Chapter 253: Chapter 251: Vow to Kill Jiang Jichen

Slaughtering Noble Family Descendants as if dicing vegetables!

This was the message Jiang Jichen was sending to everyone.

Indeed, the clean, decisive strike that had just decapitated that Noble Family descendant made it seem as if taking a head was a casual, effortless act for him.

’When did Jiang Jichen... become so terrifying?’

For a moment, a chilling silence fell upon the world. It was terrifyingly quiet.

All those who witnessed this scene, or had heard Jiang Jichen’s voice, felt the same way.

With the Wandering Dragon Holy Sword on his back, the Bronze Rust Sword in hand, and clad in his Blood-Red Battle Armor, Jiang Jichen’s figure darted gracefully through the mountain forest!

In truth, the minds of many Noble Family Descendants had already been cowed by Jiang Jichen’s ferocious strike.

’If any of us were alone... how many could actually face Jiang Jichen now?’

"To think one man can defy the heavens! Laughable!"

"The Feng Family will lead the charge! We will take the head of Jiang Demon!"

At that moment, the leader of the Feng Family contingent, Feng Tianyun, spoke coldly.

Naturally, Feng Tianyun’s expression was incredibly grim.

Because... the Cultivator just slain by Jiang Jichen had been one of their own, a member of the Feng Family.

Before this, Jiang Jichen had slain the clone of the Feng Family’s Young Master in Cyan Moon City. This had already turned them into the laughingstock of the Southern Continent. Now, any rival power that encountered them would use the incident to mock the Feng Family.

This was enough to drive the members of the Feng Family insane!

This was a matter of new hatred piled upon old. They swore they would not rest until Jiang Jichen was dead.

Who among them didn’t understand the enmity between Jiang Jichen and the Feng Family?

Thinking about it, they had to admit that Jiang Jichen’s ferocity wasn’t without precedent.

When he was only at the Innate Third Layer, he had dared to slay the adventuring clone of the Feng Family’s Young Master and oppose all the cultivation powers in the Celestial Pearl Country.

Now, slaughtering a member of the Feng Family was likely just the beginning.

However, under Feng Xingtian’s leadership, the crowd finally mobilized and gave chase to Jiang Jichen.

Among the Noble Family Descendants, many were skilled trackers. They moved continuously through the forest, attempting to encircle and assassinate Jiang Jichen.

Furthermore, powerful figures like Cang Lengshan, Wei Xiaolang, the Second Senior Brother of the Flowing Cloud Sect, Ling Dong, and Nangong Jinjie also began entering the high mountain woods.

The arrival of these experts immediately caused the confidence of the Noble Family Descendants to soar, and they pursued Jiang Jichen with even greater fervor.

With a dark expression, Ling Dong spoke as he walked. "This time, let’s stop holding back, shall we? We all know perfectly well that each of us has secret, ultimate killing techniques. You all want to save them for the final floor, unwilling to waste them on Jiang Jichen. If that’s the case... on what grounds do you expect to kill him?"

Ling Dong’s words silenced the group for a moment!

They had truly underestimated Jiang Jichen before. Even when they had surrounded him on the first floor, he had managed to slaughter his way out and survive.

At that moment, everyone had understood a simple truth: Jiang Jichen was incredibly hard to kill.

It was just that... their pride as descendants of Noble Families wouldn’t allow them to admit it.

The normally silent Second Senior Brother of the Flowing Cloud Sect suddenly spoke up. "If the opportunity arises, I will release the Three-Layer Seal on my Surprise Rainbow Sword and aim for a fatal blow!"

Upon hearing the Second Senior Brother’s words, the expressions of many changed, their eyes filling with shock.

The Surprise Rainbow Sword Intent, sealed in five layers; the Flowing Cloud, an ethereal Celestial Sword!

Everyone knew that the Flowing Cloud Sect possessed ten famous swords, and the Surprise Rainbow Sword was ranked tenth among them!

Although it was ranked last, the Surprise Rainbow Sword was a Celestial Sword that could typically only be wielded by grand figures above the Spirit Infant Realm.

The only reason the Flowing Cloud Sect’s Second Senior Brother could use it was because it had been placed under a five-layer seal. Only as his Cultivation and comprehension of the Sword Dao improved could he gradually release the seals on the Surprise Rainbow Sword.

