Chapter 469: Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms

That smile of his just now was quite warm. What's wrong with me? Sang Qian touched her cheek, wondering why it felt so much hotter than usual.

His sister's momentary shyness did not escape Sang Qian's notice. He couldn't help but burn with rage as he watched. "This scoundrel Zu An not only seduced my fiancée, but now he won't even leave my sister alone?" This was simply outrageous!Anger value from Sang Qian +666, +666, +666...

Ding Run snorted, "Then let's see whose body is harder, yours or my blade." As soon as he finished speaking, he charged forward, brandishing his blade. Although he was injured, now that he had unleashed his ultimate move, his speed had nearly returned to normal.

This thrust was so fast that his figure was almost invisible. Having learned from his previous failures, he used the momentum to seal off all of his opponent's escape routes, confident he could kill him with a single strike. He had wasted too much time here today. This had never happened in his career as an assassin, leaving him with a subtle unease deep within.

"Watch out!" Pei Mianman and Zheng Dan exclaimed in unison. Clearly, they also recognized the danger of this move and knew they would never be able to dodge it themselves. Unfortunately, they had just sustained significant injuries, and coupled with Ding Run's immense speed, they couldn't help even if they wanted to. Even Sang Qian watched the scene nervously. For some reason, she also felt nervous for that man. Was it because of that warm smile he had given her just now?

Only Sang Qian secretly rejoiced. He naturally wished Zu An would be chopped into mincemeat. However, he suddenly thought that if Zu An died, they might be next, leaving him conflicted for a moment.

Just then, Ding Run's eyes suddenly widened because his sure-kill strike had missed its target. No, it wasn't exactly a miss. He had clearly stabbed his opponent's body. But the sensation from his blade tip told him he had stabbed an afterimage. When he looked closely again, he found two more Zu Ans in the arena!

"Clone technique?" The experienced Ding Run frowned.

Zu An secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself that the "Sunflower Phantasm" improved by Queen Sister was truly reliable. After her hellish training, he could finally create three illusions. Otherwise, he might not have been able to dodge that fatal strike just now.

Ding Run said nothing more. He continued to attack Zu An with his blade. Zu An evaded by using the Sunflower Phantasm while looking for opportunities to counterattack. Originally, given the difference in their cultivation levels, even with the Sunflower Phantasm, he wouldn't have been able to evade for long. However, he had been severely injured earlier, which triggered the berserk effect of the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture. Now, his primal qi intensity and speed had increased by an unknown amount.

Furthermore, Ding Run was also severely injured. Otherwise, if Ding Run had used his ultimate move in normal condition, Zu An's speed still wouldn't have been able to match his. Now, with one side weakened and the other strengthened, their speeds were surprisingly similar.

The more Ding Run fought, the more alarmed he became. What kind of monster was this guy? His movement technique was so ghostly, not only making most of his attacks miss, but also allowing him to seize opportunities to counterattack from time to time. His opponent's swordplay clearly looked very simple, and sometimes even full of flaws. But with the enhancement of that ghostly movement technique, the flaws ceased to be flaws, and every move became fierce and difficult to guard against.

Everyone around was dumbfounded. Although they now knew of Zu An's extraordinary abilities, to be able to fight a world-class assassin to a standstill was simply outrageous, wasn't it?

Zheng Dan gazed at the figure in the arena with adoration, thinking, 'The man I chose is truly amazing.' In that instant, she even regretted why she had married Sang Qian in Brightmoon City for the sake of the Zheng family's reputation. Running away with A'Zu would have clearly been great too.

Pei Mianman, on the other hand, was filled with shock and uncertainty. Among those present, she probably understood Zu An's strength the best. How long had it been since they last met? His strength had improved too ridiculously, hadn't it? No, it wasn't just this time; every time they met again, the extent of his progress in strength was exaggerated. She herself was originally a cultivation genius, but her cultivation speed was miles behind his. Why was that girl Chu Chuyan so good at judging people? She always seemed to be one step ahead of me... Huh, wait, it seems they're not husband and wife anymore...

