Chapter 475

Chapter 475: Chapter 474 Thud, thud, thud!

Two kinds of hand shadows flew through the air, the most noticeable difference being that one was black and the other purple. The saying "The purple qi comes from the east and extends for three thousand miles" was not exclusive to just one person. Those involved in cultivation all knew that this kind of purple True Qi was one of the most origin-based powers between heaven and earth, far stronger than any power of the sun and moon could ever hope to be.

No matter if Songben Xiajian attacked from afar or struck up close, whenever he used the Beichen Palm, Ye Tianchen countered with a palm technique that twisted like a woman dancing. To see such a move from a big man did seem awkward, but it was extremely practical, neutralizing all the ferocious Beichen Palms thrown by Songben Xiajian.

Boom!

In that strike, Ye Tianchen’s palms met Songben Xiajian’s without retreating half a step. Although his cultivation strength was lesser than Songben Xiajian’s, even after breaking through to the Emperor-level superpower Basic Realm, Ye Tianchen estimated that Songben Xiajian’s strength was at the early stage Martial Saint level. Ye Tianchen knew he couldn’t clash head-on with Songben unless he employed a realm that allowed him to fight above his level. However, Ye Tianchen realized it wasn’t yet the right time for that. Besides the most powerful Songben Xiajian, Heavenly Killing Town was home to a few dozen more masters of the Beichen Blade Skill. Though each of the Thirteen Heavenly Kings under his command was formidable, Ye Tianchen didn’t know their current situation and couldn’t help worrying. The masters of the Beichen Blade Skill were each beyond the Martial King cultivation realm. Even if he did not stand at the peak of the Emperor-level superpower realm’s strength, he definitely could not take them all down instantly.

Among the Thirteen Heavenly Kings, Wuxue, Wang Jie, Lin Duan, and Bao Tianglong were the four powerful generals and, apart from Ye Tianchen himself, the strongest in terms of cultivation. Their cultivation was all at the late-stage Martial King level, so defeating these Beichen Blade Skill masters wouldn’t be very difficult. However, it meant there could be bloodshed or even sacrifices among their own members.

"Your palm technique isn’t that powerful. It can only deflect my palm strength. With that said, defeating me will be impossible," Songben Xiajian thought with no small amount of surprise, but his words came out quite nonchalantly. The morale in a fight between experts was crucial. Once you showed a hint of weakness, you were already at a three-point disadvantage.

"Don’t be in a hurry, old man. Your demise is already fated. My ’Bitches’-Beaten-Black-and-Blue Floating Palm’ has not even reached its full potential yet. If I truly brought it out, I’m afraid your old face wouldn’t withstand it," Ye Tianchen said with a face that still bore an innocuous smile.

The technique Ye Tianchen used, of course, was not any Bitches’-Beaten-Black-and-Blue Floating Palm. That was just nonsense he made up on the spot; there was no palm technique specifically designed to deal with ’bitches’. Such a concept gave them too much credit. In fact, it was a desperate move from Ye Tianchen when he could find no other way to respond, a technique that even he felt repulsed by. Yet, to his own surprise, it turned out to be highly effective.

The technique was the Jade Maiden Palm Skill, recorded in the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, which listed not only powerful internal cultivation methods but also swordsmanship, palm techniques, and a myriad of absolute skills—all created by the extraordinary woman who founded the Ancient Tomb Sect. It was the woman Ye Tianchen had so much admiration for—indeed, a heroine commanding respect.

The Jade Maiden Palm was just one of such absolute skills recorded in the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture. Ye Tianchen and Dongfang Meng, having cultivated together the final mental method of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture through Dual Cultivation, were naturally familiar with the entire Jade Maiden Heart Scripture’s contents. Otherwise, Ye Tianchen wouldn’t have been able to engage in Dual Cultivation with Dongfang Meng. Fortunately, Dongfang Meng had cultivated the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture to its last layer, remembering all its methods by heart, which was the only reason why she could even attempt to recover her life with its final mental method.

On the Jade Maiden Palm Skill, there was a line: Counter speed with slowness, overwhelm strength with softness, with Origin transform malice, and suppress everything!

When Ye Tianchen found himself at a loss, he suddenly recalled the Jade Maiden Palm Skill, as well as those sixteen words. Perhaps this Jade Maiden Palm Skill could counter Songben Xiajian’s Beichen Palm. To his surprise, it was indeed effective. No matter how violently Songben Xiajian unleashed his fierce palm strikes, they were all dissolved by Ye Tianchen’s use of the Jade Maiden Palm Skill.

Beyond the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture’s essential internal cultivation mental methods, there were many absolute skills. However, to utilize these skills, one must drive them with the powerful inner strength of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture. In other words, even if someone else obtained the knowledge of these skills from the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, they couldn’t use them without the profound inner cultivation of the scripture itself.

