Dual Cultivation In Martial Peak

Chapter 68: Thousand Divine Slashes

'What's going on?! How can she move so fast?!' Chi Xue internally cursed, gritting his teeth as he glanced at Hu Jiao'er with hatred.

It had been quite a while since their battle began, and not once could Chi Xue even come close to landing a hit on Hu Jiao'er.

Even after gaining control of Zi Mo's four 5th Order Monster Beasts, along with his own 6th Order Monster Beast, Hu Jiao'er could dodge the onslaught with little to no visible difficulty, regardless of what attack pattern or tactic Chi Xue used.

No matter who it was, something like this should've been impossible for a 9th Stage True Element Realm Cultivator, and that wasn't even the worst part.

His opponent wasn't even trying to attack him—the one controlling all the Monster Beasts, making it seem like she was using Chi Xue as an opponent to test her skills against, not even putting him in her eyes.

Thanks to that, the anger Chi Xue felt was almost endless, causing the murderous aura around him to thicken.

'It's easier than I thought, and the attack patterns of a Monster Beast are easier to read. No wonder a 7th Stage True Element Cultivator like Wu Cheng Yi could escape from Chi Xue, but...' Hu Jiao'er kept dodging the 6th Order Monster Beast's attacks while keeping an eye on Zi Mo's 5th Order Monster Beasts, running around the battlefield.

The reason she was able to dodge the incoming attacks was because of her training with Su Mu, whose speed and tactics were considerably faster and better than her current opponent, and the fact that she wasn't getting spanked by Su Mu every other minute also helped.

Her training with Su Mu also helped her keep a calm demeanour during her fight, allowing her to assess the situation and act accordingly.

'... My attacks don't have enough strength to kill that Monster Beast.' That was Hu Jiao'er's main concern.

Ever since the fight began, she had only managed to land negligible wounds on the 6th Order Monster Beast, as she needed a few seconds to gather her Sword Qi to launch a bigger attack, but it was enough for her opponent to dodge it, so it was almost impossible for her to land a clean hit, much less finish the Monster Beast in a single attack.

With both sides unable to land a clean hit on the other, this battle would end up being decided by their endurance, which wasn't something Hu Jiao'er was worried about.

Not only were her True Qi reserves higher than those of other 9th Stage True Element Realm Cultivators, but she also had the Monster Qi from the Heaven Shaking White Tiger, and that was without mentioning the True Qi she could borrow from her little sister, who also had the same amount as her.

"Oh." Hu Jiao'er kicked the ground, launching herself above while swiftly dodging the several wind blades created by the 6th Order Monster Beast. "That was close."

The Heavenly Sword that Hu Jiao'er was using wasn't a simple sword technique meant to attack, but a set of movements that could be implemented in every factor of a fight, from mobility to defence, and the number of 'techniques' that could be created by implementing those various movements were, at least according to Su Mu, infinite.

The Heavenly Sword's potential was infinite, only being restricted by the one using it, and the better a cultivator's understanding of Sword Dao was, the stronger technique they'd end up creating using it.

But currently, that wasn't something Hu Jiao'er could do, not with how minimal her accomplishments with the Sword Dao were, only being able to do the bare minimum. To make up for that, Su Mu taught her some basic techniques to master.

"Damn it!" Chi Xue suddenly roared, and just at that moment, Zi Mo's four 5th Order Monster Beasts attacked Hu Jiao'er from all directions, trying to pick her down, while the 6th Order Monster Beast attacked her from a distance, throwing dozens of wind blades towards her.

'From all directions, huh...'

Seeing the new attack pattern, Hu Jiao'er condensed Sword Qi around her sword, rotating her body sideways to create a perfect, silver circle around her, and...

Boom!*

With the sound of a small explosion, all four Monster Beasts around Hu Jiao'er were pushed back, flying for dozens of metres before crashing into the ground, killing three of the four Monster Beasts.

The last Monster Beast, however, crashed into the wind blades aimed at Hu Jiao'er, nullifying the 6th Order Monster Beast's attack with its life, leaving Hu Jiao'er unharmed.

This was one of the most basic defensive applications of the Heavenly Sword, protecting the user from various attacks coming from various directions.

"Wha...?!" Chi Xue unknowingly gasped after his attack was blocked with little effort by Hu Jiao'er.

The techniques that a cultivator practised made a huge difference when fighting against opponents of similar strength, but as someone who had never faced an opponent with better Martial Skills than his own, thanks to being a disciple from one of the top sects of the Tian Lang Dynasty, so Chi Xue was naturally baffled at the current situation.

'I think 'that' should be enough to finish this thing off.' Levitating mid-air, Hu Jiao'er looked at Chi Xue and his 6th Order Monster Beast with a bored expression, and after a few seconds, she tightened her grip around the hilt of her sword before gathering Sword Qi refined from the Monster Qi from the Heaven Shaking White Tiger.

"Let's end this." Hu Jiao'er nonchalantly commented, making Chi Xue's face turn red in humiliation.

"You think you can?!" Chi Xue roared in anger, humiliated at the fact that he was not even being taken seriously by his opponent, but contrary to his expectations, Hu Jiao'er just smiled.

"Idiot, I wasn't talking to you."

Chi Xue opened his mouth to say something, but before he could, Hu Jiao'er watched as an arrow made out of Monster Qi penetrated his chest, instantly killing him.

'Good timing.' Hu Jiao'er internally nodded at her little sister's perfect execution.

The moment Chi Xue's consciousness faded, his 6th Order Monster Beast was baffled after suddenly being freed from his control, giving Hu Jiao'er the opening she needed and causing her to charge towards it.

