Chapter 771 — The Battle for the Jade Gate Pass
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
Yan Jiuxi bellowed, his body spinning as he charged forward, arms whirling, black sword after black sword flying from his hands to stab at Shen Mu in the air. The Great Sun Star Lord beat his wings and rose, his body shaking as he transformed into a dark golden crow, bird-headed and human-bodied; his wings quivered, and dark sun after dark sun, from large to small, spun at furious speed and blasted toward Shen Mu. Yan Qianzhong leaped and sprinted, and in a single rise and fall transformed into a flame god-man; behind his head wheel after wheel of fiery light whirled with a howl, and as the wheels spun, countless divine powers burst forth from them! At the same time, the souls of the other Lingxiao and Imperial Throne powerhouses unleashed powers that blotted out the sky and hid the sun, lighting up the darkest place in Youdu; even within Jade Lock Pass all was a sheet of white!
To have cultivated to their level, nearly all were beings who had once entered the Dao; when their powers burst forth, they were straightaway great Dao-entry powers, their might shaking heaven and earth! Lady Wuji was the fiercest of all, her martial Dao powers shaking heaven and earth; her fist techniques were fierce and domineering, her footwork swift beyond measure.
Crying out, she had already rushed before Shen Mu, and countless shadows of fists, palms, and fingers blasted at him from every direction! At this moment Shen Fengqing was in a fever of excitement, just about to start fighting, when he suddenly found his own two hands gripping the crimson great sword, and was bewildered.
"Strange—how is it I who holds this sword? I don't even know swordsmanship.
. .
" He had barely thought this when Lady Wuji was already upon him. "Strange Peaks Beyond Heaven, a Thousand Palms Return!
" Shen Mu roared, and countless body-refining powers gathered into one plain, unadorned punch; it was as if a thousand strange peaks from beyond the heavens came rushing forth as the fist met Lady Wuji. "Your martial Dao is too weak! " Lady Wuji's countless fists and kicks hammered Shen Mu's body; her two hands sealed and met his punch, and at once her pretty face changed drastically—her arms twisted and burst apart with a crackling snap.
Her legs kicked forward in a chain, thud, thud, thud, striking all over Shen Mu's body. "Sword, come. " Shen Mu reached out and snatched the great sword from Shen Fengqing's hands, swept it once, and Lady Wuji's head parted from her body!
Boom— A thousand powers came crashing down and drowned them.
The terrifying burst of power sent wave after wave of snow-white light sweeping in all directions, flattening the earth and rushing up into the high heavens; only when it reached Lord Tu's waist did the ripples raised by the white light slowly disperse.
And at the center of the burst, Shen Mu landed, legs spread, half-bent in a crouch, his body battered beyond recognition; even his three heads and six arms had been smashed to ruin. Wave after wave of blood-qi surged within him and poured out of his body; Shen Mu gripped the great sword, elated beyond words.
"I'm so strong—" His body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye; suddenly he gathered his strength, leaped up, and met the charging demigod Yan Jiuxi, laughing loudly: "So strong—" Shen Fengqing, who was working hard to digest Lady Wuji, rolled his eyes at this.
"No taste. . .
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