Sang Qian, meanwhile, was even more astonished. If she hadn't just fought Ding Run, she would even suspect that he was now at the end of his rope and his strength had declined too severely. Yet, he had just easily injured the three women fighting together. 'I consider myself an outstanding individual among my peers, but this guy, who is clearly not much older than me, how did he achieve all this?'

Sang Qian was utterly shocked by what he saw. However, he immediately turned to look at the three women beside him. Seeing his fiancée's tender gaze, he felt like his lungs were about to explode from rage. The other stunning beauty nearby also gazed at Zu An with clear admiration. Even his sister had a look of adoration. He must have had the worst luck imaginable to have encountered this guy.Anger value from Sang Qian +555, +555, +555...

At this moment, Ding Run was equally furious. He had been attacking for so long without taking down his opponent. He was already feeling the weakness from his severe injuries. His ultimate move couldn't be maintained indefinitely, and if this continued, he would truly be in danger.

So he flew into the air, and then the blade in his hand was no longer as swift and fast as it had been at the beginning, but rather began to move slowly. Zu An, however, dared not be careless in the slightest, because as the speed of his blade movements slowed, the surrounding air seemed to become somewhat viscous. Ding Run's blade was very slow. With every inch it moved, it left behind an afterimage of the blade, and as he continued to swing, dark red blade shadows seemed to appear everywhere around him.

"Bloody Storm!" he let out a low roar, and then the sky full of blade shadows poured down, as if it were raining blood. "You're so good at dodging, aren't you? I'll fill this entire area with blade energy. Let's see where you'll hide!"

And to prevent his opponent from escaping with that strange teleportation technique, he directly used this move to envelop the several women. "You can escape, but these women will surely die." Having just witnessed his opponent disregard his own life to shield Zheng Dan from a sword, he knew that although this guy appeared frivolous on the surface, he was deeply affectionate at heart, and most likely wouldn't be able to escape alone. "Then let's all die together!"

Staring at the 'blood rain' composed of dark red blade tips filling the sky, the pupils of the three women below almost turned red. Each of them paled with fright. They wanted to dodge, but the area was so vast; how could they possibly react in time? The only thing they could do was muster their remaining primal qi and try their best to put up a defense. However, they also knew clearly that a world-class assassin's ultimate move was not something they could possibly withstand.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them. Zheng Dan immediately grew anxious: "A'Zu, run! Don't worry about me!"Pei Mianman's gaze also softened slightly. "Yes, I'm already satisfied that you could appear here," she said. "But please don't really die here. Otherwise, Chu Yan would surely come after me in a rage."Sang Qian opened her mouth but said nothing. The other two were his confidantes, and it seemed inappropriate for her to say anything at this moment.

Zu An laughed heartily. "Why are you all so pessimistic?" he said. "I still have a trump card I haven't used yet!"

Ding Run, still in mid-air, sneered. A mere fellow who had just entered the fifth rank, it was already a miracle that he could fight him to this point. What other trump card could he possibly have? The three women were equally bewildered. They also didn't think he could have any other solution, but his demeanor and tone had a strange infectious power, making them instinctively believe him.

At this moment, Zu An's smile faded. Looking at the blood rain about to descend upon them, he plunged his sword into the ground, then assumed a strange posture with both hands, and solemnly declared: "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms! Dragon in the Field!"

A clear dragon roar echoed, and then a massive red dragon appeared in mid-air. Its tens-of-zhang-long body exuded an inexplicable majesty. The sky-full of red rain was nothing compared to the massive dragon's body; it was entirely blocked by the dragon's body. The red rain, formed by concentrated sharp blade energy, upon contact with the dragon scales covering the red dragon's body, melted away and vanished.

Seeing that the red rain above their heads had been blocked, Zu An instantly retrieved the red dragon's 'corpse' into the Lapis Lazuli Orb, then lightly coughed and said, "Behold, the second move of my Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms: Flying Dragon in the Sky!"