Chapter 553 - 553: 549 Eyes transform into a sword, changing in thousands of ways
“Of course not!”
Qin Feng nodded with an air of certainty.
Not to mention that he had already infused the Red Lotus Sword with the Fire Origin and many flames, refining it into the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, which he used as a Lotus Platform to protect his Nascent Soul and soul—it was impossible for him to give it away.
Moreover, the ability of the Abyss Eye was somewhat useless to him.
He already possessed the Yin Yang Ghost Eye, and with the improvement of his cultivation realm in the future, it would be easy for him to explore from the Nine Heavens to the Netherworld, making it unnecessary for him to exchange for a divine artifact that was of little use to him.
More importantly, the Abyss Eye was only equivalent to an ordinary Immortal Artifact, whereas the Karmic Fire Red Lotus had advanced to a higher level. Qin Feng would not make an unprofitable deal by selling his treasure to outsiders at a low price.
However, others weren’t aware of these facts—let alone knowing that he had even invested the Fire Origin to refine the Red Lotus Sword into the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.
Therefore, the expressions on the faces of the Taiyi Mountain disciples across from him immediately turned ugly. Even Ling Jiuyuan, who was usually expressionless, couldn’t help but frown upon hearing Qin Feng’s response.
Zhuo Feifan, standing beside him, was even more enraged, “Qin Feng, are you trying to inflate the price on the spot? Don’t go too far. Although the Red Lotus Sword is powerful, since you neither know the Red Lotus Sword Technique nor are a sword cultivator, you can’t unleash its full power, not to mention you’re completely offending Taiyi Mountain. Think it over carefully. If it weren’t a critical time, do you think we would be talking to you nicely?”
“I certainly didn’t mean to inflate the price!”
Qin Feng shook his head, somewhat tired of explaining further, “Forget it, you all should leave. Just think of the Red Lotus Sword as completely destroyed. Even if I wanted to hand it over now, it’s already impossible.”
“Qin Feng!”
Another true disciple from the side shouted angrily, “Don’t be ungrateful! We are willing to offer that divine artifact in exchange out of consideration for the overall situation. If you continue to be disrespectful, don’t blame us for being ruthless with our swords!”
“Hehe…”
Qin Feng chuckled, “If you had said that sooner, why bother wasting so much breath?
Well then, since you want to fight, come on, and let’s see whether you or Chu Youhong of the Red Lotus Lineage are stronger or weaker!”
“How arrogant!”
“How presumptuous!”
Several sword cultivators from Taiyi Mountain reprimanded him, their sword intent soaring, sword qi fierce, and swords ringing loudly.
However, they had some reservations due to their status, and besides, they were in a public arena, under the watch of great powers from various factions in the Nine Heavens, so it wasn’t appropriate for them to swarm him.
Ultimately, it was Ling Jiuyuan who had the highest cultivation realm. He stepped forward and declared, “Qin Feng, we originally came with good intentions to make peace. Since you declined, let’s have a contest to determine who is superior.
I won’t harm your life. If you lose, you will leave the Red Lotus Sword behind. What do you think?”
“Oh? And if you lose?”
“If I lose, I will give you the Abyss Eye.”
“That’s not enough!”
Ling Jiuyuan coldly huffed, his expression arrogant, “You likely couldn’t even take it away with you!”
“Oh?”
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng suddenly laughed, “Being confident is good, but being overly confident can turn into arrogance, which isn’t necessarily a good thing.”
“Hmph! Whether I’m confident or arrogant, you’ll know after a trial!”
Ling Jiuyuan flipped his palm and pocketed the eye-like divine artifact into his sleeve, his eyes emitting a chill, “The techniques the Beast Taming Sect uses to command spiritual beasts might work against others, but they are far from enough against me!”
“Very well! Very well! Very well!”
Qin Feng’s face was impassive, and he merely nodded slightly, “Since you are so confident, then there is no need for further words. Let our actions beneath our hands prove the truth.”
“Exactly my intention!”
Ling Jiuyuan nodded, not seeming to make any move, but a flicker of light in his eyes instantly generated a sword qi out of nowhere, transmitting towards Qin Feng’s eyes along his line of sight!
“Ah?”
Qin Feng was slightly startled and couldn’t help but admire inwardly—such a sharp technique.