The reason Ye Tianchen had not frequently used the techniques from the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture was that he felt the scripture, though immensely powerful and comparable to the millennia-old Yijin Jing from Shaolin, wasn’t the most suitable for him. That was why, despite having learned the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, he did not employ it often. He was a man of staunch beliefs and would not have resorted to using the Jade Maiden Palm Skill if not for the extreme pressure from Songben Xiajian forcing him to think quickly.

Songben Xiajian paused, then with a push from both palms, he and Ye Tianchen were separated by a distance. His eyes filled with rage, but suddenly, the corners of his mouth lifted in a slight smile as he said with an air of indifference, "Young man, I truly underestimated you. You are very powerful, stronger than I was at your age, even comparable to my brother, the Sword Emperor, in his youth. You truly have potential, a genius indeed. However, since you refuse to serve the Beichen Blade Skill, I have no choice but to kill a genius!"

"You old dog, I really overestimated you. You are truly weak, now weaker than me, and you will also be weaker in the future—a real piece of trash. Since you’re unwilling to guard my home, I have no choice but to kill you!" Ye Tianchen shrugged his shoulders, imitating Songben Xiajian’s words, infuriating him to the point of madness.

However, Songben Xiajian, driven to extreme anger, responded with a spiteful smile. That smirk was laden with viciousness and confidence, for he had not yet put forth his full strength. He was simply intent on defeating Ye Tianchen with his Beichen Blade Skill. Now, realizing he couldn’t achieve that, Songben was no fool to remain stubborn. On the battlefield, fairness and sentiment between kindred spirits might be cherished, but no one wanted to be the loser, no one wanted to be buried in the yellow earth. Only the living have the right to dreams of grandeur.

Whoosh!

A flash of light dazzled Ye Tianchen’s eyes, and he quickly retreated. He sensed an overwhelming murderous intent enveloping him. This time he dared not take it lightly or meet it head-on and quickly backed away. In the blink of an eye, he used the Divine Movement Skill, reaching the entrance of Heavenly Killing Town, but the flash of light followed, striking down.

"Earth Wall Array!"

Ye Tianchen slapped his palms on the ground and with a light shout, a wall several dozen meters high and thick erupted from the earth. As the light slashed down, the two high walls instantly crumbled, providing no resistance at all. Ye Tianchen, however, continued to retreat, for the killing intent from the light was too intense. He knew he couldn’t withstand it and was no fool to rush towards his death.

Spurt!

Blood sprayed as Ye Tianchen’s left shoulder was grazed by the light, his blood gushing wildly. He could clearly feel the bones in his left shoulder being severed. Had he not been so fast, just that slight touch would have left him torn to shreds.

Clenching his left hand tightly, the gentle power left within Ye Tianchen by Zhang Ruotong quickly gathered at the wound, stopping the bleeding and beginning to heal. But Ye Tianchen was startled. The murderous intent was just too fierce. He didn’t know what kind of physique Zhang Ruotong had, but her healing ability was extremely strong. In previous battles, as his wounds healed almost visibly with that soft power inside him, this time, it only halted the spread of the injury and couldn’t heal as quickly. It seemed that the killing intent was very strong, and a few more blows like that would cost Ye Tianchen his life.

At that moment, Songben stood hundreds of meters away from Ye Tianchen, his left hand holding the scabbard and his right hand the handle of the sword. Yet the sword had not been drawn from the scabbard, it had only been moved slightly, and it sent out a Sword Energy that nearly cost Ye Tianchen his life. It truly chilled one’s heart; this old man’s Beichen Blade Skill was incomparably strong, not to be compared at all with the likes of Richuan Gangban and Guitian Yilang.

"Do you think you’re strong enough? Let me tell you, killing you would be like slaughtering chickens or dogs for me, and before, I was just playing with you!" Songben Xiajian stared at Ye Tianchen fiercely.

Ye Tianchen didn’t speak but waved his right hand, and the Xuanyuan Sword appeared in his grasp, his expression grave as he faced Songben Xiajian. He knew that Songben had not yet used his full strength, which he could feel. If the old man only had this much power, it would probably be difficult for him to suppress someone as arrogant as Richuan Gangban.

"Your people will never be a match for a master of my Beichen Blade Skill. I will kill you in front of everyone and take your head back to Japan!"

Swish, swish!

Songben Xiajian didn’t draw his sword but simply stretched out the index and middle fingers of his right hand, waved them toward the houses on either side of Heavenly Killing Town, and in an instant, all the houses in the town collapsed into dust. The old man’s prowess was indeed astonishing. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)