Sword Intent First Shows Its Might, Sword Slices Blazing Python

Li Qinglian gripped the Green Lotus Sword tightly.

His greatest reliance now was the Green Lotus Sword Intent he had just comprehended.

But he only had one chance to strike. If he could not kill this soul beast in a single blow, once it reacted, it would not be so easy to deal with.

Of course, Li Qinglian could also choose to sit there and wait for death.

Based on his understanding of this world, seedlings like Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang could not possibly have come to hunt soul beasts on their own. Most likely, a teacher leading them was protecting them somewhere nearby.

However, Li Qinglian was not the sort of person who liked being passive.

He preferred to keep the initiative in his own hands.

"I'll let Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang draw its fire first, then wait for my chance to move."

A bright gleam shone in Li Qinglian's eyes as he tracked the Blazing Python's movements.

On the other side, Huo Wushuang placed his hand on his sister's shoulder.

Next came Ring Fusion!

The Fire Shadow phantom behind Huo Wu suddenly solidified, and the flames shifted from dark red to a dazzling platinum white.

The dark red dragon scales covering Huo Wushuang also emitted a scorching radiance at the same time. His eyes turned into vertical pupils, and rings of invisible soul power rippled outward from beneath his feet.

Ring Fusion was an innate talent unique to Huo Wu's martial soul, allowing the soul power of several soul rings to be stacked together in an instant.

When paired with Huo Wushuang, their fire-attribute martial souls produced a strange resonance, as if two different forms of flame were enhancing each other.

The Blazing Python sensed the threat. Its massive serpentine body abruptly tensed, its burning forked tongue flicking out as the vicious light in its eyes surged.

"Go!"

Huo Wu gave a low shout, and a strange Fire Autumn pushed out from her palm, smashing toward the Blazing Python's head.

Huo Wushuang bent his legs slightly, the power of the Single-Horned Fire Tyrannosaurus martial soul roaring inside him.

His entire body shot out like a cannonball. His first soul skill activated at the same time, and he punched viciously toward the Blazing Python's weakest defensive point, seven inches below its head.

The Blazing Python shrieked wildly in pain, and its enormous tail swept across.

After all, the Blazing Python was a thousand-year soul beast, with extremely tenacious vitality.

It spat out a mouthful of scorching poisonous flame, forcing the siblings to retreat.

Wherever the poisonous flame passed, even the rocks melted into magma.

Li Qinglian watched the fierce battle between the two people and the beast, then advanced step by step toward the Blazing Python with his sword in hand.

Beneath his feet, with every step he took, a small green lotus blossomed.

Lotus Step.

With every step, the Green Lotus Sword Intent grew denser.

"Little Brother Qinglian, what are you coming over here for? Hurry and leave."

"It's too dangerous here. We can't hold back this soul beast."

Huo Wu was already somewhat anxious, and when she saw Li Qinglian walking toward them, she became frantic.

Relying on Ring Fusion, she could barely resist the Blazing Python together with her brother.

But only resist it.

Huo Wushuang also saw Li Qinglian approaching, and he too grew anxious.

However, before Huo Wushuang could say anything, the longsword in Li Qinglian's hand let out a soft hum.

Then, along the spine of the sword, lotus flowers bloomed and closed one after another.

A cool breeze blew past, and the air seemed to fill with the faint fragrance of lotus flowers.

At the foot of this sweltering volcano, it was as if everything had suddenly become cool and refreshing, intoxicating the senses.

"Now!"

Li Qinglian leaped out, stepping on a streak of cyan sword light, his whole body dragging an afterimage through the air.

There were no flashy movements, only a single draw of the sword.

At this moment, the Green Lotus Sword Intent was completely released.

No soul ring. No soul skill. Only one sword strike.

That sword intent was sharp and cold, the complete opposite of the fire-attribute Blazing Python, carrying a resolve to sever everything.

Before the Blazing Python could even turn its head, the sword's edge had already sunk into an old wound on the top of its head.

The sword intent poured in through the wound, like ice water splashing into boiling oil, exploding all the way along the Blazing Python's meridians.

"Hiss!"

The Blazing Python let out a pained hiss. Its massive body abruptly went rigid, then crashed to the ground.

A long scorch mark was left across the ground, but it never moved again.

Li Qinglian stood with his sword withdrawn, a fine sheen of sweat beading on his forehead.

"I won."

Looking at the Blazing Python collapsed on the ground, Li Qinglian was delighted.

