A Sword Strike That Shocks All
The Five Elements Divine Swords recorded in the Five Elements True Scripture of the Five-Colored Divine Light inheritance each possessed a wondrous power once refined. The Azure Wood Divine Sword had Sword Light Differentiation; the Black Water Divine Sword's Sword Momentum Like the Tide; the Yellow Earth Divine Sword was a heavy sword without an edge, Great Skill Appears Unrefined; and the Crimson Fire Divine Sword's wondrous power was Sword Qi Thunderclap.
As the saying went, "Among all martial arts under heaven, none cannot break what is hard; only speed cannot be broken." Sufficient speed could often bring unparalleled destructive power.
When the Crimson Fire Divine Sword's speed reached the realm of Sword Qi Thunderclap, its strikes were so destructive and deadly that anyone of the same realm who lacked special means of defense would have virtually no path but death.
Now, facing the pack attack of the many copper-iron demonic wolves formed by the Gray Wolf Lang Household's guardian formation, Kong Wenxuan's newly refined Crimson Fire Divine Sword struck for the first time, fully displaying the speed and deadly efficiency of Sword Qi Thunderclap.
Before the luminous figures of more than ten Bronze-Iron Wolf Demons charging out of the copper-iron light barrier could reach the Kong Household members, and before his eldest uncle Kong Yushuo could finish his words of caution, the Crimson Fire Divine Sword Kong Wenxuan had unleashed had already cut every charging wolf to pieces, amid peal after peal of belated thunder.
For a moment, even his eldest uncle Kong Yushuo, third aunt Kong Yuyin, eldest brother Kong Wenzhang and the other Kong Household members were stunned by the Crimson Fire Divine Sword's terrifying killing power and speed. They could not help calculating whether they could withstand it if they faced it themselves.
Yet the results of their calculations all left them less than confident.
Likewise, the Kong Household members were not the only ones shocked. The many "hyenas" prowling on the outskirts, watching the situation and ready to pounce in and snatch some meat at any moment, were also frightened by Kong Wenxuan's sword strike. Many turned pale, their expressions ugly.
They knew full well that if the scarlet sword light were aimed at them, they would likely end up just like those Bronze-Iron Wolf Demons, killed on the spot before they could even react.
Thus, after Kong Wenxuan cut down every charging Bronze-Iron Wolf Demon and recalled the Crimson Fire Divine Sword to hover at his side, many of the cultivator "hyenas" from various parties prowling and spying from afar promptly left, rushing toward the other "wolf fang" peaks.
After all, Wolf Fang Mountain, the Gray Wolf Lang Household's ancestral grounds, covered no small area. There were several "wolf fang" peaks alone, and the Kong Household was far from the only party attacking Wolf Fang Mountain.
They had chosen the Kong Household's position as their breakthrough point because they knew the Peacock Kong Household's inheritance was famed for illusion techniques, whose killing power was limited in the Qi Refinement Realm. Among the households and forces besieging Wolf Fang Mountain, the Kongs were a soft persimmon. Even if the hyenas snatched their meat, they reckoned the Kong Household would not dare complain, much less have the power to stop them.
They had never expected the Kong Household to produce such a ruthless man. That single attack of sword light accompanied by Sword Qi Thunderclap instantly swept away all their arrogance and plans.
If they truly dared charge into the Kong Household's hunting ground and seize its spoils, they feared a single Sword Qi Thunderclap from him would cut them clean in two.
Thus, among the "hyenas" prowling and spying outside, virtually all those who judged themselves unable to withstand an attack of Sword Qi Thunderclap chose to leave, heading toward the positions where other households and forces were attacking Wolf Fang Mountain.
Kong Wenxuan watched the frightened "hyenas" leave and smiled in satisfaction. Though he feared making too many enemies and could not strike at these "hyenas" at will, killing the chicken to warn the monkeys and frightening them away was a good choice too.
As for the few cultivators from households and forces who had not been frightened off and still chose to remain nearby, if they truly became souls beneath his sword while competing for resources and spiritual objects, they could not blame him or the Kong Household.
Awoo! Awoo! Awoo...
At that moment, more wolf howls rang out from within the copper-iron light barrier. Perhaps the Lang Household members on Wolf Fang Mountain had seen that the copper-iron demonic wolves sent to attack here had all been killed, or perhaps they had recognized the attackers as members of the Peacock Kong Household and were acting out of hatred for them.
After all, the Gray Wolf Lang Household's fall to its present state, with its ancestral grounds besieged by various households and forces and its household and lineage facing destruction, had begun when the Kong Household used an illusion formation to slaughter a large number of Lang Household cultivators and the demonic wolves they controlled.
It could be said that the Peacock Kong Household was the one that had lit the fuse for all the Lang Household's calamities.
The depth of the Lang Household's hatred for the Kongs was clear to see. Now that they saw a Kong Household force attacking, they would naturally give it special treatment.
Amid the howls, more than thirty Bronze-Iron Wolf Demons burst straight out of the copper-iron light barrier and charged to kill Kong Wenxuan and the others.
Kong Wenxuan could not help frowning slightly. Even with the Crimson Fire Divine Sword moving at the speed of Sword Qi Thunderclap, it would be difficult to kill more than thirty Bronze-Iron Wolf Demons in an instant.
But that was no trouble. After all, he did not have just the Crimson Fire Divine Sword; he had four divine swords. Dealing with these thirty-odd demonic wolves formed from copper-iron light would be no problem.
Sword cries rang out as Kong Wenxuan unleashed all the divine swords stored in the Qi sea of his Dantian. The Crimson Fire Divine Sword struck first, killing Bronze-Iron Wolf Demons one after another ahead of the booming thunder.
The Azure Wood Divine Sword flashed in the air, transforming into twenty-four rays of azure sword light that struck separately at the remaining Bronze-Iron Wolf Demons. These differentiated rays of sword light might not be able to kill the wolves, but they had no trouble entangling and blocking them.
The Crimson Fire Divine Sword, Black Water Divine Sword and Yellow Earth Divine Sword then struck in turn, swiftly killing the Bronze-Iron Wolf Demons held back by the Azure Wood Divine Sword's differentiated sword lights one by one.
The entire process took very little time. Only now did his eldest uncle Kong Yushuo, third aunt Kong Yuyin, fifth uncle Kong Yuluo, eldest brother Kong Wenzhang and the others each unleash their Law Artifacts, preparing to meet the charging Bronze-Iron Wolf Demons. At the sight, they were all stunned.
His eldest brother Kong Wenzhang said outright, "Cousin Wenxuan, I've decided. Once we get back, I'm switching to your Five Elements True Scripture. Even without the bloodline inheritance, making cultivation twice the work for half the result, that terrifying combat strength and killing power alone make it worthwhile!"
This time, even the few "hyena" cultivators who had yet to be frightened off, still prowling nearby and watching the battlefield, ready to rush over and snatch meat at any moment, could finally bear it no longer. They all scattered and headed for the battlefields in other directions on Wolf Fang Mountain.
Clearly, the terrifying combat strength and killing power Kong Wenxuan displayed by unleashing all four swords at once had frightened even these cultivators, who had prided themselves on having some means and strength. Their initial arrogance and confidence gone, they chose to withdraw.