Having been archenemies since the Ancient Great Tribulation, the Beast Taming Sect and Taiyi Mountain often had disciples clashing, naturally gathering various information about each other, so as to know themselves and their adversaries.
As a true disciple, not only did Qin Feng know many of the Sect’s secrets, but the characteristics of Taiyi Mountain’s various Sword Dao heritages were also a major subject taught by the elders to true disciples—not only for defense, but also in hopes that these extraordinarily powerful true disciples could gain some achievements in the future.
Ling Jiuyuan, being a true disciple from Taiyi Mountain’s Divine Sword Lineage, was using techniques from the Divine Sword Technique.
The so-called Divine Sword didn’t refer to a ‘sword of the divine’ but pointed to controlling and even transforming the sword with divine prowess.
This lineage was considered very powerful within Taiyi Mountain, and the many sword techniques inherited from the Divine Sword Path were quite extraordinary!
For example, the sword qi Ling Jiuyuan was displaying now was slashing fierce enemies by transforming glances into piercing sword qi.
If this had been before, Qin Feng might have been caught off guard and suffer a minor setback—after all, it involved launching sword qi into the opponent’s eyes during eye contact, and a small mishap could potentially blind someone.
But now, not only had he mastered several Pupil Skills, but he had also acquired the Ghost Dragon’s Yin Yang Ghost Eye Great Divine Power.
This Great Divine Power possessed not only the ability to see through the Yin Yang and the real and unreal but also a powerful attack power.
Although Qin Feng was cautious about using this divine power to its full extent for fear of being seen through, after advancing to the Purple Mansion realm, he had integrated several Pupil Skills Divine Powers together, using them interdependently.
A flash of silver light passed through Qin Feng’s eyes, manifesting the Dragon’s Eye of Truth on the surface, supplemented internally by the Yin Yang Ghost Eye. It obliterated the Sword Qi sent forth from Ling Jiuyuan’s eye-transformed sword directly into his own eyes. Then, with a glare, a beam of silver light shot out, heading straight for Ling Jiuyuan.
Ling Jiuyuan avoided it with a stylish tilt of his head, his hair fluttering as if with the wind, emitting a sharp Sword Light among the jingling sword sounds. His hair transformed into swords, blocking the silver light, then turning into an invisible Sword Qi slashing towards Qin Feng.
It must be said, this fight between them was indeed unexpectedly calm yet simultaneously filled with the surprise of thunder in silence, understated yet revealing immense peril. In the exchanging of moves, one could easily succumb to the opponent’s spell with a mere moment’s inattention.
However, Qin Feng was not originally from a Sword Dao background and quickly realized he could not use his own weaknesses to attack the strengths of his opponent, Ling Jiuyuan, who was a True Disciple from Taiyi Mountain’s Divine Sword lineage, with extraordinary ability and divine transformations. Competing in this area was asking for trouble.
Especially since at this moment, nearly every pore on Ling Jiuyuan’s body could emit faint Sword Qi, not only could his gaze transform into a sword, but even his Divine Sense might suddenly change into Sword Qi while sweeping over Qin Feng, making it quite difficult to defend against.
Realizing this, Qin Feng immediately abandoned this style of fighting. Seeing the numerous Sword Qi attacks emerging from his opponent, he simply opened his mouth and blew out a Ruyi Spiritual Golden Wind.
This Spiritual Golden Wind appeared gentle, softly blowing towards the opponent like the gentle breeze of February.
However, as the Spiritual Golden Wind passed by, no matter whether it was hair Sword Qi or gaze Sword Qi, or even eyebrows hidden behind a few strands of hair, all were turned into fine powder by Qin Feng’s blowing.
The Golden Wind continued with undiminished force, blowing towards Ling Jiuyuan.
Sensing the power of this Golden Wind, Ling Jiuyuan’s face immediately changed.
This time he did not dare to be careless. With a fierce wave of his sleeve, a swath of fine Sword Qi as thin as cow hair flew out, hissing with a piercing force that seemed to penetrate the void, rushing towards the Spiritual Golden Wind.
However, the Sword Qi was tangible, and the Golden Wind was formless. Due to their differences, threads of the Spiritual Golden Wind quickly seeped through the Sword Light towards the back.
Ling Jiuyuan narrowed his eyes and furrowed his brow. Suddenly, it seemed as if a vertical pupil appeared on his forehead, and soon a Sword Qi emerged and formed a barrier to protect him.
