touchnovel Chapter 314 - 280: A Cold Moonlit Night of Murder with Not a Whisper of Wind (Part 4)
Chapter 314 - 280: A Cold Moonlit Night of Murder with Not a Whisper of Wind (Part 4)
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On this night, the weather was fickle, with not a breath of wind and a dead silence—ideal for Jie Daohan to pinpoint sounds and locations.
Duan Rong suddenly flickered in movement, and plum blossom shadows bloomed at his hand.
Amid the plum blossom shadows, numerous flying needles shot out almost silently!
But even such subtle flying needles, the barely perceptible sound was still captured by Jie Daohan’s sound positioning, and he managed to strike down each needle fired by Duan Rong.
"Boy, bring out whatever methods you have. I’ve roamed the Jianghu for half a lifetime; what storms haven’t I seen?!"
Duan Rong panted heavily, picking up the Cow Tail Saber that had been shot away by Jie Daohan.
Duan Rong grasped the Cow Tail Saber, with blades already fractured, feeling a burst of weakness inside.
He couldn’t deny the gap of an entire realm—it was indeed an insurmountable gulf!
He had already achieved the Great Perfection Realm, only a step away from the True Qi Realm.
Moreover, he had used all his means and had taken the advantage!
Yet, given the current situation, he still found it difficult to kill Jie Daohan.
But in front of this man, he had been completely exposed; if Jie Daohan wasn’t dead, future troubles would be endless.
Hesitation flashed in Duan Rong’s eyes.
In fact, he had one more trick he could use, which was to unleash another Divine Soul Wave!
Within Wild Boar Mountain, he had repeatedly attempted to, with his current Divine Soul Strength, use the Divine Soul Wave twice at most!
But after two uses, his Divine Soul would reach its limit, causing piercing pains!
However, Duan Rong’s Divine Soul had already been greatly depleted; both the Divine Sense Projection and the entanglement with Jie Daohan consumed considerably.
Under such circumstances, using the Divine Soul Wave again might exhaust his Divine Soul.
The moment his Divine Soul was exhausted, he would surely fall unconscious!
If so, even if he kills Jie Daohan, exposure risk still exists!
While Duan Rong battled his celestial adversary, Jie Daohan began to slowly move his feet!
"He wants to leave?!"
Duan Rong’s eyes finally narrowed, making up his mind: Jie Daohan must die!
Duan Rong suddenly wielded his saber, charging at Jie Daohan, whose ears twitched, flipping the saber to meet him.
Duan Rong swiftly dodged, shouting, "Chief Constable Jie, your nephew Jie Lei was killed by me; today I shall send you both to the Underworld for a reunion!"
Jie Daohan cursed, "You brat! I’ve known it was you all along!"
Duan Rong’s words were meant to provoke Jie Daohan into speaking, and just as Jie Daohan opened his mouth, Duan Rong mentally triggered a Divine Soul Wave directed at him.
Jie Daohan’s body froze, his mind momentarily blank.
Right after, Duan Rong flipped his hand, and three poison needles shot into Jie Daohan’s mouth.
The saber in his right hand moved almost simultaneously, aiming to slash Jie Daohan’s throat.
The attack of the Divine Soul Wave lasted only an instant.
Jie Daohan quickly regained consciousness, hearing the wind whistling past his ears. His figure retreated violently, narrowly dodging Duan Rong’s slash to the throat!
But those three poison needles had already embedded deep into his throat!
The poison spread with his saliva!
The eye poison needle would only spread through capillaries in the eye!
Hence, he ran True Qi to seal, expelling the toxin!
But now the poison had entered his throat and stomach, spreading far and wide!
It wasn’t something that True Qi alone could seal; he had to circulate all his True Qi to potentially control the poison spreading toward his heart.
Jie Daohan immediately sat by the lakeshore, crossed his legs, holding the saber in one hand, forming a palm with the other hand, slowly pressing from his chest to the Dantian!
He was channeling Qi to expel the poison!
How could Duan Rong let him control the poison spreading inside? He immediately deployed Cloud Serpent Step and attacked with the saber!
Jie Daohan’s ears twitched, forced to deal with Duan Rong’s assault with one hand holding the saber while trying to expel the poison with Qi!
But he was only a Martial Artist at the True Qi Realm First Level; his True Qi was still far from profound, and under Duan Rong’s continuous assault, his attention was divided.
Gradually, the poison became uncontrollable, spreading throughout his body!
Jie Daohan’s skin turned red, like a cooked shrimp.
Duan Rong noticed the change in Jie Daohan’s skin tone, knowing well it was a sign of deep First Grade Red poisoning.
Duan Rong’s saber swung with greater force, pressing Jie Daohan, leaving several cuts at the non-lethal parts of his body.
Though these wounds were not fatal, Duan Rong’s weapons were poisoned with First Grade Red toxin.
Witnessing the toxins spreading inside uncontrollably, Jie Daohan knew that new toxins seeped into his body from the shallow cuts made by Duan Rong!
The attempt to expel the poison had already failed, and the poison had become uncontrollable!
Jie Daohan suddenly leapt up, abandoning the expulsion, his heart filled with ruthlessness, intending to perish together with Duan Rong.
Though Duan Rong’s Divine Soul was extremely fatigued, he still gritted through, grappling with Jie Daohan!
Jie Daohan clearly underestimated the power of the First Grade Red toxin. Deeply poisoned, his True Qi and movements were chaotic, making him no match for Duan Rong!
Jie Daohan staggered backward, step by step; Duan Rong’s saber flashed suddenly. Gripping his teeth tightly, Jie Daohan nearly bit through his lips, using pain to keep himself from passing out.
Jie Daohan backed to the lake’s edge; suddenly Duan Rong surged forward, the Cow Tail Saber slicing obliquely from the temple upwards, cutting off half of Jie Daohan’s head!
Half of Jie Daohan’s head fell to the ground like a coconut shell, brain matter splattering everywhere!
His body fell with a splash into Wild Lake.
Duan Rong was in midair, slicing open Jie Daohan’s head with his saber, using up the last bit of his strength in that strike.
And at that moment, Duan Rong’s Divine Soul was utterly exhausted, his vision darkened, falling unconscious by the lakeside, lying motionlessly there.
Jie Daohan’s body caused ripples in the lake, shattering the moon’s reflection!
The cold light of the waning moon shone upon the lakeside, where Jie Daohan’s severed half-skull danced beside the unconscious Duan Rong like a wobbling doll...