifty percent of my strength..."
Seeing that the opponent had actually blocked his sword energy, Ouyang Lengshui was a little surprised in his heart, but he didn't show anything on his face. After a cold laugh.
A dazzling golden light actually emanated from his entire body. He held the Lengshuang Sword high, and then, like a peacock displaying its feathers, thirteen sword shadows appeared behind him.
"Originally, you had a chance to become my sword servant, but you dared to injure me, so today you must die."
Dense, pale bone spurs surged out from all over Lin Sheng's body. He looked like a hedgehog. He didn't reply but took large strides, rapidly closing the distance between them.
Although Ouyang Lengshui's speed was fast, it was still slightly inferior to his after integrating with agile Spirit Beasts. However, his invisible sword energy was impossible to guard against; even at his current speed, it was difficult to dodge.
Moreover, the power of the sword energy was extremely strong. Even the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey's Iron Bone talent seemed pale and fragile in front of it.
Therefore, to deal with the opponent, he had to close the distance and preferably not give him a chance to strike with his sword.
"A death struggle? Just a futile effort."
Seeing Lin Sheng rapidly approaching, Ouyang Lengshui sneered contemptuously. Then, with a single sword slash, the thirteen sword shadows had disappeared from behind him.
Instantly, thirteen sword shadows appeared in front of Lin Sheng, completely surrounding him.
"Die..."
Ouyang Lengshui let out a cold snort, as if he had already seen the opponent's massive figure being sliced apart by the sword shadows.
However, he quickly realized something was wrong. Under the encirclement of the sword shadows, the opponent's massive figure had suddenly disappeared.
His heart jumped in surprise, but he quickly saw something.
"Do you think you can hide by escaping underground?"
Tapping his toes on the ground, Ouyang Lengshui had already swept backward. At the same time, all 13 sword shadows completely submerged into the ground.
"Earth Vein Resonance."
And just then, a muffled voice came from underground.
Before Ouyang Lengshui could react, the ground for dozens of meters around immediately rolled and cracked open like an earth dragon turning over.
The sudden change made Ouyang Lengshui stumble, but he quickly steadied himself.
"Deterrence."
Immediately after, a few meters away, a head had emerged. The vertical pupil between its eyebrows scanned indifferently.
Ouyang Lengshui lost his composure again, but only for an instant before recovering.
After suffering a setback once, he was already prepared. The deterrent effect on him had been greatly reduced.
"Useless."
He sneered incessantly, his figure shooting backward. At the same time, he slashed out with the long sword in his hand.
Suddenly, he felt an indescribable chill on his body, causing his movements to inevitably stiffen.
"Cold poison? A ridiculous trick."
As a Tianxiang Sword Sect Disciple, he had consumed countless rare treasures, including many detoxification wonders. Although it was somewhat unexpected that this cold poison could affect him, it was completely eliminated with a surge of his energy.
Just as he was about to continue retreating, a large hand from the ground had grabbed his ankle.
Subsequently, a crimson giant, like a demon god, broke out of the ground.
Its calm face held an unspeakable ferocity.
"Bastard, I got you..."
...
Looking at the giant in front of him, which was even more massive and imposing than before, Ouyang Lengshui only felt a fierce aura rushing towards him, making his heart tighten. However, he was still confident of victory.
"Sword Shadow Splitting Light!"
The moment his ankle was grabbed, thirteen sword shadows also broke out of the ground, appearing behind Lin Sheng, close at hand, impossible to avoid.
"Die..."
A smile bloomed on Ouyang Lengshui's face. He had absolute confidence that even though he was caught at this moment, the one who would die first would be the opponent.
With thirteen sword shadows entering his body, the extremely sharp Bone Strength would directly cause his body to collapse.
Puchi—
The 13 sword shadows shattered the bone spurs and completely entered his body.
The smile on Ouyang Lengshui's face deepened, but the next moment, a sharp pain came from his shoulder.
Blood splattered. The arm holding the Lengshuang Sword was actually torn off.
"How is this possible!!"
This sudden change made Ouyang Lengshui's eyes widen, his pupils contract, and his face fill with disbelief. He even forgot the intense pain in his body.
"Can't believe it, you dog thing? Say less nonsense in your next life."
The crimson scaled hand, like a demon's claw covering the sky, squeezed Ouyang Lengshui's waist. Lin Sheng's face was full of ferocious, wild laughter.
Immediately, the large hand tightened, about to crush him alive.
And just then, an indescribable coldness emanated from Ouyang Lengshui. Lin Sheng raised an eyebrow and threw him out without thinking.
The moment he was let go, streaks of pale sword light shot out from Ouyang Lengshui in all directions. Lin Sheng clasped his hands together to block his face, and his entire body's bone spurs converged.
Pupu pu—
However, facing the pale sword light didn't have much effect. His body was pierced with over a dozen blood holes, but fortunately, his vital points on his head were not hit.
There was only this wave of pale sword light. After it dispersed, Lin Sheng's heart surged with malevolence, and he immediately charged towards Ouyang Lengshui.
However, he only saw a pool of bright red bloodstains and a pathetic figure that had almost disappeared from sight.