Chapter 48: Air-Current Body

The moment the silver-white metal longsword blocked the path in front of Luoyv Danhen, Li Jingxian's eyes widened abruptly, and Amy delivered an unreasonable kick!

With a muffled "bang," Li Jingxian was struck in the side, his body instantly lifted upward as both feet left the ground.

In a fraction of a second, Li Jingxian regulated his breathing in mid-air, then released his momentum to create distance, instantly flashing seven or eight meters away. Meanwhile, Amy held her sword with both hands, blue-purple ionic flames surging as if she were ready to unleash a heaven-shaking attack at any moment.

"Terrifying."

This was Danhen's assessment. It seemed that Amy alone was enough to stand off against Tianchong.

Tianchong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then switched to long-range attack mode. He could not afford to take a direct hit from that woman's sword flames.

At that moment, Danhen's fighting spirit soared. Li Fengyin signaled Amy to hold back, and amidst the dust and smoke, Tianchong lunged toward Danhen, who was stepping forward, and suddenly threw another punch!

"Bang!"

Airstreams burst apart, and dust flew in all directions. The powerful impact generated massive shockwaves, scattering fierce currents all around, while Danhen's body was blasted back seven or eight meters by the punch!

"What terrifying kinetic force!"

Danhen took a deep breath and muttered, "It seems the Soul Suppression Hall has hidden depths indeed!"

"However, if this is your strongest strike, you still won't be able to defeat me."

Li Fengyin stood to the side. The ground had slightly caved in from the recent impact, and he had almost been caught in the crossfire, yet the space around Dong Yunpo remained completely unstained. Glancing over at the battlefield, Li Fengyin noted, "Amy can't strike; she might accidentally inflict friendly fire. But it's not a major issue."

Powerful air currents and intense sword qi radiated as Danhen unleashed his true strength. Every strike of his emitted peerless blade qi, clashing in successive, relentless chops and charges—an unstoppable head-on collision!

Yet Tianchong refused to retreat. Utilizing powerful footwork synchronized with his kinetic momentum, he threw punch after punch, each one landing squarely on the side of the ancient broken blade.

In this intense deadlock, the ultimate victor remained entirely uncertain.

As the air currents churned, Li Jingxian matched Luoyv Danhen's sword qi with his own surging momentum!

With frantic speed and a ferocious assault, Luoyv Danhen nevertheless realized he had fallen into a disadvantageous position.

Should he use it?

Or should he not?

Amidst the fierce battle, Danhen fell into a brief moment of hesitation.

"The momentum-building technique known as the Airflow Body is also a severe test of one's physical endurance," Danhen thought. "Still, it's time for a truly exhilarating fight!"

With a sudden stomp of his foot, Danhen forced the accumulated airflow down into the ground. Li Jingxian lost his footing and leaped backward, while a low, humming vibration once again emanated from Danhen's archaic broken blade.

An overwhelming aura surged upward from beneath his feet—this was the supreme technique of the strongest person in the world!

The ground beneath them began to vibrate. Luoyv Danhen took a fierce step forward, the shockwave of the airflow scattering the surrounding dust like a raging storm.

***

However, [Tianchong] Li Jingxian merely curved the corner of his lips into a smile: "Is that all your strength amounts to?"

Refusing to yield, Tianchong also unveiled his final trump card!

Even so, he still could not completely halt Danhen's overwhelming power, and even in close combat, he could no longer maintain an advantage.

Another punch was thrown, but its formidable kinetic impact was neutralized. Tianchong could finally hold out no longer, though he still refused to give up.

Right at that moment, Danhen swung his blade once more in an upward slash from right to left. Tianchong slammed his foot down, relying on his momentum to propel himself to Danhen's side. Following through with his previous motion, Danhen forcibly pressed his blade downward using the Airflow Body technique and swept horizontally at a low altitude!

This was Danhen's fatal killing move!

Tianchong's forward momentum had not yet expired, making it impossible for him to jump. To evade the sweeping sword qi beneath him, Tianchong accelerated sharply, barely outpacing the speed of Danhen's swing. At that exact moment, he leaped onto the rock wall, slammed his fist directly into the cliff face, and caused the entire mountain to tremble!

Only then did Danhen halt his consecutive offensive.

Enormous cracks began to spiderweb across the cliffside, and massive fragments of rock plummeted like a rain of meteors.

Danhen was forced to strike again. A web of sword qi surged upward, slicing every single falling boulder into tiny pieces that scattered across the ground.

As jagged rocks hurtled through the air, Amy swung her sword fiercely. Boulders of all sizes flying toward her were sliced apart and disintegrated one by one, while the blue-purple ionic flames continued to burn intensely!

