Translator: CinderTL
Bing Jiuxuan never imagined that Hei Tianjue's ultimate move, which had taken half a day to condense, wouldn't be aimed at Jiang Ye but would instead be used purely for escape.
Betrayal!
Naked, blatant betrayal!
Alas, Bing Jiuxuan was destined to never have his revenge.
Jiang Ye had already pierced him with his spear, obliterating his entire body into a cloud of bloody mist.
"Escape?"
Jiang Ye gripped his long spear, turning his head to watch Hei Tianjue's fleeing figure. A glacial glint flashed in his eyes.
In the next instant—
Whoosh!
A silver-white bow and arrow materialized in Jiang Ye's hand. The bow was colossal, its surface shimmering with an icy radiance.
"Condense!" Jiang Ye drew back the bowstring.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
As he pulled the string, countless afterimages of arms appeared, creating a bizarre spectacle.
Though Jiang Ye was clearly drawing the bow with only one hand, it now looked as if a hundred arms were simultaneously pulling the string.
Endless stellar energy converged, instantly condensing into over a hundred floating arrows.
"Go!"
Jiang Ye abruptly released his grip.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, over a hundred arrows shot through the air, their speed instantly accelerating to dozens of times the speed of sound, emitting a terrifying buzz.
A hundred arrows tore through the sky, launching in unison!
Void Enemy Detection: At distances exceeding ten meters, ranged accuracy increases by 100%, and damage increases by 1%-100%. The greater the distance, the higher the damage. There is also a 0.1% chance to inflict the 'void imprisonment' status on the target.
In the depths of the void, the moment Jiang Ye released the arrow, he sensed he had triggered the 'void imprisonment' effect.
Whoosh!
Across the vast expanse of heaven and earth, a figure streaked past at breakneck speed.
The figure had pitch-black skin, save for his snow-white teeth—Hei Tianjue, who had just escaped the battlefield.
"Bing Jiuxuan, you fool," Hei Tianjue sneered inwardly. "Did you really think I'd help you? What a joke!"
Earlier, the ultimate move he had charged up could have annihilated even a peak fourth-breakthrough cultivator.
Yet Hei Tianjue didn't attack Jiang Ye.
As an assassin, he never took risks without certainty.
That's right!
Hei Tianjue believed his ultimate move wasn't powerful enough to kill Jiang Ye, but it would barely suffice to break through the spatial blockade.
"Hmph!"
"If it weren't for that fool Bing Jiuxuan, I wouldn't need to flee!" Hei Tianjue sneered inwardly. "In my prime, I could have killed Jiang Ye."
Just as he thought this, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A series of rapid, piercing sounds tore through the air behind him, carrying terrifying killing intent.
"Damn it!" Hei Tianjue's expression shifted slightly.
A faint yet unmistakable sense of mortal danger washed over him.
Hei Tianjue had always trusted his instincts as an assassin, and he had no doubt this was a deadly trap targeting him.
Without hesitation, he crushed two treasures in quick succession, his movements decisive and ruthless.
Whoosh!
Two treasures shattered, unleashing a blinding light that coalesced into an impenetrable shield around Hei Tianjue.
Simultaneously, the hundred arrows hurtled toward him.
Void Imprisonment
In an instant, Hei Tianjue found himself trapped in an invisible cage, immobilized in place.
Clang! Clang! Clang! The arrows rained down, their impact reverberating as the shield rippled around him.
Finally...
Crack!
A fissure appeared on the shield's surface. It had failed to block all the attacks; seven or eight arrows pierced through.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
In an instant, several bloody holes appeared on Hei Tianjue's body.
Cough! Hei Tianjue spat out a mouthful of blood, but he had no time to tend to his wounds.
With a bang, he crushed another treasure, transforming himself into a streak of Flowing Light and fleeing.
In mere moments, he had escaped hundreds of miles away.
"He still got away," Jiang Ye murmured, his brow furrowing slightly.
He had seen Hei Tianjue crush three treasures in quick succession, barely escaping with his life.
However, the man was now grievously wounded, with injuries concentrated in vital areas.
The next time they met, Jiang Ye would ensure his death.
"If Hei Tianjue isn't eliminated," Jiang Ye thought, his gaze icy, "he'll undoubtedly become a formidable enemy."
Hei Tianjue possessed a decisive and ruthless nature, and he wielded an incredibly terrifying ultimate move. Even Jiang Ye had felt a hint of threat from that spear strike earlier. Combined with his ability to vanish into the void, Jiang Ye sensed that their next encounter would inevitably lead to a fierce battle.
"What a pity," Jiang Ye sighed inwardly. "If I had achieved minor mastery of the Star-Piercing Arrow Technique, I could have killed him just now."
The technique he had used earlier was indeed the Star-Piercing Arrow Technique. In a single instant, he had unleashed over a hundred arrow beams! Each beam was capable of annihilating a Late Stage Fourth Breakthrough genius. The collective power of a hundred beams fired simultaneously was truly terrifying. Yet, against an opponent like Hei Tianjue, it still wasn't enough.
"With minor mastery of the Star-Piercing Arrow Technique, I could unleash three hundred arrow beams in an instant," Jiang Ye mused. "And if I reached great perfection? Over a thousand arrows in a single breath would be no problem at all."
A thousand arrow beams in an instant? Even a peak fourth-breakthrough cultivator would struggle to survive such an onslaught.
"One step at a time," Jiang Ye resolved. "First, I need to achieve minor mastery as quickly as possible."
Within the mysterious space, news arrived: "Bing Jiuxuan is dead."
"Hei Tianjue managed to escape. That young man has a remarkably decisive nature," Ji Ba observed, watching the projection screen. "Any hesitation, even for a second, would have meant certain death."
"I'm not so sure about that," Ji Wei countered.
"Hei Tianjue possesses numerous treasures," Ji Wei said calmly. "If he had fought with everything he had, Jiang Ye might not have been able to kill him."
"Heh, you old coot, still stubborn as ever," Ji Ba chuckled. "Trying to weasel out of our bet?"
"What bet?" Ji Wei frowned.
"The wager we made earlier. I recorded it all," Ji Ba grinned, waving his hand to display a video projection of their previous exchange. "When are you handing over those two Enlightenment Divine Jade pieces?"
Ji Wei remained silent.
"I never said I was going to weasel out of it," Ji Wei snorted. "Hei Tianjue wasn't at his peak condition earlier. Naturally, Jiang Ye could suppress him."
"But that doesn't prove Hei Tianjue is inferior to Jiang Ye," Ji Wei insisted.
"So you still believe Hei Tianjue has the upper hand?" Ji Ba asked with a smile.
"Once Hei Tianjue returns to his peak condition, they'll clash again," Ji Wei scoffed. "At that time, Jiang Ye will find it much harder to suppress him."
Ji Ba chuckled, offering no further rebuttal.
Earlier, Hei Tianjue and Bing Jiuxuan had clashed in a fierce battle, each unleashing their full power, including their Innate Domains and ultimate moves. By the time Jiang Ye arrived, both combatants were nearing exhaustion, unable to maintain their Innate Domains. This explained why Jiang Ye had secured victory so effortlessly.
Had the situation been different, Jiang Ye, at the mid-stage fourth breakthrough realm, would have found it far more challenging to defeat an invincible dao bone.
(End of the Chapter)
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