Chapter Fifty-Nine: Dragon Steps

  Tick-tock! Tick-tock!

  Deep red blood rolled down from the Fire Cloud Sword in Ha Tian's hand, like a sharp dagger, stabbing into people's hearts again and again.

  The blood was so eye-catching, and the scene in front of everyone brought a strong shock.

  It took Shen Yushu a good half day to react, and in Rika's wide eyes, there was a strong sense of unwillingness. He probably never dreamed that another young man more talented than him would appear in front of him, and under Shen Yushu's protection, he was still killed by Haitian in front of everyone.

  Whether he likes it or not, he has completely lost his breath.

  "This is the price he paid for daring to lay a hand on Xiao Yu!" Hai Tian said coldly, his tone filled with strong killing intent, causing even the people around him from the Ice Fire Mercenary Corps to involuntarily take a few steps back.

  Whether it was the bloody smell emanating from Haitian's body or his intense killing intent, both deeply stimulated their nerves.

  Xiaoyu looked up at Haitian with reverence. Three years had passed, and Haitian had become so powerful, but his personality hadn't changed one bit; he was still that gentle with himself.

  The thought of three years of separation made Xiaoyu's heart ache even more.

  "Brother Tian!" Xiaoyu also sensed the bloody aura on Haitian's body and was afraid that he would become a ruthless killer, so she called out to him cautiously.

  Haitian turned around, saw Xiaoyu's worried eyes, and smiled warmly: "Xiaoyu, don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one dares to bully you. Whoever bullies you, I'll make them die!"

  "Great! Great! Great! Extremely great!" Suddenly, Shen Yushu shouted several "great"s and laughed maniacally, but his eyes were filled with intense killing intent.

  "You're Haitian, right? Being able to kill Rika from my tight encirclement is indeed impressive. But I don't believe it, a seven-star swordsman like you can be an opponent for me, a three-star swordmaster. Bring out your sword!" As he spoke, a swordsman from the High Eagle Mercenary Group handed over a long blue sword.

  Haitian slightly furrowed his brow, discovering that the cyan longsword was a high-grade yellow-tier sword, one tier lower than his Huoyun Sword. Don't underestimate this one-tier difference, as the gap between them is also extremely large.

  When Shen Yushu took out the blue long sword, Xike's face changed and he hastily said to Haitian: "It's not good, when Shen Yushu takes out the Qinghong Sword, it means he is going all out."

  As Shen Yu's old opponent, Xique naturally understood him very well.

  But Hai Tian just snorted: "Isn't it just a high-level yellow-grade sword? Is my Huo Yun Sword still afraid of him?"

  This remark left Xī Kè speechless, and only then did he recall that Hǎi Tiān had in his possession a Fire Cloud Sword that was even more advanced than the Blue Rainbow Sword.

  Even so, there is still a significant gap in strength between Haitian and Shen Yushu, and it is impossible to defeat each other.

  "Is that so? You'd better retreat, once Shen Yushu gets serious, even I may not be his match. Let me handle him instead." Xike acknowledged that Haitian was formidable, but he was still too young, and the gap in their abilities couldn't be made up for by external equipment.

  Xiaoyu also chimed in: "Yes, Tian Ge, Shen Yushu is very strong, let's have the captain deal with him instead."

  "After listening to the conversation between the two, Haitian smiled carelessly and said: "Xiaoyu, don't you have confidence in me either? Shen Yushu didn't use his full strength just now, do I need to use my full strength?"

  "Huh?" Neither Xiao Yu nor Xi Ke could say a word.

  At thirteen years old, Hai Tian as a Seven Star Swordsman already possessed the Fire Cloud Sword; could it be that this wasn't his full strength?

  Seeing Xiao Yu and Xi Ke's shocked expressions, Hai Tian smiled lightly. His biggest trump card wasn't the Huo Yun Sword or anything like that, but rather the various sword techniques recorded in the "Nine Heavenly Divine Sword Manual"!

  Indeed, the path he is now cultivating has completely deviated from the "Nine Heavenly Divine Sword Manual", but he found that the sword techniques in the "Nine Heavenly Divine Sword Manual" can still be displayed, and their power is much greater than what was recorded.

  Others can learn one or two sword techniques, but Hai Tian has the first half of the "Nine Heavenly Sword Manual", which is equivalent to mastering all the sword techniques inside. Although they are not too high in rank, it's enough to make Shen Yu Shu busy.

  Moreover, Haitian also has a Cabu web that he picked up, which is almost useless to the Sword King, but for the Sword Master, it's one grab and one accurate. However, since it's a one-time use, Haitian doesn't dare to use it recklessly.

  "You little brat, you actually dare to look down on me? Well, I'll let you know how powerful I am!" Shen Yushu wasn't deaf, so he naturally heard the conversation between Haitian and Xiaoyu, his face turned even darker, and he was even more furious inside.

  "You think you're impressive? You're just a Three-Star Swordmaster. If you've got the skills, bring it on!" Haitian sneered, clearly looking down on Shen Yushu.

