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nTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

nMany people thought they had heard a howling from the wounded wild animal, but they were not certain where the sound came from.

nIt was quiet in the forest in the peaks and on the cliff walls behind the clouds.

nThe sound seemed like it was ringing directly inside their heads.

nJian Ruoyun heard the howling as well.

nHe knew where this howling sound came from, though Liu Shisui didn’t open his mouth.

nEven from one thousand yards away, Jian Ruoyun could still see clearly the anger on Liu Shisui’s face and the determination in his eyes.

nThe hint of determination in Liu Shisui’s eyes abruptly turned into a tiny fireball, brightly red and tremendously eerie.

nA strong, wild energy exuded from his body.

nAt this moment, Liu Shisui looked as if he was becoming an ancient devil monster.

nThe air around Liu Shisui’s body started whirling at a high speed, making his surroundings extremely hot, as if countless invisible flames were shooting out all at the same time.

nAlong with the hissing sounds, the clouds that arrived with the flying sword were instantly burned dry before they could even touch Liu Shisui’s body.

nJian Ruoyun’s flying sword sensed the danger, ready to escape by flying diagonally, but it was trapped by an invisible force, vibrating uncontrollably and exuding dreadful whistling sounds. The sword tried its hardest to get away, but it couldn’t. It was confined in mid-air in front of the stone posts, like a moth entrapped in a spider’s web.

n“The Devil Fire!” someone shouted, alarmed.

nThe masters of Shangde Peak, in charge of the security of the Sword Trial, became alert and nervous, ready to ride their swords at any moment and to open the Formations around the stone forest.

nBoom!!!

nThe stone post underneath Liu Shisui’s feet couldn’t stand the high temperature and the pressure from the sword wills, and eventually broke with a loud bang, scattering innumerous broken rock pieces and dust in all directions.

nThe broken rock pieces and dust moved forward, dispersing the clouds which came with Jian Ruoyun’s flying sword, as if they were mountains collapsing into the ocean.

nJian Ruoyun swallowed the blood rising up in his throat and used all of his Sword Source to forcefully retrieve his sword that was still confined by the invisible flames.

nAs the sword light got near, he stepped onto the sword and drove the sword through the space toward Liu Shisui, as if ready to mount another sword attack.

nAt this moment, he and Liu Shisui eyed each other through the invisible fire wall.

nHe could clearly see Liu Shisui’s eyes.

nThose innocent and pure eyes were gone, and left behind was only a bright light, as if there was a wild fire hidden in deep within his eyes.

nThe untamed wild fire looked tiny, but it transmitted a feeling of ever-lasting force and energy, eerie to the extreme.

nJian Ruoyun had seen such a pair of eyes before.

nThat night two years ago, he led Liu Shisui in diving to the bottom of the Muddy River to vanquish the severely wounded Dace Devil.

nThe Dace Devil stared at him before his death.

nAs he remembered clearly, the Dace Devil had the same eye expression and the same wild fire in its eyes.

nJian Ruoyun was somewhat startled and regretted coming near Liu; with a loud shriek, he was about to escape by riding his sword.

nIt was too late.

nJust like that night.

nSuddenly he stopped.

nJian Ruoyun became disoriented, as if he didn’t know why he was there.

nHe recovered his senses after hearing the crisp sound of the flying sword.

nIt was merely a split second.

nBut in sword fights, one split second is enough to determine the outcome.

nA bright sword light passed through his chest.

nFresh blood splashed out.

nJian Ruoyun fell down from his sword and toward the ground.

nLiu Shisui appeared emotionless, and he didn’t intend to let his opponent survive.

nThe bright sword light turned around, heading toward Jian Ruoyun’s neck.

nAt this moment, Jian Ruoyun lost the ability to defend himself, and it looked like he had no chance to avoid his head being cut off.

nThe surprised screams rang out around the stone forest!

nAt that moment, a calming sword light shot out like a rainbow, breaking through the Protective Formation of the stone forest, arriving by the side of Jian Ruoyun.

nClink!!! Clink!!!

