Chapter 55: Catching a Blade with Bare Hands!
Chapter 55: Catching a Blade with Bare Hands!
Dong Mo used the Soaring Roc Wind Control Technique to transform into a gentle breeze, instantly sweeping across several streets before finally gathering and reforming in a secluded, dark alley.
"Huff, huff..."
Dong Mo was panting heavily, raising his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Although the Soaring Roc Wind Control Technique is fast, it consumes an astonishing amount of the user's own vital energy. Even with his special physique of double pupils, he was still somewhat overwhelmed by using this move continuously.
"They should...have shaken them off, right?"
Dong Mo, leaning against the wall, was secretly relieved...
"Thief! Where do you think you're going!"
Feng Ling Shuang let out a delicate shout, accompanied by a sharp sword wind that attacked from behind.
Dong Mo's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively dodged to the side.
The Phoenix Cry Sword grazed past Dong Mo's clothes, almost cutting them open.
"Who are you? Why are you impersonating Senior Sister Song?"
Feng Ling Shuang pointed her sword at Dong Mo, her tone filled with coldness.
Dong Mo felt a surge of annoyance. This guy was like a leech, impossible to shake off!
Faced with the girl's questioning, Dong Mo was too lazy to explain; all he wanted to do was get away as soon as possible.
Seeing that Dong Mo refused to reply, the enraged Feng Ling Shuang stabbed Dong Mo in the chest with her sword.
Hmph... Since you keep bothering me, don't blame me for making you suffer!
Seeing this, Dong Mo suddenly lunged forward, his right hand forming a claw with terrifying fluctuations that tore through space, directly grabbing at Feng Ling Shuang's wrist holding the sword.
"Kunpeng Treasure Technique - Peng Demon Dragon-Capturing Palm!"
Dong Mo's palm strike contained the power of Peng Mo capturing dragons. Wherever Dong Mo's palm strike passed, the surrounding space visibly distorted, as if an invisible giant hand was constantly stirring the void and slowing down the opponent's speed.
Feng Ling Shuang felt the space around her wrist suddenly become incredibly viscous, so much so that even the momentum of her sword strikes involuntarily slowed down, as if she had fallen into a swamp.
"Hmm? What a bizarre method!"
Feng Ling Shuang was startled and wanted to sheathe her sword and defend herself.
But Dong Mo's double pupils had already seen through all the flaws in her sword moves.
Just as Feng Ling Shuang was about to change her move, Dong Mo's left hand shot out like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, accurately seizing Feng Ling Shuang's wrist pulse point.
"you……"
Feng Ling Shuang felt a numbness in her wrist, and the strength in her entire arm immediately dissipated by more than half.
Before she could even react, Dong Mo had already turned around, his waist and stance perfectly aligned, and with a clean and swift over-the-shoulder throw, he slammed her hard to the ground.
Dong Mo's slam was incredibly powerful; if it had landed squarely, even Feng Ling Shuang, with her Ancient Sacred Body, would have suffered a loss.
Just as Feng Ling Shuang's petite body was about to be slammed to the ground by Dong Mo...
"Buzz—"
Suddenly, a strange sound rang out from within Feng Ling Shuang's body without any warning.
Immediately afterwards, the space around Feng Ling Shuang's wrist, which was being held by Dong Mo, suddenly began to vibrate violently, with visible ripples spreading outwards.
The force of the shockwave was so powerful that it forcibly forced a crack open in Dong Mo's five fingers.
"Spring and Autumn Zhenchan - Six Reversals and Surges!"
Taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity, Feng Ling Shuang suddenly twisted and pulled her wrist, managing to break free from Dong Mo's Dragon-Capturing Palm.
She then flipped in the air and landed steadily, her long silver-white hair slightly disheveled, and her deep blue eyes filled with shock and anger.
"Hmph... You cunning scoundrel! Such exquisite techniques! You are clearly no ordinary person! Of all the Foundation Establishment cultivators I have ever known, I would call you the strongest!"
Feng Ling Shuang gripped the Phoenix Cry Sword tightly, and suddenly, scorching sword energy began to condense on the blade.
"If you possess such skills, why did you become a thief! Why would a master like you hide your face and disguise yourself as my senior sister to deceive me?"
