Blood Blade Twin Terrors

"Kid! Die!" Wang Wu roared hoarsely, dark green Qi surging madly towards his arms. His saber emitted a piercing hum, and a phantom of a roaring evil wolf faintly appeared above the blade! This was his ultimate trump card, a desperate, life-risking strike condensed with his lifetime of cultivation--Evil Wolf Devouring Heart Slash!

Ye Yun's eyes narrowed. He felt the terrifying power contained within this saber strike. An 8th Rank peak expert's full power was not to be underestimated! He dared not delay, his internal True Qi surged like a mighty river, pouring entirely into his waist saber! A pale golden light erupted from the blade, faintly accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder!

"Mountain-Crushing Saber Technique, second form--Mountain Collapse!" Ye Yun muttered inwardly, his aura soaring to its peak! He gripped the saber with both hands, swinging it upwards from below in a heavy, earth-shattering diagonal slash!

"BOOM--!!!!!"

Two saber energies, imbued with the strongest power and will of both combatants, collided like twin meteorites in the depths of the dense forest!

This explosion was ten times more violent than any before! A blinding light instantly engulfed everything, and a furious wave of energy swept outwards like a tsunami! Yan Xiao Liu, hidden behind a large rock, was blown away with a scream as the rock was uprooted! Countless broken branches and shattered stones shot out like cannonballs!

As the light faded and dust swirled.

Wang Wu's body flew backward like a tattered sack, arcing through the air for over a dozen paces before crashing heavily to the ground! His clothes were ripped to shreds by the ferocious saber energy, his exposed skin covered in fine bloody scratches. A horrifying, bone-deep saber wound marred his chest, from which blood gushed! He struggled to rise, but instead spat out a large mouthful of dark red blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. His face turned ashen, his breath growing extremely weak!

Ye Yun was also forced back three steps by the immense recoil, each step cracking the ground. The tiger's mouth of his right hand, gripping the saber, had split open, blood staining the hilt. His arm felt numb, almost devoid of sensation, his internal blood and Qi churning uncontrollably. But he had, in the end, held his ground! He took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the turbulent blood and Qi, his icy gaze piercing the dust to lock onto the severely injured and dying Wang Wu in the distance.

Wang Wu slowly lifted his head, his gaze towards Ye Yun filled with venom, shock, and a sliver of disbelief and fear. He never imagined that his desperate, all-out attack would still result in such a fate! This kid... was too terrifying!

Just then, the venomous glint in Wang Wu's eyes abruptly transformed into extreme malevolence! Gritting his teeth, he mustered his last ounce of strength, his left hand making a swift, incredibly concealed movement at his waist!

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Three faint, almost imperceptible dark lights tore through the swirling dust, like venomous snakes from hell. Silent yet lightning-fast, they flew in a triangular formation towards Ye Yun's face and eyes! The dark lights shimmered with a faint blue hue, clearly coated with a potent poison that could seal a life upon drawing blood! The timing was cunning, the attack vicious, making it impossible to guard against! This was his final trump card--the Life-Taking Bone-Piercing Needles!

"Careful!" Yan Xiao Liu, who had just managed to struggle to his feet, saw this perilous scene and cried out in utter terror!

However, the instant Wang Wu's expression shifted, Ye Yun's superhumanly keen senses had already detected a subtle ripple of killing intent! Just as the three dark lights were about to reach him, Ye Yun's waist saber blurred into a shimmering wheel of light!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Three crisp, piercing sounds of impact rang out almost simultaneously! The three dark lights, too fast for the naked eye to track, were precisely deflected mid-air by the impossibly swift saber light! The poison needles embedded themselves into nearby tree trunks with dull thuds, their tails still quivering!

"What?!" The malevolence and triumph in Wang Wu's eyes froze instantly, replaced by utter despair and disbelief! His final trump card had been so easily neutralized by the opponent?!

Yan Xiao Liu's mouth hung open, so shocked he forgot to breathe. Ye Yun... just how strong was he?! Such reaction speed, such precision... it was inhuman!

Ye Yun's gaze grew colder, and he inwardly felt a chill. The martial world was indeed treacherous; one could never let their guard down! If he hadn't maintained his vigilance and keen senses, that last move would have left him dead or severely wounded! It served as a stark reminder: even a lion needs its full strength to hunt a rabbit!

Killing intent, no longer held back!

Ye Yun gave Wang Wu no more chances to breathe or launch surprise attacks! His figure flashed like lightning, instantly closing the distance between them! His waist saber, carrying a bone-chilling coldness and resolute killing intent, slashed horizontally!

The severely wounded Wang Wu had no strength left to resist! He could only watch as the cold blade rapidly enlarged in his pupils!

"Swoosh!"

The blade passed through Wang Wu's hastily raised arm without resistance, drawing a spray of blood, and then, with undiminished momentum, struck his chest fiercely! The immense force sent him flying backward off the ground!

The moment Wang Wu's body went airborne, Ye Yun's left hand flicked at his waist. A cold light, faster and more condensed than Wang Wu's poison needles, accompanied by a piercing whistle, shot out! It was his Flying Knives, which he had been holding in his hand!

"Urk..."

Wang Wu's body was still flying backward when a spray of crimson blood erupted from his throat! All his movements froze instantly, the light in his eyes flickering out like a candle in the wind. He crashed heavily to the ground, his limbs twitching violently, his hands clamped over his bleeding throat, making gurgling, wheezing sounds. Blood gushed from between his fingers, soaking the earth beneath him. He stared at Ye Yun with wide, disbelieving eyes, filled with extreme unwillingness and horror, muttering, but only managing to spit out more blood: "How... how... could this be..."

The twitching gradually stopped, Wang Wu's body stiffened completely. His wide eyes, devoid of all life, still stared fixedly in Ye Yun's direction, frozen in their final moments of malice and confusion.

Ye Yun then let out a long, slow breath, tinged with a bloody scent, his taut nerves finally relaxing slightly. He walked to Wang Wu's corpse, confirmed he was utterly dead, then bent down and forcefully pulled his Flying Knives, which were deeply embedded in Wang Wu's throat, out with a spurt of dark red blood. He meticulously wiped the blood off the Flying Knives on Wang Wu's clothes and sheathed them at his waist.

Having finished, he turned around.

Yan Xiao Liu was still slumped on the muddy ground not far away, his face deathly pale, covered in dirt and grass clippings. He stared intently at Ye Yun, his eyes a mixture of extreme fear, bewilderment, shock, and a hint of awe, as if looking at a monster. His lips trembled, his teeth chattering. After a long pause, he managed to squeeze out a few broken syllables from the depths of his throat:

"Th-this... this... Ye Yun... you... you..."