nThe calming sword light wrapped around Liu Shisui’s sword and threw it skyward, far away from the stone forest, breaking it into pieces!

nThe swordsman demonstrated a powerful sword Cultivation!

nThe disciples of Green Mountain thought this had to be a senior master in the State of Free Travel coming to the rescue. They felt suddenly relieved.

nWith his flying sword destroyed, Liu Shisui spat out a mouthful of fresh blood!

nBut nobody expected that he wouldn’t give up!

nHe jumped down from the collapsing stone post, heading toward Jian Ruoyun like a tumbling rock, as if he had gone mad.

nA figure left the cliff, flying through the air and arriving in front of Liu Shisui, and smacked his chest with his palm.

nSnap!!! Snap!!! Snap!!!

nLiu Shisui’s body was hit a dozen times within a short interval.

nThe man’s strikes were clean and seemingly simple, but Liu Shisui had no chance to dodge or move out of the way.

nLiu Shisui spewed out blood continuously, forming a patch of bloody rain in the sky around him.

nIn the end, Liu Shisui fell onto the ground with a terrible howl and a loud thud.

nThe man landed by his side and waved his sleeves lightly, kicking up a flow of air, and then caught Jian Ruoyun, whose descent had been slowed by the airflow.

nThe disciples of Shiyue Peak rushed over and started seeing to Jian Ruoyun.

nThe clouds gradually dispersed and the dust settled. The calming sword light returned from the sky, hovering quietly by the man’s side.

nThe color of this flying sword was blue, like the color of the ocean.

nThe expression on that man’s face was peaceful and composed as usual. Only his eyes showed a hint of regret.

nOnly now did the disciples recognize that the man was not a senior master, but Guo Nanshan!

nGuo Nanshan was the principal disciple of the Sect Master and the principal disciple of Liangwang Peak, respected and admired by his peers, but his Cultivation state wasn’t as outstanding as Zhuo Rusui’s.

nHowever, nobody thought he could have become a swordsman of the State of Free Travel!

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nZhao Layue glanced at Jing Jiu from time to time.

nFrom beginning to end, Jing Jiu’s expression hadn’t changed, and it seemed all these happenings in the stone forest didn’t interest him at all.

nShe knew it wasn’t true.

nBecause she was certain that earlier, when Guo Nanshan had taken out his sword and hit Liu Shisui so hard that he had spit blood over and over, and then had fallen down on the ground…Jing Jiu moved.

nA regular person wouldn’t be able to see Jing Jiu’s movement.

nIf she hadn’t been observing him closely, it would be difficult for her to discover it as well.

nAt that moment, Jing Jiu didn’t change his expression, but his right forefinger had moved slightly.

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n“You really did eat the Dace Devil’s Pill.”

nLooking at Liu Shisui, Guo Nanshan spoke with regret and disappointment. “And you have even learned the deviant sword style of the Bloody Demon Sect.”

nMany angry gazes were fixed on Liu Shisui after having heard Guo Nanshan’s remark.

nThough no evidence could prove that Liu Shisui ate the Devil Pill, the people of Green Mountain had mostly acquiesced to the fact. But the Bloody Demon Sect?

nMany years ago in Chaotian there was a deviant sect, called the Bloody Demon Sect, who practiced a hideous method of Cultivation, harming a great many people.

nAfter the Bloody Demon Sect was attacked by the orthodox sects, they joined up with the Underworld in secret. They had been engaged in all kinds of evildoings.

nIn the end, the Bloody Demon Sect was eventually vanquished by the swordsmen of the Green Mountain Sect, the Middle State Sect, the No-Mercy Sect, the Great Marsh, and the Imperial Court, all of whom came together.

nAt that time, the Windy Broadsword and the Western Ocean Sword Sect had not yet been founded.

nIt had been rumored in the Cultivation world that there were many secret manuals of the deviant works left by the Bloody Demon Sect, but nobody thought the rumors were actually true.

nBut Liu Shisui had been staying on the nine peaks all this time. How could he acquire the deviant sword style?

nDid he really have connections with the demons outside the mountains?

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