Chapter 204: You Cannot Take Him Away!
At this moment, the area within the Cangzhou Great River had been bombarded beyond recognition.
The Great River no longer looked as tidy as before; now it was full of devastation. The aftermath of the clash had made the Cangzhou River seem as if its water flow had changed.
The river water surged and flowed everywhere, yet it could not fill the huge craters left by the aftermath of the exchange between that one human and one demon.
Xu Yuan could no longer maintain his expression, because he realized that Chu Xingchen truly did not care about Baxia's situation at all.
And he never expected that this Karma Nascent Soul could actually transform into this kind of form!
This person... This sword...
Xu Yuan sensed the dwindling blood power remaining in the Dragon Slayer Sword, and his gaze looked toward Chu Xingchen's calm eyes.
If he lost the Dragon Slayer Sword, regardless of whether he could defeat this kid in the end, Baxia would definitely have no hope.
"Go!"
Xu Yuan threw the Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand up, and the sword instantly transformed into a rainbow light, flashing towards Chu Xingchen.
At the same time, Xu Yuan's body changed, and the image of a massive turtle appeared. Different from the turtle wearing black armor in the past, at this moment, only a shell armor formed by rotating waves of black demonic wind was present.
When the Demon Race reveals its true body, it cannot conveniently hold weapons, but it can still control them with spiritual consciousness.
Although this would cause the Dragon Slayer Sword to lack the support of Xu Yuan's demonic power, reducing its power somewhat.
But it also liberated Xu Yuan's true body.
Chu Xingchen looked at the red Dragon Slayer Sword attacking from the left, and Xu Yuan charging from his right with rolling demonic wind.
Chu Xingchen had exchanged blows with Xu Yuan in his turtle state before. Due to being a turtle by birth, Chu Xingchen acknowledged his defensive ability, but his offensive capability was somewhat lacking.
Only that sword was somewhat unorthodox; its attack power was a bit high, and even the Nascent Soul Dharma Form could barely withstand it.
Chu Xingchen placed more attention on that Dragon Slayer Sword flashing towards him.
The Nascent Soul Dharma Form raised the Flowing Water Long Sword in its left hand to meet that Dragon Slayer Sword.
This time, the Dragon Slayer Sword was not as sharp as before; it did not neatly and cleanly cut off the long sword in the Nascent Soul Dharma Form's hand, but instead became deadlocked.
Perceiving Xu Yuan charging with his spiritual consciousness, the Flowing Water Long Sword in the right hand of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form had a water dragon attached to it, and he swung a sword at Xu Yuan.
The sword energy, rolling and carrying the surging river water, turned into a water dragon and charged toward the imposing Xu Yuan.
There was no violent clash as imagined.
Xu Yuan's figure seemed to ignore this water dragon and charged straight at Chu Xingchen.
Chu Xingchen frowned slightly, not knowing what the shell-less Xu Yuan was planning. Was he intending to get anxious and prepare to fight with his life on the line?
The long sword in the right hand of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form assumed a slight defensive posture.
In an instant, Xu Yuan arrived before the sword energy water dragon.
Xu Yuan's expression was calm; he simply extended his front claw and fiercely pressed down on the sword energy water dragon.
Just when Chu Xingchen thought Xu Yuan had some superb technique.
He saw Xu Yuan's extended left front claw, facing the water dragon, be blasted into a mist of blood in a moment...
There was simply no resistance at all; it was completely relying on his physical body to hard-resist all the damage.
Because of this, Xu Yuan's speed did not decrease in the slightest.
In just an instant, he leaped past Chu Xingchen's side and lunged straight for Baxia, who was already halfway into the sky.
Chu Xingchen reacted quickly; the sword energy of the Flowing Water Long Sword danced, and he pulled the sword to attack Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan still ignored it and directly withstood Chu Xingchen's sword with his body.
The demonic wind on his body was directly shattered by this sword, revealing the image of a large turtle without a shell to everyone's vision.
Chu Xingchen's sword energy was sharp, and Xu Yuan had no shell on his back. This sword directly hacked a huge gash behind him.
