Hell Emperor

Chapter 44 Xia Wei-Battle

The rushing river meanders by, the current is fast, and the sound of the tide crashing on the shore is endless. The water is rippling, and there is a deadly danger hidden under the clear and clear river surface.

In the middle of the river, a piece of scallop floats quietly. The scallop is the size of a person. Its shell is shimmering. In the open shell of the scallop, a bright pearl exudes dazzling brilliance, as if absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon between heaven and earth. become. This unearthly fantasy is enough to drive viewers crazy.

A black line came over quietly from far to near. The target facing the black line was the shining pearl in the center of the shell. It was like a cartilage snake, staring at the unsuspecting prey. Zheng was spitting out a message, preparing to launch a fatal blow.

The black thread gently wrapped around the pearl, and with a strong pull, the pearl flew up and escaped from the scallop's mouth.

Sensing something was wrong, the scallop closed violently, making a snapping sound. However, it failed to clamp the deft black thread, and could only let the clam beads be entangled by the black thread.

On the river bank, Xia Wei retracted the soul-binding rope that turned into a long and dexterous rope, and handed the clam beads to Ye Jie: "Master, take it first."

Ye Jie nodded, held up the clam beads and looked at them carefully, his eyes burning as he said:

"No wonder Qi Feng tried his best to get it. The spiritual power contained in this clam bead is equivalent to the sum of hundreds of low-grade spiritual stones. If placed in the mortal world, it would be worth at least a hundred taels of gold. As long as it is absorbed completely With the spiritual power in it, you can cultivate to the early stage of the third level, or even higher..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw waves surging on the river. The river water was lifted up by an invisible force, forming a huge water column. A majestic and terrifying aura suppressed it, making Xia Wei's expression tense.

As the breath approached, the monster's true appearance also emerged from the flowing water. It was a monster with a shrimp head and a human body. The armor-like bright red head shell gave it good defensive power, and its tall and muscular body made it even more prominent. Expose overwhelming power.

The shrimp-headed man carried a seven-foot sword. The blade was made of fine steel and shone like a silver moon. The blade was stained with dark blood. If you listened carefully, you could still hear the mournful cries of the souls under the sword.

"be careful……"

Ye Jie warned, and before he finished speaking, Xia Wei jumped out towards the shrimp-headed man in the river. Full of anger, she could no longer suppress the fighting spirit in her heart, and she roared:

"Today, Xia Wei will avenge Brother Qi Feng and everyone in the Demon Hunting Team!"

Xia Wei's body was agile and her steps were strong. The Xuanying Step she had just learned brought great convenience to her dodge and move. In just a blink of an eye, she was within three steps of the shrimp-headed man. Her extremely fast fists and swift winds The rain hit the shrimp-headed man's body, leaving a series of purple fist marks.

The shrimp-headed man was angered by Xia Wei and swung the Seven-foot Mo Dao violently. Each sword was powerful and heavy, and the sword's light cut through the sky like thunder, making a heavy sound of breaking wind.

Faced with the shrimp-headed man's violent swing of the knife, Xia Wei dodges flexibly. The disadvantage of her weapon makes her unable to confront the shrimp-headed man head-on. She can only counterattack in between dodges, trying to hit the shrimp's head with every punch. Men's vitals.

Suddenly, Xia Wei stepped on the air, her body tilted, and the river water under her feet interfered with the Xuanying Step. Seeing the opportunity, the shrimp-headed man let out a strange cry and raised Mo Dao high, about to split Xia Wei in half, but suddenly his movements froze.

The shrimp-headed man struggled hard, and his stiff body returned to its original state. Xia Wei, who had regained consciousness, had already flown back and returned to a safe distance. She looked at Ye Jie with grateful eyes: "Master..."

In Ye Jie's hand, he was still holding a piece of soul-binding rope that had been broken away, and he hurriedly reminded Xia Wei:

"Don't fight him in the river. The environment there is not good for you. If you want to use the full power of the Black Shadow Step in swamps, pools, and mud, you must at least practice this skill to the mastery stage. Lead him to the shore. Come!"

"Xiaowei understands!"

Xia Wei raised her palm, and the big black arrow condensed in her palm. It contained the power to hit the soul. The black arrow cut through the sky and accurately hit the shrimp-headed man's body.

The pain of being hurt in his soul made the shrimp-headed man roar loudly. He picked up the Mo Dao and rushed towards Xia Wei, like an out-of-control carriage, vowing to completely crush everything in front of him.

Xia Wei took her time and used the Xuanying Step to evade and lead the angry charging shrimp-headed man to the shore.

From the previous tests, Xia Wei saw that the shrimp-headed man was not as fast as herself, especially when both of them were on the shore and the power of Xuan Yingbu was fully unleashed, they could only follow behind her and eat dust.

"Sure enough, as Master said, body technique is the most important technique."

