Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chapter 989: The Heavenly River Rolls Back
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

In the blink of an eye, from the moment Chen Fei appeared to the instant he killed a mid-stage Sun Moon Realm member of the Hill Clan, everything happened in the flash of a moment.

It was only when the Hill Clan member before Chen Fei collapsed in two halves that the other members of the Hill Clan were struck with shock. They had no time to assemble any formation, and their attacks were launched at Chen Fei in a frenzy.

Chen Fei’s eyes shifted, and the sound of blood flowing within him resembled a torrent from the heavens. The Qianyuan Sword drew an arc and directly cut through the nearest attack aimed at him.

“Boom!”

An earth-shattering explosion erupted from where Chen Fei had been, but he was no longer there.

Moving with the sword, Chen Fei took advantage of the forty or so scattered Hill Clan members who had been positioned to set up the formation. Although their attacks seemed overwhelming, they had come from various directions.

Chen Fei shattered the Hill Clan member’s attack in front of him and used it as a breakthrough to directly confront that Hill Clan member. The Qianyuan Sword struck again.

The previous attack, which had partially refined the Hill Clan member’s assaults, made Chen Fei’s sword strike even more formidable than his own attack.

Oru watched Chen Fei’s sword with a tense mind and a trembling spirit.

The death of his fellow clansman was still vivid in his mind. Oru knew that if he didn’t respond well, he would meet the same fate.

Oru had come to the Glass Space to seek treasure and to reach a higher level of cultivation in the future. Therefore, he did not want to die.

At this moment, evasion was no longer an option. Chen Fei’s sword blocked all possible escape routes, leaving Oru with no choice but to withstand it.

If he could block the attack, he might survive and rely on the strength of his surrounding clansmen to kill this human genius.

If he couldn’t, death was certain.

“Take this!”

Oru roared, and his entire body’s energy began to circulate in a peculiar manner. The space in front of him began to ripple due to his power, making the distance between him and Chen Fei seem like it spanned several miles.

This was a chance encounter Oru had during a past event, a fragment of a technique that had saved his life several times in danger.

At the same time, Oru’s body began to shrink. As his size reduced, his power surged rapidly.

Though the Hill Clan members were typically large, in an instant, Oru’s stature had become similar to Chen Fei’s, and his aura had increased significantly.

Seeing Oru’s transformation, Chen Fei’s expression shifted slightly. The Hill Clan member’s technique involved some manipulation of spatial rules.

Of course, it was quite rudimentary, but it was indeed related to space.

There were countless spatial rules, and missing any one of them would lead to incomplete rules. Every rule was crucial, but the power of these rules varied in importance.

However important they might be, the power of rules did indeed vary in hierarchy.

The rules of time and space are among the most advanced in the hierarchy of rules.

Therefore, in the Sun Moon Realm, any technique that can invoke these two rules possesses considerable power.

The technique displayed by the Hill Clan member before him would be challenging for an average late-stage Sun Moon Realm practitioner to counter, taking a significant amount of time to overcome.

Meanwhile, Chen Fei was being bombarded by over forty Hill Clan attacks from behind. A slight delay would lead to him being overwhelmed by the onslaught.

Chen Fei’s Qianyuan Sword twitched slightly, piercing through the space manipulated by Oru at a peculiar angle.

As for the application of space, unfortunately, the Indestructible Vision also had teleportation characteristics. Oru’s technique fell short in finesse.

“Shh!”

A faint sound of the sword piercing flesh was heard as the Qianyuan Sword drove directly into Oru’s neck.

Oru’s body froze instantly, staring incredulously at Chen Fei, unable to understand why his technique was so easily countered.

With Chen Fei’s sword move, Oru’s head was severed and flew away, plunging him into darkness.

Chen Fei withdrew his sword, shattered two Hill Clan attacks, and absorbed part of their power to fuel his advance. He then pressed forward to another Hill Clan member and struck again with the Qianyuan Sword.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

In less than a breath, Chen Fei seemed to be in a realm untouched by others. Exploiting the wide spacing of the Hill Clan members, he swiftly killed eight of them.

This spacing wasn’t a major issue. If Chen Fei’s movements had paused even for a moment, he would have been completely overwhelmed by the violent attacks.

Yet, no Hill Clan attack managed to make Chen Fei halt, even for an instant.

“Form up and close in on me!”

Sui Zhu looked on with wide eyes, unable to prevent Chen Fei from casually slaughtering his clansmen.

Sui Zhu had never imagined that a human could so effortlessly and gracefully massacre Hill Clan members. How could the strength of this mid-stage Sun Moon Realm practitioner be so overwhelming?

The formation to counter Chen Fei was already too late to set up, leaving only the option to form smaller defensive arrays.

With so many Hill Clan members, there should be no reason to be subjected to such unchecked slaughter.

“Phantom!”

A faint, elusive voice echoed within a hundred miles, like a distant call, making one instinctively want to listen.

