Lighting Lanterns in the Mountains and Seas

Chapter 180: Use Their Own Way


In the eyes of many, Mulan Qingqing had not moved an inch and yet had driven Shi Chun into a dire situation.

But before the reactions of everyone inside and outside the mirror could fully manifest, a glimmer of knife light flashed through the confusion, and in an instant, more than a dozen Silver Radiance figures were swept away like withered vines, turning into exploding silver mist.

The force of the sweeping knife light also caused the chaotic mist to gradually disperse, revealing a figure emerging from the tumultuous confusion.

It seemed that in an instant, all twelve Silver Radiance assassins disintegrated and vanished, leaving only Shi Chun, with a slanted knife in hand, standing unscathed in his original position.

"Elder."

Two Su Yuan Sect disciples looked together towards Ji Qinghe, one of them almost exclaiming in surprise, wanting to know what was going on and why Shi Chun was still able to stand there unharmed.

Ji Qinghe looked extremely solemn.

Those within the training ground who cared about Shi Chun secretly sighed in relief.

The eyes of Life Continent Domain Master Wei Mo suddenly gleamed, and he touched his mouth a few times.

He was not someone without discernment, and naturally understood how powerful that move from Su Yuan Sect was. How could that guy from Wukang Mountain have withstood it?

The three members of the Miao family looked at each other in confusion.

Young Master Nan blinked his eyes.

Hidden under a cloak, Feng Chi clenched her fist tightly, her face full of excitement.

The three leaders of Wukang Mountain showed a dazed expression.

Guann Yingjie, who was watching the scene, wore a face full of astonishment; he obviously knew how formidable his sister's killing move was, unbeatable at the same realm, almost always lethal in one strike. Yet the completely unscathed appearance of Wang Sheng really shocked him, and he was eager to know how it was accomplished, not only blocking that deadly strike but even instantly annihilating twelve Silver Radiance warriors.

Even though he had previously suspected that Wang Sheng's strength was extraordinary, witnessing it with his own eyes still took him by surprise.

Wan Daoyuan and two others looked at each other in surprise, finally understanding why Mulan Qingqing said the three of them might not be matches for Wang Sheng. That move just now would have finished any of them.

"Master!"

Someone shouted with excitement.

Then the title "Master" was echoed by the entire disorderly crowd, all cheering for him.

Mulan Qingqing, who took action herself, was also surprised. Her unbeatable combination strike of twelve Silver Radiance warriors was broken in an instant, and she couldn't comprehend how it was done.

Why couldn't she understand?

She really didn't understand how Shi Chun's blade hitting the ground could cause such a dense fog effect; what kind of blade technique was this?

With his heart in suspense, Wu Jinliang finally showed a grin again. That moment just now had really caused his heart to leap to his throat.

Actually, Shi Chun was not as relaxed as others thought. His body indeed had some tiny puncture wounds caused by the swords of the twelve Silver Radiance warriors, but to an outsider, they weren't noticeable unless closely inspected.

The focus was on the back of his left hand. During the tumbling of the blade force, it was slashed by a sword, but it was hidden by his drooping sleeves, unseen by others.

Also, on the calf of his right leg, as his body rolled and the hem of the Treasure Robe flitted open, a bloody cut was made—there were too many swords attacking, some were inevitable.

Yet the two wounds didn't bleed much. A miraculous scene occurred as the two slashed wounds healed at a visibly fast rate.

He didn't look at them, but he could feel it; he could sense the tremendous life force surging inside his body converging towards the wounds.

In no time, the pain in the wounds vanished. Upon casting a spell to check, within such a short time, the wounds had already healed completely.

Only then did he look down at the back of his hand. Another scar unlike his skin color appeared, no wound visible, yet the adjacent blood was still there, even not yet dry.

He knew of his body's strong recovery ability but had never thought it could be so exaggerated.

At that moment, he had a surreal feeling, as if he were dreaming.

Such a miraculous occurrence wasn't without reason; it must be related to that strange bird.

Just as he was looking at the wound on his hand, Mulan Qingqing considered it a vulnerability. Twelve streams of light flashed from her again, rapidly attacking the target along a grid pattern.

Shi Chun's eyes flashed, and his heart chilled, realizing that the Silver Radiance assassin could be summoned repeatedly.

He didn't know whether Chao Zhilin had not used this technique repeatedly due to severe injuries or some other reason.

Without time to think further, he quickly slashed with his blade again.

The reaction was identical to before.

Mulan Qingqing also had a chill in her heart. As soon as she moved, before her Silver Radiance warriors even materialized, the other party reacted. What did this imply? It showed that the opponent could indeed sense the changes in her Law Domain.

She didn't know that Shi Chun could see it, besides having experienced it before.

She didn't know that Shi Chun had already been preparing for a long time to deal with her.

Bang, the exploded earth and white mist once again engulfed Shi Chun's figure.

A similar situation occurred again: the twelve Silver Radiance warriors barely materialized in the mist before they were instantly dissolved by the whizzing blade light.