The advantage in speed allowed Xia Wei to fight and retreat, and firmly grasp the rhythm of the battle, which made her admire and appreciate Ye Jie even more in her heart.

When the shrimp-headed man's charge was exhausted, Xia Wei turned from defense to offense. She leaned forward and punched the shrimp-headed man like a tiger descending a mountain. of blood.

The situation was suddenly reversed. With the help of her skills, Xia Wei firmly gained the upper hand. She suppressed the shrimp-headed man and beat him violently. She was about to win. At this time, Ye Jie frowned and shouted: "Be careful, hurry up." retreat!"

Unfortunately, Ye Jie's reminder was delayed. Xia Wei saw that the victory was in hand and rushed to beat the shrimp-headed man to death completely, ignoring the potential danger. By the time she realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

A cold light flashed in the shrimp-headed man's eyes, and he grasped the handle of the knife tightly with both hands. He violently rotated his body on the spot, turning into a blade top that harvested flesh and blood, and launched a tidal wave of attacks on Xia Wei.

Xia Wei couldn't dodge and could only protect her arms in front of her body. Wherever the knife danced, flesh and blood flew everywhere. Xia Wei's figure was thrown out and landed on the sand, with blood gushing out from both arms.

Ye Jie was frightened and hurriedly threw out the soul-binding rope in his hand. Before the black rope could catch the shrimp-headed man, it was cut into several sections by the dancing knife, unable to stop him in the slightest.

"Do not……"

Ye Jie exclaimed and turned his head away, not wanting to see the tragic scene that followed, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of warm golden and red firelight. He raised his head tremblingly, and the scene in front of him shocked him.

The fiery tongue of fire spurted out from Xia Wei's mouth and turned into a red arrow, igniting the shrimp-headed man's body. The burning of the flames made the shrimp-headed man miserable, and he had to stop dancing with the knife and keep tapping the burning parts of his body.

Xia Wei took a step forward, the tongue of fire in her mouth not abating. At the same time, she took up the Xuanying Step and circled around the shrimp-headed man, spraying flames into every corner of his body.

The fire enveloped the shrimp-headed man's body. He dropped the Mo Dao and slapped the flames on his body with both hands, but it was of no avail. Instead, he danced under the burning flames, looking funny.

This time the shrimp-headed man finally got scared and turned around to run away. After running a few steps, Xia Wei rushed over from behind him, still holding the Seven-foot Mo Dao he had just thrown down in her hand.

The cold sword light flashed past, and the huge red-shelled shrimp head rose into the sky. The headless body fell to its knees, without any breath anymore. At the end of the battle, Xia Wei collapsed as if she had lost her strength. Mo Dao's blade supported the ground to prevent her from falling down, and there was a pool of blood underneath her body. Her eyes were full of exhaustion, and the close call of fighting across levels consumed her greatly.

"Are you okay?"

Ye Jie was about to help her up, but Xia Wei let go of Mo Dao and fell into his arms. It took a while to recover and said: "Master, Xiao Wei is fine."

Ye Jie looked at her arms and saw that under the operation of Bai Lian Shen, the ferocious cuts on Xia Wei's arms were slowly healing. He couldn't help but sigh: "Fighting across levels is a very dangerous thing. Ordinary people do this." , the only end is death, even if you are the reincarnation of an immortal, your life will be in danger if you are not careful."

The painful injury on her arm caused Xia Wei's lips to lose color, but she still forced a smile and said, "Master, didn't Xiao Wei win?"

"You..." Ye Jie nodded her eyebrows, "During the battle, you must always be vigilant and don't get carried away just because you have the upper hand. Who knows what other killer tricks the enemy has hidden? This time the shrimp head Man, I have taught you a good lesson. If you hadn’t been carrying the Burning Body Mushroom left by Mint on your body, I’m afraid the consequences would have been disastrous.”

Xia Wei stuck out her tongue in embarrassment: "Who knew that shrimp-headed man could still hide such a killing move? It's really despicable that he didn't use it at the beginning!"

Ye Jie was helpless: "Who would use a killing move at the beginning of the battle? At the beginning of the battle, both sides maintain their full physical and mental state. If you use a killing move at this moment, you will easily be dodged. Only when the battle situation is stalemate, When your strength is low, you can use your killing moves to turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop."

"By the way, the Mo Dao of the shrimp-headed man is also a rare treasure. That knife is stained with the blood of practitioners and contains the resentment of many dead people. It has transformed from a cold dead thing to a ninth-grade one. The spiritual weapon is suitable as your weapon." Ye Jie reminded.

After a pause, Ye Jie added: "The magic weapon is divided into nine levels. The ninth to seventh levels are spiritual weapons, the sixth to fourth levels are magic weapons, and the third to first levels are divine weapons. Although this Mo Dao is only a ninth-level spiritual weapon, it It is also more powerful than most mortal objects, so just keep it safe."