After saying that, Feng Ling Shuang leaped into the air, and the Phoenix Cry Sword in her hand instantly unleashed a sky full of sword shadows.
"Phoenix Dance Sword Technique - Blazing Sun Dance!"
The sword shadow transformed into a fiery phoenix with outstretched wings, its entire body ablaze with crimson flames, emitting a high-pitched phoenix cry, and swooped down toward Dong Mo.
Wherever the phoenix sword shadow passed, the surrounding air was distorted and deformed by the raging flames, and charred marks instantly appeared on the walls on both sides of the dark alley.
Faced with this fierce sword strike, Dong Mo remained surprisingly calm.
Dong Mo widened his eyes and activated his Double Pupil Divine Power. Countless runes flowed in his eyes, clearly analyzing all the flaws and weaknesses in Feng Ling Shuang's sword moves.
Then he held up two fingers.
"The True Understanding of Tranquility: The Sword-Breaking Style!"
Dong Mo easily caught Feng Ling Shuang's Phoenix Cry Sword with his two fingers, instantly dismantling her sword moves completely.
"Huh? What—"
Upon seeing this, Feng Ling Shuang's expression changed drastically. She felt a strange power emanating from the blade of the spirit sword!
The force wasn't domineering, but it was incredibly subtle, striking precisely the most vulnerable spot in her sword strike.
It was like a needle piercing a vital joint, rendering all her subsequent transformations impossible.
The raging flames on the Phoenix Cry Sword were extinguished instantly, and the powerful fire phoenix let out a mournful cry of resentment before vanishing into countless sparks.
Immediately afterwards, Dong Mo twisted his fingers, and Feng Ling Shuang felt a violent tremor in her hand, and could no longer hold the sword hilt.
The Phoenix Cry Sword flew out of his hand, arcing through the air before landing steadily in Dong Mo's grasp.
Dong Mo reversed the sword's edge, pointing it at Feng Ling Shuang.
Feng Ling Shuang looked at the sword pointing at her in disbelief, as if she had been choked, and then at the mysterious cultivator in front of her who had Song Qiu Yu's face.
As the proud daughter of the ancient holy land, she was actually disarmed by this guy with her bare hands during the duel!
"you……"
Just as Feng Ling Shuang was about to speak, Dong Mo turned around and stuck his sword into the wall beside him, then turned to leave.
"Fellow Daoist Feng, if you don't want to cause trouble, then don't provoke me anymore."
After saying this, Dong Mo got up to leave, but Feng Ling Shuang, who was behind him, suddenly froze on the spot after hearing how Dong Mo addressed her.
Hmm? Fellow Daoist Feng? Does he know me? No! I have to find him and ask him directly!
Thinking of this, Feng Ling Shuang directly activated the Ancient Sacred Body and simultaneously activated the "All" Secret of the Nine Secrets of the Emperor, preparing to overpower Dong Mo and forcibly keep him there.
Dong Mo didn't tolerate her and immediately activated the power boost from the Gluttonous Bloodlust technique to prepare for a confrontation.
Just then, Song Qiuyu, who had been following her junior sister Feng Ling Shuang and arrived late, suddenly rushed into the dark alley where the two were fighting.
Seeing her junior sister about to attack Dong Mo, Song Qiuyu suddenly shouted, "Junior Sister Feng! Stop!"
Upon hearing her senior sister's words, Feng Ling Shuang, who was about to unleash her full power against the villain in front of her, was startled and then decisively chose to stop, following Song Qiu Yu's instructions.
However, while Feng Ling Shuang stopped, Dong Mo, who was opposite her, showed no intention of stopping at all.
He used a set of Peng Demon Dragon-Capturing Palm techniques, which were enhanced with the Gluttonous Blood Frenzy, and knocked Feng Ling Shuang unconscious.
After dealing with Feng Ling Shuang, Dong Mo turned to look at Song Qiu Yu, who was standing at the intersection.
Dong Mo rubbed his hands together, ready to make a move against this old acquaintance he wasn't very familiar with.
However, Song Qiuyu's next sentence left Dong Mo stunned.
"Long time no see, Young Master Dong Mo. I still vividly remember your sword strike on the spirit boat the other day. Why don't you drop your disguise and have a chat with me?"
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