The Journey of Flower - Chapter 28

All four directions were filled with spectators, the sky above and the sea below, the area was vast, but when they fought they could not step out of four borders that looked like red screens. If someone stepped over a border or fell into the water, she would lose.

The three Heads sat on high, Hua Qian Gu took a deep breath, she could almost see Zun Shang’s eyes out of the thousands of spectators. However today, she feared she would disappoint him.

Hua Qian Gu did not use the Emotionless sword, even from the beginning, she did not intend to use it. Zun Shang had given it to her, wanting her to use it to defend herself, not brag about it or use it in the Xian Jian Games to show off the sword’s power or Zun Shang’s concern for her.

She was an ordinary student, not worthy of such a sword, if she used it she might cause trouble for Zun Shang. Zun Shang was right, if her ability were good enough, would it matter which sword she used?

Ni Man Tian was not certain she could win so that night she purposely injured her. Fortunately, she was afraid of being discovered so she did not dare to cause a serious injury or leave evidence behind.

The Bi Luo sword was one of the most powerful swords of Peng Lai Island. It held endless spiritual power, its aura oppressive, it can cause invisible injuries within ten meters. The wounds would not appear on the outside, but the heart and lungs would be shredded. The sword’s aura protected whoever held the sword, opponents would not be able to go near. The sword was lethal, causing serious injuries, the blade had killed many whose spirits still remained, it was the weapon used to defend Peng Lai Island and kept in the weapons room.

But Ni Man Tian was a participant in the Xian Jian Games, Ni Qian Zhang wanted his only daughter to win so he especially sent someone to bring along the sword.

In the previous tournaments, she was afraid she could not control it and unintentionally hurt her opponents, she only used an ordinary sword, she won and no one suspected anything. Now, she intended to fight to the death with Hua Qian Gu.

In the prior day, Hua Qian Gu had been injured by the Bi Luo sword’s aura, her heart and lungs were torn, she could not use her internal energy. She pretended to be fine, valiantly fought on, most of her physical strength was now gone, her injury also worsened. She knew she could die if she continued, and it was impossible for her to beat Ni Man Tian, but she did not want to lose without fighting.

She knew if she used the Emotionless sword she would have a chance, but she did not want to bring trouble to Zun Shang, thus she stubbornly used an ordinary sword from Xiu Mu Qing Liu.

Luo Shi Yi thought for a long time before understanding her decision, he could not help but sighed, she was a young child so how could she be so considerate?

The fight began, only the sounds of rolling waves and swords piercing through the air were heard. Ni Man Tian was bursting with intensity, her sleeves whipping wildly, the Bi Luo sword shot forward, dazzling flowers filled the blue sky, completely surrounding Hua Qian Gu.

Everyone recognized the power of the Bi Luo sword, they worried that Ni Man Tian could not control it, the fight would end in serious injuries. When cultivating to become immortal, weapons were important, some people may spend a lifetime yet could not find a good weapon, thus finding a good weapon and using it well were not easy.

Hua Qian Gu stepped backward, her flying technique was good, but the situation was extremely dangerous, the slightest mistake can lead to an injury.

Ni Man Tian did not want the spectators to say she won because of a powerful sword so she reduced the force of the sword, instead she used the first move in “Jiu Qu Hui Shan” taught by a teacher. This move was complicated like a dance, the male disciples could not help but admire her, Ni Man Tian seemed like a deity.

Ni Man Tian wanted to show off, Hua Qian Gu struggled to hang on. She did not have a sword so she froze water into two sharp blades, holding them like twin swords, she was exhausted, but the fight had started, she calmed down and began to focus, not threatened by Ni Man Tian’s flowery moves. She saw a weakness, her left hand used “Xian Ren Zhi Lu” to distract, her right hand used “Feng Chui Ye Luo,” this looked simple but locked up the right side of Ni Man Tian. The frozen blade in her left hand shot forward, aiming for Ni Man Tian, her following moves were perfect, without any weaknesses.

Ni Man Tian was a formidable opponent, immediately using “Luo Ye Gui Gen” to defend herself, then her body turned in the air. The frozen blade was melted into water by the fire from her left hand.

Hua Qian Gu took advantage of this opportunity, not waiting for Ni Man Tian to regroup, she raised her hand, countless water droplets from the sea turned into ice beads, shooting upward toward Ni Man Tian, the blade in her right hand continuously surging forward.

Ni Man Tian eliminated each move against her, she was completely surprised that Hua Qian Gu was able to use her strength with her serious internal injury. After hundreds of attack attempts in the air, Hua Qian Gu was at a disadvantage, but she was alert and reckless, Ni Man Tian was somewhat reserved.

Hua Qian Gu was stubborn, if she wanted revenge for what happened previously, Ni Man Tian would be in trouble. Even if Hua Qian Gu wanted a draw, Ni Man Tian felt she was better, she could not accept being on the same level as Hua Qian Gu. Besides, there would be a fight against Shuo Feng later, she did not know what her father had done, he only said if she can beat Hua Qian Gu she would surely beat Shuo Feng. Although she knew that, she still conserved her strength, she could not afford to waste her strength in this fight.

Also, using the wind to fly while fighting with a sword required a lot of effort, if this continued, she would eventually be exhausted. She did not believe Hua Qian Gu was made of steel, she was seriously injured so why was she still so formidable?

