nucmednet Chapter 400 Very Daring
Chapter 400 Very Daring
As the auctioneer's gavel fell, the fierce bidding finally came to an end—the Tianshan Jade Bamboo ultimately belonged to Xu Nian. After the auction concluded successfully, people began to leave. Xu Nian and Wu Qinghuan packed their belongings and also prepared to leave.
However, at that moment, a furious shout suddenly rang out: "Stop!" Jian Wuchen, leading several elders of the Blood Blade Sect, blocked Xu Nian's path with an imposing aura.
"Kid, you're really arrogant!" Jian Wuchen sneered with a forced smile, his face full of contempt.
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian slowly stopped, but her expression remained calm and composed. She simply asked in a light tone, "Is there something you need?"
"Hmph! Kneel down and kowtow to this young sect master to apologize!" Jian Wuchen pointed his finger directly at Xu Nian and shouted sternly, "Then obediently hand over the Tianshan Jade Bamboo! Otherwise, don't even think about leaving here today!" He emphasized the last part of his sentence.
Faced with Jian Wuchen's unreasonable and domineering demands, Xu Nian showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, a cold smile crept onto his lips. "Oh? Are you ordering me around?" Although his tone remained calm, anyone could detect a deep-seated chill in his voice.
“That’s right! I’m giving you an order! What, do you dare to disobey?” Jian Wuchen raised his head and answered arrogantly.
"Who do you think you are, daring to ask me to kneel?" Xu Nian's originally calm eyes flashed with an extremely cold light in an instant. As his eyes changed, a terrifying pressure that made people's hair stand on end, as if from the deepest hell, swept towards Jian Wuchen and the others like a surging tide.
"Boom!" A deafening roar resounded, and Jian Wuchen and the others felt as if they had been struck hard in the chest by a heavy hammer, their chests heavy and their breathing becoming extremely difficult. Their faces instantly turned deathly pale, devoid of any color, and their eyes were filled with deep terror, as if they had witnessed the most horrific sight in the world.
The pressure was simply too overwhelming, like a towering mountain pressing down on them, rendering them completely immobile, even making it a luxury to breathe. At this moment, they truly felt the immense, insurmountable gap between themselves and Xu Nian.
"You..." Jian Wuchen stared at Xu Nian in terror, his lips trembling violently as he tried to say something, but he found that his throat was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, and he couldn't utter a sound. At this moment, he felt as insignificant as an insignificant ant, trembling as he looked up at an incomparably powerful and majestic dragon.
"Hmph, you ignorant fools, you're simply overestimating yourselves!" Xu Nian's lips curled into a disdainful sneer. Then, he casually raised his right hand and waved it around. Instantly, an invisible force, unseen by the naked eye, roared out like a storm, slamming into Jian Wuchen and the others.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" With a series of dull thuds, Jian Wuchen and the others were sent flying backward like kites with broken strings. Finally, they crashed heavily to the ground, letting out pitiful howls. Mouthfuls of bright red blood gushed from their mouths, splattering onto the ground and forming gruesome blood flowers. Having suffered such severe injuries, they were completely limp and powerless, struggling for a long time without being able to get up again.
"Boy, you are utterly ignorant of your own limitations, daring to be so arrogant!" A furious shout suddenly rang out, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, making everyone's eardrums buzz. The speaker was an elder from the Blood Sword Sect, whose hair and beard were as red as flames, and whose blood-red robe fluttered in the wind, further emphasizing his majestic and domineering presence. This elder was none other than the renowned elder of the Blood Sword Sect—the Mad Sword Daoist. He was a peerless expert whose cultivation had reached the third level of the Dao Integration Realm, and whose strength was unfathomable.
As the Mad Sword Daoist took a step forward, a terrifying pressure, like a tidal wave, swept in instantly, enveloping the entire arena. Everyone's expression changed drastically, filled with horror. They retreated in panic, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire of the impending battle and become innocent victims.
"Oh no! The Mad Sword Daoist has actually made a move himself!" Someone in the crowd suddenly cried out in alarm.
"Yes! I've heard that his signature technique, 'Diancang Mad Sword,' is a high-grade Earth-rank technique, and its power is terrifying to the extreme!" someone else chimed in.
At this moment, the Mad Swordsman rapidly formed hand seals, chanting incantations that were difficult to understand. Simultaneously, an enormous, blood-red giant sword slowly materialized above his head. This giant sword shimmered with an eerie, blood-red light, its swirling rays radiating boundless malevolent energy, sending chills down the spine of anyone who glanced at it. With the appearance of the giant sword, a suffocatingly powerful sense of oppression spread out, making the surrounding air seem heavy.
"Diancang Mad Sword! Slash!" Finally, the Mad Sword Daoist unleashed a deafening roar. In an instant, the blood-red giant sword, carrying a terrifying, world-destroying power, slashed down fiercely towards Xu Nian with the force of a thunderbolt. As the giant sword sliced through the void, it actually tore a long, narrow black rift in space, as if even heaven and earth were about to shatter.
Faced with such a terrifying and unparalleled attack, everyone present was utterly shocked. They knew that the power of this sword strike had surpassed all reason; not only would ordinary cultivators below the Dao Integration Realm struggle to withstand it, but even those experts who had already entered the Dao Integration Realm would likely find it difficult to resist. At this moment, all eyes were focused on Xu Nian, and everyone was secretly speculating whether this reckless young man could withstand this earth-shattering sword strike.
