Supreme Sword Master - Chapter 7
"Supreme Sword Master - Chapter 7: Entering the Supreme Realm! Qi Condensation Level Ten!"
Chapter 7: Entering the Supreme Realm! Qi Condensation Level Ten!
The sensation of impending death instantly enveloped Gu Han!
"Damn it!"
His heart skipped a beat, and his spiritual energy surged wildly as his body instinctively began retreating.
Being willing to risk his life didn't mean he had to foolishly walk into death!
"Hiss!"
Gu Han's movement seemed to enrage the snake. Its crimson tongue flicked out, and it transformed into a streak of red light, moving at a speed almost impossible for the naked eye to follow, lunging straight toward Gu Han with its fangs bared!
In an instant!
It was already in front of him!
Its snow-white fangs gleamed menacingly, and a wave of foul, intense heat rushed toward him!
No escape!
Fight!
In the blink of an eye.
This thought flashed through Gu Han's mind!
At this moment, his extraordinary spiritual awareness once again proved invaluable. Though the snake moved too fast for most to track, Gu Han could barely perceive its trajectory in his heightened senses!
Swish!
Without hesitation!
He swiftly drew his longsword, channeling all the spiritual energy he had left into it, and slashed directly at the snake's neck!
There...
Was its vital spot—the seven-inch mark!
"Hiss!"
A hint of human-like caution flickered in the snake's blood-red vertical pupils. It twisted its body slightly, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow!
Klang!
A metallic clang rang out!
Sparks flew from the snake's scales, leaving behind a deep white mark.
Other than that.
No damage!
As for Gu Han, his entire right arm had gone numb, trembling uncontrollably, and he could barely hold onto the sword.
"Hiss!"
Infuriated by the pain,
The snake twisted again, sinking its fangs into the web of Gu Han's hand!
Pain!
Heat!
In an instant, venom was injected into his body. An unbearable, fiery sensation spread from the wound up his arm, and in moments, the arm turned a deep crimson!
Soon after.
The fire toxin spread throughout his body.
Flesh, bones, internal organs...
His consciousness began to blur.
But Gu Han gritted his teeth, clinging desperately to the last shred of clarity in his mind. With his left hand gripping the sword, he continued slashing relentlessly at the snake's body!
Klang!
Klang!
Sparks flew everywhere as the snake writhed in agony. Its eyes glowed with murderous intent, injecting even more fire toxin into Gu Han's body!
Before long.
The fire toxin reached his meridians.
Right then.
An abrupt change occurred!
Instead of corroding his newly remodeled meridians, the silver specks adorning them suddenly lit up, transforming into countless tiny, nearly invisible whirlpools. These whirlpools began drawing in the fire toxin!
Under their filtration.
Every trace of poison was stripped away, leaving behind only streams of incredibly pure spiritual energy coursing through his meridians!
In an instant!
Gu Han's cultivation began skyrocketing at an unimaginable rate!
Qi Condensation Level Five!
Level Six!
Level Seven!
...
Soon, he reached Level Nine, on the verge of breaking through the barriers of his meridians and advancing into the Spirit Enlightenment stage!
No breakthrough!
The fiery sensation in his body gradually subsided, and clarity returned to his eyes. Sensing the changes within, Gu Han made a swift decision!
Such an opportunity came once in a lifetime!
Supreme Realm!
Now!
Without time to ponder the cause of this sudden change, he focused intently, tightly sealing off the barriers of his meridians, locking the surging spiritual energy inside!
The snake's rank far exceeded Gu Han's, and its fire toxin was a concentrated essence of its power, producing a vast amount of spiritual energy.
Soon.
A faint throbbing pain began emanating from his meridians.
If this were an ordinary person, they would have long since been torn apart by the chaotic spiritual energy, exploding from the strain. But Gu Han's remodeled meridians were extraordinarily resilient and several times wider than normal. Though uncomfortable, he was far from his limit!
After an unknown amount of time.
The red snake, having exhausted its fire toxin, collapsed limply to the ground, utterly spent, no longer the fierce and ferocious creature it once was.
Meanwhile, the throbbing in Gu Han's meridians also subsided.
The massive fog-like spiritual energy now condensed into a steady stream, flowing quietly through his meridians.
Liquid spiritual energy!
