Immortal Sword Smites the Demon Dragon

In terms of technique, he was already on par with Yang Sheng. In terms of body control, he was even superior!

However, there was an insurmountable chasm between him and Yang Sheng: Origin Energy cultivation.

His attacks landed on Yang Sheng, but they couldn't break through Yang Sheng's Blood Essence Manifestation!

"Even if my Great Furnace Transformation could break through to the fourth level right now, it still wouldn't be able to pierce his Blood Essence defense. His body is like it's covered in a thick layer of Crocodile Dragon Hide!"

Su Yun retreated, dodging Yang Sheng's attack.

The Great Furnace Transformation: Qi Cultivation Chapter was divided into an upper and lower section. The upper section focused on cultivating Qi, circulating Blood Essence, and sending Origin Energy throughout the body with the blood to gradually strengthen the physique.

But the primary function of the upper section was to improve Origin Energy cultivation.

The lower section of the Great Furnace Transformation, Crocodile Dragon's Roar, was about applying the cultivated Origin Energy to combat.

Besides its combat applications, Crocodile Dragon's Roar also strengthened the physique, greatly enhancing the body.

The three achievements of Crocodile Dragon's Roar—Thunderous Roar, Manifestation, and Materialization—were all effects brought about by the strengthening of the physique through Blood Essence.

The physical enhancement from the lower section was many times faster and more significant than that of the upper section.

Upon achieving the third achievement of Crocodile Dragon's Roar, the body became almost as tough as Crocodile Dragon Hide, capable of withstanding even a knife cut with only a minor skin wound.

This was why Su Yun's attacks couldn't harm Yang Sheng.

In the small grove, Yang Sheng pressed forward relentlessly, unleashing a barrage of Unbound Moves.

Su Yun continued to retreat, parrying with Unbound Moves of his own. Yang Sheng's attacks grew faster, and Su Yun's Unbound Moves became more proficient. Yet, no matter how exquisite his techniques were, he couldn't harm Yang Sheng.

The force emanating from Yang Sheng's fists and feet grew stronger, forcing Su Yun to constantly retreat to dissipate the power. His arms and legs became increasingly numb, and his skin was covered in bruises.

"Junior, your talent truly exceeds my expectations!"

Yang Sheng attacked ferociously, his voice carrying through the bursts of Thunderous Roar. "No wonder Mister Shuijing stayed here to teach you! Anyone who can make him willingly spend ten days must have extraordinary talent, even more so than mine!"

Su Yun took a direct hit from one of his Unbound Moves, his Blood Essence churning, and stumbled back. Yang Sheng seized the opportunity and struck his chest with another Unorthodox Move.

Su Yun's shirt ripped open with a shing, revealing several deep scratches on his chest.

"Even Mister Shuijing admires your talent. As your senior, I should also cherish talent." Yang Sheng swept a leg forward, his Blood Essence transforming into a Crocodile Dragon's Tail Sweep.

Su Yun sidestepped to dodge, knowing his follow-up move would be an Unorthodox Move from Crocodile Dragon Emerges from the Abyss. However, Su Yun's arms were weak and sore. Even though he knew the technique, he couldn't block it. Yang Sheng's partial Crocodile Dragon Emerges from the Abyss Unorthodox Move locked onto his shoulder.

Su Yun's shoulder muscles twitched, but he lacked the strength to push Yang Sheng's hand away.

Yang Sheng's fingers exerted force, dislocating his right shoulder bone and twisting the major tendons. He chuckled, "But I suddenly realized, if I let you live, wouldn't that just create another competitor?"

Su Yun grunted, forcibly breaking free, and retreated rapidly, like a crocodile dragon retreating into the abyss.

Yang Sheng roared forward, like a giant crocodile driving a surge of water.

Su Yun knew his next attack would be another Crocodile Dragon's Tail Sweep, but he didn't have the strength to block it.

"There are already enough competitors in Shuofang City!" Yang Sheng's chest vibrated intensely with Origin Energy, emitting a Crocodile Dragon Thunderous Roar.

Just as Su Yun expected, Yang Sheng unleashed another partial Crocodile Dragon's Tail Sweep. Su Yun could only raise his dislocated right shoulder to block it head-on, and he was sent flying by Yang Sheng's attack.

Bang!

He slammed into a large tree, the intense pain from his right shoulder radiating through him.

Su Yun slid to the ground, gritting his teeth, not making a sound. Tears, however, welled up and slid down his cheeks from the pain.

