Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 47 – Sword beheading blood baby

"Ke ke ke..."

From within the blood mist, an eerie and sinister laugh suddenly echoed, crisp like a child's but more chilling than a ghost's wail.

The blood mist began to solidify, and as it gathered in one place, a baby appeared, sitting on the ground.

The baby's skin was pallid, its eyes bulging, and its head was disproportionately large compared to its body, resembling a monstrous giant-headed infant.

Its face was smeared with blood-red grease, making it even more terrifying.

The baby looked up and saw Nangong Yue, its smile growing even more sinister and cold.

Suddenly, the baby's mouth opened, and a black tongue shot out, extending like a long serpent for several meters.

Nangong Yue was fully focused on dealing with the emaciated man, unable to divert her attention, and was about to be attacked.

At this moment, Lin Jichen, who had been watching from the side, sprang into action!

His figure moved like lightning, whistling through the air. Just as the baby was about to succeed in its sneak attack, a crimson sword sliced through the darkness, cutting the baby's tongue at its root.

Slash!

"A critical hit! -610!"

A blood-red number floated out, leaving a deep wound on the baby's black tongue.

The baby let out a pained wail.

Nangong Yue, realizing that Lin Jichen had come to her aid, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Junior brother, hold off this demon baby for me. Once I finish off this demonic cultivator, I'll come to help you."

The emaciated man, who had thought his plan was foolproof, was infuriated that Lin Jichen had disrupted it.

"You brat, ruining my plans! Once I deal with her, I'll grind your bones to dust! I'll flay you and extract your soul to feed my soul banner!"

Lin Jichen couldn't be bothered with him. He knew that with his current cultivation, he couldn't possibly be a match for the emaciated man.

But he could still help alleviate some of Nangong Yue's pressure.

His target was the blood baby.

However, after engaging it, he realized the blood baby was no easy opponent.

[Evil Spirit: Ghost Mother Blood Baby]

[Level: Elite]

[Strength: Mid Foundation Establishment]

[Health: 6290/7000]

[Attack: 88]

[Defense: 60]

[Speed: 70]

[Skills: Night Owl Long Tongue, Monstrous Blood Mouth, Flying Blood Bats]

This Ghost Mother Blood Baby was an elite monster at the mid Foundation Establishment stage, but for Lin Jichen, it wasn't an insurmountable challenge.

The emaciated man had already ordered the blood baby to deal with him, wanting to eliminate this "troublemaker" first.

The blood baby didn't need his command; it had already seen Lin Jichen as prey.

Judging by his aura, Lin Jichen, with his Qi Refining Realm aura, was only fit to be its food and nourishment.

The blood baby's tongue shot out again, carrying a foul stench, attacking with the speed of lightning!

Lin Jichen moved fluidly, his posture steady, and his sword swept across!

Unexpectedly, the blood baby was prepared. Its black tongue agilely dodged the sword and seized the opportunity to rapidly approach Lin Jichen.

The previously soft tongue, upon nearing, suddenly transformed into a sharp sword, aiming straight for Lin Jichen's heart.

"Ke ke... I want to eat your heart, eat your liver, eat you..."

"Eat your mother!"

Before it could finish, Lin Jichen used Phantom Step to dodge!

His figure vanished from the spot, evading the vicious tongue-sword.

The sword light flashed, and the Crimson Cloud Sword once again slashed the disgusting tongue, cutting it open with its sharp blade.

"A critical hit! -610!"

Another weak point damage.

The blood baby suffered another loss, both in pain and anger.

"I'll eat you! Eat you!"

The blood baby's voice became shrill, like the cry of a night owl, oppressive to the mind.

With the blood baby's piercing scream, its mouth split from the cheeks, like a crack in a wall, extending all the way to the ears.

Its head, already large, now with its mouth split open, looked like a whale shark swallowing the sea, incredibly terrifying.

The mouth opened wide, revealing two rows of saw-like fangs, with saliva dripping like a hungry beast.

"Monstrous Blood Mouth!"