Not bothering to think anymore, Ni Man Tian wanted to finish quickly, she gathered internal energy and mumbled a spell. Suddenly a green light lit up the sky, it enveloped her, the aura of the Bi Luo sword glinted through the blade, like a green ribbon fluttering in the air, destroying everything in its path.

Hua Qian Gu sighed quietly, looked up to where the three Heads sat, then said a spell. Using the power of Tian Shui Di, a Bagua screen covered her, hopefully this can protect her against Ni Man Tian’s sword.

Ni Man Tian snorted, the sword in her hand glowed intently. The sword was far from Hua Qian Gu, Hua Qian Gu relentlessly moved from side to side to avoid attacks in the midst of a green rain, it did not matter if she shot out fire or ice because the sword destroyed everything, Ni Man Tian was untouchable.

She was pushed to the limit, she could not use her internal energy so she could not avoid it, the force of the sword wounded her left arm. If not for the protection of the screen, her entire arm would probably be gone, but now it was paralyzed.

Yun Yin felt his heart leaping into his throat, his hands clenched. If something happened to Hua Qian Gu, he did not care about the rules at Mount Chang Liu, he had to rescue his sect leader.

Everywhere, disciples applauded Ni Man Tian. Tang Bao hid in Qing Shui’s arms, covering its eyes and afraid to watch.

Hua Qian Gu knew she could not attack from afar, she needed to go closer, she gathered her strength, pooled internal energy down to her stomach, flexed her legs, jumped up from her sword, turned in the air several times to bypass the aura of the Bi Luo sword, summoned her sword to fly faster, in a moment she appeared in front of Ni Man Tian.

Ni Man Tian was alarmed, she raised the Bi Luo sword, Hua Qian Gu quietly recited a spell, the air pressure dropped, compressing the green light protecting Ni Man Tian, she did not care about the sword aimed her way.

Qing Shui and Tang Bao screamed, they saw the Bi Luo sword slicing into Hua Qian Gu’s left stomach, as soon as the sword touched her blood, the green light weakened considerably. Hua Qian Gu gritted her teeth and moved forward as if not feeling any pain, the Bi Luo sword had gone into her body, almost to the blade handle.

Ni Man Tian was stunned, suddenly seeing Hua Qian Gu in front of her. She did not have a chance to react before feeling her body going cold, Hua Qian Gu had frozen her own blood into ice and stabbed Ni Man Tian’s stomach with it.

Ni Man Tian staggered a few steps back in the air, she never felt so tired, she had never suffered such a serious injury. She raised her left hand to strike Hua Qian Gu’s shoulder, the Bi Luo sword was not pulled out but fell down along with Hua Qian Gu.

Everyone was stunned, the judge elder saw they were fighting to the death so he wanted to ring the bell to stop the tournament, but Mo Yan raised a hand to deter him, coldly watching what was happening.

Yun Yin was frightened out of his mind, he was about to fly up to catch Hua Qian Gu, but Xiu Mu Qing Liu stopped him.

Hua Qian Gu continued to fall, struggling to stay alert, whispered a spell, she almost touched the sea, thankfully her sword arrived just in time to support her.

Hua Qian Gu half leaned on her sword, trying to stand up, afraid Ni Man Tian would use this opportunity to attack. The Bi Luo sword was still embedded in her stomach, the sword’s aura disappearing because of Hua Qian Gu’s flowing blood, the green glow flickering out.

Ni Man Tian was in the air, she looked in pain and murderous, as if she could not believe she had done so much but was still injured by Hua Qian Gu. She surged toward Hua Qian Gu in desperation, using techniques from Peng Lai Island.

Hua Qian Gu did not dare to pull the Bi Luo sword out at first, afraid her energy and blood would flow out, but she could not attack back, thus she gritted her teeth and pulled the sword from her stomach, her body shook from the pain.

Using her hand to press a few acupuncture points on her body to stop the bleeding, she held the Bi Luo sword preparing to fight against Ni Man Tian, in her haste she used techniques from Mount Mao.

Mo Yan snorted coldly, they were students of Chang Liu, but they did not use the techniques of their own sect, how shameful.

The Bi Luo sword had lost its aura, Hua Qian Gu can kill flowers through touch, let alone with her blood. Ni Man Tian could not believe the aura of the Bi Luo sword could not compare to Hua Qian Gu’s inauspicious aura, it was stained with her blood and turned into a blunt sword.

At this point, Ni Man Tian used fatal moves, Hua Qian Gu had serious internal injury, she felt dizzy, close to blacking out, but she still fought on in desperation, enduring ice pellets from Ni Man Tian that cut into her body, her blood continued to flow.

Yun Yin was furious. How can this be called the Xian Jian Games? Would one person need to admit defeat or die before the fight could end?

Luo Shi Yi worriedly glanced at Mo Yan, then glanced at Bai Zi Hua, they appeared indifferent, Sheng Xiao Mo became more excited as he watched.

“Gu Tou mama, admit defeat, I beg you!” Hua Qian Gu heard Tang Bao silently sending her a message, crying loudly. Impossible, impossible, she already made a promise to Zun Shang, how could she admit defeat?

But her body was becoming heavier, she was losing control, Ni Man Tian was in front of her, aiming an ice pellet straight at her right eye.

She sighed quietly, she could not escape anymore.