Chapter 250
Chapter 250: Sword and Blade
Before arriving, Wang Jie never imagined Tong Shou of the Black White Heaven battlefield would be a woman.
Across from her, another figure appeared, sharp and swift. As that person approached, the mist parted automatically.
Tong Shou charged forward, met instantly by a sword falling from above—a clash of Star Refining Realms.
The next moment, Elder Wu and other Hundred Star Realm experts rushed toward their enemies. They were still far from the enemy’s central hub, and many cultivators waited anxiously. Closer and closer they came.
Above them, the Star Refining Realm experts had already vanished from sight.
The Hundred Star Realm battle erupted in chaos and fury.
As the two great centers drew near, murderous intent filled the skies. The war had begun.
“Kill~~”
“Kill.”
Wang Jie dashed into the enemy lines. The enemy’s central hub was enormous, and he was attacking just one direction. From other sides, more powerful fighters surged into the enemy’s core.
Enemy elites also charged out swiftly to counter them.
Directly in front, Wang Jie saw an elder wielding a sword, cutting through opponents as if they didn’t exist. Though the sword remained ahead, anyone who drew near fell instantly—slain by invisible sword qi. It was the Stardust Sword Technique.
The elder pressed forward rapidly, determined to carve a straight path. Yet, standing precisely in his way was Wang Jie.
Invisible sword qi swept by, but Wang Jie evaded neatly. The elder glanced back, startled. Before he could react, Wang Jie stepped out in a blur of speed. A crimson line appeared upon the elder’s throat as he collapsed to the ground.
Wang Jie frowned slightly. [In such a vast melee, how could battle merits be accurately tracked? Many people crowded around within a hundred meters.]
He raised his sword and cut down swiftly.
One by one, enemies fell beneath his blade.
The ground ran crimson. Planets collided violently, and magma erupted from beneath, bursting into the heavens.
Far away, heavenly thunder cascaded down, and thunder roar hounds howled fiercely.
Behind those thunder beasts stood dozens of Edge Sect cultivators who raised their swords simultaneously and slashed.
Stardust Sword Technique made their sword qi invisible, and though only dozens had struck, countless blades filled the air. In an instant, many Black White Heaven cultivators were sliced apart.
The same technique struck toward another direction.
But there, dozens of cultivators who trained in the Black Bright Jade Body rushed forward, directly enduring the invisible sword qi and scattering their foes.
Thunder roar hounds swung their claws wildly.
A man and a woman passed effortlessly between them, easily dispatching the creatures. Even against Edge Sect elites, the two moved with ease, wielding the Zhi Family’s Fixed Star Technique. They belonged to the renowned Zhi Family.
Wang Jie lifted his sword, releasing the Star-Gazing Sword Style.
Sword shadows fell like stars, piercing Edge Sect cultivators one by one.
His strikes were clean and swift, lacking grandeur but utterly efficient. His performance soon drew the attention of a formidable enemy—a middle-aged man whose strange and unpredictable swordsmanship deflected Wang Jie’s Star-Gazing strikes as he swiftly closed in, attacking from impossible angles.
Wang Jie stepped aside using Armor Eight Steps but couldn’t completely evade this strange blade. Even worse, the sword was imbued with a bizarre star force, carrying within it unsettling vibrations that disturbed the mind.
The man exclaimed in surprise, “Armor Eight Steps? You’re from Armor One Sect?”
Wang Jie dodged again. This man was at Wandering Star Realm with at least three hundred thousand combat power, far too strong to easily defeat.
Yet defeating him was unnecessary.
The man intended to chase Wang Jie, but shockwaves from the Hundred Star Realm battles separated them.
Above and below, battles erupted everywhere. Taking advantage of the chaos, Wang Jie used Sword Step and retreated swiftly.
In this melee, he didn’t want entanglements with powerful opponents. After all, killing thirty Star Breaking Realm cultivators was easier than facing one with three hundred thousand combat power.
Wang Jie thought escaping from the man meant he was safe.
Who could have guessed he’d meet an acquaintance?
Cheng Feng.
Cheng Feng also spotted Wang Jie immediately, eyes blazing. “It’s you.”
Wang Jie glanced upward, his brow instantly furrowing. He had no desire to become entangled.
He tried to ignore Cheng Feng, but Cheng Feng had already marked him, immediately using Stardust Sword Technique. From a great distance, invisible sword qi surged forth, wounding cultivators from both Black White Heaven and Edge Sect alike, who screamed and scattered.