Qi Condensation Level Ten!
"Phew..."
Gu Han exhaled softly, slowly rising to his feet as he carefully sensed the changes within.
"So this is the supreme realm?"
Though the liquid spiritual energy was only a fifth the thickness of a thumb, its total volume was nearly five times that of cultivators at the same level—and even surpassed those at the fifth or sixth levels of Spirit Enlightenment!
Moreover.
The purity of his spiritual energy far exceeded what it had been before!
"Indeed, it's powerful!"
"Though I'm still only at the Qi Condensation stage, those at the fifth or sixth levels of Spirit Enlightenment are absolutely no match for me!"
"That guy didn't deceive me!"
"This supreme realm... isn't so hard to achieve!"
"But..."
Glancing at the red snake on the ground, he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Next time, I absolutely can't be so reckless!"
After a moment's reflection, he understood the situation.
Though the red snake was of a high rank, its primary attack was its fire toxin. Against ordinary people—even experts at the Spirit Enlightenment stage—it would be formidable. But against Gu Han's miraculous meridians, it met its natural counter. Unable to unleash even a tenth of its strength, how could it not fall?
However.
Had it been another demonic beast,
He'd likely have been torn to shreds long ago, never gaining this stroke of fortune.
"Hiss!"
Just as Gu Han was reflecting on this,
The red snake seemed to regain some strength. Its tongue flicked out, and its crimson eyes burned with hatred. Moving like lightning, it lunged straight for Gu Han's face—its target... his eyes!
However.
It underestimated Gu Han's spiritual awareness.
The moment it moved, Gu Han reacted!
Swish!
He swung his longsword!
The liquid spiritual energy within him surged forth, following an intricate path before converging entirely into the sword!
And the speed of his strike.
Was more than double what it had been before!
This time, he aimed once again for the snake's seven-inch mark!
The snake was severely weakened, while Gu Han's cultivation had greatly advanced. The balance between them shifted dramatically, and their speeds were now evenly matched!
Buzz!
With continuous spiritual energy amplifying the blade, a three-inch-long sword qi emerged from the broken tip of the sword!
Shh!
A soft sound rang out!
Just as the snake was half a foot away from Gu Han's face, the sword slashed down on its seven-inch mark. This area was far weaker than the rest of its body, and the sword easily cut through it. A burst of hot blood sprayed out, and its slender body was severed in two, collapsing to the ground and twitching a few times before going still.
"Just now..."
Gu Han looked at the sword in his hand.
"That was... Great Yan Sword Qi?"
Focusing his thoughts, he circulated his spiritual energy according to the Great Yan Sword Scripture. In an instant, the three-inch sword qi reappeared, replacing the broken tip of the sword!
As his spiritual energy continued to flow.
The sword qi grew longer... until finally, it reached half a foot in length!
By this point.
A full fifth of his spiritual energy had been depleted!
Swish!
He flicked the sword, sending the sword qi flying toward a nearby grayish boulder!
Without resistance, the sword qi flashed past, embedding itself into the distant cliff face, leaving behind a deep, impenetrable hole.
Moments later.
The boulder suddenly split in two, rolling to the side!
The cut was as smooth as a mirror!
"Nothing can withstand it!"
"Nothing cannot be broken!"
Gu Han took a deep breath, gripping the sword tightly in his hand.
"This Great Yan Sword Scripture is indeed formidable!"
"With my supreme realm at Qi Condensation Level Ten, I can barely condense one strand of sword qi. I wonder what it'll be like when I master all forty-nine strands!"
Putting aside his thoughts,
He stored the snake's corpse in his storage pouch and walked over to the small tree.
With this spirit fruit...
His cultivation would surely soar to new heights!
And with every step forward in cultivation, the moment of vengeance...
Drew closer!
"Young Master, run... waaah!"
Suddenly!
A cry echoed from afar!
"Damn it!"
Gu Han immediately recognized the voice—it was A Sha's!
Without wasting time to harvest the spirit fruit, he unleashed his spiritual energy, moving like the wind as he raced toward the source of the sound!
In moments.
He arrived at the dense forest.
There...
Stood a middle-aged man, his large hand clamped firmly over A Sha's mouth to silence her.
It was Commander Gu, who had been pursuing them relentlessly!