Ye Qiu’s pupils shrank.
Nine streams of true qi!
Miyamoto Musashi had actually cultivated nine streams of true qi!
Didn’t this mean that one more step, and he’d cross into the realm of immortality?
Monster!
Ye Qiu cursed inwardly.
At this moment, the Dragon Lady’s expression grew extremely grave.
She had thought Miyamoto Musashi had cultivated at most eight streams of true qi, but it was nine.
It was over!
After Shadow’s drug effect wore off, he had no fighting strength left. Seeing nine streams of true qi on Miyamoto Musashi, his heart filled with despair.
Miyamoto Musashi raised his arms high, sneering coldly, “You ants think you can kill me? Utter delusion.”
“One more step, and I’ll become an immortal cultivator.”
“When that happens, even if Ye Wushuang were reborn, I could slay him with one strike.”
As Miyamoto Musashi spoke, the nine streams of true qi flowed from his arms to every part of his body.
Then, Ye Qiu noticed that, nourished by the nine streams of true qi, Miyamoto Musashi’s injuries were slowly healing.
Though the healing speed wasn’t as fast as Ye Qiu’s innate true qi, it was still terrifying.
Ye Qiu froze.
Wasn’t it said that only innate true qi could heal injuries? How could acquired true qi do this?
Seeing Ye Qiu’s shocked expression, the Dragon Lady said, “After cultivating nine streams of acquired true qi, it gains the ability to heal injuries.”
“If this continues, it won’t take long for Miyamoto Musashi’s wounds to fully heal.”
“And when that happens, we…”
The Dragon Lady stopped, trusting Ye Qiu understood her meaning.
“Let’s escape!” Ye Qiu said.
The Dragon Lady gave a bitter smile, “With Miyamoto Musashi’s nine streams of true qi, if he goes all out, none of us will escape.”
“Not even you?” Ye Qiu was skeptical, after all, the Dragon Lady was the fourth-ranked master on the God List.
The Dragon Lady said, “If I escape now, I’d have a fifty percent chance.”
“But if I flee, Wudi will die.”
“You and Shadow will die too.”
She continued, “In this situation, there’s only one option: fight to the death.”
“In a narrow path, the brave prevail, only by fighting to the death do we have a sliver of hope.”
“Do you still have a trump card?”
Ye Qiu nodded, “Yes.”
Smack!
The Dragon Lady slapped Ye Qiu on the head, scolding, “If you still have a trump card, why didn’t you use it earlier? You little brat, were you waiting for us all to die before using it?”
Ye Qiu said, “My cultivation is too weak, I need the right opportunity to use my trump card, otherwise not only will I fail to kill him, I’ll die too.”
The Dragon Lady said, “I have a trump card too, but I can only use it once.”
Hmm?
Ye Qiu was momentarily surprised, but he quickly understood, it would be strange if someone as strong as the Dragon Lady didn’t have a trump card.
“I also have a trump card.”
Suddenly, Shadow’s voice rang+ sounded.
Ye Qiu and the Dragon Lady turned to look at Shadow, their eyes filled with doubt.
You can barely stand, and you still have a trump card?
Shadow pulled a small porcelain bottle from his pocket.
Ye Qiu noticed this bottle was different from the one before, and Shadow poured out a red pill.
Seeing the pill, Ye Wudi’s expression changed, and he urgently said, “Shadow, no…”
Gulp!
Before Ye Wudi could finish, Shadow stuffed the red pill into his mouth, then said to the Dragon Lady, “Get ready to act, same as before, we’ll create an opportunity for Ye Qiu.”
The Dragon Lady nodded.
At that moment, an overwhelming aura erupted from Shadow, like a slumbering tiger suddenly awakening.
His combat strength returned.
Shadow stood, then walked side by side with the Dragon Lady, striding towards Miyamoto Musashi.
Ye Wudi watched Shadow’s back, his face full of bitterness.
“Third Uncle, is there something wrong with Senior Shadow’s pill?” Ye Qiu asked.
Ye Wudi’s face showed sorrow, “That pill can restore Shadow’s combat strength and boost his cultivation for a short time, but it will cost him his life.”
What!
Ye Qiu was stunned.
Ye Wudi said, “Shadow hasn’t said anything, but I understand his thoughts.”
“In the Ye family, the person Shadow respected most wasn’t Father, but Big Brother.”
“He and Big Brother were the closest.”
“Over twenty years ago, when Big Brother was surrounded by countless masters, Shadow wanted to help, but Big Brother forbade anyone from the Ye family from intervening. In the end, Big Brother’s fate became unknown, and there’s been no news since.”
“All these years, Shadow has carried guilt in his heart.”
“Back then, he couldn’t lend Big Brother a hand, today he’s determined to protect you, even at the cost of his life.”
“Ye Qiu, your medical skills are exceptional, if there’s a chance, you must find a way to save Shadow.”
“Shadow may not be family, but he’s more than family.”
Ye Wudi’s eyes reddened as he spoke.
“Third Uncle, don’t worry, I know what to do,” Ye Qiu said, opening the wooden box, taking out the last two-hundred-year-old ginseng, and quickly chewing it.
At the same time.
The Dragon Lady and Shadow had already engaged Miyamoto Musashi.
“Roar!”
Shadow let out a mighty roar, charging forward, relentlessly throwing punches at Miyamoto Musashi.
Bang, bang, bang!
Shadow’s fists glowed with golden light, like an enraged Buddha striking with full force.
The Dragon Lady also used her trump card, her hands rapidly forming seals in front of her, seven streams of true qi swirling around her palms, finally condensing into a lotus flower.
The lotus emitted a shimmering white light, filled with a holy aura, giving an inviolable, sacred impression.
Suddenly, the lotus flew towards Miyamoto Musashi.
“Petty tricks.”
Miyamoto Musashi sneered, slashing at the lotus.
As the Amaterasu Flowing Cloud struck the lotus, it exploded.
“Boom!”
Miyamoto Musashi and the Dragon Lady were both thrown back by the blast, landing over twenty metres away.
Shadow, close to the explosion’s centre, was also knocked back by the shockwave.
Ye Wudi, gripping the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, charged forward, slashing at Miyamoto Musashi’s head, aiming to finish him off.
But unexpectedly, when the blade was ten centimetres from Miyamoto Musashi’s head, he caught it with one hand.
“You’re not worthy of killing me.” Miyamoto Musashi kicked Ye Wudi in the abdomen.
Bang.
Ye Wudi was sent flying.
Miyamoto Musashi stood, blood streaming from his mouth, covered in dirt, the Dragon Lady’s strike had wounded him severely.
“Dragon Lady, you can actually convert true qi into an offensive technique, your martial talent surpasses even mine.”
“But that strike exhausted your true qi.”
“Now, prepare to die!”
Miyamoto Musashi, holding the Amaterasu Flowing Cloud, advanced step by step towards the Dragon Lady, a cruel smile on his lips.
Shadow rushed forward, trying to intercept Miyamoto Musashi.
“Get lost!”
Miyamoto Musashi swung his sword, sending Shadow flying, and continued towards the Dragon Lady.
Suddenly, a chilling killing intent filled the air, making everyone feel as if they’d fallen into an icy abyss.
