Chapter 49: Chapter 49: The Floating Blood Sword’s Soul Breaks in Yu State

“Then take my corpse back.” Mu Xiaoyun coldly shouted, her body leaping forward.

“Capture her!”

Guo Yuchun indifferently waved his hand.

“Swoosh!” “Swoosh!”

Several figures emerged from behind Guo Yuchun, rushing towards Mu Xiaoyun and Jiang Sanjia.

These individuals were the Cao Gang’s top experts, the seven Vajra ferocious blades Nan Ming, Red Begonia Ouyang Yu, and Iron Chain across the River Bian Fang.

All three were of Second Grade Cultivation, especially Red Begonia Ouyang Yu, who had reached the peak of Second Grade and was faintly touching the threshold of First Grade, ranking among the top experts within the seven Vajra.

Bian Fang, with a whip in his hand, lashed out like a mad snake aiming directly for Jiang Sanjia’s throat.

Jiang Sanjia felt a chill in his heart and hastily dodged, not knowing from where he pulled out a horsetail whisk and flung it at Bian Fang.

“Swoosh! Swoosh!”

The silver threads on the whisk were like thousands of flying needles, indestructible.

Soon, the whip and whisk tangled with each other, lacking the firm clash of hard weapons, but beneath the calm surface, undercurrents surged, where any slight misstep could lead to death and obliteration.

Meanwhile, Ouyang Yu and Bian Fang teamed up to encircle Mu Xiaoyun, their dense moves like a violent storm, trapping her around the painted barge, rendering her unable to move.

Jiang Sanjia’s old injuries had not fully healed yet, and although Mu Xiaoyun’s skills were remarkable, equally at the peak of Second Grade, she was no match for Ouyang Yu and Bian Fang working together.

On the Yu State River, figures crowded, tumultuous as overturning seas, and the painted barge started to rock violently under the fierce energies.

“It won’t do, a prolonged battle will undoubtedly lead to death.” Mu Xiaoyun clenched her teeth in determination.

Encircled by three Second Grade experts, she and Jiang Sanjia were simply no match, especially since one of them was the peak Second Grade Ouyang Yu.

“Miss, do not panic!”

Just then, a blood-red sword light appeared in the night sky, cleaving towards Guo Yuchun.

“What formidable sword light!”

Ouyang Yu glimpsed the surging sword light, a hint of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

The comer was none other than Floating Blood Sword Xue Chen.

Mingling in Jianghu as a scholar does not necessarily mean one is merely a scholar, and Guo Yuchun, able to become Liu Qingshan’s close confidant, certainly did not rely solely on his eloquence.

“Crack!”

Guo Yuchun saw the approaching sword light, stretched out a finger, and actually clamped the red sword light directly, then twisted his fingers and the sword light directly shattered into two halves.

“First Grade?!”

Xue Chen saw his sword light damaged and immediately felt a chill in his heart.

Unexpectedly, this Guo Yuchun, unassuming and inconspicuous, turned out to be a First Grade Expert.

Although he had not yet condensed a Human Flower, he was indeed a bona fide First Grade Expert, with First Grade Cultivation sufficient to stand prominent on the Tiger List in Jianghu.

But this Tiger List did not bear Guo Yuchun’s name, obviously, like himself, he had also always concealed his own cultivation.

“First Grade Cultivation, so you are the swordsman, Floating Blood Sword!” Guo Yuchun seeing the newcomer, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

He had never imagined that the peerless swordsman, who killed Haoping and people of Tieyun Mountain, would turn out to be Floating Blood Sword Xue Chen, which was somewhat different from what he had anticipated.

“What!? A peerless swordsman?”

Ouyang Yu and the others also looked over, greatly shaken.

They had not expected that the currently famous, killer of the Cao Gang Yu State Headquarters leader Haoping, Tieyun Mountain’s peerless swordsman, would be Xue Chen.

“Indeed, it is I, Xue!”

Xue Chen sneered, his longsword swirling in his hand. He practiced the Xuanwu Level mental method, the Blood Coagulation Technique, augmented by his own creation, the Floating Blood Sword Technique, making his sword light resemble a blood light.

“I’ll just spar a few moves with you then.”

Guo Yuchun’s voice was somewhat hoarse, hands stretched out, his back emitting a violent aura, instantly causing the tumultuous river water to form several screens of water.

Bright Moon Over the Great River!

The water screens seemed to be pulled by the moonlight, becoming even more radiant.

Floating Blood Sword Xue Chen continuously maneuvered his longsword, strenuously cleaving through the layers of water screens, his sword tip directly aimed at Guo Yuchun in the center of the water screens.

“Shii! Shii!”

Within the water screens, sword light flickered, blood light scattered, the resonating sounds echoing by the ears.

“Tss!”

A drop of water drifted out, attacking Jiang Sanjia.