Fresh blood spurted out.
Xu Yuan charged straight toward Baxia. In an instant, he suppressed Baxia, who was preparing to leave, and also extended his mouth, viciously biting onto Baxia's neck.
The sound of Baxia's wailing echoed through the four wilds.
At the same time, that Dragon Slayer Sword also disengaged and turned around, charging toward Xu Yuan.
Chu Xingchen instantly understood that Xu Yuan didn't have any hidden means at all; he was simply using his own life to gamble.
This, perhaps, was his final chance.
Chu Xingchen's Nascent Soul Dharma Form quickly approached. His right hand waved the sword to block the Dragon Slayer Sword, while his left hand swung another sword at Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan bit onto Baxia's neck and fiercely flipped Baxia's body, using Baxia's back to block Chu Xingchen's sharp sword light.
The Dragon Slayer Sword's aura suddenly changed. The originally bright red light instantly became incomparably dim, so dim that it gradually approached the color of black, and its speed was even faster.
Facing Chu Xingchen's interception, the Dragon Slayer Sword seemed to turn into flickering light, leaving only a shallow, dark red afterimage.
That Dragon Slayer Sword penetrated the Flowing Water Long Sword and charged straight at Baxia.
Chu Xingchen did not have time to swing his sword again; the Dragon Slayer Sword pierced through Baxia and Xu Yuan, who was tightly binding Baxia.
The scarlet aura of the Dragon Slayer Sword instantly dyed Baxia red.
Baxia's pained snort echoed out loud, and his limbs began to struggle crazily, but that strand of dark red aura invading his body spread madly within him.
At the same time, the Wordless Gold Stele on Baxia's back emitted a dazzling light.
Xu Yuan's figure changed into human form again.
At this moment, his left arm was empty and dripping with blood, while his right chest revealed a small hole.
Xu Yuan summoned the Dragon Slayer Sword to his side, his gaze fixed tightly on Chu Xingchen.
The matter had already happened. Chu Xingchen did not hesitate regarding Baxia's situation. The two Flowing Water Long Swords in the hands of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form crossed and chopped toward Xu Yuan.
Demonic wind surged on Xu Yuan's body. He raised the Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand and met that Nascent Soul sword without hesitation.
"Kid, looking at your appearance, you have never fought for your life."
Xu Yuan's tone was calm. A stream of pale green aura from his right hand was being continuously devoured by the Dragon Slayer Sword.
Chu Xingchen looked at Xu Yuan. The spiritual power fluctuation of the Flowing Water Long Sword in his hand became even more violent as he pressed down forcefully toward Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan sneered and mocked: "The world always thinks you harbor righteousness, but what is the difference between what you do and what I do?"
"Or rather, you are even more vile than me."
"You know that Baxia is hidden within the Jade Seal, which means you know my plan."
"I am a demon; the Human Race cannot overturn our generational feud. What about you? You sit watching the Human Race fall, seeking only to pluck this fresh peach of mine."
"You have actually become noble now. Is it ridiculous?"
Chu Xingchen's expression remained unchanged: "First, I truly didn't know. Second, you manipulated people's hearts for profit; I never participated in that."
"Speaking of profit, who among all living beings does not seek it? But whether in Bingzhou or Chizhou, I was sincere and did my utmost to resolve the crisis and reduce casualties."
"Baxia was not what I sought in the first place. At the very beginning, I just wanted to save an old monk who went missing while distributing porridge."
"It was not I who pried at national fortune and caused suffering to living beings. It was not I who, for the sake of an end, despite knowing the Demon Nation could not succeed, still led them to the path of death."
"In the end, I do not seek this fortune."
"You have done so many things that hurt nature and reason. You have sought the Immortal Peach before your eyes. If I don't let you pick it, does that mean I am colluding with you?"
"As for Baxia today, I have decided. Even if he scatters into heaven and earth, you cannot take him away!"
"Fighting for your life at the end?!"
"You turtle, who is like a toad without even a shell, are you worthy of fighting for your life with me?!"
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