The Mo Dao weighs more than thirty kilograms and is a bit taller than Xia Wei when standing up. Hearing this, Xia Wei moved her turtle-like hands and waved the Mo Dao in her hand vigorously. The light of the sword swept across it with astonishing power.

Xia Wei closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then said:

"By the way, Master, the shrimp-headed man's killing move is so special, it left a very deep impression in my mind. As soon as I close my eyes, the figure of the shrimp-headed man dancing with a knife is in my mind. I don't know why. , every time I think about it, there is a spiritual power flowing around in my body, the flow of spiritual power is like the mysterious shadow step, but it is different in subtle ways, what is going on?"

Ye Jie was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Wait a minute, is that...the enlightenment of the skill?"

Xia Wei was confused and frowned slightly: "Kung Fu enlightenment? What is that?"

Ye Jie took a deep breath: "That is a rare opportunity. You must know that the practice of Kung Fu is by no means static. It does not mean that you must do what the Kung Fu books say. Practitioners with extraordinary talents can Modify the content of the exercises, innovate on the original basis, and integrate the best of hundreds of schools of thought, so that ordinary exercises can be reborn and reborn, and their power can be increased several times, and they can even create their own exercises."

After a pause, Ye Jie continued: "It's just that when modifying the exercises, you also have to bear the risk of going crazy. I don't know how many confident geniuses have tampered with the training methods, causing their spiritual power to go crazy, and finally went crazy. , the muscles and veins were cut off, and many years of practice were ruined. Generally speaking, only the masters of a sect who have cultivated a method to the state of transformation are qualified to modify the method."

Xia Wei was stunned and looked at her hands again: "Then Xiaowei is..."

Ye Jie patted her shoulder and told her to relax: "You have nine talents brought by the first-level reincarnation. There is no genius in the world who has better talents than you. At most, they are equal to you." . Since you have had an epiphany from the shrimp-headed man’s knife dance, you might as well follow the direction of the epiphany, but don’t miss this opportunity in vain.”

"Well, Xiaowei listens to Master."

Xia Wei smiled, then closed her eyes with a calm expression. The spiritual power in her body was flowing, and she showed a hint of understanding from time to time.

After about a cup of tea, Xia Wei opened her eyes again, the light in her eyes narrowed, she raised the Seven-foot Mo Dao, and took special steps with her feet, so fast that she was about to pull out the afterimage, and then her body was like a top. It usually rotates at a high speed, the sword light is sharp, and the speed is dazzling, like a silver dragon circling and rising.

"Looking at your movements, you are not just imitating the shrimp-headed man, but you are integrating the sword dance into the mysterious shadow step. Using the mysterious shadow step to perform the sword dance is even more powerful."

After Xia Wei stopped spinning, Ye Jie clapped his hands and praised.

Xia Wei put Mo Dao behind her, narrowed her eyes in great relief, raised her little head and said, "Master, please give me a name for the move."

Ye Jie thought to himself: "Since it is based on Xuan Ying Step and extended out as a killing move, I think it should be called Xuan Ying Sword Dance."

Xia Wei nodded happily, and Ye Jie took out the broken page from his arms, put it on her hand, and looked at it carefully.

[Book of Life and Death Archives:]

[Name: Xia Wei]

[Stage: Early Stage of Second-Level Body Building Realm]

[Kung Fu learned: Soul-Breaking Arrow (small success), Soul-binding Rope (small success), Elephant Turtle Hand (mastery), Cloud Covering Eyes (mastery), Bailianshen (mastery), Xuanying Step (mastery), Xuanying Sword Dance (remaining move)]

"Wait a minute, didn't you just learn the Black Shadow Step today? Why have you reached the mastery stage?"

Looking at the record on the broken page, Ye Jie was slightly stunned and asked Xia Wei in disbelief.

Xia Wei glanced at Ye Jie, leaned forward slightly, put her hands on her hips and said, "Didn't Master let me suddenly realize the technique? When I suddenly realized the Xuanying Knife Dance, I also gained a lot of new understanding of the Xuanying Step. "

Ye Jie took a deep breath and sighed: "This kind of talent is really terrifying..."

When taking back the broken page, Ye Jie took a look at his message. There were only three solitary exercises on it, which were not half as many as Xia Wei's.

After killing the third-level monster, Xia Wei was full of confidence: "Master, I did it. I have killed the shrimp-headed man in the middle third-level, and I can finally take revenge on the Hengshan bandit in the late third-level!"

Ye Jie sighed when he heard this: "I was afraid that you would be distracted during the battle, so I didn't tell you that the Hengshan bandits' team had arrived near Qingshi Town and were stationed in the ruined temple where you rested a while ago. I’m afraid that within a day, they will launch an attack on Qingshi Town.”

(End of this chapter)