At that exact moment, Mulan Qingqing finally released her clasped hands behind her back, flicked her fingers, and instantaneously shot out the sword she wore at her waist.

A sudden invisible thread, taut as a bowstring, propelled the sword like lightning, augmented by her swinging force.

As Shi Chun flipped to dismantle the twelve magical soldiers, she launched a thunderous, lethal strike that streaked towards the shadowy figure in the mist, giving Shi Chun no chance to catch his breath.

The power of this sword strike had everyone concerned for Shi Chun holding their breath, their cheers of encouragement immediately silenced.

Only Wu Jinliang, with raised eyebrows and tongue licking his lips, seemed both worried and expectant of something.

As the sword light flashed, Shi Chun saw and noticed it too. As he was still in midair disarming the magical soldiers, it was too late to dodge.

But he didn't really try to.

With no Treasure Robe was one style of play, with a Treasure Robe was another, smoothly sheathing his blade as a shield and bending his arm to protect his vital head, he tried to sidestep the strike.

The flickering sword light was too fast, and ultimately he couldn't avoid the blow. It pierced straight through his clothes, a massive force slicing across his abdomen, burning like a red-hot iron rod had been pressed against it.

The sword light instantly burst out from the other side of his clothes, tearing two splits on either side of the garment.

It was lucky he had the Treasure Robe to protect him, otherwise the strike would have been enough to split him open.

With the sword light gone, Shi Chun didn't need to see to know what would happen next; he had heard about the sword light shuttling back and forth, killing as it went.

His feet touched the ground, and before the sword light could turn back, he slammed his blade onto the ground, causing a huge explosion of soil and stones and a dense, wide-ranging blast of white ash that obscured everything—not just people, but even shadows.

Inside the cloud, Shi Chun flung out vast amounts of white ash, dispersing it with magic.

He had prepared a lot of this ash-like white powder in the Qiankun Bracelet to cover the effects of his Treasure Robe and particularly to counteract Mulan Qingqing's technique.

This was his strategy, rooted in exploiting her cultivation technique's weaknesses—fighting fire with fire.

The true power of the Su Yuan Skill was, from his current understanding, based on exploiting the invisibility against opponents while leveraging visibility for attacks.

Shi Chun wasn't one to adhere strictly to norms. If a method works for them, why couldn't he use it?

Why not learn from what's readily available?

He was about to give Mulan Qingqing a taste of being blind while he, Wang Sheng, could see, utilizing the white ash that didn't affect his superpower in his right eye, though it was utterly impenetrable to most others.

Simple and rough though this method might be, it was effective, which is why he felt fifty percent sure of his odds.

With the Treasure Robe, he could handle situations more gracefully, adding another twenty percent to his chances.

Of course, without the Qiankun Bracelet, he couldn't have used this crude method; without enough white ash, it would have been tough. The Qiankun Bracelet allowed for ample resource.

Realizing that he was still able to move despite the situation, everyone understood that Shi Chun had narrowly dodged the thunderous strike, and many sighed in relief.

How was that possible? Mulan Qingqing was increasingly shocked; her well-aimed strike, despite being entangled by the magical soldiers, had still been evaded!

What kind of skill was this? Xiang Laner tilted her head towards Wu Jinliang, her eyes seeking an explanation.

Wu Jinliang just shrugged his shoulders, as if he didn't know, though he was quite aware of what the white ash was about, having crafted it secretly himself as per Shi Chun's request, who had him fill the Qiankun Bracelet with a lot of it.

He was quite proud of this, feeling indispensable to Chun Tian's inventive efforts.

Now, he probably also understood the purpose of the white ash.

He was also surprised to find that the white ash could counteract the Su Yuan Sect's techniques, pity that there was only one Qiankun Bracelet.

The three from the Su Yuan Sect who watched before the mirror displayed shock and suspicion, aware of the problems brought by the thick fog.

Every cultivation technique had its counterpart, and the Su Yuan Sect was no exception.

Wu Handong of Jieyun Mountain exchanged glances with his sect mate, realizing that the technique Shi Chun used resembled their own.

Master Wei Mo, viewing from a prime spot, raised his eyebrows, a kind of wry amusement in his expression though not exactly celebratory, pending the outcome.

Feng Chi, hooded in his cloak, smirked, finding Shi Chun quite resourceful.

Facing the dense fog that covered ten feet in all directions, Mulan Qingqing looked grave, unable to see Shi Chun at all, her arrow-drawing sword suspended in mid-air hesitantly.

The twelve magical soldiers could no longer be summoned, as they needed her direction to attack, and without sight, the soldiers were blind.

But she could still sense the general area where Shi Chun was, thanks to her web-like Law Domain; as long as Shi Chun touched the net, she could detect his position. Currently, not sensing him meant he was still within a gap in the net.

She promptly waved her sleeves skyward, two fingers poised over her chest, gathering energy and focus to use her magic to bridge the gap in the network.

However, this trick didn't escape Shi Chun's superpower-imbued right eye. As he stirred the white ash to keep it dense and floating, he leapt out, wielding the No Demon Blade in a frenzy of slashes, not only severing the growing threads but also widening the breach.

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