The water drop appeared golden and also seemed like blood.

It contained both Xue Chen’s inner strength and Guo Yuchun’s inner strength.

“Boom!”

The water drop directly pierced through Jiang Sanjia’s calf, instantly causing intense pain, his forehead swiftly covered in a layer of sweat.

“Get out of the way quickly!”

A battle of First Grade experts!

The few people around, seeing the battle of First Grade experts, swiftly moved away, not daring to get too close.

Even though neither of them had condensed a Human Flower, the fluctuation of their aura was something Second Grade warriors couldn’t come close to.

In the midst of the water curtain, the intense battle continued unabated, turning blood-red without anyone noticing. The moonlight shone straight down, making it starkly visible.

“Triple Sword Skill, such a formidable Floating Blood Sword, you being at the bottom of the Tiger List is truly an underestimation of your talents.”

Guo Yuchun’s expression turned extremely grave, a streak of blood appearing on his pale cheeks, clearly inflicted by the Floating Blood Sword.

At this moment, he also realized that Xue Chen had definitely concealed his own cultivation level.

“You overpraise me.”

Xue Chen’s expression remained unchanged, and with a twist of his longsword, the surrounding droplets of water began to be drawn into forming a spiraling vortex.

Blood Coagulation Form!

The next instant, Guo Yuchun felt the wound on his face begin to bleed profusely as if it was being drawn by the vortex.

If left unchecked, it seemed like the force could completely drain all the blood from his body.

“Not good!”

Guo Yuchun’s expression hardened as he resisted that sucking force.

“You guys go first!”

Xue Chen shouted loudly, swinging his longsword so that the surging red vortex rushed toward Guo Yuchun, and he himself was caught in the whirl, charging toward Guo Yuchun.

“Help me!”

Guo Yuchun also shouted loudly, his inner strength quaking, causing the surrounding river waters to surge tumultuously.

All rivers are turbulent!

The rushing river water built up high, almost like a city wall emerging on the surface of the river.

Seeing this, other experts of the Cao Gang immediately exerted their full power, rushing toward Guo Yuchun.

The already wide river water wall became even more indestructible, like a real wall of copper and iron.

“Quick, leave!”

Mu Xiaoyun quickly grabbed Jiang Sanjia, who was injured, and took the opportunity to flee into the distance.

The others could only watch helplessly as the two escaped.

“Focus all efforts on combating this unparalleled swordsman!”

Guo Yuchun’s hoarse voice carried a hint of murderous intent.

Xue Chen’s eyes shone with a concentrated light, without the slightest hesitation.

“Bang!”

The moment the blood light and the golden light collided, it was as if heaven and earth stood still, followed by a surging and tumultuous force transmitting from the sword itself.

“Wow!”

Xue Chen spewed a jet of blood, as if his internal organs had been shattered by the force.

“Don’t let him get away.”

Guo Yuchun immediately shouted.

“Don’t worry, he won’t get away.”

Ouyang Yu’s eyes gleamed with a chill as he chased like a swift wind.

The sword light was swift and as cold as ice, seemingly freezing the surrounding air in place.

“Zi!”

That sword pierced Xue Chen’s heart, producing a slight sound. Xue Chen’s face stiffened, and then he tightly grasped the sword blade. Ouyang Yu twisted the sword handle and continued to push forward, the two of them advancing and retreating until they hit the deck of the painting boat, the sword blade piercing through Xue Chen and into the deck itself before stopping.

“Gurgle–!”

Xue Chen spat out blood, the light in his eyes gradually dimming.

That year, the peach blossoms were in full bloom; who knows what they are like this year?

In a daze, his vision blurred, as if returning to the past.

“Miss… hurry… go…”

Before he could finish speaking, his head tilted, and his breath ceased completely.

Under the joint efforts of Guo Yuchun, Ouyang Yu, and Nan Ming, Xue Chen was eventually overpowered and met his demise.

“So this is the unparalleled swordsman? Nothing special after all.” Ouyang Yu scoffed coldly, then harshly withdrew his treasure sword.

Xue Chen’s corpse, now unsupported by the sword, rolled directly onto the ground.

“Xue Chen was indeed strong. If it weren’t for Vice Gang Leader Guo being here today, we would have been in danger,”

Nan Ming came over and said solemnly, “Now that Xue Chen is dead, it can be considered revenge for my iron brothers.”

At that, all the present Cao Gang experts showed a trace of sorrow.

The unparalleled swordsman is dead, but Tieyun Mountain will never come back.

“Release the news, say that the unparalleled swordsman has been slain, and at the Ullambana Festival, we will behead the corpse in public. As for those two…”

Guo Yuchun looked in the direction where Mu Xiaoyun and Jiang Sanjia had fled and slowly said, “Search the entire city, I want those two captured.”