This was his first defensive move since the fight had begun, but being able to deploy such formidable defense so discreetly was enough to attest to the impressive prowess of his Sword Dao Cultivation.
“Not bad!”
Qin Feng nodded, expressing his approval.
But immediately after, an immense Golden Qi surged from his body, evolving into thousands of Flying Swords slashing towards his opponent.
This action caused quite a stir among the spectators around, surprised that Qin Feng decided to confront Ling Jiuyuan with such tactics. It seemed somewhat like a face slap, knowingly targeting a Sword Cultivator with transformed Flying Swords.
Indeed, the disciples from Taiyi Mountain across from him showed anger on their faces, “A tamer like you dares to flaunt a sword in front of us, truly disrespecting us.”
Ling Jiuyuan formed a spell with his hands, and the Sword Qi around him also transformed into streaks of Sword Light, attacking the Flying Sword that Qin Feng had conjured. After a series of metallic clangs from colliding Sword Qi, Qin Feng’s Flying Sword, formed from Golden Qi, was utterly defeated and sliced into two by Ling Jiuyuan’s Sword Qi.
After all, he was not a Sword Cultivator but had only gained some understanding of the Sword Dao after receiving the inheritance of the Red Lotus Sword Immortal, using methods of the Sword Dao to consolidate the Golden Qi, which was merely a means of changing his attack mode.
Therefore, Qin Feng didn’t care in the slightest that his conjured Flying Sword was cut down, instead, his eyes revealed a hint of anticipation.
Because the transformation of Golden Qi was only superficial. After the Flying Sword form was severed, the Golden Qi did not dissipate entirely. Instead, a portion suddenly transformed into Golden Light and continued slashing toward his opponent.
His Gold Element Principle originally came from the Golden Jiao. After merging into the Ruyi Golden Snake, it had fused with the Ruyi Golden Light, greatly enhancing the power of Ruyi Golden Light while adding countless variations to the Divine Powers of the Golden Jiao, creating the scene now unfolding!
Bang Bang Bang…
Ling Jiuyuan’s surrounding Sword Qi transformed into nine shield-like barriers, each about a meter in diameter, spinning in midair and blocking all the streaks of Golden Light.
But before he could start his counterattack, Qin Feng shaped spells with both hands while moisture swirled around him, suddenly unleashing boundless waves, raging and tumultuous, making Ling Jiuyuan feel as though he was trapped amidst the ferocious waves of the Endless Sea.
He frowned. Facing such a technique, he could not just use Sword Qi to slash through it, because the water would penetrate every gap, not entirely blockable by sharp Sword Qi.
Thus, he waved his sleeves and formed layers of Sword Qi barriers in front of him, attempting to withstand the towering waves unleashed by Qin Feng.
The waves surged, each wave higher than the last, breaching the layers of Sword Qi barriers around him.
Sword Cultivators are known in the Cultivation World as the group most adept at combat, but when it comes to defense, they are much inferior.
After all, for them, the best defense is offense.
However, when facing an opponent whose offensive strength surpasses their own, they don’t last as long as ordinary cultivators.
Nevertheless, Ling Jiuyuan, being the strongest True Disciple of the current generation in Taiyi Mountain and practitioner of the unique Cultivation Technique of the Divine Sword lineage, could transform Divine Sense into a sword. In an instant, new barriers rose in front of him, staunchly blocking the waves without receding a single step.
However, he was already trapped in the midst of the water flow, which was something he found quite intolerable.
Especially since there were many hidden currents swirling within the water. Qin Feng had quietly unleashed various Water Element Techniques to secretly bind his opponent, such as the Water Binding Technique, Water Vortex, Water Blades, Water Guns, and Water Nets, all kinds of minor spells that, while not very powerful, were exceedingly annoying.
Ling Jiuyuan suddenly soared into the sky, attempting to escape the watery tumult, but as soon as he broke free from the water, a wave followed swiftly and enveloped him again right after he escaped the water flow.
Just a wave was certainly not enough to knock him down. Just as he was ready to use the Sword Escape Technique and escape while his body was enveloped in Sword Qi, he suddenly saw a Dragon Head rise behind Qin Feng. It opened its mouth and spewed a vast white cold air, freezing him within.
The continuously emerging cold air, so intense it could freeze everything and even fracture the void, caused the expressions of everyone watching to drastically change.