"ROOOOOAAARRR!!!!!" The Monster Beast, who had just regained its freedom, roared at Hu Jiao'er, knowing that it was too late to dodge her attack.

"Heavenly Sword..." Hu Jiao'er was only a metre away from the Monster Beast, surging up all the Monster Qi within her body, and the image of the Heaven-Shaking White Tiger appeared behind her back, causing the 6th Order Monster Beast to unknowingly take a step back.

"Thousand Divine Slashes!"

Within an instant, the 6th Order Monster Beast was cut into several pieces, falling onto the ground, creating a large puddle of blood and gore, which soon condensed into a single, large Blood Bead.

The Thousand Divine Slashes was one of the first techniques from the Heavenly Sword that Su Mu had taught Hu Jiao'er, and just as the name suggested, it released a thousand slashes towards the enemy in an instant, killing them in a single strike.

It wasn't a grand technique, but it was enough that opponents of similar strength to the user would have no way of defending against it, so as long as they could find a chance to strike them, it'd lead to a certain victory.

But with her current strength, Hu Jiao'er could only manage to release ten slashes in an instant, as anything more would snap almost all of the bones within her body.

"Ah..."

'My body...' Hu Jiao'er's eyes suddenly widened, realising that her body had been paralysed thanks to the backlash of using the Thousand Divine Slashes, causing her to slowly fall towards the ground, unable to utilise her True Qi or fully move her body.

It wasn't anything permanent, and she would completely recover in about five minutes, but falling to the ground after such a magnificent display of killing a 6th Order Monster Beast would be embarrassing, to say the least.

But with Hu Mei'er there, Hu Jiao'er wasn't worried about Zi Mo playing any tricks, or any other danger approaching her; that was just how much she trusted her little sister.

"There we go."

A familiar voice rang through Hu Jiao'er's ears, and she felt herself getting caught before she could hit the ground.

Naturally, the person who had caught Hu Jiao'er was none other than Su Mu, holding her in his arms as he normally would.

"Seeing you fight like that, I think I fell in love again." Su Mu looked at Hu Jiao'er with a smile, knowing that she couldn't move her body, much less speak, and watched as a light blush appeared on her face.

"Su Mu! You're back!" Hu Mei'er rushed towards Su Mu and her elder sister as fast as she could, stopping right in front of them.

"You did a good job supporting your sister, Mei'er." Su Mu commented, causing Hu Mei'er to giggle in response.

Hu Mei'er glanced at Hu Jiao'er, a bit jealous about how her elder sister was the only one getting carried by Su Mu every time, but she held herself back, knowing that Hu Jiao'er couldn't move right now, and after a few seconds, she asked with curiosity apparent in her eyes. "By the way, did you get what you were looking for?"

"I did, but for now, let's go somewhere else." Su Mu replied, sensing through his Divine Sense that the group of Great Han Dynasty Cultivators were making their way towards this location.

"Okay." Hu Mei'er nodded, collecting the 6th Order Monster Beast's Blood Bead before activating her movement skill to disappear from the place she was standing at, along with Hu Jiao'er and Su Mu.

"Huh? What happened..." Zi Mo, who was left alone at the location, finally snapped back to reality, looking around the place with wide eyes before following Hu Mei'er and the others, not sure where else to go within this isolated place.

---

"This place should be good enough." Appearing inside a rather secluded area of the isolated place, Su Mu placed Hu Jiao'er on the ground, allowing her to stand on her own. "There shouldn't be much time remaining before this place closes."

"If this place is about to close, shouldn't we look for the Brilliant Flame Liquid and Soul Cleansing Dew?" Hu Jiao'er asked, stretching her body a little to deal with the slight soreness she felt.

"Looking for it is pointless; you won't find it inside this isolated place." Su Mu replied, confusing the Hu Sisters, and Hu Mei'er was the first one to catch on.

"Wait, could it be...?"

"Indeed." Su Mu raised his hand a little, and soon, the Demon Mystic Tome appeared above his palm, followed by two liquid containers, surprising the Hu Sisters once again.

"Is that...?"

"The Brilliant Flame Liquid and Soul Cleansing Dew, yes." Su Mu smiled, looking at the Hu Sisters' somewhat surprised expressions, knowing that they were already used to such little things.

"Where did you even find them?" Hu Mei'er asked, visibly confused.

She had been surveying the isolated place ever since they had arrived, and she had yet to find a place where these treasures could've possibly been.

"I obtained the Brilliant Flame Liquid after killing a Sword Cultivator from the Great Han Dynasty. If I'm not mistaken, he was called Wu Cheng Yi." Su Mu explained, and from the looks of it, the Hu Sisters weren't surprised by the fact that the Sword Cultivator had died by his hands, waving off that without much consideration.

"And as for the Soul Cleansing Dew..." Su Mu pointed his finger in a certain direction.

Understanding what he was referring to, Hu Mei'er turned towards the place he was pointing at, and soon, she muttered. "It's gone."

"What's gone, Mei'er?" Hu Jiao'er asked.

"The mist that was covering a small area in that location." Hu Mei'er replied, turning back towards Su Mu. "Does that mean that the Soul Condensing Dew was at that place?"

"Indeed." Su Mu nodded.

"What happened while you were exploring this isolated place's secrets?" Hu Jiao'er asked, curious about the things Su Mu had encountered in this isolated place.

"Well, nothing much happened..."

And so, Su Mu started narrating the things he had experienced after separating from the Hu Sisters a few months ago while also listening to the things they had experienced here.

***

***

A/N:

I seriously need to improve my fighting scenes (they barely have any tension xD).

Made the Thousand Divine Slashes because someone asked me to. The same person also asked for Yang Kai's mom lol.

Was that a foreshadowing?