Amazing Sword Qi!

Chapter 20: Such Powerful Sword Qi!

Above the river, the River Demon finally revealed its full form: a massive serpent dozens of meters long.

It was covered in a layer of silver scales. With a monster like this, it was no wonder people on both sides of the great river called it a river god, and no one could do anything about it.

This layer of scales was impervious to blades and spears. Combined with its immense size and its dominance in the river, this monster was practically unstoppable in the water.

"Oh my heavens, what kind of monster is this? It's so huge!"

After a few tentative probes, finding no danger, the giant serpent, like a dragon crossing the river, surged towards the passenger boat, intending to coil around it and capsize it head-on.

In the eyes of the heroic Hong Yuan, she saw the River Demon open its gaping maw and charge towards the boat.

"My life is forfeit." In her panic, Hong Yuan drew her sword and, closing her eyes, thrust it towards the River Demon.

From behind, everyone in the boat's cabin saw something different. They only saw the giant maw lunging towards the heroic Hong Yuan, and Hong Yuan drawing her sword to bravely fight the demon that stirred the river.

The giant serpent, capable of swallowing the bow of the boat in one bite, lunged down. The small figure who drew her sword seemed so fragile, yet all the more awe-inspiring and magnificent.

Hong Yuan thrust her sword at the demon, and at the same time, a bright light pierced the river's surface, striking the giant serpent's body with a thunderous boom.

The giant serpent shrieked and wailed, falling into the river.

Following the sword light were the stunned gazes of everyone present.

"What is this? Sword Qi?"

The bright light blinded everyone, stirring up waves in their hearts.

Their previously panicked and uneasy hearts settled, leaving only an inexplicable excitement.

"Such powerful Sword Qi!" a man exclaimed with a sigh.

"Heroic Hong Yuan really knows Sword Qi," a woman cried out.

"Is that snake demon dead?" the boatmen only cared about this.

"Did I...? Did I achieve Sword Qi?" Let alone the passengers and sailors on the boat, even Hong Yuan, Tang Yao, was stunned.

First, disbelief, then overwhelming joy.

Looking at the sword in her hand, and the River Demon struggling violently, its blood staining the river red, Tang Yao felt an immense surge of power. For the first time, she realized how formidable she was.

The giant serpent was severely wounded but not yet dead. It let out a hiss and sank into the water.

Hong Yuan boarded the bow of the boat again, her heroic figure standing tall in the cold wind. Recalling the feeling from before, she swung her sword down towards the water once more.

This action startled the giant serpent so much that it dove deep into the water, its tail whipping up a huge wave that crashed onto the deck.

But Hong Yuan, holding her sword, found that nothing happened.

Everyone who had eagerly anticipated seeing the heroine slay the demon was now bewildered.

Silence hung in the air.

"Why didn't it work?"

At this moment, a Daoist emerged from the crowd.

The sword light from afar returned, circling the Daoist and transforming into a wheel.

It was the Azure Dragon Guardian.

The Daoist extended his hand, and the Azure Dragon entered his palm, its cold light reflecting on the great river.

The cold wind whipped the Daoist's robes, but he stood as still as a sword planted in the great river, unmoving.

"Daoist Master?" Those who had spoken a few words with Gao Xian cried out.

"What exactly is going on?" Many female students exchanged glances.

"No way..." Someone vaguely guessed Gao Xian's true identity, their face changing drastically.

Everyone realized that the events of this night had surpassed their imagination, making it impossible for their minds to process what was happening.

But the great snake in the water couldn't wait for them. Fueled by hatred, it launched another counterattack.

The heavily wounded great snake surfaced again, appearing directly at the stern of the boat, coiling around it and attempting to drag it into the water.

In an instant, the boat tilted like a seesaw, its entire structure flipping and inclining towards the river's surface, beyond saving.

If they fell into the water, they would become its prey, and none would escape.

The Daoist turned and rose, soaring like a celestial being under the moon, landing on the cabin roof.

The sword light twisted, scattering across the river's surface.

"Boom!"

A single sword strike tore through the great river, severing the serpent's tail that was wrapped around the stern.

The river churned with huge waves, washing the giant serpent's head out from beneath the water.

The River Demon, which had roamed the great river with impunity, finally realized that its opponent was far beyond its capabilities. Fear began to stir in its heart, and it wanted to flee.

But the sword in the Immortal's hand struck again.

A sword descended from the top of the cabin, and the people on the boat saw a silver river falling from the heavens.

The River Demon's shrieking sound was so piercing it made everyone's ears ache and heads spin, yet it didn't affect the Immortal in the slightest.

This time, there were no mistakes. The strike was precise, hitting the giant serpent's head exactly.

With a single downward slash, the River Demon, which had plagued both banks of the great river for who knows how many years, met its end. Only its massive corpse remained, floating on the river's surface.

Hong Yuan, the heroine, clinging to the railing on the tilted ship's deck, saw it most clearly. She had written about this very scene in Romance of the Sword Immortal, and had replayed this moment in her dreams countless times, envisioning how astonishing this strike would be. It was the swordplay of an Immortal.

In her imagination, it should have been filled with the Immortal's carefree spirit, the ease of traveling to the northern seas in the morning and to Cangwu in the evening.

But when she actually witnessed it, she realized it was different from her imagination.

There was no elegance or ease, only a chilling stillness and solitude.

This was the true Immortal, dwelling in the highest heavens. She felt as if she saw the long river of time flowing by, with only the Immortal eternally seated above the cloud-filled celestial palace.

The people on the boat finally stirred, realizing that the one who truly hid their strength wasn't Hong Yuan, but the quiet Daoist who had been lurking among the crowd.

At this moment, the Daoist turned around, his divine abilities revealed. The Daoist mark, previously hidden on his forehead, also reappeared.

Hong Yuan looked at Great Immortal Kongchen's face, her own turning deathly pale.

Let alone her, everyone else on the passenger ship had also guessed who this person before them was.

Thinking about her recent actions, Hong Yuan felt as if she had fallen into an icy hell. She knew this person didn't just slay demons and exterminate devils; the Silver Flower Palace on West Gate Street was piled high with corpses.

"It's over, it's over! I even told him my Sword Qi techniques were no less than his flying sword techniques, right to his face."

"No, I also revealed I was Hong Yuan. He knows I wrote Romance of the Sword Immortal."

"This time, my little life is truly finished."

In despair, Hong Yuan closed her eyes, extending her neck to accept her fate.

However, the Immortal merely glanced at her and said nothing more.

They had entered Jiangting Commandery, and the remaining journey was not far.

Having revealed his identity, Gao Xian no longer had the inclination to stay on the boat.

The cold light receded, but the waves on the river did not cease. General Donkey, who had been dozing in the back, leaped out and prostrated himself before Gao Xian.

The Azure Dragon Sword, still embedded in the River Demon's head, was not retrieved. It swam through the great river with the giant serpent's corpse, as if it had come back to life.

The donkey landed precisely on the giant snake's head and headed into the distance.

"The ship has arrived. I, Kongchenzi, shall take my leave now."

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