Since he went blind, he had endured too much hardship: tripping, hitting his head, falling into pits, being mocked and insulted by "people." Over the years, he had learned to endure pain.

He knew that crying out wouldn't make him feel better, and tears were useless; they would only invite mockery and ridicule.

But this injury hurt too much.

"One less competitor means one more chance for me to climb higher!"

Yang Sheng charged again, Unbound Moves erupting from his fists and feet. In Su Yun's perception of his Blood Essence and aura, Yang Sheng resembled a crocodile dragon with four or five heads and multiple tails—powerful, twisted, and bizarre!

Su Yun forced himself to stand, facing the increasingly monstrous figure, but he no longer had the strength to fight Yang Sheng.

"Don't kill Little Yun Ge!"

Su Yun heard Qingqiu Yue's voice, then saw a small crocodile dragon being swatted away by the crocodile dragon monster.

"Little Yun Ge, hurry and leave!"

Su Yun heard Xiao Fan's voice, then saw a small crocodile dragon charge forward, only to be stomped under the crocodile dragon monster's foot, spitting blood continuously.

"Little Yun, live to avenge us and Huqiu Village!" Flower Fox's voice carried over.

He saw another small crocodile dragon pounce at the crocodile dragon monster's legs, and then a fourth crocodile dragon clung to the monster's back.

He knew it was Flower Fox and Hu Buping, knew they were desperately buying him time to escape.

Su Yun felt a tearing pain in his heart, a searing burn in his lungs. His eyes suddenly felt sore and swollen, tears streaming down, yet his vision remained completely dark.

He could only "see" the massive crocodile dragon monster through its Blood Essence and aura, watching it beat the two small crocodile dragons until they vomited blood and writhed in pain.

He gasped for air, "seeing" the enormous crocodile dragon monster leap into the air, sprouting more heads and more tails, lunging towards him!

Yang Sheng's Crocodile Dragon's Roar was nearly perfect, powerful to the point of despair!

Su Yun forcibly lifted his nearly crippled right arm and swung it with all his might. His Origin Energy and Blood Essence surged into his dislocated right arm, forcing the bones back into place and restoring the displaced tendons!

The unprecedented pain caused him to cry out hoarsely.

His cries seemed to break through his fear of death, and the scene of the Divine Crocodile Undergoing Tribulation and the Immortal Sword Smiting the Divine Crocodile flashed through his mind.

That was his nightmare.

As his painful cries echoed, the Immortal Sword from his nightmare struck again.

"Ah—"

Su Yun swung his right arm, his right arm seeming to overlap with the Immortal Sword as it met the multi-headed, multi-tailed, ferocious Crocodile Dragon monster!

His right arm, without using any of the Unbound Moves of Crocodile Dragon's Roar, simply slashed forward.

This slash was unremarkable, yet it passed through Yang Sheng's Unbound Moves of Crocodile Dragon's Roar.

Yang Sheng's moves changed repeatedly, but he couldn't stop this sword.

"Is this swordsmanship?"

Yang Sheng looked puzzled. "Did Mister Shuijing teach it to him?"

Su Yun's right palm blade slashed at his throat. Yang Sheng heard a cracking sound and his expression changed slightly.

Su Yun used his right arm as a sword, his power overwhelming, crushing the Blood Essence protecting his body, severing his laryngeal cartilage, and cutting his vocal cords.

Yang Sheng then heard a whistling sound, the sound of his carotid arteries rupturing on either side of his throat, and Blood Essence impacting his eardrums.

He heard another crack as Su Yun's palm blade cut through his throat and struck his fourth cervical vertebra, making a sound.

Under the force of Su Yun's sword, the cartilage connecting his fourth cervical vertebra to his third and fifth cervical vertebrae was snapped!

As the force of Su Yun's sword landed, his fourth cervical vertebra protruded two inches and four fen from the back of his neck.

Bang!

His body slammed into a nearby tree. The large tree's bark suddenly burst open where his fourth cervical vertebra struck it, as if cut by a sharp blade.

The tree shook violently, making a rustling sound, and countless leaves fluttered down.

He raised his hand to cover his throat, but his vision went black.

Mister Shuijing is biased, teaching him this sword technique to counter Crocodile Dragon's Roar... The thought in his mind gradually faded as blood circulation ceased.

Yang Sheng's eyes widened, and his corpse slid powerlessly down the tree, collapsing onto the ground.