  Shen Yu Shu was so angry that he let out a loud cry and charged forward with his Qinghong sword.

  It has to be said that Shen Yushu's strength as a three-star swordmaster is not fake, and whether it's speed or power, he far surpasses Haitian, this seven-star swordsman.

  With a light step, in just one second, he appeared before Haitian from ten meters away, raising the Qinghong sword and slashing down.

  Haitian is no pushover either. In terms of speed and strength, he can't compare to Shen Yushu, but Haitian has one thing that far surpasses Shen Yushu.

  That's experience!

  Once a Sword God, Haitian had fought countless battles with others, and his combat experience was naturally unparalleled. Even if his opponent was much stronger than him, he could still launch effective attacks steadily without wasting any sword energy.

  The whirlpool above the dantian was like a stormy sea, constantly rolling and surging. The mad sword spirit energy, under the control of Hai Tian, converged and gathered into the Huo Yun Sword.

  The fiery red Fire Cloud Sword emitted a powerful sword spirit energy, firmly resisting Shen Yushu's attacks again and again.

  Shen Yu's book had completely run out of breath, his movements becoming more and more fierce, the force growing stronger and stronger, but also exposing more and more openings, being taken advantage of by Hai Tian several times in a row.

  "Damn it, why can't I hit him, and instead I end up with a bunch of injuries myself!" Shen Yushu cursed, looking down at the several wounds on his arm and abdomen.

  Shen Yu Shu wasn't a fool, he understood that continuing to be hot-headed in this situation would only lead to his own downfall: "Calm down, calm down! I must calm down now."

  He and Haitian pulled away from each other, after a brief calmness, Shen Yushu suddenly thought: "Right, since getting close to this kid, I've been led around by him all the time. That strange footwork has me spinning around in circles. No wonder it's always me who gets hurt."

  Although the battle was not long, the intensity of the fight between the two sides left the swordsmen present in awe. What's more surprising is that after stopping, the one who got injured was Shen Yushu, a three-star swordsman, rather than Hai Tian, a seven-star swordsman.

  They were moving too fast, and others couldn't see the subtleties, all of them staring with wide eyes.

  "Hey, did you see what just happened? Why is the captain covered in blood, while that kid Haitian is completely fine?" a swordsman from the Gao Yang mercenary group asked his companion.

  "I thought you were a three-star Swordmaster, Team Leader? How can't you even take down a seven-star Swordsman?"

  Such a situation is everywhere, not only in the lineup of Kaohsiung Mercenary Corps, but also in the lineup of Ice and Fire Mercenary Corps. They all didn't see clearly what happened just now.

  Xiao Yu also asked Xike beside him, "Captain, why didn't Tian Ge get hurt at all, but Shen Yushu's body was scratched with several wounds?"

  Xī Kè seemed to have caught on, furrowing his brow and muttering: "Your Tiān Gē has been using a special footwork since earlier, Shen Yuè Shū is completely unable to keep up with him in his dazed state, and can only passively take the beating."

  "Really? Tian Ge is too awesome!" Xiaoyu's simple mind didn't think much, she was just happy for Hai Tian's strength.

  But Xi Ke narrowed his eyes slightly, and the second half of his sentence was left unsaid. This kind of footwork was obviously a more advanced sword technique, let alone Shen Yushu, even if it were him, he wouldn't be able to withstand it either.

  Looking at the sea and sky in front of him, Xike couldn't help but think, what kind of person is Haitian? Where did he learn that footwork from?

  Shen Yushu, who had been calm for half a day, also realized the footwork Hai Tian had just used. He raised his head and asked in a cold voice: "Young man, what kind of footwork did you use earlier? Why couldn't I touch you at all?"

  "Not bad, you've finally figured it out. I thought you'd be toyed with to death without ever seeing through it." Haitian sneered with a smile, "That's indeed a footwork sword technique, called the Dragon Step. The moment I execute the footwork, you can't even think about touching me, while I can easily attack you. How? Do you still think you're my opponent now?"

  "Dragon Steps?" Shen Yu Shu lowered his head and muttered a few words before looking up and saying, "What level is your swordsmanship at?"

  "What's the big deal? It's just a high-level yellow rank sword technique." Haitian said nonchalantly, to him, a high-level yellow rank sword technique was only the lowest level.

  But Shen Yu Shu was startled: "What? Huang Jie high-level?"

  Sword techniques are much harder to come by than sword artifacts, and ordinary swordsmen can master one or two yellow-grade beginner-level sword techniques, but Hai Tian's move was a high-level yellow-grade sword technique, how could Shen Yushu not be surprised?

  The other swordsmen present were the same, and Hai Tian's words spread quickly among them like a thunderclap. Most of them didn't even know sword techniques, let alone this high-level yellow-grade sword technique.

  "No wonder, no wonder he's so confident. With this move of the Dragon Step, plus that sudden appearance and disappearance of sword technique earlier, I'm afraid even a great swordsman can't defeat him." Xie Ke's eyes were filled with astonishment.

  Mysterious! Powerful! That's what Hai Tian gives Si Ke a feeling of.