He had actually killed a thousand-year soul beast!

Granted, it was because the Huo siblings had held the Blazing Python off from the front and drawn all of its attention, but it was still exhilarating.

Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang stared blankly at Li Qinglian.

"This Blazing Python is dead?"

Huo Wushuang swallowed, his eyes going wide.

What had he just seen?

Li Qinglian had already killed this thousand-year Blazing Python?

Although it was because he had accurately found the Blazing Python's vital point, the power of that sword strike must have reached the level of a Grand Soul Master.

Otherwise, even with the right timing, terrain, and support, Li Qinglian could not possibly have killed a thousand-year soul beast.

"You!"

"Little Qinglian, why did you lie to me?"

Huo Wu was shocked at first, then even her eyes reddened.

"What do you mean, lied to you? When did I lie to you?"

Li Qinglian froze.

What an undeserved disaster!

"And you still say you didn't lie to me? Didn't you say your martial soul was the Fire Phoenix? Liar, big liar!"

Huo Wu gritted her teeth.

She had even already planned to bring Li Qinglian into Blazing Fire Academy.

But his martial soul was actually a sword.

And his sword was actually this strong.

Without even adding a soul ring yet, he could already rely on his own sword to unleash such sharp, decisive power.

That strike, like the first bloom of a green lotus, had been filled with biting killing intent and was beautiful to the extreme.

In that moment, Huo Wu's heart had been fiercely moved.

If Li Qinglian had been five or six years older, perhaps she would have chosen to pursue him herself.

The reason Huo Wu was angry was more because of pain and regret.

If Li Qinglian was a sword cultivator, then he would not go to Blazing Fire Academy.

Blazing Fire Academy was a holy land for fire attributes, but it was only proficient in cultivating the fire element. When it came to researching sword-type martial souls, it had achieved nothing at all.

And Li Qinglian was such a formidable sword cultivator.

Come to think of it, this was the first time she had realized what made sword-type soul masters unique.

"I was wondering what it was. Just because of that?"

"I didn't lie to you. My martial soul really is the Fire Phoenix. I just didn't tell you before that I'm actually a twin-martial-soul owner. The Green Lotus Sword is my second martial soul."

Li Qinglian said.

"Twin martial souls? Your first martial soul is the Fire Phoenix, and your second martial soul is a sword?"

At that moment, an excited middle-aged man's voice came over.

The newcomer wore the same uniform as the Huo siblings, so he was likely their teacher.

The middle-aged man had originally intended to make a move, but Li Qinglian had acted first.

"Teacher."

Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang called out by habit, their gazes still fixed on Li Qinglian.

"That's right. It's just twin martial souls. There's no need to stare at me like that."

As Li Qinglian spoke, his gaze turned toward the purple soul ring gradually condensing above the Blazing Python's corpse.

"Just? How many twin-martial-soul owners have there even been in the history of the continent?"

Huo Wu planted her hands on her hips.

For their Blazing Fire Academy to run into such a monster was truly incredible luck.

The middle-aged man felt the same way.

Li Qinglian's first martial soul was even the Fire Phoenix, which made him perfectly suited to enter Blazing Fire Academy for cultivation.

"But, Little Qinglian... how did you kill it just now? You don't have any soul rings or soul skills to use, do you?"

Huo Wu took Li Qinglian's hand and asked, her face full of delighted surprise.

She couldn't understand it. She really couldn't understand it.

Even if she had switched roles with Li Qinglian just now and seized that opportunity herself, there was no way she could have killed the Blazing Python.

The same went for Huo Wushuang. Only Li Qinglian could rely on his agile movements to silently slip right up in front of the Blazing Python and kill it with a single sword strike.

"Forget it, I won't say. I'm afraid it'll be too much of a blow to you."

Li Qinglian shook his head.

"Oh, come on, tell me. Tell me, please. I'm begging you, dear little brother."

Huo Wu refused to let it go and shook Li Qinglian by the shoulders.

She was just too curious.

Li Qinglian was shaken until his head spun.

The young girl's chest brushed against Li Qinglian's body from time to time, carrying waves of maidenly fragrance. Li Qinglian hurriedly hugged his sword to his chest and moved a little farther away.

"Fine, I'll tell you, all right? Because of sword intent. I've comprehended sword intent, and with sword intent alone, I can unleash attack power comparable to a Soul Grandmaster. So, my full-power sword strike is enough to threaten the Blazing Python's life."

"Sword intent!"

The three of them cried out in shock once more.