Chapter 327: Thunder Palm

Chapter 327: Thunder Palm

Xu Changwu only felt the cold wind blowing against his face. At the critical moment, he only had time to turn his head slightly to avoid a lethal strike. Then he felt a tearing pain in his shoulder.

He was startled to find out how fast Qi Xuansu’s blade was.

The Dayan Spirit Blade Technique was not about speed but about elusiveness.

Qi Xuansu did not stop after striking Xu Changwu. Instead, he appeared behind Cripple Zhou and slashed the back of Cripple Zhou’s neck with a backhand.

The hair on the back of Cripple Zhou’s neck stood on end as he felt a chill from behind. He dared not look back and instantly rolled forward. Despite this, his hair was still set ablaze by the flames on the blade, his robe was torn, and there was a long, charred wound on his back.

Qi Xuansu was more like an assassin than they were. Regardless of whether his strikes were a hit or miss, Qi Xuansu moved on to his next target. Xu Changwu and Cripple Zhou were the best among the assassins, yet they could barely escape with their lives.

However, this kind of battle against someone with a higher level of cultivation depended more on one’s emergency response and years of experience. Some people who had slower reflexes or panicked would die immediately under Qi Xuansu’s blade.

The amount of experience one had was not directly related to age. Even though most of these people were thugs, some of them only operated in big groups most of their lives. Thus, they only had a few life-and-death experiences. Luck was also a crucial element, as it was a thin line between life and death.

Qi Xuansu was so powerful that the assassins were afraid of him.

They knew that Qi Xuansu was at least in the Guizhen stage, so it would not be a walk in the park to kill him. No matter how much they were promised to be compensated, they needed to stay alive to spend it.

At this moment, everyone hesitated to move forward. They only hoped that the person next to them would take the fall, so they could reap the benefits after.

However, while the assassins were hesitating, Qi Xuansu kept striking, bringing down another three people.

Fortunately, Thunder Mage finally caught his breath. He bit the tip of his tongue and spit out a mouthful of True Yang Saliva, which was the essence and blood with the most yang energy in one’s body.

Thunder Mage used True Yang Saliva to draw a talisman on the palm of his right hand. Every stroke was sparkling, accompanied by a faint sound of wind and thunder.

Everyone quickly dispersed and crouched down.

A split second later, a thunderbolt flashed past, aiming straight at Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu wanted to dodge, but he did not expect this thunderbolt to lock onto him as if it had eyes. In desperation, Qi Xuansu could only use his cutlasses to block it.

In an instant, this bolt of lightning traveled through Qi Xuansu’s cutlasses and into his body. There was a loud crackling sound as sparks flew everywhere.

Liu Hu, who was watching the battle from the side, could not help but gasp.

When the thunderbolt dissipated, Qi Xuansu still felt that his whole body was numb. Although he could not feel the pain, he could feel the tingling sensation from the electrocution.

Qi Xuansu immediately put away his conductive cutlasses and decided to use his fists for close combat. After all, the fist intention could block thunder and lightning to a certain extent, preventing them from entering his body.

When Thunder Mage saw Qi Xuansu approaching, he shouted, “Accept your fate, boy!”

These words resounded like thunder in Qi Xuansu’s ears.

Thunder Mage stepped forward and slapped his right hand on the top of Qi Xuansu’s head, hiding the thunderbolt in his palm.

Qi Xuansu stood on one side, letting Thunder Mage pass him.

Thunder Mage noticed that he failed to hit Qi Xuansu, so he quickly followed with another move, which was even more swift and fierce.

Once again, Qi Xuansu turned to the left and dodged. Thunder Mage followed up with five more palm strikes. Thunder Mage seemed to turn into a dragon, flying in the air rapidly and suppressing Qi Xuansu so that the latter would not be able to escape.

Qi Xuansu flew to the side after another confrontation. This time, his right sleeve turned into ashes, exposing a dark handprint on his right arm. There were even some lingering sparks accompanied by a faint smell of burning flesh.