The blood baby opened its huge mouth, fiercely biting towards the nearby Lin Jichen!

Lin Jichen didn't want to be touched by such a disgusting skill, using the speed boost from Phantom Step to swiftly retreat.

At the same time, he infused mana into his longsword, the sword light flashing, aiming straight for the blood baby's neck.

"Frost Moon Slash!"

But the blood baby wasn't stupid; it used its hand to block Lin Jichen's sword, preventing him from hitting a weak point.

The sword Qi only struck the blood baby's elbow.

"-530!"

The damage was still considerable.

Moreover, Lin Jichen didn't expect that this 'Frost Moon Slash' would trigger the skill's passive freezing effect.

The blood baby's elbow was covered in a layer of frost, its movements significantly slowed.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Jichen's sword moved like light and shadow, executing the Gale Sword Technique, each strike faster than the last!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

"-170!"

"-170!"

"A critical hit! 610!"

...

The blood baby's health rapidly drained like a water pump.

The blood baby howled in rage, but could only rage helplessly.

As the freezing effect ended, it opened its mouth again.

A large swarm of blood-red bats flew out, more numerous than an entire bat colony.

The blood bats filled the sky, emitting a strange, piercing noise.

This noise could disturb the mind, and Lin Jichen noticed his health bar decreasing inexplicably, even gaining a negative curse.

"Blood Bat Sound: During the duration, movement skill effects -30%."

Affected by this, Lin Jichen steadied his mind.

At this moment, his eyes were deep, black hair flying, his aura like an unparalleled swordsman, unflinching even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.

Facing the blood bat swarm, Lin Jichen's pupils flashed with a bright light, sharp as lightning.

The Crimson Cloud Sword in his hand shone with a dazzling glow!

Suddenly!

Lin Jichen surged with his sword, bursting with overwhelming battle intent, the sword moving with his will, the sword Qi turning into rain!

"Phoenix Feather!"

The crimson sword intent reached its peak, shooting like a rain of light, transforming into 22 slashes that could split the heavens and earth!

Accompanied by the bats' screams, in just a few breaths, all the bats were torn apart by the sword light, red light splashing, blood rain falling from the sky.

The gruesome scene resembled a hellish painting.

The remaining sword light pursued the blood baby, colliding with it!

The blood baby let out a wail several times more painful than before, as the remaining Phoenix Feather sword lights left deep, bone-exposing wounds on its body.

"-770!"

"-770!"

...

"A critical hit! -1210!"

"Crippling effect triggered! Ignores armor for 15 seconds!"

The crippling effect wasn't even necessary; the blood baby's health bar couldn't hold up and it exploded on the spot!

Such was the power of a Mysterious Grade Martial Art!

Far superior to Frost Moon Slash.

"Cultivation +500!"

Having successfully slain the blood baby, Lin Jichen quickly stored the Soul Burial Mound it dropped into his ring. The battle in the sky was also nearing its end.

Nangong Yue, with her late Crystal Formation cultivation, had managed to defeat her early Golden Elixir opponent.

Lin Jichen clicked his tongue in wonder. This seemingly delicate and cute junior sister had a strength not to be underestimated; he had misjudged her.

"Damn it! I refuse to accept this!"

The emaciated man, filled with frustration, looked up and sighed, but couldn't escape his fate of being killed.

However, just before his death, the emaciated man threw out a brocade box.

Nangong Yue thought it was a hidden weapon and instinctively slashed with her sword.

Bang!

The box was easily cut open, but a pink mist burst out from inside.

Upon closer inspection, the mist was actually composed of countless tiny pink insects.

Nangong Yue sensed something was wrong and instantly dodged.

But she still got a bit of the insects on her.

Thinking it was poison, Nangong Yue hurriedly tried to expel it with her cultivation.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she activated her cultivation, the insects seeped through her clothes and skin, invading her body.

"Don't use your cultivation! Those are charm insects!"

Lin Jichen hurriedly tried to stop her, but it was too late.