“Ring…” A sharp cry came from Shang Xia’s Delicate River Jade Sword. If not for the fact that the sword was a mid-grade weapon and was sturdy enough to withstand the power he used, Shang Xia might have lost control of it completely.
Even so, a nasty expression lingered on his face. The strike that looked as ordinary as could be returned a huge backlash when it accurately stabbed into the undead corpse’s hand.
It was a terrifying backlash that nearly caused his inner qi to flow in the opposite direction!
When Shang Xia realized that he could combine the two types of qi to achieve the pinnacle strike of the Flexible Sword Art, he didn’t hesitate to try it out. Succeeding on his first try, the frightening strike sundered the rank three undead corpse’s arm!
Despite unleashing the fearsome strike, it was his first time performing the move and he barely understood the principle behind fusing the different types of qi. The two types of qi didn’t dissipate after cleaving the corpse’s arm into two. Instead, it remained in the sword. The two differing types of qi clashed with each other, forming a horrifying backlash.
Luckily for Shang Xia, he had great control over his inner qi. With the additional help from the Yin Yang Diagram in his dantian, he managed to quickly quell the fluctuations.
As for the remaining qi that remained in the Delicate River Jade Sword, it wasn’t powerful enough to damage the weapons itself. However, the ringing sounds it caused reverberated through the cavern they were in and made their skulls go numb.
Suppressing the rampaging qi in the sword, it quickly returned to normal.
Even though everything happened in a split second and Shang Xia managed to regain control over his sword, he still felt a sharp pain shooting through his body. With the experience he gained, Shang Xia seemed to deepen his understanding of his qi controlling methods.
“This… What type of sword technique is that?!” Sun Haiwei finally reacted. The surprise caused her to temporarily forget that they were still trapped in the cavern with a rank three undead corpse, and she turned to ask Shang Xia.
“It’s the proper way to use the Flexible Sword Art!” Shang Xia muttered as the glow around his Delicate River Jade Sword started to dim.
When the undead corpse reached out of the ground once again to try grabbing one of them, Shang Xia unleashed his move a second time. In a flash, the second arm of the undead corpse fell to the ground beside him.
This time, he was prepared. He quickly scattered the remaining qi in the sword to reduce the negative effects it brought about. Even so, he felt a throbbing pain running through his body.
Now that he used the technique for a second time, he realized that even after scattering his qi, it would affect his sword slightly. In the long run, the Delicate River Jade Sword would definitely be damaged if he did nothing about it.
“I need to continue to improve… I can’t possibly change my weapon often! This is a mid-grade weapon we’re talking about!” Shang Xia cursed in his heart before looking towards Sun Haiwei.
He could see dark puddles of blood forming under her feet when she stumbled away.
“It’s poisoned!” Shang Xia’s expression sank.
“It’s ordinary corpse poison. I can suppress it easily. We need to kill the undead corpse as quickly as possible. Otherwise, it’s going to regenerate after some time.” Sun Haiwei spat. She was exhausted after struggling against a rank three corpse. Without her efforts, Shang Xia would never have been able to slice off the corpse’s arms.
Even though that was what she said, Shang Xia understood that even if she was affected by ordinary corpse poison, it came from a rank three undead corpse! It was definitely a lot more potent than the poison from ordinary undead corpses.
He didn’t know how long she could last, but he knew that killing the undead corpse as quickly as possible was a must. It was either that or he had to abandon Sun Haiwei and escape alone. There was no third option.
Since Shang Xia cut off both its arms, the undead corpse vanished without a trace. He was unable to find any signs of it.
“It has to appear soon… No matter how strong it is, it can’t stay underground forever.” Sun Haiwei explained. She was much more experienced than Shang Xia with regard to matters regarding the battlefield between two worlds.
She stood a dozen feet away from Shang Xia and held the wall while panting. She looked extremely frail but there was a deep gaze in her eyes.
Shang Xia understood what she was doing. She wanted to act as bait to lure the undead corpse out.
All of a sudden, she slapped her palms against the wall beside her while twisting away. The entire wall collapsed, and a sorry figure of a corpse lunged towards her.
Her palms slapped against the undead corpse’s chest, and a loud cracking sound could be heard as its ribs were shattered beyond belief.
Even so, it didn’t avoid Sun Haiwei. Instead, it pressed whatever was left of its arm into Sun Haiwei’s shoulders, forcing her into the wall behind. Opening its smelly mouth, it tried sinking its teeth into her neck.
“Shang Xia!” Sun Haiwei screamed, and she tried pushing it away with all her might. Her martial intent had already destroyed half of the undead corpse’s body in her attempt to avoid its attack.
Even so, it ignored all the damage it sustained in an attempt to chomp down on Sun Haiwei’s neck.
Despair filled her heart when she realized that she couldn’t stop the corpse no matter how hard she tried.
Closing her eyes in defeat, the pain she expected didn’t come. Opening her eyes slightly, she saw a soft sword wrapped around the undead corpse’s head.
Yanking backwards, he pulled the corpse off her body instantly. Without its hands to grab Sun Haiwei, she was thrown towards the pool of water in the middle of the cavern.
“Shang Xia!” She screamed as she fell into the pool of water. She created a huge splash.
However, she managed to see Shang Xia decapitating the undead corpse before her head sank beneath the water.
When she finally crawled out of the water, Shang Xia stared at her messy appearance and he chuckled in amusement. “We fell into the water once each. Now we’re even!”