[Power at 30 percent, duration 30 seconds.]

Seeing that Li Jingxian had entered a safe attack range, Amy decided to end the fight swiftly. The opponent had nearly eliminated Li Fengyin just moments earlier, prompting her to commit to an all-out assault.

Dragging her blade forward, she scorched deep pits into the ground with the spirit flames, showing no sign of stopping.

Amy's physical capabilities far exceeded ordinary humans. With a single upward sweep of her sword, she carved a massive gully into the towering pile of rubble behind Li Jingxian!

Yet Li Jingxian leveraged his kinetic momentum, applying it to his own body to barely dodge the strike with uncanny reflexes.

On the other side, Danhen looked at Li Fengyin with a hint of amusement: "Is she even human?"

"No," Li Fengyin replied with utmost conciseness.

"Li Jingxian is the strongest among the Seven Souls," Dong Yunpo observed, "but he has no counter for Amy. He is essentially hard-countered to death. If he doesn't break away from this fight, he has virtually no chance of winning."

Dodging yet another sword strike that carved multiple deep gouges into the rubble, Li Jingxian finally chose to retreat. With a violent stomp of his foot and a burst of momentum, he flashed backward, finally clearing Amy's attack range.

"I'll leave you with a parting gift!"

Li Jingxian decided to disengage from the battle.

Boulders tumbled down the cliff face in succession, completely blocking a short section of the road. Amidst the chaos, Tianchong scaled the mountain wall on foot and departed from the scene.

"Threat neutralized," Dong Yunpo stated.

***

"However, the biggest problem is—can we still move forward?"

Danhen looked at the pile of debris blocking the road ahead and felt somewhat speechless: "Tianchong still achieved his goal!"

Their objective had been to successfully stall the four of them, buying time for the Zhoukou faction.

As the rubble settled and dust kicked up, initially obscuring their vision, Luoyv Danhen looked up to find that Tianchong had already vanished without a trace.

Sighing heavily before coughing up a mouthful of blood, Luoyv Danhen inspected his trembling arm and muttered speechlessly, "How on earth does that freak keep going?"

What frustrated Luoyv Danhen the most, however, was that the four of them were now trapped on this highway. Surveying the scattered rocks, the billowing dust, and the winding road ahead, the usually calm Danhen was truly at a loss for words.

Tianchong scrambled up to the mountain peak in a few swift bounds, plunging into a frantic run. He sprinted all the way across the mountaintop, covering seven or eight meters with every single step, hurrying toward the dark room in Zhoukou.

Though called a dark room, it was actually a sunlit place nestled within a valley of lush, overlapping peaks. With high mountains on either side and a depression in the middle, it was a classic stronghold that was easy to defend and hard to attack—acting as the gateway to Zhoukou!

Meanwhile, the [Earth] and [Human] members of the Soul Master lineage were currently besieged within this valley. The Tower of the Soul Master loomed high into the clouds, while the Tower of the Soul-Animus Master stood on the opposite side, appearing relatively inconspicuous.

As time ticked away, Li Fengyin and Dong Yunpo had no choice but to start clearing the accumulated rubble from the road; otherwise, walking was their only option, and they still had a distance of over ten kilometers to cover.

The morning sky shifted gradually into the afternoon.

The dark room, which mortals rarely managed to discover, was finally reached by a white sedan that pulled up with the screech of brakes.

"Well, well, well, they're here."

A young girl's voice stood out distinctively, carrying the tone of a seasoned gang leader. This was the Ying-soul, styled with twin buns: "Still, I don't hold out much hope for Linghui. Who knows what he's even here to do."

"Rest assured."

A man stepped out of the small thatched cottage and onto the open ground in front of the dark room. He was dressed casually, yet neatly and orderly, exuding an indescribable presence that seeped into the hearts of observers. This fellow was none other than [Heaven], the strongest of the three!

Now, the time for settlement had arrived. It seemed victory for the Soul-Animus Master faction was within the blink of an eye, while Tianchong outside could accomplish little, and Earth and Human remained trapped within the valley, unable to break free.

It appeared the scale of victory had completely tipped to one side!

"So, what should we do now?"

A young, long-haired woman sat cross-legged inside the house. Her complexion was slightly pale, though the wound at her waist was no longer dark crimson. "Can Tianchong manage this alone?"

"We can only trust him!" the middle-aged man murmured, deep in thought. "I've already set up spell formations in the vicinity; it won't be easy for them to break through. The only trouble is if Heaven decides to spare no expense."