Fivefold Wind Blades

Five Wind Blade Techniques struck in quick succession, like a flight of swallows diving in turn. The razor-sharp aura rushed toward him, as if slicing through the very air, leaving the figure at the fourth level of the Qi Induction Realm with a face drained of color.

What kind of spell is this?! How could he cast five wind blades in one go? Is this some sort of special technique?

The man's mind reeled in terror. However, thanks to his eldest brother's earlier warning and the brief interval Shen Changchuan had spent launching his sneak attack on the other man, he had finally gained enough time to react.

He quickly pinched out a spell seal with both hands. His magic power surged, and a faint golden light rose up, forming a tangible, phantom golden bell that encased his entire body.

Golden Bell Technique!

A defensive spell as famous as the Fireball Technique and Wind Blade Technique was cast in an instant! His magic power transformed into layers of pale golden light, giving off an impression of impenetrable strength.

But that still wasn't enough. Although he couldn't identify the spell that had launched five blades at once, the stranger the method, the greater the threat. He refused to capsize in the gutter!

Without a second thought, his magic power coursed through his meridians, channeling into the leather armor worn beneath his clothes. As the magic light infused it, a pale yellow glow gradually emerged, revealing the outline of the armor. It was crafted from the hide of an unknown demonic beast—a rare defensive magic tool on the market. He had worn it constantly, and now, in this moment of life and death, he dared not be careless and triggered it to its full extent.

One Golden Bell Technique, one set of leather armor—with these two layers of defense combined, he was confident he could withstand the full-force spell attack of any cultivator at his level!

As his two defensive measures rose, a look of confidence returned to his face.

"Little brat, you're dead!"

He glared at Shen Changchuan, his pupils filled with hatred and malice. My second brother's death was merely the result of your shameless sneak attack. Now that I have two layers of defense, I have the advantage against your single spell! Once my eldest brother arrives, I will make sure you die without a burial ground!

The man's face, framed by the golden bell, twisted into a savage, gleeful expression.

Shen Changchuan was naturally unaware of his target's thoughts. At that very instant, the five wind blades streaked across the dozen-plus yards of space like cyan lightning, and the first one crashed down upon him!

Bang!

The first wind blade struck the golden bell.

Two tyrannical magical forces collided, a dull, thunderous boom resounding through the air.

The phantom image of the Golden Bell Technique was torn and shredded.

At the same time, the first Wind Blade Technique was annihilated, transforming into a shockwave of energy that swept out in all directions.

The explosion generated by the clash of mana created a visible shockwave of air currents, scouring a radius of more than ten zhang.

The tree trunk beneath his feet and the surrounding trees were all sliced through at the waist by the tangible impact; wood chips were flung into the air, falling down in a flurry like snowflakes!

The sheer force of it, could be seen from this glimpse.

But there was no time for the Qi Induction Realm cultivator to dwell on it.

The second Wind Blade fell in immediate succession.

As the Golden Bell Technique was completely shattered and dissolved, the Wind Blade drove straight in, striking directly against the leather armor artifact beneath his clothes.

Bang!

Another dull thud echoed.

The second Wind Blade seemed to sink into a muddy swamp; the layers of mana and spiritual light were ground away beneath the armor's defense, until the Wind Blade was thoroughly blocked and extinguished by the power of the leather armor.

However, the leather armor artifact he wore did not come away unscathed.

The primary material of the armor itself did not seem particularly strong, likely refined from the hide of a Tier 2 or 3 Qi Induction Realm demonic beast.

Because of this, after enduring a Wind Blade strike that exceeded the limits of its material, a large gash appeared where the blade had struck, and the earthy-yellow glow of the entire piece dimmed completely!

This precious item, a close-fitting life-saver, had instantly suffered heavy damage!

But it was not over yet.

Because immediately following, the third Wind Blade arrived!

The five Wind Blades, one after another, were so fast that there was almost no interval between them as they rained down!

Rip!

The third Wind Blade completely severed and shattered the leather armor!

The defensive spiritual light surrounding his entire body instantly collapsed, revealing the figure behind it, now stripped of all protection!

The man's face turned ghastly, the fourth Wind Blade reflected in his pupils rapidly expanding, an unprecedented look of terror etched upon his face!

"This is the Wind Blade Technique! A five-fold Wind Blade Technique!"

"It's not one spell, but five spells cast in succession!"

"Legend has it that only by cultivating a spell to the Perfection Realm can one cast it instantly. Could it be that this person has actually cultivated the common Wind Blade Technique to the Perfection Realm?!!"

"How is this possible?!!!"

It was not until the edge of the fourth Wind Blade was pressed right before his eyes that the Qi Induction Realm cultivator suddenly realized the truth, his eyes widening in horror like copper bells, his pupils shrinking to the size of pinpricks!

He was wrong!

He had made a gargantuan mistake!

The five Wind Blades, were not a single unknown spell capable of firing five blades at once, but five separate Wind Blade Techniques!

Five Wind Blade Techniques triggered in instant succession, ultimately creating the scene of five blades flying in a row!

These were five spells, not one!

This was a fatal cognitive bias!

Because the power of any single spell has a limit; no matter how powerful a spell is, its strength is capped by the cultivator's realm!

As far as the fourth level of the Qi Induction Realm was concerned, relying on the dual defense of the Golden Bell Technique and the leather armor artifact, he was capable of tanking the attack of any single spell from a fourth-level Qi Induction Realm cultivator.

But the combined attack of five spells, the stacked power could unleash force far exceeding this level!

"No—"

Death descended.

That figure screamed in terror, his eyes revealing an unprecedented look of fear.

But unfortunately, he had realized his plight too late!

The cyan Wind Blade Technique intersected across his body as if meeting no resistance at all.

The fifth wind blade followed closely behind, slicing through the middle of his body at a slightly offset angle.

Rip!

Blood splattered and a gale swept through.

The man's upper body flew into the air and tumbled onto the ground behind.

His lower half remained standing in place, blood gushing like a fountain, dyeing large swathes of fallen leaves crimson.

"Ah! Fourth Brother! You little beast! I will have your life!"

From the moment Shen Changchuan discovered the trap and decisively used the opportunity of delivering the Spirit Stone to ambush and critically injure Zhao Hangao, to his use of the Golden Needle Stab to catch the Qi Induction Realm fifth-layer cultivator on the right off guard for an instant kill, and finally, slicing the ambushing Qi Induction Realm fourth-layer cultivator on the left in two with five perfected wind blades, everything had transpired in the span of just a few breaths.

By this time, the Qi Induction Realm sixth-layer cultivator—the one the other two called "Big Brother," who had been positioned in the center deep within the dense forest—had finally arrived.

Witnessing this scene, the burly man with a long, centipede-like scar across his eye roared with bloodshot eyes.

A yellow glow ignited across his entire body, and he charged toward Shen Changchuan like a speeding truck!