Chapter 173 - Manipulating the Situation
Even though he forced back two fiend heirs in a row, the situation was still extremely dangerous for Su Zimo.
Right then, a chain tore through the air and coiled towards Shangguan Yu like a slithering wild snake.
It shone with a glistening cold light. There was a flash of fear in Shangguan Yu’s eyes and he did not dare to be careless, leaping back and retreating hurriedly.
“Demoness Ji, what are you doing?!”
Shangguan Yu chided with a narrowed gaze.
That chain was Ji Yaoyan’s weapon. When she saw that Su Zimo was trapped, she was filled with regret. However, even if she had struck then, she would not have been able to break him out of the predicament.
But the next moment, there was a sudden change.
“Ah!”
The Malevolent Earth Sect heir exclaimed loudly and held his bone spear in front of his chest to defend.
Clang!
The moment the weapons came into contact, the Malevolent Earth Sect heir began to feel uneasy internally.
Even though his bone spear had collided with the Cold Moon Saber, it felt as though it was striking air and he could not feel any impact.
“This is bad. It’s a fake!”
The Malevolent Earth Sect heir’s heart sank.
Su Zimo scoffed coldly. The moment the Cold Moon Saber and the bone spear made contact, he sidestepped and dodged to the side.
A long and slender sword stabbed from behind, brushing by Su Zimo treacherously by a single hair’s breadth!
If he was half a step slower, or if he was entangled with the Malevolent Earth Sect heir, Su Zimo would not have been able to dodge that attack.
The expression of the Malevolent Earth Sect heir changed as his pupils constricted.
Almost at the same time that Su Zimo dodged, the sword stabbed over. In the midst of things, he had no time to react at all.
“Thousand-faced Assassin!”
The Malevolent Earth Sect heir shrieked and in a rather impressive display of swift reaction, he pulled the bone spear that defended his chest upwards.
The thousand-faced assassin felt a blur before his eyes. When the figure flashed, he realized that something was amiss and tried to retract his momentum.
Clang!
The long sword made contact with the bone spear.
Poof!
Right after, a flash of blood appeared.
The Malevolent Earth Sect heir groaned dully as his face turned pale and he trembled in pain.
That strike should have pierced his chest. However, because he used the bone spear to dodge and the thousand-faced assassin had retracted his momentum, the long sword merely pierced his shoulder.
At this moment, the thousand-faced assassin suddenly felt a sense of trepidation. A bone-chilling killing intent surged and enveloped his surroundings.
Not far away, Su Zimo loaded his bow.
He had four arrows left.
Now, all four of them were loaded on the bow that curved like a full moon – they were aimed at the thousand-faced assassin who had just appeared!
It was only now that the thousand-faced assassin realized… he was one Su Zimo wanted to kill the most!
If he had not appeared, Su Zimo would have to be on his toes and be extra wary of his assassination attempts. Even if the latter had a myriad of techniques, he might only be able to use less than half of them.
But now, not only had he failed his assassination attempted, his long sword was still stuck in the Malevolent Earth Sect heir’s shoulder and he could not pull it out yet!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Four black beams descended, almost sealing off all routes of retreat for the thousand-faced assassin!
Upon seeing this, the spectating crowd suddenly had an illusion.
On the surface, it seemed like the five fiend heirs were attacking the green robed cultivator. However, the latter was actually taking the initiative to manipulate the situation and lead them in his direction right from the very beginning!
Now, even the mysterious thousand-faced assassin had fallen into this green robed cultivator’s trap.
Everyone could not help but entertain a flashing thought, “Who is this person?”