However, at this very moment, facing such a terrifying attack that seemed like the end of the world, Xu Nian stood firmly in place like a towering mountain, his expression as calm as still water, without the slightest ripple. Not only that, he didn't even move his body an inch, just standing there quietly, as if nothing before him could stir any emotion within him.
He calmly and casually extended a long, slender finger, uttering four words: "A trivial skill." Before the words were even finished, a faint, contemptuous smile appeared on his lips.
In an instant, a dazzling golden light flashed by, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky. Immediately afterward, a slender, silky golden beam shot out from his fingertips, its speed as fast as lightning slicing through the sky.
This seemingly insignificant golden beam of light actually contained boundless power and unpredictable force. It hurtled toward the massive, blood-red greatsword with overwhelming force.
A deafening roar resounded, echoing through the heavens. The golden beam of light collided violently with the crimson greatsword, instantly changing the color of the sky and earth, and causing the wind and clouds to surge.
A jaw-dropping, unbelievable scene unfolded before everyone's eyes. The blood-red giant sword, which had once swept across the battlefield with unparalleled power and was capable of easily slaying cultivators below the Dao Integration Realm, now, after clashing with the golden beam of light, crumbled instantly like fragile porcelain, completely collapsing.
Accompanied by countless crisp sounds, the blood-red greatsword transformed into tiny specks of blood-red light, like fireworks blooming in the night sky, before gradually dissipating into nothingness and disappearing without a trace.
The entire scene fell into a deathly silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone present seemed frozen in place, eyes wide, mouths agape, faces filled with astonishment, as if they simply couldn't believe what they were witnessing.
Especially the Mad Swordsman, whose face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color. His previously confident expression had vanished, replaced by deep fear and panic. His once sharp eyes were now wide open in extreme shock, filled with disbelief and unease.
You must know that this Diancang Kuang Sword was a peerless divine weapon that he had painstakingly forged, and it had always been his proudest treasure. However, such a weapon that made countless people tremble was now easily and completely destroyed by Xu Nian's single finger.
"This... how is this possible?" Mad Sword Daoist muttered to himself in a daze, his voice trembling, as if he had seen the most terrifying ghost in the world.
In contrast, Xu Nian remained calm and composed, standing with his hands behind his back, his posture as upright as a pine tree, his expression calm and collected, as if the earth-shattering duel just now was nothing more than a trivial little game to him.
In that brief moment, everything that had happened before seemed insignificant, like a drop in the ocean. Yet, as that terrifying and ferocious attack came crashing down upon him, Xu Nian's expression remained calm and undisturbed. He stood firmly in place, without even moving an inch. He slowly raised his hand, his movements as graceful as a leisurely stroll, and then gently extended a slender finger.
"A mere trick." With these utterly contemptuous words, Xu Nian's lips curled into a disdainful smile. In an instant, a dazzling golden light flashed forth. The light was brilliant and captivating, like the brightest star in the night sky. Immediately afterward, a slender, silken golden beam shot out from his fingertip with lightning speed.
This golden beam of light appeared tiny and insignificant, but the energy it contained was vast and unfathomable. With a deafening roar, the golden beam of light collided violently with the imposing, murderous, blood-red greatsword.
What happened next left everyone present speechless and utterly astonished. They had assumed that the crimson giant sword, capable of easily slaying cultivators below the Dao Integration Realm, must be indestructible and unstoppable. However, to everyone's surprise, the crimson giant sword offered no resistance whatsoever upon clashing with the golden beam of light. Like fragile porcelain struck by a heavy blow, it instantly crumbled, disintegrating into countless tiny fragments of crimson light that scattered into the air and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
A deathly silence fell over the entire scene; time seemed to freeze. Everyone stared dumbfounded at the unbelievable spectacle before them, rubbing their eyes and wondering if they were hallucinating. The usually arrogant and conceited Mad Sword Daoist was now deathly pale, as if struck by lightning. His eyes were wide open, almost popping out of their sockets, his face filled with disbelief and utter terror.
"This...how is this possible?" Mad Sword Daoist's lips trembled as he muttered to himself, his voice so low that only he could hear it. At this moment, he was as if he had seen the most terrifying demon in the world, his whole being enveloped in fear, completely losing his usual arrogance.
Xu Nian stood with his hands behind his back like a towering mountain, his expression calm and serene, as if the breathtaking scene just now was nothing more than a fleeting, insignificant matter to him. He parted his thin lips slightly and slowly uttered, "Is this all the skill you have? You dare to be presumptuous in front of me?" His tone was as calm as still water, yet the hint of sarcasm within it was so clearly audible.
Upon hearing this, everyone was utterly shocked, as if a tidal wave had surged through their hearts. Xu Nian's displayed strength was truly unfathomable; they racked their brains but still couldn't fathom the extent of his power. A collective gasp of astonishment filled the arena, one after another. Every gaze directed at Xu Nian was filled with profound awe, as if they were looking up to an unattainable god. At this moment, who could reconcile this mysterious figure with a guest attending an ordinary auction? He was practically a being descended to earth, crushing all living beings with invincible might!
Just then, the Blood Sword Sect Master, seeing his disciple, Mad Sword Daoist, easily defeated by Xu Nian in a single move, suddenly turned extremely gloomy, his expression as oppressive as the sky before a storm. His eyes widened in fury, and he roared deafeningly, "Outrageous!"