Chen Fei glanced in surprise towards the direction of the Bamboo Valley, where Kuang Xingfeng’s figure had appeared unexpectedly.

Over thirty Hill Clan members briefly showed signs of confusion, but the disorientation quickly dissipated, and the entrancing sound was instantly dispelled.

“Pfft!”

Kuang Xingfeng spat out a mouthful of blood. Despite his remarkable power, attempting to confuse so many similarly ranked Hill Clan members was a daunting task.

As a result, Kuang Xingfeng’s illusion was forcefully shattered in an instant.

But in that brief moment, Chen Fei had charged forward again, slaughtering twenty-three more Hill Clan members.

Despite the resistance from these Hill Clan members, Chen Fei could kill them one by one with a single sword strike. Now, with their minds clouded, they were slaughtered like vegetables with ease.

Sui Zhu was also briefly disoriented. When he came to his senses, he was greeted by a scene of blood mist, all originating from their Hill Clan members.

How much time had passed since the battle began? Of the forty-seven Hill Clan members, only sixteen remained alive.

In contrast, the human side had one member still standing not far away, who hadn’t even joined the fight.

Chen Fei was unscathed and at the peak of his power.

The one most injured was Kuang Xingfeng, but his soul was only shaken and was recovering at a rapid pace.

“Roar!”

A sudden sound of roaring waves came from the distance. At some point, the area within a hundred miles had transformed into a vast ocean.

At the moment the illusion was shattered, Kuang Xingfeng cast another illusion, completely sealing off the area.

Facing sixteen Hill Clan members alone was still risky for Kuang Xingfeng, especially if they formed a formation. Even with his late-stage Sun Moon Realm power, he could not forcefully break through it.

However, Kuang Xingfeng’s role was not the primary attacker. With his support, it was easy to pierce through the remaining sixteen Hill Clan members.

“Human, do you really intend to kill us all?” Sui Zhu roared in shock and anger, his eyes betraying his panic.

We’re going to die!

Despite having an absolute numerical advantage, they were now surrounded by just three humans.

Despair, helplessness!

Sui Zhu, who had practiced for hundreds of years, had never felt this way before.

Just fifteen minutes ago, they had surrounded the human genius Kuang Xingfeng, able to curse freely while he could only hide in the Bamboo Valley and cling to life.

Now, the situation had completely reversed.

“Yes, my goal is to exterminate!”

Chen Fei nodded in acknowledgment and charged directly at Sui Zhu.

Sui Zhu’s mouth trembled, unsure of what to say.

“Fight them to the end! Even if we die, they won’t have it easy!”

Sui Zhu roared loudly, abandoning all hope, and used forbidden techniques to burn all his internal energy.

The remaining fifteen Hill Clan members did the same. At that moment, a violent aura filled the sky, and the vast ocean around them became stagnant.

With Kuang Xingfeng’s mastery of illusions, he could not maintain the integrity of the illusion against the sixteen Hill Clan members who were determined to die together.

When Kuang Xingfeng saw Chen Fei charging alone, he gritted his teeth, burned his soul, and pointed forward.

The sixteen Hill Clan members, who were once clustered together, suddenly found their fellow clan members gone, leaving only Chen Fei in front of them.

The violent power within these Hill Clan members made it difficult for them to discern whether Chen Fei was real or just another illusion, forcing them to roar and charge.

Blood began to seep from the corners of Kuang Xingfeng’s mouth. Even a simple task of separating the sixteen Hill Clan members worsened his injuries.

Kuang Xingfeng actually didn’t need to exert himself so much. He recognized that Chen Fei would have no problem dealing with the remaining sixteen Hill Clan members.

However, Kuang Xingfeng’s personality made it impossible for him to simply stand by, especially when he had the capability to participate.

His pride and ambition demanded that he not be outdone.

In the battle at the Qiankun Mansion, Kuang Xingfeng had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Chen Fei. This loss was particularly humiliating.

Kuang Xingfeng’s feelings towards Chen Fei were complex.

Chen Fei had been the one to bring him down when he was at his peak, but despite being at a disadvantage during that battle, Chen Fei had emerged victorious, which earned Kuang Xingfeng’s begrudging respect.

Now, as Chen Fei was indirectly saving him, Kuang Xingfeng could not allow himself to remain idle, even if it meant sustaining severe injuries.

This was a matter of his pride—a pride that belonged to a genius!

“Boom!”

A tremendous explosion roared into the sky, but moments later, the area above the Bamboo Valley fell silent.

Chen Fei’s sword had pierced through Sui Zhu’s head. Sui Zhu’s body trembled, his eyes widened, and he lost all vitality.

Chen Fei withdrew his sword, a drop of blood sliding down the blade before dripping from the tip.

Turning to look at Kuang Xingfeng, Chen Fei couldn’t help but smile. With Kuang Xingfeng’s assistance, Chen Fei found it much easier to deal with the Hill Clan members.

Not far away, Lu Shuzhang watched the scene with a hint of envy in his eyes.