One among them turned sharply toward Cheng Feng, raising a hand.
Though invisible sword qi was nearly impossible to see, this person’s strike was similarly imperceptible, instantly dissipating all sword qi in that direction.
Cheng Feng and Wang Jie both turned to look.
Xiao Luo Si.
Xiao Luo Si stared coldly at Cheng Feng and charged straight at him. Cheng Feng clearly recognized her immediately. [Xiao Family’s noble daughter from Armor One Sect? Good, let’s see this Blade Bone Physique in action.]
The Cheng family wielded swords; the Xiao family excelled with blades.
Sword and blade—always at odds.
Wang Jie exhaled in relief. With Xiao Luo Si dealing with Cheng Feng, he wouldn’t be pursued. Immediately, he fought even faster. Every strike aimed to kill. If he failed, he immediately retreated. With his speed from Sword Step and Armor Eight Steps, few could match his pace.
The war raged endlessly.
Wang Jie’s vision turned red with bloodlust. Edge Sect cultivators surrounded him endlessly, impossible to kill them all. But the same applied to Edge Sect’s elites.
In the distance, Xiao Luo Si and Cheng Feng still battled fiercely without conclusion.
Wang Jie witnessed the Blade Bone Physique clearly.
This was the Xiao Family’s Bridge Law—legend said each Xiao child bore a unique blade mark from birth, each with unpredictable strength. Compared to the Sword Ridge, it was far less certain.
Xiao Luo Si’s Blade Bone Physique couldn’t suppress Cheng Feng’s Sword Ridge, but his Sword Ridge likewise failed to overwhelm her Blade Bone Physique.
Yet Xiao Luo Si was Wandering Star Realm, while Cheng Feng remained at Full Star Realm. This realization darkened Xiao Luo Si’s expression. She had come to this battlefield precisely because the Xiao family’s three direct descendants of her generation included two recognized geniuses by outsiders.
Her eldest brother, Xiao Hui, was known as Peerless Lord Xiao; her younger brother, Xiao Mu, as Young Master Xiao. Only she, the second sister, was overlooked. Those two were known as the Twin Heroes of the Xiao Family—then what was she? Why should she be forgotten?
This was why she secretly came to this dangerous battlefield to train, determined to dazzle at the Starry Martial Meet.
Yet she never imagined that she would be stopped by a Full Star Realm cultivator, unable to secure victory.
Why was this happening? Was the gap between her and those two truly that vast?
She refused to accept it.
With one hand grasping emptiness and the other like a blade, Xiao Luo Si struck out wildly, her moves growing increasingly chaotic. Cheng Feng could clearly see her openings, but facing this woman’s reckless style made it difficult to seize an advantage. Had this been a normal duel, she would certainly lose, but on this chaotic battlefield, attacks could come from anywhere at any moment. Cheng Feng had no choice but to step back—this woman was fearless about death, but he was not.
At that instant, another woman charged forth, stabbing her sword directly at Xiao Luo Si.
Xiao Luo Si barely deflected the blade, but invisible sword qi pierced her body, sending her stumbling back, coughing up blood.
“Sister? Why are you here? I don’t need your help in my fights,” Cheng Feng complained, annoyed.
The woman was Cheng Yi, Cheng Feng’s elder sister.
She glanced at Cheng Feng coldly, “Quiet. This is a battlefield. Who’s going to give you a fair duel here? Did you really think you could capture this woman alone?”
“What do you mean?” Cheng Feng asked, puzzled.
Cheng Yi looked into the distance and said, “Show yourself.”
An old woman emerged from afar, stepping quietly behind Xiao Luo Si. “You’re quite skilled at ambushes,” she said calmly.
Cheng Yi sneered, “Even on the battlefield, the Xiao Clan has protectors. How precious you must be. But it’s rather embarrassing that the great Armor One Sect’s protector is merely a Wandering Star Realm cultivator.”
The old woman ignored her mockery. “I am merely a humble servant, fortunate enough to reach the peak of Wandering Star Realm after many years, but I’ll never touch the Hundred Star Stage. Still, dealing with you juniors is simple enough.”
Xiao Luo Si stared at her in surprise. “Why are you here?”
The old woman sighed softly, “Miss, the patriarch worried about you entering the battlefield alone, so—”
“Get lost! I don’t need your protection!” Xiao Luo Si snapped angrily.