Currently, he was only in the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Realm, yet he could already release the second layer of the seal.

But according to what he just said, he could actually... release the third layer of the Surprise Rainbow Sword’s seal!

What was even more shocking to many was that even the Second Senior Brother of the Flowing Cloud Sect seemed confident in killing Jiang Jichen only if he released the third layer of the seal.

’In that case, Jiang Jichen’s strength seems to... far exceed our imagination!’

"Why?"

Wei Xiaolang asked, a bitter taste in his mouth.

By now, Wei Xiaolang had no choice but to admit just how terrifying Jiang Jichen was.

Every time they lost sight of him for a while, he grew at an unimaginable pace.

He suddenly recalled something Wei Xiaohao had once told him: "Jiang Jichen... he’s never as simple as you think. If you fail to kill him on your first try, you will never get another chance. And... you will soon discover he has long since ascended to a place you can only gaze up at in awe!"

He hadn’t paid it any mind back then, but now... he wanted to ask the Flowing Cloud Sect’s Second Senior Brother about it!

People like them couldn’t be considered the most supreme prodigies of the Southern Continent. They couldn’t compare to the Ten Great Young Masters of the Southern Continent, let alone the astonishing geniuses hidden away by the various Noble Families and Sects. But they were, at the very least, top-tier geniuses in their own right. They had consumed vast resources and undergone countless trials to reach this point.

And yet... they couldn’t even compare to an Innate Realm Spirit Cultivator who had started as a mere Loose Cultivator!

It was truly a difficult pill for them to swallow.

The Second Senior Brother of the Flowing Cloud Sect, however, looked perfectly calm. He spoke serenely, "When the Surprise Rainbow Sword emerges, the Flowing Cloud becomes ethereal. One sword for life and death, one thought for life and death. My One Thought Life and Death Sword is said to be able to slay the Ten Thousand Spirits, yet on the first floor of the Exquisite Treasure Tower, it failed to kill Jiang Jichen. Instead, it was shattered by his Sword Thought. He could already break my Sword Intent back then. So... what about now?"

"Even if I use the Surprise Rainbow Sword with three layers of its seal released, I am not completely confident!"

Having said his piece, the Second Senior Brother of the Flowing Cloud Sect departed alone, drifting gracefully in Jiang Jichen’s direction.

Nangong Jinjie’s expression turned vicious. "Fine! In that case, no one holds back. I will use a one-time Secret Artifact capable of instantly killing a Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm Cultivator. I swear I will kill Jiang Jichen!"

Ling Dong, Cang Lengshan, Su Hao, and the other leaders from the Seven Great Families and Three Major Sects all nodded to themselves, having clearly reached an agreement.

Then, they too charged toward Jiang Jichen’s location.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jichen weaved a circuitous path through the high mountain woods.

He was wounded, and his sword dripped with blood.

He advanced, retreated, and took detours, evading the pursuit of the powerful Noble Family Descendants.

But Jiang Jichen also fought back. He would often kill with a single strike before instantly vanishing into the distance.

By now, three Foundation Establishment Middle Realm Cultivators and one Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator had fallen to his sword.

But he was being cornered, his room to maneuver shrinking by the second.

Setting up ambushes was also becoming increasingly difficult. Each squad was led by a Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm Cultivator, making it nearly impossible for Jiang Jichen to get close.

At that moment, Jiang Jichen was lying in ambush at the edge of a thick layer of fallen leaves, as still as a weathered stone.

Feng Xingtian’s group of eight tracked him to this spot. He stared at the thick carpet of leaves ahead and spoke with a sinister smile, "This trick again? Pathetic. Do you think I’d fall for it twice? Everyone, attack the leaves! Don’t hold back!"

The Feng Family had started with seven members in their group. Along the way, however, Jiang Jichen had ambushed and killed three. Counting the one he killed at the very beginning, only three members of the Feng Family, including Feng Xingtian himself, now remained.

His previous ambush tactic had been to hide among the fallen leaves and launch a surprise attack as they passed, making it impossible to guard against.

This time, however, just as everyone launched their attacks at the thick layer of leaves, Jiang Jichen flashed out from behind them.

SCHLICK! SCHLICK!

Before the other two members of the Feng Family—everyone except Feng Xingtian—could even react, Jiang Jichen had already taken their heads.