Book 13: Chapter 59

Despite the wind blowing as if there was a storm and sparks shooting as though explosions were going off, there was only a single instance of metal clanging. In spite of being hailed as the best hidden weapon, n.o.body lived to tell another about the appearance of needlerains. After all, it would only take a second for them to be punctured with enough holes to bleed out instantly.

Caught by surprise, Tiangou frantically swung his weapon as he tried to dodge for his life. Had he not heeded his intuitions caution and stood in front of the golden light, he wouldve been another victim of the legendary weapon.

Tiangou was prostrated on the ground when the surroundings were silent again. Thirty-three metal needles were fired, all of which went straight through the walls without veering off path by the slightest inch. The urgent decision to go p.r.o.ne on the ground was the best choice he made for it was clear that none of his attempts to divert the needles succeeded.

Among the holes in the walls, Kuang Gusheng noticed that seven of them had traces of blood. If the needles could make Tiangous weapon resemble a beehive, it wasnt difficult to imagine how destructive the needles were. As a matter of fact, Kuang Gusheng couldnt see how deep the needles plunged in, the holes in the walls were enough to tell all that he needed to know.

Kuang Gusheng exhaled after a long breath hold. Youre finally on your way down. Ill see you off.

If Kuang Gusheng didnt have a reason to kill Tiangou before, then he had one after witnessing the way Tiangou just wielded his broadsword. That style was too similar to Shang Bies.h.i.+ for comfort. Unfortunately, Shang Bies.h.i.+s skills werent easy to dismantle.

Forever Out of Reach, Kuang Gusheng faintly heard uttered.

Using his hand as a blade, the p.r.o.ne broadsword wielder rose up to slash. Kuang Gusheng saw Tiangou move, yet he couldnt defend. It was as though Tiangou blended in with nature to sneak up on him. Tiangou ploughed through Kuang Gushengs true qi armour to break the latters chest bones, almost wrecking his qihai in the process. This caused Kuang Gusheng to flop onto Tiangous arm until Tiangou sent him flying into a wall.

Kuang Gusheng struggled to his feet, face beet red. Within moments, he gasped up blood no less than that which Tiangou lost from the needles. Unlike the man staring at his own hand, unable to fathom how he pulled it off, Kuang Gusheng knew better than anyone his sneak attack gave Tiangou the push he needed to break through in his level, and this made him seethe with jealousy.

If Tiangou couldve calmed himself to reflect on the strike, he couldve leveraged the opportunity to ascend in his training. Regrettably, the only thing on his mind was his task at hand. His priority wasnt martial arts; his priority was Fiends Genesis.

Tiangou sealed a dozen major accupoints. Alas, he was still bleeding too much to even walk properly.

Kuang Gusheng desperately and hectically tried to calm his energy flow and breathing. He had less than 40% of his power remaining after eating Tiangous chop, but it was a kill-or-be-killed situation. Even though the jagged edge on Tiangous blade was no more, Kuang Gusheng knew it could still split him, so he wasnt going to let Tiangou get the initiative.

What do you gain from this stubborn resistance?!

Without the magic from before, Tiangou was just the Tiangou he was familiar with. Kuang Gusheng jumped over and uncorked two palm attacks. The needles in you are rainneedles. Theres no saving you, so just roll over and die.

A New Discovery, Tiangou uttered.

Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!

In spite of how long theyd known each other, not even Tiangou could name all of the techniques Kuang Gusheng threw in his flurry.

Tiangou repeated the same three moves in his a.r.s.enal over and over, yet Kuang Gusheng couldnt do anything about them. Tiangou noticed this, and he could tell why Kuang Gusheng was failing to land. The problem wasnt that Kuang Gusheng had hit his ceiling; the problem was that he was no longer fighting strategically.

Youre afraid.

Yeah, I am! I always have been! But is it wrong to be?! Kuang Gushengs movements sped up as his speech speed increased, ultimately exceeding the pace he was most familiar with. Yet, his power continued to rise. I dont want to go back to those days! Never! You think your fathers death is a big deal?! Have you seen people eating people by Beijiangs border? Have you seen bandits kill and skin people?! I want to live! I want live! Im not wrong! Im not wrong! Youre the one wholl die! You! All of you deserve to die!

Kuang Gusheng perished at Beijiangs border. What continued living on was merely the collection of his fears.

Kuang Gusheng eventually surpa.s.sed Tiangous defence speed, pummelling Tiangou on the chest. As his bleeding opponent skid backwards, Kuang Gusheng laughed hysterically as he gave chase. Youre the one whos going to die! You!

For a moment in time, it looked as if snow coalesced and flitted through the darkness. By the time Tiangous brain received the input from his eyes, his face was covered in blood, and an extra object that wasnt on the ground before was now there.

Kuang Gusheng had become another part of history.

Glossary

Qihai I cant remember if Ive gone over this before, so this is to be safe. Its located 1.5 inches below the umbilicus.