Cheng Yi mocked her, “Without her, my last strike would have killed you already. Little brother, let’s join forces and capture this Xiao Clan heir. It’s a grand merit to capture someone of her rank.” After finishing, Cheng Yi looked aside—Cheng Feng had vanished.
Where did he go?
At that moment, Cheng Feng was charging straight at Wang Jie, his back glowing brightly as he unsheathed his sword spine.
Wang Jie saw him coming, and he heard Cheng Yi’s words clearly. Capturing Xiao Clan’s heir was a huge merit, but would capturing the Cheng Clan’s heir be any less?
Under the sword spine, the sharp blade flashed coldly.
Cheng Feng thrust his sword toward Wang Jie, simple and direct.
Wang Jie raised his finger, pointing outward. He activated the Starry Finger technique, and instantly, countless stars seemed to swirl, forming tangible shadows of fingers. Countless finger shadows fell from the sky, merging together, directly striking Cheng Feng’s blade.
Cheng Yi and Xiao Luo Si both stood stunned.
[Star method?]
Xiao Luo Si stared deeply at the shadows of stars and fingers. [Why does this seem so familiar?]
Wang Jie no longer cared about revealing his Starry Finger method. Trying to hide one’s strength on the battlefield was simply courting death. Cheng Feng had already lost once and still dared to attack again—he must have been fully prepared.
Finger clashed with sword.
Sword qi shattered into countless pieces as the finger shadows gradually lost their solidity, becoming transparent.
Cheng Feng gripped his sword tighter, repeatedly surging forward against Wang Jie. During this period, he had continuously accumulated sword qi within his sword spine, exceeding his own limits. Even as the sword qi tore into his body, he refused to give up. All this was just to reclaim the pride he’d lost to Wang Jie.
[A Full Star Realm cultivator losing to a mere Star Breaking Realm? And a lock force cultivator at that? On what basis?]
He had his pride.
Under his sword spine, Cheng Feng steadily weakened the finger shadows.
Wang Jie raised an eyebrow. [He’s grown stronger. His sword qi has increased significantly, nearly matching the current strength of my Starry Finger. But still, it’s not enough to surpass it.]
When Cheng Feng finally reached Wang Jie, his sword was already bending.
The sword qi inside the sword spine had completely depleted.
At that exact moment, the Starry Finger technique dissipated as well.
Cheng Feng thrust out his sword again, but Wang Jie calmly dodged, lifting his finger to lightly flick the blade aside—he had more than just the Starry Finger technique.
Clang!
A tremendous force almost caused Cheng Feng to lose grip of his sword.
He had assumed Wang Jie’s Starry Finger was as taxing as his own Sword Spine technique. However, Wang Jie showed almost no signs of exhaustion. Especially when Wang Jie firmly grabbed his arm again, that terrifying feeling of helplessness returned.
[This isn’t good. His star method barely consumes his physical strength.]
[His raw strength is terrifying!]
Cheng Yi saw this and was shocked. Immediately, she released her invisible Stardust Sword qi at Wang Jie.
Wang Jie did not dare underestimate it. He grabbed Cheng Feng and retreated, but Cheng Feng wasn’t weak either—Star Force exploded from him, forcibly shaking off Wang Jie’s grasp.
Far away, Xiao Luo Si watched in astonishment.
[That man actually defeated Cheng Feng? He isn’t even Wandering Star Realm!]
“Miss, who is that young man? How can a Star Breaking Realm cultivator defeat the Cheng Clan boy?” The old woman was visibly shaken.
Xiao Luo Si was equally stunned. “He’s Star Breaking Realm?”
The old woman nodded gravely, “His lock force isn’t even complete yet, and he has not reached Full Star Realm.” Her eyes widened even further, filled with shock. “To think a mere lock force cultivator could attain such power—he would be a first-tier genius even within our Armor One Sect.”
“But this youth is also practicing qi. He likely already belongs to some power.”
In the First Star Cloud, certain powerful sects didn’t mind if lock force cultivators practiced both qi and strength simultaneously. Since such cultivators had limited futures, it was better to maximize their battle prowess to serve the sect.
Seeing Wang Jie cultivating qi, the old woman instinctively assumed he had a powerful backer. It certainly couldn’t be Black White Heaven, since they rarely even interacted with qi cultivation.